This summer Johann has had a lot of time for pretend play. About a week ago, I made tortillas. Johann put on his cowboy hat and then got his squirt gun and stick horse. He was Johann the Kid, the orneriest tortilla rustler this side of the Mississippi. He rides his horse into the kitchen, [...]
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The weekend before Eric went to sea we went to the 29th annual Sea Music Festival at the Mystic Seaport. Thankfully we heard singing across the estuary coming from the Seaport while we were out for our Friday evening walk. We checked the website and found the event was all weekend. Up until now, we [...]
Rest — Notice the swallow behind and to the left of the boys.
Originally uploaded by eclectic echoes.
Last weekend we went to the Mystic Seaport’s 29th Annual Sea Music Festival, (more on the music later) we all had a blast at the festival and Johann had a grand time. One of the things he always wants [...]
Monday I baked bread and made manicotti for dinner. Since I wanted to use the Swiss chard before it went bad, I made that our side dish. I have a great recipe with garlic, lemon juice, capers, and tomatoes. Johann requested more garlic and less lemon juice, so I changed the recipe and thought he [...]
Bleeding Heart
Originally uploaded by eclectic echoes.
I love languages and learning about the origins of words and phrases. I collect quotes. I also love gardens. It shouldn’t have been surprising at all, but it just dawned on me that the majority of my quote collection is linked to gardening in some way. One of my particular [...]
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Tower, request permission…Originally uploaded by eclectic echoes.
Today was a good day. Some time in the garden with Tammy and Johann, a nap while Johann played the drums and then homemade pizza and some family time after dinner. Even got a few photographs in the garden, including a couple of “keepers”, like this one. [...]
Summer is almost here…
It’s just one more week and I’m through with the semester from hell.
It’s not that any of the classes were that hard, though Marine Reaction and Transport comes close enough. The problem is that I got involved in many other activities and overextended myself again.
My last class was yesterday with Prof. A. [...]
At Avery Point the Earthday celebrations were yesterday (tree planting, drum circle, giveaways of CFL lights, recycled reusable water bottles, speeches, ice cream, CT DEP demonstrations, hybrid car showings - not bad for a campus of only 500 or so people.
Since today is the more widely recognized day though… a few quick quotes / links
“Never [...]
Last week we went to Providence for two science conferences. I had fun. I sat in on some really neat talks. One was about lobster larvae and another was about Alaskan oyster farming. I ate mussels. I worked behind the front desk. We went to the beach party and had fun playing all the games [...]
Eric and Johann keep life full of surprises. Besides our normal insanity, three funny things happened this week that I had to write about. A few days ago Johann made up another joke. What do you get when you cut a $100.00 bill in half? My answer was scrap paper. He said you get two [...]
