Peeps

The Dreaded Peeps
Amazingly, our new home has remained Peep-free for nearly five months. I don’t know how I escaped Easter, but I did! However, this weekend I found myself playing cultural anthropologist for the knitters over at Ravelry. Many of the non-Americans were confused by the sudden appearance of what appeared to be a canary-yellow swirl of poo over the Ravelry logo in the corner. (The site often adds holiday-appropriate flair to the logo.) I was able to step in and explain, “No, it isn’t poo; it’s a disgusting, vaguely bird-shaped piece of marshmallow that most Americans dislike but somehow got really trendy on the Internet in the past few years. They’re made of Evil.” There was much gratitude for clearing that up.