Val's Dad is becoming a published songwriter at age 87....

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SignWriting List
July 1st, 2009

Hello Tini!
Thank you for this report...I am glad to hear that all is going so  
well for you and Henk in Canada...

Our SW List members may not realize that we met back in the 1970's, in  
Copenhagen, Denmark, as dancers...another lifetime ago...

Then years later, Tini took correspondence courses in DanceWriting  
with some of our trained DanceWriting teachers at the Boston  
Conservatory of Music at the end of the 1970's,  and really worked  
hard at it...and has taught dance and DanceWriting both, for so many  
years...it is impressive to realize that you are still teaching  
dance ...you must be very fit and I wish I could take class (dance  
class) with you...it would be good for me rather than sitting at this  
computer all the time - ha!

And then a few years ago, around 2001, Tini started teaching American  
Sign Language to hearing students, and they loved it! And Tini helped  
them learn SignWriting, and Tini's students corresponded in  
SignWriting with other students around the world...

And didn't you write a children's story in SignWriting, Tini? I have  
something to tell you about that later...I really love that writing  
you did and we will be publishing it with permission from Ann  
Cunningham, and also from you of course...we may need to update the  
writing a little so we can talk about that later...

On Jun 30, 2009, at 4:29 PM, Tini Pel wrote:
>
> I am still teaching and also teaching the basic dance writing to our  
> 11 year and over students, so they  can study the syllabus at home  
> for their ballet exams. We just finished our end of the year  
> performance.

Congratulations! I really enjoyed viewing your videos of your  
student's performances that you sent me...Your work has a lasting  
legacy...

>
> I have not done much sign writing as I do not have a class anymore,  
> sad to say !!!. The group I was working with are all now in high  
> school and some have moved away.  The children are so much into  
> sports orientated activities, no more time for ASL.

Yes...that is true with lots of SignWriting projects...they start and  
then the students use it and then they move on in their lives...they  
grow up! And the question for a good research project could be to  
study how or if SignWriting is used in their lives as adults...

New projects are starting again with young children...so there is  
always a new generation popping up, which is encouraging...

>
> Henk and I just finished "meet the artists" Artists coming together  
> ones a year and show their winterworks and next week we have the  
> International Lace Camp where lace makers are coming from Europe,  
> the States and all over Canada to share their knowledge with each  
> other for  a week. Absolutely fantastic.

Lace Makers? Wow - that is exciting...

>
> I keep up with the news about Sign Writing  and would like to write  
> in the, to me the new system., but haven't dared yet although Stefan  
> I know will help me with it.  It is spending the time on learning.  
> Ones in a while I go back to my Dos program which I am familiar with  
> to work on the translation of my last poem. One of these days I will  
> get it finished and I will ask Stefan to help me to send it over.

The new software, called SignPuddle Online, is different, but it is  
not that hard once you get used to it...in fact for some people it  
seems easier...it depends on the person of course...but I truly  
understand how you feel...learning to use the computer one way, and  
then having to learn a totally new way, can be a little daunting...but  
I am so happy to know Stefan is helping you...You couldn't have a  
better teacher ;-))

>
> You are tremendous Valerie. You have enriched our lives so much with  
> your work. I can't thank you enough, including Steve and others who  
> have been able to make it computer friendly.

it is our pleasure...thank you for saying that and thanks to Steve for  
all his hard work on the development of SignPuddle, the SignWriting  
Image Server (SWIS) and Binary SignWriting (BSW)...we use them daily!

>
> May you have a wonderful summer, regards from Henk who was very  
> happy to be remembered.
>
> Always yours,
>
> Tini.
>


Thank you, Tini and Henk - and a happy summer to you too!

Val ;-)

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> On 30-Jun-09, at 4:29 PM, SignWriting wrote:
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>> Big Grin!
>> I just told my Dad that people in Poland and Canada know about his  
>> song, and he is grinning from ear to ear!
>> Thank you, everyone!
>>
>> So what are you doing, Tini, this summer? Are you still teaching  
>> dance? Doing any DanceWriting or SignWriting lately? ;-)
>>
>> Send a big hello to Henk too!
>>
>> Val ;-)
>>
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>> On Jun 30, 2009, at 1:17 PM, Tini Pel wrote:
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>>> Wow is that ever nice Valery !!!!!!
>>> Please congratulate your Dad for me with a big hug special for the  
>>> second song. !!!!!
>>>
>>> Tini.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> On 30-Jun-09, at 2:39 PM, Valerie Sutton wrote:
>>>
>>>> SignWriting List
>>>> June 30, 2009
>>>>
>>>> Hello Everyone -
>>>> I know this is totally off topic, but I am like a proud parent,  
>>>> except that it is my father whom I am sooo proud of...smile...
>>>>
>>>> My Dad is becoming a published songwriter at age 87....
>>>>
>>>> His second song, Just Say Forever, was just recorded last  
>>>> Thursday...smile...
>>>>
>>>> Both songs are performed by a professional singer, but my Dad  
>>>> also sang them as well...and both songs were written in 1946...62  
>>>> years later they are finally published...
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Listen to "Just A Dream Away"
>>>> http://www.PaulMSutton.org/JustADreamAway.html
>>>>
>>>> Listen to "Just Say Forever"
>>>> http://www.PaulMSutton.org/JustSayForever.html
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> You are all welcome to post messages about your family members  
>>>> too...it is summer here in the northern hemisphere and we are all  
>>>> having fun...and it would be great to get to know you all  
>>>> better...smile...
>>>>
>>>> Val ;-)
>>>>
>>>>
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