tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18000267742211468652024-03-05T04:07:34.026-05:00Judy Ann SadlerWrite. Craft. Sew. Quilt. Knit. Bake.Judy-Annhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00451697137737510556noreply@blogger.comBlogger212125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1800026774221146865.post-8225313647441025952023-06-12T20:55:00.000-04:002023-06-12T20:55:59.180-04:00A Couple of Reviews!<p style="text-align: center;"> The Canadian Children's Book Centre (CCBC) puts out a </p><p style="text-align: center;"><u>BEST BOOKS for Kids and Teens </u></p><p style="text-align: center;">publication twice a year. I'm delighted that </p><p style="text-align: center;"><i><b>The Digger Dance</b></i></p><p style="text-align: center;">is included in the Spring 2023 edition.</p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhc-Ot_VKdm2F4dd7pNHxCX7i6jsKswc_k7KBoMMVqTJyboY8hGlL7Oz7ft0hLZyg1ekPbgDneAqunkNOLEDTCwJ0ByuyXJ1hTkkSo97KcgWyPldyvHgcAE8Mcj62rw9spx2N3yqfIDZtGISkr3-k7cCV0fANbWZT3Tiv6eYM0DPhkHUs32XKTXhd7Y-Q/s4032/4CF6DC5D-3CF4-44CD-986F-A726266AC790.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhc-Ot_VKdm2F4dd7pNHxCX7i6jsKswc_k7KBoMMVqTJyboY8hGlL7Oz7ft0hLZyg1ekPbgDneAqunkNOLEDTCwJ0ByuyXJ1hTkkSo97KcgWyPldyvHgcAE8Mcj62rw9spx2N3yqfIDZtGISkr3-k7cCV0fANbWZT3Tiv6eYM0DPhkHUs32XKTXhd7Y-Q/w300-h400/4CF6DC5D-3CF4-44CD-986F-A726266AC790.heic" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">From the review:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">"Grandmas tells her grandson that diggers can dance. While waiting to watch the diggers, the two bake together. Using his imagination, the boy discovers that baking and diggers have a lot in common. He unloads butter, shovels sugar, and digs in the dough. Then the construction site roars to life. Dig in to see if diggers really dance!"</div><br /><p style="text-align: center;">I also received a very nice IG review for </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwC1Oge0xnzquhqawkVtTQqBvYfDlwasiUBV4-lcg3Ew4kSMivTNhmeqsSn6PuOpJ-erUYRU17XfcGd7XL6Anw0htXrUq1QM_qX_DWKe7CgGW5-16tw5a25zJkCkbT9FZ3kFHBprm1FzIHt_DRTw4_7m7DHTEdj4lDd8XzRwj08O4WUatFXbT5QFpuIQ/s3944/C7D6057D-89C1-41A3-B85B-01EF5FD10CE7_1_201_a.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3795" data-original-width="3944" height="385" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwC1Oge0xnzquhqawkVtTQqBvYfDlwasiUBV4-lcg3Ew4kSMivTNhmeqsSn6PuOpJ-erUYRU17XfcGd7XL6Anw0htXrUq1QM_qX_DWKe7CgGW5-16tw5a25zJkCkbT9FZ3kFHBprm1FzIHt_DRTw4_7m7DHTEdj4lDd8XzRwj08O4WUatFXbT5QFpuIQ/w400-h385/C7D6057D-89C1-41A3-B85B-01EF5FD10CE7_1_201_a.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><p style="text-align: center;"><i><b>While We Wait</b></i></p><p style="text-align: center;">from </p><p style="text-align: center;">https://www.instagram.com/lesliebarnardbooth.books/</p><p style="text-align: center;">where she said:</p><p style="text-align: center;"><span face="-apple-system, "system-ui", "Segoe UI", Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; font-size: 14px; text-align: left;">"A lovely book about waiting for the best possible surprise--hint: it has teeny toes!</span><span style="background-color: white; font-size: 14px; text-align: left;">"</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span face="-apple-system, "system-ui", "Segoe UI", Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; font-size: 14px; text-align: left;">Thank you, Leslie!</span></p><p style="text-align: center;">Happy reading,</p><p style="text-align: center;">Judy Ann</p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p>Judy-Annhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00451697137737510556noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1800026774221146865.post-89049922506762452482022-11-21T21:25:00.002-05:002022-11-21T21:25:17.496-05:00Different Drummer!<p style="text-align: center;">I will have the great pleasure of being at </p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.differentdrummerbooks.ca/">A Different Drummer </a></p><p style="text-align: center;">on Saturday, November 26, 1-3 pm!</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPCeufS65Akn2Mq4dgxemwlzSVvabu_kekyH13nrQ8OFZjMZ2BRawdUMaIPSt63VpQUBgkZnanNsp-vt6FX-2iSXdaPslnRVQHN7I-Wy-YDv4K3RYFwnhHsC457PhSpT8Wetzs4FJIrbnQRRZW1m8TtX01z77gXHN06XUxy_ecM5imbw9Udn7N8RtbJw/s734/Judy%20Ann%20Sadler.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="734" data-original-width="567" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPCeufS65Akn2Mq4dgxemwlzSVvabu_kekyH13nrQ8OFZjMZ2BRawdUMaIPSt63VpQUBgkZnanNsp-vt6FX-2iSXdaPslnRVQHN7I-Wy-YDv4K3RYFwnhHsC457PhSpT8Wetzs4FJIrbnQRRZW1m8TtX01z77gXHN06XUxy_ecM5imbw9Udn7N8RtbJw/w494-h640/Judy%20Ann%20Sadler.jpg" width="494" /></a></div><br /><p style="text-align: center;">Please join us! I'll read my stories, do a little show and tell,</p><p style="text-align: center;">and you'll love the fun craft I've got ready for you! </p><p style="text-align: center;">xo</p><p style="text-align: center;">Judy Ann</p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p>Judy-Annhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00451697137737510556noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1800026774221146865.post-39789911805364408332022-10-26T14:25:00.000-04:002022-10-26T14:25:35.683-04:00Guest Blog Post<p style="text-align: center;">Last week I had the pleasure of being a guest blogger on</p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.lecarmichael.ca/">L.E. Carmichael's</a> website. </p><p style="text-align: center;">Check it our <a href="https://www.lecarmichael.ca/2022/10/judy-ann-sadler-inspiration-all-around/">here</a>!</p><p style="text-align: center;"> Lindsey is a wonderful writer and scientist and lovely supporter of other writers.</p><p style="text-align: center;">And don't forget that <i>The Digger Dance</i> is available now!</p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAS_SqBCDfXrcHe1deUQU-71XhMW0q3CpvpwR5P53QaOomu9dNraIEIYEvVTxV86BoHOotcBwDHG9HWLKZtzsao8egy5LvxdAK91B82AaRRiayhILfmpJiBJJFSc5LVcbCFnbG_1nMCtUOCgWp5_Tqjsg1y4E20KLKr7pg6MJdE30ndzJ0otjaPGtH0g/s3024/8Op%25+dxiRNmxa16KW21i9g.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAS_SqBCDfXrcHe1deUQU-71XhMW0q3CpvpwR5P53QaOomu9dNraIEIYEvVTxV86BoHOotcBwDHG9HWLKZtzsao8egy5LvxdAK91B82AaRRiayhILfmpJiBJJFSc5LVcbCFnbG_1nMCtUOCgWp5_Tqjsg1y4E20KLKr7pg6MJdE30ndzJ0otjaPGtH0g/w400-h400/8Op%25+dxiRNmxa16KW21i9g.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><p style="text-align: center;">Happy reading,</p><p style="text-align: center;">Judy Ann</p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p>Judy-Annhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00451697137737510556noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1800026774221146865.post-36366873644686833942022-10-17T11:57:00.007-04:002022-10-17T12:01:35.108-04:00It's Here!<blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px;"><p style="text-align: center;"><i><a href="https://shop.owlkids.com/collections/new-1/products/the-digger-dance?variant=42346468016346">The Digger Dance</a></i> has arrived! </p></blockquote><p style="text-align: center;"> I'm so excited that this playful, imaginative, sweet book, beautifully-illustrated by <a href="https://www.yonglingkang.com/books">Yong Ling Kang</a> is now available in stores! Pick it up or order <i>The Digger Dance</i> at your local independent book shop, or order it on-line from <a href="https://shop.owlkids.com/collections/new-1/products/the-digger-dance?variant=42346468016346">Owlkids Books</a> or <a href="https://www.chapters.indigo.ca/en-ca/books/the-digger-dance/9781771474535-item.html?ikwid=the+digger+dance&ikwsec=Books&ikwidx=0#algoliaQueryId=ec46c272dea8ef2ed187db1d34ff2c82">Indigo</a> or <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Digger-Dance-Judy-Ann-Sadler/dp/177147453X">Amazon</a> or wherever you buy your books!</p><p style="text-align: center;">I had so much fun creating this photo using my hubby's childhood diggers. They're extremely durable and still so much fun to play with!</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEju6fecifmIelRj7XLTZTAgzqHOAsphboyge7knPjkd9KhcwnesUDQxJtfsUwrmj3Ld7t5qd6H3nT6-rh5tI3EPjzcGabzsqwcy2b3GJnuBcAfkw7FKSBZv9cmVWDkqDNqGXRSNNJdBXUPzhcYPW-cYCESPs3cGX0cOdChd79o784zgMigHGMyj4laeMg/s3024/ew%25bQ1K0RV6cbUAVKougDg.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEju6fecifmIelRj7XLTZTAgzqHOAsphboyge7knPjkd9KhcwnesUDQxJtfsUwrmj3Ld7t5qd6H3nT6-rh5tI3EPjzcGabzsqwcy2b3GJnuBcAfkw7FKSBZv9cmVWDkqDNqGXRSNNJdBXUPzhcYPW-cYCESPs3cGX0cOdChd79o784zgMigHGMyj4laeMg/w400-h400/ew%25bQ1K0RV6cbUAVKougDg.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><p style="text-align: center;">Happy reading!</p><p style="text-align: center;">Judy Ann</p><p style="text-align: center;"> </p>Judy-Annhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00451697137737510556noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1800026774221146865.post-60693800663561086822022-10-12T13:44:00.000-04:002022-10-12T13:44:07.882-04:00The Digger Dance<blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0 0 0 40px; padding: 0px;"><p style="text-align: center;"> This has been an amazing year for me in the world of books! </p></blockquote><div style="text-align: center;">In March, my beautifully-illustrated book,</div><div style="text-align: center;"> <a href="https://shop.owlkids.com/products/while-we-wait?_pos=1&_sid=ade57c8f7&_ss=r&variant=42410384163034">While We Wait</a>, was released by Owlkids Books. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFR6W0mdnEOFJB1N1qdSaGSN9zfzMXgS68xM1uUbbfGaxv_4R4LmAHvUUtqObUEBpqyVjsG4-lKpNkXVmYArDDMP5CDeTVdBxzU3LyUGkmUmQl8cuHWhduSqo2nQlnGnzu3vTOQHhwbfpWUHmheYlkxNiGkEff2iwMKs9km4kSH9mGbq8IfwuxIsW0Gg/s4651/fullsizeoutput_8801.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3888" data-original-width="4651" height="335" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFR6W0mdnEOFJB1N1qdSaGSN9zfzMXgS68xM1uUbbfGaxv_4R4LmAHvUUtqObUEBpqyVjsG4-lKpNkXVmYArDDMP5CDeTVdBxzU3LyUGkmUmQl8cuHWhduSqo2nQlnGnzu3vTOQHhwbfpWUHmheYlkxNiGkEff2iwMKs9km4kSH9mGbq8IfwuxIsW0Gg/w400-h335/fullsizeoutput_8801.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Then in June, I received a copy of <a href="https://www.kidscanpress.com/product/nothing-happens-in-this-book/">Nothing Happens in This Book</a> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">in Simplified Chinese! Amazing! </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqCqkZAgmKBistNHp1--YHZYWq56tds9awliMCgMh17DvEN70jkXikXY4HMS9zt7x8mrtKJhBU3AkzJYijQpVz8eK94NJ6VTGSlNpLMDelWrsVybw2v1dE5T_OSQAziLAdOCpEJBgEOtAEZeRQptYnMBAxVo-QGV8jOEYf7DELTyXOU6Dc08GPMhDe2A/s3024/IMG_4742.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqCqkZAgmKBistNHp1--YHZYWq56tds9awliMCgMh17DvEN70jkXikXY4HMS9zt7x8mrtKJhBU3AkzJYijQpVz8eK94NJ6VTGSlNpLMDelWrsVybw2v1dE5T_OSQAziLAdOCpEJBgEOtAEZeRQptYnMBAxVo-QGV8jOEYf7DELTyXOU6Dc08GPMhDe2A/w400-h400/IMG_4742.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXcDiQrL25Wlm9MuByrfCKMACV20mFid9ej2dPH4f1LbL4uPArEqfCJfSwdvzk-iN-FttTsnxsaPsmEtRKudk6m6YUYLFbgC2SYCcgC2TcRvQIcZAZysMAPvQKy24Q6HG-Yfsj1YfBNqjTs_0EtvXk1Sa3n1N6dYvpRqWk7SdeZSibf57P4rHFUTzWLw/s3024/IMG_4746.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXcDiQrL25Wlm9MuByrfCKMACV20mFid9ej2dPH4f1LbL4uPArEqfCJfSwdvzk-iN-FttTsnxsaPsmEtRKudk6m6YUYLFbgC2SYCcgC2TcRvQIcZAZysMAPvQKy24Q6HG-Yfsj1YfBNqjTs_0EtvXk1Sa3n1N6dYvpRqWk7SdeZSibf57P4rHFUTzWLw/w400-h400/IMG_4746.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">It's so cool to see Vigg's playful art with my words in translation! </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVPcM9Cogx2TDNT1qeJEeKa6I_H1DGnQu7S5yF8FIdALNK7M8kQ_Ckh_MYbKAASEQfZeuwLc7MJBX0yqL3Jd-wS4JaZ6_qTsce6q3p9xOZS6GtMPFvM7sM76zM2-9t-YdfRwwl9JMqzm-1voD3mJJicOEb547rQ3jiV3CXtN5T71S2KIWe7o48pDOsUg/s1440/IMG_4749.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1440" data-original-width="1440" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVPcM9Cogx2TDNT1qeJEeKa6I_H1DGnQu7S5yF8FIdALNK7M8kQ_Ckh_MYbKAASEQfZeuwLc7MJBX0yqL3Jd-wS4JaZ6_qTsce6q3p9xOZS6GtMPFvM7sM76zM2-9t-YdfRwwl9JMqzm-1voD3mJJicOEb547rQ3jiV3CXtN5T71S2KIWe7o48pDOsUg/w400-h400/IMG_4749.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">In July, <i>While We Wait</i> was released by Éditions Scholastic </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">in French as <a href="https://www.scholastic.ca/editions/livres/view/en-attendant">En attendant</a>. I just love it!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFNAyLzr1TOch-BfgDQZajikMzzQm1Uag3KRDoAzKPdtrJ4X9byjUoK-PnHn81caVpVAAZQTJRRR2xcQ_PhzqFkf2ZKhGO_F1X72sKnV6op-ywM0MnXC8fgpuqlY4LUZls9yErEp-aZpOguho0HbeSli7G_Xdu95qmJ_5iTXcygAOqbmJ0t_KUjJch4Q/s3119/fullsizeoutput_98eb.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3119" data-original-width="3015" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFNAyLzr1TOch-BfgDQZajikMzzQm1Uag3KRDoAzKPdtrJ4X9byjUoK-PnHn81caVpVAAZQTJRRR2xcQ_PhzqFkf2ZKhGO_F1X72sKnV6op-ywM0MnXC8fgpuqlY4LUZls9yErEp-aZpOguho0HbeSli7G_Xdu95qmJ_5iTXcygAOqbmJ0t_KUjJch4Q/w386-h400/fullsizeoutput_98eb.jpeg" width="386" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">And now, in a few days, I will have an imaginative, fun new picture book</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://shop.owlkids.com/products/the-digger-dance?_pos=1&_sid=c539b565a&_ss=r&variant=42346468016346">The Digger Dance</a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">playfully illustrated by <a href="https://www.yonglingkang.com/">Yong Ling Kang</a> and published by Owlkids Books.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3KftUh5AWCUUsKMzHs3GsGaQqFtbpXCCRymppC9PNWRENce05mRlrKMwJQpBzK-W8avPvB0Rg6W19z2x27Ek_WwrtEPtv_1PbbgMnlhyOA0rxAk9QoeigPnuxjX-i5YCr37TMeByIu1DNSjKbRKvUM0nQBobDHAX173xBgvnIbstLjA9518fFVr8Tjw/s4032/IMG_5171.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3KftUh5AWCUUsKMzHs3GsGaQqFtbpXCCRymppC9PNWRENce05mRlrKMwJQpBzK-W8avPvB0Rg6W19z2x27Ek_WwrtEPtv_1PbbgMnlhyOA0rxAk9QoeigPnuxjX-i5YCr37TMeByIu1DNSjKbRKvUM0nQBobDHAX173xBgvnIbstLjA9518fFVr8Tjw/w300-h400/IMG_5171.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I will post more about it soon!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Happy Reading,</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Judy Ann</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>Judy-Annhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00451697137737510556noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1800026774221146865.post-64996391557828177462022-03-15T21:46:00.005-04:002022-03-15T21:46:49.451-04:00Today's the day!<p style="text-align: center;"> <i><b>While We Wait</b></i> is officially out in the world today! I'm so happy!</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj8V682GccvRMtRqL7wt_pjjW_u01UpHvmZV0ExLuS2FL7pk_sWUHnytZxQ51KNmOzCBFl-0axKti-FSDXnSrghVXfcEjpi1L4rTSMt41144rn9i1DorBBI3vB0UGfzDgwv2oRPAUxK5lmX7wuhP_iAlBRGkEoRRBWttoeUBO7l9QxxnXUcB8fs4-JwUw=s3944" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3795" data-original-width="3944" height="385" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj8V682GccvRMtRqL7wt_pjjW_u01UpHvmZV0ExLuS2FL7pk_sWUHnytZxQ51KNmOzCBFl-0axKti-FSDXnSrghVXfcEjpi1L4rTSMt41144rn9i1DorBBI3vB0UGfzDgwv2oRPAUxK5lmX7wuhP_iAlBRGkEoRRBWttoeUBO7l9QxxnXUcB8fs4-JwUw=w400-h385" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhMTPZqSw0A-vUmvz8E-WOQbvYhDnngiYqS8hVmWu_qEX4adz-IEycObwpzBl63xCEgdXCbMNQ4ZJAutH8ccKEyDMvEt3HnNKwurrb-HrsucBHA6MVadlWz70B4GGfyHRhZjz4VQVt6RCfyQ0bUU8mXBuVLKnw_zgG6X3wiQ1rA4JH2g6_4tRsUsSDVWg=s6000" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="6000" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhMTPZqSw0A-vUmvz8E-WOQbvYhDnngiYqS8hVmWu_qEX4adz-IEycObwpzBl63xCEgdXCbMNQ4ZJAutH8ccKEyDMvEt3HnNKwurrb-HrsucBHA6MVadlWz70B4GGfyHRhZjz4VQVt6RCfyQ0bUU8mXBuVLKnw_zgG6X3wiQ1rA4JH2g6_4tRsUsSDVWg=w400-h266" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjwIjHCaLvirCPDim1FcOH4hxy8bVXdqLBnywWfO05HIHvML92fS7QtbKxiASbWIXG1qrZQZ3Pk-0xbnFlYIIYB_h6nl7rtgOfYu0fe6W4sbcZMGLzZVr7-rT4KJVzsuY4xIYbJh0Dft3vLyU2NLXCIdzyNx__fVuMLUoc5J-MW6qpfkzQbagUwT1kj-Q=s6000" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="6000" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjwIjHCaLvirCPDim1FcOH4hxy8bVXdqLBnywWfO05HIHvML92fS7QtbKxiASbWIXG1qrZQZ3Pk-0xbnFlYIIYB_h6nl7rtgOfYu0fe6W4sbcZMGLzZVr7-rT4KJVzsuY4xIYbJh0Dft3vLyU2NLXCIdzyNx__fVuMLUoc5J-MW6qpfkzQbagUwT1kj-Q=w400-h266" width="400" /></a></div><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiYcqkYLx0UZ28a4S8HsEMhUvcHUqJahu_EVKM15BD7yVTkFK_ih5wA58R6eVsYFwluAk_Y4Cb8HZsYFotM95vvxD7QavA9zj7qLc6qg1SRLIyUPLhVCKnRqbFabn4pohW4DHwY7jG7TFo4_dyHbUerTTWH72tLqhXnNR_KyiIKAWJJjrdc8ySRmRdskw=s3024" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiYcqkYLx0UZ28a4S8HsEMhUvcHUqJahu_EVKM15BD7yVTkFK_ih5wA58R6eVsYFwluAk_Y4Cb8HZsYFotM95vvxD7QavA9zj7qLc6qg1SRLIyUPLhVCKnRqbFabn4pohW4DHwY7jG7TFo4_dyHbUerTTWH72tLqhXnNR_KyiIKAWJJjrdc8ySRmRdskw=w400-h400" width="400" /></a></div><br /><p style="text-align: center;">Pick up a copy at your library, favourite local bookstore or on-line, </p><p style="text-align: center;">then sit and read and enjoy!</p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;">Judy Ann</p>Judy-Annhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00451697137737510556noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1800026774221146865.post-8223917366659823832022-03-11T11:48:00.001-05:002022-03-11T11:48:34.222-05:00New book!!<p style="text-align: center;">A few days from today is a very special day! March 15 is the official launch date of,</p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #cc0000; font-size: large;"><i>While We Wait</i></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi5ofYSB5asHDLrnDcZMTIu9tWCXPNXWp8pLXBrXcmqnl0ZQ0DvSffN_yDkRE02faTjVoR5rS3alHsNB8XTBZg6SJHKg41tCJsenzgXz2YpKUdbXmxeI6RgxjsikuiXYEGd8z7AZVZiCbfRWZn5H7vEk2UEDL6nGbdonUgye_utt6MoIkxXReARSXyVJA=s4651" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3888" data-original-width="4651" height="335" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi5ofYSB5asHDLrnDcZMTIu9tWCXPNXWp8pLXBrXcmqnl0ZQ0DvSffN_yDkRE02faTjVoR5rS3alHsNB8XTBZg6SJHKg41tCJsenzgXz2YpKUdbXmxeI6RgxjsikuiXYEGd8z7AZVZiCbfRWZn5H7vEk2UEDL6nGbdonUgye_utt6MoIkxXReARSXyVJA=w400-h335" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.elodie-duhameau.com/">Élodie Duhameau</a> did the illustrations and they are beautiful! </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Somehow she managed to put so much expression on the faces of the characters with so few lines. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I can't wait for you to read my words and see her art! It is said that the best picture books are a perfect partnership between author and illustrator: </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The art invites you into the book </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">and the words keep you coming back. And those words were </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">patiently guided and edited by the BEST editor, Debbie Rogosin.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Already I've had such a lovely review from Linda Ludke, extraordinary Collections Management Librarian at London Public Library who made <i><a href="https://shop.owlkids.com/collections/new-1/products/while-we-wait?variant=42410384163034">While We Wait </a></i>her expert pick. She said, in part:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">"The elegantly crafted text lyrically conveys just how active </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">the act of waiting can be"</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Linda goes on to say,</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">"Judy Ann Sadler expertly stitches warmth and originality into the fabric of this sweet picture book about a close-knit family and the fine art of patience."</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Read the entire review <a href="https://bookcentre.ca/publications/newsletter/march-2022#experts">here</a>:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">https://bookcentre.ca/publications/newsletter/march-2022#experts</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Isn't that lovely?</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">You can order or pick up a copy at your favourite independent bookstore or on-line! </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Don't wait!!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Happy reading,</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Judy Ann</div><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p>Judy-Annhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00451697137737510556noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1800026774221146865.post-52552284912903715872022-02-07T15:27:00.004-05:002022-02-07T15:29:27.276-05:00Goofy Valentines!<p style="text-align: center;"> Over the past many years, I've created what I hope are fun and surprising </p><p style="text-align: center;">Valentine's Day cards. I love sending them to family and friends. </p><p style="text-align: center;">Here are a few samples:</p><p style="text-align: center;">This one said, "Hey Valentine, I'm hooked on you!"</p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEixs2QamFajlb7rtJ3zlMFviW7deLG_eGuMbnmSJoUz3qerwKMHSzuKxvBLGOtGVvVZPLdvQfdbyI4WYWQ4ZQXH0O2w8SjDkVtH8DclipEGBqeq0JvZefnq0nb1Iw5cE0i22XtRd4va0tkZ7swalUjWEHvySez2wIDcaG5DdMinBJ4clYdy1yzrr8nyaw" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="2448" data-original-width="3264" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEixs2QamFajlb7rtJ3zlMFviW7deLG_eGuMbnmSJoUz3qerwKMHSzuKxvBLGOtGVvVZPLdvQfdbyI4WYWQ4ZQXH0O2w8SjDkVtH8DclipEGBqeq0JvZefnq0nb1Iw5cE0i22XtRd4va0tkZ7swalUjWEHvySez2wIDcaG5DdMinBJ4clYdy1yzrr8nyaw=w400-h300" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">In this one I printed, "Hogs and kisses to you on Valentine's Day!"</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiJkLEDtfu7FzZbdj88wzKJGuDvIny31dDXOKDGDLkTYAUg1gz81bufY5cadVt9ZSVX284bVxCXUIfKqgn4qGPoYA7Qb72i1frLfSMqPt-qUM0L2Qu6-dnHQxuTginkNeoIxS7noHijUn-92QOs8Cs1-h5CCdjL1xuT2kHN_-hlfI6PiMg0hhcs89ts_Q" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiJkLEDtfu7FzZbdj88wzKJGuDvIny31dDXOKDGDLkTYAUg1gz81bufY5cadVt9ZSVX284bVxCXUIfKqgn4qGPoYA7Qb72i1frLfSMqPt-qUM0L2Qu6-dnHQxuTginkNeoIxS7noHijUn-92QOs8Cs1-h5CCdjL1xuT2kHN_-hlfI6PiMg0hhcs89ts_Q=w300-h400" width="300" /></a></div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">"I'd SNAP at the chance to be your Valentine!"</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhkjl4P8TCjRpZgSclYI1PYQkgJTVuWZPRfeAl7O0sKIUq-8oeje_3wXX1Zu4zxih_6xvXxkwm4nH_H6U4kbKzwsn6wFan8LASOn_iBemCH06HSgmvFlE7kJwsq3kFf7L0QIcitdsPm0RG0XVmGWE0F_MoOIEw-pEXOzgmLwWdH0dbEEngM8h5Xa6-8bA" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhkjl4P8TCjRpZgSclYI1PYQkgJTVuWZPRfeAl7O0sKIUq-8oeje_3wXX1Zu4zxih_6xvXxkwm4nH_H6U4kbKzwsn6wFan8LASOn_iBemCH06HSgmvFlE7kJwsq3kFf7L0QIcitdsPm0RG0XVmGWE0F_MoOIEw-pEXOzgmLwWdH0dbEEngM8h5Xa6-8bA=w400-h400" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">"WHALE you please be mine?"</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhlubikeqKSrr9baatFHH-yWkgbPt1SrE5tnjwK2lNowt-eTfhTdIpmAYozkl6Kb3MO7ksLYeQuI3bg-0Swf5DTlVhrNpVQbSrJuegDQfCXZXN1rnXbUpkVJIDKsx5ZCUT2aZq-OwFV_Mt-BIKmwO-FA7M3mEiqqGyPvsdU-28pmvEUTQTVcR7bhqoRug" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhlubikeqKSrr9baatFHH-yWkgbPt1SrE5tnjwK2lNowt-eTfhTdIpmAYozkl6Kb3MO7ksLYeQuI3bg-0Swf5DTlVhrNpVQbSrJuegDQfCXZXN1rnXbUpkVJIDKsx5ZCUT2aZq-OwFV_Mt-BIKmwO-FA7M3mEiqqGyPvsdU-28pmvEUTQTVcR7bhqoRug=w400-h400" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">"I SHELL always love you."</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjmYjaU_pZhy18ROY1QahT0_d8fL0m_C8y8zf42UXKOTAxb0dpGhEpFx5gz1fne4HjjbtguBnHxss0p29opP5yCU4w8SeReg8m8EklOJNO65tYZZGiHsGUAMdbzNlfLK3tK9W0DmkbWZ2pXLN3juFNVqcTO7m6riklqpX2SDw6RO8gQcJpssNAF4OIBHw" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjmYjaU_pZhy18ROY1QahT0_d8fL0m_C8y8zf42UXKOTAxb0dpGhEpFx5gz1fne4HjjbtguBnHxss0p29opP5yCU4w8SeReg8m8EklOJNO65tYZZGiHsGUAMdbzNlfLK3tK9W0DmkbWZ2pXLN3juFNVqcTO7m6riklqpX2SDw6RO8gQcJpssNAF4OIBHw=w400-h400" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I wonder what this year's Valentine card will look like?</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">xo</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Judy Ann</div><br /><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><br /></div><br /><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><br /><p></p>Judy-Annhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00451697137737510556noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1800026774221146865.post-64804543838003937002022-01-24T14:04:00.001-05:002022-01-24T14:04:52.788-05:00Pillow case fun!<p style="text-align: center;">Over the years, I've enjoyed choosing perfect fabrics to make pillowcases for gifts. </p><p style="text-align: center;">I decided this past Christmas that it was time to make </p><p style="text-align: center;">personalized pillow cases for the littles in my life!</p><p style="text-align: center;">I spent a delightful hour at <a href="https://www.mystache.ca/">stache fabrics</a> in downtown London </p><p style="text-align: center;">choosing just the right fabric combos.</p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;">One of our littles really likes cats and regularly pretends to be a playful kitty.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhY6uyDabY-rSIlo4UIYUxDpgqdU6mZxGQfYh5-Tk0K0lRkyAl9hH09rfeGxbfgTZetmHi0G-dGdv25vLvHkY73oDDMXTIfNQ5C35e5ihFYib1rqnm3R28ms2rlgGH5xnlTh14MkDxHkNyt6Q-Q-xIQoKm_AGUXu__yXqIlKlGbcg76Qn6F3YiSopE3pQ=s3024" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhY6uyDabY-rSIlo4UIYUxDpgqdU6mZxGQfYh5-Tk0K0lRkyAl9hH09rfeGxbfgTZetmHi0G-dGdv25vLvHkY73oDDMXTIfNQ5C35e5ihFYib1rqnm3R28ms2rlgGH5xnlTh14MkDxHkNyt6Q-Q-xIQoKm_AGUXu__yXqIlKlGbcg76Qn6F3YiSopE3pQ=w400-h400" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Another thinks he may want to be a sea captain someday.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhBpj2Nu2HHKb6SzgKqxap5qi-F867rd4WG8OsGQ3LT9Hm003S6Vy9ejN9tiSksnnosTtbFvA4_dPwKLXh_ce8N-u0uSjEd16R79g_owSi6Mtp8bqAifarD9KHs1W5jsUN1cXoMDZbWKGtmVqO6SG-qNggq7yYe1L3NFxBtGkeRHKyjUI8WNc4AJx2S2Q=s3024" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhBpj2Nu2HHKb6SzgKqxap5qi-F867rd4WG8OsGQ3LT9Hm003S6Vy9ejN9tiSksnnosTtbFvA4_dPwKLXh_ce8N-u0uSjEd16R79g_owSi6Mtp8bqAifarD9KHs1W5jsUN1cXoMDZbWKGtmVqO6SG-qNggq7yYe1L3NFxBtGkeRHKyjUI8WNc4AJx2S2Q=w400-h400" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Another is very good at identifying many different birds, just by their calls.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhuNlE9v3TNR5qVFwYCe-hyMZ7xdvZ_u9cErDdmDC5-4Ybn3IWBT_7lLehIHg5ZBfWx5qC9AZJ6_JHCMjjbYyu6AnLEyTfgJzBJfl-4jCe-KGnNxXQfiSgghhYZU_WuGdORgSoFh8y36NP-mO3wIIYxZRO7ddIJaVsJrEKHCPsAW-T838e8MHzwaFaK5Q=s4032" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhuNlE9v3TNR5qVFwYCe-hyMZ7xdvZ_u9cErDdmDC5-4Ybn3IWBT_7lLehIHg5ZBfWx5qC9AZJ6_JHCMjjbYyu6AnLEyTfgJzBJfl-4jCe-KGnNxXQfiSgghhYZU_WuGdORgSoFh8y36NP-mO3wIIYxZRO7ddIJaVsJrEKHCPsAW-T838e8MHzwaFaK5Q=w480-h640" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">And, really, they all love frogs and lily pads and anything else around a pond, </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">but this seemed perfect for the youngest.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi0epzWTD8Hgz6cl9rVfOODg0cHMaSj9jgXkbYIP9XnEtDFT6sIz9a5nNUbuyriV8R6n2lVXCxxxfAZwTAjXJUc4tv-ej3ei2aAlJwCxE8WYnxWuNmF1W5DZMmYXQfl4NUeg_46-DTex2TVmeAagA5wEJMqoG6_Q62x88wzylFkf2zxz4tqWa8o44ri2A=s4032" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi0epzWTD8Hgz6cl9rVfOODg0cHMaSj9jgXkbYIP9XnEtDFT6sIz9a5nNUbuyriV8R6n2lVXCxxxfAZwTAjXJUc4tv-ej3ei2aAlJwCxE8WYnxWuNmF1W5DZMmYXQfl4NUeg_46-DTex2TVmeAagA5wEJMqoG6_Q62x88wzylFkf2zxz4tqWa8o44ri2A=w480-h640" width="480" /></a></div><br /><p style="text-align: center;">I hope they sleep well on their playful pillowcases!</p><p style="text-align: center;">xo</p><p style="text-align: center;">Judy Ann</p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p>Judy-Annhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00451697137737510556noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1800026774221146865.post-86226015276573669182022-01-20T15:42:00.000-05:002022-01-20T15:42:14.460-05:00A first look!<p style="text-align: center;">It's been almost four years since I had a new book out in the world! </p><p style="text-align: center;">That makes it extra delightful to have TWO picture books coming out in 2022! </p><p style="text-align: center;">Here is a look at the cover of </p><p style="text-align: center;"><i><b>While We Wait </b></i></p><p style="text-align: center;">which will make its grand entrance this March. I'm so excited to get my hands on a copy!</p><p style="text-align: center;"> (Are you wondering what these two are waiting for?!)</p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlV6aOmpq89_M-HFO0gFMUsmGPL_6dktfxgwGn2YxwGY9mno_d9QdH4RffENvISBf5VJii9isyUvAc4hqAx4PVdKhWFc2OaAzGTLdGyrHrVkAEstER9CcPmaOJsfB7w08qjzPOdhWxDToQ/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="436" data-original-width="335" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlV6aOmpq89_M-HFO0gFMUsmGPL_6dktfxgwGn2YxwGY9mno_d9QdH4RffENvISBf5VJii9isyUvAc4hqAx4PVdKhWFc2OaAzGTLdGyrHrVkAEstER9CcPmaOJsfB7w08qjzPOdhWxDToQ/w307-h400/image.png" width="307" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.elodie-duhameau.com/">Élodie Duhameau</a> has done an amazing job with the art. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">She manages to express so much emotion and love in so few facial lines.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I cannot <i>wait </i>for everyone to read and see this book!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Enjoy your day,</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Judy Ann</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><br /><p></p>Judy-Annhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00451697137737510556noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1800026774221146865.post-38252602321058530912022-01-14T16:48:00.000-05:002022-01-14T16:48:14.869-05:00Toques!<p style="text-align: center;"> Knitting toques for my grandkids is one of life's little pleasures. </p><p style="text-align: center;">Recently I made a couple of extra-fun toques!</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj-Xvh6VLwR4FlzUzCQj_cEcg1P9iK-AGYGioqP9vJR13bvAN8Hqft1KjawykE7mcI6wRgEBpJITdQu7ojB95Ql_gPkZndh_nbU6lVmYDAiYk2cpucc50na9rc2HCb_nz6tXrv4RLgWSCSKD3Pao-xuxw0WZQCt9frfNqsac31VucDxrYnZkMbxvXAuvw=s2365" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2365" data-original-width="2330" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj-Xvh6VLwR4FlzUzCQj_cEcg1P9iK-AGYGioqP9vJR13bvAN8Hqft1KjawykE7mcI6wRgEBpJITdQu7ojB95Ql_gPkZndh_nbU6lVmYDAiYk2cpucc50na9rc2HCb_nz6tXrv4RLgWSCSKD3Pao-xuxw0WZQCt9frfNqsac31VucDxrYnZkMbxvXAuvw=w394-h400" width="394" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjKKspWdm6KC9KHyvRKk0t8NfI0BXEDtPnP-dxRw_x1eWtTUdqzuZ3DHPlRS8nZhe0v2Poi9emrf3rP2hN1hOb1FR1vlDxzkHOVokVY21ccwdF-z80XoxyoLNxG2IuTsAhxTq9pLOxxVj0wK2nBT5yripzbFU1nptiKSdGzrV0qbfQ5UDcAe-RIQvLj-w=s4032" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjKKspWdm6KC9KHyvRKk0t8NfI0BXEDtPnP-dxRw_x1eWtTUdqzuZ3DHPlRS8nZhe0v2Poi9emrf3rP2hN1hOb1FR1vlDxzkHOVokVY21ccwdF-z80XoxyoLNxG2IuTsAhxTq9pLOxxVj0wK2nBT5yripzbFU1nptiKSdGzrV0qbfQ5UDcAe-RIQvLj-w=w300-h400" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Stay cozy and warm,</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Judy Ann</div><br /></div><br /><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p>Judy-Annhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00451697137737510556noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1800026774221146865.post-39420027367078916782021-11-11T14:04:00.002-05:002021-11-11T14:13:40.743-05:00Dinosaur cake!<p style="text-align: center;">The littles in our family have recently become quite enchanted with dinosaurs. So, when one of them decided they needed a dinosaur cake for their birthday, I wasn't sure what to do. </p><p style="text-align: center;">I love baking cakes, but I'm not particularly good at making shaped cakes. </p><p style="text-align: center;">Here's how I solved the problem.</p><p style="text-align: center;">I baked a three-layer chocolate buttermilk cake with rich, buttery, chocolate icing.</p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_-uRDUJ_m61HHg-BEI24X5WCVjLsS2_-ghjxU0zi2EsA-5FLAw2NuylLh-pOQlenlxE3-ZeqCiNnfFsBFzsmSx0DXpzdTRUz1r8LaQhyphenhyphenyYuMJBz4no3VsDMeSY5ffk_MZgFmx5x6UJff1/s2048/IMG_3675.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="2048" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_-uRDUJ_m61HHg-BEI24X5WCVjLsS2_-ghjxU0zi2EsA-5FLAw2NuylLh-pOQlenlxE3-ZeqCiNnfFsBFzsmSx0DXpzdTRUz1r8LaQhyphenhyphenyYuMJBz4no3VsDMeSY5ffk_MZgFmx5x6UJff1/w400-h400/IMG_3675.JPG" width="400" /></a></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">And bought a fierce-looking dinosaur for on top. Ta-da! </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">A dinosaur cake to eat and a toy to keep!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPDVdjpJF744U7qt3BvQTgDmH8qnz3ULkFtRJHDOYG5XO6jQQTYySv3zim9O69HTF5eCSymmQt59m8nSVhsdaKlQAfP0GhwSjyssqX2V1b9czqjztJIG5A8LMv70FvivmzHW3uWoUkBxZk/s2048/IMG_3676.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="2048" height="376" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPDVdjpJF744U7qt3BvQTgDmH8qnz3ULkFtRJHDOYG5XO6jQQTYySv3zim9O69HTF5eCSymmQt59m8nSVhsdaKlQAfP0GhwSjyssqX2V1b9czqjztJIG5A8LMv70FvivmzHW3uWoUkBxZk/w376-h376/IMG_3676.JPG" width="376" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Have a sweet day,</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Judy Ann</div>Judy-Annhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00451697137737510556noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1800026774221146865.post-77769624136480009762021-10-25T21:03:00.002-04:002021-10-25T21:03:48.948-04:00Paper pumpkins<p style="text-align: center;">Here's a fun paper-pumpkin craft that I've done at the library and with my grandkids.</p><p style="text-align: center;">Fold a sheet of card stock or construction paper in half, </p><p style="text-align: center;">then fold each half to the centre.</p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWJ2KDk4tlIxKdEvEEljSo4XuicrMSy8hWj3eL-HeGXIT79RK4TQ6ZVhBCNsuLgh2fucCM8SGc_y8zYgWVKHU3FHWn4jtnoukfFRNu_KKLe3ewVtjWb4JZ11mLXhVfpXROlvwHspUYyFYk/s2048/IMG_3610.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="2048" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWJ2KDk4tlIxKdEvEEljSo4XuicrMSy8hWj3eL-HeGXIT79RK4TQ6ZVhBCNsuLgh2fucCM8SGc_y8zYgWVKHU3FHWn4jtnoukfFRNu_KKLe3ewVtjWb4JZ11mLXhVfpXROlvwHspUYyFYk/w400-h400/IMG_3610.JPG" width="400" /></a></p><p style="text-align: center;">Draw a pumpkin shape on a piece of cardboard or heavy paper. </p><p style="text-align: center;">Trace it onto the folded paper so that the pumpkin </p><p style="text-align: center;">goes off the paper on both sides. </p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpLLXRg_6BpOwNHoFUtshbL3BLyyqWWebBvbqjlNb8S3huxlAtP2m1M443hQ5xmdbKPvtroLtPxx7P4TlVp-BXlPubCl23rQep4csXDf8pJWhR1c7C-NPYLbPZPlTvXbNa6erFfTZ12bEO/s2048/IMG_3605.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="2048" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpLLXRg_6BpOwNHoFUtshbL3BLyyqWWebBvbqjlNb8S3huxlAtP2m1M443hQ5xmdbKPvtroLtPxx7P4TlVp-BXlPubCl23rQep4csXDf8pJWhR1c7C-NPYLbPZPlTvXbNa6erFfTZ12bEO/w400-h400/IMG_3605.JPG" width="400" /></a></p><p style="text-align: center;">Cut out the pumpkin shape...</p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoS3CpJs97d-w7KC43lffgwuAsIrGkCbpwNjloXAXf_rR6L325h3DyEq_Z5d8ve5EsVF4lkilffW94yfKpc9-bJE1hDIuXKLKof1g3Dp_CyMvHWdJ-KBh9g_W5LwQPE0EoqvoRHjfwc5_w/s2048/IMG_3606.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="2048" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoS3CpJs97d-w7KC43lffgwuAsIrGkCbpwNjloXAXf_rR6L325h3DyEq_Z5d8ve5EsVF4lkilffW94yfKpc9-bJE1hDIuXKLKof1g3Dp_CyMvHWdJ-KBh9g_W5LwQPE0EoqvoRHjfwc5_w/w400-h400/IMG_3606.JPG" width="400" /></a></p><p style="text-align: center;">...and unfold your pumpkin string.</p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdyeSPvnK5zduUnu7D5gDcYU7ZHsRIjT0uUrvlW6I7bQOVUz7kByWj6cIYibziaVrr_KzstC9ZHDK4Fw1zhHibCHRLRC7Z66BVIegtlJSBx_oSTzZ5LzfixkSZyG9niJeNmith3uQT0uuD/s2048/IMG_3607.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="2048" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdyeSPvnK5zduUnu7D5gDcYU7ZHsRIjT0uUrvlW6I7bQOVUz7kByWj6cIYibziaVrr_KzstC9ZHDK4Fw1zhHibCHRLRC7Z66BVIegtlJSBx_oSTzZ5LzfixkSZyG9niJeNmith3uQT0uuD/w400-h400/IMG_3607.JPG" width="400" /></a></p><p style="text-align: center;">Draw on faces or decorate as you wish.</p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrJkW5l1Hj_Ls63s2byYyi3QWpT9ieoytXxV6g6n0liIltsJSR6Ow5v-TitM_6My61peaQy6Hppd8w1NQ5OzP8fr-NouudFWxbycAEY3rWtmXAKuBWdJmJh3zKoxQWQglsKTKnEq2kV-4j/s2048/IMG_3602.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="2048" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrJkW5l1Hj_Ls63s2byYyi3QWpT9ieoytXxV6g6n0liIltsJSR6Ow5v-TitM_6My61peaQy6Hppd8w1NQ5OzP8fr-NouudFWxbycAEY3rWtmXAKuBWdJmJh3zKoxQWQglsKTKnEq2kV-4j/w400-h400/IMG_3602.JPG" width="400" /></a></p><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="2048" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLzFFVdDctykYpcwwJICJcuMFzsdr05rXR67wuCd2irvLEqCTlwhO_CBKkdJZdS0y8oiLV_G5BKw4zt9ElZqI1CsP8eUWFhXbqdAnsPSgHFUj1rmrQCIW-2YZ_i5ZO-V2-JHPv6onR-a5T/w400-h400/IMG_2707.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">...in the heart of summer we had blueberry time...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2JDwQSBN_x0A0_N0NJRJqQnxyFYHH7k3AbUd1e-HZ1u-na6_p8LwnvS-_5Upj4IqooNp8ktlhV0WapELf7gkUOMa6f7FNTbSjhHIpHSGqzdzvO4uKpNJ0K9rYSQ9HRNdVM3aWY9qtDPfb/s2048/IMG_3053.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2JDwQSBN_x0A0_N0NJRJqQnxyFYHH7k3AbUd1e-HZ1u-na6_p8LwnvS-_5Upj4IqooNp8ktlhV0WapELf7gkUOMa6f7FNTbSjhHIpHSGqzdzvO4uKpNJ0K9rYSQ9HRNdVM3aWY9qtDPfb/w300-h400/IMG_3053.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">...and now it is pumpkin time!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The plants were started by our son and grandsons at their place, </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">then planted at our place.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbf1b9qtiUBxI7aOTn4rUhWMV73iYThF4lRCfI7xlFhEp_BENsmmLwzZZnYtrA_T8_QXMDDXwq79wlUHMkg7bSiqz1_0cy3kJw51Jz6xt4qgYNoRTesso3xfftyc5STD_BVoRwRCBmtxPF/s2048/IMG_2725.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1926" data-original-width="2048" height="376" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbf1b9qtiUBxI7aOTn4rUhWMV73iYThF4lRCfI7xlFhEp_BENsmmLwzZZnYtrA_T8_QXMDDXwq79wlUHMkg7bSiqz1_0cy3kJw51Jz6xt4qgYNoRTesso3xfftyc5STD_BVoRwRCBmtxPF/w400-h376/IMG_2725.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">It wasn't long before the pumpkins took over our backyard!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEix-2WMStNNviLbeXkZYLXtSO6UvivsX-_wyaARlsqrmbN8UhHJWFx6kFat0IShy6DcT6D3plMsU0arYX8jUYSaPszZpjzi_P1Vsrd4_FZdINp_iTAdiikrPDEJA012U_9f3uzJNDnWygNC/s2048/IMG_7741.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1365" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEix-2WMStNNviLbeXkZYLXtSO6UvivsX-_wyaARlsqrmbN8UhHJWFx6kFat0IShy6DcT6D3plMsU0arYX8jUYSaPszZpjzi_P1Vsrd4_FZdINp_iTAdiikrPDEJA012U_9f3uzJNDnWygNC/w266-h400/IMG_7741.jpg" width="266" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We loved their bright orange colour.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgetkLMMwhBOGbFzoA94wdd8jf33VT-ttIHkbVw2AK9yJyxr_5FYOiKNxrLX0Q5Vo8R40U56IGVS6ghEnhcg0xIEoqVTJXbDfXNunt1LO5gCh-5aG2PQguV9tpykkquH0AYXIcNXE3CtUX7/s2048/IMG_7736.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1365" data-original-width="2048" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgetkLMMwhBOGbFzoA94wdd8jf33VT-ttIHkbVw2AK9yJyxr_5FYOiKNxrLX0Q5Vo8R40U56IGVS6ghEnhcg0xIEoqVTJXbDfXNunt1LO5gCh-5aG2PQguV9tpykkquH0AYXIcNXE3CtUX7/w400-h266/IMG_7736.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">It was soon time to harvest the pumpkin crop, load them up...</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwkCdaOOy0O7Mg8H_I9IJSiBNaq10W6uSiiMqQYj7T_B-RSdlf4cV95AG7JMF-QPD09f5opUrOECdddc_RUSZcN7NV-gvg-wyxYg6uyA1xUInhV4pLY7t1sYClJRqyx_9_6eSP4OCfI32x/s2048/IMG_3510.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="2048" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwkCdaOOy0O7Mg8H_I9IJSiBNaq10W6uSiiMqQYj7T_B-RSdlf4cV95AG7JMF-QPD09f5opUrOECdddc_RUSZcN7NV-gvg-wyxYg6uyA1xUInhV4pLY7t1sYClJRqyx_9_6eSP4OCfI32x/w400-h400/IMG_3510.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">...and take a fun photo!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinPYCnwAZH5qvnX-C_WGnGW6GO40uR0-AD-ZP_Xa4a6-iJ6CfHXu642mDT455K5B1VGGMkRYdMzbh_EJqwP0SUubM7uvR4BRMSvnCBEriTRnQIOVUIj7812zfjFdkpHkahyphenhyphenFk8ESuHSQgJ/s1024/IMG_3512.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="771" data-original-width="1024" height="301" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinPYCnwAZH5qvnX-C_WGnGW6GO40uR0-AD-ZP_Xa4a6-iJ6CfHXu642mDT455K5B1VGGMkRYdMzbh_EJqwP0SUubM7uvR4BRMSvnCBEriTRnQIOVUIj7812zfjFdkpHkahyphenhyphenFk8ESuHSQgJ/w400-h301/IMG_3512.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Happy pumpkin time!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Judy Ann</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><br /></div><br /><p></p>Judy-Annhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00451697137737510556noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1800026774221146865.post-79386073525683548612021-05-22T21:15:00.005-04:002021-05-22T21:18:35.398-04:00Doll Quilt<p style="text-align: center;"> A certain sweet granddaughter turned 3 last weekend! </p><p style="text-align: center;">She needed a new baby doll so I decided to make </p><p style="text-align: center;">a little quilt to go with the new doll. </p><p style="text-align: center;">I used scraps I had leftover from a baby quilt I made a few years ago.</p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigsDANdFS_3J4SvHfWn70ygnRwdrlUpfrJAiPlbsD_XpF3aELjHkox7tXtJK-drGAGNhV4rNJIB9b2cCFCznRCrW_QaaRbHRUqUro_KS-E27L_sYl9v70r-4N5mxFGxk51_6TxGIP3XsMI/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="2020" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigsDANdFS_3J4SvHfWn70ygnRwdrlUpfrJAiPlbsD_XpF3aELjHkox7tXtJK-drGAGNhV4rNJIB9b2cCFCznRCrW_QaaRbHRUqUro_KS-E27L_sYl9v70r-4N5mxFGxk51_6TxGIP3XsMI/w395-h400/IMG_2627.jpeg" width="395" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">I loved doodling with thread all over the quilt.</div><div><div style="text-align: center;"> I stitched in names, words, hearts and loads of love.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpRtTGXv0WqZEruMGNbtR6e_7BqVOWPrqlocleFhyphenhyphenP4Bx1NUUgJMBGMYKIhGBFF4zkzX4nu-WmXCY-SGqQCUd13vBzfA3nQ3Zo-Vj3pLU9LjMZSTNn6q2OK-mDXqa73rh8SGbl1fqZ7SBe/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="2012" data-original-width="2048" height="393" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpRtTGXv0WqZEruMGNbtR6e_7BqVOWPrqlocleFhyphenhyphenP4Bx1NUUgJMBGMYKIhGBFF4zkzX4nu-WmXCY-SGqQCUd13vBzfA3nQ3Zo-Vj3pLU9LjMZSTNn6q2OK-mDXqa73rh8SGbl1fqZ7SBe/w400-h393/IMG_2628.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">You can see that the blanket is quite small when you see the boxed doll on it!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_1aSleTNqOHy6k754NsFGZnKQp37Ub06ZKuAn2KYW-0z6SqBqqrJDLcBpGgdK-6lRDhyouZTb7-Plw4pNTGtOIwj2H495jtfCyFxbIOEuBoG_iZkXVSTB0c9nsR4eq3f5zeCl4fM_4RCs/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="2017" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_1aSleTNqOHy6k754NsFGZnKQp37Ub06ZKuAn2KYW-0z6SqBqqrJDLcBpGgdK-6lRDhyouZTb7-Plw4pNTGtOIwj2H495jtfCyFxbIOEuBoG_iZkXVSTB0c9nsR4eq3f5zeCl4fM_4RCs/w393-h400/IMG_2626.jpeg" width="393" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;">A sweet gift for a sweet granddaughter. </div><p></p><p style="text-align: center;">(We just need to hang in a little longer</p><p style="text-align: center;"> before we can see our grandkids in real life.)</p><p style="text-align: center;">xo</p><p style="text-align: center;">Judy Ann</p></div>Judy-Annhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00451697137737510556noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1800026774221146865.post-37960200880334717682021-04-14T10:31:00.000-04:002021-04-14T10:31:37.482-04:00Stencilling<p style="text-align: center;">At the end of February I took an on-line stencilling course (via Zoom) with the lovely, talented Dutch artist, <a href="https://www.paulinegreuell.com">Pauline Greuell</a>. (It was so neat to be in class with a teacher in The Netherlands and other students from Scotland, NYC and Costa Rica!) Pauline's work is beautiful and she is very generous with knowledge and encouragement. During the workshop, I cut a very simple leaf stencil out of mylar and used it to print these leaves. I used the same stencil and the same paint, but Pauline showed us how to apply the paint and use the brush in different ways to create all these variations:</p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgED46UfsTXZJ_RvJZs9KacFrypllswxnUGx5N6GB9KMYUoVYxL-Vj6sii_NUstH8bRunhqKbfLMAvt1Nli9qg68DZzYJFFdyzTv8a_-LrjQgKRsza0ujNuAwIwSL1ojAAOEawSeMOCbYY4/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="2048" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgED46UfsTXZJ_RvJZs9KacFrypllswxnUGx5N6GB9KMYUoVYxL-Vj6sii_NUstH8bRunhqKbfLMAvt1Nli9qg68DZzYJFFdyzTv8a_-LrjQgKRsza0ujNuAwIwSL1ojAAOEawSeMOCbYY4/w400-h400/IMG_2347.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Then we used what we learned to make a random pattern:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyFfb1XzvkdysNp_zyaUY_IXA4o_mBsRCavBGhg7Wjj2WgYjyo5OJ7jaSPfNlHj50cA4PzX82oGgDtmbPVod4XpTgMnNY-x_7K79AdoHr03NAlQH1FIJf8x8WCt3iFbMV1jMakKlQjcOwL/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyFfb1XzvkdysNp_zyaUY_IXA4o_mBsRCavBGhg7Wjj2WgYjyo5OJ7jaSPfNlHj50cA4PzX82oGgDtmbPVod4XpTgMnNY-x_7K79AdoHr03NAlQH1FIJf8x8WCt3iFbMV1jMakKlQjcOwL/w300-h400/IMG_2346.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">It was a really great way to spend an afternoon!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">A couple of weeks later I made a two-part stencil to create a flower with a small centre:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikbquZHVfzQ6y-PY_fCrEjPIOCMmUTz7xyVx3Xj1OX1Dt40DVXNQebp5pv7NtC75T6u6sVpeumLxuTtcgQCJ-gfdxPer00aNoy59PHESs5ix-kq7r5bBdN-PwXVMOGCaX25cgn82i0zDkm/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="2048" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikbquZHVfzQ6y-PY_fCrEjPIOCMmUTz7xyVx3Xj1OX1Dt40DVXNQebp5pv7NtC75T6u6sVpeumLxuTtcgQCJ-gfdxPer00aNoy59PHESs5ix-kq7r5bBdN-PwXVMOGCaX25cgn82i0zDkm/w400-h400/IMG_2365.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The other day I finally got around to making something out of my stencilled fabric:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg37VkmpGtcyMQBMIbGhbzFkX14JpK1hYcswMuxGboapEF-dUg91Q9sLxWjc_HhdlzS3FlgTi0FARW250E8csLAyauv2m6DAheZfdMSa8yjj3BCEGZH4PM8Sw2NoKY8Hg2EpU-miJdaP9W7/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="2048" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg37VkmpGtcyMQBMIbGhbzFkX14JpK1hYcswMuxGboapEF-dUg91Q9sLxWjc_HhdlzS3FlgTi0FARW250E8csLAyauv2m6DAheZfdMSa8yjj3BCEGZH4PM8Sw2NoKY8Hg2EpU-miJdaP9W7/w400-h400/IMG_2530.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 238);"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 238);">Judy Ann</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #0000ee;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 238);"><u><br /></u></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #0000ee;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 238);"><u><br /></u></span></span></div><br /><br /><br /></div><br /><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p><br /></p>Judy-Annhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00451697137737510556noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1800026774221146865.post-34919439433332279162021-04-05T14:20:00.002-04:002021-04-05T14:23:39.003-04:00More Printmaking<p style="text-align: center;"> I've been dabbling in printmaking ever since I wrote my first craft book for kids, <a href="https://www.blogger.com/blog/post/edit/1800026774221146865/3753207584215130771"><i>Prints</i></a>. Recently I bought this beautiful new book by Elise Young called, <i><a href="https://www.chapters.indigo.ca/en-ca/books/inspired-artist-block-print-for/9781633228887-item.html?ikwid=elise+young&ikwsec=Home&ikwidx=0#algoliaQueryId=63cf3f80f3c8e1559eddc4178b7aa9d7">Block Print For Beginners</a></i>. She carves gorgeous images and shares clear instructions, as well as tips and tricks, for helping us become printmakers, too. Inspired by Elise, I'm taking time to experiment.</p><p style="text-align: center;">I carved this image in soft rubber:</p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEic5qiiiVzslqpCabwjhxa0c1BB0yJtcWtwgNjlkGOr69ca73Bh3DiAvDa2fzxUUx6kL0ZLbsjGvdPZCy5VxZmdhCYbECjz-wfdlU5xdsyF-dhaqqeqZdMEtXMOw8Zi3QJagHCWmNdjaQiQ/s2048/IMG_2465.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEic5qiiiVzslqpCabwjhxa0c1BB0yJtcWtwgNjlkGOr69ca73Bh3DiAvDa2fzxUUx6kL0ZLbsjGvdPZCy5VxZmdhCYbECjz-wfdlU5xdsyF-dhaqqeqZdMEtXMOw8Zi3QJagHCWmNdjaQiQ/w300-h400/IMG_2465.jpeg" width="300" /></a></p><p style="text-align: center;">I used a stamp pad to ink the image, then pressed it on paper to print it. </p><p style="text-align: center;">I used a new pencil eraser pressed onto a yellow stamp pad</p><p style="text-align: center;"> to add the flower centres:</p><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjencvCWQc5cRuA8AX19GRtGJCkBZPWVS_qEWGeiHec50H96QtlRraO7vhr-k5WYY5Hzcq7w11NhAWgGiJTLUN3VDS4HLfAKifFJAN2Xmfj9aTrGoGtAgHo_GvtHEKpap6BptKSrFUcvZ3R/s2048/IMG_2464.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjencvCWQc5cRuA8AX19GRtGJCkBZPWVS_qEWGeiHec50H96QtlRraO7vhr-k5WYY5Hzcq7w11NhAWgGiJTLUN3VDS4HLfAKifFJAN2Xmfj9aTrGoGtAgHo_GvtHEKpap6BptKSrFUcvZ3R/w300-h400/IMG_2464.jpeg" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I got brave and used block printing ink to get a bolder, more permanent image:</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9Ra1HwvZP-dv5srxxPzTqozIVf1XUf5SK3c3ZXoRycei_hF3y88iMKuh46Ez4Mx3ovUilthBqS5EbZ5XO-MAli1owRHZtJvN9PMVKe8Zhwj5HMT-1vU8BwLyFNvBGA02pxqnn3sOL-Uag/s2048/IMG_2474.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9Ra1HwvZP-dv5srxxPzTqozIVf1XUf5SK3c3ZXoRycei_hF3y88iMKuh46Ez4Mx3ovUilthBqS5EbZ5XO-MAli1owRHZtJvN9PMVKe8Zhwj5HMT-1vU8BwLyFNvBGA02pxqnn3sOL-Uag/w300-h400/IMG_2474.jpeg" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I thought it might look nice to use orangey-red paint for the centres:</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7mOlYM_3PN0eJzrK7gn_h0IHfreNdh998mhrrWn_-8Io7z0dDhOd9YquOAaFFoNyop6aQaMat4ZYivP5S5-w6Skx7zcEmbU2mgoUp_-2eQFzj5H1NQMASAY6gt_g4IayfsT6DDdCejZAa/s2048/IMG_2475.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7mOlYM_3PN0eJzrK7gn_h0IHfreNdh998mhrrWn_-8Io7z0dDhOd9YquOAaFFoNyop6aQaMat4ZYivP5S5-w6Skx7zcEmbU2mgoUp_-2eQFzj5H1NQMASAY6gt_g4IayfsT6DDdCejZAa/w300-h400/IMG_2475.jpeg" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Then I tried printing on dark paper. It's quite a different look, not quite as appealing.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpjEXWJntBaQd6UvUxB2oEbUQd155ctYuO0ajbfDtUgPcJtbWK0YL4pOShmhFo3m5Eaa9OwE4tidupo1kcsrn0vChj2YZXkv4dk0QfD2ikmQOE0j4FisYhv8crfkHJDXsTPU_nkg4eNBsv/s2048/IMG_2476.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpjEXWJntBaQd6UvUxB2oEbUQd155ctYuO0ajbfDtUgPcJtbWK0YL4pOShmhFo3m5Eaa9OwE4tidupo1kcsrn0vChj2YZXkv4dk0QfD2ikmQOE0j4FisYhv8crfkHJDXsTPU_nkg4eNBsv/w300-h400/IMG_2476.jpeg" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I hope to keep on playing!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I hope you have playtime, too.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Judy Ann</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p>Judy-Annhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00451697137737510556noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1800026774221146865.post-51988822278184836582021-03-29T15:33:00.001-04:002021-03-29T15:36:53.369-04:00Dutch Appeltaart!<p><span> </span>Ever since I picked up the March/April 2020 edition of <a href="https://www.bakefromscratch.com">Bake from Scratch</a> magazine, I've been wanting to try their <a href="https://www.bakefromscratch.com/appeltaart/">Appeltaart </a>recipe. I've never tried making one before—I haven't even tasted one! As usual, the instructions were very well written. I ran out of time while preparing the appeltaart, so rather than serve it for Saturday evening dessert, we had a slice on Sunday afternoon. And evening!<span> </span></p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirpkHvrroHzAnyVmMWebSkeu2Y7pteXL0zL4vobG_VQ0cOtm3A5ejb5tWNNaISZ65myWY3vbttcVCsVGyzH61n4n7LyPlaYwFSQQWXeZU5F6uUVa9SW-72LwcwYxSFAxaeyath_IQ64CHq/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img alt="" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="2048" height="330" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirpkHvrroHzAnyVmMWebSkeu2Y7pteXL0zL4vobG_VQ0cOtm3A5ejb5tWNNaISZ65myWY3vbttcVCsVGyzH61n4n7LyPlaYwFSQQWXeZU5F6uUVa9SW-72LwcwYxSFAxaeyath_IQ64CHq/w330-h330/IMG_2442.jpeg" width="330" /></a></div><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiKGl5Bno4jxf6BggEUFjW2DJcrlLDsKgxZVEFblXGiB3E1BPoWgGfc2IZwe8MGlzcmB8Xif4DhKM72HX6EaGAKpfyGbGJ1psOK-f6aHMSDHr5RMFZAPcEA86kn4txPGg5uH3x_pKOPjIy/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="2048" height="321" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiKGl5Bno4jxf6BggEUFjW2DJcrlLDsKgxZVEFblXGiB3E1BPoWgGfc2IZwe8MGlzcmB8Xif4DhKM72HX6EaGAKpfyGbGJ1psOK-f6aHMSDHr5RMFZAPcEA86kn4txPGg5uH3x_pKOPjIy/w321-h321/IMG_2445.jpeg" width="321" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi56KQ_uS98lx1UfsEN2K6eggTCa5s9mCJNI75f4_7qnBtogrjn2WRrYaoAgBRCaOT35A1hKHnXXfYFSmE_Bir4x8utstMqUgs53dv9WzXWcNQPviTo936_7V1p_iV5IT0X0rVAkyc6BvHq/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="2048" height="309" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi56KQ_uS98lx1UfsEN2K6eggTCa5s9mCJNI75f4_7qnBtogrjn2WRrYaoAgBRCaOT35A1hKHnXXfYFSmE_Bir4x8utstMqUgs53dv9WzXWcNQPviTo936_7V1p_iV5IT0X0rVAkyc6BvHq/w309-h309/IMG_2448.jpg" width="309" /></a></div><br />I was afraid that when I removed the sides of the springform pan </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">the appeltaart would collapse. Happily, it did not!</div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh93JK0VT1yQdmZWv119tXPAivE3CEVHdvvN-A074QPnupAajKWCIab9_4n-7nnuKWIMfW_j3Sqpx4NlTbxsZ7l9-fbE6QyyLIqpN7NunJP9SwME5qSlp04n9TFAL_PQd4vE3uThMrQD0nD/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1046" data-original-width="751" height="435" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh93JK0VT1yQdmZWv119tXPAivE3CEVHdvvN-A074QPnupAajKWCIab9_4n-7nnuKWIMfW_j3Sqpx4NlTbxsZ7l9-fbE6QyyLIqpN7NunJP9SwME5qSlp04n9TFAL_PQd4vE3uThMrQD0nD/w312-h435/IMG_2459.jpg" width="312" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I should have added a dollop of whipped cream on the plate because, well,</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> everything tastes better with whipped cream!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4Fg0tQf0rHqLQFjjs0kuJdUrTrmSdtYgMyKV78CwC7pKGJheme3fW623r5l_ckgwrRqEJvy0__wVPmNsJitnEP1bpjQFFRc41fkvRqO0Ii1ErNCBB1Q-CI9CS6FuWoosgjf8U5QpSPeuN/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="2048" height="327" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4Fg0tQf0rHqLQFjjs0kuJdUrTrmSdtYgMyKV78CwC7pKGJheme3fW623r5l_ckgwrRqEJvy0__wVPmNsJitnEP1bpjQFFRc41fkvRqO0Ii1ErNCBB1Q-CI9CS6FuWoosgjf8U5QpSPeuN/w327-h327/IMG_2460.jpg" width="327" /></a></div><br /> It was a lovely treat!<br /><br /><p></p><p><span> <span> <span> <span> <span> <span> <span> <span> <span> <span> <span> <span> <span> <span> <span> <span> <span> Have a sweet day,</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br /></p><p><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span> <span> <span> <span> <span> <span> <span> <span> <span> <span> <span> <span> <span> <span> <span> <span> <span> <span><span> Judy Ann</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br /></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></p><p><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span> <span> <span> <span> <span> <span> <span> <span> <span> <span> <span> <span> <span> <span> <span> <span> <span> <span> </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br /></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></p><p><br /></p>Judy-Annhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00451697137737510556noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1800026774221146865.post-29510587205350741532021-03-08T18:04:00.000-05:002021-03-08T18:04:44.211-05:00A Chat with Deanne Fitzpatrick!<p><span> </span>A few months ago, I had the great pleasure and privilege of being interviewed by one of the most creative, inspiring, generous, curious, accomplished, and beautiful women I have ever met, <a href="https://hookingrugs.com">Deanne Fitzpatrick</a>. Her mantra, <b>Create Beauty Everyday</b>, is perfect for reminding me, and anyone else who strives to live a creative life, to get busy. The beauty we create can be as simple as a loaf of bread, an embroidered flower, a photo, a line in a story, a quilt block or, in Deanne's world, gorgeous hooked rugs. Check out her rug hooking <a href="https://hookingrugs.com">website</a> where you can see Deanne's amazing original rugs, her wonderful books, get instructions on rug hooking, and that's where you'll find the podcast of her <a href="https://hookingrugs.com/pages/podcasts">interview</a> with me! We talked about writing books, one of my favourite topics. Of course, I slipped mention of my grandkids in there, too, as often as possible! If you happen to listen to it, you'll hear me say that I don't yet know who is illustrating my next book. Since then, we have our terrific artist, <a href="https://www.elodie-duhameau.com">Élodie Duhameau</a>. She is doing a fantastic job of illustrating <i><b>Waiting</b></i>, which will be out about one year from now. Can't wait!</p><p>Have you created any beauty today? I baked cookies and buns, certainly not perfectly beautiful, but still delicious!</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSesTN9jXjBLmt6K5UPdvwwOksl16ie-IsQHCgRt0HSHUpwRfrQ61GiVnUodqSF-O-XEHX7nh9S0KpO3sdsKyYrSiJiWbaP4OWjD9sNS9BdOp3f00qzPERbDu8KTQDQ1NVJMTGsbCtSbeA/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="2048" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSesTN9jXjBLmt6K5UPdvwwOksl16ie-IsQHCgRt0HSHUpwRfrQ61GiVnUodqSF-O-XEHX7nh9S0KpO3sdsKyYrSiJiWbaP4OWjD9sNS9BdOp3f00qzPERbDu8KTQDQ1NVJMTGsbCtSbeA/" width="240" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhn3P2Pfw8VPPBPqBFryzcQ8AXsenUOXBxAOZCIepWfxGhtP3Ov1ZMcaToYQanMEVQxazrp1iZWDletAx6RwNt1DH2hs9FTwzzliBr9E9jhUrdHkS7N7NqoVFj3SOsSECUNF3so5Gm5thRQ/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="2048" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhn3P2Pfw8VPPBPqBFryzcQ8AXsenUOXBxAOZCIepWfxGhtP3Ov1ZMcaToYQanMEVQxazrp1iZWDletAx6RwNt1DH2hs9FTwzzliBr9E9jhUrdHkS7N7NqoVFj3SOsSECUNF3so5Gm5thRQ/" width="240" /></a></div></div><p></p><p><span> <span> <span> <span> <span> <span> <span> <span> <span> <span> <span> <span> <span> <span> <span> <span> <span> <span> <span><span><span> Enjoy your day,</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br /></p><p><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span> <span> <span> <span> <span> <span> <span> <span> <span> <span> <span> <span> <span> <span> <span> <span> <span> <span> <span> <span> Judy Ann</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br /></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></p><p><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><br /></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></p><p><br /></p>Judy-Annhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00451697137737510556noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1800026774221146865.post-36549032629044911882020-04-16T14:32:00.001-04:002020-04-22T10:48:37.405-04:00Upheaval <div style="text-align: center;">
I don't think we could ever have imagined a time like we are enduring now. There are so many distressing stories from around the world, but, thankfully there are just as many heartening ones. In our family we've had great sadness and worry, and the heartbreak of not being able to be with our elders and grandchildren. We are doing our best to follow the rules so that we can successfully get through this time of isolation, physical distancing and total upheaval. We are so lucky to be well. We feel great gratitude for family members and everyone, absolutely everyone, who is working hard to keep governments, hospitals, nursing homes, pharmacies, grocery stores, farms, on-line services, law enforcement, emergency services, transit, education, construction, sanitation, postal services, water, deliveries, food services and so much more still going. Huge gratitude, for sure!</div>
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On a lighter note, I'm very lucky to have enough yarn, fabric, flour and yeast to get me through many months of staying home! And I don't need much, except my imagination, to write stories.<br />
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Wednesday of this week was "I Read Canadian" day, a chance to celebrate homegrown books! There's no need, of course, to limit the celebration to one day, so we've kept it going all week.</div>
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I've written over 20 craft books because I love making things! As I wrote each book, I filled it with projects that I hoped would be fun and appealing for kids. I've done countless workshops and presentations at schools, libraries, stores and festivals, and I love the enthusiasm and creativity I always see in children. One of my favourite things, though, is when a child quietly creates projects inspired by one of my books.</div>
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I received this photo recently and it did my heart good!</div>
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What a great job she is doing!<br />
I hope she will continue to use her imagination and crafty hands to make art,<br />
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I knitted this hat for one of our sweet, little pumpkins. </div>
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Recently, our family spent a wonderful, chaotic, noisy, fun, delightful week together. With four little ones under four, it was a challenge to focus on any activities other than keeping track of each other! As usual, our holiday week flew by. I was afraid we didn't really get to spend enough quality time together, but when it was time to go our separate ways, it was very moving to witness </div>
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I hope there are hugs in your day,</div>
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Judy Ann</div>
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