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Crankypants Hangry Lady's avatar

Your parents sound lovely. Thank you for the reminder to eavesdrop on my kids. Hilarious.

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Janet's avatar

they totally are! and I meant to say I loved your underground karate dojo cheap daycare friendship!!!!

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Claire Zulkey's avatar

I got the official lab results today indicating that my 'mones are showing I'm at menopause levels. Do I win a trip to oz for this?

Re: the tropical fruits, Steve hates mango because growing up in Az he had to pick rotting mangos up in the yard. I... have no comparison to this growing up in Chicago.

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Janet's avatar

"I can't get to my golf buggy for all these rotten mangoes!" - how I imagine every queenslander and arizonan(?). Okay maybe it's seasonal affective disorder AND perimenopause AND all the other things.

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Janet's avatar

eta: I'm back to feeling like a dusty old skeleton here in troy

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PIE & CHAI/Steve Watkins's avatar

Proust's Pineapple.

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Janet's avatar

exactly!

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Holly P's avatar

I can't imagine that kind of abundance of fruit. It truly does seem magical!

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Janet's avatar

"can someone move the pineapple so I can get into the shed?"

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April Hussar's avatar

Ahhh of course I have that same bit from Lorrie Moore underlined! Also I am CONVINCED I am prettier in California.

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Janet's avatar

so glad you said this, because it's absolutely true - i look much much worse in australia I think because of all the sunlight and mirrors, but everything else is better there!!

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