Bath Time

And a Full Afternoon, too

After another trip to BerryLine (it was packed - Harvard students are back in town), we walked back through campus.

And, later in the afternoon, Maggie and I played peek-a-boo.

A Busy Morning ...

We went to the playground by the Cambridge Library this morning. Have you ever noticed how many Roman numerals it takes to write 1888?

... followed by a messy lunch.

And another Cambridge flower.

Maggie's New Toy

A Summer Rerun

We went on a walk in Cambridge.

Maggie had frozen yogurt and blueberries at BerryLine

And we saw some flowers.

Maggie and Boxes

Maggie found a box to get into last night,

and one to get food out of this morning.

And here's an extra of her and me.

Maggie Helps Fold the Laundry

Red Sox

We went to the Red Sox - Mariners game tonight. Sadly, the Sox lost 4-2, but it was still an enjoyable evening.

At the start of the game, the Pru was barely visible through the light mist that was falling,
but the weather improved as the night went on.

Tim Wakefield started (and took the loss).
Our seats were very close to left field - here's Daniel Nava.

And this is the Mass Pike and part of the Boston skyline after the game.

A Leftover from our Pittsburgh Trip

Mr. Toad reflected in an eighteen wheeler's wheel.

A Visit from Maggie (updated)

Maggie (and her parents) dropped by for a quick visit yesterday afternoon. Maggie liked sitting in a rocking chair, just like her father.

She also liked sitting on the porch swing with her grandfather.
But, best of all, she discovered something she doesn't have at home -- stairs. Climbing them was her favorite activity.

I just realized that I shot a few more Maggie on the stairs pictures yesterday morning:

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Mr. Toad met Displacement today. Displacement just wanted to do quarter miles. Mr. Toad only wanted to do twisties. So they both sat there and did nothing.

Corduroy Orange's Vegetable Medley

The other day Corduroy Orange did a post on a vegetable medley he had done. It sounded good, so Jo (who visited us for a couple days) and CL did their version of it. Ours was drier than the original -- his tomatoes must have been more juicy. Anyway, here's a picture of ours for comparison. Even the bowls are similar; he made them both.

We had our medley as a side to the leg of lamb I grilled.

Hughie & Tomatoes

Today was Mr. Toad's second routine maintenance appointment (just shy of 30,000 miles in 15 months). All that was planned was an oil change and a few checks, but it didn't work out that way. Last week on the way home from Pittsburgh, the traction control and brake warning lights on the dash lit up for about 20 minutes. It turns out that was the result of a failure of the front right ride height sensor, so New Country is keeping him overnight. Since the last time I needed a loaner from them, they changed their policy: I got to take an almost brand new Cooper S home with me. And his name is Hughie.

Back home, CL and I harvested a few tomatoes. The large one weighed two pounds; it's an Italian Red Pear (we bought the seeds at the North Quabbin Garlic and Arts Festival a couple years ago). Others include Yellow Jubilee, Green Zebra, Roma, Big Boy, Cherokee Purple, a couple varieties of cherry tomatoes, and Wapsipinicon Peach (they're the ones that look like yellow super balls, and they have fuzzy skins.).

Leaving Pittsburgh

Wednesday morning Jesse gave Angstrom his first look at Mr. Toad,

but he was bored by the whole thing.

Then, after saying good bye to him, CL and I returned home.