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Hello, my name is Othen Donald Dale Cummings. My mother had a disabling stroke a few years ago. I began care-giving for mom and we started doing art and writing projects together.
We call these projects "A Pet Banana Production" and they have given my mother hours of joy during her recovery.
This blog is a collection of these projects and also some random stuff we enjoy sharing. We have self published many of the stories and poetry I have written for and with my mother and would love for you to check them out!
Thank you and if you buy one of our books it is very appreciated because every sale helps us immensely!

Saturday, September 12, 2015

112 year old penny buys a gumball!

Saturday, January 24, 2015

Little Miss Muffet

An illustration I did for the classic Mother Goose Nursery Rhyme, Little Miss Muffet.

Thursday, January 22, 2015

Lonely Traveler

He was a lonely traveler
His thumb stuck out in the cold,
He was a lonely traveler
Down the old road he strolled,
He was a lonely traveler
Trying to make his way home,
He was a lonely traveler
Then he found a little Gnome,
He was a lonely traveler
Under the stone man sat a toad,
He was a lonely traveler
Until with him the polliwog rode.
Copyright 2015 Othen Cummings

Wednesday, January 21, 2015

Saturday, January 17, 2015

Classic Gaming!

I found my old game system in storage. I dusted that sucker off and it plays just as great the first day I got it! I'm reliving my Pitfall glory days! Whoohoo!

Friday, January 16, 2015

Hamburger!

Who wants a hamburger! Let's get that grill out! Yahoo!!

Saturday, January 3, 2015

Doc Exploring

Doc exploring the backyard. He helped with some yard work.

Tuesday, December 30, 2014

Old Jack Darn's Dreams from Re-al-la-tee

Old Jack Darn's not so Nursery Rhymes. A Witch's Heart, A Scarecrow's Soul.

Monday, December 29, 2014

Saturday, December 27, 2014

Wednesday, December 24, 2014

Saturday, December 20, 2014

A pet banana on a kite!


Here we see a pet banana on a kite. Yeppers, everything normal here!

Friday, December 19, 2014

I Want To Tweet The World A Merry Christmas



If I could write a yuletide song
I would let you sing along
If I could pen a holiday poem
I would read it to you from home
If I could say a jolly rhyme
I would repeat it all the time

But what I really want to do
What I really wish to do

I want to TWEET the world a Merry Christmas at HASHTAG #JoyToYou
Tweet the world
Tweet the world
I want to TWEET the world a Merry Christmas
A Merry Christmas at HASHTAG #JoyToYou

If I could ring and jingle bells
I would sing about Noel
If I could hang a ribbon and bow
I would read about Mistletoe
If I could bring about some laughter
I would repeat it ever after

But what I really want to do
What I really wish to do

I want to TWEET the world a Merry Christmas at HASHTAG #JoyToYou
Tweet the world
Tweet the world
I want to TWEET the world a Merry Christmas
A Merry Christmas at HASHTAG #JoyToYou
And a Happy New Year!

Copyright 2014 Othen Cummings

The old haunted poem

This poem is haunted....