b'Miss Julie Anne(continued from page 3) Farmer Julie AnneMiss Julie Annes philosophy is tolibrarytosocialize.MomsAnne said. FarmerJulie Annehelping Farmer Al by feeding the goats make learning fun. andbabiesalike,madeAftersellingtheirplans to continue work- and pigs some yummy broccoli. Fortwodecades,shewelcomedlifelongfriendshipsatcenturyhomeinPorting at Willowtree Farm. People from all over; Toronto, Peter-children to her fun- lled library pro- BabyTime.SomebabiesPerry,MissJulieAnne,Accompaniedbyaborough, Markham and Pickering comegrams. Each featured a theme. Theregrew up to have babies ofherhusbandDaleandcaregiver, pre-school chil-to her program at Willowtree Farm.was always a craft as well as songstheirowntobringtothisthecatshavebeenlivingdrenare welcome to join herFarmer Julie Anne loves teaching the and storybooks. delightful program. atarented AirbnbinLittleLittle Farmer program. Theresweefarmers.Theyhaveagreattime Baby Time was a great way for newParentandTotwereJulie Anne with herBritain. Future plans are toalways a story time, a craft and a farmspraying each other (as well as the plants moms in the community to meet eachforagesonetothree,ac- husband Dale. relocate to their cottage infresh snack for the 2 to 5-year-olds.they are watering) to cool oon hot days. other,MissJulieAnnesaid.Whencompanied by a caregiver. PreschoolHuntsville, which is now in the pro- Dependingonthecropseason,theThey jump in muddy puddles, and pick theformalprogramwasover,sheStorytime was for big kids aged 3cess of being winterized. juniorfarmersmaybebusyplantingandeatstrawberriestogether.Itsall encouraged the moms to stay at theto 5, who could attend on their own.RetirementwillgiveMissJulieseeds, watering plants in the greenhouse,about fun ways to educate the little ones Miss Julie Anne explained that thisAnne the opportunity to ful ll long- shuckingcornorpumpkinpicking,on where their food comes from, Farmer independence was a good way to pre- time travel dreams, such as going toAnotherimportantfun- lledchoreisJulie Anne style.pare them for going to Kindergarten. Tuscany to take cooking classes.Bittersweetwashowshede- Ivealwayslovedcookingand scribedretirement.Ivebeenverygardening, she enthused.blessed, so lucky to have this job. Good night stars, Alsoduringhertime,shewasGood night moon,Signing OffproudtobeabletoserveontheGood night Troy capital fundraising committee for theand well see you soon.new childrens room at the library. Thats the way Miss Julie Anne Miss Julie Annes last day at the library was April 28. But with overNovember 2021.signs oat the end of each Bedtime 100ofherentertainingvideosforMiss Julie Anne,Storytime show. Everyone can see You may have seen Julie Anne at everyMother Duck with Easter bonnet contest held, as she was a childrenon YouTube,herlegacyofherve little ducks andher soon on YouTube!judge since inception. She is shown here making literacy fun lives on.Troy sporting his hot dog hat this yearStorytime Teddy returned to the libraryFarmer Julie Anne taking a short break withwith Sophie and Adelaide.Troy is retiring too, Miss JulieLIVE from Miss Julie Annes house. live after what seemed like forever. junior farmers, Brynn and Grace. By Lynn Campbell, Focus on Scugog207 QUEEN STREET, PORT PERRY 905.985.3011 www.lukes.ca4FOCUS - MAY 2022'