Category Archives: Family

What I’ll be reading tomorrow

Posted on June 27, 2012 by

I stopped into a branch of the library this afternoon to return some books. It wasn’t my usual branch so I felt a bit upended, like when you try shopping in an unfamiliar grocery store: you know what is there, … Continue reading →

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Old houses give up few secrets

Posted on June 25, 2012 by

We’ve been doing some remodeling in our house recently. We’re not doing anything extreme like adding a third story, or tearing out all of the walls, but we are attending to several long-overdue maintenance tasks, like tiling a worn bath, … Continue reading →

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Old Photos

Posted on June 18, 2012 by

Did I just fall into a time suck! I came across photos from 2000 – 2005. These were found on an old laptop of mine by a former colleague about a year ago. He sent them to me at that … Continue reading →

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Weekly Photo Challenge: Hands

Posted on May 18, 2012 by

I’ve displayed this photo before, but it seems the perfect one for this week’s WordPress Weekly Photo Challenge. It is one of my favorite pictures. Be sure to check out other submissions for this week’s challenge. There are always great … Continue reading →

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Off he goes into the wild blue yonder…Off with one helluva roar

Posted on May 17, 2012 by

My son was about 9 when he first started talking about building and flying planes. Maybe, even, he said, he’d build rockets and space-ships. So, it seemed the logical choice when he decided to go to the public university that … Continue reading →

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An Unheralded Milestone

Posted on February 27, 2012 by

As a parent, there are milestones that nearly everyone seems to remember: when your child got his first tooth, took the first wobbly steps, spoke the first words. As they grow older, other milestones loom on the horizon for a … Continue reading →

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Friday: Photo & Bliss

Posted on February 10, 2012 by

This week’s Photo Friday Challenge was “Handsome”. This is the type of challenge that initially frustrates me. I immediately thought “portrait of handsome man”, which would be problematic for me as I don’t typically shoot portraits. I have a great … Continue reading →

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Photo Friday: My Baby

Posted on October 14, 2011 by

This week’s Photo Friday challenge is “My Baby”. This is not me, nor my baby, but I do like the Madonna and Child feel to this picture, taken at the Brooklyn Botanical Gardens in May, 2010. I would post a … Continue reading →

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My Favorite Mile

Posted on September 19, 2011 by

It seems a bit silly to think that one has a favorite mile of roadway. I know of certain sections of roadway that are designated in ways to make them seem grand, such as the Magnificent Mile, in Chicago, or … Continue reading →

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Spam. A Lot.

Posted on September 12, 2011 by

For years my sister tried to get my octogenarian mother to get on the internet. You need email, she claimed. “Are you going to get rid of the spam for her”, my older sister would ask. “Or help her recover … Continue reading →

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