Bye Bye Colonels

When we first moved to Brattleboro, or maybe even before, I was cruising through the Wal-Mart and found these pajama pants with the school team embroidered. I was impressed to find anything “local” at Wal-Mart so I bought them.

They’ve served me well for a dozen years, but are now falling apart and so it’s time to say goodbye. And besides, the school is probably going to change its mascot anyway. There’s been some debate about whether he’s a Confederate colonel or not, but either way he’s too militaristic for the town’s sensibilities today.

December 12, 2023 0

Pssst, buddy. Wanna buy a house?

We may not know where we’ll end up but it’s probably not going to be where we came from.

Although it’s The Right Thing To Do, there are several kinds of sad attached to this.

October 21, 2020 0

A beacon in the darkness

Proud of the unruly, cantankerous residents of Brattleboro and surrounding towns! They would argue endlessly over a fifty cent rise in trash fees or what color to paint the school maintenance shed, but they’ll do it six feet apart while wearing face masks!

October 2, 2020 0

Tiny bubbles

Here in NZ, it’s all about “stay safely in your bubble” as we enter the fifth and hopefully final week of lockdown.

We got this happy kitty picture from back in Vermont. It’s nice to know that Deja and Vu are safe in their bubble and even safer because they have their own bubble wrap supply.

April 22, 2020 0

Best. Letter. Ever.

We miss you Susan!

October 13, 2018 1

Sunny morning in VT

Déjà and Vu continue to thrive…

March 24, 2018 0

A view of Vu

We got a nice update from Corey that the cats are doing fine in their new home after a period of adjustment. As we expected, they seem to have him well trained already as concerns nighttime feeding requirements, playtime, etc. This pose, which we recognize very well, indicates the need for the human to come rub the royal tummy, whilst preparing for some friendly biting and playing, as long as the cat isn’t actually required to do any work.

August 19, 2017 0

Toto, I’ve a feeling we’re not in Vermont any more.

On the one hand, the NZ dollar is only worth about US $0.70, so this ice cream is “only” about nine bucks a pint, but still…

Kiwi fruit, by contrast, were NZD $3 per kilo, so we’ll have those for dessert this week instead.

And PS, I looked up the title of this post, and I’m glad I did, because I would have gotten it wrong.

June 3, 2017 1

Itteh’s all good

Our plant Itteh (so named because of an even larger one we used to own that we called “It”, combined with a Lolcat reference) has a new home in friend Humberto’s condo in the old Estey Organ factory.

But no worries, mate! In Auckland they grow outdoors!

June 2, 2017 0

Make America Drain Again

Front page news last week… the drainage system beneath this inexplicable guardrail has failed (after 130 years or so), meaning an unbudgeted $100K or so will have to be found. If it ain’t one thing it’s another.

May 30, 2017 0

Happy Memorial Day

In memory of the men and women who have served our country in war and peace, in times of disaster and disorder. I hope they will always be there, just as I hope we can call on them less and less often.