Duty of Children A child should always say what’s true And speak when he is spoken to, And behave mannerly at table; At least as far as he is able. -Robert Louis Stevenson- journal entry: I guess that aprons and smocks are different. They are different sizes and made for …
” People will not look forward to posterity who never look backward to their ancestors.” – Edmund Burke- journal entry: Today I made a simple family tree. The pretty paper caught my eye. I said to myself “there is a family tree in there”. I cut apart a jeweled swirl …
“Don’t worry Peter . . . I can sew your shadow on for you!” – Wendy Darling to Peter Pan- journal entry: Today I thought of my grandmother . . . and when I did, I thought of her sewing box. Her sewing box reflected her personality. It was filled …
“If people were meant to just pop out of bed in the morning, we’d all sleep in toasters.” -Author Unknown- journal entry: When little children wake up in the morning, they are ready to go. They don’t stretch or yawn or dawdle under the covers. They don’t put pillows over …
“When my grandchildren come to visit wearing new white t-shirts . . . I immediately wonder what in the world their mothers were thinking ?” -Grandma- journal entry: It is impossible for me to send a child home clean. I try and I try but it always ends the …
“You too, my mother, read my rhymes for love of unforgotten times, And you may chance to hear once more, the little feet along the floor.” -Robert Louis Stevenson- journal entry: It is true. When I make things for my grandchildren I think about my own children when they were …
” Tomorrow, tomorrow, there’s always tomorrow It’s only a day away. -Annie- journal entry: I can only imagine a time when people didn’t worry about a calendar. Farmers planted and harvested according to an almanac and often wrote down a thing or two that they needed to remember. They didn’t …
“In the beginner’s mind there are many possibilities, but in the expert’s eyes there are few.” -Suzuki- journal entry: What a weakness I have for labels. I love address labels, fabric labels, gift labels, book labels, labels for files, labels for closets, labels for drawers, labels for the playroom, labels …
” A good photograph stops a moment from running away.” – Eudora Welty – journal entry: I could hear the clang of the horseshoes from the kitchen. I put my telephoto lens on my camera and sneaked outside. From behind the trees I could see into the orchard, where the …
“It’s a poor sort of memory that only works backwards.” -Alice in Wonderland- journal entry: Most family portraits today are the same. Fifty people with the same shirts, arranged by the photographer so that they look like a choir. Not this portrait. I thought it would be fun to make …
