Charlottesville VA

4 April 2011 Working Out at Pen Park

Apr 5, 2011

3 April 2011 Garden Plot

Apr 4, 2011

It took us all day to get this far in preparing our modest garden. “Treasure” uncovered as we dug in the dirt: earthworms, beetles, inch worms, rocks, a bungee cord, a ball, and a toy car. The last was a terrific motivator for my gardening partner, who would still be out there now digging, digging, digging, so …

2 April 2011 5.5

Apr 3, 2011

As of today, Sam is halfway to 11. (Although our friends Cindy and Bill found out this evening that like Nigel Tufnel’s amplifier, she already “goes up to 11” in terms of energy. Thanks for playing with her tonight–she had a ball!) Meanwhile I’m still trying to figure out where the last 6 months went…

1 April 2011 Bagpiper

Apr 2, 2011

On our walk home from downtown this afternoon I heard bagpipes. “Must be in my head,” I thought. I’d been feeling wistful for our time in the UK this morning–specifically when I turned one of my photo calendars to the April page this morning and saw a picture from our trip to Scotland last year. Has it been a year …

31 March 2011 Jabizri Beetles

Apr 1, 2011

Benjamin and Sam make “Jabizri Beetles” and other creatures from The Voyages of Doctor Dolittle.

30 March 2011 Last Day of Explorations Winter Term

Mar 31, 2011

25 March 2011 Ready for French Class

Mar 25, 2011

24 March 2011 Water Madness

Mar 25, 2011

In April Sam will begin a month-long, biweekly swim class at Charlottesville new city pool. I thought it would be a good idea for us to check it out beforehand, so we went this afternoon for “family swim” hours. The pool facilities are gorgeous. Sam kept referring to the family pool as a “playground” and this picture …

23 March 2011 Scarf Dance

Mar 24, 2011

22 March 2011 Back to the UK

Mar 23, 2011

As I write this, AC is now on an airplane (hopefully asleep!) bound for London.