What Would Leo Do?

She came in late November 2012 and we were ready, boy were we ever ready. I think I had been ready for 38 years. She was tiny and red, br...

Now that you're ten there's a whole new world that is yours and yours alone. For the first time, I think, there are moments w...

It's getting close over here. Days are no longer filled with to-do's and must-have's, but rather with a little bi...

The children have the week off. It's Fall Break (Autumn Leave?) and they've been spending a couple of days down in Midsomer with ...

Yesterday I met a dear friend for lunch. And coffee. And there might have been a pre-lunch coffee with another dear friend as well, since...

I've learned my lesson the hard way (yes, I did once give away that Omar of The Wire got shot, before it was public knowledge, and ma...

I listened to a podcast the other day, where a man who had lost two of his three sons talked about the blessings of boring, ordinary days...

Thanks to a midwife and doctor who have seen me pregnant before, a supportive family and the Swedish healthcare system (I ...

Thanks for asking. I slept like a baby last night. (A tired baby, not the crying kind.) Your support was overwhelming. Many thanks for k...

I love this season. I love how undemanding it is. How I'm allowed to stay indoors and not be sociable unless I want to. How I can dre...