This morning, GTB sent an email to his friends announcing that I’m preggo and that all is well so far. We received many congratulatory emails in return, but this one, from our friend Cowbelle, took the cake: Hi Baby B, I’m your Aunt E! I’m going to be a really good influence on you. I’ll […]

The image you see above was taken this morning. Yes, that’s my uterus. And yep, that’s an eight-week old fetus you see in there. What? You don’t see it. Yeah, neither did we, but the doctor assured us that it is indeed there. And that the fluid sack looks really good. (I don’t exactly know […]

I love my husband. I do. But sometimes, I wonder how he survived this long. This morning, his stomach was upset to the point that he didn’t want to leave the house. So he called work and told them he’d be working from home today. I called him a little before noon to see how […]

The Oregonian has a new book blog. And the contributors don’t appear to be idiots. So far, at least. (Have I mentioned before how much I dislike the Oregonian?) Bookmarks

Powell’s City of Books is getting bigger. Wha? As a book and bookstore lover, this news makes me warm and giddy. Until I start thinking of the extra rooms I’ll have to weave through to get at whatever it is I’m looking for. I love that place because you can find just about anything there, […]

Musical “Shrek” to debut in Seattle

I have a new favorite apple. If you know me at all, you know this is noteworthy. As a true Washingtonian and a fruit lover of old, apples are pretty important to me. For years, I was a straight up Red Delicious fan. Sweet, simple perfection. Then, sometime after returning to the Seattle from back […]

Hickopolis is up and running on a new server. Thanks again to Jez for all the help and for hosting my humble little site. I have so much to tell y’all, but it’ll have to wait just a bit longer. Stay tuned…and Happy New Year!