A weekend trip to Boston to visit Lila and Thor, who were been the most gracious and wonderful hosts. We arrived Friday at suppertime, and enjoyed pizza and wine and dark chocolate Belgian ale.
While we were driving over, Bee asked what rat poison is.
"It's a chemical that makes rats die."
"And then they come back to life?"
"No. Once they're dead, they're dead."
"What comes back to life?"
"I don't know, sweetie. When animals or people die, they don't come back to life."
"Oh, wait, I know what comes back to life. It's Jesus."
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Lila and Thor don't technically live in Boston; they live about a half hour away. Within half a mile of their home, there is a grocery store, several restaurants, a liquor store, a car dealer.... I'll just stop because basically they live in a place where every service or need is within easy reach.
Within half a mile of my house?
Two neighbors. One of them is a professional folk artist, so my folk art needs are covered. But panAsian cuisine? Not so much.
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We spent the morning in the Children's Museum in Boston. Both of the girls loved it. Posey spent almost an hour in the 0-3 year old room, and she barely bullied any other children. Bee climbed to the tip top of this thing. If you live within two hours of Boston, it's worth the trip to visit this museum with kids.
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IKEA!
The Bookish family made our very first foray into the beautiful world of democratic Scandinavian design with a trip to IKEA. Wow. Question to people who live near IKEAs: How do you keep from spending ALL your money there?
We bought three little Farm vases. A Poang, with footstool. A set of Konfetti. A Thisted. And several other small items with Swedish names.
Yes. I'm a nerd. But - swoon.
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