All Boyds, all the time.
Last weekend, we attended the “wedding”:/news/2010/our-joyful-storehouse-of-memories/ of some good friends of ours — with the most well-organized potluck reception I’ve ever experienced. We brought pie to feed 64. Continue reading “Pecan slab pie with chocolate and bourbon”
Who wants to read a beautiful book that shines with good humor, gentle creatures, exciting discoveries, and terrible beauties? You want the Moomintroll books. Continue reading “Magic without surprise”
This October, my to-do list includes making “spider cookies”:/news/2009/spider-cookies/, celebrating our tenth wedding anniversary with my “excellent husband”:/news/2006/daddy-o/, and figuring out how the heck I’m going to find some time to add to this blog, doggonit. Continue reading “Our joyful storehouse of memories”
_Lucy, while checking out at Trader Joe’s today, out of the blue:_
bq. Mama, when I grow up, someday I want to be a mama just like you.
Rosie and Lucy on July 4, 2010, at Fountain Square in downtown Evanston.
_Lucy, greeting me upon returning home from work:_
bq. ¡Hola, Papi!
_Lucy:_
bq. Papa, will you stand on your head? I will hold your glasses for you. That will help.
I think I’m just about ready to get into fall rituals these days. I’ve started really anticipating the baking, the sweaters, the tights, the apple picking — and still more baking. But there is one thing I’m definitely going to miss from this glorious summer: our afternoon trips to the pool. Continue reading “Twenty-one minutes”
We’ve been mystified by Rosie’s ever-changing sleep patterns for a few months now, but things are starting to take shape: no nap. Continue reading “Rosie’s sleep adventures”
