Archive for October, 2009
Odds and Ends
We are back at the old homestead, ready to hibernate for a few months. There’s only an inch of snow on the ground, but brrr! it’s cold here. Time for some new socks. Mike is not keen on the way I match socks. Too bad, so sad. That’s why I make them for me. NaNoWriMo [...]
Food for Thought
Have you read anything about recent book price wars between Amazon and Wal*Mart? Here’s a blog post from an independent book store in MO that conveys some of my own feelings. The same thing happened/happens with needlework. Wal*Mart sold DMC floss for less than independent retailers could buy it wholesale. Retail prices on patterns at [...]
Books for Libraries
I call this my Spider finish. I admit it, I love it! Yep, it’s one we learn in the Bookmarks 101 class. I’m calling this a reversible bookmark. The back doesn’t look like the front, but it’s cool in its own right, so I didn’t cover it. It’s a light and lacy bookmark. The Class [...]
Stitching for Literacy Update
This bookmark uses one of the finishing methods we’ll learn in the Bookmarks 101: Simple, Smart, and Swanky Finishes class beginning November 16 at The Stitchers’ Village. It’s two-sided. Registration is open. The Monday “What have you done lately?” accountability post, where I announce my Needle and Thread: Stitching for Literacy program promotion goal for [...]
Reading Roundup
What’s on my nightstand? Saffy’s Angel, by Hilary McKay. My SIL put this on my Recommended Reading list years ago. It’s the first in a series of books about the Casson family, hailing from England. That bit about England is supposed to be revealing. Does it mean anything to you? To me, it says “possibly [...]
Weekend Sightseeing
Aialik Bay: Drama Queen. Sometimes she’s calm and inviting… stunningly beautiful… and delightfully entertaining. Sometimes she’s violent and raging, hurling raindrops and hail, screaming gusts of wind, and throwing waves over the sand berm. There was a BAY that had a GLAcier in the middle of her FJORD (just this once say it “FYOR-ed”). When [...]
Needlework Finishing
A model from the Bookmarks 101 finishing class starting on November 16. Registration is open at The Stitchers’ Village. Speaking of finishing, how many of you stitchers routinely finish your own needlework? What are the ways you are likely to finish a piece? And what are ways you’d like to finish a piece if you [...]
Where the White Things Are
Loved by audiences of all ages. This is one of four Alaska animals to turn white in the winter. Can you see the change starting? (The neck and belly don’t count; they’re always white.) This animal changes names along with its fur: In summer it’s a weasel; in winter it’s an ermine. Hmm. I think [...]
Reading and Writing
Today is The National Day on Writing. This is brand spanking new, just voted into existence on October 8, 2009. I don’t know any details about how it’s to be celebrated or recognized, but what do you say we check it out? It’s also Teen Read Week. This year’s theme is Read Beyond Reality @ [...]
Stitching for Literacy Update
One of the finishing methods we’ll learn in the Bookmarks 101: Simple, Smart, and Swanky Finishes class at The Stitchers’ Village, beginning November 16. This is the deliberately “messy” version of the method. There is a “neat” alternative. What can I say? I like the scrunches. The Monday “What have you done lately?” accountability post, [...]
