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03.23.09Redwood Boats
Boats, Hiking, tools, wood (5)At the family camp of our step cousin Francis near Butano State Redwoods we learned how to build a boat out of redwood scraps. Francis has a special boat that his father made for him a few years ago. Unbeknown to me there was a plan afoot to build a companion for Francis' redwood sail boat. Seth was slated to get a boat of his own. So when Daddy Joerg arrived and the construction began, I rushed to get the camera because how often do Boy's Almanac projects fall in your lap? Daddy Joerg started jovially going about the business of ...
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03.17.09Imaginary Building
Birds, wood (6)Here at Boy's Almanac we have been keen on the kids building bird houses. As it turns out Seth and his friend A have been busy building things sans moms. I don't know what they are building with that pumpkin, but they are hard at it. It is important for young boys to spend time practicing with materials and imagining process and results. This prepares them for the age when they really can build something like a bird house. Perhaps this pumpkin will suffice. I have heard of a mouse living in a pumpkin, but we will have to see ...
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03.16.09
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