step 1. pull hard on ignition thingee (while holding down lever on handle). step 2. push in a straight line. step 3. mow in an orderly fashion. step 4. avoid play things. step 5. mow in the front. step 6. refill gas. step 7. keep mowing on the side. step 8. fill garbage bags with read more
i know that this blog is technically about what we’re up to…but mommy and daddy ting just came back from jamaica and wanted to share some pics with the world too. i was especially impressed with the “ting” restaurant discovery.
found a good dilbert comic strip . reminds me of my pajama day tendencies and ability to avoid putting on shoes for a few days in a row (not counting slippers).
i love tulips. they are among my favorite flowers: just the perfect amount of prettiness without being overly fancy, soft but not too delicate, and with the perfect shade of green that leaves you feeling fresh. i like watching them grow a mind of their own depending on where the light is coming from.
this weekend the mayor hosted a Kite Festival at the Museum of Science & Industry. it was very cute watching all these tiny kids (and not so tiny kids) concentrating intensely and zooming around as fast as they could in all directions while looking up and behind them. and of course in a sign of read more
i stumbled onto this stamp set by Cavallini & Co. while browsing the U of C bookstore (in the non-books section). it’s called “Birds & Nests”. i couldn’t put it down and so i had to buy it: love the metal case, love the blue scalloped label, love the vintage-looking stamps, love the ink pad. read more
We visited the Chicago Art Institute which featured a special exhibit on “Cezanne to Picasso – Ambroise Vollard, Patron of the Avant-Garde.” Vollard was a French art dealer from the early 20th century, who exhibited many artists who were struggling for a reputation at that time, including Van Gogh, Cezanne, Matisse and Picasso. On our read more
we celebrated the end of the week with dinner at an italian restaurant, where we ate monster sized scallops. yum. so full…need to sleep.
there was once upon a time when i thought i would marry trevor linden…i guess i can’t anymore, but i still love him. thank you canucks and cable tv. we’ve been able to catch most of the playoff games so far: if we’re lucky, we sometimes get the cbc hockey night in canada telecast with read more
today was tank top weather. after church, we joined the mcCatherns, the mackays, and tom for a picnic lunch by lake michigan, only a few minutes walk from our apartment. it was a bit windy but still good fun, especially for asher who discovered acorns and barefoot walking on grass.