Monday, December 31, 2007
Sunday, December 30, 2007
memorial tree
We stopped to look at this memorial tree yesterday on the side of the road, fully decorated from the branch tops with Christmas decorations. From the number of tiny bears and toys we expected to find it a memorial for a young child. When actually it was for a boy, 17, who died over a year ago. The back of the tree covered in many snapshots of him with friends, family and pets.
Saturday, December 29, 2007
Friday, December 28, 2007
a walk in the woods
I'm probably the last American to finally read this gem of a book. I loved it so much, I started again at the beginning as soon as I finished yesterday. Fred took this week off work and I was constantly interrupting him from his own book, so I could read passages aloud. He always complied, listened and laughed at the right places, even when I knew he was at a good part in his own book.
(The camera captures everything in mirrored image, the book: Bill Bryson, "A Walk in the Woods: Rediscovering American on the Appalachian Trail")
(The camera captures everything in mirrored image, the book: Bill Bryson, "A Walk in the Woods: Rediscovering American on the Appalachian Trail")
Thursday, December 27, 2007
sleepy head
this is me this week, sleeping in and reading by the fire!
"...oh Fred, let's order dinner out again, ok?"
"...oh Fred, let's order dinner out again, ok?"
Wednesday, December 26, 2007
Tuesday, December 25, 2007
merry christmas!
A relaxing day here, a lovely day for cooking and guilt free reading. The kids are enjoying their goodies, I think we lost a cat somewhere in the wrapping paper, but we'll find her again soon. We're heading out to the movies after dinner. The challenge will be to find a movie we can all agree upon, ahh, teenagers!
Monday, December 24, 2007
quiet chapel
We had such a nice rainy day out yesterday, and found some shelter from the rain in the Bryn Athyn cathedral.
Sunday, December 23, 2007
backyard
It's a bit odd to view the house from the outside looking back. Olivia at her computer, near the Christmas tree, Fred tweeking something in the basement, Rush doing his thing getting ready to go to Mandy's house. The dog out with me in the backyard, wondering what I'm doing, watching from her point of view.
moonlit trees
Tonight the sky was especially bright from the full moon, the clouds shooting by in a blur. The temperature near 60, it felt like a dream. So I grabbed my camera, my hot cappuccino, and headed to the backyard for a while to take it all in!
Saturday, December 22, 2007
blueberries
Still no snow, just cold and bare trees, so I'm still banished to the window light studio for my photo-a-day.
This morning Rush told me he heard strange noises in the middle of the night. The dog was barking really loud, and he was certain someone was in the backyard. He told me how scared he got and that he text-message his sister at 2am to let her know. She didn't reply however, he wondered what that was about.
Hmm, now what ever happened to knocking on the door, crawling into someone else's bed when frightened or even tapping on the wall that joined his room to his sister's. A text message from their cell phones? And he wonders why she didn't awake to answer it? Ahh, it's a new generation! Oh the backyard intruder? A raccoon I'm certain!
This morning Rush told me he heard strange noises in the middle of the night. The dog was barking really loud, and he was certain someone was in the backyard. He told me how scared he got and that he text-message his sister at 2am to let her know. She didn't reply however, he wondered what that was about.
Hmm, now what ever happened to knocking on the door, crawling into someone else's bed when frightened or even tapping on the wall that joined his room to his sister's. A text message from their cell phones? And he wonders why she didn't awake to answer it? Ahh, it's a new generation! Oh the backyard intruder? A raccoon I'm certain!
tree lights
I was running out of time, we'd had the tree a week, but it was still undecorated. I told Rush (14) that I'd give him ten bucks to put the lights on--but do it now before Dad gets home.
He got right to it, and came to get me when he finished. He was beaming with pride. Of course the first thing I noticed was that the bottom of the tree had only white lights, working up to color, packed in tight at the top. I told him it looked perfect and went to get my purse.
He got right to it, and came to get me when he finished. He was beaming with pride. Of course the first thing I noticed was that the bottom of the tree had only white lights, working up to color, packed in tight at the top. I told him it looked perfect and went to get my purse.
Friday, December 21, 2007
Thursday, December 20, 2007
cat and oranges
These oranges are special. They are the first grocery item that Olivia ever brought into our home without us asking her to get something. Not a snack for just her, but real food, that she bought--for everyone. This is big.
Yes, she's 17, and yes she happens to work part time at a grocery store, so I guess it's about time. It just surprised me to realize that maybe something shifted. Maybe the earth does revolve around the sun and not our oldest. The sweetest of oranges, she's growing up.
Yes, she's 17, and yes she happens to work part time at a grocery store, so I guess it's about time. It just surprised me to realize that maybe something shifted. Maybe the earth does revolve around the sun and not our oldest. The sweetest of oranges, she's growing up.
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