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2 May 2011 Mixing Mud for Mud Bricks

May 3, 2011

29 April 2011 The Royal Wave

Apr 30, 2011

Sam and I watched highlights of the royal wedding this afternoon. She was, to put it mildly, fascinated. Afterward she disappeared upstairs for a while, then emerged dressed in her own regal garb. “Mommy,” she said, “I am a Duchess too.” Then she waved that tightly controlled, fanning wave she saw Kate and William do …

28 April 2011 Farm Girl

Apr 29, 2011

Last year on April 28 we found three dead sheep on a hike in the Scottish Highlands. Sam remembers the dead sheep. Is this going to be one of those memories she carries from childhood to adulthood? I wonder. This year on April 28 there were no sheep, dead or otherwise. But Sam did draw a picture of a farm girl trying …

27 April 2011 Cave Painting

Apr 28, 2011

25 April 2011 Good Yum Lettuce

Apr 26, 2011

Whether or not gardening works out, Sam just might have a career as a writer of Chinese restaurant menus.

15 April 2011 Doing the Fin

Apr 16, 2011

Sam leads Aunt Skip and her father in the “fin” move from her swim class.

13 April 2011 At Washington Dulles Airport

Apr 14, 2011

Look who we picked up!

2 May 2011 Mixing Mud for Mud Bricks

29 April 2011 The Royal Wave

28 April 2011 Farm Girl

27 April 2011 Cave Painting

25 April 2011 Good Yum Lettuce

24 April 2011 Hunting for Easter Eggs

20 April 2011 Because I Forgot to Take a Picture at the Park Today

19 April 2011 Nomad Crafts

15 April 2011 Doing the Fin

13 April 2011 At Washington Dulles Airport