Camping Critters & The Lucy Coloring Book NOW AVAILABLE! 🎉

📚🎨 Exciting news, everyone! Jeff and I are thrilled to announce the release of our new books for sale online, bringing together storytelling and vibrant illustrations. 🏕️🦝🚌✨

Introducing "Camping Critters: Lucy & Ricky Raccoon Buy a Camper," a cute tale inspired by our own adventures in The Not So Long Trailer. Join Lucy and Ricky Raccoon as they embark on a charming camping journey filled with laughter & discovery. 🌳🌙📖

But that's not all! We also present "The Lucy Coloring Book" featuring over 20 delightful images waiting to be brought to life with your imagination. From iconic scenes complete with memorable quotes, this coloring book offers hours of creative fun for all ages. 🎨✏️❤️

To grab your copies and experience the joy of these stories and illustrations, simply click the links below:

📚 "Camping Critters: Lucy & Ricky Raccoon Buy a Camper": https://amzn.to/46g4IQx

🎨 "The Lucy Coloring Book": https://amzn.to/3XmX56T

Order your copies today and share the love of storytelling and creativity with your friends and family! 💌📚🎉

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Firefly Festival in New Harmony, IN.

What a great weekend at the Firefly Festival in New Harmony, IN! I couldn’t resist taking my fairy wings that Jeff made for me several years ago.

They were a hit!! SO many children came up wanting photos with the “firefly fairy”! 🥰 It makes me realize that sometimes the extra little things you do that are special for you, are also special for others as well.

We had a fun little photo shoot and learned so many great facts about fireflies!

Did you know?…

*There are 43 different species of fireflies in Indiana alone.

*Of that number, 31 can actually “fire”.

*The most common Hoosier species is called The Big Dipper, which ”fire” every six seconds.

*Only the male firefly generally flies and “fires”. He does so to impress the female that sits and waits to be “courted”.

*Fireflies have an average lifespan of two weeks.

*The larvae or pupa can be dormant for as long as two to three years underground before emerging for their brief 2-week life.

*Fireflies are toxic. Don’t eat too many, or you may regret it. 😁

*The firefly is Indiana’s State Insect. (Who knew?)

Here are some of the photos Jeff took Saturday night for the “firefly walk” in New Harmony!

Rail Industrial Clearance Association

Jeff’s “real” job in rail allows us to travel to some pretty cool places, especially for the annual conference of the Rail Industrial Clearance Association. Last year we visited New Orleans for the conference. This year we got to explore Indianapolis. Next year…Savannah!

For the final night of the Indy conference we got to party in the city’s beautiful Arts Garden and then enjoyed a late night dinner at The Eagles Nest, the rotating restaurant atop the downtown Hyatt.

Jeff works for a company (Kasgro) that supplies heavy-duty rail cars to all of North America, moving some of the biggest stuff over rail with some of the biggest rail cars that you can hardly even imagine.