Been painting most of the day. Working on a large rabbit that looks like Uncle Wiggily. That rabbit is very precious to me, as I grew up reading Uncle Wiggily and playing the Uncle Wiggily board game. All day has been a grand walk down Memory Lane.
I was raised in Amherst, Massachusetts on Sunset Avenue. Around the corner on Amity Street lived Howard Garis. Who is Howard Garis, you ask. He was the wonderful man who wrote all the Uncle Wiggily books and many other stories. Of all the stories, I loved Uncle Wiggily most. Uncle Wiggily was a gentlemanly rabbit with rheumatism. He had many different friends and a few foes with names that were as quirky as his own. The books related various adventures with his quirky animal friends and fantastic escapes from a few mischievous critters. Just so much fun to read in childhood.