The other author from last night‘s reading. Will be looking for this book of short stories. Nilofar Shidmehr portrays the gamut of humour and strength within devastation. The two excerpts from this book of short stories that she read last night left me wanting more. Unfortunately she had no more books to sell with her last night.

A friend of mine invited two writer friends to our neighborhood house to do readings of their books last night . I am so glad I went.

This is a gift for our family by choice friends who we are travelling to see tomorrow for second Christmas. It includes the lyrics to Psycho Killer and Brown Eyed Girl as well as a few other bits about the recipients

As we e finished a Pratchett at bedtime I‘ve begun reading this series to my feegles at bedtime. I‘d forgotten this copy was signed

Yesterday‘s preschool story and the art to go with it

Yesterday‘s preschool story and the art to go with it

James Rizzi inspired art lesson.

Cutting paper Dino collages

I bought this book back in 1984in the scholastic order at my school when I was 12. My whole class ordered it. It was mandatory. I don‘t remember reading it as a class. I don‘t recall much discussion about the book. I read it then every time I read it I understand it more and it is just as horrific each time

#hocuspocusswap swag @Bamazin my main goal now is keeping my feegles from the treats. Thank you again

@Bamazin I opened my #hocuspocusswap this morning but I have to work all morning and then have an event tonight. I love it; you spoiled me, please share where you got the amazing labels, the books are perfect and everything was in one piece. I‘ll post a proper picture of the swag later

I‘ve streamed the series and loved the characters, on screen they are rounded and the universe is real an cohesive. I picked up the book knowing it was going to be different but hoping that it would offer more perspective to what I‘d watched. Still got a quarter of the book to go and I‘ve noticed that two of my favourite characters are ones I don‘t like in the book.

#hocuspocusswap getting ready to mail this out to @Bamazin ; a little last minute facepalm, how did I not think of this before addition. I hope it‘s liked.

I‘m reading, I‘m enjoying but feeling a little confused; where is Justyn? And have yet to come across any strife with hawkbrothers... Was there a publishing mixup?

Found in the 7 year old‘s school.bag

Recommendations time! I‘m less than a month away from the first day of my fall term. I tend to visit the library and pick up random books with good illustrations to read to my students and create an art lesson from the books that I happen to pick up. I‘m wanting to try something different. Any one have a preschool children‘s book that has spectacular illustrations you‘d like to recommend for me to try?

Saw this on my feed today. Good reminder to me to write more reviews

Just joined my first swap. My newbie Litten status is on the brink of upgrading. This and I level up in an hour...
Which bit of sass do you like best?

Just joined my first swap. My newbie litten status is on the brink of upgrading. This and I level up in an hour...
Which bit of sass do you like best?

I know

As a teacher of small people I often receive end of term gifts. Tops is a gift card for art puppies tied with one for books. Now I‘m in the midst of deciding which Discworld I want to add to my permanent collection. I‘m leaning towards Carpe Jugulum but Snuff is a close second.

The dreadful algebra of necessity

Surf the tide or be smashed on the rocks

Well, viva escargot! ... although the secret ingredient, he was quite sure, was likely to be avec

I read Swatch to my preschool art class this week and then let them capture colour with pipettes. Going to miss this group, I‘m done for the term today

Today I taught a robot birthday party. These are my favourite robots ever done by 7 year olds

Because that‘s where he puts people he doesn‘t like

I started reading this book in snippets on the shelf at the bookstore over 20 years ago. I wanted desperately to see the movie but had no money to purchase the book. I read the first two chapters and then stopped. later when I had enough extra I bought it and devoured it in a single reading. I saw the movie two years later and was disappointed but The book is still a favourite. The word pictures brilliantly rendered.

My first effort of #spinepoetry. Pattern recognition,
The shadow of the crescent moon.
The sheltering sky constellations,
The divine feminine fire,
singing at the top of our lungs

My smallest feegle child is screen time free (read: decided to experiment with expletives in the chat box on her game and got busted) this week. These are her alternatives in between a whole lot of discussions about appropriate behaviour. AKA when and where we swear and why

Seriously Fan Girling that Alyson Hannigan‘s new project is shooting in my hood

Unicorn art for Thelma The Unicorn. Lots of scissor work: today we do Do 🤖 again

Too much like asymmetric warfare

Yesterday‘s school workshop art

Waiting For David Byrne to take the stage for the American Utopia

My Painting and Drawing class looked at Georgia O‘Keefe yesterday. This is one of my favourite paintings from that class

Moon signs

My preschool class painted paper to make collage unicorns for next class

This is my 5th re-read and first with my daughter. I love this book so much and watching my daughters reactions to all my favourite parts was beyond satisfying. One of my favourite fantasy tropes is the girl running off to war dressed as a boy. Èowyn in LOTR was my first but Polly is my favourite.

Maybe the printing press was heavier than the siege weapon. Just a few words can change everything.

It felt like those treasured moments in bed when you‘re just awake enough to know that you‘re still nicely asleep

I find this passage in Monstrous Regiment so hilarious. It‘s now a family in joke that has morphed from a thumbs up and a “I want to explode your donkeys” when we are pleased and/or proud of an act or accomplishment to a thumbs up exploding with sound effects. I started reading MR with my girls at bedtime a few months ago. Last night we finally got to to the jolly good donkey hating. Best way to end bedtime reading ever.

Today I taught a pro d camp. We used magazine text blocks as hatched lines and drew apples

Went to a beekeeping class instead of reading this afternoon