I stumbled upon some lovely photos of toothpick art at Wonders Never Cease. It just occurred to me that the author wrote a book that Clair reviewed some time back.
ever heard of toothpick art?
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You might like the book French by Heart by that woman…I may even bring it as a choice to book club.
I like the spider and the banana. We do the star in my class for science…………