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Bits and Pieces

July 29, 2020

BITS & PIECES & Snippets & Slices I am a big believer that creativity is a muscle – the more you use it, the better you get at it. Recently, my school year ended for the summer. A welcome respite from the many hours of remote learning and having what I thought as a result […]

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Memory Mittens

July 23, 2020

One of my earliest memories is time spent with my mother as she patiently taught me to knit and to sew simple straight seams on a garment. I often didn’t have the patience and would quickly beg to end the ‘lesson’ to either read a book or go outside and ride my bike. My mother […]

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How to Catch an Idea

July 12, 2020

This photo of my grand-daughter Natalie was taken on Valentine’s Day. Her Pre-K teacher had come up with the idea that each child would have a personal ‘bag’ in which to collect and hold their Valentine cards. When I first saw this wonderful idea, I thought to myself,” How cute! Where did she ever come […]

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Doodles with an Artist’s Heart

July 1, 2020

The nostalgia I feel about my childhood comes through in watching my grand-daughter Natalie at play. She’s five and has a younger brother. She’s growing up knowing how to be passionate and speak up for what she believes in. Her drawings reflect her interest in animals; especially Maine wildlife. Natalie has an artist’s heart. I […]

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Tea

June 24, 2020

Creating with an Artist’s Heart It has been a wild couple of weeks. My workday world is currently coming to a close as virtual teaching/learning ends for an eagerly anticipated summer break. During this time something that has continued to be a struggle for me is to make art; to create, write, draw, or doodle! […]

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Moonbeam Children’s Book Awards – 2019 – Silver Medal Award – What Makes an Opossum Tick?

October 7, 2019

On October 4th, 2019, I opened my email inbox to find the following announcement: Congratulations on being a Moonbeam medalist! Attached to this long letter was the following link. (see below) So, I clicked on it; doubting that this had anything to do with me and was probably SPAM or sent to all of the […]

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