Before I launch into yet another scintillating tale of travel, this time into a deep canyon, I’d like to show you a video. As you’ll recall, my sister Kate recently had all Dad’s 1960s home movies digitized. Last week I came across this archetypal sibling drama—older sister tortures younger sister—which both makes me snort with amusement and cringe with embarrassment. Context: pony-tailed, 8-year-old Katie and a certain towheaded 11-year-old climb a wooden archway between rooms. […]
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Ice Water
June 1, 2022: The best thing about my security cameras (when they deign to work) is the pleasure I get from learning what prowls outside my house after dark. So far, it’s been nothing sinister. Meet this 3:00 a.m. visitor to my back porch. It’s welcome to drop by any time, even without an invitation. June 2: This afternoon Ember was cocooned in her elaborate bed-fort, pondering the universe, when she called out to me: […]
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