tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3891893665236545238.post6395130827299703960..comments2023-05-21T06:26:04.527-04:00Comments on Threading the Dog: The State of MichiganJulie Shttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10978914181459849382noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3891893665236545238.post-14359930955038297702013-02-18T22:57:10.127-05:002013-02-18T22:57:10.127-05:00I knew about the mitten! but I lived in Michigan ...I knew about the mitten! but I lived in Michigan for 3 years. <br />those moments when you get to know "this is the last time" are worth holding on to. this is a wonderful grasp of this piece of your story. & love the starred edge.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3891893665236545238.post-70426306059017721832013-02-18T22:02:39.671-05:002013-02-18T22:02:39.671-05:00This is a great story of layers. Reminded me of o...This is a great story of layers. Reminded me of one of my favorite pieces of writing. "Eleven" by Sandra Cisneros. She too speaks of how we are made up of all of our prior selves. Here she is reading it:<br /><br />http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FszzXG6e45E&playnext=1&list=PLBC0B22601AA7F5C9&feature=results_video<br /><br />And I too learned some mitten geography today! Thanks for sharing :)Nancyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17185798765137874091noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3891893665236545238.post-43553716444338083442013-02-18T08:22:54.604-05:002013-02-18T08:22:54.604-05:00you are so right, even as I stitch each layer bene...you are so right, even as I stitch each layer beneath the thumb, I am remembering. And accepting it all as part of the cloth. Julie Shttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10978914181459849382noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3891893665236545238.post-24082685691096245932013-02-17T21:14:50.855-05:002013-02-17T21:14:50.855-05:00well...i think it's more than Jeopardy. i thi...well...i think it's more than Jeopardy. i think it might provide some<br />sense of resolution for all the You s.<br />and cause you to work your skills of cloth making.<br />in the end...you will have a place where all those remembrances can<br />live and as i said on the forum, maybe a Family cloth...which might<br />elicit some exchanges that otherwise couldn't happen?????<br />time will tell.<br />love,grace Forrest~Maestashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15853978388902544613noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3891893665236545238.post-62867355107235647862013-02-17T15:00:05.942-05:002013-02-17T15:00:05.942-05:00People didn't know Michigan was shaped like a ...People didn't know Michigan was shaped like a mitten? Actually, its two mittens, one for the Lower Peninsula with your right hand palm up and the other for the Upper Peninsula, with your left hand palm up and at 90 degrees to your right finger tips. (art to come). <br /><br />Well, if I have done nothing else in my life but make it possible for people to win on Jeopardy with "Michigan for 500," I have done good.Julie Shttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10978914181459849382noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3891893665236545238.post-30072156589665829052013-02-17T14:58:14.918-05:002013-02-17T14:58:14.918-05:00Sometimes the memories don't feel like individ...Sometimes the memories don't feel like individual strands, more like a solid block that is just ME NOW. Julie Shttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10978914181459849382noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3891893665236545238.post-24921856932300599552013-02-17T10:30:35.025-05:002013-02-17T10:30:35.025-05:00the layers of who you are spun with the memories t...the layers of who you are spun with the memories that get embroidered with time ...Mo Crowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09004208849028911104noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3891893665236545238.post-61342775355650957852013-02-17T08:17:59.354-05:002013-02-17T08:17:59.354-05:00a glorious bit of folk art forming. thanks for the...a glorious bit of folk art forming. thanks for the mitten story detail. judehttp://spiritcloth.typepad.com/spirit_cloth/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3891893665236545238.post-11468100950302040552013-02-16T23:16:16.992-05:002013-02-16T23:16:16.992-05:00love what you are doing here and i relate to your ...love what you are doing here and i relate to your story even though mine is a bit different. i had some of the same thoughts after my mom died and i knew i would not be going back to Florida again. i did not know that Michigan is shaped like a mitten. i love your stars in the background.deanna7treeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02707505639796548961noreply@blogger.com