Monthly Archives: July 2012

A walk in the parks

One of my favorite places to take Nathaniel to play is the grove of 130-year-old Sequoias in the University Parks.  He loves the sequoias’ cones, and I love seeing such a tiny (big ever-growing) little boy under such mammoth trees.  … Continue reading

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Another Penner man in the kitchen?

One second to snap a photo with the flash: Another for him to look up, intrigued by the flash: And then he sees the camera, gets excited, and it’s all over. Yes, my son is sitting in a saucepan, holding … Continue reading

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Odd about town

We’ve seen some interesting behavior since coming to Oxford, partly because we look on things with foreigners’ eyes, and partly because Oxford gets a lot of visitors from all over the world.  Oh, and also because Britons sometimes act a … Continue reading

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Do you think we’ve forgotten about you?

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

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They’re off

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

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Mississippi

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

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All together now, at least for a bit

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

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The Other Oxford

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

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She has it down, for the most part

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

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Why learn words when you can do this?

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

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