Popcorn and Pete

Sometimes you just gotta break out of the box, even in little ways, to remember you have agency in your own life. My and Daniil's latest itsy-bitsy revolution: cantaloupe and popcorn for dinner tonight--popcorn loaded with B vitamins from nutritional yeast and Bragg's amino acids sprinkled on top. While munching away, Daniil and I listened to Pete Seeger--beats Raffi any day. Pete accompanied himself on solo bango and sang classic children's folk tunes like Jim Crack Corn, I Know a Little Girl [in Red Pajamas], Skip to My Lou, Shoo Fly, and The Train is A-Coming.

Click here to hear Seeger sing Skip to My Lou, while learning how to play it yourself on the banjo. I really love this 5-minute clip which points us back to the simple joy of making music. And, while you're on this mini-folk roll, click here to listen to Malvina Reynolds sing "No Hole in My Head." Yes, indeed, I hope to raise a boy who has a head of his own, even a boy who chooses to play banjo rather than fiddle or guitar.

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Photo is of Daniil taking Harvard Yard by storm last Wednesday, Fisher Price garbage truck in hand.