Exercising the Nana Prerogative: the Baby Pics

Some holiday pics of our new little girl. Above, she’s sleeping in her dad’s arms and, bottom left, on her mom’s lap. On the right, her Aunt Rhiannon finally gets up the nerve to hold…

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thoughtful Christmas giving

One of my favourite aspects of this Christmas was noting what thoughtful giftgivers I’ve raised. I’m not saying this is necessarily my doing, nor am I pleased because I’m getting good stuff (although I hope…

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Christmas Past

We had a lovely, lovely Christmas. Despite all my anxieties, we got here safely, altho’ the chains did NOT fit the vehicle, as Paul found when trying to strap them on in order to make…

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They do grow up: friends at Christmas

The first time it happens for most of us is somewhere around our early twenties — we bump into someone we used to babysit or a friend’s much younger sibling, a cousin we remember as…

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A Meal to Remember

I wrote this post last Saturday, before we got the call that Bronwen and Adam had a home birth planned, before we went to the opera, and, especially, before our new little granddaughter was born.…

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