Sunday, July 11, 2010
Tuesday, July 6, 2010
Camp: From an undisclosed location
We spent the fourth of July weekend in a cottage with B&J. We had a lovely time - H showed off and made a new best dog friend, learned to eat from a booster seat and played with toys during entire meals! She even hung out with B&J while we got to go on a canoe trip.
In the end, we enjoyed the cottage the way people have been for 70 years
Thursday, July 1, 2010
Tony Sharpens Our Utensils
Since we moved here, we've heard about Tony - the friendly neighborhood knife man, who can make all your chopping troubles disappear. We never even saw the truck until earlier this week. And then on Wednesday the telltale bell rang on our street and we were able to hail him, our elven-year old neighbor helping us run out with knives...
Not only did he sharpen our knives - but he let us take pictures! Normally, the photos that you see here are taken by means of deception, slyness or great hurry - but Tony was happy to let us take his picture.
(sadly, S was working, so you are left with my photographic skills to commemorate the event. But you get the gist).
Not only did he sharpen our knives - but he let us take pictures! Normally, the photos that you see here are taken by means of deception, slyness or great hurry - but Tony was happy to let us take his picture.
(sadly, S was working, so you are left with my photographic skills to commemorate the event. But you get the gist).
Happy Inflammatory Chair Day!
We have this chair
Last week was la Fête nationale du Québec and I had the foresight to remove the chair from the front of our apartment for the day. I figured that the chair wasn't the most polite thing we could display on Quebec's national holiday. I mentioned my good sense to a student who came over. He confirmed this suspicion - mentioning that the chair itself is more of a backyard chair, was slightly inflammatory, and perhaps was not something we should own.
So it's funny - to us, the chair is a symbol of how happy we are to be in Canada. Before we moved here, Canadian flag festooned items represented a nice, wholesome Canadian image. I wonder what the chair means elsewhere in Canada? Because - if they had one at Canadian Tire that day - we would own a fleur de lis chair, too. We're happy to be here, and continually a bit befuddled by the language/cultural politics that make life a little tougher, more interesting and cooler than any place I've ever lived.
Last week was la Fête nationale du Québec and I had the foresight to remove the chair from the front of our apartment for the day. I figured that the chair wasn't the most polite thing we could display on Quebec's national holiday. I mentioned my good sense to a student who came over. He confirmed this suspicion - mentioning that the chair itself is more of a backyard chair, was slightly inflammatory, and perhaps was not something we should own.So it's funny - to us, the chair is a symbol of how happy we are to be in Canada. Before we moved here, Canadian flag festooned items represented a nice, wholesome Canadian image. I wonder what the chair means elsewhere in Canada? Because - if they had one at Canadian Tire that day - we would own a fleur de lis chair, too. We're happy to be here, and continually a bit befuddled by the language/cultural politics that make life a little tougher, more interesting and cooler than any place I've ever lived.
Sunday, June 27, 2010
An Amy Stephen Kind Of Day
Some days, you get ready to go out ... to cruise around town. You're happy. It's a nice day. You feel coordinated.
But then someone points out, that while your socks are both white, they don't really match (take a close look).
It's clear, you are having an Amy Stephen kind of day! Maybe Amy McCormick's socks match.
But then someone points out, that while your socks are both white, they don't really match (take a close look).
It's clear, you are having an Amy Stephen kind of day! Maybe Amy McCormick's socks match.
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