Fun day with Auntie @kristacostin, Grandpa @fargofd, @monnytam, @ryanleedawes, and @karincostin!
Cozy moment this morning.
Sammy, pretty proud after pulling himself up for the first time.
Mark Greif on Esteem for the Novel
In his important new book, The Age of the Crisis of Man: Thought and Fiction in America 1933-1973, Mark Greif, discussing writers like Ralph Ellison and Saul Bellow and related 1950s-era debates about what was expected, then, of fiction, points …
Evening walk #nohatsnocoatsnovember
Someone’s kids haven’t quite adjusted to daylight savings yet. On the plus side, they’re a great help in my new plan to wake up earlier.
Lil, worried she would scare people because she looked so much like a real lion, decided to reassure them by telling them she was a tiger.
I’d describe her style as Van Gogh with a bit of Turner.
Morning menu planning.
Lil exploring the lake with Nana D.
Successful day at the #twincitiesbookfestival
Someone started crawling today! Evidence captured by auntie @karincostin
Auden on Our Media Consumption
[Our] ease of access is in itself a blessing, but its misuse can make it a curse. We are all of us tempted to read more poetry & fiction, look at more pictures, listen to more music than we can possible respond to properly, and the consequence of …
Apple picking, pumpkin patching, and CHICKENS!
Full boys = happy boys.
Morning play time.
Rise and shine!
#freshhoney
Another early morning–the boys didn’t want to miss the loons. Instead, they woke the loons up.
First morning at the lake. It’s an early one.
#bedhead
New chalk is all meticulously lined up. Thanks @kristinvarella!
