Today I bought Sophie her first ballet slippers. Not really the first, she’s had several pairs — but all hand-me-downs from Annabelle. Today Sophie and I went to the dance store together, marched in past the aerobics knits and tutus and back to the shoe department, where a nice young woman perched Sophie on a […]

The annual ballet recital was Sunday. The girls were cool as cucumbers — see  the photos above and below (taken just moments before the performance) for proof. But I was a wreck. I knew it didn’t matter a bit, what happened on stage. This particular studio rents the fanciest space in town for its recital, […]