Pickling

When Pickle is busy at something - Super Mario Brothers on the DS, reading the Beano, watching Kid versus Cat - it can be difficult to get a response out of him. So Mummy frequently resorts to humour giving it:

'Earth calling Pickle! Come in Pickle!'

Sometimes you get a mutter in reply, more often than not you might as well bash your head against a wall.

However tonight I got a reply I wasn't expecting, proving his nickname is entirely perfect:

'I'm afraid Pickle is busy right now, please leave a message.'