Category Archives: picture taking

quick jaunt to another world

Posted on November 12, 2013 by Jennifer

We had a friend staying with us last week – one of our au pairs from when Four was a baby – and she and I managed to sneak off to Venice the one day that it didn’t rain while … Continue reading →

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november days

Posted on November 3, 2013 by Jennifer
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misc.

Posted on September 26, 2013 by Jennifer

This is one of my favorite pictures from this summer. I haven’t been posting shots of my kids on the internet anymore because of privacy concerns, but this one, this one is too perfect not to share. When this child … Continue reading →

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loula

Posted on April 24, 2013 by Jennifer

Last night I told the boys they would have to sleep in their own beds, for once. I needed a night to stretch out and not wake up to Four’s laughter in his sleep or Eight’s elbow in my face. … Continue reading →

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barcelona

Posted on March 18, 2013 by Jennifer

I went anyway, despite my limp, and rented a bicycle to get around. Barcelona is ideal for cyclists: there are bike lanes on all the main avenues and on a lot of the cross streets, and drivers are so very … Continue reading →

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baudelaire

Posted on February 6, 2013 by Jennifer

The winter. It is long. And the dark stormy winter sky can remind me of that depressing poem by Baudelaire, “Quand le ciel bas et lourd pèse comme un couvercle/Sur l’esprit gémissant en proie aux longs ennuis,/Et que de l’horizon … Continue reading →

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superior nettles

Posted on November 9, 2012 by Jennifer

The trees in town are competing to put on the most spectacular show, almost all of them, except my big, strong nettle trees, which are above it all. There are golden leaves over every wall, in every park, and they … Continue reading →

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paris

Posted on November 5, 2012 by Jennifer

I’ve tried to write about it but nothing seems to capture what it was. Not perfect, and not without the occasional temper tantrum, but good, so so good. We could have stayed another four days. (I could have stayed forever.)

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seasons

Posted on October 19, 2012 by Jennifer

In one day the air changed. Every spring, every fall, there is a moment when I notice the change, and a week ago, last Saturday was it. I was walking home in the evening and as I went past the … Continue reading →

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elliot’s oak

Posted on October 15, 2012 by Jennifer

This is an oak tree near where we spent our summer with my parents. I just booked our tickets for Christmas with them, but we won’t be going to Maryland this year. We will all be out in Arizona for … Continue reading →

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