Hokkaido Kudasai

My friend in Hokkaido sent me this great set of origami pandas.  Thanks, Alicia!

This is an Eileen Gurak design called "Sullivan's Square".  I received the chart at the Chicago 2007 EGA National Seminar and...

Saturday evening, my friend Alicia and I attended the annual Heavenly Wind Gospel Concert.   One of my adult English students is a member...

Alicia and I usually stitch together after classes on Friday.   She has been diligently working on this little cross stitch piece and was ab...

After class this week, Alicia and I went out to lunch to celebrate her birthday. We went to a sushi place called Hanamaru.   It was deliciou...

Thank you so much!

Ted’s been away this week – first at a conference in Tokyo, now on a rock climbing trip with students in Nagano.   He’s sent a few photos an...

I stitch with two little groups each week.   On Friday afternoons I stitch with another English teacher from the university.   We compare no...

On Friday afternoons, Alicia and I stitch together.  She has been working on her own hexagon flowers and stitching them on pot holders.  You...

About two weeks ago I noticed one of the Japanese language teachers wearing a simple beaded necklace. I asked her if she had made it herself...

Stitching Circles This is a good time to do an update on my stitching circles (groups).   The Japanese teachers are continuing to wo...