Over the summer, we went on a big family reunion cruise to Alaska, which meant nine adults and three kids meeting up in the Seattle airport. Everyone was coming from different parts of the country, so coordination and timing was key since we had a specific door closing and sailing time. We left at the crack of dawn from San Francisco and happily enough, everyone arrived on … [Read more...] about Lug Loc Luggage Locator
Testing 3 Bluetooth keyboards for iPad
We plan to do a Google Hangout on this soon, but a written review is always good. We tested three keyboards for functionality and convenience: a folding stand-alone keyboard and two keyboard cases. First, let's talk about what to look for in a bluetooth keyboard: 1. Keyboard feel - Does it feel like a keyboard? Is it big enough for your hands? Does it make the iPad wiggle so … [Read more...] about Testing 3 Bluetooth keyboards for iPad
The kids are at camp at mid-Summer
We're mid-summer and the kids are at camp. It makes for an abbreviated day since they start later and end earlier, though many of the other routines are the same. Same lunches filled with carrots and half-eaten sandwiches, same drives in the morning, and same harangues when we get home to practice piano and do their daily exercises in their math workbooks to try to stay a … [Read more...] about The kids are at camp at mid-Summer
My dad is great
It was November. Although it was not yet late, the sky was dark when I turned into Laundress Passage. Father had finished for the day, switched off the shop lights and closed the shutters; but so I would not come home to darkness he had left on the light over the stairs to the flat. Through the glass in the door it cast a foolscap rectangle of paleness onto the wet pavement, … [Read more...] about My dad is great
Long days of Summer
It was November. Although it was not yet late, the sky was dark when I turned into Laundress Passage. Father had finished for the day, switched off the shop lights and closed the shutters; but so I would not come home to darkness he had left on the light over the stairs to the flat. Through the glass in the door it cast a foolscap rectangle of paleness onto the wet pavement, … [Read more...] about Long days of Summer