We went yesterday to pick #2 son up from his Summer Institute in architecture. There was a nice ceremony, and exhibits of all the various projects the kids had worked on.
I am not sure that I would have identified this as a “primitive hut,” but I liked it. A primitive greenhouse, perhaps.
#2 son’s group did a good job on it, in any case. They learned a good bit about what architecture is and what architects do.
I also liked this display of sutures from the physiology group. I was surprised to learn that mattress stitch is a popular one for sutures. I suppose that this gives surgeons a leg up on their knitting.
I also liked their comparative physiology thing with human and dolphin bones.
The “how to be insanely rich” group had all decided to invest 10-15% of their income from age 25 in a diversified portfolio, and their numbers convinced me.
We are glad to have #2 son back. It is pleasant also to have Dr. Drew here, though I must report that our game of WordThief deteriorated into random throwing of chips and cards. I do not think that Dr. Drew was the one who was throwing them; in fact, he might have been the only one who was not. Still, it has never happened before.
A couple of random pictures of the campus here.
It was a beautiful day for walking around.
Following the ceremony, we checked #2 son out of his dorm and came on home.
I spent the afternoon reading and knitting, and have finished the third skein of yarn for Brooklyn. I have begun the decreases for the raglan. It seems abnormal to knit a raglan in pieces, but I have this picture from the book to convince me that it will work. The pattern just says to “decrease” with no suggestions for a method. I am keeping a k1 selvedge and using paired decreases — sskpso on the right and k2tog on the left.
oh a summer architecture institute. sounds ideal. i’m glad to hear that your children are having activity-filled summers…and i think any game that ends up in piece throwing is good unless eyes and other important orfices are being targeted with intense velocity. paz
i don’t know. in fact, i’ve never really been a proper grown-up, although i am working 2 jobs right now, but it seems like you guys have all this time tod o things, you just do other things.
then again, i’m speaking from the point of view of a guy who has probably seen his dad playing computer games more than speaking and laughing and reading combined. and if you included watching tv in the playing video games column, then i’ve probably never seen my dad do everything else more, if that makes sense.
i guess it’s just hard because people are looking for a sort of group to join, something to feel a part of, but constructing that sort of collective seems out of the ordinary to them. although not so much to you, i feel.