Monday, January 23, 2017

Drumlin and owls

Jane had been asking for me to knit her a snowy owl for a long time, and I finally did. She brought Blizzard with her to Drumlin Farm!

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A lot of the sheep are due to have babies in March.

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Jane showed the real owls her toy owl.

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Malcolm is inside the tunnel!

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This is an adult mouse with a baby mouse. The kids thought the baby mouse was the cutest thing.

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It was really tiny!

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We were lucky enough to see Felix the cat!

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The arugula made me hungry.

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In the evening I made Malcolm a barn owl. He named it Cappuccino, Jr.

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Thursday, January 19, 2017

parsnips

I figured out how to get Malcolm to eat parsnips... put them in cupcakes!

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Tuesday, January 17, 2017

monster place, being silly and french toast

Malcolm wanted his photo taken so he could be in the Lego magazine. His project is called "Monster Place."

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Somehow they both fit in Malcolm's sleeping bag!

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Jane made french toast during the day off from school!

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January outings

We got some snow that lasted just long enough for me to cross-country ski one time!

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My friend and I went to the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum last week. It's a very beautiful and eclectic collection!

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Jane's class hosted the all-school meeting about cooperation last week. Once most of the students went back to class I took some photos of Jane and her friend Harper.

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Jane and Malcolm wanted to play at the library playground the other day. I was shocked - they usually go straight for the books!

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Monday, January 9, 2017

birds, tools and a cat

Bluebirds came to visit the yard!

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My friend April and I went to the Concord Museum's dollhouse exhibit (the kids didn't want to go). This is a photo of a tiny toolset! The hammer was only about an inch long!

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Westie interrupted my puzzle-making.

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Sunday, January 1, 2017

New Year's Day

We went to Boston to see the ice sculptures, but first we stopped at Barnes and Noble.

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We were worried they had melted in the rain overnight, but they were still there!

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Jane had Hawaiian pizza for lunch!

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I had buffalo cauliflower, the best thing ever!

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New Year's Eve

We didn't do much for New Year's Eve but we had yummy drinks and food!

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last night of Hanukkah

Jane lit the menorah on the last night of Hanukkah (which also happened to be New Year's Eve)!

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Malcolm got cheese, meat and crackers.

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Jane got a Pusheen desk set.

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