C&D love the book Pelle’s New Suit.  In the story Pelle discovers that his clothes have gotten too small.  He shears his sheep and then exchanges favors with his family and neighbors to get the wool cleaned, carded, dyed, woven, and finally sewn into a new suit.  The story serves as a nice example of [...]

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I drew a picture of a feller buncher on David’s underwear.  I even drew a cut pine tree with it.  I’d take a picture of my artwork, but he’s wearing the underwear already.
In other news, today I washed the sheets.  And threw my new MP3 player in there with them.  And I ran the load [...]

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Just noticed that the EWG published this past March a new ranking for pesticides in 47 of America’s most common fruits and vegetables.
Avocados and onion rank at the bottom of the list (for having the lowest pesticide load).  That’s not to say it’s not a good thing to buy organic avos, or onions, or whatever.  [...]

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With an airy, open plan, high bar, sleek kitchen, private patio and sunny windows, our house was designed in 1981 as a super-hip bachelor pad.  Nearly thirty years later, it’s now a cozy house for a family of four.
The living space is located on the second level of the house.  With the kitchen, the entire [...]

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In you, little flower, I see an orange.  A Valencia, according to the tag wrapped around your mother tree when I brought it home from Wabash.  Until then, I will be grateful for your beauty and scent.

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I’m nauseous from the effort, but the smile on his face was worth it.  Out of some wire and fabric, today I made David the butterfly costume he has been wanting for weeks.

The back includes antennae.  It’s tied on like a mei tai, comfortable and tough enough for running around.
Carmen requested wings like a [...]

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Our friend Ike is coming to visit.  It’s been a beautiful morning, with an unseasonably cool breeze from the north.  Traffic is light, and the sounds of the city are subdued, like a late Sunday morning.  Someone down the street is hammering plywood over their windows.  The center of the hurricane is poised to pass [...]

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