Charlottesville VA

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.

24 April 2011 Hunting for Easter Eggs

Apr 25, 2011

22 April 2011 What I Received in Exchange for French Class this Week

Apr 24, 2011

It says it’s cracked corn, but it’s not: it’s compost for our garden plot. One of the families who comes to my weekly French class runs a small farm. They offered to barter some of their produce in exchange for French lessons. So last week I got paid in eggs and honey. This week it was two enormous bags of homemade …

21 April 2011 The Maltese Falcon!

Apr 24, 2011

“Miss Wonderly” finally gets to unwrap the elusive black bird… and I go to an adult party for the first time in many years. Of course it was a book group discussion of The Maltese Falcon, but hey… there was wine AND chocolate chevre. Definitely my kind of party.

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

Apr 20, 2011

19 April 2011 Nomad Crafts

Apr 20, 2011

After reading about early humans and their tools in Early Humans (Dorling Kindersley), Sam wanted to make some weapons. Later, armed with a spear, she hunted all her plushies and roasted them in the middle of the living room.

18 April 2011 Azalea in Bloom

Apr 19, 2011

17 April 2011 Happy Birthday, AC!

Apr 18, 2011

AC flies his foil kite at Darden Towe Park in Cville.

15 April 2011 Doing the Fin

Apr 16, 2011

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

14 April 2011 From London to Lawnmower

Apr 15, 2011