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Youngest blogger in Santa Fe?

My 7-year-old daughter wants to start a blog. Yes, really.  She writes long stories for her sisters and friends already (she’s the one who started reading when she was 3) so I know she’s serious. She’s has had a g-mail account for a long time, so setting up a blog for her on Blogger will [...]

Posted 22 January 2011 † Brigette Russell § Uncategorized ‡ Comments (3) ° Also tagged:

Why I don’t blog much these days (part 3)

This is Cordelia at the ice rink, where the three big girls and I have been spending quite a bit of our time lately. Skating is great exercise, and great fun, but it eats into my writing time. As if I didn’t have time management problems enough, my husband and I are going to take [...]

Posted 06 February 2010 † Brigette Russell § Blogging § Personal ‡ Comments (2) ° Also tagged:

And you thought tea and chile didn’t go together

The Santa Fe Tea Party was a resounding success. There were more people than I had dared hope would come, and far fewer protesters. I heard there were a few, but the only one I saw was a grim-faced man who glowered at us as he walked around holding above his head a sign that [...]

Posted 16 April 2009 † Brigette Russell § Politics § Santa Fe ‡ Comments (18) ° Also tagged: , , , , , , , ,

Wherefore art thou Ethelbald?

If Romeo and Juliet had been called Ethelbald and Hildegarde, would their names be synonymous with romance? Names have been on my mind lately, since we have to choose one for our fourth daughter next month. Our first and third daughters have traditional, mainstream names, Elizabeth and Theresa, and we didn’t catch any flak about [...]

Posted 06 June 2008 † Brigette Russell § Parenthood § Personal ‡ Comments (3) ° Also tagged: ,