The first photo is a collage that Alison did as one of her first Grade 8 projects. Sort of a "Who I Am" type thing. It's pretty cool; if you click on the photo you can see more detail. I especially like the knitting needle used for reins, and Latifah's fleece used for the horse's mane.
Another school project; this one done last week. It's a model paramecium, made from homemade quick "Quick Clay" (primarily baking soda and corn starch). This stuff dries quickly so you have to know exactly what you're doing before you start! It does not require oven-drying.
Yesterday afternoon's projects; two pies in the oven. She is very adventurous when baking, which results in some "interesting" outcomes. She discovered that trying to put meringue topping on a pumpkin pie didn't work very well. So, no worries, we pulled off the baked meringue and continued cooking the pumpkin pie for a while longer! The other pie is a dutch apple pie. The most incredible thing about this is that gluten-free baking is HARD and FRUSTRATING, and she's got pie crusts down to a fine art.
We had a get-together at our house on the 31st. Some dressed up; some didn't. It was pretty casual. Here is Alison feeding Steve and Janna Cylka's little pumpkin ... er ... daughter Mary.
And here is Alison in her "costume". Mom, notice that she's wearing the custom-made schooling chaps I had made at Bahr's Saddlery when I was about 14? They're long, but they were always a bit long for me too. She has them folded up here. After 28 years, some years of almost constant use, they still look brand new!
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LOVE that collage! Very cool...
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