Today we had our house tested for lead again. The results will be available next week. And so we wait. I’ve been learning a lot…
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Today we had our house tested for lead again. The results will be available next week. And so we wait. I’ve been learning a lot…
Despite our efforts, despite testing our water, despite an extensive lead abatement program conducted on our house by ACORN, we got word yesterday afternoon that…
Dear Persephone, You are starting to say a few words. Your pronunciation is pretty crude, but your points of reference are undeniable: Bird. Ball. That’s…
P.S. I’ve knuckled under and created a set of pix from my phone. Of course they are for the most part lower quality than photos…
Dear Aunt Ron, Thanks for Persephone’s birthday gift. It will probably take her a while to grow into those clothes, but better too big than…
Dear Persephone, You’re walking better than ever, though you still have plenty of spills, including a tumble down the stairs that really scared us. You…
Almost forgot… My parents passed along this bunny outfit. I think maybe I wore it when I was one. If so, that garment has held…
I was tag-surfing on Flickr when I came across this fantastic image called “The Descent of Persephone,” a fresh collaboration from two artists Alvarejo and…
Many parents put a big emphasis on their baby’s first steps. Somehow this seems like a masculine preoccupation to me, more of a “dad” thing…
I am not really practiced in the art of tarot, but we have a deck just because the cards are cool to look at and…
Parties are strange affairs. People gathering together for no other purpose than to celebrate life and enjoy each other’s company. What an ephemeral proposition! And…
It’s amazing to think you’re one year old today. What strikes me the most is how much you’ve learned, and how little we’ve taught you.…
Here’s Persephone (my daughter) with Persephone (the float): Also pictured: Persephone’s father and grandparents. In fact, this morning we got a tour of the Rex…
Sleep baby sleep, long may you slumber No danger lurks, your sleep to encumber — Tom Lehrer
Yeah, no big deal, I’m just standing here examining this advertising circular. Just another day standing around. Did I mention I’m standing? She’s been standing…
It’s three weeks until Mardi Gras. I’d been meaning to post something here about masking on Mardi Gras, how it’s pretty much essential to the…
Good Yule y’all! …from Persephone, Sebastian and Santa. And from Xy and me as well.
You started crawling in earnest right after you made nine months. Now it’s hard to remember when you weren’t mobile. Of course you’ve been getting…
It took me a while to get around to scanning this photo/art from the girl’s daycare. Better late than never, yes?
The girl threw up several times overnight. Rather alarming, but she had no fever and otherwise seemed normal. After two a.m. her stomach seemed to…