March 2020
Back in early February I read a book about the virtues of an unprocessed, plant-based diet. Since then we have largely been eating this way – with exceptions for the…
Category: Linus age 5
February 2020
February begins, not with Linus and Mina, but with Bartleby. I don’t know how she managed to hitch a ride to Wegmans, but once there she managed to continue her…
Volcano!
We all painted pictures of volcanos. Two are Linus’s. Can you guess?
Art in the Woods
Doesn’t Linus look proud? Well, he should! This is a trail near our house. We hike it about once a week right before dinner. There’s a little off-shoot with the…
January 2020
It’s 72 degrees and sunny as I write this, but try to think back when it was old and the sun was setting at 4pm. There. Now you’re in the…
Merry Christmas!
This may be a world record for the latest coverage of Christmas ever. With one thing and another happening, Yen just hadn’t gotten around to taking the photos off of…
Mina Skating
I’m long overdue posting this video – but better late than never! Toward the end of the skating season this year, we switched Mina to Linus’s old skate (instead of…
New Scooters
A few of you have expressed surprised that the kids don’t have scooters. We have resisted buying them because we were worried it would interfere with learning to bike. But…
Overheard
We’re all still in bed, but I can hear the kids. Linus: Today is Mother’s Day. That means we have to get waffles and take them to Mommy in bed.…
A Walk in the Woods
We ducked out yesterday afternoon for a short walk. These aren’t Yen-quality photos (I have scolded him: he hasn’t processed his photos since January!), but I thought some of you…
Feelings
Linus says this is how my work makes him feel. It’s crossed out because once I stopped working he stopped feeling that way. Until I started again this morning. Meanwhile…
Tat
Linus decided to draw on himself during our art session today (we were all painting rainbows, but that’s a separate post). Here’s a close up. You need to look closely…
Little Gardeners
I’m trying to find activities for the kids that will last more than just 5 minutes at a time as well as give them something small to be responsible for.…
The Clown and Her Straight Man
I put my ancient clown costume on Mina and asked her to pose for a photo. She had trouble standing still, but Linus (who photo bombed) looked like he was…
Staying Busy
For the benefit of future reading: we’re still locked inside, waiting out COVID-19. We’re on the 4th week, and we’ve developed a bit of a rhythm – which isn’t to…