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Jiminy Cricket may have advised Pinocchio to "give a little whistle" and "always let your conscience be your guide" when "you don't know right from wrong," but in the course of Disney's version of the Carlo Collodi fairy tale, Pinocchio often goes astray.
Pinocchio may be a fairy tale, but we face the same pitfalls in making the right choices, especially if we haven't formed our conscience according to the right standards, or even have the wrong idea about what our conscience is. Sometimes, even Catholics say, "That might be what the Church teaches, but I have to follow my conscience," setting up a conflict between the teaching authority of the Church and the individual conscience — where no conflict should exist.
In the 19th century, Blessed John Henry Newman saw this conflict developing. He wrote a great defense of conscience in a letter to the Duke of Norfolk in which he made a crucial connection between the freedom of conscience and the search for truth answered fully in Jesus Christ and His Church. Newman wrote this letter to the Duke of Norfolk, a prominent lay Catholic in England, because former Prime Minister William Gladstone had argued that Catholics could not be good citizens after the proclamation of the doctrine of papal infallibility at the First Vatican Council.
Newman set out to demonstrate that individual Catholics were indeed free to follow the guidance of their consciences. He also showed that conscience is "the voice of God in the nature and heart of man" that needs "training and experience . . . for its strength, growth and due formation." He says conscience as a natural voice of God's eternal law is an "aboriginal Vicar of Christ." But then he contrasts this true definition of conscience to its counterfeit: the common view of conscience as something completely free of any duty to anything outside itself.
In a great expressive passage he shows how this view means nothing more than "the right of self-will," with no reference to truth. In the same way that Newman would speak of the spirit of "liberalism in religion" in his Biglietto speech of 1879, when Pope Leo XIII had made him a cardinal, he notes this view of conscience means the individual has become the judge of religion, setting the standards of critiquing how well a church's teaching conforms with his own view. For 18 centuries, Newman comments, "the old, true, Catholic meaning of the word" had been the norm — to Catholics of the past, this counterfeit is unrecognizable.
St. Thomas More would agree with Newman. While he is often praised as a great defender of conscience in his opposition to King Henry VIII, that 16th-century martyr spoke of it only in the classic sense, as formed by the study of the truth. Furthermore, he respected the authority of the Church to guide him in that search for truth and his duty to obey the Church.
St. Thomas More believed his conscience was not a rule unto itself. Even though many around him were taking the oaths that King Henry demanded, More appealed to the entire Church, on earth and in heaven, when he defended his right to follow his conscience. He made that plea at his trial, but nevertheless was condemned to death for treason against his temporal ruler.
Newman and the Catholics of England weren't facing such a life-and-death matter, but Gladstone had called upon them, in his "Vatican Decrees in Their Bearing on Civil Allegiance," to deny the doctrine of papal infallibility as their forebears had opposed the Spanish Armada. So, Newman, after defining conscience, went on to correct Gladstone's view of papal infallibility and the teaching authority of the Catholic Church, and to clarify their claims on individual conscience.
Since the teaching authority of the pope and the Church concerns matters of faith and morals, of "abstract doctrine" and "the condemnation of particular and given errors," Newman states there is no conflict at all between it and the individual conscience: the conscience seeks truth, and the Church teaches and defends truth. The pope's authority as Christ's Vicar on Earth relies upon the authority of conscience, that "aboriginal Vicar of Christ."
Blessed John Henry Newman further states that for one to oppose even "the supreme, though not infallible authority of the pope" in some matter (he uses the example of a pope prohibiting Catholics from drinking wine or beer), the individual cannot rely on the counterfeit idea of conscience: "serious thought, prayer and all available means of arriving at a right judgment" must be followed, and the burden of proof is on the individual, not on the pope.
Joseph Ratzinger, both as cardinal and as pope, had praised Newman's "clear avowal of the papacy." Commenting on Newman's beatification in his comments to the Roman Curia on Dec. 20, 2010, Pope Benedict XVI summarized Newman's understanding of conscience: "Conscience is both capacity for truth and obedience to the truth which manifests itself to anyone who seeks it with an open heart." Because Blessed John Henry Newman followed the "kindly light" of truth, it led him to become a Catholic in 1845, and as Pope Benedict noted, that conversion cost him everything "that was dear and precious to him," perhaps even his great opportunity to influence Christian theology in his lifetime. His life as a Catholic was obscure and filled with failed projects, but his letter to the Duke of Norfolk provided a great example of the influence he could have.
The chapter on conscience ends with a toast that many have misinterpreted: "Certainly, if I am obliged to bring religion into after-dinner toasts (which indeed does not seem quite the thing), I drink — to the pope, if you please — still, to conscience first, and to the pope afterwards." Pope Benedict provides us with the correct interpretation: Newman is not reverting to that counterfeit version of conscience as "the right of self-will." In the first toast Newman is again expressing our natural ability to seek and find the truth; the second toast is "dedicated to the pope because it is his task to demand obedience to the truth."
Stephanie A. Mann is the author of "Supremacy and Survival: How Catholics Endured the English Reformation," available from Scepter Publishers. She resides in Wichita, Kan., and blogs at www.supremacyandsurvival.blogspot.com.
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A winner was selected from 26 designs submitted by 3 freelance designers.
Online ordering system for restaurants
Restaurant Owners
We are an online ordering services for restaurants looking for a design to the Promo/Presentation page for prospect restaurant owners. No programming is needed; we only want to have the design and elements for the page. The template must use our current layout (background, logo and color scheme) but will consider suggestions. Our main goal is to captivate/attract restaurant owners on enrolling mainly to our Deluxe package by promoting the benefits of the service and convert them into clients. You can go to (links) and see what we currently have for the page and use the information we have on display.
Here are the steps:
Here is our bad version of the button.
The second part of our project is a banner ad with the same purpose, preferable as a flash banner. We would like the size to be:
120 x 90 pixels (Button 1)
120x 60 pixels (Button 2)
125 x 125 pixels (Square Button)
120 x 240 pixels (Vertical Banner)
We took the banner size from http://www.simplygraphix.com/banners_sizes.html so you can see what the size layout looks like.
In brief this is what we need:
Promo landing page
How it works flow redesign
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BALI, Indonesia, Nov. 8 (UPI) -- The use and proliferation of weapons of mass destruction is a blatant assault on international human rights laws, Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said.
Ahmadinejad, speaking on the sidelines of a democracy forum in Indonesia, said proliferation of weapons of mass destruction, particularly atomic warheads, was a violation of human rights, the semiofficial Fars News Agency reports.
Tehran this week signaled that it was ready to participate in a conference aimed at creating a nuclear-free zone in the Middle East. Ali Ashghar Soltaniyeh, the Iranian envoy to the International Atomic Energy Agency, called on "all countries" to mobilize themselves against the spread of weapons in the Middle East.
His comments followed an IAEA report stating that nuclear inspectors were unable to "conclude that all nuclear material in Iran is in peaceful activities."
The Iranian government is accused of pursuing technology needed to manufacture a nuclear weapon, an allegation Tehran denies.
Ahmadinejad added that military campaigns in the Middle East by Western powers were tantamount to the suppression of freedom and basic civil liberties.


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text: Getting a Head Start on the New Year January 3, 2014 05:13 AM Tweet TAGS: Marketing, Overseas December 18, 2014 By University News Release Email By: Thomas Cobb, Livestock & Dairy Extension Agent, North Carolina Cooperative Extension As the heart of winter approaches, most producers have brought the equipment into the shop and are working on maintenance and repair. Already, most are busy preparing for spring and getting ready for, hopefully, what will be a very productive growing season. So what are some things that we should be thinking about to help make ourselves more productive and prepared for the upcoming year? Soil Soil is the lifeline of all agricultural crops. Whether you raise corn, soybeans, hay, or a variety of different crops, making sure that your soil nutrients are adequate is extremely important. Taking a soil test this will give you the management tools that can help you accurately measure the nutrients particular to your situation. 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However, an animal that is being supplemented with something like a grain or silage ration, the nutrient requirements in the hay that they are fed may not have to be as high, due to the supplementation. Therefore, to accurately meet the requirement, forage analysis needs to be done so it can be determined what the nutrient value of the hay is. Where should hay be fed? Where hay is fed is a management decision that should be made on what best suits the individual. There are different options: Feeding hay in round bale feeders in a lot that has been designated as a sacrifice area.Sacrifice areas tend to be designated areas that have poor soil fertility and forage production. Some concerns with this could be situations during spring that can lead to hoof and leg problems and concentrated animals that can spread respiratory diseases more easily. Feeding hay in round bale feeders on pasture. This can be effective as long as it is properly managed. 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fairy folk
8 comments:
- February 11, 2012 at 1:53 PM
- Kristie said...
- February 11, 2012 at 2:19 PM
- Kirsten Aunsbjerg Villadsen said...
I just love this fairy illustration - both sweet and sort of weightless made but at the same time a bit dangerous with all the hoovering pairs of eyes.
- February 11, 2012 at 3:49 PM
- Amalia K said...
Hi Yelena. I've admired your work for a while, and I must say that your fairytale food series is one of your best work yet! I've enjoyed looking at them...can't wait to see what you do next. :)
- February 11, 2012 at 4:13 PM
- harriet gray said...
oh wow. i really can't wait to get the book, all of your images so far are perfect <3
- February 11, 2012 at 6:41 PM
- Becca said...
This one is my favorite...it appeals to the little girl in me I guess.
- February 13, 2012 at 5:15 PM
- yelena bryksenkova said...
thank you for the thoughtful comments, all! it's nice to get such positive feedback, as i did them so long ago and already look at them with a very critical eye, seeing what i would have done differently if i could do it again.
- February 16, 2012 at 11:55 AM
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text: Black's innovative menu blends organic ingredients with a light and fresh flair, including regional flavors from Virginia's Northern Neck and Southern Maryland's agricultural development coalition and showcases the finest organic meats and game. The wine selection, over 300 labels in all, is prominently displayed in a new state-of-the-art, temperature-controlled wine room. Black's received the Wine Spectator Magazine's Award of Excellence.


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The Ford E-350 Super Duty is the most rugged and well-equipped model available in the E-Series. The Ford E-Series has dominated the full-size segment of the van market since 1980. The E-Series was initially introduced back in the early 1960s. With ample cargo space, versatility, and pickup truck-like ruggedness, the E-Series was a near instant hit with commercial customers.
While base model E-150s are sparsely equipped to say the least, the top-of-the-line E-350 offers more power, more space, and an abundance of additional features. The E-350 also offers the same versatility and utility as the E-150 and E-250 versions. All the versions of the E-Series are particularly popular with upfitters--people who outfit vans to be used as airport shuttles, news vans, or for some other commercial purpose.
This popularity stems in part from the fact the E-350 is big, capable, and reliable. However, upfitters also favor the E-Series because, for the most part, the line has persisted for decades with only minor changes and upgrades. For more than 30 years, the Ford E-Series has led the market segment in full-size vans. The E-350 Super Duty can be regarded as the most heavyweight and well-equipped model in its vehicle class.
The 2012 Ford E-350 is a full-size van that Ford offers in two different body lengths: regular and extended. Regular length includes 236 cubic feet of interior space while the extended version offers 275 cubic feet. The standard engine for the latest model of the Ford E-350 is a 4.6-liter V-8 that delivers 225 horsepower and 268 lb-ft of torque. The E-350 is also available with a 5.4-liter V-8 that's capable of 255 horsepower and 350 lb-ft of torque, as well as a formidable 6.8-liter V-10 that produces 350 horsepower and 420 lb-ft of torque. All models come equipped with a standard four-speed automatic transmission but offer the option of a TorqShift five-speed automatic. Maximum towing capacity for the 2012 E-350 depends on the engine and transmission selections, but it ranges from 6,000 to 10,000 pounds.
Being the top-of-the-line model means the E-350 comes laden with many of the latest technological extras. Options include a navigation system with a 6.5-inch touchscreen display and SYNC voice-activated communications, HD radio, and an entertainment system. Auxiliary audio input jacks come standard on all new model E-Series vans, the E-350 included.
Like all current E-Series models, the 2012 E-350 features flexible rear cargo doors that open to a width of 178 degrees. The vehicle also features double-wall construction to help ensure durability.
On the inside, the 2012 E-350 offers comfort and functionality. The vehicle boasts a user-friendly instrument panel and center console, a storage tray, large cup holders on the center console, a standard audio input jack, a large glove box, and door trim panels that feature integrated second-bin compartments.
Standard safety features on the current model E-350 include airbags for the driver and front-seat passenger, side door intrusion beams, available integrated trailer brake controllers, a four-wheel disc anti-lock brake system, and a tire pressure monitoring system.
The E-350 also offers a wide variety of additional options. These include a back-up camera, traction control, dual captain's chairs, bucket seats, a reverse sensing system, an electronic five-speed auto transmission, and a premium audio/navigation system with six-CD changer, audio jack, and satellite radio capability. Additional features include cruise control and power mirrors.
Past versions of the Ford E-350 make extremely viable used van options. The vehicle has existed for decades without undergoing too much in the way of redesign. This means the line has remained fairly consistent from year to year.
However, changes have been made to the E-Series and the E-350 over the years. In 1997, the model received an engine and interior update. As part of this interior update, the dashboard shows a redesign to comply with the latest in Ford interior standards at the time. The exterior of the E-350 flaunts a refreshed look that stays more in line with Ford's ever-prevalent oval theme.
The E-Series and the E-350 underwent further innovations at the turn of the century. Models from the year 2000 onwards offer features such as tilt steering wheels, anti-lock brakes, and passenger front airbags. The E-Series was given a grille redesign in 2003 and another in 2008.
In 2008, the E-Series actually underwent a number of notable changes. Models from 2008 onward feature modified steering, braking, and suspension systems. These modifications offer improved driving dynamics. In 2008, the E-350 was also given additional load-carrying capacity.
E-Series models between 1992 and the current generation come equipped with an inline-six engine or a choice between three different gasoline-powered V-8s and one diesel V-8. However, 1997 saw the replacement of these engines with a new base model V-6 and the option of two new V-8s or a V-10.
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The 2013 Ford E-350 Super Duty is a rear-wheel-drive cargo or passenger van that is available in two regular and extended length trim levels: the rugged XL and the well-equipped XLT.
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The 2011 Ford E-350 is a super-duty van that also comes available as a passenger wagon.
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The 2008 Ford E-350 gets a makeover this year.
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Jordan Mullen needed a new logo design and created a contest on 99designs.
A winner was selected from 27 designs submitted by 14 freelance designers.
The Report Guy
We are a personal development and performance coaching in life and in business. Whether it is for personal improvement and success, relationship improvements or business – we are there.
We offer one on one to seminars and workshops also.
Loves helping people, is serious about helping but has fun doing it.
Key focus on people want to improve personal AND business relationship
Businesses, couples, general people keen to improve their life, relationships and succeed. Age group is often 23 – 35 yrs old.
Words to Describe the brand:
Fun, professional casual and successful. Want to be approachable, fun and still be taken seriously.
Feel free to create extended versions for The Rapport Guy – business, The Rapport Guy – personal and The Rapport Guy - Relationships
Name of Company: The Rapport Guy
Feel free to create an element that can be used as brandmark with and without the logo.
No gradient!
Please feel free to experiment with colors.
Plus provide a black and white version.
The files I will require are:
Print file format - .ai (CMYK)
Web file format - .jpg and layered .psd (RGB)
Please do not use any stock images or clip art in the logo. No pictures/images of people.
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phillipk needed a new logo design and created a contest on 99designs.
A winner was selected from 51 designs submitted by 17 freelance designers.
Fresh Farm
Fresh Farm is a fresh food delivery company delivering direct to homes. Our core brand themes are FRESH, EASY and HEALTHY. While we are primarily focussed on seafood, we will also be delivering other meats (beef, bison, chicken, etc) and fruit & vegetables, so we cannot exclusively use images of seafood. We need to be accessible to many religions so if the artist chooses to use some religious symbology – which would be wise as we are seeing huge demand from these sectors – then the symbols must not alienate or offend other religions. Our company is supporting local farmers and fisheries so an emphasis on community and local businesses would make sense. Finally, we are sourcing all fish sustainability, so an ethical / environmental tint may be another angle to capture.
Mums and dads around Australia. Price and health conscious. The design should appeal to a broad audience.
Company logo – we need a unique and high-impact logo capturing our key themes of FRESH, EASY and HEALTHY. Logo should contain site url (http://www.freshfarm.com.au) in a subheading
1. Ocean / farm colours such as blues and reds make sense due to the subject matter
2. Simple beats complex
3. Logo should look good in one colour (for stamps, embroidery, etc) as well as whatever colours are chosen by the artist
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Leadership Ethics needed a new logo design and created a contest on 99designs.
A winner was selected from 101 designs submitted by 38 freelance designers.
Saving Homebuilding
This is a new ministry that will be reaching out to every facet of the home building industry. Think ministry AND business.
Business men and women in every facet of homebuilding: Developers, Builders, Lumber Yards, Designers, Architects, on and on. Again, think Christian ministry AND business.
We are looking for a sharp logo that communicates the message of the cross along with homebuilding. We think it would be a good idea to have the logo with a sort of emblem/shield/crest that communicates "saving homebuilding" but have the actual name (Saving Homebuilding) separate. That way we can use the emblem/shield/crest as a lapel pin. Obvious spiritual icons are the cross and nails/spikes. All original artwork, no cut and paste. The messege of the cross needs to be apparent, but not overwhelming. This is a business ministry. Don't read to much into my use of the words crest and shield. I merely mean something that can be used as a lapel pin as well as the web/stationary logo.
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AUBURN HILLS, Mich. (AP) — Lawrence Frank's tenure in Detroit is over, and the Pistons are still searching for a coach who can revive the franchise.
The Pistons fired Frank on Thursday after he went 54-94 in two seasons with Detroit. The team announced the move one day after the Pistons lost at Brooklyn to finish this season 29-53.
The next new coach Detroit hires will be the team's ninth since 1999, and although the Pistons won a championship in 2004, their decline has been sharp in recent years.
"We thank Lawrence for his hard work and dedication, but we feel it is in the best interest of the franchise to make a change at this time," team president Joe Dumars said. "Decisions like this are never easy and we wish Lawrence well in the future."
Owner Tom Gores, who took over just before Frank was hired, said earlier this week he expected better results this season and was still assessing the future of both Frank and Dumars.
Frank did not immediately respond to a message seeking comment Thursday.
Frank took over before the lockout-shortened 2011-12 campaign, but the rebuilding Pistons have been slow to improve despite drafting in the lottery the last three years. This is a big offseason for Detroit, which traded veterans Ben Gordon and Tayshaun Prince in the last year and has a decent amount of space under the salary cap.
Frank lost 20 of his first 24 games with the Pistons after the lockout, but Detroit was more competitive toward the end of the 2011-12 season and had reason to hope the worst was over.
Instead, the Pistons lost their first eight games this season. They were playing better by early January, but they slipped again after they lost promising rookie Andre Drummond for an extended stretch because of a back injury. Detroit went 1-13 in March. Frank missed six games that month because his wife fell seriously ill and he returned to New Jersey.
"This has been a very tough season, you know, both professionally and personally," Frank said Wednesday as Detroit's season came to a close. "Could we have won some more games? Of course. Do we have a long ways to go? Yes."
This was Frank's ninth season as a head coach in the NBA. He got his start with the New Jersey Nets in 2003-04 at age 33 and spent seven seasons coaching the Nets.
Frank's fate may have been sealed during March, when the Pistons were uncompetitive at times. Detroit lost by 39 at San Antonio on March 3 and by 37 at home against Brooklyn on March 18.
"Not a lot of positives you can take away from this season, but we went through adversity together," swingman Kyle Singler said. "It's motivation to get better."
Detroit remained in title contention in the years immediately following its 2004 championship, but the Pistons haven't made the playoffs since 2009. After Flip Saunders was fired in 2008, Michael Curry lasted only one season as coach and John Kuester made it through two.
Assuming the Pistons don't bring back one of their previous coaches, this will be their ninth different coach since 1999. Only the Washington Wizards - with 10 - have had more, according to STATS.
Gores showed up for Detroit's home finale Monday and said he was looking forward to the offseason - but that there needed to be accountability for the team's poor showing.
"We've set ourselves up financially - and basketball operations has set ourselves up - so I'm very excited about the future," Gores said. "But I'm not content about how we performed this year."
Gores stressed the importance of this offseason. The Pistons finally have some roster flexibility, and they have some young talent in Drummond, Greg Monroe and Brandon Knight, but they can't afford to waste another opportunity to improve.
"We are prepared to spend, and we are prepared to do what we have to do to get this franchise forward," Gores said. "Make no doubt about it, we want to win. Yes, you can tell the world: We're ready to spend."


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Thursday, July 10, 2008
People Pleasin' Pork -- Chops that is!
I had originally purchased these choppers with grand plans of a BBQ feast. As I placed them in my grocery cart, I envisioned roasting them on the grill with a healthy slathering of yummy sauce. However, the next day when it came time to make them, my taste for BBQ had waned, and I wanted just a good ol' plain grilled chop. It was hot and I was tired and those piglets of mine wanted to do stuff, so I changed menus. They were so easy to make. Here's what you need:
6 bone in chops (these are just regular cut supermarket chops)
A couple shakes of Spike seasoning or your favorite season salt
A couple grinds of pepper
A couple minced garlic cloves
About a tablespoon of chopped chives
A couple fresh sage leaves
A couple splashes of canola oil.
1. Prep your chops by slicing the fat that rims the edge opposite the bone. I usually make just one perpendicular cut all the way through the fat right to the meat. This will keep your chop from curling when it hits the heat. See how flat my chops are? (Hmm, seems like there should be a boring joke inserted here.)
2. Combine the remaining ingredients in your favorite marinade container. I started off using a Ziploc bag, but the bone on one of the chops speared a hole in it, so I transferred everything to a foil covered baking dish. Put back in the fridge for at least an hour; a couple of hours would be better.
Note: I use canola oil for chops because it seems to take the heat of the grill better than olive oil. Also, I used very little of it ... just enough to produce a sheen on the chops and then there's no need to drain the marinade. Using this method, I've yet to have a chop stick to the grill, and it turns out perfect every time.
Also, my family doesn't like stuff on their food (see my eye roll here). So, I leave my chives and sage leaves whole so I can pick them off before grilling. Man, the things I do for love ...
3. About 20 minutes before grilling, take the meat out of the fridge to let it lose some of it's chill. Fire up the gas grill on high, and when it reaches about 500 degrees, place the chops on, close the lid, and immediately turn the grill down to med-low. Let them cook for 5 minutes, then turn them over and let them go for another 6 minutes. Then, remove them from the grill to a platter and cover with foil. Let them sit for another five minutes before serving. They are perfect. I wanted to take a photo of them sliced so you could see how juicy they are, but the wild boars at my table were hungry. I don't mess with hungry wild boars.
Accompanying these lovely chops was a simple fruit salad that my children and husband made. Insert applause here. Like I mentioned earlier, I was tired and enlisted their services. I set out a bunch of fruit, a huge bowl, and told them to have at it. They did outstanding work, don't you think? Gorgeous kiwi, ripe strawberries (that actually made it into the serving bowl), juicy nectarines, sweet green grapes, fresh pineapple, and these darling miniscule grapes called Zante Currant Munchkin Grapes. See how little they are (strawberry lover #2's modeling hand). Compare them to the green grapes shown in the bowl.
I've found that sometimes when it comes to serving kids, simple straightforward meals are best. Plain grilled chops, fruit salad, and rice made up our meal. Oh, and homemade real sweet iced tea. That's it. And absolutely nothing was left. They ate every bite. People pleasin' pork! Bust those chops, baby!
11 comments:
- Bridgett said...
Now that is a gorgeous fruit platter. Sometimes I can find those little grapes at the fruit stand in the grapevines near me. They are the sweetest grapes I have ever tried. Love them!
- July 11, 2008 at 12:38 AM
- Grace said...
heck--pretty much any pig product is people pleasin' to me. these look particularly fabulous, and the fruit salad is gorgeous. good stuff!
- July 11, 2008 at 7:17 AM
- Marjie said...
Our fruit never makes it to salad...my piglets gobble it on the way to the bowl (sigh). We had pork roast last night. How coincidental is that? Nothing like a good pig to satisfy piglets, is there?
- July 11, 2008 at 7:56 AM
- Deborah said...
What a great meal!! And the fruit has my mouth watering!
- July 11, 2008 at 10:59 AM
- Pam said...
the pork chops look good, but that is definitely a pretty fruit salad!
- July 11, 2008 at 6:14 PM
- Ivy said...
Paula, thanks for visiting. Wild boars... indeed that reminded my children when they are hungry and I am trying to take a picture :) The pork chops do indeed look wonderful and the fruit salad is perfect. Pity we (in Greece) don't get all these fruit together. At this time of the year kiwis and strawberries are not in season and grapes will start appearing maybe this month.
- July 11, 2008 at 9:19 PM
- MEDITERRANEAN KIWI said...
i never knew miniscule grapes existed - i guess they're not grown on our island
- July 11, 2008 at 10:29 PM
- Peter M said...
Paula,great grill marks on those chops and the seasonings sound real good!
- July 12, 2008 at 2:42 AM
- Lore said...
Haha, you're right: the things we do out of love...my hubby doesn't like to feel onion chunks (sauteed, fried, boiled...it doesn't matter) so I always try to finely grate them.
Pork chops are indeed a crowd pleaser...drool :)
- July 12, 2008 at 4:50 AM
- Cheryl said...
That looks soo good I havent had pork chops for ages! The fruit platter looks devine!
- July 12, 2008 at 7:18 AM
- MrOrph said...
These look great! No muss, no fuss... and where is Peter Brady when you need him? "Pork chops, and apple..." well fruit salad! :-)
- July 12, 2008 at 9:51 PM


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Friday, January 06, 2006
Blue cheese and walnut biscuits
Blue cheese and walnut biscuits
150 grams butter
300 ml plain flour
0.5 tsp salt
100-150 grams blue cheese
50 grams chopped walnuts
Chop butter, flour and salt into crumbs, add chopped blue cheese and mix into a dough (if the dough feels to greasy, add a bit more flour).
Add the nuts, knead a bit and form into 2 rolls (3 cm diameter). Wrap into a clingfilm and put into a fridge for at least an hour.
Cut each roll into 5 mm discs and put these onto a baking tray. Bake at 175˚C for 12-15 minutes, until they are light golden (do NOT let them go brown, as cheese goes bitter).
These biscuits keep for a week in an airtight container (in theory. We finished them straight away).
London-based Manne of Tummyrumble tried these cookies, too
10 comments:
- ilva said...
I'm going to make these, tomorrow I'm going to but the blue cheese and then...mmmm
- 3:10 pm, January 06, 2006
- Kalyn said...
Sounds just delicious. I like the way you combine interesting foods.
- 4:01 pm, January 06, 2006
- Zoubida said...
Hi Nami-Nami,
I agree these are very tempting. Blue cheese is my 11 years old son favorite. I'll make those especially for him.
Thanks for the interesting recipe.
- 5:29 pm, January 06, 2006
- Stephanie said...
Ooh..that sounds wonderful!
I'm a fan of walnut/blue cheese treats, and you're right; they are simple to make!
Wonder if I'll have time this weekend???
Thank you for sharing.
- 9:20 pm, January 06, 2006
- angelika said...
Hi Pille, welcome back ! I trust you have had a great time back home. I will definitely try this recipe. And I will soon post about a Greek Feta & Walnut Biscuit. Maybe something for you... Have a good time, angelika
- 12:32 am, January 07, 2006
- J said...
hi pille, those golden cheesy savoury bites look like sheer heaven; thank you so much for sharing the recipe - this is one i am definitely going to try!
- 12:02 pm, January 07, 2006
- Paz said...
I love the sound of this recipe. Yummy! Thanks, Pille!
- 6:03 pm, January 08, 2006
- Manne said...
Yup, they are well tasty. :) But here's a tip from a cookie baking newbie... Leave room for cookies to grow!
- 10:18 pm, January 08, 2006
- Pille said...
Ilva - did you have a go?
Kalyn - thanks for the compliment!
Zoubida - I hope your boy likes these. And they are easy enough to make, so maybe he'll have a go himself?!
Stephanie - you're welcome!
Angelika - mmmm - Greek Feta & Walnut Biscuits. Sound absolutely delicious. I have some feta and walnuts at home at the moment, so your recipe would be very much appreciated:)
J - these were delicious! I've made them twice now - once with a strong cheap supermarket blue cheese (can't even think of a brand, sorry) and once with Cachel Blue. Both were equally tasty.
Paz - well, if you like the sound of the recipe, then you probably should also see how they taste:)
Manne - I'm glad you tried and liked these, though sorry about the spreading. My dough was quite hard and as I sliced and baked it straight from the freezer, they didn't spread at all. Well, almost not at all. But thanks for the tip - I'll mention it next time.
- 1:38 pm, January 10, 2006
- Sylvia said...
Amazing combination ,blue chees and almonds ,it sounds fantastic to me.
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In one of the curious ironies of music history, both men would be afflicted with cataracts in their old age and undergo surgery at the hand of the same oculist, John Taylor. By today's standards, this surgery was extremely crude, and any improvement to the visual impairment would have been minimal at best. It involved physically shoving the cataract-covered lens back into the eyeball in an attempt to allow a little more light to enter. (Bach would die from septicemia induced as a consequence of contaminated instruments). As this surgery was done without anesthesia, the courage and physical constitution of both men must have been amazing! Bach owned a copy of Handel's Brockes Passion, "Armida abbandonata" and the Concerto grosso in F minor. Thematic similarities in some of Bach's cantatas suggest that he may have been familiar with Handel's opera, "Almira". Handel is mentioned in a letter (1775) from Carl Philip Emanuel to Forkel as one whose works his father had especially valued in later years.
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Quick with a warm smile and a big hug, Linda Garrett of Fritch is always in motion. She is a people person, a self-professed 'hugger' and is a woman of God to her core, and is very active in her church. She is a person who has the ability to see the positive and finds a blessing in every situation that she encounters.And she is a cancer survivor. This marks the third battle she has waged against the disease and she is just as determined to survive this time as she was the first two times she was diagnosed. And she is also a devoted Relay For Life participant. Linda is certainly no stranger to adversity, cancer, pain, heartbreak, loss, and death. Her journey through these dark valleys began years ago as colon cancer claimed her sweet maternal grandmother in 1977. Life was good for many years as she and her beloved husband Jesse married Nov. 5, 1963 and started their family. The couple has four children, three sons and one daughter. And now there are the additional blessings of 10 grandkids and two great grands.Linda's amazing story actually begins in 1990 when she fell down a flight of stairs and injured her back. She was told by her doctors that she would never walk again. "Being the stubborn person that I have always been, I told those doctors to stick around and see," she stated with a smile.She had 3 back surgeries from Sept 1991 to Oct. 1992 including emergency cervical fusion, a lumbar dissectomy which involved putting a plate in her back to correct the damage done in the fall and later another surgery to finish the correction and to straighten her vertebrae. All of that time, she suffered excruciating pain.After 3 surgeries, 5 years of physical therapy, and hours upon hours of pain, she says she is blessed by being able to walk today without a limp. Linda gives credit for her remarkable recovery to God, to Dr. Wayne Paullus, her surgeon and to a wonderful physical therapist named Mike Scroggins. In 1995, she began feeling better and from 1996 to 2006 she worked as a Special Education Teacher at Sleepy Hollow Elementary School in Amarillo and loved it.In May of 1998, adversity struck again as her mother, who lived in Fritch, was diagnosed with cancer. Chemotherapy seemed to be the only option, so her mother began treatment. "I remember brushing her hair after she started the treatment. It just started coming out in clumps. Mama and I cried together over the loss of her hair. We got it buzzed and I took her and got her a wig," Linda said.In October of that same year, Linda herself was diagnosed with uterine cancer. "I had gone to my doctor for a routine checkup and my pap test came back abnormal. A second test came back the same way, so I was scheduled for surgery. The doctor performed the surgery and got all of the cancer. I was blessed not to have to have either chemotherapy or radiation," she said."I think early detection is so very important. It is the key factor in my being able to beat the disease twice and I am a very big advocate of screening tests and early detection," she stated.In December of '99 the family was told that Mama was in remission. "She and Daddy loved to go to Branson, and we decided to take a family trip there on spring break. Jesse and I and all of our kids (who were very close to their grandparents) would go along with Mama and Daddy. Everyone was so excited about going," Linda said. "The weekend before Valentine's Day, I came to Fritch to spend some time with my parents. I brought my Mama some beautiful pink roses for Valentine's Day. I knew when I got there that she was not feeling well, but she put on a brave face as mothers often do and said that she was fine," Linda remembered. On Valentine's Day, Linda got a call at work from her Daddy. "He told me that Mama was really bad and that they were leaving the house in an ambulance. I met them at the hospital and we soon learned that her cancer was back. On Feb. 16, 2000, we put her in BSA Hospice, where she spent the last 22 days of her life," she said. "My Daddy never left her side but one time during the time she was in the hospital. His belt broke and he jumped in the car and sped to Levine's to get a new belt. He was back in record time," she laughed. Since her Daddy was staying with her Mama, they were given a larger room with beds on each side. "The first thing Daddy did was rearrange that room so that those two beds were right next to each other. He said they had slept in the same bed for all of their married life and that was not about to change now," Linda said. On March 9, 2000, Linda lost her sweet Mama, who had always been a blessing to her, to lung cancer. In Oct. of that same year, her Daddy had 5 by passes, but recovered and got on with living his life without his wife beside him.In the summer of 2004, Linda and Jesse spent a lot of time at the lake and on one of their trips in July Linda got a very bad sunburn on her arms. In August when she went to see her doctor, her nurse asked about a blistered place on her arm when she checked her blood pressure. She told her about the sunburn. When the doctor came in he wanted to see the arm and immediately sent her to Amarillo to Dr. Samberson for a biopsy. It came back as melanoma, so she was scheduled for surgery. "He said he went 'deep and wide' to make sure he got it all. Again, I was so blessed not to have to have any kind of treatment. Again early detection was a key factor in him getting all of the cancer," Linda said.In August of 2005 her Dad had a major stroke that paralyzed his left side. Still teaching and living in Amarillo, Linda found a lady to come in and take care of him through the week, in addition to the home health he received after he was released from the hospital. "From August to May, I stayed weekends in Fritch to take care of my Daddy. I made the decision to retire from teaching in order to move in with Daddy and care for him. As anyone who has ever been a caregiver for their parents can attest, that was a very difficult thing to do," she said. Suffering from COPD and unable to leave home, the home health nurse asked the doctor to come to the house sometime during May to check him over. It was discovered that he had prostate cancer. He was not strong enough at that time to go through chemotherapy.In July, Linda and Jesse were worn out from taking care of her Daddy and trying to care for their home in Amarillo. Linda was persuaded by the home health and nurses to put her Daddy in Respite care through BSA Hospice for five days and just to get a break from the grueling 24-hour a day responsibility. And so she broached the subject with her Daddy. "He told me that the only way he would go is if he could have the room that Mama was in. I was a little taken aback and told him I did not know if that was possible but would do everything that I could.""It was a God thing. The room he and Mama shared for the last days of her life was empty, so we moved Daddy in. Jesse and I went out of town for a short trip with Jesse's brother and sister-in-law. On the third day, I got a call from the hospital saying that Daddy had suffered a heart attack and had slipped into a coma.We rushed back to Amarillo. I went in to see him and while I was crying and talking to him and telling him how I loved him he opened his eyes and lightly squeezed my hand. I was blessed knowing that my Daddy knew I was by his side and on July 21, 2006, he passed away," she remembered.Now retired, Linda and her siblings began the difficult task of clearing out their parents home. She and Jesse eventually sold their home in Amarillo and purchased her parent's home place in Fritch. Linda noticed that the move was physically very hard on her husband.In July of 1985, Jesse had suffered a heart attack while driving his truck. "He collapsed just as he got to my sister's house. We rushed him to the hospital and they told us he probably would not make it. The doctors had found a tear in his heart and they gave us no hope. 21 days later we received a huge blessing as my husband walked out of the hospital," she remembered. And so in May of 2007 when Jesse starting having some chest pain, they immediately went to the doctor at the Heart Group in Amarillo and he was put in the hospital for tests. "On May 26, 2007, we were told that he had Stage 5 lung cancer and there was nothing that could be done except chemotherapy. He had a very good doctor at Texas Oncology. When Jesse asked how much time he might have, the doctor told him that with his experience, in his opinion he had around six months to live," Linda said. "In those six months, he took the chemotherapy treatments and we just tried to live as much as we could. We went out on the water in the boat because he loved that so much. He was my soul mate, and the love of my life and I miss him so much. I know that God has a plan. Jesse passed away on Nov. 30, 2007, six months and three days after being diagnosed with lung cancer. We did get to celebrate our 44th wedding anniversary on Nov. 5," she said.Just before Jesse was diagnosed, Linda was hired at Sanford-Fritch ISD and worked in April and May of '07 as a substitute teacher. She went back to work in Aug. when school started and worked through March of 2010 and most of that time she suffered with pain in her back. She also worked for the National Park Service at the Fire Cache doing timekeeping and secretarial work.Finally in March of 2010 the pain in her back got so bad she was bed ridden. Doctor visits followed and still there was no explanation for the pain. She tried chiropractic treatments. In April she had an MRI, which showed a disk in her low back was out of alignment. Dr. Reimer, her chiropractor tried acupuncture to help the disk pain, but to no avail. On June 4, Linda made a trip Amarillo to the ER. The pain was totally out of control. Her friends Martha Shull and Cathy Gill of Fritch made the trip with her. Known as the "Three Musketeers of Fritch", these ladies were a force to be reckoned with. They urged the doctor to keep looking until he found out what was causing their friend so much pain."They are the kind of friends who will drop what they are doing to help me and we all try and take care of each other," Linda said. She was given steroids which helped her pain in a matter of hours. Dr. Paullus told the ER doctor to get her comfortable and keep her in the hospital until Monday when she was scheduled for an MRI. "I felt so much better after being given the steroids, I asked if I could go home for the weekend and come back on Monday for the MRI. They agreed," she said. "I was still feeling good when I got back to Amarillo on Monday and met my daughter at the hospital to have the MRI. Afterwards, we decided to go to a health food grocery store and pick up a few things," she stated."While we were there, the hospital called on my cell and told me to come back to the hospital immediately. They met me at the door with a wheelchair and we didn't stop until we had reached the sixth floor of BSA. I was wondering what in the world was going on but all the nurses would tell me is that the Dr. would be in shortly. Soon, Dr. Paullus entered the room shaking his head. He said, "Linda, how in the world have you been walking?" Still feeling pretty good, I quipped back, 'on my feet'."He looked so serious, and then he dropped the bombshell. "You have a tumor in your back from L3 to L5 and it as completely eaten the fourth disk." In the same breath, he said, "I think it is cancer and I have already called an oncologist for you.""I was totally overwhelmed as I tried to comprehend what he was telling me. My daughter, who had been parking the car, came in after he left the room and we just cried together. I told her that I had beaten cancer twice before and would do it again. ""All night, I talked to the Lord. I wanted to understand why and what his plan was for me and I soon found out," she said. "Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding; in all your ways submit to him, and he will make your paths straight." Proverbs 3:5-6. "I claim this verse because God gave it to me during that dark night. As I lay in the hospital, I poured out my soul, my fright and my feelings to him and suddenly he gave me this verse."Being a stubborn woman whose favorite word is 'why', God revealed to her that she did not have to understand it, but she just had to place her trust in him. "When God spoke to me about this, the most awesome sense of peace began to flow through my body and I knew that he would take care of me."On Monday, June 14, 2010 I went to the cancer center and started 32 rounds of radiation. Shortly before she had finished with her radiation treatments, Dr. Sharp, her oncologist talked to her about starting chemotherapy treatments. "I had seen my mother and my husband go through chemo and I saw what it did to them and I told him no, way, never was I going to have chemo. He urged me to listen and consider that my chemo could be administered in pill form, not IV. And so, I agreed," she said. "I never lost my hair. It thinned, but that is ok. I have not been sick but one time and I consider all of this my blessing. Out of every adversity, I have gotten a blessing," she smiled. As she fights her third battle with the dreaded disease, Linda is still an avid Relay For Life participant. She and her daughter started attending and supporting the annual event in 2001 in Amarillo. After she moved to Fritch, she became more involved and joined as a committee member, serving as survivor co-chair in 2008. And then she began serving as team captain of the St. Andrew's Methodist Church team for 2009, 2010 and again this year. Each year she looks forward to the survivor dinner and Relay. "Relay For Life is so important to me. Cancer has taken so much from me and so many of my family members. I hate the word. I try to keep focused on the fact that the first three letters of this word is – can – that makes me even more determined to fight. I CAN beat cancer again! Even though I have had cancer three times, I so very blessed and fortunate as so many have it much worse than me. I just want to help others. If there is anything I can do to help someone with cancer, I want to do that. I feel that being involved in Relay For Life and raising money for the ACS means this hateful word can someday be a thing of the past," she stated.Last year, after she walked her victory lap, she spoke to those attending. After having a radiation treatment in Amarillo that day, she rushed out to Huber Park to participate in the all night event. She plans to be there again this year with her St. Andrew's United Methodist team members to walk her victory survivor lap, to help in the booth, to speak to the crowd and to count the blessing of being able to participate in the 2011 Relay For Life of Hutchinson County at Huber Park.On the Sunday morning following the Relay event Friday night, Linda will give her testimony at her beloved St. Andrew's. She will speak on a topic she knows so well. . .adversity versus blessing.


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You Always Need a Plan B. The real deal guide to jump starting your next career.
I am on a mission to help people avoid the pitfalls of making the wrong (and costly) decisions when they create a new way to make money- Plan B.
I am a consultant, speaker, and trainer who worked in Corporate America for 20 years; Apple Computer, Nortel and Silicon Graphics. Two master's degrees: MBA and International Human Resources. I live by NASA Kennedy Space Center, FL; 9000 people will lose their jobs 2011 at the end space shuttle program. This was originally written to help them. Everyone is selling them their "stuff' without telling them what it will take for success.
Readers will have a love-hate relationship with it as one Engineering Director reviewer said: "I had to put it down because the documented reality is so searing. You bring a great deal of reality to the subject, spurring me along on Plan B." Or a retired secretary: "I can go home and start a business now because I know how."
The book is ~ 100 pages packed with checklists, self assessments, advantages -disadvantages of the four ways to create an income: start a business, buy a business, buy a franchise, network marketing/direct sales.
Many people have great ideas but don't make money from them; this book will show them how. It's not quick or easy. This came from 3 years of research and many mistakes finding my Plan B. (BTW I have 2 condos close to the beach for sale in Cape Canaveral. Interested?)
My original target was baby boomers who can't or don't want to retire. I have found a lot of young professionals are keenly interested too. Those in their 20s and 30s will never know job or career security. Boomers are retiring and finding their money is running out or are laid off and can't find another job and being forced into a Plan B.
They have done what they were told: get a good education, find a good job and work hard. Then they find themselves without a job and few options. So many will hand over their severance or cash out their retirement and fail in their new venture because they did not know what it really takes to succeed in a new business. My mission is to make sure they can work through their idea before they jump in.
My reviewers are blue collar, pink collar and white collar. Executives and production workers. Retirees and young professionals. They are giving me great insight to edit the book before it is published.
Plan B will become a movement that will help others ask the right questions so they don't find themselves realizing they made a very bad mistake 6 months or three years later. This is about sustainable business 101 - the stuff they don't teach you in business school.
I will be on the speaking circuit with the book. This is the first in a You Always Need a Plan B books, like Chicken soup for the Soul series.
- The book cover needs to be understood by someone seeing it on a bookshelf from 10' away.
- Clear, clean, easy to read and 'get it.'
- The cover will be the basis for the website design, banners, and promotional material.
- Although the majority of sales will be eBook readers (like Kindle) and Amazon.com the cover should be one to make people nod their head 'yes' and reach for it when they see it.
- BACK: top 1/3 will be testimonials, 1/3 synopsis (sales message) in 50 words or less, bottom bio of less than five sentences and a the author's picture At the very bottom will be an offer for them to go to the website and sign up for updates. (http://www.YouAlwaysNeedaPlanB.com)
- SPINE: title, author's name, space for publisher name
This is a serious book, so happy, fluffy colors or images won't work. No cutesy, cartoon images. Stock photos or images are fine. No tired images like palm trees and a hammock or empty chairs
- Identity the color type and numbers
File types:
I am not certain what they should be because it will be ENLARGED for banners, and SHRUNK for flyers and used on the website. So using the website recommendations:
Adobe Illustrator Document *.ai
Adobe Photoshop Document *.psd
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Sioux City Heelan senior Zach McCabe sifted through numerous basketball scholarship offers but only one tugged at his heart.
McCabe, a 6-foot-6 forward, picked Iowa over Arizona State, Virginia, Utah, Minnesota and Northwestern among others. McCabe said his choice came down to one simple, yet special factor.
"I've been a Hawkeye fan ever since I was a little kid," McCabe said Friday. "Playing there has always been a dream of mine. For me I wanted to stay close to home and instate and help Iowa be winners."
McCabe is the fourth and final high school commitment for the 2010 class. He joins guards Roy Marble Jr. of Detroit and Ben Brust of Mundelein, Ill., and forward Cody Larson of South Falls (S.D.) Roosevelt as future Iowa players.
McCabe averaged 16.1 points and nine rebounds a game for the Class 3A state champion Crusaders. He led the team in assists with 144 and sank 50.3 percent of his shots. He was a teammate of incoming Iowa freshman Brennan Cougill.
"They're going to get somebody who's both blue collar and white collar," Heelan Coach Tom Betz said. "He's not afraid to do the dirty work. He's a competitor.
"He's as competitive of a kid we've ever had and a very skilled kid. He shoots the ball extremely well and plays both ends of the court."
McCabe also plays quarterback for Heelan's football team and garnered a few football scholarship offers. He said his passion lies with basketball, which made his college sport an easy choice. But his on-court basketball mentality mirrors his football mindset.
"I'm a very tough player, pretty physical," McCabe said. "For me, I can score and rebound. I pretty much do anything the coaches ask me to do."
Iowa coaches offered McCabe a scholarship earlier this year, but McCabe wanted to take his time to validate his choice. He played in a summer AAU tournament in Milwaukee last week and talked with his family about the new offers he had received.
"I told them I love Iowa a lot, and that's where I wanted to go," he said. "They (family members) would have been happy with anywhere I would have went. But they're Hawkeye fans."


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Open Studio FTC
Saturday, March 16
per painter
Learn more
Class Details
It's an Open Studio at Pinot's Palette today. Please Call ahead to ensure availability.
Paint on a 16X20 canvas for just $35 for adults and $25 for kids. All ages welcome! View all Open Studio painting options at: https://www....g/open-studio
Please note this is self-guided and will not be instructed by an artist. You will be provided with the step-by-step instructions to help guide you, or you can create your own masterpiece!
Times for Open Studio (availability permitting) are Tuesday-Saturdays 11:30am-6:00pm & Sundays 11:30am-4:00pm.
If your group is larger than 3 people, please let us know which paintings you would like to paint from our self-guided painting list so we can have your painting station ready for you!
Please call ahead to let us know what time we should expect you, as well as which painting from our "self-guided" selection you would like to paint.
See you painting!
The Perfect Night Out
Enjoy drinks, upbeat music and hanging out with your favorite people while you paint! It's as fun for first-time painters as it is for experienced artists.
Fun Atmosphere
From the moment you walk in, the mood is light, the music is fun and the conversation comes easy!
Easy to Do
You don't need to be a seasoned painter — we make it easy for everyone to find their inner artist!
Sit Together
You'll get seats with all your friends, even if you book separately. Just tell us your friends' names when you register.
Paint Your Way
There's no rule that says you have to follow the artist's steps. It's your art, so paint it however you like!
Frequently Asked Questions
Check out our FAQs to learn more about what to expect from your Pinot's Palette experience or feel free to call the studio to speak to a member of our staff.
How do I sign up for a class?
Click on the Classes, click on the date and painting that you want and click "Sign Up For This Class." Follow the on-screen directions to complete the order. Contact us if you have trouble completing your order and we will walk you through the process. The system will send you an email confirmation and a reminder email a couple of days before your class is scheduled. It is that simple - see you painting! PINOT'S PALETTE WILL NOT BE RESPONSIBLE FOR PAINTINGS LEFT OVERNIGHT.
What does a class cost?
Most of the classes cost is $35 or $45 depending on the painting being taught. Kid's and Family Days are $25. Pet Project is $55. Special Events can cost $40 or $50.
When do I need to arrive for class?
We recommend you arrive 20 minutes before class starts to allow time for you to get settled in and mingle before the painting starts.
What do I need to bring to the class?
We provide all of the painting supplies that you will need: canvas, easel, brushes, paints, and apron for the class! Wine, beer and snacks are available for purchase, as well as non-alcoholic beverages. We have wine glasses, corkscrews, and T shirts for purchase as well! In Colorado it is illegal to bring in your own alcholic beverages. They must be purchased from our Bar.
What is the cancellation policy?
Pinot's Palette cancellation policy is as follows: Any reservation that is cancelled may be issued a credit to attend another class if notification occurs at least 24 hours before class start. No refunds will be made. You can then use the credit to attend another class of your choice within a six month period. All credit requests must be approved by Pinot's Palette managers. Cancellation policy for Project Pet is 1 week for a credit to be issued. This cancellation policy applies to all public, private and off-site parties.


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The Key West 186 Dual Console is the perfect entry level all around family boat. With features and options for the fisherman as well as the leisure boater, this boat has something for every member of the family. Easy to trailer, great for in shore and light off shore boating, this dual console is a great fit for almost any Cape Cod family!
This particular boat is at our Hyannis location
The 186 DC is loaded with features such as stereo, tilt hydraulic steering, swim platform, and the removable jump seats make it easy to convert to a serious fishing machine with lots of open space to help land the big ones. Fish and play at its best, and as safe as any boat today.
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Floating homes are getting more attention
these days - some for being incredibly practical or economical and others for
being quirky and conceptual. Check out our list of super cool houseboats below.
Silberfisch: The Modern Houseboat
These days, city living can be outrageously
expensive, which is what prompted Bernhard Urich along with Flo Florian and Sascha
Akkermann of the German design firm Confused-Direction to unveil their
innovative solution - the Silberfisch Houseboat.
This modern, floating home offers urban
dwellers the opportunity to live in style at a fraction of the cost, without
limiting the freedom and flexibility of relocation. This eco-friendly houseboat
is made from reclaimed wood (when possible), features a green roof planted with
vegetation and produces zero emissions.
Elena Queen of Hearts: The Luxury Houseboat
Soon-to-be-empty nesters Tim and Mary
Forsythe never imagined they'd be selling their estate to live year round on a
converted houseboat. That is, until Elena Queen of Hearts caught their eye.
Built in 1984, this 79-foot-by-26-foot boat was designed by John Amos (the
founder of American Family Insurance) to look like a Victorian riverboat.
Named after the Amos' wife, Elena Queen of
Hearts has entertained a variety of political dignitaries (including the Queen
of Thailand). With over 1,800 square feet of layout, a lot hard work was
required to give this space a cozy feel. It now features a plethora of luxury
items such as a home theatre, hot tub and grand piano.
SolarHome: The
Eco-Friendly Houseboat
Instead of loading the kids into your gas-guzzling
Winnebago next summer break, you might want to consider SolarHome. Designed by
UK-based Kingsley architects, SolarHome is an eco-friendly floating home that
can safely and stylishly transport you and your family through the water. Turn boring
road trips into water adventures - or dock it trailer park style.
Made from low-carbon material, the
SolarHome features eco-friendly solar power and has been designed to function
in one of two modes - Docked Mode (which requires some infrastructure for
power, fresh water and water treatment) and Self Sufficient Mode. While in
Self-Sufficient mode, SolarHome can function for an entire year without requiring
any service maintenance.
Cosmic Muffin: The Plane-Houseboat
The Cosmic Muffin is by far the most iconic
houseboat on our list. This rare 1930's Boeing Stratoliner (one of only ten
ever built) is the first and only land-based airplane to be converted into a
boat. Affectionately known as the Cosmic Muffin, this houseboat has a rich
Originally owned by the infamously
eccentric Howard Hughes,
the interior was converted into an executive office suite (with a little help
from Rita Hayworth). The plane exchanged hands several
times before it was deemed un-flyable in 1969 due to extensive hurricane
damage. Hughes' former `flying office' was rescued from uncertain fate by Fort
Lauderdale Realtor and pilot Kenneth W. London who then spent nearly four years
converting it into the coolest bachelor pad ever.
Now owned by a man named David Drimmer, the
Cosmic Muffin currently resides dockside in Fort Lauderdale, FL and is open for
public touring or chartering.
Kerala: The Vacation
Houseboating is one of the most tranquil
and relaxing experiences in the world. Imagine if you could take that feeling
with you on vacation abroad. Well, you can. Kerala, one of India's most
beautiful regions, is well known for its scenic network of winding canals,
rivers, lakes and lagoons - and its equally beautiful houseboats (called kettvallams).
The design of these luxury houseboats
retains a strong sense of tradition, while incorporating modern comforts and
convenience. Constructed from a variety of local materials such jack-wood,
bamboo poles and coconut, these houseboats usually feature 1-2 bedrooms with an
attached bathroom, as well as a kitchenette, lounge, balcony and a thatched
roof. Enlist the help of trained crew for a couple hours or several weeks for
the vacation of a lifetime.
This is a guest post by Briana Davis on behalf of Canvas Craft, an industry leading
canvas manufacturer offering custom
boat covers. She writes tips, tutorials, and more on the Canvas
Craft Blog.
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Greetings in the Name of the Lord.
We're glad you're here and we hope that if you decide to participate in our Daily Office / Prayer services that it will help form you more and more in the image of Christ.
Service Times
Each day, a new service is posted. Morning Prayer is available each day beginning at 4am local (to you) time and Evening Prayer is available beginning at 4pm local time. The recorded service is usually between 15-20 minutes long depending on the length of the readings.
Additional Information
Some of you, especially if you're not from a liturgical background, may have many questions. We hope that we've given you enough information below to help you get started. If not, feel free to contact us.
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The purpose of liturgical prayer
The main purpose of the form of prayer found here at the Trinity Mission is to immerse us in the Scriptures. We firmly believe that sitting quietly alone and praying your heart to God is something that all Christians should do, and of course you don't need pre-formed words to do that.
The goal of liturgical prayer, however, is not only praying itself but learning to pray. The way we pray has a formative impact on how and what we believe about God. For this reason, the Daily Office gives us the very pure word of God or that which is evidently grounded upon the same so that we may pray the Scriptures back to God, thus relating to Him within the boundaries of how He has revealed Himself.
The use of the Scriptures in a way of prayer is a practice that God has used to form the hearts and minds of his people throughout the ages, beginning with the Hebrews, continuing with the Apostles, and throughout the centuries of the Church.
Where do the readings come from?
Which translation of the Bible do you use?
We're not super particular about any one translation. You can find just about every translation being used by someone who is involved with the Mission.
That said, we generally use the ESV for our services for one big reason… it's the only version which we can legally and (very) simply embed the text in our site.
The environment of your prayer time
Of course, each person will find what sort of environment is the most conducive for them to be able to engage fully in morning prayer. Here are some thoughts you may want to consider:
- Find a quiet place void of visual and auditory distractions
- Perhaps a darkened room with a dim side lamp or a candle or two
- Consider a secluded place where you will feel comfortable praying aloud along with the service
- Perhaps sit with your spouse/family and join in together
What if I can't do all that?
Sure. It would be ideal to have a quiet space and time to join us each day. But let's face it, that may not always be possible. Perhaps you might consider:
- Commuting to/from work
- As you get ready for work/bed
- While making breakfast/dinner
- While washing dishes
- Going for a walk or run
Am I supposed to respond out loud?
Sure, that's the idea. Not everyone will feel comfortable doing so. And of course, not everyone will be able to do so. But yes, the idea is that we all are carrying out our role in the service and the thing about a liturgical service is that everyone has a role and every role is important.
What if I need more time in silence?
Easy. Just pause the recording and start back again when you're ready.
Do I really need to listen to the recording?
Of course not. The recording is helpful for most people to keep us focussed. Also for many who are home-bound, it is a meaningful, authentic connection to the life of the Church. But if you'd rather pray through the service on your own. By all means, go ahead.
Why is it always basically the same?
Certainly there are great things achieved by freshly created services each day. But the goal of this type of service is formation – formation by immersion in the thoughts, ideals, values and words of the scriptures. That just cannot be achieved if you are constantly trying to figure out what you might be having to say next or if every day you have to determine anew whether or not prayers are theologically sound.
One of the goals of this type of prayer service is that you need the written liturgy (or in our case, the computer screen) less and less, until eventually you can just show up to prayer with a Bible and a thirsty soul.
Give it three weeks… or a lifetime
The less familiar you are with this sort of prayer time, the longer it may take for it to "feel comfortable." At first, you'll feel like you have to have your eyes glued to the screen for the whole service. At first, you'll feel like you're "just reading" and not truly praying from the heart.
Sadly, many of us did not grow up being taught to pray or perhaps we did not even grow up in a believing household. Prayer of course, is a discipline. And this kind of service is just like jogging. For the first bit you might ask "why in the world would anybody get up 20 minutes early to do this."
That's why we want to challenge you to commit to three full weeks. 21 days in a row. Commit to it as a true discipline and see if the Lord does not respond abundantly.


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The Zoo has moved north approximately 200 miles.
No longer are the Yankees beset by dysfunction as they were back in the day when the back page represented a 365-day-a-year playground for George, Billy, Reggie and Thurman.
Now it's the Red Sox, from ownership through the clubhouse, who have come to define melodrama. The Red Sox who, since the start of last September, have been a grating reality show filled with crybabies, malcontents, and worst of all, massive underachievers.
The Good Ship Yankee, meanwhile, sails on the Sea of Tranquility.
The Red Sox have become the champions of pointing fingers and hiding behind anonymity, this Boston operation that a few years ago was on a direct course to challenge the Yankees as baseball's biggest brand.
From the banquet menu of chicken and beer in the clubhouse that was revealed following last September's epic collapse to the attempted post-season character assassination of deposed manager Terry Francona to the carnival that can be Bobby Valentine unto himself to ownership's acknowledgment late last month of the players' attempt to stage a coup, it's been as unseemly as it gets.
It's as if accountability and class have been Banned in Boston.
Here's the thing about the Red Sox, who were three games under .500 and 12 1/2 games behind the division-leading Yankees going into last night's opener of a three-game series at the Stadium: No one wants to own what they've become.
And that starts with the ownership group fronted by John Henry that includes CEO Larry Lucchino, who Thursday made reference to the "cynical and jaded media" being partially to blame for the team's stunning fall from grace.
"Partly the media's fault? I have to disagree with that. It's entirely the media's fault, it's always the media's fault," said Valentine a couple of hours before last night's first pitch, his tongue stuck deep into his cheek.
"No," he then said, turning serious. "The media has nothing to do with the season."
Last Aug. 31, the Sox defeated the Yankees 9-5 at Fenway to gain a 1 1/2- game lead in the AL East. From the following night, when Mariano Rivera got Adrian Gonzalez looking with the bases loaded to preserve a 4-2 victory, until last night, the Yankees went 86-60 while Boston had gone 65-81.
There hasn't been such a gap between the teams since Whitey Ford was Chairman of the Board pitching to Yogi Berra in The Bronx while Don Buddin and Frank Malzone made up the left side of the Sox infield.
The dramatic difference between the clubs goes beyond the standings and the won-loss record. It relates to the issue of temperament, specifically to the absence of melodrama that surrounds the team wearing the button-down pinstripes.
"I haven't personally said, 'I'm going to avoid drama,' " manager Joe Girardi said before the game. "I just be myself."
Other than last season's L'Affaire Posada in which Jorge Posada pulled himself from the lineup an hour before the May 14 game against the Red Sox when the proud designated hitter was scheduled to bat ninth in the order, the Yankees' dirty laundry has remained out of plain sight.
"The first year, I had to build relationships," said Girardi, who replaced Joe Torre before the 2008 season. "It's something you have to work at. It's not easy."
The Yankees missed the playoffs in 2008 for the first time since 1995. The transfer of power from the beloved Torre to the drill-sergeant mentality that marked Girardi's approach was not entirely seamless. There was an adjustment period.
But no one player and no group of players went over Girardi's head to complain to CEO Hal Steinbrenner about the manager. Steinbrenner did not convene a meeting that would give legitimacy to a mutinous movement.
Back in the day, there were George, Billy, Thurman and Reggie. But the Yankees won. The flags that flew from the Stadium were AL pennants and World Series banners.
Now, the flags flying from Fenway are the Red Sox' dirty laundry.


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Mayor's Office
The Lower Platte South Natural Resources District (LPSNRD), in conjunction with the City Parks and Recreation Department, has awarded a contract to T.J. Osborn Construction to complete necessary repair work on the at-grade connector for the Billy Wolff Trail on the west side of 48th Street south of Normal Blvd. The repair work, addressing erosion concerns and trail settlement issues, started today.
Construction is anticipated to last about two weeks, weather permitting. The work will require the closure of the segment of trail that connects from the main trail, which runs underneath 48th Street, to the sidewalk along the west side of 48th Street. Closure of the main trail is not needed for the repair. The at-grade connector for the trail on the east side of 48th Street will not be affected.