Rich Colors

To get this array of colors I used onion skins, beet powder, turmeric, red cabbage, chamomile and blueberries.  I boiled each color for about fifteen minutes with some vinegar added to it.  Some we just dipped and some we double dipped.  Some were drawn on with crayons and some painted with paintbrushes.   Beautiful and rich colors.  They were hidden at Grandma and Grandpa's house where the hunt took place.   The baskets were filled.  The hunt was followed by a yummy dinner
 and desert.        

At Nine

 

Here is what Eli has been up to lately.  He likes to copy pictures from the computer and color them.  Pictures of archers and dragons and such.  Then, him and his friends  cut them out and put them on their walls.  He found a seed that somebody left at our house a while ago and planted it in this juice jar.  He waters it dutifully and, sure enough, it has sprouted.  I can't wait to see what blooms.  It was a big seed from the house of an avid seed saver.   Someone who also grows all kind of lovely flowers.  His piano playing is moving along.  He's reading music really well and has memorized about eight songs.  He played a small recital for Grandma and Grandpa.  They even sang along to Heigh Ho and Camptown Races.  We watched Dolphin Tale the other day and Eli was quite moved by it.  Today he came home from school and wrote a small report about dolphins.   He wants to start some kind of fundraiser for dolphins.  As he was falling asleep he was yelling, "How 'bout dimes for dolphins?  Better yet dollars for dolphins!"