Garden of Eatin & The Backwards Design Lesson Plan

I’ve been collaborating on Backwards Design Lesson Plans for the MLK Elementary Garden project. I’m no certificated teacher. And neither are most of my friends.
But that doesn’t mean we can’t do anything we put our minds to do.
Thank You Alicia.
Thank You Marivel.
Thank You Dawn.
Thank You Shawna.
Thank You Mandy.

We, at Lighting up the Sky believe art and science go hand in hand.
We have worked tirelesslyto incorporate both fundamentals from the art world and science world to create an energetic
frequency dance that juts and dips; waltzs and fox trots; slides smoothly across platforms and
educational-mandated finish lines to marry cohesively. Art and Science together.
We worked on an upcycled art workshop, taking old mayonnaise jars from 0 to Angiosperm
Reproduction in under 4 weeks. We created drawings of water bottle green houses. We dreamt
up the concept “edible construction” in order to create a living roofed and walled outdoor
classroom.
To foster our avante garde approach, we employed the use of Backwards Design Templates
- touted by the American Enterprise Institute for Public Policy as the greatest hope for real
educational progress and advancement.

Babies, Babies, Babies

More adorableness from Templar and Aurora.
Happy Beautiful Sunday.

Aurora and Templar, 3mos.

A backyard photo shoot in Fremont, CA at 6pm in the evening.
These little twinsies are the niece and nephew of my soul anchor, Alicia Streight.
Congratulations to Parker and Brad Martineau, you have two beautiful babies.
muah

Le Workshop: The Unfancy Fancy Updo

Mime Face

Obviously, we had 35 minutes to kill before a non-profit conference call.
Obviously, we were inspired by a man being punched by another man.

Carroll Gardens, Oakland Calif.
Evening. A Red Sheet and Liquid Eyeliner.

Carmel Valley Road

The very first time I took out my rummage sale $7 Konica camera from 1968 … I couldn’t figure out how to get the film to wind so I took the film out of the camera inside the ladies room in the pitch black at a winery.

-Carmel Valley, Calif.
Easter Weekend

Take my hand…

I’ve gotten turned around. Confused. I don’t know what I want.
So many men milling around, flirting. It’s turned into a giant game that takes all my time and is completely meaningless. Fun, but silly.

So I turn to the one I really love. Ali Lou.
Let the costumes, cakes and cackles begin.

Viva Best Friend Love.

little bunny foo foo

My house is called Carroll Gardens.
Frequently, at CG, there are shenanigans and debauchery. Messy art projects and friends are forever coming over and spending days and weeks with us.
There’s always something fresh being cooked. Always a couch surfer or two hanging out on a bar stool in the dining room / war room. Usually the remnants of some theme dress up party strewn around. Weird plants bloom and funny songs get played.

It takes alot to illict a real, live Holler. An excited Holler.

So I took it seriously when Alicia yelled “HEY! THERE’S A RABBIT ACROSS THE STREET!”

And I finally found something, my much stronger and fearless roommate is a little bit scared of – touching random bunnies found on the street.
haha

Jane Says …

She left for New Zealand for two years, this afternoon. When she came into the restaurant, where I work, this morning, for one last breakfast, she said “Next time you see me, I’ll have a kid and be married and then the good times will REALLY roll.” Which seems insane and normal and beautiful all at once.

I am so thrilled to hear about her adventures.

Before she left, she requested that we all dye our hair purple and shoot some pool. So we did. With a Barracuda vengeance.

Purple Hair Dye

What do you do the night before a friend moves away to New Zealand for two years?
Why, you dye your hair purple of course.