One year ago I lost the best friend I have ever had in this life. He fought with everything he had but ultimately lost the battle with cancer. I’m not sure I will ever get over the loss of this person. I once told him that we were like two sides of the same coin. We are the same we just look a little different. Below is a picture of my best friend Bill Cathcart, who passed September 4th at 3:20pm. I don’t really know what to say other than I hope that everyone reading this has had a chance to have a person like Bill in their lives. A person who you can call up and discuss anything at any time. A person who knows all your secrets and roots for you all the way. Someone who is always in your corner but will also tell you when you have gone too far. I miss my friend so much. He was a great, great man.

Look at how much height I was able to get with my height! That’s seriously impressive!

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A shoutout to my son’s school for allowing me to come and tell some tales at the end of the year last year! He is the one on the crowd in the orange shirt. We took a nice photo after:

They did a superb job of socially distancing the kids and still allowing the kiddos to have a great time! This coming year he is looking forward 2nd grade and I will look forward to hopefully telling more tales to his class!

I feel really lucky that my kids enjoy having outside time. My son in particular loves running around the yard, climbing trees and even saying hello to everyone walking their dogs in our neighborhood. While Antone has no fear Amy obviously isn’t a huge fan of heights!

I love this one because it reminds me of the background of Super Mario Brothers on Nintendo. Those clouds are so perfect!

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I always say that all I need to tell a story is a pair of ears. Two in the crowd is better than none!

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The little things are the most memorable. Thank you for capturing the length of my beard perfectly! The attention to detail is my favorite on this one because the chair with the appropriate amount legs? This kid is amazing!

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This Tuesday is a doozy – but at least I can spend the day on the Cape! Please note the library shows so you can come out and have a few giggles on me!

Here is the storytelling schedule for this week. The Days listed in Red are free for the public to attend:

• Tuesday: Lighthouse Learning Center @ 10:00am
• Tuesday: Eldredge Public Library @ 1:30pm
• Tuesday: Brooks Free Library @ 3:30pm
• Wednesday: East Falmouth Library @ 11:00am
• Thursday: Tiny Town Preschool @ 11:00am
• Friday: Brown Bear Preschool @ 10:00am

Towns I will be visiting this week:

1. Bourne
2. Chatham
3. Harwich
4. Falmouth
5. Plymouth
6. Cohasset

I remember telling my tales at Little Red School House back in the day. It was a great time where I could try out new stories and the kiddos would give me honest feedback. Not always the most constructive, but very, very honest.

This week is usually the busiest week of the year, believe it or not! This year, with things returning to normal, is no different! Lots and lots of library shows so come on out and have a few giggles on me.

Here is the storytelling schedule for this week. The Days listed in Red are free for the public to attend:

• Monday: Little Discoveries @ 10:00am
• Monday: Holmes Public Library @ 6:00pm
• Tuesday: Lighthouse Learning Center @ 10:00am
• Tuesday: Kingston Library, NH @ 4:00pm
• Wednesday: Little Discoveries @ 10:00am
• Thursday: Little Discoveries @ 10:00am
• Friday: Little People’s College @ 1:00pm

Towns I will be visiting this week:

1. Abington
2. Halifax
3. Mattapoisett
4. Kingston, NH
5. Brockton
6. East Bridgewater
7. New Bedford