Back when the kids were really young, I was hoping to be able to turn my office into a sort of magical place for them. I ran out of steam (and money) and gave up on the dream. I had never mentioned that to Livia, so I was pleased when she recently said to me, “You know, your office used to seem like a magical place to me when I was younger….” It was the books, she explained. Duh. The books are magical. I knew that. I just hadn’t realized that they could imbue the whole room with magic. Good thing I used so many of them in my decorating scheme! \ud83d\ude09<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Back when the kids were really young, I was hoping to be able to turn my office into a sort of magical place for them. I ran out of steam (and money) and gave up on the dream. I had … Continue reading