Where Globe-Trotting meets Beach-Combing
If a ship were to say, “hey, sorry we planned this exercise to have you all at sea over the long weekend. How about we pull into port for Vererans Day at least before we go do more stuff?” then, naturally, my favorite sailor would have watch on that one day. Naturally. But fortunately, he…
Here are a couple of plumbers drilling holes in my kitchen ceiling to make sure no more sewage will come leaking out. They also had to remove the toilet from our one full bathroom and cut out a three-inch section of pipe in the basement. Once that was all finished, we had an unusable couple…
From the Publisher: Eloise is a little girl who lives in Norfolk. She is not yet pretty but she is already a Person. Henry James would want to study her. Queen Victoria would recognize her as an Equal. The Norfolk Admirals would want to have her on their side. Lewis Carroll would love her (once…
One exclamation point is all the enthusiasm I can muster. I guess it’s fitting for Halloween, because I’m starting to feel like I will be a zombie for the rest of time. Treat: Eloise is three weeks old. Trick: Chris went to sea. Trick: I strained my stitches putting the baby car seat into the…
Twice now it’s been late summer, I had a baby, and by the time I got home from the hospital the season had shifted to fall. Eloise and I have hardly seen Isaac this week. He’s been partying hard with Grandma and Pa and Dad. But before naps and bedtime he always tells me, “I…
It’s hard being a newborn Oh my word You have to wiggle and skitter about and sometimes sklathe your arms out to the side and just yawn and say Hello everyone! It’s me, ELOISE. Eloise Annette 8 lbs 9 oz and 20″ Isaac is delighted. Clearly. Proud grandparents!
Isaac turned three!! …FOUR MONTHS AGO. We celebrated his first three years and his last three days as an only child with friends, pizza and cake at the park. We actually squished the party in between my and Chris’ birthdays since Chris was going to sea for the two weeks before Eloise was born. We…
