Jet lag origami

Madaba, Jordan
Thursday, August 29, 2013

Home in Jordan, teaching, and wrestling with jet lag. A's solution? At all hours of the night and day, we've been doing origami together. And she's getting good, too.

I cannot look away

Seattle, Washington
Thursday, August 22, 2013

How to comprehend such suffering?

The finished product

Lopez Island, Washington
Wednesday, August 21, 2013

50 stars turned out to be a bit much for the young artists, but everyone seem pleased with the final product anyway...

Sewing flags

Lopez, Washington
Monday, August 19, 2013

Set up a sewing project today to teach the kids some of the basics of sewing--and to have fun with shape and color. A diversion, too, for when they've had enough racing around for a while...

Best toy ever

Seattle, Washington
Thursday, August 15, 2013

My aunt showed up today to loan us The Best Toy Ever for a week or two. It has all these plastic parts which can be assembled in a million different ways. The goal: to send marbles shooting down the structure. Thanks for keeping this old favorite around! We've had hours of fun...