Cul de Sac by Richard Thompson for August 16, 2022

And socks. Don’t forget the socks.

last I recall, Petey is a redhead and redheads have a tendency to tan easily

Petey, Petey, Petey, I fear for the survival of the functioning adult you may become…

So opposite, Alice and Petey. Alice is the opti-mess, and Petey is the pest-imest.

The superlative version of the Australian motto: “Slip! Slap! Schlep!”

When I was a kid, they did not have sunblock, only different degrees of tanning lotion. Zinc oxide, four white noses. It was very difficult for my mom raising four redheads, in a coastal New England town.

Alice is going to look like a grit monster if she falls over.

Petey’s protection will last more than five minutes.

A true indoorsman there ;)

Didn’t Petey have a starring role as one of the children in the movie: The Others?

I can’t remember the last time I heard someone use the word “tarpaulin”. It works just perfectly here. Way to go, Madeline!

Give Petey a mask and a scythe and he’d look like the grim reaper. The Grim Peter. Oh the humanity!

Or maybe a superhero, er, super indoors-man costume. The Picky-Eater Peteyman! Captain Milquetoast! Toad Zombie?

Petey would be a shoobee.

Alice really does shine today! Petey’s pall casts a dark shadow over beach frivolity, however….