I must confess I like the zoo theme more and more.... it was bonniebeth's amazing diorama and video last year which started it.
Me too, I got my first zoo set after I saw Bonniebeth's zoo for the first time and I got hooked
It has definitely been an inspiration!
Plus we like visiting zoo's a lot. In Antwerp we use the zoo as our 'extended garden' since we have no garden ourselves. The themed buildings are used there too (zoo of Planckendael just added a new elephant wing that is Asian-based, really cool!). The foxes are a tribute to my favourite animal there.
But now it's all gone, the sofa's are back were they belong - no trace of PM whatsoever