Charlottesville VA

24 October 2012 The Leaf Pile Begins

Oct 25, 2012

23 October 2012 Balloon over Greenleaf Park

Oct 24, 2012

Briefly thought about organizing our bodies into a message that the balloon riders could read from the sky, but hey, we park-goers are just too lazy.

22 October 2012 Aaaaaaa hhhhhh Run Now

Oct 23, 2012

Today we did the old baking-soda-vinegar-volcano project. Always a big hit, but Sam’s favorite part by far was drawing the villagers screaming and running away from the lava flow.

21 October 2012 New Use for the Clothesline

Oct 22, 2012

18 October 2012 Work in Progress

Oct 19, 2012

Sam is sewing a rag doll of her own invention, with a little help from me. She’s been reading about children’s lives in colonial America and she wants to do everything girls did back then. Sewing was top on her list. Apparently candle-making is next. “What do we need for candle-making?” I asked. “Tallow,” Sam said. …

17 October 2012 Taking Halloween Seriously

Oct 18, 2012

16 October 2012 Road Test

Oct 17, 2012

15 October 2012 Practice

Oct 16, 2012

14 October 2012 Mulch

Oct 15, 2012

Had a hard time dragging Sam away from her friends (and the mulch pile) this afternoon.

12 October 2012 Fan Mountain Observatory, Take 3

Oct 14, 2012

Third time’s the charm! The first time we got tickets to UVa’s Fan Mountain Observatory public night, it snowed. We had a tour of the facilities, but no chance to look through the 40 inch telescope. The second time it was clear skies, but we were stupid. We rolled up the mountain around 9PM, just when it was getting …