Thursday, March 8, 2018. Ever since I found out we were having a boy, I have been working on making little hats and shoes for Stafford. I hope these will all fit him! I think the brown newsboy hat will be too small even when he is a newborn. I made it using the last of a skein of brown yarn, and I made it as big as the amount of yarn would allow. I used this simple beanie pattern. For the top two hats. And I used this pattern for the Yoda hat. Monday, March 5, 2018.

Searching for Genuine Emotion in an Ersatz World. Art That Makes Us Cry. Movies and TV That Make Us Cry. Songs That Make Us Cry. Writing That Makes Us Cry. The Ghosts of Halloweens Past. Kelly, Mom, and me at Halloween 1963? But Halloween is definitely one of those holidays that celebrates both the joys and sorrows of life. All by itself it provides a powerful commentary on the ways in which pleasure and pain link up. But I do remember an.

I made her tea and fed Lily, a cat of abundant affection who lounged between us and asked for pets. It is uncommon in life for an instant flow of understanding, openness, and kinship to pass between two people. These connections are mighty and precious. I wanted to take a snapshot of the afternoon so that I could remember it clearly. Perhaps our connection will persist and maybe it will fade. But on that day at least, we made each other very happy.