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would love to know what's a great machine and not too expensive, or what is a machine worth paying a certain amount for?
would love to know what's a great machine and not too expensive, or what is a machine worth paying a certain amount for?
I just bought a Viking 960Q and it is a piecers dream with its automatic scissors and push button run features. But, I'm certain all new machines are equipped with great features.
Singer S16, straight stitch machine, needle up/down, scissors, fast! 9" harp, mechanical machine. Look for sales on Amazon and the Singer website. It is a Janome 1600p clone. Many of us got it for under $500, even though the regular price on Amazon is $999.
Sorry, but when large harp is involved, nothing is inexpensive. 10" and up equals $2,000 - $4,000 and up. Without considering money, my answer would be a Bernina 700 series.
I just voted for Babylock. I have 3, a Rachel for taking to classes (small harp) Espire (7" harp) and Crown Jewel (18" harp).
Love them all.
Just wanted to let you know, the Sweet Sixteen is made by Handiquilter and is a longarm (both sit down and on a frame) and has a 16" harp - strictly for quilting - not piecing.
Pleased with my Juki 2010QT. Large harp and all the features. Under $1,000.
Have no idea which is best. I'd love to know.
Hands down, the Juki TL2010Q. Only does a straight stitch but it's great for piecing and fmq!
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Income Tax raids on CWG contractors
Income Tax sleuths raided 23 premises of contractors and business houses across Delhi and the National Capital Region as part of the multi-pronged investigation into the 2010 Commonwealth Games scam. The projects which came under the scanner relate to venue development and overlays contracts awarded to four consortiums.
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Courses in this bundle6 Courses, 13 hours
CSS Tips & Tricks
CSS is a wonderful language for presenting web pages. It's not too difficult to learn, though like most things, it does have a learning curve. In this course, Adi Purdila will give you some cool tips and tricks on how to effectively write CSS.
2.1Use CSS Shorthand04:05
2.2Change Text Selection Color01:50
2.3Awesome Font Stacks04:10
2.4Drop Caps03:00
2.5Style Placeholder Text02:15
2.6Remove Dotted Outline on Links02:03
3.1Create Custom Radio Buttons and Checkboxes06:38
3.2Create Awesome States on Form Elements04:14
4.1Horizontal and Vertical Centering03:48
4.2Absolutely Center an Image03:41
4.3Properly Clear and Contain Floats05:00
5.CSS Generated Elements
5.1CSS Triangles05:14
5.2CSS Circles01:36
5.3Create a Layered Paper Effect05:30
5.4Get Creative With the List Bullets05:24
6.Useful Techniques
6.1Create a Fixed Back to Top Button03:35
6.2Even and Odd Rows03:36
6.3Create Fluid Images01:41
CSS Terminology Decoded
CSS is an interesting language. It's quite easy to learn the basics, but truly mastering it is a much more involved process that can take years – despite what your developer friends may tell you.
Anyone can apply a bit of styling, but do you understand all of the various terminology associated with modern CSS? Concatenation, preprocessors, frameworks, OOCSS, responsive design…the list goes on and on! We'll decode all of that and more in this course.
2.1The W3C06:15
2.2Cross-Browser CSS03:19
2.3CSS Hacks05:06
2.4The Box Model09:21
2.5Vendor Prefixes08:13
2.7Clearing Floats04:09
2.9Concatenation and Minification13:56
2.10CSS Frameworks14:58
2.11General Vocabulary03:54
2.12Style Guides08:21
2.13Object-Oriented CSS15:37
2.14Responsive Design12:44
3.1The Next Steps01:21
CSS3 Essentials
In this course, Jeffrey Way covers the essentials and need-to-knows of CSS3. This means we'll review the basics, like border-radius and box-shadow, but we'll also work our way up to more advanced techniques, such as using animations to add flair to your designs.
2.The Basics
2.7An Introduction to Media Queries06:24
2.8Transition Basics04:44
2.9Custom Fonts with @font-face05:33
3.CSS Selectors
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3.2Adjacent Selectors02:32
3.3Sibling Combinators02:23
3.4Attribute Selectors06:39
3.5First-Line and First-Letter04:04
4.1Introduction to Transformations03:50
4.2Build a 3D Flipping Card14:48
4.3Advanced Shadows and CSS Counters05:49
4.4Sequential Animations and Image Captions19:27
5.Advanced Topics and Projects
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5.2Create a CSS-Only Slider (Part 1)09:01
5.3Create a CSS-Only Slider (Part 2)15:51
Introduction to SMACSS
SMACSS (Scalable and Modular Architecture for CSS) is a set of CSS guidelines which organizes your CSS rules into reusable modules. In this course, Adi Purdila will introduce you to this great front-end framework!
Learn CSS: The Complete Guide
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1.1Introduction to SMACSS01:45
2.The Basics
2.1Categorising CSS Rules04:26
2.2Base Rules02:04
2.3Layout Rules04:46
2.4Module Rules07:21
2.5State Rules03:04
2.6Theme Rules03:56
2.7Depth of Applicability03:29
3.Practical Exercise
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3.2A Bit of Clean-Up04:03
3.3Rewriting the HTML (Part 1)11:04
3.4Rewriting the HTML (Part 2)05:32
3.5Rewriting the HTML (Part 3)06:15
3.6Base Styles08:32
3.7Layout Styles (Part 1)07:47
3.8Layout Styles (Part 2)08:14
3.9Modules Styles (Part 1)07:47
3.10Modules Styles (Part 2)06:22
3.11Theme Styles10:25
4.1What We've Learned01:55
Less is More
In this course, I'll show you all of the cool features that the LESS CSS preprocessor provides, in order to make writing CSS more awesome! You'll learn all the ins and outs, including variables, nesting, Math and color functions, namespacing, and the various forms of mixins. In no time, you'll master the syntax!
Learn CSS: The Complete Guide
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1.1What is LESS?06:51
2.Less is More
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2.2Nesting in LESS10:07
2.3Other Basic LESS Features06:56
2.5Color Functions09:01
2.6Math Functions06:24
2.8Parametric Mixins15:45
2.9Mixin Pattern-Matching10:07
2.10Guarded Mixins07:44
2.12Evaluating JavaScript Expressions10:31
2.13Recursive Mixins06:40
Hands on: Design & Build a Coming Soon Page
In this "hands on" course, Adi Purdila will show you how to design and then develop an effective coming soon page. This is not a beginners course and basic knowledge of HTML, CSS and LESS is required. You will also get hands on with some jQuery and learn some very useful techniques to help take your coming soon pages to the next level!


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Something to Look Forward ToSeptember 01, 2011
Woot! The 'ber" month is here!! What do we expect? I just love how the time went... in great favor for those who are expecting something exciting to happen like me. Geez, I wish it isn't too soon to talk about it. No, it's not the long December holiday. I still yet to fill my piggy bank? Well it doesn't look like a piggy so how about a treasure box? However you wanna call it, it is still yet to be filled. Ha-ha-ha!
Anyway, what I meant to say is... there's something that's happening (hopefully and with fingers crossed) next month that I am so thrilled about. Something that's will literally and temporarily separates me again from my usual blogging routine.
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In order to stimulate some thought, I can tell you what happiness is to others. Use some of these ideas in creating your own definition.
Happiness is being true to ourselves. "Happiness is when what you think, what you say, and what you do are in harmony," said Mahatma Gandhi almost a century ago. Internal conflict and lack of integrity lead to guilt and ultimately misery.
Happiness is keeping busy. It is often the result of being too busy to be miserable. Finding something to do, especially something you enjoy doing, whether it be a career, volunteer work or hobby, will keep the boredom away.
Happiness is accepting the inevitable. J.C.F. von Schiller said, "Happy is he who learns to bear what he cannot change!" I agree with Schiller, but I would like to change "cannot" to "cannot and will not." There are many things that we can change if we devote enough resources to it. However, we may want something to change, but not badly enough to devote our time and energy to changing it. It is in these cases we must accept that what is, is.
Happiness is having goals and a purpose. Helen Keller believed, "True happiness... is not attained through self-gratification, but through fidelity to a worthy purpose." Having goals and a purpose in life keep boredom away as well. Happiness is a side effect of the constant feeling of accomplishment and knowing you are headed in the right direction in life.
It is the little things in life that bring happiness. Those who base their happiness on major accomplishments are setting themselves up for a life void of happiness. "Happiness consists more in small conveniences or pleasures that occur every day, than in great pieces of good fortune that happen but seldom," wrote Benjamin Franklin. Life is full of these small pleasures: enjoying a sunset, walking on the beach, watching kids play, reading a good book, watching a good movie... the list goes on.
A Hindu proverb states that true happiness is in making others happy. This statement leads us back to one of the principles of success by Zig Ziglar, who says, "You can get anything you want, if you help enough other people get what they want." By bringing another person happiness, you will find happiness as well.
Happiness is found in one's work. "The road to happiness lies in two simple principles," said John D. Rockefeller III, "find what it is that interests you and that you can do well, and when you find it put your whole soul into it—every bit of energy and ambition and natural ability you have." One's work usually occupies more than half of one's waking life. Choosing work that does not bring happiness will lead to a life that is mostly disappointing.
Happiness is found in one's family life. Both loving and being loved are sources of happiness unmatched by any other. Although we cannot control the feelings others have for us, it has been said that the best way to be loved is by loving.
Happiness and health are closely related. It is not necessary for one to be in perfect health to be happy. However, it is a well-known fact that happiness does affect health. In the Orient, it was believed that the basis of all disease was unhappiness. While we are pretty sure ALL disease is not due to unhappiness, there is some truth to this. Happiness does have the power to restore health, and laughter just may be some good medicine.
Happiness is financial success and prosperity. On the tail end of happiness comes the material side of life. Acquiring is not enough to bring happiness; it is enjoying what you have acquired that can bring happiness. Writer Logan Pearsall Smith wrote, "There are two things to aim at in life: first, to get what you want; and, after that, to enjoy it. Only the wisest of mankind achieve the second."
Realize that true happiness is not the absence of feelings and emotions in the darker side of life. It has been said that there is no pleasure without pain, which may be true, but happiness and pleasure are not the same thing. I believe that one can enjoy happiness without experiencing misery. Happiness is a way of life, not a temporary feeling of enjoyment or pleasure, and temporary human emotions of anger, discouragement and pain do not have to affect one's overall happiness.
Sharing happiness is considered to be our "moral obligation" by many. George Bernard Shaw wrote, "We have no more right to consume happiness without producing it than to consume wealth without producing it." Those who have found it are encouraged to share it with those who are desperately in need of it.
It has been said that happiness consists of living each day as if it were the first day of your honeymoon and the last day of your vacation. Happiness is meant to enjoy now, not someday in the future when the economy improves, you meet the right person, you own a home, the kids grow up, you get a promotion, your business takes off, or you retire. These are the "good old days" so allow yourself to be happy today, right now.
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Popcap's first original Facebook game soars, like a pig in search of apples
Stop me if you've heard this one before: a pig with planks of wood strapped to his arms decides to soar as far as he can, eating green apples and avoiding killer wasps along the way. With a premise that goofy, it's no wonder that Pig Up! comes from the same minds that brought us Plants vs Zombies. And in traditional Popcap fashion, this Facebook game is deceptively simple and incredibly addictive. Plus, it has a smart mouthed pig.
The premise is the same as in plenty of other browser games: you fire the pig from a cannon and the goal is to go as far as possible. But while many similar games, such as The Flying Dog, force you to simply watch as your animal soars through the clouds, Pig Up! gives you much more control over the action. You're given a limited number of flaps, which are what keep the little piggie in the air. Each time you flap the number will go down, but you can collect green apples along the way to increase that number.
It's more than simply clicking, though. The longer you hold down the mouse button, the higher you'll go, which gives you much more control over your movement. And that's important, because the skies are filled with bees that will send you plumeting towards the ground. Interestingly, in Pig Up! the goal is not only to go as far as possible, but as high as you can as well. As you ascend to different layers of the atmosphere you'll start accumulating points much more quickly.
You can earn virtual currency that can be put towards unlockable power-ups, that do things like give you more flaps or provide armor against the bees. And of course there are high-score leaderboards so you can compare your best games with those of your friends.Pig Up! is also pretty darn funny, and the titular flying pig will frequently spout goofy one liners that are sure to make you smile. There's also a button that does nothing but make an oink sound.
The game you can currently play on Facebook is listed as a "preview," which appears to mean it's a temporarily open beta, and Popcap is actively soliciting feedback on the game. It may be early, but Pig Up! already seems like it could be the next big thing on Facebook. And, though Bejeweled Blitz and Zuma Blitz were excellent, it's great to see Popcap gracing Facebook with a brand new franchise.
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Campfire Cooking at Its Best - Pie Irons
What the heck is a Pie Iron?
Pie Irons have many different names. You may have heard them called Jaffle Irons or Jaffies. This was the brand name of the original pie iron made by an Australian company. Other names are Mountain Pies, Pudgie Pies, Hobo Pies, Pie Sham or Toasties.
Okay, so you know what they are called, but what is it? Pie Irons are a mold made of either aluminum or cast iron, have a long handle usually of steel with handles. Place in your desired ingredients, close it up, and put it either on your campfire coals or I even used our camp stove when it was raining. I would recommend you stick with cast iron, as that aluminum can melt if you aren't paying attention.
Pie Irons are most commonly used like a sandwich press. Butter up some bread and you'll have a great grilled cheese in no time. Another common pie iron creation is a fruit pie, again, butter your bread, put in a few spoon fulls of your favorite pie filling and voila, instant pies at your campsite. If your looking for something new, instead of the overly used s'mores, this is a great item! There are so many recipes that are simple and have a great wow factor.
Parents, be sure to watch kids closely when using these items, not only due to the closeness to the campfire, but the contents get extremely hot!!
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Our Pie Iron Experience
We went camping over the Fourth of July weekend. Within our camping group, I'm known as the person that brings the most unique and delicious food. This trip, I wanted to try something new. Pie Irons were my "weapon" of choice.
I started by doing loads of research online. I found many websites full of great recipes, and I have them listed for you below. I had a hard time, but I choose my menu. We would be arriving after dinner the first night, so I only had to plan 4 meals. We had breakfast sandwiches with hash browns, Sloppy Joe's, Tacos, Fruit Pies and Cinnamon Rolls.
I made sure to have all of my prep work done and plenty of time savers for our trip. I bought butter flavored spray, like pam, to use instead of butter, which made cooking a snap with the pie irons.
Breakfast the first morning was breakfast sandwiches and hash browns in the pie irons. I had premade frozen sausage biscuits and ham croissant sandwiches. They had defrosted in the cooler overnight. I gave the pie iron a quick spray, put the sandwiches in, a few minutes and a few turns over the camp stove, and they were ready. I did pretty much the same thing with the hash browns, gave the iron a spray and put the hash brown patties in for a few minutes.
Lunch was Sloppy Joe's. These were amazingly good. You'd never think something so simple would be so delicious when cooked outside. I precooked and seasoned the sloppy joe meat at home and then froze it. That way it would defrost in the cooler and keep everything else cold too. Butter your bread, place some sloppy joe mix inside and maybe even a little shredded cheese. Yummo!
For dinner we made Tacos. No one could believe I could pull this off over a campfire, but they were a hit! Again, I precooked, seasoned and froze my taco meat. Inside the pie iron, I put corn tortillas with butter flavored spray on the outside with taco filling and cheese. The shell got just crispy enough to taste great, but still pliable enough to put in lettuce, salsa and sour cream right after they came out of the iron.
Instead of S'mores we had cherry pies. Butter your bread, put in some filling and hold in the fire, just like your marshmallows. After they are done, we put some canned frosting on them, but powdered sugar would work just as well.
Then next morning, before we stated packing up, we had fresh baked cinnamon rolls. They were straight of of the tube into a sprayed pie iron. Amazing!!!
These were such a hit, I will 100% be using them again. I could only find a single aluminum pie iron at our local sporting goods store. Before our next trip, I will be picking up a double cast iron pie iron from the links above. Cooking for a family with a single iron was a bit of a challenge. Luckily everything was so fabulous, nobody minded the wait. I didn't have any problems with the aluminum melting, but I would like the cast iron for the durability.
I hope you decide to give this great summer product a try at your next camp out. It made ours a smashing success!
Websites full of Pie Iron Recipes
- Pie Iron Recipes - Chuckwagon Diner Outdoor Camping Recipes
Welcome to Chuckwagon Diner. If you are looking for a great camping recipe, this is the place to look, with camping recipes from all over the USA.
- Easy To Make Pie Iron Recipes
- Hobo Pies - Hobo Pie iron recipes contest - dinners - lunches.
Try some of these fireside recipes, buy pie irons and cast iron cookware online, and email your favorites to the snackmaster.
- Best Camp Recipes Pie Iron
Best Camp Recipes has camping recipes for those who love to cook while camping and hiking. We have pie iron recipes, foil packet recipes, and utensil-less recipes. We also have articles and discussions on camping!
Sounds fun to have that handy pie iron in outdoor cooking. I read about this tool somewhere and now I found what I wanted to see. Wish I could buy one down here. Thank you.
I have loved cooking pie irons for years, but can't find where to buy more of the "good" kind (Minnesota Apollo Tonka Toaster). They work so much better than the Rome brand. Any insight on where to purchase? Or other brands that work well?
Pie irons are such a great way to cook over a campfire. Quick, easy and limited mess and cleanup.
We love to camp, I also had never heard of a pie iron. Great to know about, thanks.
done a lot of camping, but never heard of a pie iron. good hub
I have used one of these before and they were really convenient. It cooks the food easily over the fire and you do not have to worry about your food falling out and into the coals.
Thanks so much for the reminder. We had a pie iron years ago and loved it. I shall definitely search out one here for my camping supplies.
I will atest to these little wonders. They are just the ticket for omelettes and S'mores. And they are great fun with the youngin's.
Cool... first time I hear about a Pie Iron, it looks like a very versatile tool, it makes my mouth water to think about baked cinnamon rolls... yummy!


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The study found that people focus their attention on a person's face when the viewer regards that person as a potential romantic love partner, versus the body for sexual desire.
Specifically, the findings reveal that eye patterns center on a stranger's face if the viewer regards that person as a potential romantic love partner, whereas the viewer focuses more on the other person's body when the feeling is one of sexual desire. Though this may seem like an obvious progression, researchers say that automatic judgment can happen as quickly as half a second, producing contrasting gaze patterns.
The research team, from the University of Chicago, have published their results in the journal Psychological Science.
Lead author Stephanie Cacioppo, director of the High-Performance Electrical NeuroImaging Laboratory at the University of Chicago, says:
"Although little is currently known about the science of love at first sight or how people fall in love, these patterns of response provide the first clues regarding how automatic attentional processes, such as eye gaze, may differentiate feelings of love from feelings of desire toward strangers."
Through previous research, Cacioppo showed that love and sexual desire activate different networks of brain regions.
Results could have 'theoretical and clinical importance'
For this latest research, Cacioppo and colleagues from the University of Geneva in Switzerland had male and female university students view a series of black-and-white photos of strangers.
In one experiment, the participants examined photos of young, adult heterosexual couples who were interacting with each other. Then, in another part of the study, the participants looked at photos of attractive people of the opposite sex who were looking directly at the camera.
None of these photos contained nudity or erotic images, note the researchers.
For both parts of the study, the participants sat in front of a computer and were asked to decide as quickly as possible whether the people in the photos drew out feelings of sexual desire or romantic love.
The time it took for the subjects to identify romantic love versus sexual desire did not differ significantly, which the researchers say shows that the brain can quickly process both emotions.
However, after analyzing the eye-tracking data, the researchers found that people tended to fixate their eyes on the face when the image evoked a feeling of romantic love, whereas when the images elicited sexual desire, the viewers' eyes moved from the face to focus on the rest of the body.
And this result was the same for both male and female participants.x
"By identifying eye patterns that are specific to love-related stimuli, the study may contribute to the development of a biomarker that differentiates feelings of romantic love versus sexual desire," says John Cacioppo, co-author and director of the Center for Cognitive and Social Neuroscience.
The researchers conclude their study by noting how their findings could be put to use in practical applications:
"Such identification of distinct visual patterns for love and lust could have theoretical and clinical importance in couples therapy when these two phenomena are difficult to disentangle from one another on the basis of patients' self-reports."


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This year I will enjoy my fourth Christmas as a vegan. The one problem? My family don't eat a plant-based diet. But that's not even a problem really because they always make an effort to accommodate my needs — that, and I pretty much commandeer the kitchen over the holidays. Me, a control freak? Not at all, not at all…
I seriously love this season. For me it truly is the most wonderful time of the year and I loudly, ostentatiously, obnoxiously celebrate it. (True story: I started wearing my Christmas jumper on 1 November this year. I'm that freak.)
But I get that this is stressful for a lot of vegans and vegetarians. Times have changed and it is easier than ever to thrive on a plant-based diet, but we're not out of the woods yet (are we out of the woods yet, are we out of the woods yet…). That's why I wrote my ebook The Vegan Cookie Fairy's Christmas Recipes and it's why I'm sharing the 9 most irresistible vegan Christmas desserts on the Internet, so you can convince your omnivore relatives through the sheer power of sugar and fatty goodness. Desperate times call for desperate measures!
Pretzel Stick Snowmean – Anti-candida, Yeast-free and Paleo by Fork & Beans
I adore Cara from Fork & Beans, and her wonderful, colourful sense of humour. She makes the cutest-looking treats around, and most of them are vegan and gluten-free. She recently had some bad health news and now makes a lot of candida-friendly treats. Like these Pretzel Sticks Snowmen! Nothing stops this woman and I love that about her. All I want for Christmas is to be as badass as Cara.
Gingerbread Pumpkin Cheesecake Bars with Choc Shot Drizzle
I am getting absolute RAVE reviews for these Gingerbread Pumpkin Cheesecake Bars. They are massive and moreish, and you just can't stop at one. So simple to make, and they require hardly any time at all, which makes them perfect for potlucks, parties, sharing, afternoon tea, and more…
Healthy Nutella Hot Chocolate from Desserts with Benefits
There is nothing I'd rather do this Christmas than just sit in front of the telly in my onesie and have an IV drip streaming hot chocolate directly into my blood stream. You will not believe this, but each serving of this drink has only 110 calories!!! And it's completely vegan. I think I'll have two servings, please…
Vegan Pumpkin Cinnamon Rolls from Minimalist Baker
I have NEVER made cinnamon rolls before, but I think that's about to change with this recipe from Minimalistic Baker. As their name suggests, all their recipes are minimalist, but not when it comes to flavour. I've made so many of their recipes in the past and they have never failed me yet. Go try this today!
Vegan One-Pot Pecan Sticky Toffee Pudding
There is only one answer to subzero temperatures, hail storms and ferocious winds: this One-Pot Vegan Sticky Pudding. Ooey gooey good stuff that sticks to your ribs and makes your tummy sing Christmas carols. Er, ok maybe not that last bit, but it really is the stuff dreams are made of.
Amaretto Snowballs (vegan + gluten-free) by Pure Ella
I simple adore all of Ella's recipes. They are healthy but so delicious, often gluten-free and paleo, based on wholefoods, natural ingredients. This is an oldie but goody, and guaranteed to delight all your guests this Christmas.
Vanilla Bean Almond Butter Fudge by Dreena Burton
A delish recipe by Plant Powered Kitchen and gorgeous photograph shot by Emma from Coconut & Berries! I live in the land of fudge but sadly I can never eat any of it! Thank goodness for this Vanilla Bean Almond Butter Fudge from Dreena Burton 🙂
These Tiramisini served in cocktail glasses make me feel like a domestic goddess. If all else goes wrong, at least I've got my vegan Tiramisini… If you don't want them so posh, just serve them in vintage teacups, and Bob's your uncle.
Cranberry & Pumpkin Breakfast Loaf
I call this one a breakfast loaf, but if you up the sugar a little bit, it's perfect for dessert. Serve with warm custard or your favourite brand of vegan vanilla ice cream for the perfect Christmas treat in front of the telly!
And there you have it, my favourite, most delicious, irresistible vegan desserts for this Christmas!
Merry Christmas everyone! Let me know in the comments what you'll be cooking/baking/eating/drinking this Christmas, I'm curious to know your individual traditions 🙂
Psst — there are only 13 days till Christmas! Get my ebook THE VEGAN COOKIE FAIRY'S CHRISTMAS RECIPES on Amazon to have the best vegan Christmas ever. Don't forget to sign up for email updates and follow me on Instagram, Twitter, Facebook, Pinterest and Tumblr! You can also follow my blog through Bloglovin'.
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Peter's second letter refers appreciatively to Paul's letters in 3:15-16, but bears no hint that Paul is dead. On the other hand, Peter seems to anticipate his own death. Soon (see 1:13-14). Scholars therefore date this letter in the same decade of the sixties—but closer to the end.
This letter does not tell us how to escape suffering, but instead to expect it. It shows us that throughout suffering we can enjoy our fellowship with other believers and look forward to a new heaven and a new earth, a "home of righteousness," with an end to pain.


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Spirit Hill Studio
Shirley A. Blair Keller
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The foothills of the southern Sierra Nevada have a gut-level attraction beginning with family camping trips when I was very young. My husband and I moved to Three Rivers about 10 years ago. We love it here. He focuses on the garden. I spend time, and energy, as an artist.
A variety of artistic mediums help to capture the beauty of the Sierra Nevada foothills, and the nearby Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks. Wild birds and critters appear in much of my art work. The inspirations flow from many directions.
My stepfather, an African American, used to tell bedtime stories about African American history including the first park rangers, the Buffalo Soldiers. When I realized how close I live to that history, I felt inspired to do a piece of art in their honor. I read Shelton Johnson's, "Gloryland," bought in a gift store in the National Park, and pictures formed in my head. I made a couple of photographic pieces to add to this site, in honor of the memory of the many contributions the Buffalo Soldiers made to our National Parks especially under the leadership of Colonel Charles Young: roads that we use today, first park museum, hiking trails, an awareness of conservation, like building a fence around General Grant's Tree to protect the giant tree, and much more. The inspiration from many directions continues.
PHOTOGRAPHY: I have learned the hard way. The camera must be available. One evening at dusk, Wild Turkey mothers and babies climbed the big rock above the pond. One by one, the mother's flew to the tallest branch of a distant oak. Each babe in turn flew to a female until there were two babies under each wing, enclosing four baby turkeys to bed down for the night. My camera was no where near in site. So the next night I was determined not to miss the night time ceremony. Only male Wild Turkey's appeared. They too flew into the oak, one-by-one. But this time the camera caught the action, thus the award winning photograph entitled "Turkey Bed & Breakfast."
CERAMIC MASKS: On that same oak tree live a family of Acorn Woodpeckers. Year after year they have their babes. In making ceramic masks the woodpeckers find their way into the design. As do the mother deer and her little ones, who are born in a canyon not far from my studio. They come through the property twice a day in search of food. Humans and wild critters living in close proximity, an interesting dance that is important to respect if we are to continue to live side-by-side.
Occasionally, Black Bear comes down from the forest in search of food. The trash can is hidden in the shed so as not to become a feeding attractor. We keep small fish in the pond because we learned the hard way that big fish attract Mrs. Bear when she needs to feed her young. Bear's image is painted on a recycled pail. The pail was found in the corner of a barn in Three Rivers, along with a pile of rusty horseshoes, a curry comb and more. Some people bring their own rusty items from their yards and ask me to decorate them.
CLAY MONO PRINTS: While in a clay mono print workshop in Three Rivers, a raven was bouncing around the garden outside the window looking for food. It flew up to a branch in a nearby oak. For the rest of the morning, raven talked, screamed, and growled. Raven was very opinionated, and loud. The raven was incorporated into the piece I was working on. No way to avoid it!
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For over 3 years I have helped to promote 1st Saturday in Three Rivers. I am also a participant in the three day Bi-annual Three Rivers Artist's Studio Tour. My art work has shown in art galleries around California, and in private collections around the world. The Art Co-op Gallery of Three Rivers displays some of my masks. I have won awards over the years from the Tulare County Fair for photography, clay mono prints, and recycled art. I participate in the Sofa Art Show and the 3 Dimensions Show each year at Arts Visalia Gallery.
Spirit Hill Studio entices guests not only because of my artwork. The unspoiled property is covered in fiddleneck, popcorn, and other wildflowers every Spring. The sounds of wild critters, birds, tonal chimes, and bubbling pond are feasts for the ears. The manzanita, oaks, and granite rock create a beautiful and peaceful setting. Many pieces of original art by local artists decorate the grounds, walls, inside and outside. You are invited to visit the studio on the 1st Saturday of any month. You are also welcome to call for an appointment at other times. Children are welcome. Pets (leashed) are also welcome.
Shirley's ceramic masks surprise and delight! I enjoy the originality of her pieces and the aspect of re-purposing castaway gardening tools into fun and painterly objects of Art. Some of Shirley's art may be seen at the Art Co-op.
Whatever Shirley puts her hand to is done with grace, whimsy and careful thought! Her studio is a delightful little place, full of Shirley's creative personality.
Shirley, you are such a thoughtful, inspiring soul. Your love of nature and appreciation for life shines through all of your creations.
Spirit Hill is a beautiful, peaceful place created by a lovely couple, Shirley and Bruce Keller, with a little help from Mother Nature. The beauty was there when the couple purchased the property, but Bruce and Shirley have found ways to enhance it. The grounds include Shirley's studio and her artwork can be found throughout. Peter and I really enjoy visiting Bruce and Shirley, with or without the little world they have created on top of Spirit Hill, but that world truly mirrors the love which is in their hearts. As for Shirley's artwork, our particular favorite is her "dot art" with which she turns rusty old pieces of metal into beautiful and useful works of art. At Three Rivers Bed and Breakfast, we are into minimalism, and we're very picky about the art we choose to display. However, we are proud to report that eight of Shirley's dot art items have managed to find a home here. They can be found sprinkled throughout the grounds.


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Images from Athens
Brian Ratcliffe shares photos from his month abroad
Hello from Philadelphia! It's Brian Ratcliffe again. Jered and I have returned from Greece, and are now fully engaged in the rehearsal process for Antigone. Before too much time passes, I thought I would take an opportunity to share a few more thoughts and images from our extraordinary experience abroad. Below are a handful of photos that I took in Greece, with captions. Enjoy!
The Greek flag flies above the pediment on the Academy of Athens, beside an enormous statue of Apollo (to the left of the pediment, not shown, is a twin statue of Athena).
This was the headline of the Financial Times on the day we arrived in Athens. By the time we got there, the banks were all shut down, ATM withdrawals were limited to €60/day, and there was a very real danger that soon the country would literally out of cash. We watched with horror and disgust over the ensuing weeks as the politicians in the Eurozone (Merkel, most formidably) made a grotesque spectacle of dragging Greece over the coals in negotiations. Though they eventually settled on a bailout and reopened the banks, the terms of the agreement are so vicious that economist Paul Krugman has called it "a grotesque betrayal of everything the European project was supposed to stand for." As of this writing, Alexis Tsipras, the Prime Minister, has decided to step down after only seven months in office. New elections will be held in September.
A shot I took of the TV screen in our apartment on the night of the historic referendum, when the country overwhelmingly voted "No" (Oxi) to the initial terms of the bailout. We spent an hour in that jubilant crowd before retiring to the apartment to watch the media coverage. Though the celebration was short-lived (the eventual terms of the bailout were even more stringent than those originally proposed), the sense of empowered optimism that night was irresistible.
Here are just a few examples of the countless tags that we saw in Athens. Graffiti coats nearly every surface, turning the whole city into one sprawling canvas for the expression of the whimsical, political, absurd, crude, and profound cries of its citizens. The first image is in reference to the influx of immigrants that Greece (and the rest of Europe) has been experiencing recently. Below, the stylized image of an anarchist in a gas mask, a figure we met in person more than once. In the third image, the phrase "Fire In The Banks" (or maybe "Set Fire to the Banks"?) appears above the ubiquitous anarchist circle-A.
On the slopes of the Acropolis lies the ancient Theater of Dionysos. There has been an open air amphitheater on this site since the 5th century BC, though it has been rebuilt several times in the ensuing millennia. Aeschylus, Euripides, Sophocles, and Aristophanes all premiered plays here. As an actor, particularly one about to perform in an ancient tragedy, it was profoundly moving to be in this sacred space.
The iconic "Artemisian Bronze", a statue of Zeus (or Poseidon? The authorities are unclear...it all depends on what the long-lost item in his hand was!) at the National Archaeological Museum, just a short walk from our apartment in Exarcheia. It's an exquisitely curated museum, with an enormous collection of artifacts dating all the way back to the Neolithic era (circa 6800 BC). The sheer wealth of ancient cultural heritage in Greece was mind-boggling to me.
Equally mind-boggling was the natural beauty. This is a view of the Aegean Sea from above. I spent one of the rare days off on a beach to the southeast of Athens. I've never seen water so blue, or clear! For all of its financial woes, Greece is still enormously blessed in some respects.
The Temple of Poseidon at dusk. The temple dates from the 5th century B.C., and occupies a privileged place high on a cliff at the southernmost tip of the Greek peninsula. From the temple, you can look out over the sea for miles in every direction. It's also a breathtaking spot from which to watch the sunset.
Wilma Hothouse company member Sarah Gliko stands under the Attis Theater sign, in front of the theater itself (with a cafe and hookah bar in the background...). Sarah and Ed Swidey, another company member, joined Jered and myself for the final ten days of the program.
A shot of the stage at Attis Theater where the workshop took place. This is a rare moment of relaxation in the middle of an otherwise brutally rigorous five hour class.
Sarah performs a monologue in Greek under the watchful eyes of Savvas Stroumpos, the primary teacher of the workshop. The final session was grueling, but rewarding. Each of us learned a dozen lines of a monologue from Euripides' The Bacchae, and spent ten days attempting to deliver it properly. Now that we have begun the (equally intense) rehearsal process for Antigone, the four of us are keenly grateful for the foundation that we laid while in Athens. Our bodies and our voices are primed for the work ahead.
So that's it for now! Watch this blog for more information about Antigone as it becomes available, and be sure to see the show in October! It is sure to be unlike anything you've ever seen in Philly.


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A month ago I had this fabulous, grandiose idea to write a post and share it on my birthday titled "22 values I learned at 22". Last I checked this was the wildest year of my life and I wanted to share some of those lessons I picked up along the way. However, it is now November 5th and this shit still hasn't been posted. So why the delay, Danika? Well, in my note book, which I carry around to scribble ideas or thoughts in, has to date, 37 lessons and details that I can't seem to narrow in on. Some are drunk ideas (actually a fair amount are), some hurt like hell, and some are to hard to transfer onto my laptop. Instead of forcing, cramming and condensing all of my lessons into a few sentences, I am going to offer only a few.
The day I turned 22 struck a feeling of relief. A moment of transformation. Not because I felt any older but because everyone else saw me as older. There is this preconceived notion that all 21 year olds are young, stupid and drunks. I was none of those things. In fact, I didn't start drinking until I turned 21.
I saw 22 as the year of opportunity. I had the freedom to fly, swim, run and skip through this past year. My closest friends were graduating from college and I lagged a year behind them. What I wanted was work, focus and opportunity. What I got was love, trails and devastation. This past year was a test of how much that I could handle, whether I was ready for it or not.
1. Passion's last a life time. Make as many as possible.
Life is tricky and sometimes a massive unresolved riddle. We don't always get answers when we want them. So we begin this deteriorating process of questioning ourselves like:
"Why am I here?" or "What is my purpose?", and "What the hell am I doing with my life?".
When we have a passion we inject those passion to help answer those questions by ourselves.
"Why am I coaching volleyball?… because of the girls." "What is my purpose when I photograph?… to capture the details of people that others don't notice." "What the hell am I doing majoring in Film and minoring in WMGST?!… To tell stories that need to be heard."
The questions, and the riddle of life become more manageable. The world doesn't seem so big. It becomes graspable, holdable, and touchable. Sometimes it crumbles. Sometimes you can't carry on certain passions because they are stripped from you. Instead of sobbing about it, wipe the tears, find an alternative to doing it and keep moving forward.
Passion's can be taken, but they can never be forgotten.
To build more than one is only going to benefit a healthier, livelier soul. The more you find, then the less you'll be asking yourself what defines your existence.
2. In theory, stiletto's are a fabulous idea.
Stilettos. UUGH I love stilettos. I love walking into a room like "Sup bitches. Yes, you are damn right I'm 6'3″ in theses babies. Stare hard enough and maybe my calves will pop out and bite ya."
Yes, stilettos are superb. Until you are hammered drunk and walking across Sunset Boulevard. You then manage to roll both ankles and land on your ass harder than a sack of flour, that nails the ground when thrown off of the Empire State Building.
The initial landing may have been funny until you realize the 4 to 6, maybe even 8 police men, lurk in the distance watching you struggle to get back up. Then you think "Holy shit Danika, pull it together. You are not spending the night in jail because you can't walk in these fabulous, super incredible, hot AF, Jessica Simpson heels." The next morning comes with the realization that you fell so hard to bruise your coccyx, eff'd up your heels and still might possibly be drunk. Blame it on the Grey Goose as much as you want. You are still a certified dumb ass.
Maybe I should just invest in a shorter pair, or maybe I should question why it is that I feel the burning desire to dress a certain way. If I can seriously injury myself, to the point of screaming in pain when I bend over to tie my shoes, then it might be time to invest in shoes that don't have a heel that is the volume of a number 2 pencil.
3. My body is mine to honor.
In May, I weighed in lighter then I did my freshman year of high school. Yes, standing at 5'10" and 22 years old I weighed 6 pounds lighter then when I was at the ripe age of 14 and as short as 5'7″.
Right now, I weigh in at the heaviest I have ever been. I fluctuated through my weight by 20 pounds in 6 months. I'm not gonna stand by the catchy song of "All about that Bass" and glorify that men want curves and all this nonsense. That isn't why I am proud of my body. I am proud of my body because it is functioning, and healthy.
My body is mine to love regardless of that number I see on the scale, the size of my bra and waist band. I am OVER feeling a constant need to be a certain weight in order to feel beautiful. If I think negative thoughts about my body than I will believe those things. My body works and I am so very blessed to have good health and walk free from pain.
If I want to be an advocate for positive body image than I can stop at pinching the fat on my arm and start by loving the fat on my arm. It's there to keep me warm through a mildly cold California winter anyway, right?
Also, being on a diet was single-handedly the most brainwashing thing that I have EVER done to myself. To limit myself to certain foods because I'll "look better" was shameful. Food is culture. Food forms friendships. Food forms opinions and ideas. Now, why would I ever limit myself to just one idea… just a salad with the dressing on the side, please. Nah, hell no. I'll have the Pad Thai with extra shrimp and a large Vietnamese beer, please and thank you.
My body is mine to love and to treat with respect. It is not mine to starve, overly lift weights and take mirror selfies of my abs. There is no honor in comparison. Yet, there is honor in living truthfully, wholly and culturally.
4. Someone, somewhere is looking up to you.
Surrounding myself with a group of young girls through my 22nd year transformed my character. I wanted to be someone that they could come to with questions about volleyball and life. I wanted to create a space where they felt comfort when home and school couldn't provide it for them. I wanted my girls to develop life long friendships with their teammates. I wanted my girls to look at each other and think "Woah, how blessed am I to have teammates like theses?"
At that time, I didn't realize what I was doing. These girls were looking up to me. Not because I was their coach and teaching them the fundamentals of volleyball. But because they saw me as human. They connected to me. They leached onto me like a parasite, for hope, compassion and an open ear.
The advice I gave at necessary time-out's, after tournaments, during practice, was all absorbed because they knew that I believed in them and irreversibly they believed in me.
They saw my flaws, and instead of criticizing me, they respected me. They saw me as a human floating through life just as confused and broken as they are. They saw me as powerful instead of some subordinate figure to their other coaches. They listened to what I said. They agreed about my criticism. They felt love when I praised them. I will continue to praise them for as long as my heart with beat and my brain will function.
Someone, somewhere is looking up to me. It humbles me and I will never take that for granted.
5. When life gets foggy… get back to Nature.
My favorite place on this stunningly massive planet is just a 6 hour drive away.
Yosemite National Park. Woah Nelly, it is my version of Disneyland. To me, it is God's greatest creation. Every time I drive into that park I learn something about myself. I got the opportunity to escape with one of my best friend's and her family. This trip shattered my world. I breathed the cleanest of air. I listened to the language of Yosemite, the singing of the grass, the life of the birds, and the strength of the river. By day, I stared at the strongest granite rocks in the world that have been carved by a damn glacier. By night, I lost myself in darkness; yet, I was guided by the billions of stars sprinkled through the sky.
On my last day, I went swimming at the bottom of Yosemite Falls. Yosemite Falls, is the largest waterfall in North America. Shit is real big, yo.
The water level was low enough, that I was gifted a once in a life time opportunity, to swim underneath it. Shit was real cold, yo. LIKE, REALLY COLD.
The water froze my bones. I found myself gasping for air as I swam. I felt my lungs collapsing, and my heart pounding through my chest. My skin was just skin, my muscles were just muscles, they could not move. My brain refused to tell my feet to paddle and my arms to stroke but somehow I was swimming.
I, in that moment rejected the notion that to be alive is to be comfortable and accepted the notion that to be alive means to feel something. Pain. Pleasure. Whatever it was — I felt alive.
I accepted my place on earth as I was testing my body, my courage and my willingness to be uncomfortable. I became awakened. Like a newborn entering this world. I entered into a new version of me.
A new faith in God. A new version of risk-taking. A new Danika…. all found under the strongest granite waterfall on Earth.
6. Jose, Stella and Jack are here for fun and not a substitute for a counselor.
I really like alcohol. Like a lot. This past year has been a time of acquiring some good taste in it. That undeniably magical liquid became apart of my week to week, and at certain times, day to day regiem. Nothing sounded better after a long day, of driving 93 miles, than to sit in my backyard with a cold long neck bottle to my lips.
Except it happened one day. I snapped. I started to abuse it. What was just in time was a six letter word.
S-U-M-M-E-R. I had three whole months to be a drunk mess.
I didn't have a job. I didn't have school. I slept till noon because I was up until the early morning drinking. There is a certain time and place for things. This summer was my time to learn when enough is enough. I drank in different states, with different people and in really sketchy situations. My brother would say, "Dude, you have a problem." I refused to face it because I knew he was right. The real moment that opened my eyes was the day Germany beat Argentina for the World Cup, and I avoided getting a DUI riding on a beach cruiser on the Newport Peninsula. I thought I learned from that moment but there I was 3o minutes later running out of Ralph's, with a stollen octopus ballon in my hands.
It might be funny to a stranger, but that day set me over the edge. I really needed help. The only person who could help me was myself. Since that day I have had my fair share of idiotic drunk moments, however they happen on the occasion, and not everyday. I guess everyone needs that moment to spark an understanding that the time to gain control is now. Not tomorrow. Not when school starts. Now. So I did. I am slowly getting back to recreationally using alcohol as a time to relax, to celebrate, and to socialize. Not to cover up pain.
7. Love knows no boundaries and timing is a bitch.
I say that with confidence and resilience. I was given a script, from the moment that I took my first breathe on earth.
Name: Danika Iselin Hale Miller
Born: November 3,1991 at 5:53 pm
Sex: female
Gender: Girl.
What gender brings is the structured ideology that involves all shades of pinks and "pretties", delicates and softness. I live on this narrative as a heathy, beautiful caucasian baby girl. As my sponge of a brain soaked up every moment of information, I learned what it means to be a girl. With the help of Walt Disney, I learned to be a princess. Story after story. Bullshit after bullshit. Fairytale after fairytale. I mindlessly consumed it all to believe that this story of Cinderella will soon, one day be mine. That I will find my "Prince Charming", my "Happily Ever After…" and never have a fucking worry in the world.
What homedawg, Walt forgot to add in theses stories is that love is blinder than a bat. Love is blind to age, race, and gender. Love is stronger than a missing slipper or a dying rose. It is as powerful enough to control the human brain and squeeze a beating heart till it bursts. No matter how hard you throw your feelings out of the window and spoon-feed yourself to think, "No, you do not love this person. You can't love this person." It comes hurling back into the window like Nigel the pelican, when he flies into the dentists office to save Marlin in Finding Nemo. Life gets a wee bit messy.
This year I learned what I don't want in a person. As I learned what I don't want, I realized who I did want. He was right there in front of me the entire time. I needed that person, he was who I had been missing. He enlightened me in knowing how I deserve to be treated. What hurt the absolute most is that I can't have it. I can't have the love that I know can fit for me.
It may not be perfect but it was worth the try. It may not work but damn it could have worked for a second. Because once you find that love, the love that makes you mad, excited, vulnerable and happy all at once– you know its worth fighting for. When you feel like the most beautiful woman in the world you want to keep that feeling for as long as possible. You will give up anything to keep that person who makes you feel that way.
The stars couldn't align. Our luck wore out. We tirelessly tried everything to make us happen. The world wasn't ready for us. As hard as it was to understand, we had to let go, we had to be okay with not being okay.
With the help of Mick Jagger's sexy voice, and my sticky life moment, I learned that I can't always get what I want. I slipped and fell. I fell and broke every metaphorical pivotal functioning bone in my body. The pain pierced through my veins and I believed that I was dying. I gave my life for that love and I could never regret it. Who I love is my prerogative. It is not the world's job to know at all times who it is that I love. That is why timing always beats love. Just like how paper always beats rock. It swallows it whole so you can never see it again. But hey I guess that is how the game is played, right?
8. "Get in the game"
I met a man in Yosemite. His occupation is a "life coach". He got a "vibe" that I was in Yosemite for a reason. Well, what better reason than to meet him? This man gave me the best damn advice that I needed at the time.
"Danika, get in the game. Life is not a spectator sport. You either do it or you don't."
He continued on with his visual metaphor of skydiving, "You can't kind of jump out of a plane. You have to commit to jumping out of a plane." His views on tandem skydiving are as follows, "Do you want to be known as a human fanny pack? Because that's what you are if you jump out of a plane connected to someone else."
From that day on, I regained a little bit of my broken heart and started to put the millions of shattered pieces back together. I got my head back into the game.
Every decision that I make, is made because I refuse to let life pass by. I refuse to spectate my own life. I am heart broken. Yet, I can't keep letting my pain stop me from this incredible, remarkable fucking crazy life that I have. I am in my game. I am playing it at my pace. Winning and losing. Sometimes I lose more than I win. But hot damn I am doing it and not afraid of all of the terrible things that could happen.
The days I turned 23 was a day of intense gratitude. I was immensely overwhelmed with love from friends, family and strangers. It was the best way to say Au revoir to 22.
As seasons pass, and minutes turn into hours, I will never forget 22. As age defines the very existence of the human body, and as the years build I hope that I will confidently say that 22 was a year learning to feel alive. The good and the bad of "living". The tears that I painfully wept, the laughs that I uncontrollably bursted, the relationships that I created, and hearts that I crushed at 22 lays at ground zero for 23.
Where will I go? What will I do? Whatever comes my way, whatever shapes, shakes and breaks me will only build onto what I learned at 22.
So cheers, cheers to opportunity, to dreams, to molding old and new passions.
Cheers to love.
Cheers to me.
Cheers to 23.


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I just came back from a beautiful "soul connective" girl's vacation in Bundville, Vermont. I have a sacred soul sister group, every year we plan a girl's getaway to keep our connection strong, and our bond tight. This year we chose the Green Mountain State, Vermont. So why Vermont? Well, there was certainly something that led us there. A yoga festival called Wanderlust, the weekend of June 18th and we all just happened to be free for some vacation time. With Wanderlust calling us and our open availability… all energies aligned just right to find our "True North" Wanderlust journey.
When looking for lodging in Bundville, my girlfriends know that I have a passion on finding places to stay… they kindly delegated this task to me. I eagerly got online and searched hotels and rentals. Came across a charming renovated farmhouse rental on VRBO located in the cozy town of Bundville, VT. Bundville is located at the base of Stratton Mt. where the festival is held, only 8- 10 min drive to our daily yoga adventures at Wanderlust.
The Farm house rental is called "Rolling Hills" so appropriately named… as Vermont is full of picturesque vast green rolling hills. The Rolling Hills farm house was super charming, Kim the owner is also an interior designer- which is apparent when entering the home. The farm house was filled with natural light and contained a warm, cozy & embracing energy. Kim did such a wonderful job with updating for modern conveniences, and left the character of the home intact with the original wood floors & spindle staircase. Furniture was good quality and comfy. The kitchen was our hub for connection; food, wine and good conversation. We also used the outdoor hot tub, so nice to soak after practicing yoga all day at the festival. Just happened that the full moon was upon us, our nights were illuminated by the luminescent moon. The farm house has 5 bedrooms and 2 baths, which suited us perfectly as a group of 6 and would be great for families.
Wanderlust Festival – This was our first time to experience and I can say we all really enjoyed the classes, teachers and attendees. All involved were there with open hearts, sharing their journeys that brought them to Wanderlust and the spiritual practice of yoga. Wanderlust has done a great job of building a community of like-minded hearts and souls. Not only was there a plethora of yoga classes available, they also offered "speak easy" classes, amazing local food vendors, and awesome clothing & apparel companies from all over the country. Our bodies were stretched, our souls were connected, our bellies were happily full and our wardrobes grew.
Wanderlust- an irrepressible desire to… travel the world, practice yoga, eat locally, live sustainably, be creative and build a community around mindful living.
Wanderlust also offers social gatherings at night; we chose to partake in two events: 1- Uncorked with live music, something to sip on while watching the sun set high atop Stratton Mountain. 2- Farm to table community dinner located in a lodge near the mountain village. Both events were amazing, taking the gondola up to Uncorked was awesome; once we arrived the views were breathtaking. The Farm to table dinner was served family style. Tables were country casual and the food was locally sourced and so scrumptious. Highly recommend adding these 2 events if attending a Wanderlust festival.
Below are a couple of amazing companies with yoga & lifestyle apparel that I truly love and support… so worth checking out.
Spiritual Gangster – Yoga clothing for high vibration living.
Buddha Pants – clothing company dedicated to creating multi-functional travel ready apparel, focusing on comfort & encouraging an active lifestyle.
Silver & Sage Jewelry – Yoga-inspired jewelry. Mala beads, bracelets, earrings, necklaces. Natural stones accented with sterling silver and gold charms. Jewelry for life.
Erro Shop – hand dyed garments designed for women in search of adventures on the road less traveled.
To find your true North, we must salute to the south – Wanderlust
Such a beautiful journey with my girlfriends that created eternal memories. Wanderlust has festivals in the US, Canada & are expanding worldwide. If you are looking for a new adventure, I highly recommend. Take your friends, loved ones or go with just yourself, it's a big open community of friendly yogis welcoming all to join.
Sending love and gratitude to my soul sisters and to all, may LOVE always lead our journeys onward.


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The allegations of sexual misconduct made by four young men against Bishop Eddie Long, pastor of the New Birth Missionary Baptist Church outside Atlanta, are especially poignant because of the minister's long-standing public hostility toward homosexuality. Long has preached vehemently against homosexuality and even led a march in 2004 to oppose same-sex marriage.
If these allegations turn out to be true — and we are well aware that they are only accusations — Long will not be the first public figure to preach against what he practices. The Root asked popular TV psychologist Jeff Gardere to address the contradictions between word and deed of so many public figures when it comes to homosexuality.
The Root: If the allegations against Bishop Eddie Long are true, his public behavior would be completely at odds with his private life. Why do we so often see that among public figures?
Jeff Gardere: I think it's a conscious or subconscious way of coming to terms with being in denial about their own feelings or proclivity toward being homosexual. Psychologically, they cannot tolerate the idea that they can act on those impulses. They quite often feel that if they publicly fight homosexuality, this may be a way to atone for their own sinful behavior and their own sinful thoughts.
I had a friend who went to jail for beating someone in a bathroom because the guy said, "Hey, good looking." It turned out that my friend, while in jail and afterward, was involved in homosexual affairs. It's almost a projection, if you will, of their orientation.
TR: Why is it so often people in the public spotlight who are so vehement in their hostility toward homosexuality?
JG: Where they are in life gives them the power to deal with homosexuality that way; if it's a family guy who feels secretly homosexual, he'll bad-mouth homosexuals in front of his family. It's not about being a public figure that makes them want to act out this way.
TR: How do you treat this denial?
JG: It is very difficult to get someone to admit that their hate toward homosexuals may be a denial of their own homosexuality; it's something that happens very slowly in therapy, where you question: What is the impetus? What is the reason? What are the ethics of hating someone they perceive as being different from themselves? Is this a manifestation of impulses they cannot tolerate?
If you cannot deal with your feelings or conflicts with your own homosexuality in a constructive manner, you're either left with being a ranting homophobe or you might act out sexually, or you became an alcoholic or a drug addict or even very promiscuous heterosexually. There are many ways to deal in an unhealthy manner with any issues we are trying to repress.
TR: Is there a level of subterfuge in their behavior?
JG: I don't think these guys wake up and say, "I know I am gay, and I am going to cover up by being anti-gay." They live in a fugue state. It may be unconscious behavior. It's a step toward failure later on; it's much worse to be outed.
It's almost like having a split personality. On part of the day or month or week, you give in to this Mr. Hyde thing; most of the time you're a Dr. Jekyll and fighting these impulses. These are very real emotional and psychological issues. Someone like that really needs treatment and needs to be on the [analyst's] couch.
Joel Dreyfuss is The Root's managing editor. Follow him on Twitter.


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