Tag: sewing

  • Play is child’s work

    “Play is often talked about as if it were a relief from serious learning. Play is really the work of childhood.” – Fred Rogers of “Mr. Rogers’ Neighborhood.” Given a chance for imperfection, play and work merged this summer. In St. Louis, the six-and-a-half-year-old granddaughter knew what she wanted to do when I came. She…

  • Sewing class

    I really didn’t intend to cut off anyone’s fingers last weekend – I just wanted to play home-ec teacher when I invited the granddaughters to learn how to use one or another of my three sewing machines. They looked at me in total astonishment. “I’m afraid I will cut off my finger,” one explained. “That’s…