When I tell people about where we live, one of the first things I comment on is how close we live to Prospect Park. New York City has beautiful parks, and we are very lucky to be able to frequent the Central Park of Brooklyn nearly every day. As grateful as I am, I also […]

When Jacob graduated from the Tot Lot to the “big kid” playground four blocks down, I didn’t dread him using the tire swings, the balance beam, or the slide that’s taller than I am. In part, because I didn’t see some of these things existed. In larger part, because I had already located a more […]

When I think of the future, I look forward to the time when our family sits around the dinner table to talk about the day. In college, I learned a little game/reflection technique called “High, Low, Surprise,” that I hope we’ll use sometimes. It’s a pretty self-explanatory exercise; I’d only clarify that the three items […]