Tag Archives: Beanie

Dawn, with her rose-red fingers

Posted on December 11, 2009 by jflatnote

I have been reading the wonderful Fagles translation of the Odyssey.  There is a line that repeats again and again, somewhat in the role of “meanwhile, back at the ranch,” that speaks of Dawn, with her rose-red fingers.  The arrangement … Continue reading →

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No, I want a banana

Posted on March 7, 2008 by jflatnote

Our boys have a 6pm bedtime.  Putting them down so early often leaves us doing things together in the evening.  Last night, my wife and I were watching a movie when Beanie, our oldest, hater of all things healthy, and … Continue reading →

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Beanie’s Name for the New Baby

Posted on March 4, 2008 by jflatnote

Our children have perfectly normal, beautiful, regular names.  I promise.  We just don’t use them.  Almost right from the beginning we have called the oldest Beanie.  He knows his real name, responds to it, can mostly spell it (pretty well … Continue reading →

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Merry Christmas…and Wooden Weapons

Posted on December 24, 2007 by jflatnote

Christmas Eve, and I just finished Beanie’s Christmas present: an entire armory of wooden weapons.  I like to make toys for the boys, a hobby that I developed in graduate school, when money was really tight.  This year for Christmas, … Continue reading →

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Happy Halloween

Posted on October 31, 2006 by jflatnote

Happy Halloween from the Turtlshel Project.  We didn’t actually go anywhere this year, but Becky made a really great wolf suit for Beanie, who is currently in love with Where the Wild Things Are.  I think he can’t decide whether … Continue reading →

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Beanie the Great Guitarist

Posted on August 5, 2006 by jflatnote

Here is Beanie playing the Washburn Rover that I got as a graduation present when I finished my BA in Physical Geography.  We have spent this summer, while I’ve waited to start graduate school, learning bluegrass and plunking around.  Beanie … Continue reading →

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World Cup 2006

Posted on July 17, 2006 by jflatnote

We have been watching the World Cup together as a family. Even Beanie has been getting into the action. Because the games are in Germany, we either have to get up in the middle of the night to watch a … Continue reading →

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