JulieLeung.com: a life told in tidepools

Sitting outside on the deck in spring sunshine feeding dried fruit to my baby. All she wants are raisins. I pick them up from the bag of trail mix one by one, selecting them carefully, and put them in her mouth, like a mother bird. The raisins are large and chewy. My baby is happy. […]

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It’s the second week of May and I’ve got nearly a fistful of flowers. I walk from the garden into the house with my bouquet, triumphant and jubilant, parading my pleasure. The sweet pea perfume is strong and seductive. It won’t let you forget. It fills the kitchen, floating through the first floor. As I […]

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An interesting post yesterday by Jane Galt at Asymmetrical Information. The comments are good too. I have to say I’ve never considered the effect of my choice to stay at home with my children on our national GDP. It’s fun for me to apply what she wrote to my own situation: First she quoted from […]

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While we’re on the topic of money and love…here’s a silly post… I like Dave Winer and he likes to have fun in his blog. Yesterday he posted a mathematical proof that girls are evil. Mathematics aside, for some reason this “girls are evil” feels to me like something that could be claimed to be […]

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In my previous post, I mentioned that taking out a second mortgage in order to afford a wedding isn’t wise or necessary. But I certainly approve of parties! Inspired by what I wrote, Lenn Pryor described a great party he happened to attend. I’m not sure I’d ever heard of a surprise wedding before…or at […]

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