{"id":477,"date":"2009-08-25T16:35:01","date_gmt":"2009-08-25T22:35:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/wendymartinillustration.com\/wordpress\/?p=477"},"modified":"2009-08-25T16:35:01","modified_gmt":"2009-08-25T22:35:01","slug":"quinoa-mama-and-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.wendymartinillustration.com\/wordpress\/quinoa-mama-and-news\/","title":{"rendered":"Quinoa Mama and News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img data-attachment-id=\"316\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.wendymartinillustration.com\/wordpress\/daily-doodle-july-12-2009\/dailydoodle7-12-09\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.wendymartinillustration.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/07\/dailydoodle7-12-09.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"323,405\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"dailydoodle7-12-09\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;daily doodle for July 12, 2009&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;a study in surprise&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/www.wendymartinillustration.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/07\/dailydoodle7-12-09-239x300.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.wendymartinillustration.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/07\/dailydoodle7-12-09.jpg\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-316\" title=\"quinoa-mama\" src=\"http:\/\/handcraftedpagan.com\/magicalchild\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/08\/quinoa-mama-231x300.jpg\" alt=\"quinoa-mama\" width=\"231\" height=\"300\" \/>I am so thankful to have you all here. As an artist and a writer, I spend most of my time alone with nobody to talk to but the cats. They may talk back but I have no clue what the various forms of meow mean, so conversations tend to be rather one-sided. They are also no good for bouncing ideas off.<\/p>\n<p>This year has been especially solitary because of my medical snafu in January. It has kept me house bound much of the year and not out-and-about at festivals and events throughout the country like most summers.  I have put the time to good use. There are several new books in the works. I cannot talk about them yet, but soon I will tell you all the details. I can say that one is a book for adults. It is a Pagan parenting book unlike any other out in the market so far.<\/p>\n<p>Even though I still have some healing left to do, I am back on the road beginning with Labor Day Weekend. If you are in the area, please come out and see me, I\u2019d love to meet you if I haven\u2019t already and renew our acquaintance if we have already met.<\/p>\n<p>Here is my schedule through October:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ozarkavalon.org\/events\/harvest2009.shtml\" target=\"_blank\">Harvest      Homecoming &amp; Ozark Avalon&#8217;s 13th Anniversary<\/a>, Sep 3, 2009 12:00pm,      Sep 7, 2009 3:00pm, Ozark Avalon Church of Nature Boonville, MO<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.midmopaganpride.org\/\" target=\"_blank\">Mid Missouri Pagan Pride Day<\/a>, Sep 27, 2009 12:00pm, ,      Peace Park, University of Missouri, Columbia, MO<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/october.ourhaven.info\/\" target=\"_blank\">Our      Haven&#8217;s October Gathering 2009<\/a>, Oct 2, 2009 3:00pm, Oct 4, 2009      12:00pm, Our Haven Nature Sanctuary, French Lick, Indiana<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.wytchehaven.com\/festival10.html\" target=\"_blank\">WytcheHaven Weekend #10 &#8211; Riding the Winds of Change<\/a>,      Oct 9, 2009 1:00pm, Oct 12, 2009 1:00pm, ISIS Foundation Community Church      &#8211; Salem, Arkansas<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.summerland.org\/\" target=\"_blank\">Summerland      Grove&#8217;s Festival of Souls<\/a>, Oct 15, 2009 3:00pm, Oct 18, 2009 12:00pm,      Meeman-Shelby State Park, Millington, Tennessee<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>This month\u2019s FREE coloring page is the \u201cQ\u201d of the ABCs of Lesser Known Goddesses. Quinoa-Mama is a grain Goddess from Peru. During the harvest of the quinoa crop, the leaves of the plant are collected and made into a \u201ccorn-dolly\u201d which is dressed in traditional Peruvian costume. The doll is saved until the following year when it is burned to ensure a bountiful crop and harvest.<\/p>\n<p>Q was a tough one. There just aren\u2019t that many Goddesses whose name starts with a Q. I eat quinoa on occasion, so I was excited to find there is a Goddess just for this small and tasty grain.<\/p>\n<p>Have your children gone back to school yet? Did you know that the publisher has free teaching guides for each of my books on their web site? If you are friendly with your school librarian or even the local public librarian, why not suggest they add some of my books to their collection. Libraries across the country have. Help spread the word.<\/p>\n<p>In addition to the newsletter, please friend me on<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/lyon-martin.livejournal.com\/\">http:\/\/lyon-martin.livejournal.com\/<\/a> LiveJournal,<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.myspace.com\/wlyonmartin\">http:\/\/www.myspace.com\/wlyonmartin<\/a> MySpace,<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/author\/show\/376137.W_Lyon_Martin\">http:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/author\/show\/376137.W_Lyon_Martin<\/a> GoodReads,<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/pub\/wendy-martin\/3\/812\/93b\">http:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/pub\/wendy-martin\/3\/812\/93b<\/a> LinkedIn or<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/home.php?ref=home#\/kidsbookartist?ref=name\">http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/home.php?ref=home#\/kidsbookartist?ref=name<\/a> FaceBook.<\/p>\n<p>The publisher also has a fan page on<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/home.php?ref=home#\/pages\/Magical-Child-Books\/75752934850\">http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/home.php?ref=home#\/pages\/Magical-Child-Books\/75752934850<\/a> FaceBook, become a fan today.<\/p>\n<p>As always, my books, &#8216;An Ordinary Girl, A Magical Child,&#8221; &#8220;Aidan&#8217;s First Full Moon Circle,&#8221; &#8220;Watchers,&#8221; and &#8220;Rabbit&#8217;s Song,&#8221; are all available from the<a href=\"http:\/\/magicalchildbooks.com\/\"> http:\/\/magicalchildbooks.com<\/a> publisher, at your favorite online or brick and mortar bookseller and possibly even you local public library. I know times are tough all over, but dollar for dollar, a book is one of the best deals for your entertainment budget.<br \/>\nIn closing, I thank each one of you for joining me on this wonderful and wacky trip of mine. It is because of your unending support that I am living my dream. Your friendship is a true blessing and I am honored.<a href=\"..\/..\/\"><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I am so thankful to have you all here. As an artist and a writer, I spend most of my time alone with nobody to talk to but the cats. They may talk back but I have no clue what the various forms of meow mean, so conversations tend to be rather one-sided. 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