Most of us were awakened to a loud crash when lightening struck something on the grounds around 6:30 a.m. We had quite a thunderstorm! The Dali Lama visited the preteens today. I heard them practicing throat chanting. There are some colorful prayer flags drying on the table as this gets written. Today is more art, more crafts, and a lot of water time for skiing and tubing IF the weather holds. Mark has posted more pictures over at the...
Read MoreYes, it’s a bit late, but here is Wednesday’s Uncle of the day. It’s in two...
Read MoreGreat. For the Heritage program, I was assigned to talk about/be Mao Tse Tong and the Long March. Just dandy – the father of Communist China and my favorite villain. Don’t get me started. Talking to little kids about one of the most destructive leaders of the 20th Century, right up there with Hitler, Pol Pot, Saddam. What to do? Not to mention the previous day, Eric just knocked ’em out as Marco Polo. The kids and...
Read MoreSometimes one has misgivings about taking all the trouble to get to Family Camp, all the inconveniences and travel and work involved. Actually, this happens every year. But as soon as I get here, I remember what a great experience it is. It’s the people that really make the difference. It’s Wednesday already, and we’re in the home stretch. There’s chop making and knitting and map painting, and there is wall...
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