A Diner in Maine

Such the best,

this diner 

on the grounds of the Windsor Fair

(Windsor, Maine)

xx

Communing With the Animals

So:

We went to the an-i-mal fair

(you hear that tune in your head?)

the cows and the lambs were there

(changed the words a little)

. . . 

and young people, too

Why do I write for children?

Look at that joy.

That's why.

xx

Communing With Mr. Rogers' Sneakers

May 11, 2013

Children's Museum

Pittsburgh, PA

My sneakers

meeting

Mr. Rogers' sneakers:

it was an 

unexpectedly sweet

moment.

xx

Communing With Other Writers

Although I've had to curtail travel this year

because of our move to Maine

last weekend I spoke at an NESCBWI conference

(New England Society for Children's Book Writers and Illustrators)

in not-too-far-away

Springfield, MA.

So refreshing to be among fellow

wordsmiths

and

artsmiths

So much energy and enthusiasm

for 

books

I had the chance to meet

Grace Lin*

and her bambino

(that's us above)

and

Kate Messner*

and

many other coooool people.

Now I'm back home with the

boxes

boxes

boxes.

xx

*

www.gracelin.com

www.gracelinblog.com

www.katemessner.com

Communing With Cows . . .

One of the beautiful by-products

of this move to Maine

is that

in the middle of unpacking the

boxes

boxes

boxes

and answering the

mail

mail

mail

and doing the

laundry

laundry

laundry

and other

work

work

work

is that

close by

are grandchildren

and one

is

communing with

newborn

newborn

newborn

cows.

Ahhhh.

xx

Order Amid the Chaos

You wouldn't know

that on the perimeter

of this calm scene

are towers of 

boxes

boxes

boxes

boxes

Boxes

I tell ya:

millions of boxes.

xx

What I'm Doing

Part Two of Move:

Arriving

Boxes

boxes

boxes

boxes

boxes

boxes

boxes

boxes

xx