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Phil was invited to lecture last night at Southern New Hampshire University in Manchester. He was asked to speak about humor and it’s relevance in our culture by the husband of one of our clients who teaches sociology there. Poor Phil was so nervous about this, we got the call on Friday and he spoke…

Sitting here with my mocha, taking a quiet moment after getting Phil and Dad out safely, and thinking. We celebrated Juliet’s birthday last night, although she won’t officially be 6 until dinnertime tomorrow. I found some pictures of her birth the other day. We had a full house for the event, our midwife, with permission,…

Glady and I saw three hummingbird moths together today! They were feasting on the bergamot (bee balm) and we stood and watched them for a minute or two. We were out there packing the van for a balloon workshop. Glady went with her Papa to help hand balloons out. It has become a custom for…

Guess who these little people are! The picture was taken in Hillsboro about Nov. 2001 Whew. I hope this doesn’t last too much longer. The house didn’t really cool down last night, even with the fans going. Poor Phil barely slept. The baby woke up thirsty about 4 this morning. He drinks water happily, fortunately,…

It was supposed to be hot today, and worse tomorrow, but so far it has been cool and rainy. I’m not complaining, mind you. Sometimes I think my natural habitat is the Pacific rainforest, because I am equally uncomfortable at extreme heat and cold. Phil is off to a balloon gig this morning, and then…

So cute in pictures, such a pain to live with! Dad is holding up the peppers he grew in his window at work – please note the bag they are in!

The girls came running in a minute ago to let me know they had found a garden spider – bring the camera and come see! So I went out into the glorious morning with them and we looked at the little spider (where else? in the garden! Glady said when I asked her where it…

For the last four mornings I have been getting up at 5:30 and walking until 6, which is the best time for me to do it – no one else is awake, and I can relax and stretch out for my day. This morning was lovely, clear sky after all the rain we got over…

It has been a week since I sat down to write in this, and we have been busy busy busy. Phil had Market Days in Concord all week. The city shuts down a big chunk of Main St. and has a street festival. For the last five or six years we have been sponsored by…

I got my facepainting kit last night. Saturday is the dress rehearsal, then Sunday my first paid gig. I spent a little time last night painting the girls. Here is Juliet as a tiger. The paints are much better than the first little one we picked up, and I am feeling much more confident about…

I did it! a whole new vista of blogging awaits me!