New directions in footwear
Kids say the darndest things: my Merrell Moab Adventure 3 shoes have been renamed “jungle shoes.”
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Now I think I understand what “gentleman shirts” are.
New directions in apparel
“Papa’s gentleman shirts.”
In the great green room
One of the great moments of grandparenthood (so far): reading Goodnight Moon to a granddaughter who pulled it from the shelf at bedtime and said she didn’t understand it.
Onomastics
A toddler of my acquaintance calls them “The Get Back Guys.”
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Another thing my children no longer say.
Selected titles
Some of the titles a young relation removed from a bookshelf during her visit.
How to clear your place
Hold plate high. High, high, high. All the way up. That’s it. All the way up. Yay!
Boolean days
how many families have reinvented Boolean operators when playing the children’s game Guess Who?
From an old notebook
“We went to some really old people last year, but they gave us a lot of candy.”
From an old notebook
“I hear footprints!”
Happy birthday, Beverly Cleary
Beverly Cleary celebrates her hundredth birthday today.
Blue and red
From my daughter’s childhood: a painting of a watercolor palette.
Lois Lilienstein (1936–2015)
Sharon, Lois & Bram cassettes were a main staple of our children’s childhoods.
Dad the tooter
My son Ben has revealed a misunderstanding from his childhood.
Things my children no longer say
“It’s rally, rally, rally cold. It’s f-f-f-f-freeeeezing.”