What is this? Surely it’s not a hat.I came across this while reorganizing our kitchen drawers. It’s a tea cozy, designed to keep a teapot warm.It was 1999. I was in Glasgow, Scotland, visiting my elderly aunt. Her elegantly dressed, equally ancient neighbor presented me with the tea cozy she had knitted.The neighbor giggled as…… Continue reading An Old Lady with Attitude
Category: Play
Playing With a Soldering Iron
Created a traffic light construction kit and soldered parts. Decided 6-year-old + 7-year-old + soldering iron = bad idea.
Queen Boadicea
Caribou Coffee: Demonstrated my extensive knowledge of world history. (Most British schoolkids can answer this one.)
Inner Child
Fed my inner child: some Lego Technic pieces arrived in the mail. My nephews *might* get these in 2 or 3 years.
Ax-Man
At the end of my cycle ride, bought some crap at Ax-Man Surplus, left a tip, then took the LRT back to Minneapolis.
LEGO Club
Visited a LEGO club in a former WW2 bombsight factory. Viewed complex models, and the nephews built vehicles to race.
Being An Uncle
Lego, breakfast, cycle, ice cream, Lego, Dad arrives to whisk them home, cup of tea, nap. It’s good being an uncle.
LEGO Derailleur
This morning, I was tweaking my LEGO derailleur, v1.0, when the sun came out, and the power went out. Time for a run.
Rain-Day Play
The rain set in for the day at the end of my run: a good reason to stay inside and build a derailleur with LEGO.
Maps, Kids, and Adventures
What does this have to do with a map? My nephews (5 and 6) have known about maps from an early age. I’ve given them age-appropriate, map-themed books. I’ve mailed them maps on postcards from faraway places, along with postcards showing photographs of those places. In the process of finding a world map for them,…… Continue reading Maps, Kids, and Adventures