Callie Feyen

Last week around 6:15 one morning, I was at the table trying to think about what to write about Flannery O’Connor’s prayer journal when Hadley struts in, fully dressed, swipes a piece of paper off a stack and says, “Dare me to draw something.” She was going on a field trip that day, so I say, “I dare you to… View Post

Last Friday was Jesse’s birthday, and as luck would have it, Hadley had a half a day so we headed down to DC for the afternoon. Jesse took half the day off as well, and while we waited for him we enjoyed some hot chocolate at Caribou. We spent a few hours in the Natural History Museum, and that was… View Post

If you’re observing Lent, I’m sure you’ve decided by now what it is you’re giving up, or adding to your life in the next 40 days.  But in case you need some ideas, here are a few that have to do with reading. Paula Huston wrote a nice daily Lenten practice book called Simplifying the Soul that I read a couple… View Post

The month of February has been kind of grey and snowy and cold, but one afternoon this month the girls and I walked around Washingtonian Center to eat cupcakes and pick up some treats at Charming Charlies.  What is it that Jem says to Scout when she’s nervous about stepping on Boo Radley’s porch?  Something like, “I swear Scout, you… View Post

On Friday Harper and I were working in the sunroom for a chunk of the day.  She was painting and I was thinking about Pilgrim at Tinker Creek and working on putting together some bookmarks for kids for an upcoming reading event at Hadley’s school. I have to write a paper on Dillard’s book, and it has to do with… View Post