This summer when I travel to Europe, it will be, I think, the 21st time I’ve crossed the Atlantic, which boggles my brain. What’s most remarkable, though, isn’t that I’ve been lucky enough to travel so often, it’s the fact that the next trip I will be taking will be with my now 21 year-old … Continue reading 21
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The lively Dead Rabbit
Earlier this month, my oldest son and I went to the city and got us some culture. It began with a cheap (less than $120 for the night) hotel way downtown, which became an afternoon performance at the Met, a Downton Abbey exhibit and visit to the super cool oculus. Our time in NYC coincided … Continue reading The lively Dead Rabbit
Day trip – Mass MoCA
Took a quick drive over to North Adams yesterday to see the Nick Cave exhibit. I mean, I had to - too many of my friends have posted pictures of the installation and I needed to see it in person. We did a loop - taking the Petersburg Pass on our way east and coming … Continue reading Day trip – Mass MoCA
Reasons to rejoice
Never in my life have I ever used the word "rejoice," other than as a Christmas carol or hymn lyric. It hasn't been in my vocabulary. Yet, when I stepped into the shower yesterday and the water temperature was ideal, when my skin, which had been completely drenched in sweat during a 75 minute hot … Continue reading Reasons to rejoice
Mythical beast baby
This kid has flow like a river. Maybe that's what you get when you give a child a middle name like Hudson. He's got such a wonderful warmth to him, always generous with the hugs, and people simply like him. It's charm at its most essential. In a hundred ways he reminds me of me, … Continue reading Mythical beast baby
The right things
The schedule my boys’ dad and I share is probably unique, but it’s been working for all of us for more than 5 years. There’s a good bit of back and forth for the guys, with them generally spending no more than two consecutive nights in either house but, since our two houses are literally … Continue reading The right things
Breaking (bad) boys
Is it just my kids who seem to break the most random household stuff? I'm not talking about the odd dish or glass, I'm talking about entire hanging racks of stemware, furniture and Sheetrock walls. I mean, how do they do it? The most recent thing to be destroyed in my home is a wall … Continue reading Breaking (bad) boys