This is Mr Bear. He has been with me for about 20 years now, and he’s absorbed a lot of tears and a lot of hugs. Except for a bit of wear on his nose, I’d say he still looks pretty darn good.
earth hour
We had a Bad Movie Night tonight that conflicted with Earth Hour from 8:30-9:30. So we did our own Earth Hour between movies, during dinner. The candlelight reflecting off the beer bottles is particularly lovely.
happy anniversary
Doug and I are both so laid back about such things, we both forgot to mention it to each other this morning. I completely forgot until I had to write the date on a form at work today. But we did decide to go out for a tasty dinner, so that was good 🙂
twin turtles
this pair of turtle sculptures, named after the Gemini twins, made me laugh. Why? Two of the turtles at work are also named Castor and Pollux. 
marbles
I do a program at work where the kids design “roller coasters” for marbles to zoom down. I warn them to keep track of them all, since I need them for other classes for the rest of the year. But really, I have a stash of backup marbles. Shhhh, it’s a secret!
spoke too soon
was it just yesterday I said something about spring? ah well…such is life in New England.
happy spring!
spring has sprung, and the crocuses with it!
self portrait with llama
just another day at the office
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BONUS PICTURE:
somehow the sight of the llama in the backroom just struck us all as hysterical. I took great pleasure in telling coworkers to just go look–just go open the door, and then watching their faces as they opened the door to this:
wishing tree
The East Asian educators at work have put out this three dimensional tree puzzle for visitors to hang wishes and thoughts on, just outside the Japanese House. Not surprisingly, it’s seeing a lot of activity.
step dancing
Happy St Patrick’s Day! As usually happens, we had a performance by some Irish Step Dancers today. If your only experience with this is from Riverdance, check out this video to see how impressive even beginner dancers can be, and you’ll get a feel for what we had today.