Author Archives: jeannie
Amy Yoes at CB1 Gallery
Amy Yoes’ white and black constructed installation fills the front room of the gallery like a haughty, well-bred aunt, who might prefer that you not mention the faint similarity to the mash-up of architectural ornament that is Disneyland’s ride, It’s … Continue reading
Posted in architecture, art
Leave a comment
Forest Kindergarten Framework
I’m back from Not-Back-To-School Camp and hitting the ground running. The forest kindie starts Monday – and this weekend is my husband’s birthday. Full days ahead. Here’s what I prepared today for the parents of the children in my forest … Continue reading
Posted in waldorf
Leave a comment
Gone to Not-Back-to-School Camp
whoops. Trying to post from an iPhone is hard. I’m in Eugene. Staff orientation starts tomorrow. Met 4 staffers and 1 camper today. This is going to be fun. No Internet or cell reception until I get back sept7. Today … Continue reading
Posted in Uncategorized
2 Comments
Fall 2011 Forest Kindergarten
I’m putting together my songs and handplays for the forest kindergarten class I will be teaching for Earthroots in the fall. That’s only a few weeks away! This list includes all the transition songs as well as the opening and … Continue reading
Posted in forest kindergarten, waldorf
Leave a comment
I’ll take that Instagrammed, please
What picture doesn’t benefit from a rosy filter? Or as the Instagram website promises, Make your pictures look like the memory you cherish! Instagram is a free iphone app that I played with yesterday while housebound with a mildly feverish … Continue reading
Posted in iPhone
Leave a comment
A Lockpick, not a Locksmith
Songbae locked himself out of his room at Sue’s place in Bangkok, again. Here’s the video of the lockpick doing his thing. Songbae is suitably impressed (as he aspired to be a canny lockpick in his youth and once ordered … Continue reading
Posted in says Songbae, Thailand
Leave a comment
I Heart Paddleboarding
I think I’ve found my sport. Have you seen all the folks out on the ocean, standing up and paddling along the coast on something that looks like a surfboard? I dismissed it as a trendy expensive fad – but … Continue reading
Posted in SoCal attractions
Leave a comment
The Amazing Jiggling Rainbow Cake
Yup. I made it. Have made it THREE TIMES ALREADY THIS SUMMER. This one was the first one, made in a fancy borrowed bundt pan. We were rushed and we made it (my s-i-l and me) the day of the … Continue reading
Posted in food, recipes
3 Comments
My favorite thing
Towards the end of the cruise I asked everybody what had been their favorite thing about the cruise – My brother said that bunking with Bella (his 17-year old niece) was a highlight (!!); that she’d been good company. Joss … Continue reading
Posted in Uncategorized
2 Comments
Add ten pounds to that…
I have consumed an enormous amount of food during this cruise. All of us are joking about having forgotten what it feels like to be hungry. My favorite joke is that it only takes 3 cruises to reach the size … Continue reading
Posted in travel
2 Comments