There is a bell on the front door.
As it jingles, someone looks over their glasses from a desk in the back. You step inside politely, at once sensing the orderly chaos, the accumulation of paraphenalia, and the impression of a hey-day many years gone by.
Everywhere is stacked the detritius of the analog office. You see [...]
When Rada was 3 years old, I spent most of my free time on the playground. Rada craved fresh air, wide-open spaces, and the opportunity to play with other kids.
There were several parks we would frequent, and we got used to seeing familiar faces. Often, in the late afternoons, the children would be accompanied by their nannies [...]
…I can’t stop listening to it.
Its here (code monkey dance) and here.
My daughter was diagnosed with strep throat yesterday. I took her home and started a course of anti-biotics.
At one point in the afternoon she decided that she really really wanted to go play in the playground. I was surprised to see so much energy in a sick child but was willing to go out for a [...]
I spent a delightful Thanksgiving in Illlinois with my sister and her family.
The weather was lovely with sunny days in the mid-fifties. We walked alot and went to playgrounds. We visited a real live prairie and participated in a uniquie Illini custom called the ‘turkey trot’. Isabel showed saintly patience towards the 6 year-old that shadowed her every [...]