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Cute as it can be DOnna &amp; Kevin.<br />Great job!

That is a sweet story, the illustrations are great, and you do a terrific turtle voice, Donna!

Thanks, Lynda!

Thanks for stopping by, Connie!

i lovvve this! the characters are so cute looking! i think the lighting is spot on!

Thanks! Glad you like it!

wow fantastic!! ihihih

:D Hey Grazie Stefania!!!!

a creative thinker, you are...

Wow, now that's creative!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Love the new banner!
You are cute and clever as is this painting!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Fun you are having at our expense and delight!
Have a fun holiday!

gee this is great: i was trying to think of a dip for an ordurby as my friend Richard used to call them.

oohh I love this. next to fish I like to draw snakes the best. then frogs!

Whata gorgeous illo!!!!
Love it!

Hope you will have a wonderful Easter Weekend!

♥♥♥
>M<

Your take on a dip is great! I love your imagination.

lo, imagination, inguenuity, intelligence, integrity, inspiration: that is you.

this is the sweetest and most creative idea for 'dip'. what a delightful illustration.

happy easter, my beloved friend. i think you rock!

love
guess who

holey cats, lollie! now, i did NOT see that coming! this is really cool...love the shapes and the color...wonderful piece!

happy hoppy, lollie!

Nice idea!

Awesome.I'm afraid of snakes but this one seems like he'd be okay.Lovely work

Very, very clever and creative.

What a creative take on the theme!!

This reminds me of that April Fools joke I sent around. Ha... Cute drawing.

whimsy works for me ;) love this, really love it!!!

Two great interpretations in one beautiful piece!

Nice concept...I like the effect!

Laurel, this is so very original and inventive. And I love the delicate rendering. You're full of surprises, as always!

Very imaginative! I like this! And thanks for your comment on my blog... I'll remember not to offer you hummous if you come round for a meal!

Have a good week...

Wonderful idea and colours!

A very imaginative illustration for Friday and a lovely idea. Great work!:)
Good to meet you and thanks so much for your kind comments on my blog.
Happy Springtime to you too!
Jo.

This is downright fun! I adore your imagination :) Happy April!!

This is a very imaginative piece. nice

Another delightful treat from that boundless mind of yours...slinky sweet! :)

Wow! Darling beautiful conceptual piece. Lovely dip and I love it too:)
Thanks for showing your bunny's collection to us, what a sweet delight!

Lovely one, Aris!!
:)

Thanks Stella :) Momo is a great inspiration for me!

Uhhhhhhhhhhhh!!!........que ciudad mas encantadora, y momo es muy tierno. Un besito.

Precioso como siempre Aris...muchos besitos de Feliz Navidad !!!!

Ohhhhhhhh!!!!!!!! tu momo es adorableeeeeeeee..............que tortuga mas tierna, me encanta, me encantaaaaaaaaaaaaa. Un abrazo.

Ciao!Che belle queste nuove immagini.Ti ho scritto qualche tempo fa chiedendoti di poter inserire alcuni tuoi disegni nel mio blog (ovviamente sempre con riferimento al tuo blog e il relativo link). Se ti fa piacere scrivimi.Trovo le tue immagini davvero bellissime!Buone feste!Maestralaura

guarda che sto aspettando il disegno di natale, eh! ;)

Che carina la tua Momo!! ♥ é semplicemente adorabile!
Buon Natale e felice anno nuovo! :)

Maestra Laura!!! Ero convintissima di averti risposto alla mail O_O che testa!!! Certo che puoi mettere le immagini sul tuo blog :)e scusa la distrazione ...in questo periodo sono un po' svanita ;P

Lillo....il disegno di Natale ...arriverà :) intanto va bene se ti faccio gli auguri? All'uomo più figo del mondo ;)

Grazie Manola e Buon Natale anche a te :)

E Feliz navidad a la Pintoreta e a Pepi!!!!

Love the little turtle...beautiful work!

J'adore vraiment je la trouve trop mignonne !
Passe de bonnes fêtes !

certo che se mi dici così, io non posso resistere ;) auguri a te, piccola aris :)

I always get a twinge of desire to watercolor these. <br /><br />Great job!

Wonderful!

Sweet!

Stacey,<br /><br />You're really coming into your own. Great, great stuff!<br /><br />Scott

That turtle is just plain cute.

Aww - love it. And the tortoise is obviously very gracious in victory!

This is pretty sweet. Great texture and line work.

a coherent image, superb!

I'd give you four and three quarters.
High fives are overrated.

Cheapskate. ;)

Steve!

hey zari...what a super-cool Elvis, very nice!

oh yes! so lovely. i wonder his voice :)

I love this one! Cute character, and great colors!

this is really funny and full of character!!!

Thats one swinging turtle!

wow...thanks a lot! so glad you liked my weird looking Elvis Turtle : )

I had a similar experience yesterday (woman had stopped her car for a snapping turtle and wanted help getting it back across the road), so I decided to do a quick internet search for safe snapping turtle handling techniques. According to wikipedia, "it is a common misconception that a Snapping Turtle may be safely picked up by its tail, with no harm to the animal; in fact, this has a high chance of injuring the turtle, especially the tail itself and the vertebral column". I wasn't sure how far back the turtle could get its head, so I passed on manually handling it and opted instead to get a big box, which I nudged the turtle into before safely transporting him across the road. I knew that their beaks were strong, but I wouldn't have guessed that "a full grown snapper can easily nip off a finger" (wikipedia again)........yikes!

Definitely not by the tail! I just came rescued a snapper myself on Lincoln Hwy in Iselin, New Jersey. My wife spotted it as we were driving back from nearby Roosevelt Park. I was concerned about the serpentine neck and powerful jaws, but didn't want to see this creature killed -- I imagine we have so few of them left, especially in Jersey. I picked it up by its carapace, from behind the back legs, and lifted it off the ground. It raked a claw into my thumbnail and thrashed enough to loosen my grip. So picked it up again, and swerved it around -- again close to the ground, in case I had to drop it -- and pointed it in the opposite direction. Then I tried to scare it into the grass -- didn't exactly scare easy, though. Don't know if this will keep it from attempting the road again, but had to try.

Another very enjoyable crossover experience in spite of tech glitches at my end :-) Thank you Andrea and Mark!

I think this is definitely the most enthusiastic review you have done ,and you are always enthusiastic, so Tudley clearly has a special place in your home and hearts!

I think there’s probably a little Tudley in all of us but some of us have access to more opportunities to ‘fly’ than others.

Until our next crossover…
Your faithful JOMB listener…
vivian
www.clippodcast.com

Vivian,

Hmmm…I think everyone’s definition of ‘fly’ differs.

Naive or not, I like to think that the Tudley allegory can apply in all lives and that believing in positive possibilities will always lead to a better life than one led by limitations.

Thanks for a thought-provoking crossover experience. Looking forward to the next one…
Andrea

I think that is a very important message that we can have different definitions and probably that our definitions change and shift over time based on what transpires in our lives.

I think we all have a lot to learn from Tudley… most definitely. It’a book that will remain on my bookshelf for a long time to come.

I look forward to many more cross-overs!

vivian
www.clippodcast.com

I definitely agree with you re: the shifting, evolving definitions.

I wanted to mention another aspect of the book that has stayed with our family as an adopted Tudleyism. The happy, surprised, way that Tudley always says “I didn’t know that!”

I think this is valuable because even (or especially) adults have such a tough time admitting when they don’t know something. And, almost as often, such a tough time dealing with people who are willing to admit when they don’t know something.

I love it that when they stumble and then learn something new, rather than cower or feel embarrased or badly about having been wrong, L&B often grin a wide grin and do a big Tudley “I didn’t know that!!!” — and crack us all up.

Andrea

You know what would be awesome is to have your family do a short talk about Tudley and we’ll do the same. I’d love to air a show on that. I think it would be a wonderful demonstration of how the ‘meaning’ in books really resides in the experience of engaging with it.

I think we’ve just come up with a new expression … anytime we have one of those ‘I didn’t know that’ moments we can simply say “Tudley”.

:-)
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