Charlottesville VA

27 November 2013 Buttering up the Sweet Potatoes

Nov 28, 2013

26 November 2013 Let Them Eat Stuffing

Nov 27, 2013

Even if I ruin the turkey this Thanksgiving, at least we’ll have stuffing (family recipe from my Dad’s mother).

25 November 2013 A la bibliothÃ¨que

Nov 26, 2013

French Club kids unleash their energy on the library.

24 November 2013 Old Stomping Grounds

Nov 25, 2013

I spent a great deal of time here when I was in grad school. I must admit it felt strange to breeze in only to return a single book. (I have an alumni account, which is handy for some of my freelance magazine work). Back in the day, I checked books in and out by the truckload. Research is so different now, in the …

23 November 2013 Miter Saw

Nov 24, 2013

Sam and AC made great progress on the composter today. I still find it terrifying to watch her operate the miter saw.

22 November 2013 Guess Who’s Getting Glasses?

Nov 23, 2013

The whole family, actually. In about two weeks both AC and Sam will have joined me in bespectacled-ness. AC for reading and Sam for distance.

21 November 2013 The Cast & Crew of Perseus and Medusa

Nov 22, 2013

Story of the World Club made crafts for an unrehearsed and quite fun performance of the myth of Perseus and Medusa. There were so many parts to play that some of the kids had multiple roles. I even got drafted to play Andromeda, chained to a rock. Sam had three parts: one of the Grey sisters, a guest at Polydectes …

20 November 2013 Front Hand Spring

Nov 21, 2013

19 November 2013 The Princes in the Tower

Nov 20, 2013

Sam read about the Princes in the Tower today–poor Edward and Richard were imprisoned in the Tower of London by their Uncle, Richard, who was supposed to protect the throne for Edward but instead took it for himself. The princes disappeared and were presumed to have been murdered. Sam, of course, is fascinated by this …

18 November 2013 Spinning at McGuffey

Nov 19, 2013