Taos to Boulder

Happy New Year! We’re in Boulder, getting ready to head to Frisco today for our last week in the West. Our last few days in Taos were sunny, warmish, and beautiful. On Christmas Eve, we met up with some friends who live in Maryland to ski with them at Taos. Gilbert had a bone to…

Birmingham and Montgomery

I’m in Birmingham with two of my close friends. Last year, we went to Hot Springs; this year, Birmingham. Kind of off the beaten path, but a good place to go. I’m on for teaching Black American Literature next semester, so this is also kind of a research trip (not that I put in for…

Thanksgiving–Lead Up

I pretty much was done with work on Friday last week, but I decided to offer some optional field trips to my students. On Saturday, it was so cold, but Gilbert and Patrick went to an outdoor woodworking class anyway. They had fun, and Patrick said it was a good experience for Gilbert to work…

August–No Posts

Wow. I didn’t post at all in August. I think that’s the first time since I started my blog that I haven’t posted in a month. August was hot and special. The first bit of August was consumed with getting home, unpacking, and working on some of the things we had neglected. Seamus and Gilbert…

More Kentucky Adventures

So we left off with rain and a plan to be formed. It did rain Sunday, but we got in another session at the park with the blitz ball and the strike zone. I ended up running some errands Sunday afternoon, and it was a fine day. Lots of screen time for the kids, though!…

Kentucky

Well, it’s hot and humid in Kentucky in July. We’ve escaped that a bit by going to the pool and hiding in the dark house. We got here on a Saturday, and Sunday went to a Bowling Green Hot Rods game. It was much more pleasant than it could have been, as we were under…

Summer So Far

We spent a week in Cape Cod, and gosh, it went by fast! We got up super early on Saturday to avoid traffic. We stopped for Sandwiches in Sandwich, and it was delicious! The week passed in a blur of baseball clinics in the mornings for the kids, sailing on the pond in the afternoons,…

Great Allegheny Passage Bike Tour

Last week, three of my friends and I rode the Great Allegheny Passage Rail Trail from Cumberland, MD to Pittsburg, PA. It was an incredible experience! In the summer of 2021, I was itching to ride my bike again, so I asked a friend who’d been riding to work if she’d like to start riding…

Eating My Way Through New Orleans

Yum. I ate a lot on this trip. Oji Slow Drip Cold coffee at French Truck Coffee was smoky and rich and just what I needed in the morning. Espiritu Tacos were a great mix of sweet potato, cauliflower, and cilantro. I added the elote to that, and a mezcal margarita, and it was amazing.…

Week in Maine

Our week in Maine was marked by crazy weather, a lot of GBBO watching, and family time. We arrived on Sunday, and despite being tired, we rallied to go see our friend at his ambulance station for a tour. The kids got to check out the gurney lift and see the inside of the ambulance.…