Our little guy is finally coming into his own This may just fall into the category of a “perfect” day. • Not only did Pete actually tell us he had to go outside today (minor miracle), he also went out without Juliette (another biggie). After ten months, I think he’s […]

H David Guitar Studio: Ann Arbor After months of reading my commentary about our lives, my husband has decided he’d like to have his own say. Please welcome Invisible Fist.

H David Guitar Studio: Ann Arbor

Hollyhock bud emerging

Reeds Lake: East Grand Rapids The reporters on NPR tend to use big words. It’s something I enjoy about public radio — being educated. Sometimes I even know the words. Other times I can figure them out by their context. Today, however, Nina Totenberg threw one out there that both […]

My 1993 Trek, the bike that got my tush to the park Can someone please tell me why the Democrats and Republicans need to throw huge, ostentatious conventions where delegates and politicos, many who get drunk and stupid together, gather for a week to decide on something that’s already been […]

Reeds Lake: East Grand Rapids I could have taken better shots, but I was sweaty and tired from biking up a few hills and this was the view from where I parked my tush.

Blue pot on the deck Adoption is about waiting. Waiting for all the information you need to fill out the forms. Waiting for doctors to redo their paperwork since they missed a few things the first time around. Waiting for fingerprints. Waiting for immigration documents. Waiting for social worker visits. […]

…I love to take a photograph Seems everyone on the web’s been sporting the new Canon 300D. I’m more than happy to march to the beat of a slightly different drummer with my D70. Honestly, I had an N-65 and two great lenses before I went digital, so the choice […]

Kicking back on the deck Other than our vacation pics, the only photos I’ve been taking lately have been around the house and yard. I’m beginning to feel a bit claustrophobic. I think it’s time for a photo excursion. Hopefully soon.

Do you Zima? Ten years ago or so, I used to drink Zimas quite a bit. I’m a girly-girl, I guess. I’ve never liked beer and I’m not keen on things like rum and Coke. Yet the stigma of wine coolers forced me to look elsewhere. There are always margaritas, […]

Great music on the nicest evening of the summer Scott took me to my first Natalie MacMaster show in Lansing last June. I’d never heard her music before and I was blown away. I love fiddle music. But she adds something more to the mix. She’s just so darn energetic. […]