The sweater that never was…. Whatever happened to your __________? Write about the fate of a past knitting/crochet project. Whether it be something that you crocheted or knitted for yourself or to give to another person. An item that lives with you or something which you sent off to charity. I have been trying to make The Bee a sweatwer…
Words and thoughts from Rachée
Joe Schreiber’s first young adult novel, Au Revoir, Crazy European Chick is a fun read that embodies Le Femme Nikita, Chuck and a splash of Degrassi. From the marketing copy:It’s prom night—and Perry just wants to stick to his own plan and finally play a much-anticipated gig with his band in the Big Apple. But when his mother makes him take Gobija Zaksauskas—their…
Maeve Binchy’s Circle of Friends has been on my ‘mean to’ list for a while and opportunity knocked as I did rounds one night at work. This book is wonderful! Maeve Binchy weaves a marvelous tale of friendship and creates characters that are so alive that their lives seemed to continue off of the page. However the movie…wamp wamp wamp! I…
Why yes, the stash is the neatest thing in the house! How do you keep your yarn wrangling organised? It seems like an easy to answer question at first, but in fact organisation exists on many levels. Maybe you are truly not organised at all, in which case I am personally daring you to try and photograph your stash in…
I absolutely adore Rachel Isadora’s books. Often her picture books will feature a diverse cast of characters in such a positive and uplifting light. In Say Hello we meet Carmelita who is taking her dog Manny for a walk. Throughout their walk in their richly diverse neighborhood, Carmelita learns how to greet her neighbors in their native tongue. Manny, too, greets…