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The Daily Doings of Steph

Happy All Hallow’s Eve! Da Ski Boy, Echo, Tygey, and I are hanging out this evening, watching Game 3 of the World Series, (Go Phillies!!!!!), eating BBQ, drinking wine (well, not the poochies) and handing out candy to trick-or-treaters. We’ve already had our first visitor: a neighbor kid dressed up as “Balloon Boy.”
In celebration of […]

Read: It’s Halloween!!!!! »

We’re at the Orlando Airport bright and early this morning - catching the 8:30 AM flight to Seattle. We got up at 4:00 AM - it’s almost a two hour drive from Sarasota to Orlando. I figured that this is actually the equivalent of a red eye out of Anchorage - we left Muby and […]

Read: Headed Back to the Much Cooler North »

Peter and I are in the midst of a blitzkrieg Florida trip: got down to Sarasota late Friday night and head home early Tuesday morning. A very quick dash. The weather has been very hot and muggy. We’re definitely not in Alaska any more.
I haven’t been overly active this trip - unless you could massive […]

Read: Hangin’ Out in Florida »

My grandfather was a geologist for Sinclair Oil from the 1920s-1960s. One of my favorite things as a five year old little kid was a life size inflatable green Sinclair Brontosaurus that my grandfather gave me. I absolutely adored it - and who wouldn’t???? Today, Mom and I were trying to figure out what happened […]

Read: Sinclair Dino!!!! »

One certainly experiences different scenery when one works from home as opposed to Corporate America.
Such as snoozing puppies…

And a gorgeous backlit tree in Fall foliage beauty. (This shot was taken a few weeks ago)

Read: Views from the Home Office »

My blog public - all three of them: Aunt Jane, Pete, and Da Ski Boy - have been clamoring for a blog entry. I have been beyond remiss for the past month. I suppose I can plead a very schedule. But Peter is convinced that my blog posting laxness is a direct result of over-tweeting. […]

Read: Catching up After a Loooong Absence »