i am working on working on my blog here....trying to figure it all out..are we liking the large photos? hmmmm..i see i set that all by myself. they do show up well. needing to delete a few things, that may be another day, haven't figured it out yet.

an interesting blog a friend turned me onto is
http://www.orangette/ for the cook and homemade lifestyle. i am baking her whole wheat chocolate chip cookies as i type and if the dough is any measure....tasty! digestive biscuit/chocolate chip combo.

we were talking italy...ahhh, bella italia...this is an ideal spot to get away from it all, smack in the mountains of northern italy and off the beaten path. check it out..
http://www.bellabaita.com/.

good golly, where does the time go......here is some of what i have been doing...

these are all acrylic paintings in vibrant color! yes, i like color....i have these as prints as well as blank notecards. i have been decoupaging them onto 4x4 canvas' also for a cool look. ala holly hobbie. have you seen her newest books, toot and puddle...adorable!

hey, check out my new website

www.sheilatrowbridge.etsy.com

lots more goodies for sale

two boys and a dog....the story continues.....

this is my second book, two boys and a dog.......now two boys in red hats teach their dog finn the basics...go, finn, go....good dog, finn..this comes as a set with my first book, my red hat, in a cellophane bag with red ribbon, $15.

my red hat...my original early reader book

this is my first children's book....my red hat

i used early reader sight words for kinder and 1st graders, ala dick and jane...i did the original on my old smith and corona typewriter..too small of words said oli...he was right....i illustrated it in pen, ink, watercolor and crayon with a little gold pen tossed in..clean and simple..set of 2 books in cellophane bag and red ribbon. great baby gift. $15