Author: Gayle

Tonight Astor came over and had dinner with all of us, and then he and A played the piano forever. It was so cute. The funniest was their duet rendition of the song “I am Charlie Kirk”. M has a…

Hobart walks with his old pal Stanley once or twice a week, which I love. They used to walk together every day, but then that dogwalker left and now it’s less frequent. They are like an old married couple. Stanley…

Here are some more pics from our trip to LA for Parents’ Weekend at USC. Drones at halftime at the game (benefits of a night game!): M&A under the Trojan: A’s wall of pics in her room: A and her…

Last night, we drove down to the Washington Monument to catch the photo show beamed into the monument in honor of the nation’s 250th birthday. It was pretty cool to see (despite the Trumpian rhetoric). Here are some pics: M…

We have had a nice break this year. All three kids are here – YAY – and we were able to take a quick trip to Florida – Captiva Island – for 4 nights. We stayed right on the beach…

Hello P&B&B&B&C&C readers! I know it has been a long time. Over the course of 2025, I had a hard time posting because I was overwhelmed with the opening of the bookstore. And then, when I did post, WordPress stopped…

So many things to share since the last time I posted. Oy! In no particular order… Kate McKinnon came to Wonderland Books last week. It was so fun! N came with me to the store to see her, and she…

It has been a while since I posted! Every night I say I am going to post and then I am so tired and can’t muster the energy to post. Tonight I am tired but I am vowing not to…

Here are some highlights from this week! A is in a short film called Nuns With Guns. Today she had a costume fitting and a screen test. Here are some pics she sent us: Now she is watching the Emmys…

It has been a busy week for N here! First, he had the first day of 8th grade. He likes most of his teachers (except his Spanish teacher, who is “old”). He’s doing Cross-Country for his fall sport, and otherwise…