dan & anna’s adventures

saturday snow day

December 8, 2009 · Leave a Comment

Saturday it snowed! I even got the day off work :) The snow was gorgeous and that evening we went to a performance of Handel’s Messiah.

Ok, so the concert we went to wasn’t quite as good as the Winchester Cathedral Choir, but it was still lovely!

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my latest girl crush

December 3, 2009 · Leave a Comment

yes it’s Karen O!

If I were as hip as her, I’d perform a cityscape musical too!

Fab portrait by Rachel Warner

Karen O (and “the kids”) also did the soundtrack to Where the Wild Things Are… a fantastic book (still need to see the film), though I have to admit my favourite Maurice Sendak book is In the Night Kitchen. Perhaps because of my love affair with baking.

Speaking of which, my mother recently released the phenomenal recipe of her mother’s bread on her blog – wise ones will bake it pronto!  (Hey, then you’ll have bread for turkey, stuffing and cranberry sauce sandwiches – trust me, they’re delish.)  We had it braided and sans-Cinnamon for Thanksgiving.

Wow, from the Yeah Yeah Yeahs to children’s books to Thanksgiving leftovers…. but it’s all connected!

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“there is no bathroom!”

December 1, 2009 · Leave a Comment

With Arnold as my guide, I’m sure to make a great Kindergarten teacher in no time!

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happy thanksgiving!

November 26, 2009 · Leave a Comment

I thought this picture from www.makefive.com was very appropriate because for over a week now I’ve been an assistant substitute in a Kindergarten class, in addition to being a gelaterista!

Let me tell you teaching is INTENSE! I have so much respect for teachers. It’s very draining and all-consuming and I’m only an assistant and a substitute at that! I’d like to sub for high schoolers as well…. I wonder which will be more difficult!

But since today’s thanksgiving, I’ll stop my moaning and say some of the kids are super-cute and I’m thankful for my husband who leaves love notes on my bike and for runs in the woods, homemade bread and sunshine.

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for dinner tonight…

November 17, 2009 · 1 Comment

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November 12, 2009 · Leave a Comment

man_on_wire_srnr“When I see three oranges, I juggle; when I see two towers, I walk.”

- Philippe Petit

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autumn

November 9, 2009 · Leave a Comment

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Copyright Kristoffer Tripplaar

After seeing these two wed, it was back to LA to continue cleaning out my grandparent’s house. Then we journeyed north to San Francisco, seeing old friends and visiting my old stomping grounds.

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Enjoying Turkish food with my Godfather Stuart

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Stanford Uni

We met up with friends from W&M, the PCT and even Emily, a long-lost friend who I found again on Facebook (of course!). Back eastside…..

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from Nancy~ in AZ

I’ve been in awe of the fall colours (it’s been 2 years since we’ve been in this area in autumn) and eating crazy amounts of gorgeous gelato! I still can’t believe I get paid to eat gelato (and serve it to others)!

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Pitango gelato!

Dan’s been drawing personal portraits and making miniature books! For Halloween we were gypsies and this past weekend we enjoyed stupendous sunshine while camping with friends in the Shenandoah’s.

But I’m not quite ready for winter…

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November 2, 2009 · Leave a Comment

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you are what you eat

October 25, 2009 · Leave a Comment

… the question is, do you know what you’re eating?

See this film (but not just after a meal)!

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miss you

October 20, 2009 · Leave a Comment

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anne 1930 – 2009 ♥ ralph 1928 – 2009

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