Friday Favorites

The weekend is here! I will be teaching a class in Atlanta all day Saturday, and we will probably do some light packing to prepare for our upcoming move. It should be a good weekend.

Here are some of my favorites:

A few months ago I discovered the Aljazeera Birthrights series on YouTube. Fascinating! I particularly like this episode.

I love this project for NPR's Backseat Book Club. I particularly like the caption on photo 16.

This is one of the most interesting food concepts I have seen in a while.

Have a great weekend! Any fun plans?

Morning Tradition

 We have an unspoken weekend tradition in our house. John is so gracious to get up with Grayson each morning, even when Grayson wakes up at an absurd time like 5:15 am. I am lucky enough each morning to stay in bed with Lucy while John keeps Grayson entertained. I usually feed Lucy while I listen to Grayson pitter patter - actually, gallop -  around the house. I try to stay as quiet as possible with Lucy. Each morning, as soon as Lucy or I begin to stir I hear "Baby!", followed by fast footsteps, and a moment later Grayson bursts through the bedroom door. On the weekends there is no morning rush, so Grayson climbs into bed next to his sister. The tradition has become that Grayson hands me my phone and asks that I take pictures of him and Lucy. This tradition leaves me with dozens of very similar-looking photos on my phone, but every photo is priceless to me. I don't know how long this tradition will last. I am certain I will miss it.