The countdown has been officially noted for a couple of weeks, with Hot Wheels making the announcement at some point each day. “12 days till we go to Boston!” “11 days till we go to Boston!” and so on, as is the nature of a countdown. Yesterday he popped out of bed at 6 and …
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Out With the Old
The fabric stash around here just keeps growing when I’m not looking, so last week I fired up the old sewing machine. First up: stacks of old t shirts not good enough to give away but too good to turn into rags. Something had to be done. Turns out there is a great skirt pattern …
Happy 4th!
Hope everyone here in the States had a happy 4th of July! With any luck you had your share of fireworks, fire trucks and marching bands. With drum majors. We hit the parade in Larkspur, which is one town north of ours, and it was good fun. Of course, it’s a little different out here. …
Good Neighbors
We really hit the neighborhood jackpot when we moved into our house. Today I’d like to feature my friend Joan, who lives almost directly across the street from us. She’s like having a sister next door – one who is fun, inventive, kind and wicked smart. She has such a beautiful aesthetic sense as well …
Secondhand Score
Look what we found at the second hand shop!
Teacher Gifts
It’s that time of year – schools are wrapping up, and parents are wondering just what to wrap up for their children’s hard-working teachers. It’s always a dilemma. My cousin Maura and I usually end up emailing each other around now to brainstorm fresh ideas. (Now Maura, it should be noted, once gave their teachers …
Happy Fathers
Hope all you fathers had happy days yesterday! Dad, I hope you had a terrific time with everyone over – wish we could have been there. It sure sounded like a great afternoon. I think Tom’s day in general could have been better, seeing as he’s still sick, Honey’s still sick, and it was hard …
Too Late
Nearly every day, Hot Wheels runs the numbers. “How much money do we have? If we sell our house AND our Mazda 5, can we buy a Ferrari?” He questions. He plots. He ruminates. Nearly every day. So yesterday we’re strolling the neighborhood together and we pass a red convertible. “That’s a nice Miata,” he says, …
Hmpf
On this, the very first official day of summer in our house, both Tom and Honey appear to have come down with the flu. I believe it’s the flu because they’re both complaining about every single square inch of their bodies and they have the same miserable, crawl-under-the-porch look on their faces. I think it …
My Favorite Day of the Year
Goodbye school, helloooooooo summer! Let the games begin.