Category Archives: Diversions

How I spent my summer vacation, by A. Bookworm

I guess a photoessay is in order, because I could never do it justice with mere words. So here are the highlights of our week at Camp Michigania.
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Posted on August 8, 2006, 5:17 pm by Julie | Also posted in Family, Photos | Comments (14)

We’re going to camp!

Yes, the Bookworm Family is going to camp. Do not misunderstand.

Posted on July 27, 2006, 8:35 am by Julie | Also posted in Family, Parenting | Comments (10)

True colors

Veronica tagged me for this hilarious meme. And she was right to tag me because I am such a poser.

Posted on July 17, 2006, 8:40 am by Julie | Comments (18)

And speaking of foreign countries,

I sure felt like I was in one today.
Ever since I got a new bike last May I’ve been feeling really, you know, buff. Because I ride it to the Dairy Queen instead of driving there. Also?

Posted on July 12, 2006, 3:59 pm by Julie | Comments (7)

I was hoping for Paris, but

Amsterdam’s even better! I mean, dude, you remember what John Travolta said about Amsterdam in Pulp Fiction, right? Not to mention my Pieter Bruegel thing.

Posted on July 12, 2006, 3:58 pm by Julie | Comments (8)

My favorite painting

Children’s Games, by Pieter Bruegel. This is my number one most favorite work of art of all time. I am intimately acquainted with every inch of it.

Posted on June 29, 2006, 8:30 am by Julie | Also posted in Reading | Comments (13)

Pearls before swine

My yard really wants to be a beautiful garden. It’s not like I’m trying and it’s fighting me every step of the way, like the yard at our previous house did.

Posted on June 15, 2006, 7:56 am by Julie | Also posted in Parenting | Comments (5)