Great fun In Prague

Here we are at the Christmas bazaar in Prague

a budding photographer

Here are a few photos that Owen took of us.

No Whoppers Here!

When Erika & Mike were home at Thanksgiving, Erika told us that when she visited her friend Carie in Hawaii, Carie's Mom had sent her a care package that included some fantastic whoppers (you know, those malted milk balls) from the Ithaca Bakery.

Thinking that we had to keep up with Carie's Mom, we went to the Ithaca Bakery on Sunday for lunch and to get some of the special treats for Erika. Sadly, the staff at the Bakery knew nothing of the great whoppers- so ..... we had cookies for dessert, and Erika does not get whoppers for her birthday.

Whose birthday is coming up?

This is our first video post! Check it out!

Happy Birthday, Erika!

Snow Day!

Our first big winter storm of the season started yesterday. Here you can see some of the snow already on the ground.

There was a terrific wind that came up later in the day which made my commute home about 20 minutes longer than usual.


All the schools between here and Syracuse were closed today, and a travel advisory is in effect- meaning no unnecessary travel! So, being the good citizen that I am, I was prepared to work from home today so that I can stay off the roads.

Footnote :-)

These photos were taken with our Christmas present to ourselves, a sub-compact Sony Cybershot camera about the size of a cell phone. For those of you who care about such things, this camera has an ISO of 3200 - which of course delights Tom to no end! (For those of you who aren't camera buffs- like me, the greater ISO number means that you can take great photos with not much light. I think.) Anyway, we are looking forward to putting this little gem to good use in Europe.