Category Archives: trombone

Cake and Truth (and Freedom!)

I fetched Trombone from his nap today; lifted him out of the crib onto the floor and then fell into the rocking chair, panting. He proceeded to bring me his stuffed animals, one at a time. “Hug bear.” “OK, I’ll … Continue reading

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Dear This Year; Love, Last Year

(The gift of good humour is enclosed.) First, last year’s post, which includes the following paragraph: “…Some people are born to be accountants and some people CAN do it but prefer not to and some people can learn just enough … Continue reading

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Regular Dispatch From Behind Closed Eyes

A friend mentioned yesterday that it was always interesting when I posted during my last maternity leave. I think that this is likely an exaggeration on his part, as it was not always interesting to be me in that year … Continue reading

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Some Things Funny and Other Things Dull

Yesterday we went for a walk without mittens for young Master. Quite a few blocks passed with Trombone mentioning, offhand, “Mittens…mittens….mittens…Mamanonna…mittens,” implying that his grandmother never forgets the mittens when she takes him for a walk and really, I could … Continue reading

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This Morning

Our son is moaning from his crib. He sounds like a zombie searching for brains, like a beached sea lion, like a hospital ward full of tummy aches. We are ignoring him because it is 5:45 am and the upcoming … Continue reading

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