Last week Maurice Sendak died, inspiring a rash of Sendak tributes across the internet, many of them incorporating characters from his most well-known work, Where the Wild Things Are. Unlike many authors of books from my childhood, Sendak was still alive during my lifetime, and had been involved in the movie made from his most [...]
Posts Tagged ‘family’
Birthday, Books, Max
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged family, literature on May 14, 2012 | 1 Comment »
Spring Activity
Posted in travel, tagged birds, family on March 18, 2012 | 2 Comments »
I was surprised to see how long it’s been since I last put up a post. A whole month!?! What have I been up to? Bo and I are still puttering around, working on the house. Now that the weather has turned into Spring (for now, at least– I’m certain our 70-degree days will eventually [...]
The newest Vella
Posted in Home, tagged family on February 3, 2012 | 2 Comments »
I have a new niece! Kayli Kathryn was born on January 31st. By my reckoning, she is the first girl baby in the family since 1970 (that would be me). Welcome to the family, Kayli! I can’t wait to meet you.
Northern Minnesota
Posted in travel, tagged family, nostalgia, travel on July 31, 2011 | 2 Comments »
Back at home after a week’s vacation: a severe lightning storm has knocked the power out and the light is getting a bit too dim to read or unpack efficiently. Normally I might be inclined to complain about this development, but given that our vacation trip started with the car breaking down 45 minutes away [...]
Happy Mother’s Day
Posted in Home, tagged family on May 8, 2011 | 1 Comment »
Happy Mother’s Day to my mom, and my grandma, and all the other mothers out there!
Nephews
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged family on January 10, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
I get kind of surprised when I think about how many people I was able to visit over the last few months. Friends from college, grad school, the NPS; relatives; and Bo’s friends who are new to me… we moved through varying terrain both literal and figurative. My nephews fit into a special category all [...]
Out of the Woods
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged family on December 16, 2010 | 1 Comment »
Some of you requested an update on Bo’s father, so here it is: he’s conscious and is doing well, though he’s still weak and a little disoriented. He’s having surgery today to get a pace-maker. He is on the road to recovery! This is a big relief for everyone. It was a scary couple of [...]
Family, Art, Minnesota
Posted in travel, tagged family, travel on September 25, 2010 | 2 Comments »
A couple weeks ago, I spent five days in Minnesota visiting my grandmother, aunt, and cousin near the Twin Cities. I’m embarrassed to admit that I only took about six pictures during this whole trip, and none of them really have any people in them. Blogger failure! I’ve always been bad about taking people photos, [...]
Progress
Posted in Home, tagged family, Home on December 13, 2009 | 2 Comments »
Well, I’m making progress on the holiday projects. The tree is a little more festooned each day. Since I’ve never had my own indoor Christmas tree before, I haven’t really accumulated any Christmas tree ornaments. So, counter to Bo’s suggestion that we just buy some “plastic crap from China” for it, we’ve made some homemade [...]
Holiday Spirit
Posted in Home, tagged family, Home on December 6, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Bo asked if I am a fan of Christmas. Most years I tend to be rather hum-buggy about it, and I would answer “no!” without hesitation. But every five years or so, the holiday spirit seems to grab me and I am what you could call a “fan of Christmas.” This year, we bought a [...]
