• Bits and Bobs

    This article on Pioneer Woman has me drooling, dying, crying for a garden.  Even though the last thing I need is something else to take care of. I broke a plate last night,…

  • Initial Post

    30 weeks, dear son, and my my my are you a mover and a shaker! At this very moment you are stretching straight out, pushing hard on my belly in several places. You’re…

  • Nearly Two

    You dance constantly, at any hint of a beat. You just this past week or two finally started mimicking most of what we say. It isn’t the clearest, but you are clearly trying…

  • City Mouse and Country Mouse, Part II

    This morning, we woke at a reasonable hour, put on decent clothes, and walked twenty minutes to church.  Last night, The Professor fancied a beer and we had none in the house, so…

  • A Quick Note to My Son

    Angus (not your real name) – Throughout this pregnancy, you have  been more of an abstraction than even your brother was, which seems counterintuitive – I know what I’m getting, and yet I…