'Personal' Category
Share a Story Winners
Original art by Elizabeth O. Dulemba.
Winners from the Literacy: Off the Beaten-Path post from the Share a Story, Shape a Future Literacy Blog Tour are
Tif and Kristie
Please send your mailing addresses to
mail [AT] funkandweber [DOT] com
ASAP so I can get your Puzzle Bears books in the mail.
Thanks to everyone who followed the tour!Weekend Site Seeing
This weekend I invite you to visit The Stitchers’ Village and join the Forum in the Tea Shoppe (building on the right as you look at the Village on the Home page). You have to be a member, but that’s just a matter of registering–easy, peasy and totally free.
I’ve started a Forum in which we [...]Milestone
A new phase of our lives begins today.
The dish soap and sponge no longer live in the bathroom at our house, and dirty dishes will no longer be carted downstairs to the utility sink.
I am always grateful for running water. Today I am especially grateful for running water in my kitchen.2009 Holiday Carol
The audio portion of this video is our holiday gift from our nephews and niece. It’s an original arrangement in four parts by Ryan, sung by Ryan, Brett, Lexi, and their friend Hannah. They are in their basement singing around a microphone on a laptop–no fancy equipment, just four young adults making music. The pictures [...]
Charitable Receiving
‘Tis the end of the year and time for Funk & Weber to make its annual Stitching for Literacy donations. It’s a pleasure, of course. I can do it online, completely paper- and hassle-free. I get e-mail correspondence and ads from my chosen charities, but no snail mail and no phone calls. It’s a perfect [...]
‘Tis the Season, Part 2
Not exactly the fruits of our labor. Some are in Talkeetna (with Carolynn, who helped), some in Wasilla, some here.
Building on Embroidery
Who needs AutoCAD when you’ve got PatternMaker Pro?
We’re getting closer.
BeNaNo Bread
Last year, it was a thinking totem. This year…
…it’s BeNaNo bread.
Okey-doke, I’m game. Here’s to BeNaNoWriMo!
See why I need Becca NaNoing? Without her, things would be a lot less interesting around here, and I’d be hungry.
I had another exciting breakthrough in my NaNo novel today. Well, exciting is relative, I suppose, but I’m pleased [...]Alternate Audio
Instead of listening to an audio book or to Mike reading while I stitch, this week we’re listening to Mike’s Australia audio journal. Ten years ago, we spent six months touring the continent, circumnavigating the mainland and Tasmania. Listening to Mike’s record of it is wonderfully fun. I’m surprised by how much I recall and [...]
Reading Roundup
What’s on my nightstand? Rules, by Cynthia Lord.
The Newbery committee got this one right. Twelve-year-old Catherine’s younger brother, David, has autism. Not only does he require the bulk of their parents’ attention, but he requires a significant portion of Catherine’s as well. While Catherine loves her brother and wants to protect him from the cruel [...]
