“Life’s short and we never have enough time for the hearts of those who travel the way with us. O, be swift to love! Make haste to be kind.” (Henri-Frederic Amiel) A resolution for 2008: make more time for the hearts of those dear beloved few who travel the way with me. Thank you, all [...]
This was the sky midday – the iPhone took a turning-to-blue sky, with sun showing through rapidly moving clouds, and transformed it into this dramatic image. Last day of the year. “There are years that ask questions, and years that answer.”- Zora Neale Thurston 2007 was a year that asked questions. I’m committed to patiently [...]
Something about the old year/new year transition seems to inspire lists in me (I know, so wildly out of character!)My new year’s running mix, which I just test drove during a short run at dusk by the river (illustrative of my multipolar personality): Cecilia – Simon & GarfunkelHeaven is a Place on Earth – Belinda [...]
Am reading Pushed. Block is making the argument that one reason for the increase in c-sections is maternal desire for control.It strikes me that my passionate commitment to natural delivery is very uncharacteristic for someone who’s so attached to control. It gives me hope that I instinctively chose the path that absolutely guaranteed I’d be [...]
2008 books to read (tip of the iceberg, recommendations welcome): The Last Colony (Scalzi)Middlesex (Eugenides)Pushed (Block)The Middle Place (Corrigan)The Power of Story (Loehr)Twighlight of the Superheroes (Eisenberg)Daniel Isn’t Talking (Leimbach)Mountains Beyond Mountains (Kidder)Gilead (Robinson)The Nine (Toobin)Bel Canto (Patchett) Email this post
Oh, the anxiety of time and books. I’ve talked to Lacy about this. The gloomy awareness that there will never be enough time to read everything we want to read. I have a list already for 2008. Which I will share when I have the energy. For now I’m already in bed (what a Saturday [...]
I have long loved Naomi Wolf. Misconceptions remains one of my favorite books about the experience of pregnancy and childbirth and the ways that modern medicine can interfere (though the new book Hils gave me for Christmas, Pushed, may well join the pantheon). I’m having a bit of trouble following Naomi’s current super-liberal angle and [...]
Saw Bouff, Kara, and Sky this morning for brunch at Full Moon. Still kind of wild to think that we all have children (well, Kara will in two weeks!!). We slip right back into the old patterns, and it’s such a blessing to have friends with whom distance and time vanishes when we are together.It’s [...]
Points to anyone who can figure out the picture above! It’s in the ceiling at Upstairs on the Square. It has been the most lovely few days. This week between Christmas and New Year’s always feels apart from regular life, somehow. The past couple of days I’ve been hanging out on my own and really [...]
Terence always takes the best pictures. See above from this morning’s playground run-around. Was a lovely Christmas. I am especially delighted that everything was cleaned up and put away (including children bathed and in bed) by 7:30. Last night was the Christmas Eve service at Christ Church – one of my favorite traditions. We sang [...]
