Ahhh, the zoo in the springtime, for me the best time of year to go. The summer — not so much: heat and humidity don’t mix well with the wafting aromas of african animal feces. But now, the zoo puts on a wonderful floral show with the daffodils, tulips and hyacinths sharing the grounds with [...]
Archive for April, 2009
swimming laps
Posted in Motherhood, Photography, seasons, tagged anthropomorphic, polar bear, swimming laps, zoo on April 14, 2009 | 6 Comments »
pet pal finder
Posted in get along like cats and dogs, tagged Bo, cat, dog, first family, pet adoption, petfinder.com on April 13, 2009 | 5 Comments »
Petfinder.com = internet dating for dogs (and cats). New pets in the news — you have seen the new first pup Bo’Bama, right? — have suddenly spurred lots of spirited discussion about ways to find a new pet. Hey, when looking for just the right pal and simultaneously trying to run a (messed up) country, [...]
easter baskets
Posted in Photography, seasons, tagged easter basket, olives, tulips on April 12, 2009 | 7 Comments »
My Easter basket always contained a can of ripe olives. Sure, I was a big fan of the chocolate bunny (hollow or solid), the peeps, malted-milk-ball robin eggs the and jelly beans. I loved the egg hunt around the house for real, brightly dyed, hard-boiled eggs. We would usually find almost all of them, which [...]
six degrees of bloggeration
Posted in Foodies, good reads, seasons, tagged blogs, vintage cookbooks on April 11, 2009 | 1 Comment »
For me, one of the wonders of the blogoshere is this ability to find kindred spirits anywhere in the world. Until very recently, I met people through the traditional walks and walkings of life, made many wonderful friends and interesting acquaintances — but my web of connections was based on where I lived, where the [...]
dog is my co-pilot
Posted in get along like cats and dogs on April 8, 2009 | 2 Comments »
Wait — did I get that backwards?
mom madness
Posted in Motherhood, tagged basketball, man cave, March Madness, NCAA, tournament on April 6, 2009 | 1 Comment »
Tonight is the final game of the NCAA Men’s Basketball Tourney. Oh, there’s been lots o’ b-ball watching in this house, especially in the man-cave. It really doesn’t matter who is playing (since the Badgers were knocked out early); we watch virtually all the games anyway, at least in DVR’d speed watch. I say “we” [...]
april came in like a wall
Posted in Writing, tagged writer's block on April 5, 2009 | 7 Comments »
OK, I’m back. I had an unfortunate, uncomfortable, unforeseen, uncalled-for case of writer’s block. My magical month of March ended and I was left with April brain showers. I wandered around the house, unable to get anything else done either. I banged my head against the keyboard for several days and still… nothing. Kitty said, [...]
bon appetit
Posted in Foodies, Motherhood, tagged Suburban Bliss, The Detective Mom on April 5, 2009 | 6 Comments »
It is not exactly news to write about what my kid(s) won’t eat. Every parent has a story, right? However, some blogs have elevated it to an art form. At Suburban Bliss, author Melissa Summers has a regular feature called “Did They Eat It?” She takes clever photos all through the meal preparation process, adds [...]
is this a happy face?
Posted in get along like cats and dogs, Photography, tagged cat, happy face on April 1, 2009 | 5 Comments »
Is she smiling? Sometimes it is hard to tell. Could be maniacal plotting of the dog’s untimely demise.
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