Monthly Archives: April 2014

It hit 80 degrees today, so I think summer is officially here.  We’ve also had several big thunderstorms in recent weeks–just enough to remind us that we’re no longer in England, where it rains frequently but almost never breaks out … Continue reading →

Sydney made two trips to Nova Scotia this spring (I joined him for one), he has spent half of each week in Ohio, and this week he’s in England for a conference (having left the car in Columbus).  So, how … Continue reading →

We were reading Owl Moon (thanks, Heidi!) this evening, and Katherine seemed game to try sounding out a few words.  With a bit of help, she got “song,” and then she remembered that that is part of her name: “Birdsong … Continue reading →

While Sydney and I were in the kitchen this afternoon, we suddenly heard Katherine break out in song: “Hey, Jude, don’t make it bad.  Take a sad sooooooooong and make it better.  Remember to let her into your heart . … Continue reading →

[I wrote the following eulogy for my mom’s funeral on Thursday.] It would be impossible to say anything much about my mother and her life without describing her in terms of her human relationships. She was: a daughter a sister … Continue reading →

On Sunday evening Sydney received a call from his brother, Nelson.  Their mother, Dora, had just died after a battle with cancer that lasted nearly two years, and that involved surgery, rounds of chemo, and trips to Mexico for further … Continue reading →

I went to Pennsylvania this past weekend for a conference.  $118 for a three-day car rental got me to Pennsylvania and back (and some driving across Pennsylvania in-between, to pick up a cousin).  I put 1450 miles on that car … Continue reading →