2011 Photo365

6 April 2011 Sock Monkey

Apr 7, 2011

I sewed my first ever sock monkey today. (Thanks to Cindy and Bill for the kit!) Sam was supposed to help, but she decided that her job was to make bead bracelets. Even sock monkeys need some bling.

5 April 2011 Charming Toes

Apr 6, 2011

During “Aunt Skip Fun Day” Sam attempts to charm Rex with her toe. Her latest ambition is to be an animal charmer. Yes, not a doctor (“Doctor Dolittle’s already done that, Mom”) but a charmer.

4 April 2011 Working Out at Pen Park

Apr 5, 2011

It took us all day to get this far in preparing our modest garden. “Treasure” uncovered as we dug in the dirt: earthworms, beetles, inch worms, rocks, a bungee cord, a ball, and a toy car. The last was a terrific motivator for my gardening partner, who would still be out there now digging, digging, digging, so …

2 April 2011 5.5

Apr 3, 2011

As of today, Sam is halfway to 11. (Although our friends Cindy and Bill found out this evening that like Nigel Tufnel’s amplifier, she already “goes up to 11” in terms of energy. Thanks for playing with her tonight–she had a ball!) Meanwhile I’m still trying to figure out where the last 6 months went…

1 April 2011 Bagpiper

Apr 2, 2011

On our walk home from downtown this afternoon I heard bagpipes. “Must be in my head,” I thought. I’d been feeling wistful for our time in the UK this morning–specifically when I turned one of my photo calendars to the April page this morning and saw a picture from our trip to Scotland last year. Has it been a year …

31 March 2011 Jabizri Beetles

Apr 1, 2011

Benjamin and Sam make “Jabizri Beetles” and other creatures from The Voyages of Doctor Dolittle.

6 April 2011 Sock Monkey

5 April 2011 Charming Toes

4 April 2011 Working Out at Pen Park

3 April 2011 Garden Plot

2 April 2011 5.5

1 April 2011 Bagpiper

31 March 2011 Jabizri Beetles

30 March 2011 Last Day of Explorations Winter Term

29 March 2011 Back on the Road Again

28 March 2011 Raggedy Ann