Story of the World Club made crafts for an unrehearsed and quite fun performance of the myth of Perseus and Medusa. There were so many parts to play that some of the kids had multiple roles. I even got drafted to play Andromeda, chained to a rock. Sam had three parts: one of the Grey sisters, a guest at Polydectes …

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Sam read about the Princes in the Tower today–poor Edward and Richard were imprisoned in the Tower of London by their Uncle, Richard, who was supposed to protect the throne for Edward but instead took it for himself. The princes disappeared and were presumed to have been murdered. Sam, of course, is fascinated by this …

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A ball filled with her own breath. And her father, photo-bombing the shot (of course!)

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Last game of the SOCA U8 league season. The Teal Dragons Played the Kelly Green… I dunno… Monsters? Sam was the only girl on either team. In this shot, Kelly Green player #14 tries to take the ball away from Sam–look closely– using his elbow. Foul! Am I becoming a soccer Mom(ster)? Eep!

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Sam got to blow her own glass ornament at Sunspots Studios in Staunton, VA today, courtesy of one of my writing buddies. She also took this great picture of the process. (Thanks, Caroline!) The glass smith inserted a long tube into the blob of glass and then instructed Sam when and how hard to blow. It’s amazing how …

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Thanks to the floating row cover, aka the shroud in the cemetery garden, the lettuce and broccoli are surviving the overnight freezing temperatures quite nicely. The lettuce is Red Sails and Rouge d’Hiver. I forget which is which, but both are tasty.

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Yay for the $1.50 shows at the Carmike!

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