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Off
to the races!
Off
to the races! Here is a colorful bi-plane to make from the magical
town of Trans Port.
http://www.thetoymaker.com/Toypages/40BiPlane/40Biplane.html
(Computer Tip – If the new toys are not showing up on your
screen, try hitting the refresh button on the browser bar. If
that doesn’t work try emptying your cache.)
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Halloween
is just around the corner. Time to make pumpkins, black cats and
things that go BOO!
http://www.thetoymaker.com/Holidays/Halloween/1HALLOWEEN.html
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Quite
a few children from India wrote and asked for toys for Diwali,
the Hindu New Year. So I cheerfully obliged with these little
toys.
http://www.thetoymaker.com/Holidays/Diwali/Diwali.html
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"Dreams
are renewable. No matter what our age or condition, there are
still untapped possibilities within us and new beauty waiting
to be born."
~ Dale E. Turner
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Hello
and hello!
It’s October, we’re back in a rhythm and everything
has settled down to a gentle roar. We did get off to a noisy and
bumpy start when a water pipe broke underneath the house the same
day that school started. Most houses here in California are built
on concrete slabs.
Let
me tell you, my friends, hearing the words “plumber”
and “jackhammer” used in the same sentence can not
be good! We survived and have running water now. The floor is
finally being fixed so everything just might be back to peace
and quiet by the end of next week.
Other
than that, everything is just fine here at Casa Del Aguas. My
father is home now from the convalescent hospital and comes over
twice a week to visit. We play with blocks and dominos to work
on his speech and hand coordination, It is a great gift.
My
other happy news is that I received a call from Scholastic
Books to see if I might be available to illustrate a book
for them. I screamed politely into a pillow and said, “Why
yes, I would be delighted.
Best thoughts,
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"If
my encouragements are encouraging then that encourages me.
~ Steve Barker
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Extreme
pictures of plumbing horror!
Exotic
doodles and drawings!
Never
before seen movie and book musings!
Rare images of Small Dogs and Dinosaurs – See it all here!
http://thetoymaker.livejournal.com
And do say hello! I’d love to hear from you!
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"Our
work is our signature upon the world,
let us write with care and love."
~ Phillip Zaleski
