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In the air.

By Friday of our Amber on the Mountain week, Colin’s temperature was hovering near 104. Alex, poor kid, was stuck in the house without a whole lot of parental attention, unable even to enjoy the illness-related removal of our normal … Continue reading

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Working with clay.

In Amber on the Mountain, Amber gives her friend a little mule that she made out of clay. For our art lesson, we did some sculpting too. We used Crayola air-dry clay, which was a nice change from Play-doh and … Continue reading

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Amber on the Mountain.

There’s been a lot going on lately chez Tinderbox (I initially mistyped that as “cheez Tinderbox,” which gives an entirely different mental picture) – we came home from vacation and immediately put in an offer on a house, which led … Continue reading

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