Archive for August, 2009
Stitching for Literacy Update
From the Accents, Inc. 2009 Bookmark Challenge collection. 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 finish the pattern layout for our first Stitch N’ [...]
Reading Roundup
What’s on my nightstand? No Laughter Here, by Rita Williams-Garcia. This is one of those stories that needs to be told for the sake of social and cultural awareness, but I’d recommend it even if it weren’t because it’s simply a well-told story. Akilah and Victoria are best friends who share everything. After a summer [...]
Signs of Fall
Lots more yellow is showing up on the aspen and willow trees these days, and patches of red dot the tundra–if I were dreading Fall, I’d say “like chicken pox,” but I’m not, so I won’t. I think it’s beautiful. Another sign of fall around here is the passing of sandhill cranes on their way [...]
Excuses, Excuses
Why have things been quiet around here–again? Well, I’ll tell you. High seas foiled plans to visit Kenai Fjords Glacier Lodge, but we managed to get out for a few hours one day so Bob and Thea could see the project that occupied two of their sons for the past year. See the reflection in [...]
Stitching for Literacy Update
From the Accents, Inc. 2009 Bookmark Challenge collection. 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 design a (paper) promotional bookmark to replace the brochures [...]
Reading Roundup
What’s on my nightstand? Dramarama, by E. Lockhart. With a title like “Dramarama,” what do you think it’s about? A bunch of ambitious, uber-dramatic teens, who are misfits everywhere but the theater, right? You got it! As an unabashed lover of musical theater I’d probably enjoy a book if that’s all it were, but there’s [...]
Excuses
Why has it been so quiet here? Well, I’ll tell you. The unpaid labor arrived. That would be Bob and Thea, Mike’s parents. We thought this chair was temporary, that we’d ditch it when we found one we liked that went with the house. We never found one we liked, and this one is small [...]
Making Connections
I love making connections. Can I connect anything and everything to needlework or writing? I kind of think I can. I took this picture today. Granted, I gathered the leaves and placed them together for the shot, but I didn’t paint the leaves. Though the overall color of the trees is still green, if you [...]
Stitching for Literacy Update
From the Accents, Inc. 2009 Bookmark Challenge collection. 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 goals were to 1. Add three new Challenge Participants to the participants [...]
Reading Roundup
What’s on my nightstand? Sweethearts, by Sara Zarr. Jennifer Harris and Cameron Quick are social outcasts and best friends. They are subjected to relentless bullying at school, and at home, Jennifer is left alone while her mother goes to nursing school and work, and Cameron must deal with an abusive father. The kids form a [...]
