Ahhhhh….pink and white flowers in December are brightening up the living room. Share and Enjoy:
Ahhhhh….pink and white flowers in December are brightening up the living room. Share and Enjoy:
I grabbed this photo from our friend Jim’s Facebook page. On the left, Prince William and his fiance, Kate. On the far right, Jim and Laura’s daughter Jane (she who made so many incredible Thanksgiving desserts) and her boyfriend Drew. Good call, Jim, they are the handsome-and-beautiful American doppelgangers of the Royal Couple. When I saw William [...]
Happiness is a Thanksgiving feast at the home of great friends Jim and Laura – an event full of memories and laughter. Furthermore, having kids who are not only old enough to help, but also amazingly skilled in the kitchen and eager to do so, is a joy. In the dessert department, Jane (just out of [...]
Malcolm has been spending all recent autumn afternoons outside, skateboarding with his buddies, as is the norm. What is different is that they are now hooked on geocaching, and skate on longboards from spot to spot, following clues. What is geocaching, you ask? It’s a form of treasure hunting, except instead of following a half-burned and [...]
Emily’s movie yesterday? A hard act to follow. But speaking of humor, I am lucky to live with a house full of clever people who make me laugh every day. Here are just a few cases in point from the past week: * After baking cookies last night, a note was left on the counter [...]
Ever had someone copy you? Did it make you feel honored or did it make you feel violated? Why do I ask? Because I have something of a stalker situation going on, in which I am the stalkee. It’s nobody I’ve every met. Strictly a cyberstalker. But it’s very odd, and somewhat creepy. It all [...]
What looks like a giant piece of popcorn and is almost as light as air? Half a bar of Ivory soap, after it’s been in the microwave. This was the oddest thing found on our kitchen counter last week. Share and Enjoy:
Last year, as a 7th grader, Malcolm bought this green rubber bracelet at a skateboard shop in the mall. It says I (heart) Boobies! and Keep Abreast. Proceeds from the sale of the bracelets support breast cancer causes. When Malcolm wore this to school, other kids commented, teachers tsk-tsked, the front office was called, and [...]
Stephen Sondheim has a new book out - actually just part one of a two part story of his life and career. Although I was a Glee kid in high school, I’m not terribly familiar with the work of Sondheim. But listening to him being interviewed by Terry Gross on NPR, I was impressed by his intelligence, and the [...]
I’ve recently started reading a rather famous book that somehow, I never attacked before. It’s chock-ful of social ills. I’m only half-way through, and thus far we have: Alcoholism Child Abuse (babies are called “it” until the age of toddlerhood, and then mostly neglected) Animal Abuse (a puppy was hung by a hankie to shut it [...]