William and I continue to read Huckleberry Finn, after finishing Tom Sawyer. For days, Wm has asked if Huck will ever see Tom again. We've finally reached the point in the book where Huck and Tom reunite. Although it is difficult to discuss and read aloud the "N" word, the book has really captured Wm's interest and provided much discussion.
Continuing to find hands on ways to learn about the books, we attended the play "The Adventures of Tom Sawyer" last week. This week, we went down to the Ohio River to imagine what it might have looked like floating down a wide river on a raft.
William took off his shoes and threw out a line to get a better feel for river life. The large dock was our "raft". Fishing for bass because that's how his line equipment was set up, he got nary a bite. Still, we were enjoying the peace and quiet.
About that time, a woman from the next dock came over. She and her boyfriend might be able to eat an ear of corn if they shared - their teeth that is. I inwardly sighed. Too soon to judge, I found out, for she and her boyfriend were the kindest and gentlest of people, talking to my son and giving him a different hook and "stink bait" to try for a catfish. He reeled in someone's abandoned fishing line, but was at least a little gratified to find a nice sinker on the line (along with a good amount of vegetation).
There was plenty of work waiting for me at home, lots I "should" have been doing, but somehow, seeing a boy enjoying life on a river was much more important today.
Notes:
I LOVE my iPad, don't get me wrong, but I brought it and my Kindle, both gifts from my very generous Dad, to the river so I'd have something to do while son fished. I found the bright sunshine made it really hard to see the iPad screen, and I quickly returned it to the car. The Kindle, however, was easily read from my easy chair on the dock.
What am I reading?
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bless you both!
Aloha from Waikiki;
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