Last night, just before bed, F told me she hoped it wouldn’t be raining in the morning, but… she also hoped that there would be plenty of puddles leftover for stomping. This morning the streets were damp but the skies were clear, and so we headed out to watch the garden as it starts to wake…
Category: local haunts
scenes from a weekend: mardi gras edition
This weekend was the big Mardi Gras celebration just down the street from our house. Our city boasts the second largest Mardi Gras event outside of New Orleans – and it can get a little crazy around our parts. Since we don’t have off street parking (yet!), our Saturday becomes an “out” day or an…
a room full of books
A quick highlight of my week: Wednesday morning I went with another co-worker to observe classes at a nearby middle school. The school serves an underserved community, providing a challenging, above-grade level educational opportunity and continued support at the area’s top high schools and colleges. Besides sitting in classrooms all morning taking notes, we also pulled…