Category Archives: animals

Children in Cages

June 2018   I can’t even with our administration’s new practice of tearing children from their mothers and throwing them in cages.  Heretofore this was the worst torture imaginable; unthinkably ripping a child from a mother’s arms as in Sophie’s … Continue reading

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Otter River Memorial Day Camping SPLOOP Style

Memorial Day Weekend 2018  @Otter River State Forest Return to editing 2018 05 25 OTTER RIVER SPLOOP CAMPING [9:03]:     V. Marino:    CJ:    Vi:   Z:    Gav:    Viv:    #SPLOOP  

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5 Things Daddy Style

Sunday, April 29th 2018 AT RISE:  It is the day after the Boy’s Improv Comedy Birthday Workshop Party, and the Oberhauser four are playing “5 Things” around breafkast. GAVIN:  Daddy!  Five types of BUNNIES! ALL:  [Laughing.  Perhaps glancing over at … Continue reading

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Once There Was a Fishblow

Monday, April 24th 2018 Story by ClaraJane – 1st Grade           #swoon

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Staycation Staycation

Monday April 23rd 2018   I think the key ingredient to our April Staycation is that we THOUGHT we would go somewhere.  (As in the past.)  Anywhere around really, to get out from messing up the house, driving each other … Continue reading

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PUPPIES!

Thursday, April 12th 2018 Auntie Liz, Cousin Zachary and puppies!!! Cute & Cuddly Conference Though wrestling your cousin is also nice: ♥♥

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ClaraJane and Simra – Puppet Theatre

Sunday, April 8th 2018 Thoroughly enjoyed these two oft-inseparable pals performing a series of PUPPET SHOWS (in my kids’ bedroom which has recently been cleaned up for a change, halleluia). Simra & ClaraJane’s Puppet Theatre   Then they resumed their … Continue reading

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Face Painting: Convention Oh My!

Friday, March 9th 2018 More from the 2018 East Coast Face Painting Convention: JustPlainCrazyFaceArt.com at The Zoo:                             JustPlainCrazyFaceArt.com Fantasy:   One Stroke Class with Kellie Burris: Resistance is futile: … Continue reading

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Tooth Fairytale

Sunday, March 4th 2018 (Click video below.) 2018-03-03 ADVENTURES IN TEETH WITH CLARAJANE [54 seconds]:   ♣♣

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Phoning It In

Saturday, February 17th 2018 We kick off February Break messing around with a photo app in bed, and the results are IN.   And the winner is:   And Most Honorable Mention: ♥♥♥♥

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