Kirkus Review of Stubb, the Magic Pencil

After much waiting, I received Stubby, the Magic Pencil's review.  I found the review to be fair. Though, as most author's would wish, I would have preferred a more positive, book-selling review. The bit about the dark elements (which I consider mild), is personal taste. I think there are lot darker elements in Harry Potter and the whole series by Lemony Snicket, and those have sold well. 

Thus, I decided to publish my review (I did have the choice to archive it and not let anyone see it).

The grammar mistakes in the review are easily fixed on my end, especially in the Kindle version.

Anyway, here is the review.

https://www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews/heather-hobson/stubby-magic-pencil/

Tips for Painting a Room

I just finished painting my living room!  The task proved lengthy than I thought. As always, I jumped in eagerly, and then after a couple of days was eager to be done.

I did figure out a couple of useful things though. The first one is that old towels make great tarps. They are heavy enough not to move very far when dragging ladders and foot stools over them, and they are very absorbent. They sure beat out the giant plastic tarps I bought that were hard to shift from area to area.

Secondly for some touch up on trim, my husband bought regular mini brushes from the hardware store. Upon first use they were shedding bits of fibers onto the painted wall. What worked well and didn't shed fiber were the little paintbrushes that came with the Easter egg kit I had. They were able to get into the smallest places too.

The other thing is to keep a wet rag handy, but I'm sure anyone who has painted before has figured this one out.

Happy painting!