Monthly Archives: May 2011

Blogs I Love — Dinner: A Love Story

Posted on May 31, 2011 by Joes Pinnahardy

In the age of RSS, it is really easy to follow blogs — paste the feed into Google Reader and hey presto.  In one way it’s wonderful; it makes it so much easier to follow those pages you gave up … Continue reading →

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Our* Favorite Books

Posted on May 29, 2011 by Joes Pinnahardy

*I really mean “my”.  Badger loves almost any book you hand her — a couple of her current favorites are a Kai-Lan coloring book I bought in desperation on our travels and an old phone book.  I, however, am more … Continue reading →

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Baby-Led Weaning Photo of the Week

Posted on May 27, 2011 by Joes Pinnahardy

Busy day today — finally restarting my engine after sitting shell-shocked for a while after the trip. But I thought I’d take a moment to share a baby-led weaning photo: That fork thing appears to have been a bit of … Continue reading →

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What I Did in the Before Time

Posted on May 26, 2011 by Joes Pinnahardy

I am not a young mother — let’s leave it at that.  Badger is only 17 months old, and yet it somehow comes as a shock now to remember that there was a time — a long time — when … Continue reading →

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My Baby The Rocket Scientist, Part 1

Posted on May 25, 2011 by Joes Pinnahardy

Since this blog is my repository for baby memories, occasionally I’ll have to post things that are really only of interest to me and Badger’s immediate family.  I will attempt to make these posts slightly more interesting to the world … Continue reading →

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We’re Back!

Posted on May 25, 2011 by Joes Pinnahardy

So, remember how I said that if I had any great tips about flying solo with a toddler I’d pass them on? I have one: DON’T GO. I think it was just a “perfect storm” situation of Badger being just … Continue reading →

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Well, That Was Terrible.

Posted on May 19, 2011 by Joes Pinnahardy

Why didn’t somebody tell me?? Vacationing — I’ve got to wring all the fun out of this week that I possibly can before I have to <shudder> do it all over.  Never again — next time it’s three butts in … Continue reading →

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The List

Posted on May 18, 2011 by Joes Pinnahardy

So, what did I forget? Sorry if this is on the order of an “had a double tall no foam soy latte for breakfast” Facebook update, but I find other people’s lists sort of fascinating.

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HOLY COW SHE USED A FORK

Posted on May 17, 2011 by Joes Pinnahardy

I thought she’d be eating with her hands at her wedding dinner. Apologies to anyone who’s already seen this on Facebook; I’m kind of excited. I’m looking into buying an ad on American Idol.

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Creative Play

Posted on May 17, 2011 by Joes Pinnahardy

Someday soon I’ll write a post about my love/hate (awe/guilt is more accurate) relationship with some popular Montessori and ‘Creating With Kids’ blogs, but in their spirit I thought I’d share one of our latest “found object, multi-sensory, experiential play activities”: Preparing … Continue reading →

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