I’ve officially reached that ever-so-elusive goal of vacation: relaxation. I define this feeling as the point at which you start thinking about going home while realizing, happily, that you still have several days of vacation left. You no longer feel the need to hurry up and enjoy yourself! Tonight we’re going to attend a low-key …
Last Friday (the Friday before Christmas), we left Newport for Upstate New York. Even though we got an early start—seven o’clock: early for us—the first leg of our Journey to the Midwest took us right into the heart of the first serious winter storm of the year (it was two days before the season officially …
From my friend Nancy, a blog about the hilarious correspondences we share with those we live with, work with, and do business with. Thanks, Nancy! passive-aggressive and just plain aggressive notes — no, your mother doesn’t work here
A little while back I posted about a military husband video that I’d been contacted about. Well, the video is up. Mitja, over at Navalgazing, is in it, so I’m linking to his post. Take careful note of the Google ad that pops up when you’re watching the video. navalgazing » Husbands on the Home …
So, the reason I haven’t been blogging much is that I’ve been researching for an essay, and that research has led me to a lot of parenting-type books, most of which were written by women. Anyway, here’s one of the essays I read: The Wifely Duty – The Atlantic. It’s by Caitlin Flanagan, my favorite …
Monday morning for breakfast, Danielle made French toast and bacon. The bread for the French toast was my mom’s homemade cinnamon bread, which had traveled many miles to reach us. The eggs were from a local farm. The milk was from a Providence-based dairy. The bacon was from the same farm as the eggs. My …
