Wednesday, June 24, 2026

Gotta Catch 'em All!


 My brother Nathan has recently re-acquired his love of pokemon cards, and is obsessed with buying and trading. For nearly an hour, I listened to him animatedly talk about "purchasing the product" and then "re-selling the product to other dealers". He even has a buyer who regularly meets him in the parking lot of Target for a transactional meeting of "the product". (Nathan's words, not mine).

- Mind you, he's in his thirties and should know better -

Of course, at the same time while Nathan was happily nattering on in the front seat about all things Pokemon, my dearest Mum was sitting in the back seat trying to figure out how she could get her hands on some Water Lettuce while we were Georgia, because evidently Water Lettuce is illegal in South Carolina. 

My brother is meeting strangers in parking lots to offload "Product" and my mother wants illegal "lettuce."

 - There can be no doubt that they are genetically related.

- And that I should start saving bail money.

Kitchen Horrors

 I really thought that once the kids got older, they'd be better about cleaning up after themselves . . .



Oh, the naivete of youth.

Joy Riding in the Goat Pasture

 This past week Ella and I (and my brother Joshy) drove down to South Carolina to see family. The drive was long, but thankfully we didn't run into too much traffic. 11 hours later, we had arrived!

If Ella had been allowed to drive, no doubt would have arrived much sooner . . .



Friday, May 22, 2026

Pitch Cardigan

 


This is the Pitch Cardigan by Emily Green. I love the way it turned out! It's nice and soft, and quite warm. The only downside is that pet hair gets stuck in the wool and it's very hard to get it out :(


Sunday, May 10, 2026

A Night at the Symphony

 Last season, the RSO had a wonderful offer for any students under 18 to attend the symphony for free. I realized that many of my own music students had never had the opportunity to hear a live orchestra, so we took a field trip and went to RSO's last concert of the season.


It was fantastic! I was a little worried that my students would be bored, but this concert had it all. The special favorite was Aaron Copeland's Rodeo. We were all thrilled to see that two dancers from the Rockford Ballet Company performed it live on stage while the orchestra played.

I can't wait to come back next fall!

A Very Happy Mother's Day!


 

Lakes Pullover #2