dirt a la mode.jpgJasper highly recommends dining al fresco. In a bathing suit. With the good silverware. Any tasty foodstuff will do, but he prefers dirt. Planting soil is ideal, but any dirt will do.

(The dirt is lovely this time of year, all the more when seasoned with a little sprinkler water and a lot of sunshine and a big bright baby smile.)

(Ah, life. It is good, sometimes, it really is.)

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