Take the Left Turn

A final story from the trip. Many years ago, when we were in Montreal, I took a photo of Velvet Moustache pillows in the window of Conseil des Metiers d’arts du Quebec.

I am not a great flyer, and I took a pill to get through the flight. I have no memory of the flight itself, but in my hazy state, I informed the ChickieNob that I wanted to make her fox stuffed animal that could house a hot water bottle so she could have a warm stuffed animal. I apparently crooned this very earnestly and pulled out that photo to illustrate what I meant by a fox.

This has been a family joke for many years.

When we were wandering in Mechelen, Josh commented that he wanted to take a random left turn — that he just had a good feeling about the street. And then moment we turned, there it was: A fox stuffed animal with a pouch for a hot water bottle.

For 15 euros, I am now the proud owner of a fox hot water bottle holder.

And it is every bit as wonderful as my drugged mind imagined. You lift the mouth and there’s a little water bottle inside that you can fill with hot water.

The life lesson: Take the random left turn.