It may seem impossible, but there is still a huge snow mound at least one-story tall in Framingham.
Images: Monster Snowbank Refuses To Melt – Photos – WCVB Boston.
I almost, almost, want to drive out to see this and get a photo of Geoff standing next to it. Almost.
~Kelly
Hi folks,
I have uploaded all of the photos here. You can look through and see the things we saw and look at the purchases we made. Feel free to comment, etc.
Enjoy,
~Kelly
It’s that time of year again, the May Brimfield show has come and gone. Geoff and I took the dogs and spent Thurs – Sun walking through the fields looking for treasures and getting a little too much sun. This year was slow going, we got a LOT of attention because of the awesome little red wagon my mom got us and because of the dogs who were often riding in it and begging for attention or walking near it and looking for food. But, we did the whole show and found an unbelievable amount of fantastic treasures.
We got home late yesterday afternoon, unloaded the car, and took a serious nap. Today is laundry and sorting the loot and we’ll eventually photograph everything that isn’t destined to be a gift and post it here with descriptions. For now, here’s the link to the photo library from Amanda. We met up with her and Beth for a marathon day of antiquing on Saturday followed by dinner at the Thai place near our hotel which is totally yummy.
More photos and descriptions will follow.
~Kelly
Our friends in Limestone County have provided us with a Flickr feed that includes some maps and photos of the storm devastation in their area. There are some before and after pictures, ground scarring, uprooted trees, etc. Essentially you’ll get to see up close what happens when a huge F5 comes through. Make sure you read the captions.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/22006172@N08/sets/72157626485034463/with/5669959671/
The people who provided this are OK. Their home was spared and all of their possessions and their animals are OK. Some of their neighbors were not so lucky.
~Kelly
Everything going on in Japan is just so terrible, and so heartbreaking. Kelly and I know a number of people from Japan (like our property manager and the former organist at our church) or people who live or have lived in Japan (like Liz, Dan, and their kids). It just seems to get worse and worse too. But there is still cause for hope, I think. And there is much to be thankful for in our own lives.
I saw this photo today, and it almost made me cry. This poor man is lucky to have his dog back, especially since he may well have lost everything else.
– Geoff
Back in December my parents lost their Elder States Kitty, Maxx, to cancer. It was right around Christmas and both of my parents have missed him a lot since. Maxx was… particular. The offspring of a tiny calico who formerly lived next door and a GIANT neighborhood Tom who was probably part or all Maine Coon, Maxx had a tiny head, huge body, and was all love. He was a lap and shoulder cat who liked to sit in the chair in the living room with my Dad when he read or, ahem, “rested his eyes” and either cuddle on his lap or perch on his shoulder as if reading whatever my Dad was reading.
About 2 weeks ago my parents got to feeling that it was about time to add a new feline or two to the house. My sister went online and looked for Maine Coon cats that needed a new home. They found two 6 month old brothers who had been surrendered by their owner due to lack of time to care for them. They had been surrendered at a high kill shelter in the south and had been transferred to a no kill shelter near where my parents live. They applied, were approved, and were able to pick up the boys this past Saturday.
Introducing Meezer and Moon. Pictures and commentary provided by my Mom. All photos were taken at the shelter before the boys were picked up and taken home.
Here is a picture of a very tired Meezer. He is more laid-back than his brother Moon, but they are both full of energy and love to play with a black shoe lace on the living room carpet.
This is Moon. I can tell because he has more fur coming out of his ears. This is an unusually quiet moment for him. He usually does not want to miss anything and will bring you a toy to play with, even if it belongs to Jasmine!
This is Moon again. When not taking a kitten nap, he is alert and ready to play, or attack your sweater zipper. He also is the most vocal and is not shy about telling you that he wants your attention.
Here is Moon again!!! I think he also likes to have his picture taken. As you can see, these photos were taken at the rescue shelter before we brought them home. They have been with us only 3 days, but are acting like they own the house already. The first day they arrived, both kittens jumped onto Dad’s lap when he sat in the red chair. That is what he misses most about Maxx, the chair time, so he was very happy. Meezer stayed on his lap, but Moon climbed up on his shoulder just like Maxx used to do.
Moon woke me up this morning at 5 am, by climbing under the covers and sleeping on my pillow. Without using his claws, he grabbed my face and started licking my chin. How can you not like that? I am wondering if this is basic Maine Coon behavior or did we just get lucky.
So, those are the newest family members. I am hoping that we’ll get more photos from my Mom and Dad soon. Enjoy the pretty kitties.
~Kelly
This morning as I was in the hours between taking my morning meds and finally dropping off to sleep (total time awake almost 24 hours) a nice old man with a Southie accent arrived and delivered my flowers! Very exciting. They are from my Mom, Dad, Brother, and Sister. 😀
Sorry for the crappy cell photography. I tried to make up for it with artistic sounding titles. /CheTONGUEek
~Kelly
Well, apparently my brain is not performing as desired. (This is news?) I keep setting off alarms while awake and feeling more or less fine, but have only set off one alarm, that I remember, while asleep. I slept fitfully last night, though I did manage to make it to REM sleep. I had a dream in which the founder of the company that laid me off showed up. I have no earthly idea why, but he was there.
I slept a good portion of the day today. For some reason I was really tired. I know it’s noisy here and that I can’t sleep more than 4 hours at a shot, but I was just really groggy all this morning. One of the residents came in to see me and I know I talked to him but I don’t remember what I said. I think he’s coming back later, so I should find out.
Since you all have been so fantastic about sending me stuff, I thought I’d post it here. A photo of my helmet.
I took this:
last night when my new night nurse came on duty. She was highly amused by the fact that I took a photo of it and actually seemed to warm to me quite a bit. I was listening to MP4s sent to me by a friend from choir when she came in and when she found out I was singing in them she was very impressed and asked me all about them. I like her, I hope she comes back tonight.
Yesterday’s promised passel of med students never appeared, unless they snuck in while I was napping. I managed to get through the day yesterday without 1 full neuro exam, which is both frightening and amazing. I haven’t had one yet today either.
If you have a moment, send Geoff an email. He’s home with a vicious head cold and he’s losing his voice. He can’t come visit me till his fever goes down and he can’t really communicate via phone, so we’re texting and emailing.
I think that’s it for now. If something interesting happens, other than the constant beeping and groaning of machines, I’ll post it here.
~Kelly
I snapped this photo out the window of my room from my hospital bed. One of the techs who was attaching my 29 (I asked) leads to my head yesterday told me that this was the only monitoring room facing this way. Everybody else gets a view of the hospital. It looks cool at night with all of the buildings lit, but my phone doesn’t like low light photos, so you all get sunset instead.
~Kelly
Geoff submitted some more photos to Boston.com and they were accepted to the multiple pet homes section. We obviously qualify under that section, so they took two of our pictures to add to the album. They are in the links below.
Enjoy! Watch for a job update coming soon from Geoff.
~Kelly
The Books are Taking Over... 