Bones, Sandstone, Water

Blog Articles and Illustrations by

Annie Imogene Catura

Free-spirited Naturalist, Artist & Earth Warrior. An intuit encouraging folks to live intentionally. A drawer who writes, blending art, history, and storytelling. Watercolor artist, adventure and history writer, advocate for whole-child education and families being together. Audacious book absorber, lover of woods, water, rocks, and trees. Passionate about all things eclectic music. A listener, curious deep diver, and lover of moments when time disappears.

Behind the Scenes

Behind the scenes at Zane's Lego stop-motion production theater

I've been stalling on this app download for months! I'm still asking myself to find the good in this:

Commence Gratitude list (yes, I really work through things this way!):

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Wolves, the Taiga & Minecraft

The book arrived in Zenna's latest Literati box with the promise of animals, adventure and Minecraft! Zenna was on me quick: "Mom, Can we read"? With maps, a girl in the wild cared for by endearing wolves who rescue animals in danger and Minecraft, we quickly dived in. At first it was just two chapters a day, which quickly became four. Both kids fully hooked. Then they found the Taiga on Minecraft! A full day adventuring the Taiga on Minecraft ensued! Which was followed by a full rest day from the screens (their choice!) ...where we nearly finished book 1, did I mention it's a series ~ Yay!

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