June 22, 2016
in Musings
Playtime II
I experienced much of life at 10 Birch Drive as one half of a sister whole. Both of my parents are important influences, but in those days, they played...
June 15, 2016
in Musings
Revisiting Childhood Haunts
Even before I had kids, I was excited to bring them home, to my parents' house, the site of my childhood. What will they think of the pond edged with purple irises...
June 6, 2016
in Musings
Why Disney Classics Are Only For Grownups
Um, are there any Disney classics that are appropriate for sensitive almost four year olds? Sunday was rainy and dismal, and by 4pm, Brett's and my collective parental gas tank...
May 31, 2016
in Musings
Playtime – Part I
“It is a happy talent to know how to play.” - Ralph Waldo Emerson Wren and Charlie like to vroom cars up and down the arms of the couch. They...
May 25, 2016
in Musings
Charlie, Corduroy, and Heartbreak
During breakfast yesterday, Charlie suddenly looked up from perusing Corduroy (everyone’s favorite tale of a bear and his lost button), chin trembling, eyes welling up, and said, “Mum –...
April 7, 2016
in Musings
I Love When
My toddler takes my half-baked life explanations at total face value. When driving past some sprawling roadwork along the highway that's been going on for months (huge mounds of dirt,...