Potpourri 2.15.10
Monday, February 15th, 2010Springy greetings from the Pacific Northwest! I used to hate this short little month so much, until I moved to a place where February is when the first flowers bloom. Now, I’m quite fond of it. The daffodils in the neighbors’ yard look ready to pop any day now, and our irises are racing them. [...]
White-ish Christmas!
Tuesday, December 25th, 2007It’s been such a happy Christmas season, starting with the NY trip and giving ourselves freedom from gift-giving pressure, to our Chicken Carolers (of whom, darn it, I didn’t think to take a picture) and our Zombie Yulesters, to four mellow days at home together, eating, drinking, and making merry; it’s all been wonderful. And [...]
Cranky from the Heat
Thursday, October 18th, 2007It is going to be nearly 80 degrees here today. Yesterday, we were forced to turn the air conditioner back on. Air conditioning. In October. Grrrrr. This is the time of year I look forward to most. Crisp, cool air. The turning of the leaves. More apples than you know what to do with. It [...]
Sneak Preview
Saturday, August 18th, 2007Today the heat and humidity in Philly finally broke. There was a fantastical thunderstorm that came just as swiftly as it went and, voila, suddenly you could breathe again. This morning was cool and sunny and breezy when I took Eliot out for his morning constitutional and it had that slightly crisp edge to it [...]