My Dad’s Memorial Service

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Today we held a lovely memorial service and celebration of my Dad’s life. It was well attended by family, friends and colleagues; it was great to see everyone! This was a respectful, upbeat occasion, honoring the remarkable man my Dad was, in eulogy and photographs, food and music. He led a deeply authentic life, steeped … Read more

In Ann Arbor Again!

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It has been twenty-five years since I’ve wandered around my college haunts. It was fun giving my family the tour. Things have changed. You can no longer drive through the arch of my then modern, new high school; it is seedy now and there is a newer one now across town. My “West Engin” building, … Read more

Photos from the Air

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I flew to Michigan today, and enjoyed chatting with my seat partner on our very small, boisterous jet; clearly everyone was in a pre-holiday mood. She was a very nice, young, vegan mom on her way to run in a half marathon in California… Anyway, here is the view looking down…

“Spitting in the Wind”

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Very timely for me, I read today the book of Ecclesiastes from the Message version of the Bible. Below I quote from the translator’s preface to the book and then a bit of the text. Interestingly, “Vanities” was repeatedly translated as “spitting in the wind.” I loved that. “Ecclesiastes is a famous witness to this … Read more

Hurricane Irene

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Well, we were out of power four days. The first evening we all played Settler’s of Catan by candlelight and had a nice family time. The second evening I painted by candlelight. By the third evening it wasn’t fun anymore and I negotiated with a friend in order to put our stuff in her freezer … Read more

My Youngest Won the AP Drawing Scholarship

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A month ago I posted on this blog samples of drawings done by previous AP Drawing students. I was dumbfounded at the amazing work they did, and felt like this class would stretch anyone past what they thought they could do. When there is sufficient enrollment in the class, they offer a scholarship competition assignment … Read more

Summer Chemistry

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My son is industriously indulging in leftover Chemistry experiments before Physics starts next week and I want him to carefully pack away all this gear for his sister’s future use. (And yes, that’s the back of my living room, in case you are curious…) The fumes are not particularly appetizing. I’m looking forward to his … Read more

My Article was Reprinted in the Sentinel

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My newspaper article about Christian Science and doctors was reprinted in the August 22, 2011 issue of the Christian Science Sentinel under “Items of Interest.” I was pleased to see this article have “legs,” but was not thrilled with the layout of it on the magazine page. Alas. If you missed it prior, you can … Read more

Summer Food Around Here

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Don’t you love summer food? The photos below include these recipes already on the blog (click on any title to go to the recipe): My Vegetable Lasagna Heirloom Tomato Bisque Our Favorite Green Soup Baked Shrimp with Tomatoes and Feta Crab Salad Warm Tomato, Olive and Arugula Salad Apricot Squares Tabbouleh with Shrimp, Feta, Dill … Read more

A Successful Internship

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Today I drove down to Washington D.C. to pick up my oldest daughter from her internship, move her from Asher House in DC back to her house in Annapolis, and then bring her home for the weekend before school starts. She had a great internship! The photo above shows her with her office. Here are … Read more