Archive for October, 2010
Classic Woman Awards Luncheon
I’m impressed with the answers to yesterday’s question: they were very precise and very close. In fact, I was in the ballroom at the Mandarin Oriental, 80 Columbus Circle & W 60th Street, NYC. I walked by the Trump Tower on 5th Avenue on my way there, and I walked through Central Park before the [...]
Becca’s Question
Becca asked, “Where are you?” Answer: Here. Who can most precisely name the location? Well, du-uh, of course it’s got to be a game. Critique group members and their families are excluded. Void where prohibited.
Off Again
Here we go. Taking off. Making tracks.
Online Needlework Show
The autumn online Needlework Show opensThursday, October 21. It’s a wholesale needlework show that’s open to the public for viewing, so go have a look around. Though the show runs through the 26th, public viewing will close on the 24th to give registered buyers time to consolidate and place their orders. Funk & Weber Designs [...]
Teen Read Week
It’s Teen Read Week. Did you know? Well it is, Oct. 17 – 23. This year’s theme is Books with Beat @ your Library, drawing attention to poetry, audiobooks, the beat generation, street lit, books about music, etc. Teen Read Week is initiated by YALSA (Young Adult Library Services Association). They don’t have a badge [...]
NaNoWriMo Time-O
Well, I did it. I formally threw my hat into the NaNo ring. I’m just a girl who can’t say no. This is year five. It really is kind of ridiculous. I’ve been piling things on my winter plate, and, as always, I am a glutton. I will not be home for the first half [...]
Weekend Site Seeing
Our friend, Harriet, in Norway has designed patterns of Shiba dogs used on hand-knitted hats, scarves, socks, and mittens. Sales of finished items support a Shiba club that offers information, dog training, etc. Harriet’s website is in Norwegian, but we can have it translated to English. Have you ever had a website translated? There are [...]
2011 Bookmarks
Bookmark stitched by Linda H. The first bookmark for the Needle and Thread: Stitching for Literacy 2011 Bookmark Challenge is in at The Stitchers’ Village. Yay, Patty, for getting the collection started, and yay, Linda, for getting the first one in! It’s possible some participants are still collecting for 2010, but others are beginning collections [...]
Picture Book Pros
Here’s a great follow-up to the NYT article about the current state of picture books. Cheers for librarians!Light in the storm.
An Apology
Before moving on, I want to publicly apologize to Chrissie for making it sound as though she agreed with pushing kids away from picture books to chapter books. As she clarifies oh-so-gracefully in her comment, this is not true. Please read her comment; it’s a great addition to the conversation. I also apologize to those [...]
, by Elizabeth Strout.
by Kathryn Stockett
