Monthly Archives: February 2011

Our snow storm du jour is called a “panhandle hook.” Apparently I have my friends and family in Texas to thank for this one– it formed there and then came up here, getting bigger along the way. Right now outside … Continue reading →

A scant four hours after I posted my lament the other day, the whole thing was over. The outside team packed up their tent. They filled up the trench, drove the excavator on to a flat bed truck and took … Continue reading →

With all the uproar about Amy Chua’s “Tiger Mother” book, I’ve been thinking about how totally unlike her I am. Probably to a fault. Making them practice piano for four hours a day? Telling them a homemade birthday card for … Continue reading →

It’s been sort of a tough week in these parts. The process of installing geothermal heating and cooling has unfortunately coincided with the storm of the century! (I think this is our fifth one so far, and it’s only 2011.) … Continue reading →