“I’m a baby bear, you’re a momma bear, and Papa’s a papa bear,” says Iris.
“And what is the baby?” I ask.
“He’s an alligator,” says Iris, without hesitation.
We named him Akiva.
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Tarot
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2012
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December
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November
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July
- Ten of Sticks — Tarot of the Absurd
- 9 of Sticks — Tarot of the Absurd
- Eight of Blades — Tarot of the Absurd
- Justice — Tarot of the Absurd
- The Chariot — Tarot of the Absurd
- Page of Sticks — Tarot of the Absurd
- The World — Tarot of the Absurd
- Four of Sticks — Tarot of the Absurd
- Five of Sticks — Tarot of the Absurd
- Four of Cups — Tarot of the Absurd
- Death — Tarot of the Absurd
- The Chariot — Typeface Tarot
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June
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May
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April
- Nine of Cups — Renaissance Tarot
- Five of Coins — Sakki-Sakki Tarot
- The Star — The Shakespeare Oracle
- Ace of Sticks — Tarot of the Absurd
- Queen of Wands — Tarot of the Immagination
- Five of Wands — La Corte dei Tarocchi
- Strength — Three of Swords — Seven of Coins — Russian Tarot of St. Petersburgh
- Three of Blades — Tarot of the Absurd
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March
- The Emperor — Tarot Noir
- Seven of Coins — Cary-Yale Visconti Deck
- Two of Wands — Kitty Kahane Tarot
- Il Mondo — Tarocchi dei Celti “Jacovitti”
- Page of Swords — Deviant Moon Tarot
- Eight of Vessles — The Wildwood Tarot
- Ocho de Bastos — Tarot Lukumi
- Queen of Wands — New Age Tarot
- The Tree of Life — The Golden Dawn Tarot
- The Fool — Tarot of the Absurd
- Seven of Cups — Victorian Trade Card Tarot
- The Hanged Man — Pearls of Wisdom
- Three of Cups — The Lovers Tarot
- Two of Cups — Tarots Oreste Zevola
- Ace of Swords — Tarot of a Moon Garden
- Four of Wands & Two of Cups — Napo Tarot
- Ace of Coins — Dragon Tarot
- Three of Swords — Fantasy Showcase Tarot
- Three of Guns — PoMo Tarot
- The Tower — Tarot of the Absurd
- Seven of Wands — Tarot Piatnik Wien
- Hierophant — TaRat (The Rat Tarot)
- Three of Coins — Bruegel Tarot
- Three of Coins — Ship of Fools Tarot
- Two of Wands — Vertigo Tarot
- Nine of Cups — The Fantastic Menagerie Tarot
- Seven of Sticks — Tarot of the Absurd
- 18. Oisin — Tarocchi dei Celti
- Temperance — Giovanni Vacchetta Tarot
- Queen of Swords — Tarot of Prague
- Osho Transformation Tarot — 43. Wishful Thinking
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February
- Two of Swords — Tarot Nova
- Ten of Coins — Tarot of the Absurd
- Four of Jealousy — Matteo Maria Boiardo Tarocchi
- Lovers — Twenty-Two Keys of the Tarot
- Ace of Swords — The Light and Shadow Tarot
- Ace of Cups — The Fairytale Tarot
- 15. The Devil — The Russian Tarot of St. Petersburg
- Nine of Swords — The Enchanted Tarot
- King of Coins — Tarot of the Absurd
- Re de Denari — Il Tarocco Bizzarro
- Knight of Cups — The Renaissance Tarot
- The Faeries’ Oracle — 44. Lys of the Shadows
- Two of Quills & The Magician — The Shakespeare Oracle
- Five of Swords — The Fantastic Menagerie Tarot
- The Hermit — Tarot of the Absurd
- Four of Spades — Deck of Cards
- Four of Wands — Tarot of the Immagination
- Queen of Cups — Sakki-Sakki Tarot
- La Torre di Babele — La Corte dei Tarocchi
- Strength — Tarot of the Absurd
- King of Swords — The Stone Tarot
- Little Czech Oracle Deck — five-card story
- King of Cups — Kitty Kahane Tarot
- Six of Coins — Cary-Yale Visconti Deck
- Nine of Arrows — The Wildwood Tarot
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January
- Queen of Cups — Tarot of the Absurd
- 18. The Moon — Deviant Moon Tarot
- King of Pentacles — Pearls of Wisdom
- Eight of Pentacles — The Lover’s Tarot
- Cuatro de Oros — Tarot Lukumi
- The World — Dragon Tarot
- 14 Temperance — New Age Tarot
- Ten of Pentacles — Tarot of a Moon Garden
- King of Blades — Tarot of the Absurd
- King of Pentacles — Bruegel Tarot
- 4. The Emperor — Napo Tarot
- Strength — Tarots Oreste Zevola
- Five of Cups & Six of Wands — Tarot Piatnik Wien
- Six of Swords — Fantasy Showcase Tarot
- Page of Cups — Ship of Fools Tarot
- Queen of Coins — Tarot of the Absurd
- 10. La Ruota — Tarocchi dei Celti
- 5. Dìan Cècht (il Sacerdote) — Tarocchi dei Celti
- King of Fear — Matteo Maria Boiardo Tarocchi
- Nine of Cups — Vertigo Tarot
- 18 The Moon — The Enchanted Tarot
- King of Sticks — Tarot of the Absurd
- Osho Transformation Tarot — 45. Living Totally
- The Tower — Tarot of Prague
- Ten of Wands — The Fairytale Tarot
- Two of Pentacles — The Light and Shadow Tarot
- The Lovers — Twenty-Two Keys of the Tarot
- Death — Little Czech Oracle Deck
- Six of Pentacles — Stone Tarot
- Ten of Blades — Tarot of the Absurd
- Six of Cups — Tarot Nova
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December
- Fante di Denari — Il Tarocco Bizarro
- Page ~ Princess of Wands — The Renaissance Tarot
- The Faeries’ Oracle — 41. Ilbe the Retriever
- Page of Cups — The Russian Tarot of St. Petersburg
- Six of Blades — Tarot of the Absurd
- Knight of Wands — Pearls of Wisdom
- 18. The Moon — Sakki-Sakki Tarot
- 11. Strength — The Shakespeare Oracle
- Nine of Wands — Tarot of the Immagination
- Three of Pentacles — New Age Tarot
- Three of Swords — La Corte dei Tarocchi
- 13. The Journey — The Wildwood Tarot
- Five of Cups — Tarot of the Absurd
- Female Knight of Staves — Cary-Yale Visconti Deck
- Eight of Swords — Dragon Tarot
- Justice — Deviant Moon Tarot
- The Hermit — Kitty Kahane Tarot
- Page of Pentacles — The Lover’s Tarot
- Nine of Coins — Tarots Oreste Zevola
- Page of Cups — Tarot of the Absurd
- Five of Wands — Bruegel Tarot
- Five of Swords — Tarot of a Moon Garden
- Five of Cups — Napo Tarot
- The Star — Tarot Lukumi
- Five of Cups — Tarot Piatnik Wien
- Ace of Cups — The Fantasy Showcase Tarot
- Tarot of the Absurd
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December
- The Sad and Sorry Saga of the Shrunken House of Color— or— Good God! Why Can’t People Just Communicate in a Straightforward & Honest Manner & Admit Their Mistakes?
- Iris & Akiva read together on the couch.
- Hunt for the Lost Ornament (Single-Use Disposable River Crossing Over Bridgeless Brook, Part II)
- Single-Use Disposable River Crossing Over Bridgeless Brook
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November
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October
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September
- Johnville Bog & Forest Park (Hiking Friday moved to Saturday)
- Autumnal Equinox Bonfire
- Papa on the scaffolding
- Akiva plays in the sandbox with his dumptruck.
- Akiva Fords the Massawippi (Hiking Friday)
- 100 Things
- At the Wounded Trees (Hiking Fridays, Val-Estrie games)
- Deer at Dawn
- Digger.
- …& I pulled a rabbit out of a hat.
- Demolition of the Ramp
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October
- Mom (Gramma) Gramma (Baba)
- Jail of Trees (Clark Reservation, Jamesville, New York)
- Nap
- New Doll (Les Enfant de la Terre)
- Iris shows off her cuteness (Johnville Bog & Forest Park)
- Family Visit (L’Ile du Marais)
- Somewhere in Eden (Pont Drouin Covered Bridge/ L’Abri Vegetal)
- New Backpack (L’Ile du Marais)
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September
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July
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June
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May
- Val-Estrie Piano (again)
- Tall Swings at Val-Estrie
- Dress of Butterflies and Ferns
- Leap, Little Girl! (Val-Estrie Playground)
- How to be Three
- Breakfast at our house
- Coaticook River, Waterville
- Dress of Birds
- Orange Dress
- Ropes Course near the Capelton Mines
- Loud Kid
- Grand View of the Playground (Val-Estrie)
- The River Children
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December
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May
- What is the Smell of Fermenting Grass?
- Gramps Shovels Dirt
- Iris Draws Wet Worms in Puddles
- Iris, Running.
- Graffiti
- The Neighbors are Putting in a Pool
- Wood-Splitter
- In the Chicken-Little Club House
- 2-Year Well-Baby Checkup
- Wynn Bullock: Child in Forest, 1951
- Visitors
- More Spring Styles for Vermont Toddlers
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April
- Iris Reads to Papa
- Secret Play Dough Recipe of the Ancients Unearthed!
- Responsibility
- Assignment: Landscape
- Baby X is Due in 8 Days
- Tiling the Floor
- Baby Leigha @ +5 Days
- Spring Styles for Vermont Toddlers
- Earthworms Singing in the Spring Rain
- “Iris find a worm.”
- Assignment: Food
- Iris Turns TWO!
- Potty
- Cheers!
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March
- Mom + Dad
- @ Grandma & Gramps’ House
- Spring Flowers
- Mousse de Nombril
- My Painter in White (High-Key)
- Cleaning the kitchen
- Iris & Joshua get Pushy
- I used to do a lot of yoga.
- Snack with Olin and Brown Bear
- Chainsaw
- More Pigs at New Village Farm
- Assignment: Alternative Light
- Iris looks like Papa
- Snowball, Baby!
- Baby Leigha @ (-1.5) months
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February
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January
- Pretzel Dough
- Assignment: Your Town
- Baby Leigha @ (-3) months
- Amaryllis Bloom
- Church St.
- Assignment: Disaster
- Mama did some scribbling.
- Lift Off
- Assignment: Self Portrait
- Brandini 100% Merino Extrafine Wool Made in Italy Upcycle
- More justification for reworking the front entryway this coming summer
- Gieves&Hawkes 100% Pure Cashmere Upcycle #2
- New contractor for basement renovation project
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December
- The winter garden
- My sweet potato custard obsession
- Iris helps bring in firewood
- Graham crackers & the world news with Gramps
- Baba, or, The Generations
- Christmas tree
- Exploring with Ari
- Central New York Regional Market
- Tubby toys
- Minimalist winter running with a toddler
- Some people think it’s cold in the house.
- Snow!
- H. Family
- The window is not in the picture
- Gieves&Hawkes 100% Pure Cashmere Upcycle
- Window seat
- Underexposed
- Whipped cream
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November
- Stamping
- Scribbling
- Thanksgiving is my favorite holiday
- It was cold out today.
- Playing in the Lightroom
- Po[r]ker
- Tea with cattle
- Dolly & Lamby
- Bubbles
- Filthy mirror
- Playgroup
- Martin is out of town
- In Burlingon
- Scouting light @ Heather’s
- Fall fell, autumn rose.
- Chasing pigeons
- Boiled tongue with mustard
- Hanging laundry
- The last tomato
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October
- Autumn has fallen
- Iris goes to the doctor
- …& back to Syracuse
- Dad splitting, Mom stacking
- Dolly clothes
- 8:30am-9:30am
- Joshua
- At New Village Farm
- Detail
- Telullah decorated our logs
- Plumbing
- Kelsie & Sophia & Iris & the rope swing
- Autumn footrace
- We visit Kathy
- Stone beach
- Round bales in the field
- Cute baby eats again!
- Rainy day art project
- I ask Iris to smile.
- Toddler bed
- Ari leaves.
- Headshot practice
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September
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August
- Peek-a-Boo!
- Nils of Feedback Farm
- Stump Sitting
- Iris & Issac
- Iris & Sophia
- Fairbanks Woods
- Emancipation Lane
- Katie Washing Dishes
- Chicken, Chicken, Chicken House
- Shelburne, Vermont Turns 250 Years Old
- New Village Farm: Animals
- No More Camera, Please!
- Dolly Eats
- Williams Woods, Charlotte, VT
- Rocks are Money
- Bicycle Ride Through Clouds
- Neighborhood Wheels
- The Tomato Eaters
- Why We Had to Leave the Chicken House
- New Sport
- As I Went Down to the River…
- Big & Little
- The Balloon Wars
- How Do I Love My Doggie?
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Sweet!
Vraiment un beau garçon,ce petit-fils.Enfin,il a un prénom.Il est assez original.J’ai hâte de le voir et le prendre dans mes bras.
Tu es très beau mon petit Akiva Benoît Fournier.
Nous arrivons bientôt pour te serrer dans nos bras.Papi Gaby et mamie Huguette. Gros bisous.