I promised Julia (my daughter), we would go skating tomorrow night. There is a family skate and carnival 2 blocks away.
Unfortunately, I have lost several mitts this year and have been left with only one mitten. Fortunately, I had some lovely wool and roving in my basket and I made my first thrummed mitten. Just [...]
Archive for January, 2008
skating mitts
Posted in home on January 31, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Town and Water Machines
Posted in classroom, tagged creative drama, Mrs. Twigg on January 29, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
I had both a wonderful and exhausting teaching weekend. I will speak of the wonderful first.
On Friday, I performed as a clown at the YMCA. I had 37 4-8 year olds convinced I was Mrs.Twigg, the world famous clown, until a letter came from the C.A.C (Clown Association of Canada) arrived and I had to [...]
creative highlights
Posted in classroom, home, tagged Cabin Fever Winnipeg, crafting, sock and glove, thrifting on January 20, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
I feel more relaxed entering this week than I did exiting, and that is my usual goal by the end of the weekend.
My Saturday kids classes were fantastic. The Story Drama students were able to complete the walls of the shops they are building and we were able to build the town. Next week, we [...]
Lady in the window
Posted in home on January 17, 2008 | 1 Comment »
We had a super lovely evening last night. My friend brought over her daughter for dinner and a visit. We brought Julia’s kid table to the living room and she decorated a new table cloth for it. Lots of worms and apples.
My wrist has been hurting a little lately, so I had a knitless night and watched Twin peaks [...]
Caps for Sale
Posted in Uncategorized on January 16, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
There is young man in our city that wears all his hats on his head. Seriously, he piles 8 or more hats on his head and wanders about with them. He is like the man in the children’s book, “Caps for Sale.” He also has a pair of jeans rolled up and stuffed into the [...]
Birthday Spies
Posted in classroom on January 15, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
It was my birthday on Saturday and I felt so blessed to be back in the classroom!
My story drama class (ages 4-5) were so excited to be with a birthday girl. It is like being a celebrity to them. They managed to sway me from the my original lesson plan (about catching stars) as one [...]
