What a long journey. After some 16 hours door to door, we have arrived in Suchitoto. We skirted San Salvador on the long taxi ride here. It was busy and full of air pollution. Suchitoto is a quiet and pleasant village. We are resting after a long travel and little sleep. Molly and Dan rest [...]
Entries from March 2009
Arrival in Suchitoto
March 27th, 2009 · No Comments
Tags: travel
Off to El Salvador
March 26th, 2009 · No Comments
We’re off! First leg – the bus to the aeropuerto.
Tags: travel
Daniel’s Picture of Mr. Pule in a Mohawk and a Dress
March 24th, 2009 · No Comments
Daniel is very excited about raising money for the American Heart Association. This is not because he cares about the AHA, but because he might get to see his gym teacher, Mr. Pule, in a mohawk and a dress. Friends of ours gave Dan a donation and here is the drawing he gave Keith and [...]
Tags: art
Green Tongue
March 23rd, 2009 · No Comments
Tags: food
Elliot Bay Marina at sunset
March 21st, 2009 · No Comments
There are worse places to keep a boat.
Tags: boat
Bog Monster
March 19th, 2009 · No Comments
I’ve taken to calling Spirit a bog monster. Here she frolics in an urine soaked mud pit that forms at the Golden Garden off leash area. She managed to convince some other dogs to join her in the fun. Spirit’s the black blur on the right. Thanks to Gordon for mentioning the iPhone app Quad [...]
Tags: dog
Dan’s playdate with Sam
March 12th, 2009 · No Comments
2009.03.12.Dans playdate with Sam R
Tags: friends
Three of us help plant a park
March 11th, 2009 · No Comments
I think Camille was off unicycling nearby, but the remainder of the family was caught on camera, loading mulch. Photo courtesy of the “geeky Swedes” at MyBallard.
Danielism – how to soundproof a wall
March 9th, 2009 · No Comments
Living with Daniel, we get the benefit of his wisdom (remember he’s just turned 7). This morning, he said to me, “I know how to make a wall soundproof.” I took the bait. “How is that?” He said, pointing to the two external surfaces of a wall, “Just take all the air out between here.” [...]
Tags: family
Camille turns a bit cowboy
March 6th, 2009 · No Comments
2009.03.06.Camille in cowboy hat
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