• Musical Instrument

    He’ll make a pretend musical instrument out of pretty much anything: a block of wood, a hose, a spoon, whatever he gets his hands on, and then he usually drags out a music stand and swipes someone’s music books to do his own “practicing.” He pretends to go to school…

  • 2025 Sunday Night at the Beach: Edition 15

    YaYa was visiting! We needed to drop off Mr. TOF at a rowing banquet and pick him back up after about an hour, so we decided to stay down at the sandy beach. The weather was a lovely temperature, although there was a brief rain shower, which made for some…

  • YaYa Visits

    A few weeks ago YaYa was able to fly in and visit for a whole week, much to the delight of her parents and especially Peanut Maximus. Peanut Maximus counted down the days to her arrival. She arrived late at night and Dr. Peds picked her up from the airport…

  • Lately

    I’m super behind because the last few weeks I have been drowning in photoediting for some major projects for clients. YaYa visited, and The Banana visited, and there have been many other things happening as well. It’s also the beginning of November, and for a music teacher, this means GO!…

  • Mess of the Week: Extreme Cooking Edition

    I was too overwhelmed to take a picture, so you get to see this image of a lovely autumn branch instead. Last week I was deeply reading a book on the couch while Peanut Maximus was playing. These days, when I read a book I wear my reading glasses. Reading…