At home with Malcolm and Nora - go home

Wednesday, June 17, 2009

Our house


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Originally uploaded by deirdre_mama.

We've had some requests to post pictures of the house, so here's some of the interior. Perhaps we'll get around to the outside another day. This is a view of the living room. The whole place was stark white when we moved in, so the first thing we did was paint every surface.

Papa's chair


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AKA Baba's chair when she visits. From our deck you can see loads of pines and other trees along the creek that runs along one side of our house, as well as whatever the neighbor's watching on the wide screen tv across the way.

Dining room


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We have many beautiful Leonard Baskin prints on the walls courtesy of Baba's generosity. The sculpture, Man with Red Goat Poet, is hers, a gift to Guy some years back.

The kitchen


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Malcolm's celestial room


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Solar system mobile


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Malcolm and Nora painted this when Baba visited last October.

Nora's very pink room


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Pop Pop made the amazing dollhouse.

Tuesday, June 16, 2009

Nora's first solo merry-go-round ride


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Today's posts are all about visits to parks. Here, Nora braves the Fairyland merry-go-round to ride a purple and pink horse.

Malcolm visits Nora at school


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Originally uploaded by deirdre_mama.

He took her and some of the other preschoolers for a spin around the playground. Notice the HAIRCUT, Pop Pop!

Malcolm masters the swings


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He's finally gotten how to propel himself really high up. Hasn't figured out how fun it is to jump off yet (we'll keep that a secret for now)...

Nora tries a different technique


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We're told this is how it's done on Planet Nora.

Monday, June 15, 2009

A busy Spring...


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It's been ages since our last post so we'll be catching up in the next few days. In March we went for a week long visit to Western Massachusetts where we visited with Guy's mom Barbara, and Malcolm bonded with her doggies. From there we did day trips and visited loads of friends but of course didn't get enough time with any of them...

Moments before the hot chocolate spilled everywhere...


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Nora snapped this shot in the coffee shop in Great Barrington where she impressed all with her whirling dervish routine.

Malcolm, butterfly magnet


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We met with Beth and her family at a really cool indoor butterfly garden, which the kids loved.

Kylie, Chase and Malcolm


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Chase and Malcolm really hit it off (just like the last time they saw each other four years ago!). In fact, Malcolm wanted to take Chase home to be his brother.