If it’s Monday….

The Five-Year-Old takes Tigery to meet Leroy the Peace Rabbit.

“Daddyo, do you have an imaginary friend?”

Overheard in The Five-Year-Old’s room during storytime… The Five-Year-Old, curiously: “Daddyo, do you have an imaginary friend?” Daddyo, carefully: “No.” The Five-Year-Old, sadly: “Oh.” A slight…

Looking at Kittens Makes You Work Harder and Other News of the Week

In the news this week, we learned that looking at kittens makes you work harder, cheered for neglected ducks who finally learned to swim, and have a ton of updates about the Dedham Public Art Project.

“Why is it called that?”: The Dragon and Dragonfly Edition

The worst part about vocabulary questions is how quickly they pile up. Today I answer The Five-Year-Old’s questions about how dragons and dragonflies got their name.

In which Daddyo reflects on the universal appeal of Dinosaur Train

Daddyo, as The Five-Year-Old prepares to stream another episode of Dinosaur Train one lazy Sunday afternoon: “Dinosaurs singing about trains. Wow. I think the love of…

Speakin’ Texan

The Five-Year-Old, who is a rabid Auburn Tigers fan: “Grandpa, I like the way they say ‘Awl-burn’ in Texas.” Grandpa: “Awl-burn?” The Five-Year-Old, with a hint…

Bunny Squared and Other News of the Week

Person in bunny suit seen photographing enormous fiberglass rabbit, Hubble sends back deepest view of the universe ever captured, peanut butter recall expanded, and National Zoo closes panda house after Mei Xiang’s cub dies.

The Regal Rabbit is a giant fiberglass rabbit covered with swirly lines, circles, and glitter.

Behind the Scenes with The Five-Year-Old: The Artist Who Painted the Regal Rabbit

A few weeks ago, The Five-Year-Old and I had the opportunity to meet Cathy Gruetzke-Blais, the artist who painted the Regal Rabbit. Normally, I like to hold these artist interviews at the bunnies themselves. I find it helps focus a certain wildly roving mind on the topic at hand. But since the Regal Rabbit sits on a busy street corner, we decided to meet at Ben & Jerry’s instead.

Through the Lens of The Five-Year-Old: The Bunny on Route 1

For the 15th installment of her photodocumentary about the Dedham Public Art Project, The Five-Year-Old visited the Pete Hamilton Race Car Rabbit by Dawn Evans Scaltreto. At the time, the rabbit was stationed on Route 1 in Dedham Massachusetts.