All time record!

This was the day of the school open house. I was exhausted when I got home.

Cherry tomatoes on the vine from Liza’s garden

I think she got tired of picking the tomatoes one by one! Here's my weekly lunchly dose of vitamin C.

A 36-piece puzzle

They put it together in 20 minutes. With much discussion. These kids are from Tanzania and Puerto Rico.

I Can Write My Name

Hafsa is from Yemen. 

Writing on a board is much harder than on paper.

Potluck September

Okay, so, this month we had dinner at Jon and Shizuka's. She made the fixings for sushi, but we rolled it up in the seaweed ourselves.  

Anna and Matt

Shizu and Jon

She's got some really cute chopstick rests.

I brought this fruit salad to toss over angel food cake.

Here's the little pan in which Shizuka makes the scrambled egg sticks all the exact same size. 

Liza’s sweater

My friend, Liza, designed and knitted this charming sweater. It won a prize in a local fiber arts festival. It was inspired by the old buildings in Riga, Latvia. 

Seen on Scio street

This is an urban mural near my school.

What’s on Instagram today?

These were from Mr. Barber's very reluctant 7/8 grade writers.

Sometimes I wish I was still teaching students who had grade-appropriate academic skills, but today these kids made me smile.