Ah music to my ears! As I paused on our walk this afternoon to snap a photo of an unusual flower, Bella exclaimed: “I hear a cricket. Chirp, chirp, chirp.” Indeed there was a cricket chirping nearby. Thank you, Eric Carle and The Very...
Getting out the box of next size baby clothes for Sophia. I’m finally graduating her to 3-6 month clothes…. she’ll be six months next week. Don’t know why it’s taken me so long to admit she doesn’t fit into most...
I’ve started calling Isabella Mrs. Tittlemouse, after her favorite Beatrix Potter character. This morning offered up a classic example of her extreme tidiness. I’d given her some slices of cheese in a plastic bag and when she finished...
It’s taken me some time to get going; but here is my first entry for the 100 Species Challenge. I was positive that the tree in our yard was a variety of magnolia, but I didn’t know what species it was. And I discovered that Magnolia is...
We were reading Goodnight Moon this afternoon and Bella pointed to the “old lady whispering hush” and said, “That’s Hunca-Munca. Her name is Hunca-Munca.” A very curious leap of logic. Especially since the old woman is...
Something about deciding to go to the doctor sent me over the edge. I was coping, not feeling great but coping. Yesterday and today I have felt really, really, really sick. Every muscle in my body aches and my skin feels as if some gnomes have been...
I finally broke down and went to the doctor this morning and was diagnosed with an upper respiratory infection. I think I’ve had it for about a month now, since I had a cold back in June. The thing was that unlike previous bouts with...
The sorrel tart was a huge success! I made it with green onion and shallot. It had a wonderful lemony flavor, very delicate and so different from the spinach quiche I make, though the recipes look quite similar. I served smashed new potatoes and a...
As we pulled into the parking lot at church this morning I heard Bella chanting in the back seat: “God bless the moon and God bless me….” So I joined in and recited the whole rhyme and then asked if she saw the moon. “I...
