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Monthly Archives: August 2009

Away

Another Swedberg milestone — and while this one may involve bugs, I won’t have to deal with them. Ben and Lucy are at overnight camp. I dropped them off yesterday afternoon for 4 nights at Camp Roger in Rockford, Michigan. My mom and dad came with us because this is the same camp my mother […]

Errata

We apologize for not identifying the photographer from the last post.  The very artsy Harry Potter photo was taken by Ben Swedberg.

I’d like to say a few words

A few weeks ago, Karl and I kept our promise to Ben and took him to see Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince in the theatre.  It was such fun that I went home and immediately began re-reading the whole series.  I was so transported that I felt as if the real world was intruding […]

Mozart

The kids have been busy wringing every last playable moment out of the summer.   This means they’re having lots of quality time with the neighbor kids, but maybe not so much with me.  I’m mostly needed for snacks and negotiating treaties.  When school begins again, I will relish our after-school snack time together where their […]

Pride and Prejudice

Read this once a year — love every word of it.   Will be enjoying my annual viewing of BBC version — oh, Mr. Darcy — while kids are away at camp this week.

Brooklyn Follies

Paul Auster is amazing.  I’m no critic, but I think his is one of those natural gifts that looks so easy you think you might be able to do it too — but there is no way I could write such a elegant story.  No extra words, no fancy conceits, lean and lovely.  And a […]