“When in doubt, make a fool of yourself. There is a microscopically thin line between being brilliantly creative and acting like the most gigantic idiot on earth. So what the hell, leap.”
~Cynthia Heimel
So I made a little book over the summer, and I’m launching it at a local bookstore, Laughing Oyster [...]
“Rhythm is something you either have or you don’t have, but when you have it, you have it all over.”
Elvis Presley
Local people will know that KidsFest was held this past weekend and Swarm was one of the main acts. I wrote a post [...]
“I’m not offended by all the dumb-blonde jokes because I know that I’m not dumb. I also know I’m not blonde.”
~Dolly Parton
You’ve got to love Dolly.
As promised, I’m giving you a visual update on Grassman’s hair. I think you’ll be impressed.
On Friday we witnessed these little sprouts:
“The waiting is the hardest part.”
Tom Petty
Pip has a subscription to ‘Chirp’ magazine from her Gramma J., and the latest issue has instructions for making ‘Grass-Heads.’ The moment she laid eyes on those heads, she knew that she wanted to make one. The craft list was quite extensive and we had [...]
“It doesn’t make much difference how the paint is put on as long as something has been said. Technique is just a means of arriving at a statement.”
Jackson Pollock
How long has it been since you painted a picture? I’m always facilitating artistic activities for Pip, and often we [...]
“Let no one think that flexibility and a predisposition to compromise is a sign of weakness or a sell-out.”
Paul Kagam
Have you ever planned to go to an event that is specifically geared toward your child, only to discover that your child has no interest in going?
I bought our ‘Bobs and Lolo’ [...]
“A heart is not judged by how much you love;
but by how much you are loved by others,”
The Wizard of Oz
Grandma P. treated her two daughters and two eldest grand-daughters to an afternoon of theatre yesterday: we went to see,”The Wizard of Oz.” We’d been talking about [...]
“All children are artists. The problem is how to remain an artist
once he grows up.”
Pablo Picasso
We’ve been taking Pip and Crazybaby to the local petting zoo on a regular basis. They LOVE it; each in their own way. Pip is our little observer and she likes to [...]