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		<title>Graduation is OVER!</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 24 Jun 2010 17:18:53 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Here are just 2 photos from Morgan&#8217;s Graduation yesterday from Staples High School.  I&#8217;m not sure who is happier &#8211; Morgan or me! Personally I AM THRILLED that I will no longer have the job of Alarm Clock!]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Here are just 2 photos from Morgan&#8217;s Graduation yesterday from Staples High School.  I&#8217;m not sure who is happier &#8211; Morgan or me!</p>
<p>Personally I AM THRILLED that I will no longer have the job of Alarm Clock!</p>
<div id="attachment_1461" class="wp-caption aligncenter" style="width: 310px"><a href="http://www.deirdreabbotts.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/06/graduation3.jpg"><img class="size-medium wp-image-1461" title="graduation3" src="http://www.deirdreabbotts.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/06/graduation3-300x278.jpg" alt="" width="300" height="278" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">Graduate with HAPPY Parents!</p></div>
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<div id="attachment_1460" class="wp-caption aligncenter" style="width: 258px"><a href="http://www.deirdreabbotts.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/06/graduation2.jpg"><img class="size-medium wp-image-1460" title="A proud Dad!" src="http://www.deirdreabbotts.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/06/graduation2-248x300.jpg" alt="" width="248" height="300" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">A proud Dad!</p></div>
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		<title>Guess I&#8217;m not in Kansas</title>
		<link>http://www.deirdreabbotts.com/2010/03/16/guess-im-not-in-kansas/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 16 Mar 2010 16:21:49 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[But there are scenes across Westport and Fairfield County that look like they could be from Kansas.  Assuming Kansas has some big-ass Pine trees.  We got hit by a hell of a storm this last weekend, at least that is what we were told.  Morgan and I were relaxing and snowboarding at Stratton Mountain! This [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>But there are scenes across Westport and Fairfield County that look like they could be from Kansas.  Assuming Kansas has some big-ass Pine trees.  We got hit by a hell of a storm this last weekend, at least that is what we were told.  Morgan and I were relaxing and snowboarding at Stratton Mountain!</p>
<p>This is outside the building where my office is located. I&#8217;m guessing the building is close to 35 feet tall, as all of the floors have very high ceilings.</p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.deirdreabbotts.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/TheMill-1.jpg"><img class="aligncenter size-medium wp-image-1411" title="TheMill-1" src="http://www.deirdreabbotts.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/TheMill-1-225x300.jpg" alt="" width="225" height="300" /></a> <a href="http://www.deirdreabbotts.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/TheMill-2.jpg"><img class="aligncenter size-medium wp-image-1412" title="TheMill-2" src="http://www.deirdreabbotts.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/TheMill-2-300x225.jpg" alt="" width="300" height="225" /></a></p>
<p style="text-align: center;">I can&#8217;t believe the door located right under the tree is still being used &#8211; the postman just delivered the mail. I took this shot from inside the building &#8211; too chicken shit to go outside -or maybe I mean smart<a href="http://www.deirdreabbotts.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/TheMill-3.jpg"><img class="aligncenter size-medium wp-image-1413" title="TheMill-3" src="http://www.deirdreabbotts.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/TheMill-3-225x300.jpg" alt="" width="225" height="300" /></a></p>
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		<title>Shhhh, don&#8217;t tell Tom!</title>
		<link>http://www.deirdreabbotts.com/2009/11/15/shhhh-dont-tell-tom/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 15 Nov 2009 14:44:39 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Tom and his 96 yo grandfather left the other day to go hunting in VT. Deer season opened yesterday and when I spoke to Tom he said that he had seen a really nice buck but it wasn&#8217;t in a place where he could take a safe shot. I was looking out my window and [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Tom and his 96 yo grandfather left the other day to go hunting in VT. Deer season opened yesterday and when I spoke to Tom he said that he had seen a really nice buck but it wasn&#8217;t in a place where he could take a safe shot.</p>
<p><a href="http://www.deirdreabbotts.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/11/buck-distance-sm.jpg"><img class="aligncenter size-medium wp-image-1381" title="Look behind the feeder" src="http://www.deirdreabbotts.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/11/buck-distance-sm-300x225.jpg" alt="Look behind the feeder" width="300" height="225" /></a>I was looking out my window and saw a few does and yearlings playing, then looking over the stone wall I saw a larger movement, can you see it just behind the feeder?  He&#8217;s a little hard to see (don&#8217;t forget you can click for a larger image), I took another photo after he jumped over the wall, this one is easier to see.</p>
<p><a href="http://www.deirdreabbotts.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/11/buck-sm.jpg"><img class="aligncenter size-medium wp-image-1382" title="Buck" src="http://www.deirdreabbotts.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/11/buck-sm-300x225.jpg" alt="Buck" width="300" height="225" /></a>Anyway, don&#8217;t mention him to Tom.  Shhhhhh&#8230;</p>
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		<title>A busy week (more to come)</title>
		<link>http://www.deirdreabbotts.com/2009/08/21/a-busy-week-more-to-come/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 21 Aug 2009 15:20:39 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[As you may be able to tell by my (lack of) posts, things have been busy at the day job.   But this past week I was able to take a vacation and have fit quite a bit in so far.  And I have big plans for the rest of the week! Last Friday Morgan [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>As you may be able to tell by my (lack of) posts, things have been busy at the day job.   But this past week I was able to take a vacation and have fit quite a bit in so far.  And I have big plans for the rest of the week!</p>
<p>Last Friday Morgan and I headed off to my sister&#8217;s place in Equinunk, PA.  Most of my immediate family would be coming up for the weekend.</p>
<p>On the drive up we were stopped at a roadblock in Bethel Woods, NY &#8211; guess the local cops were looking to see if we were drugged hippies coming for the Woodstock reunion.   The rest of the weekend was filled with good food, great company, a campfire and more stars than I think I&#8217;ve ever seen!  There were so many stars in fact that the familiar constalations were almost unrecognizable.  The great visibility also allowed up a great view of the stragglers from the meteor shower &#8211; not too many streaks but the ones which were there were BRIGHT!</p>
<p>Driving home we stopped and took a few photos.</p>
<p><a href="http://www.deirdreabbotts.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2009/08/woodstock1.jpg"><img class="aligncenter size-medium wp-image-1128" title="woodstock" src="http://www.deirdreabbotts.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2009/08/woodstock1-300x225.jpg" alt="woodstock" width="300" height="225" /></a></p>
<p>A lot of the original campers never left.</p>
<p>Monday morning Morgan had to place an order for 175 first day of school Sen<strong><span style="color: #333399;">10</span></strong>r girls shirts.  Once it was placed, we headed North &#8211; next stop Burlington, VT!</p>
<p>Adam &amp; Chrissy have a great new apartment with a great view of Church street &#8211; if you look really carefully you can see adam in the curved window over Binimi Bill&#8217;s</p>
<p><a href="http://www.deirdreabbotts.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2009/08/adam-bimini21.jpg"><img class="aligncenter size-medium wp-image-1129" title="adam-bimini2" src="http://www.deirdreabbotts.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2009/08/adam-bimini21-300x225.jpg" alt="adam-bimini2" width="300" height="225" /></a></p>
<p>Here is one of the locals</p>
<p><a href="http://www.deirdreabbotts.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2009/08/1manband1.jpg"><img class="aligncenter size-medium wp-image-1130" title="1manband" src="http://www.deirdreabbotts.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2009/08/1manband1-225x300.jpg" alt="1manband" width="225" height="300" /></a>We spend a very pleasant time visiting and on Wednesday we headed off to Lake George &#8211; Morgan wanted to visit some friends who she wouldn&#8217;t have a chance to see &#8211; and it wasn&#8217;t too far out of our way.  I listened to audio books while she had her visit and then we headed homeward.  We stopped at LG Village</p>
<p><a href="http://www.deirdreabbotts.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2009/08/lgv-rodeo.jpg"><img class="aligncenter size-medium wp-image-1131" title="lgv-rodeo" src="http://www.deirdreabbotts.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2009/08/lgv-rodeo-300x225.jpg" alt="lgv-rodeo" width="300" height="225" /></a></p>
<p>and had lunch and took a walk &#8211; it was HOT HOT HOT, here is Morgan on a dock at the very end of Lake George</p>
<p><a href="http://www.deirdreabbotts.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2009/08/lgv-dock.jpg"><img class="aligncenter size-medium wp-image-1132" title="lgv-dock" src="http://www.deirdreabbotts.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2009/08/lgv-dock-225x300.jpg" alt="lgv-dock" width="225" height="300" /></a></p>
<p>- finally we really needed to get moving &#8211; so off we went!  Arrived home before 9 and had a great night&#8217;s sleep &#8211; in my own bed!</p>
<p>I hope to post some art this weekend!  Stay Tuned!</p>
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		<title>Tyvek map</title>
		<link>http://www.deirdreabbotts.com/2009/01/18/tyvek-map/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 18 Jan 2009 20:19:07 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Having nothing to do with living in the Tyvek house, I like Tyvek.  It has a lot of good qualities &#8211; I&#8217;ve started printing on it (a little tough to get perfect) but I like it.  Today on Freecycle someone was cycling a full color world map &#8211; from 1993 &#8211; before the Soviet Union [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Having nothing to do with living in the Tyvek house, I like Tyvek.  It has a lot of good qualities &#8211; I&#8217;ve started printing on it (a little tough to get perfect) but I like it.  Today on Freecycle someone was cycling a full color world map &#8211; from 1993 &#8211; before the Soviet Union broke up.    The size is 52&#215;30 and I love the colors it was printed with.</p>
<p>I have a feeling this is going to end up being a jacket!  Wouldn&#8217;t that be fun?!?</p>
<p><a href="http://www.deirdreabbotts.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2009/01/map.jpg"><img class="aligncenter size-medium wp-image-978" title="map" src="http://www.deirdreabbotts.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2009/01/map-300x148.jpg" alt="map" width="300" height="148" /></a></p>
<p>Here is the old Tyvek house image &#8211; in case you were wondering what I was talking about!  LOL</p>
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