a lifetime of practice

Love this piece by artist Lisa Congdon.

Dance Dance Dance

Thank you Megs!

Today's Georgia

Opened my big Georgia book and here is today's:  Blue Headed Indian Doll.  
She looked surprised to see me, or maybe that's just the face she always makes. 
It's hard to tell with some dolls. 

You can find your own Georgia here.

awesome author-affiliated bookstores

1.Birchbark Books in Minneapolis, MN. 

Affiliated with author Louise Erdrich, this independent bookstore supports Native artists and writers, has a page on their website titled, "Our Dogs", and stocks books you won't find anywhere else. 

And Erdrich signs each book of hers that you order through this place.  

 Finally, a fantastic birch-built loft for children.  Wheeee!

2. Parnassus Books in Nashville, TN 
Affiliated with author Ann Patchett, this independent bookstore has a secret entrance to their children's section (Parnassus Junior), an incredible listing of author events, and straight up looks like a fun place to spend money.

Pretty Dreams

How awesome is this job? 
They build these, fer real.

Tis the Season

My daughter has a fantasy about living in Antarctica. 
"Because they never have to wear sunblock there.  Right?"

Right.  Because in Antarctica, death comes before sunburn.

Applying this stuff daily is not one of my favorite tasks.
It involves a lot of stiffening and tears and accusations. 
You hurt me!
Done?
Done?
Done?
DONE.
DONE!


Here is where art is so beautiful.  It takes something that makes me cringe and turns it into something that makes me laugh.

"Inspired by seeing his niece resist his brother's attempts to apply sunscreen, the photographer Nolan Conway visited parks in New York City in late April and early May, looking for parents and children who were engaged in similar battles."

I feel your pain, River, and Phoebe, and the hands that are accosting them. 

 

Studying History

“The only thing we learn from history is that we learn nothing from history.”
― Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel