Archive for October, 2007
Stitching and Reading, Reading and Stitching
Are you kidding? What else would I be doing? Um…what are you doing?
This is the book I was looking for at the library (I’ve been looking for it all summer), but it was checked out (it’s been checked out all summer), which is great because…
I got this one instead, and it’s delightful! No […]
The Way It Goes
I’ve noticed recently that it’s getting harder to get decent snapshots for this blog. I’ve been relying on daylight and there’s not enough of it anymore: The angle of the sun is low now, and it’s not enough even during mid-day to illuminate objects sufficiently. The pics are snapped at slow speeds and […]
First Snow 2007 (unless you count Jan, Feb, Mar, and April)
Okay, First Snow of the Season. Will that do?
Look how dark it is. I’ve been dressing by feel in the morning for some time now. My favorite time to write is the quiet dark of the early morning.
The driveway.
October 5th and here it is. It’s a toss-up as to whether this […]
2007 Halloween Countdown at The Armchair Chef
Last December I participated in the Holiday Bake Along over at The Armchair Chef. Orange crescent rolls…peanut butter crunch bars…mmm (makes Homer Simpson gobbling sounds).
Well, I’m participating in the 2007 Halloween Countdown as well. During the month of October, needlework folks are offering favorite recipes and personal stories on The Armchair Chef blog. […]Banned Book Week
The official beginning of the 2007 Bookmark Challenge (October 1), when stitchers settle down to some serious reading and stitching, just happens to coincide with Banned Books Week, September 29-October 6. Earlier this year there was a Big Stink over the word “scrotum” appearing on page one of the Newbery-winning, The Higher Power of […]
Tomatoes!
We knew from word “go” that growing tomatoes in Alaska takes some effort. Even the late start back in June couldn’t discourage us. We planted 5 starts in 4 buckets before we had actual beds. When we finally had beds, we decided to leave the tomatoes in the buckets so that we […]
