Tim and Jen Live Here

We’re through the first 6 months of 2008, and I thought I’d look back on a half-year’s worth of books read and listened to.
Stats:

43 books read
20 books listened to
5 books in progress
4 books started and put away, never to be returned to
1 book started and put away, to be returned to at some point

Some of [...]

to automatic things in public bathrooms?

I’m sure we’ve all been subjected to the over-zealous auto-flush toilet that flushes several times while we’re still mid-go. This is beyond frustrating and, of course, wasteful. Especially considering you still have to flush when you’re finished, when, inevitably, the auto-flusher will decide it’s already performed its final [...]

Again, I was reading outside. Twice I watched a paper wasp gather nest materials before I ran in to get the camera. I really, really tried to get video of this, because it was amazing. But I don’t know my camera well enough to get it to focus on the right spot [...]

I love sitting outside and reading whenever the weather permits, which it did last night. I often take Cody out with me so he can explore the yard and pee whenever he wants. This is important, since he’s 12.5 years old and has cancer in his bladder, leading to a frequent need to [...]

Because historically we were past the risk of frost, I planted this weekend. Veggies are being bought tomorrow, so they’re not in the ground yet, but I’ve got the following done (pictures when things start to bloom more):

hanging baskets up (torenia for the sunny spot and streptocarpus for the shade)
planters on the deck filled [...]