This is perhaps one of the only instances I have experienced where earnest, soft-hearted empathy went a bit too far. The good news is that Lucy really is getting the hang of it. Continue reading “When empathy goes too far”
When empathy goes too far
Roasted cinnamon ice cream
This summer, I discovered that I am seriously crazy for homemade ice cream. Continue reading “Roasted cinnamon ice cream”
Nuts
Rosie and Lucy on April 13, 2011. Continue reading “Nuts”
A serious leaf pile
Lucy on November 12, 2011, at “Circle M Farm”:http://circlemfarm.com, Blanchardville, Wisconsin.
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First day of homeschooling
This fall has been unlike any other: we started homeschooling! Here’s the chronicle of our first official day of Lucy’s homeschool kindergarten. Continue reading “First day of homeschooling”
Sweet apple
Rosie on September 24, 2011, at the Homestead Orchard, Woodstock, Illinois.
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A successful work trip with kids along
Earlier this summer, I took my first work trip with the girls along, and I have lived to tell the marvelous tale! Continue reading “A successful work trip with kids along”
Why are you drinking my root beer?
_A dialogue with a five-year-old._
“Daddy, why are you drinking my root beer?” Continue reading “Why are you drinking my root beer?”
Flashback: two years ago this summer
Some things fall between the cracks here at our house — like this post, which has been lost for two years. Continue reading “Flashback: two years ago this summer”
Wedding photography
p{color:gray}. Photo: Rosie, Lucy, and Ann at the wedding of Lydia Sidrak and Josh Hare at Grace Episcopal Church, Madison, Wisconsin, on July 23, 2011.
A new specialty of ours is wedding photography. No, not photographing *your* wedding, but photographing ourselves *at* your wedding. Here’s our latest foray, reminding us a little of “another Wisconsin wedding photo”:/news/2010/our-joyful-storehouse-of-memories/ from “a special day”:/news/2010/a-day-of-whys/ last fall.