Ready for the Weekend

Watching the sunrise, waiting for a Toddler Girl to wake so I can scoop her up, maybe give her parents a rare extra hour of sleep. Her Cousin from Rome arrives today with Seven-Year-Old Cousin…

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nesting between nests…

Busy weekend. Lots of good family happenings. Long bike ride in the sunshine yesterday. And then I might have crashed, mood-wise. Suspect this may be the new reality over the next few months. Well, yes,…

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Easter in the Garden. . .

Easter and gardens, and I’m very aware that by next year, I won’t have a garden of my own for that Bunny to scatter eggs in for my grandchildren to find. But for several years…

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For that One Particular Fly, Nana. . . Families and Health

Throughout my pregnancies — so 30 and more years ago — there were some tests available to ascertain the health of the fetus, but not nearly as many as there are now, nor were they…

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Nana Time (subtitle: coaxing meals from near-empty pantries)

Anticipating my granddaughter’s sleepover, I assumed we’d go out for sushi dinner last night and then out for bacon and eggs or pancakes this morning.  I’d underestimated how much she’d been looking forward to playing…

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