Granny Torrelli Makes Soup: collage

An art teacher and book lover

makes 

a collage-soup

for 

Granny Torrelli

at

Sketchbook Wandering 

(Click on link to hop over there. . .)

xx

Student Art

One class of young readers offered their versions of book covers for The Boy on the Porch.  Below are a few.

You probably already know how much I love student art, right?

I especially loved seeing the elements that students chose as emblematic of the story: the blue tree, the shoes, the guitar, jelly beans, cow and dog.  Perfect.

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Childhood Home

From the age of nine onward, this was my home in South Euclid, Ohio, shared with parents, four siblings and a cousin.

My sister, three brothers and I sat on those steps, ran round and round the perimeter, climbed the maple tree (at left), raked leaves, threw red rubber balls against the steps, played jacks and spud and tag, roller-skated on the sidewalk and washed those windows with vinegar and water.

Such a good, good place.

(With thanks to college student Anastasia Demor for the current photo.)

Crabby Crab

Strolling along the beach today

cool breeze sparkled water

met this fellow

skittering sideways:

left left left

right right right 

black beaded eyes swiveling 

missing a leg or two.

Poor crabby fellow

looking for a place

to hide.

He's hoping

I won't 

step

on

him.

I'm hoping

the

same.

xx