On Holiday!

Very fast post to say hello, sitting in the car outside of an internet cafe!  We’re having a week filled with beautiful sandy beaches, roaring surf (laid awake in the middle of the night the first night, listening to it in the darkness) … and cold fog. That’s the west coast for you! Can’t wait [...]

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I think he’s real already!

We’ve worked our way through Winnie the Pooh, and then the House at Pooh Corner, and repeated several stories he enjoyed. Yes, even the one where Pooh and Piglet follow their own tracks around in the forest. He did understand it after we re-enacted it. Then as I was searching through my bookshelf for a [...]

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Reflections on that Letter

The Dove Movement for Self-Esteem still has me thinking. There’s something about it that’s lurking on the edges of my mind, slipping away as I try to think about it. So what do I do? I write, to try to get it to sit still for long enough for me to really look at it. [...]

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Middle of the Week

It’s the middle of the week. In the middle of the summer! Aaaand I have a cold. So the day was awfully long (though we had a fun evening) and all I can think of to write about right now is a few random things that I can’t quite write a whole post about. So. [...]

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Simple

After the Aquarium, which wasn’t nearly as crowded as you’d expect for a Saturday morning. Warm early summer sun,  and cool ocean breeze over grassy green field. Giggles, laughter, and running feet chase bubbles on the wind. Then down to the water to look under and climb on top of rocks. Simple, fun and outdoors.

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