http://www.aprille.org Sat, 04 Sep 2010 01:35:50 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en {this moment} - A Friday ritual. A single photo - no words - capturing a moment from the week. A simple, special, extraordinary moment. http://www.aprille.org/?p=1552 It worked out pretty well, actually. The cucumber, without its peel or seeds, pretty much just faded into the background and left me with a dense, moist, blueberry quickbread (not sweetbread.  Different thing.)  Denny and I polished half a loaf last night.  I bet if it hadn't occurred after Miles's bedtime, ... http://www.aprille.org/?p=1549 {this moment} – A Friday ritual. A single photo – no words – capturing a moment from the week. A simple, special, extraordinary moment. http://www.aprille.org/?p=1547 We thought we were so smart by not planting any zucchini this year. I was a little sad when Denny accidentally smashed one of my two cucumber plants in its infancy. Yeah, turns out one is plenty. I haven't been very good about grabbing them up when they're little, and I'm getting kind ... http://www.aprille.org/?p=1545 Miles had chosen a button-up shirt to wear, which required a little more effort to put on than his usual t-shirts. A:   Okay, let's get 'er on. M:  It a girl? A:   Oh, no.  Sometimes people say "her" just to be silly. M:  Okay, let's get she on. http://www.aprille.org/?p=1541 Miles woke up from his nap later than usual and therefore was still kind of sleepy-grumpy when Denny got home.  He wasn't in the mood for their usual ritual of waving as Denny approached from the bus stop and playing peek-a-boo at the window. M:  No waving! A:  You don't want to ... http://www.aprille.org/?p=1536 {this moment} – A Friday ritual. A single photo – no words – capturing a moment from the week. A simple, special, extraordinary moment. http://www.aprille.org/?p=1538 {this moment} – A Friday ritual. A single photo – no words – capturing a moment from the week. A simple, special, extraordinary moment. http://www.aprille.org/?p=1534 One of Miles's current favorite books is I Love You Because You're You, by Liza Baker. For the last few nights, we've been going through this ritual before we read it at bedtime. A:  What's this book about? M:  It about a mommy who loves her baby soooooooooo much. A:  Do you know ... http://www.aprille.org/?p=1532 My dear little Miles, This has been a summer of toe baths, corn on (and off) the cob, swimming and splashing, and sweaty little curls plastered to your scalp. Toe baths are a local invention intended to address your serious pew-pew-stinky-feet problem.  It's not your fault, really.  You're a a little kid, ... http://www.aprille.org/?p=1528