Hospital Days is a big deal in the small town of New London, NH, where Tomie lived. Tomie was named Grand Marshal of the parade in 2018. He asked New London Hospital nurses Janice and Kara to accompany him in the Grand Marshal’s vehicle. And, using Janice and Kara as representatives of all of the dozens of nurses who cared for Tomie over the years, this gives me the opportunity to thank those nurses for their expertise, and care, and light. They treated him with dignity, and they laughed with him, and they consoled him when he hurt, and when he was embarrassed, and when he needed a friend during the night. They were there for him. They were there always. (Bob)
Day Four of the April, 2020, Peace Novena
Think and say the word, or think and say “Peace.”
REMEMBERING TOMIE on April 4, 2020
Here’s a photo of Tomie in the 1960s posing with one of his paintings. My selection process is rather random. But hey, I’ve got forever to post. “Tomie Forever,” as Tomie’s friend Liz Shanks said. See her post and short video at: http://www.lizsbooksnuggery.com/2020/03/tomie-forever-salute-heart-picture-book-champion-world-renowned-books-legacy-alive-forever/ (Bob)
Day Three of the April, 2020, Peace Novena
I’ve just remembered to post the Peace Novenas for April. Think and say the word, or think and say “Peace.”
REMEMBERING TOMIE on April 3, 2020
Tomie and mother Flossie ready to work at Tomie’s home in Wilmot Flat, NH, in the 1970s. (Bob)
