Virginia Heyerdahl, editor of the Friends of Hitty Newsletter, took Hitty Preble on several excursions, and sends the following photos: Hitty Preble in the hand of the sculpture The Awakening by Phillip Johnson, in the Haines Point Park in Washington, DC. It’s a giant coming out of the ground, and all you can…
Merle writes us: We didn’t make it to Rome, but Hitty was introduced to Roma’s Restaurant in Louisa, VA and the great food there. Owner Vinnie was pleased to show her the sights. As you can tell, Vinnie is very into body building and was showing Hitty a great time.
A short note from Isabelle’s Mom: August 11, 2004 Hitty was the star at Isabelle’s birthday party on Sutton Island last week. We took Hitty on a walk to see the house Rachel Field used to stay in … on the other side of Sutton.
Hannah (7) sends this hand-made card to Wini Smart, who drew Hitty Preble. Hannah’s sister, Rachel (9), sent Wini a card too. Plus, Rachel also included a sketch of Hitty Preble’s shadow!
In April 2004 I went with Wini and her daughter, Diane, on a long trip from Maine to Paris, France. I couldn’t see anything on the plane, since I was packed in the luggage. But I nearly fell out when one bag was opened and examined by the security agent. …
I asked my artist friend, Roberta from NJ, to take Hitty on her recent trip to London. She traveled with another artist, Pam, from California. They met at the airport in NY to fly to London. Since they both loved to see paintings they went to the Royal Academy, a…
Hitty Preble and I visited the lighthouse at Boca Grande, FL. We had lunch first on the picnic tables nearby, then walked the boardwalk over the dunes to the beach on the Gulf of Mexico. There was a good view of the lighthouse. The beach was nearly deserted. Hitty wished…
The plane ride was very long to Mexico. There was fog in Maine the day we left, so we missed the next flight and had to stay all night in Miami. And we got used to eating those pretzels on the plane. Cancun was very warm and pretty with many…
