Tuesday, June 24, 2008

Jake:






Dave:



Anne:



I love this woman.

I first was introduced to the Ivy Vine Players in the summer of 1997, when she played at The Franklin Free Library. That September, I held a surprise 7th birthday party for Jake, and had a surprise *Ivy Vine Players* show for everyone. We have loved her since then, and she returns every once in awhile to the library...and I absolutely love watching her delight the children who have never seen her before, as well as the ones who know her well and love her, as we do.

Jake, Sam and Maeve were up quite late last night, but they were out of bed early this morning, joining me at the library to hear some wonderful and favorite songs (like *Homegrown Tomatoes*, a song we've been singing for 11 years now...) and watch Grian's wonderful puppet shows.