{"id":11517,"date":"2021-07-29T22:01:21","date_gmt":"2021-07-30T02:01:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/laurietrotman.com\/?page_id=11517"},"modified":"2024-08-30T18:41:05","modified_gmt":"2024-08-30T22:41:05","slug":"about-me","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"http:\/\/laurietrotman.com\/","title":{"rendered":"About me:"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>My name is Laurie Trotman.                      <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"282\" height=\"329\" class=\"wp-image-11462\" style=\"width: 150px;\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/laurietrotman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Laurie-botanical.jpg?resize=282%2C329\" alt=\"Me\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/laurietrotman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Laurie-botanical.jpg?w=282 282w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/laurietrotman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Laurie-botanical.jpg?resize=257%2C300 257w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 282px) 100vw, 282px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I recently wondered what it would be like to write children&#8217;s stories.  I came up with the main character, Timmy the Ant. Timmy is all about adventure so these stories are about his adventures outside of his anthill.  I have tried to incorporate some life lessons for young readers as well as fun. I hope you will enjoy these stories and be gentle with your comments as I only started the writing venture five months ago (March 2021). Please note that some of these stories also have &#8216;Toddler versions.&#8221; <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>My other new interest is in woodworking. I simply search out decorating ideas, sketch the ideas, transfer the sketch to wood, and then the magic happens! I&#8217;ve made indoor and outdoor decorations for family and for myself, but now I&#8217;m ready to start making things for friends and strangers.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>My name is Laurie Trotman. I recently wondered what it would be like to write children&#8217;s stories. I came up with the main character, Timmy the Ant. Timmy is all about adventure so these stories are about his adventures outside of his anthill. I have tried to incorporate some life lessons for young readers as &hellip; <a href=\"http:\/\/laurietrotman.com\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">About me:<\/span> <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":28,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"spay_email":""},"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/PdfFqG-2ZL","jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/laurietrotman.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/11517"}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/laurietrotman.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/laurietrotman.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/laurietrotman.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/28"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/laurietrotman.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=11517"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"http:\/\/laurietrotman.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/11517\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":11865,"href":"http:\/\/laurietrotman.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/11517\/revisions\/11865"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/laurietrotman.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=11517"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}