Bernini and his Four Rivers Fountain in Rome, by Sandro,, The Artist Mole

Gian Bernini

Today I’m  going to start by writing about the artist that

blew me away at Rome with the four river statues

representing the Ganges, Nile, Danube, and the

 Reo de la Plata.

Hey, the Pope of the day didn’t want Bernini to do this.

He wanted another artist, but Bernini was able to

enter the jurying anonymously and the Pope

chose his entry.

We artist have to work hard, but Bernini was

a play writer and an architect, and a prudent business

man.  I loved Navona Square and went there to play

in the fountain at night and slid down the leg of

the Nile River God.  

Mayor Molly was upset with me, but I couldn’t resist.

Talk about luck and skill, Michelangelo was old and

Bernini won the job of finishing St. Peter’s and in

the process sign as the Chief Architect even though

Michelangelo did most of the work. 

The Artist Mole, Sandro, found in “all Roads Lead to Rome,”

by Lorraine Strieby, on Amazon/Kindle, a children's Book

MAYOR MOLLY MCMOLE WILL BE IN LONG BEACH APRIL 6, 2017

Greetings from Mayor Molly McMole and Mole Sandro, Artist

Yes, I,  Mayor Molly McMole, will be in Long Beach 

on April 6, 2017!

Lorraine Strieby will read from her first book, "Cat Sophia and

Mayor Molly McMole."  Perhaps Sophia will be there

also, if she can get permission from the school.

Half way through her reading I will pose for the students

so the students can draw me and use watercolors. If they

let a mole in they surely would let a cat in, don’t you think?

Hello Out There!  I am Sandro, the Artist Mole.  You might be

interested  on how we moles can make castles under the ground.

It is simple.  The owners grew onions that are underground.

So we simply dug rectangles under the onions and chewed 

off the tops.  Moles, Fredie  and Keith, with long teeth,  shaped

the rectangles and used a recipe found on Spider Leggs' web

to make the castles permanent. beautiful, and magical

because, of course, I painted them. 

Bye for now.  Strieby will return any minute.

"Adam and Eve" by Lorraine Strieby and Sandro the Mole

This is Sandro again.  Rome and Florence inspired me and

also Strieby.  While Gus, our Omega Mole, was doing

cartwheels in the Uffizi Museum, Strieby and I were

getting a sketch of Botticelli’s Venus and then we

went out on the square and sketched Michelangelo’s

David (the fake one). These famous works of art are

only a few blocks away from each other  so it was

a perfect match for "Adam and Eve."

You can see our version in Strieby’s “All Roads 

Lead to Rome.”  A lot of artists paint their version 

Of Adam and Eve, and this is our painting. 

It took about a year, and Strieby said this is for

our collection only, but you can see an image of  our "Adam and Eve"

in Book 3, on Amazon/Kindle..

I can’t wait to write about Bernini, but I hear

her car coming.  I’ll hop in my redoubt,  under
Tunnel I-5 so she can't find me.  Bye, Sandro

ICE CASTLES AND PERMANENT SAND CASTLES BY SANDRO IN THE MAYOR MOLLY MCMOLE SERIES

My name is Sandro and live in the Mayor Molly McMole Series.

Part of the time I live in Valdez, Alaska, and work for

Vinnie the Shrew during the winter by carving ice castles.

When our whole crew visited Florence and Rome in Strieby’s

book, “All Roads Lead to Rome,” I did sketches of Medieval

architecture and couldn’t wait to work for Vinnie, a shrew who is a real

estate mole who rents out twinkling ice castles that are a joy to

see.  I am getting better at it and when we get to

Hawaii I will be in charge of building a permanent

sand castle.  Tourists love to see my work. 

Thank you, Molly, for letting me borrow Strieby’s

laptop, and thank you, Spider Leggs, for finding that

recipe  for permanent sand castles. 

You can find the story in Book 3 and 4 of Lorraine Strieby's 

The Mayor Molly McMole Series

KILAUEA JUST SPILLED LAVA ALL OVER THE PLACE, JUST LIKE A MESSY CHILD

VOLCANOES  are always erupting all over the world, however, it seems

that the volcanoes in Hawaii are always going off.  Kilauea just 

spewed lava yesterday all over the place,.  Lorraine Strieby explains to your 

child about  how shield volcanoes are formed and consequently

how Hawaii was formed.  

Even a mole like me can understand it when she puts words to

a page.  Remember, you and your child can read it on Amazon/

Kindle in her fourth book, Mayor Molly McMole Follows the

Sun.”  

Do you know the difference between  shield and Pelean volcanoes?

PELEANS  were named after the beautiful Hawaiian Goddess Pele.

They also blow their tops.  Shields are nice and smooth. 

Strieby makes PELE so beautiful and powerful holding the sun

and moon in her arms. Take a look in her new book.

Hey, Sandro wants to get into the act.  So my dear friend

will be blogging too when Strieby is away.

Got to scamper, I here Strieby coming!  BYE

Spy Called a Mole

This is me again.  Wow, did you hear the news today.

There is a mole in the CiA.

Lorraine Strieby doesn’t know that I am writing this, but

her fifth book is coming out soon—"Why Is a Spy Called a

Mole?"

It tells how my famous ancestor, Christopher McMole,

helped George Washington win the Revolutionary War.  

I read it and your toddler will know more about the

Revolution than most adults.  

I overheard that I will narrate the story.  Your Mole Friend,

Mayor Molly McMole
This  adventure series book will be  on Amazon soon.

Cat The Nafarious SNOOKIMS in All Roads Lead to Rome

The villain cat in the Mayor Molly McMole series is glaring at

me as I type this message.  Being a Mayor and a Mole he 

does not know how to take me on. You see, I am a dear friend

of the brave hero cat, Sophia.  

Just imagine Sophia the cat and Abby riding a motorcycle

through the streets of Florence and Rome.  You get the

picture. Snookims is jealous, but he gets his come-up-ins 

in Lorraine Strieby’s 4th book taking place in Kauai, Mayor
 Molly McMole Follows the Sun.  Amazon/Kindle

Hear Strieby coming, Got to go!!