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Dear Mom: Thank you for putting that first pencil in my hand. And, thank you for not cutting my bangs three fingers above my eyebrows! hee hee. Love, Ellen

Dear Ellen, Clearly, by the look of my crazy hair in this picture, I must have been having some kind of revolt against my early years of short bangs! Love, Mom P.S. to my mom: I’m just teasin’ mom–I actually kind of love those short bangs. I found this sketch of a character I created a few years ago, and

Every so often, Easter and my mom’s birthday coincide and this is one of those years. Happy Birthday, Mom! I am making Easter/birthday cupcakes for you with Alton Brown’s egg white foam recipe (but given the several states between us, we will have to do the eating over here in California, and you will have to feast your eyes on