Seen on the Train: Large Bag of Trefoils

I spotted an older gentleman toting a huge bag of Girl Scout cookies on the train this morning which made me smile. A dad or granddad helping their little scout spread the cookie joy. Very sweet indeed.

We nabbed a few boxes of Thin Mints at the grocery store the other day. Yum, I forgot all about them till this morning. Now I have a cold glass of milk and a bowl of cookies on my mind.. Hope nobody found the box I hid in the cabinet. Which is your favorite Girl Scout cookie?

Vintage Girl Scout photo.

Commuter Fun

There's not a lot that is fun about my commute. I take two trains and a subway each way. The best I can say is that I can use the time to read , or crochet or write. The stations I transfer at are not particularly pleasant space. Crowded, dirty, with cheesy businesses and stresses out fellow commuters.

So what's not to love about this "transfer accelerator" at a subway station in the city of Utrecht? How much fun would it be, to avoid running down the stairs at a life risking pace, and slide like a kid to your subway? Not only is the slide an effective accelerator, it's a clever reminder that life should be fun. A perhaps deliberately subversive reminder to commuters in the midst of the adult rat race to remember the child within.

Hats off to HIK Ontwerpers the firm who designed the slide.