Hear ye, hear ye! On dis most glorious Thursday, King Baxter habs completed his official duties ob light stapling. The Royal Documents (grocery lists, cheese maps, and snack schedules) hab now been securely fastened wiff the red stapler. Let it be known: All snack requests must be submitted in triplicate. Extra peanut butters will be […]
It was a perfect sunny morning when the brothers set off for their Ratty Box Beach Day. It had been so hot, a day to cool off was necessary. Reuben was the first to claim the surf-shack hut, peeking out like he was the official lifeguard on duty. He eben had his little crab to […]
It’s Sock Day!! Our dear friend Gilliam Simpson knitted us a brand new sock! Eben tho all ob us can squeeze inside, I dibs it today to break it in. I fink it’s roomy enough dat we could hab a whole pamcake breakfast in here—may need to test dat theory soon! Big fank you, Gilliam!!
It’s our last day in Paree, so we decided to hab our farewell picnic right in front ob the famous I Lub You Wall. It’s covered in “I lub you” written in more languages than we hab crumbs on our picnic table (and trust me, dat’s a lot). We set up our table, unpacked our […]
It’s our last few days in Paris before we head back home, so today we made a berry important stop at Galeries Lafayette — you know, for essenshul shopping. Soubenirs, treats, and portable French foods to tuck into our suitcases (and maybe our cheeks, if there’s oberflow). Reuben took charge ob the tiny shopping cart, […]
Today’s field trip to the “bones building” at Jardin des Plantes was… well, enlightening. Barry and Reuben are still processing. I mean, we saw a whole shelf ob brains in jars. Actual brains. Dougie stared at them for 47 minutes and then asked if we could bring one to the skeletons in the catacombs — […]
Filed under: “Late-Night Snackmares” Paris, But Probably Also Space Status: Lightly sugared, emotionally overwhelmed I dreamed I was floating. Not in water, or a cloud, but in a buttery bortex ob carbs and delight. There were croissants spinning like galaxies. Pain au chocolat drifted past me, glistening like comets. Danish swirls, strawberry tarts, little flaky […]
Paris Log, Carousel Day Jardin des Plantes, The Dodo Manège Emotional Status: Awestruck Today I saw a panda. Not a real one. A wooden one. But also a ghost ob history, apparently. Fish said it was extinct, and I said, “No it’s not, pandas still exist,” and he got that very serious look he does […]
Postcard Home – From Reuben Notre-Dame de Paris, July 30 Today’s excursion to the iconic Notre-Dame was meant to be a quiet, reflectibe one. We eben whispered as we entered, craning our necks to take in the soaring ceilings, the golden chandeliers, and the soft filtered light fru rose windows that made eberyfing feel gentle […]