Power crystals
I no longer know which Lynda Barry book begins this way, but there's one where Arna, spotty ten-year-old among other spotty ten-year-olds, promises to tell the reader about the lives of her neighbours,...
View ArticleYou're a Good Man
Like last year, Charlie Brown and Linus promised Rowan that for every good deed he was able to tell them about, they would play a funny trick on him. And, like last year, his credulity was total.A...
View ArticleRight Where You Left Us
We had an off day yesterday. I think it started when I met a monk from Texas and didn't ask her any questions about being a monk. I think that shows a morbid lack of curiosity.Rowan was too tired to go...
View ArticleThe plot unravels
Needless to say, the wool Charlie Brown is holding goes all over the house, winding up in the basement. That should keep the boy busy for a few minutes. Posted with Blogsy
View ArticleHow to draw Sir Pouncealot, by Rowan
The first picture is related to the miracle of life! The second should look like a floating cat.The third should look like a cat standing on two legs. The fourth looks like...a cat! The fifth picture...
View ArticleThe theatah
I have written before about how hard it is to take Rowan to the movies. He literally can't stand it, and has Lavish Emotions that resound throughout the cinema and probably beyond. On the other hand,...
View ArticleIt's Called Logic
We call the boy's attention to a set of animal tracks on our porch."A lynx and Sir Pouncealot! And they're both injured!" says Rowan."How can you tell that they're both injured?""Because look! Only...
View Article"Beholding the countenance of truth in the quiet and still air of delightful...
This little man studies so hard, so hard.He would never watch his documentaries without a notebook:Electron, proton, neutron.He is a born autodidact, curious and extremely tenacious. He won't stop...
View ArticleThey're very close
"Santa is NICE. Kind. Loves children. I would actually consider Santa to be my best friend." Posted with Blogsy
View ArticlePositive Comments
Rowan's very favourite moment in a Charles M. Shultz Peanuts story or comic is when Linus has missed another Halloween waiting for the Great Pumpkin and his sister finds him and takes him home and puts...
View ArticleTilly's doll
My one handmade effort this year was a doll for my niece Tilly. No reading the blog, Tilly! My sister felt that Tilly would prefer a baby doll, so a baby it was: The bonnet was made many years ago by...
View ArticleMerry Christmas, everyone!
Here's a Christmas song that I totally grooved on at Rowan's Christmas concert last year. Last year's kindergarteners hit it out of the park! It's Carmen Campagne singing "Le dernier mois de...
View ArticleIsla's doll
Isla's doll needs further accessorizing, but I've got until mid-March. She has foxes on her dress, warranting the fox hat. Apparently, I was unconsciously channelling The Magic School Bus's Miss...
View ArticleSundries
Mark: If they're called fingers, why don't they fing? Rowan: Hmmm. OH! I get it! The "fing" must represent FINGS! [This is, of course, Rowan's pronunciation of "things."] The fingers are called...
View ArticleMore quotables
Rowan: "Let's have a Least Dignity contest."Me: "Let's not."...I overhear a morning conversation where Rowan is telling Mark, "I was so kind to Mummy this morning! I was giving her so many snuggles in...
View ArticleBytes
R: Look at all my money! It is a lot!Me: It is! It adds up to 11.60.R: Oh ho ho, it's more than that! Look closely! Do you see that it is all made of pure gold and silver? None of it is even made of...
View ArticleFanfare Pair!
Our dear friends had premature twins at the end of January. I made these preemie clothes out of Rae Hoekstra's line of Fanfare flannels, paired with interlock pants. The little tunic is from the...
View ArticleForty-five random things about my parents
1) They got married when they were 19 and 24. Kind of amazing! Maybe you, readers of my blog, had deep commitments at those ages, but at 19, I was committed to memorizing "Fern Hill" and at 24, I was...
View ArticleRemember this Guy?
I know: you haven't seen Rowan in a while. While his mom wasn't blogging, he was busy growing up. This, for example, is a portrait of Rowan on Easter. I realize that, generally, Easter pictures of...
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