Wednesday, January 30, 2008

Today, here at home in the Chicago area, we in a deep freeze! The temperature dropped almost fifty degrees from yesterday afternoon to last night. Burrrr! Maybe I am thinking spring thoughts because of that. I do know that when we go back to Cambridge (England) the daffodils will be blooming so I will get a jump start on spring.
I have a dear friend of twenty years that lives in the village west of Cambridge where we lived back in the eighties when our entire family spent a year in England, this past fall she and I spent lots of time talking about projects that we could work on together. I don't want to say too much because she needs to be introduced to you properly. I will only tell you that she is a passionate gardener...and she has the garden and degrees to prove it! I am anxious for you to meet her.

Posted by Mary at 06:23 PM CST

Monday, January 14, 2008

Isn't this a charming picture? It's an old house in Bermuda. My husband and I were supposed to be leaving for Bermuda today. He was going to be teaching there for a week. Unfortunately, while we were in Italy, he broke his wrist and had to have surgery. We didn't even actully know it was broken until we returned home! We won't be seeing this lovely country until next year. I guess you can only handle so much fun in the course of one year! While we both were excited to go, it became clear this fall that there was way too much travel on our calendar! I'm certainly not complaining!! On the other hand, it will be nice to be home for a bit longer before we leave to go back to England.

Posted by Mary at 09:24 PM CST

Wednesday, January 2, 2008

Happy New Year to all of you!

My husband and I are at home for a few weeks which is nice. The Chicago weather welcomed us home with about six inches of snow on the ground and also provided us with winds that make it feel like minus 5 to 10 degrees! Our Christmas in Italy with our family was wonderful. I hope to share some pictures. I must admit, I think it is the most beautiful place I have ever been in! I am working on several projects I will write more about those later, but for now I hope you enjoy the new year.

    

    

    

    

    

    

Posted by Mary at 12:55 PM CST