Monthly Archives: December 2010

Simone’s on the cover of Life Magazine in Shanghai

Peter Lundberg, the sculptor of massive concrete works, and Graceley, the curator for the Chinese Olympic sculpture collection, came to visit last week.  Gracely brought a copy of Life magazine from Shanghai (There it is called The Bund).  Would you … Continue reading

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They are so much fun!

Goofy as can be whether we are in the minivan… Or the apartment…. At the park… On writing on our sidewalk.  Playing is an art form, mastered by kids. They crack themselves up… …and, of course, I’m in stitches by … Continue reading

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Airport Santa

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What is Santa’s favorite midnight snack?

We’re not religious but we like celebrating so this year we did both Hanukah and Christmas. Above is the note Simone left Santa. It is a two-sided plea to find out what Santa most likes to eat in the middle … Continue reading

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A party about stories

This party started off with the adrenaline and excitement of being together with good friends and conversations in the globe to catch up and share confidences, ambitions… the view. BUT Then, Tom Skerritt handed out movie scrips and assigned parts … Continue reading

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Santa stopped by the tower.

Naomi saw this image and asked me, “Mama, how cold was the North pole? Did you like working in the toy shop? I’m glad you are back, Mama.”

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Round and round

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Ten Favorite toys!

I’ve been thinking about Simone and Naomi’s favorite toys. 1.) A horse tire swing ($79.99)  We’ve tied this swing to a zip line across our living room and use it everday.  Sheets get thrown over the zip line to create a … Continue reading

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14 GREAT Children’s books (7 for a 3 year old and 7 for a 6 year old)

All 14 books have a few things in common.  They have kooky unpredictable plots. They have terrific illustrations.  They have marvelously moody characters that evolve and transcend their predicaments.  Naomi and Simone each received a book a day during the first … Continue reading

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Violin

It was nerve wracking for sure. Simone considered not even going to school the day of the recital but when the time came for her to play…she did it.

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Storytelling gathering for the holidays

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Kevin is making it safe to Gulp it down

My friend Kevin Flick is heading up a team at PATH focused on creating a household water purification system for the third world. Prior to this Kevin worked at Microsoft designing game related devices and before that he designed prosthetics. … Continue reading

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