A Plant as a Companion
Our asparagus fern rules the sunporch The other day I was reading E.B. White's One Man's Meat again, and in the particular essay I happened upon, he was talking about [...]
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Sep, 2012
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Sep, 2012
On Easing Separation Anxiety
I remember those days of handing a screaming child off to a preschool teacher very well. The first time around it was tough to leave my two-year-old son, especially when [...]
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May, 2012
Bike the Drive
Catching my own shadow biking earlier this year, when I was still wearing a heavy jacket. This morning, as this post is going up, I am biking the Drive. Bike [...]
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May, 2012
At the Hyde Park Garden Fair
It's one of our family traditions to go to the Hyde Park Garden Fair, held in our neighborhood the third Friday and Saturday in May, to buy the plants for our porch. (It's [...]
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May, 2012
A Momoir for Mother’s Day
Picture of me holding my daughter, Summer 1996 I'm reposting my Mother's Day post from last year, mainly because I still like my six-word "momoir" inspired by SMITH Magazine's project in [...]
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Nov, 2011
A Hot Chocolate Party in the Cold
This blog makes me do things, such as following through on fun schemes like having a hot chocolate party outside, in the cold. Our dotted pumpkin showed signs of wilting, [...]
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Jun, 2011
Writing Letters to my Children
Now that my kids are all away at camp, I’m doing an odd thing: I’m writing them letters. It’s an unfamiliar thing. It feels awkward to recount my daily activities [...]
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Jun, 2011
My Six Word Dad Memoir
In honor of Father's Day, here are my six words on Dad: "Died too young. Found in pictures." Feel free to add yours!
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Jun, 2011
What Goethe and Packing the Kids off to Summer Camp Have in Common
Goethe's parental home in Frankfurt, Germany. I’m in the midst of packing three kids off to summer camp as I am sure many other parents are as well. Every year [...]
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May, 2011
My “Momoir” in Honor of Mother’s Day
My older son & I, Sanibel Island, Oct 1998 Following on Friday's post regarding SMITH Magazine's six-word "momoir" project in honor of Mother's Day, here's my own: My kids: toughest [...]
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