ASSORTED MINTS.

FRITH AND THE FATNESS LOUNGING ON MAMA'S BED WHILE LEE IACOCCA LOOKS ON.

FRITH CLEANING THE TOILET WITH OUR SWANK NEW IKEA TOILET BRUSH. CHORES ARE SO MUCH MORE FUN WHEN YOU USE THE RIGHT TOOLS.

MAMA PICKED UP A DRAWING TABLET FOR THE COMPUTER - BASICALLY A PEN CONNECTED TO THE COMPUTER, SO THAT WHATEVER YOU DRAW COMES UP ON THE SCREEN. FRITH HAS BEEN ASKING ME TO DRAW CAVES LIKE THE ONE ABOVE. THEN SHE TAKES THE PEN AND FILLS IN THE ACTION INSIDE THE CAVE (IN THIS CASE A MAMA FISH, A BABY FISH AND A MONSTER, ALL GOING CAMPING.) THEN SHE DECIDES ON A TITLE, AND I TELL HERE HOW TO SPELL IT. SHE FINDS THE LETTERS ON THE KEYBOARD HERSELF, AS I DICTATE THEM.

SAME PROCESS AS ABOVE. I HAVE NO GOOD EXPLANATION FOR THE SUBJECT MATTER THOUGH.

skulls and baginas

THERE HAS BEEN A RECENT FASCINATION WITH BODY PARTS. PARTICULARLY WITH "BAGINAS" AND ALSO WITH THE FACT THAT WE ALL HAVE SKELETONS AND SKULLS INSIDE US. THIS PICTURE IS OF "A SKULL, BARING ITS TEETH"

FRITH AND MAMA HIT THE BIG SMOKE

MAMA AND THE FRITH TOOK OUR FIRST OFFICIAL VACATION TOGETHER.

WE CASHED IN SOME AIRMILES AND SPENT THE NIGHT AT THE WESTIN HARBOUR CASTLE IN A ROOM OVERLOOKING THE FERRIES AND TORONTO ISLAND.


UNOFFICIALLY, THE BEST PART WAS THE JUMPING ON THE BEDS. PLEASE DON'T TELL WESTIN.

AFTER A NIGHT OF ROOM SERVICE AND MUCH SWIMMING, WE GOT UP EARLY AND SPENT THE MORNING EXPLORING THE BOARDWALK. WE FOUND SOME BIG ROUND ART.

SO WE WENT INSIDE IT.

AND THEN TOOK SOME PICTURES OF OURSELVES OUTSIDE IT.

WE BASKED IN THE UNSEASONABLE SUNSHINE.

WE TOOK A PICTURE OF THE CN TOWER, AS WE'D PROMISED FRITHA'S TEACHERS. THEY'RE STUDYING THE CN TOWER THIS WEEK IN SCHOOL, AS PART OF THE NORTH AMERICAN LEG OF THEIR TOUR OF THE WORLD.

WHEN WE GOT HOME, THERE WAS STILL A VAST AMOUNT OF FOG IN THE AIR. SO WE SAT IN IT AND HAD SOME APPLES.

ART

THIS (AND THE FOUR PAINTINGS FOLLOWING) IS WHAT FRITH HAS BEEN PRODUCING AT A RATE OF 5 OR MORE A DAY.

WE'RE NOT SURE WHAT THEY ARE.

BUT THEY TEND TO HAVE ARMS, LEGS AND EYES.

AND FRITH SIGNS THEM WITH MARKER WHEN THEY'RE FINISHED. THAT WOULD BE THE SQUIGGLES AT THE TOP RIGHT OR LEFT.

THIS LAST ONE IS A BARNTZ, FOR OUR FRIEND BARBARA. THE BIT BELOW THE NOSE IS NOT THE MOUTH, AS MAMA MISTAKENLY THOUGHT. IT IS THE BELLY BUTTON.

NINCOMPOOP

frith and mama spend a little time each day typing words on the computer. frith tells me the word she wants to write, and i dictate the letters to her. she is able to pick out the following letters : i o p m n s a x c r g and e.. so of course, the word she has wanted to spell every day for the past week? NINCOMPOOP. here's a screen shot of today's work.

EYEBALLS ETCETERA

MAMA AND FRITH CONTRIBUTED EYEBALL SANDWICHES TO THE HALLOWEEN POTLUCK AT SCHOOL TODAY (SOY CREAMCHEESE, OLIVES AND RED FOOD COLOURING ON SOME CRUSTY ARTISAN BREAD)

THE KITTY-KAT-FAIRY-PRINCESS COSTUME WAS FINISHED AT THE LAST MOMENT.

EVEN KITTY-KAT-FAIRY-PRINCESSES HAVE TO EAT.

A FEW DAYS AGO, OPA AND MAMA BEAR CAME TO VISIT.

THIS WAS WHERE THE KITTY-CAT-FAIRY-PRINCESS IDEA BEGAN. NOTE THE TIARA AND WHISKERS.

A FAIRY PRINCESS AND SOME LEAVES

FRITHA SAID "MAMA I WANT SOME WINGS, SO I CAN FLY" .. SO MAMA CAME HOME WITH A PREVIOUSLY-LOVED FAIRY PRINCESS COSTUME SEVERAL SIZES TOO BIG FROM GOODWILL.

FRITH HASN'T (WILLINGLY) TAKEN IT OFF FOR TWO DAYS. TODAY WE VISITED THE POST OFFICE AND THEN ROMPED IN THE LEAVES FOR A COUPLE OF HOURS.

EVERYONE WAS VERY PLEASED TO SEE US. I MEAN, WHO EXPECTS TO MEET A FAIRY PRINCESS ON AN AVERAGE-TO-COLD FALL DAY IN SMALL-TOWN ONTARIO?

SOME BLAIR-WITCHY TYPE CAMERA WORK BY MAMA, TRYING TO DEFEND HERSELF FROM THE LEAF ONSLAUGHT, TRYING NOT GIGGLE TOO HARD AND TRYING TO STILL KEEP FRITH IN SHOT :

VIDEO MINTS

THE RHINOCEROS NOSE PROTECTOR


THE JUMBO JET SONG (AKA THE DARK SONG) .. FRITH HAS BEEN WORKING ON THIS ONE FOR A WHILE

..AND A BOTTLE OF WINE MAMA

AT THE ROCKTON FAIR FRITH DISCOVERED FACEPAINTING.

LIFE WILL NEVER BE THE SAME AGAIN.

WE GOT SOME PAINTING DONE BEFORE THANKSGIVING DINNER.

ALL AVAILABLE GRANDPARENTS WERE IN ATTENDANCE, AND FRITH WAS ON HER BEST BEHAVIOUR.

AND THE TOFURKEY WAS HANDS-DOWN OUR BEST EVER. HAPPY THANKSGIVING!

ASSORTED MINTS

WE GOT A LITTLE PUMPKIN IN OUR SHARE FROM THE FARM THIS WEEK.

FRITH DREW THE FACE ON, AND THEN MAMA CARVED IT OUT.

THEN WE PUT HIM OUTSIDE. IT WASN'T EASY TO LEAVE HIM ALONE OUT THERE ALL NIGHT, BUT EVENTUALLY WE WERE CONVINCED THAT HE'D BE OKAY. HE WAS.

NEXT MORNING, THIS WAS THE OUTFIT FOR SCHOOL. DEFINITELY NEEDED TO BE RECORDED FOR POSTERITY.

AND WE WENT FOR DINNER WITH OMI.. TO CRABBY JOE'S (OF COURSE) WHERE VEGGIE BURGERS AND PASTA WERE ENJOYED BY ALL.


SOME VIDEO FOOTAGE OF THE PUMPKIN DESIGNER IN ACTION.


AND FINALLY, SOME FOOTAGE OF WHAT HAPPENS WHEN YOU SPIN TOO LONG IN ONE DIRECTION.