Missouri Confluence Conference

Missouri Confluence Conference

Saturday, November 5, 2011 a friend and I left early, early in the morning to drive to St. Charles Community College for the Missouri Society of Children’s Book Writers and Illustrators’ Missouri Confluence Conference 2011 in Cottlesville, MO (near St....
Strange Creature Spotted in Memphis!

Strange Creature Spotted in Memphis!

We saw this 10 inch worm slithering along the sidewalk as we left the apartment in Memphis the other day.  Worm?  Snake?  Weird!  What a head! Found out it’s called a Hammerhead Flatworm.  It’s an invasive species and eats earthworms.  I read that...
Too Bad She Couldn't Profit!

Too Bad She Couldn't Profit!

I just read that at the June 13, 2011 Christie’s auction in London that an original copy of Maria Sybilla Merian’s first book (Das Blumenbuch) sold for £565,250 or $915,564.02! I had once had the passing thought that it would be nice to have one of her...