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I’ve been reading with some amusement the recent headlines about baby names.  It seems that, as happens a couple of times a year, new stats on baby-name popularity have been released, and that affords people an opportunity to let loose … Continue reading →

We might be the only county in the United Kingdom not to get nailed with record-making snow and temperatures, but we are enjoying a week of temperatures around zero, some brisk wind, and a light dusting of snow each day.  … Continue reading →

Our Thanksgiving week passed rather swiftly.  I’ve gotten sleepier and sleepier as I’ve gotten more pregnant, and Sydney finds himself sympathetic to my plight, so we’re all having a hard time dragging ourselves out of bed at reasonable times of … Continue reading →

Erin

We currently have 63 wooden blocks littering our living-room floor.  Hey, I like blocks.  Katherine just dug through the pile and suddenly brought me one.  She turned it around in my hand to show me the picture on the side … Continue reading →

As I’m slipping my key into the lock, preparing to duck into the house, I hear announced from across the street: “Here is a typical Oxfordshire house.  Stone walls, here, you see, stone walls, original work, quite old . . … Continue reading →

When I walked into the midwife’s office on Tuesday, armed with my sheaf of medical records, I thought I was fully prepared for the appointment.  But I was greeted with, “And your blood pressure, height, and weight?”  I repeated “My … Continue reading →

The hand-holding isn’t because Katherine needs any help walking.  She just needs herding, since she doesn’t always respect paths and garden beds. Erin

She has really gotten into “collecting,” spending a good deal of her day trying to gather all of her favorite things into her arms at once.  We’re hoping it’s a sign of a careful steward–rather than a greedy kid in … Continue reading →

If you want to put leftover dough in the fridge, you might want to use an “unnecessarily” large container: Sydney