angela bentley fife's artworld:: August 2009

Friday, August 28, 2009

Lovely Angel

I saw this most beautiful angel at the Springville Museum. I love it so much. I think it is a piece by J Kirk Richards (not 100%, but pretty sure). It is life-size and inspiring.

Wednesday, August 19, 2009

Thanks to my sisters and their husbands, we spent the last few days in Northern Idaho at their family home on CocoLala lake. It was definitely the highlight for the kids and the best trip ending we have ever had. Cliff jumping (if you look really close), water tramps with a cute little boy named Cy (shadow #2's summer crush), the best food of the whole trip (not much luck with Canadian cuisine), party boats, frog catching, fresh water swimming, tubing, and good company....Thanks James boys!

One other thanks to Elisa and Jim for the middle of the night use of their hotel/driveway and our unexpected stay both there and back.....and the yummy breakfasts & many diet cokes!

Serious RV hair. So scary!

Massive RV Tour

So we rented an RV and drove to Banff. It was amazing!

Lake Louise in Canada was seriously the prettiest, unreal place I have ever been. For a few minutes I was considering becoming a different person and staying there for the rest of my life....We canoed, hiked. This was my favorite 2 days of the entire 2 weeks.

Friday, August 14, 2009

Dream Space

I wish I lived here. It makes me happy!

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.