by Clea | Jan 28, 2009 | Uncategorized
just back in from an hour of trying to break up the ice dams in front of our house. the snow has turned to rain and it was getting deep and my neighbor Peter and I were out there, trying to chip away. now my hands are all cramped, but it was a really nice change from...
by Clea | Jan 27, 2009 | Uncategorized
Musetta has moved back into my office!I don’t know why, but for about a month, my beloved cat had not been sitting with me when I worked. Was I too loud? Was there a draft (I mean, a new one) in this old house? Was it something I said?For whatever reason,...
by Clea | Jan 21, 2009 | Uncategorized
I love living in Cambridge. I was walking into Inman Square. Had my head down to look for icy patches, and suddenly I see a movement to my right. There, sitting on a fence, was a hawk, eating a pigeon. He looked at me – we were just about eye level – as if...
by Clea | Jan 20, 2009 | Uncategorized
Just took a break to watch the swearing in and listen to President Obama’s speech. Oh, it’s fun to say that!Just got the text of Obama’s inaugural speech: Read it here.
by Clea | Jan 19, 2009 | Barack Obama
Somehow the predicted “two to four inches” became seven in yesterday’s snowstorm, so spent much of the day digging – and then taking a long work (errands are more fun when the new snow is crunching beneath your books). I love my new crop of students...
