All is well. All is not well because I had the CVS exam and discovered that I have a perfect child. In fact I did not have the exam at all. I decided against it when I learned that there was even a greater risk of miscarriage than with a regular amniocentesis and that this doctor would be going in… Read More
It used to be that when you flew into Hong Kong airport, the planes would have to fly directly towards a mountain with a bulls-eye painted on it. At the last minute, they would veer a sharp right and start the descent. The landing strip was particularly short, located in the heart of the city, flanked by tall buildings on… Read More
Would it bore you to see our tree? Because some people are really excited about it around here. And there’s a thrilling story behind the tree purchase too. I don’t know if it’s the same near you, but Ikea trees are only 20€ and if you bring it back, they donate a euro to re-forestation and give you the other… Read More
It’s a small world I live in. I iron small polo shirts and wash small little underclothes from the (almost daily) accidents. We set small traps to catch the elusive mouse who races through our vents and terrorizes us at night (grrt grrt grrt) I make small meals for myself with lots of ginger that I sit and eat while… Read More
I wanted to say thank you to everyone who reads my blog, especially to those whom I met through blogging and whose own blogs I’m not very supportive of right now. That you would still read and comment and support me during this time of silence on my part means a lot to me. And one day, as Arnold says,… Read More
I spend (what some would say) an inordinate amount of time sleeping these days. I eat, I throw up, I go back to bed, I drag myself upright for maintenance purposes – shower, laundry, pick up the kids, cook – then I escape. In books, in dreamland, where there is no worry, no nausea. Sometimes I wonder if I will… Read More
