In Love With A Rug

 

Earlier today, I was like in awe admiring this rug while waiting for Kate at an appointment of hers.  The location we were at was formerly a pediatric clinic.  What an awesome rug they still have there.  I could imagine the possibilities for play and learning that could be had using this rug with young children.  Without the table in the center, of course.  The space would be a good place for sitting.  I can, though, appreciate the potential value of a raised piece in the center that children could climb onto, slide or walk across and jump off of again.  This table, though is way too tall and hard.  A shorter ottoman style vinyl covered padded climbing piece, in the center, with a color to match the rug, that could be added or removed, could be a lovely addition.  I think round would be a good idea.  

Vienna at age 2 would surely have told me that indigo was missing.  She did this once with markers or paint or crayons or something.  I don’t recall which she was using.  I taught her the colors of the rainbow.  Emily was the one of the twins who would speak about things that I was thinking about, but had not spoken aloud.  Thinking of Emily reminded me of the podcast “The Telepathy Tapes”.  I loved this podcast at first, but then was inclined to not want to continue listening.  I don’t know why.  Sometimes I have this idea in my head that I might be an undiagnosed on the spectrum person.

Vienna and Emily are twin sisters that I took care of as babies and toddlers who are now 16.