Happy St. Patrick’s Day!


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

For each petal on the shamrock
This brings a wish your way -
Good health, good luck, and happiness
For today and every day.
~Author Unknown

Shades

 

 

 

Ruby and Phil were soul mates.
She loved to listen to his incredible stories.
He loved her contagious laughter.
And on the dance floor, they were smokin!
Proving with out a doubt… that you’re never to old to Tango!

“We may have different religions, different languages, different colored skin, but we all belong to one human race.” ~ Kofi Annan

March 2012 Calendar

May the luck of the Irish be with you…. on your desktop… right click and save!

Happy March!

….. and please feel free to comment!!!

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It’s Pig Day!

Sooo weee …. pig, pig, pig!   It’s National Pig day……. No really it is!

Started by Ellen Stanley, a Texas art teacher who created National Pig Day in 1972.

Her intent was to to recognize and be thankful for pigs as intelligent domestic animals.

There’s no evidence to suggest that this is truly a “National” day, which requires an act of congress. But you can celebrate it anyway!

A few suggestions…

  • Make pig tails by cutting a pink circle around and around toward the middle and then taping it onto the back of your pants…. so much fun for everyone at the office!
  • Make a pig ear head band…. getting the idea!
  • Make pig snouts to wear out of empty toilet tissue rolls…..  to complete the ensemble, of course!

Then once everyone has a costume you could:

  • Have a pig parade…. don’t forget to wave at the nonconformists in the lunch room!
  • Have Pigs in a Blanket for lunch….. and of course eat like piggies….. oink , oink, oink!
  • Roll on the floor likes pigs rolling in mud….. this is the best part!
  • Sing the This Little Piggy song…. flourished with pig squeals of course!!!

Why should preschoolers have all the fun??  Oink, Oink, Oink….

Capable

Just what makes that little old ant
Think he’ll move that rubber tree plant
Anyone knows an ant, can’t
Move a rubber tree plant

But he’s got high hopes
He’s got high hopes
He’s got high apple pie
In the sky hopes.

So any time your feelin’ low stead of lettin’ go
Just remember that ant
Oops there goes another rubber tree plant

                                           ~Sammy Cahn

Writing and Illustrating


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Here’s a new character for a story  that I wrote last month while participating in the 12 x 12 writing challenge.  It’s been interesting to  do a book design and character that was funny, but still sweet like the story. After wrestling with him for about a week, I think I’ve found him.   Now you don’t have to illustrate anything to participate in the 12 x12 challenge.

That’s just what I did with this one, but I am learning a lot about myself as both a writer and an illustrator.

There are eleven more to be written, and I doubt there will be eleven dummy books to go with them…. for now !      :)