Emma and I visited Dimond park and Sausal creek with a stop at the best grocery store in Oakland, Farmer Joe’s!
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how Emma became an intern at the garden
We have been visiting the Gardens of Lake Merritt since we moved here when Emma turned two.
She has always wanted to grow up and be a helper in the bonsai garden.
The master gardeners have been very patient with her and over the years invited her to watch and learn.
During the pandemic she showed up a lot more often, willing to help out in any way she could. There was lots of sweeping and raking leaves which she loved.
Now they give her small jobs like weeding with tweezers. She likes being trusted with the care of their special trees.
The docents and gardeners are mostly older and appreciate her eagerness. They tell me she is very polite and always welcome.
For a child who is stuck at home with her parents it is a blessing to learn from someone new, and to see others faces light up when she visits.
homeschool as of late
Making a multiplication chart. It ended at 14!
Illustrating the balloon seller chapter of Mary Poppins Comes Back.
This is her version of the hanging gardens of Babylon. ^_^
Happy new year
Emma gave me a haircut on new years day and we ate cake. Picture by maiki shows our new blue cups filled with milky coffee (herbal tea for Em).