Raggabirl goes to Washington

At the Library of Congress

Washington, D.C.
Saturday, June 18, 2016

Raggabirl is just finishing up a barnstorming tour of the nation's Capitol. You can see her here as she tours some of the big destinations in D.C....it was a big week!

Also at the Library of Congress

Riding the carousel at the National Zoo

At the White House

Shiny, shiny

Washington, D.C.
Saturday, June 18, 2016

Walking back and forth to Dad's house in SE, we had several occasions to admire the shiny, shiny fire engines in the nearby firehouse...

Przewalski's horse

Washington, D.C.
Wednesday, June 15, 2016

Spent the majority of our time at the National Zoo today either watching Przewalski's horses or waiting for them to come out of their barn. And riding Przewalski's horse on the Zoo carousel. The pandas, surprisingly, ran a distant third...

Other children's parents

Seattle, Washington
Sunday, June 5, 2016

This weekend A attended a blow-out Harry Potter overnight birthday party complete with Potions and Runes classes. And chocolate Snitches. We all have our strengths, and I am thinking that organizing this kind of party is probably NOT in my portfolio. I just want to say for the record: thank goodness for other children's parents!

One week later

Seattle, Washington
Sunday, May 15, 2016

Am still enjoying the process of putting up these New Yorker covers. It turns out to be lengthy process but a pleasant one.

The Wizard of Oz

Seattle, Washington
Friday, May 13, 2016

Last night the kids at A's school put on a fine performance of the Wizard of Oz. What I really appreciated about this performance was the enormous effort that the teachers and staff made to include ALL students that wanted to act. The result? Five or six Dorothies, at least three Tin Men, several Lions, and on and on. An impressive job!

Home improvement projects

Seattle, Washington
Sunday, May 8, 2016

After a bowl of Mother's Day pho, I requested a stop at Lowe's to buy some wallpaper paste and a wallpaper "smoother." After nearly seven years of stockpiling my favorite New Yorker covers--and dragging them around the world--I am finally ready to put them up permanently. No flowers or chocolates for me: I choose wallpaper paste...