Archive for September, 2009
Designing
I’ve staked out a table in the Darn Good Room, covered it with books, fabrics, fibers, needles, ribbon, and my clipboard with scrap paper for taking notes. I’m designing and testing different ways to finish bookmarks. While stitchers like to stitch pretty patterns and designs, many don’t care for finishing projects; that’s why there are [...]
Winter and Writing
As I prepare for and anticipate winter, I look forward to a return to novel writing and other long projects. In my mind, summer is for short writing and winter is for long writing. I guess summer has more distractions. I’m busier. Even when I carve out writing time, my brain can’t seem to handle [...]
September
Someone on Facebook asked recently if anyone was starting to see fall colors. Um…starting? We are at the peak of fall colors just now. In a week, or as soon as it rains or the wind blows, the leaves will be gone. Red is the prevailing color on the tundra, while yellow is the prevailing [...]
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 pitch another bookmark to another magazine. I’m three-quarters of [...]
Reading Roundup
I’m in the middle of three books at the moment: one audio book, one solo book, and one book that Mike is reading aloud. I’m not prepared to share any of them here today, so I’m pulling an old favorite off the shelf. What’s this old favorite? Sailor Moo: Cow at Sea, written by Lisa [...]
Lines We Love
From The Morgue and Me, by John C. Ford: They used their sweet talk like knives on each other. I know exactly what he means! We, on the other hand, used actual knives on this sweet thing–our first strawberry-rhubarb pie from home-grown berries and ‘barb.
The Lion King
Oh-oh-oh! We saw The Lion King at the Alaska Center for the Performing Arts in Anchorage last night. It’s in town for six weeks (Sept. 2 – Oct. 11). The ads toss out phrases like “visually stunning,” “technically astounding,” “spectacle,” “phenomenon,” and “landmark event in entertainment.” I’m not going to argue with them. The concepts, [...]
Weekend Adventure
I awoke Sunday to a perfectly clear sky becoming light in the east while the nearly-full moon hung around in the west, reluctant to leave such a beautiful stage that was sure to attract a crowd in a few hours. I had a powerful jones to wake Mike at 6:30 to make something spectacular of [...]
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? Chicks with Sticks (It’s a Purl Thing), by Elizabeth Lenhard. A breezy, fun read. This is the series in which I unwittingly read the second book first, having pulled it off the library shelf based on the cover and title alone. A book about knitting? ‘Nuff said. Since I often dive [...]
