goings on . . on sunday

on our way uptown to the gilbert and sullivan rehearsal on the L train, chanda noticed that sophie blackall's artwork is in her artwork.

morgana was already uptown at the rehearsal. greg had dropped her off on their way back from connecticut.

they returned home around 5:30/6:00. i had gone to korrina's rehearsal at dance theatre workshop, and all of us met walking home along bank street. who is this above? someone from the year 1830?

morgana has three hats that she will carry around with her. this one is her organdy mob cap. she'll wear it when she teaches school, as schoolteachers always wear their best.

 the straw bonnet is worn when going visiting on a sunny day, i.e. going to church.

 morgana with her very modern sisters.

this is maisie, our houseguest. she's also dancing in gilbert and sullivan as one of the young daughters, or one of the "sisters, and your cousins, and your aunts."

our tea for the evening, along with the apartment's chaperone, jack. (we had an italian cookie treat from milano market).

monday morning at the pier . . and subway art

janet and i went with the children to the pier this morning. when the weather is warm and it feels like summer we like to meet for a breakfast picnic and games.

i have no idea what they're playing here, but they had a lot of fun. an adorable little girl who was two years old and named athena, was enchanted and sat on a step, watching them intently with her grandmother.

janet, gabriel and lucien finishing their bagels and cream cheese.

the justaposition of flowers and buildings is endlessly fascinating to me . .
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after the pier, we went back to janet's house to do a little more pysanky work (and i made lentil soup). then morgana, chanda and i went uptown for a study group lecture. eugene schwartz, a waldorf educator, spoke about the potentization of waldorf homeschooling. i found the talk inspiring and informative. he wove in a bit of waldorf educational history along with his concerns for the waldorf school movement as it deals with mainstream testing and media influences. after his lecture i had the chance to experience a eurythmy class, which i enjoyed more than i thought i would. then i walked chanda to her modern dance class, and morgana left for her ballet class (they babysat the children while the parents listened to the lecture).

on our way up to third street music school, for chanda's violin lesson, i saw sophie blackall's artwork on the N train (you can read her blog post about it here - i'm really sad that the surfer didn't make it!!!!). i had been talking with greg about this piece awhile ago. i had asked him if there was a person knitting in it, and he hadn't remembered if there was. today i'm happy to report that i spotted a young knitter in green boots and blue/black spiky hair. isn't she great? (of course she reminds morgana and i of korrina). her skein has rolled underneath the bass player and she's sitting next to an accordian player. it's really just a typical day on the N train!!!

i love the dad checking the map with the woman sleeping and her head bent just enough for him to peek in . . so true!

i thought her rendition of this girl reading was very realistic . .

oh dear! another neighborhood store is closing . .