Archive for January, 2009
Alone in Aialik
We are here, and we are online. So begins our winter adventure. We shopped for food and materials in Anchorage on Monday, and drove to Seward Monday night, through rain and snow. Tuesday morning, the sky was clear. Kirk (lodge owner), Kevin (construction foreman), and Kyle (I don’t know his official title these days, but [...]
Arctic Needle Events
We’re in a holding pattern, waiting for the ocean and weather to cooperate for a trip out to the lodge. While I wait, I’m “writing ahead” on the blog. It’s Sunday, but I’m scheduling this post for Tuesday. That way, if I’m schlepping gear and food on sleds through the snow out in the middle [...]
Stitching for Literacy Update
The Monday “What have you done lately?” accountability post, where I announce my Needle and Thread: Stitching for Literacy program promotion goal for the week and fess up on last week’s goal. My goal this week was to contact Laura Kelly at The Handwork Studio in PA to invite her and her students to participate [...]
What I’m Reading
What’s on my nightstand? I am still reading Interview with the Vampire, by Anne Rice. It’s been a slog for me, but I didn’t stop reading. It’s not my kind of book, but I am curious about vampire literature so I’m reading it, however long it takes. What’s on my mp3 player? Nothing at the [...]
Weekend Site-Seeing
One of my favorite stitcher-bloggers is sharon b. We’ve been to her site(s) before, but there is so much to explore, chances are good we’ll go again and again. For starters, she’s moved her blog. The new one is beautiful, so when you have a chance, take a look. What I want to point out [...]
On Standby
Mike and I are in a holding pattern, waiting for seas to calm down so we can go out to the new Kenai Fjords Glacier Lodge in Aialik Bay. Mike will begin work on cabin interiors, and I will help him as needed and continue with my own work as usual. We’ll also be checking [...]
The Stitchers’ Village
This was going to be my January 1 post, but we dashed off for a fun-filled weekend with friends, and here we are two weeks later. Does that happen to anyone else? I’ve been itching to spill this gem of a secret since I learned details in September. In one month, that is, on Feb. [...]
Aida vs. Black vs. Pale
I’m working on a new online class, trying to meet a very tight deadline, and am in a bit of a quandary choosing fabric. If I’m going to meet this deadline–and nothing says I have to, though it would be nice if I could–I am limited to fabrics I have on hand. I have three [...]
Puzzle Update
The first grade Vocab Fun puzzle project is complete. I wound up having to do a fair number of revisions, I’m sorry to say. While only one puzzle was deemed too hard (yay!), I lost sight of the vocabulary focus. I had a number of word puzzles that lacked any emphasis on vocabulary. Enter the [...]
Stitching for Literacy Update
The Monday “What have you done lately?” accountability post, where I announce my Needle and Thread: Stitching for Literacy program promotion goal for the week and fess up on last week’s goal. I got a call this morning from Margery in TN. She’s going to suggest her EGA chapter take up the 2009 Bookmark Challenge, [...]
, by Ellen Ruppel Shell
, by Elizabeth Strout.
