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Photo shoot

This afternoon Maya and her friend Greta decided to do a photo shoot outside, and Ben & I got in on the action.   I’m posting a few of my favorites.  No interesting anecdotes or quips – just some happy … Continue reading

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Happy Day

Today was not only Mother’s Day, but Joshua’s birthday.  A double bonus in our house.  (Joshua’s birthday always falls around Mother’s Day, and my birthday on June 22nd is usually within a few days of Father’s Day.  Funny.) We had … Continue reading

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Adventures in cooking

A few weeks ago Maya and her friend Maya decided to make some cookies.   I turned the kitchen over to them after making sure we had the necessary ingredients on hand.   All seemed to be going well until they pulled … Continue reading

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Let the good times roll…

This post could also have been titled “Maya’s Most Marvelous Weekend” or maybe “All kids, All the time”;  or maybe even (from my perspective)  “Oh my god I’ve forgotten what being in a quiet room feels like!”   Just kidding.   Sort … Continue reading

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Just a few words

Last night I got a long email from my friend Karen telling me about her daughters and also mentioning that she’d started listening to Amy Winehouse’s first CD, “Frank” again.  She wrote that she used to listen to it all … Continue reading

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