We haven’t traveled at Christmastime in over a decade, so staying home is normal for us. We rarely see family at Christmas, so celebrating alone is normal for us. But in this Covid year, I got on a plane four days before Christmas and left for LA (which was a hotspot for the virus), and my parents and their dog […]
Fun with kids and Morse Code
A few years back, I read in the book Cheaper by the Dozen (upon which the movies were based) about the eccentric and endearing Frank Gilbreth. It’s a memoir written by his children, and it’s fascinating, playful and funny. The father of this large family took efficiency to the extreme with hilarious results. One of the things he did was […]
Bean Blogging: Fungus-Free Since May 2020
On our previous blog, I wrote 600 blog posts in 10 years. Then, over the next 5 years my posting frequency slowed to a trickle and finally petered out altogether. I still love to write. Moments I want to remember still zoom past me, threatening to disappear forever if I don’t mull over and document them. My kids still make […]