I read less total books this month than last month, but the books I read this month were longer, so it probably balances out. I did end up finishing Speaking from Among the Bones by Alan Bradley on the last… Read more ›
Toward the end of the year I tend to wander away from posting about the books I’m reading. This year I’m going to try just posting at the end of each month in an attempt to not run out of… Read more ›
Last week we found out that B’s dad (who lives in South Carolina) was going to be flying out to Southern California for some meetings. So we decided to drive down to see him. We can’t miss a chance to… Read more ›
One of my goals for the year is to have more wonder in my life, and one of the things I’m doing in pursuit of that goal is taking more pictures. The other day we went down to Santa Cruz… Read more ›
We’re home from Japan, but I had to make one last Japan post (for now. What does THAT mean? Wait and see!) about our last day there. The whole time we were in Tokyo, Zoe hoped that it would snow.… Read more ›
A couple of weeks ago, my friend Daniele sent me a photo she ran across on Instagram of a gorgeous mosque in Tokyo. So of course I looked it up, and we headed out to find it today. As it… Read more ›
We made it to the zoo today, and while we stayed for 4 hours, when it was time to leave the girls still complained that I’d promised that they could stay as long as they wanted. I think that could… Read more ›
Today we went to Ueno Park, home of the Ueno Zoo and at least 5 museums (probably more). Our first stop was the National Museum of Western Art, which I’ve been wanting to get to since we got to Tokyo.… Read more ›
Every year since 2003 I’ve kept a list of the books I’ve read during the year. I try to post about them as I finish them, but this year, as in some previous years, I get behind. Â Still, I like… Read more ›
