Vermont. July 12 to 18

there is always too much to say about vacations... especially my parents' version of a vacation. As mentioned in previous posts, my parents love love love to go go go. We stayed around Mount Ascutney, which was covered in wildflowers and ski lifts (unfortunately inoperable during the summer. what gives? does no one understand the power of a summery ride up the mountain? Ober Gatlinburg, anyone?). Each day was packed with visits to the Old Constitution House, Saint Gaudens Memorial, Quechee Gorge, a trip down to Fort Ticonderoga, and the Shelburne Museum (which is totally what my uncle will have to do with all of his stuff).

Saint Gaudens Memorial. By my Dad.

Bikes at the Constitution House. By me.

final frontier

well, it was a completely productive fourth of july weekend in boston (which i don't say very often. so let's celebrate). not only did we paint our bathroom on sunday (even behind the toilet. seriously), nat came up on friday and in no uncertain terms claimed it was screenprinting time... okay, so she didn't 'claim' anything, but she did arrive with several newly bought plain t-shirts and asked, "so, are we screenprinting guys?"

I have to say, even though the above example is a more funk-a-fied print than what I had planned, there were no bad ones in the bunch. we each made a design and had the chance to see our creative sides turn into wearable art. wearable unique cool art, that is. (I'm feeling italicized today...).

anyway, m. turned out to be the screenprinting maximizer. anyone surprised? no. didn't think so. it wasn't just one print per shirt. ever. it was at least two prints, front and back, in different colors.

needless to say, we haven't put any of it away, because, according to her, we will be doing more screenprinting this week. until i head to the woods of Vermont with my parents and uncle bobby. hence william shatner below. I'll have to tell that one later....

museum of science

The museum of science is on my mind, not only because i recently re-found some photos from our first visit there (ha!), but because they have a new planeterium show (did I say I was a nerd?). Anyway, if you are as concerned/fascinated with the demotion of Pluto as I am, then What Happened to Pluto? is right up your alley, as well. I mean, one second it's part of our planetary hub, the next it's just a rock in the kuiper belt. it's got to sting. it really does.