Metro School

On our minds lately has been the looming public vs private school dilemma for the kids.

A big ray of hope these last few weeks has been this proposal for The Metro School, by Dr. William Cala. His idea is inspirational...I hope it becomes a reality:

"The way we have populated our schools is appalling," says Cala "What we have is an economic apartheid. Urban schools do not look like the rest of society, and suburban schools don't either. Both groups of students need to be prepared to enter a global workforce that is multicultural."

Eagle Eye

Yesterday, as an afternoon diversion, I taught Harrison how to have a staring contest. I thought this would be a fun exercise because he is REALLY bad at making eye contact. So I explained it to him, and we played a few times, and he cracked up in hysterics, and of course lost every single round. Then he got a devilish look.

H: I know! Let's have a NON-staring contest.
S: How do you do that?
H: You don't look at each other.
S: Okay, but how will we know who wins?
H: Uh...

So we did.

And he lost.

Waning Days of Summer

A good week. Shucking corn in the yard:

Discovery of Concord Grapes (Mama's favorite):
And what weekend would be complete without pantless recycling?
Goodbye, Summer! Happy Autumn!

Tutti Fruiti

This has been the summer of fresh-picked fruit. We were out of town last weekend and didn't make it to the farm or the farmer's market, but the parents stopped by yesterday on their way home from the local orchard. Now we're faced with the fortunate "problem" of figuring out what to do with several pounds each of peaches and apples (mac, gala, 20 oz), and a quart apiece of plums and late-season red raspberries.

Harrison and I made this super easy raspberry and peach tart tonight. Tastes like summer!

Griffin's First Day of School Photo