Nadine's Botanical Tête-à-Tête

In Simon's hands, any matcha is a hot matcha.

The emergence of Sophie and her lazy dogwalking window:

On busy mornings, Sophie's window for dog walking is very small. Luckily, so is her dog.

The emergence of Sluggo, who always loves a good book when he's feeling bent out of shape:

Sluggo loves a good book when he's feeling bent out of shape.

The emergence of Marcy and Harold crossing "fly like an eagle" off Harold's bucket list:

Marcy helps Harold cross "fly like an eagle" off his bucket list.

The emergence of Cedric, who has a nervous chewing habit but keeps it to himself:

Cedric has a nervous chewing habit, but he keeps it to himself.

The emergence of Kevin, who can find none of the nuts he buried but sees lots of seedlings.

Of the 3,627 nuts he buried last fall, Kevin has found four. #scatterhoarding

The emergence of Elise, who has legs for ballet but hands for jazz:

Elise has legs for ballet but her hands are all jazz.

The emergence of Suzie, the low-altitude but high-volume Bluebird of Happiness:

The emergence of Nadine playing possum:

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If you dare to suggest that Suzie is not the real Bluebird of Happiness, she will just be happy in a higher octave.

Reggie has now learned to check for forgotten eggs in his basket at the end of his shift.

The emergence of Cedarbeard the Fierce (so long as the wind isn't blowing too hard):

Cedarbeard the Fierce is more approachable on windy days.

The emergence of Jake, who is not a fan of walking but would enjoy a good push.

Jake is not a fan of walking, but he does enjoy a good push.

The emergence of Bernice, a seventh-level fire dragon who was raised by cats.

Bernice is a seventh-level fire dragon, but she was raised by cats.

Gert provides transportation and protection. Sara keeps the hair out of Gert’s eyes. (repost from March 2023)

The emergence of Nadine and her rampage mentoring program:

Nadine and the Rampaging Lesson

The emergence of Clarence and his precipitously pommed hat:

Clarence has grievously underestimated the gravity of his pompom.

The emergence of Morgan, who only wears headphones so he can focus on his dancing:

Morgan doesn't actually listen to music; he just doesn't like to be distracted while he's dancing.

The emergence of Roland, who is extremely open-minded:

Roland owes his carefree disposition to an open mind and a few loose screws.

The emergence of Roger and his successful rerouting project:

Roger had a very productive weekend.

The emergence of Cyril's visit with Grandma:

Visiting with Grandma (repost from March 2024)

The emergence of Josie and her oft-interrupted storytime:

Josie's story time is once again derailed by Q&A.

The emergence of Alice and her anticipatory pinwheel for the winds of change:

Alice is preparing for the winds of change.

"Nadine and the Unexpected Spa Day Companion," drawn in February 2024 and an appropriate nod to the rain we're getting in southern Michigan these days. It's also the cover artwork of my 2026 calendar, which is currently on sale for 20% off! zinnart.com/products/str...

The emergence of Hattie the Indefatigable:

Where breakthroughs are concerned, Hattie is small but indefatigable.

The emergence of Sluggo and his favorite of all the root vegetables:

Find someone who looks at you like Sluggo looks at turnips.

The emergence of Sebastian, who is hoping someone will tell him if he has flies in his teeth:

A rare photo of Chappies the Gum-Nose Terrier, who appeared out of nowhere one day last June, barked that I don’t use enough magenta, and ran off.

Sebastian is nervously hoping someone will tell him if there are flies in his teeth.