Archive for June, 2007
Gardening Hands
I tend to have rough hands, either from house construction, wiring, gardening, whatever. When I stitch, silk and sometimes metallics catch on the tiniest of rough spots, mucking up my strands, making a mess, and being a general nuisance.
I do what I can. I put lotion on at night (Aveeno is one of […]Christmas in June
This is one of the outcomes of the TNNA market: a complete set of Dinky-Dyes silks. YUM!
Vacation
For the most part, we don’t vacation. At least not like some people do: where they designate 2 weeks, make reservations, and go somewhere.
I routinely say, “My whole life is a vacation.” There may be some truth in that.
We are visiting the lodge that Mike remodeled over the winter. It’s […]Progress
If you found your way here, you probably noticed some changes to this site. “Website work” has made its way to the top of my To-Do list.
Today I upgraded WordPress. I’ve been thinking and reading about it for two days, after getting emails telling me how out-of-date I was. I barely know […]Ralph Waldo Emerson wrote:
The earth laughs in flowers.
The high desert was cracking up earlier in the spring, and Joan’s backyard is hilarious! Thanks for sharing your pics with me. I see years of landscaping ahead of me.Stitching and More Stitching
I’ve got the new puzzle pattern (the one from when–February?) set up on the floor stand so that I can sit down and stitch whenever the mood strikes me, or whenever I have a free moment. I worked on it last night. I love having a big project at the ready.
Today we’re picking […]Secrets Revealed!
Nancy Drew activity book secrets revealed. But not here. Here.
One of a Kind
We can all blame Joan, but I’ve been taking lots of flower pics the past few days. It’s always on my summer to-do list, but I rarely do it. The blog and Joan were just the nudge I needed. Thanks!
First, this might give you a better idea about what I’ve come […]Trend Forecasting
As a designer, I’m supposed to pay attention to trends: color trends, materials trends, theme and motif trends. One way to stay on top of trends is to pay Big Bucks for industry insider information via newsletters, websites, etc. Two hundred bucks will get me 6 issues of one 8-page newsletter that will […]
New Bookmarks
I spent a good deal of time today designing the next bookmarks. The one that is complete is half of a tribute to librarians (media specialists). I worked on the other half of the tribute today. The design is very cartoony and one-dimensional. Really, it’s not bad the way it is, but […]
