I found this postcard in a shop on the way to Central Sq. It was made in Portland ME, around the time it cost one cent to send it anywhere in Canada, the USA, Cuba and Mexico, and two cents for anywhere else. I bought it to send to someone, but never did [...]
Archive for March, 2007
“Storm”
Posted in weather on March 28, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
Skunk & sugar maple
Posted in books I am reading, food, things we did, wildlife on March 27, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
Late last night, while we were playing a bit of quiet cricket in the courtyard of our apartment, Mark saw a skunk. It was skulking around a car and had vanished under it and out into the night by the time mark had beckoned me over with hand signals and whispers. I thought I maybe [...]
The most snow so far
Posted in weather on March 17, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
We had almost a foot of snow yesterday, it turned out to be quite exciting. The airport was closed and there were hardly any cars on the street. A good time to go skiing I think.
Boo winter
Posted in weather on March 16, 2007 | 2 Comments »
I am done with winter but it seems it is not done with me. It has been snowing all day and it will probably snow all night because of some ‘winter storm’. Two nights ago I woke up in the dark to the sound of rain and I thought ‘what is that lovely [...]
Dewey decimal system man gets a little romantic on it
Posted in food, weather on March 12, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
Common things, a flower, a gleam of moonlight, the song of a bird, not things rare and remote, are means with which the deeper levels of life are touched so that they spring up as desire and thought. (Mr Dewey in Public and it’s Problems)
Spring air has got me a little dreamy, and the warmth [...]