Tag Archives: the weather outside is…

A small insight

Posted on March 21, 2011 by newenglandkiwi

Remember how last week I was excited about gardening? This is the view out my kitchen window this afternoon: And this is the official first day of spring and all. On the other hand, I do have tomato and aubergine … Continue reading →

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Spring – nearly

Posted on March 14, 2011 by newenglandkiwi

This was going to be a post about my fun experiences with US domestic air travel security (short version: I got body-scanned, I survived, a little more warning would be nice next time) but various things over the past week … Continue reading →

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Be Careful What You Wish For

Posted on February 5, 2011 by newenglandkiwi

So remember how about, oh, six weeks ago, I was complaining about how it hadn’t snowed at all and then we had that blizzard on Boxing Day and I was quite pleased? Apparently the weather was listening, because, essentially, it … Continue reading →

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A Miss Is As Good As A Boxing Day Blizzard

Posted on January 1, 2011 by newenglandkiwi

So we definitely didn’t get a white Christmas, but only by about twenty-four hours, as the “Blizzard of 2010″ roared in on the evening of the twenty-sixth and dumped a foot or so of snow on us. It was not … Continue reading →

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Christmas in America

Posted on December 23, 2010 by newenglandkiwi

Much as with Hallowe’en, the leadup to Christmas reveals that Americans take their holidays very seriously. Some people down the road have put up truly stupendous lawn decorations  – they have an inflatable snow globe as tall as I am … Continue reading →

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Tweet

Posted on December 11, 2010 by newenglandkiwi

It’s getting really rather cold here – colder than usual for this time of year, in fact. Yesterday morning it was minus fifteen when I left the house (Celsius, not Farenheit – it’s not that bad yet). The campus pond … Continue reading →

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Buying In

Posted on December 4, 2010 by newenglandkiwi

The week after next, Mike and I are going to be embarking on a exciting new American adventure: buying a car. This is for several reasons. The first and most important is that Mike now has a shiny new work … Continue reading →

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City Of Walking On Train Tracks

Posted on October 29, 2010 by newenglandkiwi

Hello, everyone, from Portland, the City of Roses (and Raining A Lot, and Encouraging People To Walk On Train Tracks Seriously Are They Mad). I’m here for the Ridge 2000 hydrothermal vent research conference, which is oodles of fun, even … Continue reading →

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winter and Winter

Posted on October 15, 2010 by newenglandkiwi

Last week our snow boots arrived, and today the gas company filled up the two big propane tanks that serve our gas heater. This morning, there was a frost again. The temperature only has to drop a few more  degrees … Continue reading →

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Seasons

Posted on September 26, 2010 by newenglandkiwi

It seems only yesterday that I was complaining about a summer heatwave, but it’s definitely autumn now – the morning air has taken on that crisp quality, and the leaves on the trees are turning russet and gold and orange.The … Continue reading →

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