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Baby boy and I had a doctor’s appointment on Friday.  He continues to do well, and his heart rate was nice and strong.  He’s still measuring big – 32 centimeters which puts him in the 75th percentile.  But most importantly, he’s healthy and doing well which is always great to hear.  Baby boy and I [...]

Filed under: pregnancy on September 29th, 2008 | No Comments »

For Wednesday Night:
Season on the brink.
O Captain! My Captain! Sigh.
Tough on the heart, soul.
And Thursday:
Old man looks finished.
Rain washing away all hope; then
Scrubs to the rescue!

Filed under: sport on September 25th, 2008 | No Comments »

This weekend I came across a recipe for lemon verbena ice cream.  We happen to be growing some lemon verbena and had some left over cream in the fridge, so this was a natural one to try.  Lemon verbena is more typically associated with fragrances and teas, so this is certainly an unusual ice cream [...]

Filed under: cooking, garden on September 12th, 2008 | No Comments »

We added some new graphics to the nursery.  These are re-stickable wall graphics from Blik and they are very, very cool.  More wall-action to come…

You may recognize the lion below from the baby shower.  Roar!

Filed under: nursery on September 11th, 2008 | No Comments »

Everthing’s cool in here.  How is everyone doing out there?

(There is a more traditional ultrasound below.)

Filed under: pregnancy on September 10th, 2008 | 2 Comments »

It’s always uniquely satisfying to construct the majority of a meal from items you have grown yourself. This is what we did on Sunday night. I made some fresh orecchiette to pair with a sauce made primarily from eggplant. Heather suggested mixing in some hot peppers, mint (I used apple mint) and [...]

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This weekend we attended the wedding of Trish Manzene and Ryan Warren.  The wedding was a lovely affair at a winery on the east side of Seneca Lake in the Finger Lakes region of central New York.  It’s always fun for Heather and I to return to that region since that is where we met [...]

Filed under: social climbing, travel on September 7th, 2008 | No Comments »

We attended a wedding in the Finger Lakes last Sunday, so we decided to rent a lake house with friends to make the most of it. We were a bit too busy to enjoy it fully, but it was still pretty serene.
A view from the deck:

And here is a better view of the lake:

Filed under: social climbing, travel on September 6th, 2008 | No Comments »

Earlier in the week Heather crafted a Foccacia-style pizza based on a recipe from Cook’s Illustrated. It was delicious, although Heather already noted some portions of the recipe that she would handle differently.

Later in the week we had a Caprese salad crafted from a variety of tomatoes

Filed under: cooking, dining, garden on September 5th, 2008 | No Comments »