Archive for June, 2008
Book Reviews
The 48 Hour Book Challenge wound up yesterday morning. Winners are posted here. The Challenge was to choose a 48-hour period between Friday a.m. and Monday a.m. and read/review as many books as possible during that period. Reviews were to be posted on your blog. Books were to be about 5th grade level and up, [...]
Marion Scoular Hardanger Class
On Friday and Saturday, Arctic Needleworkers, the Alaska chapter of the Embroiderers’ Guild of America, sponsored a Hardanger (with bonus Blackwork) class taught by Marion Scoular. I spent eight hours driving to attend those classes, and I’d do it again tomorrow if the opportunity arose. Marion (on the left–notice her Hardanger collar) is a graduate [...]
Inkheart
What’s on my mp3 player? Inkheart, by Cornelia Funke. I’m just beyond the halfway mark and enjoying it, though I have to admit I get annoyed with the child main character, Meggie. I don’t think I like her, but that might change. The moment she defied her father and obstinately refused to get in the [...]
Weekend Site-Seeing
Among other things, I am now on the lookout for The Perfect Book to make into a purse. On one hand, it has to be a book I’m willing to dis- and re-assemble. On another hand, it has to be interesting enough to make me want to muck with it and then carry it about. [...]
Finishes
“Finishes” are what we dub completed needlework, and I think we can extend the term to published stuff, don’t you? The second project for Taku Graphics, a kids’ puzzle book (ages 7-12) made exclusively for Alaska Geographic, is now out. Or, at least, I now have a copy. Like the sudoku/trivia book, the cover art [...]
Alaska Gardeing 102
We are past the June 1 okay-to-plant date, but it continues to be chilly and often windy. At 8 a.m. this morning, the temp on the deck still hadn’t reached 50-degrees F. As a result, I’m still lugging the tomatoes and herbs into the house at night. To help with the wind/temp issue, Mike cobbled [...]
A Day in the Office
On days when it’s hard to appreciate a writer’s paycheck, it’s nice to appreciate a writer’s work environment. The book is The Complete Rhyming Dictionary, by Clement Wood. This is one of my favorite books. You might be surprised at how often I use it–writing verse, crafting puzzles, determining correct pronunciation of words, and misc. [...]
Challenge? Did Someone Say “Challenge”?
Yes, indeedy! MotherReader is hosting the third annual 48 Hour Book Challenge this weekend. (Not to be confused with the Bookmark Challenge.) MotherReader is–say it with me–one of the blogs I read regularly. Do you get the idea I read a lot of blogs? What is the 48 Hour Book Challenge? You mean, besides a [...]
Fabric Stash: Check It Out!
If you haven’t yet, please read last Thursday’s post. It’s important. I hate to cover it up with new posts, but I don’t want to stop posting, so this is my compromise. It is now June, and according to my brain, time to start summer projects. I got a head start with the socks. (I’m [...]
Blow Out the Moon and Ida B.
If you haven’t yet, please read Thursday’s post. It’s important. I hate to cover it up with new posts, but I don’t want to stop posting, so this is my compromise.???????? What’s on my nightstand? Blow Out the Moon, by Libby Koponen. This novel is based on the author’s experience at an English boarding school. [...]
, by Ellen Ruppel Shell
, by Elizabeth Strout.
