While out for a walk recently:
Ms. H: "Dad?"
Dad: "Yes."
Ms. H: "What do you call those thingies on the wall that adjusts the temperature?"
Dad: "A thermostat."
Ms. H: "Why do they call it a thermostat?"
Dad: "I don't know."
Ms. H: "What does thermostat mean?"
Dad: "I don't know."
Ms. H: "Thermostat is stupid name. It's hard to remember."
Dad: "Yes dear ..."
Ms. H: "I know a better name for a thermostat."
Dad: "What's that?"
Ms H: "A thingie on the wall that adjusts the temperature ... That would be much easier to remember than a thermo-whatever !!!"
Dad: "Okay, if you insist ..."
Good excuse
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The day was cloudy but warm, around 10°C. I was heading out to do a bit of
weeding and edge trimming. Didn't get far. A deer was browsing on the edge
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