Blog entries - March 2015

Her Computer

Shelley — Sun, 29 Mar 2015 01:56:37 +0100

Maisie set up a computer on her desk (a step stool she likes to sit at picnic-table-fashion). I'm not sure if the black tin is supposed to be the screen or the computer. Maybe both. She is very firm about this being her mouse but sometimes complains that it doesn't w...

Catching Spiders

Shelley — Fri, 27 Mar 2015 04:18:19 +0100

Maisie and I were getting ready to head out the door. At least, I was getting ready, when I looked over at her she was standing still slowly moving her hands through the beam of sunshine coming into the room. She said she was "catching spiders*". I wasn't sure what she meant until I realized there were lots of bits of fuzz and dust dancing in the sunlight.

*At the mome...

Because She Asked

Shelley — Thu, 26 Mar 2015 04:09:53 +0100

Her: "Take a picture of bunny."
Me: "Okay. Hold him up for me."

The Fox Was Cold

Shelley — Fri, 20 Mar 2015 03:52:46 +0100

This piece of tape has been stuck to the fox on the poster for a while. Maisie said foxy was cold and needed a jacket.

Two

Shelley — Mon, 16 Mar 2015 00:38:58 +0100

Hello March

Shelley — Wed, 04 Mar 2015 06:24:46 +0100

March is finally here. February is the shortest month on the calendar but it always feels like the longest month of the year. This year it seemed particularly cold and we were all fed up with it a few weeks ago. March is the last real month of winter and it's the month when the sun really starts to make itself felt. We may still have some pretty cold days (like today) but we know th...

A Little Progress

Shelley — Mon, 02 Mar 2015 00:16:47 +0100

I'm making progress on my apricot sweater. I don't often get to do much knitting all at once but it's amazing how a little bit here and a little bit there adds up. Getting the body of the sweater done feels so good. It's a little snug around my shoulders right now but will stretch a bit when I block it and I don't want it to send up looking sloppy. I'm working on the button ...