We left North Carolina and headed straight to THIS: Yes! Beach weather. (Well, sort of). And that made Young Lady want to do cartwheels, and Petit Prince to follow suit. Have you ever seen such a sky in winter? Neither has Petit Prince. Or such water for that matter, and he’s trying to figure out how to remove that pesky… Read More
Oh the weather outside is frightful, But the fire is so delightful, But since we’ve someplace else to be, Let it cease, let it cease, if you please.
We’re preparing for Christmas at my dad’s house in North Carolina. Look at this place! Look at the view (!) which you can contemplate while sitting here or here. Or you can sit down in the den and stare at the very large flat screen tv (each chair and sofa seat reclines). If it’s an action film, you can run… Read More
Tomorrow we leave for the States to visit the grandparents (my parents), family, and lots of friends – friends like Dusty Earth Mother. They lodge our zoo of a family every time we come to America, but then they have pugs so it’s probably not much of an adjustment. So, apart from mentioning that I might not be as present… Read More
Cold does not have to mean that it’s unlovely. See the grass taking form? See the tiny lavender plant in the corner of the yard that has survived despite Sir dumping a bucket of mud all over it? “Oh – I wondered what that thing was sticking up out of the mud. It didn’t look like a weed.” See the… Read More
(* warning: this post contains religious content) My warning above is partly in humor; however since this is not a Christian blog and some people don’t come here for that, I thought it only fair to warn in case you want to skip over this post. I thought I was pregnant again. (Mom, Dad don’t have a coronary – I’m… Read More
