Thursday, November 29, 2007
Thursday, November 15, 2007
A Nice Day Out - City version & Country version
Lately, we've had a couple low key days with just the right time and space for both kids to play and explore the world around them and just enough coffee and fresh air for me to relax and enjoy watching them.
The Country Day... We headed out to Drumlin Farm. It was a cool day and the trees along route 2 towards Lincoln are picture perfect. Henry loves all the animals. Isabelle is quick to point out any "stink" and nervously asks where the foxes are and do we have to go see them and where is the skunk...followed by 500 questions so that she can know as much as possible about these animals to help her not be afraid.
The kids spend the majority of their time digging in the dirt patch in the garden with trowels. I sit on a platform in the sun and inhale the wafting scent of basil: a strong summer smell weaving it's way into this fall air.
The farm is quiet. There is a small burst of energy as a school group walks by. Isabelle, Henry and I have a small snack and watch one of the preschool farm classes do some chores.
We then head over to our Lindentree Farm and harvest our last raspberries, and pick up our horn of plenty for the season. The brussel sprouts are blanched and frozen waiting for Dad (and whoever else will eat them with me) at Thanksgiving.
The city day...Henry, Sydney, Samantha and I started our day as usual trying to figure who was napping when and what we could do that morning. It was a beautiful day so we chose Newbury St. a little shopping, a little walking, some coffee and a bite to eat and the Clarendon St. playground. Henry and Sydney were in heaven with all the toys and structures at the playground and I was in heaven with all the goodies and styles in the shops.
At the playground we are surrounded by children in a range of fashions, many nannies and the odd mom somewhat styled and fashionable with perhaps an oat or two stuck to her pantleg and a cell phone stuck to her ear. I was in awe watching Sydney and Henry in all their cuteness just taking in the scene of toys, kids, a couple dry leaves for Sydney to sample before she picked up Henry's discarded madeleine. They were so happy. Henry almost ran over a small group of nannies dressed in their puffy vest with the requisite shawl or pashmina thrown over it as he backed up the toy car because he doesn't know how to go forwards yet. What made this day so nice aside from the shopping and the weather was that I could appreciate the time I have with the kids. The moms that were there (2 of about 12 adults and one had her nanny with her)looked miserable and lost. Yes, I have my days when I feel like I need to be peeled off the floor, but I never feel the way those moms looked.
Also, for parking...after a couple times of circling the street a man waited for us (it seemed) we asked if he was leaving and he pulled out for us. Then he got out and gave us his parking stub with an extra hour. That was a nice start to our outing.
Life is good.
Leah
(Stream of conscience writing...not going to edit..have other stuff to do>)
The Country Day... We headed out to Drumlin Farm. It was a cool day and the trees along route 2 towards Lincoln are picture perfect. Henry loves all the animals. Isabelle is quick to point out any "stink" and nervously asks where the foxes are and do we have to go see them and where is the skunk...followed by 500 questions so that she can know as much as possible about these animals to help her not be afraid.
The kids spend the majority of their time digging in the dirt patch in the garden with trowels. I sit on a platform in the sun and inhale the wafting scent of basil: a strong summer smell weaving it's way into this fall air.
The farm is quiet. There is a small burst of energy as a school group walks by. Isabelle, Henry and I have a small snack and watch one of the preschool farm classes do some chores.
We then head over to our Lindentree Farm and harvest our last raspberries, and pick up our horn of plenty for the season. The brussel sprouts are blanched and frozen waiting for Dad (and whoever else will eat them with me) at Thanksgiving.
The city day...Henry, Sydney, Samantha and I started our day as usual trying to figure who was napping when and what we could do that morning. It was a beautiful day so we chose Newbury St. a little shopping, a little walking, some coffee and a bite to eat and the Clarendon St. playground. Henry and Sydney were in heaven with all the toys and structures at the playground and I was in heaven with all the goodies and styles in the shops.
At the playground we are surrounded by children in a range of fashions, many nannies and the odd mom somewhat styled and fashionable with perhaps an oat or two stuck to her pantleg and a cell phone stuck to her ear. I was in awe watching Sydney and Henry in all their cuteness just taking in the scene of toys, kids, a couple dry leaves for Sydney to sample before she picked up Henry's discarded madeleine. They were so happy. Henry almost ran over a small group of nannies dressed in their puffy vest with the requisite shawl or pashmina thrown over it as he backed up the toy car because he doesn't know how to go forwards yet. What made this day so nice aside from the shopping and the weather was that I could appreciate the time I have with the kids. The moms that were there (2 of about 12 adults and one had her nanny with her)looked miserable and lost. Yes, I have my days when I feel like I need to be peeled off the floor, but I never feel the way those moms looked.
Also, for parking...after a couple times of circling the street a man waited for us (it seemed) we asked if he was leaving and he pulled out for us. Then he got out and gave us his parking stub with an extra hour. That was a nice start to our outing.
Life is good.
Leah
(Stream of conscience writing...not going to edit..have other stuff to do>)
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