Month: October 2021

It’s been a while since I made my famous (infamous?) finger cookies.  I hope my new coworkers enjoy them….

Newton’s City Council is far too large.  There are 8 wards, and each has 1 ward councillor, and 2 at-large councillors.  Everyone can vote for all the at-large councillors, but only ward residents can vote for the ward councillor.  Anyway, it’s 24 people (Boston has 12), and it amazes me that anything ever gets done.

In the parking garage at new Workplace.  A whole bunch of tables and chairs.  Not sure if they belong to Workplace (there are other places that use the garage), but they definitely caught my eye.

In spite of the fact that I told them I did not want a send off, my team threw me a non-party anyway.  It featured an activity kit on how to celebrate Alissa (the instructions are under the plaque), a photo book, and a plaque thanking me for my service to the museum (which was really from BCM’s president).  There may have been tears.

Peace out, BCM.  Thanks for everything.

I love this Halloween display on my neighbor’s yard

Got on the train tonight, on an empty car, and there hung this Chinese food container.  Did someone accidentally leave behind their dinner?  Was it full of leftovers for the next passenger?  Was it not food at all, and just a box that someone used to carry stuff?  Was it empty?  We’ll never know, because I sure as hell wasn’t about to open it.

I work with some incredibly creative and talented people.  Like, insanely creative and talented. For example…one colleague is putting together a huge display of spooky plants for an upcoming event at work.  Including these.

It was hard to decide which thing to post. This scary flower was my second choice.

But fortunately, it’s not.  I did a double take when I stepped outside, and then remembered that we had the lawn aerated yesterday, and there are little soil plugs all over it.