Apple Pip in May
Don’t bug me!
The venerable backyard Apple tree attracts a lot of wildlife. The blossoms of last month are almost gone, Pip wants to find out who else likes to climb trees… Woodbugs scuttle around the bark at the base of the tree. Woodbugs are isopods, terrestrial crustaceans with seven pairs of legs and a hard shell. Pip says they tickle, and the fact that they eat rotten wood is not good news for the tree.
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Catherine of Braganza
A Pot of tea for Zipporah.
Zipporah has dressed up as Catherine of Braganza, the Queen-Consort of Charles II of England. She cannot understand why more people do not revere this important personage… due to her influence, two things became essential components of polite English Society - the use of the fork at the dinner table, and the custom of taking “High Tea” in the afternoon. Today, May 13th, 2012 is the 350th anniversary of the day Catherine of Braganza first set foot on English soil, and there is no doubt whatsoever that the first thing she requested upon her arrival was a restorative cup of tea!
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Oregonian Adventure 2
The blank face of what will become “Z”.
Constance and most of her sisters went to Oregon last week to attend a carving retreat taught by Janet Cordell and hosted by TC Vollum. From the point of view of the Hittys, it was very alarming to see the large number of sharp implements wielded by somewhat inexperienced woodcarvers. However, no Hittys were harmed, and because of Janet’s amazing talent and teaching skills (and with much help and encouragement) each class participant was able to add to the small wooden doll population of the world.
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