Stubborn

I left this plant outside through a frost and even a little snow. Still it kept the purple blooms. I brought it inside and replanted it. We'll see if it lasts, but I'll give it a chance. It earned it.

Once, a branch broke off my tomato plant. It was the only branch with any blooms on it, so I stuck it in a jar of water. 2 years later, it finally met its demise, but it had grown and bloomed that whole time in a jar. I love my stubborn plants.

Take that, Math!

I don't understand circles. To me it is impossible to be able to analyze and measure this shape. I have no idea how I managed to pass it in school. I just knew what numbers I needed to get and kind of figured out how that should happen - but I never understood why I reached those solutions and numbers. How do you quantify a radius? How can you comprehend this magical mystical shape made of infinite sides?

And spheres? Well, I just accept them. Spheres are planets and oranges. They need no more explanation than that.

But today -

Today I made a circle out of cardboard, duct tape and washers. And I feel pretty awesome about it.

(I still don't really get how though)

The Daycake

Last week, we were blessed with some water in our basement. It was quite the adventure, and a good test of general "where is _____?" knowledge. The floors are pretty much dry though, and this weekend we should be putting stuff back in its place.

Besides reminding us where vital turn-offs are located in our home, it has also displaced quite a number of items in our house. And thus - the creation of the Daycake.

The Daycake in all its gloryOne part guest bed to one part library daybed = the Daycake. Good for lounging, feeling like a tyrannical ruler, and also for hiding.

Look closer.

Tada!

Don't forget to hide treats for your pets in other rooms so they don't stare at your hiding spot!

Sincerely,

Hidden Bunka

Gathering Seasons

I finally mustered up the energy today to switch out my hutches for the season. This is our last season in our apartment, our last 6 weeks. I think we have a place to go to, but nothing is for certain until it's all signed on the dotted line. Anyway, as I walked through the dining room to put away my dishes from lunch, there it sat. All of summer and spring gathered onto our dining room table for the last time. And I quickly ran to capture it.

This week I had three students play the same thing. First idly, just playing a few notes, then putting them together a little more at a time until the piano sang out: "Fi-garo! FIGARO FIGARO FIGAROFIGARoFIGAROFIGA - RO!"

One student, just a fluke. Two? Coincidence. Three students all in 3 days? That felt kind of weird, even a little creepy. How did all these students of different ages and skill levels all think of this same melody the same way?

Spongebob.

Happy Autumn!

The Void

It's one of those days that just encourages distraction. I tried to make some eggplant hummus, but I forgot that I needed to clean the oven - that is, until I smelled burning. Which encouraged me to play a few video games, eat my lunch and get back to the oven.

Except then I noticed all the dishes, so I decided to do those instead. Which led me to the container drawer. It was odd though, the container drawer was fairly empty, however my lid drawer was pretty full. "Hm...." I thought.

So I decided to put all the lids on all the containers and ended up with this:

Isn't that pretty? All those containers ready to organize! Except I was also left with this:

There are 21 lids without a home. I can account for 2 of them, but the rest? I have no clue. And now I don't know what to do with them. Do I save them in case I find their counterparts some day, or just chuck them? Of course, disposing of them will only guarantee the arrival of the counterpart. It reminds me of another drawer in our home:

Oh the sock wormhole! I had no idea it had a sneaky accomplice. I keep the socks because you never know when the other sock will secretly be delivered back to you from wherever it was vacationing. That, and they're pretty handy.

Lids are not handy however. Perhaps they could be emergency plates. While pondering this quandery though, I did capture this:

RAWR!Mr. Clyde you are the best. I have the feeling my entire day was leading up to being able to take that photo. Well, the oven will have to wait some more as I must go off and teach some lessons!