Bob’s birthday today, the same day as Tom Jones, Liam Neeson, and Prince. (Draw your own conclusions.) I took a break from my frantic travel preparations to hike Black Mountain in Dummerston with Ruth. I had never done this hike before. A nice, easy 15-minute walk to the top for a beautiful view. Lovely day, about 70, nice breeze. Little league and T-ball games this evening. We’ve decided on banana splits instead of birthday cake for a change of pace. Practicing with the complete blogging process: take photos, load onto laptop, then to thumb drive, post with text to web [View Full Entry]

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Just a quick post before we get on the road again - we've made it safely thus far, traveling close to 1,000 miles and seeing Niagara Falls and Howe Caverns. We're now headed farther north in Vermont to go to Ben & Jerry's (!) Factory for a tour, then eventually over to Mount Washington, and will end the night at Bangor, Maine. We'll have internet access again when we reach our hotel in Maine, so we'll have more time to add posts. 'Til then! [View Full Entry]

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This is my first entry in my travel blog for my upcoming trip to Britain. I leave one week from today, and I still have a lot to do to get ready, including learning how to do these blog entries! I spent time today choosing my clothes and getting my gear organized. Still lots to do to prepare for the workshop I’m leading at work in July and to leave the house in good shape for Bob and the boys. Three weeks is a long time to be away from home. Today in Brattleboro it was the 5th annual Strolling [View Full Entry]

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We were in the mood for a change from soft, white sand to fresh, powdery snow. The Pico/Killington area of Vermont is a doable day trip from Ballston Lake. We met our daughter, Beth, and her family in the lower lodge at Pico - the part of the lodge which allows picnics . The weather was beautiful - no wind; with snow flurries continuing all day long making condidtions perfect - fresh powder over nicely groomed trails. Pico seems more suitable for family skiing than Killington; especially when little ones are involved. Beth and Chris are using harnesses to keep the [View Full Entry]

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Ah yes, it is VERY cold now in Vermont. A wonderful Valentine's day this should be. [View Full Entry]

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Greetings all my loved ones, I hope this finds you all in good health in the new year. As of today, I am offically packed and ready to head back to California. Its a good thing too becuase I am leaving tonight at 3:30 in the morning. Packing my things is getting eaiser and eaiser. I am excited and absolutely ready to undertake this next semester. For all of you who do not know, I am headed by myself to Mukono, Uganda. I will be volunteering at a youth organization, doing outreach work such as AIDS awareness, grant writing, womens empowerment [View Full Entry]

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Got up and moving around 7. I was anxious to get out of Boston because I was always lossed and the Hostel was a little tough. On the road by 8. Again after getting lossed a couple times and a question asking session I was on the interstate finally. Arrived at White River Junction around 11:30. Had some lunch with Emily and Jason. Emily is a very good cook. The barbecued pork and cheese dip was great. I showered and laid down for a few minutes. It was nice not having to worry about which exit to take and if my [View Full Entry]

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Woooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo! Halloween was finally upon us! And it was definitely as crazy as it looks in the movies. We left the costume thing to the last minute. So on the friday some of us went down to this awesome vintage/costume store downtown. Rachel (an American girl) and I found the coolest red feather wings so we decided to be devils. It was so much fun collecting all of the bits for our costumes! Now we went to a few parties so I cant actually remember what order they went in or what days they were on so here goes. On what [View Full Entry]

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Some random pictures! [View Full Entry]

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This has definitely been an interesting weekend. I first heard about the tradition of the naked bike ride/run from some girls from UVM studying in Perth before I left. I had almost forgotten about it when everyone started talking about it last week. Our RA. called a meeting to talk about residence hall closing etc and someone asked her about the bike ride. Apparently the university doesn't condone it officially but still lets it happen. So at about midnight we crowded outside onto the balcony outside our building lounge (the naked people went right below us). It was sooooo cold, you [View Full Entry]

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