It’s getting harder to deny that we brought the Massachusetts weather down to Maryland. But the snowstorm that finished last night is bigger than I encountered in all the years I lived in Massachusetts. And Silver Spring didn’t even get the very worst of it. Whenever it has snowed this winter – and it’s snowed [...]
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Here we snow again…
Our first December in Maryland brought more than a whole DC-area winter’s worth of snow. January was more typical in terms of weather. Another big storm has just started. Every time it snows, Maddie asks: Is this a blizzard? It looks as though she’ll get her blizzard tonight, with a lot more snow to follow [...]
Wheaton Library to Stay
Today I actually got some news from a newspaper: the Wheaton Gazette, which gets delivered every week. As an unsolicited paper object (UPO?) it’s less unwelcome than the telephone directories that Verizon inflict upon us. The news is that Wheaton Library will stay at its current location. I regard that as good news, since I [...]
Alexandria Torpedo Factory
We ventured to Virginia on Sunday. Specifically, we went to Alexandria, and to the Torpedo Factory. As the photo shows: torpedo factory now an arts center. I guess that’s “swords into plowshares” for the industrial and post-industrial ages. We enjoyed the post-industrial plowshares and setting. It was a lovely, sunny, snowy without snow on the [...]
Slipping Down to the Building Museum
We braved the slippery conditions, and the fellow road users who can’t drive in snow, to pay our second visit to the building museum. One of the things that impresses me is the space, and the use of it. It’s not just that the museum itself is huge, but that a lot of that space [...]
Angel of the Haggis
This morning we all visited our new pediatrician. Maddie and Max’s transfer of care appointment went well. Upon returning home, I put up a projection screen so that we can enjoy big-screen movies in the comfort of our living room. I’ll review/report on the screen after we’ve premiered it. But the big local news is [...]
Chilling at Home
Max and I are in the house, building towers for marbles to run down. We’re also listening to music: the new Beach House album, Teen Dream. We’re using the goodness of NPR, which usually has a couple of forthcoming albums available for streaming. We’re also using our gizmo that wirelessly connects a PC with the [...]
From Wheaton to Ethiopia
The photo shows Max in the treehouse in the Childrens’ Garden at Brookside Gardens this morning. The sunshine made it a great day to get out, so we all went in to DC for strolling and monuments this afternoon. On the way back to Wheaton we had dinner at the Queen of Sheba. My search [...]
Whats Up Wheaton?
That’s the name of a new blog on the block. Its recommendation of the DeJaBel Cafe makes me want to visit.
Inspection and Aviation
One of the hurdles involved in moving to Maryland is the auto safety inspection. This is not the first time I’ve blogged about this, but we had two cars to get inspected. For the second car, I had to bring my 3yo with. This presented a bit of a challenge, since the inspections take a [...]