… has an alternative use, it turns out.  I got this tip from the lady who works at the gas station:  give a teething baby a stick of cold celery to munch on.  Celery’s inherit stringiness thwarts the danger of a small piece breaking off and choking the baby.  So practical!  So old-fashioned!  But will she grow up to love celery or hate it?  We shall see…

© Tami Blake