Stone Soup by Jan Eliot for July 06, 2014

They are both always welcome down under…

I don’t want to grow up!

Says the elder sister who has a crush on The Belieber.

the older sister just wishes she could get away with pretend. You are never too old to pretend. Well, ok, maybe you can be too old but you can still pretend in your own mind.

Did Max just speak?

Those who don’t believe in magic will never find it. (Go for it, Alix!)

Hey Holly, get real ! !! ! It helps Holly make it through the day.Like ‘Jean’ said you are just jealous that you don’t have a similar activity to help you through the day ! ! ! !

“Grow up!” In other words, be like me (whose imagination has petrified.)

I’ll take Alix’s imagination over Holly’s teenage attitude any day.

Both girls or Alix did she hear Max say a word? Holly you need more imagination like Alix has.

Have fun!

Growing up is not as much fun as you expect it to be once you are ‘up’ there!!! X

Staring at High School Graduation, I realized I’d never have another summer vacation. That was a terrible concept & I damn near cried. Now that I’m retired, though… :-)

Age is a state of mind….

Our newspaper has finally started running “Stone Soup” on Sundays only, lower left-hand corner of the back page, in a space that’s 1 3/4" by 5 7/16," give or take. It makes the comic look extremely squished, as if someone has sat on it, and inconsequential. I suppose I should be thankful for small favors. THANKS, TAMPA BAY TIMES!

When I was young I used to look at natural-wood patterns and see all kinds of faces which would get caught up in wondrous streams of situations and interactions. Now I can still see the faces, but I go eh. I can force myself to imagine something, but eh.

Holly, if you are so grown up start doing all of your homework