Weekend: Upstate NY, not-quite-peak leaves
One of the items on my fall fun list was to go see my little brother in upstate NY (he lives about 25 minutes outside …Read More
Tag Archives: family life
Little things making life easier, plus a mini content round-up
Life is featuring some circus-level logistics these days. That's a reason I'm a big fan of making life easier whenever possible. As I've been making …Read More
Weekend: A visit, a birthday, a concert
This was one of those weekends that involved making a lot of puzzle pieces fit together. The good news is that they mostly did -- …Read More
Weekend: Solo Longwood trip, kindergarten choral music, etc.
One of my goals for weekends is that everyone -- including me -- has something fun happening that they are excited about. This weekend all …Read More
At least he’s cute…
So, Monday...I was on my own with the kids (husband traveling all day, nanny off). I planned to pick the 5-year-old up at school, which …Read More
How I spent my Monday (September Reset)
I hope everyone who is tracking time this week made it through yesterday! If not, you probably still mostly remember it, so why not go …Read More
Friday content round-up
I may be taking a break from blogging over the next week or so with some travel. So if you don't see any posts, that's …Read More
Pondering the golden hours (+ sonnet)
I'm still working on Big Time, my next book, but as I'll be writing a book about "the golden hours" next, I'm pondering what to …Read More
Two band concerts plus content round-up
The end-of-year events are coming fast and furious and this week featured two band concerts. First up was the fourth grader's. He started learning the …Read More
Lots of honeysuckle
I think of this time of year -- late May into early June -- as the days of honeysuckle and roses. People's roses are out …Read More