June 2012
by Dianne de Las Casas on June 7, 2012
Friends: My dear friend, Bryan and Beth Jackson, came in from Athens, Tennessee. Their daughter, Amy, goes to Tulane so they try to visit as often as they can. I suggested that we all go on a swamp airboat tour. Eliana and I had never been on an airboat so I thought it would be [...]
June 2012
by Dianne de Las Casas on June 6, 2012
Friends: On June 2, 2012, I was one of the authors featured at the Louisiana Children’s Museum’s new Talk and Play Literacy Center. It is built to resemble a Louisiana swamp, complete with a Cajun cottage. There is a stage for kids to dress up and act out stories. (Little Red Riding Hood courtesy of [...]
June 2012
by Dianne de Las Casas on June 6, 2012
Friends: Kid Chef Eliana and I decided to take a working vacation in Pensacola, Florida to finish the revisions to her upcoming cookbook, Cool Kids Cook: Louisiana, which is being published by Pelican Publishing in Spring 2013. We stayed at a bed and breakfast that is a beach mansion on a private bay in Pensacola. [...]
June 2012
by Dianne de Las Casas on June 6, 2012
Friends: Because of my heavy travel schedule, we had to have Soleil’s graduation party a week after her graduation. I had tons of fun preparing for this party! The party had a turquoise and black and white damask theme. It was so pretty. We made LOTS of food. The salmon bites were amazing! The strawberry [...]
June 2012
by Dianne de Las Casas on June 6, 2012
Friends: On May 22, 2012, I headed to Dallas, Texas. It was a two-part visit. I was staying with my friend, Shannon Spake, a high school friend and also visiting Ben Milam School in Wichita Falls. The first thing I did with Shannon and her son, Hayden, was eat at In-N-Out, which we do not [...]
June 2012
by Dianne de Las Casas on June 6, 2012
Friends: I just LOVE doing school visits! I had the pleasure and honor of visiting two schools in Athens, Tennessee last month. The cool thing is that this is my second visit to these schools in two years! The first school I visited was Westside Elementary School. My host was school librarian, Beth Jackson. I [...]
June 2012
by Dianne de Las Casas on June 6, 2012
Friends: Right after the Knoxville Children’s Festival of Reading, I was whisked away to Athens, Tennessee by my friends, Beth and Bryan Jackson. Beth is the school librarian of Westside Elementary in Athens, where I had school visits on Monday. When I got to my room, there was such a wonderful surprise awaiting me on [...]
June 2012
by Dianne de Las Casas on June 6, 2012
Friends: Last month, I was honored to be part of the esteemed Knoxville Children’s Festival of Reading. I flew to Knoxville straight from my daughter, Soleil’s college graduation. I was excited to see my friends, Dan Yaccarino and David Ezra Stein, who were both 2011 Picture Book Month Champions. In addition, I met the incredibly [...]
June 2012
by Dianne de Las Casas on June 6, 2012
Friends: It has been a long time since my last blog post due to my incredibly busy travel and book schedule. I do; however, keep up posts on my Facebook and Instagram. I am proud to say that my 21 year old daughter, Soleil, graduated with a BFA from Louisiana State University with honors. She [...]