Love of art

Saturday Bill was spending time with Lucas and Maya when Lucas stated "I have a creative thought." At that he went outside and pulled some dry grass. He proceeded to take paper and colors and glue and make an Easter picture. I took this photo of him with it on Easter Sunday. I'll also include a profile of Maya dressed for dinner.

The Colors of Spring

Today is Palm Sunday and the perfect day to dye the eggs for Easter. Children and grandchildren and loads of eggs and supplies arrived at our house for the big project. First thing to do was strip down for the coloring process.

Maya chose to finish an egg by plastering it with foamy shapes.

Lucas is enjoying the creative freedom.

Ester Bunny comes out once a year to preside over the egg projects. Maya decided she needs lots of extra hugs.

If you look closely you can see some very special eggs including Maya's foamy ones and Katie's feathered delight.

Brother and sister have had a lovely happy day.

Staying at Nana's

Last night was the Arts and Adventure Auction to raise money for the arts council. Both Katie and Anne worked the auction so their three kids had an overnight with us. I had a special treat for their dessert, fruit on a skewer with a strawberry yogurt for dipping. It was a big hit as they filled their skewers using various patterns, ate, and made new patterns.

Anchorage Misadventure

On Monday January 25 Bill fell on the ice in the driveway while we were on our way to do some errands. He knew immediately that he had broken his leg and did not attempt to stand. The xray in the emergency room showed a diagonal break in the left femur. He was in surgery by 8 pm. He now has a new metal plate and seven pins holding the two separate pieces together. Xray photo shows the sharp end of the break and how the lower part of the bone slid up against the hip bone. Other photos are Bill in his hospital bed showing the bandages on the incision.

Adventures in Anchorage

We flew to Anchorage on January 20 to spend time with Amelia and Jason and to care for Rostam while his regular provider was away on vacation. We vastly enjoyed the new words every day, the hugs and kisses, and all the other joys that come with a 15 month old.




The fourth day we were there a moose wandered into the front yard and began eating the bushes next to the house. I took the first photo from the front window and the second from a back window in the lower level as he made his way to the back yard and lay down for the afternoon. He was soon joined by a bigger moose, possibly his mother who also lay down for the afternoon.

Saying Goodbye

Gavin left on the jet this morning. He was weather delayed for two days. Amelia and Rostam left last weekend and Jason and Tristyn a couple of days earlier. It is difficult feeling the silence when there has been so much activity for over two weeks. Come back soon, dear ones.

What Do You Do With A Gingerbread House?

Rostam still loves to read, with anyone at any location.

The family tradition of making gingerbread houses continued. Each child gets to choose his own candy confection decorations. Tristan left early with his house before we could get a photo.



Everyone agreed that instead of letting the houses sit and gather dust, we would eat them right after New Year's Day. Surprisingly the gingerbread was still soft and yummy.