mini lantern

Sharpening up my carving skills on a mini "pie" pumpkin in preparation for Halloween.

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Pete gave me this lovely Breville espresso machine for my birthday - a step up from my old one which I was forced to leave at home. It also helps fill the gap left when our favourite cafe "Elan" went out of business (sad, but we could only tolerate so much caffeine per day). We completed our little cafe with a burr grinder. Mmmm... coffee. I wonder if coffee has anti-ageing properties?

Bridges of the Riverwalk

The excellent amenities in Naperville, which includes the riverwalk, probably contribute to its rating as 2nd in the 100 best places to live (in the US).

Article HE5355 submitted

In a departure from standard operating proceedure, this manuscript took only a couple of weeks to write up instead of many, many months. This is in keeping with the theory that the likely impact of a scientific paper is proportional to the length of time required to write it up.

Yet another sunset picture

Although this is the first time I've seen well defined rays of light.

Red-edged Leaves

A week or so of cool, rainy weather ushers in an early autumn....fall.

Sleeping Bear Dunes

Monkeybars

One More Time

Accumulated cobwebs remind me of violin practise and Mum's repeated catch cry - "one more time".