Charlottesville VA

5 June 2011 In the Evening the Frogs Come Out

Jun 6, 2011

4 June 2011 Virginia Blue Ridge Railway Trail

Jun 5, 2011

Milestone: first family bike ride where Sam rode on her own bike. 8 miles! Secondary milestone: I didn’t fall down or off my bike in any way at any time during the 8-mile ride. Not even when I snapped this photo. This trail was lovely, wooded, and gentle. It follows the Piney River in Nelson County, about an hour south …

3 June 2011 Salad

Jun 4, 2011

I know, I know, I keep harping on the “good yum lettuce” in our garden. But that’s because I’ve never grown lettuce before and I’m amazed at how easy it was and how tasty it is. Tonight’s salad was enhanced by some outstanding herb-infused extra virgin olive oil and cassis balsamic vinegar, a timely birthday gift from …

2 June 2011 Birthday Dinner

Jun 3, 2011

After a lovely day. I’m starting to think that this decade is pretty good after all 🙂

1 June 2011 Good Yum Lettuce Part 2

Jun 2, 2011

The lettuce is good. And yummy.

31 May 2011 Ra

Jun 1, 2011

The Sun God Ra sure did beat us with his rays today: 95 degrees Farenheit in the shade. And humidity that hugged us like a sarcophagus. It was a good day to hang out in the cool basement, reading and drawing pictures of Ancient Egyptian gods. No wonder the Ancient Egyptians made Ra the chief of all gods. The sun is …

30 May 2011 Watergate

May 31, 2011

No scandal, no breaking and entering… just some negotiations of play in front of the “Watergate.”

12 May 2011 Welcome to the Bent Spoon Garden

May 13, 2011

That’s its name because when we were preparing the garden bed we dug up a bent spoon. Also a pair of sunglasses, a broken pencil, a piece of a belt, some pennies, and other things which I mentioned previously here. Oh and the nozzle on the hose that Sam is wielding oh so provocatively? We dug that up out of the dirt …

11 May 2011 Flower Cups for Fairies

May 12, 2011

“Mom! A fairy came and ate one of the flower cups we made!” Flower cups for fairies was one of several elaborate games that Sam played with her new friends Charlotte and Lydia at the park today.

10 May 2011 Elementary Back Stroke

May 11, 2011

Sam passed level 3 of the Red Cross preschool swim classes at the city pool today. Not only did she manage the “elementary back stroke” for 5 body lengths but she also tread water for 15 seconds! The city’s classes are nowhere near as good as those offered at Brighton’s Prince Regent Pool, but it was obvious today that …