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PROLOGUE These are the last of my drawings that were done during my time of being-- -I call lost in the world of telling stories through drawings. I must say I am still mystified as to where the ability to draw came from. I had never before thought I had any drawing ability. And I might add, I feel as if that ability is now gone. I certainly feel that, wherever it might have come from, it was special gift at a time when life was not easy. A time-- when many days were filled with uncertainty, sadness and fear. It gave me energy and motivation as it fired up my adrenal. It gave me the realization that joy and happiness could be found in the deep valleys or our lives. All of you have the book The Adventures of Ven so you know where the character Ven came from. From the drawings in the book, I took the one drawing pictures that I used to tell the story and elaborated on it. Elaborated by adding other drawings telling the story in detail. Many of the stories are from the poem---- When I grow old. Other stories are from Ven & Star episodes. Laugh with me as you look at and read the book. Smile with me when you remember the joy that I found in putting this together. Osa Corkill Moore October 18, 2014 2

THE POEM WHEN I GROW OLD For those of you who might not be familiar with the poem I am including it in the book. WHEN I AM AN OLD WOMAN I SHALL WEAR PURPLE With a red hat which doesn't go, and doesn't suit me. And I shall spend my pension on brandy and summer gloves And satin sandals, and say we've no money for butter. I shall sit down on the pavement when I'm tired And gobble up samples in shops and press alarm bells And run my stick along the public railings And make up for the sobriety of my youth. I shall go out in my slippers in the rain And pick the flowers in other people's gardens And learn to spit You can wear terrible shirts and grow more fat And eat three pounds of sausages at a go Or only bread and pickle for a week And hoard pens and pencils and beermats and things in boxes 3

I WANT SOME BUTTER From the poem When I Grow Old I will wear purple and a red hat I will spend my pension on Brandy I will say I have no money for butter 4

AND PRESS ALARM BUTTONS Ven has the ability to turn herself into an old woman and she does!! 6

AND SIT ON THE PAVEMENT WHEN I AM TIRED From Adventures Of Ven Page 18 8

AND SPLAH IN THE WATER WITH MY SANDLES ON Paage 18 The Adventures of Ven 10

CANOE STORY 11

AND HOARD PENS AND PENCILS Adventures of Ven page 4 14

A pickup on the story page 19 Also a copy of and eat three pounds of sausage And Gobble up Samples 15

AND HOARD BEER MATS 17

AND PICK FLOWERS IN OTHER PEOPLES YARDS Adventures of Ven Page 9 18

SKYING DIVING 20

GOING TO MARS STORY 22

This was the year that Arkansas beat LSU For you aggravating Arkansas fans who have been wondering how I felt and still feel after the LSU, Arkansas game.. I think I will keep my mouth shut and let my cartoon character (Ven) tell you how we feel. 27

CHICK FIL- A BOWL GAME 28

VEN GOES TO COURT 32

VEN FACES HURRICANE GUSTAV 38

Ven shops for supplies 39

Star brings a generator 40

Back yard before the storm 41

After Gustav 42

Star lays the wires from the generator to the house. 43

Star starts the generator Tuesday September 10 th We get our power back 44