We live in a college town in the Appalachian mountains. Our town’s population doubles when classes are in session, and swells again when there’s a football game. It is Homecoming this weekend. There was a parade last night, which we avoided downtown because of, and the football game is today at 3pm. I debated whether … Continue reading Orange blush
I think we got about 15 inches in Blacksburg, Virginia. Our daughter and I made her birthday cake (tiramisu) and dinner rolls for her birthday dinner while the snow came down. Continue reading We got some snow
“Is this going to be like getting concert tickets? REFRESH, REFRESH, REFRESH!” I asked this of Andrew Spittle, co-organizer of SupConf and our Happiness team lead, when the SupConf Kickstarter went live. We were purchasing tickets for colleagues, and I wasn’t sure how fast they would go. “Ha. You need to get out more,” he … Continue reading Where I work
I’ve had “get firewood” on our family Trello board since we moved into our house in June. In July, when we had our chimney cleaned, I asked the sweep if he had any recommendations for where to get firewood around here. He tilted his head and said, “Most people don’t share their firewood sources. It’s … Continue reading The firewood debacle
Our family has two go-to hikes in Blacksburg: the Cascades and, my personal favorite, Dragon’s Tooth. Even though my stomach lurches when I watch our kids crawl around on a jagged rock that juts over the edge of a mountain, the crag is impressive and I can’t keep away from it. Plus, it reminds me … Continue reading The Dragon’s Tooth
I’d love to post a cool street scene of graffiti and show off our urban edge, but the fact is, we are not urban, and we’re certainly not edgy. We live in a quiet Virginia neighborhood where my most frequent interaction with our street is walking our kids to the bus stop in the morning. … Continue reading Boots and acorns: November street scene
Butterfly Mind 