TheWeeOne invented this Apple Ghost of DOOOOOM with a gap in her front teeth and a lurid imagination.
She said,
It was invented in the 1900’s and it could kill 100 people at once when somebody tried to take a bite of it!
Then she demolished it with her terrible fangs.
Today, the girls played in serious fog. The team is getting much better, but the cold weather is making it hard to get motivated Wee ones. 
Tonight we screen our movie at Renton Civic Theater at 7PM – free to the public.
Not So Sweet Violets Synopsis: An innocent family night of singing lurches forward into the 21st century when two sweet violets share their new-age creativity and technological know-how with their Grampa.
There will be a public free screening of all of the films on Oct 19th at 7PM at the Renton Civic Theater.
Come see us defend our 2012 Peoples Choice Award!
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Note: The Mermaids were awesome this weekend. They were actresses and choreographers and hair dressers and editors and all around excellent movie makers.
Kudos to them and thanks to BopOp for joining in the fun – and being the foil.
‘Nuff said.
…Annnnnnnnd to answer the, as yet, unasked question ; Yes, yes you can overdose on chocolate.
I’m not one to usually post food pics but our get together today has 2.5 gallons of Hanks Kitchen Chili, with my own substitution of bison for beef.
I got a sneak preview last night and it is rather spicy and Oooooh so good.
Happy Labor Day!
You can’t quite make out the little crookt pinkie finger.
We took this trip to Wallowa (wa ‘la wa) in July because TheWeeOne wanted to meet an Nez Perce indian friend just like her American Girl doll named Kaya (whom she brought in complete pow-wow regalia).
I’m not sure she met with what she expected at this event;
I thought there’d just be lotsa teepees.
…but the weekend proved to be anything but lacking.
We did see, hear, and experience a fair amount of authenticity.
This image is taken from a short video presented on my Instagram account, where you can also listen.
The costumes, singing, and dancing were definitely a high point and a focus of the weekend.
They clearly took their rituals VERY seriously.
The grounds, where the majority of events took place, was well designed…
…and the view out of the south entryway was amazing at sundown – especially so with the teepees on the river.
A horse parade happened one morning, recognizing several individuals who had followed a traditional path to the encampment from Pendleton, on horseback.
TheWeeOne even got a very brief encounter with two of the performers her age.
And the rest of the weekend was spent either driving to and fro…
…or walking on water, near the cabin we reserved, just outside of Joseph.
It was a great little place called Trouthaven. The sunset on the hills even reflected gold in the water
(NO retouching here)
And we even saw some hard-to-find wildlife.
TheMermaids, ever the chameleons, went a little native themselves in a very short time.
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