tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-294119432024-02-19T06:18:30.555-05:00Still Waters<em>The LORD is my shepherd; I shall not want. He maketh me to lie down in green pastures: he leadeth me beside the still waters.
Psalm 23:1,2</em>Janicehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17680046655445838306noreply@blogger.comBlogger656125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29411943.post-458063566638885952017-02-03T08:29:00.001-05:002017-02-03T08:29:15.900-05:00Felix Holt quote from chapter 6George Eliot strikes again (does she know people or does she know people!):
<blockquote>The stronger will always rule, say some, with an air of confidence which is like a lawyer's flourish, forbidding exceptions or additions. But what is strength? Is it blind wilfulness that sees no terrors, no many-linked consequences, no bruises and wounds of those whose cords it tightens? Is it the narrowness of a brain that conceives no needs differing from its own, and looks to no results beyond the bargains of to-day; that tugs with emphasis for every small purpose, and thinks it weakness to exercise the sublime power of resolved renunciation? There is a sort of subjection which is the peculiar heritage of largeness and of love; and strength is often only another name for willing bondage to irremediable weakness.</blockquote>
From <i>Felix Holt: The Radical</i> chapter 6
Janicehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17680046655445838306noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29411943.post-30986655511207697932017-01-27T18:55:00.000-05:002017-01-27T18:55:55.133-05:00Felix Holt quote from Chapter 27More quotes from George Eliot's <i>Felix Holt: The Radical</i> (Felix himself speaking, of course)
<blockquote>"I have to determine for myself, and not for other men. I don't blame them, or think I am better than they; their circumstances are different. I would never choose to withdraw myself from the labour and common burthen of the world; but I do choose to withdraw myself from the push and scramble for money and position. Any man is at liberty to call me a fool, and say that mankind are benefited by the push and the scramble in the long-run. But I care for the people who live now and will not be living when the long-run comes. As it is, I prefer going shares with the unlucky."</blockquote>
and:
<blockquote>"I'm determined never to go about making my face simpering or solemn, and telling professional lies for profit; or to get tangled in affairs where I must wink at dishonesty and pocket the proceeds, and justify the knavery as part of a system I can't alter. If I once went into that sort of struggle for success, I should want to win -- I should defend the wrong that I had once identified myself with. I should become everything that I see beforehand to be detestable. I should do this, as men are doing it every day, for the ridiculously small prize -- perhaps for none at all -- perhaps for the sake of two parlours, a rank eligible for churchwardenship, a discontented wife and several unhopeful children."</blockquote>Janicehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17680046655445838306noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29411943.post-7077734090794748942017-01-23T18:31:00.002-05:002017-01-23T18:31:39.744-05:00ChangingFor the most part E has been uninterested in having her picture taken but recently she has become more amenable. It's great to get more than just scowls in response to the appearance of the camera. <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjo9ZE512yv_ZQYngEauk9TCiDTAfrNflFPJrm_BlxVt5QC-6LRkUtb04qn6_Op5EouXHFv49VwyZDIigTmnHvqvoJV0uJYn1V8qRsRUNjoMDBx57XtQSxtYO9gQEv-DzTaCIul2Q/s1600/IMG_7987.JPG" imageanchor="1" ><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjo9ZE512yv_ZQYngEauk9TCiDTAfrNflFPJrm_BlxVt5QC-6LRkUtb04qn6_Op5EouXHFv49VwyZDIigTmnHvqvoJV0uJYn1V8qRsRUNjoMDBx57XtQSxtYO9gQEv-DzTaCIul2Q/s320/IMG_7987.JPG" width="320" height="213" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFfA-bEd4acLyLG59ZLSPUCzrlhr7wx1yhJNY6Rh21x7bt2qCIculeCdEUkq069shEOGyuzXfCkavqzlYznmcuQ8kiGYLo8GS6SqGVFn9Sn9CcGyQS3Np2xzXWGcIOckUMq1q0jQ/s1600/IMG_7988.JPG" imageanchor="1" ><img border="0" 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><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0jMKdW3-nzIUiU9VzC3LoPHnoMoWBmuYgsLHvc_IoYfjbPBm9Z8_1fAKAyXCgg_YXLoAp8dQQrenXRJqZnXxD7XECOBq4uUwgq355WMWfWWPtyTW55OI6vpFoCB9WfS7SfSX1Jw/s320/IMG_8007.JPG" width="320" height="213" /></a>Janicehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17680046655445838306noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29411943.post-65511986251051094252017-01-02T13:02:00.001-05:002017-01-02T13:02:39.633-05:00Felix Holt quote from Chapter 1"The mother's love is at first an absorbing delight, blunting all other sensibilities; it is an expansion of the animal existence; it enlarges the imagined range for self to move in: but in after years it can only continue to be joy on the same terms as other long-lived love -- that is, by much suppression of self, and power of living in the experience of another." - George Eliot from <i>Felix Holt: The Radical</i> Chapter 1Janicehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17680046655445838306noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29411943.post-62760146147037051732016-12-14T20:46:00.002-05:002016-12-14T20:46:48.118-05:00rollercoasterLess than 24 hours after having written the last post about things I am thankful for we received some devastating news. We're in a bit of a state of limbo at the moment while we wait for the news to be confirmed or not but among the swirl of thoughts and emotions I have had, I've considered whether the list of things I am thankful for makes a difference. I think there will be points where nothing else matters but I do think these blessings will make a difference. Janicehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17680046655445838306noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29411943.post-20010489203555129652016-12-12T01:09:00.003-05:002016-12-12T01:09:34.701-05:00ThankfulSo many things come to mind to be thankful for even just stuffed into the last couple days. We just finished the choir's last (and biggest) Christmas performance for this season and it went off quite well. Tied up in that is gratitude for music, Christmas, the friendships and community the choir has provided, and the opportunity to sing regularly and to play piano just as regularly. Then I spent over four hours yesterday catching up with a best friend and former roommate I haven't had a chance to talk to for several months. Not all the missed news was wonderful but the re-connecting was. Then I have an ultrasound scheduled for tomorrow so I am looking forward to seeing the new baby. Also connected to that I am so very very thankful that I have passed the sickness part of pregnancy and am feeling much better than I had ever given myself hope to believe was possible. Tied with that I was thankful I was feeling well enough that we were able to give the boys birthday parties no matter how small. And I am now getting more and more excited to be preparing for Christmas. I mentioned I'd like a wreath on the door this year and, a couple days ago, picked up a frame for one and some filler. When I got home from our dress rehearsal there was my wreath, hanging on the front door. It was put together more beautifully than I would have achieved. And that is tied to one of the huge over-arching reasons to be thankful: James is starting to be able to handle the effects of his concussion (or at least learning to recognize and work within its limits) and has managed to get a few things done around here (like the wreath) and has really put in a huge effort to stay calm and more positive and even help out! That sounds pretty pitiful but the debilitating effects reach into every corner of our life and overcoming even a part of them is a huge victory! Janicehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17680046655445838306noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29411943.post-42989073314520462132016-09-29T09:05:00.002-05:002016-09-29T09:05:46.277-05:00Good grapesWe harvested our first real batch of grapes a few weeks ago and James made them into grape jelly. 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><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh33l8PGC6WDr9AJBImt71DrwiVkwM2rPIL0R1nH_36xQgE0_I5AH54YsSIM7zyIdkS1pHthIkLWknTPTIKg-VzA7qvB3ZZ9YRjw0opm2C9BYC6bX68JOuqFcWwIzxO8Lb1mu-GCQ/s320/IMG_7515.JPG" width="213" height="320" /></a>Janicehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17680046655445838306noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29411943.post-22284091469780333752016-09-29T08:41:00.000-05:002016-09-29T08:41:00.724-05:00ConfidenceEven 5-going-on-six-year-olds have dreams: I agreed that he could let the chickens out, feed them, and collect the eggs this morning. "Oh, I can do all that like an adult?" he asked. "Then some dreams do come true!" <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHaRSKFza89MDuLZkEUlieLmC9sM6vzrgA0Lqzg0NgCw4ySenDeZIRMcnkQdUVBzyMbrkERIsLU8DVhCindWOSxJlFnu4cOJNpNZEPKODe_ktOXi781_vXFaZt5lmmXQsxph2Tag/s1600/IMG_7342.JPG" imageanchor="1" ><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHaRSKFza89MDuLZkEUlieLmC9sM6vzrgA0Lqzg0NgCw4ySenDeZIRMcnkQdUVBzyMbrkERIsLU8DVhCindWOSxJlFnu4cOJNpNZEPKODe_ktOXi781_vXFaZt5lmmXQsxph2Tag/s320/IMG_7342.JPG" width="320" height="213" /></a>Janicehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17680046655445838306noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29411943.post-244096561151874292016-08-13T22:19:00.001-05:002016-08-13T22:19:23.550-05:00cooling rainsThey say it's darkest just before sunrise but this summer the image that comes more to mind is that it is hottest and driest just before the storm. It has been a particularly hot and dry summer here and recently we've been in a drought. Two days ago after ten minutes outside we all came back in for fear of heat stroke. But then a storm system moved in over-night and yesterday started out cloudy. I woke disgruntled, however, because the system and little rain we got only seemed to be pouring (somehow) more humidity into the mix. But over the course of the day it seemed to be getting slowly cooler until the difference was unmistakable. We finally had cooled off to a more comfortable temperature (even with the humidity). Today we got the inches of rain we so desperately needed and even more cool temperatures. The difference within 48 hours is difficult to believe. <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCC9ceTWaWpqGJOBoqtENLn7Aa9-5deLTVP8qU5EkBlCpBX5-fx41giIWFc5qs2jLJbv8N4M_ENf0gVDoKM1H79b5uQEOsJ7UmpUfpbXHFJtu_e11vmOmYh7VFgrftJKGn9c8UTw/s1600/IMG_6493.JPG" imageanchor="1" ><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCC9ceTWaWpqGJOBoqtENLn7Aa9-5deLTVP8qU5EkBlCpBX5-fx41giIWFc5qs2jLJbv8N4M_ENf0gVDoKM1H79b5uQEOsJ7UmpUfpbXHFJtu_e11vmOmYh7VFgrftJKGn9c8UTw/s320/IMG_6493.JPG" width="320" height="213" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZw2CylTCVI4FelAf2Jeo0_TZ11h0D9dRSAvxFGHiWrIeqHnhhtl1J9W2ux3ewxV2BLk7ocdoF_k-CTx1vuEi3rew3AIwJXMUPQdlvUkbMfqvin_XuIJRzL95_oW_l1sZ4caCrww/s1600/IMG_6633.JPG" imageanchor="1" ><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZw2CylTCVI4FelAf2Jeo0_TZ11h0D9dRSAvxFGHiWrIeqHnhhtl1J9W2ux3ewxV2BLk7ocdoF_k-CTx1vuEi3rew3AIwJXMUPQdlvUkbMfqvin_XuIJRzL95_oW_l1sZ4caCrww/s320/IMG_6633.JPG" width="213" height="320" /></a>
I would like to think that this weather pattern is an image of how we are faring as a family. We're at the point where the clouds have rolled in and a certain amount of rain has fallen but it's still in some ways more hot and sticky than it had been previously. But we have hope that more rain or a progression of the front will bring the relief we have been at times almost unable to believe is on its way. To continue the metaphor, in this drought we have lost a certain number of plants in the garden but some have fared better than if there had been steady rain and clement temperatures. So there is that. I just have been trying to live now with what we have and see what comes next. Praise to God that we have made it this far!Janicehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17680046655445838306noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29411943.post-5184225102450408162016-05-30T01:00:00.002-05:002016-05-30T01:00:39.053-05:00Rhubarb Popsicle Time AgainIt has been exceptionally hot this past week so we've been putting all our rhubarb to good use! <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQxZNW9hCG5FJymFYHABPwe1WzLwScoRbxLoNEE5XOcq8yRGPML4dIOeUHe-0cB8wJ58ivOVrdp8FHmGGn4HHbDOen8CQYrzOYGYMwsSx6LlbA4iMfwhIgo-3qNwsmFTFNe3TWQg/s1600/IMG_4814.JPG" imageanchor="1" ><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQxZNW9hCG5FJymFYHABPwe1WzLwScoRbxLoNEE5XOcq8yRGPML4dIOeUHe-0cB8wJ58ivOVrdp8FHmGGn4HHbDOen8CQYrzOYGYMwsSx6LlbA4iMfwhIgo-3qNwsmFTFNe3TWQg/s320/IMG_4814.JPG" /></a> I feel like the heat is forcing some things to flower early which is really nice now but I hope it doesn't leave a hole later in the season. Janicehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17680046655445838306noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29411943.post-64075579017899528332016-01-31T20:45:00.003-05:002016-01-31T20:45:39.685-05:00GrowthHow did she get so big so quickly? When I think in terms of how long we've been dealing with James's concussion and its consequences, this 11 months seems like years but when I think in terms of this little one, it seems like I just blinked and we're here (aside from the way that I almost can't remember what it was like before she was with us). <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdRUo93wIgWEsQ19U8NO41RkrdSByByUm40E19B9fEFA1kAOMS2l4LlzOk9l5VL1p0Id_dsaOis_LadYHvHFdzhV9i9KKRFqCuxnwZxR8lUnf4xgIZNx8RysVStWhm1tqaOnLDlA/s1600/IMG_3744.JPG" imageanchor="1" ><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdRUo93wIgWEsQ19U8NO41RkrdSByByUm40E19B9fEFA1kAOMS2l4LlzOk9l5VL1p0Id_dsaOis_LadYHvHFdzhV9i9KKRFqCuxnwZxR8lUnf4xgIZNx8RysVStWhm1tqaOnLDlA/s320/IMG_3744.JPG" /></a>
A short summary of her current abilities/milestones etc. She consistently says: dada, mama, hi, up, cat, numnum (food), uh-uh (no concerning something she shouldn't be touching), and just recently some form of 'bama' for grandma when play-talking on a phone. She has 6 teeth -- four up and two down, she scoots across the floor alternating sides with her feet but has been crawling also (although sometimes she just moves forward with her hands and then slides her knees along if the floor is slippery). It's much easier for her to carry things while scooting, though, and when she's upset she often grabs her blankie and sucks her thumb the whole way over to me. She pulls herself up a lot and has learned to kneel back down but doesn't like sitting back down. She loves the stairs and at any opportunity will climb to the top banging each step and shrieking as she goes. She communicates quite well and can be pretty determined about what she wants. She gets right in the middle of the boys' games and holds her own already (although they know to be careful of her). She's had her share of having to say sorry (gives a hug and a kiss for this). She loves music, bouncing and singing along to some of her favourite songs. She loves her brothers and adores her daddy. She can be pretty cuddly and wants her mommy but never really played strange to any strong degree. She is such a big part of our family and we all adore her!Janicehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17680046655445838306noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29411943.post-44510172441688013592015-12-30T14:44:00.001-05:002015-12-30T14:44:30.518-05:00KidsI want to write a post looking back at this year but I don't know if I'll find the time! So instead for now here is a recent picture of the three tiny Ts and Chai:
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/></a>Janicehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17680046655445838306noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29411943.post-17178235768487459152015-08-26T10:11:00.000-05:002015-08-26T10:11:15.996-05:00Waiting for GrandmoIncongruous parasols and all.<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJA7Vrl-3_7vb6LRNyiJURcF-9zlGB4M23fBRNZbh-F_GYpXekv3L_OQHwFReP3LjmppNH9mFWq5ytnlxKd-N1frG1fpxIz6MYripNwZrHXf_nuTqHlpSEsQqdLwr3iFWN59Th3A/s1600/IMG_0644.JPG" imageanchor="1" ><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJA7Vrl-3_7vb6LRNyiJURcF-9zlGB4M23fBRNZbh-F_GYpXekv3L_OQHwFReP3LjmppNH9mFWq5ytnlxKd-N1frG1fpxIz6MYripNwZrHXf_nuTqHlpSEsQqdLwr3iFWN59Th3A/s320/IMG_0644.JPG" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHHaQSjYIWYTGLyqBTnlR-pH8FPSx-yD-SJyQtx6ACv9ExoNTFxDp70DEzNjZhtrW1ys-TVNFVSJmKkK_uF-coXg5e_Vnc-sqa8UrKJKR10hBYLOhMNjQ_iYEkWtwnvS61y3dGbg/s1600/IMG_0645.JPG" imageanchor="1" ><img border="0" 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fore-front of my mind recently while he has been home so much. I love how he is thoughtful about ensuring the boys have a place of their own within all of our spaces and projects and time. This picture shows how our front garden has been evolving with plants next to toy roads. It may look unfinished or messy but it's a pretty good illustration of our life and I love it! <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVYHXx8bAckZv9Et2KpnUs0aTDCTK_QjChgCUcx8pI4o4rww217a2CLAc1GgTxxfejidE3oJ3eHQeZ4SBW3NGqk20EPYCRNhxrSsJLAbqbZ4R1h_IfOlP4HGEYaS_644slo3QVPA/s1600/IMG_0219.JPG" imageanchor="1" ><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVYHXx8bAckZv9Et2KpnUs0aTDCTK_QjChgCUcx8pI4o4rww217a2CLAc1GgTxxfejidE3oJ3eHQeZ4SBW3NGqk20EPYCRNhxrSsJLAbqbZ4R1h_IfOlP4HGEYaS_644slo3QVPA/s320/IMG_0219.JPG" /></a>Janicehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17680046655445838306noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29411943.post-48256965326373693582015-08-15T08:03:00.002-05:002015-08-15T08:03:33.587-05:00That mug<a 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/></a>Janicehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17680046655445838306noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29411943.post-85976209612160654162015-07-23T09:15:00.001-05:002015-07-23T09:15:34.296-05:00KidismsCurrently my two favourite things that Walter says are: Whoopsie-daisy (pronounced: 'woopedadey') and Oh my goodness! (pronounced: 'Oh my doodess!'). Also he has started to call me Mom instead of Mommy. And speaking of calling me, yesterday Logan informed me that I have lots of names: Mommy, Mom, Janice, Bib (I guess that's how it sounds when James says 'Babe') and, most special of all, Jin-Janice (not sure where this one comes from!).Janicehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17680046655445838306noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29411943.post-56583610986121782592015-07-21T23:50:00.002-05:002015-07-21T23:50:38.278-05:00An Artist's EyeWhile discussing what colour to re-paint our table once we've fully stripped it, we consulted a paint-chip wheel (is there a technical term for this?) so the fanciful names assigned to the colours were part of our discussion. Logan was interested, of course, and when we decided on the chip named 'Sweet Butter' he decided that a better colour would be 'Sour Butter' -- not a name on the wheel, obviously, but one he has retained and continued to promote in the month or two since our original discussion.
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEit7uVCrF35hSxc5czJEfFj6xNamKTu-EnQKtrUSFsnyDGETLPjjCgrLBrAQVz2ioUZScvkHJHgeUECDdV7k7iQLYuzmYfmIpLFHe-of4BG3MB_zCPERc2ZPg0LavdxmJpIinKS5g/s1600/IMG_9668.JPG" imageanchor="1" ><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEit7uVCrF35hSxc5czJEfFj6xNamKTu-EnQKtrUSFsnyDGETLPjjCgrLBrAQVz2ioUZScvkHJHgeUECDdV7k7iQLYuzmYfmIpLFHe-of4BG3MB_zCPERc2ZPg0LavdxmJpIinKS5g/s320/IMG_9668.JPG" /></a>
Earlier this evening out of the blue he piped up with, "I think I would like to paint my fort... French Blue. Yes, French Blue would be AWESOME!"
Janicehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17680046655445838306noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29411943.post-70796258629664496722015-07-17T19:30:00.000-05:002015-07-17T19:30:29.552-05:00Dirt Days<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjd4S_Mwg78xtMXfe9MidrlkwRhBk9cEluAXr7sXPKbgfInKUJvkRrK7eJ246ZNBiEcRYk9naQT1tlsjQTTi2GUZAMTI-HUBubwyEKEimPK4bWbzg7vS-tWB5NoRGw4oFMGYY2XtA/s1600/IMG_9525.JPG" imageanchor="1" ><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjd4S_Mwg78xtMXfe9MidrlkwRhBk9cEluAXr7sXPKbgfInKUJvkRrK7eJ246ZNBiEcRYk9naQT1tlsjQTTi2GUZAMTI-HUBubwyEKEimPK4bWbzg7vS-tWB5NoRGw4oFMGYY2XtA/s320/IMG_9525.JPG" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDw6MAGAC_iwZKfzV7UlVYtEWEShCKRbiqDzrSqX538zN-Jwcgig_DwxN659itkIpoYuCZLgp12j9BG8sfoBQ-sLV4Q9cqc734-6QdqPpN9kVy1KPBOi-NWIWBWWuPixrS3ijkYw/s1600/IMG_9526.JPG" imageanchor="1" ><img border="0" 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While he sat on my lap I noticed his fever rising and I went to get a bowl. I brought it to him just in time to throw up. He then felt a bit better and went to bed and was fine after that. This morning he woke up and complained about his stomach so I asked if I should get a bowl and he agreed. When I brought it back he looked relieved and made some gagging noises into it for a minute. Looking up at me sadly he said, "It's not working."<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4DnajzvHrcT5midZP_Zv8eEplarqiyWApb09L1q5I1xe5uo-gKykGkXkGh29sCQw28ALHhqMMDePBB7eGjGLQcjLa2yMw3dbRj-ICJ4AUfQYTZ3B3lA3uoFNmgwMp4UIx0L6G1w/s1600/IMG_9563.JPG" imageanchor="1" ><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4DnajzvHrcT5midZP_Zv8eEplarqiyWApb09L1q5I1xe5uo-gKykGkXkGh29sCQw28ALHhqMMDePBB7eGjGLQcjLa2yMw3dbRj-ICJ4AUfQYTZ3B3lA3uoFNmgwMp4UIx0L6G1w/s320/IMG_9563.JPG" /></a>Janicehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17680046655445838306noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29411943.post-6767027074469152102015-07-06T23:27:00.001-05:002015-07-06T23:27:59.305-05:00Some thumb<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLvxGghqKxM_W4vdSJXHO9dcqsYNd2DFp5QzEXIiYQGPDcC0ZTDFoQAfgDR9Ve_H8W_0FAMN29u4THTXasbo6vJr9buBE58xyTtIpc095Z4ybyX5-Ql2o3e6TyGB_4eqstcoIv8Q/s1600/IMG_8751.JPG" imageanchor="1" ><img border="0" 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We love our pram!Janicehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17680046655445838306noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29411943.post-61955045946162859352015-06-20T22:09:00.002-05:002015-06-20T22:09:27.290-05:00These EyesI was attempting to capture the baby's light-illuminated eyes this evening. I only took this picture to satisfy a brother who felt a little left out but it somehow turned out much better than any of the ones I intended to take. <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHeH9E0kUmCDjj5LH-_c-SqdBGlBNc4qHYNX4nHmnoNu_O7w6tBxTIK-Al5Ki6Wp3YLcKjLWufjeTXP8EPHtcf8m4mrrii8r-So6b4yw7Q6_7xduHeLbazap_4vXqgGRlQeSo0Xg/s1600/IMG_9155.JPG" imageanchor="1" ><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHeH9E0kUmCDjj5LH-_c-SqdBGlBNc4qHYNX4nHmnoNu_O7w6tBxTIK-Al5Ki6Wp3YLcKjLWufjeTXP8EPHtcf8m4mrrii8r-So6b4yw7Q6_7xduHeLbazap_4vXqgGRlQeSo0Xg/s320/IMG_9155.JPG" /></a> It has a better impact when it's full-screen so I hope I managed to upload it at a good enough quality to be viewed that way.Janicehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17680046655445838306noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29411943.post-51539590195084948662015-06-09T22:56:00.000-05:002015-06-09T22:56:33.627-05:00An old argument against universal literacyObviously this opinion is not held by the author (or myself) but I enjoy this ancient furze-cutter's reasoning:
'Ah, there's too much of that sending to school these days! It only does harm. Every gatepost and barn's door you come to is sure to have some bad word or other chalked upon it by the young rascals: a woman can hardly pass for shame sometimes. If they'd never been taught how to write they wouldn't have been able to scribble such villainy. Their fathers couldn't do it, and the country was all the better for it.' Extracted from Thomas Hardy's <i>The Return of the Native</i> (from the first chapter of Book Second)
Janicehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17680046655445838306noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29411943.post-5791751525163293962015-06-03T07:15:00.000-05:002015-06-03T07:15:11.815-05:00Coiled or stretchedHard to believe it's the same cat! <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-qE77V0s-RllWp9qT5hKSQ1PgY6e93Nq8ReCd5hMKk0uESDCRV9I4MH7hwaYTk-Qv0surEBy5jpkHN53PfPGwmc4FoAmbzI898p4jwy3hM2F3iGiTYh6EVExw5Q7HiZr6ellqcQ/s1600/IMG_8186.JPG" imageanchor="1" ><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-qE77V0s-RllWp9qT5hKSQ1PgY6e93Nq8ReCd5hMKk0uESDCRV9I4MH7hwaYTk-Qv0surEBy5jpkHN53PfPGwmc4FoAmbzI898p4jwy3hM2F3iGiTYh6EVExw5Q7HiZr6ellqcQ/s320/IMG_8186.JPG" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbGclXOtAHBXm5vHizOFI1b7Jy8Rx_h-eJiArftdZIp_DVD7wqsZqqxLmeXGXa9VWnP1oGDk_h037o71bnqq5QKLgKeIobsh-dyUTm_VLBmqcEfsOQb3Oi9gyBJPryymVBCItC9w/s1600/IMG_8332.JPG" imageanchor="1" ><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbGclXOtAHBXm5vHizOFI1b7Jy8Rx_h-eJiArftdZIp_DVD7wqsZqqxLmeXGXa9VWnP1oGDk_h037o71bnqq5QKLgKeIobsh-dyUTm_VLBmqcEfsOQb3Oi9gyBJPryymVBCItC9w/s320/IMG_8332.JPG" /></a>Janicehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17680046655445838306noreply@blogger.com0