Kyra Reports on Eason

Eason is 12 weeks now! Holy cow time has flown! This last week was a huge week for Eason, he had his first real all-out laughing session while he was getting his bath! Eliot and I were both there to share in that amazing and beautiful magic moment! He has also become much more adept and proficient at putting things in his mouth and just started the
preliminaries to rolling onto his side.



And wouldn't you know, our prodigy son learned how to read at the tender age of three months, I suppose we wouldn't expect anything less! But seriously, the day I snapped the picture of him reading, we were laying on the bed, each time I finished a book and set it down he would start to fuss, and when I started a new book he would squeal in delight and kick his feet! He stared intently at the pages and had a running commentary! Then he held the books on his own and stared at the pictures with equal fascination. We read 7 books this way until it was time for nap!

We are having so much fun and I am somewhat dreading going back to work, but I know it will be an amazing time for Eliot and Eason to bond while I am away!

Julia in Pontevedra

I talked to Spencer and he asked for some photos – here are a few. One is the church from the former monastery where we’re staying, the Santiago photos are of the huge cathedral which is the end of a pilgrimage – some people walk a couple months to reach it – a tradition from centuries ago – we walked 10 kilometers or about six miles. The bagpipes and dancers came to entertain us at the beginning of the gathering – this area in NW Spain was originally Celtic – to my surprise.

The Waters of Lethe

Update

Julia made it to Pontevedra. She said driving across 600 kilometers of Spain was easy. Now she is staying in an old monestary for 40 euro's a night.

Julia's Travels

Julia's back in the air. She left Seattle at 11:30 today and now - just two minutes ago - left Newark for Madrid, Spain. Tomorrow, Friday, at 13:00 Central European Summer Time, she will rent a car in Madrid and then drive with two other ladies 600 kilometers to Pontevedra. Pontevedra is on the Atlantic Coast near northern Portugal.

The WAHurd Boys -

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J.P. Woodcock on "The Me that is Simply Me

J.P. Woodcock here. I have looked inside myself this week and found, to my discomfort, that I am in exile from myself. How can this be you might ask? Well I am quite sure that modern psychology should have explanations for this estrangement from myself.

How long have you felt this way J.P.? Well . . . (read more)

Milna, Brac, Croatia - 2007

Just found this old cell phone photo of Me, Almir, and Ivo at our place in Milna!