Roses Are Red, Shoes Are Black – The Book!
April 30, 2012
As many of you read in a previous post, Alice wrote a little poem in honor of a pair of shoes she found at Goodwill. Several readers responded to an invitation to write verses of their own to celebrate Alice’s new black flats. Alice loved these poems so much she requested a “booklet.” I went to blurb.com, a make-your-own-book web site, and now, a mere 600 hours and a persistent twitch beneath my left eye later (I am not the Queen of Software), Lo! A book exists. Read the rest of this entry »
Snake Boy
April 22, 2012
Last week Alice read Water for Elephants. When she handed me the book to take back to the library, she said, “I wish I knew more about the time my father was in the circus.”
Hippety-Hoppety
April 11, 2012
Suppose you have a visitor who has traveled far and wants to dye Easter eggs for Alice on Easter morning, but the houseboat cupboards are empty of packets of egg dye. What do you do? Read the rest of this entry »
Alice – Update
April 6, 2012
Alice is feeling better. She told me last night that she can lie on her right side now without pain. Read the rest of this entry »
Rude Awakening
April 1, 2012
When Alice awoke last Tuesday morning, she turned onto her right side and cried out in pain. Read the rest of this entry »
