With a capital T that rhymes with V and that stands for Vegemite. It’s all out. For one of us, that’s not exactly cause for despair. For the other three, it’s sad news indeed. See what I mean?
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The Visitor
We just watched The Visitor last night. Wow. The four main actors were all stunningly compelling in a quiet, layered way. Even Haaz Sleiman, whose character was charming and gregarious, had a stillness as well as a light. And Richard Jenkins – whew. I just loved his touch in this one. I couldn’t stop thinking …
How do you say…
How do you say thank you to friends who let you drop your children off at their homes at 7:30 am because you have an 8 am meeting? Hopefully with bags of orange cranberry scones. ‘Cause that’s all I got this morning. Well, that and my winsome smile.
Having an Epiphany
Happy New Year, everybody! Here are some of our resolutions. Honey: 1. Learn how to ice skate 2. Have $100 in my bank account by the end of the year Hot Wheels: 1. Play lego 2. There was no 2 – he really didn’t get the concept Tom: 1. There was no 1 – he …
Teacher Gifts
In our schools, the parents all contribute to one main gift for the teachers at holiday time, but I love to have a little something to go with the notes the kids write to the teachers, aides and librarians. This year my friend Barb and I made chocolate bark with assorted toppings. We melted blocks …
Snowflakes
We don’t get a lot of the real kind of snowflakes here in Mill Valley, so we make them out of paper. This year we started using a new technique to build out our snowflake portfolio! It’s a slightly less geometric, more illustrative style.
Rainy Day
This is the morning I woke up to a cold, rainy, grey day and thought – I’ll just have to wear my cheery socks that Mum gave me. This is also the day that I forgot my ballet slippers when I went to class. I’ll leave the rest of that scenario to your imaginations… …
Thanks
Some shots from our Thanksgiving holiday with Lino and Claudia, down in Venice Beach. We were on the highway at 4:30am on Thanksgiving morning. It’s actually a great way to go – the kids sleep for a couple of hours of the trip and there’s hardly any traffic. It took us a bit less than …
And We’re Back
Wow it’s been a while. When I logged in tonight, WordPress was all, “Wait – who is this? Oh, it’s you. I didn’t know you were still in town.” So I said, “Yeah, well you’re the one who wouldn’t let me upload any images. You’re lucky I came back.” Snap! Seriously, though – it’s been …
Saturday
Saturday morning we finally checked out the recently re-opened Academy of Sciences in Golden Gate Park. We’d heard it was absolutely amazing. What we hadn’t heard was that they actually built it in Teletubby land. Ok seriously – this living roof is absolutely phenomenal. Approximately 1.7 million plants over a 2.5 acre roof provide …