Category Archives: Memories

Toad and Frog

Posted on 09/26/2009 by chick

There is a breakfast dish that my father taught me how to make when I was a child. He called it “toad-in-the-hole.” You take a slice of bread, cut a hole in the middle of it with a drinking glass, … Continue reading →

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More Cake!

Posted on 04/19/2009 by chick

On the day of the wedding, Faithful Reader and I cut the cake according to tradition and fed each other small pieces, while I (and perhaps he, too) prayed for the embarrassment to be over quickly. If I had known … Continue reading →

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Lesson from 2008

Posted on 12/30/2008 by chick

While we were at Watkins Glen in July, I found this adorable little caterpillar. I photographed him and started to put my camera away. Faithful Reader asked, “Aren’t you going to take a picture from the other side?” I didn’t … Continue reading →

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In Search of Culture

Posted on 12/23/2008 by chick

In retrospect, I think my 2008 might have been somewhat lacking in culture. One of the few culture-y things I can remember doing this year was the Corning Museum of Glass. While I was there, I took this picture. This … Continue reading →

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Vacation Day 2

Posted on 07/24/2008 by chick

On the second day of my vacation, we all went to Niagara Falls. I had never been there before, but I wasn’t expecting much. It’s a huge and famous waterfall, but it also has a sappy reputation, thanks to all … Continue reading →

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Vacation Day 1

Posted on 07/23/2008 by chick

For our family vacation this year, we managed to talk my mom into renting a cottage on Keuka Lake (one of the Finger Lakes in New York state) instead of the usual Chesapeake Bay locale. Not that Maryland isn’t nice, … Continue reading →

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