My friend Debbee and I were leaving a really lively SCBWI illustrator's crit group at BAM! last week. We were the last ones out of the store and we stepped out into a cold, wet, dark, empty parking lot. Some passing headlights glinted off what I thought was a flattened, bloody, rain-toad. With...
The Gory Daze Parade in White River Junction has become a tradition for me and my daughter. Walking around in the dark with a thousand other freaks - many who GLOW! - is my idea of the best halloween ever! This weird musical instrument runs on FIRE! It's very very dark tonight, but...
Lilah and I lucked out with the first sunny day in a week as we headed up to White River Junction for a mini-escape. We spent most of the day at the Montshire Museum of Science - there's a new exhibit about the engineering inside toys. Before the sun disappeared, we hiked down...
Sitting on this beach for an hour - or maybe longer (?) - the sounds of the ocean start to soothe me and wash the pain and fear out of my brain. I wanted someplace new - and yet familiar - to escape to. I've never been here before. In the past, I'...
The perfect end to my birthday week! Lilah and I drooled over the coolest comic related STUFF and original art and costumes and and and.... Lilah and I were both crazy about the work of Christopher Uminga! We had a lot of trouble deciding which prints to get, but Lilah picked a Totorro one and...
So THAT worked! We had a great party... Guests arrived and left in small groups all afternoon and evening so it never got overwhelming for me. I got to talk to almost everyone. It was unseasonably humid, but still a beautiful evening. My daughter, Lilah, made carrot cake cupcakes that were SOOO yummy! Laurie and...
