Foraging

Seattle has free grapes. Also apples, pears, dates and endless blackberries for a short time. We gave away candy as is the ritual this evening. Finn spent an hour playing with the ipod. Plugging it in, pushing play, dancing, unplugging, and repeat. Lara asked today at coop if Finn was sad. I said I thought he might be getting a cold even though I did not think he was. He seemed to be his normal self which is sometimes very quiet and sometimes exuberant. I hope he's not sad.

Sculpture Park

Stewert, Blix, Finn and I went to the Olympic sculpture park. You can't touch the art which is one of those really sad parts of life. I like seeing sculptures with a patina of so many caresses. I like it on public maps how the 'you are here' has been rubbed to the bone. They were loading up gigantic traffic cone sculptures. I will miss them. You could touch them.

The fat of the land

I spent the afternoon at Solar Joe's farm on Vashon island. It is always a pleasure to meet genuinely kind and thoughtful people. We raked leaves and mixed it with horse manure for compost. They have three kids with land to run on and chickens to chase. It looks like a great setup. Then back at our ranch we danced.

Holloweenish

It's hard not having pockets. It's great being able to fling fireballs and lift heavy objects. We went to Felix's Montessori party where the pumpkin that won best painted didn't have any paint on it. A little boy dressed like a cowboy said "I'm going to shoot you in the penis." Luckily I was able to protect my genitals with my cape. K and I went to a work party afterward but went home after an hour because Finn was exhausted and unable to fall asleep at the babysitters.

Uncle Burmy

Burmy and Jessica are in town for a week.

Stroller Derby

'House' is a new big word for Finn. You never really notice how many houses there are in a city until you have someone pointing them out to you. We walked past a Greek Orthodox church with lots of tile and chunky stained glass. Finn loves to push the stroller. He wont let you help steer. We stopped by Chip's and pushed balls around with brooms in their new kitchen.

Lincoln Park

Finn and I went to the park with friends. I thought how lucky it is to be a stay at home parent today. We swung, threw rocks in the bay, and played in leaves. It is a good way to spend a Tuesday morning.