He makes me laugh. And he lets me take his picture. We came across this “dirt bike in the mud installation” on our walk along the Rivanna Trail, just east of Jordan Park.

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Believe it or not, this is progress! Probably one more day and the basement chaos will be reigned in.

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As seen from Rockett’s Landing near Grand-mère’s flat. It turns out that Richmond was named for the English town of Richmond near London because the view of the James reminded founder William Byrd of the view of the Thames from Richmond Hill. After Grand-mère fed us a tasty lunch we walked along the river and then up …

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I have a writing workbook in which Sam can practice letter formation. A week ago or so I was trying to motivate her to practice printing lowercase letters, and I saw two of her “Dorbies” lying nearby. I decided to enlist the dolls in my motivation efforts. Whenever Sam would execute a letter in good form, the Dorbies …

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AC and Sam contemplate Moore’s Creek down by the Woolen Mills, a short walk from our house.

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Why yes, yes we are. And we did. We successfully picked AC up in Washington. He’s back from the UK!

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Aunt Skip, Sam, and Rexy the cat (not pictured, but watching from nearby).

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Benjamin and Sam at Bounce-n-Play.

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