My Favorite Scene - an entire book

We're (the whole family) watching a DVD lecture series called "The Human Body: Introduction to Anatomy and Physiology" from The Great Courses. It's been 30 years since I took biology at university and it wasn't like we covered the human body in detail, so I'm enjoying learning about this topic, as is the rest of the family.

While watching it, the section on the nervous system reminded me of a course I'd taken back at U called, I think, "Brain and Behavior." The textbook for the course was one of my favorites, and I'm going to share that with you today.

What was your favorite class in school (high school, university, college, etc.)?

"I may not have gone where I intended to go, but I think I have ended up where I needed to be." ~ Douglas Adams

Northern Mockingbirds, the crazed clowns of the bird world

I have a very short post this week especially for my friend, Sheralyn Barnes (a.k.a. illustrator and musician extraordinaire) due to our Facebook conversation about mockingbirds. :)

 Anyone else thinking of Alfred Hitchcock's The Birds? Have you ever been dive-bombed by mockingbirds for getting too close to their nests?

"I may not have gone where I intended to go, but I think I have ended up where I needed to be." ~ Douglas Adams

My Favorite Scene

I know you've been waiting in breathless anticipation for this month's installment of "My favorite scene"...well, if you have absolutely nothing else going on in your life except de-linting sweaters and cleaning the laundry tub.

There have been audio problems in the past, and I've done some adjustments to the computer settings so hopefully you can hear me this time. If not, turn up your hearing aid! Sorry...projecting again.

The wonderful book I'm presenting today is Not Yet, Rose by the lovely Susanna Leonard Hill. Susanna, as I mention in the video, teaches an excellent course on how to write picture books called "Making Picture Book Magic" which I highly recommend to anyone who wants to write one but doesn't know how. No, I don't get any commission for recommending it, but I think it is the best money and one month I ever spent on a course. :)

Yes, that is a Maxfield Parrish print in the back. ;)

Hope you'll read the rest of Not Yet, Rose; it is one of the cutest and sweetest books, and anyone who is expecting a second child will relate to it!

"I may not have gone where I intended to go, but I think I have ended up where I needed to be." ~ Douglas Adams