The father of classification… it’s been cold and I’ve been really busy at work, so I haven’t been over to the Linneus (Linne) statue in a while.
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Along the Midway, in the snow
If you count the walk across campus as part of my commute, I’d say I have one of the best commutes ever! It’s particularly pretty out today.
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Liam and Miles
Good thing our house has pretty high ceilings!
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Trees trimmed
The tree trimming crew was here during the week. They really did a great job on the main tree in the back. Before the trimming, the tree looked like this. After trimming, it looks like this: I’m showing a high view, taken from our laundry room, so that you…
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Now that’s hot
When we heard that it was 45.8 degrees C in Sydney yesterday, we rushed to the handy Celsius / Fahrenheit converter that Miles made in kindergarten to see if that is as hot as it sounds. It is! Whew, a whopping 110 degrees F!!! Fortunately for Colette and Colman, and…
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Slice of life post
Hard pressed to think what other theme this post may contain, I’m calling it a slice of life on a Saturday morning. Miles showed up first to make himself an Egyptian Eye, aka egg in toast. Cracking the egg while the bread cooks in the pan. Carefully pouring the egg…
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The Premier Lunch
We started the new year with a traditional visit from the Gorskis, in town from Denver to visit Eric’s family over the holidays. Annette, Dave, Nadia and Sylvia regrettably couldn’t make it, since the girls are doing their best to avoid large gatherings of germs this first winter. Liam also…
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Pancake-eggs
Liam came across a new breakfast idea — pankeggs. The instructions said to fry an egg for a minute or so, then pour the pancake batter on top to create a half fried egg – half pancake combo. We tried a few other ideas too. We thought that pouring the…
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Thyme to prune the tree
The American Elm in our backyard has done us a lot of shade service, and we’ve pretty much neglected it. Not so in 2013! An arborist came out today to give us an assessment of the tree’s needs. As you can see, the tree is really 3 trees, with the…
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Christmas Day 2012
Santa and everyone else was very good to us again this year! We then had some cinnamon rolls that John won in the white elephant gift exchange the night before (thanks, Carolyn, delicious!), skyped with Nana and Grandpa in KC and Granny, Grandad, Phyllis and kids, Barry and Frankie and…