October news flash..

It's October and more than half done...?? Just as Summer ends and school begins, there are so many celebrations keeping us far too busy. The Festival of Courage, where the brave knight comes to visit all the kindergarteners and presents them with a sword and hand dyed silk cape. Rosh Hashannah was spent with 'the other jewish lady' and we remembered to cast off our troubles and look to sweeter new year, a fast at Yom Kippur failed but we lit a memorial candle for Mum. Sukkot was presented into the grades building a shelter project at school and coming up this friday is the Cubs annual Halloween party..we don't even have pumpkins yet!!

I've already started presents for Christmas (handmade of course) and the children have some ideas too for what they would like to make this year. I think Little Gandalf wants to learn how to cook on his own...mmmm... We've been learning cursive writing skills and I get to teach that in Donovan Boy's 3rd grade which is lovely and most rewarding. The boys have agreed to design their own version of trading cards with various made up monsters/creatures and such. Maybe a set will be coming to you this season for a game!

We miss the Admiral very much and wanted to say HELLO!! Also the lovely cousins spread far and wide, we would love for you to come and visit us for Christmas too.


Here is a picture of a recently finished (rushed) wool painting sent to the Rotary annual 'do'. Not sure if anyone even bid on it, so we may see it hanging somewhere around here soon...tee hee.


A lovely lady from the Taos Wool festival I attended ( business trip..) in early October does these lovely characters, she has invited me to present my work and teach a workshop there next year. that should be fun!

We are also looking at houses in many areas including Topanga and more locally too - time for change possibly and parking without tickets!
The hairy one started a new job so more on that to come..it's early days yet, but we are thankful to be back on the 'getting paid to work' plan. Vote often and early!