2 0 0 9

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j a n u a r y


inauguration.
i feel hope.
after a long hopeless time.

baby fifi is born.


f e b r u a r y



a room of one's own.
visiting my brother
in nyc
for valentines.


m a r c h


sea ranch.
grub & west coast pony.
she teaches us to jump.
and we jump.


a p r i l


danish night.
our 11th anniversary.

baby luca is born.


m a y


falling in love with bees.


yearly trip to yarn mecca.


j u n e


grub gets his LEED.
i turn 35. gulp.

baby ruth is born.


j u l y



field work.
bee yard.
my sister visits.
we all go moth collecting.

layoffs
at school.
our lab is decimated.
i learn to hate academia.


a u g u s t



meeting in
new mexico.
my mother & aunt
join me.


s e p t e m b e r


weekend walks
with grub.


meeting in mexico.
an amazing adventure
with grub.
grub turns 37.


o c t o b e r


visiting nyc.
missing friends.
a lot.


halloween!


n o v e m b e r


lab moving.
just coping.


d e c e m b e r



trying
to get rid of
things.
simplify.
finally.

. . . . .

thank you
for visiting
my blog
this year.

happy
new year
friends.
xo

reflections 2009: three. flour. more

happy belated
holidays!

only a few days
left of 2009.
a little scary,
don't you think?
is it just me,
or does it
seem like
time moves faster
as you get older.
how time
just seemed
to
draaaaag
when i
was little.

well,
before the year
is done,
here are
a few more
reflections on the year past.

. . . . . . .

three. best packaging
four. tea of the year



lisa sent me
tea from andrews & dunham
for my birthday.
the packaging
introduced me
to the design group
at
aesthetic apparatus.
a new favorite of mine.
i am a big collector
of concert posters

so i love
to discover
a new artist...
my favorite tea
is the one called
Thomas Sampson.
thanks lisa!

five. word or phrase.

well, i have a lot
of phrases.
this year i said
it's all the rage
or
we go with the army we have,
not the army we wish we had
(i usually replace "army" with "data")
about a million times.
but my saying
for this year
and
the upcoming year
is
one my mom always said...
"come hell or high water."
as in,
i am going to finish
my phD in 2010
come hell or high water.


six. memorable car ride.

that would have to be
the car ride
grub and i took
from cancun
to chetumal, mexico
in september.
driving in mexico
was both fascinating
and nerve-wracking
but the smells
and sights
are clear
in my minds eye
like it was yesterday.
the smell
of the fish tacos,
that grub declared
were the best
he'd ever had.

(if you knew grub,
you'd know he never
says "best" anything).
i only wish
i had had
the time
and
the guts
(and the language)
to talk to
and
take photos of
the people
i saw.
including
the girl
walking her monkey.



seven. project.

being a part of
habit
in may
and again
this december.

it meant
a great deal
to me
to be among
the words
and visions
of such
amazing women
who i admired.
it was
a part
of my year
that
i will cherish.

i think
i have already
said
too much
but
i will
do a photo
wrap up
of the year
in the next
few days.

what was
most memorable
for you this year?

xo