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Monthly Archives: October 2007
A Little Late But…
My best artwork yet! Yea, Sox! (How many other bloggers have husbands who woke up small sleeping children to see the end of the game?)
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Conference Meeting
I’m a map person. I hold on to interesting maps that arrive with the National Geographic, cool maps from the state park, road maps from Italy. I like mapquest. I use it often. I feel really comfortable with directions. I’m … Continue reading
Workshop Proposals
Okay, I know how an editor feels. I’m slogging through 65 workshop proposals and here is what I can tell you. 1. The process of creating a book, is pretty much the same from person to person. Even though your … Continue reading
Down Day
So let me just clarify that I am not down, or blue, or sad. No, it is a “Down Day” because I have no deadlines or places to rush to. Today my parents are coming to visit. That means that … Continue reading
Potter Puppet Pals in
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tx1XIm6q4r4Not initially for children, unless they have a morbid sense of humor. I have a feeling that Kelly will like this one.
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My first video
Okay, I was really proud of this until I watched online. The sound and image quality is a lot better on my computer, but for the first attempt, it’s not so bad. Is it?
New journal design in my shop
Here is a new product available at the Shopanna store.Visit now to order. New long sleeve designs are coming soon. Do you have an design idea? Comment on this post and I’ll see what I can do!
Banned Book Week
Banned book week struck close to home this month. A kindly older woman named JoAn Karkos (who I happen to know) walked into the Auburn and Lewiston Libraries and took out all the copies of “It’s Perfectly Normal.” If you’d … Continue reading
