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    Soon we will be four.

    As I alluded to in my last post, we’ll be getting a new family member very soon. Next weekend we are picking up Bruno’s little brother, a 10-week-old black and tan long-haired…

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    Weekend.

    I drew a photo-realistic portrait of Evan on my thumb. It was cold and windy outside today, but I wore my new coat anyway. I was freezing, but it was worth it.…

  • You’ve made my day.

    I’m so flattered that Kathryn at Perfectbound has given me a “you’ve made my day” award, because really, isn’t making someone’s day just about the nicest thing you can do? Kathryn and…

  • It was a good weekend.

    Me, my mother, and Bruno. Bruno doesn’t mind going in the car when he gets to sit on his Mormor’s lap! We met this pretty lady, Betty the bulldog, at a store…

  • Scotland, 2002.

    Some photos from our trip to Scotland in 2002. We stayed at Borthwick Castle, just outside of Edinburgh. The quality of the daylight in Scotland was unreal; the sky was hazy and…

  • Merry Christmas!

    This morning in our house—the decorations are subtle. No tree this year, just wee Jultomte and Julbok, with some floating silver glass balls in the fireplace. My grandmother’s Christmas plate from 1911…

  • Cooking for Christmas: Janssons frestelse.

    My mother is Swedish, which is a wonderful thing foodwise at Christmastime! Last year, my siblings and I each took over a part of the traditional recipes to help her out a…

  • Chocolate Sour Cream Cake.

    Today is Lucia Day and the start of the Christmas season! Fittingly, we received half a foot of fresh snow here in the Hudson Valley today, and I have spent the evening…

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