hump day nuggets: bits of the season in photos and words At the dinner table last week, Ruby leaned back and the entire top half of the chair crashed to the floor. She - with her …
Last night I lay in bed with my kids and a sea of stuffed animals, talking about a new piece of art that hung in our kitchen. Me: Are there things I always say? Ruby: Maaaaamaaaa. You ALWAYS …
We camp every fall in a valley southeast of where we live. Cold, goldenrod trees against bruised sky. No cell service, continually stoked campfire. Everywhere to explore. Brown trout dancing up river, fat bodies leaping up high to help …
Ruby announced she is a vegetarian. Except she maybe plans to eat hotdogs once a year when camping with her cousins. I remembered all those years I was a vegetarian as I made a huge loaf of …
Margot had a nightmare a few days ago. That she was playing with a friend and an aggressive dog came at her, tried to bite her. She explained. It was Alice. But I didn't know her. …
