(With photos, of course.) Here’s what happened. First off, I was sorta bummed. I think I’m over that now. I feel much more positive, much less ‘and-the-horse-you-rode-in-on.’ And then… December 19: My grandma–she of the swan dish–passed away. She was nearly 94 years old and lived independently in her home, without help, until earlier this [...]
My last post described our trip; this one contains the ‘bonus materials’. More waves and shores. More boats. Dead ones, too. Textures and nature. And Mr. N gets the abstract driftwood picture award for: That was random, but I always enjoy a good ‘photo dump.’ Which one’s your fave? Do you take pictures of random [...]
Did I mention that we went to Maine back in July? We did, and we took a ton of pictures. Shall we look at them now? Let’s. [Note that my dad took some of these pictures, and I have not kept track of which ones.] I’ve decided to do this post in two parts. This [...]
As I dig my heels in to this dissertation and try my damndest to finish it up, something (nearly everything) has to give. Blogging is therapeutic for me, enjoyable and fun, so I am not taking a total hiatus. But I may not blog as often, at least for the next several weeks. I am [...]
The local schools are graduating their seniors around now, starting with the college (last weekend). The late snows (April 15! May 1!) we got this year coupled with a lack of sun and an abundance of chilly temperatures left our perennials confused and struggling. Only 1 of my half-dozen crocus plants bloomed at all, and [...]
Continue reading about finally, spring (just in time for summer)
The crocus came up before the big snow. I tried to find it again this weekend after the snow melted, but it had died/wilted. (Yeah…I forgot to schedule a post for today, so you get this picture of a flower. hah!) Over the weekend I did a bunch of yardwork–raked up the dead leaves and [...]
Well well well, it appears that I had a birthday over the weekend. What follows are a lot of photos. This really ought to be about 3 posts, but oh well. I’m giving them to you all at once. Because I truly had the best birthday yet (at least, of my adult life), and I [...]
I got sick of seeing so many beautiful pictures of whoopie pies and macarons and other yummy cream-filled treats on blogs, foodgawker and such. So I made my own. I used this recipe to make the cookies. She does not lie: these are chewy and delicious. We are not fans of crispy cookies in our [...]
I am camera-less no more. Behold, my shiny happy E-30 body! I chose the E-30 because it has more professional features than the E-6xx line, but isn’t quite as massive as the E-3 or E-5. Among a few other features, a main difference between the E-3/E-5 (which are Olympus’ beefiest dSLRs) and this E-30 is [...]
How many people out there are ready for some… BABY TOES? Adorable. On the night of February 22 (last Tuesday), my best friend of 20 years had a baby girl. They gave her a beautiful, classic name that starts with S. She was alert and very receptive to being held by the loved ones who [...]
Late-20s yuppie, professional techie, terminal student. I probably live farther north than you do. (