dusting off the old keyboard
It’s been an embarrassingly long time since I’ve sat down to write anything here, for which I apologize. Of course, the longer the gap the greater the barrier to restarting. So this meta commentary is to serve as the restart. Go! During the interregnum I’ve been busy with life. We took a weekend (plus a [...]
posted: March 13th, 2009 under art, home.
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garden log : forsythia in bloom, plants a’poppin, and pruned trees
Sedum by the south fence. I was happy to see that the sedum wasn’t at all hurt by being moved a foot to the west last year. I discovered it popping up under the rose bush along the far part of the south fence when I was clearing that area of vines. When I transplanted [...]
posted: March 27th, 2008 under garden, home.
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late summer trip north
We’re leaving this week for a trip to see our families, and won’t be back for a couple of weeks. Time and energy has been taken up preparing for the trip, and writing has taken a back seat. I have a log of half-written posts piling up, most of them book reviews, and I’ll clear [...]
posted: July 31st, 2007 under travel.
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birds in Oregon
One of my favorite parts of any trip to a new region is seeing birds I’ve never seen before. My trip to Portland last month was no exception, and I was happy to catch sight of even the common regional birds. I’ve updated my lifelist to include the birds I saw out there, bringing my [...]
posted: February 19th, 2007 under nature, travel.
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out of range
I’m in Portland, OR, this weekend, and my internet access is spotty. Full updates when I get back.
posted: January 14th, 2007 under travel.
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