Category Archives: Spare time – Culture

Screen Time

Posted on May 22, 2013 by Abby

Yes, I know, I have been terribly remiss about posting on my blog lately.  It’s all about screen time:  I spend about nine hours a day at work staring at a computer screen, and when I get home, I hate to … Continue reading →

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Sunday Field Trip

Posted on March 10, 2013 by Abby

Jim and I have decided we need to explore our local world more, so today’s field trip was to the Fitchburg Art Museum.  We’d been there once (or maybe twice?) before, but it’s been several years since we last visited, … Continue reading →

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Shelburne Falls

Posted on February 23, 2013 by Abby

Yesterday we (ok, Jim – I was just the passenger) drove out to Shelburne Falls for a day trip.  Our original plan was to go to the Isabella Stewart Gardner museum, but then the night before I remembered our failed … Continue reading →

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Vacation update

Posted on February 20, 2013 by Abby

I’m absolutely exhausted tonight, having had more exercise today than I have since I broke my foot in December, so just a quick update on our vacation… Dinner at the Local Table was excellent.  We enjoyed two beers that we … Continue reading →

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Vacation!

Posted on February 16, 2013 by Abby

First day of vacation – woo-hoo! Jim and I have lots of fun things planned for this stay-cation; I’ll try to find time to post updates over the next week.  And absolutely NONE of those updates will be work related … Continue reading →

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Grand disappointment

Posted on January 26, 2013 by Abby

Alright, you Downton Abbey fans…you might want to stop reading right now.  I’m not going to provide “spoilers,” but I am going to talk about my grand disappointment in the conclusion of season 3 of the show. I’ll wait while … Continue reading →

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Ah, vacation…

Posted on September 2, 2012 by Abby

We had a great vacation – relaxing, refreshing, and fun.  Here are a few highlights:

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End of Summer Exhaustion and Vacation

Posted on August 18, 2012 by Abby

Between finishing up the summer reading program and Ophy’s ongoing health issues, this has been a loooooong two weeks.  I went in to the library yesterday to inventory and put away all of the summer reading prizes, and when I … Continue reading →

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Study break

Posted on August 12, 2012 by Abby

I’ve been working hard all day at more book ordering, this time making my way through issues of School Library Journal.  It’s fantastically fun, really, though maybe not my first choice of a way to spend my Sunday [yes, yes, … Continue reading →

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Man in the Moon

Posted on August 4, 2012 by Abby

Last Sunday, to assuage my guilt at wasting time watching the Olympics, I decided to multitask and make a necklace while observing other people being active (which always makes me feel woefully chubby and out of shape).  The necklace is … Continue reading →

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