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A temporary hut

October 17, 2005

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I couldn’t resist this fuzzy purple fur marked down 50% at Joann’s. The owl fabric came from a swap months ago with Katey at One Good Bumblebee.

Here is a view from above of our weekend project – our first sukkah is now standing! After much cursing, some help from a friend, and a new drill bit, Charlie and I finally put the finishing touches on our temporary hut for the holiday of Sukkot. We have always dreamed of having a place to put up our own sukkah and now it is actually up. Now we need to get busy decorating.

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And finally, a picture of my budding artist. She just loves crayons and always demands that I draw her a moon and a bus and, lately, a witch hat.

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Comments

  1. risa says

    October 17, 2005 at 2:51 pm

    love the purple fuzz and love the sukkah. when i think of sukkahs i always picture thos fake rubber grapes my childhood temple used or the paper rings we made in hebrew school. 🙂

  2. jenny vorwaller says

    October 17, 2005 at 2:58 pm

    aww the fuzzy bear is soo sweet!

  3. myra says

    October 17, 2005 at 4:46 pm

    Love the fuzzy bear and the serious artist!

  4. mimi k says

    October 18, 2005 at 8:36 am

    Purple bear is wonderful! Purple personality 🙂

  5. robin says

    October 18, 2005 at 11:32 am

    i love your sukkah. yearly the 3rd grade class at my daughters school builds a sukkah in the schoolyard. they decorate it with berries and strung popcorn, flowers, gourds, shells and stones. i love this tradition and the hard work you have put into it. i can’t wait to see how you decorate it.
    oh –and the purple bear is to die for.

  6. Wendy says

    October 18, 2005 at 5:12 pm

    Precious bear and precious artist. Love her curls! We read a book about Sukkot last year called A home for Hillal (I believe that was the name) and my boys were quite taken with the tradition and history of the Sukkah.

  7. mrspilkington says

    October 19, 2005 at 12:13 am

    congratulations on getting the sukkah up — it looks great. and your budding artist is adorably serious about her work! the purple bear — wonderful. hope you’re feeling good!

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