If you’ve ever thought, “you know what Maryanne’s blog needs? More pictures of rocks, mushrooms, animals, and crazy things from a museum!” then this post is for you. If not, and you in fact feel the opposite, then all I… Read more ›
It is 8:42 am. It is 68 degrees, and while Yahoo tells me it feels like 70, I think it is lying. The summer has turned us into wimps, and it is COLD. It’s supposed to get up to 81… Read more ›
It’s 11:28 am on Friday, Sept. 20. It’s 77 degrees out and sunny. It’s supposed to get up to 84 today, we’ll see if it does. The girls are outside in our little driveway riding their scooters. The area has… Read more ›
I’ve been thinking a lot about Roald Dahl books recently. I’ve been thinking about how books teach us, and what they teach us, especially as kids. So I’ve been thinking about Roald Dahl, because his books have a lot to… Read more ›
Today we went with some friends to Himonya Hachiman Shrine for a matsuri (festival). I wish I could bottle up the smells and tastes and sounds for all of you, because they’re amazing. But I can show you some of the… Read more ›
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Or at least plan to write one. Every November for the past number of years I’ve participated in Nanowrimo (National Novel Writing Month). The goal is to write a 50,000 word novel in 30 days. Note that the goal isn’t… Read more ›
It’s 8:59 pm. It’s dark outside and crickets are chirping. It’s 75 degrees with 78% humidity. Â It’s pleasant. Â There aren’t a lot of street lights on our road, so it’s actually pretty dark out. I’m tired. I was up early,… Read more ›
I thought I’d do a kids music post, similar to the kids read aloud book post from a couple days ago. Because, well, we love music. And because I just organized the girls’ music in iTunes, and I was reminded… Read more ›
