Just Happy Cleaning Windows
Both of my children attend a Montessori school, where one of the basic philosophies is that children’s play is valuable work and should be regarded as such.  To this end there are various “practical life” stations in the classroom where the kids have scaled down versions of adult activities, like laundry hanging, dishwashing, and sweeping.  [...]

Embrace!
There’s a new exhibit titled “Embrace!” at the Denver Art Museum.  They invited artists to install installations and paint paintings throughout the building–directly onto the walls of the museum itself.  Check out the link to the Daniel Libeskind building–I think it’s stunning.  One of the interesting features is that there are no 90 degree angles [...]

Oceania
Back in June, I picked up a hank of a lovely blue and green, thick and thin, handpainted yarn at the Estes Park Wool Market. I had always intentioned it for a hat and when the weather turned cooler, it was time to get going. It was actually tough to find a pattern that worked for [...]

New Toys
Not for the kids, for me! I’d been wanting to get a swift and ball winder for some time now, and saw a set on sale recently and bought it.  It’s a metal/plastic Laci’s Swift and ball winder, and while I love having them, I think if I could purchase over I’d spend a bit more [...]

Unbelievable
Today, no one was listening to a word I was saying.  Toys were not getting put away, dishes were not being washed, and thumbs were not coming out of mouths.  I started going on a bit of a rant, when the boy looked at me, fake pouted, and said quite sarcastically, “Ohhh, it’s so hard [...]