So, back to today. It was cold, cold, cold. But that didn't stop me and Mazy from our monthly museum visit -- to the State Historical Building near the Capitol. I love that place. And so does he. We took his museum journal, a box of colored pencils and a pencil sharpener. He chooses three to five exhibits to learn more about and then draws a picture of them in his journal. At the end of the year, it should be a pretty cool book for him.
Today his three drawings were:
- 1940s era bi-plane that hangs in the atrium
- Woolly mammoth display of a mammoth found in Iowa
- Coal mine display
Here are some photos of the museum trip:
Drawing the bi-plane in the atrium. It was freezing in there! Hence the stocking cap...
The 1940s-era bi-plane that hangs in the atrium with two other planes.
Closeup of a crazy quilt in the Iowa Crazy Quilts display. They're all very cool!
Another crazy quilt.
Mazy and a crazy quilt at a crazy photo angle. (ooh, artsy!)
Mazy and the mammoth. (He's the dark blob toward the right.)
OK, after the museum we came home and crafted in the basement -- Mazy wrote two books on his crafting table while I FINISHED!!!! my first-ever quilted potholder for a contest I'm entering!!! I have never machine-quilted before so it was fun to learn how to do that. And I have enough fabric leftover that I can make another one of these! I love this potholder -- so bright and fun!
I went outside to photograph it on the snow -- our house is so dark this time of year. Anyway, the light and colors still seem off. It's brighter and cheerier in person!
Tomorrow I begin working from home. Ugh. Anytime I have a few days away from work I realize how bored I typically am with my job... But, I am getting the opportunity to work from home so who can complain about that?!?! Stay warm!
Love your pot holder! Did you have to get special heat proof material? I like the journal idea, I think that would be a great "summer activities" journal for T.
ReplyDeleteYou can buy insulated batting for inside the pot holder -- just use cotton fabric (not polyester) and you can pretty much make them from anything! Granmda Maxine always used a couple layers of old denim, which would work like the insulated batting. and yes, I think Mazy's journal idea is so fun! I bet T would love doing something like that this summer.
ReplyDeleteWow - so impressed with Mazy and his museum experience and your pot holder! Bummer that you have to work from home today, but like you said, at least at home. Have a good one - give me a text if you get bored, I'm at Gap today. We had snow last night, but not enough to cancel work for Logan or me. Which is great, b/c Logan does NOT like staying home. Stay warm
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