I have been wondering about Miss O's handedness for a while now. Will she be the dominant right hander, or will she be the alternative left hander. The reason for this musing? Observation, of course. Since her ability to use her arms and hands has become more obvious, she has appeared to develop skills dominantly … Continue reading The left hand doesn’t know what the right hand is doing
Month: June 2008
Words of the Week
I've been reading Kerry Greenwood's Trick or treat this week and have been expanding my vocabulary with it. Here are my new words, with definitions supplied by Dictionary.com. Sabra A person born in Israel. Piccaninny [Origin: 1645–55; prob. ult. < Pg pequenino, dim. of pequeno small; as a word for “small child,” pickaninny and its … Continue reading Words of the Week
A Miss O Update
I thought I would write a quick update on the little Miss. I last wrote about her progress at the beginning of May when she began to stand up on her own. Since then she has been motoring along on the standing and walking front, culminating in truly being able to take independent steps shortly … Continue reading A Miss O Update
Heavenly Date and Other Flirtations – Alexander McCall Smith
This little book of short stories by Alexander McCall Smith called to me at the library last month, and so it came home in my May book batch. I am a fan of the No.1 Ladies Detective Agency Series, the Sunday Philosophy Club novels and the 44 Scotland Street novels. I wasn't quite sure what … Continue reading Heavenly Date and Other Flirtations – Alexander McCall Smith
Noah’s Ark – May 2008 Progress
It is the first anniversary of starting this project. Blush. I did manage to spend a little bit of time on this in May. At long last. As you can see, it hasn't exactly grown like Topsy, but the cats are almost completed and I did a tiny bit more of the boxed edging. Here's … Continue reading Noah’s Ark – May 2008 Progress
