how to build a tower #7
For those of you who’ve checked back lately hoping to see something from my San Francisco trip, but no, it’s just more d****d Lego pictures: thanks for your patience, and indulgence of this series! This is the last, and then I’ve got a bunch of things lined up that have nothing to do with kids and legos and water towers…
A few weeks ago, we went to an All About Family event near the Washburn Water Tower, where we learned a little bit about the history of the tower and worked on a Lego model. Here’s a series of shots documenting this effort (marking time while I print and scan two rolls from San Francisco): here Jack and Peter pose in front of the finished product, which is destined for a display case at the Washburn Library.
Unrelated update: I don’t usually mention my publications until the paper is actually in my hands (or the pixels are on my monitor), but I’m pretty tickled about this one: Lady Churchill’s Rosebud Wristlet #20 will include my story “The Oologist’s Cabinet”, an odd little tale of obsession and furniture and eggshells. LCRW is a “zine”, but it’s not just any “zine”–it’s Kelly Link and Gavin Grant’s ‘zine, a weirdly wonderful place for uncategorizable stuff. Place your order or pay a visit in June to one of the shops that has the good judgment to carry it (in Minneapolis, that means Dreamhaven); even if you’re disappointed with my story, you won’t be disappointed with the rest.
