Aly’s Graduation Day

As we reported earlier in the year, Aly earned her Bachelor’s DegreeĀ in March (see Aly Graduates!). She wanted to march in her graduation ceremony, so yesterday we went to the campus of The Evergreen State College in Olympia, Washington, to watch it happen.

A brief glimpse of the graduate: Aly prepares to cross the Evergreen stage (Photo: Mark A. Zeiger).

A brief glimpse of the graduate: Aly prepares to cross the Evergreen stage (Photo: Mark A. Zeiger).

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Off Track

Perhaps you’ve noticed a drop in quality on the blog lately? I’m not keeping faithfully to the every-other-day post schedule. Topics stray somewhat from the usual focus on the “homestead” happenings.

As happens now and then, we’re traveling away from home. I don’t like to blog about that in general. While it is a part of our life, it’s not directly related to our life on the semi-remote property. Besides, even though friends and neighbors patrol the property daily for the sake of the cat and garden, I hesitate to broadcast to the world that we’re not there.

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