When it comes to kids, I could not want them more. Like, NOW. But entries like this make me wonder if I’m really ready for the parts that aren’t all cute, cuddly, and endearing. Poor Heather and Jon (and Leta!).
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My best friend from high school is getting married on Saturday. I’d actually fooled myself into thinking I wasn’t going to be that emotional on the day, contrary to all evidence, such as my history of crying at every wedding I’ve ever attended, even those of people I didn’t know particularly well (as in, employees […]
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Our petal-strewn path
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We’re sitting in The Four-Faced Liar in Greenwich Village, drinking some nice lager and flopping in the candelight and comfy booths. (I’m also getting some work done, but it doesn’t feel like work in this environment.) They’ve been playing lots of Willie Nelson and Buena Vista Social Club, and just […]
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Us
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I had to work today, so Antoine got to spend the day exploring New York by himself. Amongst other things, he went and got himself a membership card for the New York Public Library. I think he’s trying to tell me something.
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Us at Angelo’s, W 57th, NYC
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We left our friends’ house in Kentucky at 4.45 on Monday morning and arrived in Manhattan just after lunchtime. I felt surprisingly chipper when I woke up well before my alarm, which was set for 4. I knew something wasn’t right, though, when I wanted blood when […]
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Snow. Lots of snow.
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Antoine opened the blinds in our room (at our friends’ house) this morning and exclaimed, “Snow!” I was thinking it would be more of a light dusting, but no, three and a half inches fell overnight. The freezing rain that followed all morning has made the roads a nightmare, […]
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Flying to Spain
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It might have been a good idea to get at least a half hour’s kip last night. Oh well, I’m sure I’ll still be an utter joy for Antoine to make the 10+ hour journey from our house to Kentucky with today…
(NB Le Gâteau Piège was awesome. We ate it […]
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Foo!
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The tough get procrastinating. This afternoon, I baked Le Gâteau Piège for Antoine, which was super-easy and smells great. And I don’t even like to bake. (Haven’t tasted it yet, but I’m sure it’s lovely.)
Procrastination over, I just finished writing the reading I will give at my best friend’s wedding next Saturday. Please hope, for […]
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Anyone who’s been reading this blog for any length of time won’t be surprised to find out that I am less than impressed with the attempts to force young girls to receive the HPV vaccine. It’s disturbing that this is happening as more evidence emerges that the US government’s decision several years ago to mandate […]
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Not surprisingly, I like what Alice Bachini-Smith says here:
[I]f you think (as I do) that parenting is a job, a different thing from “the personal relationship you have with those people who happen to be your kids” (although they are related- it’s easier to guide and facilitate someone better when you know them intimately well), […]
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I have a few friends who cannot watch the UK version of The Office because they find many scenes (like this, this, and this) and Brentisms so cringeworthy. I never quite understood that until I watched the video that Guido links here. Seeing Andrew Neil grill Ed Balls about the UK’s ridiculous inflation was easy, […]
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I really miss Peter Cuthbertson. He doesn’t blog anymore, really, as he’s now working in Washington, DC, in politics, which is his natural calling. Peter and I used to have these very intense and infuriating (well, on my end, anyway) debates about all sorts of issues, since we seemed to disagree on, oh, almost everything. […]
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Sea bream at Roka
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My favourite international man of mystery came to town last night and took me to Roka, which is probably my number one restaurant in London. If you’re a seafood fan, you have not lived until you’ve had the sea bream at Roka. It’s insane that a simple piece of […]
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