In the thick of it

Though we are apart in our own cozy abodes in White Plains, NY and Dover, NH, we are both working hard with our respective end-of-the-semester duties. For Mike, that includes studying for three law school finals. As for me, I am busy writing a final paper, grading umpteen lab notebooks and final papers, and trying to fit in some time to work on my research (and getting over an annoying cold; no need for sympathy, but it will explain the plethora of chicken soup photos below).

We're in good spirits, though, and thought you might want to take a quick peak into the lives of two currently busy bees.



Hopefully we'll have something more exciting for you soon (for our sakes and yours)!

Phish for New Year's!

So...we're going to see Phish at Madison Square Garden on New Year's Eve!

Needless to say, we are psyched. 21 days!

Until then, we just need to hurdle over some projects, papers, finals, and the like.


While posting more often is the goal, please check out the post below and vote (everyday!) to save an art farm and support a really unique project.

Click here to vote for the Women's Studio Workship!

Help Save an Art Farm (Please!)

Support my friend, Terez, and help get the Women's Studio's Art Farm funded! Please vote each and every day until December 31st!

Here is the link for you:
http://www.refresheverything.com/wswartfarm

And check out a clip about what they are up to and what they plan to do in the future.



Thanks! And spread the word!

Holiday Lights

Here are two photos to serve as proof that the holidays are rapidly upcoming. As you can see, Dover is quaint as ever, and has decked itself out for the holidays!

In addition to preparing the train station for the arrival of "The Polar Express," (see above), the City illuminated all the trees downtown along Central Ave., which should help Santa find a landing spot in just a few weeks!

Happy Holidays (almost)!

Still waiting for the bus

While we are currently slightly busy with end-of-semester shenanigans, allow us to share a fun tidbit from a previous expedition: we're on Google Earth! Actually, if you relied on Google Earth and not this blog for updates regarding our whereabouts, you'd be liable to think we are perpetually waiting for a bus on the island of Laeso, Denmark.

If you want to see for yourself, look up Laeso on Google Earth. We can be seen modeling Danish public transportation at 57 degrees 16.794' N and 10 degrees 56.147'E (Elevation: 7m), or along Vestero Havnegade, near the intersection with Kanderedevej.

Making the garden cozy for the winter...

The time of year has come when the temperatures drops to the low 30s and frosts at night. And as New England weather becomes quite unpredictable, a small group of community garden stewards headed to the garden on a chilly Saturday afternoon to prep the garden for the winter for what may very likely be the last time for the season!

Along with some composting, sheet-mulching, rain-barrel draining, shed-tidying, and camaraderie, we planted what we estimated (by crude measures after the fact) to be about 600-800 cloves of beautiful Red Russian garlic to be harvested into 600-800 heads of garlic next summer! Magic!

With the onset of winter, our garden looks cozy. Hopefully you're enjoying the coziness that this season affords, too.

Miss Rissa Roo

It appears that our blog is being looked at by more people than we thought! (Please leave comments to say hello and keep in touch, whoever you are out there!) In light of the discovery, we will try to be better about posting. This time of semester does not lend itself to heaps of adventures or travel, but a quick post is certainly doable.

Tonight, after a long day of teaching labs, I think about coming home to a cuddly pooch. I dug out some older photos of Clarissa, a cuddly pooch very near and dear to many, and who provided endless joy to me and surely others. For those who don't know, I helped to train and raise Clarissa together with a friend in college for the program "Guiding Eyes for the Blind." It was an amazing experience, and though she passed her test at the completion of the first stage of the program, it was discovered that she had relatively severe cataracts (the irony!). In the end, she was adopted by a lovely little family in Ossining, NY where she currently resides.

Here she is as a tiny pup, and as an adventurous boating pup! Enjoy!