Baltimore Book Festival!

Reading @the Baltimore Homeschool

The Baltimore Book Festival was the first major book festival I attended back in 2009. It seems like forever ago when I drove to Baltimore from Springfield, MA with my first published book! I did not know what to expect ... but I met MANY wonderful people that I still keep in touch with. On Thursday I headed to Baltimore to make a visit to the Baltimore Homeschool and the 19th Annual Baltimore Book Festival. The Festival has grown tremendously in 5 years and has moved from Mt. Vernon to the Inner Harbor. Here's some of my memories from this weekend!


Michelle Fewer -- Baltimore Homeschool

My new FRIENDS!!!  These kids were great!!!!!  : )

Thank you to the Baltimore Homeschool Family for allowing me to come and visit and read to the kids!  I had a fabulous time and I hope you invite me back again!!!

FRIDAY -- THE BALTIMORE BOOK FESTIVAL .....

You meet the strangest people on the Inner Harbor!
My daughter and son-in-law!

I LOVE THE INNER HARBOR!!!!

All set up!

On stage in the Author's Tent! What a wonderful opportunity!

SAUL told us that the boy in the story had FOOD BLINDNESS --
that is why he "went out to get a donut, but came home with a  muffin!"
Saul said I need to write a book about Food Blindness!  : )

I love interacting with the kids!  They have the BEST answers!

She thinks the boy went to the wrong store!   hmmmmmm .....

So cool to have had this honor of reading at The Baltimore Book Festival!
Can't believe it's been 5 years since I was first here with just 1 book!

Answering questions

Saul and his sister!
 

First time I was asked to take a selfie with a student for EXTRA CREDIT!!!!!  : )

Patrick and his mother ... I hope Patrick enjoys the Muffin book!!!

The view from my table ....

Nice form ASHLEY!

Ashley has a future as a PR person -- she introduced

Christina Valenti author of

The Wheelbarrow Puppy Club

Christina and her book!

This is a great book about Christina and the pups in China!

My two roadies .... Ashley helped get kids into the Author's Tent area
and Forrest took pictures!  THANKS for all your help!!!!!

It was Amanda's 10th Birthday and she chose

A Simpler Time .... I was honored!

Believe it or not Wynona can READ A Simpler Time!

What a sweet girl and I'm glad she was happy with her new book!

After a L O N G day ... I could not wait to get CRAB CAKES

These were AWESOME!  Bubba Gumps!  YUM!!!!!

I just told Forrest that if your name was Forrest and you eat

at Bubba Gumps you should get something free and they should sing you a song

or something .... and he started singing

"Your name is Forrest, you're a swell guy .... "

I almost lost it!  lol!!!!!!!

GOOD NIGHT Baltimore Book Festival

THANKS FOR HAVING ME!

 

 

F A T E

FATE
noun

-- the development of events beyond a person's control, regarded as determined by a supernatural power .... destiny, serendipity, karma.

In 1999, we lived in Georgia .... seems like AGES ago ... We found this 1963 Mercury Comet and absolutely fell in love with it. We used it that year as our Christmas Card picture AND then Steven sent the picture to the Mercury Magazine and it was chosen to be on the Mercury Magazine cover in the Summer of 2000.

The Christmas Card said .... The Eckroat's ON COMET!

 

When we moved to Massachusetts, we decided to sell the Comet -- one, because our new house only had a carriage house for a horse (definitely NOT a garage) and two, we did not want the car to rust because of the snow and the salt/sand used on the roads. We sold it to a boy who was a Junior in

High School at the time and said that he always wanted an old car and he would cherish it ....

 

We've often wondered if he still had the car? We were sad that we sold the car ... and just hoped that it had a good home.

 

Last evening, on a whim, Steven "googled" Mercury's in Atlanta ... and the FIRST link he clicked on was a 1963 red Mercury Comet for sale ... OUR COMET! 

We reminisced about it and talked about how much we missed that cute little car.

 

Steven called the dealer and found out it was there about 9 days ... he told the owner of the shop that he thought it was the car we had when we lived in Georgia .... the owner went out to the car and opened the glove box .... and there it was ... the packet of receipts and all of Steven's notes about the car.  Steven called me and told me the story and I told him -- it's FATE .... we found the little car we both LOVED .... we decided it had to be back in our family ....

He called the dealer back and the man loved our story and is selling it back to us at what he just bought it for .... he's not making a DIME on the car!

 

SO ..... Our Mercury Comet will be shipped to our FORT WORTH home VERY SOON!

 

On dasher, on dancer, on prance, on vixen, on COMET, on cupid, on donner, and blitzen.

So ... is it FATE .... I certainly think so!!

 

The 1963 Mercury Comet -- in Alpharetta, GA -- can't wait for
it to join us in Fort Worth, TX

East Texas Book Festival

On Saturday, September 13, I arose before the sun and headed to Tyler, Texas for the East Texas Book Festival. For the past 3 years I have wanted to attend this event and it just never worked out.  Glad I was able to be a part of it this year! Met some amazing people and it was a lot of FUN!

 

Before the event started -- Authors meeting eachother

LOTS of people attended -- when the doors opened at 10:00

it was quite BUSY!

My table -- I love decorating it! I found a cool decoration for

my upcoming book - Red Goes to Kindergarten!

Going to put it out next weekend!

I love the artwork that Kristy Jarvis did for me! 

She's amazing!!!!!  : )

I finally met Sandra Biersdorfer

She has a cute book called Nana's Banana

Check it out here -- Nanas Banana

Met this cutie at the Festival -- her name is Rhythm

She is a library dog and LOVES children with Special Needs!!!!!

You can check out her friend Janet's book at the following link

Reading with Rhythm

 

This was a GREAT event and I'm glad I was able to be a part of it!!

 

UPCOMING EVENTS

From Tyler, TX to Dalllas, TX to Baltimore, MD .... I have some fun and exciting events coming up!   If you're in the area .... stop by!!!!  Please share this post if you know of someone who may be interested in any of these events.

 Saturday, September 13th -- 10am - 3pm

East Texas Book Festival

TJC West Campus

1530 S.S.W. Loop 323

Tyler, TX 75701

 

East Texas Book Festival FB Page

 

East Texas Book Festival Web-Page

 

 

Saturday, September 20th -- 9am - 5pm

Start of the Season Craft Fair

The Winston School

5707 Royal Lane @ the Tollway

Dallas, TX 75229

Start of the Season FB Page

 

Friday, September 26th -- 11am

Baltimore Homeschool
Meet the Author

Baltimore Homeschool - Meet the Author Event
 

Saturday, September 27th -- 12pm - 8pm

Baltimore Book Festival

Inner Harbor

Baltimore, MD

Baltimore Book Festival FB Page

I will be Reading in the Authors' Tent at 1:30pm on Saturday, September 27

Baltimore Book Festival - Web-Page - Authors' Tent