Tuesday, March 17, 2015

St. Patrick's Day


Wes and Z (and the rest of BRIMS) performing at Fellini's for St. Patrick's Day.

Sunday, March 15, 2015

Planting Trees


Tu B'shevat (the Jewish holiday known to preschoolers as "birthday of the trees") falls a little too early for tree planting here in VA. We therefore celebrated a bit belatedly by planting an apricot (replacing the one we lost a year ago) and a pear (a new fruit tree for us). Thanks to Z's buddy Vic for helping out and getting muddy with us.

Friday, March 13, 2015

Maymont Forever


Z and I had a relaxing staycation Spring Break as the rest of the family was in school. We all took a day trip to Richmond, which of course included a trip to Maymont. We periodically measure their wingspan, and it's definitely getting longer...

Thursday, March 12, 2015

Homage to Terry


Sad news today with the death of Terry Pratchett. But of course, "No one is actually dead until the ripples they cause in the world die away..." Read on, Z.