A few weeks ago I received the nicest compliment I think I’ve ever received. I hesitate to even call it a compliment because I don’t really like compliments and I get embarrassed easily when I’m singled out for some reason. I think that’s a little different than showing appreciation – I really make an effort…
Month: March 2015
(story)time: The Secret Garden by Frances Hodgson Burnett
I’m currently reading The Secret Garden by Frances Hodgson Burnett to F. We have the hardback edition of the book illustrated by Inga Moore, and it’s exquisite. I started reading this to her when she was younger – maybe when she was three, but it was a little too much for her then. She’s more…
project addition: week six (a brief pause)
I was rereading my post about the weekend before last and realized that it sounded very tranquil – full of slow moments of creativity and productivity, sprinkled with exercise and cold, bracing air. The best kind of weekend to have when you’re stuck with an early spring weekend that’s still acting like a midwinter one. True,…