I’m writing this entry sitting on the train about to depart for Galway. Apparently, I’ve timed my visit to Western Ireland to perfectly coincide with another storm, many of the passengers are on cell phones discussing the unusual weather this fall, much of which I’ve seen on my visit! We’ve witnessed the front page news hurricane that hit the southern coast of Ireland when we … Continue reading Ireland Week 2
I’ve been posting photos of our trip to Ireland to Facebook but thought Id better share a few here as well! Claire and I are having a grand time and have enjoyed spending the past few days with the Admirand family and all their pets. Claire is just loving the dogs, especially the sweet natured pointer, Belle…unless Belle is trying to hop into Claire’s bed … Continue reading Taking Ireland by Storm
A favorite meal for the libary bench or big rock in the yard, may I intorduce the “dipping picnic.” Continue reading Dipping Picnic
I know, I know…two foliage posts in a row – but I can’t help it! The beautiful leaf rubbings we worked on earlier are still on display but this is an even easier project to commemorate the season. Walking with Claire in the yard always turns up a few colorful leaf specimens to work with, here’s the unique way we’re displaying them: I picked up a … Continue reading Celebrating Autumn’s Splendor
Since we spend a lot of time here: Looking up at this: and this: of course, it was only a matter of time before there was a tree in our house decked out in colored leaves of its own: This chalkboard hangs in our kitchen and sometimes I’ll write out our dinner menu or a fancy birthday greeting but most often we’re using it for … Continue reading Chalkboard and Autumn Admiration
Halloween Greetings to all! We created some spooky artwork last week gearing up to celebrate Halloween. This was definitely an art project that focused on the art process – it took three days, but was well worth the wait. Any project that helps a three year old work on patience gets a thumbs up in my book. Day 1 – Claire drew a web in … Continue reading Spider Handprints and Watercolors for Halloween
Good friends of ours are expecting their first baby and I made a diaper cake filled with goodies for their shower. In the past I have wrapped diaper cakes in cellophane or brought them “naked” if they were serving as decoration. This time I enlisted Claire’s help. While this looks like an extremely messy project, I assure you it wasn’t. In fact until we arrived … Continue reading DIY Wrapping Paper
Chalk In My Pocket 