The story of your great-grandfather’s fiddle and its journey are wonderful. Can't wait to see the restoration! I also can't wait to see Mabel and the Big Wide World in book form. Looking fantastic already. I love the pink glove. What a lovely newsletter full of positive vibe!
I completely forgot about the holiday armadillo! Lovely to hear that the fiddle is getting the happy ending it deserves! Day one of advent has already seen three new books enter our home, so it’s shaping up to be a very book-heavy Christmas. Hope you have a good one!
What a wonderful newsletter Jane! My heart is lifted this morning! I love the cabbie practising violin in the back of his cab in the queue at Heathrow! I love the whole fiddle story. And thank you so much for mentioning Giraffe too!.
Jane the fiddle story is sheer magic. I am so happy you persisted with the shed job and brought it back to life. Now will it find a place in a picture book? Also it reminds me of a short story, I can’t remember who wrote it about a violinist who sells his booking to buy his wife a hair clip, at the same time as she sells her hair to buy him a new bow.... do you know it?
The story of your great-grandfather’s fiddle and its journey are wonderful. Can't wait to see the restoration! I also can't wait to see Mabel and the Big Wide World in book form. Looking fantastic already. I love the pink glove. What a lovely newsletter full of positive vibe!
I love how your shed job turned out to be a really special fiddle! Do put a photo of the restored to glory fiddle on substack!
I’ve often wondered why the story was called a shed job - now I know ! Lots of great recommendations- thank you
Your new book looks so sweet! I love the mouse characters!
It's so fabulous to read about your fiddle as well, how magical to find people who value it and understand it's history 🎻 🥰
A great read :)
So pleased your violin survived and is being expertly looked after . How lovely that you found that shop in Edinburgh 🥰
I completely forgot about the holiday armadillo! Lovely to hear that the fiddle is getting the happy ending it deserves! Day one of advent has already seen three new books enter our home, so it’s shaping up to be a very book-heavy Christmas. Hope you have a good one!
Can't wait to see the cover of the Christmas card.
I'm glad you kept the fiddle and trusted your instincts. Lovely newsletter as always.
What a wonderful newsletter Jane! My heart is lifted this morning! I love the cabbie practising violin in the back of his cab in the queue at Heathrow! I love the whole fiddle story. And thank you so much for mentioning Giraffe too!.
Jane the fiddle story is sheer magic. I am so happy you persisted with the shed job and brought it back to life. Now will it find a place in a picture book? Also it reminds me of a short story, I can’t remember who wrote it about a violinist who sells his booking to buy his wife a hair clip, at the same time as she sells her hair to buy him a new bow.... do you know it?