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Tag Archives: a pair of red clogs
What will the weather be?
Today we finished up our study of A Pair of Red Clogs, although I expect that Alex will keep working on origami for some time. She’s been very dedicated about trying to follow directions in my (rather difficult) origami book … Continue reading
Red Clogs art lessons.
We’ve had a couple of distracted days. Yesterday we visited friends, and today I was unexpectedly called in to a meeting at work on my day off. We’re still getting things done, but not in the concentrated bursts I try … Continue reading
Frozen Ox Feet???
I had no idea you could buy those, let alone that anyone would want to. Oh, right, I was supposed to be telling you about our trip to the Asian supermarket. The day had started off on the wrong foot … Continue reading
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A Pair of Red Clogs.
This week we’re back to the official Five in a Row canon, studying A Pair of Red Clogs by Masako Matsuno. It’s the story of a young girl who is delighted when her mother buys her a pair of shiny … Continue reading

