Blog de Puree

Fisher cats get a bad rap in our neck of the woods because they have a reputation for their aggressive behavior. Members of the weasel family, they can grow to 47 inches, they feed on small herbivores and omnivores, they supposedly have a call that sounds like a child’s screem—which can be very unnerving when [...]

It was another busy weekend. We put together the crib and a twin bed for the nursery and proceeded to play room Tetris will all the furniture for about two hours. We finally have everything in place for the arrival of the wee beastie.
You’ll see from the pictures that there are a number of different [...]

Just wanted to add that Paul’s photos make the blue look much brighter than it is — in reality, it’s a soft sky blue. Oh, and lest anyone think potential motherhood has pushed my decorating style over to the “sweet” or “cute” side (quel horreur!*), we’ll be balancing the look with some of my trademark [...]

Nesting has begun.
With the wee beastie on the way, we have kicked into high gear to make way for baby. The closets have been completed and last week was spent painting the nursery. The color we used was “Soar,” a soft, baby blue and we also touched up the white trim throughout the room.
Here are [...]

A new article from Backpackinglight.com reviews gear strategies for backpacking couples. Nothing new there, and one of the reasons I frequent the site. But also of interest, was a point the article quickly made that ensures outdoor harmony among hiking and backpacking couples.
Randye and I like to hike quite often, and always seem to have [...]

Two friends and I circumnavigated the western sector (West of Interstate 93) of the Middlesex Fells Reservation this past Sunday morning. Roughly a seven to eight mile route, it took us about three and a half hours with light day packs.
Starting at the southernmost point of the Fells, we hiked the skyline trail that hugged [...]

For many, Firefly is the cult show that just won’t die. For fans like us, thank goodness! For those who follow the Joss Whedon universe, particularly fans of his TV show Firefly and the subsequent movie Serenity, the fun continues with officially licensed Serenity U.S. postage stamps.

Creation Entertainment is now selling sets of 40 stamps [...]

This past Saturday was the 27th Annual Festival Regatta, hosted by my rowing club, the Merrimack River Rowing Association.
As a club member, my role this year was to drive one of the marshaling launches just upriver from the starting line. The regatta marshal and I zipped around our neck of the river coordinating the rowers [...]

There are some interesting dynamics around the perimeter of our yard because we live on a corner lot. Along the two sides that face the street, there is a lot of foot traffic, dog walkers and people who like to park their cars partially on the grass.
The people walking around the neighborhood aren’t an issue, [...]

Trees often have a mind of their own, as our Japanese Flowering Cherry tree demonstrated when it was planted on the east side of our yard, in our front lawn. The leader, or main part of the trunk that typically extends straight up was disappointingly small and one of the branches grew large and strong [...]