A couple of photos from today... click on them to enlarge to full size.


 

The sun is out today, so we are taking Konabear on a hike



Edit many months later: This is also the day my daughter was conceived.

+ I am beginning to feel isolated and anxious. We are kinda trapped here.

+ After today, the days begin to lengthen, imperceptibly. It should be a happy day. But, see above.

+ I'm baking more brownies, so there's that. But I may not make it into work this week to distribute them.

+ The snow is still falling.

( tree trimming )

Long busy day today, time to watch Top Chef on the Tivo.

This weekend was all about the rubber boots I bought on Friday. I wore them both days while doing assloads of yard work. I personally filled the wheelbarrow five times with leaves and weeds and pruned plants, Brian added more today. I cleared out three big sections of the garden, raked a zillion leaves, pruned back roses, peonies, and hydrangeas, and then finally planted a whole lot of tulips bulbs (using our very own black compost!!). There are more to plant in the next couple weeks. The rubber boots came in so very handy.

Also, I still take deep satisfaction from the Dyson, and used it yesterday and today to vacuum the rugs and furniture. There's still an unholy ball of black dog hair and pine needles in there.

Yesterday we took Kona to the dog park, today we walked her downtown and back (3 miles total).

Enough exercise that I have been sore all day -- last night my right arm was tired from all the weeding I did in the morning.

Auntie Flo is due tomorrow, I am thinking of pre-emptively popping ibuprofen; if you take 600mg before the onset of cramps, they are diminished greatly.

I wish I was skinnier. Especially below the waist. Chubby looks awful on my short legs. I need a good method of curbing my sweet tooth. My meals are always healthy, it's just the snacks not so much.

Anyway, I uploaded some pics today.


Sometimes she bumps the strings with her nose and they make a sound, then she looks at me as if to say, what was that???


very old pic from SF


ditto

You know how wives are supposed to get all offended and hurt if their husband buys them a vacuum cleaner as a gift? Well, what if this is the vacuum cleaner?


[click to enlarge]

( picture post )

How about some photos? Ok.

( puppies and tomatoes )

Today was idyllic. I want to go back outside again! It's eight o'clock and our front room is flooded with sunlight. The sky is a rich, unreal shade of azure.

Also I am in love with the two big blue shiny machines that wash and dry my clothes. They are so quiet.

I am listening to the A's game on my computer, they are dominating the Red Sox.

Dessert tonight will be: angel food cake + berries + vanilla bean ice cream.

I've made a bit of progress on organizing my office.

Awesome day. We even rode our bikes.

Oh and yesterday was great too: got to hang out a bunch with Whitney, including a trip to the rural thrift shop where I got three 50-cent paperbacks, and this resin bangle for $2.49. These types of heavy plastic bracelets are kinda trendy at the moment and sometimes sell for $$$. It was a nice score. Whit got some rad weird artwork, a bud vase with a deer on it, and a bizarre tiny wooden plaque with two figures of dog heads stuck to it.