Summer is already waning. You can tell because the cicadas are now loud enough to be heard inside, with all the windows shut. I’m tempted…
Priority Tetris
It’s funny how a disruption to routine, well… disrupts your routine. For several years now, I’ve blogged in the wee morning hours, in relative quiet,…
Something Like Summer
I know it’s not really summer yet, but it feels like it.
This Is Us
I decided in November that I wanted to have family photos done. Gosh, maybe it was sooner. I can’t remember. All I know is this:…
Little Adventures
Life has seemed adventurous lately. Maybe not in the bold sense of scaling mountains, but after the hibernation-like cocooning of pregnancy any series of outings…
The Big Blue Chair
A few months ago, a dear friend gifted us an upholstered blue rocking chair that she was retiring. We took it eagerly; we always need…
Not Easy
Even though I remember the haze of newborn sleepless nights quite well, it’s no less difficult to relive them again. And, not to harp on…
Two Weeks
Decimus arrived over two weeks ago. To be absolutely correct, Decima arrived. Yes, we have a daughter. And she’s absolutely, perfectly delightful.
And Soon, Spring
I looked ahead in the extended forecast and saw the most terribly thrilling thing promised: spring.
Life in the Meantime
John Mark—our resident timekeeper— made a paper chain at the beginning of the month. One ring per day, counting down to the scheduled arrival of…