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Back home, finally. Was a great trip. I took over 850 pictures. I'll have to sort through them and upload the good ones (interesting sights, amusing street signs, etc). I've got notes to write up an entry, too. (Had a lot of trouble connecting along the way. Stayed at hotels with internet, but wireless coverage in pretty much every one was spotty at best.)
I haven't kept up with my flist/reading page while I've been away, and trying to catch up on a month's worth of backscroll is a very intimidating project. If there's anything major going on, please let me know.
Not really sure what'll happen from here. Haven't really been collecting my thoughts, or rather they haven't been properly collecting.
In the meantime, for your enjoyment, a little something I discovered while browsing Project Gutenberg (and the Kindle-ready Gutenberg Magic Catalog):
Eve's Diary (with the illustrations which, according to Wiki, got it banned in at least one library) and the sequel/companion piece, Adam's Diary, translated for your reading pleasure by Mark Twain. Interesting (to look at the world from that perspective), sometimes romantic, and sometimes hilarious. Check 'em out.
And, though it's out of order, I may as well mention here that after the two week cross country trip (over 5k miles, as you can see on this route map, which does not include various small detours, driving around sightseeing, etc.), I went on the annual family vacation to MA. Had a lot of fun with that, though mostly it was just hanging around the house with the family. But there's a treasure hunt which has become an annual tradition there. Started two years ago on a lark.
I bury a little treasure chest with some gold dollars somewhere in the yard. Then I leave a series of clues around the house, each one directing the kids to the next. But (in the form of this year and last) the clues have blanks in them, which are filled in by having each kid answer a multiple choice question (with each answer corresponding to a word or phrase to put in the blank). It takes hours to put together, but it's worth it. The kids love it, and it's fun to watch them chasing around the house and jumping up and down and all. And they always ask for another one.
Well, the day after this year's treasure hunt, I woke up (in the early afternoon) to discover papers with clues I didn't recognize, but in a scratchy handwriting I did. It seems that that morning my oldest niece (8 1/2) had put together a treasure hunt of her own, modeled after mine. Questions for her little brother and cousin, blanks to fill in, a series of clues... and, finally, the treasure... a note saying "I LOVE YOU."
That was really cool to discover. Not just that they loved it so much that they played the game themselves, but also that she was able to set it all up herself.
I haven't kept up with my flist/reading page while I've been away, and trying to catch up on a month's worth of backscroll is a very intimidating project. If there's anything major going on, please let me know.
Not really sure what'll happen from here. Haven't really been collecting my thoughts, or rather they haven't been properly collecting.
In the meantime, for your enjoyment, a little something I discovered while browsing Project Gutenberg (and the Kindle-ready Gutenberg Magic Catalog):
Eve's Diary (with the illustrations which, according to Wiki, got it banned in at least one library) and the sequel/companion piece, Adam's Diary, translated for your reading pleasure by Mark Twain. Interesting (to look at the world from that perspective), sometimes romantic, and sometimes hilarious. Check 'em out.
And, though it's out of order, I may as well mention here that after the two week cross country trip (over 5k miles, as you can see on this route map, which does not include various small detours, driving around sightseeing, etc.), I went on the annual family vacation to MA. Had a lot of fun with that, though mostly it was just hanging around the house with the family. But there's a treasure hunt which has become an annual tradition there. Started two years ago on a lark.
I bury a little treasure chest with some gold dollars somewhere in the yard. Then I leave a series of clues around the house, each one directing the kids to the next. But (in the form of this year and last) the clues have blanks in them, which are filled in by having each kid answer a multiple choice question (with each answer corresponding to a word or phrase to put in the blank). It takes hours to put together, but it's worth it. The kids love it, and it's fun to watch them chasing around the house and jumping up and down and all. And they always ask for another one.
Well, the day after this year's treasure hunt, I woke up (in the early afternoon) to discover papers with clues I didn't recognize, but in a scratchy handwriting I did. It seems that that morning my oldest niece (8 1/2) had put together a treasure hunt of her own, modeled after mine. Questions for her little brother and cousin, blanks to fill in, a series of clues... and, finally, the treasure... a note saying "I LOVE YOU."
That was really cool to discover. Not just that they loved it so much that they played the game themselves, but also that she was able to set it all up herself.
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And aww, your niece is so cute. :)