a peek inside the fishbowl

It started when I pulled out the watercolour paper. I didn’t plan it this way, but their (self-imposed!) “assignment” was to draw imaginary Chinese letters. The sheets became scrolls, with declarations only they could read:   Which then led to the raiding of the dress-up trunk, and this:   And THEN we got hungry: Chinese, […]

Emma has been begging me to hang up a large square of “chalkboard” oil cloth that our friend Marla sent to us awhile back. I have to admit, it’s pretty tempting to hang it on a wall somewhere, but I personally prefer to roll it out and then put it away again when we’re done. […]

I had my appointment with the dermatologist one afternoon over March Break. Remember I said the wait list was six months long? Well, I guess there was a cancellation because I was in there precisely one week after I saw my regular doctor. The dermaguy was very nice. I was happy about this. I need […]