Author Archives: Andrea Y. Griffith

mismatched shoes Originally uploaded by telfandrea. Cute shoes, no? It would be nice if we had the right shoe in each pair. Cate LOVES to throw her shoes out of the stroller. We lost the white shoe about a month ago. She dropped it when we were out for a walk and I retraced twenty+Continue reading “Cate’s Shoe Drama”

reading Originally uploaded by telfandrea. So far, 31 is looking pretty good. Telfer and I are 14 months apart. He started kindergarten at 4 and I started at 6. Between now and the end of October our ages are separated by two years. Telfer is gleeful as this year is even more pronounced than usualContinue reading “That Time of Year”

We (Telfer, me, Eleanor, Cate and Henry) got stuck in our building's elevator this evening. The New York Fire Department rescued us…Thank goodness we had cell phone reception. I got to call 911 and everything.    It was a moment. Other news: Eleanor is staying with us for a few weeks until she finds anContinue reading “Rescued by the NYFD”

in the front pack Originally uploaded by telfandrea. Truly, the thing I miss most about California is Trader Joe's (we lived .7 miles away). I credit TJs with finally interesting me in cooking and food. This says it all: when we got married I could make one soup that had velveeta cheese as its mainContinue reading “Trader Joe’s Withdrawal”

I am playing around with our blog today. I added an "elsewhere" list on the righthand side where you can find us on Facebook, LibraryThing and YouTube. I will keep posting videos of Cate on YouTube, but the vast majority, I am warning you, only a grandmother will love. Like below, in which Cate makesContinue reading “Only a Grandmother Could Love”