Camille was so excited to see a package locker key in our mail yesterday … I had looked at the tracking and knew that it had arrived at the post office, so I wasn’t too surprised. When we took it out, it struck me that it was actually smaller than I had expected. The carrying…
Author: GBK Gwyneth
Success!
We have managed to search amazon from the kindle and download samples of two books. Moreover, the Kindle has a rudimentary browser, which we can use to surf the “PDA” web (you know, text only and all that). We haven’t yet chosen to buy a book, but can sense that will happen very, very soon….
It’s Hot
Too hot to think. And I have so much thinking that I need to do this week in order to finish up projects at work and to get us ready to go. Like yesterday, we realized that we need to buy Japan Rail passes while still in the US in order to get the substantial…
Kindle Me Not
I’ve been debating for a month now whether to spend the money on this new piece of technology. Generally, I am not on the bleeding edge; I wait for the hoopla (and price) to come down before jumping on the bandwagon. Second-generation technology is good enough. But with our upcoming 2.5 week trip, I was…
Taddy the Tadpole
Yesterday, I went out to look at the pond and notices that it was a quite active habitat. I crossed my fingers, hoping that what I saw in it was a colony of tadpoles. We have a frog that found our pond and talks to the frog next door, so it was a distinct possibility…
Mosaic Me
The Whole Ball of Yarn(s) posted this fun little flickr game that caught my attention. The concept:a. Type your answer to each of the questions below into Flickr Search.b. Using only the first page, pick an image.c. Copy and paste each of the URLs for the images into fd’s mosaic maker.The Questions:1. What is your…
New Cookbook Idea
well, maybe it is already out there. Please tell me. In general, I like cooking. I’m not very experienced, so things don’t always turn out well and it takes me longer that I’d like to cook many things. The girls very often don’t like what I make, because they are very particular (Chloe likes only…
Expedit – Now Made in the USA
Do you call your furniture by name? I lovingly talk about my Billys. Then there’s the Hemnes in the guest bedroom. I meet other frequent IKEA shoppers that do the same; I know I’m not alone. IKEA made the front page of the Washington Post today (Ikea Helps a Town Put It Together), and this…
Getting Around
Sheesh. We’ve been living here for a year now. You think I wouldn’t get so lost. Coming home from the mountains, we dropped off books at our current library (apologies to the woman behind me that had to wait while we tried to dig out all the library books from various canvas bags in the…
Nature Walk
The weather looked like it would rain, so my mom and I headed out for a walk this morning. We were approached by a loose barking dog (grr) and saw lots of flowers. And made it back just before the afternoon drizzle started.
Black Magic Lunch
Barbara and Phil brought the girls a cookbook from their library sale. Last night, Camille planned a menu and shopping list based on the recipes in The Little Witch’s Black Magic Cookbook by Linda Glovach. Phil took the girls to the store this morning for all the necessary ingredients, then they went to work preparing…
The Pool is Open
Arts in the Park
Yesterday we went down to the Arts in the Park festival. It was nice to see that gas prices did not keep the crowds away. There were lots of people there and more artists than ever! Unfortunately, it appeared that the only people making money were those who were selling food. I hope that wasn’t…
Memorial Day Parade
Today was our big Pine Lake Memorial Day Parade/Cookout/Opening of the Lake/Ice Cream Social! It was the first that we’ve ever been to, and it was exactly as I imagined. Everyone came together for a great day, but we still managed to do it in Pine Lake style, with everyone choosing their own parade route….
How Embarrassing is that?
While Chloe was in her gymnastics class today, like all weeks, I sat on the floor next to the water fountain because that’s where the outlet is. I always bring my computer and get a whole lot of work done during the hour that Chloe and Camille are both busy. They’ve been doing a lot…
Where in the World is Carmen Sandiego?
I admit, this was a favorite game of mine as a kid. I think that the newer version have lost some of the “originality”. If it doesn’t use a Fodor’s, then it is no good for us. Anyway, Rob, the girls, my parents and I are all over the globe these days, and I am…
Ahoy There Matey
Today Barbara, the girls and I headed out to the Renaissance Festival. In the past, we haven’t gone as Chloe had a deep fear of swords. She’s gotten past that now, and now loves a good weapon. It was “Pirate’s Plunder” weekend, and the girls gathered quite a bit of pirate’s booty (not the cheesy…
This is The Coolest Thing
that I have seen in a long time!! The Westhampton (MA) library had a fundraiser that must be the best fundraiser ever. We all know about the Chicago Cow Parade and all the others like the Dawgs Parade in Athens. But here’s a great small town alternative! Dress up those pink flamingos and then auction…
Chloe’s Art Show
Today was the last day of our homeschool classes. I know the girls will miss hanging out with their friends, but at the moment I am feeling ‘the fewer commitments, the better’. Unfortunately, we still have some dentist and doctor appointments, but after the 28th, we are totally free until we leave for our big…
Daisy No More
Today was our last day of scouts for the year. Camille earned her Leadership Pin and some other patches, as well as some cookie incentive prizes. Chloe earned the rest of her Daisy patches and then bridged to Brownies! I was the Daisy Scout Leader this year, and I’m so excited to see my little…