Archive for May, 2005

Mini S.F.

Posted by Heather B on May 5th, 2005

Welcome to mini-San Francisco, Massachusetts. Arrive at the train station where Mr. Woodenhead will greet you and give you directions to your destination.

Here you’ll find all sorts of delights for the eyes and ears. Wander the park at the center of the city, where animals gaily frolick around a pristine lake.

When you’ve taken in plenty […]

Ring-a-ding-ding

Posted by Heather B on May 4th, 2005

Hey, hey, it’s spring. How can I tell? I look for color. Color, whoo hoo, where are you. Oh, right here in my backyard, in the form of these cute little pansies. These were a gift from my mother-in-law when she came to visit a couple of weeks ago. She is the pansy lady. She […]

The cat whisperer

Posted by Heather B on May 3rd, 2005

A few days ago I took note of how aggressive my two male cats have been with our pregnant, female visitor cat. (I don’t know what else to call her. Guest kitty?) Luigi, normally very placid, and not inclined to start a fight or even defend himself against rabble-rousing young humans, has been hunting down […]

Flood research

Posted by Heather B on May 3rd, 2005

For some reason I felt compelled to look up 1974 floods. This is because of a flood dream I had when I was three (see archives, Flood 1, 1974).
Strangely, I discovered that The Band did a live album in 1974 called Before the Flood. It was recorded in January and released in June.
I learned that […]

Retreat to water

Posted by Heather B on May 2nd, 2005

We’re expecting hail where I live later today, but my thoughts are turning nevertheless to the local pond club, something like a secret society that grows only by word of mouth, as well as our annual summer camping excursions, and a new place we’ll be trying out this year. I am recalling years past with […]