Monthly Archives: September 2013

One of the courses I’m teaching this fall is American Literature, Beginnings to 1865.  I have been a bit nervous about this one, given that early-American literature is not my forte.  It does mean I can’t pull from my old … Continue reading →

As we might have predicted, the shift in country and situation is catching up with our kids, and we’re noticing some serious growth spurts in their language abilities recently.  Which mostly means that they’re frequently funny.  Now that the initial … Continue reading →

Sydney left early this morning for a short trip to Ithaca, since there’s a conference at Cornell that involves some of his favorite philosophers.  He’s arrived safely in Ithaca and is already torn between going straight to campus and stopping … Continue reading →

I hadn’t had much time to look for birds in Kentucky so far, but this weekend was a nice start. Yesterday we went to Raven Run Nature Sanctuary and, while it was a bit late in the day and the … Continue reading →

This evening I took the kids to a new playground (the fourth we’ve found here in town), and I realized that Katherine has done some maturing while I wasn’t paying attention.  Even in Oxford this past spring she was staring … Continue reading →

Last weekend we took a really lovely hike with David and Lisa and their kids.  We haven’t done much hiking since we left Ithaca, and with six little kids in tow this time we only went about 1.5 miles, but … Continue reading →

Although both kids have been a challenge for Sydney the past two weeks (to put it mildly), we have been seeing some improvement in their behavior as they settle into their new routine.  Occasionally we get a few moments of … Continue reading →