Fantastic poem written by HWM for Mum last week: We must write a poem for Mum, but how on earth shall we do it?So all we ask is for you to know there’s more than we can fit. Her wisdom and her natural ease and her endless energy –And her joie de vivre and her [...]
That’s the kind of morning we’re having. Whit up ALL NIGHT, Hannah and Whit both up for the day at 6am. Never thought we’d be so delighted that Wal Mart opens at 7. It is 9:15 and we’ve already been to both Marts (Wal and K), Dunkin Donuts AND the local coffee shop. We’ve also [...]
Flowers for Mum’s party. It was a great success. 100+ people on a picture-perfect evening at the tennis club. Everyone was on the porch, much white wine was killed, and great toasts entertained all. Mum was delighted, which is of course the most important thing. Email this post
The tooth fairy teaches children that they can sell body parts for money. – David Richerby Email this post
Bouff mentioned that she’s seeing the new Harry Potter today. This reminded me of November 2001 when a large number of us from Princeton met up in New York to see #1 on opening day. It seems like a HUNDRED YEARS ago. See picture above. We were so young! That weekend also featured a blowout [...]
Among those whom I like or admire, I can find no common denominator, but among those whom I love, I can: all of them make me laugh. – WH Auden Email this post
Outrageously glorious weather. Outrageously poorly behaved children. More later. Email this post
In Marion for the Fourth of July. This picture was at sunset yesterday in the harbor. There is no more beautiful scene to me than all of those masts against the fading light. This morning, the traditional Marion parade. Also traditional: my bursting into tears as the veterans walk by. Particularly the WW2 vets. Maybe [...]
