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Apr 30, 2021 9:23 am
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Since last spring our extended family has been doing a weekly zoom call with my grandmother. During the pandemic it was great to check in with family members from... More
Apr 26, 2021 8:51 am
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Growing up, I enjoyed spending my summers at camp. Spending 7 weeks canoeing, swimming, sailing, windsurfing, kayaking, and living in a cabin with a dozen other... More
Apr 20, 2021 9:51 pm
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In the fall of 2019 I started running again a few times a week. Our youngest had just started preschool so I had some kid-free time to get back into a regular running... More
Apr 14, 2021 10:51 am
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I needed a bit of distraction as I wait my turn to get fully vaccinated. So I decided to take my mind off of Covid and tackle some more challenging science... More
Mar 31, 2021 11:06 am
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As we count down the days until Easter, our kids miss their grandma. Pre-covid she frequently visited us over Spring Break and shared her favorite science experiments... More
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