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I have the camera, but Sydney and Katherine are in the new place.  So don’t expect much in the way of pictures from Nova Scotia.  If I can remember the camera on our local outings, I may be able to … Continue reading →

Sydney and Katherine are, for the most part, packed and ready to go to Nova Scotia tomorrow morning.  As part of the craziness that accompanies travel, we had a few things pop up: – Katherine dropped the bathtub plug down … Continue reading →

When we were in Mississippi we made use of the miles of sidewalks on the Ole Miss campus to stretch Katherine’s legs and enjoy the pristine environment.  They keep things tidy at Ole Miss, which was particularly jarring since this … Continue reading →

Katherine and I arrived safely in Oxford, England, early this morning, so the Penners are together again for a few days.  Katherine was, unfortunately, much less compliant this trip (a bee in her bonnet?), but the trip was also less … Continue reading →

I have Google thoroughly confused.  In this new, unnerving age of computers guessing our every whim, mine got used to tailoring its search results for Oxford, UK.  Now, however, I am insisting on search results for Oxford, Mississippi, but it’s … Continue reading →

Although we’ve been enjoying some time with everyone home, we’re suddenly going to be doing a bit of traveling, two at a time.  On Thursday, Katherine and I will fly to Memphis, where my parents will pick us up and … Continue reading →

The shaking is due to my moving in quickly because it looked like Nathaniel was going to jump off the changing table (where I put him to keep him from rushing the camera). Erin

Today Sydney asked, out of the blue, how many novels Jane Austen had written. “Six.” “Okay, that explains things, then.” Although it was a simple enough exchange, I suddenly got really excited because, to my knowledge, it’s the first time, … Continue reading →

Katherine and Nathaniel have been trying to get out of sleeping recently, but they go about it in very different ways.  Nathaniel turns on the charm, snuggling into his father’s lap, then back to his mother’s, and back to Sydney … Continue reading →