Camille made some cool headbands…
Entries from June 2011
Headbands
June 25th, 2011 · No Comments
Tags: art
Linen Closet
June 25th, 2011 · No Comments
After a few years, I added the cabinet doors to the linen closet. They’re nice, but I’m not sure I’ll make custom cabinets again in a hurry; they were a lot of work.
Tags: house
Photographer photographs herself
June 25th, 2011 · No Comments
I think Camille was trying to take a picture of herself in a headband. I love the intensity of her expression.
Father’s Day
June 19th, 2011 · No Comments
We went for a day sail to Blakely Harbor for Father’s Day. Dad enjoyed receiving presents under way.
Tags: boat · celebrations · family outings · travel
Daniel flies his homemade boomerang
June 16th, 2011 · No Comments
Daniel came home with a small model of a cardboard boomerang and decided to scale it up about 10x. Here is the result. It flies quite well.
Tags: art · Athletics · sports
Camille makes herself a deluxe breakfast
June 15th, 2011 · No Comments
Perhaps taking after me, Camille took pictures of the breakfast she made for herself. Bacon, eggs, toast, and a peach.
Tags: food
Camille mows the lawn
June 14th, 2011 · No Comments
I’m a little suspect that Molly had a hand in this, but Camille approached me with the knowledge that I had recently hired a crew to mow, edge, and blow for $35 a pop. She offered to do it for $25, undercutting the competition. I reluctantly hired her. I took on mowing our family’s 1 [...]
Tags: house
Fiddler on the Roof – Final Night
June 10th, 2011 · No Comments
Camille had a role in Broadway Bound‘s Fiddler on the Roof. It was a small speaking part, but she had a great time. Camille played “Lev”, one of the Jewish village men. She went with Lila, who had a larger role as Chava, one of Tevye’s daughters. Here are a few pics from the closing [...]
Tags: art
Telltales
June 8th, 2011 · No Comments
In sailing, to get the best performance, you need to have laminar flow across the sails (similar to airplane wings). Sailors use a simple, but highly effective system to determine maximum efficiency. We use yarn or lightweight ribbons to stream along the sails. Here, I am applying another set of “telltales” in the lower part [...]
Tags: boat