Monthly Archives: October 2011

We went to counties together today. She went in the woods with me to watch the race. And when the Brighton runners raced by, she called them by name, and prompted me so I wouldn’t miss them. She let me point … Continue reading →

We planned a sleepover in our new house the night we closed. We figured we’d live in our old place for the 10-day transition from home to home, but celebrate ownership with a campout. We brought sleeping bags, pizza , … Continue reading →

Ellen Keable’s post of a night of jazz here had me reminiscing of the Ulf Wakenius and Bennie Green performance in January. First night to see Bennie Green play – he is a very physical, very aerobic pianist – so … Continue reading →

We spent a few days palling around. Lots of time culling through “stuff” and cleaning, and paying bills, and doing household business – but we went out to Lido and lived large too.

I dropped Mel off at school and between her and the door was Dr. Hackett. “Just emailed her last night. Awkward.” She had an assignment to write a letter to an official advocating her position on some topic. Mel chose … Continue reading →