While the girls and I were sick earlier this month, we made two dioramas. For one we placed a plastic octopus in the center, with hanging fishes, coral and sea stars. Abigail’s idea to use sandpaper for the sea floor resulted in greater light reflection. Appropriate Audio Accompaniment for this post: Seb Paquet in his […]
Entries Tagged as 'family'
See an octopus garden
February 26th, 2005 · No Comments
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Kid-Friendly RSS Videoblog Feed from Eric Rice
February 26th, 2005 · No Comments
Conversation with my kids on Thursday afternoon: Me: Do you remember Eric Rice? Kids: ? [no] Me: He was with us at dim sum on Sunday. Kids: At your table or ours? Me: He was at my table. Kids: In the orange shirt? Me: Yes Kids: He stamped our hands with Mimi’s pens! Then I […]
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Whale watching at the Vancouver Aquarium
February 24th, 2005 · 1 Comment
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Men Getting Enough Daylight?
February 8th, 2005 · 4 Comments
The night has disappeared. What did I do with it? Among other things, I responded to Darren Barefoot’s observations in his post Canada’s Men Aren’t Getting Enough Daylight. Darren often starts intense conversations on family choices and lifestyles… and this time I decided to toss in my two cents – even though I don’t know […]
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A sick princess
February 6th, 2005 · 3 Comments
I kneel on the floor and hold the cup up to her lips. The sleeping beauty blinks, realizing I have come to help her. I brush the tresses away from her face and cradle her head with one hand. The girl drinks drop by drop. I watch the elixir disappear, hoping the amethyst liquid will […]
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