On Friday– a glorious day with a light wind and temperatures in the seventies– William and Everett finished the raft they’ve been building. They began building it only just this week, and I’ve pretty much stayed out of it, except to tell them that they couldn’t use some waiting window mullions as oars. Yes, rather […]
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Emma Grace turned five on Thursday. She was awake early, before seven, excited about the day. But she had gone to bed early the night before, so there was no chance that she’d sleep in. It was a lovely day. I made muffins for breakfast, and hers had a “5” candled planted in the top. […]
Read moreI needed this song before I ever heard it. I’ve needed this song all my life. You Will Go On When all the rivers have run drythere will be one still flowingAnd all the stars have left the skythere will be one still glowingAnd all the mountains tumbled downthere will still be oneWhen all the […]
Read moreThere’s nothing quite like an Old Friend. I have a precious handful. It’s good to have someone who knew you Before, who knew you Then and knows you Now, and maybe has followed the progression. History is a powerful thing. Jon was one of my best friends in college. He was always good for listening, […]
Read moreSo true, so true. I just read that (the clutter bit) on the blog of the friend of a friend (http://bakednudel.livejournal.com), and I love it. Some people can live with clutter. Some people thrive with clutter. And– I really believe this– I think that those people are probably Much Smarter than I am. I am […]
Read moreI’ve mentioned before on these pages the handy-dandy sidebar Bill has created on my computer screen. If you’ve read here before then maybe you remember my mentioning it: it has, among other things, photos from our archives that randomly appear, fading in and out of one another while I’m online. It also has a “news” […]
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It was sometime during the game itself that she came down the stairs like this. She is wearing the dress she wore for her Uncle Dan and Aunt Tanya’s wedding in October of 2004; it doesn’t fit her in quite the same way anymore. She is also wearing a paper crown from Sunday school, and […]
Read moreI am on page 541 of Thomas Mann’s Buddenbrooks. I am to have finished reading the entire book, all 731 pages, by tomorrow evening’s class. I am on page 100 of John Steinbeck’s East of Eden. I am to have finished reading the entire book, all 602 pages, by Monday evening, the next meeting of […]
Read moreI am a Yankee. When I meet people, this is what I say: “Nice to meet you.” Or, if the pleasantries are at an end and we are about to go our separate ways, I say: “It was nice meeting you.” Okay, sometimes I vary this. If I really enjoy meeting someone, I will say, […]
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