Something pretty in the ruins (I will write this well to remember it well). CHILDHOOD, SUMMARYJoseph LongAugust 3, 2023a Thursday, 2023, x11, parents and children, children, siblings, toys, memory, a snippet of life, animalsComment
Caldecott books : "Prayer for a Child" (1944) CHILDHOODJoseph LongJune 1, 20232023, Caldecott Award, religion and spirituality, children, a day in the life, a Thursday, 03-05 years old, mathematics, reading, conflict, a snippet of life, 1944Comment
‘Sometimes you should not be the one to help.’ CHILDHOOD, SUMMARYJoseph LongApril 24, 2023Skatepark School, a snippet of life, 2023, A Monday, bicycles, 06 years oldComment
All those jazzy notes splayed out (11 snippets on a Wednesday). CHILDHOODJoseph LongApril 12, 2023x11, a Wednesday, 2023, homeschool, rituals, memory, a snippet of life, childrenComment
I throw my arms around you forever. ILLUSTRATIONJoseph LongFebruary 9, 2023a Thursday, 2023, x11, a snippet of life, overheard, friends, quotes, money, work, siblings, Oncle Jim, LoveComment
Pre-Christmas calm : underwear dresses and bass guitars on a winter break Monday. SUMMARYJoseph LongDecember 19, 20222022, A Monday, art in process, Christmas, a snippet of life Comment
She walks with such elegance (43 reflections on my wife). RELATIONSHIPSJoseph LongSeptember 19, 202243, Countess Becca, 2022, birthday, Interesting People, a snippet of lifeComment
How to help your children take initiative with chores (the duet of vacuums singing a swan song). CHILDHOODJoseph LongAugust 29, 20222022, a snippet of life, Spotify, A Monday, cleaning & organizingComment
Our Life the Musical the Musical the Yelled Word Version: the Series. SUMMARYJoseph LongAugust 10, 202205 years old, 12 years old, 15 years old, 2022, a Wednesday, a snippet of life, television, 02 years old, food, eating, cleaning & organizingComment
Emergency services on demand. CHILDHOODJoseph LongJuly 18, 20222022, A Monday, a snippet of life, 02 years old, 05 years old, Family, advice, MDL, 15 years old, EVEL, EZComment
The clothes we don’t wear in the unmowed lawn at dawn. CHILDHOODJoseph LongJuly 8, 20222022, a Friday, a snippet of life, siblings, childrenComment
How to negotiate what you want on a Friday. CHILDHOODJoseph LongJuly 1, 2022a snippet of life, conversation, EVEL, 05 years old, movies, a Friday, 2022Comment
A boy feeds a goat (five things on a Tuesday). SUMMARYJoseph LongFebruary 15, 2022advice, 2022, television, five things, a snippet of life, a TuesdayComment
How to be your age (the edge of 2, 5, 11, and 14). CHILDHOODJoseph LongJanuary 14, 20222022, 02 years old, 05 years old, 11 years old, 14 years old, playing, a Friday, a snippet of lifeComment
Big bloody hug (1 part 2-year old, 2 parts 4-year old). PARENTINGJoseph LongAugust 20, 20212021, sickness and health, 02 years old, 04 years old, parents, childrening, parents and children, a snippet of life, dads, selfie, photographComment
11 haiku of a Friday in December. PARENTINGJoseph LongDecember 4, 20202020, poem, a snippet of life, a Friday, forest, children, homeschool, haiku, x11Comment
The gamut of emotions over a late August week. POLITICS, CHILDHOODJoseph LongAugust 26, 20202020, a snippet of life, politics, childrening, photos Comment
But wait until he’s four (thoughts on three years). CHILDHOOD, PARENTING, PHOTOGRAPHJoseph LongDecember 29, 2019children, parents and children, 2019, a snippet of life, photograph, dads, 03 years oldComment
Five things that made me grin today. PHOTOGRAPHJoseph LongDecember 8, 20192019, libraries, a snippet of life, photograph, MDL, siblings, 02 years oldComment
The brightest sunshine in the darkest labyrinths. CHILDHOOD, BOOKS, PHOTOGRAPH, SUMMARYJoseph LongOctober 30, 20192019, libraries, MDL, books, reading, Battle Ground, recommendations, EVEL, a snippet of life, RN Comment
