After our weekly Sign Language Class, we have some extra time to burn before going home. So this week in particular, we took our friend Meghann with us to the library.
You are never too old to play with Lego's! The library is rather refreshing in the summer time, because it is so hot outside!
I also happened to find a Winnie the Pooh stuffed animal, I was very excited!
After such fun at the library, we wandered over to the park for a game of soccer!
This is my life & travels through the lens of a camera, through stories and short paragraphs of my journey on this earth.
Monday, July 30, 2012
Wednesday, July 25, 2012
Accomplishments at the fair!
The fair - which is usually the highlight of my artistic career. This year I entered 4 photographs, 3 paintings, and a sculpture, all of which got a ribbon :)
I've gotten 1st place before, but this year was the first for me, receiving the purple ribbon, Best in Show!
Watercolors, 1st place |
Acrylic, 2nd place |
Watercolors, 3rd place |
Wilbert |
I was very happy that my paper mache turtle-named Wilbert-got his own ribbon.
Black and White Portrait, 1st place |
Wildlife, 2nd place |
my kitties just got a 'participant' ribbon... |
Thursday, July 19, 2012
Glencoe Museum
I'm always willing to explore new places, and this place in particular is somewhere I've driven by many times, but for some reason our family has never stopped there. This place is called the Glencoe Museum. I actually had no idea what this place was about until we visited it just recently.
I learned a lot from going to the museum, and I'm glad we finally took the trip inside!
The doorways and ceilings are so huge and tall, not to mention all of the many windows of this house, it is so bright inside. My mother said it reminded her of her great-aunt's house :)
This house was filled with such elegance, and housed many things that seem so foreign but yet at the same time familiar. Many of the things I recognized, and even my mother used when she was a girl.
This house is different from a modern day home- they have a fire place in many of the rooms, also there was no indoor bathroom or running water. Our guide was very informative and answered any questions we had! (We've also seen him before, he works at the local library as well!)
The upstairs had a bedroom, but also had many different kinds of
artifacts and information.
We learned about Native American history, and also go to see items the Native American Indians in this area would have used. Another thing we learned about was the Civil War and the railroad history of Virginia.
We also ventured downstairs, to a room which is now used as an art gallery, the art shown was quite interesting and I enjoyed looking at the gallery. Before the tour was over, there was one more stop to take- the one room outdoor school house!
I really enjoyed our time here at the Glencoe Museum and we all learned so many new things!
- Glencoe gives visitors a fascinating look back at the Victorian way of life during the post-Civil War years. Built by Confederate Brigadier General Gabriel C. Wharton, the house and grounds provide an intimate view of a lost way of life.
The doorways and ceilings are so huge and tall, not to mention all of the many windows of this house, it is so bright inside. My mother said it reminded her of her great-aunt's house :)
A courting chair, how times have changed... |
This house is different from a modern day home- they have a fire place in many of the rooms, also there was no indoor bathroom or running water. Our guide was very informative and answered any questions we had! (We've also seen him before, he works at the local library as well!)
We learned about Native American history, and also go to see items the Native American Indians in this area would have used. Another thing we learned about was the Civil War and the railroad history of Virginia.
- A purple heart. A military decoration for those wounded or killed in action. My grandfather received one of these.
We also ventured downstairs, to a room which is now used as an art gallery, the art shown was quite interesting and I enjoyed looking at the gallery. Before the tour was over, there was one more stop to take- the one room outdoor school house!
The cone of shame... |
I really enjoyed our time here at the Glencoe Museum and we all learned so many new things!
Wednesday, July 18, 2012
A day with Friends!
We've lived here in Virginia before, but moved away and are now back in the same area again. It's nice getting to see old friends again that you haven't seen in awhile! Joshua's friend Garrison spent the day at our house, along with his little sister Madison. Despite the fact that her and I have an 8 year difference in age, I love spending time with children so it was a lot of fun for me!
Pooky dressed as a Pirate! |
Madison and I had a fun time drawing, coloring, playing with dolls and dressing up my Pooky.We also did a puzzle of the United States. One of my favorite subjects is Geography, and I love learning about new places as well, I was very happy to share all of my knowledge with her.
Afterwords, all the kids got together, splitting up into teams, we had a nerf gun battle! It was an excellent time to do so- during the week there is hardly anyone in the campground here, so we rather enjoyed being able to run all over the place!
Sunday, July 15, 2012
Ingles Farm
I love adventure and going new places, so I was rather excited that we'd be going over to the Ingles Farm here in Virginia! The farm, also known as Ingles Ferry, is a great example of what life was like back in the 18th century. We got there on a Sunday morning just before they opened, the air was still cool and no one else was there touring the farm except us!
Me wearing wooden shoes, imagine walking in these! |
We learned about Carding Wool and using a Spinning Wheel, something I'm
already familiar with, My mother uses a droop spindle and we card wool
all the time! I enjoyed petting the Hog Island Sheep, they felt like a sweater!
- Ingles Farm Hog Island Sheep, they are a breed of sheep descended from animals first brought to Virginia's Hog Island in the 1700s. During the 1930s and 1940s, storm conditions forced the island's residents to evacuate, leaving some sheep behind. These sheep adapted to the environment free of human intervention, becoming feral.
A lovely lady sat us down, and she told us the story of Mary Draper Ingles, about her being captured by the Shawnee Indians and the tale of her escape, it's a very interesting tale, I could imagine going through something like that! Click here to read more about Mary Draper Ingles
Flax Flowers, just before harvesting |
- Flax is grown both for its seeds and for its fiber. Various parts of the plant have been used to make fabric, dye, paper, medicines, fishing nets, hair gels,cloths,ropes,high quality paper and soap. Flax seed is the source of linseed oil, which is used as an edible oil, as a nutritional supplement, and as an ingredient in many wood finishing products.
After which we learned about Flax, and I got to help in the process of making flax! In the end, this will become a piece of clothing, or can also be used as flax seed (something we eat in our house!) and many other things. It was such a wonderful day, and we all learned so many new things. It's interesting how things from the 18th are not all too different from what we use today.
Ingles Farm
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