Christmas 2008
I was resolved to make as many Christmas presents as I could this year. I managed to get quite a few done, partly by making the same things over and over. I was very relieved not to have to go out shopping as much, although I did make way more trips to Spotlight than I [...]
Rudolph
A retelling of a story they heard in class. It helps to know that Tilda’s Victorian cursive Ps look like Rs. Or click through to Flickr if you just can’t decipher it!
Shichi-Go-San
The kids at Tilda’s school learn Japanese, and this morning at assembly the preps celebrated Shichi-Go-San, a Japanese festival. We had to get to school 15 minutes early this morning, so that Tilda and a few other children could be dressed in kimonos. Tilda won this honour in a lucky dip, after another girl decided [...]
What I am at liberty to say
I’ve been very busy making Christmas gifts, but every once in a while I get distracted and have to make something else. I made a portrait of the Cruz family for Daniel’s second birthday. He may look but not touch. I made a skirt for Tilda, which I love and which took 40 minutes. And [...]
Music videos
Tilda and I haven’t done much that’s blog-worthy lately, so to fill the gap here are a couple of music videos. The compositions are original and extemporaneous, I believe, although undoubtedly influenced by Barbie movies.
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