Comments on: Look back, move forward – legacies and resolutions

By: Stacey Cornelius

Stacey Cornelius — Mon, 11 Jan 2010 21:40:58 +0000

That’s a good approach, Tamara, and it seems like it’s working well for you.

By: Tamara

Tamara — Fri, 08 Jan 2010 20:25:04 +0000

Hi…love your message….so very true…that what I’ve built both my businesses on…we carry on the legacy of others …personally, professionally and other wise….and if we’re lucky ….very very lucky …our own personally legacy will carry on too.

By: Stacey Cornelius

Stacey Cornelius — Fri, 01 Jan 2010 23:37:44 +0000

The Internet *is* great when you do it right–a huge collection of great ideas and amazing people. But at the first sign of a Twitter funeral, I will toss out my computer and spend the rest of my days drawing in the dirt with a stick. Oh, and browsing the stacks at the library. I call it “grazing.”

If there’s already been a Twitter funeral, please don’t tell me. I really don’t want to know.

By: Sally Mack

Sally Mack — Fri, 01 Jan 2010 19:12:57 +0000

Yup, the library’s free. And if your local library doesn’t have what you want, they can probably get it through interlibrary loan.

Text message: isn’t that what an epitaph is? : )

Stacey, I don’t “do” embroidery, usually lacking the patience for it. But since it’s the only kind of sewing I know how to do, when I need to mend something I use embroidery stitches.

Ain’t the internet great?

By: Kathy G

Kathy G — Fri, 01 Jan 2010 18:58:02 +0000

Sally….THE LIBRARY!…and its FREE…btw we have a spectacular library in Chicago worth a trip if only for the inspiration….and about that embroidery….what is missing in our culture is not enough time spent on meditative pursuits….what will we leave behind?…a text message?

Stacey…I will check into those lessons online..THANKS!

By: Stacey Cornelius

Stacey Cornelius — Fri, 01 Jan 2010 17:10:19 +0000

Kathy – I’ve been tempted by Rosetta Stone, too, but like Sally, I’m a big fan of libraries. There are also some foreign language lessons online, but I haven’t looked into those too much – yet.

Sally – I had no idea you did embroidery. The things you learn online…

By: Sally Mack

Sally Mack — Fri, 01 Jan 2010 16:41:25 +0000

Kathy, I’m interested in seeing the results of your embroidery project, too, especially since you already work with textiles.

Your local public library might have tapes on how to learn Italian? I’m a big fan of libraries.

My mother taught me embroidery as a young child. At that time, I never embroidered anything other than pre-printed religious panels, sheets, pillow cases.

However, a few years ago when Jackie the Perfect Cat was dying, I embroidered her “portrait” on a shirt. Embroidery provided the exact mix of concentration and distraction that I needed.

When I wear that shirt, people always ask about the embroidery. One woman wanting to know if I’d show her how to do it immediately backed off when I told her it took hours to do.

By: Kathy G

Kathy G — Fri, 01 Jan 2010 15:57:48 +0000

Okay…its a deal…now if I can just afford those Rosetta Stone tapes and the NYU classes…in the meantime the embroidery project is underway and I just may start my New Years post with that.

By: Stacey Cornelius

Stacey Cornelius — Fri, 01 Jan 2010 04:50:41 +0000

Wow, Kathy, those are great! I secretly want to learn to speak Spanish and to play the guitar – should we make a pact?

I really like the idea of using embroidery as a way of recording your history. Textiles have marked our paths in so many ways and so richly reflect our culture. I’ll look forward to pictures.

By: Kathy G

Kathy G — Fri, 01 Jan 2010 03:06:47 +0000

I want to master embroidery to record and leave as part as my history and I have two aspirations that I hope will enhance my legacy…learn to speak Italian and study to become an appraiser in fine and decorative arts…pretty lofty, right????