Loving my Side Porch
I’ve been loving my side porch. It’s nothing fancy; it is small and a bit crowded, with hand-me-down furniture, and the ongoing collection of recycling, but…
Ideas
Bits and Quotes from Blog Readers
Here are some miscellaneous quotes shared by readers in the last few months. I think these bits show my readers understand where I am coming from.
Our Daughter Presents to Governor O’Malley
Today our oldest daughter finished up a paid summer internship for the Governor of Maryland. Yesterday, she presented her policy paper to Governor O’Malley.
Float Your Sunflowers!
Do your cut sunflowers droop? Even when fresh? I’ve finally found a great way to enjoy these beautiful gems. Float them!
Easy-to-Peel Hard Boiled Eggs
I have made hard-boiled eggs for years and haven’t had trouble peeling them until recently. I then learned that eggs which aren’t as fresh peel easier and I realized that now that I’m buying organic and local eggs they are too fresh for pretty peeling. Are you also frustrated with lumps of egg clinging … Read more
Photos of Beekeepers
It was fascinating watching these three women beekeepers at work. I overheard one say that being involved with the whole process of harvesting honey was…
New Pond Farm Shakespeare 2012
Here are my photos of New Pond Farm’s Shakespeare production. This is the result of their three week camp for middle schoolers, and this year they did The…
Kodak/Shutterfly Object Lesson
Remember Kodak: the industry standard, a huge, powerful, influential, wealthy company? Ever heard of Shutterfly? Well, Shutterfly just took over Kodak.
Einstein Quotes
“Imagination is more important than knowledge. For knowledge is limited, whereas imagination embraces the entire world, stimulating progress, giving birth to…
Thomas Aquinas’ Mother
Homeschooling parents learn all sorts of things. This is today’s interesting tidbit. I’ll comment on it below after sharing the basic story here:
Annual Meeting 2012
We attended the Annual Meeting for our worldwide church today and it was wonderful. Held in The Mother Church in Boston, the quality of thought in the room was
A Dream House
Back when I was leaving engineering in New York City, I considered working with an investor to buy houses for me to renovate for resale. We looked at…
Bits from Friends and Blog Readers
The poem below is a redux of my poem of last week. Joe simply nailed the essence I was after. Thank you to all who shared these thought provoking quotes…
Last Night I Dreamt about Running for President
Last night I dreamt about running for President. It wasn’t in this current race but one in the future. In my dream, I won, but that is not one of the moments I saw in my dream.
Visiting our Oldest Daughter at St. John’s College
We have come to visit our oldest daughter, who is a junior at St. John’s College in Annapolis. We’ve enjoyed staying in her house and meeting her friends.
Plants in a Retaining Wall
Something functional can also be made beautiful! Here are some ideas for plants for retaining walls.
My Kids’ Robot at the Homeschool Science Fair
Well, the FIRST robotics season is over and my kids brought their robot to the homeschooling science fair, and did a great job teaching little kids about it.