I wish I could encode an olfactory experience to go along with this post. And I wish I could give away bouquets through this blog. But reality says I don’t have the technology or the flowers for such a fantasy. Oh well. For the moment this photo and imagination will have to suffice. I just […]
Entries from June 2004
Scratch ‘n sniff post
June 2nd, 2004 · 2 Comments
Tags: gardening
Social gestures and gifts
June 1st, 2004 · Comments Off on Social gestures and gifts
Scoble today described the social gesture of the link and quoted Dave Sifry saying that getting a link is like receiving a gift. I like giving gifts. Maybe that’s another angle on why I like blogging… Thinking about social gestures and what gifts do I want to give today… First, I owe a nice gift […]
Tags: blog
Doomed
June 1st, 2004 · Comments Off on Doomed
This year we’ve been blessed with a bumper crop of tent caterpillars. The girls like to think of them as pets, although, ever since Abigail had the false chicken pox scare with a rash, we haven’t let her be as friendly with them. Elisabeth can’t say many words, but she will point and stare at […]
Tags: gardening
I’m getting an education too
June 1st, 2004 · Comments Off on I’m getting an education too
You will soon discover it is you, not your children, who is being educated. — Chris and Ellyn Davis, I Saw the Angel in the Marble page 75 I didn’t know that cockle shells have muscle scars. I didn’t know that woodchuck burrows have toilet chambers. I learn something new every day. One of the […]
Tags: homeschool
Thank you for teaching me “resilience”
June 1st, 2004 · Comments Off on Thank you for teaching me “resilience”
Dear Mr. Tower: I don’t know if you remember the first time we met, but I do. During the fall of my freshman year I had become friends with two cross-country runners and, inspired by their experiences, I was considering going out for the track team with them. So I stopped by your office to […]
Tags: family
