Clara the Frockstar-Summer Highlights, Part 2

Our days of summer could have been marked by Clara's dresses. The blue gingham with organza overlay, the full-slip crinoline she calls her "ballet"dress and of course the collection from my childhood which are all floor-length and evoke the late seventies quite unlike anything else. The gingham one-- Clara patiently playing in the nude while it spun in the washing machine. She would call out to me, "Mom, I think it's ready!" Then in the later, hotter days of summer, she would opt for the crinoline, easier for potty. Also, she discovered that this particular dress did not impede her climbing pursuits. Numerous times this summer, Clara has climbed to a height not just above my head, but above my arms reach! The most serious was at Philly U when I was close to calling Campus Security to get her down from a crabapple tree. And then the dress pictured here, was of the Holly Hobbie ilk from my girlhood. It has orange puff sleeves and a grosgrain tie at the waist. Here she is at a cafe with her brothers after a morning at Nursery School Camp.

Quote of the summer as heard by Geoff:"See my fingernail? I hurt it when I was downtown, with Buda. We were doing handstands and funny faces."