Art & Story Club — February 2026 Issue | "Mama Daddy Date Night And The Purple Pudding"

Some evenings, when the folks are out, strange things happen in the kitchen.

The February 2026 Issue of the Jan Dale Art & Story Club is a handcrafted mailing delivered straight to your door — no screens, no scrolling, just a beautifully printed letter and an original art print to hold in your hands.

This issue includes:

• A true memory story: "Mama Daddy Date Night And The Purple Pudding" — A funny childhood memory of an unsupervised evening, an Alfred Hitchcock movie, and a kettle of pudding that turned a very unexpected color. You'll have to read it to find out how and what we did with it
• An original art print: "Wheat and Lavender" — Sprigs of dried lavender and golden wheat stalks tied with natural twine, a quiet meditation on necessity vs beauty in a rural home full of children
• A DIY chocolate gifting box with instructions, and bird-themed stickers

Written and illustrated by Jan Dale, rooted in the rhythms of rural life and the memories we treasure

Ships via USPS first-class mail to US addresses. No tracking — just the quiet anticipation of something real in your mailbox.