Wednesday, May 30th, 2018

Val-Estrie Piano (again)

Akivs climbs up to ye ol’ piano to play some tunes.

 

 

 

He hammers on the strings with a detached key.

 

 

 

He loves all pianos. Love is blind.

 

 

 

While he plays, Iris collects a few of the felt rings that pad the pins to which the keys were once somehow attached.

 

 

 

She sneaks off with three of them as if they are contraband.

 

 

 

Similar to washers, they are for her washer collection.

 

 

 

She has also found, hidden in the piano amongst the leaf littler, one very old real silver quarter.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Monday, May 28th, 2018

Tall Swings at Val-Estrie

There are some very tall tall swings on the Val-Estrie property.

 

 

 

They make Akiva nervous.

 

 

 

 

 

Sunday, May 27th, 2018

Dress of Butterflies and Ferns

Another dress! This one is butterflies and ferns.

I made sure to pay attention to where the butterflies land.

 


 

 

I spend hours deciding which fabrics go together.

I calculate the proportions of the dress according to the amounts of different fabrics I have.

 

 

 

The batik of the skirt portion has a pattern that echos the ferns among the butterflies.

The ruffle and the straps are watery.

 

 

 

We go down to the water, the blue-green water.

 

 

 

We walk along the stream.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Wednesday, May 23rd, 2018

Leap, Little Girl! (Val-Estrie Playground)

leap

 

 

 

little girl

 

 

 

 

 

 

Tuesday, May 22nd, 2018

How to be Three

 

wet

 

 

 

mud

 

 

 

toss!

 

 

 

smash!

 

 

 

fling!

 

 

 

wing!

 

 

 

whip!

 

 

 

dash!

 

 

 

yip!

 

 

 

splash!

 

 

 

jump!

 

 

 

splatβ€”

 

 

HAPPY BIRTHDAY AKIVA!!!

Monday, May 21st, 2018

Breakfast at our house

In celebration of Akiva’s last day being two, Iris dresses up and Papa reads “The Librarian on the Roof” and Akiva does truck puzzles and no one really pays much attention to breakfast, tho it does all get eaten eventually.

 

Friday, May 18th, 2018

Coaticook River, Waterville

Saturday, May 12th, 2018

Dress of Birds

I made another dress!

 

 

 

It looks adorable because there is an adorable girl wearing it.

 

 

 

It is good for spinningβ€”

 

 

 

β€”and twirlingβ€”

 

 

 

β€”and dancingβ€”

 

 

 

β€”and it is also good for pockets.

 

 

 

People who have seen my dolls may recognize the fabricsβ€”

 

 

 

and the over-sized pockets.

 

 

 

 

Monday, May 7th, 2018

Orange Dress

I sewed a dress for my little girl!

I want to make 100…

 

 

 

 

Saturday, May 5th, 2018

Ropes Course near the Capelton Mines