Monday, January 2, 2012

Friday, December 30, 2011

Thursday, December 29, 2011

December 29 Block

It's oddly intimidating to be just two more blocks away from a whole year's worth.... Mary

Wednesday, December 28, 2011

December 28 Block

My hip replacement made the front page of the New York Times again today.  My next appointment with my orthopedic surgeon is in early February.  Looks like I may be having a medically intensive summer....  Mary

Tuesday, December 27, 2011

December 27 Block

It's very quiet at work.  All the undergraduates are gone for winter break, and classes do not begin again until Jan 23rd.  Many of the faculty are away or with family.  The final chair candidate visits won't begin until the end of January.  I'm actually getting through some of the piles on my desk.  Actual desktop is visible again... Mary

Monday, December 26, 2011

December 26 Block

This afternoon our cat, Mittens, and I sat out on the screen porch.  It was 46 degrees on the day after Christmas so we weren't completely crazy, plus this time of year it's actually more of a window porch.  We watched a squirrel on the maple out back.  He was eating something off the bark of the tree.  The squirrel was really working.  I wonder if he was eating lichen or something similar off the bark.  It was a very single minded effort that he kept at for a long time.  That's him, right below the knothole, midway up the central branch....  Mary