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Except instead of wax and feathers, I'm patched together with glitter glue, writing morsels and cups of hot tea. Struck by a blaze of new story lightning, I'm going down.
That's a good thing, right? ...Right?
Muttering at walls, scribbling "Words are my wings!" on sticky notes, covered in ink smudges, I'm delightedly doomed. But not too doomed to help with peg dolls. Indeed! And Ancient Greek peggies at that. Athena, patron of wisdom, and arts and crafts!
She's an owl lady. Aphrodite, patron of love.
Posiedon. Sea guy. And that's his trident.
Hera, wife of Zeus, patron of marriage. Peacock lady. Also compared to a cow in some circles. Now you know. Parthenon? Ruler. Cardboard. Scissors. Tape. White glue.
And now for the drum-roll, please... we'd like to announce a winner! A hearty thanks to all of you who entered Margaret Bloom's Making Peg Dolls giveaway, and thank you to Margaret for the fantastic blog tour. Our winner is... Barb Davis-Pyles. Congratulations, Barb!
I hope you will all go out and find this beautiful book. You are going to LOVE it. And did you know SACRED DIRT has a facebook page? "Like it" to get posts on the beautiful mess of artsy writing, daily dirt, and parenting sent directly to your facebook feed.
Ancient Greece on the page:
Greek Myths For Young Children, by Heather Amery, ill. Linda Edwards Explore Ancient Greece! Greek Myths - Ann Turnbull, ill. by Sarah Young A Gift From Zeus - Jeanne Steig, ill. by William Steig The Adventures of Odysseus, by Hugh Lupton, Daniel Morden, ill. by Christina Balit Aesop's Fables - Lisbeth Zwerger
4 Comments on Wings and Winners, last added: 2/28/2013
Well, hello my fine feathered friend (otherwise known as Icarus!)
Oh, your posts always DO make me smile! And I love your book recs. The illustrations for Adventures of Odysseus look gorgeous, and my, oh, my -- Mr. Steig drew some buxom babes for the cover of his book.
My big boy loves Greek myths. We have D'Aulaires Book of Greek Myths, but we could always use some more books on the topic...
OMGEE, what a cute little elf!! And I love the term "story lightning."
My lightning tends to strike in the car on the way to or from work. I dash from car to computer to jot down my flashes of brilliance (ahem) for later pondering.
Paula, why does it always seem to strike in the car? That's my problem, too. Thanks for hopping over. Here's to some great flashes of brilliance this winter!
oh my, this is great. My friends and I play speed scrabble, also a scrabble game where we up and move around the board - or move the letters around (hmmm...too complicated to explain - it is very zany and there may have been intoxicants involved). We also play pick-two - which is very like your speed scrabble - you need lots of players and much yelling happens. I love games.
Jan, the intoxicated scrabble game sounds enticing! Maybe someday we'll meet in person and can shuffle letters around together! Kate, Congratulations on your grand baby! For the record, they may be better for preschoolers and up. I had to confiscate them from our fridge because my one year-old kept popping them in her mouth.
Coolest talking rocks I ever saw. And that blackboard drawing has Rembrandt, Picasso, and Klimpt wrtten all over it. Where would we be without woids? There would be a lot more finger pointing and gesturing, that's for sure.
You have the 'funnest' house anywhere. Those costumes are so creative, and the kids look great. Bunting for feathers! Ping pong balls for monster eyes! I wish they were coming to trick-or-treat at my door so I could gush. Happy Halloween!
Those are great examples, and since you've got me thinking....Howl's Moving Castle (Diana Wynne Jones) has doors that open on unlikely places, as does Un Lun Dun (China Mieville). then there are the very unsettling portals of The Golden Compass series (Philip Pullman). You make me want to paint a little fairy door in my room. :)
It's nice to know that someone is up as early as I am. I love windfalls...all kinds. And I loved your post. And my brood, although mostly grown are my interruptions, my anchor to reality and my inspiration. Have a Happy Thanksgiving and enjoy your family...and stay dry!
Aw, this was wonderful! My husband gave me some great mothering/writing advice on a hard day: "Remember that sometimes interruptions are God taking control...if you let him, things will work out better." And how can you write about life without living it to the fullest? Happy Thanksgiving!
Oh, the art in that book is fabulous! There's nothing as magical as a great picture book--except maybe your house of leaf chandeliers. The way you incorporate the seasons/nature into your children's lives awes me.
Another wondrous post - it is snowing like the dickens up here in the North - and I like to imagine you'd have your brood out quickly making snow angels. I'm puttering about having an unexpected snow day. Maybe I'll work on my book! I love the look of that book - especially the wee girl on the bike. I'll be looking for this one. My brood of grandkids is a bit old for picture books but nah, not!
I love this post, Faithy. As I was reading your breezy words, a window blew open in my strato-cerebrum and a thought skimmered along the gust settling on the dusty attic floor. Could leaves be angels flattened by time? Gone crispy because their visas have expired?
Hello Kate! Early and awake.. barely! I hope your Thanksgiving is dry and warm, and that your little grand baby is somewhere close by!
Faith, I love that advice. It's always difficult for me to jive with interruptions at first, but you're right, if we let go, it does turn out better. My latest interruption? Exploding glitter glue. My kids started laughing - it was pretty hilarious, so I started laughing, and I have to say that the horrendous clean-up wasn't so horrendous after all.
Tricia, I wish I could have posted the entire book. It really is fab!
Jan, we are all rubbing our hands together down here hoping for some good snows this winter. I hope your snow day is well-enjoyed, or at least that your book is happy because of it.
Dad, I can honestly say I've never thought of flattened angels! Wow! You really got a good gust on that one. I can almost see the picture book that springs from it. The Book of Preserved Angels. Yow.
Oh such lovely words Faith, "gather up our thankfulness by the armful", delicious. When my 3 were wee they loved to bury themselves in the autumn loveliness of leaves & burst out like a shower of fireworks, colours blazing in the afternoon sun. Happy memories.
Richard - flattened angels, hmm, pictures conjured lol, i shall keep an eye open for angel shapes here and there on my next walk ;-)
This is a lovely post with autumn photos. Your children have made beautiful things out of the leaves. The leaf necklace and chandelier are perfect. Such precious moments with little ones.
The book looks great. I must add that one my collection too. Thank you for sharing!
Such a beautiful post! The words, the photos--all of it. You always have such a great outlook! I have no tips to offer. I love that you're embracing the time with your family.
I haven't seen THE DOG WHO BELONGED TO NO ONE. I'll have to check it out!
Oh Faith! My heart leapt when I saw you'd posted - and I love this post - this worthy vessel of your wonderful ideas and soul. The photos of your valiant creators and their willingness to capture the fun of any moment - even if it isn't the fun imagined - is a great lesson to us all. I'm dab in the middle of revisions - it is hard for me to imagine the boat of this manuscript even being a vessel at all - I'm too much in the middle of it. But it will be - and you know what they say about boats - 'they are safest in harbour but that isn't what they were built for.' See you later, dear person.
I love this post, Faith! Those manuscripts do indeed feel like Horcruxes sometimes. And when they don't float, it can certainly feel like a lot more than the paper boat is sinking. I love the photos you've posted here, my favorite is the raft. Thank you for this.
12 Comments on What To Do With Windfalls, last added: 11/27/2011
I love it! I think I've pinned at least half of your homeschooling ideas to my pinterest board for next year. :)
Oh, my goodness! You have just made my week FANTASTIC! Thanks so much, Faith. I am now making a peggy play part of my plans.
The Parthenon is wonderful! This whole project just makes me smile. I look forward to trying this when my kiddo is a little older.
Well, hello my fine feathered friend (otherwise known as Icarus!)
Oh, your posts always DO make me smile! And I love your book recs. The illustrations for Adventures of Odysseus look gorgeous, and my, oh, my -- Mr. Steig drew some buxom babes for the cover of his book.
My big boy loves Greek myths. We have D'Aulaires Book of Greek Myths, but we could always use some more books on the topic...
xo