April 2011
6 posts
The Gazebo arrrives →
Signs of spring: fewer kids at the bus stop; more kids on bikes. Two enormous raccoons on the fence tonight, spotlit by the garden lights. Turned on the fountain on the Oak Island Water Feature,…
Apr 12th
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Friendship is Magic →
Yes, I know, same old photos. New and exciting web redesigns coming, rolled out one-two-three this week. Worked on the site a lot this weekend, but also – big suprise, this – went to Southdale on…
Apr 11th
Extended play update bonanza! →
Friday! It was warm in the morning, relatively so – no finger-nipping frost, that is. I think we hit 60 in the afternoon. In the evening I sat in the sole surviving chair from the gazebo collapse,…
Apr 9th
Leaning towards lunch →
Blustery today. The sun came out in the afternoon, but it was weak and abashed, as if it knew it could do more. It did enough: the hard-packed ice on the back patio has begun to recede, and today I…
Apr 5th
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A Herculean Effort →
Friday night, here: It used to be Figlio’s, a restaurant whose primary purpose was filling your belly with Italian food for a night of drinking, and whose secondary purpose was teaching…
Apr 4th
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Just the Facts →
There’s rain in the air, and it smells like spring. It’s expected to turn to slushy snow overnight, but that’s expected; defeated armies are famous for atrocities committed in retreat. Back in…
Apr 1st
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