Saturday, May 30, 2009

Summer School

Here's Daisy with an extensive set-up fanning out from the piano.


At its heart, the Composer's giant German-English dictionary. Don't ask me why.


Perhaps you should ask Daisy why.


Why is she teaching German to the sock monkeys: when she doesn't even speak it herself?


A good question.


She'll never tell.


(photos by G)

23 comments:

  1. Oh, this is cute! Teaching German to sock monkeys!! Adorable!

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  2. LOL! G'day Giles, good to have you back on the blog.

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  3. *bravo!*

    Thank you for this. It made me smile - and I look eagerly towards when my son will start playing that way!

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  4. Anna
    To be a child at your would be such a joy.
    blessings

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  5. Oh my, it reminds me of my own childhood, when I was teaching all kinds of things to my plushies and to animals drawn on the paper tubes that come in the core of toilet paper... because I didn't have enough plushies to make for a whole class.
    Thank you for this. It's the perfect thing to see in this cloudy, grey day, before I go to church...

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  6. So fresh, so sweet... great photography too

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  7. Oh, but her facial expression is wonderful while "speaking" her newly found language. :-)

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  8. Why, she's teaching it to them because they're so willing to learn it, of course.........do you see how attentive they are?

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  9. So sweet! Daisy reminds me in so many ways of my own little sisters. It brought a smile to my face to see her innocent and imaginative playing.

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  10. Brava!

    That is such a great post with excellent pictures!

    Daisy is a treasure!

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  11. What a beautiful and unusual piano. Tell us about it, if you're so inclined!

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  12. Such an adorable set of photos. Children are so apt to find opportunities.

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  13. Gosh, she looks so grown up all of a sudden!
    Your writings are inspiring to me and I thank you so much.
    Elizabeth

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  14. Ahhh Daisy and I are kindred spirits. I taught all my dolls and teddies all sorts of things. I now wonder why my parents never encouraged me into teaching. And perhaps that is now why I'm studying to be a Teacher Assistant.

    Oh for the blissful days of teaching teddies. They never argue back and they're such good learners!

    Lovely to have Giles' photos back :)

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  15. Absolutely precious!

    In Christ,
    Dawn

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  16. How cute is that? :) Thanks for bringing a smile to my face Anna :)

    Have a beautiful day!
    ~Sharon

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  17. Your Piano is AMAZING! The little one is too cute!

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  18. That's so adorable! Great pics! Have a wonderful summer with your son home.

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  19. Cutest post ever. I am a single career lady in NYC and you blog is my view into an alternate life. You blog is filled with such clear joy and love, I really love it. I wish I could trade lives with you for a day!

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  20. This made my week. Maybe even my summer.

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  21. How adorable! As a German teacher, I think it's wonderful that she's "teaching" German at all!!! I can't wait to vosot more of your blog...

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