Category Archives: Julie

Woodpeckers, Squirrels and Jays, Oh My

So between all the driving around in the snow, what did we do while visiting Littleton? I’ll break it down into a few categories, ‘cause that’s just how my brain works… 1. Animal watching We had great fun watching the … Continue reading

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A Christmas Story

Jeremy did a great job of keeping the blog up to date as far as our spectacular winter weather in Denver this December, but he hasn’t quite finished the story, so I’ll chime in to wrap things up in a … Continue reading

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Lessons and Carols

It’s time again for my Lessons and Carols post. As you may or may not recall, for the past 3 years, I have participated in the choir for our university convocation’s Lessons and Carols service. The choir is composed of … Continue reading

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(Belated) Thanksgiving Recap 2006

Jeremy thought I should be the one to post about our Thanksgiving dinner this year, probably because he spent most of the day out in his studio painting while I was in the kitchen. I guess that’s fair. We did … Continue reading

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Our Fine Four-Fendered Friend

This weekend, Jeremy and I rented a car to do errands, take the ferrets up to the vet, and generally get out of Salem. The rental agency gave us a PT Cruiser, a car we had both been a bit … Continue reading

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A Few Updates

Neapolitan Man

I haven’t posted much on the blog of late, but that doesn’t mean I haven’t been busy. Besides all the cooking I’ve been doing (trying to take advantage of the last few farmer’s markets of the season–they end in October … Continue reading

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Happy Halloween!

A Bad Copy of a Famous Painting on Antiques Roadshow

This is slightly belated (we were having some technical issues with an upgrade to the blog yesterday). The Hatfield Library staff generally dress up for Halloween every year. This year’s theme was reality television, not my favorite. But a little … Continue reading

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The Fall Line-up

Blue Moon stash

You probably think this post is going to be about the fall TV schedule, especially since we now have Dish and can record two shows at once. Of the new shows, Heroes seems promising, Jericho sounded like a neat idea … Continue reading

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Summer Sock Roundup

Trekking socks for Jeremy

Here comes the long anticipated knitting post. Since Fall has officially started, here are the finished summer sock projects to show you at long last. It was a busy summer (actually I’m not sure where it went), and I really … Continue reading

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The Sturdy Old Oak Tree

The Sturdy Old Oak Tree (Crann Bethadh)

I’ve been quite busy this week (and intermittently for the past several weeks) making an illumination for a friend of my mother’s. Because the poem I was given contains very strong oak tree imagery, I was immediately drawn to the … Continue reading

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