Alison Hodgson

Expert on the etiquette of perilous times.

A Question:

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Did any of you use the term, “Lucky Dog!” (as a child) when expressing, excitement and admiration, but mainly envy?

It was big in the Wolfe house.
I don’t use it often now that I am an adult, but occasionally it springs to mind.
I just asked Lydia if she is familiar with the term and she just squinted and blinked.  “I say Lucky Duck.”
Was Lucky Dog used universally in the 70’s?  Only in the Midwest?  Or was it exclusive to the shag carpeted and wood paneled basement of 920 Sparrow?
Do tell.

Health Watch

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“Do you know what Catchy Petunia is?” Eden asked.

“No,” I said, “I don’t.”
“It’s a kind of sickness you can get when it rains and you can die.”  She said.
“Catchy Petunia?”  I said it myself and then something shifted and clicked and I remembered Lydia warning the Legumes about catching pneumonia just the day before.
Mystery solved.
“I don’t want to die.”  Eden said.
Nobody wants that, Sweet Bean.