Breakfast table conversations are never dull these days. Katherine has been treating us to discourses on her dreams, Christmas list and plans for our car when she grows up. She has also been asking for money. We’re wondering if she has early-onset puberty. Anyway, yesterday’s gem (which started with mundane day-planning stuff) ultimately became something…
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Proof positive we live in different galaxies
Katherine: Look Mommy! There’s a picture of chocolates in this book! John loves those chocolates. Me: Does he really? That’s nice. Come here and get dressed. K: I will ask Santa Claus if he will bring me a big bag of chocolates. And some bread. And an egg. Me: Santa will bring you all that?…
If you haven’t seen me, it’s ’cause I’ve been gardening
And working, of course. But lots of gardening. Things are in full swing in our yard. The lithodora (below) is glowing beneath the lilac that’s almost out. The Iris setosa (below) is just finishing now, but the tall and medium bearded irises are still showing their colours….. The broom plant is simply gorgeous, the columbine…
Generations of fun
One of the sets of toys that Katherine has and in which she takes great delight is a set of Fisher-Price heavy construction sandbox trucks that were once John's. They've survived all manner of use and abuse and are still beating around to this day, giving as much fun as ever they did. Today Katherine…
Weekend wanderings
Last week was a brutish week. Nasty and brutish. Not short, though. Never liked Hobbes anyway. This week promises more of the same, if not worse. The weekend, however, had an unexpected sunny Sunday in it, a Sunday on which we discovered that Katherine can now handle a 4km hike without difficulty. We headed for…
Raising the Bar Strength & Conditioning 