Bookmarks from the 2010 collection of The Stitchers’ Village. The Monday “What have you done lately?” accountability post, where I announce my Needle and Thread: Stitching for Literacy program promotion goal for […]
Stitching for Literacy Update
Lines We Love
This is an ad I got in the mail from the Alaska Department of Fish and Game, reminding me to get my fishing license and go fishing. That line, “Parents don’t frame […]
SCBWI Blog Prompt
The Facebook group, Fans of SCBWI, has started offering blog prompts to assist and encourage kidlit writers who blog. Naturally, I consider this both a game and a challenge. Here’s the first […]
The Needle Show (Retail)
You’re probably all familiar with the online wholesale Needlework Show. Given the cost and difficulty of traveling from Alaska, Funk & Weber Designs was thrilled to see that come along and has […]
Garden Conundrum
Garden progress continues this year. We now have permanent (meaning not the leftover faulty siding and lumber odds and ends) boxes and even a permanent, though unfinished, fence. Back in April, I […]
WriteOnCon
At last! “Attend a writers’ conference,” is advice given to successful, unsuccessful, and wannabe kidlit authors. I’ve attended conferences in GA, PA, NY, OH, OR, and who-knows-where-else. For three years, I helped […]
