Elizabeth Daingerfield Zwicky reports on her blog: Opal: “I’m really tired.” Me: “Good, then get ready for bed spit-spot.” Opal, winsomely: “Sometimes when I’m really tired I don’t have to brush my teeth.” Me: “Those are times when you didn’t just eat a dried apricot.” Opal: “What difference does a dried apricot make?” Me: “They’re … Continue reading Child meets idiom