Archive for March, 2009
Reading Roundup
For some time, I’ve used Sunday blog posts to share what I’m reading, but I’d prefer it not just be about me. I know you’re reading, too, and I’d like to know what you’re reading. Whether you list the title and author, or tell us something about the book or your experience reading it, or [...]
Weekend Book Quotes
Everything in the world exists in order to end up as a book. –Stephan Mallarme A library, to modify the famous metaphor of Socrates, should be the delivery room for the birth of ideas—a place where history comes to life. –Norman Cousins Reading has haunted and hypnotized me, providing escape when reality was uncooperative, and [...]
Year-long Challenge
Last May, at the conclusion of the 2008 Bookmark Challenge, Lynn Ducharme from Indiana created her own personal year-long Bookmark Challenge. She challenged herself to stitch one bookmark a month for the Stitching for Literacy program. What a goal! Here she is with some of her creations. There are others. She met her goal. Woot, [...]
Challenge Opener
Though today is officially Opening Day of the 2009 Bookmark Challenge, some folks got an earlier start. In fact, at least one person has been Stitching for Literacy all year long, but that’s the subject of another post. The first formal Challenge event this year was held at Arctic Needle in Anchorage, AK, on March [...]
Are You Ready?
The Needle and Thread: Stitching for Literacy 2009 Bookmark Challenge begins tomorrow! Are you ready to read? Are you ready to stitch? I know, you’re already reading and stitching. Tomorrow, however, it takes on a new meaning.
Bacon Fat, Birds, and Bills
Last fall when Mike returned from work at the lodge, he brought with him several jars of bacon fat. Uh, thanks, Dear. Perhaps he doesn’t understand the phrase “bring home the bacon.” It was lodge garbage that the cook didn’t know what to do with–you know…bears, food smells, s/he was being cautious. Or passing 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. Last week my goal was to order remaining supplies for the baseball bookmarks and get the Participants page updated. Done and…well, kind of [...]
What I’m Reading
What’s on my nightstand? The Smile, by Donna Jo Napoli. I’m not quite finished, but I’m prepared to give this book a strong endorsement. Donna Jo Napoli writes beautifully; she’s a master of succinct detailed description. Her prose is elegant, which suits the historical time and the noble class around which the story revolves. The [...]
Weekend Site-Seeing
This weekend, I invite you to take a look around the pages on this site. I’ve been doing a lot of updating and adding around here. I’ve added more baseball books to the Stitch N’ Pitch page. The Participants page is growing; take a look and see where you might like to send your bookmarks. [...]
Alaska’s Puzzle Bears
Alaska’s Puzzle Bears are off to the printer. After three rounds of proofs, I didn’t see any more errors, typos, or issues. I could have made–and was tempted to make–more and more changes, but they were style changes: do I want to use the word “blank,” or “space,” or “line” to indicate that place where [...]
