• Strawberry Flavored?

    Hey!   I know a new mom or two that read this blog.  And this is for them.  It’s a wee bit gross.  And boring.  Unless you’re them.  So other folks – don’t…

  • Belly Laughs

    Jack laughed his first belly laugh today.  Patrick called me up and I listened to it over the phone.   What.  A.  Hoot.   I can’t wait to get home and hear it…

  • My Echo, My Shadow, and Me

    Who is she? A slim Italian peasant, pinning her thick black braid off her neck before heading out into the summer heat to sell fruit from woven baskets, or to pick olives, or…

  • Laughing!

    Dad called me at work today. He put his cell phone on speaker, and said LISTEN TO THIS! I heard: You’re bouncing on the bed.You’re bouncing on the bed.You’re bouncing on the bed.…

  • The Skinny on Fat

    Anybody else find their desire to eat healthily totally at odds with their desire to eat cheaply?   Wallet or waistline?  They get trimmer or fatter in parallel, I find, which is not…