Maria calls Fate The Baby Monster, and it is a wonderful name for her. She is a monster, full of love and energy and mischief. Everything is her business,she wants to know everything that is going on. She runs back and forth like a demon all day, she is never still until about 8 p.m. when she keels over and sleeps for many hours.

When she wants to make some trouble she searches me out wherever I am and gives me the Pirate Eye. Maria says I love mixing it up with her and have made her a Baby Monster. I confess I love the idea, today she came to show me her ice whiskers, of which she very proud. She tried to lure me away from my work, but failed.