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Monthly Archives June 2008

K is for Koigu KPPPM

Koigu Beaded Bags
I’ve knit four of these Koigu beaded bags and still love to make them. They take only one skein of Koigu KPPPM and 660 beads (900 beads for the one on the top left). I can make one in a couple of days and have twice given them as gifts. [...]

Posted 08 June 2008 † Alarming Female § ABC-Along 2008 § Current Events § Family § Knitting § Photography ‡ Comments (13) ° Tagged:

James, your life commences

Current Mood: Happy
On the same day my oldest turned 20, my youngest graduated from high school. The school he attended, and where I teach, is not your typical high school. Like our “Open Mic” event, anyone who wants to speak at graduation, may. My son didn’t want to speak, per se; he [...]

Posted 07 June 2008 † Alarming Female § Blessings § Family § Life § Music § Teens ‡ Comments (7) ° Tagged:

Happy Birthday, William

My first born baby boy is twenty years old today.

This is a self-portrait he did in his drawing fundamentals class. It was his first assignment; required, I believe, to get a feel for the students’ abilities.
It is uncannily like William, drawn from his reflection in the mirror.
Artist, computer scientist, math whiz, hyperlexic, animal lover, [...]

Posted 05 June 2008 † Alarming Female § Autism § Blessings § Family ‡ Comments (10) ° Tagged: