Natural fibers (mostly wool), animals, bicycles & serendipity
One year ago today, I uploaded my first blog post. That wasn’t the first day I’d tried but the first day I succeeded. I’d been encouraged to start a blog by other participants in the ethnic knitting online group. I’d … Continued
A UPS truck pulled up at the curb in front of the house early this morning and delivered an author’s (in this case, editor’s) copy of High IQ Kids! This is an "advance" copy, although not an "advance reader’s copy" … Continued
Ethnic Knitting Discovery is at the printer. I learned late yesterday afternoon that a flurry of jobs just came in at this particular plant and the customer service rep (CSR) estimates that it will take ten to fourteen days longer … Continued
Many knitters know about Cat Bordhi’s knitting books: Socks Soar on Two Circular Needles, A Treasury of Magical Knitting, A Second Treasury of Magical Knitting, and recently New Pathways for Sock Knitters, Book One (released July 20, 2007; more about … Continued
Advance reading copies (ARCs), or bound galleys, are pre-publication copies of a book. Usually they’re produced between three and six months before the real book will be released. They’re intermediary between manuscript and finished book, and much closer to the … Continued
See that box? It’s a FedEx small box. We didn’t even need a medium-sized box, let alone a big box. That compact item (weight 2 pounds 4 ounces, or a smidge more than 1 kilo) represents several years of author … Continued
