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it's warm, but we're skating at bryant park again. it's funny to be on the ice without feeling like we need mittens . . or hats . . or coats! i think one of us even took off her sweater and skated in her summer camisole!
it's difficult to tell from this picture, but they are all knitting. they are working on projects for our homeschooling nychea craft fair on december 8th. m is making mittens, c is making gnomes and k is making a hat. of course, k is also posting on her facebook page and chatting with her friends at the same time.
here is our beloved madeline. when we came home, we found her encamped on k's pillow, very contentedly grooming herself. most of the time she is really quite the nuisance and eats all our cotton socks, shirts, pajamas, and sheets. certainly, not good for her digestion. we try to keep this diet to a minimum, as you can imagine.
m tried out her uncle's electric guitar today. she's been working on blackbird . . and the slide sounded particularly good on it.
this is from the sheep shearing we went to last year at beaver creek farm.
we left early this morning to drive to my sister's home in connecticut. (we first picked up k in danbury where she had stayed at her friend's house.) in this photo c is contemplating watching fantasia, but we couldn't find it.
requisite photo op before the feast.
this is from last year . . a cozy morning with jack keeping watch!
jackson pharmacy on 8th avenue, just south of 12th street, has their winter window display up. we love stopping to gaze at the scenes. there are ice skaters, flying santas in their sleighs, children sledding down a very curvy hill, carolers, trains, and a hot air balloon. i like it better this year because it's more of a village scene, not just moving gadgets. c and i always liked walking past indyke salon on 10th street each december. this week we made it a point to stop by and see if their windows were decorated. we found the salon empty! they've closed! so sad. we'll miss visiting their windows this holiday season.
it's not easy getting a picture of k these days, the main reason being that she doesn't want me taking pictures of her and looks with disdain and annoyance whenever i come around with my camera. nevertheless, being a mom, i am quite intrepid when necessary and can move quickly myself if the situation calls for it. i was able to snap a few photos of her after the show, and after observing them i was struck by her similarity to her nonno: both of them move faster than a speeding bullet, both carry various oddments in their back pockets and hang essential tools from their belt loops, and both are most happiest when working on an important task at which only they (really!) excel (and are in a position to tell everyone else what to do), while simultaneously laughing with friends.
this is a homeschooling production of richard brinsley sheridan's play the rivals (first performed at covent garden in 1775). k has been stage managing and handling props and lighting design. for some of the actors, it's their first show, for others, their 5th or 6th. accordingly, there is a marked difference in projection, enunciation, motivation, and responsibility . . (learning lines and blocking, attention span, punctuality . . etc.) what makes up for these different levels of ability is . . . . heart; from the actors and techies, and from the director and producer and parent helpers. it was an inspiring production and one I was happy to see.
we got to bed so late last night that c fell asleep before she could open her final birthday gift . . an american girl (samantha) mystery book. it was opened this morning with xena as witness.
we managed to get ourselves out for a bike ride today. it was beautifully sunny and incredibly warm . . . and the bike path was quiet! so different from the summertime. 
it's c's birthday. she's 10 now. a decade old! time goes by fast.
we bought our pumpkins for half price on our way home from connecticut. they were finally carved this afternoon into a grinning jackanapes and winsome kitty cat. we also ate a delicious pumpkin pie!
m cleaned up a pretty fairy skirt that k had made a few years ago for a halloween at her ballet school. she found a nice set of fairy wings that you can even dance in, and she was set. i didn't get to see her in the full costume as i was at third street for c's repertory class, so i'm glad g took a picture. let's see, i think the first young lady on the left is a chicken . . then comes my lavender fairy, then vampire ballerina, and finally spider ballerina.
it's warm, but we're skating at bryant park again. it's funny to be on the ice without feeling like we need mittens . . or hats . . or coats! i think one of us even took off her sweater and skated in her summer camisole!
it's difficult to tell from this picture, but they are all knitting. they are working on projects for our homeschooling nychea craft fair on december 8th. m is making mittens, c is making gnomes and k is making a hat. of course, k is also posting on her facebook page and chatting with her friends at the same time.
here is our beloved madeline. when we came home, we found her encamped on k's pillow, very contentedly grooming herself. most of the time she is really quite the nuisance and eats all our cotton socks, shirts, pajamas, and sheets. certainly, not good for her digestion. we try to keep this diet to a minimum, as you can imagine.
m tried out her uncle's electric guitar today. she's been working on blackbird . . and the slide sounded particularly good on it.
we left early this morning to drive to my sister's home in connecticut. (we first picked up k in danbury where she had stayed at her friend's house.) in this photo c is contemplating watching fantasia, but we couldn't find it.
requisite photo op before the feast.
jackson pharmacy on 8th avenue, just south of 12th street, has their winter window display up. we love stopping to gaze at the scenes. there are ice skaters, flying santas in their sleighs, children sledding down a very curvy hill, carolers, trains, and a hot air balloon. i like it better this year because it's more of a village scene, not just moving gadgets. c and i always liked walking past indyke salon on 10th street each december. this week we made it a point to stop by and see if their windows were decorated. we found the salon empty! they've closed! so sad. we'll miss visiting their windows this holiday season.
it's not easy getting a picture of k these days, the main reason being that she doesn't want me taking pictures of her and looks with disdain and annoyance whenever i come around with my camera. nevertheless, being a mom, i am quite intrepid when necessary and can move quickly myself if the situation calls for it. i was able to snap a few photos of her after the show, and after observing them i was struck by her similarity to her nonno: both of them move faster than a speeding bullet, both carry various oddments in their back pockets and hang essential tools from their belt loops, and both are most happiest when working on an important task at which only they (really!) excel (and are in a position to tell everyone else what to do), while simultaneously laughing with friends.
this is a homeschooling production of richard brinsley sheridan's play the rivals (first performed at covent garden in 1775). k has been stage managing and handling props and lighting design. for some of the actors, it's their first show, for others, their 5th or 6th. accordingly, there is a marked difference in projection, enunciation, motivation, and responsibility . . (learning lines and blocking, attention span, punctuality . . etc.) what makes up for these different levels of ability is . . . . heart; from the actors and techies, and from the director and producer and parent helpers. it was an inspiring production and one I was happy to see.
we got to bed so late last night that c fell asleep before she could open her final birthday gift . . an american girl (samantha) mystery book. it was opened this morning with xena as witness.
we managed to get ourselves out for a bike ride today. it was beautifully sunny and incredibly warm . . . and the bike path was quiet! so different from the summertime. 
it's c's birthday. she's 10 now. a decade old! time goes by fast.
we bought our pumpkins for half price on our way home from connecticut. they were finally carved this afternoon into a grinning jackanapes and winsome kitty cat. we also ate a delicious pumpkin pie!
m cleaned up a pretty fairy skirt that k had made a few years ago for a halloween at her ballet school. she found a nice set of fairy wings that you can even dance in, and she was set. i didn't get to see her in the full costume as i was at third street for c's repertory class, so i'm glad g took a picture. let's see, i think the first young lady on the left is a chicken . . then comes my lavender fairy, then vampire ballerina, and finally spider ballerina.
