Charlottesville VA

11 March 2011 Rexy Gets Low

Mar 12, 2011

And thinks about pouncing on the toy Sam is dangling. We’re cat sitting this weekend and Sam is thrilled. “You take care of the food and water and litter box, Mom,” she says, gesturing dismissively. “I’ll handle the playing.”

10 March 2011 Picasso in Richmond

Mar 11, 2011

Grand-mÃ¨re treated Sam and me to a viewing of the Picasso exhibit at the Virginia Museum of Fine Art. It is a fabulous exhibit, made all the more special to me because I saw many of the pieces displayed 20 years ago at the MusÃ©e Picasso in Paris. The art work is just as fresh and exciting as it was in 1991. But me, I …

9 March 2011 One Year Ago Today

Mar 10, 2011

we arrived in Brighton. What a year. I could have never predicted one year ago where we’d be today.

8 March 2011 Greenleaf Park

Mar 9, 2011

7 March 2011 The Little Gym

Mar 8, 2011

6 March 2011 What the House Looked Like on a Rainy Sunday

Mar 7, 2011

5 March 2011 No Trespassing

Mar 6, 2011

We all dusted off the bikes this afternoon for a little ride along the Rivanna Trail. This is where we stopped and turned around (and none too soon, I might add, because tree roots and rocks were already conspiring to unseat me). We had just started meandering the nearby streets when Sam’s trail-a-bike got a flat tire. …

4 March 2011 Daffydowndilly

Mar 5, 2011

Still my favorite Yorkshire word (that we learned via The Secret Garden) and a most welcome flower to see already in March!

3 March 2011 On His Way to a Job

Mar 4, 2011

And he rode 14 miles in sub-freezing temperatures!

2 March 2011 Circle Time

Mar 3, 2011