7
Mar
Phone Photos
I’m retiring my blackberry at the end of the week. We’ve been together for quite some time now, but the time has come to part ways. This afternoon, I was downloading all the photos from it and thought I would share a few… Apartment view from roof. Park Slope, Brooklyn. Anna Sui, Spring 2008 Will […]
25
Feb
Tournament of Kids Books
I live in (my opinion) THE BEST college basketball town. University of Kansas Basketball was founded by the inventor of basketball, James Naismith, back in 1898, so you could say Lawrence, Kansas, the home of the University of Kansas, and the place I proudly live, has a strong history of college ball. The roots run […]
10
Dec
Seeing Red
… and white… and pink…. and speckled cream. LBD and I venture over to Sunrise Garden Center on a weekly basis to visit their resident doves and on one October morning, it was hard not to notice the huge shipment of poinsettias the center had received. Rows and rows of green with only brief hints […]
28
Oct
Orange is a Warm Color
This October, the warm days have far outweighed the cold. My mom was in town last weekend, so we all went out to enjoy the sunshine at the pumpkin patch. Even though I’ve been preparing LBD’s Halloween costume, as well as Halloween storytime at the library on Sunday, I keep forgetting that Halloween is right […]
25
Oct
Cluck, Cluck, Who’s There?
Our chicken friend has made a few return appearances since the first encounter. She also has the three of us wishing for one (…or two, or three) chickens of our very own. But since we’re renting our house, having chickens is not in the immediate future. Regardless, Will and I have already been doing our […]
17
Sep
Last Weekend
Last weekend we had a visitor. And another visitor. Both were surprises. A chicken and a cowboy. The chicken left. The cowboy stayed. We kept good company. Note: Chicken was not on the menu that evening. She retired to her coop forever. After the cowboy left for the south, we walked around the Lawrence Fall […]
27
Aug
Yesterday’s Headlines
…… and the day before that and the day before that. Here’s what’s been going on as of late. Extra, extra, read all about it… Monday of Mayhem: A Move, An Operation, and the Hottest Day of the Summer The weekend before we moved to Lawrence from our temporary home in Kansas City, Will ended […]
