Doggone it, I have searched high and low for the cable that hooks the camera to the computer and I can’t find it anywhere. So instead of posting pictures of our trip I guess I’ll just have to use a thousand words. Here are the highlights: 1. Weird fruits and vegetables No point in traveling if you don’t [...]
Category Archives: Family
Tap-root
I’m sure the metaphor of man-as-tree is old as the hills, and we all talk about having roots, but Robertson Davies takes it further. It’s a major theme throughout his work, particularly in the Cornish trilogy. In The Rebel Angels Parlabane tells Maria: I have thought a good deal about trees; I like them. They speak [...]
Ordeal
We are making a point of saying Joey had “an accident with his bike” rather than Joey was “hit by a car” because even though it is true, it sounds so horrific. We were very lucky. He is fine. We were biking together yesterday morning (trying to be virtuous, dammit!). We were riding on the sidewalk. I [...]
Birthday
If you are a mother, may I suggest a perfect way to celebrate your child’s birthday? Find yourself a friend who has just that week returned from New Mexico where she finished Birthing From Within training. Sit outside with her on a beautiful June day that just happens to be the anniversary of the day [...]
The scientist and the romantic
Wow! Is this not the most stunning thing you’ve ever seen? As you may have heard, archaeologists recently discovered this late Neolithic double-burial. According to the news reports, double-burials from that time period were rare. Huggers, non-existent. Archaeologists are removing them all in one piece to preserve their position, and hope to learn something new about Stone [...]
At the doctor’s office
with Joey, and I felt like Mr. McAfee in Bye Bye, Birdie. Do you remember him? He’s the father who reacts with such dismay and indignation when he hears the word “puberty” uttered in his presence. My firstborn is apparently beginning to show signs of it. I am not ready for this. I console myself with [...]
Daniel’s world
You’d think that after ten eleven years of being a mom nothing much would faze me any more. But Daniel, my three-and-a-half year-old, never fails to throw me for a loop. His latest enthusiasm? Elisha Cuthbert. Here she is: Elisha Cuthbert. You might recognize her as the actress who played Jack Bauer’s daughter Kim on the [...]