After nap Claire decided to bring many stuffed animals downstairs. She lined them up on the couch and told them stories, and then she lined them up on the floor and pretended they were watching television. There was one arrangement that caught my eye. I was feeling absurd, and this configuration of Piglet in Pooh’s arms reminded me of La Pietà.

Yes, perhaps I’m irreverent, but when you spend all day with a two-year-old I think there’s an explanation.