in the community: animal update — the good news
In the middle of December, one Saturday afternoon, David went out to pick up milk and eggs at the corner store and came back with a kitten — a little ugly black and white kitten covered in gasoline. There wasn’t much to do other than give it a bath, feed it, and try to find […]
photo: acrobatics on a clothesline
Zami likes to “help” with laundry by jumping up on the clothesline. She’s a creeper. More pictures of our romanca, Zamfira.
on the job: adventures in teaching adults
You know how people say that we fight not to be like our own mothers. I cannot say that’s true for me. My mom rocks — she’s superbly smart and uber creative; she’s full of advice but refrains from being judgmental; she’s always been both a great parent and a good friend; plus, she’s a […]
cats: silliness
Caught our little românca, Zamfira, being silly out on our balcony. She had stolen a flower petal template for art project and it ended up around her neck. She’s trouble and a creeper (as Courtney would say). We’ve added a new set on Flickr to celebrate Zamfira!
anecdote: amazing tale from a craptastic day
Yesterday was crappy — craptastically crappy on just about every front. Some of the crappiness I’ll say is part of the Peace Corps rollercoaster experience and existing in ambiguity. The other part is just crap. Rather than spewing all the crappiness, I just want to share one bit that had me looking at plane tickets […]
at home: a new addition
We miss our cats. A lot. Moving to Romania, they got left behind, living with my dear mother. Mom has always had a menagerie and she makes animals (and insects , remember the preying mantis, Mom?) live forever. So we know Lott and Fizzy are in good hands. But we still miss their antics, their […]