to and fro the city founders, 120/365

the city hall has these interesting pillars with bits of Lethbridge history on them. April 30.

The Taj, 119/365

The Taj, 119/365, originally uploaded by Sophie_vf.

Book club met here, to talk about The Book Thief by Markus Zukas (but mostly to catch up on each other's lives). This is the first East Indian restaurant I've ever seen in Lethbridge. The food was excellent, but the wait staff really seemed as though they'd rather be somewhere else, doing just about anything else. Fortunately we were there to socialize and weren't in a hurry. April 29.

fort, 118/365

The kids like sleeping in my room when Tim is out of town, and while I was out teaching yoga built this fort between the foot of the bed and the blanket chest. I let them keep it up for a few days. April 28.

piano, 117/365

piano, 117/365, originally uploaded by Sophie_vf.

My kids haven't taken piano lessons in forever. Honestly I don't know how or when to fit them in. But, we do have an old piano in the house - the one I learned on as a child, in fact. And they love to play around on it. I really need to find them a teacher. April 27.

doll dance, 116/365

last rehearsal before Vesna, April 26.

black hand, 115/365

black hand, 115/365, originally uploaded by Sophie_vf.

how gross is this? after spending the day sewing costumes with black fortrel, my hands were coated with purply black dye. Gross. April 25

thawing saliva, 114/365

second run of the cortisol ELISA. April 24

little baba, 113/365

I guess the plastic dog food bowls and switch plates are still dead giveaways this wasn't taken 100 years ago :) April 23

persistence, 112/365

persistence, 112/365, originally uploaded by Sophie_vf.

April 22. Snow. Again.

getting ducks in a row, 111/365

preparing for the salivary cortisol ELISA.  Apparantly this is a relatively simple assay, but it still took us forever to get set up. This was the first run. April 21

together again, 110/365

Tim and Theo are back home. Let the snuggling commence. April 20

berry bread pudding, 109/365

berry bread pudding, 109/365, originally uploaded by Sophie_vf.

I haven't made bread pudding in decades, literally. But I had some stale french bread that I didn't want to throw out. This turned out great, even if nobody else in my family will eat it.

I have wonderful memories of eating bread pudding with my sisters in my mom's house. I think we put rum in the custard sauce, though. April 19

peenaquim, 108/365

peenaquim, 108/365, originally uploaded by Sophie_vf.

The butte at Peenaquim park in north Lethbridge. I've never been here before, and was quite thrilled with the Wild West look of it. Except for all the power lines running across the river, of course. April 18

yearning, 107/365

yearning, 107/365, originally uploaded by Sophie_vf.

Pepper and tomato seedlings. I guess I should turn the flat around so they don't lean towards the window so desparately. Or would it be cruel? "ha ha, fooled you - now you have to lean *this* way to get light!" April 17

half caf, skim, please. 106/365

half caf, skim, please. 106/365, originally uploaded by Sophie_vf.

I had somehow convinced myself I could no longer tolerate milk in lattes, because of a few unfortunate incidents last year. However, that just seems illogical since I regularly put milk in my morning coffee. And though I like soy milk lattes, lately they've been tasting sort of weird and oily. So I took a chance on a milk latte at the Round Street this morning. Success! Maybe it's just that Starbucks doesn't clean their milk steamers often enough? April 16.

resiliance, 105/365

resiliance, 105/365, originally uploaded by Sophie_vf.

While cleaning up around the driveway, I found a patch of tulips trying to come up underneath one of the snow shovels. They're springing back nicely. April 15

sushi stapler, 104/365

sushi stapler, 104/365, originally uploaded by Sophie_vf.

Because it's Easter break for the school kids, I'm trying to work from home, which is never really all that efficient. But it does give me the chance to try out Tim's sushi stapler - which, I discovered after taking this picture, was completely out of staples. April 14

absence, 103/365

Stasha and I are on are own this week. We miss the boys, and don't quite know what to do with ourselves. April 13

vigil, 102/365

vigil, 102/365, originally uploaded by Sophie_vf.

drawn during last night's Easter vigil, coloured this very leisurely afternoon. April 12

toes meet spring, 101/365

toes meet spring, 101/365, originally uploaded by Sophie_vf.

we got this year's fishing licenses and took the kids out to a local pond to practice casting. Finally, it was warm enough to wear sandals. April 11.

coulee crocus, 100/365

coulee crocus, 100/365, originally uploaded by Sophie_vf.

I used to know the exact name of this thing, but no longer! I guess I'll have to pull out the plant books again.

Regardless, it's been a very long winter, and it was exciting to see this. We almost missed it - it was so pale and ephemeral looking in the dead grass. But a sign of hope nevertheless. April 10, Good Friday.

ATL Ghent, 99/365

ATL Ghent, 99/365, originally uploaded by Sophie_vf.

I am ashamed to admit that though I've lived in this town for over twenty years, I don't really know what ATL stands for, nor have I ever noticed that this crossing was called Ghent. April 9.

eta: although, duh - A=Alberta, T=terminal. L=limited?

blood and spit, 98/365

blood and spit, 98/365, originally uploaded by Sophie_vf.

it's what's been keeping me in the lab in the evenings. Stored securely in a -80 freezer, waiting to be assayed. April 8

Last lecture. Ever. 97/365

Last lecture. Ever. 97/365, originally uploaded by Sophie_vf.

I know this is lame, but I worked till eight that night, and by the time I got home, ate, tucked the kids in, etc, I was in bed before I realized I hadn't taken my 365 picture. This was the closest thing I could find to take a picture of - notes taken during the last lecture in my advanced stats course. Admittedly, lacking in statistical content.

Now, I realize this is potentially my last lecture ever, since I'm done coursework. Well, I say so now. April 7.

lure of vinyl, 96/365

lure of vinyl, 96/365, originally uploaded by Sophie_vf.

the children are obsessed with the turntable! Now playing, Tommy. April 6

spiral rust, 95/365

spiral rust, 95/365, originally uploaded by Sophie_vf.

the old iron fence in front of the tiny Orthodox church in town. April 5.

The Passion according to Tim and Andrew, 94/365

The Passion according to Tim and Andrew, 94/365, originally uploaded by Sophie_vf.

Still rocks hard, after all these years. April 4, Palm Sunday.

clouds and the clocktower, 93/365

clouds and the clocktower, 93/365, originally uploaded by Sophie_vf.

southern Alberta continues to lurch between snow and sunshine, as it wavers here on the brink of a decision.
April 3

homework, 92/365

homework, 92/365, originally uploaded by Sophie_vf.

I love math, but I forget that not everyone else does; this evening, my son does not.
April 2.

urban flickr, 90/365

urban flickr, 90/365, originally uploaded by Sophie_vf.

braving the April Fool's day snow. Taken through the den window, because it was coooooold outside, also, my spasmodically happy dog would have scared it off.
April 1.