Fall is for Yankees

The 2009 New York Yankees are heading to the world series, again. I’m no sports fan. But I think I know why the Yankees always seem to prevail in the month of October.
Because Fall is For Yankees! In weather and in baseball, things seem to go in the favor of New Englanders this time of [...]

Write a Caption for this Photo of a Chicken Coop

We’re not sharp enough right now to come up with a good caption for this photo so we’ll put it out to the lot of  you.
Leave a comment below to share your caption for this photograph of a row of hens perched on the fence of a chicken coop.  They represent half of the hen population [...]

Ghosts of Halloween past

Anyone with little kids is planning Halloween costumes by now (unless they enjoy last-minute runs to Target and picked-over shelves). The autumn leaves got me thinking about our past three years with the Neens. 
Her first two costumes were hand-me-downs (Asa and Lynn, you guys rock) and since Nina had no say in the matter, we [...]

Snapshots Of The Week

We mostly stayed close to home, enjoying the cool end-of-summer weather.  My neighbor gave us a useful stroller that Maddie can ride in while Nina sits or stands on the back.

But sometimes Nina wants to stroll, not be strolled. 

Watercoloring can get us through an hour at home.

Maddie’s highchair tray is her artist’s palette and her [...]