Auntie Ellen just pointed me to this verse, by Philip Larkin. This Be The Verse They fuck you up, your mum and dad. They may not mean to, but they do. They fill you with the faults they had And add some extra, just for you. But they were fucked up in their turn By [...]
Archive for July, 2007
July 19 2007
Rowan Turns 5
July 17, 2007. Rowan is five years old. Pictures of the birthday festivities, which stretched from July 4 (when Nana and Grandpa Al came down) to July 17, (when Bamma and Bampa visited), finally ending (we think) on July 19, when yet another of Auntie Ellen’s fantastic cards arrived in the mail, can be seen [...]
July 19 2007
Unconditional
Yesterday, Marc took the boys to the park for three solid hours of hardcore, all-out, total gonzo playtime, so I could knock down some of my insane to-do list. And when they got home, Rowan sidled shyly up to me, and waited for me to shift my attention from the screen to him. One at [...]
July 12 2007
New Post at LWOS
This post, “Day of a Thousand Charms“, was originally posted here, and Robin, the excellent editor of LWOS, asked for reprints. So here it is!
