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On a recent walk, I took a picture of this woman watching a 2-year-old have a fit in an outdoor restaurant. The kid wanted to look at a boat in the Petaluma river, his parents wanted him to eat his…

On Saturday, we took Gideon on his first hike. He slept through much of it.

I like list blog entries. Here is a list: * January is the best time to go wine tasting. The wineries are empty and the bored winery employees give you special treatment. * I bought this fox print by Carson…

My friend Laura made this. I like it. 2012 was one of the best years of my life. A lot of that has to do with having Gideon, of course. But so many big things happened that any one of…

If you haven’t heard, our son, Gideon Aaron Rankin, was born May 22, 2012 at 3:13 p.m. He’s healthy and cute. We like him.

This is insane. What country are we living in?

My chickens are a year old! Rosie, the Rhode Island Red: Penny, the Lace Wyandotte: Olivia, the Columbian Plymouth Rock: They produce 2-3 eggs a day, fertilize my garden, and eat my weeds (as well as my fruits and vegetables…