On In Our Time this week one of the contributors mentioned that armadillos can be leprous.
Gosh, that brought back a sudden memory – plus a certain amount of pointless retrospective trepidation.
I used to have an armadillo shell, acquired I know not how or where; it had not been made into anything else, I think it was just used as a sort of bowl or decorative object, or maybe a toy – perhaps used in dressing up games.
I am now wondering why I am so sure it was mine, & not just something that belonged to the family. Perhaps I bought it at a jumble sale.
And what happened to it?
