Smarch 2022

 

Caroline turned 15 and remains a sweet-tempered teenager. Her dinner of choice: panzanella with chicken and cauliflower.

Grandma Joan and Grampa Ed visited, bringing some antiques. This is a torsion balance, useful for accurate weights of white substances.

And this is Joan's father, Dr. Leonard Jenner's, microscope. Erin was very excited to use it to look at hair follicles and later on in the year, pond life.

The mounted histopathology slides had long since degraded, but the carefully written ledger from 1933 had not

After much searching, we found a groomer willing to take on Tundra for his spring cleaning. After his shower, he was placed in this blow-drying box. 

A small mammal died in our yard under mysterious circumstances and right before a light snowfall. I'll spare you the gruesome photo, but can you guess the animal? 

On 3.14 Erin's school held a Pi Day competition and her decorated chocolate mousse pie won 2nd place.

In school she learned guitar and managed to inherit one from a friend

Tundra acts as Erin's pillow pet

Tessie and her neighbor friend can now roam the neighborhood looking for pets

Boda Borg released a new quest, Eye of the Storm

Boll-Kroll

Erin almost waited until 8th grade before receiving a phone, but with lots of afterschool track coming up, we caved and got her one

Heather and the BPO played Mahler 3 at Symphony Hall

We celebrated Easter a week early with an egg hunt

and a Daddy-music inspired quest. For example, what song's lyrics were quoted in an January 2015 Ehmann family blog posting? Answer below.

Yes that is makeup on Caroline

Katzenzungen are chocolates in the shape of cat's tongues.

Quiz answer: When the Levee Breaks, by Led Zeppelin

To prepare for the big trip out West, Tessie worked through the printable Jr Ranger booklets

And that's how you complete Superbanan