Monthly Archives: October 2008

Cheating in Cambridge Recent surveys at Cambridge University reveal that about half of its students plagiarize, and only about one in twenty are caught. Sad, but not terribly surprising given the rise of the internet, wealthy students, and greedy essay-writing … Continue reading →

Tonight Sydney and I attended a concert on campus, with a Brazilian orchestra supporting the saxophone playing of Branford Marsalis (Wynton’s brother). They played a mixture of classical music and Brazilian music, and it was great fun. So nice to … Continue reading →

This morning when we went to drop Nelson off at the bus station and then go on to campus (safe travels, Nelson!!), Ithaca decided to bid him farewell with some wild weather. The rain was mostly sideways, with wind whipping … Continue reading →

Your children are not your children They are the sons and daughters of life’s longing for itself. They come through you but not from you, And though they are with you yet they belong not to you. You may give … Continue reading →

Nelson and I enjoyed a lovely excursion to the Adirondacks on Sunday and Monday. We launched our canoe in Lower Saranac Lake, paddled up the Saranac River, and camped on Norway Island in Middle Saranac Lake. That would be the … Continue reading →

The boys arrived home on Monday night apparently unperturbed by the wicked temperatures of their camping expedition.  Since I was looking a bit green on Tuesday morning, Sydney drove me the hour to my midwife appointment and was rewarded (or … Continue reading →

Whoa, this banana bread IS good.  I pulled it out of the oven, went outside for an hour-long walk, and am now enjoying the residual warmth in the bottom of the loaf.  I couldn’t decide whether to wolf it down … Continue reading →

One of our favorite cooking websites is epicurious.com.  Sydney loves it for the unusual ingredients and gourmet recipes.  I love it for the conversation: each recipe has a section for comments, and you get some great ideas reading the reviews, … Continue reading →

Yesterday started off pretty leisurely.  We were all ready to sleep in after such a long day on Friday.  It as a waffles-and-newspaper kind of morning. But in the early afternoon we hit the grocery store for the second time … Continue reading →

Nelson just flew in yesterday for a visit, so the Penner brothers are reunited and looking for Trouble.  I am confident that this will mean Trouble in the Kitchen: strange ingredients, new recipes, and lots of experimentation.  I also think … Continue reading →