Saturday October 3 Winter Holiday arrived on Saturday. Bella grabbed it and had finished reading it by Sunday night. Monday October 5 Slow start, but a start nonetheless. Bella decided to write a story. Sophie copied a prayer in honor of St Therese...
1. The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo by Stieg Larsson. Read at the lake house because it was there. A decent enough “beach read” thriller, page turner, that kept me on the edge of my seat at times and had lovely evocative scenery at others. I don’t...
Sunday September 27 Even though Bella was sick, I still woke her up to see the eclipse. She sat outside in the driveway for maybe 5-10 minutes, wrapped up in a heavy blanket, then went back to bed. But I think she was really happy to see it. Monday...
Today is the feast of St Francis of Assisi. Eight years ago in February I lost a baby who we named Francis and who, had I been able to carry to term, would have been born in September of that year. This is the 8th celebration of a nameday feast for...
Saturday September 19 I went to the library with Bella and Lucy and came home with a haul of books. Bella checked out a book on swans and one on black bears. Sophie read Sophie’s Squash to Ben and Anthony. She read A Delicious Dessert to herself and...
