Super Rachel Zana's Spot

The old maple tree on our boulevard has been declining since we moved in.  Every year there are more dead branches, and less leaves as it straggled on.  The leaves were so pretty, though, so we just kept on enjoying that tree.  However, since it si a boulevard tree, it…

Last Thursday the middle kidlets came home from school.  It was a teaching day for me, and the choices for snacking around here were not great.  The Banana asked if she could make cookies.  I said that I wouldn’t be able to help her because I was about to start…

The Banana had a baby tooth that was super loose.  It had been wreaking orthodontic havoc for months on end.  It was time for it to come OUT.

Brutus doesn’t like to go out in the cold, which is a great thing because we don’t worry about him escaping and running into the dreaded “Cat Man” up the street who would like to do away with him for good.  One of the glorious things about winter is being…

Last week:  shoveling and grumbling. This week:  it’s melting!  Hooray!  I love 40 degrees.  I really do.  It’s perfect walking weather, and fresh air is magnificent.

For five consecutive years I have documented our family’s daily life by taking at least one picture almost every single day.  At least I try to.  I miss a few days here and there.  Our newest book, the pictures from 2015 arrived recently, and everyone has been enjoying perusing through…

He said to me in the car, “Mom, were you born yet when the Vikings sailed across the ocean?”

Hyacinths are native plants in the Eastern Mediterranean:  Syria, Turkey, Lebanon, and parts of Iraq. No Children = no mess.  During their winter break from school the kidless spent some time with their grandma (they had a fabulous time) and I was all alone in my house.  (I love them…

For my birthday, my friend gave me a hyacinth bulb and forcing jar.  I started the bulb on New Years Day, along with some paper white bulbs.  The paper whites grew fast and bloomed and are on their way to demise.  The hyacinth bulb grew so very slowly, but it’s…