I know very little about butterflies and moths, but it’s time to learn. I see a ton of them around here in the spring and summer. It takes time and patience to […]
Butterflies in Alaska
Trends Schmends
Conventional wisdom says that we can’t write to trends. Unless you are a celebrity or live at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue, publishing is a slow business. Vampires are hot subjects right now, but […]
Book Reviews
The 48 Hour Book Challenge wound up yesterday morning. Winners are posted here. The Challenge was to choose a 48-hour period between Friday a.m. and Monday a.m. and read/review as many books […]
Marion Scoular Hardanger Class
On Friday and Saturday, Arctic Needleworkers, the Alaska chapter of the Embroiderers’ Guild of America, sponsored a Hardanger (with bonus Blackwork) class taught by Marion Scoular. I spent eight hours driving to […]
Inkheart
What’s on my mp3 player? Inkheart, by Cornelia Funke. I’m just beyond the halfway mark and enjoying it, though I have to admit I get annoyed with the child main character, Meggie. […]
Weekend Site-Seeing
Among other things, I am now on the lookout for The Perfect Book to make into a purse. On one hand, it has to be a book I’m willing to dis- and […]
