One of the great aspects of WordPress is the fact that one can incorporate the work of others into one’s own site through plugins, widgets, themes, and various hacks. One of my favorite additions is the “Time Machine” widget I have installed on the right toolbar, which draws posts from the current day of previous years.

The “Time Machine” widget shows me that Babcia was here during her first visit in 2007, and Dziadek was here in 2008 for his one and only visit to the States. Babcia is back with us now, her fourth or maybe even fifth visit to the States.

The “Time Machine” widget has also shown me that we had a snow day on exactly the same day several years apart.

It also let me know that we’ve now had a particular camera lens (that I’m thinking of selling) for five years now. I would have guessed three.

In a sense, that’s what this blog is all about anyway: a time machine. I look at pictures of the Boy, pictures of the Girl and think, “That was last weekend, photos I put off because of Kamil’s big win.” And then that “last weekend” is “last month,” “last year,” “years ago.”

And then I write about that continual surprise yet again.