Another birthday in London

Believe it or not, I just spent my second birthday in a row in London. We were here last year on the big day, and again this year. I'm up for coming back next year. Third time's the charm, right?
I've had a fun day. Laura and I went over to Oxford Street and bought some pretty scarves from a street vendor. Scarves are all the rage here in London. People wear them with everything from jeans to dresses. We bought two for 5 pounds - a good deal. All kinds of colors and patterns. I could have bought a Chanel knockoff bag for 10 pounds but it was bright parrot green and big enough to bathe a child in.
We went into Selfridge's which is the coolest place to shop in London. It's gigantic like Harrods but in a much more manageable way. You can actually walk in there!
We stopped in the chocolate shop so Laura could pick out a few tasty souvenirs - they do have some delicious chocolate in London. Then we went down to the Christmas department (as mentioned earlier, I am a Santa collector) and we checked out the ornaments. Then I spotted Biscuit.
Biscuit is an animatronic Golden Retriever puppy. He is called a Furreal Friend. He responds to voice commands such as "Sit," "Give me a paw," "Beg," "Lay down" and "Speak." He wags his tail and pants with his pink tongue. His fur is fluffy and soft.
He costs 150 pounds.
My first dog was named Biscuits, so it seems fated that I should have this dog. What do you think?
If you prefer dinosaurs, they have an animatronic triceratops too. He's big enough for a child to ride. He can munch cloth leaves and smack his lips, and he closes his eyes on command and starts to snore. He's bigger than Biscuit so he's 100 pounds more.
Animatronics didn't exist in the Middle Ages when I was a child, but I did have my very own dinosaur. It was green and took up a lot of space in the living room. I think my father brought him home from a Sinclair gas station promotion.
So I had my own Biscuit and dinosaur, just not the fancy ones in Selfridge's.
Today we celebrated my birthday with flowers, cake and a trip to Nando's. Keith brought home the flowers and my sister fashioned a vase for them out of a Coke bottle. Isn't she creative? I had a chocolate cake - no candles (we didn't want to start another great London fire).
If I had had candles, I know what my wish would have been - health and happiness for all and a lot more birthdays in London.