Where Globe-Trotting meets Beach-Combing
Free outdoor Shakespeare and/or musicals is such a staple of summertime. And hearing the botanical gardens had such a program is one of the reasons I got a membership. So we went. Setting sun rays slanted through the trees into the smooth, grassy Renaissance Court. A reflection pond spread out in glassy stillness. Bugs…
Dad is our favorite. The zoo is our favorite. So we put them together! Chris got home a day earlier than expected, and after most of the morning at home Monday we popped over to the zoo just for something fun to do. It was hot, but the water was cool. Eloise rode the brass…
Reunions are tricky. Isaac has 1. Completely lost it and freaked out when Chris got home, 2. Run straight to Chris for hugs and tickles, and 3. Not even reacted, but continued to tell me something about his toy cars, then repeat it to Chris, no big deal, when prompted. Isaac was napping when Chris…
When I got home from the ultrasound where we found out Eloise was a girl, my mom directed me to the guest room closet. She’d had a feeling it was a girl, and had left this adorable nautical outfit when she’d visited the week before. Now it fits! And Eloise looked so precious we just…
It completely cracked me up when my neighbor Sara Michelle referenced our corner of neighbors as “NewPenn Compound” in a group text. Now I can’t let it die. It’s just so fun having three babies within three weeks of each other. They enjoyed stories and songs at the Hermitage. They enjoyed celebrating Marci’s birthday with…
Isaac got to be in the same VBS class as his buddy Henry. Delight! I loved watching their end of the day song at pick up. Isaac jumped and did the hand motions while some of the younger kids in his class sort of zoned out. This kid loves to dance! Eloise did not like…
A couple months ago, I got an email about Lupicia’s Christmas Teas and went a little crazy. They arrived soon thereafter—glistening tea tins stacked in my closet like treasure. I couldn’t get them out of my mind. Is there any possible way to justify breaking open Christmas teas in the summer? I mused. And just…
