To counter the “winter blah” I’ve been staring at my green houseplants, wearing a pair of new wool socks on days when it snows (I save my new socks for dismal days when I need a little cheer) and occasionally playing the piano with the lid up to make it…

So we actually saved our big jump-a-roo baby jumper that we got when the Devious Snail was a baby. He used it. The Banana used it. Mr. TOF used it. It never came down from the attic for the next twelve years because we thought there was always the possibility…

Grandma sent his adorable shirt, and he was irresistible all day! We spent quite a bit of time reading books. I read the books. He eats the books. We are both happy.

OK, so maybe it is cheating to have an alternate view, but the sink is in the background! All of these things are waiting to be cleaned.

He’s a playing machine! Those little hands have gotten so good at grabbing onto things and moving them, and one of his latest tricks is to take all the toys off his tray and drop them on the floor. Also, it is pretty great to hang out in fuzzy footed…

The Devious Snail came home from a trumpet lesson a couple of weeks ago and asked if I could play an accompaniment part for a trumpet solo he was thinking about playing at solo and ensemble contest. I fell in love with the piece, which had such a fun and…