[youtube id="hw522GIskVc"] There are trains rolling through our apartment now most of the time, and my plan to allow only minimal TV-watching (when I'm making dinner or just want to stare blankly out a window for fifteen minutes) has failed. "Ohmas? Ohmas? Omhas?" Toddler mews, his voice … [Read more...]
Mount Pleasant Farmers Market
I am very excited, because there's a new Farmers Market on Sundays just two blocks from home. It's walking-while-carrying-30-pounds-of-toddler distance, and it's right beside the playground we already go to every Sunday. It is the most convenient Farmers Market that ever happened anywhere … [Read more...]
OMG NO, DO NOT WANT.
I was just at the grocery store picking up produce to make baby food for my friend Aimee's little one, and the most beautiful man in the world was also there. He was tall and lithe, with effortlessly wavy brown hair and eyes that were poetic in their depth, wise, and so green. In a simpler time, I … [Read more...]
Everything You Ever Wanted.
One day you might find everything you ever wanted is right there in front of you, staring you in the face, dripping molten chocolate all over everything. And sometimes there are mini marshmallows there (or their metaphorical equivalent, I guess), and it is almost too much to take. If … [Read more...]
Read to Me in the Sunshine.
My favourite Aunt, reading to my favourite toddler. In the background, fried chicken and macarons. All the good things, all together. … [Read more...]
Catching Crabs.
One of the things I love about living on the coast is the access to all the seafood I could possibly eat, more or less for free. Spouse and his friends fish for trout and salmon, so our freezer is always stocked with whole and smoked pink fish; if we feel like clams, it's not a long trip … [Read more...]
A Sip and a Sigh.
The smell of canola isn't strong, but it is distinct, and there it was wafting on the wind on the breezy Saturday we found ourselves at Georgian Hills Vineyards. It was one of many bits of idyll in that magical place, where for the few hours we were there I found myself relaxing, watching the clouds … [Read more...]
Baby Weight.
When I first read My Post Baby Body is Ruining My Marriage on Babble yesterday, I was all "YEAH GIRL, I HEAR YOU." But then I was, like, NO. I have done some thinking since 36 hours ago and have come to some conclusions. My ideal body is 30 pounds lighter and six inches taller and has … [Read more...]
Toddling into the Terrible Twos.
I guess I could tell you the kid is advanced, because he seems to have hit the Terrible Twos a few months early. We've been doing pretty well - we've been managing moods and mitigating disasters (LIKE MOTHEREFFING CHAMPS), but tonight the levy broke and he spilled over and Spouse and I got … [Read more...]
Just Like His Mother.
Toddler is very adept at maneuvering the playground single-handed; he has to be, because if he wasn't that cookie might actually have to leave the firm grip of his other hand. … [Read more...]