glue sky » 2010

Watercolor Block

Reader Kevin asked what a watercolor block was after my last post. So above is Lou’s watercolor block. And here is my watercolor block: It’s called a watercolor block because the pages are glued around the border to form a bit of a block. They have a place to stick a butter knife into them [...]

Setting Up Proper Watercolors

Proper watercolors, tut tut! Last time I tried this things did not work out so well. The colors became a blur, the concept of mixing was lost on Lou, who was 3. Now Lou is 3.75 and I thought I would try again. Let me rephrase, she’s pestering me to paint constantly, so I thought [...]

Roundup – Fear, Sun

Roundup lists studies and info I find important to life as a parent. Plus one artist. Healthy women can still react as if anorexic under a brain scan. Extinguishing fear – Erasing scary memories right after they happen by contemplating. Oh my goodness this is amazing footage of the sun. Indoor tanning may be addictive. [...]

Gardening With Toddlers

It’s that time again. Gardening! The kids enjoyed mixing the dirt. They stirred it up in a bucket and then they scooped it into the pots. We put the seeds in and marked what they were. Then Ero took a big handful out right where the seeds were. Then we put it back. Then Ero [...]

Roundup – Family Time, Spanking

Fathers no longer just backup parents. Fruits and Veggies help only a little in protecting against cancer – I’m still eating them in droves. Family time has grown. Hiring help for lice. Ew. Drawing comics with your kid each night. Stress feeding cancer through hormones. Maternal deaths decline across the globe. Spanking is (still) wrong. Keith Loutit