Ready For Some Football?

10.02.2011 Barleys Football

I was looking for something for Pete and came across a bag of old cat toys. Most of their toys end up under the stove, but I pulled out two that I’m pretty sure won’t fit – including Barley’s football. He used to carry it around the house in his mouth.

If only he would fetch, it might be Pete’s dream come true.

BPL

10.01.2011 BPL Courtyard

We went to the Boston Public Library today to check out the Civil War Exhibits and so I could pick up a book to finish off my summer to do list. I think I’ve only ever been in the courtyard during the winter – I knew it was beautiful, but I don’t think I ever realized it was this beautiful!

JFK

9.30.2011 JFK 2

Pete’s mom and aunt are visiting – today we went to the JFK Library & Museum. The weather was perfect, it reminded me of all the peanut butter and banana sandwich lunches I had on the grass outside of the museum when I was training for the Breast Cancer 3-Day.

Thomas Crane

9.24.2011 Library 1

I really am trying to finish up the Best Minxes list, but the library isn’t helping me very much – no dice on finding Baby Doll at the Quincy Library, but it looks like I can get it at the Boston Public Library, so I need to get myself to Copley soon.

A List: Things To Do This Fall

Happy first day of fall!

I’m still chipping away at two last items on my Summer To Do List – I have a bike, but I need to get it put together and start riding it. I also have to take a trip to the library tomorrow and pick up the last bit of reading to finish off the Best Minxes list. But now that summer is officially over (boooo!), it’s time to move on…

I have been working on this fall list in my mind for months! I had an awesome summer filled with a lot of adventures, time spent with great friends, and taking 417 pictures. Unfortunately, it also involved what Alannah referred to in one email as “bleeding money”. I’m hoping that the changing seasons will give me some quiet time and be gentler on the wallet. As a consequence, this to do list is a bit shorter, and probably looks less exciting than my Summer one, but I’m pretty sure I’m going to enjoy it just as much. If not more – so here it is:

  1. Visit Martha’s Vineyard If I want to take a trip, I need to plan it myself.
  2. Run a 10k (specifically, this one) DONE!
  3. Read The Penguin Best Books Ever Written: Best Journeys ABORTED!
  4. Learn to take the top off a soft boiled egg (instructors needed! Can you teach me?) Yeah…I didn’t get to this. I’m gonna work on this over the winter.
  5. Have a movie marathon, consisting solely of musicals that won Best Picture (An American in Paris, West Side Story, My Fair Lady, Oliver!) DONE!
  6. Finish at least two of my crochet UFOs I got halfway there! I’ll finish over the winter.
  7. Cook in the crock pot at least twice a month DONE! I just don’t have pictures to prove it.
  8. See the Urban Nutcracker (December 3-18) I should have bought tickets the second I put it on the list. Maybe – hopefully – next year?

As usual, let me know if you want to join me for any of these! Are you planning a calmer fall to recover from a busy summer, too?

Check out my past Seasonal To Do lists:
Summer 2011
Spring 2011
Winter 2011
Fall 2010
Summer 2010