I always enjoy reading the Letters From Ann on her site. In this letter, Ann takes us through her home.
Here is Ann sitting at her “desk”. As you can see, there is no computer! Ann is writing a book out on a yellow legal pad in this picture. There’s also what looks to be a finished manuscript–the next Main Street book perhaps? You can also see Sadie lounging in the lower right corner. Ann seems to have a fondness for strong, dark wood furniture and woodwork.
Ann’s kitchen. Can you spot the Wizard of Oz street sign? I also spy some cat tchotchkes. Ann’s kitchen is actually smaller than I imagined. Perhaps it opens up into a larger eating nook. The notecards that seem to be hanging precariously over the stove worry me–seems like a fire safety risk. Cook carefully, Ann.
Ann likes to exercise in her den. Sadly, in this shot she’s just sitting in her chair. Looking at her tv, I see that Ann has still not made the switch to a DVD player. Maybe she was holding out during the HD-DVD/Blu-ray battle? I also notice that there is no cable box. I hope that Ann is prepared for when analog broadcast ceases. She has until February 17th of next year.
Here is Ann’s complete collection of BSC books. I wish this were a higher quality pic so I could see what languages the books were. I once called Scholastic to see what exactly these nineteen languages were that the books were published in, but no one had an answer.
Ann at her sewing table. She seems to really like working at the end of long wooden surfaces.
And here, Ann appears to be making a Christmas card. How Claudia! Ann also has some heavy-duty tools laying around: a hammer, a blue electronic device that I can’t identify. And some more vaseline lotion like she had in the kitchen. Ann must also suffer from winter skin like me. I recommend LUSH Dream Cream.
And lastly, an oil painting Ann painted in second grade. Is it better than a Hodges Soileau painting? You decide!
Ann’s house features many small flower prints, dark wood, and the color yellow. That seems very Mary Anne to me.
