Author Archives: Sydney

Trying to inflate the air mattress: Dragging around my laptop bag: The vacuum cleaner: And weightlifting. For a while he was very impressively holding it above his head in one hand, but it came down the instant he saw the … Continue reading →

With some encouragement from Lisa S., Mom and I painted some little peg people for Katherine to play with.  I can’t believe that I lived five years with an artist next-door, and now I try my hand at painting! We … Continue reading →

I’ve heard of owls before where one partner will start a song and the other finishes it (if the sounds that owls make can be called “songs”), but it turns out there’s a species of wren in Ecuador that takes … Continue reading →

Nathaniel had some alone time with my books:

Erin

Erin

The weapon: The culprit: The result:

In addition to the slightly surreal experience of meeting lots of friends and colleagues in a hotel filled with a thousand or two philosophers, I had time for a couple of additional activities on my trip to Washington, D.C. My … Continue reading →

We began our Christmas day with a note of rebellion: I made blueberry muffins (blueberries are not an English food) for breakfast, accompanied by slices of clementines, apples, and bananas.  But much of the rest of the day had a … Continue reading →