Category Archives: summer

06
Sep, 2006

mr. happy stuff calls a bike ride

last night i was feeling very sluggish. i knew (from experience during the year i trained for the aids ride) that going on a bike ride would probably make me feel more alive and definitely more virtuous and healthy, but … Continue reading →

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23
Aug, 2006

cheap avocados

yesterday, when i went to the local asian/latino grocery store, i discovered (for the second time this summer) that they had bagged some of the avocados that were on the cusp of way-too-ripe and priced them to sell. i bought … Continue reading →

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22
Aug, 2006

yellow is the color of august

yesterday, i biked through pathways lined with sunny yellow flowers taller than me. it somehow felt regal. today, a friend shared home canned peaches with me. they are like gold. canning takes so much work and it’s so hot and … Continue reading →

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20
Aug, 2006

travelogue: weekend at the lake house

it’s amazing how many more interesting weekends this summer has contained now that i don’t work most saturdays. (i’ve also visited the farmer’s market less frequently, but i can make do) this past weekend, a friend generously opened up his … Continue reading →

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13
Aug, 2006

travelogue: door county

mr. happy stuff and i have never had a chance to visit door county and we’d always heard such nice things, so this past weekend, we finally packed up and went to the great northern thumb of wisconsin. we had … Continue reading →

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09
Aug, 2006

forgetful me

my brain has been dropping a lot of details and appointments lately (can anyone say, “end of the summer library program”?) and that’s most of the time not a good thing (many apologies to my softball team whose last game … Continue reading →

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01
Aug, 2006

black raspberries

last weekend, grandma happy stuff packed up some of her famous jam for us to take home. it’s well known that a jar of her strawberry jam would be lucky to survive the week if it were opened, but this … Continue reading →

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30
Jul, 2006

poo on my shoes

ok, i didn’t actually get any poo on my shoes, but i just liked the sound of that as a title and i could have gotten poo on my shoes if i hadn’t been careful–and yet it was a happy … Continue reading →

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26
Jul, 2006

a few little things

i made fresh lemonade to have with my supper tonight. there were two dads in my baby storytime today (that’s somewhat rare). mr. h-s suggested a bike ride for this evening after supper and we got a nice 16 mile … Continue reading →

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25
Jul, 2006

a nice little break

my work schedule today allowed me to come home for lunch. i even had time to sneak in a little nap on the porch swing. heaven!

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