Monthly Archives: January 2012

One Year

Posted on 01/12/2012 by chick

Dear Livia, You are a year old now. It’s hard to believe it, but the calendar doesn’t lie. One year ago today, it was snowing hard. I was in the hospital, first in labor and then taking care of my … Continue reading →

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Forgotten Pictures of 2011: Part IV

Posted on 01/11/2012 by chick

Nameless Snowstorm of October 29, 2011

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Forgotten Pictures of 2011: Part III

Posted on 01/10/2012 by chick

 

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Forgotten Pictures of 2011: Part II

Posted on 01/09/2012 by chick
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Keep on Moving

Posted on 01/08/2012 by chick

From Third Girl But one could not relax forever, one had to go on to the next thing. Unfortunately he had no idea what the next thing might be. Some further literary accomplishment? He thought not. Do a thing well, … Continue reading →

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Forgotten Pictures of 2011: Part I

Posted on 01/04/2012 by chick

Here are some pictures I took in 2011 that never made it into blog posts. The last picture is my favorite of the three. There is a story behind it. Hurricane Irene knocked out our power for a couple of … Continue reading →

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Christmas 2011

Posted on 01/03/2012 by chick

Christmas 2011 was Livia’s first Christmas and Marshall’s third. We talked to Marshall about Santa Claus many times in the weeks approaching Christmas, and he learned to recognize the fat man in the red, fur-lined coat, but he still didn’t … Continue reading →

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Labor of Love

Posted on 01/02/2012 by chick

My husband likes 60 Minutes, and sometimes I watch it with him. I wouldn’t necessarily consider the broadcasts memorable, but I remember Andy Rooney once saying something like this: “The good [columns] take an hour [to write]. The bad ones … Continue reading →

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2011 in Review

Posted on 01/01/2012 by chick

The year 2011 definitely had its ups and downs, but overall it was a good year. To reminisce, here is the first paragraph of my favorite post from each month. January, from I’m Back, Sort Of My blog completely fell … Continue reading →

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Yummy, Happy

Posted on 01/01/2012 by chick

Poirot speaking to Ariadne Oliver in Third Girl: One day you rang me up. I was in distress. Yes, I admit it, I was in distress. Something extremely painful had been said to me. You, madame were kindness itself. You … Continue reading →

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