Frances, the badger in Bread and Jam for Frances, refuses to eat any food except bread and jam.
“How do you know what you’ll like if you won’t try anything?” her father asks. Good question.
When was the last time you tried something new? A new year provides an ideal opportunity to have a fresh start.
The library can help.
Our New Year New You booklist covers exercise, diet, mindfulness, getting out of debt and organizing. If you prefer visual or audio aids, check out our Universal Class or Hoopla offerings. There’s plenty to help right your ship of state.
Oak Spring Garden Foundation is on board to teach us how to calm our minds using plants like lavender, basil, eucalyptus and verbena.
How about learning something new?
Jessica Mathews, international affairs expert, will sit down with veteran journalist Lou Emerson to talk about global affairs, national security, the media and future of journalism for the next installment of Sundays @ 2.
If this is the year you will finally finish writing your book, tune in to Meet the Author with literary agent Seth Fishman who will provide an inside look at the publishing process.
And our picky badger?
Frances, finally full of jam, decides to give other food a go. Her school lunch includes cream of tomato soup, a lobster-salad sandwich, celery, carrot sticks, and black olives, two plums, a tiny basket of cherries and vanilla pudding with chocolate sprinkles (and a spoon to eat it).
Good for you, Frances! Now, that’s a fresh start!
Maria Del Rosso
Director, Fauquier Public Library
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