Friday we packed two field trips (and a visit to the Chiropractor, which the children always consider a field trip in itself!) into one day!
We took a little road trip to tour the workshop where my new Highland Harp was made. Mr. McCrimmon, the luthier, was absolutely fabulous, answering our many questions and showing us all the wonderful ways this little harp is unique. (And yes, I did say my new harp. In helping Kaira get started, I became interested myself, and uh... well, we now have two harps. Kaira's way beyond my level and far more dedicated, but I'm having fun trailing along behind.)
The children got to practice sanding a bit on their souvenir "harp holes" (pieces of wood cut from the soundboard; kinda like doughnut holes!) We were amazed at all the work that goes into harp making, and Keegan just about signed up for apprenticeship.
After pestering the luthier for a few hours, we enjoyed dinner at a Japanese restaurant where our chef chopped, juggled knives and did a variety of impressive culinary performances while cooking our dinner right at our table. It was a bit of a splurge, but since we stayed home for our vacation this year we thought it would be a fun tie-in to our study of Japan and China the past few weeks.
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Tuesday, June 2, 2009 - Wow!!!
Grumpy Dave