I will dream of that sink for a long time.

The next day we headed up to Kohler about an hour north of here. The community of Kohler is in fact named after Kohler manufacturing company, which is known for making bathtubs, faucets, and sinks. We went to their design center and spent the morning oogling over the crazy fixtures they make and trying to keep the girls out of the shower and tubs, many of which were filled.

This is the sink I am referring to in the title of this blog. . .

. . .although this one would be nice too.

. . .or if you are going for ornate, they have that too.

Nora loved the wall of potties. Too bad she has no interest in using one, though.

That's right, Nora, hundreds of potties going to waste.

Grandpa still loves you, though.

Here's the useless but satisfying information I learned on this trip:

Bubblers. That's what they call drinking fountains out here, and I have never understood why so many people in such a localized area call them this. It just sounds silly, and yet that's what everyone calls them by.

Here is why:

"The Bubbler was developed in 1888 by the then-small Kohler Water Works (now Kohler_Company) in Kohler, Wisconsin, which was already well-known for its faucet production. While Harlan Huckleby is credited with the actual design, it was Kohler that patented it and trademarked the name. The original Bubbler shot water one inch straight into the air, creating a bubbling texture, and the excess water ran back down over the sides of the nozzle. It was several years later before the bubbler adapted the arc projection, which allowed the drinker to partake more easily.

"The Bubbler concept took off and there were many copies. Since the name was trademarked, other companies named their fountains "The Gurgler" and "The Gusher". In the end, the generic terms "water fountain" and "drinking fountain" became the standard terms used in American English for a device that shoots water into the air for purpose of drinking."

-taken from wikipedia to save on typing.

File that away and whip that out later for some stellar party-conversation.