Fort Worth Junior Women's Club Bazaar
September 13, 2009 1:00-4:00 p.m.
Autumn Bazaar
December 6, 2009 1:00-4:00 p.m.
Winter Bazaar
March 28, 2010 1:00-4:00 p.m.
Spring Bazaar
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| The historic Margaret Meacham House in Fort Worth, Texas is home to the Junior Women's Club. |
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Margaret Meacham House 1327 Pennsylvania Avenue Fort Worth, Texas 76104
(Near the Fort Worth Botanical Gardens)
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| Bun E. at the NTHEN 2009 Summer Conference |
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North Texas Home Educators Network
2009 Summer Conference
Friday, August 7, 2009 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Saturday, August 8, 2009 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Plano Centre
2000 E. Spring Creek Parkway
Plano, Texas 75074
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| Bun E. demonstrates how he learned to count in French |
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September 19-21, 2008 - Dallas Convention Center - 2:00 p.m.
For the little ones: Friday and Monday afternoons, 2 pm
Bun E. is on a special mission. He is going to cheer up the children who had to leave their homes when Hurricane Ike came rolling in to Texas and Louisiana.
Bun E. once left his home, too. He found himself in a land where he did not even know how to ask for carrots!
Along with reading the book, Bun E. Learns to Count in French, Bun E. will show the children some fun things he learned. He hopes it will give them ideas about how to be creative, too.
For the older ones: Saturday afternoon, 2 pm
On Saturday afternoon, author Cynthia Wildridge will tell her story of writing the book and CD, Bun E. Learns to Count in French, then she will help the children write their own stories!
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| From the exhibit, Painted Prayers: Annunciation, Bedford Master and his workshop, France, Paris, c. 1430-35. Copyright The Pierpont Morgan Library, New York. MS M.359, fol. 2lr. Photography by David A. Loggie. Used by permission. |
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Painted Prayers: Books of Hours from the Morgan Library
The Morgan Library in New York City has one of the largest private collections of medieval manuscripts in the world.
While the library was being renovated, a stunning exhibit of 58 Medieval and Renaissance manuscripts and printed books traveled to the Kimbell Art Museum in Fort Worth, Texas; the Saint Louis Art Museum in St. Louis, Missouri; and the J. Paul Getty Museum in Los Angeles, California.
The exquisite artistry of the illuminated manuscripts of the Medieval and Renaissance periods served as inspiration for parts of our book, Bun E. Learns to Count in French (Bun E. apprend à compter).
We were honored that Bun E. was selected to be a tie-in with the Painted Prayers exhibit at the Saint Louis Museum of Art.
If you look closely at the cover of the book, Bun E. Learns to Count in French, you'll see a large "B" with a picture of Bun E. inside.
This is similar to the style of decorations the scribes used for the large letters at the beginning of a sentence in the books they wrote, hundreds of years ago
The initials often had a painting inside. The outside was often decorated, as well. They used many swirling lines and vines to make the pages more beautiful.
The books were very rare and cost a lot of money. Only the very rich could afford them. It took a very long time to make a book, because every book was made by hand, one-at-a-time.
After the printing press was invented in 1457, books became a little bit less expensive, but it still took a long time to print them, even using a machine.
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| Bun E. Learns to Count in French (Bun E. apprend à compter), the first book in the bilingual series, THE TALES OF BUN E. BONIFACE® |
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| Detail of the cover of Bun E. Learns to Count in French (Bun E. apprend à compter) |
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| The introduction to Bun E. Learns to Count in French, written in calligraphy. |
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When you open the book and look inside, you'll notice that all of the words were written in calligraphy -- a special kind of fancy writing -- which was all done by hand, similar to the way the scribes wrote hundreds of years ago, long before computers, typewriters, fountain pens, or even the printing press had been invented.
It was an enormous honor to have had our creation featured amongst such masterpieces of the book arts.
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| L'introduction à Bun E. apprend à compter, fait en calligraphie. |
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| Bun E. Opens Little Urban Farm |
The Science Place Invites Bun E. to Launch Little Urban Farm!
What could be more fun for a bunny than going to a farm? There are lots of animals, you get to
be out in nature, and of course there are all sorts of good things to eat!
When he was little, Bun E. often went to the garden to work, to play —
and definitely to eat! Sometimes
he even got to visit friends who lived on a farm.
But not everyone has a garden, and some children (and bunnies) have
never even seen a farm!
How do they even know where carrots come from? Or how to grow them?
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| Borden's Little Urban Farm at Fair Park in Dallas |
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So some nice people in Dallas created a special farm in the city where
children can learn to milk a cow, to gather eggs, and to plant fruits and vegetables. They can also see some farm animals like those Bun E. used to visit at Pappy's farm.
This “Little Urban Farm” exhibit, designed especially for children
ages 0 to 8, is located inside “The Science Place,” the acclaimed children’s
museum in Fair Park.
Lucky Bun E.! He was invited to help celebrate the
grand opening! He hopes to be able
to visit often.
For more information, please see the website: www.scienceplace.org
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| Bun E. Meets French Ambassador |
In 2004, Bun E. had the honor of meeting Mr. and Mrs. Jean-David Levitte at a luncheon hosted by the French-American Chamber and the Greater Dallas Chamber of Commerce. Mr. Levitte was the French Ambassador to the United States at the time.
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En 2004, Bun E. avait l'honneur de rencontrer Monsieur et Madame Jean-David Levitte, à l'époque l'ambassadeur de France aux Etats-Unis, lors d'un déjéuner présenté par la chambre de commerce franco-américaine et The Greater Dallas Chamber of Commerce.
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We often have special events around Easter... a time when bunnies are very popular!
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| Nine eggs of chocolate, the specialty of Easter |
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