American in Spain

Mini Erik

• Convinced my daughter to watch Star Wars with me by promising that it had a princess.

  05/18/13

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  George Catlin, Prairie Meadows Burning, 1832

  From the Smithsonian American Art Museum:

  George Catlin painted ominous, swirling clouds of black smoke that loom out of the distance and drive the Indians before them. The artist was an eyewitness to such terrifying events, and described the fire’s “thunder rumbling as it goes.” But he also wrote that prairie fires made for “some of the most beautiful scenes that are to be witnessed in this country, and also some of the most sublime.”

  
  

  05/16/13

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  Mmm… Coffee.

  
  

  05/15/13

• This morning I did the usual, Nora, get up, go to the bathroom and put on your slippers and call me when you’re ready to come downstairs.” It’s a way to practice some autonomy and let Daddy check his email and Facebook notifications. A few minutes went by and I heard nothing. Usually this means she’s just slumped over onto her pillow again. I went up to investigate and found her fully dressed, in weather inappropriate shorts and a summer shirt over her winter undershirt, just putting on the final touches of her ensemble with a sparkly jacket. A+ for initiative!!

  05/14/13

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  I see you!

  
  

  05/12/13