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 […]
Marion Scoular Hardanger Class
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 […]
Finishes
“Finishes” are what we dub completed needlework, and I think we can extend the term to published stuff, don’t you? The second project for Taku Graphics, a kids’ puzzle book (ages 7-12) […]
Alaska Gardeing 102
We are past the June 1 okay-to-plant date, but it continues to be chilly and often windy. At 8 a.m. this morning, the temp on the deck still hadn’t reached 50-degrees F. […]
A Day in the Office
On days when it’s hard to appreciate a writer’s paycheck, it’s nice to appreciate a writer’s work environment. The book is The Complete Rhyming Dictionary, by Clement Wood. This is one of […]
