As I was posting about my child and the pirate puzzle earlier today, I realized I didn’t post about our visit toward the end of June with Babbler Hetty and her darling husband, nor about the ATC card Babbler Atalante sent me last week! With apologies for such omissions, I plead summertime activity syndrome… and […]
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Avast! Klutz does it again!
I am a big fan of the Klutz books for kids and adults. Not just about juggling now, they have branched out to other activities. From string figures and knot-tying to activity sets, they seem to have a knack for the things that make kids happy to think. The latest cool Klutz books we have […]
Guests at my “Table”
Starting July 1, there have been three unexpected, but not unwelcome “visitors” to my home and yard, and scores of “invited guests.” Sunday, there was this lovely fellow on my dining room floor… I put him briefly in our “critter box” a clear plastic holding pen designed for just such occasions, so the kids could […]
Ciocia Judy in Seattle
Well, my Babble friend, Ciocia Judy (that’s pronounced chuh-chuh) and I met up on June 16 for a day of non-stop talking and touristing. From noon to eight, we talked, ate (lunch and supper bookended our visit), strolled and enjoyed the day. My stidfamily came along too for part of the day, and we had […]
How to make a Marble
Militant Playtpus has a cool post with a video that shows how marbles of all kinds are made. My mother gave me a wonderful glass marble a few years back. Now I know how it’s done! Thanks again, Mother.
Garden Pics
I actually took these a couple days ago, but only just found the cables I needed to connect the camera (story of my life). Here, for your enjoyment, a few of the pics from the garden this last week. Roses by the front door (lovely, but no scent): A small magnolia between the old-fashioned tea […]
School Projects are Fun!
Here are a couple pictures from G’s presentations Wednesday Evening. If you click on one, it will send you to the Picasa Album and you can scroll through all of them there. Then use your back button to return here. About half the class showed up (most in costume) to present their work on a […]
Rain
It’s raining today. All last week, it was hot — high 70s and low 80s — which for us is end-of-summer weather, not end-of spring! I am glad it is raining. The clouds do a far better job of getting ALL my plants than I can do right now. I fear I have lost a […]
Tanforan
Warning, this one is more deep than my normal posts, and probably unsettling. But I think it needed saying. Tanforan was the name of a horseracing track in California. Then it became a waystation for people of Japanese ancestry prior to their internment in concentration camps in the United States. It was mentioned in the […]
A Book Blog
Upper Fort Stewart is a new blog I found… I think folks who enjoy reading will like it. The post that really caught my attention today was written May 28 by the blog author’s wife about kids’ books and libraries. It matters, what you put in a child’s head!