Saturday, November 30, 2013

Art in Dallas

While visiting in Dallas a few weeks ago, we went to the art museum which has an awesome children's section with lots of hands on and child friendly exhibits.  We made buttons for a happiness tree.  Each person got to hang their button and take someone else's which they were to then give to someone else.




 Then, there were places for the children to sketch tableaus.





 And, an area for hanging felt figures on a giant felt board.
 And a place to make masks.
 Then, we went across the street to the Klyde Warren Park which has disco balls hanging from arches and some fun play spaces for the children.




 Finally, someone had created a knitting project for some of the trees which added to the entire whimsical Saturday.

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Between Two Worlds

Most of my life, I've considered it fortunate that I was just ahead of the Baby-boom. Generally, the Baby-boomers were born between 1946 and 1964 after the fathers returned from World War II. It was a huge population explosion that has reverberated through American society.

This blog will be part history, part memories, part reflections of a retired teacher, but active "Senior". I have always felt like I straddled two generations forming a bridge. Sometimes I think like a baby-boomer, but sometimes I'm locked into my parents' Depression era thinking. I'm a dichotomy of two eras. But, I'm always ready to try something new---so here I am dipping my toes in the water of Blogworld.