Early March

The Shellfish Lab

It's been a wicked winter - colder and snowier than usual. That has caused me to stay inside more than usual, and at this point, I'm ready to be out and about!

The snow is melting from the front lawn leaving evidence that the voles have been active this winter. Hopefully, that can be quickly corrected once the grass starts growing.

There is also a lot of winter debris that needs to be cleaned up. This morning I noticed some large sheets of plastic foam that I bundled up and put in the trash.

Linda and I looked very closely at a tour of England and Scotland, but then realized that there was only one time during the summer that she could fit it into her calendar, and that conflicted directly with my activities in planning the 2010 issues of the Magazine. So we have put that plan on hold until next year - by then, my replacement on the Magazine should be known and will be doing the 2011 planning, and Linda might even have retired, giving us even more options to work with.

So at this point, we have plans to go to Cape Cod in April, and to California in July. I want to do some day trips - Cooperstown and Utica - that Linda may not want to do, but I can fit those in before school ends. We will certainly do some things over the summer.

During Linda's February vacation we did a day trip to Williamstown. Really enjoyed the Clark again. Lunch at Water Street Cafe was ok - there must be a better place in Williamstown.

I'm scheduled to be in Atlanta in two weeks for the POE meeting. Also have to plan a trip to Cagary for I&CPS in early May - need to take care of that after returning from Atlanta.

This picture is from our 2007 trip to the Cape - the Shellfish Lab on the pier at Wynchmere Harbor in Harwichport. Nice place to visit - but it was nicer when Thompson's Clam Bar was still open.