Monthly Archives: March 2013

The Easter Story

Easter is a strange amalgam of traditions.   It encompasses pre-Christian pagan fertility rituals (eggs and egg hunts), overlaps with Passover both in date and events, and of course contains the fantastical Christian story. As a kid I knew none … Continue reading

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My almost Spring photo walk

For the past few days it’s felt almost like Spring around here.  Almost, but not quite.  Meaning that you see the sun and check the temperature and think, “Wow, it’s almost 50 degrees!” and so you don’t wear your heavy … Continue reading

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Tips on travel

A few days ago I read an older post from Penelope Trunk titled “4 Reasons traveling is a waste of time”.   In it, she mentions that, as a kid,  her parents “took her all over Europe and the Caribbean” … Continue reading

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Ben is 9 today

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Meet Wally

When we went to the Humane Society yesterday to see what cats they had for adoption, I was doing my best to keep expectations low. Cosmo was going to be a very hard act to follow, and I feared that … Continue reading

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Life and death

This is Cosmo. We adopted him from an animal rescue when Maya was 3 1/2 years old, while I was pregnant with Ben.   Ben was born at home and so, when he was only a few hours old, Cosmo … Continue reading

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