[ July 31, 2010; 2:45 pm to 3:30 pm. ] In Ithaca, NY there is a giant turtle named, “Gaia.” She hatched into the Ithaca Children’s Garden 5 years ago, along about the time I was “hatching Gaia Girls!” Tomorrow is her birthday, which of course for turtles must be called, “Hatch Day,” and I have the great pleasure of attending the Hatch Day [...]
A few years ago I met author’s Anne Mazer and Ellen Potter; two amazing women with some serious kid-fiction writing chops! I was excited to see that this year they teamed up and created “Spilling Ink: A Young Writer’s Handbook.” I haven’t read it yet, but I LOVE their Creativity Blog and was thrilled [...]
I have long been a member of The Sierra Club. I am pleased to see that they are going straight to the heart of the matter and calling for a drilling moratorium (which means NO drilling) and is asking the Obama Administration to come up wiht a plan to get our country “off oil” in [...]
This week I will be sharing information on how various organizations are helping the Gulf Coast Region deal with BP’s criminal neglect. First and foremost, we must wean ourselves from NEEDING oil. That is a tall order and will take time. Today, take a look at Nature Conservancy’s Three Ways to Help.
[ May 13, 2010; 1:00 pm; May 19, 2010; 3:00 pm to 5:00 pm. ] Lee Welles will be at the Camden Public Library May 19th from 3-5pm. She will be talking about reading, writing, and creating “eco-heroes!”
If you within driving distance of Camden, ME…check it out!
матрациFriday my dad got bees. I helped install the second hive! First, you take the rectangular box and take the lid off. Secondly you carefully remove the queen, who is in a separate box. Thirdly, you take the can of sugar water out and quickly put the top back on. Then you hit the box [...]
[ April 30, 2010; 9:30 am to 10:30 am. ] Lee will be speaking to the 3-5th grade students at Beecher Elementary School in Elmira, NY.
Her topic will be “Reading, Writing, and Creating Heroes.” She will also be reading an experpt from the still-in-progress Gaia Girls Air Apparent!
This is like a double dose of cuteness! I hope they are able to raise the otter with the right skills to make it in the wild.
I am so excited to participate in Earth Hour!! I plan to read my draft of Gaia Girls Air Apparent to my hubby. I just changed some things and I would like for him to check out the changes. If the sky is clear, I will look for Venus and Mars and the waxing gibbous [...]
A few months ago, I was asked to lead a post-screening discussion about The Cove: The ACADAMY AWARD-WINNING documentary exposing the dolphin slaughter in Taiiji, Japan. Of course, I jumped at the opportunity since this is the issue I take on in Gaia Girls Way of Water. It blew my hair back to see what [...]
