'Reading' Category
Beetle Wings in Embroidery
I am currently taking an Independent Correspondence Course on The Art of Teaching Embroidery through the Embroiderers’ Guild of America. I need to write a research paper. Obtaining research materials has been a bit of a challenge, but I finally got to the library and came home with sixteen books.
I think my chosen subject is […]The Golden Compass and Shug
What’s on my mp3 player? The Golden Compass, by Philip Pullman.
Yes, I’m am only just now getting around to reading this. And I’m not reading it, but rather listening to it, courtesy of Listening Library and the Palmer Public Library.
I’m not very far along, but I am loving the reading. It’s read by Mr. Pullman […]Favorite Reading Places
Do you have a favorite reading place? I do, and it’s in bed.
For starters, I always read before I go to sleep. It’s part of my night routine. Some sleep experts advise against reading in bed, but who cares? I like reading in bed. In fact, a good book will actually draw me to […]What’s On My Nightstand?
What’s on my nightstand? Chicks with Sticks (Knit Two Together), by Elizabeth Lenhard.
I have a three-page, single-spaced list of Recommended Reading, but this book was not on it. I discovered it browsing the library shelves this week. The knitting title caught my eye–I’m a knitter. I had a stack of a dozen books already, what’s […]Robert’s Snow Auction 1
Remember the Robert’s Snow fund raiser for cancer research? The first auction begins tomorrow, just in time for holiday shopping. Below are links to the Blogging for a Cure interviews with this week’s auction artists. I’ll post links for the next auctions as time nears.
Links to all the artist interviews are here. Kudos to Jules […]October Reading
As part of the Needle and Thread: Stitching for Literacy 2007 Bookmark Challenge, I am encouraging stitchers to model the behavior we’re trying to promote: reading for fun. I am reading for fun every day. Okay, I read for fun every day of the year, but that’s beside the point.
The books that I’ve […]Predictable Books
I’m listening to a YA audio book that I’ve been wanting to read for a couple of years. I’m not going to share the title because the truth is, I’m not crazy about the book. It’s not a bad book, but it’s not a great book, either, in my opinion. Since it […]
Books Via Listen Alaska
Reading and stitching, stitching and reading. How do you do this when you don’t have a Mike to read aloud while you stitch? Answer: Audio books.
Public libraries in Alaska offer downloadable audio books through Listen Alaska. I choose a book to download before I go to bed at night, the computer stays […]Banned Book Week
The official beginning of the 2007 Bookmark Challenge (October 1), when stitchers settle down to some serious reading and stitching, just happens to coincide with Banned Books Week, September 29-October 6. Earlier this year there was a Big Stink over the word “scrotum” appearing on page one of the Newbery-winning, The Higher Power of […]
Vacation
For the most part, we don’t vacation. At least not like some people do: where they designate 2 weeks, make reservations, and go somewhere.
I routinely say, “My whole life is a vacation.” There may be some truth in that.
We are visiting the lodge that Mike remodeled over the winter. It’s […]
