Chloe’s looking forward to summer vacation. Just five days left of school! Chloe decided she wanted to make manicotti. Here’s the cheese. She wants you to know how shocked she is by the sheer size of the pasta. Who’s that bald old guy? Came out good! Yesterday we went to Fern Hill and took a […]
Every spring Chloe’s school holds a Mayfaire at their farm (kind of a mini-farm). This includes a maypole, snacks and general running-around. Maypole! Chloe volunteered to make about 100 shortbread cakes. And here she is helping serve them up!
Easter was low-key this year. Only two photos! We did some other fun stuff, though. Spaghetti Squash for dinner! Chloe is getting good at our old family game of Punce! Chloe decided to make cupcakes! We went to the Portland Art Museum, and made art!
So our latest adventure started with a STEM kit from the Multnomah County Libraries. We used the kit and instructions to turn a lemon into a battery that can light up an LED! How cool is that? It’s good to have a couple clues about how electricity works. Turning a lemon into a battery is […]
Most every year I vow to make fastnachts (a Pennsylvania Dutch treat), then it ends up not happening. This year with Chloe being interested in cooking, I promised we’d make them. Due to scheduling issues, we missed the traditional date. Oh well, we don’t observe Lent anyway. Here’s the recipe we used. (Here’s a PDF […]
Here in late Feb we were hit with a sudden snowstorm. It turned out to be the second-most snow in one day in recorded Portland history! Who’s that old guy? Snowball fight!
Chloe’s been cooking using the clever stuff from https://www.raddishkids.com. I’d have to say everything’s been coming out great and she’s really been enjoying it! Making chicken tacos… Eating chicken tacos! Soft pretzel bites! Chloe made gumbo! Then we watched The Princess and the Frog, which opens with a father and daughter making gumbo. How about […]
It’s Christmas!!! It snowed a bit! Actually more of an ice storm, so it goes. Here’s Aunt Mandy with The New Dog. His name is Lewis and he’s our new best friend.
Chloe’s been working away on animations. As of 12/26/22, this one had more than 55,000 views! (and yes, it is incomprehensible to adults) Click here to see more of her animations on YouTube.
Chloe felted up a storm for her school’s holiday market fundraiser. Check out all the things she made, all felted! …and more! This was part of her classwork, which believe it or not is Business Math. About time they taught this stuff to kids early. Here’s a breakdown of what they were working on, leading […]