Yesterday, to celebrate Independence Day (observed), we went to Crane Beach up in Ipswich. Avoiding the hottest part of the day, we went mid-afternoon and stayed until early evening. It was a good day to be at the beach, but the ocean water there, Brrrr! still cold.
The rest of the family drove the van up, [...]
Archive for category Life
Longest Bike Ride Ever
Jul 6
Goodbye, Marion…
May 14
Today, we said goodbye to Marion:
We adopted Marion back in October of 1991, and we’ve shared two homes and eighteen and a half years together. Marion was there to greet each of our three children when they arrived home from the hospital. She was pretty successful in ignoring them for most of the past thirteen [...]
Thud.
Apr 22
Went to watch a “Piano Drop” this evening at MIT Baker House. A semi-regular (based on availability of irreparable pianos) event, though none occurred during my four years there. I brought Clara and Tyler with me, thinking it would be a hoot for them. There were plenty of people there, news crews included, and a [...]
iPad, therefore iAm
Apr 5
I ordered an iPad the first day that Apple was taking orders. I thought (still think…) it will make a great internet appliance for my elderly mom, who has no real experience with computers. Some of those characteristics that are perceived as negatives for techies I think will be positives for her. It has a [...]
House Update
Mar 22
Over the winter, we had our old two-level back porch torn down and replaced. The old porches were getting a bit soft in the wood, and of course required regular maintenance (mostly painting). We also wanted to make them larger and hence more usable, in addition to creating a third level deck to complement the [...]
Basement Project
Dec 7
We had our favorite contractor do a quick “facelift” of our basement. Removed one partition wall, added a new one and a small, additional partition to create a laundry area for the first floor apartment. Hopefully, we can create an inviting space for the kids to be able to play down there without a complete [...]
Happy Thanksgiving!
Nov 28
Yes, this is a bit late. Here’s a poem I wrote for our family football pool mailing list, as I’ve been in the habit of writing one for the weekly mailing. Usually, they are football related, and they are always written under pressure of time. So don’t judge too harshly
Pause for a minute [...]
The House
Nov 25
In the fourteen years we’ve spent in our house, we’ve been blessed to have only four tenants, all of whom have been really great. But I am enjoying our current tenants the most, because they are… My parents! With their health on the decline, the upkeep of their own house became more and more overwhelming. [...]
It’s been a while
Nov 24
I’m not much of a blogger. Having the summer trip provided me with an endless supply of material to write about. But (my) ordinary life hardly seems worth writing about. Another roadblock for me was that I wanted to “preserve” the trip blog as a sort of whole. And in fits and starts, I have, [...]
