Periodically, if it is relevant to other themes I’ve been exploring here, I will post an entry from my archive of the more private journal I have had since 2003. Here is one such entry, from a letter I wrote … Continue reading
Five songs I listened to when I was in labor with Alder, in no particular order by Robina 1. Won’t Say Anything, Hello Seahorse! listen via YouTube This was the first song I listened to when I was in labor … Continue reading
Day 16: Parenting advice you were given while pregnant becomes most poignant three years after you’ve become a parent.
Response three to the shared things grow question Tell me a story about an idiosyncratic skill you have, and why you have it. See response one here and response two here. These days I’ve been spending my afternoons amassing the … Continue reading
Lately I’ve been thinking about late pregnancy a lot. Every time I think of the final few weeks of both of my pregnancies, I get this strange feeling — a bit of a lump in my throat, a bit wistful, … Continue reading
i. maternity clothes.my pregnant body is clothed, both figuratively and literally, in the good wishes of my friends. literally: i walk around in shirts from maggie and jenny, pants from mary catherine, skirts and dresses from friends i made on … Continue reading
let me tell you a bit about my favourite part of driving. it has nothing to do with the windows being rolled down and the wind in my hair, or singing at the top of my lungs. it is altogether … Continue reading
february. ah, february. i am not sorry to see you go, to be frank, even if march’s entrance is less than encouraging (we’re supposedly getting a foot tonight!). this is the part of the winter where i start to feel … Continue reading
