Archive for September, 2010

Our dinner routine: go get stuff from garden (full of weeds but semi-productive), whoever is cooking starts and the other helps Gus pick up his toys, then Gus gets to watch the computer (these days Horton but often Shawn the Sheep or They Might Be Giants videos online).
Lately Gus is really into setting table. Including… »

Every trip to our local grocery store requires a pause here…. »

They say it’s supposed to get up to 80 degrees this weekend. The last hurrah. We would have started a fire last night, though, if the stove were all cleaned out. The tail end of the grapes got cracked by the rain last week so harvest is pretty much done and the last of tomatoes… »

Sabrina, Abby, and Izzy stopped by on Sunday for lunch and an orchard walk. Gus made me sing an Abby/Izzy/Gus song before his… »

April and Chris just moved back to The Dalles with their gorgeous girls, Ruby and Olivia. After 8 years of med school + residency, April interviewed at The Dalles hospital (thanks to a call from Chris’ Mom) and found that it was actually exactly what she was looking for.

So last week we had our first… »