November reflections + mapping out December
November is one of my favorite months. It begins with brilliant fall color -- the first week of November is usually the peak for leaves …Read More
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Thanksgiving round-up + 2026 BOBW Patreon curriculum
Happy Monday! We had a good long weekend around here -- I am reminded of how much more relaxing long weekends (or any weekends) are …Read More
Happy Thanksgiving! + content
I hope everyone who celebrated Thanksgiving yesterday had a marvelous time! I went for a make-your-own Thanksgiving 5k run in the morning (just around the …Read More
Weekend (+ last week’s content)
Welcome to Thanksgiving week. Apparently 3 of my 4 kids (at home) have Tuesday and Wednesday off this week, in addition to Thursday/Friday. Historically we …Read More
Merry and bright: The 2025 holiday fun list
I went into NYC for meetings yesterday. The train station experience in PHL was a bit more stressful than it should it been -- the …Read More
Looking ahead + weekend
I've realized, in my annual rhythms, that November tends to be a planning time. There is the immediate need to plan the holidays -- the …Read More
BLP Live, round 3
I got back Sunday from a (mostly) excellent few days in Florida. Why mostly? Well, I was supposed to be back Saturday, and due to …Read More
Get the pebble out of your shoe
(Laura's note: A version of this essay originally ran at Vanderhacks, my Substack newsletter. To get a free or paid subscription, please go here.) We all …Read More
November weekend + sonnet
This was a fairly chill weekend, at least compared with the past few. The kids were off school on Friday, and my sitter went to …Read More
October reflections + content round-up
I tend to plan my life in weeks and in seasons (at least in terms of my seasonal fun lists). But there are other units …Read More