BenSpark Family Adventures

Photo-A-Day #02654 Because I did not have work at the Pretzel Factory we had time to head to the Cape for a quick overnight. I had a quick eye exam in the morning and then we headed to the Cape. We had lunch with Mem and Grandfather and then headed downtown to go to Eugene Henry's Gastronomical Delights. Andy had wanted to go there over Easter but we didn't get a chance.  We had dinner that night of meatballs and pasta. It was very good. We stayed overnight.

Photo-A-Day #02653 Allison and I went for a long walk today around Attleboro. At the Balfour River Walk we came across this interesting bench that was made from a bunch of guard rails. We are on April break this week and I am not working at the pretzel place this week.

Photo-A-Day #02652 Tonight I went out for dinner with my friend Aaron. He is a much more adventurous eater and I am and he took me to Pho Horn in East Providence. He ordered our appetizer which was a shrimp item with raw sugar cane. For dinner I got a beef bowl that included brisket, meat , tendon and tripe. I tried it all and bypassed more of the chewy stuff but the brisket was incredible and the flavor was excellent. It was so much fun to hang out with Aaron. It had been far too long.

Photo-A-Day #02651 Andy made three Focaccia breads today. One was plain with salt on top, the second was Garlic and the third was tomato and onion. These were excellent. Andy is getting better and better at making this bread, too. 

Photo-A-Day #02650 Andy made this clay bowl at school. They added a little face  to it but part of the face is covered by a handle. I do like when the kids go and make cool things like this. Quirky fun things. Both kids are artistic in their own ways. Andy with foods and Eva with all sorts of textiles and fibers. I can't wait to see what they come up with next year as they both go on their own ways into new adventures.

Photo-A-Day #02649 Today Allison, Eva and I went into Boston for Accepted Students Day at Massachusetts College of Art and Design. We were there early for a special breakfast for scholarship students. Those students who had received presidential, provost and other scholarships. Eva received one and so was honored at the event. We walked in and got registered. Eva was given a tote bag with a water bottle and a few other items. We went to the smaller auditorium which must have been an old gymnasium for breakfast with the college president. I guess she came over to chat with our table when I went out and got more bacon.  At the breakfast they had a presentation and showed artwork from each student present and give them each a certificate and a pretty nice coffee mug. We sat wit a family from Vermont and a young man from Newton.  After the breakfast there was a presentation in another, larger auditorium. There we also had an address by the president but also from other members of ...

Photo-A-Day #02648 Eva made her own tension loom for weaving. I had no idea what this way but it is a contraption that she made using online tutorials to make a mini weaving loom using playing cards and other things. She's been able to make that weaved pattern that is about an inch in width. This is a similar weaving technique that she learned recently and made on a much smaller scale. She's planning on using something like this for a future costume idea.