Saturday, March 19, 2016

Jelly Beans? Did they grow in the Jelly Bean Forest? A Movie?

Can you Imagine a huge Jelly Bean Tree that has a big mouth that opens so children can sit? This one does. That is my favorite picture of all and it's very hard to decide. No that tree isn't shown. Sorry I am not good at taking pictures, but see for yourself at doozybags.etsy.com
 This wonderful, and happy little book is only 8.95
 Just think about this as a children movie...all Imagination, wonderful imagination.

Friday, March 18, 2016

Jelly Bean Forest Movie-

 Written by myself Nancy Costa and illustration by Tom Kastet a teen in Norway with unbeatable artistic talent. I couldn't have done it without him. Can you imagine a Movie titled The Jelly Bean Forest or yet a New York Play for Children? I can. See the book come alive with all of its characters, colorful trees and Jelly beans. Who is the man standing at the fence?  There is also a Jelly Bean Jerk song and dance within the book as well as a coloring book within. The book can be purchased off etsy. I have about 18 left. 


Thursday, March 17, 2016

The Jelly Bean Forest Children's Book


This great little book, story, has a coloring book inside of The Jelly Bean Forest as well as The Jelly Bean Jerk Dance song. Made just short enough for little ones to remember. The story is surprising, happy, a tiny bit sad but surprising, and so colorful. Also the art work was done by a fifteen year old boy in Norway, my very young cousin Tom Kastet.  I promise you, children will love this. It can be purchased from Etsy/Doozybags is the name to see. 

Saturday, February 6, 2016

Ladies, Vocal Fry Voice, Pretense

      As I listened to a woman this morning talk about water contamination, she suddenly sounded different almost like she had a scratchy voice, but she didn't. This is what's known as vocal fry voice and it is usually women, younger women who do it. There are some older women, but not many. These are young women who feel that if they lower their voice, they sound more important and smarter. Rarely young men also do it-What the hell is wrong with them ?
    I just finished telling a young lady who was visiting about this. She said she never heard of it. While we were having a relaxed chat she sounded like anyone else. Then it happened. She started talking about the reason she was here, a professional reason and her voice dropped. Is this a sign of insecurity ? You have to lower your voice to sound scratchy? Why? You know your job, career, position and you get paid. Stop the pretense ! You don't sound smarter and more intelligent. You sound annoying. You sound like you maybe have a sore throat. The problem is you switch it off and on. Remember Vocal FRY voice. Bottom line, you are a fake !

Monday, February 1, 2016

Water & Mosquito's=Virus

      Many people don't know that water attracts Mosquito's. Any puddles, standing water, over watering plants will attract mosquito's. We know how these poor babies are born deformed because of the Zika virus and it's happening in the United States too. As the weather warms up here, we will have the same issues as the countries do which have high rates of babies born with this disease. Remember Ebola? This is as bad and in my opinion worse. Protect yourselves, start with getting rid of standing water.