tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-148073102024-03-14T11:50:01.684-07:00"We do it the Hard Way"Helenahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11584075071891748174noreply@blogger.comBlogger1091125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14807310.post-75443944410506602172018-12-22T21:00:00.000-08:002019-02-04T11:28:03.863-08:00Tomato Dragons <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGX-OodESwLNqoBtPPiLKKYXoB85daIEId36BcYuxTBBiE9TXXNv3eVTewYT91v7UNWN4pbSvEgFpixAgmJCCsaWqbW6Lp3ZdQ68O0H3W-HINpNNvs-4lpEiie5GdVQOjFU4-d/s1600/TomatoDragons01.JPG" imageanchor="1" ><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGX-OodESwLNqoBtPPiLKKYXoB85daIEId36BcYuxTBBiE9TXXNv3eVTewYT91v7UNWN4pbSvEgFpixAgmJCCsaWqbW6Lp3ZdQ68O0H3W-HINpNNvs-4lpEiie5GdVQOjFU4-d/s400/TomatoDragons01.JPG" width="400" height="267" data-original-width="1600" data-original-height="1067" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-a6uE2P1X_V9QEQX1yyygYWb5ermcQ61LmZ2lbUK66ISPR2sHurpC6TjArNGK9pKm-4JykaFi-Yw2UQOxMNwYoxLC9KyqvwPp57s6HtnjuALIeze_1YhyphenhyphenJavNCN35cQn0UftP/s1600/TomatoDragons02.JPG" imageanchor="1" ><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-a6uE2P1X_V9QEQX1yyygYWb5ermcQ61LmZ2lbUK66ISPR2sHurpC6TjArNGK9pKm-4JykaFi-Yw2UQOxMNwYoxLC9KyqvwPp57s6HtnjuALIeze_1YhyphenhyphenJavNCN35cQn0UftP/s400/TomatoDragons02.JPG" width="400" height="267" data-original-width="1600" data-original-height="1067" /></a>
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</br>Kate got another polymer clay commission--three little dragons for three girls who call themselves the Tomato Dragons. I love the blue one. They are made with Sculpey III and glazed.Helenahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11584075071891748174noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14807310.post-63983101483748448022017-06-27T21:00:00.000-07:002017-07-03T15:27:32.194-07:00Point Ruston Half-Birthday<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTZBsi7ul-7eqLW-DzAYLfRXVFn0BgAS1xu9CCMzxQCeSzEwtDvFgBhDF1MeGxVSHsAU_8SY0Cmc1uVgh6azII1ju3RfaoFZkxxT2qrP5vlMvRHp6jzL3afuY0e-s6v9MlHz0L/s1600/SurreyBike.jpg" ><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTZBsi7ul-7eqLW-DzAYLfRXVFn0BgAS1xu9CCMzxQCeSzEwtDvFgBhDF1MeGxVSHsAU_8SY0Cmc1uVgh6azII1ju3RfaoFZkxxT2qrP5vlMvRHp6jzL3afuY0e-s6v9MlHz0L/s400/SurreyBike.jpg" width="400" height="267" data-original-width="1200" data-original-height="800" /></a><br><br>
For Kate and Andy's half-birthday we got pho at Vien Dong for lunch, and then went up to Point Ruston and rented a surrey bike. This was the first time we'd been there since they made all the changes. It's looking great! The view is lovely. Kate especially liked the spray park with the natural rocks on the slope. <br><br>
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The big surrey bike--which can fit up to six larger people and two small kids in the front basket--is $35 an hour. It's a bit expensive, but fun for a special occasion. I realized later that we probably could have fit just fine on the smaller one, which is $25 an hour.<br><br>
I'm practicing taking videos on my phone to get ready for our Korea trip!Helenahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11584075071891748174noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14807310.post-52619996061228300962017-06-16T23:00:00.000-07:002017-06-26T17:19:59.528-07:00Festival of Sail and Lady Washington (and a really big rubber duck)<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghC6M9gp3mccUsT6IG8CBlPv7rXgLHFwI2q8R0MSU1qO1SPoC2WJ8CRxlB1Swz02GK4oUUY9QvY0ifeu00n4iEgsru4eviFmurFONiIyI0cvVYEfWTP3puuc9Yq2WKHo-LnOrb/s1600/FestivalOfSail05.JPG" ><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="1200" height="267" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghC6M9gp3mccUsT6IG8CBlPv7rXgLHFwI2q8R0MSU1qO1SPoC2WJ8CRxlB1Swz02GK4oUUY9QvY0ifeu00n4iEgsru4eviFmurFONiIyI0cvVYEfWTP3puuc9Yq2WKHo-LnOrb/s400/FestivalOfSail05.JPG" width="400" /></a><br><br>
Doug has always wanted to sail on a tall ship. He finally got the opportunity at the Festival of Sail, where he booked a ride on the <i>Lady Washington</i>. I took that kids down to watch. It turned out to be a great day for it--patchy clouds, not too hot, not too sunny, and a good amount of wind. <br><br>
Doug and I traded phones so he could take the Samsung on the ship and get some video. Then I got to play with editing it.<br><br>
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When I said, "All your video is vertical!" he said, "It's a pretty vertical ship!"<br><br>
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We can make out Doug standing with the passengers on deck.<br><br>
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Kate ran down to Thea's Park to follow the ship as it went out.<br><br>
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Watching Dad sail away. <br><br>
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Andy loves the world!<br><br>
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Chilling in a bouncy house. There was also a band playing nearby which Andy thought was pretty cool. I had to keep him from running up on the stage.<br><br>
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This giant rubber duck was in the harbor near the glass museum for the duration of the festival. It was a lot of fun to see. That yellow sure stands out! I hear it is six stories tall.<br><br>
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Splash!<br><br>
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Going across the bridge at the glass museum. We parked up by the Pantages and took the Link both ways. Still a lot of walking! I was glad it wasn't too hot. The kids both did great. <br><br>
Some of Doug's photos from the ship:<br><br>
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He said it was very cool to be on the ship and see all the parts and the crew members working like a finely-tuned machine. Certainly a day to remember! And the rest of us had a good time too. Helenahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11584075071891748174noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14807310.post-56460916205171817462017-05-05T23:00:00.000-07:002017-05-08T22:25:07.240-07:00Painting La Périchole<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlIVUI853QF66dP-A-oWf9vPqI1k302ZFQqpcBGLW02-nxTjwrEYrBM0LhRt8xm42yzHOSZG9K1EPuET0hqP7jjOFixRzJc7-x-Rb_sdh8SoJXF8LNtInESZuHhzvoVowybnZ_/s1600/LaPerichole11.JPG"><img border="0" height="267" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlIVUI853QF66dP-A-oWf9vPqI1k302ZFQqpcBGLW02-nxTjwrEYrBM0LhRt8xm42yzHOSZG9K1EPuET0hqP7jjOFixRzJc7-x-Rb_sdh8SoJXF8LNtInESZuHhzvoVowybnZ_/s400/LaPerichole11.JPG" width="400" /></a><br />
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<i>La Périchole</i> is an operetta by Jacques Offenbach, set in Lima, Peru. (It was originally written in French--Tacoma Opera performed an English translation.) It was a big painting job! <br />
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We reused some of the painted drop cloths from <i>Fledermaus</i>. I worked on these at the Armory for a while, and then we moved over to the Northwest Stage warehouse. <br />
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Working on my scrubbed-stucco look. We put muslin over the seams once we got it onstage, so I had to go over a lot of it again.<br />
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Gail cuts styrofoam blocks. <br />
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Stippling. I've got the technique down but it does take a while.<br />
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A new addition at the warehouse--one of the guys in the adjacent workspace got locked in recently.<br />
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On stage at the Rialto. I didn't go on Saturday, when most of the build happened, but there was a lot of finishing-up to do in the remaining week.<br />
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Drawing brick lines with a paint pen.<br />
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Royce hangs up the picado streamers.<br />
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Styrofoam blocks for the prison scene. There's an old prisoner who breaks out of his cell only to find himself in an adjoining cell. <br />
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We put the painted drops on rolls and cranked them up and down. It worked but it was really a pain to put together. We probably won't do it that way again.<br />
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(photo by Peter Serko)<br />
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I took Kate and Tavah to the Friday performance. It's a very funny show. Marcus Shelton, who performed the fabulous routine with the mop in <i>Fledermaus</i>, played the role of Piquillo. He's so good at the physical comedy. Christopher Nardine directed this one too. He likes to add in a lot of extra jokes in the dialog, which the reviewer from the Tribune didn't appreciate. Marcus made a reference to this in the Friday show--"This letter sucks! Even worse than the review!"--and got a good laugh. Chris has a fun directorial style and I could tell that everyone was just having a good time with the production. Kate and Tavah both enjoyed the show. Tavah says she will have to attend more operas in the future.
Helenahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11584075071891748174noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14807310.post-26919842886797015172017-04-17T09:00:00.000-07:002017-04-28T20:05:33.643-07:00Sprung<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdmU7YxO38CizZuvAZTnZkERnFcsxj5xXBbD5vFQ0IsXnoiDM09oIqiDtAsiW4vi62isnfNdg6s95S4vqBFUPk2ZUBJMqTVUVHTyk2yJ35tmMoR3z0gMf5vOA4KoIUpUYro3sq/s1600/2017tulips01.JPG" ><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdmU7YxO38CizZuvAZTnZkERnFcsxj5xXBbD5vFQ0IsXnoiDM09oIqiDtAsiW4vi62isnfNdg6s95S4vqBFUPk2ZUBJMqTVUVHTyk2yJ35tmMoR3z0gMf5vOA4KoIUpUYro3sq/s400/2017tulips01.JPG" width="267" height="400" /></a><br><br>
Spring is lovely, after an excessively rainy winter. We've had some really nice days lately. I have some tomato babies started inside.<br><br>
We missed our neighborhood egg hunt, but Kate dug out our plastic eggs and we took turns hiding and finding them around the front yard. (She put a pink egg inside a pink tulip and I just wasn't seeing it at all--we had to play hot and cold for me to find it.)<br><br>
Friday evening Kate and I went down to Olympia to see the Japanese movie <i>Your Name</i>. Peter and Karen saw it a couple of days earlier and strongly recommended it, so I looked it up to see where it was playing. It was quite fascinating and twisty, and the animation was really gorgeous. I was worried, briefly, that it wasn't going to have a satisfying ending, but it delivered at the last minute. The version we saw was dubbed; I realized later that the one showing in Tukwila was subtitled. I'd like to see it that way too, later. Kate said it's her new favorite movie. <br><br>
I'm in the middle of more opera painting. Busy busy!Helenahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11584075071891748174noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14807310.post-83800018091759914822017-04-15T21:00:00.000-07:002017-05-06T12:17:57.408-07:00Federation Forest<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhE_LEHyEqnjDDC5jsgW5Uzq_In9UXcKqDFxdnPkfSOU5h9H3FvmubR8DeSzHcLpCVXkLS9k18_fjYnxjMWTaIsWY63OoOTtEnKGPzq76sdCq9zttm3qH4A9SGVUWQRb8e8tZtG/s1600/FederationForest12.JPG"><img border="0" height="267" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhE_LEHyEqnjDDC5jsgW5Uzq_In9UXcKqDFxdnPkfSOU5h9H3FvmubR8DeSzHcLpCVXkLS9k18_fjYnxjMWTaIsWY63OoOTtEnKGPzq76sdCq9zttm3qH4A9SGVUWQRb8e8tZtG/s400/FederationForest12.JPG" width="400" /></a><br><br>
It was Discovery Pass Free Day, meaning we could go to a state park without paying the pay use fee, so we picked Federation Forest (near Enumclaw).
It turned out the main parking area and interpretive center (and important things like bathrooms) were still closed for the season, but we parked outside and went in anyway. There were a few other people around, too. <br><br>
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There was a ridge overlooking the river, and a steep slope that took a bit of tricky negotiating to get down.<br><br>
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We spent a good long time just hanging out by the river, enjoying the scenery, and throwing rocks in the water. (Anywhere there are rocks, water, and Andy, you know there is going to be a lot of throwing going on.)<br><br>
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Lots of cool rocks along the river!<br><br>
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Scrambling back up the slope.<br><br>
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We knew we were going to be there over lunch time, so I packed some snacks and fed everyone in the car, and then on the way back we stopped at a place called Mr. Jalapeño in Bonney Lake. It was unexceptional but worked out fine for our needs. (The kids' plates were a lot bigger than we were expecting--we should have just gotten one and split it.) <br><br>
The kids had a great time, just being out and exploring the woods. I'd been feeling the need for an excursion, so I was glad we made it happen. A grand day out!Helenahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11584075071891748174noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14807310.post-7482361497330178732017-03-05T23:00:00.000-08:002017-03-08T12:42:28.326-08:00Dad's Air Force Quilt<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBxJgdE_z1kDGl_hpyH_gh0uIA8RatKDrnRY82DGcPppGDRmZVilhFVS9UjqQY7ae5KQxomY8qllJa2enfdKWYdLFxksK3qam8_5eVZJvuuyOeTA-RPW1jc48BaxxZf73nw6WE/s1600/AirForceQuilt04.JPG" ><img border="0" height="267" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBxJgdE_z1kDGl_hpyH_gh0uIA8RatKDrnRY82DGcPppGDRmZVilhFVS9UjqQY7ae5KQxomY8qllJa2enfdKWYdLFxksK3qam8_5eVZJvuuyOeTA-RPW1jc48BaxxZf73nw6WE/s400/AirForceQuilt04.JPG" width="400" /></a><br /><br />
I was able to fly out to Ohio for my dad's retirement ceremony. He's been serving his country for fifty years--twenty years active duty Air Force, and thirty years in civil service. My sister Barb had the idea to make this quilt for him. There wasn't time to piece it, so she called me up and told me what she had in mind, and asked if I could design something digitally and we could get it printed. I put the background together with gelli prints, and created the plane silhouettes in Adobe Illustrator.
These are the three main airplanes that he worked on--the T-6, C-17, and F-35.<br /><br />
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<br /><br />Barb wanted fifty stars around the border, and I thought they would look good on a background of smaller stars. I made some gelli prints and scanned them.<br /><br />
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I made a large star stamp and stamped it with acrylic paint on fabric to get the texture I wanted. <br /><br />
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I scanned the stars and made them into Photoshop brushes to put around the border.<br />
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Barb and I went back and forth with the image a few times to make sure everything was just right, and then I sent the completed file to <a href="https://patternjam.com/">Pattern Jam</a>. They printed it out on fabric and sent it to Barb.<br /><br />
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Barb put it together and quilted it on her longarm machine. The printing turned out great (the red came out a little more orange than I was expecting), and Barb did a fabulous job with the quilting.<br /><br />
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Barb is a longarm artiste! <br /><br />
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Presenting the quilt to Dad.<br /><br />
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Barb said, "It will keep you warm while you take naps."<br /><br />
It was a really lovely ceremony. Peter sang the national anthem (first and fourth verses, by request), and did a great job. Everyone had lots of nice things to say about Dad.<br /><br />
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After the ceremony we had a receiving line. Kirsten sat out most of it. The rest of us thought it would be funny to line up by height.<br /><br />
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Betsey and Barb were up late the night before making fudge. I did the labels. I hear it was quite tasty. I think they're still eating that cake. <br /><br />
Barb was the only one who came out with her whole family--Peter and I left ours at home. Our Cousin Mark came from Indiana, and we all had a fun couple of days together. We played some games and ate Korean food and made inappropriate jokes about making fudge. <br /><br />
Congratulations, Dad! Helenahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11584075071891748174noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14807310.post-62960062646427103262017-02-17T23:00:00.000-08:002017-03-24T18:47:07.152-07:00Painting Eugene Onegin<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAPh8t27s_yvuWnsH1RU29u-Eh_oUudZvhf-YXKI1Y4d08VTeMAMnSiejMd0B2BK2ZuAQXbGrudD-uY_btKDOwsdHgXJuUHa4RRAJ3y2M_eiMsR0CqT-1Pfo51een9w2gDiXLs/s1600/TacomaOperaEugeneOnegin.jpg"><img border="0" height="265" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAPh8t27s_yvuWnsH1RU29u-Eh_oUudZvhf-YXKI1Y4d08VTeMAMnSiejMd0B2BK2ZuAQXbGrudD-uY_btKDOwsdHgXJuUHa4RRAJ3y2M_eiMsR0CqT-1Pfo51een9w2gDiXLs/s400/TacomaOperaEugeneOnegin.jpg" width="400" /></a><br />
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<i>Eugene Onegin</i> is a Tchaikovsky opera based on a lyric novel by Alexander Pushkin. This was Tacoma Opera's first time putting it on. Mark, the set designer, populated the Russian countryside with birch trees which we created out of PVC--bare trunks with the suggestion of leaves projected on the screen behind. In this photo from rehearsal we had a few of the trees in place. (Photo by Peter Serko)<br />
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After <i>La Boheme</i>'s difficulties, we wanted to get as much done as possible ahead of time and limit the amount of actual building happening onstage, which meant that we needed a nice big workspace. We made arrangements to use a warehouse down at the Port of Tacoma. Work began during our cold snap, and it was <i>cold</i>. I was painting in gloves. We brought in a little space heater. That helped.<br />
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The space belongs to Northwest Stage ("the Pacific Northwest's premier audio-visual and staging company"), and is full of interesting things.<br />
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The first day that I walked in, I saw this sign and knew I had to get a picture of it. Ha.<br />
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I spent a little too long painting the columns to look like malachite. I did the trim in gold. (This was my second time painting these columns. They were white for <i>Fledermaus</i>.)<br />
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Working on PVC trees. I helped wipe them down and Gail sanded them.<br />
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Troy built this rock wall and carved the rocks in pink foam, and then I got to paint it. <br />
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Striping wall. I went through a lot of tape.<br />
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Theater load-in day. We put the rock wall out in the hall so I could work on it while they locked up the theater and everyone else went to lunch. (I brought a sandwich.) That big rock in the middle is my favorite. <br />
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We had to get everything out of the warehouse, but by this time rehearsal had moved to the theater, so we took the trees over to the Armory to finish them up. Gail and our intern, Skye, put the spots on about half of them and then I did the others to match.<br />
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This production was in the Theater on the Square. I'd never been in there before. It's a small house (300 seats), and Mark was complaining about the sight lines onstage, but it's a nice theater to work in.<br />
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More trees!<br />
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Kevin arranges trees onstage.<br />
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I went to the Friday night performance with Anne Marie and Mimi. I told Doug, "I'm off to be Russian and depressing!" and he said, "Enjoy yourself!" The first half was more light-hearted and then it got rather bleak. The orchestra had some issues, and the chorus got badly off-tempo during their first number, but the other singing and acting were fabulous (the leading lady was especially delightful). We had a fun night out.<br />
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The trees looked awesome!<br />
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They announced next year's lineup. Noel had already talked to me about doing <i>The Marriage of Figaro</i> for their 50th anniversary, and I found out that after that they're doing <i>Carmen</i>. That's so exciting! I've been hoping to see <i>Carmen</i> since I started this job. Looking forward to it!Helenahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11584075071891748174noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14807310.post-583112522476155992017-01-28T21:00:00.000-08:002017-01-30T18:17:58.039-08:00Year of the Rooster<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqRYPWY4nAzzBhEwmJVtWYHSCb1LsnXqO5rOZqgkOBvwIqjDE5fEDcqMY7Ixv82e5Knxo1EMTkNT3wiajVGXzlENwfNTD2wZ9Lry5e38nPhjNNYnG88FYqa8UCg5B4JIYhfver/s1600/LunarNewYear2017_01.JPG" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" height="267" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqRYPWY4nAzzBhEwmJVtWYHSCb1LsnXqO5rOZqgkOBvwIqjDE5fEDcqMY7Ixv82e5Knxo1EMTkNT3wiajVGXzlENwfNTD2wZ9Lry5e38nPhjNNYnG88FYqa8UCg5B4JIYhfver/s400/LunarNewYear2017_01.JPG" width="400" /></a><br />
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Lunar New Year sunrise! It's nice this time of year, when sunrise happens during breakfast. And Doug made us pancakes, so that was an extra treat.<br />
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I recently found out about Tacoma Rocks, where people paint rocks and hide them in parks or other places (I found one outside Fircrest Children's Dental). Through that group I learned about Monkeyshines, which has been going on since 2004 but I'd never heard of it before. In the Year of the Monkey, a group of glass artists in Tacoma made some little treasures to hide around town. Sort of like an Easter egg hunt for lunar new year. (This is not a traditional Lunar New Year activity, but was envisioned as something fun to help chase away the gray winter blahs.) They continued it through one full cycle (12 years) and have started another. So I decided to take Kate out in the morning and hunt for a rooster treasure. We went to the Chinese Reconciliation park, down on the waterfront. <br />
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We did not find any Monkeyshines or any painted rocks, but we had a good time. There were other people out looking too, so I imagine if there was anything there it was found earlier. It's too bad we didn't know about this last year, since Kate was born in the Year of the Monkey. That would have been fun.<br />
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Kate says, "If you want to find a rock, you have to think like a rock!"<br />
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The lions were <a href="http://www.thenewstribune.com/news/local/crime/article75443157.html">vandalized last year</a>. They were carved with balls in their mouths, and someone broke them to get the balls out. <br />
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We spotted this seal poking his head out of the water. (Not an uncommon sight around here, but this one had his head up for an unusually long time.)<br />
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Sleeping heron.<br />
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We stopped by the block fountain downtown (which was not fountaining). Didn't find anything there either. <br />
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We got home in time to make <i>ddeok guk</i> for lunch. In Korea you eat this on Lunar New Year to get a year older. (In the morning I said to Kate, "Hey, you're fourteen in Korean age now!" and she said, "No, I'm only thirteen because I haven't eaten <i>ddeok guk</i> yet!") I have <a href="http://wedoitthehardway.blogspot.com/2008/02/eating-your-age.html">blogged about this before</a> where I spelled it <i>dduk</i>, but <i>ddeok </i>is more in keeping with the current romanization system. Or <i>tteok</i>. <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TAQNcDfM884">Here's a video about it. </a><br />
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Two things you should know about <i>ddeok guk</i>: (A) it's very filling, and (B) it doesn't make good leftovers (the ddeok goes all mushy and slimy). So you don't want to make a lot more than you can eat at once. I was planning to take some over to Anne Marie (for her daughter Kaela), and in my enthusiasm I bought the BIG bag of <i>ddeok.</i> I ended up with rather more than I needed, even for two families. So then I had to find someone else to share it with. Next time I'll make a bit less.<br />
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새해복 많이 받으세요! Helenahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11584075071891748174noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14807310.post-29780809491384501372016-12-31T17:29:00.000-08:002016-12-31T22:11:03.867-08:002016 collage (and thoughts)<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEih6WrC9Oi84N-wY_PhiJxXiGX_TpOQymnE3F4WHpG9LaHAsXrpcZAanqf5GTajpEbgf4tdS9qDjKRkBO09RUnMyB4cpqlY-cAnzR_1VAGI2bxTQNxCCkJdbPcF_cS3A-941r_M/s1600/2016collage.jpg"><img border="0" height="337" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEih6WrC9Oi84N-wY_PhiJxXiGX_TpOQymnE3F4WHpG9LaHAsXrpcZAanqf5GTajpEbgf4tdS9qDjKRkBO09RUnMyB4cpqlY-cAnzR_1VAGI2bxTQNxCCkJdbPcF_cS3A-941r_M/s400/2016collage.jpg" width="400" /></a> <br />
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As we come to the end of the year, I'm trying to get a few things posted, decide what's for dinner, and get as much of the Relief Society newsletter done as I can. We have to get everybody up for church tomorrow (moving to the 9:00 schedule). Just normal stuff. <br />
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This was the year that I got to paint three operas and one church show, started a mural in our dining room (which I haven't made much progress on), and pretty much otherwise failed to accomplish anything else around the house that I was hoping to do. We had a great two weeks in Ohio this summer and loved spending the time with everyone. Kate misses her cousin Hazel. <br />
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Homeschooling Kate has not been going too well. We finally got her an ADOS test (after months on the waiting list), and she did get an autism spectrum diagnosis, so hopefully she'll be able to get some more specific help when we do get her back into public school. Last year was just so awful. I need to get myself on the ball and make sure she's not falling behind. I have ideas but implementing them is a struggle. <br />
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I think the hardest thing for me this year has been changing wards. I've had some moments of feeling very lonely and isolated. We're planning to start up a monthly knitting and crocheting group, so that'll be good. <br />
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I tend to be in my own head a lot, planning my next project or whatever it is that's currently interesting me. The problem is that my next project is our Korea trip, and it's eight months away and keeping me distracted for a very long time. It's been hard to focus on anything else (like, you know, Christmas, birthdays, those other little things that I need to make happen....) I've been saving my opera painting money for the trip, but other finances are going to be tight--Doug only has two classes this coming quarter, instead of four--so I may be looking for a job soon. <br />
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Doug and I got our passport renewal forms turned in this week. After months and months of poring over maps and photos and making itineraries, it was so nice to actually do something concrete, some measurable progress towards this thing that still seems so far away. We tried taking our own passport photos--we'll see if they accept them or not. <br />
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We took Andy along with us to the auditor's office when we went to turn in our renewal applications. We'd never been there before and didn't realize there would be a wait--it was set up like the DMV, where you take a number, and then they tell you when you can go to a window. Andy was having a great time watching the flashing numbers and repeating every announcement: "Now serving P742 at window five!" (rather loudly). We thought it was hilarious, but some people were getting annoyed, so we found some other things to distract him. We'll take him back again when we apply for his and Kate's passports. <br />
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I'm looking forward to 2017. I'm sure the details will surprise me. They always do.
Helenahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11584075071891748174noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14807310.post-24586772451836887662016-12-27T21:00:00.000-08:002016-12-31T22:05:59.750-08:00Eight and Twelve<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbokenokAa5pGTfXopvk-t2HrrmCMLa2OeK9LACIyqh0jB9o_BwmA4ETprxeP8pblV6Jp1jmSWKw3NQgrY3g6Nfdb9JrMcaus7X-xT7YHqD_H-RXMxWLSsoq9pBijVgRFTF50x/s1600/KABirthday2016_04.JPG" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" height="267" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbokenokAa5pGTfXopvk-t2HrrmCMLa2OeK9LACIyqh0jB9o_BwmA4ETprxeP8pblV6Jp1jmSWKw3NQgrY3g6Nfdb9JrMcaus7X-xT7YHqD_H-RXMxWLSsoq9pBijVgRFTF50x/s400/KABirthday2016_04.JPG" width="400" /></a>
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For a special birthday morning treat, I took the kids over to the parking garage by the library and we rode up and down in the glass elevator. <br> <br>
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Andy was just thrilled. Kate thought it was great fun too. It goes up four floors, so it's a long enough ride to be interesting. <br> <br>
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After lunch we went to the zoo for a while--it was raining a bit but not bad--and rode the carousel, which was awesome as well. Then we came home and had cake and presents. <br> <br>
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Andy got more K'nex. Doug spent a large part of the evening putting the ferris wheel together. It's big! Andy at this point definitely can't do it all himself, but he'll probably want to try.<br><br>
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It turns out Playmobil Vikings are just the right size for the ferris wheel. <br><br>
Eight and twelve are both a big deal. Kate will be going into the Young Women's organization at church, and Andy is old enough to get baptized. (We've decided to hold off on that, for a bit. I think he would have a hard time understanding what's going on.) It's a little hard to believe the years have gone so quickly. Parenting these two is certainly an adventure. Helenahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11584075071891748174noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14807310.post-60030661391932473102016-12-25T21:00:00.000-08:002016-12-31T18:59:12.233-08:00A Merry Little Christmas<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmFxcAvtG4tUeVFnMp0efFasHFVAXKMPh3nwJoJ3c-9mNr15TJFTLLKLSHa182tZfeungvR4N_AiRp0LgTKi9w6PKPqSnlQCLRKD7Jj9Eq94pFB0E0oegoBC92SMth_LiM2E5F/s1600/Christmas2016_01.JPG" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" height="267" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmFxcAvtG4tUeVFnMp0efFasHFVAXKMPh3nwJoJ3c-9mNr15TJFTLLKLSHa182tZfeungvR4N_AiRp0LgTKi9w6PKPqSnlQCLRKD7Jj9Eq94pFB0E0oegoBC92SMth_LiM2E5F/s400/Christmas2016_01.JPG" width="400" /></a><br><br>
We had a smallish Christmas at home. I was planning to stamp wrapping paper again, but discovered that I didn't have my roll of brown paper. (I'm not sure whether I used it up or misplaced it.) Doug got us a noble fir, and Kate was very enthusiastic about decorating it. Cory and Andy have both mostly been leaving the ornaments alone this year, thankfully. <br><br>
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We got a set of K'nex last year, and in the past couple of months Andy has been using them a lot. (He likes following the directions in the idea book.) So we decided he needed some more. <br><br>
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Since it was Christmas Sunday, we had just Sacrament Meeting. It was a really lovely program. I had to get some pictures of the kids afterwards.<br><br>
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Andy's K'nex roller coaster is a hit.<br><br>
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This year's Christmas tree pizza! This one was not as pretty, but tasty. <br><br>
Grandma Kathey and Aunt Kirsten got us a zoo membership (to Point Defiance). We are pretty excited about that!<br><br>
I got Doug a set of leather tools (stitching chisels) that came all the way from Japan. He says they are super nice. I told him not to get me anything, since I'm saving up for a smart phone that I can use to take video on our Korea trip. He did get me some blackberry honey. Honey from my honey. Awww!<br><br>
Merry Christmas!Helenahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11584075071891748174noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14807310.post-6601458536235223592016-12-02T21:00:00.000-08:002017-02-22T20:51:57.830-08:00Dragons at the Nativity<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDgWlsqyrhWfG3wAVdzHZTv5OAvOs4_wqOutengE469VDwgV1rx9EKenZNtmBin2g2gAkbvHQGDx17Aru-a9AzbXey53JKnyTifTWYe3SxDEOtxjyKmImVus3YTDykY9QpMOI1/s1600/DragonNativity10.JPG"><img border="0" height="267" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDgWlsqyrhWfG3wAVdzHZTv5OAvOs4_wqOutengE469VDwgV1rx9EKenZNtmBin2g2gAkbvHQGDx17Aru-a9AzbXey53JKnyTifTWYe3SxDEOtxjyKmImVus3YTDykY9QpMOI1/s400/DragonNativity10.JPG" width="400" /></a><br /><br />
Kate made a nativity set to display at this year's Festival of the Nativity. It was definitely her own unique creation--Kate's set is made up of Sculpey dragons. She worked on it for probably a couple of weeks, off and on. Everything turned out so cute.<br />
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She's really been developing her Sculpey skills lately. She comes up with some great detail. <br /><br />
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I love the eggshell pieces.<br />
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You can tell this is the angel because it has a halo, and is holding a star. <br /><br />
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Kate's set was displayed in the whimsical section, which features nativity sets of teddy bears or rubber ducks or other things, and this year a couple of very cute Lego creations. They just happened to have the perfect spot for her dragons.<br />
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Displays from another section. (No dragons.)<br /><br />
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We took Tavah along, and she and Kate had fun checking out all the exhibits. The <a href="http://wedoitthehardway.blogspot.com/2016/12/nativity-painting-2016.html">backdrop</a> that Anne Marie and I painted was the centerpiece on the stage. Once they got it up there I realized that we had missed the edges. Whoops! When we were putting on the blue base coast we discussed doing the edges, decided that they should be black, and then promptly forgot about it. Ah well. If anyone noticed, they didn't say anything to me!
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Anne Marie and I painted this backdrop for The Festival of the Nativity. It went so much faster than <a href="http://wedoitthehardway.blogspot.com/2015/12/nativity-painting.html">last year's</a>. That one, with all the outlines and complicated shading, took about three weeks. This one was done in three days. Whew! (This was a relief, as we're both pretty busy!). <br />
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We were given the image to enlarge and paint on the backdrop. I don't know who created it originally, but on the last day of painting I realized that the two camels on the ends are actually the same camel. We were laughing over how we didn't notice at first, even after tracing and painting both of them.<br />
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We had a little trouble when we used up some leftover black paint from last year and then started a new can, only to discover that the two blacks didn't quite match. Anne Marie came up with some creative solutions so we didn't have to completely go over everything.<br />
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The theme is "Star of Wonder, Star of Light." Oooh, pretty! Helenahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11584075071891748174noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14807310.post-59797714778912680482016-11-11T21:00:00.000-08:002016-11-14T08:56:43.015-08:00Aunt Betsey's Visit<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPlNuR-K90JINBOODMKpWwzTVjfc71WgsXt1MIrF6mxffhcy1hubDRmhZEC3xgtoMzx0Q97HT7SyzeOLFmZfd9l3fI8U4NqE2TVA_e_-Nc2NWxEiq3MUM3Ww6Gex0zNPoitUdE/s1600/BetseyVisit_01.jpg"><img border="0" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPlNuR-K90JINBOODMKpWwzTVjfc71WgsXt1MIrF6mxffhcy1hubDRmhZEC3xgtoMzx0Q97HT7SyzeOLFmZfd9l3fI8U4NqE2TVA_e_-Nc2NWxEiq3MUM3Ww6Gex0zNPoitUdE/s400/BetseyVisit_01.jpg" width="400" /></a> <br />
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My sister Betsey came to see us! She flew in Saturday night and left Friday morning, so we had a good five solid days to spend together. We had a great time exploring and just talking and laughing together. The kids especially enjoyed having her here. <br />
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Finding crabs at Chambers Bay. <br />
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Yummy challa made with imported flour that Betsey can eat! <br />
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Nisqually Wildlife Refuge. Washington in the fall can be rather soggy, but we lucked out and got some good weather.<br /><br />
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Chambers Bay playground.<br />
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Playing Settlers of Catan (in which no one rolled a 7 the whole game!)<br />
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Point Defiance.<br />
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We hiked from the Rhododendron Garden up to the Gig Harbor viewpoint (with a few detours off the "spine trail"). I've never done that before. It was a bit muddy in places but we made it through largely without incident. <br /><br />
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No biking, no falling.<br />
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Another Chambers Bay sunset. We could see it on the way home, so we ran down to the bay to get a picture. <br />
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Lunch at Chung Ki Wa. It was fabulous.<br />
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Tree hugging at Snake Lake.<br />
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Kate and Tavah.<br />
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Kate made these cute collars and tags for Rose and Olivia.<br />
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We had a super fun time together! We love you Betsey!Helenahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11584075071891748174noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14807310.post-13990119516665432672016-11-04T23:00:00.000-07:002016-11-14T21:31:36.847-08:00Palette Knife Painting and La BohèmeIt's not just sets, anymore--for <i>La Bohème</i> I got to paint a prop. The character of Marcello is an artist, and works on a painting of the red sea. The set designer gave me a sketch of big red waves on an ocean with a woman's face in it. The canvas was small enough that I was able to work on it at home, up against the half-wall in the living room where we get pretty good light. <br />
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After getting this far I decided that it needed to be done with a palette knife. I've never done this before. I didn't even <i>have</i> a palette knife. I picked up a cheap plastic set. <br />
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I've discovered that I really enjoy palette knife painting. It's fast and bold, and makes fun textures. I was pretty happy with this, but Linda (the director) said that the face was too obvious, so I took it back home to tweak it a bit more. <br />
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In the opera lyrics, we're told that Marcello keeps trying to paint other things and then they turn into Musetta's face. Nobody told me this to begin with (I think I probably would have approached it a little differently), but it turned out all right. Linda was happy with it, anyway. It only has to look good from forty feet! <br />
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There was a lot of set painting to do, too. We're back in the rehearsal space at the Armory. It's gone through some cosmetic changes, but of all the spaces that I've worked in it's the most familiar.<br />
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Tracing out big sandstone blocks. I made a foam board template. <br />
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Anne Marie came with me one day, and I put her to work painting seam lines on wood paneling. <br />
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I got a plastic stencil blank and made myself a brick stencil. When I arrived at the Rialto for load-in and there wasn't anything ready for me to paint on stage yet, I spent a few hours painting bricks out in the lobby. <br />
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I will remember this as definitely the most hectic and exhausting set construction that I've been through. Tony and Rosy retired and bought a house in Mexico, so Tony's carpentry role was filled by somebody else (who was familiar with the process but hadn't worked in that specific capacity), who found himself rather over his head and then got sick. So there was a lot of scrambling and everybody jumping in to help out, and lots of long hours. This pic was taken on the day of dress rehearsal. Now, we've never been completely finished before dress rehearsal, but we've never been this far behind. It was crazy. <br />
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Kevin and Royce paint window mullions. Everyone was super helpful. <br />
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I added some smoke damage to the bricks above the fire place. That turned out really well. (I probably would have done more if I'd had time!) The set is reversible--the back side is one big long stretch of sandstone blocks, which I never did get a picture of, since it was always on the back side and the lighting was horrible, but that's what I spent the most time on. Lots of ladder work, at the end. On opening night I was at the theater for about eight hours, painting like crazy. And then I went home and crashed.<br />
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In the past I understand that the opera did run for two weekends, but since I've started it's always been just final dress rehearsal Wednesday, opening night Friday, and matinee Sunday. This year they decided to try doing two weekends again, so we had final dress Thursday, opening night Saturday, and then two more performances the following Friday and Sunday. And since Doug has evening class this quarter (again), I begged tickets for Friday instead of final dress. As it turned out, having a week to recover in between made a huge difference. I was <i>not</i> completely wiped out the next day. So it seems it's not the late night and the excitement and the Rialto's uncomfortable seats that are so exhausting, it's the week of painting before that. Whew!<br />
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I went with Anne Marie and Erica and we had a great time. None of us had ever seen <i>La Bohème </i>before. I've seen it described as one of the most beloved operas, which I didn't quite get--we found the plot a bit thin--but the music was sublime and the performers truly amazing. Helenahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11584075071891748174noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14807310.post-13874068022515696282016-09-24T21:00:00.000-07:002016-09-27T11:44:18.433-07:00Oh the Vashon Island Ferry is a Very Nice Ferry<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj65b8FQZeNqHqS6k31DrtAlZ189s1csh0KuNCGJZH7cnizeTmkaWgjUe0SQNFAq1rVbJTV68y06FeE60pizdG8WUNfXXVqPYPeKLECFGKXuHsc7EqCQah9O8SIAYqUd0RJP0Km/s1600/VashonIsland03.JPG"><img border="0" height="267" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj65b8FQZeNqHqS6k31DrtAlZ189s1csh0KuNCGJZH7cnizeTmkaWgjUe0SQNFAq1rVbJTV68y06FeE60pizdG8WUNfXXVqPYPeKLECFGKXuHsc7EqCQah9O8SIAYqUd0RJP0Km/s400/VashonIsland03.JPG" width="400" /></a><br />
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In need of an outing--something fun but not too far--we decided to take the kids over to Vashon Island. It was a perfect day for it. ("Perfect" for me means not too hot and not too sunny. I was pleased.) <br />
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Heading out from the dock at Point Defiance.<br />
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Andy thought the ferry was awesome, but loud!<br />
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Coming into Vashon. Kate remembered riding the ferry before, and jumping off a seat and hurting her nose (apparently that rather stuck with her), but only Doug had actually been on the island. We were excited to check it out. <br /><br />
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We drove around the island a ways and went to see the Point Robinson Lighthouse.<br /><br />
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Mt. Rainier and a container ship. There's some lenticular cloud action going on there.<br /><br />
My post title is a riff on an Arrogant Worms song about the Wolf Island Ferry. We usually end up singing it whenever there's a ferry around. (Kate asked me the other day--"Where <i>is </i>Wolf Island?" It's in Ontario.) There's a verse about lazy seagulls. We sang that one too.<br /><br />
We got home and had a little downtime before Kate and I left for the General Conference Women's Broadcast (first time at the south stake center, since they split the stake). Doug and Andy picked up El Sabor for dinner. Awesome!Helenahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11584075071891748174noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14807310.post-70748964412869144632016-09-06T21:00:00.000-07:002016-09-18T10:16:44.639-07:0020 years<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUuOfMxQHoKH2cNm8pOaUTHzpLxAr4n0Sf5TkOCL-rbUcbboj2e6Jy5oPfW6JPg63nhRbK5oTR6zd8FCMyEiu3TgEAV4DBE8UVpkBT6UtruEOIBiZTDatsupNMZSlVElL9LxpV/s1600/Anniversary2016_01.JPG"><img border="0" height="267" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUuOfMxQHoKH2cNm8pOaUTHzpLxAr4n0Sf5TkOCL-rbUcbboj2e6Jy5oPfW6JPg63nhRbK5oTR6zd8FCMyEiu3TgEAV4DBE8UVpkBT6UtruEOIBiZTDatsupNMZSlVElL9LxpV/s400/Anniversary2016_01.JPG" width="400" /></a><br />
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We've been married twenty years! Welda Jolley came over and took some pictures for us, and actually got Andy to smile for the camera. (Amazing!)<br />
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Does it feel like twenty years? Maybe--in that weird way where things can feel like a lifetime and like the blink of an eye in the same moment. On September 6, 1996, Doug and I embarked on this journey of married life. We spent a few exciting years being foreigners, and then moved on to the exotic adventures of parenting and home ownership, and all the various unending minutiae of Real Life Adult-ing. There are challenges along the way--both expected and unexpected--and blessings and opportunities and little triumphs. It's sometimes a little bumpy, sometimes crazy. I've got a good partner to share the ride. <br />
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We aren't doing anything major to celebrate (aside from going out to dinner--thanks Mom!) but looking forward to next year when we're planning our trip to Korea. Can't wait! Helenahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11584075071891748174noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14807310.post-84329086281249387602016-08-09T21:00:00.000-07:002016-08-25T09:56:15.568-07:00The Bridge at Wapato Park<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisMvdisLmFuwzVf36OKX5Mdp8t1IJzXuBJM98GMp99YEd2rV14t6F1N-dSPi_sCEjzVqxRRhIsLXTYvLyQtXslJSjaOyPJGeD6t69dmPsjWwjYLlBgIZnlFvFMqEGONkvcncrY/s1600/Wapato01.JPG"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisMvdisLmFuwzVf36OKX5Mdp8t1IJzXuBJM98GMp99YEd2rV14t6F1N-dSPi_sCEjzVqxRRhIsLXTYvLyQtXslJSjaOyPJGeD6t69dmPsjWwjYLlBgIZnlFvFMqEGONkvcncrY/s400/Wapato01.JPG" width="267" /></a><br />
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It's a cool long, narrow bridge, high over wetlands. Kate and I went to Wapato Park for the first time (without the camera) back in June. I had seen some pictures of this bridge but didn't know exactly where it was. We managed to find it along the back edge of the park. We thought Dad and Andy would enjoy it too, so we all went back together.<br />
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You're pretty much level with the tree canopy, and the trees are really close, too. Parts of it are like going through a dense, leafy tunnel. <br />
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Andy takes off. Kate is always ready to chase him down.<br />
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We walked the rest of the way around the lake and ended up at the playground. Andy had some fun with this animal-mix-up board. We decided the rabbit-turtle combination should be called a <i>harapin.</i> (That's hare-terrapin... I figured I should explain that since we don't use the word terrapin much in the U.S.) <br />
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The kids have fun climbing around on the playground. I mostly just putz around with the camera and end up taking weird photos.<br />
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Kate spotted several people playing Pokemon Go. The park seems to be a hot spot.<br />
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I didn't get any pictures of the lake. It's a nice walk around. Pretty park!Helenahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11584075071891748174noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14807310.post-34385024296856988262016-08-02T21:00:00.000-07:002016-08-09T14:12:55.979-07:00Sunset Ward<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBUHi_RR403e2P_jfDF9cmaP2SKCpWEGQ3tcF2wlmvUPJt3oveSC8MmHUFp-fm6OlXFuzIAWr8eXdLi9xtWQjYjRNcQ0lrAQaFOZd2uP04paZLYnTzhqfmxkYIdCqY4VfWfbO4/s1600/SunsetRSPres.jpg" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" height="267" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBUHi_RR403e2P_jfDF9cmaP2SKCpWEGQ3tcF2wlmvUPJt3oveSC8MmHUFp-fm6OlXFuzIAWr8eXdLi9xtWQjYjRNcQ0lrAQaFOZd2uP04paZLYnTzhqfmxkYIdCqY4VfWfbO4/s400/SunsetRSPres.jpg" width="400" /></a><br />
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With our stake splitting and all the ward boundaries being rearranged, we are now in Sunset Ward, and I've been called as the Relief Society Secretary. We got a presidency pic at church recently--I promise there was no wardrobe consultation, it just happened. (Hopefully this bodes well for our working together! We are in sync!) <br />
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After working with the cub scouts for over two years I was hoping to be in Relief Society for a while. I get to take attendance, rather than passing the roll around, so that'll help me get to know people. <br />
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One of the things I get to do is send birthday cards to all the sisters, and of course I decided I had to make them myself. This is a job for the gelli plate! And I have a whole ream of cardstock I got for a project recently, that turned out to be too heavy to go through our laser printer, but it makes great cards. <br />
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I've been making a lot of foam stamps lately, so it was fun to have a chance to try them out. I really like the way this one turned out. Pretty!<br />
<br />Helenahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11584075071891748174noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14807310.post-82274851352759809952016-08-01T21:00:00.000-07:002016-08-03T14:03:50.556-07:00Painting for Fiddler<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnpy_otvED4j32gSe_fDsSgBP3UpjQn4VFdmZTzVN9z3fT372hn6K030MCepoo0TUrQaoDXvmX4SSkOyBrcIpHJB_P4GEf9K93dG8OYsEYlgeGUi7ZyvjmFj1_h51-PClx2aKX/s1600/FiddlerSet03.JPG"><img border="0" height="267" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnpy_otvED4j32gSe_fDsSgBP3UpjQn4VFdmZTzVN9z3fT372hn6K030MCepoo0TUrQaoDXvmX4SSkOyBrcIpHJB_P4GEf9K93dG8OYsEYlgeGUi7ZyvjmFj1_h51-PClx2aKX/s400/FiddlerSet03.JPG" width="400" /></a><br />
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I got to help out with the painting for the multi-stake production of <i>Fiddler on the Roof.</i> This one was more minimalistic, set wise, but there was still plenty to do! This time we only had about a week and a half to lock up the gym.<br />
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Anne Marie and Tracy Del Toro both helped me out. (Anne Marie also did a lot of sewing for the costumes <i>and</i> played the piano for rehearsal--she was super busy!) <br />
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I got to use my mad dry-brushing skills, getting that weathered wood effect. (I got lots of practice doing this for <a href="http://wedoitthehardway.blogspot.com/2016/04/kathe-kollwitz-and-threepenny-opera.html">Threepenny Opera</a>.)<br />
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Sign for the train station, in Cyrillic. (Only two characters don't match up with the English, and those two look like other English letters, so it just ends up looking like it's spelled wrong. Hopefully this was not too confusing!) <br />
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Some fun detail on the stove. <br />
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I spent the last two days working on this along the front of the stage. (I guess it came out more or less like I was picturing--it was supposed to be kind of understated, to not draw too much attention. As it was I don't know if anyone past the first row really saw it at all. Heh.)<br />
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I took Kate and Tavah to the matinee performance on Saturday. We got there early to get a seat (JoLee had asked me if I could take some pictures), so I took the time to explain the plot to the girls so they would understand what was going on with the dream scene.<br />
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The papas.<br />
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The daughters.<br />
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"...And one even longer coming down!"
Tevye was perfect.<br />
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Fruma Sara was fabulously creepy. (Seriously--this was the coolest part!)<br />
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At the train station. <br />
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JoLee Watson as Golde, at curtain call. The whole thing was just really well done. Great show. <br />
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There are four more shows this week! And it's free!<br />
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Fiddler is a family favorite because my brother Peter played Tevye in a high school production. The fun thing is that his wife Karen was Golde at her high school. (Clearly, it was meant to be!)<br />
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After we got back from Ohio it took me about a week to start feeling somewhat functional again. You know when you're too tired to do anything and then you just feel all bleah from not doing anything? Then I started painting and realized I was still tired. Toward the end I was feeling better, but I had some rough days there! Laura Call in our ward does personal training--I'm thinking I should do a couple months with her before we go to Korea next year, to keep my energy level up. The spirit is willing but the flesh is wimpy.Helenahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11584075071891748174noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14807310.post-74459630570843650732016-07-14T15:19:00.001-07:002016-07-14T15:19:31.046-07:00Back Home<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHGt6YFzV4fBrY-NRFn7E8ET53jvyHmLbBAWnGebY_G-V2rhfKKE4Ut4joQrWiGM0Z3yzn7dRn_LR5oBiRwr3zs-__HTwKagYnt1LPphq_vC8XeXsCPdD2wtsCiGOM3YaS6Kzo/s1600/SunSugar01.JPG"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHGt6YFzV4fBrY-NRFn7E8ET53jvyHmLbBAWnGebY_G-V2rhfKKE4Ut4joQrWiGM0Z3yzn7dRn_LR5oBiRwr3zs-__HTwKagYnt1LPphq_vC8XeXsCPdD2wtsCiGOM3YaS6Kzo/s400/SunSugar01.JPG" width="267" /></a><br />
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We are back from two weeks in Ohio and I have a ton of things to catch up on. I'm having a little trouble recovering. (Much napping has been happening.) I was looking at this trip as kind of a dry run for taking everyone to Korea next year, and while I am feeling generally positive about it, I'm also <i>really</i> glad that it's next year and not any time soon. <br />
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We arrived home in time for the first Sun Sugar tomatoes. This year I bought three plants and started three from seed. It's been pretty cool and rainy since we got home, but now it's warming back up again. Should be good tomato weather. Helenahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11584075071891748174noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14807310.post-57300626755199691082016-06-19T22:15:00.000-07:002016-06-19T22:15:29.186-07:00Porch Pics with Dad<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPCIHJ49YkgjHQpRIiyQbEr5mRPW3DL2m6XgejMCJYOx1Mtzk0pTEPP2YBwa68rdOQB_vkhroWIkZbjNPhxvU9eCUoMUubXkHnY6mP_akdBVL6FfKJTDa8YxgWMjA49ZjlIB0H/s1600/FathersDay2016_01.jpg" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPCIHJ49YkgjHQpRIiyQbEr5mRPW3DL2m6XgejMCJYOx1Mtzk0pTEPP2YBwa68rdOQB_vkhroWIkZbjNPhxvU9eCUoMUubXkHnY6mP_akdBVL6FfKJTDa8YxgWMjA49ZjlIB0H/s400/FathersDay2016_01.jpg" /></a>
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(You never know what you're going to get, photographing these kids!) Happy Father's Day!Helenahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11584075071891748174noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14807310.post-22762513815623950022016-05-28T23:00:00.000-07:002016-06-01T21:48:18.489-07:00Going to Mount St. Helens<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEU75L8ZP8tPS-rqC9XtCghhh6bvKeLNU9YFiQ8cTRVQCiw9SKJF5xUKEdG2wL_EgDeYi03-_sbIB4RSRv2h44U1p72EX5ATt341WfauReRbbTvBQVlnZf_gahBg4ztIkRsZiS/s1600/MtStHelensB_01.jpg"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEU75L8ZP8tPS-rqC9XtCghhh6bvKeLNU9YFiQ8cTRVQCiw9SKJF5xUKEdG2wL_EgDeYi03-_sbIB4RSRv2h44U1p72EX5ATt341WfauReRbbTvBQVlnZf_gahBg4ztIkRsZiS/s400/MtStHelensB_01.jpg" /></a><br />
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Saturday of Memorial Day weekend, we took a day trip out to Mount St. Helens. The day started out rainy and we weren't sure how the visibility was going to be, but Doug checked a webcam of the mountain and we decided to go for it.<br />
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Doug and Kate went to help clean the church so we didn't get on the road till about 11:00. Doug wanted to drive out through Tenino and see some of the little places that you don't get to see from the highway. It was really pretty--very green and hilly, and the patchy cloud cover made for some nice lighting.<br />
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We stopped to visit Grandma Mary and her new husband, Ed. They have a little place out in the country, south of Chehalis. <br />
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We stopped at the first visitor's center (before you get to the actual park), where Doug got a hat pin and Kate found a cute little bat finger puppet. (She's been very interested in bats lately.)<br />
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Further up the road is the Forest Learning Center, which has a playground. We had to stop and let the kids run around for a while.<br />
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The central feature of the playground is a big fake volcano, where kids can play "don't touch the lava!"<br />
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The view was amazing. (And the lighting made my little Mom-with-camera heart very happy.)<br />
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We drove through the reforested area, and then got into some places where you can still see the tree trunks sprawled on the ground, away from the blast. <br />
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It was after 4:30 by the time we got to the Johnston Ridge Observatory. That was where most of the people were--they have a big parking lot, and it was pretty full. The mountain was huge and impressive, looming somberly over everything. I imagine it's quite blinding on a clear day.
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There were a lot of these red flowers around--I don't know what they are!<br />
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A nice man at the top of the ridge took a family picture for us. <br />
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Cool clouds on the way back (starting to get dark!)<br />
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In the tiny town of Toledo we stopped to get gas and noticed a Mexican restaurant across the street, so we decided to get dinner there. <br />
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The restaurant was right next to the Cowlitz river, so we had to go check it out after we ate. Doug stuck a hand in and pronounced it glacially cold. And Andy, of course, found some rocks to throw in.<br />
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We arrived back home after the kids' bedtime. Long day! We had a couple of minor meltdowns (and one somewhat-less-minor one) but it was a good trip. Helenahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11584075071891748174noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14807310.post-31639310421977522532016-05-21T21:00:00.000-07:002016-05-22T16:26:06.917-07:00Snail Watching<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKFoqoDkoPYF-u91MtQ5WaKGKMqAMunYXdS9QSAWwTy8zV4unQTJHAYbOxMiQr2bMFB6lMxzdh-STdcUfvkE01neGQteYLE0AR0gFQ-FCO5YMmyihDaaxwtPJENgoEE2VMOzOY/s1600/SnailWatching04.JPG"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKFoqoDkoPYF-u91MtQ5WaKGKMqAMunYXdS9QSAWwTy8zV4unQTJHAYbOxMiQr2bMFB6lMxzdh-STdcUfvkE01neGQteYLE0AR0gFQ-FCO5YMmyihDaaxwtPJENgoEE2VMOzOY/s400/SnailWatching04.JPG" /></a><br />
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Kate spent quite a while out in the rain, watching all the snails in the yard. It's like Snail City out there when it's wet.<br />
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They really like the Red Hot Poker plant!<br />
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Kate wants a pet snail. I guess it's no weirder than <a href="http://wedoitthehardway.blogspot.com/2010/04/influx-of-isopods-or-kate-and-her-37.html">pet pillbugs</a> (and possibly less likely to get eaten by the cat). Helenahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11584075071891748174noreply@blogger.com1