Monthly Archives: June 2008

Brief escape to Shenandoah National Park

Posted on June 18, 2008

This past Sunday, my daughter and I escaped to one of the most beautiful places on earth. We talked, walked, picnic’d on million-year-old rocks, sang songs, and layed in the grass under the cool sky.

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Summer 2008: things to look forward to

Posted on June 12, 2008 | Leave a comment

looking forward to:

  • evenings by the pool
  • reading great books
  • hikes in the mountains
  • grilling on my deck
  • weekend mini adventures
  • pomegranate margaritas with my friendly neighbor
  • spending time with my children and my niece
  • harry & the potters show @ the black cat in DC
  • watching my garden bloom
  • cooking with herbs that I grow
  • planning my trip to Scotland
  • shopping at the farmers market
  • taking great photos with my uber-awesome digital camera

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Offset a few pounds of carbon and reduce global warming

Posted on June 12, 2008 | Leave a comment

By displaying the 350 Challenge badge from Brighter Planet (see the badge on the right), I am helping to offset 122,500 lbs of CO2 — that’s like turning off 38,000 light bulbs for a day! 

They are only doing this for 350 blogs, and they are just over 300 right now so hurry and ad this badge to your blog so that they can meet their goal of 350 badges and 122,500 lbs of CO2 offset!

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My favorite songs of all time – this week

Posted on June 4, 2008

These have been playing on my iPod (and in my head) this week. Sweet Jane : Mott the Hoople Machinehead: Bush One step closer: Linkin Park Redemption Song: Bob Marley Can’t find my way home: Blind Faith You’re not the … Continue reading →

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