Weather…

May15

I’m getting very tired of all the rain, storms, high winds, and, of course, tornadoes!  It has rained so much I haven’t been able to get my rain barrel made; isn’t that ironic!  I’m sure that when I finally get it all done…well, we’ll probably have a drought and there will be no rain to catch.  Seems to be the way things often go around here.

I did become aware during this last dash to the basement as the tornado sirens screamed that what I take to the basement with me differs vastly from one time to the next.  When we have a bit more warning and I have time, I do a good job of packing and making sure I have flashlights and candles and matches; shoes and jacket just in case; other items of value which seem to vary quite a lot.  Sometimes its family information, photos, artwork–often my current project.  This last time all I took was the manuscript I’m working on and the backup flashdrive and my cell phone.  And this time we took not only our dog and her car seat, but also the visiting neighborhood cat.  Ya just never know.

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Nancy Dailey

I have always loved to draw and paint.  In high school I got caught drawing a teacher.  I knew I was in big trouble when she took the drawing and left the room.  Sure enough, I was soon called out.  But what happened astounded me.  My schedule of classes had been quickly rearranged and changed to include art!  If anyone had told me then that I would teach art for over thirty years, the size of my eyes would’ve outgrown my face — that was so impossible!

Writing crept up on me while I was busy teaching and raising a family.  Finally, encouraged by my husband I enrolled in the Institute of Children’s Literature of West Redding, Connecticut.  I was amazed at what began to flow from my pen!

As an educator I was always looking for something to enhance the classroom experience, something involving looking at things in a different way — both literally and figuratively.  I experimented, researched, and sometimes learned along with my students.

These days I’m painting for myself, currently ocean scenes in watercolor.  I also make one-of-a-kind pendants from seashells.  I’ve illustrated a children’s book which has been published in Holland.  I’ve begun writing again.  Currently I am working on two books: a picture book and a fictionalized biography.