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Sydney and I are busy this week: he gives a talk in London on Friday and I give one here in Oxford next Wednesday.  As we were both sitting down to start our papers, we realized that I will be … Continue reading →

This morning I spent coffee hour listening to a circle of British grad students who were dissecting swing states’ makeup and making plans to stay up late tonight to watch the election returns.  It still surprises me to hear the … Continue reading →

Although giraffes were certainly the highlight of our zoo visit, we saw a range of other animals there.  The baby meerkat was cute: But it was even more interesting watching the meerkats work together, with the sentinel keeping a close … Continue reading →

We have returned from a long day at the zoo, and we’re ready for a rest.  Sydney and I both have our feet up, and both kids are sound asleep.  Needless to say, missed nap times and needing to be … Continue reading →

Our recent trip to Devon had Sydney firmly resolved never to take a full-family vacation again while the kids are small, but we are, ahem, going to give it another go.  Sydney thought of taking Katherine to the London Zoo … Continue reading →

As Katherine sings in a tone that’s closer to fog horn than to music, laughing all the while, I ask, “Are you being obnoxious?” “Yeaaaaaaaaaaah.” “Noxious,” contributes Nathaniel. So, “noxious” goes around our house like wildfire, lasting a good two … Continue reading →

Katherine is technically on a school schedule at nursery, so this week she is off for fall break, along with the rest of the school kids in the area.  After a bit of thought, I decided to take her to … Continue reading →

When Katherine stays upstairs for a long nap, Nathaniel takes advantage of the quiet to enjoy having the toys to himself. Erin

Every other Monday we get a big box of vegetables delivered to our door, and each time it feels like Christmas to both the kids and the adults in our family.  After five years of basing our weekly cooking on … Continue reading →

We are finally settling into a bit of a rhythm around here.  Both kids seem quite keen on their nursery days.  Nathaniel is moving up from the baby room to the rowdier one Katherine is in, and I’m quite happy … Continue reading →