Saturday Market

Wow, yet another really fun Farmer's Market last weekend. No, these flowers are not from our market, but from the one I visit up in Canada, but they are so gorgeous.

I so enjoy meeting all my Fraser fans, new and old. If I can ever figure out how to get the latest photo downloaded, I'll post it ASAP.

I had one family come to my booth from Texas. The mom had read the Fraser book to her child's class and they ordered them for their school. It's stories like these that I love and make the market experience all worthwhile.

If you ever have questions for Fraser, he's still answering, so send them to us at: jillsheeleybooks@gmail.com

Summer Vacation

Don and I are back in town after a wonderful vacation in Saltspring Island, BC where we spend a good part of July each summer sea kayaking.

Maggie was fine because Courtney took care of her.

We're looking forward to being at the Farmer's Market once again August 6th. We've been busy doing story hour at Generation X, on top of Aspen Mountain and on the mall on most Fridays.

Fraser Fans!

I just love summer! I just did another Farmer's Market yesterday and thought you'd all enjoy this great photo of twins reading two of the Fraser books.

It's too hot to bring Maggie this summer, so I'm relying on my Fraser fill-in stuffed/almost real dog for kids to pet. I'm thinking I'll have to video the antics next market as dogs of diverse breeds love this "animal." He draws quite a crowd and dog owners are totally surprised to realize their "smart" canine cannot tell the difference between a real and "fake" dog. They can't believe it when their dogs are actually afraid of "Fraser." Too funny for words. I promise to get it on video.

U Tube here we come.

For now, please admire these adorable redheads!!

Farmer's Market summer 2011

The Farmer's Market started up last weekend in Aspen. A market filled with colors, music, fruits and veggies, flowers and crafts. Most of all, our market is filled with people and dogs!! It's a wonderful social event to start the weekend.

I'm happy to be sharing a booth this summer every other week with Georganne Waggerman and Lee Shapiro, both wonderful local artists.

Here at my first market of the summer, is a photo of three darling children from our neighboring town of Steamboat Springs, Colorado. They had a few of my books but purchased ones they didn't have. It is so much fun for me to meet the children and parents who read my books. What a treat for me! Maggie stayed home as it was too hot that day for her, but we had her fill-in.

Shining Stars

Every year in March, the wonderful Shining Stars organization comes to Aspen. So many children who have been dealing with cancer never get an opportunity to come and ski. Kathy Gingery is an angel I have known for many years and I so believe in her dreams that have become a reality year after year.

I'm always so impressed by the volunteers and the outpouring of love from our little mountain town. A few years ago, I decided besides giving $ I wanted to give my books away as a small token.

This photo was taken of a young man who will take a little bit of Aspen home with him. I gave away over 90 books with great joy!!

Maggie

I thought you all might like to see a photo of the real Maggie. It's June in Aspen and the weather has been fabulous. Maggie has been thoroughly enjoying herself sunning, swimming in our pond and relaxing in her older years. We're taking a long walk today so she can see all her doggie friends.

We're excited to be a part of the children's events this summer in the Mall. We'll be reading to kids. I will have a booth this summer at the Farmer's Market.

Hope you're all enjoying summer as well!

Room to Read

Room to Read is an amazing global organization dedicated to to bringing books to children in 9 countries across Asia and Africa. They help millions of children in the developing world gain access to quality educational opportunities.

I'm happy to be a part of the Aspen chapter of Room to Read.

Recently, we held our yearly fundraiser at the Viceroy Hotel in Snowmass. We had representatives from the national office in San Francisco!

High school students were on hand to read to our local children. Zak the yak made an apprearance and was loved by all he met!! The Fraser books were part of all the books read to the children!!