Polliwog Park is a lovely Manhattan Beach park with a playground and a duck pond that I had the opportunity to visit during my recent trip to Los Angeles. Things I Learned From Polliwog Park: 1. That the soft, cushy tire mulch and tire turf under the playground equipment at the Polliwog Park is made from 12, 250 ground-up tires. 2. Never mind linoleum, ceramic tile or hardwood. What I want under my feet in my kitchen and hallway is a floor made of ground-up tires. And it comes in such nice colors! 3. That babies are so small that they lack the necessary ballast to slide down a sliding board. The just sort of stick there until you slide them down. 4. That at the play ground, as in most collective situations, socializing trumps toys and the bottom of the slide is as good a place as any to make a new friend. 5. Abandon hope of ever leaving, all ye parents who enter the swing area with your kids. 6. That a playground with palm trees might be a metaphore for Los Angeles.
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Claire
8/29/2014 12:57:12 am
What great photos! Wish I was at Polliwog Park with the girls too!
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Romaine
8/29/2014 02:20:52 am
me too!
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joseph
8/29/2014 02:30:03 am
on a different topic - we just bought a dishwasher from lowes and it sounds like we had a much better experience than you did.
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Tracy
8/29/2014 03:19:26 am
Patti I love reading your blog. I don't comment much but read it every day. I love seeing the pictures of all the family since we are so far away! Tracy
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Patti
8/29/2014 12:17:09 pm
Thanks for all the comments! Sorry I haven't been responding to any comments lately. It's just that it's sooooo zooey around here and I'm in harness from about 6 in the morning until 9 at night, at which time I'm ready to drop but just manage to rustle the next day's post together before I do. Claire & Romaine - I wish you were both here, too! Tracy: thanks for your comment. Yes, it's too bad we're all so far, but it was wonderful getting together again at your beautiful wedding. Joe: Um, now I'm wondering about your dishwasher experience...it was that good?? On the other hand, if you can get your door opened without wrenching your back or arm then your experience was considerably better than mine!
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Marianne
8/31/2014 12:48:38 am
You are definitely onto something -- tire floors could eliminate the need for knee replacements!
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