The weather was perfect today for a hearty Irish stew, or colcannon with roast. But noooo, our evening took a different turn.The sump pump broke.And splashed water everywhere. The pump itself is o.k., but the connection between the submerged pipes came undone (and it was so corroded and gross that it couldn’t even be put [...]
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Hi from Boston!
We are having a great time visiting family! We arrived Wednesday andwent straight to New Hampshire with Gary and Kenda and stayed thereuntil today. We drove back to Boston this afternoon, went to PaulRevere's house (he wasn't home), and then spent the evening with theBoston Pops. What a treat! We have so much to tell [...]
Correction to our Christmas cards
For those of you who have received our Christmas cards we must make a correction! The sentence that reads “Samantha completely replanted the landscaping…” should really read “Samantha and Susan completely replanted the landscaping…” My mom helped me replant the landscape, and I couldn’t have done it without her. It took three days straight and [...]
Thanksgiving Feast
Indian Summer
The Farmer’s Almanac says that Indian Summer is a period of warm weather following a cold spell and typically occurs between November 12 and November 20th. Sure enough, we had an Indian Summer this year and it was in the upper 70s to near 80 from November 12th up until November 20th. Consequently we actually [...]