My garden

A detail from my garden. The lake these critters are sitting around is really a coaster. My enchanted garden is really bringing out my creativity. 

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Thrift Shop find

Don't you think this blue eyed cherub fits perfectly in my garden?

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Thrift shop find

This is one of the cat shirts I scored. It has a real 60s psychedelic vibe. And of course it is feline centric. 

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Thrift shop find

This dear polar bear and her penguin 🐧 pal are real collectibles that I scored at a fraction of their original cost. But what won me over was her sweet little face. Simply irresistible!

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Dumpster find

I found this adorable vampire bat in the thrift shop dumpster along with some other critters and real working Halloween fairy lights. She's going to Amber who goes all out with Halloween decorations. You'll get to see them this fall here on this blog. It's amazing what she can accomplish with a small amount of space. Dumpster diving diverts useful objects from landfills. I highly recommend it. 

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The Dream & The Hope (YA nonfiction)

     Garen Thomas and Lori Rozsa's The Dream & The Hope: The Historical Rise of Ketanji Brown Jackson to the Nation's Highest Court gives YA readers an inspiring and empowering shero. Jackson was born in 1970 into a loving, affirming family with respect for their  heritage. Their support enabled her to withstand and transcend the racism she encountered from childhood on and still, at the pinnacle of her career, experiences.

     Her biography will be especially appealing to the YA crowd. Rather than a dry as dirt chronological recital of events and dates, it portrays Jackson as a complex, intriguing human being with hopes and fears, triumphs and setbacks, and plenty of challenges. 

     Jackson decided early on that she would become not only a lawyer, but a Supreme Court justice. She pursued this goal with single minded determination. But she also led a well rounded life that included friends, fun, marriage, and motherhood. 

     Teen and preteen readers will really enjoy this close up and personal biography of a determined woman who will continue to influence our world for decades into the future.

On a purrrsonal note, Tuesday and today were really awesome. Tuesday Bailey and Cam dropped by and really liked my magic garden. Then it was garden day. I took pictures at the children's garden. The kids were so cute! Then I weeded at the community garden. Finally I was paparazzi for the library's summer concert. They had a large band playing jazzy music. I couldn't help dancing. They had a singer with awesome pipes. I got to talk to her after the concert. Today I checked out the thrift shop and got great bargains. The vigil was great. We had a good size group. We got 182 vehicle honks. The weather both days has been perfect. Big thunder storms were predicted for this evening but so far nothing. I get to be outside with my enchanted garden.

A great big shout out goes out to all who participated in the events I participated in.

Jules Hathaway 

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Garden view 4

This is my favorite. Hope you can see why it's my favorite ambiance for evening reading. I hope you have a favorite reading place. 

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