Let’s play a little catch up, shall we? We’re in our third week of hybrid schooling for Grace (she’s at school two mornings a week, and remote otherwise — all in French, with the exception of art, gym, music, and technology). And while the transition…
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How was your migration?
Given the choice, I’d for sure choose ocean over lake, but with young kids, sometimes a day without waves is a good thing. A few summers ago, early in the season, I was setting up my beach chair and the 9,000 things one brings to…
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The state of things
Today was one of those perfectly grey days, the sky melting into the gentle waves of low tide. While the kids splashed and explored, I let my shoulders drop from somewhere up near my ears. I unclenched my jaw. And I let the tiniest bit…
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All the (screen) time.
This post is written in partnership with Comcast New England. In scrolling through my camera roll this weekend, I couldn’t help but notice how much these past few months have been lived online, through screens. We’ve celebrated birthdays on Zoom, learned ballet on video chat,…
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36 days of feelings
We’ve reached 36 days of isolating due to the global Covid-19 pandemic. And 36 days of feelings — all of them. I’m home, safe + sound with our family — and, as always, I have so much for which to be grateful. We are rounding…
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What a time.
What a time we’re all having. Our sweet dog died shortly after I wrote that last post — there’s not much more to say about that, other than I miss him terribly. But also, maybe he knew that days later we’d be in the throes…
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Monday catch-up
It’s been 525,600 minutes (jk) since I was last here, so why not play a little Monday catch-up? I was chatting with a few friends at an event last week about the bygone era of blogging, and I’ve truly missed it. Does this mean I’ll…
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A rainbow of gift ideas | The 2019 ROY G. BIV Gift Guide
Please note: I make a very small commission on purchases made using affiliate links. As always, I appreciate you support in a very big way. Oops, I did it again. For my fellow color coding enthusiasts, here is a rainbow of gift ideas. Many of…
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This Week on Tap | August 5, 2019
It took me over a month, but I finally figured out how to fix the back end of this ol’ Internet page (i.e. I Googled stuff + flexed my tiny patience muscle) — so here we are, strolling into the second half of summer. This…