This Year's Theme: The Hedge Maze

Last year it was The Peacock. It was the recurring coincidence all year. This year it seems to be the Hedge Maze. It started with Calder Game, continued with the book Criss Cross, and then today at Descanso Gardens, there was a little mini hedge maze for the kids. There was one other hedge maze encounter, but I can't quite remember. I'll have to come back for a post edit when I put my finger on it.

Alouette

Today I was singing "Alouette" to Maya. She usually cries when I sing the tune. (See HERE.) But today I thought I would try it with the "Alouette" lyrics. She loved it. :) And then Finn and I were watching Sesame Street tonight, and all the animals started singing "Alouette!"

Whistler

Last night I was watching John Meyer performing in "Where the Light Is." He was whistling. He was GOOD. I tried it. No luck. But while John was whistling, and I was attempting a decent whistle, the dinosaur in Finn's dino game on my iPod started whistling! Such a funny little moment of 3 whistlers.

Calder Game

(click photo to read more about the book)

Whenever I am lacking coincidence in my life, I turn to the series of books by Blue Balliet. Then I start seeing connections. It helps me to feel the universe at work around me. This time it was Calder Game. And since usually I am so all-consumed by everything that is Finn and Maya, I hardly ever have a quiet moment to contemplate anything other than diaper cream and my grocery list.

Last week I got the idea in my mind to create a new mobile for Maya, since she's tiring of the little Ikea fishes. And as soon as I opened the new book in Blue Balliet's series, I immediately noticed that the entire book revolves around the artist Alexander Calder and his famous mobiles (pardon the pun). The book opens with this quote by Calder: "I make what I see. It's only the problem of seeing it." One thing that hit home was the line, "When do you stop being from 'away' and start being from 'here'?" I think that is an interesting question, and one that I have been pondering since my move to California. No answers to that yet. The univers, busy at work, hasn't quite revealed it.

Then last Sunday after reading a chapter in Calder Game, I put in the movie, The Queen (with Helen Mirren). The first thing to come on the screen was the Pathé logo (the French film company associated with the film). The logo (chicken, text, and exclaimation) was suspended and revolving—a mobile! I couldn't believe it.

TV Time

Watching The Office and 30 Rock this week, they BOTH mentioned volunteering at the local animal shelter and having to put the animals down. :(

Penmanship

I watched Pride and Prejudice yesterday, and thought that I would love to write more letters. Then today I received a well-penned letter from Tiffany.

Cordon Bleu

I went to see Julie and Julia. And of course Julia Child studied at the French culinary school, Cordon Bleu. The very next night I was watching Delicatessen with Wes, and the main female character uses code words to send information to an underground regime. And it was all "foodie lingo" including, "Attention Cordon Bleu!"