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Robbie and Red Scarves
Aug. 16th, 2008 11:34 amBob Greenberger has a post about his son's last week. I didn't really know Robbie very well, but he was, and I mean this in the best sense, the best of what it is to be a fan - vibrant, intelligent, witty, passionate about what he was interested in. I cannot imagine the hell his family is in, losing him just as he was ready to step into adulthood.
Robbie was given the best care possible by his family and his friends. Tomorrow, I am joining a group of friends who are going through the last possessions of someone who died of years of denial and self neglect. Take care of yourselves, people. There is no damned good reason Amanda is gone from this world.
To end on a hopeful note, the Red Scarf Project is accepting scarves from September 1 through October 31. Red Scarves are given to foster children as they age out of the system and head to college. They must be washable, between 5 and 8 inches wide, and 60 inches long. They do not have to be red - any unisex color such as black, teal, olive, dark blue, etc., is acceptable.
The website links to some patterns. Other good unisex scarf patterns are available for free from Now Norma Knits, Lily Chin, Yarn Harlot, "Susan" (Susan's Scrunchable Scarf is my Ravelympics pattern), Hello Yarn, Anna Dalvi's Knit and Knag (pdf), Pierre the Yarn Snob, and Misti Alpaca (pdf). There is also a long list of pattern links here on![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
crazycatladymel's journal; she also has a set of links for things like info cards, tags, etc.
I shall take a break from fretting over my unfinished story and my woefully behind Ravelympics project to break my newly-made resolution to not commit myself to anything by pledging to cast one onto needles as soon as I'm finished with the Ravelympics.
Robbie was given the best care possible by his family and his friends. Tomorrow, I am joining a group of friends who are going through the last possessions of someone who died of years of denial and self neglect. Take care of yourselves, people. There is no damned good reason Amanda is gone from this world.
To end on a hopeful note, the Red Scarf Project is accepting scarves from September 1 through October 31. Red Scarves are given to foster children as they age out of the system and head to college. They must be washable, between 5 and 8 inches wide, and 60 inches long. They do not have to be red - any unisex color such as black, teal, olive, dark blue, etc., is acceptable.
The website links to some patterns. Other good unisex scarf patterns are available for free from Now Norma Knits, Lily Chin, Yarn Harlot, "Susan" (Susan's Scrunchable Scarf is my Ravelympics pattern), Hello Yarn, Anna Dalvi's Knit and Knag (pdf), Pierre the Yarn Snob, and Misti Alpaca (pdf). There is also a long list of pattern links here on
crazycatladymel's journal; she also has a set of links for things like info cards, tags, etc.I shall take a break from fretting over my unfinished story and my woefully behind Ravelympics project to break my newly-made resolution to not commit myself to anything by pledging to cast one onto needles as soon as I'm finished with the Ravelympics.
