This past week one of my ears was clogged. I won’t go into details describing the nature of this disorder. I will say though that I endured it for a week, trying various remedies, before, in desperation I went to the doctor’s office (with all three girls in tow!) As the pressure in my left […]
Entries from August 2003
Hearing half the world
August 10th, 2003 · Comments Off on Hearing half the world
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World travelers
August 10th, 2003 · Comments Off on World travelers
My sister, world traveler, wrote me to say that during a stop in Mauritius, she met a girl there who loved looking at pictures of our daughters. So Joy, my sister, gave her one of the photos! I wonder which picture she gave her – I hope it wasn’t one of the precious studio portraits […]
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Silly dental ditties
August 10th, 2003 · 1 Comment
Here’s a couple rhymes the girls and I recite together as we take care of their teeth. I’m typing them here in case they help inspire others in their dental duties…. Open wide Friend Alligator, please let me see your teeth I want to clean each one of them and some are hard to reach […]
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The return of the rain
August 9th, 2003 · Comments Off on The return of the rain
The rain returned today. After a long absence, the clouds came and poured with vengeance, as if to make up for all the summer rains missed. We woke to gutter percussion, the drumming of raindrops on the roof. Water running everywhere: the air warm like summer but the rain thick like winter. You could almost […]
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Tree frogs and dahlias
August 9th, 2003 · Comments Off on Tree frogs and dahlias
We went to the Bainbridge Island Summer 2003 Studio Tour where we saw “Tree frogs and dahlias” photography presented by Tamara Meader. I thought I would blog this, especially since I have blogged about tree frogs , and I’ve blogged about dahlias but not about tree frogs on dahlias. Her site will give you a […]
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