Author Archives: fustianist

We’ve been worked pretty hard at my conference in Germany, but this afternoon we got a break and went on an excursion up the Rhine to the Siebengebirge area (‘seven’ apparently means many—there are over forty). Here are a few … Continue reading →

Katherine has not gotten in the bonding time with Grandma that any of us were expecting because she has been eating up a storm.  Growth spurt?  At any rate, she spent all of last night eating–and then slept for 8 … Continue reading →

Katherine seems to have settled down–finally!–and is now behaving just like her normal self.  Except that she’s pulling a growth spurt on us again, it seems, and wants much food and attention. Sydney, meanwhile, is amused by everyone’s attempts to … Continue reading →

The hike to Cape Split turned out to be a total of about ten miles instead of the expected eight. But we survived. Katherine seemed quite happy finally to be bouncing up and down for hours on end. I think … Continue reading →

We reached the Penner home in Nova Scotia after something like 22 hours of traveling.  Whew!  Katherine traveled really, really well . . . until we hit the Nova Scotia border, when she decided she’d had quite enough of that … Continue reading →

Is where we are or at least were for the night. In case anyone is interested. So far Katherine is taking well to the travelling. But the long day of driving will be today. Sydney

Katherine has been sleeping very well this past week, starting out each night with a five-hour stretch, followed by shorter naps.  This past night, whether it’s the muggy weather, all of the travel preparation, or the tummy trouble that kept … Continue reading →

We’re leaving for Nova Scotia a bit earlier than we expected, so we’re racing around the house (and Sydney’s racing to the garden) to get everything ready to go: garden, food, cat, clothes, bills, correspondence, work–and trying to keep a … Continue reading →

Our charmed travel continued today, when our return trip took only a few minutes longer than our drive to the city.  We got home nice and early, got to unpack and have dinner, and then headed to the garden–where Sydney … Continue reading →

I’m currently on a little academic high: my paper went over very well yesterday (and my advisor was impressed), and I just learned by email that I had another paper accepted to a conference in November. Sydney, meanwhile, is still … Continue reading →