A year and a half ago this evening, I was planning the pizza party for the class that had “most improved” in behavior and academics; and deciding to have cookies and juice for the other classes, who had been working very hard as well. Tomorrow will be the 18 month anniversary of the last day […]
Category: Family Matters
Bedroom and Office spaces
We are getting things put in place. I spent most of the last couple days on either the bedroom/closets or my office. We also tidied up the great room/kitchen a bit more. Here is an update.
Today in the garden
The garden holds so many lovely things in the autumn. A view of the blueberry plant that is under the bigger chestnut tree: This is a detail of the fennel — the darker sections are completely done, the greener sections have a lovely, brighter flavor. I’ll harvest some soon to make sausage with them. And […]
Teasers…
Yesterday, it was raining rather hard by the time we got to the house in the evening. So, no pictures to accompany this post But… There is progress. The wooden forms that used to hold the concrete in place are removed. Jeff, the concrete man, has scored the concrete (expansion joints to prevent random cracks […]
A full week teaching!
I am still having pretty much the time of my life with the 7th and 8th graders I get to work with. There are plenty of things that are confusing, but I have so much support that I only have to ask a question (or if I have to fix things retroactively) and I get […]
RADIANT HEAT!!!
This was today’s “reveal” — Moving up the driveway: (Murphy is Mother’s dog!)
The poem I wrote (caution: dark)
Shortly after the house fire, I wrote a poem. I think it’s time to share it.
Thirteen years…
Almost fourteen years ago now, the house was placed in the yard (September 1999). I planted trees in front and on the sides the following Spring. Flower beds in front the year after that, if I remember correctly. And gradually the yard and the home took shape. A few years into the process, I started […]
What I am “up” to
Here is the post I made on facebook this morning: Today is my first official day of “vacation” — the last almost three months have been hard; I didn’t work so many days that I would have (and might have), but they weren’t restful. It wasn’t even close to a “vacation” for me. It was […]
The apartment…
Here are a few pics of the apartment, from before the furniture was put in, to just a little while ago. Tom and Grant are included for scale. By the way, Tom is looking through magazines with me this evening, the last night of May, we’re going to make some decisions about the house over […]