Round up

The girls and I played a game with the camera on the playground after school. Our assignment: take pictures of circles. This is what we found.

Dutch treat

Anna had a new friend from school to lunch so we decided to set a pretty table. We used these trinkets -- candle sticks and a little house -- from Amsterdam. I used to work for a company that had a Dutch office and we would send cultural care packages back and forth. I'm sure none of my Dutch former colleagues display whatever horrible American artifacts we sent over (Boston baked bean pot?) but I love my blue-and-white imititation delft house and candlesticks. They always inspire happy memories of my trips to Amsterdam.

Pump it up

Couldn't let October go by without a post featuring pumpkins and spooky creatures found at the garden shop.

Love a parade

Marching bands from across the country came to town this weekend for the 3rd annual Honkfest. On Saturday they played all over Davis Square. On Sunday, they closed down Mass Ave. for a parade and we marched behind the fabulous MarchFourth all the way from Davis Square to Harvard Square. My parents were there, our kids were there, our friends and neighbors were there, and we all danced our way along what's normally a bustling street full of cars. I looked up at the sky as we walked under a huge traffic light and thought about what a magical moment it was. One of my neighbors said, "With all the bad things that are happening in the world, it feels so good to be out here dancing to free music in the sunshine." I couldn't agree more.

Photos: MarchFourth Web site

Squirrels scramble

"Quick!" shouted Mrs. Scrimble to her son Sammy. "They've come to shut down the acorn taco assembly line we built in their gutter. To the roof!"

Twenty-four little hours

Yesterday morning there was one leaf turning colors, today the whole tree is following along. What a difference a day makes...

Change of season

Lakeside summer, backyard fall.