Monthly Archives: September 2023

September 30, 2023

September 29, 2023

to keep myself amused. I was listening to a really fast talker in English the other day, and I started wondering if there really is that much difference between Spanish and English. So when I noticed that Hulu had the … Continue reading →

I ordered the four free Covid tests the government is offering again: We still had four unused tests we bought last year, labeled with expired dates. I checked online to find the new expiration dates…two of the tests were still … Continue reading →

September 26, 2023

Kaitlin wrote yesterday evening to say they were having a picnic supper in their motel room in Eire while they watched the Westminster dog show. That warms my heart and makes me happy. They had a chance to spend a … Continue reading →

I wrote this on my laptop up on the land yesterday. I went up to test the Starlink, since Kaitlin probably won’t be back until next year. The kit had arrived in time for them to set it up on … Continue reading →

This gif graphically shows how our standard Mercator projection maps distort the size of lands away from the equator. How clever is that?! September 23, 2023

Clearing the steep part of our defensible space is too much for Andy now, so we were thrilled when Orlando found someone we could hire to do it. That was a huge weight off our minds. September 22, 2023

So, they left yesterday morning after a great visit. While they were here Kaitlin and Andy put the snow plow on the truck. That is always a big deal, as we can see from these 2018 pictures. September 21, 2023