How can it be October already?! (well, almost) Busy around here. Hambet has not been expelled from kindergarten yet. I’ve added two more jobs to my resume: lunchroom monitor and Tooth Fairy. Meanwhile, my dear husband has been looking at the hours in which Hambet’s in school and clearing his throat. I’ll be talking to… Continue reading Bleg
Author: Peony Moss
Crikey!
Crocodile Hunter Steve Irwin Killed: Australian naturalist and television personality Steve Irwin has been killed by a stingray during a diving expedition off the Australian coast. Mr Irwin, 44, died after being struck in the chest by the stingray’s barb while he was filming a documentary in Queensland’s Great Barrier Reef. “Stingrays only sting in… Continue reading Crikey!
Chocolate Chip Cookie Bars
I finally tried Julie D.’s recipe for Thick and Chewy Chocolate Cookie Bars. The verdict? They really are all that. This is going to be a go-to recipe for me.
The Last Good Woman, or, how not to prepare for kindergarten
Where does the time go? Hambet, who was not even two when this blog started, is headed off to kindergarten next Monday! We’ve been getting ready slowly but steadily over the summer: new clothes, new shoes, picking up a few supplies here and there…. We started serious preparation this week by practicing the morning routine:… Continue reading The Last Good Woman, or, how not to prepare for kindergarten
Harry Potter and the Mistress of Pemberley
The sad thing is I think Hambet would totally love these
Nerd ABC cards: T is for transverse wave We were making transverse waves with a Slinky and he was having a blast.
Note to self
…blogroll Jen when we update our templates.
Jane Austen’s Moral Vision
A nice post by Father Oakes on the First Things blog: …within her own chosen sphere she has become, by almost universal consent, one of mankind’s greatest moral teachers. That we have so readily forgotten her lessons must surely have something to do with why the world is now in the state it is in.… Continue reading Jane Austen’s Moral Vision