When apricot buds burst and new plants thirst; When projects abound and tulips break ground; When the kids are home from school and you break all your own rules; When you give in and finally get an electric trimmer and you are utterly uninspired for dinner; When toys are left out all year and, what the heck’s going on out here?!… Read More
Archives for February 2011
A Trip to the Eiffel Tower
My friend Amanda came to visit with her sons Willem and Oliver. They’re a hop, skip and a eurotrain away in London, but we actually became friends when we lived across the hall from each other in our NY apartment. Willem is exactly two months older than Young Lady, and though I squeezed a kid out in between, little Oliver… Read More
Who Wunnit?
I have the results of my poorly publicized contest, and you know what’s wonderful about poorly publicized contests? You have a 1 in 20 chance of winning! YAY! Here are the names. I like to do this the tech-savvy way. You can look for your name. I have to admit, the day when I’m going to have to use the… Read More
Anticipation
I anticipate Spring. I anticipate that this will become this. I anticipate seeing tiny buds on the plum tree, which will bring me sweet juicy green plums at the end of the summer. I anticipate the roses over the well to bloom, and the apricot tree behind it to be filled with cheerful blossoms, then bright orange fruit. I anticipate… Read More
La Maison du Chocolat Encore
It’s time again, don’t you think? For another Maison du Chocolat giveaway? I waited until after Valentine’s Day so I could get a discount. (Just kidding). Rules are the same: everyone just has to leave a comment in order to be entered, and you have to live in a country that La Maison du Chocolat delivers to, details here. And… Read More
Laughter
My favorite people to spend time with are the ones who laugh, who make me laugh. They are the ones who can drop everything at a moment’s notice to grieve with me, to cry with me, to listen to me, but who generally see the world as I do: 10% sorrowful and 90% ridiculous. I love to laugh – at… Read More