This is Rowan, two in February, on our way to the playground the other day. That little knitted toque, and the carpet of autumn leaves, how can you resist her!

I've never put photos of my girls on line before, and in fact, adamantly refused to. Only since the passing of my abusive biological father this last January, do I begin to feel remotely safe sharing them with the world. To his death, he never learned he had granddaughters, and of that, I am proud.