This weekend we’ve been celebrating my nephew Gavin turning one year old! We started the day at Ross Farm Museum to get together with a bunch of friends. It lined up perfectly with our annual tradition of planting pumpkins which we can then come back later in the year to pick up. As I’ve mentionedContinue reading “Wapuu Face Painting”
Author Archives: Sandy McFadden
A New Role
The past few months for me at Automattic have been simply out of this world. In December I let myself get into a little rut and had concentrated myself almost exclusively on providing support in our Mobile apps. I would spend just about my full day there everyday without a lot of interaction from myContinue reading “A New Role”
Field Notes: SupConf 2016
Originally posted on WordPress.com News:
Automatticians, the people who build WordPress.com, participate in events and projects around the world every day. Periodically, they report back on the exciting things they do in the community. Last week I attended the first ever SupConf, held at Automattic headquarters in San Francisco, California. I attended the event…
Scenic Route
If I have to go to the store I may as well take the scenic route.
SupConf in San Francisco
This past week I was extremely fortunate enough to travel to San Francisco to attend the first ever SupConf. It was an incredible couple days getting to spend more time with a group of people all passionate about providing support. The event was organized by the Support Driven community and held at Automattic Headquarters, whichContinue reading “SupConf in San Francisco”
Yard Work Kind of Weekend
There are a number of yard work related chores I’ve been needing to get done. So far I’ve been picking away at them. Last weekend it was literally picking away at them. The front yard has been overtaken with weeds, so I spent time picking a bunch of them out. There are still piles thereContinue reading “Yard Work Kind of Weekend”
Playing on the Shore
It was a nice warm day in the Valley today, so the kids and I went to visit the shore for a while. There is a neat little spot up in Black Rock I really like so that’s where we went. The Bay of Fundy has such huge tides though and it was in prettyContinue reading “Playing on the Shore”
Hermes Team Meetup
Two weeks ago our team (Hermes) at work got together in Durham North Carolina to spend time together and plan our coming months. As I’m sure most readers of my blog know, Automattic is a fully distributed company. So while we communicate all the time, it’s rare we get to spend time in person together.Continue reading “Hermes Team Meetup”
Always Performing
Even when she isn’t on stage for dance, she’ll find and make her own.
Beautiful Day in Halifax / Bedford
Today was the beginning of another weekend of dance competition in Halifax. While we spent a lot of the day inside watching dance a couple times we ventured down to a park in Bedford, overlooking the Bedford Basin. It was a beautiful day and the kids loved playing on the playground equipment.
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