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My Favorite Child

Posted on 07/21/2012 by chick

Dear Children, Your father sometimes accuses me of favoring one of you. If he was consistent about which one of you was the supposed favorite, I’d probably get mad at him. He isn’t, though. Sometimes he says Marshall is my … Continue reading →

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Sing a Song of Sequels

Posted on 07/16/2012 by chick

The Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. Tolkien Grade: A+ In The Lord of the Rings, a hobbit named Frodo Baggins inherits the magic ring that his uncle, Bilbo, found on a journey many years previously (the story of which … Continue reading →

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Favorite Thing: Daybed

Posted on 07/01/2012 by chick

I wanted a daybed very much when I was younger, and though I remember shopping for daybeds, somehow I never got one. Years later, I needed somewhere for guests to sleep and my office was big enough to accommodate a … Continue reading →

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So Far Today

Posted on 06/19/2012 by chick

After diapering and dressing the children, feeding them their breakfast and lunch, and washing the dishes and cleaning the kitchen counter, I have now officially met the bare minimum of motherly tasks for the morning and afternoon. I also got … Continue reading →

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Favorite Things: Crayons

Posted on 06/10/2012 by chick

That’s the wonderful thing about crayons. They can take you to more places than a starship. —Guinan (Star Trek: The Next Generation character) I love crayons. I love the way they smell. They smell sort of like candles, but better … Continue reading →

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The Chicken or the Egg?

Posted on 06/04/2012 by chick

Until a few days ago it had been rather quiet here at Blue-Footed Musings. After years of blogging, I can authoritatively state that an absence of posts indicates one of two things: either I’m extraordinarily busy or I’m in a … Continue reading →

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Favorite Things: Flowering Weeds

Posted on 06/03/2012 by chick

Blooming in the yard right now are cinquefoil, bluets, mouse-ear chickweed, buttercups, common speedwell, white clover, yellow wood sorrel, lady’s thumb, and dandelions. Most suburbanites would be horrified by that list. “What a nasty, weedy mess!” they’d exclaim. My husband … Continue reading →

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Assumptions

Posted on 06/02/2012 by chick

I saw this headline in my news aggregator this morning. Royals buried in the sand with the dog And I thought, “OMG, which royals were killed and how did their killer get away with burying their bodies in the sand?” … Continue reading →

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You Go, Girl!

Posted on 05/25/2012 by chick

Dear Livia, You are a little over 16 months now. Here’s what you’ve been up to. You’re quite tall for your age. At your last checkup the doctors told us that your height is off the charts. Your tallness makes … Continue reading →

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And the Winner Is . . .

Posted on 05/23/2012 by chick

Not me. Alas, I did not win NPR’s Three-Minute Fiction contest. But having read all of the featured stories and the winning one, I can say honestly that my story was nowhere near good enough to win. Many of the … Continue reading →

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