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The news is in and, yes, our very own Sapsuckers successfully defended their championship in the 2007 WSB. The Redheads, our new team of Cornell undergraduates, also did well, coming in at second place in their category. Other universities can … Continue reading →

and saw that a turkey, standing in the middle of our lawn, was looking right at me.  He then sauntered off, but made sure to show off his beautiful feathers as he left.  An interesting place we live in! Erin

We had a lovely time this afternoon enjoying a joint concert by the Cayuga Vocal Ensemble and the Madrigalia. The programme was consistently good (okay, almost–I didn’t care for the Robert Schumann piece they did). The most interesting piece they … Continue reading →

Man, I’ve got it bad.  In what I hope will be my last spring battling spring fever while trying to write papers, all I want to do is get out!  Garden, even organize my kitchen, just something that requires a … Continue reading →

She gave me a call to tell me she’s getting married next year! I know she and Mark have thought about this for awhile, but I haven’t allowed myself to think along those lines until given permission, so I’m surprised … Continue reading →

Sydney has been getting all kinds of interesting email from students.  Though I am sure some are wonderful, organized, dutiful students, others are now desperately trying to figure out whether they will pass the course, and how much effort they … Continue reading →

By five-thirty this morning Sydney and I were out the door, so that we could stand in line until 8:00, when the biannual Tompkins County Public Library book sale opened.  This is one of the largest book sales in the … Continue reading →

it wouldn’t seem so much like farming if Sydney and I weren’t out in the middle of a big ploughed field, all by ourselves, digging in dirt. But today was fun 🙂 Erin

… but there are now six varieties of potatoes in the ground. Sydney

Early this morning Erin discovered a male Rose-breasted Grosbeak at our feeder (males are really beautiful — the females exemplify drabness). He’s been there most of the time since. Here’s a pilfered photo: