roman history and potholders and an eataly break

chanda worked on her drawing of the founding of rome . .

after researching and sketching roman gates, she finally settled on copying the drawing from the live ed book. i like her cypress trees.

we discussed the sabine women and numa pompilius, rome's second king.

and then finally she could go listen to brain jacques and make more potholders. she's sitting on the couch that has replaced the table in their room between the bunkbed and the window.

there are roses in bloom in the courtyard . . 

we ran errands to the library and to garber's hardware (looking for a particular hinge for the hideaway ironing board). then we had a treat at eataly . .

and read, in science in ancient rome (by jacqueline harris), how the romans brought a sundial back from sicily, but never realized they needed to change the angle of the pointer in order for it to give the correct time.

the book also writes about the cloaca maxima . . one of the world's first sewer systems that is still in use today . . 

a motif depicting a midwife assisting a woman in childbirth. the book mentions that a physician, soranus, studied childbirth and wrote a book advising women about delivering babies and caring for them after birth. the book was titled diseases of women. hmmm. i'm not sure everyone appreciated that . .

having a decaf at the espresso bar . .

i noticed on the way home that the linden flowers have lost their scent . .

chanda is waiting for me . . she's sitting on the lamp we bought on sale at home depot . . she carried it all the way home.