Super Rachel Zana's Spot

I’m usually up early. He’s usually up early. But today I actually didn’t have to be up early. He was still up early, so he crawled into my bed for a minute, asking me repeatedly to get up and make him breakfast. The sun was not anywhere close to being…

YaYa is here for a visit, and it just worked out that last Friday I did not have anything on the schedule, not even transportation for Mr. TOF and his various activities. For weeks I had been wanting to drive over to Bayfield to procure apples, so we decided to…

During rowing season, if a member of the rowing club ergs a 2K time of under 8 minutes for girls, and under 7 minutes for boys, they are recognized with a special award. It’s super hard to get those times, and it’s a big deal when it happens. The Banana…

Cars! Cars! Cars! It’s cars, all day every day around here, and whole worlds are built for the car collection. Every car is its own character, and all the cars are full of drama. I love all the building that is happening: wooden blocks, kappa blocks, magnatiles, rainbow tunnels. There…

It’s always nice to lunch with a friend.

Last June I had some succulent plants that had gone a little crazy, so I chopped them off and stuck the ends in a big, shallow terracotta pot I had hanging around. I plopped them on the front porch, thinking for sure they would rot in the wet, cool climate…

Look at this storybook mushroom next to a hiking trail in the forest! Could it be more perfect? I think not!

Dr. Peds thought Sunday Night at the Beach was already over. It was not! We loaded up the car. Mr. TOF was driving, and I told him he could pick any beach destination with rocks. He drove to Stoney Point! It was windy, with splashing grey waves. I always love…