What a dilemma. What a quandary. What a situation!
Eliza has no hat to wear into the garden, and this just will not do.
Grammy is writing and illustrating the book for spring... Goat's Milk and Gardening... and how can she
draw Eliza in the garden without a lovely bonnet to wear?
Eliza has a sweet mousie friend, Bebe, who sports a nice felt hat with a sweet gingham ribbon...just the thing for long mornings in the garden...
She loves Bushky Bushybottom, who lives in Hopalong Hollow, and after a visit there, decided she was quite the gardener. Her mistress (Penny White of Angelsdoor) fashioned her sweet blue overalls and even made sure she had a supply of gardening tools.
Jeri Landers, the mistress of Hopalong Hollow, crafted the beautiful garden cloche (below) with crow's nest, atop, to remind us that spring will come again. We will endure these long winter months knowing that pretty little flowers will bloom and vegetables will sprout when the ground thaws, once again.
Eliza inquires if Hopalong Bebe might consider sharing her hat ...as Grammy begins the illustrations for her new story...
Bebe is the sweetest little mouse, and because they are such dear friends, she offers it to Eliza...knowing that it will fit over her ears juuuuust right.
Oh, dear....this just will NOT do. Eliza cannot see one THING....
What am I to do...Eliza thinks to herself.
Grammy shows the girls the wonderful array of paint colors...
...and asks..."If you could imagine the sweetest bonnet in the sweetest colors...what would your gardening hat look like?"
Eliza ponders Grammy's question....
...and when Grammy is quite sure what Eliza has imagined, she begins to draw and outline and
paint...
This is exactly what one sweet little Eliza mouse has envisioned...
What a wonderful thing, is our imagination. We can imagine the most incredible things, and bring them to life....even if it's just for a painting.
Two little friends + One grammy = One great idea
Grammy had to use her imagination, once again, to illustrate the wind...you know...the "secret pollinator"....
It was easy to draw clouds and rain and the sun...but how do you draw the wind?
Eliza helped Grammy think of a way....
Now can you see the wind?
Does it really have a face in the clouds?
Why, no....but if we use our imagination, clouds with puffed up cheeks and a furrowed brow can help us "see" the wind.
The sunshine, wind, and rain help the peas to grow...
My brother, Mr. Jones, sends pictures of the sprouts' progress, in the garden at OJA, and then I paint the pictures.
I use the Scientific Method to write and illustrate what I think might happen...
Eliza and I are so anxious to receive more photos of our little sprout, and see if our hypothesis is correct.
We will be sure to let you know.
Have a wonderful day, and may God continue the process of healing in these days and months, ahead.
Blessings,
Grammy Christie, Eliza, and Bebe
Eliza has no hat to wear into the garden, and this just will not do.
Grammy is writing and illustrating the book for spring... Goat's Milk and Gardening... and how can she
draw Eliza in the garden without a lovely bonnet to wear?
Eliza has a sweet mousie friend, Bebe, who sports a nice felt hat with a sweet gingham ribbon...just the thing for long mornings in the garden...
She loves Bushky Bushybottom, who lives in Hopalong Hollow, and after a visit there, decided she was quite the gardener. Her mistress (Penny White of Angelsdoor) fashioned her sweet blue overalls and even made sure she had a supply of gardening tools.
Jeri Landers, the mistress of Hopalong Hollow, crafted the beautiful garden cloche (below) with crow's nest, atop, to remind us that spring will come again. We will endure these long winter months knowing that pretty little flowers will bloom and vegetables will sprout when the ground thaws, once again.
Eliza inquires if Hopalong Bebe might consider sharing her hat ...as Grammy begins the illustrations for her new story...
Bebe is the sweetest little mouse, and because they are such dear friends, she offers it to Eliza...knowing that it will fit over her ears juuuuust right.
Oh, dear....this just will NOT do. Eliza cannot see one THING....
What am I to do...Eliza thinks to herself.
Grammy shows the girls the wonderful array of paint colors...
...and asks..."If you could imagine the sweetest bonnet in the sweetest colors...what would your gardening hat look like?"
Eliza ponders Grammy's question....
...and when Grammy is quite sure what Eliza has imagined, she begins to draw and outline and
paint...
This is exactly what one sweet little Eliza mouse has envisioned...
What a wonderful thing, is our imagination. We can imagine the most incredible things, and bring them to life....even if it's just for a painting.
Two little friends + One grammy = One great idea
Grammy had to use her imagination, once again, to illustrate the wind...you know...the "secret pollinator"....
It was easy to draw clouds and rain and the sun...but how do you draw the wind?
Eliza helped Grammy think of a way....
Now can you see the wind?
Does it really have a face in the clouds?
Why, no....but if we use our imagination, clouds with puffed up cheeks and a furrowed brow can help us "see" the wind.
The sunshine, wind, and rain help the peas to grow...
My brother, Mr. Jones, sends pictures of the sprouts' progress, in the garden at OJA, and then I paint the pictures.
I use the Scientific Method to write and illustrate what I think might happen...
Eliza and I are so anxious to receive more photos of our little sprout, and see if our hypothesis is correct.
We will be sure to let you know.
Have a wonderful day, and may God continue the process of healing in these days and months, ahead.
Blessings,
Grammy Christie, Eliza, and Bebe