Traveling Willy was on the front steps last night when I arrived home from work! My kids are very excited to show him a good time. He rested comfortably last night and is ready to go!
He is so full of energy, I hope I can keep up with him.
Oh for sure we'll get some Maine lobster for Willy! I may even send him out there to get it, Can he swim?? and dive?? I better not, that water is c-c-c-c-cold.
He was so excited he just hopped on the bus with the kids!
I gotta go pick him up at the school, he'll be a major distraction with all those kids.
Wow, TW going to school! I'll bet he has some stories to tell the students about his travels.
And probably some stories he shouldn't be telling.
"Socialism is a philosophy of failure, the creed of ignorance, and the gospel of envy, it's inherent virtue is the equal sharing of misery." by Winston Churchill
You are really going to pick him up at school? Tooooo funny!
I'm hoping TW rememembers my address so he can send me some lobster! (just kidding! )
TW is going to have a great time seeing life from a younger viewpoint at your house - can't wait to read about all the trouble (ooops I meant FUN) he gets into there!
I went to pick Willy up at school today and it took awhile for my daughter to bring him to the office. I was thinking maybe he thought he was in trouble or something. When she finally came in with Willy in her hand she had a funny (odd) expression on her face. You know the one, "oh shoot, I'm in trouble" look. I'm like , "Oh my God, what did you do to Willy?!?"
She told me that after she shared him with her class, she passed him on to my boy, Matthew, for him to share with his class. Everything went well in there but it was "clean out your desks" day. All the kids cleaned out old papers and snack wrappers and such and threw them into the 5 paper recycling bins out behind the school. Welllllllllllll, Matthew couldn't find the pouch that Willy came in after that and thought he must have thrown it into the bins by accident!
OH MY! I was horrified to think something bad would happen to Willy or his possessions while on my watch. I marched her outside with me, her protesting the whole while that she was supposed to be in class, and made her start looking with me through all the recycling bins. While we were pawing through the sticky, gross papers that third graders accumulate, out comes Matthew with a sheepish grin on his face and TW's pouch in his hand.
I told him he was grounded for life for stressing me out like that. Having TW is a big responsibility , more than I realized!
After that I brought him to work with me. OF course he jumped right in and thought he could "help" me.
Pictures are coming, I got to figure out this camera I borrowed. I am getting my daughter's camera tomorrow, which I am much more familiar with.
I told him he was grounded for life for stressing me out like that. Having TW is a big responsibility , more than I realized!
That is ABSOLUTELY correct!!! I was sooooo nervous when I had TW out and about here - kept checking to make sure I had him - in my pocketbook, in the car, etc! When Amy took him to the city for the day, I held my breath til they returned!
I was working in cushions last night. I told my coworkers all about Traveling Willy and they got right into it. They begged me to take their picture along with TW.
We stuff the cushions and stitch them closed, then seal them in plastic, box them up and ship them to customers. You can see one in the background which is a "lakeside" color settee cushion.
Willy was so bold and picked up some scissors to snip some threads for me. He thought he could do what I do with no training at all. Silly Willy........Here he is with Becky....
Those are hammock pillows ready for the fiberfill, colors from top to bottom are: watermelon, canoe green stripe, lakeside, and barely seen is vintage red. Also , in the background you can see some large rectangular dog bed inserts that we blowfill into and then stitch closed.
Oh MY Mel--t'were i a mouse--I would have loved to be there to see all of that unfold---but not to worry--all is well--and it taught the kids a valuable lesson. can't wait to see what T Willy "helped" you with.
oops I took to long to post this---ah well---
Last edited by JunieGirl; May 2nd, 2008 at 06:40 AM.
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Oh my!!! Your co worker was very brave to let TW handle scissors.
I really commend her for taking a chance.
"Socialism is a philosophy of failure, the creed of ignorance, and the gospel of envy, it's inherent virtue is the equal sharing of misery." by Winston Churchill
Oh man, I'm so relieved that T. Willy survived his trip to school!
I know when I had him I too was worried about him....he's so little it can be easy to misplace him--especially when he's taking a nap and can't yell at you, "here I am".
Cool pictures of him at your work too.....Maybe you could put him to work for a few days so he could make some traveling money.
I, too, was always checking to make sure he was OK, and with me, when we were out walking the trails and on the golf course!!! It's hard not to worry, when TW is your responsibility. And he truly is exhausting!!! But lots of fun!
I just think it is so cool that with each person he has visited he gets to have such totally different adventures!!! It's making a great story (hint to Diane )
Friday was nice though and the guys from the Muster team, "the Quahogs" came to take their handtub out for a car wash fund raiser. It is an antique fire engine that is now used for competitions all over New England. They take it to Old fashioned fireman's musters and hand pump it in the alloted time to see which team can get the longest stream of water. I thought you might like to see it, as they are keeping it at my house to do some repairs and painting to get it ready for the upcoming season. Willy sure liked it!
We haven't been doing too much exciting around here. We've just been enjoying the nice weather and exploring nature. Quiet walks around the gardens and woods by the house yesterday and today. Tomorrow we will go to the beach, weather permitting. Here are some pictures of spring in Maine............
Birds:
Bird on a wire, hawk I think..
The return of my phoebes. They reside in my outer garage bay and they are a joy to watch catching bugs all summer. Love them
I don't know the name of this one, but their are drifts of it throughout the woods. The flower is white but with just a hint of pink. It is flowering now.
Those are all great pictures but where is TW? Is he the one taking the pictures?
Has he already moved on to his next hostess?
"Socialism is a philosophy of failure, the creed of ignorance, and the gospel of envy, it's inherent virtue is the equal sharing of misery." by Winston Churchill
I don't know the name of this one, but their are drifts of it throughout the woods. The flower is white but with just a hint of pink. It is flowering now.
Those are all great pictures but where is TW? Is he the one taking the pictures?
Has he already moved on to his next hostess?
You know, I thought of that after. He was in my shirt pocket walking all around with me and I never even put him down to take HIS picture! What a dope I am! I will get him into future pics.
He's still with me, I am waiting for further instructions, but I would like to have him at least through friday. I am going to Boston , to the Science Museum, with my son's class and would love to take Willy with me. I will DEFINITELY get some pics of him at some of the sites in Boston.
Dodge, they are not johnny jump-ups. Another name I've heard for them is "Dog tooth violet". Try a google image search, maybe they have better pictures. The reason for the "Trout lily" name is the leaves are mottled just like a trout fish. Johnny jump-ups do not have foliage like that.
Today Willy and I braved the light rain and went to the beach. When we first arrived at one of my favorite beaches, we saw a bunch of clam diggers out on the flats. I've never seen so many digging in one spot before. Either they just re-opened that clam flat or they are expecting it to close or many other areas may be closed right now.
when you first drive onto this peninsula/island the clam flats are to the right and the beach is to the left over the dunes.
Coming up over the dunes we spotted some more guys gathering clams, these guys were after the huge surf clams. Not good for steamers, but they are the clams that can be chopped up and used for chowders. They are the clams that you buy in the store, canned. You can only get them when the tide is extremely low, the surf washes them up. I've also heard them called "hen clams".
Walking the beach we followed these fresh tracks!
Willy has salt in his blood. His first look at the Atlantic Ocean!
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