From the category archives:

Revive

reading: interactive communication ne plus ultra

May 2, 2012

It’s been too long, my darlings. Working like a fiend at my day job and finishing a draft of a novel in the wee hours filled my winter as the snow we didn’t have might have filled in the cracks and crevices in the landscape, quieting the noise of the world and making it difficult [...]

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t-shirt flapper dress

April 2, 2012

…for this auction. Made from a pattern by Megan Nicolay, who also created the patterns I used for Rosy’s wedding dress. Thank you to lovely model Grace.

And here it is in action (don’t blink):

Here’s the first one I made (image posted here first). You can see that the t-shirt fringe looks, well, fringier, after you’ve [...]

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In Praise of Idleness

February 4, 2012

I have long advocated leaving children alone with no easy distractions (television, computers) so that they can experience boredom, a constructive, fertile boredom that is not to be confused with the trapped boredom one can feel in, for instance, an uninspiring classroom. What a gift when a parent says, “Go find something to do,” instead of [...]

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French lollies

February 3, 2012

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time goes by

February 3, 2012

…reminding me of the lovely scene in one of my favorite movies, Pane e tulipani. What action must I take when the last petal falls?

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winter sunlight

January 26, 2012

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fashion queen in the heart of winter

January 26, 2012

Red, darling, to stand out against the white of snow, the dark bare branches of trees.

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lovely bookstore, lovely story

January 20, 2012

Geez, I was getting weepy over this. Have you ever seen such a beautiful location for a bookstore?

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The Joy of Books

January 12, 2012

Found the above on this delightful site with the silly name sent to me by my sister-in-law (thank you!). The photos on the site make me want to pound the table and say, with Sally, “Yes! Yes! Yes!” (I heart bookshelves.)

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Reading is Not Optional

January 10, 2012

Walter Dean Myers is being sworn in today as the new Ambassador for Young People’s Literature, an ungainly title, but a great job. His stated theme for his time in the post is, “Reading is not optional.” On NPR this morning he talks about his life, reading, and some of the initiatives he hopes to [...]

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