Toddler with social skills that adults could learn from & a bit of Ben Lee thoughts
Last Sunday night we decided to drive up and down laneways of Kilkenny just to get a feel... old converted shop front cottages, converted churches, some factories, some empty factories, many a graffitied long wall, lovingly planted gardens, large playground complete with wooden fort. At our friends house, kid kept himself busy with a miniature barrow he filled with autumn leaves, made vain attempts to befriend the cats (Rumpus, Pickles) and sat in Megan's lap. She collects things I like-50s ceramic cups, vintage pictures, frisbees. Ali declined roller-skating has game-app developer vertigo....
At printmaking, we sit around and do our thing-last Wednesday was hand painting screens in our designs (everyone made rapid decisions-mine was Emerald City, Michael's was RIP Hazel Hawke), and talk about stuff. Discovered Simone grew up in South-East, not too far from me ("we used to go there for school excursions, it was the big smoke"), and swapped notes about the video arcade at Robe ("we weren't allowed to go there" "me either"). (Boys would drink out of milk cartons and Dad would say "they're not really drinking milk"). It appears printing is hot right now, at least on design files.
Husband sent off to attend team building-4 star overnight accommodation, had to take a photo that represents his character etc, phoned me to check on our son. We both swap notes "he's sooo cute". Today we cycled to local playground, took turns on the trampoline, had big swings on the tyre. Two girls came by with their Mums and I saw my son's tactics "Hello!" laughed reassuringly, chased them, dubbed the smaller girl "baby" even though she was climbing equipment fearlessly, then decided his Elmo doll was the key prop to win them over. The girl was shy but fell for his enthusiastic charm and I ended up reading a blog by a screen printing, Ben Lee friend on topic of toddlers who run away. Ben Lee anecdote here. Having read Harvard Psychedelic book explanation of how Ram Dass/Richard Alpert found his guru, I take back comments less than supportive of Ben Lee's spiritual quest.
At printmaking, we sit around and do our thing-last Wednesday was hand painting screens in our designs (everyone made rapid decisions-mine was Emerald City, Michael's was RIP Hazel Hawke), and talk about stuff. Discovered Simone grew up in South-East, not too far from me ("we used to go there for school excursions, it was the big smoke"), and swapped notes about the video arcade at Robe ("we weren't allowed to go there" "me either"). (Boys would drink out of milk cartons and Dad would say "they're not really drinking milk"). It appears printing is hot right now, at least on design files.
Husband sent off to attend team building-4 star overnight accommodation, had to take a photo that represents his character etc, phoned me to check on our son. We both swap notes "he's sooo cute". Today we cycled to local playground, took turns on the trampoline, had big swings on the tyre. Two girls came by with their Mums and I saw my son's tactics "Hello!" laughed reassuringly, chased them, dubbed the smaller girl "baby" even though she was climbing equipment fearlessly, then decided his Elmo doll was the key prop to win them over. The girl was shy but fell for his enthusiastic charm and I ended up reading a blog by a screen printing, Ben Lee friend on topic of toddlers who run away. Ben Lee anecdote here. Having read Harvard Psychedelic book explanation of how Ram Dass/Richard Alpert found his guru, I take back comments less than supportive of Ben Lee's spiritual quest.
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