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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

29 March 2011 Back on the Road Again

Mar 30, 2011

28 March 2011 Raggedy Ann

Mar 29, 2011

This is my childhood Raggedy Ann sitting next to a Holly Hobbie doll. I used to play with these a lot. I never, however, played “battle” with them, as Sam did today.

27 March 2011 A Silly Conversation

Mar 28, 2011

With Granddaddy, all conversations are silly.

26 March 2011 Spring Training

Mar 27, 2011

A trip to Pennsylvania would not be complete without a game of baseball or two. Granddaddy had to reteach Sam how to play, since her time in the UK seemed to have erased her memory of the quintessential American game.

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