Month: July 2007

Emily has been staying with us for the past couple of days while in town for last night’s reading, and it’s been wonderful having her here. Wonderful because I’ve missed her terribly since she moved to San Francisco, and wonderful …

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My friend Emily will be reading from her novel, The Last Summer of the World, at the Park Slope Barnes & Noble (267 7th Ave at 6th Street), tomorrow, Monday the 30th, at 7:30 pm. If you’re local, Thumper and …

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Since my little vegetarian Thumper can’t tolerate cow’s milk protein, his pediatrician recommended I work some blackstrap molasses into his diet. Yesterday I made him some oat banana molasses pancakes and they were a huge hit. He especially likes them …

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Okay, so let’s set aside the cat issue for the time being, because today is a Very Big Day. Today is Billy’s 40th birthday! (Clearly I am the much younger wife.) Happy happy happy birthday, baby! I love you so …

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I keep the bad stuff off the blog, for the most part. That is, until things reach a breaking point. (Have you noticed that? Though there’s bigger bad stuff that will never reach the blog because a person needs some …

Another straw, another camel Read more »

…but it was much more fun to hang out with friends, drink coffee and eat cookies, walk in Prospect Park, take Thumper to Coney Island to stick his toes in the ocean… See? Happy kids result from parents finally taking …

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The packing supervisor One set of obstacles cleared. On to the next. Anyone have any advice about moving a dog and a cat cross country? Now that we know where we’ll be living (provided the inspection goes well on Tuesday, …

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I owe you an update, don’t I? Sorry about that. There have been various hectic goings on coming between me and the computer. But here I am, ready to fill you in. You recall a recent post bemoaning the way …

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Each age with Thumper brings its own discoveries and challenges, its own rhythm that shapes our days. The stages slide into each other, they overlap so subtly that it takes me a while to notice. And then it will hit …

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Check out Kellie’s great version of the Blank Canvas Child’s Vest. I love the way it looks in a variagated yarn. (And what a gorgeous child…)