First off, thank you  all VERY much for your kind & thoughtful suggestions on classic kids' SF for my Hollins student.  She got a big bang out of it, and a considerable reading list.  And her new chapters are Divine ( Read more... )

'Cole was still full of the diet question.  He now lives chiefly on rhubarb tops--they have such a "foody" taste, his son thinks.  "Dear me! Poor fellow!" Whistler told him, "it sounds as if once long, long ago he had really eaten, and still has a dim memory of what food is!"  "And spinach," Cole added, "it's fine. We eat it raw.  It's wonderful, ( Read more... )

I'm delighted to let you know that Delia's been given a clean bill of health after her surgery, which took place last week at Mt Sinai hospital here in NYC.  We went to the doctor's this morning, and got the good news.
She's still very tired,  so we're keeping her away from the computer a little longer.  Mostly she's been knitting, watching Bugs ( Read more... )

I don't post here often enough anymore.  Here is an expanded version of my latest from Facebook.  Because it deserves to be remembered.  And I bet that you have stories of your own.  I'd love to hear them.Kind of an extraordinary day. Woke early to the manhunt on the radio.  Was glued to TV in the morning, needing to see photos of my old Watertown ( Read more... )

Thank you so much, everyone, for your kind comments & notes about Delia last week.  Each one was deeply appreciated, along with all the good wishes that went with it ( Read more... )

Well, this is. . . interesting.  For many weeks, now, the plan has been for Delia to have foot surgery (for a complicated bunion) this Thursday (carefully planned so that she'll be merely limping around by Wiscon, and fully fit when we head down to Roanoke to teach at Hollins U. all summer - for some reason, the notion of hobbling around the leafy ( Read more... )

Wow, housework is repetitive!

When will the Dish Fairies be back?

EK:  So let me just get this straight:  While you're in Mexico for the next 2 weeks, if I leave any dishes in the sink . . . they'll just stay there ( Read more... )

I'm on the train to Baltimore, where Delia is already attending FaerieCon ( Read more... )

Because who doesn't love a good kitchen disaster story ( Read more... )