I have very early memories of both reading, and watching, Harold and the Purple Crayon by Crockett Johnson. The concept that a story can quite literally pour out of the end of a child’s drawing tool is fascinating to me – but I’m even more drawn to the “errors” in Harold’s drawing that cause the…
Month: September 2012
around town
Isaac moved on, leaving behind something we haven’t seen around these parts in ages – mud. It also left us sweltering in the steamy sauna we locals like to call September. Good for those bikers who pushed themselves through the air that felt like a giant washcloth. We broke a sweat just sitting there shaking a…
more pizza
We had big plans last Friday night to watch the bike race near our house. It’s a pretty thrilling one to watch – cyclists flying by at ridiculous speeds on a track that is one mile long and has FOUR ninety degree turns in it. (Formerly hurricane) Isaac had different plans. We had a major…