Friday, July 29, 2011

Another Great Dinner at Burdick's


Left to Right: Nancy Johansen, Tomie, Thea Johansen-Talento, Caddie Johansen, Vinny Talento.

Nancy is a friend of long-standing (another way of saying "an old friend") from Minnesota. She was visiting her daughter, son-in-law and granddaughter in Vermont. We had dinner at Burdick's in Walpole, New Hampshire.

Vinny is an owner of the Prince and the Pauper Restaurant in Woodstock, Vermont, and an owner of Blue Moon Sorbet.

www.princeandpauper.com
www.bluemoonsorbet.com
www.burdickchocolate.com

Thursday, July 28, 2011

Meriden Public Library Celebration, July 23, Photo #4


This is the moment that Tomie learned the children's library was being named after him. Joan Edgerly, Meriden Public Library Board President, is reading the citation.

Tuesday, July 26, 2011

Musical Tribute at Meriden Public Library Event

http://meriden.patch.com/articles/video-extra-tomie-depaola-musical-tribute#video-7137878

Meriden Public Library Celebration, July 23, Photo #3


Porter Gillespie and Marikka Tamura attended the library event. Marikka is the Assistant Art Director for Tomie's publisher, Nancy Paulsen Books at Penguin Young Readers Group. Marikka and Porter also are the designers for tomie.com.

Meriden Public Library Celebration, July 23, Photo #2

Monday, July 25, 2011