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notebook

Posted on August 4, 2013 by blaise

I began keep­ing note­books at age 7 or 8.  My par­ents must have sent this one in a box a while ago. The entries in it date from late 1985 to ear­ly 1986, so I would have been 10 at the time: a … Con­tin­ue read­ing →

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scones

Posted on June 2, 2013 by blaise

The dust con­sist­ed of 2 cups of flour, 2 tea­spoons of bak­ing pow­der, and 1 tea­spoon of sug­ar pre­mixed.  The added crys­tals are ½ tea­spoon of salt.  “Very hot” con­ven­tion­al­ly means 450–500F. This recipe was adapt­ed from the Aus­tralian Women’s … Con­tin­ue read­ing →

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treasure hunt

Posted on November 22, 2011 by blaise

Over the past year I’ve set the kids a num­ber of trea­sure hunts, which are both fun to make and always in demand.  Like any­thing one tries a few times, it’s got­ten quick­er.  This morning’s was assem­bled in record time … Con­tin­ue read­ing →

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kindergarten: saudade do futuro

Posted on November 8, 2011 by blaise

I hope not to get in trou­ble for post­ing, ver­ba­tim and with min­i­mal com­men­tary, an update we’ve just received from Eliot’s kinder­garten.  I find this fas­ci­nat­ing and, in its way, rather utopi­an: As you know, we have been exper­i­ment­ing in … Con­tin­ue read­ing →

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