Alameda Art & Wine Fest Artisan: Village Blocksmith

Christine — Sat, 31 Jul 2010 00:33:54 +0000

Billy, Will and I went to the Alameda Art & Wine Fest last weekend and the first thing we happened upon was The Village Blocksmith booth. He had about six little round tables just the right height for a toddler to stand or bigger humans to sit at filled with very simple and beautiful blocks. Kids could come play and, if you were bold enough with your cash, you, the parents, could fork out your cash for a set.

He has a very basic website that do not do the blocks justice, but you can get a sense of them here.

Will’s pet adoption

Christine — Thu, 24 Jun 2010 19:30:53 +0000

Will is wont to adopt stray dogs nowadays. Today he temporarily adopted “Toby” who I am sure was named after a little pup Toby he has at home (we gave his original pup the name Toby which we made short for Toblerone. He came with a chocolate care package Will’s Lola and Lolo* gave us).

Will hugged Toby the 2nd and told him he loved him in a tender voice. It was so sweet that I wanted to buy it for him. But, I heard Billy’s voice of reason and minamalism in my head, then, asked Will to say goodbye to Toby. Will pressed Toby back into the fold of the other plushies and said a very sweet “goodbye Toby”.

I love this kid.

*Lola and Lolo are Tagalog for Grandmother and Grandfather

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Alameda Art & Wine Fest Artisan: Village Blocksmith

Will’s pet adoption