Tag Archives: Fresco

You Crazy Kids and Your Doo-dads

I don’t go to baby stores very often. But today the opportunity was offered to me so I went to BabiesRus land to purchase a new gate for Trombone’s bedroom doorway because the old one is kaput. Oh, BabiesRus on … Continue reading

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Shouting Baby Has Broken Shouter

We have a particular strain of common cold at our house, one characterized by a bad ass cough; not “the hack” from last year, which was a dry, irritating cough, but a real thick, hearty soup of a cough. A … Continue reading

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Friday Is Good

Grace under pressure, I think that’s what I’ve got some form of. When the day is just dumb and boring and endless and we are all getting on each other’s nerves, I can be as cantankerous as the rest of … Continue reading

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Upping the Estrogen

When I was a kid I used to take pictures of my stuffed animals. Like, family portrait style. I would gather them all up on the couch and pose them and then whip out my little rectangular camera and click … Continue reading

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Scattered is an Understatement

Potato News Last week I saw a bag of pre-peeled, chopped-into-cubes potatoes, for sale at Safeway. They were called “Today’s Potatoes.” (discarded marketing slogan: Because Potatoes are HARD WORK) When I got home I went to the Today’s Potatoes website … Continue reading

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