It occurs to me that it might be worthwhile to keep a sort of journal about the Boyarina Morozova, which I just started on Sunday. Nothing too grand, just my impressions of the project while I stitch it. Things like when I finish page 1, page 2, all the way down to page [...]
Archive for January, 2006
The Surikov Diaries: I
Posted in Uncategorized on January 23, 2006 | 3 Comments »
Tagged: Foursquare Meme
Posted in Uncategorized on January 15, 2006 | 1 Comment »
I knew that eventually, I’d get tagged with this. Well, it’s one way of getting people to post when nothing else is going on in life.
Foursquare MemeI’ve been tagged by Philippa. So here goes….
4 Movies You Could Watch Over and Over1. You’ve Got Mail2. A Man for All Seasons3. Becket4. Men in Black [...]
Art for the Masses
Posted in Uncategorized on January 10, 2006 | 5 Comments »
Owing to Philippa’s comment about not knowing about cross-stitch programs, I thought I’d expand on that a little.
There are a number of computer programs written for cross-stitchers. Mine is called Stitch Crafts Gold. There’s another called PC Stitch. You scan whatever you want into your computer, and the program has a “grab” utility that “grabs” [...]
It Hasn’t All Been About Russian
Posted in Uncategorized on January 4, 2006 | 2 Comments »
Back in September, after I finished a gift embroidery for my sister, I spotted this in a cross-stitch catalogue. You can imagine who came to mind, and I thought, “What a nifty Christmas present this would make!” and ordered it. When it came, I was massively disappointed: The thing is an “embellished [...]
Sleeping What?!?!
Posted in Uncategorized on January 3, 2006 | 3 Comments »
How about this handsome young fellow? See below….
I’d say something about Sleeping Beauty awakening, but since I will turn 60 this year, I think we can forget the “Beauty” part. More like Rip van Winkle.
In the crush of finishing up yet another semester of Russian (still asking myself why I’m doing this), I slipped several [...]
