My buddy. He lives in the iris patch.

(Photos by Steve Rawley)

“Life gets a little trickier as you get older; it just does…. When my first child was born, [director] Costa-Gavras said to me, ‘They break your heart every day,’ and I thought, ‘Oh,that’s just so perfectly European and negative and I love having this baby. He fills my heart every day.’ Cut to now — I’ve got three boys, from 4 to 14 — and they break your heart every f — -ing day. They break it because they fill it.” — Big Bad Love’s Debra Winger, on the pains and joys of parenthood, on Reel.com

The New York Review’s collection is a beautiful selection of titles. Really nice gifts for children, grown-ups, or yourself.

Reading all weekend, happy :)

— nancy

…with my students and at our house:

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My garden buddy.

…plus some titles I’m planning to read them next week!

happy reading, y’all.

— nancy

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My son, talking about his late, great-granny’s funeral: “It was the best ever.”

Why’s that?

“We had donuts!”

Steve: “And up in heaven, Margie is smiling.”

We like sweets.

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that’s all.

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We’re on spring break this week… happy!!!

(Photo by Steve Rawley)