Monday, August 9, 2010

Next Generation

My daughter Maggie, who is 21, just spent a week working at a leadership development camp for high school students. I worked at the same camp when I was in college, over thirty years ago. One morning she met one of my former counselors and fellow teachers, who was touring the site, and called to tell me about it.

"Eliot says Hi," she reported.

"Oh my gosh, Eliot!" I replied. "He was my first and largest camp crush."

There was a moment of silence. Then Maggie said, "Wow, that is really hard to picture, because he's so old now."

Ba-dum CHING.

Sunday, August 8, 2010

En Vacanses

We recently returned from a trip to upstate New York and Montreal. Here are a few of the things that made the trip memorable:



Any plaque with the word "plunder" in it deserves a second look.




I love that Happiness=a house full of children. I agree.




In the park overlooking the city of Montreal, tame raccoons come out of the brush to commune with the visitors. This raccoon sat on my foot to eat a Cheeto. Way cool.




In Montreal they have pet ambulances! Maybe this is more common than I think, but I have never seen one before.




Although I have nice photos of fields of lavender, a Benedictine monestary, and delectable pastries as big as my head, this was my favorite shot of the entire trip. Happy foraging, little guy, and hope you enjoy whatever you're eating as much as I enjoyed the pastry.

:-)