Hello World !
What’s in a name ? Well in my case, I was named for my grandmother, Maria Rosa. And years ago, when Arana Rosa Designs was launched - I wanted to honor both of my grandmothers. Arana was my maternal grandmother’s family name and Rosa for my paternal grandmother. Speaking of launches - today is my launch in cyberspace. ‘Hello World’ is a nod to my formal education as an application programmer. The first program I ever wrote on an Apple IIe in high school science club was similarly named. The physical launch of Arana Rosa took place around 20 years ago. I had been stitching for about 10 years and wanted to get into teaching and designing The launch party was a small private affair attended by some close friend and my parents. My Dad has passed away two years ago today and since he was always my biggest supporter, I will honor that original launch and include a message from him : Hello World !! Standby for some fun stit...