The Vol Abroad

The boy came home with the nursery mascot - Ted the Teddy Bear just before heading off to Scotland with his dad. Something about this didn...

Mouse , originally uploaded by London looks . We came home to find a wounded mouse in the corner. (Sometimes our cat doesn't f...

Four-year-old Buddy and I saw this butterfly - a pretty thing. Orange. We talked about how we liked butterflies and whether I liked them. (...

When Buddy was a baby, he loved to pose for the camera. Now at four, like his mom, he much prefers to be behind the camera. He's alway...

We're off to America soon, land of cheap children's clothing (and cute). So we did a big old clear out of Buddy's closet. I...

I swear like a sailor. I guess. I don't really know any sailors. Anyway, I use some pretty ripe language. I have for a long time. Bu...

...how a fun family outing turned into a Cormac McCarthy novel... It's not my fault that the boy has a crossbow. I never wanted him to ...