Way back in March, I realized that our little Maggie in Brooklyn was stepping into a weird and unusual chapter in her life. Taking advantage of all the opportunities of living in an engaging city came to a screeching halt. What had once been her busy life in Brooklyn shrunk to a small, one bedroom apartment, where her mama began to teach remotely and her papa was unable to go to his job.
Knowing that Maggie loved going to all the zoos in NYC, and after stumbling onto some fabulous fabric, I sat down and stitched this play cape. I used velcro to fasten the cape so that Maggie, being two and half, could take it on and off "all by MYSELF".
Now that the weather has gotten better, Maggie gets out for carefully supervised runs along the sidewalk (the park is too busy, even in then early morning hours, for her parents to feel comfortable with playtime there). The other day Gretta sent a video of Maggie racing along their sidewalk, with her zoo cape flying in the breeze behind her. Such simple fun in the midst of such limitations.
Maggie has lots of science equipment, because she is part of a family of (proud) nerds. Please notice the shot of Maggie, in safety goggles, fascinated by smashing open geodes on her stoop. The pacifier is a clever parenting strategy to help keep her hands out of her mouth. She is also into birding. :-)
We missed having Maggie here for spring break in April, and a summertime visit is still up for grabs. Sewing with love, zooming on the internet and snail mail help fill the gaps.
xo
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