screaming little person

Out for a backyard stroll on a warm(ish) fall day.

What do you do on a perfect fall Sunday morning in New England? You go apple picking with your good friends the Kohlers.

Out for a hike yesterday, the first day of fall. More pictures here.

Yeah, it’s only late September, but the leaves are already starting to turn here — and the local pumpkin stand is already open for business. I drove past it this morning and had a flashback to a couple of years ago, when Sophie started to care about Halloween. Well, about pumpkins, mainly. See that painted [...]

Three years ago today, our little Sophie Bean made her debut. Happy Birthday, sweetheart!

Sophie: Dad, who makes mandarin oranges? Me: Mandarin orange trees. Sophie: Trees make these? Me: They sure do. Sophie: Good for trees!

Meet Chippie. He looks cute, doesn’t he? Don’t be fooled — he’s really a boiling cauldron of rage. How do I know this? I found out the other day, when Sophie, in a fit of anger, informed me (in a very calm voice, mind you) that “Chippie is going to slap you in the face.” [...]

The calendar won’t announce the change for awhile yet, but as far as we’re concerned, this is the last weekend of the summer. Leah starts her annual back-to-school pilgrimage this coming week, with meetings ‘n’ such most days, and she meets her new students next week. Oh, and speaking of school? Our little Sophie Bean [...]

No, it was not supposed to be over a month before I wrote in here again. What can I say? The mind is willing, but the flesh is weak. Or maybe it’s the other way around. All I know is, after I spend the daylight hours writing about movie stars and new music, I find [...]

I haven’t even written about the birth of my son yet. Owen will be 5 months old tomorrow and I haven’t typed one word. (Owen, this in no way reflects how much I love you.) (Sophie, don’t go thinking you are more important than your little brother.) Is it silly to write about Owen’s birth? [...]