Doug's photo blog — originally a photo a day, now not so much
We’re getting our floors redone; they got the sanding and first coat done today. When a woodworker says a water-based finish “raises the grain” of a piece of wood, this is what he means: it swells the different components of the wood structure differently, leaving a rough texture.
We are having our floors redone, so Parker is staying with Lis’s mom. He looks like he’s settling in just fine.
Hydrangea is a plant that is adapted to grow in sandy soil — that is, tolerates dry conditions fairly well. When hydrangea plants look like this, you know we need rain!
And yes, I watered them.
Lis and I went to Arnold Arboretum today. We saw lots of trees and shrubs, and that was cool and all, but we also got to watch a spider catch and kill a caterpillar many times her own size. Now that’s cool!
Pet him and see… he’s a kitty who’s a hundred and three…
Lis is usually the one to play with a straw wrapper in a restaurant as we wait for dinner. This evening, it was my turn.
My favorite kind of leftovers: pie!
It’s the rare 3-clawed lobstah!
(not really. I just stuck another claw underneath.)
Our yard in Newton is not as large as the one we had in Southboro, but it still holds a clambake.
The Taza Chocolate Company in Somerville, MA makes Mexican-style stone-ground chocolate. It’s not for everyone, but I like it.
It’s even more important to support this local company right now because their brand-new factory was recently flooded by excessive rain.