Author Archives: Sydney

I realize that the word ‘random’ technically is misused at least half the time people utter it, but this takes the cake: United Airlines said on Monday that after nobody agreed to voluntarily give up their seats, airline representatives chose … Continue reading →

Nathaniel: “What are maids?” Katherine: “Maids are like slaves except they get paid.”

I find temperatures in the 80s in November a tad disturbing, but, on the plus side, we still have lovely flowers in our front yard:

We have a rather weedy, not very attractive maple tree in the front yard that I periodically contemplate cutting down. Another one of its many faults is that it seems to be of no interest to most birds. Robins are … Continue reading →

As Erin mentioned in a previous post, I recently went to the Northwest Territories to hunt mushrooms. I spent much of my time tramping through forests burned down within the last two years, peering intently at the ground trying (a) … Continue reading →

Katherine: “I may have to stay home from school on Monday for no reason because of the snowstorm.” I see she’s already got Kentucky nailed. Sydney

Hiking last Saturday apparently wasn’t exciting enough, so this weekend we went whitewater rafting on the Cache La Poudre River. I’m pretty sure that if it hadn’t been for the guides, we’d all be in hospitals now and there might … Continue reading →

As Erin has mentioned in earlier posts, I’m spending the month of July participating in an NEH institute in Boulder, Colorado. That means a great deal of sitting Monday through Friday. On Saturdays, however, we go hiking. The institute director … Continue reading →

Kentucky seems to be disturbingly warm throughout the winter until I leave to see if I can find some proper winter weather elsewhere. Still, despite the record storm in KY yesterday, I saw way more snow in Nova Scotia. Here’s … Continue reading →

Not only are squirrels infuriatingly persistent when they’re, for example, trying to get at one’s bird feeders, they can also be extraordinarily insouciant. Today, as on many other days, our cats were going crazy by the glass patio door, watching … Continue reading →