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Book, Line, and Sinker
(A Library Lover's Mystery)
3rd Book in Series
Cozy Mystery
A Berkley Prime Crime Mystery
The Berkley Publishing Group (December 4, 2012)
Published by The Penguin Group
Cover Illustration by Julia Green
Cover Design by Rita Frangie
Mass Market Paperback: 304 pages
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Jenn McKinlay has written another bestseller here.
The reader is welcomed right into the Briar Creek Library for a meeting of the crafternoon group. The group works on their crafts like knitting or crochet while discussing the pre-selected book. Of course the discussion gets off track and family news and community gossip is shared. Talks try to stay on topic if sour "lemon" Mrs. Cole is lurking. These characters are fantastic!!!! In this installment Lindsey's ex even makes an appearance. Will his presence throw a wrench in Lindsey's and Sully's romance? This reviewer is not telling. 🙂
McKinlay writes a fast paced mystery filled with humor, romance and intrigue. The friendships are genuine and true. Briar Creek sounds like a wonderful place to live and the library a perfect place to be to keep your thumb on the pulse of the community. I really hate getting to end of these stories knowing I must wait months to visit Lindsay, Beth, Sully, Heathcliff and even Mrs. Cole again. I will be watching for Read It and Weep to hit the shelves. Soon I hope.
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Jenn is the New York Times bestselling author of the Cupcake Bakery mystery series and the Library Lover's mysteryseries. She will be debuting the London Hat Shop mysteries in 2013. She also writes the Decoupage mystery series under the name Lucy Lawrence and the Good Buy Girls mystery series under the name Josie Belle.
Her main interests are reading, writing, baking, knitting and skateboarding. She lives in sunny AZ in a house overrun with kids, pets and guitars.
Find out more about Jenn McKinlay at www.jennmckinlay.com
6 Responses to "Review: Book, Line and Sinker by Jenn McKinlay"
Too funny, I just finished the first book in the series last night! I thoroughly enjoyed this cozy and seeing how this is book 3 already, I better get a move on now! 🙂
Sounds interesting. Thank you for sharing. Blessings, Susan Fryman
Thank you. The author link did not work, but I will check er out on Fantastic Fiction! Dee
I love this authors books, this one sounds good also!
This sounds like a fun series! Thanks for introducing it to me.
I have the first book in the series, but I haven't had the chance to read it yet (pretty long reading list). Thank you for your review. I can tell I've got a winner. I love a good series.
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Dodge Ram Transmission Problems
is there any way to to increase the line presure on a 5.2 ram 1500? I have been told that this is the reason for most of dodge transmission problems. I am also getting a fluxuation in rpm at highway speeds. You can hear and see the variation in rpm. At 70mph with the cruise set it will bounce about 300rpm. So if the rpm is steady at 3000 it will bounce up to 3300. Its almost like a mini slip. I was told it could be my lock up converter going bad. Any info would be great.
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newdodgeowner Posts: 4I have a 2001 Dodge Ram with a 5.9. I noticed mine doing the same thing that yours is doing. I was driving it and was going about 70 and the cruise kicked on and it felt like someone had hit the brakes. I could not get the cruise off and the truck would not go. I had it towed to a shop and they told me that a ball in the transmission that keeps fluid from draining back had got stuck and burned the tranny up. I had it rebuilt and now it doesnt shift right. When I use the cruise the rpms will bounce like you talked about. I dont know what else can be done except have it looked at. I wish I had the answer for you.0
I was told it is the lock up converter. I also know there is a way to increase line pressure to help keep the clutches and steels applies to help stop slippage. The funny thing is my tranny went out at 9,500 miles. I got the truck brand new and have always checked my fluid and changed it regularly. When the tranny blew I was over 100 miles from home, call the dodge help line and they said they would tow it to the nearest dealer. I told them I wanted it taken back to my home town where I wouldnt have to travel to get the truck back. They told me no and I ended up paying a 120+ towing bill. I am so over dodge. Never again will I buy a dodge vehicle. Next will be a ford turbo diesel. Oh yeah, when my local dealer pulled my tranny pan off they told me there was about 1/2 inch of black crap in the bottom of the pan and it wasnt clutch material. They replaced it no ?'s asked and and the lines and radiator. Since the tranny cooler is in the radiator and they didnt want anymore problems they just replaced it all. Maybe when I get up I will put up a post about how much a P.O.S. this truck really is. If I knew how lemon law works I would definatly try to get a replacement.0
Can anyone please help !!! I purcased a 98 ram 3500 diesel and the trans. started to slip in and out of overdrive the dealer fixed it by replacing the throttle pos. sensor; but now the trans. is slipping in 1st. 2nd. 3rd. however, 4th gear overdrive seems to grab fine. Inaddition, every once in awhile it will just pop right out of gear and slip then go back into gear. The dealer claims the slipping is not happening and it didnt pop out of gear when they drove it. any pointers any one thanks, carnut0
When my 96 3500 Cummins would start slipping, that was my sign to check the stick and top off. I had my trans serviced every year, with filter, pan gasket, band adjustment, and fluid change.
Two things to check:
- fluid level, and make sure you are using the proper fluid (ATF+3 or 4)
- if the trans hasn't been service, have a complete service done as described above (not just a fluid change)
If those two don't cure the slip, you likely have a torque converter issue.
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Thanks so much kcram, for the advice. I will have the trans tune up done. If that doesn't ill try and scrape up the funds for a BD transmission. carnut0
james59 Posts: 4HAVING PROBLEM WITH TRANSMISSION SHIFTING IN AND OUT OF OVERDRIVE OR TORGUE CONVERTER DISCONNECTING. MOSTLY BETWEEN 50 AND 70 MPH. SOMETIMES RUNS 100 MILES WITHOUT A SHIFT, OTHER TIMES HAPPENS CONSTANTLY. ANYONE HAD THIS PROBLEM?0
drivelarge Posts: 1james59, We have had the same problem with a new transmission installed in our 1996 Dodge 3500 4x4. We have taken the truck to the dealership here twice and they seemed to have found the problem but did not fix it correctly. It started shifting in and out again but, not as much. What really bothers us is that it has a FULL WARRANTY and they would not stand behind it! It cost us $135.00 to have them hook the truck up to there diognosics machine. So... dose anyone know what to do about them not honoring the agreement??? Drivelarge0
I don't know how I missed this one, but line pressure IS NOT an issue with Dodge transmissions. In fact, almost all automatics produce more line pressure than is necessary 95% of the time.
Slipping can be caused by a number of things, but the designed line pressure is not one of them.
Your 300 RPM change is more than likely indicating the torque converter coming out of lock-up. This, too, can be caused by a variety of things, including a bad throttle position sensor or dirty shift solenoids.
hansienna Posts: 2,312How frequently do you recommend changing the transmission fluid and filter in 2001-2006 DC minivans with 3.3L V6 and Chrysler PT Cruisers with base 2.4L inline 4 cylinder (without Turbo).?0
When going up hill in 3rd with overdrive locked out, the transmission momentarily downshifts to 2nd and back to 3rd. This can occur once or several times in a row. Any suggestions???
Depends on your speed at the time. If your speed is at a computer-determined shift point under the conditions, it will hunt back and forth like that. Speed up or slow down a few mph, and that should keep you in a single gear.
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Thanks for the quick reply. I'll try your suggestion and see if that cures the problem.0
Hope someone can help with this one. I have an 01 1500 series with overdrive and transmission always appears to want to take off in third gear. The code comes up on the scanner as a P-1762 govenor pressure sensor.0
pegleg95 Posts: 3I am having the same problem. The transmission governor pressure solenoid and governor pressure sensor are on the bottom of the valve body just inside the transmission pan. I plan on replacing both of these because you can't be sure which one is bad and I don't want to have to do the job twice. It is a simple job; drop the tranny pan, replace components, replace pan, refill fluid. This link may help you: link title It deals with a diesel but it's all the same.0
I have a 95 ram 3500 2wd diesel, the trans is slipping in and out of gear only when parked for about an hour or more on level ground especially when cold, but it disappears after a mile or two. HOWEVER; if i park in my driveway which is at a slight incline it never slips,even when it's cold. Anyway i'm stuck to trying to find an incline everytime i have to leave the truck for more than an hour. My truck has 130,000 miles, please help, do i need a new trans. thanks carnut170
Thanks pegleg I took it to a transmission shop that offered a free check (the best kind) and he told me what I already knew except he has had a few problems with wiring being damaged from the computer to the transmission. I am going to take it to him next Friday and he is going to check it for me. I will let you know what happens.0
ddually Posts: 2I have a '96 ram 3500 pickup with a Cummins diesel and 4 speed auto trans. My problem is that the trans suddenly won't shift into overdrive. One day it shifted fine the next day it wouldn't shift into 4th gear. The fluid is full and has about 5000 miles since the last fluid and filter change. I checked all fuses and relays they seem fine. I also checked electrical connections to the trans, all are still connected and corrosion free. Any ideas on what the problem might be? Thanks for your help. Tom0
need4speed60 Posts: 1I'm getting a code P1756 (Transmission control pressure not equal to target) any thoughts as to what that could be?0
You indicate that the transmission fluid was changed 5000 miles ago. What type of transmission fluid was installed? How many miles on this transmission?
Hello ddually, I had the exact same trans. problem on my 95 ram 3500 diesel. It turned out to be the throttle position sensor. I am almost 90% sure this is the problem. I think the 10% might be the wrong trans. fluid but i doubt it. Let me know the outcome.0
I have a 2006 Ram 1500 Quad cab with the 5.7 multi displacement Hemi. On cold and cool mornings or evenings when I start it and place it in gear the transmission will sit there from anywhere of 3 to 6 seconds before it to engages. It's still under warranty and the dealer tells me this is normal. Has anyone else heard of this?0
my 94 4x4 1500 318 auto did some Very weird stuff* tonite.
i went and replaced the egr valve at advance..when i went to leave,the truck literally wouldnt go into ANY gear..i tried revving,etc,no dice..when i shut the truck Off tho,and restarted,it went into 1st....i tried to drive it home,but it was refusing to go from 1st to any other gear....i finally figured out that if i shut the truck off,then restarted it and put it in gear,it would pull off to about 21mph...at which point it would flash and no gears....i made it to about 2 miles away,and this time when i did the restart,the truck pulled off Strong and All 3 gears..PERFECT..so,like,wtf?...then,i get home and revved it,its fine..took it out of gear,put it back in,and im back where i started,no gears..just exactly what in the hell is wrong with this thing?
any help would be appreciated.
Edit:btw,the guy at advance did a scan,Before this happened,With the truck running..
i asked him if it should be off first and he said no?
the truck Never did this until he did that scan,im wondering if he messed it up somehow,by testing it running?
the codes came up as code 31 and some weird code hex4??
again,thanx in advance for any help..Brokedown in New York.0
yes,because the trans gets no fluid until you either put it in gear or Neutral..the front pump doesnt activate in Park.best thing to do is to put it in neutral Before you put it in any gear..let it flow some fluid Then put it in gear....there is a way to redo the trans with a special valve to cure this/no fluid pumping in park/,but it is a rather expensive fix.G/L,rob0
corkscrew Posts: 254Code 31 is a problem with the canister purge solenoid circut. I can't help with hex4 as my list only goes from 11 to 72 on OBD-1 equipped trucks.
To get the codes manually cycle the key in the following order: on-off-on-off-on but do not start the engine. Watch the check engine light, it will flash. A short pause between flashes will indicate the 2nd digit and a long pause will indicate the beginninng of a new code. When the cycle is complete you will get code #55
Check with your local dealer to see if the engine should be running or off when using a diagnostic code reader.0
jneal Posts: 247Whether or not the engine should be running depends on what test you are running and if your scanner is capable of reading those tests. Example: Engine Misfire....how ya gonna check that without the engine running?
Even the older OBD1 systems had some capability to make tests with the engine running.0
tomschem Posts: 1This past week the transmission on my 02 ram (5.9 4X4)started slipping. Now it only shifts from first into third after 50 MPH and then makes what seem like mini shifts. Still feels like it slips at low speeds. It was 3/4 qt low on fluid and I see some rodent bites in some wires but can't find any cut lines or vacume lines. What is going on??? Engin lite is on so I am going to the dodge dealer asap. Any ideas outthere?0
Yes I spoke to the service manager and he showed me a service bulletin that states that it can take up to 3-6 seconds after the vehicle has sat for 8 hours or more. I guess the fluid drains from the torque converter. He didn't say if this was a defect in the transmission or if a fix was coming. Just said that once it was placed in any gear other than park the pump would kick in and once the pressure was up 3-6 seconds there shouldn't be any problem. Any way thanks for the response. PS what is the fix0
i`ve learned a lot in the past 3 days,but my trucks still down.now has no codes,yet it doing the same thing..start it,put it in gear it works fine,change to park then back and no gears..gotta be something stupid..one guy says limphome mode.?im just praying for a good answer.
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sluggo33,the part you need is listed on that page,its a tube that allows the convertor to be fed in park..gl.
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good luck,and if anyone knows whats up with my truck,please reply.
so far ive heard the computer needs to be reprogrammed,reflashed,bad convertor,bad wiring,bad sensors,etc etc..the baffling fact is that it Will work fine,Once..but take it out of gear and its gone....
o,the best part,i bought another 94,360-2wd 1500 longbed so i would have something to drive ,guess what happened on the way home?
yep,trans acted weird..SIGH!!!!!0
xrotaryguy Posts: 2[quote=rollerdoo]I am also getting a fluxuation in rpm at highway speeds. You can hear and see the variation in rpm. At 70mph with the cruise set it will bounce about 300rpm. So if the rpm is steady at 3000 it will bounce up to 3300. Its almost like a mini slip. I was told it could be my lock up converter going bad. Any info would be great.[/quote]
I am having the exact same problem. According to a response on this forum, it sounds like some of the likely solutions are replacing the tps, or shift solenoids. Are there any other likely problems that I should look into concerning this problem?
It also sounds like wiring problems are not uncommon on these systems. I live in Arizona, and I have had more automotive wiring problems (I have 9 cars) since I moved here than I ever did in Oregon. It's phobably not a bad idea to go around the tps connections, transmission wiring connections etc. with a tube of dielectric grease. This has solved many of my wiring problems in the past.
Since this seems to be a common problem with these trucks, why do I not see any receall or service bulletins? Maybe Chrysler would not be the fourth best selling auto manufacturer (Toyota is kicking their butt these days) if they treated their customers a little better.0
skkat Posts: 1The transmission in my father's 1996 Dodge 1500 pick-up recently went out. He took it in to have it re-built. The person working on says they have rebuilt the transmission but it still won't shift into first gear. The have told him it is due to the computer and the pcm needs to be replaced to fix the problem. Does this sound legitimate?0


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Some of the shots look great, looking forward to seeing more, hopefully it's not too far away either.
Be interesting to see how they finance the servers without a monthly fee, I don't mind the real world money shop idea, as long as they don't make it essential to playing the game properly. Advertising outsie the game world could work too, like in the launcher or something.
9 part walkthrough of the Human starting area and a charr area also. (this is part 1)
Guild Wars 2
Guild wars 1 has had the same model for the last 5 years, I wouldn't worry too much about advertising or monthly fees or micro transactions.
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Guild wars 1 has had the same model for the last 5 years, I wouldn't worry too much about advertising or monthly fees or micro transactions.
That's the word I was looking for.
But the original GW, would not have had the same server costs, as it was instance based, not an open persistent world. The only thing that was server based, was the non instanced hubs. This will be very different.
No more secondary professions! For better or for worse ...
I'm not totally sure about no secondaries, that was one of the defining features. Then again, looking at my characters most are focused on the Primary anyway - indeed it'd probably give a bit more focus for the new combat system.
well you have to have a healing skill, and many secondaries were monk, so that sort of covers that off. Not mine though, I was a spiteful spirit necro/mes.
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Guild wars 1 has had the same model for the last 5 years, I wouldn't worry too much about advertising or monthly fees or micro transactions.
You would be a fool to believe that GW2 won't have any costs, hidden or otherwise this time around.
WoW rakes in a record amount of revenue each month and yet we've seen Blizzard now move into micro-transactions. SoE arguably held the MMO crown for many years based purely on monthly sub, yet now has Live Gamer shops for pretty much all its games, with Free Realms operating mostly on micro-transactions.
Give me one reason why a business, seeing how the MMO markets have changed over the last 5 years, would release a new MMO and not have some kind of revenue around it.
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This isn't going to run on bog standard PC's anymore is it?
That was the one thing I loved about the original GW. I could put it on my cheap old lap top when I was working away from home for a few days, and it would still run smoothly and look beautiful.
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Just got the Guild Wars complete collection (includes Eyes of the North)- anyone else still playing this?
I am, I've still got two campaigns to complete (NF and EotN).
Some big info spooges in the last few weeks. Dynamic Events sounds like MMO nirvana. Hope they make it work.
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Ooh, if anyone's up for playing the original GW sometime let me know. I've a character in Prophecies (Locket Rival) and one in Factions (Locke Trivial), and would enjoy the company
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If GW2 lives up to its promise, I think it's going to be as revolutionary as the jump from EQ to WoW.
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Some big info spooges in the last few weeks. Dynamic Events sounds like MMO nirvana. Hope they make it work.
That feature sounds like it's rife for abuse. Watch as the Guild Wars 2 Goonswarm equivalent destroys entire servers!
Letting the player have control over the world can be a mistake if you allow them too much freedom because assholes love to grief. You should provide more of a fixed world sandbox for the playerbase to play around in not with.
I would imagine the stuff they are talking about is purely PvE stuff though, not like WAR where the massive RvR zerg results in an entire faction being gimped off the map in about 20 minutes.
What I think they are getting at from a technical point of view is for what would be a traditional quest hub to exist in several different states i.e taking WoWs phasing and WARs public quests and making them work together. Your involvement is captured on the fly and you are rewarded accordingly but the results of the 'public quest' affect the actual game world far more than WAR ever implemented.
I agree with iok, despite taking ideas that are already out there to some degree, if they pull it off, it will be the kick up the arse mmorpgs have been sadly lacking.
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It'll probably end up more like the original guild wars or lotro.
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Sounds good. Phasing and PQs are two things that worked really nicely and I expect Arenanet will be able to improve them even more.
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There has been a lot of information about Guild Wars 2 over the past few months but just so people know, the first ever public hands on demo will be at Gamescom (I think on the 19th?) and the first english hands on demo will be at Pax at the start of september. Lots to look forward to I think
I had a good old bash at Guild Wars back in the day, and it was an enjoyable game, but the one thing i did feel that was holding it back was the empty feeling of the world. I know it's stupid, but there are simple pleasures to be had in just watching other people do their thing or interacting with them, even if its in a minor way.
Something that always sticks out in my mind was a moment in Final Fantasy XI where i was still new to the game, and died horribly when attempting to solo a mob. When you die you lose XP, but you get most of it back if someone rezzes you. There i was lying on the ground about to suck up the XP loss and spawn back in town when a passing white mage on a Chocobo spotted me, ran over, dismounted and started casting the lenghty and costly (MP wise) spell Raise III.
You just can't get those little moments unless you have a fully persistant open world. Of course on the flipside nothing pissed me off more in Warcraft when you'd get some massive wanker who is 60 levels higher than you running around twatting lower level players.
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You just can't get those little moments unless you have a fully persistant open world. Of course on the flipside nothing pissed me off more in Warcraft when you'd get some massive wanker who is 60 levels higher than you running around twatting lower level players.
I never understood why Blizzard didn't set triggers that would kick-in once someone had killed XX people of YY levels below them. Once they had, change their mount into a pathetic pink chicken or something. Make it get smaller and more pathetic the more they killed lower-level people.
A badge of dishonour type thing.
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as far as mmos go- this is probably the only title* I have actually had some belief it might be something special. They have the mmo history, and more importantly the talent and will be very interesting to see how it does. The only worry is it being Free to play- that audience is a bit of a nightmare.
*Sorry FFXV too.
Excuse my language but...holy fuck!
Edit: Eejit. Just spotted it on EGTV.
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Details of GamesCom demo - Arenanet to forego sleep to support the show - playing GW2 remotely with attendees!
Cam footage of some gameplay, looking good to me.
And shit loads of art on the wiki.
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Cam footage of some gameplay, looking good to me.
And shit loads of art on the wiki.
Looks very good. The only MMO i'm even remotely interested in, now.
I loved Guild Wars, but Eve takes up enough of my time already... argh!
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Is anyone else lolling that NCsoft is trying to sell Aion next to GW2? I mean really, the gulf in quality is enormous. Aion is grindy to the max and completely uninspired visually, where GW2 won't be either of those, I hope.
Oh, and GW2 will have a tweaky character creator, glee. I love tweaky character creators.
I have to admit I had certain concerns, mostly that it just wouldn't feel like Guild Wars. After that walkthrough, I don't feel that'll be an issue in the slightest, and I now NEED it.
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The Ruby
Published by H. J. Howe, Jeweler
Syracuse, New York
Following is the text of a promotional booklet of fourteen pages published in about 1924 by H(enry) J. Howe, a jewelry firm located from 1860 to 1978 in Syracuse, New York. The text is attributed to Justin Wood. J. R. Wood & Son was itself a New York City jewelry firm established in 1850, with locations in Chicago and San Francisco as well as a production plant in Brooklyn.
It is hard for us to imagine the vast accumulations of gems that are to be found in some of the State Treasuries of the Orient.
Great fortunes in gems could be hoarded within small compass and easily moved in times of danger. These were the Oriental potentate's security against the tottering of his throne.
Of the gems in these collections the warmblooded ruby, more often mentioned in Hindu legend than any other, has always been a favorite.
The inventory of the jewel-treasuries of the late Shah of Persia, shows their value to be about fifty million dollars. Among the gems are many priceless rubies, one of them (set in the Royal Crown}, is as large as a hen's egg.
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The blood-red ruby, its glowing color aptly suggesting the heat of midsummer, is one of the rarest and most beautiful gems. While since the earliest times many different stones, including the various kinds of garnet, red tourmaline and others, have been erroneously called rubies, the true or "Oriental" ruby is a distinct species, composed like the lovely sapphire, of corundum. Corundum, the name of which is derived from an old Hindu word, first came from India. It is a crystallized form of aluminum and ranks next to the diamond in hardness. A less valuable form of this material than the gem ruby or sapphire is frequently encountered in the polishing-wheels and other abrasive implements that are used in machine-shops.
Nearly all of the finest rubies are procured from Burma where the ruby mines have been known and operated for many centuries. These mines are worked upon concessions purchased from the Burmese Crown, but the purchaser of such a concession is allowed to retain only stones under a certain size, all larger gems becoming the property of the Crown. For this reason but few fine rubies of great size have found their way outside of Burma, and it is to be deplored that many small and unimportant gems which find their way into the European markets were once a part of fine large stones which were broken into fragments by their finders to prevent their confiscation by the Crown.
One of the King of Burma's titles is "Lord of the Rubies." It is, therefore natural that he should be the possessor of the finest known collection of these gems.
The finding of a ruby of great size and beauty is a cause for celebration in Burma, it being the custom to send out a procession of grandees, soldiers and elephants in ceremonial attire to escort the gem into the royal city.
Good rubies of a slightly darker color than the Burmese stones are found in quantity in Siam. Inferior gems are procured from Ceylon and India, while occasionally the ruby is encountered in North Carolina and Montana.
Quality in the Ruby
The finest ruby is the one which in point of color most closely approximates the fresh blood of a pigeon and which is comparatively free from flaws or inclosures of foreign substances.
The common faults of inferior specimens are lack of clearness, the presence of clouds, cracks and fissures, uneven distribution of color, paleness or too great depth of color.
So valuable are flawless rubies of good color that when they ascend above a carat in weight their values depend to a considerable extent upon fancy. A three carat ruby of desirable qualities is a rarity and possesses a value many times greater than that of a diamond of the same size.
Throughout history the ruby has held equal place with the emerald in value among gems. It was known to the ancient Greeks as "anthrax," to the Romans as "carbunculus". It was one of the twelve stones used in the Ephod or sacred breastplate of the Jewish High Priest. It is interesting to note that according to the Arab historian Abd-er-Rhaman, writing 829 A.D., the sarcophagus of Cheops, the Pharaoh of the Great Pyramid, contained a sword which bore in its hilt a fine ruby "as large, as a hen's egg and brilliant as a flame."
As the ancients believed the ruby to be of a phosphoric nature, becoming more radiant if exposed to heat or to the full rays of the sun, it was made the subject of much tradition. Thus, according to the Talmud, Abraham, when keeping his wives shut up in an iron city, in order to give them light set a bowl of rubies in the center of the city, which filled all the air with lustre.
In ancient and medieval times the ruby was thought to possess the quality of warning its wearer of the presence of poison by growing dark and cloudy. By the same manifestations it was believed to indicate evil, misfortune, or any danger which threatened its owner. The following, taken from a sixteenth century work on gems, explains one way at least in which such a belief could have gained foothold:
A wealthy jeweler one day having washed his hands, sat at a table, when, glancing at a ruby ring he wore on his finger, he noticed that the stone which usually delighted his eye had lost its brilliancy and become dull. Since he believed in the superstitions connected with the gem, he became convinced that some misfortune threatened him, so he removed the ring and placed it in a case. A fortnight later one of this man's sons died. Reminded by this event of the phenomenon observed in the ruby, the jeweler took it from its case and found that it had recovered its pristine brilliancy. This fact confirmed him in his belief in the ominous quality of the stone. Once more, shortly after washing his hands he remarked anew that the splendor of the ruby was dimmed, and again fell a prey to anxiety, lest some fresh misfortune was impending. Since, however, his apprehensions proved vain and no untoward event occurred, he investigated the matter carefully, and discovered that the obscuration of the color was due to a drop of water which had penetrated between the ruby and a foil that was placed beneath the stone to improve its color. When the water evaporated the former brilliancy of the stone returned.
The ruby was regarded as a potent charm against sadness and many forms of sin and vice. If the four corners of a house, garden or vineyard were touched with a ruby, they would be preserved from lightning, tempests and worms.
A belief is held by the Burmese that rubies ripen in color gradually while maturing in the earth-like fruit upon a sunny wall. This idea seems to have prevailed also among the writers of the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries.
A Strange Belief
The Burmese believe that the ruby confers invulnerability. To attain this end, however, it is not thought to be sufficient to wear the stone set in a ring, but the gem must be inserted in the flesh and thus become, in a way, a part of the owner's body. Those who in this way bear about with them a ruby, confidently believe that they cannot be wounded by spear, sword or gun. A somewhat similar idea prevails among the Hindus who believe that the possessor of a fine ruby may live in peace and concord in the midst of his enemies. The power of this protection is supposed to depend upon the degree of perfection of the stone.
The ruby was used extensively as a cure for the plague, hemorrhages, and to dispell pestilential vapors. It was also used in the treatment of diseases of the eyes and for disordered livers.
Famous Rubies
Because of the fact that the largest rubies found in Burma are hoarded by the Burmese sovereigns, fine gems of great size have seldom found their way into Europe. There are, notwithstanding, a few noteworthy specimens.
Perhaps the finest ruby is the gem known by the formidable name, "Gnaga Boh;" Dragon Lord. This stone weighed forty-four carats in the rough, twenty carats after cutting. It is absolutely perfect.
The largest ruby of which we have record was a stone which weighed four hundred carats in the rough. This gem was broken into three parts of which two were cut, resulting in fine gems weighing seventy and forty-five carats.
A ruby the size of a pigeon's egg, once in the Russian regalia, was presented to the Czarina Catherine by Gustave III of Sweden, in 1777. This is the largest ruby in Europe.
When Peter the Great went to England in 1697, (working as a shipwright in the dockyards at Deptford), he paid a visit to William III, whom he had met before at the Hague. In taking his final leave Peter fumbled for a moment in his waistcoat pocket and drew therefrom a small parcel wrapped in a shabby scrap of dirty brown paper. This he pressed into the hand of King William. It contained a ruby worth fifty thousand dollars.
The great gem set in the Maltese cross fronting the Imperial Crown of England was for many years believed to be a priceless ruby. It is, however, a spinel—a stone of no great value.
Synthetic Rubies
It seems not amiss, inasmuch as we have heard a great deal about synthetic rubies in recent years. to add a word concerning these stones.
The term "synthetic" must not be confused with the word "imitation," for while a ruby's appearance can be imitated in glass, such a fabrication will not stand the tests that are used to distinguish the true ruby. The synthetic gem, on the other hand, is in structure a true ruby which will stand all tests of hardness, specific gravity, etc., though artificially produced. Such gems are easily distinguished from natural rubies by those who are familiar with them. Their production has tended to increase the value of true gems rather than to diminish it.
The fine pigeon-blood ruby is more rarely encountered in modern jewelry than any other gem, not because it is lacking in popularity but because of the ever-increasing difficulty with which good specimens are obtained. During the past few years the demand for the ruby has steadily increased and jewelers have had no difficulty in finding a ready market for such gems as they have been able to obtain. Those who possess good rubies are fortunate, for with the increasing demand there has been a commensurate increase in their value.
For the information contained in this little book, we are indebted to the following authors, to whom we wish to extend our thanks:
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Dr. W. T. Fernie
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You may be one of them.
It can be very confusing for those who have faced truly challenging chronic health conditions often without health insurance, severe financial hardship, and ongoing, generational racial, sexual and other forms of prejudice, to understand why those who truly seem far more privileged racially, financially or sexually feel so angry, depressed and left out.
How can this be? It doesn't seem to make sense. But humans are emotional beings. The famous trial lawyer Gerry Spence has been reported as saying, "we humans make up our minds with our hearts and then pick the facts to support our feelings."
Here's what I'm really getting crystal clear on - it's very hard for people to recognize their own privilege. Why? Because our emotional state often has us viewing our world from a place of scarcity, rather than abundance, no matter how fortunate we are.
Think about how challenging it is to get people to recognize how angry and aggressive they are as drivers. People who are perfectly nice and kind in many other ways are really miserable to be with while driving. The growing traffic congestion isn't an anomaly, it's just a fact of life in cities now, and yet so many people behave as if it's a sudden scenario created specifically to inconvenience them personally.
Heaven forbid you're crossing the street on foot, or riding a bike in front of where they want to be, and slow down some drivers by a few moments - they might try to use their car to physically push you off the road and would feel perfectly justified in doing so because damn it, they're in a hurry!
We humans are so often living in our own heads, running a script of painful scenarios of the past (whether from this morning or 20 years ago), or rehearsing possibly challenging scenarios for the future. We spend so much time listening to the dialog in our heads about the past and the future that we can find it very difficult to be right here and right now paying attention to the gift of the present, appreciating what we have.
Wealth and privilege aren't a shield against this. Only by becoming mindful that we're actually doing this can help us stop the unnecessary and chronically stressful drama of the chatter of what Buddhist call "the monkey mind."
Fortunately, there's a simple solution. We can be here now. It's not an easy solution. It takes ongoing practice, but the rewards are life changing. It's a key reason why millions of people have decided to take up a mindfulness practice. It's certainly the reason I did.
Once we decide that there's a good reason to be here now, to be her in this present moment and pay attention to what's really going on around us how can we build bridges of respected and understanding, even if sometimes we have to agree to disagree? And how does this lead to our owning our own story, and thus our own power?
We can start by recognizing our own privilege before wanting others to recognize it in themselves. I'm learning daily how to do this more deeply. I'm a white female who appears to be of the middle class. Walking down the street, or into a restaurant, or a business of almost any kind, I'm not a threat to anyone. I'll probably be treated with respect and can expect good service.
Well, maybe not if I go into a bike shop.
As I reflect on the past week, I'm finding interesting correlations between my observations at Interbike this past September, and our current political divide in the broader public. The bike world (both in the industry and advocacy side, but more so on the industry side), is filled with tribalism and exclusiveness. The industry especially continues to lead with athleticism, often very male focused, even though this approach hasn't led to a robust growth in bike sales.
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A wise friend of mine has shared with me that a letter of ideas might make me feel good, but I'll only see real progress if I'm ready to put skin in the game. If I step forward and raise the money to create a block of booths at Interbike to create a Pedal Love Pavilion (inspired by the "hand made" pavilion Interbike hosted four years ago that I was so impressed with), I'll be speaking a language Interbike can understand and most likely welcome and support.
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How running too many "Sales" can cost your business time, money and opportunity
"This week and this week only…", "Our Fantastic Everything's On Sale Sale", "Preseason Savings Time". If your business relies on running sales, I have some intriguing and thought-provoking questions to ask you about your marketing strategy.
Many businesses judge the effect of a sale by their sales during that period. Here's Question #1. Do you know how a sale affects your revenues in the periods preceding and following your sales?
Oftentimes, business owners and managers do not realize that, although a sale will bring in more customers (and decrease margins) it will negatively impact the weeks just prior to and just after the sale. Why? Because customers who have been informed by your advertising to expect the sale, put off their buying until the sale. And those that were intending to buy a bit later, move their buying up to take advantage of lower prices.
Sales Could Be Costing You Money
Many of your Sale customers are, in actuality, (1) your regular customers who reschedule their buying to coincide with your sales events, or (2) bargain hunters who chase the "coupon" and are uniformly without loyalty. I had a client in the auto repair business advertised a $9 oil change service. After a year he realized that less than 8% of the oil changes "couponers" returned for other service.
If your sales chart is made up of "Peaks and Valleys" as is true for the majority of businesses where sales are standard operating procedure, you're simply rescheduling your income. When you train your customers to expect and wait for Sales, you trade a steady, predictable sales pattern for one of extreme highs and lows without appreciably changing the end results.
Are You A "Sale-Addicted" Business?
Question #2. Did you ever wonder what would happen if you did not run frequent sales? Would you save time and money in staffing? Might you save time you now spend gearing up for "special marketing promotions"? Might you be able to spend more time on making your business the best of it's kind? Might you expend the saved effort on new and better ways to engender customer loyalty—all of which pay far better in the long run?
Having Fewer Sales Can Create Other Opportunities
And finally, Question #3. What could you do with the money you spend on Sale advertising if you significantly cut the amount of Sales you run? Couldn't you spend that money on advertising geared to differentiate you from your competitors and educate your customers as to why they should be doing business with you—regardless of price?
Remember, when buyers compare you with competitors and can not sense any real differences that would benefit them, they revert to making their choice on price. Thus, many companies that can't differentiate their product or prove their value, rely on Sales.
Perhaps the time has come to re-evaluate how you want to build your business—on the papier maché of "Sales" or on the hard steel of Value?
Think it over.


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You and me and dad..alone...for a few more days.
You turned two only a month ago, and yet thinking of you as a big sister makes you seem a hundred years old.
Everything about you is fun and happy and full of light.
I would say the most noticeable change you have had these last few months is your language skills. You talk talk talk!
"Was dat mommy?" as you point to an old orange rind, a ladybug, a panty liner. I give you the answer and you repeat back word for word whatever I say to you.
Other favorite phrases include, " I dow want to mommy," "Scawee, scawee (scary), OK, mommy daddy got you," "happy or sad?" ....and the best one by a landslide is "I wuv you mommy"...as you wrap your arms tight around my neck and proceed to kiss me so hard you are shaking.
As we get closer and closer to baby brother being here your awareness of what's going on really surprises me. I actually think you understand that I am growing a baby in my belly. One day, all on your own, you kissed and hugged my stomach and said., " I wuv you baby bruda". And since they you have been asking for my bare belly and kissing, hugging and expressing your love for him daily. You even include him in snack time sometimes by sharing your drink with him or your piece of cheese. "Yummy baby bruda".
I wonder if you are old enough to understand what love really means..but then again I wonder if any of us really are. All I know is when you say it, I feel it..and I know your brother does too.
You have a special kind of life because most of your days are spent with both your mom and dad. We both wake up with you in the morning, we eat our meals together, we put you down for a nap together, bathe you together, put you to bed at night together. We know this is rare and treasure these seemingly mundane moments together.
You are a creature of habit and love the consistency we have tried to give you with your schedule.
You don't fight naptime or bedtime (at the moment) and, I daresay, you're excited about both.
Bedtime consists of finishing dinner and then you immediately running to the bath. You first have to grab your bath baby. Usually you only want mom to help you out of the bath, but only with one hand becuase you are a big girl and can do it yourself. "Me do it". I then wrap you up in a towel and help you brush your teeth with your Dora toothbrushes. You prefer 2 toothbrushes and we roll our eyes and oblige. Then I brush your hair, scoop you up in my arms and we look at ourselves in the mirror as we tell the bathroom goodnight. Then I smother you in kisses before you turn off the bathroom lights. Lotion, diaper (you always ask for cream or baby powder), jammies and then reading time. You prefer to have mom sit in the rocking chair and dad lay on the floor...and you split your time sitting in your rocking chair next to me or crawling over dad like he is a jungle gym. We read try to read only 3ish books but you want more and more and more. You prefer mom to do the reading which means I get to read and re-read Puppy Boo everyday at least 4 times. Then lights out, you slam the door so it is pitch dark and then we all fumble around while you try and tuck Aspen in to her bed, throw as many animals as you can into your crib (favorites include, dino, muno, 2 babies, bear, dog and sometimes the hard plastic cow). You want me to pick you up but it is getting harder and harder in my state so I pretend I am the one lifting you while dad does all the work. We then discuss our day briefly, talk about what to look forward to tomorrow and then whether you are happy or sad about bedtime, you give both of us giant hugs and kisses while you tell us you love us. We count to 5 and into bed you go. 2 cookies and a half a vitamin c later, and we are outta there. After we leave you call out loudly " I love you mommy, I love you daddy." And you wait for our answer back... "We love you Nova." Then we look at each other and shake our heads because it is ridiculous how much we really do.
You had a brief moment a few months ago when we thought we were going to have to transition to a toddler bed, but since moving into our home and putting you back in a real crib you are fine sleeping in one again. Even though you prefer to climb out on your own you will call for us in the morning and kind of refuse to climb out until we are in there watching. We are NOT complaining. I also love when I come into you in the morning and you say, "I'm awake mommy"...with a little grin on your face. Then you proceed to talk non stop telling me all about your babies and animals and bed and dreams (no doubt). We had missed 12hrs together so we have a lot to catch up on.
Lets talk about Aspen. She is a doll Grandpa Lloyd bought you for Christmas and she is your best friend. She eats with us in the booster seat for every meal. She comes with us on most errands. She is usually wherever you are and she is starting to smell. Every other doll is named Aspen as well...but we all know there is only one REAL Aspen. Affectionally named after your baby cousin Aspen. Your first imaginary friend.
I am so impressed at how well you play make believe already.
I am so impressed with pretty much everything you say and do.
You are gaining a lot of interest in emotions and what they mean. We have numerous conversations each day about whether someone is happy or sad and what that means. I hope you are learning it is OK to feel everything.
If I am ever leaning my head down against the table or maybe I really am sad and you see tears, you will pat my back and say "it's ok mommy, I've got you". How can that not make me feel better?
You are a great eater but still prefer anything over meat or breads. Milk products you go nuts over though. "Yogie" (yogurt), cottage cheese and milk being your favorites. You accidentally learned what whipped cream was when I squirted it in your mouth and have recently gotten confused when asking for it. "Cream of wheat mommy, pease?" We like to eat cream of wheat together for breakfast sometimes but I couldn't get why you were asking for it at lunch time. Oh! You mean whipped CREAM.
Honey is also something you ask for everyday. Man, you are adorable.
You are a lover and want to kiss and hug everyone we say goodbye to. But not just any kiss, has to be a lip kiss. Lately you have been telling everyone you love them as you say goodbye as well.
You also like to point out when you think something is funny. How you pick up on humor is beyond me.
We still have lots of nicknames for you...pickle and noodle being our main ones at the moment.
With all the words you say, you still aren't very interested in saying your own name. You have...but when we ask you to you give us kind of a blank stare. Like you are thinking why in the world do I have to say my own name all the time. We think we are in part to blame for calling you pickle all the time.
Potty training we don't push but you do come to us and let us know when you want to use the toliet. It's awesome. Today alone you told us four different times you had to go "poo poo" (which means both) and we rushed to the toilet and every time you went! Proud parents. So far you have made the start of toilet training very easy for us.
You love playing in water, in your new toyhouse with daddy, playing basketball, nunning (running), swinging and jumping! When you go to your my gym classes you spend most of the time jumping to your heart's content on their 6ft trampoline. When you land on your bum you yell out "BUM!".
You recognize your street and other landmarks as we drive around and always announce you are home once we pull in the driveway.
Not our proudest moment but you now ask to watch shows or play games on the computer.
You have always been musically minded and remember melodies so well. We often catch you singing the wonder pets theme song, or the Dora theme song. We watched sound of music the other day and you recognized a couple songs we already sing to you and the last few days we have caught you singing edelweiss to yourself.
I can't forget to tell you we went and saw your first movie on your birthday. We watched Wreck it Ralph and you sat through the entire thing with sippy cup and cracker cup in hand. It was a proud moment for us.
We also taught you that while on chairs you need to be on either your knees or bum and you repeat "knees or bum" over and over again while testing your limits on chairs.
Your independence is growing and growing and I can see so much pride and sense of accomplishment everytime you figure something out on your own.
I could write and write and write about every little thing you are. I want to. I don't ever want to forget anything...and yet I know I will. It is reality that I will keep feelings and small, meaningful moments in my mind and the rest will float about only resurfacing if needed. The problem is, I feel like all my moments and memories with you are needed.
Changes are coming for you my sweet baby girl. In a few short days you will become a sister. I know your dad and I are giving you one of life's greatest gifts, a sibling. I know this and yet I find my eyes welling with tears when you let me rock you in my arms. I have loved having you as my only child. You won't really remember any of what has happened up to this point but I KNOW it has shaped your mind and heart. Recently a friend and fellow mother that I photographed wrote something to the effect, "...more than what it's done for me is what I hope it has done for you. I found time to carve out space for you in my life daily and I hope you know I will continue to do that forever..."
I will Nova. I will always have space for you...as much as you need. That is a gift that all mothers have...infinite space. I am just starting to realize that as I open my heart more and more for your brother. The space is endless. He is not taking yours, he is getting his own. This makes me sigh with relief.
Happy two years to my baby girl the color of lemons. And as the lullaby I wrote you sings, "You're part girl and part the sun." My shining star.
Love, Mom


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Brooklyn Mamas on Travel, Kids and Happy Hour
Henley Vazquez
Brooklyn Mamas is a collective of creative and ambitious mamas who are raising kids, working hard and finding the nearest bar. (Their words, not ours!) According to their mantra, finding the right community can change everything. As our team is part Brooklyn mamas, we wanted to find out more about the women behind the @brooklynmamas Instagram account, which we adore for the witty posts on love, life, and kiddos in hippest borough.
The group is so close, they can even answer an interview together. Check out their collective answers and then their individual responses below.
Q: What was your inspiration to start Brooklyn Mamas?
The decision to raise your family in Brooklyn is not an easy one. Space is limited, housing costs are extraordinary and the schooling system is not easy to navigate. But it's Brooklyn, we love this place. The proximity to Manhattan, the unlimited access to culture and the community makes it all worth it. Brooklyn Mamas came about when four like-minded, ambitious (read: fierce) Brooklyn Mamas found each other and in turn, our community.
Our Brooklyn zip code has helped us to realize a new definition of family and community. It is as tightly knit as it is tightly housed. Our kids, our families, our homes, our space is communal. We are truly in this together. We formed Brooklyn Mamas to create dialogue, network and inspiration between mamas who didn't lose their cool just because they had kids. We're looking to bring honesty and some Brooklyn grit to motherhood. We hope to celebrate and encourage mamas to find their fierce.
Q: How would you describe the quintessential Brooklyn Mama?
A Hustler with tremendous heart.
Q: What's your travel style?
- Prepared but relaxed, and ready for anything.
- Don't get too attached to what you want to do.
- We swear by the saying that the journey is the destination.
- Learning about the local area and food, anti all-inclusive.
- Just find a place where they can run around and you can have a cocktail!
Q: Where is the first place you would you send someone visiting your hometown?
We would send them to Brooklyn Bridge Park! It has great views of Manhattan, public art, playgrounds, water taxi rides in New York Harbor, and access to great restaurants. Another great option is a walk and a picnic in Prospect Park.
Brooklyn Mama to Violet, 6 and JJ, 4
Q: Describe your fondest travel memory.
Waking up early in the morning with my daughter, Violet, when she was one and we were on the beach in Puerto Rico. She and I snuggled on the chaise lounge and watched the sun rise, drinking coffee and milk, respectively.
Q: Where are you headed to next?
Cabarete, Dominican Republic. We go every year to surf, do yoga, and play on the beach.
Q: What is your favorite hotel and why?
Casas Brancas in Buzios, Brazil. We went there for part of our honeymoon and it was just incredible in every way: fresh, local fruit on the balcony every morning, swimming in the pool overlooking the beach, hammock on our private deck.
Q: Carry-on or checked bags?
Q: London or Paris?
Q; Heels or flats?
Q: Coffee or tea?
Q: Window or aisle?
Q: Beach or City?
Q: Traveling is...
what reconnects us to ourselves and each other & should always be an adventure
Brooklyn Mama to Lily, 7 and Jack, 4
Q: Describe your fondest travel memory.
Driving from LA to San Fran with our 3 year old. We did it in 7 days, spending our time at great b&b's, exploring the beach, and seeing wildlife
Q: Where are you headed to next?
Hilton Head: relaxing beach front house with family, bike trails, calm waters, and close to Savannah Georgia which is such an interesting place fool of history, good food, and great views.
Q: Carry-on or checked bags?
Q: London or Paris?
Q: Heels or flats?
Q: Coffee or tea?
Q: Window or aisle?
Window - but we usually have an entourage - so both!
Q: Beach or City?
Q: Traveling is...
what keeps us balanced.
Brooklyn Mama to Ryder, 6, Sloan, 3 and Lou, 1
Q: Describe your fondest travel memory.
Tulum, Mexico in 2012. At that time, we were a family of four and everything on the vacation just clicked. From day one, we woke up in the morning with the sun, played at the beach until the hottest part of the day when the kids napped and my husband and I got to sit our and drink cocktails. By the time they woke up we were ready for lunch. And boy did we lunch, the lunch crowds are so much more forgiving with kids so we could just eat and relax. Then it was to the beach again for late afternoon/evening swims. Kids in bed by 8pm until cocktail hour(s) again for mom and dad. We came back a family of 5. ;)
Q: Where are you headed to next?
The Bahamas in 9 days (but who's counting). Four days in the sunshine to kick start the summer season.
Q: What is your favorite hotel and why?
I love Casa Violeta in Tulum. No frills, but the staff are lovely and its kid friendly with a great beach. A good friend was married there too, so I have some pretty fond memories.
Q: Carry-on or checked bags?
Carry-on with essentials, Checked with the rest. You should always be able to survive with the items in your checked bags.
Q: London or Paris?
Tough one. I went to University in London and I have dear friends there, but since I first went to Paris at 16 I have a love affair that just wont quit.
Q: Heels or flats?
Heels, almost always! I was destined to be six feet tall ;)
Q: Coffee or tea?
Q: Window or aisle?
All of the above, we roll deep.
Q: Beach or City?
Beach. We already live in the greatest city in the world.
Q: Traveling is...
essential, especially when you live in quarters as close as ours.
Brooklyn Mama to Otto, 6, Penny, 4 and Mo, 1
Q: Describe your fondest travel memory.
Chowing down at Lazy Susan's Hot Fat Crabs in Lewes Beach, Delaware. Each table gets a bucket of crayons and a bucket of mallets. We were covered in crab juice by the end of the meal, but so was everyone else in the restaurant! Delicious and fun.
Q: Where are you headed to next?
DC to visit family and see the gorgeous cherry blossoms in bloom (donated by Japan the early 1900's, I think). Having my kids get exposure to their Japanese culture and heritage is something I try keep top of mind. To do it with the beauty of nature is a huge plus! We'll also explore all the fabulous and FREE museum of the Smithsonian.
Carry-on or checked bags?
Both. Essentials in the carry-on.
London or Paris?
Q: Heels or flats?
Neither, always packing a pair of sandals.
Q: Coffee or tea?
Coffee all the way.
Q: Window or aisle?
Love the window and getting a glimpse of NYC from above.
Q: Beach or City?
Beach. Shoes off, feet in the sand and a cooler full of margaritas and watermelon.


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This Sunday 10.19.14 – 12pm till? in the Funk Zone on Gray Ave. on the future site of the Funk Zone Artist Village.
Stickers, t-shirts (only a few left), limited edition prints and original works will all be available.
(Look for the mural that used to be at the corner of Mason and Helena as party of the AMASS Gallery!)


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Like most ex-pats living overseas we tried to embrace the local life. We enjoyed many a cooking show and followed along with their local food celebrities, which is how we came across Nigella Lawson. To be honest, she is everywhere in the UK - a true TV food celebrity and a bit of sex symbol as well! She's slowly trying to make her mark in the US...have you tried any of her recipes?
My experience with Nigella has not always been positive, I've tried loads of her recipes and would only remake a handful - this is one of them.
Her recipes always make for a good read as she definitely enjoys her descriptives!
Her recipes always make for a good read as she definitely enjoys her descriptives!
Ginergy Duck with Red Onion and Orange Salad from her book, Forever Summer.
2 whole duck breasts
for the marinade:
juice and zest of one orange
1/2 inch piece of fresh ginger, minced
1 small red onion, roughly chopped
for the salad:
2 red onions, very thinly sliced
4 naval oranges
Maldon or other sea salt
small bunch fresh parsley finely chopped
1. Slash the fat on the duck breasts in diagonals, then place in the marinade for about an hour.
2. Peel, halve and thinly slice (half moons) the red onion into a small bowl. Cut off the top and bottom of the oranges, then, using a small knife remove the skin and pith. Segment the orange over the bowl, to ensure all the juice is retained. Stir to combine and leave at room temperature.
3. Heat a dry frying pan and put the duck in skin side down. Cook for about 15 minutes in total, turning occasionally to color both sides.
4. Leave the duck to rest as you arrange the salad on a plate. Sprinkle with salt. Slice the duck thinly on the diagonal and lay the slices over the salad. Pour over any orangey, gingery, bloody juices and sprinkle robustly with parsley.
Serves 4.
Cooks Note:
This is a nice, lighter take on the classic orange and duck pairing.
Finding fresh duck at my local market was not an easy task - I settled on a pack of frozen duck breasts by Bell and Evans.
Wine Pairing
I always enjoy Pinot Noir with duck and I recently discovered the lovely Duckhorn Decoy Anderson Valley Pinot Noir 2008 from California.
On the palett you'll find notes of ripe red-fruit, such as cherry and strawberry, balanced by an exotic spice, and toasty oak.
The Decoy brand prides itself on being the "everyday wine for the well informed" and I think they are right. A great wine at a very reasonable price for a Pinot Noir.
As always, if you try it and like it, please do let me know!
Until next time,


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Wednesday Wish List: Coats!
I am so so thankful that I live in a place that has cold temperatures. I really don't do well with the heat and sun (um, hello sunburn), and it could be due to the fact that I grew up in Michigan, but I just love changing seasons. The best part about this time of year? Breaking out the coats! I have a little bit of a problem when it comes to coat shopping, but I say it's okay because I wear them like 50% of the year.
You need lots of varieties for different looks (one for formal looks, one weather resistant, one nice wool coat, a few trenches, and on and on...) so I rounded up some of my favorites for you! I have been keeping my eye on this splurge-worthy option to see if it'll go on sale (and I mean super sale), but this striped coat I might have to get soon! What are you favorites?


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281 Lafayette Street. Opened 1996 – Pravda was once cool, and that is useful to remember. Not unlike the human skull medieval alchemists kept on their desks as a reminder of their mortality, so too do once-hip spots serve us by hanging around long past their expiration date. This bar-lounge-restaurant, after all, was not done in by rising rents like so many other old standbys. Instead, owner Keith McNally is keeping the lease and transforming the space into something new that he presumably hopes will be more relevant. May it be preserved for posterity: Pravda is how New York once imagined Yeltsin's (and early Putin's) New Russia, when Moscow meant glamour and Soviet aesthetics could be mined for edgy design cues. I ordered a $17 dollar martini featuring a pickled egg that may have amused pre-financial crisis patrons, and in 2016, a bartender tried to engage me on the topic of the legs of a woman sitting in one of the lounge chairs. How long had he worked there? Five weeks.
95 East 3rd Street. Opened 1987 – Home of the affordable pickleback, board games, and countless birthday parties, this East Village gem was almost perfectly forgettable. Remembering was always a pleasure. Now we can only remember the Edge, because it closed in late September. Not technically a victim of rent hikes either, the landlord apparently sued the owners. What can you say about a bar that was just itself? Crucially, the Edge wasn't not something, as so many proud places are. Even after 29 years, it had very little pretension one way or the other. The place that felt like it had regulars, but like you could be one too. I went one last time to say goodbye, and met a chatty visitor who was only there because his usual neighborhood spot was already closed.
280 Park Avenue. Opened 1959 – Maybe it was once said that there are two kinds of people: those who hear "the Four Seasons" and think of the restaurant, and all the other people in the world, who in their misfortune know only of the hotel chain. The restaurant was expensive, known for its lunch scene and the residue of reputation left over from whenever it was last a big deal for the under-60 set. Eating here in the Obama era was either something you ill-advisedly saved up for or something that meant nothing to you, budget-wise. Our waiter knew which camp we fell into, and during the early stages of the tasting menu warned us repeatedly against eating too much from the basket and bowl in front of us, respectively full of bread and cherry tomatoes. Though the restaurant is reopening in a year or two just up Park Avenue, diligent readers of our fine local publications know that the last few years had brought only scandal. There was a fight with the landlord over a Picasso tapestry. One of the co-owners was arrested for sexual assault. In the end, long-time staff were even threatening to strike in the restaurant's final month. On a Saturday the week before it closed, the hanging beads in the windows were tangled and the food was really only okay. But the room itself was quite large.