Today was the first day I noticed it staying light perceptibly later; all at once spring seems visible over the edge of the horizon. This awareness of lengthening light always makes me think of Lacy. Who else is as attuned as I am to the rhythms of the world as we move from solstice to [...]
Closing up the BCG shop. I have over 10 years of personal writing, photographs, etc on this computer so I’ve been going through it all in preparation for transfer to a new home computer … And someone suggested that it’s dangerous not to have any of my pictures backed up, so I am putting as [...]
So, Whit is two. Seems like yesterday we were at Verrill Farm at Grace’s very elaborate second birthday party. Poor Whit had to make do with Bread & Circus cupcakes and a few dear friends in the kitchen. Company was excellent, the planning a little less detailed than Grace’s bash. It’s amazing how differently I [...]
Been a slow and sick week. 3 cases of strep in our house (possibly 4 if Daddy would go to the doctor)1 ear infection1 newly-minted terrible two-year-old3 straight days when childcare providers cancelled due to their illnesses102 highest fever Whit’s had so far10000 number of times I have read Grace’s favorite Berenstain Bears book1 Princeton [...]
Back from an amazing weekend in Cleveland with Quincy, Dave, Thacher, and Ollie. Gracie had a blast hanging out with her godbrother Thach, and she always loves playing with dogs. I was reminded again why Quincy is the most amazing of friends. Picture above is FOURTEEN years ago (gulp!!??) and yet we are still the [...]
She’s done it again: here, Catherine Newman articulates everything I felt about the devastating Jim and Kati Kim story. Hilary and I both immediately fixated on the breastfeeding detail – the extraordinary power of the female body and its power to both give and sustain life.I am crying just reading Catherine’s description of her life [...]
January. Digging out and throwing away. That stack of mail arrived yesterday after being held for a week … luckily amid the junk and catalogs there were about 20 fabulous Christmas cards! And the folks at our nursery school have finally put their foot down and insisted that I bring home the pile of art [...]
The new year has dawned rainy and bleak. We’re stuck in the house and everyone is crawling the walls (save daddy who’s been on a conference call since 8am). Tomorrow morning’s school day can’t come soon enough. We’ve already been to Target and Bread & Circus and I’ve made about six kinds of organic vegetables [...]
