Author Archives: cheesefairy

We are the Great Hope

Yesterday, Canada had an election. Maybe you heard about it. Because I am on the West Coast, and the votes started being counted on the East Coast while we were still able to vote, I had to wait until 7:00 … Continue reading

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That New Bed Smell

Up until this past Monday, Fresco was sleeping in a crib. Yes. My three year old was in a crib. I know that it makes intellectual sense to leave a child in its preferred enclosure until it is ready to … Continue reading

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Focus

I read once about how children learn physical stuff and mental stuff at separate times, ie: if your child is walking and can climb to the top of the bookshelf while you are taking five minutes in the bathroom, s/he … Continue reading

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A Thoroughly Short Post

Fresco. You are three today. 3. You weight 35 lbs and measure 38 inches and you are 3. Your older brother has been needling you for weeks, as brothers do. “Why don’t you try some Parmesan cheese?” he will say, … Continue reading

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Bloom

Until one day last week, the naked magnolia tree still had one brown leaf, dry as old skin, cracker-crunchy, pressed right up against the living room window. Every time there was a storm, I would watch the leaf closely for … Continue reading

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