Over the weekend Amie watched with fascination as a friend carved this big pumpkin. Isn’t it spooky! She couldn’t wait to carve one herself. We compromised: she could “design” the face (draw it on the pumpkin) but Mama would do the actual carving, under her direction of course. Compared to the skullish one, hers looks …
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New Drawings: Tigger, Pooh and Christopher Robin
Here’s what Amie drew today. She is obviously feeling much better, as testified by this springy Tigger. He’s jumping, see, and holding a black balloon, and there’s a tree behind him. She drew this at her little table while no one was watching. Winnie-the-Pooh has become Amie’s favorite. We read a story from the original …
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Sick: She Wasn’t Faking It
We’re all sick. Amie came down with a cold on Friday. She often has a bit of a runny/sneezy nose in the mornings, and Friday morning was no different, except that she didn’t want to go to school. She loves her preschool, but only gets “fully committed” when she is actually there, or after she …
O Heavenly Drawing Day at Drumlin
(Two entries in one day, for a change!) Today dawned gray but then the skies cleared up again by noon and by 2 Amie and I and our drawing materials were on our way to Drumlin Farm. In the car we discussed how we love Fall – though Amie avows she loves all the seasons …
“I can do it better”
I have a new resolution. Well, it’s not exactly new, but.. uhm… REnew-ed. Yes, that’s it: an old one newly made. In any case, it is to draw something every day, and what better to draw than my little girl who finally will sit still for two minutes at least while she is drawing something …
Collaborative Drawing: Amie’s and Mine
A lot of exciting things are happening to our drawing, both to Amie’s and mine. I will write about it soon, but for now, here’s a typical page out of my journal:
Calender: Understanding Time
Amie is going to preschool soon. She has been home with us for several months, ever since we moved, so it will be a big change for her (and me). I can’t say she is particularly enthusiastic, but neither is she apprehensive about it, I think. Part of the problem is that she has no …
Writing
Amie has always been interested in recognizing letters, and she has been able to write her name for many months, but it was more an exercise in memory than real writing. She can analyze the first and the last sounds in a word, but not the ones in between yet, unless it is an easy …
The Sun is Out
Amie drew another sun. She saw that her grandmother was feeling a bit cold, so she drew another sun on her blackboard and told her: “I drew a sun for you with lots of sun… lines to make you nice and warm again!” Here it is, for all you folks who are missing the sun
Goings On, Much in the Way of Art
We are slowly gearing up to start work on the garden now. If only it stopped raining for long enough so that the ground isn’t so soggy… Oftentimes it looks like the Deluge around here. As DH said: the polar caps will be devoid of ice soon, and all that water needs to go somewhere! …