Miracles Do Happen

My desk at work is somewhat clean! This is a true miracle as I have been trying to unearth books and papers from it for a few months now.

A Picture for San Diego

The City of San Diego contacted me for permission to use one of my photos they found on my Flickr page for their brochure. My answer: Absolutely! It's not a paid deal, but my name will be attributed to the photograph on the brochure. So, I should get my act together and get a photography website up and running in anticipation for all of those curious brochure readers who may want to Google me :) I'm joking, but it could happen...

So, what picture is it? It's this one! As suspected, a picture of Old Town with tourist appeal... I guess.

I'm a MAC, He's a PC

The moment has arrived! Tom got a new computer! He had his old one since the early 2000's and waited for Windows 7 to be available before purchasing a new one. It's big news for him because he will no longer have to wait 30 minutes for his computer to load and it will actually be able to handle more than one application at a time. All I've heard for the last year was Tom letting out frustrated grunts and his fists pounding the desk whenever he used his old computer.

Bailey Girl

LOTS of Tomato Soup

That's right. It's that time of year again. This year we did things slightly different. Last year we absolutely enjoyed picking our own tomatoes, but a few hail storms this summer destroyed most crops at surrounding farms. As a result of the damage, many of the farms salvaged the better looking tomatoes and put them on their tables at a higher price. This situation led us to discover a new local farm about 25 minutes from where we live. A friend of ours told us about Maple Acres in Plymouth Meeting, a local farm that sells produce, natural condiments, some dairy, and cute garden accessories. They don't have a pick-your-own option for vegetables and fruits, but flowers can be hand-picked from two of their huge gardens.

We picked flowers, selected vegetables for dinner, and bought two buckets of tomatoes for making soup.

Catching Up - August 2009 in Pictures

A Trip to Poughkeepsie, NY

Tom and I traveled to Poughkeepsie, NY to celebrate Duncan's birthday... and a good one it was! Unfortunately, I don't have pics from the party, but I do have some from the after party at the Vanderbilt Mansion and Duncan and Margaret's home.

Some Charades

This is a video of Carter acting AND talking out his word during a game of charades. Out of all of the footage I have from my family's time on Martha's Vineyard, this is by far the funniest.