Back to the Beginning

Yikes, it is already March and I am just now beginning to plan for this summer's Harry Potter Camp.  Last summer we had several very disappointed kids because the camp filled up well before July.  This summer we will focus on The Sorcerer's Stone.

 Here is a link to the registration site if you have a young person in your life who loves Harry Potter and would like to spend six days immersed in magical classes at Hogwarts, heavily disguised as a muggle camp outside of Santa Fe, New Mexico.   www.bishopsridge.org/camp-stoney

To get into the spirit for camp, I have been working on Gryffindor Tower again.  The masonry work (really styrofoam blocks) is almost finished and will be painted to look like stones. Since my last post, I have cut many little pieces of mahogany wood strips for a new floor for the common room which certainly improved the look of the room. (What is it about hardwood floors?) Soon all the little beds I made will come out of storage along with the other furnishings.  

Awhile back, I signed up to get emails from Erika VanHorn, a miniature artist, whose work I greatly admire and became enchanted with this telescope she made as a special order for another Harry Potter enthusiast. 

   Can't you just see Dumbledore sitting here late at night gazing at the stars, when all the student's are long asleep?  For more photos of Erika's fabulous tiny creations, visit here

Sadly the price is much higher than I usually spend on myself, so though she can make one for me, I am hesitating.  I may have to be content with the little hanging armillary that I did order.