{"id":18500,"date":"2024-10-31T09:47:34","date_gmt":"2024-10-31T16:47:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sanaeishida.com\/?p=18500"},"modified":"2024-11-01T09:18:48","modified_gmt":"2024-11-01T16:18:48","slug":"the-last-hurrah-of-events-and-classes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sanaeishida.com\/?p=18500","title":{"rendered":"The Last Hurrah of Events and Classes"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-18511\" src=\"http:\/\/sanaeishida.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/TatterWinterBooties8.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1200\" height=\"800\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sanaeishida.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/TatterWinterBooties8.png 1200w, https:\/\/sanaeishida.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/TatterWinterBooties8-300x200.png 300w, https:\/\/sanaeishida.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/TatterWinterBooties8-845x563.png 845w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">Happy Halloween!<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">This month got away from me!! I\u2019ve done zero to engage in the Hallow\u2019s Eve spirit, but this sort of pumpkin colored pair of winter booties could be part of an elfin costume, maybe??<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-18512\" src=\"http:\/\/sanaeishida.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/TatterWinterBooties11.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1200\" height=\"800\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sanaeishida.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/TatterWinterBooties11.png 1200w, https:\/\/sanaeishida.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/TatterWinterBooties11-300x200.png 300w, https:\/\/sanaeishida.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/TatterWinterBooties11-845x563.png 845w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">Well, by the time my class for these cuties start on November 7th (next week!) Halloween will be a distant memory, but that\u2019s okay. I\u2019m super excited about this <a href=\"https:\/\/tatter.org\/events\/quilted-sashiko-winter-booties\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">special virtual 3-session class that I\u2019ll be teaching in collaboration with Tatter Blue Library<\/a>. It\u2019s a spin-off of the summer slip one class I taught back in July, and this time I\u2019ll be instructing how to hand sew toasty, quilted, Sashiko-stitched winter versions. Totally customizable and oh-so-nourishing for the mind, heart and hands (well, if you take it slow and steady, which is the pace of the class), I have loved loved loved making the samples and have plans to make more as gifts. For more info and to register, click <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/tatter.org\/events\/quilted-sashiko-winter-booties\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">here<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-18509\" src=\"http:\/\/sanaeishida.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/TatterBabyBooties.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1200\" height=\"1067\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sanaeishida.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/TatterBabyBooties.png 1200w, https:\/\/sanaeishida.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/TatterBabyBooties-300x267.png 300w, https:\/\/sanaeishida.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/TatterBabyBooties-845x751.png 845w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">Speaking of gifts, a part of the class I\u2019m including a bonus baby booties PDF that will delight wee toes the world over, and it we have time in the last session, I\u2019ll give a quick overview of the instruction to clarify any tricky bits.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-18510\" src=\"http:\/\/sanaeishida.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/TatterWinterBooties4.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1200\" height=\"1226\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sanaeishida.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/TatterWinterBooties4.png 1200w, https:\/\/sanaeishida.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/TatterWinterBooties4-294x300.png 294w, https:\/\/sanaeishida.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/TatterWinterBooties4-845x863.png 845w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">**************<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-18508\" src=\"http:\/\/sanaeishida.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/BOW2024-1110-B_IG15.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1200\" height=\"1200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sanaeishida.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/BOW2024-1110-B_IG15.png 1200w, https:\/\/sanaeishida.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/BOW2024-1110-B_IG15-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/sanaeishida.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/BOW2024-1110-B_IG15-845x845.png 845w, https:\/\/sanaeishida.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/BOW2024-1110-B_IG15-150x150.png 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">In other news, I\u2019ve been invited to be a part of one of New York\u2019s fabulous children\u2019s bookstores, Books of Wonder. The virtual picture book event with a panel discussion is on Sunday, November 10th at 2pm EASTERN along with several lovely authors:<\/p>\n<ul class=\"ul1\">\n<li class=\"li1\">ALICE TAIT, author of\u00a0<b><i>No, Nancy, No! A Dog Chase in New York<\/i><\/b><\/li>\n<li class=\"li1\">CAROLIN HAILAKSONO, author of\u00a0\u00a0<b><i>The Ways We Say \u201cI Love You\u201d<\/i><\/b><\/li>\n<li class=\"li1\">WAKA T. BROWN &amp; YUKO JONES, author of\u00a0<b><i>Perfect<\/i><\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"p1\">For details of this FREE event, click <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/booksofwonder.com\/blogs\/upcoming\/picture-books-to-delight-11-10-24\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">here<\/a><\/strong>!<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">These will be pretty much the last things I\u2019ll be taking part in this year (there\u2019s also a short watercolor class that I will teach in person at the South Hill Library on November 16th at 2pm, if you\u2019re in the area and interested). Here&#8217;s yet another<a href=\"https:\/\/calendar.piercecountylibrary.org\/event\/11642211\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u00a0<strong>link<\/strong><\/a> for signing up.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">It\u2019s been a full, amazing year! I\u2019m still working on books in the background, but mostly, I\u2019m spending lots of time thinking about how to savor this new phase of empty nesting. I\u2019m flying out to Chicago next week for K\u2019s college family weekend, and I can\u2019t wait!<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">Since I was out of town for a good chunk of October and just returned to Seattle last night, I didn\u2019t do much in terms of Halloween decor as I mentioned, but I did take a few fun photos while I was in the Bay Area:<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-18515\" src=\"http:\/\/sanaeishida.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/BayAreaHalloween3.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1200\" height=\"1887\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sanaeishida.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/BayAreaHalloween3.png 1200w, https:\/\/sanaeishida.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/BayAreaHalloween3-191x300.png 191w, https:\/\/sanaeishida.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/BayAreaHalloween3-651x1024.png 651w, https:\/\/sanaeishida.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/BayAreaHalloween3-977x1536.png 977w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-18514\" src=\"http:\/\/sanaeishida.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/BayAreaHalloween2.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1200\" height=\"1404\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sanaeishida.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/BayAreaHalloween2.png 1200w, https:\/\/sanaeishida.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/BayAreaHalloween2-256x300.png 256w, https:\/\/sanaeishida.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/BayAreaHalloween2-845x989.png 845w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-18513\" src=\"http:\/\/sanaeishida.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/BayAreaHalloween1.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1200\" height=\"787\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sanaeishida.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/BayAreaHalloween1.png 1200w, https:\/\/sanaeishida.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/BayAreaHalloween1-300x197.png 300w, https:\/\/sanaeishida.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/BayAreaHalloween1-845x554.png 845w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">See you next month!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Happy Halloween! This month got away from me!! I\u2019ve done zero to engage in the Hallow\u2019s Eve spirit, but this sort of pumpkin colored pair of winter booties could be part of an elfin costume, maybe?? Well, by the time my class for these cuties start on November 7th (next week!) Halloween will be a distant memory, but that\u2019s okay. I\u2019m super excited about this special virtual 3-session class that I\u2019ll be teaching in collaboration with Tatter Blue Library. It\u2019s a spin-off of the summer slip one class I taught back in July, and this time I\u2019ll be instructing how to hand sew toasty, quilted, Sashiko-stitched winter versions. Totally customizable and oh-so-nourishing for the mind, heart and hands (well, if you take it slow and steady, which is the pace of the class), I have loved loved loved making the samples and have plans to make more as gifts. For more info and to register, click here. Speaking of gifts, a part of the class I\u2019m including a bonus baby booties PDF that will delight wee toes the world over, and it we have time in the last session, I\u2019ll give a quick overview of the instruction to clarify any tricky bits. ************** In other news, I\u2019ve been invited to be a part of one of New York\u2019s fabulous children\u2019s bookstores, Books of Wonder. The virtual picture book event with a panel discussion is on Sunday, November 10th at 2pm EASTERN along with several lovely authors: ALICE TAIT, author of\u00a0No, Nancy, No! A Dog Chase in New York CAROLIN HAILAKSONO, author of\u00a0\u00a0The Ways We Say \u201cI Love You\u201d WAKA T. BROWN &amp; YUKO JONES, author of\u00a0Perfect For details of this FREE event, click here! These will be pretty much the last things I\u2019ll be taking part in this year (there\u2019s also a short watercolor class that I will teach in person at the South Hill Library on November 16th at 2pm, if you\u2019re in the area and interested). Here&#8217;s yet another\u00a0link for signing up. It\u2019s been a full, amazing year! I\u2019m still working on books in the background, but mostly, I\u2019m spending lots of time thinking about how to savor this new phase of empty nesting. I\u2019m flying out to Chicago next week for K\u2019s college family weekend, and I can\u2019t wait! Since I was out of town for a good chunk of October and just returned to Seattle last night, I didn\u2019t do much in terms of Halloween decor as I mentioned, but I did take a few fun photos while I was in the Bay Area: See you next month!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_genesis_hide_title":false,"_genesis_hide_breadcrumbs":false,"_genesis_hide_singular_image":false,"_genesis_hide_footer_widgets":false,"_genesis_custom_body_class":"","_genesis_custom_post_class":"","_genesis_layout":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[60,42],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-18500","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","6":"category-book","7":"category-teaching","8":"entry","9":"has-post-thumbnail"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sanaeishida.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18500","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sanaeishida.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sanaeishida.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sanaeishida.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sanaeishida.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=18500"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/sanaeishida.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18500\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":18518,"href":"https:\/\/sanaeishida.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18500\/revisions\/18518"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sanaeishida.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=18500"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sanaeishida.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=18500"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sanaeishida.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=18500"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}