Wordless Wednesday: My Sky Yesterday

While this image of the Earth from Saturn was making the rounds of the Internet yesterday, The Six-Year-Old and I were hanging out at our little…

The Rajah’s Man & the Indomitable Lady Doctor

At my other place (Once upon a Time in Needham), I explore how this photo of a man on a camel taken at the turn of…

Wordless Wednesday: Plane landing over Boston Harbor

Before we moved last month, my friend Victoria and I went on a whale watching trip. While we were still in Boston Harbor, we caught sight of a plane landing at Logan Airport. Turns out that landing is just as terrifying when viewed from a boat.

On the Road with The Six-Year-Old, Episode 4: How can you tell the difference between a decrepit old barn and a merely ramshackle one?

While passing through Pennsylvania on our recent road trip, Mommyo, pointing: “Now that’s a decrepit old barn.” The Six-Year-Old, enlightened: “Oh! So that’s what decrepit means!”…

The Six-Year-Old wins another round

On a recent Saturday afternoon, The Six-Year-Old and her father were tucked up on our couch reading The Tower Treasure (Hardy Boys #1) by Franklin W.…

Jedi Word Tricks

The caffeine consumption at Caterpickles Central has gone up considerably since we decided to move to Chicago. Mommyo’s alone has more than doubled. Naturally, The Six-Year-Old…

Wordless Wednesday: The Six-Year-Old gets homesick

Last night, as I was tucking The Six-Year-Old into bed in her new room, she sighed. The Six-Year-Old, sadly: “I want to be home.” Mommyo, curiously:…

A recipe for preserving children and other news of our week

Happy day after the 4th, everyone. Our bikes haven’t made it yet to our new home, so our traditional July 4th plan (decorating The Six-Year-Old’s bike…

Wordless Wednesday: Dr. Seuss National Memorial Sculpture Gardens in Springfield, MA

We kicked off our recent road trip with a visit to the Dr. Seuss National Memorial Sculpture Gardens in Springfield, MA. The Six-Year-Old’s pictures from this magical place will follow later (I still haven’t found that darn cable), but in the meantime, here is my favorite.