I harvested my first-ever carrots today. (They’re supposed to be round like that – it’s the variety.)
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Spring Cleaning
My housemate is doing a little spring cleaning. He owns a lot of books…
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Field Trip
Took the last field trip of the year – to a fashion show this time. The advisor of the fashion club couldn’t go, and the kids know I’m a sucker, so… 
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BEE-siness
There’s a BEE on my raspberry flowers. Yay!!!! Last year they bloomed like crazy, but never fruited. Hopefully this guy will make sure I have some treats to put in my yogurt this spring…
Painting
Ny new housemate selected a pale green for her room. I think this is the fifth color this room has had, just since I’ve lived here.
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Lab work
This spring break I spent a day back in the UC Berkeley lab I worked in two summers ago. They were helping me to try out a lab we designed for my students to do in May. I had found some old gel electrophoresis boxes in the closet, so we tested them out and found that they work!
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Gym
I went to the gym after school today. I have to cross the Emeryville train tracks to get there. It’s in that tall building.
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New porch
I hired a friend of a friend to redo my porch last month. We finally have a railing! Now I just need to find time to redo the siding and paint…
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April 1st
It’s the first day of April, and spring is in the air. I’m enjoying some homemade quacamole (with juice frombackyard lemons) while working at the picnic table. The sun feels great. Brought in the first harvest of chamomile!
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It’s March
I planted the first tomatoes of the year today!
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