For past Easters, I have been organized enough to buy at least a dozen white eggs from the store for dying, thinking the colorful dyes would show up best on a white backdrop. This year, what with broken-down cars, high fevers, scorpion stings and second-degree burns, it’s all been a little more “on the fly,”…
Family
Happy Earth Day!
Earlier this week, my son came home from kindergarten and asked if we could start recycling. I almost laughed. We live in an area where there’s no curbside recycling. I even asked our private trash collection company, and they said that, though they offered the service, it’s not available in our area. There’s not even…
Sibling Rivalry
My human baby has gotten wind of my love for the plant babies. My phone rang late yesterday evening — it was a business call from the West Coast that I needed to take. I talked for a little while, then turned around to find Rory systematically pulling the seedlings out of their pots and…
Disbelief
These days, I treasure the early-morning moments listening to Rory sleep, peaceful little snores emanating from his cuddly little toddler body. I cover his bare legs with the feather quilt, and everything seems calm, and safe, and warm. This scene feeds my worldview of choice, in which we parents can keep our little ones protected…