myself and everything else. I know I did.
For when I turned back I didn't know
where I was. Until some birds rose up
from the gnarled trees. And flew
in the direction I needed to be going.
From "This Morning" by Raymond Carver
It was all gravy, every minute of it.
Wednesday, September 30, 2009
Where I Was
myself and everything else. I know I did.
For when I turned back I didn't know
where I was. Until some birds rose up
from the gnarled trees. And flew
in the direction I needed to be going.
From "This Morning" by Raymond Carver
Saturday, September 26, 2009
Past Life With Elephant & Cow
I got Imogen a book last weekend called "Beasts: An Alphabet of Fine Prints," at the local historical society's rummage sale. We were going through it this morning. The print paired with "E" for "Elephant," is from a 15th-century Italian engraving called "The Triumph of Caesar: The Elephants." When we got to that page, Imogen, pointing to the picture, told me that she was there before she was born, in "Bologna."
Now, I've never said "Bologna" (I didn't even know how to pronounce it until just now), and the book doesn't mention it either, but it is a city in northern Italy (Wikipedia).
Immy also pointed to the elephant in the print and said she knew one named "Caracca," and that she rode a cow who was nursing its calf.
I told her if she remembered anything else to let me know.
Tylenol Recall
Tylenol, on Thursday, announced a large recall of its children's and infants' liquid Tylenol because of a positive test for bacteria in one of the inactive ingredients (The Seattle Times). Check here to see if your child's medicine is part of the recall and what to do if it is. If you don't know or have other questions, call the medicine's maker, McNeil, at 1-800-962-5357 (ET business hours).
Friday, September 25, 2009
How Women Are Feeling
Maureen Dowd thinks women are getting unhappier and studies show it's true.
She writes:
"According to the General Social Survey, which has tracked Americans’ mood since 1972, and five other major studies around the world, women are getting gloomier and men are getting happier."
Photo of Super Mom action figure: Happy Worker
Wednesday, September 23, 2009
Toys: CE Mark
A CE mark on a toy means it meets the increasingly stringent requirements of the European Commission's Toy Safety Directive. It's a French acronym for "Conformité Européenne" (Wikipedia).
The Content of Our Character
"Talk to little kids about race early, explicitly and frequently."
-Jerry Large of The Seattle Times, paraphrasing former Seattleite Po Bronson, co-author of "NurtureShock: New Thinking About Children," on the book's chapter "Why White Parents Don't Talk About Race"
Photo of Seattle Head Start class, 1984: Mary Ellen Mark
Put Me in the Zoo
Here's Sally, Mum of two girls age three and under, who writes of this photo, "it's not moss that grows on slow moving things in our house…"
Tuesday, September 22, 2009
An Enchanted Moment
I don't think there are words that can speak to being nearly three-and-a-half better than these photos of Addie Ray and Immy May--born a week apart--can.
Photo of Addie: Her blog
Monday, September 21, 2009
Sunday, September 20, 2009
Friday, September 18, 2009
Monday, September 14, 2009
Wednesday, September 9, 2009
Tuesday, September 8, 2009
"This is it!"
While researching Mount St. Helens so I can teach curious Imogen about it, I came across David Johnston's amazing story.
Photo: Johnston hours before his death, Wikipedia
Friday, September 4, 2009
Thursday, September 3, 2009
Wednesday, September 2, 2009
Kinderlinens
I found this embroidered child's tablecloth with four matching napkins at the Port Angeles St. Vincent de Paul store today for $1.
Tuesday, September 1, 2009
Everything Under the Sun
Self-portrait, Imogen Cunningham
The Seattle Times has an article on Imogen Cunningham and the SAM exhibition.
Boatful of Memories
Kelly and Me withWestin and Meredith Kriebel
Lake Ozette, ca. late 1970s
cabin, island, mysterious grave, bugs, art, shadow puppets, good friends, good food
Monday, August 31, 2009
Does "she" mean me?
"wherever she goes, she belongs"
Motto for Diane von Furstenberg's Nomad Collection
Metronatural
If success for Seattle depends on success for the region, the reverse is equally true. Accordingly, the scale and pattern of regional growth matter profoundly. Our collective, regional future depends on whether all the region's communities can achieve an enduringly prosperous economy while striking long-term balance with the natural landscapes and ecosystems that richly endow the Puget Sound region.
Douglas B. MacDonald, Crosscut.com
Wednesday, August 26, 2009
Volcanoes are Hot
Immy is interested in volcanoes and has been for awhile. She thinks it's really cool that one blew up right here in our state when I was a kid.She was walking around today saying, "some volcanoes have rocks and some volcanoes have mud."
"Volcano," Ellie Sharpe
Washington State Fairies
Last week I helped my 9¾-year old niece decorate her room. Now, Imogen wants to redecorate hers too, so we gathered ideas from a Google Image search for fairy bedrooms. Almost all the hits were from the UK, Australia and New Zealand. I think fairies might be to British and the Commonwealth realms what princesses are to American girls.
Tuesday, August 25, 2009
Both Truthful and Visionary
Yesterday, I caught the end of a story on The World about the Haitian Diaspora. Henryka Manes of the Greater Miami Jewish Federation said, on the subject of a Jewish-Haitian partnership to unify and strengthen the Haitian Diaspora:
"They have to have a narrative, a narrative that is both truthful, and at the same time visionary. That is what they will pass on to the next generation in the Diaspora, and keep the flame of Haiti alive."
I thought to myself, the same could be applied to raising children.
Monday, August 24, 2009
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