A Visit from Derek

Derek, a friend from our long-ago grad school days on the banks of the Wabash, came to town for the annual MELUS conference in early April. We had a great time with him, starting with dinner at our house on Friday evening, followed by some goofing around with Maeve before her bedtime:





On Saturday evening, we took advantage of a babysitting payback that a friend here owed us and went out for sushi with Derek and a couple of other people we knew from grad school, plus a few new acquaintances. Here's the whole gang, from both ends of the table:





On Sunday, Derek came over for breakfast, and Declan got to join the fun:





Getting ready for a walk in the park with Maeve:



Derek, by the way, is the maniacal genius behind the Gallery of the Absurd. His wife, Amanda, you may recall, visited us for a different conference back in fall 2007.

—posted by B