A farm girls story

 Introducing Ellie's inspiration came from my life on a small dairy farm in Groveland, New York. We didn't own the farm but we lived in the farmhouse and I played with the farm girls that were the daughters of the farmer. We ran around inside the combine and walked over the cow pit on a thin plank to act out plays in the hay loft. We caught pollywogs in the pond keeping them in a giant jar and they soon grew into frogs that we released back into the wild. My mother practiced her oil painting and gave me small bowls of paint, allowing me to paint on the wall while she painted on canvas. I remember well the year my older sister went to school and for an entire year I had my mother to myself. She let me dress up as I dream of Jeannie and Cher and Shirley Temple. That first day of kindergarten is always the most exciting day of a child's life. The first steps away from your parents and into independently relying on your own abilities in the world. What will you do to ensure your children's ability to create independently and become strong little people that grow into expressive big people? How can you insure you never loose your kinder garden spirit. Art ! Art is a great place to explore and have adventures with your children. Let your imagination run free and spend time with your children building their creative imagining. This time will be the best moments of your life when you reflect back on your journey through time and how you helped the little one's in your Kinder Garden, grow....

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My husband George Thomas Apfel grew up in Buffalo, New York, until the age of 10 when he moved to Las Vegas, there he grew into a Nevada Broadcasters Hall of Fame inductee in 2003 for his 33 years of work in Broadcasting. You can hear George on the Kindle Kids version of Introducing Ellie, Reading the Story to you.

Anne and George are available for readings, workshops and lectures. Ganne.apfel@gmail.com