Mother Goose to bring music, stories to Derby Public Library


DERBY - Mother Goose will bring her Tunes and Tales program to Derby Public Library at 10:30 a.m. March 3. 
She will be sharing rhythms and rhymes, stories and songs along with craft-making time. 
The program is geared for families with children ages 2-5, but siblings are welcome to join the event.
Snow date is March 10.

Storyteller/musician Anne-Marie Forer specializes in "edutaining" young children.  

A former teacher and children's librarian, she now performs full-time in schools, libraries, and festivals throughout Rhode Island and Southern New England (http://www.tunes-n-tales.com).

Register on the Library's event calendar or at the Library, 313 Elizabeth St.


*This information is shared from the Library's Facebook page and its online event calendar.

Recuperation journey: A bit o' bling to celebrate

I treated myself to something fun to celebrate my cancerversary this weekend. 
I'm now a seven-year survivor of breast cancer. 

I purchased a pair of heart earrings made by a friend, Dajana Damjanovich of Oxford. 

Here they are:
Dajana Design photo

She started her jewelry business - Dajana Design - in 2016, the same month Ralph and I launched our Valley Voice newsletter. 
Dajana creates beautiful, one-of-a-kind earrings, bracelets, and necklaces.

Visit her Etsy shop here:
https://www.etsy.com/shop/DajanaDesign

Dajana manages the Seymour Pink Gift Shop at 3 Franklin St., Seymour. 
The shop is opening after a winter break from 10 a.m.-1 p.m. today.

The nonprofit Seymour Pink, a community's fight against breast cancer, is an all-volunteer organization.