Charlottesville VA

13 March 2013 No Surprises Here

Mar 14, 2013

Except for favorite color, which is blue now, apparently.

12 March 2013 Heading into the Mud

Mar 13, 2013

11 March 2013 Unexpected

Mar 12, 2013

I really couldn’t imagine what was in the box that Highlights Magazine sent me in the mail today. It was a white box. Maybe some more complimentary copies of the March issue that includes my story? Maybe a cake? I almost had it right. It was a plate. A pewter plate naming me “Author of the Month!” Now I just need a …

10 March 2013 AC Rocks the Shed Relocation

Mar 11, 2013

With the help of friends and neighbors, AC moved the shed from the middle of our backyard to the southwestern corner.

9 March 2013 The Best Birthday Parties Involve Trees

Mar 10, 2013

8 March 2013 Gifts from Arizona

Mar 9, 2013

Thanks, J&R! I am especially pleased to know that these homegrown fruits are not only handpicked but also steroid-free. (Kinda hard to believe the size of the pomelos, though…)

7 March 2013 Melting

Mar 8, 2013

6 March 2013 Real Snowfall at Last!

Mar 7, 2013

6 or 8 inches or so. It was a wet snow, perfect for packing into snowmen, snowballs and pretty good for sledding. Sam’s friends watch her zoom down the hill at Meade Park on our old sled, “Cheetah.” I take some credit for today’s snowfall, since just last weekend I packed Cheetah away for the season.

4 March 2013 The Pavilion

Mar 5, 2013

I’ll never forgot what 5-year old Sammy said the first time she saw Charlottesville’s Pavilion on the east side of the Downtown Mall: “THAT’s not the Pavilion!” (She was thinking of the Royal Pavilion in Brighton, built in the 18th-19th centuries.)

3 March 2013 Out of the House At Last

Mar 4, 2013

And I make my asthmatic kid scooter to the grocery store. What can I say? We have cabin fever.