tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31773345.post4090263412559706182..comments2024-03-29T07:03:28.783-04:00Comments on ben and birdy: BluebeardBenBirdy1http://www.blogger.com/profile/13328557199418095755noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31773345.post-91040460210926794592011-08-08T15:02:24.291-04:002011-08-08T15:02:24.291-04:00I've recently heard someone on NPR pronouncing...I've recently heard someone on NPR pronouncing the name of the planet differently. As in: "urine-us." Not exactly sure how that's better, though.vhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17854030795263204694noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31773345.post-73809609419540297972011-06-27T23:03:17.511-04:002011-06-27T23:03:17.511-04:00I love the chopchop pieces!! So many great photos ...I love the chopchop pieces!! So many great photos of Ben and Birdy... xoIsadorahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13305951749347430975noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31773345.post-21764359832198855362011-06-18T14:46:09.927-04:002011-06-18T14:46:09.927-04:00hi catherine,
I started reading your blog after ...hi catherine,<br /> I started reading your blog after reading a piece you wrote in the amherst magazine (i was class of 81)-- thank you for your wonderful writing about food,parenting and life. makes me miss western mass.pollyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08465876646606549455noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31773345.post-77694243000821536812011-06-13T10:18:40.294-04:002011-06-13T10:18:40.294-04:00I lived in China when my son was in second grade a...I lived in China when my son was in second grade and studied the solar system. He was in a truly international class... 17 kids from 14 different countries. They each picked a planet to give a report on (do they do this everywhere?) and a little girl from Korea was the only one who picked Uranus. Her parents, in a very supportive move, got her a custom- made t-shirt to wear on the day of the presentations that said I (heart) Uranus! All of the western parents were quietly amused, and the eastern ones just didn't get what we thought was so funny. Sounds like ben would have loved her shirt!KMcTiguehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05587029019527972706noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31773345.post-2613963003446402082011-06-11T09:47:11.225-04:002011-06-11T09:47:11.225-04:00I know exactly what Ben means about just having to...I know exactly what Ben means about just having to let go of what's on the spatula. <br />Thanks for another book recommendation. I still have the list from your last round, but unfortunately I haven't gotten to any of them yet. <br />We made spelt salad this week, and it was great - a perfect summer recipe.lastdogzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01002382627081976712noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31773345.post-58824770813612812532011-06-10T17:52:35.859-04:002011-06-10T17:52:35.859-04:00I am 38 years old and still laugh at jokes about U...I am 38 years old and still laugh at jokes about Uranus!<br /><br />Sigh. I also like fart jokes, so.<br /><br />BUTT seriously, Catherine, thanks for the book recommendation! ;)Allisonnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31773345.post-71313575002028550382011-06-10T17:07:33.316-04:002011-06-10T17:07:33.316-04:00I read the ranch dressing recipe, and it sounds wo...I read the ranch dressing recipe, and it sounds wonderful.<br /><br />I will leave a comment for Ben over there - I can't believe he is old enough to be writing his very own witty remarks about what he learned from a project!<br /><br />You must be so proud, and it must be so odd, all at the same time.<br /><br />chicagowombatAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31773345.post-60158156467180947652011-06-10T15:47:04.560-04:002011-06-10T15:47:04.560-04:00Jake chose Uranus as his favourite planet when he ...Jake chose Uranus as his favourite planet when he was in pre-k, because it was pretty and blue. He didn't get the whole URANUS thing, so I just silently giggled every time he said he loves URANUS.Nicolehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15212465957211363245noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31773345.post-7054562420820690542011-06-10T15:07:57.853-04:002011-06-10T15:07:57.853-04:00Oh, my son loved all of the Uranus giggles this ye...Oh, my son loved all of the Uranus giggles this year when we studied the solar system.Babsiegirlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13290165759660773052noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31773345.post-72097611340216730292011-06-10T12:55:49.994-04:002011-06-10T12:55:49.994-04:00Funny, funny, funny stuff.
So glad for the ranch ...Funny, funny, funny stuff.<br /><br />So glad for the ranch dressing recipe! It seems to be my kids' favorite dressing and the vehicle by which they will eat salad, and I've been a little forlorn about all the bottle piling up in the recycling.<br /><br />I love that Ben has taken on this project so earnestly.6512 and growinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05992480917176737462noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31773345.post-37146623266774910552011-06-10T12:31:50.524-04:002011-06-10T12:31:50.524-04:00ah, thanks for reminding me! I still haven't r...ah, thanks for reminding me! I still haven't read that, but I read The Namesake when we were in Mexico for a friend's wedding, and I found every excuse to volunteer to put the babies to bed--and then I'd be under the mosquito netting with a headlamp, reading, while everyone else partied on the beach with margaritas. I bet I'll feel the same about this one. . .BenBirdy1https://www.blogger.com/profile/13328557199418095755noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31773345.post-60958879642310610422011-06-10T12:28:36.328-04:002011-06-10T12:28:36.328-04:00I've had that feeling of missing a book or the...I've had that feeling of missing a book or the characters in it after reading "Unaccustomed Earth" I must have read the last sentence a dozen times.Erin K.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31773345.post-43663890479403322002011-06-10T12:26:55.911-04:002011-06-10T12:26:55.911-04:00I'll see if our library has that book. I vague...I'll see if our library has that book. I vaguely recall reading a review of it. I'm re-reading "Kids are Worth It" by Barbara Coloroso. Not exactly a page turning novel.Teafortwonoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31773345.post-58843875916976030162011-06-10T10:58:19.923-04:002011-06-10T10:58:19.923-04:00I just checked the library website, and the book i...I just checked the library website, and the book is on the shelf at my local branch. I'll pick it up tomorrow -- thanks fr the recommendation!<br /><br />Off to Chop Chop to check out Ben's ranch dressing experience.plazamomnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31773345.post-85125545225154551312011-06-10T10:46:08.338-04:002011-06-10T10:46:08.338-04:00Thanks for the book recomemndation! I'm just ...Thanks for the book recomemndation! I'm just starting my summer reading list.<br /><br />I have a 10 year old boy, and I'm really enjoying his humor these days. Potty humor is a guilty pleasure when you're my age.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com