Rest — Notice the swallow behind and to the left of the boys.
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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 [...]
Bleeding Heart
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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 [...]
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 [...]
This summer I have been riding a new bike for the commute to work and school. It’s been fun in many ways because the bike, a Specialized Tri-Cross, is a capable bike off road as well as being a decent road bike. What’s really nice is the bike feels much better than my older racer [...]
Johann just reminded me of something that happened a few weeks ago. He was upset with me for not letting him jump in puddles on our outing to run errands. Daddy let him do that. He complained that I made him wear and zip up his raincoat. Daddy didn’t do that. I explained that I [...]
Since Eric was off from school in May, I decided to start summer break for Johann then too. Usually when Eric is around, the last thing Johann wants to do is study. “My live action figure is home, time to play!!!” is more along the lines of what goes through Johann’s mind. But we continued [...]
Johann: Daddy! Daddy! Gooseberry won!
me: ??!?
Johann: Gooseberry won the stage today.
me: You mean the Deutschland Tour? The Tour of Germany?
Johann: Yeah, Gooseberry won. From Discovery.
me: You mean Vladimir Gusev?
Johann: Yeah, Goosberry won the prologue!
We’re watching Stage One now on Cycling.TV.
Have I mentioned that Cycling.tv before?
If not, this channel really shows the potential for [...]
I stumbled across an amazing photo from the 2003 Tour de France at Chain Reaction Bicycles that in many ways and on many levels touched me deeply…and made me think about Johann and the beginning of a love of cycling in him.
Last year we got Johann his first bike. This year both Tammy and I [...]
Watching Sylvain Calzati trying for a gutsy breakaway in the Tour de France…
Last night we went down to Avery Point to watch the SailFest fireworks. The fireworks were actually a mile up river from the point and the best viewing location is historic Fort Griswold on the Groton side of the river, or Fort Trumbull [...]
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