I don’t know if Iris understands the concept of a giant carnivorous dinosaur. In the bath last night… Iris: (picking up a rubber dinosaur) T-rex eating some food. Me: What does T-rex like to eat? Iris: Carrots! And tofu.
Laurie and Iris came home from the store the other day with two boxes of Girl Scout cookies: Samoas and Thin Mints. Iris was deeply moved by the buying and eating of the cookies. “Iris would like to be a Girl Scout,” she announced. Apparently she is under the impression that there is a merit […]
I love how when I walk into the front door of the Olympic Hotel on my way to the bun bakery, nobody gives me a funny look. In Seattle, there are plenty of people who look just like me but can afford to stay at that hotel.
We have a few Tupperware items in the house, but my favorite by far is the Spoonz spoon rest. (I didn’t realize it was called Spoonz until I asked Laurie’s sister, who sold it to us.) A lot of spoon rests seem to be made out of delicate things like ceramic. I’ve had a couple […]
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