Text Bananas

When I prepare Willem's sandwches and drinks for school, I usually put a banana in his bag. I write his name on it. The other parents write the names of their kids on their bananas.

Sometimes they do elegant curly letters and little pictures (stars or hearts or tiny spots).

I generally scrawl 'Willem' on the yellow berry.

But even when I write quickly, I take into account, albeit at a barely conscious level, nuances of letter type and handwriting style. Call it love, or vanity.

Marnix no longer eats fruit at school, so I cannot write on his banana.