tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-42593112464444148302012-02-16T07:24:59.860-08:00Our Desert Lifehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02696803020226034565noreply@blogger.comBlogger81100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4259311246444414830.post-27222202590315015242008-11-08T10:33:00.000-08:002008-11-08T10:43:13.723-08:00<a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_R-NIxXWcjOY/SRXdiHfTsuI/AAAAAAAAACI/Zbz1_rpOMZY/s1600-h/DSCN0065.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5266358917475316450" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_R-NIxXWcjOY/SRXdiHfTsuI/AAAAAAAAACI/Zbz1_rpOMZY/s320/DSCN0065.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_R-NIxXWcjOY/SRXdhoYYB5I/AAAAAAAAACA/bh7-AYYLCB8/s1600-h/DSCN0050.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5266358909124741010" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_R-NIxXWcjOY/SRXdhoYYB5I/AAAAAAAAACA/bh7-AYYLCB8/s320/DSCN0050.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div><span style="font-family:arial;">Tonight we celebrated Martinmas with some Waldorf families in Dubai. We did a Lantern walk with the children and parents in Safa Park. It was beautiful. Everyone had made a wonderful effort and the lanterns were stunning.</span></div><br /><br /><div><span style="font-family:Arial;"></span></div><br /><br /><div><span style="font-family:Arial;">" Tiny lanterns glowing bright.</span></div><br /><br /><div><span style="font-family:Arial;">In the darkness of the night,</span></div><br /><br /><div><span style="font-family:Arial;">Tiny lanterns light our way</span></div><br /><br /><div><span style="font-family:Arial;">Blessed be Saint Martin's day."</span></div></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4259311246444414830-2722220259031501524?l=desertskippers.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Our Desert Lifehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02696803020226034565noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4259311246444414830.post-42533751532888185872008-09-28T00:38:00.000-07:002008-09-28T00:42:06.197-07:00<a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_R-NIxXWcjOY/SN81HVPwnFI/AAAAAAAAABw/hXH0izk03YI/s1600-h/Kitty+puppet.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5250974090615888978" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_R-NIxXWcjOY/SN81HVPwnFI/AAAAAAAAABw/hXH0izk03YI/s320/Kitty+puppet.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_R-NIxXWcjOY/SN81HpK8JiI/AAAAAAAAAB4/-KvkwiVrzKY/s1600-h/Mouse+finger+puppets.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5250974095964382754" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_R-NIxXWcjOY/SN81HpK8JiI/AAAAAAAAAB4/-KvkwiVrzKY/s320/Mouse+finger+puppets.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div>A kitty hand puppet and the little mousie finger puppets, quite realisitic ... </div><br /><div>Emily (6) stitched the mouse one herself.</div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4259311246444414830-4253375153288818587?l=desertskippers.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Our Desert Lifehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02696803020226034565noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4259311246444414830.post-41210926057761928412008-09-28T00:33:00.000-07:002008-09-28T00:38:35.558-07:00<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_R-NIxXWcjOY/SN80NLKc1SI/AAAAAAAAABo/Ki49oAetIa0/s1600-h/Tree+house.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5250973091476854050" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_R-NIxXWcjOY/SN80NLKc1SI/AAAAAAAAABo/Ki49oAetIa0/s320/Tree+house.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div>A tree house made from planks dumped on construction sites. We are growing a bean creeper up the side.</div><br /><div></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4259311246444414830-4121092605776192841?l=desertskippers.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Our Desert Lifehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02696803020226034565noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4259311246444414830.post-45058357898381166442008-09-11T03:21:00.000-07:002008-09-11T03:23:54.812-07:00<a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_R-NIxXWcjOY/SMjxpxs5CSI/AAAAAAAAABg/KkUaalMozgg/s1600-h/nana"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5244707466091497762" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_R-NIxXWcjOY/SMjxpxs5CSI/AAAAAAAAABg/KkUaalMozgg/s320/nana%27s+dolls.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div>We are very lucky to have an artistic and talented grandmother who has made the girls a set of dolls for their play. A King, Queen, Princess, Prince, Witch and Fairy. </div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4259311246444414830-4505835789838116644?l=desertskippers.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Our Desert Lifehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02696803020226034565noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4259311246444414830.post-43177465203346137712008-09-11T02:59:00.000-07:002008-09-11T03:05:09.947-07:00<a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_R-NIxXWcjOY/SMjtB656HNI/AAAAAAAAABQ/qmNRaXaXGuU/s1600-h/katies+swan.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5244702383320734930" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_R-NIxXWcjOY/SMjtB656HNI/AAAAAAAAABQ/qmNRaXaXGuU/s320/katies+swan.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_R-NIxXWcjOY/SMjtCHJPJ8I/AAAAAAAAABY/9XhZYOHxFNQ/s1600-h/emilys+gray+geese.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5244702386606254018" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_R-NIxXWcjOY/SMjtCHJPJ8I/AAAAAAAAABY/9XhZYOHxFNQ/s320/emilys+gray+geese.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div>"Swan swim over the sea, swim swan swim.</div><br /><div>Swan swim back again, well swum swan."</div><br /><div></div><br /><div></div><br /><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div>"Three gray geese on the green grass grazing.</div><br /><div>Gray are the geese,</div><br /><div>Green is the grazing"</div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4259311246444414830-4317746520334613771?l=desertskippers.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Our Desert Lifehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02696803020226034565noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4259311246444414830.post-72026305295857663652008-06-26T21:32:00.001-07:002008-06-27T10:08:03.619-07:00<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_R-NIxXWcjOY/SGRuJEA7ejI/AAAAAAAAABI/vFuRc7nJnAQ/s1600-h/PC300059.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5216415370377394738" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_R-NIxXWcjOY/SGRuJEA7ejI/AAAAAAAAABI/vFuRc7nJnAQ/s320/PC300059.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4259311246444414830-7202630529585766365?l=desertskippers.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Our Desert Lifehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02696803020226034565noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4259311246444414830.post-85868169659092957442008-06-26T20:46:00.000-07:002008-06-26T21:03:22.302-07:00<a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_R-NIxXWcjOY/SGRmFL8kePI/AAAAAAAAAA4/eRLnHnLBO_4/s1600-h/2008+irish+dancing,+gym+187.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5216406507694094578" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_R-NIxXWcjOY/SGRmFL8kePI/AAAAAAAAAA4/eRLnHnLBO_4/s320/2008+irish+dancing,+gym+187.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_R-NIxXWcjOY/SGRmFWDndSI/AAAAAAAAABA/vpKElOOxyHk/s1600-h/2008+irish+dancing,+gym+174.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5216406510408004898" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_R-NIxXWcjOY/SGRmFWDndSI/AAAAAAAAABA/vpKElOOxyHk/s320/2008+irish+dancing,+gym+174.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div>Our first 'real' effort at a nature table. Emily(6) felted the butterfly. Katie (5), Livi (3) and Emily did the bees. They were quite easy. First roll a black felt ball. Push it into a, egg shape. Neddle felt a but of yellow magic wool for the wings.</div><br /><div></div><br /><div>The boats are walnut shells with duck feathers glued in. And our visiting fairy is a wee little lilly flower fairy.</div><br /><div></div><br /><div></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4259311246444414830-8586816965909295744?l=desertskippers.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Our Desert Lifehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02696803020226034565noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4259311246444414830.post-51474696326824108342008-06-26T19:44:00.000-07:002008-06-26T20:14:12.698-07:00<a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_R-NIxXWcjOY/SGRXqFW0jEI/AAAAAAAAAAo/J8ox5TgSj0Q/s1600-h/100_1383.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5216390648905894978" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_R-NIxXWcjOY/SGRXqFW0jEI/AAAAAAAAAAo/J8ox5TgSj0Q/s320/100_1383.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_R-NIxXWcjOY/SGRXqhYFvPI/AAAAAAAAAAw/kd8b9zUfPa8/s1600-h/2008+irish+dancing,+gym+160.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5216390656427408626" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_R-NIxXWcjOY/SGRXqhYFvPI/AAAAAAAAAAw/kd8b9zUfPa8/s320/2008+irish+dancing,+gym+160.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div>Matthew made the theatre and I made the puppets. They are marionettes and our first story with them was "The Frog Prince".</div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4259311246444414830-5147469632682410834?l=desertskippers.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Our Desert Lifehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02696803020226034565noreply@blogger.com2