Monthly Archives: May 2008

This morning we dropped Sydney off at the airport so that he could return to Ithaca.  He made it in safely later this afternoon, and has been kept busy laying in the groceries, petting the cat, and setting house and … Continue reading →

The weather hasn’t improved since our arrival here, but that hasn’t kept us from getting outside. We’ve gone hiking at two parks and Erin and I have biked a good twenty miles in the last couple of days. There are … Continue reading →

We’re enjoying a beautiful day in Iowa — sunny, dry air, and temperatures in the 60s. We arrived here half an hour late after having to switch planes in Detroit because the plane we were on initially wasn’t in shape … Continue reading →

Sydney and I leave early tomorrow morning for Iowa.  We’ll be having breakfast with my parents in Cedar Rapids by 10:00 tomorrow morning.  I’ll be staying for two weeks, to spend time with family and see my friend Heidi safely … Continue reading →

Since I have trouble looking up into the tops of trees to see birds when Sydney and I go out with our binoculars, we recently bought a CD of bird songs so that we could start memorizing the more common … Continue reading →

Two of our Mennonite friends from our days at Yale paid us a most enjoyable visit over the weekend (though they now hail from Cambridge, England and have become three). On Sunday we went for a hike at one of … Continue reading →

Erin and I went walking in Sapsucker Woods a couple of days ago. This is why green is my favourite colour (not that pictures come close to doing it justice): And while we’re at it, I’ll be impressed if somebody … Continue reading →

Now that I’m done with my exams, I’m looking up to realize that much in the world around me has changed.  I’ve certainly done my fair share of New York Times reading recently as I worked on the computer, but … Continue reading →

Not surprising, given that I don’t think any one fails the qualifying exam in my department 🙂  But at least now I’ve officially been given the go-ahead for the dissertation and I have a Master’s Degree in English, for what … Continue reading →

Sydney and I just spent the last three hours at the garden.  To be more precise, we mixed a bread dough, put it in the breadmaker, and headed out to the garden, returning just in time to take it out … Continue reading →