Archive for October, 2008
NaNo on the Morrow
ACK! A week ago, I thought I was a cool cabbage, totally on the ball, organized, maybe even (gasp!) ahead of schedule. Suddenly, it’s October 31, and the newsletter isn’t quite finished, I have to upload stuff to the Web site, I didn’t get my Vocab Fun work for today done, the house is a […]
Room to Stitch
I’m stitching yet another Read ambigram bookmark for a purpose that I’ll share another time. It’s just business as usual for me. When I decided to share it here as an example of actually stitching, it dawned on me that my “usual business” is pretty darn funny. I was oblivious to the absurdities until I […]
Finger Food at The Armchair Chef
Today’s the day. Funk & Weber Designs is up at The Armchair Chef with a Halloween memory and recipe for Finger Food.
Tink uses the word “kookie,” but I think she means “cookie.”
Shall we all make some today? Hmmm…maybe I will.Stitching for Literacy Update
The Monday “What have you done lately?” accountability post, where I announce my program promotion goal for the week and fess up on last week’s goal.
Last week, my goal was to contact EGA and ANG about the Needle and Thread: Stitching for Literacy program and annual Bookmark Challenge.
Done. As of moments ago. No kidding. […]Weekend Site Seeing
Two things for you today. First, a heartwarming article from The New York Times. Besides the idea and effort, I just love the name.
Next, I’m going to send you over to the Cybils. Have you heard of them? They’re literary awards bestowed by Kid Lit bloggers. This is the third year for the program.
The public […]Elijah of Buxton
What’s on my mp3 player? Elijah of Buxton, by Christopher Paul Curtis.
Elijah Freeman is the first child born free in Buxton, Canada West, a settlement of escaped slaves. While life is mostly good for a kid in Buxton, across the river in America, slaves continue to be captured, sold, and treated cruelly, to say the […]The Darkness
I’m noticing the swift descent into darkness these days. The sun doesn’t peek above the mountains until 9:30 a.m., and I’m turning on lights a little after 5 p.m.
I’m often not ready for seasonal changes, but I’m ready for this one, and I’m welcoming the darkness. Quiet darkness is conducive to writing.
Holiday lights are […]Character Races
Earlier this week, YA author Mitali Perkins posed this question on Facebook, Twitter, and then her blog: Should authors describe a character’s race?
As a reader, I admit that I tend to gloss over character descriptions. My brain and I prefer to draw our own characters based on other information, including our own personal experience. My […]Where’s the Needlework?
Do you ever wonder if I actually stitch? I mean, you know I garden and walk to the mailbox. You know I write. You know this blog is supposed to be partly about stitching.
So where’s the needlework?
Good question.
I really do stitch, but not as often as some stitchers. Dividing my time between needlework and […]Bookmark Class
Needlework ideas are flowing through my head like a glacial river on a hot sunny day. I guess the mental clutter is sufficiently reduced to allow for creative thinking. I need to start another list. Time will tell which ideas get picked up and turned into projects.
The idea that captivates me today is an online […]
