April 24, 2006
against all odds
friday afternoon i was cutting up a lettuce for salad. this romaine had been in the fridge for a week and a half, in one of those fresh-veggie bags.
i washed it, put it in the drainer for a half hour or so, then started slicing. i had cut halfway through the length of it when the ladybug crawled out of the uncut end.
i screamed, "oh, SWEETIE!" and every animal in the whole house came running.
the dogs and i took the ladybug outside and put her on the sumac. she seemed fine after ten days in the fridge!