How can I teach Zoe not to leave her toys on the stairs?

[sollers]

It wasn't a problem with my daughters as a) they could have things explained to them and b) they didn't follow me round clutching toys that they then dropped on the stairs. The item in question was a short section of knotted rope that she is very fond of, particularly when I throw it for her, and she often brings toys up in the hopes that I will play with her instead of working, changing clothes etc.

I stepped on it coming down the stairs yesterday, it rolled under my foot and I came crashing down more or less on my behind. Specifically, right thigh down, which connected with the step. I now have a painful lump the size of a duck's egg and walking is very, very painful. The down side is that I'm actually on holiday this week; but on the other hand it doesn't stop me from working on Old English, doing some crits for the Historical Fiction group. doing some work on "Leila and Lily" and practising the ukulele, so it's not a total loss.

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[kalypso]

I got an agonised-sounding squeal from Tabitha this afternoon when I trod on her tail. I'd told her several times over the past couple of days to be more careful with her tail, because it doesn't show up well against the carpet, but unfortunately this time I failed to spot it. So I had to do some crawling (literally) to demonstrate that this was a sad accident and I was very, very sorry.