Category Archives: Miscellany

Just a hodge podge today. The news is mostly terrible, but life continues, and things have been moving in a positive direction around here. This …Read More

I like the efficiencies of a well-run household. That means that, with four boys, we have quite a hand-me-down operation going. The 3-year-old is wearing …Read More

A certain young lady turned 12 this week! This is very exciting — also crazy to think that I now have kids who are 16, …Read More

Sunday is October 1st! It's funny to think that I began September in Norway -- getting off a cruise boat in Trondheim on the morning …Read More

According to my calendar (and a glance up at the night sky), yesterday was the full moon. I had taken the 8-year-old out to make …Read More

These are some of the things on my mind right now... I finished Jane Austen's novel, Northanger Abbey, earlier this week. It was reasonable. She …Read More

Longtime readers may recall that we made an offer on this house almost exactly three years ago. The sale went through in November 2020, and …Read More

So last Tuesday I had been planning to take the train into NYC. This is always my default -- partly because I can read or …Read More

In my Jane Austen reading project, I'm currently about halfway through Northanger Abbey. As with Mansfield Park, I don't think this is many people's favorite …Read More