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Congratulations Sarah!

Posted on November 1, 2009 by Penny Colman

Sarah Jones, my daughter-in-law, completed the New York City Marathon in under 4 hours, 20 minutes faster than she ran last year!!! She ran for Shoe4Africa, a nonprofit organization that is raising money to build the first public children’s hospital … Continue reading →

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Sarah Jones

Posted on October 27, 2009 by Penny Colman

Check out this great video, “A Roving Run with Sarah Jones.” Sarah is a Tony Award winning actor and playwright known for her compelling characters & she is my daughter-in-law. http://video.nytimes.com/video/2009/10/25/sports/1247465337588/a-roving-run-with-sarah-jones.html?ref=sports

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Check it out

Posted on October 16, 2009 by Penny Colman

Check out “Swallowed by the Sun Colman” at www.colmanmusic.com Listen to “Hollywood, Florida” and join the mailing list. The Colman is my son Jon!

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Hip Hip Hurrah

Posted on October 13, 2009 by Penny Colman

This is the morning after the opening of “The County of Kings,” for which my son Steve is on the “formidable team of producers” to quote from Ben Brantley’s fabulous review in today’s The New York Times!!!! http://theater2.nytimes.com/2009/10/13/theater/reviews/13county.html?ref=theater Congratulations to … Continue reading →

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My son Steve. . . .

Posted on September 28, 2009 by Penny Colman

Check out “When Life Names You Lemon . . .,” a terrific article in Sunday’s The New York Times about “County of Kings,” a one-man show by Lemon Andersen that opens at the Public Theater in New York, tomorrow, September … Continue reading →

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Happy Day

Posted on September 3, 2009 by Penny Colman
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School starts and "booktalks"

Posted on August 31, 2009 by Penny Colman

We’re abuzz with school starting preparation. So when does school start for us? Tomorrow for Linda at Teachers College, Wednesday for me at Queens, next week for David at Ramapo and Sue at New York University and Sophie, in first … Continue reading →

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Sarah Jones

Posted on August 22, 2009 by Penny Colman

Here’s a link to my daughter-in-law Sarah Jones’ fabulous performance, “Sarah Jones As a One Woman Global Village,” at the 2009 TED conference. Those of you who saw Sarah in “Bridge and Tunnel, her Tony-award-winning one-woman Broadway show, will be … Continue reading →

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I Wrote A Book Today

Posted on June 17, 2009 by Penny Colman

“I wrote a book today,” Sophie announced from her car seat. “Tell me about it,” I replied. “The title is My Mommy, she said. “The story is–’I love you, but who is my Mommy? This is my Mommy.’” “I like … Continue reading →

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Read Aloud

Posted on June 9, 2009 by Penny Colman

Linda’s 9-month old granddaughter is staying with us for a few days next week while her mother and father tend to work obligations. Since our children’s book collection has aged up with Sophie, I just bought Mem Fox’s new book, … Continue reading →

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