7 February

Just warm enough for a walk on the beach but I was wishing I had been able to get some hot clam chowder first...Gail

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I had time to get in a quick walk in Ninigret between work and school
pick-up - that's a red-breasted merganser in the background...Sarah

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Step one of bathroom renovation was started today!  Eliza

6 February

A one year old's birthday party and a superbowl game are good reasons for friends to get together and celebrate...Gail

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I've been painting one wall of the living room a day - it's easy with my helpers...Sarah

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Tuna tartare from our group tasting today...Eliza



5 February

We saw some impressive icicles and mounds of snow and my favorite toy store in Newburyport today...Gail

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It warmed up today and we were pleased to see the deck and the woodpile again...Sarah

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We got some of our tile yesterday for the bathroom, I'm nervous about tiling!  Eliza

4 February

Mr J likes the challenge of color by number...Gail
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I spent all day at work trying to get the ice off the walkways and we
had a roof leak when the temperature got above freezing...Sarah

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Looks like the paperwhites have had it finally....Eliza

3 February

Found a great recipe for clementine cake...Gail

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The ice-covered snow was treacherous today - we made an indoor
obstacle course and timed ourselves...Sarah

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Its kinda fun that my job involves ice luge...Eliza

2 February

I cried while watching "The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter" on TCM this cold, sleety day...Gail

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An ice storm and another school cancellation - Jonathan is nervous
about the glacier coming off our metal roof and is attempting a
controlled ice flow...Sarah
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Hopefully changing the calendar a day late isn't bad luck...Eliza

 

1 February

She cries to go out all day long, takes one look at the icy snow and turns around unhappily...Gail

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This might be the most colorful meal ever - that's salmon, kale, sweet
potato, and beet & orange salad - we should have had blueberries for
dessert, but we had neapolitan ice cream instead...Sarah

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With all the snow tomorrow it might be a good day for a game...eliza