Londoners!

Yes, I still have to complete my 2011 reading list, but just can’t resist copying out this passage from Craig Taylor’s Londoners. This is from the interview with civil engineer, Nick Tyler, who works with,…

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Adam Gopnik’s The Table Comes First

What’s today? December 28th? And I’d like to complete my Books Read in 2011 post by this weekend, especially since classes start up again on Tuesday (remorselessly early!) So . . . the book I…

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Little Toy Trains, Little Toy Tracks . . .

 Besides gathering our bunch around a DoodleArt poster, Christmas has once again pulled some of us down to the floor for some train time. I was pleased to see this tradition continue from last year,…

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Christmas Doodle-ing

Perhaps it was the example of Nola’s focus on the simplicity of one gift, one activity, but I was amazed by how successful this DoodleArt poster was in drawing everyone together. I’d wrapped one for…

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Christmas Moments — A Child’s Focus

 The last set of family departs later today, taking our little granddaughter away with them. I’ve loved the “five days of Christmas” with a houseful, but I’m ready for some quiet now, already snuggling in…

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