office clean-up

As much as you all kindly encouraged me not to feel embarrassed about posting photos of “what I wore,” you’re probably now going to roll your eyes and say “Does the woman have no shame?”…

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That weekend just sailed by!

Like these boats, the weekend sailed by quickly and enjoyably. The pace of academic life is such that from the beginning of each term, we quickly start counting the weeks, and while weeks five, six,…

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Random Thoughts on a Sick Day

I’m home sick today, hoping that one good day of rest will stave off the bronchitis or laryngitis that I’ve seen develop in colleagues from this same nasty bug. I’m getting impatient for a return…

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clear and cold here, but lighter

It’s cold here on the West Coast: seven degrees below zero, Celsius, last night, so the plumbing was carefully monitored. Taps came on with no problem this morning, always a relief (what we take for…

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let it (not) snow!

This is what I got to wear today! Moccasins and warm hand-knit socks and leggings and big comfy, hand-knit, lambswool-angora sweater! Because today got called a snow day! While there’s not a flake of snow…

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