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The sidewalk at the Carriage Hill Nursing Home in Maryland was lined with yellow and purple pansies, flowers my grandmother always had around her home since I was a little girl. Up on the second floor, my grandmother didn’t look like she always had. She was 99 and dying.

"Hello, Grandma! It’s Claudette," I announced by her bed, where she lay awake but with eyes closed.

"Ah, Claudette," she said in a weak voice, opening eyes to look at me briefly and smile. "I love Claudette."

I rested my hand on hers and sat by the bed. Her aide, Beverly, filled me in on recent changes in my grandmother’s...

Tuesday, June 3, 2008
by Claudette Sutton • Tumbleweeds

( *) suitable for children under six

Rocks
Delve into the science of rocks and how they came into being.
Santa Fe Children’s Museum, 1050 Old Pecos Trail, 989-8359.

Artist Demonstrations
By Russian icon painters and New Mexican retablo painters.
Museum of International Folk Art, 706 Camino Lejo, 476-1200.

Echoes of the Night
Featuring a selection of Native American stories.
Adults $5; preteens and seniors $3; free for SFCC students, employees and planetarium members.
Planetarium at Santa Fe Community College, 6401 Richards Avenue, 428-1677.

Tuesday, June 3, 2008
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Arts Alive: Native Couture Jewelry
Free drop-in hands-on workshops for all ages.
Museum of Indian Arts and Culture, 710 Camino Lejo, 476-1250.

Toddler and Preschool Story Time
with Linda.
Borders Books, Music & Café. See June 3 listing.

Wire Mobiles
Santa Fe Children’s Museum. See June 3 listing.  

Echoes of the Night
Planetarium at Santa Fe Community College. See June 3 listing.

Toddler and Preschool Story Time
with Linda. Borders Books, Music & Café. See June 3 listing.  

Open Studio
Santa Fe Children’s Museum. See June 4 listing.

Tuesday, June 3, 2008
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Sticky Mats
at Preschool Primetime. Child Development Specialist Francine Foster leads an exploration using cutting paper and placing designs on contact paper, a fun and beautiful way to make choices! Santa Fe Children’s Museum. See June 6 listing.

Summer Festival, Frontier Days and Horses of the West
Meet the colorful characters who put the wild in wild west! Flint knapping, panning for gold, hide tanning and bow making. Peruvian Paso horse shows Saturday and Sunday. Limited activities on Friday. Adults $7; Ages 5-12 $3; Seniors 62+, teens 3-18 and...

Tuesday, June 3, 2008
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Open 9 a.m.to 5 p.m. 7 days per week. 2601 Central Avenue, NW, Albuquerque, 764-6200.

Artifacts from the Bataan Death March, Medal of Honor ribbons and biographies. Private tours for groups or on weekends available. Tuesday through Friday 9 a.m. to4 p.m.; Saturday 9 a.m.-1 p.m. 1050 Old Pecos Trail, 474-1670.

Sanbusco Market store: Toddler and preschool story time Tuesdays and Wednesdays at 11 a.m. with Linda; cookies and juice follow. 500 Montezuma Avenue, 954-4707. No registration required.

Displays, videos and interactive exhibits on the history...

Wednesday, June 4, 2008
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I was cranky all day on Super Bowl Sunday. You can safely assume this had nothing to do with who was or wasn’t in the game. I’m so much not a football fan that I had to ask my husband the day before which teams were playing.

“Wait, let me guess,” I said. “The New England Patriots and the Green Bay Packers.”

“I’m sorry, that’s wrong,” Charles said in an encouraging, first-grade teacher tone. “But I’m going to give you a C+ for effort.”

A C+ for 50 percent correct? No way! I thought I deserved extra credit for the right first letter (G for Giants/G for Green Bay). Charles cut me no slack.

Thursday, May 15, 2008
by Claudette Sutton • Tumbleweeds

( *) Suitable for children under 6

Preschool Primetime: Marble Painting
Santa Fe Children’s Museum

Children’s Story Time
Borders Books, Music & Café

Giant Painted Animals
Make big, bold colorful animals to liven the museum’s décor.
Santa Fe Children’s Museum

Barbecue Train
Santa Fe Southern Railway

Toddler and Preschool Story Time
Borders Books, Music & Café

Toddler and Preschool Story Time
Borders Books, Music & Café

Open Studio
Santa Fe Children’s Museum

Preschool Prime Time
Santa Fe Children’s Museum

Children’s Story Time
Borders Books, Music

Thursday, May 15, 2008
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( *) Suitable for children under 6

Open 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. seven days per week. 2601 Central Avenue, NW, Albuquerque, 764- 6200.

Artifacts from the Bataan Death March, Medal of Honor ribbons and biographies. Private tours for groups or on weekends available. Tuesday through Friday 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.; Saturday 9 a.m.-1 p.m. 1050 Old Pecos Trail, 474-1670.

Sanbusco Market store: Toddler and preschool story time Tuesdays and Wednesdays at 11 a.m. with Linda; cookies and juice follow. 500 Montezuma Avenue, 954-4707. Zafarano store: Story time for all ages, Fridays at 11 a.m. 3513 Zafarano...

Thursday, May 15, 2008
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