Friday, May 15th, 2015

…at the Fisher Price Play Family House

All the family goes to bed.

The dogs have to sleep in the playpen, because there are no more beds.

Holding the cradle in her hand, Iris sings to the baby:

“Rock-a-bye baby, thy cradle is green / father’sΒ a nobleman, mother’s a queen…”

 

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… but the baby wakes up. She is hungry. She wants to sleep next to mommy.

 

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Notice here how Mommy & Papa have switched places in bed.

While they sleep, Iris looks for something to give the baby.

“Nothing in the fridge,” she says, lamenting. “Nothing in the freezerβ€””

 

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β€”So Mommy gets the car fromΒ the garage and takes the baby shopping.

 

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Friday, May 8th, 2015

How to play “Throw”

1) First you throw all the balls into the pool. There are many.

2) Then you throw all the balls out of the pool.

3) And then you throw them back in,

4) thenΒ out again…

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5) etc.

Tuesday, May 5th, 2015

Peek-a-Boo Sheep

 

 

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Thursday, April 23rd, 2015

Sunrise on Morning Snuggle

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Friday, April 17th, 2015

Throwing Bird Seed

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Thursday, April 9th, 2015

Dyed Yarn Cakes

Dying is fun!

I like when the yarn has variation to it.

 

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Tuesday, April 7th, 2015

niddy-noddy

“How to niddy-noddy,” says Iris, taking apart the device and putting it together.

“How to niddy-noddy,” and I don’t know whether it is a question or a statement.

 

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My previous dye technique involved putting yarn in a pot, dying it,

then spending an extraordinary amount of time untying tangles.

So I* made a niddy-noddy for loopingΒ nice hanks.

 

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Nice hanks!

 

 
 

 

*NOTE: Martin made the niddy-noddy. I told him where to cut the PVC & after he cut it he accidentally put it together. It tookΒ all of three seconds. But I took it apart & put it together, so I made it, too. Then I suppose becauseΒ Iris took it apart & put it together, she made it, too.

Monday, April 6th, 2015

Moustache

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Sunday, April 5th, 2015

“Today is my happy birfday.”

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(She had already eaten all the mushrooms and sweet potatoes. There was creme bruleeΒ for dessert.)

Saturday, April 4th, 2015

Assembly Line Heads

I’m working on making a score of dollies. All their homes have been accounted for in advance. Although I am supposed to be making one per week, I have opted to try the assembly-line method of production. It’s really helpful, because I can refine my technique immediately when I did something I realize I can do better. It’s sort-of like lettering drills that elementary school teachers give their students: practice one thing lots and lots, move on to the next, then string it all together.

 

 

“I’ve got all my heads in a rowβ€””

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β€”I think that stems from a duck-hunting metaphor, which is rather morbid when one thinks about it.

 

 

“Don’t put all your heads in one basketβ€””

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β€”Β I don’t know if that one’s any better.