He often folds his toes under when he’s eating or explaining something. I’ve tried to do it and I just can’t seem to get my toes to curl in quite the same way. He also rubs his big toe and crosses it over the next toe (does it have a name too?) as he’s enjoying a tasty snack or good conversation.
For some reason this goes on the never-ending list of things that I love about Barry – his flexible toes.
For years now I’ve watched them twist and turn and each time he does it, without a second thought, I find myself laughing quietly. For he isn’t aware of what his toes are doing.
And now as I feed Maggie I have started to notice that her toes curl and crunch in the same way. Everyone says that Maggie looks like me, but I can point to her toes and say that she’s got her father’s toes – without a doubt.