Revelry Reverie

On Saturday we drove up to the Buffalo and Erie County Botanical Gardens. This was our second visit there; the first was a few months ago when we were driving back home from Wasaga Beach (Ontario). We decided to go there because there was to be model train exhibit, which did not disappoint. Henry was…

We have an island in our kitchen, and sometimes it turns into a race track.

Every night, my son and I sneak out of the nursery and head downstairs. He asks for either a peanut butter graham sandwich or a regular peanut butter sandwich. We sit quietly in the kitchen together, he in his jammies, and listen to the sound of his muffled crunching. He always asks for a paper…

A year ago was my official start date at Automattic. The past year has been the fastest yet. I’ve never been as happy as I have since joining Automattic – finally I am as content at work as I am with everything else in my life; it was the missing component. As I was reflecting…

Two years and one day ago, I took this photo: Two years ago, at 4:03 pm and at 4:15 pm, Henry and Eleanor were born, respectively. I thought they’d be tiny and baffling forever. It’s been an amazing two years. I’ve learned a lot. I’ve been terrified a lot. I have not slept much.  …

The happiest of birthdays to the light of my life and wonder of my years! Many happy returns, Bob!

A view of the Santa Cruz boardwalk from the pier. Cameo by Joey Kudish.

Something pretty amazing happened yesterday. All the women of Automattic had dinner together to talk about something incredibly important to us: getting more qualified women to apply at our company. We are lucky. Automattic makes sure that an open position goes to the right person, regardless of gender. A lot of companies work hard at this,…

Earlier this week, I took Eleanor to the salon for a little one-on-one fun time, and to get her used to going. She was a little shy at first, but loved sitting in the pedicure chair and by the end of the afternoon she was running laps around the salon.