angela bentley fife's artworld:: Summer Cherries

Friday, July 3, 2009

Summer Cherries

Yum, Yum, Yum.

3 comments:

amanda james said...: you guys have a cherry tree?; July 6, 2009 at 3:14 PM
this bright day said...: cherries always remind me of summer days spent with my grandparents in their backyard. they had the best cherry tree. delicious!; July 10, 2009 at 3:56 PM
chelsea b james said...: lucky dog, i didn't know you guys had a cherry tree! did you make anything with them? you know what grandma says... "you know whats worse than finding a worm in your cherry?... finding half a worm!" he he; July 20, 2009 at 10:30 AM

What I Saw this weekend

'The King's Speech'......I was completely enthralled with this movie. Enthralled like I forgot who I was and where I was. About half way through the movie I had a few seconds of clarity and remembered I was at a movie theater in the year 2011 and I looked over at Mr. Fife to see if he was enjoying Collin Firth as much as I, and he was sound asleep.......wha, wha. Oh I married my opposite. I guess I need to escort him to a top 5 Hollywood action flick, preferably starring Mark Whalberg. I concede.

what I read

'Battle Hymn of the Tiger Mother'. So I just started this today, but I am fascinated! If you don't let yourself get offended or sensitive about your own mothering, this book is an amazing view into another way of parenting, another culture. This is a book club read, so our discussion should be intense. I don't know any other subject that gets women as riled up as attacking our mothering. Which is obviously why this book is so controversial. If you live under a rock and haven't heard of it, the author writes about "chinese mothering", including no playdates, no cell phones, no sleepovers, never any grade other than an A, never 2nd in anything academic, no hobbies. I might feel like a horrible mother, or a great mother after this, I don't know yet. Here is a quote I chuckled at "My children can do something with their free time, but nothing like crafts, that leads nowhere or drums, that obviously lead to drugs." (I can't tell if she is being sarcastic, but somehow I doubt it). btw, crafting is like the best thing I do as a mother.......me no tiger mother I guess.