You know, in some places the first day of spring would be met with a carpet of crocus springing up in the grass, or even just grass springing up in the grass. Right about now in Charlottesville, my old cherry tree has bust into flower, soft and pink an... »
Saturday morning I either exhibited brilliant or terrible parenting skills, depending on your point of view. By Friday night, Will had been on a class trip to Ghana (yes, the Africa one - who goes there on a class trip?) for one full week, with three d... »
This morning it is wet and rainy in New York. The sidewalks are shiny and slick and crowded with umbrellas. I'm always surprised to see that, in a city where winter outerwear is almost exclusivly black, black and more black, umbrellas and rainboots are... »
This morning I walked Evelyn to school amidst wind and rain and overcast skies. The very picture of a blustery day. We walked a little quicker than normal, heads down against the wind, umbrella pulled tight over my shoulders and Evie tucked firmly into... »
Someone once told me, years ago, that the problem with moving was that, once you leave the place you start, you belong everywhere and nowhere. And the more we move, the more places we go, both to live and to visit. The more I find this is true. In ever... »
Although not in the long run, I'm sure of that.We are currently three quarters of the way through a road trip to the midwest, via friends back in Charlottesville for one blissful day (miss you all!) and now a stop to see Will's family in Kentucky. Hyst... »
I almost dreaded last night. Halloween has been, for the past four years, one of my favorite days. A combination of parties and school events and neighborhood parades and, just, good friends living next door and up the street and around the corner, mad... »
This weekend we were hoping to head down to Virginia for a little small town Halloween fun. Alas class schedules got in the way and we had to cancel at the very last minute which meant that we a) had no food in the house when it started snowing on Satu... »
