Author Archives: Andrea Y. Griffith

It’s Saturday morning and the girls and I are doing Saturday morning things. Cartoons and novels are involved and we just had eggs and toast for breakfast. In a bit here, we are headed to yoga and then maybe a stop at the bookshop to give my employee a break (the girls do not knowContinue reading “Five Things! Start of a Long Weekend Edition”

I am so terrible at taking photos when we have visitors. There is a lot going on and I am lucky to know where my phone is located let alone actually take a picture. My sisters both took a few. We had a wonderful time together this last weekend. Cousins playing is probably one ofContinue reading “Scenes from the Weekend”

1. We planted our garden last weekend and for once, I was not the weakest link. I was a model weeder! It felt good! I also had a lovely Mother’s Day – the girls made me at least five cards (each) and we had Chris & Mendy and Nana over for a low-key brunch onContinue reading “Five Things!”

1. Early release afternoons spent at the bookshop aren’t bad. I love having Cate with me. She organized all the sticker books and then the coloring books. I had her make sure each rack held 8-10 coloring books. She was all over it. Cate is actually very good at math. Now she is curled upContinue reading “Five Things”

1. This evening, after I finished walking George and talking to my sister, and after Telfer left for night call, I changed our monthly Linnea calendar with the girls and realized I had completely forgot about the month of April. I still had March in the frame and didn’t even realize it. This, my friends,Continue reading “Five Things: First of May Edition”