Photo credit: Joe Allen.
Kim Addonizio is the author of three books of poetry from BOA Editions: The Philosopher’s Club, Jimmy & Rita, and Tell Me, which was a finalist for the 2000 National Book Award. Her latest poetry collection, … Read on Macduff...
Here we go again…
I’ve been wondering lately how my kids will be affected by these times. How will it shape their view of politics and patriotism to go through their early years with an unpopular war, with a President so widely disliked and … Read on Macduff...
Kicking it baby-style
We’re back in the States now, and I realize I nearly forgot to mention the time I came this close to getting into a fist fight with a Belgian chocolatier. We were buying truffles and, having already bought a bag … Read on Macduff...
And speaking of Gouda….
We spent a swell morning in the town of Gouda today, where my 9-year-old daughter offered up this memorable quote:
Daddy? I forget. Oh wait — I remember. Daddy — compared to Gouda, American cheese is vomit.
And I say, … Read on Macduff...
Young Gouda, I’m coming for ya….
When I was seven, my folks moved our family to Holland where we lived for the next five years. A big motivator for this trip has been my longstanding desire to make that return to wooded Wassenaar with my wife … Read on Macduff...
Brugge by day
Lovely afternoon on Tuesday. The highlight was a 320-step climb up that 13th Century Brugge belfry. Here’s what the tower looks like by day:
We adults were quite winded. Our 6- and 9-year olds were pretty much unaffected by gravity. … Read on Macduff...
A reasonable law
We’ve run into lots of crazy laws here in Europe. For example, did you know it’s a crime to transport livestock in a Volkswagen Passat?
This is one law I agree with, however:
The locals here in Brugge tell me … Read on Macduff...
Brugge at night
Most of today was spent racing from Colmar to Brugge — our version of the Gumball Rally (I like to think I was part of Cobra Team).
In France, every cute little village was noted with a sign by the … Read on Macduff...
Colmar, Harrison Ford, and me
As I mentioned a little earlier today, we’ve driven from Switzerland and the snow to sweltering France. Crossing over (with less than a wave from the border guards) we were struck by how much the countryside in this part of … Read on Macduff...
My new musical theory, in progress
Trips like these afford you a lot of time to stop and think about things. I’ve been using that time to develop a new musical theory. It’s a little hard to put across in “coherent sentences,” but it boils down … Read on Macduff...