4-28-17

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Breakfast this morning was bagels and lox cream cheese in the little park across the street with the amazingly loud waterfall. Greenacre ...

4-27-17

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My meeting ended and I had no choice but to take the subway back to the hotel. It was pretty far away, and a taxi would have been really ...

4-27-17

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Today's meeting was at this place called the Center for Social Innovation. it was a funky, cool space and we had a really delish and ...

4-26-17

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This is my first cousin, PJ. I found him about 6 months ago and started emailing him. We met today for the first time. We seemed to have ...

4-25b-17

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Landing in Laguardia was not too impressive. We took a taxi to Manhattan, to our hotel-- Pod 51. The bed had about 3' of space ...

4-25-17

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We left this morning for New York. Yesterday I told my students that my life felt as if I'd spilled a box of tacks on the floor, and ...

4-24-17

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Last class of the semester with my assessment students. It was short-- we went over the study guide, and my student Rocky the Tiger drew ...

4-22-17

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Mom made a dacquoise for our friend's birthday and boy, was it a treat! We had a nice time at the party, and we all got to sit outsid...

4-20-17

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Soap dishes I'm working on.

4-17-17

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Out at the school I'm working at, we had a really successful roller coaster design with a light at the end of the trip. 

4-15-17

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Easter dinner with a lovely coconut cake. The gang's all here.  Urs and Em cut the cake.

4-13-17

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I'm working on this bird house with a "thatched" roof. 

4-12-17

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Met with my students at the local hangout, then scooted out for my last observation of an intern. 

4-11-17

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I just randomly carved into this bowl I'd made because it seemed like a fun thing to do. Not sure how I will glaze it! 

4-8-17

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Frannie's funeral was today. The reception was catered by my mom's catering company. I cried so much because it was at the ch...

4-6-17

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I went to visit my former student who had a baby-- and brought a handknit wool blankie. He is so cute!

4-5-17

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We had an "Alabama Snow Day" today. Schools all over the state, including the university I teach at, were closed due to bad w...

4-3-17

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Kids spinning fibers They built switches.  Some used their hands.... others used their feet. I got home and read my email. ...

4-2-17

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Dan and his grandcat. Sunday- we went to church, didn't really feel all that social. Found out Frannie was in the hospital with a...

4-1-17

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I was so proud of my students teaching the STEM PD. But boy was it ever cold in that room!!!! Tonight we had dinner at Mom's hou...

3-31-17

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Getting ready for an all-day professional development tomorrow-- I think I made just enough soda socks. Zara was interested in them ...

3-30-17

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FIRST NIGHT OF POTTERY!!!!!

3-29-17

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Update on the magic orchid that just knows what to do!  My students and I messed around with more penguin stuff today. I love Wednes...

3-28-17

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My dad was in town this week. We did some searching in the library for some family history in Demopolis Alabama. Meanwhile, Mom got back ...

3-26-17

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Getting ready for pottery classes to start up soon... I finished these two bird houses in advance.

3-22-17

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Painted penguins this morning getting ready for my 9am meeting with my two students to work on the Baby Animals grant. The painted p...

3-21-17

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Pottery class started up tonight!!!! I went crazy and made 10 things. Meeting this afternoon with a grad student, we played with o...