The End of Summer 2008

Well, it's another absolutely gorgeous late summer day here in Vermont. The sky is Canadian blue, and we've had so much rain this summer that the vegetation is downright glorious - or as Andrew I would say, "It is so verdant!!"

I've just joined a group that welcomes women who need to talk about PTSD after a difficult childbirth. Some of us are survivors, some of us are helpers (some are probably both). In the interest of simplicity, I will post my master's thesis so it's easily accessible.

More to follow, I'm sure!

Back to work I

Well, it's back to work. And there are babies here! I'm so blessed to be able to see moms and babies all the time. Meanwhile I'm looking for a definitive delineation of midwifery v medical models of care in childbirth. I found a nice succinct look at Robbie Davis-Floyd's analysis at

So what's with the menu hopping?

Good grief. I wasn't even hungry this morning when I woke up - funny how prime rib will do that to you - and now here I am looking at Holiday Menus on the Better Homes and Gardens site. Luckily the first one was an Elegant Duck Entertaining Menu, and I am not in the mood to entertain any ducks, no matter how elegant they may be! (This reminds me of Laurel's Parisian Poodle, walking down a rainy street in an elegant red coat....)

More anon...We are repairing wallpaper curls today.