The 9th annual PPD at Columbia, MO in Peace Park was a wonderful afternoon of workshops and shopping.

The day was slightly cloudy and when the sun shone through the clouds, the temperature was perfect. It was a tad on the chilly side at other times. The turn out was rather smaller than in previous years, but that served to make the event feel more intimate, like a family picnic.

The event organizer, Taz, was her usual delightful and amusing self. Thank you so much for her and all the other members for inviting  me back. I had a wonderful time.

A special thank you to all my new fans and a big welcome to the new newsletter subscribers.

Raven
Heather
Cheryl
Hazel & Fiona
DeAnne
Ginger and
Seileach

I hope you and your children enjoy all the upcoming coloring pages.

A reminder to everyone, I love hearing from my fans. A note letting me know how you liked a book or coloring page, or a suggestion for an upcoming page are always welcome. I do try and answer all fan mail, even if it’s only to say thanks.

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This is from my in-box. Since my children are all grown and my grandchildren are being raised Catholic, I can’t give pertinent answers to the questions. If you care to take a few minutes, I’m sure the young lady would appreciate your input. Thanks!

Merry meet! I am a college student at Eastern Michigan University and I would really appreciate some help. I am writing a paper for my final Literature class before I graduate (yay!). My topic is books that Pagan parents choose for their children or direct their children towards. I was raised Pagan and this topic absolutely fascinates me. I remember the stories my mother read to me and my sisters and how they helped shape my world and the way I viewed myself within it (both socially and in terms of my spiritual beliefs). To help really fill out this topic I have created a survey I am sending out for Pagan/Witch parents or those that think they would like to be a Pagan parent someday. I was wondering if you might be willing to give this survey to your friends or fill it out yourself or post it somewhere? Any little bit of help would be extremely appreciated. I would really love to do this topic justice especially considering it is still so hard to find information. I absolutely adore that you are a Pagan author and truly respect you. Many blessings, Kylista Geiger Survey link: http://www.kwiksurveys.com/online-survey.php?surveyID=IHHNIH_8c0e0479

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At the beginning of the year I helped to launch a group blog with a couple of dozen other kid lit writers. The name of the blog is From the Mixed-Up Files of Middle-Grade Authors http://www.fromthemixedupfiles.com/ . Perhaps you remember me mentioning it this summer when we launched our first post in mid June.

The blog was a big success right from the start. We were amazed and humbled by the astounding response to what we were trying to accomplish. So we decided we really, really wanted to something to give back to the community, especially the kids who read middle-grade books, ages 8-12. The Great Library Giveway was born.

Last time I checked we had collected 66 brand new (or very gently used) books. These books will be donated at no cost to a US library – public or educational – which serves the middle-grade reader. And our blog readers are the ones who get to tell us which library they want the books to go to. All you have to do is go to the Great Library Giveaway blog post
http://www.fromthemixedupfiles.com/2010/10/the-great-library-giveaway/ and leave a comment to enter your favorite library. (Additional entries can be made if you post a link on your blog telling others about the giveaway.) The drawing for the winner is November 30th. Head on over to From the Mixed-Up Files for all the details!

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Little Librarian is a wonderful addition to a budding reader’s book collection. It’s the first personal library kit made just for kids! It encourages reading and is powered by creativity and imagination, not batteries! Little Librarian provides book lovers with everything they need to transform their book collection into a library. Kids can practice the important skills of organizing, sharing, borrowing, and returning. Book pockets, check out cards, library cards, and bookmarks are just like the ones from the real library. Little Librarians will issue overdue notices and awards. Favorite books can be stored in the reading journal and shared with friends.
Visit their web site to see all the details.

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Celebrate Imbolc – family style.

Imbolc season starts with February. Whether you celebrate on the 1st or the 2nd or during the time afterwards, this is the time of new beginnings. It is a perfect opportunity to introduce your children to Pagan festivals. In An Ordinary Girl, Rabbit and her mother celebrate the holiday by buying and planting seeds in preparation for the garden they tend outdoors in the warmer months. Other families make corn dollies to place in Brigit’s beds. There are a many fun and safe activities for teaching children about Wiccan holidays like Imbolc. You can make butter; leave bread out for the fairies; make a god’s eye or Brigit’s cross. This site lists many ideas and has links to instructions for some of them.

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