july

what to leave in

mark this as a place where one spark landed

it is because of alexandra that, i suppose, i actually have a blog.

shortly after meeting her (we have, luckily enough, several mutual

friends- all of them utterly marvelous folk) i found her blog.

shortly after finding her blog i taught an art class and thought it

would be fun to track our projects on blogger (that lasted about

8 weeks; this one has lasted a bit longer). shortly after all of that

i thought a blog about children's books would be a fine idea.

&

now, some years later, i often wander back to alexandra's work and

find, in it and always, the reason her vision lit the spark that led to-

well, led to something else altogether (for me). it is with certainty

that i say that her clear and beautiful eye- and her ability to share

her gifts with the rest of the world- will continue to add light. and

that light grows always brighter, just as good & generous sparks do.

art: alexandra boiger

rumphius, rumphius,

rumphius &

rumphius

why, yes,

of course

delicious

happy once, happy twice (happy chicken soup with rice)

these sell so quickly they

are often out of stock; so,

as a public service, it seemed

important to let you know

that they are- for the

moment- in store.

nice.

vdc for la liane

please note, dear chicken soup fans,

one very cool grammy- & aunt: here

(thanks for holding the book, barry)