Author Archives: Frog

Coming Soon

Posted on April 27, 2013 by Frog

We are going to brew our first beer tomorrow. Shooting for a summer ale. Details to follow.

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Here’s a diagram so you know what I’m talking about. It’s not drawn to scale, but it does look a lot like a wine bottle, don’t you think? There’s a stretch of road that sort of guides you into one … Continue reading →

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Who is in there?

Posted on April 13, 2013 by Frog

We saw the first swallowtail of the season (Virginia’s state bug) and went out to investigate. Specifically, we wanted to know if it came out of the above. Nope, that little package is still wrapped up. And, the swallowtail evaded … Continue reading →

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Don’t Want To Know

Posted on April 10, 2013 by Frog

I have two big training sessions that I’m leading coming up in the next few weeks. And, by that, I mean my rooms are capped at 100 people and the registration is still open because we’re only like 60-70% full … Continue reading →

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It’s OK

Posted on April 6, 2013 by Frog

Last night we walked around the yard and let ourselves into the garden to check the progress of the asparagus. Nothing yet, but I bet there will be by next weekend. We’re finally going to have spring temperatures here. I’m … Continue reading →

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Makes me wish I had an avocado

Posted on April 2, 2013 by Frog

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The Garden

Posted on March 30, 2013 by Frog

We went out to the garden today to mow down the weeds in the asparagus patch. The better-half hit the fruit vines too. I’m happy to say the chives survived their wintering in the garage and I dug up either … Continue reading →

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Simon and Lucy are Friends

Posted on March 30, 2013 by Frog

I haven’t mentioned it before, but it seems Simon and Lucy are actually friends. I don’t know that they curl up together, but they spend quite a bit of time playing. Their favorite spot is the foyer rug where they … Continue reading →

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Because she’s my friend

Posted on March 25, 2013 by Frog

A friend on Facebook sent me a private message today asking me if she could give her boss my email so he could ask me if I wanted to apply for a part-time job with that organization. I don’t know … Continue reading →

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Annapolis Weekend

Posted on March 24, 2013 by Frog

This weekend we went to Annapolis to celebrate our seventeenth anniversary. We were able to purchase tickets to see this band on Saturday night (our actual anniversary). So we went fancy-pants on Friday night and had a great meal at … Continue reading →