Not really ready and really very ready at the same time. Claire and I are just about done with this.    Nursing the Baby, Lilla Cabot Perry, c. 1906. Pastel on paper. Maternité, 1890. By Mary Cassatt Motherhood or Madame Lebasque and Her Children (1905). By Henri Lebasque (1865-1937).  

She’s off and runnng… or crawling. She’s been trying to get her pudgy little hands on everything she can find that is within her reach.  Sorry about the blurry photos. I sometimes take pictures without looking into the viewfinder. It helps when she sees my face instead of a camera in front of my face,…

Brian ran his fourth marathon on Sunday. Here are the girls waiting for Daddy and having a little breakfast. Bea got a free fish from one of the race sponsors – she named it Lala Lee Lou. And there he is at about the halfway point. Go Daddy Go! Coming in to give a quick…

I asked Bea to take a photo of the dress I just finished. She’s becoming quite a photographer. It’s the socialite dress pattern by Anna Maria Horner. I think I like it. I might actually wear it.

Highlights from our trek to Rhein Falls last Sunday.  – Leaves just starting to pop out.– A relaxing walk along the Rhein (or the Rhine) River – Views of the waterfall from a castle– A picnic at a playground– The sound of rapids and water falling– Ice cream… pink– Returned home with sun-kissed faces 

Where has this week gone – It’s already Thursday and I’ve not posted photos of our weekend. Brian had the day off for Sechselaeuten. It’s a festival that is celebrated only in the canton of Zurich – it’s their way of saying good-bye to winter by burning a snowman effigy on top of a huge…

Yesterday was our anniversary – nine years. These days I feel like something has come between us – two little girly somethings actually. I am happy, but I often daydream about the future when Brian and I can once again say more than two sentences to each other without being interrupted by a runny nose…

This year I get to make two bunnies for two Easter baskets. Bea did not love her bunny last year – she barely noticed it… ever. I doubt she will love this bunny either but that doesn’t stop me. Here’s bunny number one almost done.