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Archive for February, 2007

A little taste of Mexico

I’ve finally uploaded the few photos I have from my Mexico trip to my Flickr account. I didn’t take very many photos myself, and the following series was taken by Harriet (thanks!).
Raquel, one of the ladies on the spa trip, grew up in Mexico. One evening, she shared with us a type of fruit that [...]

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The newest workout: shovel aerobics

Actually, I can’t really complain much about the amount of shoveling. Honestly, 9 inches of snow (especially this fairly light, powdery stuff) is nothing compared to what those poor folks in upper NY state have been enduring for the past few weeks. I just can’t imagine having snow piled up to the eaves of my [...]

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Winter Sports

After reading Yarn Harlot’s blog today, I see that one of my issues with winter is that I don’t do winter sports. Unless shoveling counts as a winter sport, that is. I did some of that today, and if the weather report is accurate, I’ll have more to do tomorrow. Rah, rah.
I can appreciate the [...]

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The cruelest month

It’s February. Rah, rah. I’ve often said that February is the cruelest month, and this year I think many others will agree with me.
January is usually the month where we get all the bitter cold weather in Chicago. Then we limp along through February until spring finally starts to make an appearance in March. February [...]

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