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Chu brought a rare combination of scientific and administrative expertise to the cabinet. A Nobel Laureate in Physics, Chu may have been unique in that he published a research paper in the high-profile journal Nature while serving as Secretary of Energy. He ran the Department of Energy's (DOE) Lawrence Berkeley Lab for several years before stepping up to head the department; he then found an unusual opportunity while he led—$26 billion of the recovery act was specifically dedicated to the DOE.
The DOE is a sprawling agency, responsible for everything from energy efficiency measures like house insulation to international nuclear proliferation (Chu's farewell notes that 10 percent of the US' electricity is now generated using uranium derived from Soviet warheads). The national labs it runs focus on basic and applied research, but the DOE also intervenes directly in the market, providing loan guarantees and funding to projects that are considered too risky to attract private financing.
Not all of the latter programs have worked out especially well. Some of the stimulus money went to companies that failed as the financial crisis dragged on, though Chu's farewell letter takes pains to note that only one percent of the funded companies ended up entering bankruptcy. The loan guarantees were also intended to foster a resurgence in nuclear power, but the plunging cost of natural gas has put most plans for an expansion of nuclear energy on hold indefinitely.
But Chu is proud of the innovation he fostered at the DOE. His farewell starts off by emphasizing the shift to an ARPA-E model of funding, modeled on the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency. This funding, meant to foster technologies that are more than an evolutionary extension of existing ones, hasn't been in existence long enough to blossom. But Chu points out the DOE has spent only $40 million on companies that then went on to attract more than $200 million in private funding, which he feels validates the program.
Chu's hope is that some of the technology developed through ARPA-E will eventually bring the cost of solar power down to grid parity, meaning it costs about what existing generating systems do. Even in the absence of that advance, however, solar power is booming. Installations nearly doubled in each of the last three years, with over 1.8 Gigawatts being installed in 2011. Wind, Chu notes, is expected to reach grid parity in less than a decade, and more than 40 percent of the new US installations were wind power last year.
Given the talent he brought and opportunities he had, it's fair to wonder whether Chu could have accomplished more. It's possible, but it's difficult to see how. Chu faced a Congress that had become so polarized on the issue of climate change it was frequently hostile to renewable energy and efficiency—even in cases where doing so would limit US expenditures on foreign energy. In general, the administration chose to pick its fights elsewhere. Add in the fiscal constraints imposed by large budget deficits and some unforeseen circumstances like the startling drop in the cost of natural gas, and it's clear that navigating the DOE over the last four years was a significant challenge.
There is currently no indication of a possible successor. Normally, Obama's announcement that climate change would be a major emphasis over the next four years would signal the need for someone with legislative experience. But it's clear the administration will have to tackle the climate without Congressional backing, which leaves the field wide open. The real question is likely to be whether the next head of the DOE expands the ARPA-E approach or continues to focus on the evolution of the US energy economy.


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The future of Brockley Station
As our son contributed a few tiles to the Brockley Common "treasure cross mosaic" during Saturday's party on Brockley Common, we learned a few things about the station's future, which we share with you now:
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Thanks for the info. So does this mean that tfl have no plans to rebuild/relocated the ticket office i their station upgrade?
The step free access to this station remains unpredictable- with the gate sometimes being opened by station staff and othertimes despite a number of passengers requesting that it be opened it stays firmly closed.
Presumably station staff are making some sort of assessment of need before opening the gate and whilst there may be some passengers with very obvious and visable needs , there are many health conditions and mobility issues that are less obvious but that would make stair climbing difficult and step free access desirable.
It's very unsatisfactory! Why can't there be a ticket barrier at ground level?
@Anon 1 - I don't think any of this stuff has any bearing on more long-term plans for the station from TfL
@Anon 2 - I've been meaning to write a follow-up article on this issue - in my experience the gate is always open now or they're happy to open it if you buzz. Is this not always the case?
Every one here is waited with baited breath for the new TfL funding aggrement. There was a 10 year funding plan agreed, to recognise that big upgrades cannot be efectivly planned if your seeking funding every year - a Ken victory. That started to go pearshapped when Metronet died, then we had the recession THEN Tubelines went belly up.
That funding is essentially in the bin so a new deal on its way. Doubt it will be for 10 years and it will be less. Step Free schemes have already been cut right back as have station refurb and modernisations. All the funding will be concentrated on trains, signalling and track upgrades we assume. All the things required to shift more passengers.
Short term funding tends to push you toward reactive maintenance as lots of the old boys here tell me.
I'd love to blame the Torys but the rot started before they got in.
The step free issue is a pain - BUT, small fry when you compare it to Crystal Palace. Went there at the weekend with a pram and had to do a virtual obstacle course to get out of the station, going up steps, down steps, then up steps again. Presumably Crystal Palace doesn't have any wheelchair users.
Not sure of the detail of the DDA legislation but I think 'reasonable' adjustments have to be made - cost wins. For new stations it's very hard for them to argue that they cannot do it, despite what Lou thinks.
LU, and I assume TfL, actually work on the idea of 'mobility impared' passengers so disabled, old, parents with prams and those with luggage would help build a bussiness case.
Tsk Monkey, the pedant police need a word with you. That's bated (as in abated, held) breath, not baited (as in loaded with maggots, worms, fish, rat poison) breath.
your wasted here Danja.
Not at the moment I'm not - it's a bit early for that.
Damn!! You didn't take my 'bait'. Anyway, well done for not rising to the pedants bread and butter I left for you, 'Your' rather than You're. I was sure you'd jump on it.
The ticket office is a joke. You can't create a better impression of Brockley until that thing is replaced, as I've been saying here for years. Ditto the nearby MOT centre, which requires compulsory purchasing and razing.
Can't all the local "creative" "media" "types" have a whip round and sort it out?
Go on then, I'll do it.
Can we have some murals painted on the horrible gray station while we wait for the creepers?
I dunt need no editing from you sunshine!
It's a shame that there isn't now enough room to plant trees in front of the railings by the steps rather than behind them. The railings are fairly ugly.
More precisely, you dunt want it.
Can they also change the software of the ticket machine?
I bought a ticket for a "London Terminal" only to have to shell out £4 to get out at Liverpool Street because "not of the overground".
It's completely misleading, it's plugged in a network and if at Whitechapel there's no barrier to get out of the overground and into the underground one can well assume that a ticket for a "London Terminal" is valid to exit from a "London Terminal".
Frm nw on I'll b sbmitng all cmmnts in txt spk
Frm nw on I'll b sbmitng all cmmnts in txt spk
Max, a National Rail ticket to London Terminals can't be used on the tube. Simple no?
Good idea - "b8d breth" would be suitably ambiguous.
"Max, a National Rail ticket to London Terminals can't be used on the tube. Simple no?"
Yes, simple because there are barriers to get out of the National Rail and into the Tube though. That makes it pretty clear that they are separate operations.
Not so between the overground and underground.
More mosaic is a big plus, the cherry blossom is really very attractive.
Shame about the station though; it really is embarrassingly poor for access, assistance, aesthetics, I could go on...
Deeelish choc brownies being sold by BXAG by the station on Sat I had to buy 2. Compliments to the chef. Followed by a gorgeous espresso from Browns... The really do make fantastic coffee. Things are looking up!
Girl serving in Browns heard me waxing lyrical about different types of coffee, grind, plumbed in machines vs household ones etc etc like a coffee bore and when I went up to pay she cautiously showed me a special bean that Square Mile Coffee has released as a limited edition. Apparently only a limited amount is produced every year an it's incredibly fruity and very hard to get hold of. She pulled it from behind the counter like a bag of marijuana and told me that I could look at it but she wasn't allowed to make it for me....
BTW are overground/ELL trains affected by the Tube strike? Wondered if they would stillbe running seeing as the ELL is not technically the Tube.
Headhunter, that was a mung bean!
I have been reading this blog for around a year now, and at no point have these mung bean references been in any way funny.
That's because people who make mung bean gags are right wing car enthusiasts. And right wingers aren't funny. It's a well known fact. I give you Quentin Letts.
In Astro Boy (great film!) there's a uber-right-wing character making a mung bean joke. At the end he gets his well-deserved cumappance of course.
Nick I'll see you're Letts and raise you a Boris. He was funny on HIGNFY, apparently. Then look what happened.
On the station access issue, the Access for All programme is a Network Rail thing, independent of TfL. Brockley and Honor Oak Park are in Tranche 3, to be delivered 2012-2015. Whether or not this survives the cuts is anyone's guess though.
'You're'. Oops.
Sad to say it's not the case that the station staff open the gate on request- two occasions recently both mid afternoon - one where a mum with pushchair and toddler had to struggle up stairs as they 'could not find the key'!) and they other when I asked why the gate could not be opened the station staff said they only opened it for 'pregnant women,pushchairs etc ' resulting in those of us with less obvious mobility issues have to take the stairs- hence my earlier post doubting the ability of station staff to assess need
RE: funny right wingers, PJ O'Rourke trumps boris.
"In fact, safety has no place anywhere. Everything that's fun in life is dangerous. Horse races, for instance, are very dangerous. But attempt to design a safe horse and the result is a cow (an appalling animal to watch at the trotters.) And everything that isn't fun is dangerous too. It is impossible to be alive and safe."
He is officially the only funny right winger in the states. "republican party reptile" or "holidays in hell" are good reads
Coffee chat must be the greatest creation of the modern blag trade, non? Never were the emperor's new clothes more widely lauded.
Yes, there are a few (although I've never really found Boris funny - most of it is in his delivery, rather than the content, IMO).
But in general right-wingishness creates good polemicists but poor comedians. Blokeish right-wingishness is worst of all.
Not sure I "get" coffee either......I appear to be agreeing with Hugh.
Of course I meant to say I love coffee made from those beans that you pick out of ocelot poop.
Surprised to hear you say that Monkeyboy. You've waxed lyrical on here about using Degustation and Beloved Butchers for your tastes in meat and cheese. Are you suggesting that coffee beans have no such complexity, and the process of brewing them are universal wherever you go?
'Coffee chat' can obviously be blagged by bullshitters, but that doesn't mean that serious coffee enthusiasts haven't got anything to talk about. It's like saying all wine is the same. Any idiot with a dodgy taste buds can still taste the difference between different cups of coffee. I know F all about coffee but i know that I like some coffee and dislike other coffee. That's coz the beans are - er like- different?
Hugh, as usual, is just talking out of his arse.
Hmm, but are left wingers any more likely to be funny? I mean, Mark Thomas? And Ben Elton may have been funny to start with but look where that ended up....
You're seriously telling me you can't tell the difference between an espresso shot from Browns or Exchange Coffee in Lewisham and somewhere like Nero or worse, Starbucks? It's like comparing Vin de Table/wine lake to Chateau Neuf du Pape! Call yourself (part) Italian?
I love the idea of there being 'serious coffee enthusiasts' out there! I'm going to set my self up as a 'serious orange squash enthusiast' and argue with people about it on the internet.
@THNick - I didn't say left-wingers were funny either. Anyone whose ideology trumps their empathy is going to be a poor observational comic. Mark Steels, for example, is incredibly unfunny.
However, to be centre / left is to think about the human condition. To be right wing is to shut your eyes and ears to it. Comedy is an exploration of the human condition.
Jeremy Hardy, Stewart Lee, David Mitchell, Armando Ianucci, Jon Stewart - all the best comedians are leftish, but can handle complex ideas.
To be an ideologue is to disregard complexity, which is why right wingers and to a lesser extent hard left wingers make good polemicists.
The minute you have to start thinking about a subject and acknowledging the grey areas of life, it becomes hard to rant about something. Far easier to grab hold of one or two facts and ramble on from there, disregarding anything else.
Ben Elton is an abomination who's almost certainly more right wing than left these days. A reactionary bore at the very least.
Are you joking? Have you seen how much it's possible to spend on coffee related paraphernalia? A plumbed in, brass boilered Gaggia or similar espresso machine will set you back at least a grand or 2, then there's the bean roaster (serious coffee heads buy the beans green and roast them themselves), then vacuum containers to store the roasted beans at their optimum, then the burr grinder (blade grinders like the ones from Argos are sh*t) etc etc.
This little lot will probably hit a few grand and that's before you've even taken a decent Barrista course to teach you about different pressures and grinds and flavours of the various single estate beans you can get.
It's a huge world of knowledge, just like wine. Orange squash is sugar solution with orange colour added...
Only a naive fool would refer to it as squash rather than cordial.
it's funny hearing Nick going on about right wingers...
I'm just a bit "meh" about coffee in general. Sorry.
If i had to choose between never having posh coffee or decent cheese again, the cheese wins. Philosophers call it the 'cheese conundrum'
Only a fool would deny that coffees can vary in quality and taste - I didn't, you'll notice.
But you can buy good coffee everywhere these days. Nero's? Check. Sainsbury's? Check. Browns? I dare say.
There's nothing wrong with noting that a local coffee house like Browns serves a decent espresso. But people have this curious need to go far beyond that, don't they? Like OMG you SO just HAVE TO travel across London in the rain without shoes to DIE FOR the Americanos they serve at BROWNS which is like probably and literally (like, at once) the BEST COFFEE I HAVE EVER TASTED IN MY LIFE?
No it isn't. It's just good coffee like most other places. Stop exaggerating and try (this is harder although out of fashion) to be interesting.
"Comedy is an exploration of the human condition."
Nick, do you lecture at Hatfield? Mail us a timetable.
Or do i mean dilemma?
David Mitchell wrote something about this in The Observer, hes a tea man. It's been pulled, I suspect he's been censored by malign forces amongst the URBAN MEDIA ELITE!
Exaggeratedly discussing the virtues of purchased goods and services is the modern substitute for having interests.
Oh, Nick.
'However, to be centre / left is to think about the human condition. To be right wing is to shut your eyes and ears to it. Comedy is an exploration of the human condition.'
What a generalisation! I'm on the centre/left/fairly deep green side but I don't think it's as simple as that. What about Evelyn Waugh? Very right wing, and possibly the funniest writer in English of the 20th century.
"At the end he gets his well-deserved cumappance of course"
What version of AstroBoy were you watching? In most films he would get his come-uppance...
Sorry, nodded off half way through that. Wha were you saying about bikes agai..... *snore...*
Nick, Right wingers may or may not be ignorant of the human condition, but at least they are cognisant of things like budgets and fiscal responsibility. From a government, I know which I'd rather.
Hugh, I don't consider myself a connoisseur, but the coffee at browns is the best I've ever tasted - seriously! We should be proud to have them in the community.
"Right wingers may or may not be ignorant of the human condition, but at least they are cognisant of things like budgets and fiscal responsibility"
not sure if that misses the point or nails it?
"Right wingers may or may not be ignorant of the human condition, but at least they are cognisant of things like budgets and fiscal responsibility"
not sure if that misses the point or nails it?
Hugh - My god man, if you're seriously saying that places like Nero and SAINSBURY'S do decent coffee, your taste buds are blatantly dead. Nero and Starbucks (had no idea Sainsbury's brewed espresso) offer acceptable coffee, certainly it gives the required caffeine hit, but if you actually go to places like Browns and Exchange Coffee in Lewisham, you (hopefully) will notice a difference.
Get the recent Time Out review of coffee places across London and pay a few of them a visit, you'll never go back to Starbs or Nero by preference again... The difference is tangible.
Pompous pontificating on subjects one knows nothing about is the modern substitute for having interests.
Is it me, or does Pugh (Hugh?) sound quite pompous?
It's not just you. Which was kind of my point!
Emperor's new clothes.
Amusing how people get all exercised when you point out the geeza is nekkid.
And Headhunter, saying there's a difference between Browns and Sainsbury's coffee isn't worthy of comment. It's people like the wide-eyed Tim ('best coffee I have ever tasted!') that we need to be wary of.
By the way, have I mentioned that I play a bit of tennis? Don't want to brag, but I think I might be the best player in SE London. I was out there hitting balls last weekend and something just so really clicked? And pretty soon I was in this weird zone of perfection and I could tell other people noticed it. We were all pretty amazed at some of the shots I was hitting? I guess I was seeing the ball like a football.
Hugh - I don't want to speak ill of a fellow cyclist but your taste buds are dead and buried... I thought you fancied yourself as a "Brockley Fox"?
Headhunter, if it's of any comfort I feel the same about wine bores.
And by the way, I find the cycling fraternity enormously full of itself, although I'm sure you are a charming fellow. I say that even as someone who loves cycling.
That I think it's the best coffee I've ever tasted could indeed be because my experience of good coffees is extremely limited. However, at least give me credit for being able to formulate my own opinion.
blogging is a modern substitute for having interests.
@ Elsiemaudboy, I blame the slippery nature of English spelling.
Let's just say that they blow him up then.
Tim, if your experience is that limited what's the value in your opinion? With respect, mate.
We were all pretty amazed at some of the shots I was hitting?
if you have to ask it kind of ruins the impact.
Any idea when the station is going to get new signage? Or has that been put on hold as well?
Browns MAY be the best coffee in the world. Doubtful, but Tim's opinion valid or not doesn't change the taste of the coffee. Have you tried it?
I'm 10 pages into a philosophy book. Is what we can know about the world in the mind or is it purley dependant on the senses...or something... I may have re-read that chapter. Or if there are no coffee bores drinking a cup of single estate expresso is it still worth five quid? Discuss.
I've tried Brown's coffee - it was OK.
I think a lot of the perceived taste subtleties come, in all honesty, from the expectations generated by the environment, cup, packaging, preparation process, or bloke telling you that the beans are ones picked only for two nights a year under a full moon and then processed through a civet's rectum (etc, etc.) Wine is much the same, as tests involving people being lied to about what was in the glass, or done in different environments, have demonstrated. I say this as a semi-wine bore (or wine semi-bore, take your pick) myself.
As for coffee, can't get that excited about it - it doesn't even get you pissed.
"Exaggeratedly discussing the virtues of purchased goods and services is the modern substitute for having interests"
Hence the phenomenon of 'food blogging', something I've never really understood.
I've never understood quantum physics.
Food! Now that I can get into.
Monkeyboy - By calling it "expresso" you have expunged the validity of any further comment you make on the subject of coffee...
lb - I had no expectation of decent coffee when I 1st went into Browns, I mean it's a tiny cafe, run by a bunch of 20 somethings which seems never to be open and is very basically decorated. There is very little there to make you expect anything other than a caffeine hit, I just thought I would get a quick n basic coffee and not much else when I went there. However I would swear on my mother's life though that in a blind tasting, I could tell the difference between Browns/Exchange's/other decent cafe's coffee compared to Nero/Starbucks/other bog standard chain places. The guys who run Browns look like a bunch of lazy students but they certainly seem to know a thing or 2 about coffee!
Hugh - Yes, the cycling fraternity can be very self important.... Caffe e Campagnolo - the perfect duo...
But I can believe it's not butter.
Headhunter, I'll burn you up on Evelyn Street in the morning, sunshine.
Evangelism/fundamentalism is the problem; as soon as you start trying to force your opinions (coffee, god etc.) on others with sententious rhetoric you're boring (and probably dangerous).
Yes that means most of you lot are a threat to national, if not global, security and as a fully paid up up hypocrite so am I...
How much do you earn?
Me or Ed?
Funnily enough I have been riding along Evelyn St recently. Look out for me as I pass...
HH, what do you ride and wear? I tend to ride with serenity and awesome speed. I wear an otherworldly mask of enlightenment.
Does anyone even remember the original topic? ;)
As a (semi) trained barista, there really is far more to coffee than meets the eyes. The flavours change in many ways. Ethiopian beans (largely considered the best) taste very different to beans form Brazil. Then there's the method used for roasting them, which changes the flavour, and the strength. Combine different beans together, and the taste changes again. Anyone can make coffee, but only a barista can make truly satisfying.
As for Browns. I went there once. Had a latte. Small, expensive, dull, bland taste, and made without skill.
I ride like the wind and I wear a smile
I popped into Browns once. No totty to report.
@Tim - re: right-wing fiscal responsibility, that wasn't the matter under discussion and perhaps you're right, although you might want to check the right wing Republican Party's record on Fiscal Responsibility since Reagan before you assert the two things go hand in hand.
@Tressilliana - yes, it's a generalisation, with exceptions. :)
Were not saying that new labour were especially left wing are we? Markets self regulating were a big factor, nothing more right wing than that. Both parties were in thrall to that myth.
My granny used to buy fresh beans and toast them at home, I've done it plenty of times when I was a child, she had a pan to toast coffee beans over the hob exactly like this one:
I guess that after a while you start understanding how to do it exactly the way you want it.
Not that my granny home-toasted coffee means anything when speaking about market regulation and fiscal responsibility of governments. Or Astroboy.
This thread is seriously split.
Nick - I was trying to say that when it comes to politics, a knowledge of the human condition is very unimportant to me. I just want the basics done well. Knowledge of the human condition should be irrelevant to politics, which is why I was miffed when you said right wingers like me had no knowledge of it.
@Tim - sorry Tim, I don't follow.
I said right wingers don't care about the human condition. You say that, as a right winger, you don't care about the human condition, so what was it I said that you're unahppy with? It seems we're agreeing...
On your other point, I think understanding how real human beings actually work is pretty fundamental to constructing effective policy.
Ideologues of both left and right wings don't really care about or understand real people.
Right wingers think everyone else who's not like them is scum.
Left wingers think the world is divided neatly in to the oppressed or the oppressor.
Neither is a helpful world view when trying to "do the basics right."
Centrists are our only hope.
PS - by centrists, I don't mean the Lib Dems.
I mean technocrats. People who like evidence-based policy.
The world should be run by people who like Radio 4's Analysis, In Business and The Bottom Line. Sadly, politics is dominated by people who think Newsnight, Question Time and the Today programme are the zenith of debate.
In Business sometimes achieves greatness.
Philosophy of Dolla, yeh?
"Just because I don't care doesn't mean I don't understand"
Homer (Simpson)
better steer away from politics Nick, you're clearly way out of your depth . . .
Well argued.
I'm not really that into the whole coffee as lifestyle thing and find it all a bit wanky. However I can honestly say that I had a flat-White coffee at browns the other day and thought it was quite literally the best caffeinated beverage I had ever tasted. It was £2 though.
Ps. Back on topic... Wouldn't it be good if they could build a ramp on the other side? And thanks to all the mural-makers and gardeners for making the station so much nicer.
Going back to the 'future of Brockley Station' which I thought this was what this post was about.
It is a fact that TFL does not want to pay for the new station. However Brockley, if i am not wrong, has a large community of Artists and Architects.
Is there any way we can transform the station at least aestetically in an affordable way?
It will not give us the access at lower level, but it would be at least better to look at.
With a good project it is possible to raise some money I assume.
Not that I doubt it, but when you say "it's a fact" that they don't want to build it, have you got any evidence to support that please?
"Wanky" or no, decent coffee is good stuff. I'm not trying to buy into a lifestyle of some kind or other, whatever that may be, I'm just stating my feelings, just as I may perhaps state my feelings about the Sunday roast at The Orchard vs The Barge.
I just like the coffee from Browns and a few other places and although acceptable, generally find that coffee from chain places is average at best. It's just my opinion.
As I've said before, the main difference between left and right-wing discourse is that in the case of the latter, the problem is always other people.
"PS - by centrists, I don't mean the Lib Dems.
I mean technocrats. People who like evidence-based policy"
Well, quite. But there are few or none; "evidence-based policy" is a little too close to the materialist core of Marxism for most people nowadays. Centrism (as with politics of the left) in the past thirty years has fallen into a neo-liberal, focus-group-led morass.
Back on topic,
"Is there any way we can transform the station at least aesthetically in an affordable way?"
Yes yes, but this is precisely what has been done, with murals, planting, etc - cheap, achievable and effective. To demand that we somehow pull a new station building out of our collective backsides is going a bit far.
Do the coffee lovers here also enjoy those DFS adverts where mixed-race models lounge on L-shaped sofas in linen trousers with bare feet?
@ Nick - My understanding is that TFL had a plan to change the station before the opening of the ELL. That plan was not executed and budgets have been cut further since. Point 4 of your post also mentions that there are no plans for the station.
I wish I was wrong, but I do not see them doing the work in the near future.
So my point was that perhaps we can do something about it meanwhile instead of discussing if a blend of coffee is conservative or lefty.
Somehow the grey box is not in tune anymore with the beautiful landscape delivered by the BXAG and the nurals on Coulgate.
I'm sensing a link between the two is about to be revealed...
@ Hugh:
personally, i only watch the DFS adverts for their rousing soundtrack!
Even a lick of colourful paint would improve the station building. BXAG or whoever may even be able to get the paint free of charge from Community Repaint, but the problem is, if you paint a concrete building once, it will soon deterioriate and need frequent repainting.
Previously the grey box was hidden by the cherry tree that used to blossom nicely in spring before being axed to make way for the new slope and steps, unfortunately this has left the grey box completelyu exposed in all its glory
I had an incident with access this morning - I have since complained
The station is under the responsibility of London Overground (0845-601-4867)
I then read the comments on the Brockley Central - rang back and recommended that the comments about the assessment of need and even obvious cases not being given access be looked into.
Serious issues about access as there's no alternative to stairs on the london bound platform and that the access recently put in with the ramp at the ticket side only takes you to the ticket office - where you then have to go down stairs - although you can go back down the ramp and hope the staff respond to you pressing the buzzer to open the gate. It's absurd - months of building work creating a path with a long walk just to gain access to the ticket office but not step-free access to the trains (does anyone fancy posting photographs?)
To play devils advocate. The ramp was never supposed to be a complete step free solution. I suspect it was a case of funding being available for the common so including a ramp now would make it less expensive to make the station completly step free at a later date. Not a completly barking strategy.
'tis a poor station though.
Perhaps it was about funding - but it is a bit piecemeal - more sensible to bring the ticket office down to ground level on the coulgate side and maybe have another entrance on the mantle road side - plus if you have mobility problems it is a long ramp to walk especially if you have to do it twice.
It might have been better to keep the trees and get rid of the ticket office.
Hindsight eh?
"It's absurd - months of building work creating a path with a long walk just to gain access to the ticket office but not step-free access to the trains"
Isn't the work to make the station fully accessible scheduled to start in 2012?
I assume the ramp to the ticket office was done now because the money was avilable and that area was being redone anyway.
Don't forget though that the new expensive ramp also gives access to the footbridge over the station to the other side of the world. So even people who don't use the train can cross the railway with ease.
However, it's a horrid horrid station to look at and to use.
Seeing as most people object to the ugly grey ticket box, why not pay some kids to do some really ugly graffiti all over it. That way, TfL will probably paint it a nice colour.
They haven't spent a penny on St Johns station (let alone addressing the question of the missing apostrophe) and still it looks a lot nicer than Brockley station.
The Stasi detention block aesthetic is the new mock tudor, you'll be building the north wing and stables in that style. We're ahead of our time in SE4, trust me.
Don't forget though that the new expensive ramp also gives access to the footbridge over the station to the other side of the world. So even people who don't use the train can cross the railway with ease.
True - just looked on google maps and it is a long way around otherwise
I just think there needs to be a proper review for access in both directions - not sure of plans for 2012.
It is a huge inconvenience to have to go up the stairs then through the station and down more stairs (to travel away towards Honor Oak) when there is a gate at ground level, the gate is open at night thank goodness, but not in the mornings
It's not a nice building but spruced up with a good colour scheme it might look alright; still in favour of painting the high level bridge too.


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Sunday, August 30, 2009
Tea Towel Tour ... (pssst!! giveaway inside!)
183 comments:
Found you through MBS. Did you happen to see the tea towels in the latest post over there? Very cute. Keep up the creativity.ReplyDelete
How cool is that? I was just checking out some embroidery links and thought I'd like to give that a try. I'm impresed with your first try. It turned out pretty good. Please enter my name in the draw. BTW...congrats on the Moda Tutorial. It's another one to add to my list of things to make.ReplyDelete
I have actually been looking into embroidery books to make some cute baby quilts with fun embroidery on them. I would also like to be able to embroider t-shirts, I think that would be really great.ReplyDelete
I'd love to embroider names on quilts with a little design, maybe. Love your tutorial - I bought fabric today to make it. Congrats!ReplyDelete
I'm loving your embroidery - what a great new skill!ReplyDelete
I'd love to learn to embroider so that I can add little bits of interest to my quilting!
Thanks for the generous giveaway!
am itching to incorporate embroidery into my quilts by embroidering abc blocks and making a child's quilt.ReplyDelete
Oh, I've been eyeing that book...I'm intrigued by the doodle stitching and would love to add a little to my quilts. That book would motivate me to actually try it.ReplyDelete
Enjoy your blog, what a great giveaway. This is on of the books I just keep checking out of the library over and over!ReplyDelete
The frogs are so cute. 2 years ago I coached my 4 year olds team. What a work-out! Sometimes I would carry 2 crying girls and run with the ball. I have been wanting to try some stitches. I have a little tiny bit. The little deer is beautiful. I have been wanting to come up with a deer quilt for my 13 year old and there not alot. Might be an idea for an alternate block with plaids.ReplyDelete
Thanks for the giveaway.
Cute octopus! I was just looking at that book with my sister but we didn't buy it, yet! We took a class from Sue Spargo so now we are inspired to learn more embroidery to work into our sewing projects. I would love to take my kids drawings and embroider them on fabric to create a quilt or some kind of keepsake.ReplyDelete
Pick me, pick me. I'll cross my fingers and toes, this looks awesome! Love your work. ;) PS: If I win, I'll pay postage to OZ.ReplyDelete
It has been fun to see the different stitching doodles you have been doing lately. Makes me want to try my hand at it. I think I would start with something small and make a little coin purse out of it. That guarantees a finished product!ReplyDelete
oooo how I would love to win!ReplyDelete
I just love the quilts that incorporate embroidery into the blocks, so that's what I would do if I start embroidering - (it's bound to happen eventually). I think a baby quilt with embroidery would just be delightful. Thanks for the giveaway, that book looks fab!
Wow, you are so talented. I've been thinking lately that I need to learn to embroider - cloth napkins, images on quilts...aren't the posibilities endless???ReplyDelete
Way cool that you have started emborudering! I have started doing a bit on my quilts too and would love to learn more! My latest is on my blog, maniacalmaterialgirls.blogspot.comReplyDelete
Sorry to hear about the Frogs.. They'll get 'em next time. Or have fun trying right? If your lil' bugger takes after you, does that mean he'll be a quilter too?ReplyDelete
Embroidery...hmmm my grandmother does a tin of embroidery, I think I'll try my hand at it. If I would just happen to win your nifty give away that would give me the boost I need to get started!
You're the best Quilt Dad EVER!
I've got a lot of old clothes around that I've been meaning to refashion in some day for quite some time, and I think some quirky embroidery could motivate me/give them a nice facelift.ReplyDelete
Hi! I just found your blog and saw the giveaway! I have been embroidery some onesies for new babies in my family and the doodle book looks like it would have some great design ideas in it! Love the octopus!ReplyDelete
I just started following your blog after I saw your pattern on Moda Bake Shop. I've always thought it would be a great idea to add embroidery to some blocks to give a quilt a new dimention. Flowers would be really pretty. You've done a great job on your first attempts.ReplyDelete
How nice that you bought two books :) so you can give one away.ReplyDelete
I follow your blog and find it very fun and full of inspiration!
Keep up the good work.
I wrote about your giveaway (in swedish though) in my blog; http://sammanfaller.blogspot.com/2009/08/tankar-pa-mandag-morgon.html
Have a great day!
Good luck with your tea towels,a great idea. Tell your kids not to worry about scoring a goal. I remember when our youngest was playing netball,they were the newest youngest team and never one a game. We had a party when they scored there first goal. They did go on to play well. I would love to take the extra book of your hands it looks real interesting. Have a happy day.ReplyDelete
What a cute little octopus!ReplyDelete
I used to do crewel embroidery, but that's been over 20 years ago and I really haven't seen anything I wanted to put that much time into.
These designs however, look quick and cute, and I could see a couple of these in my future. So yeah, I'd like to win!
Hmm. Hankercheifs or a set of pillowcases to start maybe?ReplyDelete
Ooooo, I've been seeing this book but haven't let myself purchase it yet! I'd add to my stack of embroidered blocks that hopefully will become a quilt someday:)ReplyDelete
(Yep, adorable little frogs!)
No worries, Frogs, my ladies team lost 7-1 tonight, but we still left the fields with a smile. Isn't soccer the best way to spend an hour?ReplyDelete
Embroidery looks like something I could do on those long rides to the soccer fields, so maybe I could use it in a tote bag......or a cute picnic blanket.
How great is this! I just picked up a Crabapple Hill "Tws the Night Before Christmas" embroidery pattern. I don't know what came over me but I love it! So much for a little project LOL. Great Octopus and embroidery! Please enter me into your give-a-way!ReplyDelete
Laura T
Your kids are so adorable!ReplyDelete
I would use embroidery to do some images on quilts of course.
You are even worse than me about joining new swaps and starting new hobbies!! (I spent the weekend rehabbing an old telephone table - like I need a new hobby!!) I love the idea of stitch doodling - and have been inspired by the work on this blog: http://www.wardi.dk/craftyblog.html Would love to win the extra book so that I can start a new hobby!ReplyDelete
Hi John, my you do some wonderful stuff, congrats on the moda tutorial - well done!ReplyDelete
and now venturing into the nether world of embroidery too huh. I already incorporate stitching every chance I get, I am totally lost if I don't have some stitching on the go, it goes with me absolutely everywhere, watch out!
- AnonymousAugust 31, 2009 at 3:38 AM
Love the Octopus !!! I did my first French Knot today, turned out ok. I'd like to learn some more embroidery skills :-)ReplyDelete
Ohhh how exciting! I love your tea towel beginning...you will have to post the finish as well.ReplyDelete
I have been searching all over for embroidery ideas as well. I was thinking of making a name hoop piece for each of my kids to hang over their bed.
I love the picture of your son, my youngest has been making the same face every time I point a camera his direction. What gives?
I've done a bit of embroidery in the past but not all that much. I'd love to create custom pillow cases!ReplyDelete
I was so excited for the new quilt along to start I came over early. :)ReplyDelete
I too have embroidery on the brain. I want to try embroidered quilt labels and I've got a place mat idea in my head that won't let up.
Thanks for the chance to win. I can't wait to get wonky!
-Adrianne (Little Bluebell)
I would love to get started on an embroidery project - maybe some stitched up pillows to go along with my wonky log cabin (once it's finished :0)ReplyDelete
Your little froggies are darling! That craftster comes up with the neatest ideas. Love to embroider. Haven't done it in ages. Maybe a sampler would be fun!ReplyDelete
Cute little froggies, and brother tad pole!ReplyDelete
I have had my eye on that book, too. I like to see some modern embroidery! I have dabbled in the past, but I could only find patterns that weren't really my style. Great giveaway!
I love the tea towel...how cute is that? Have you looked at Checkout Girl's blog? She does some super cute stuff with wool felt and embroidery stitches.ReplyDelete
Thanks for the giveaway!
Hello! Always great to find a new blog. I've started doing "stitchery" because the Australian quilt designer use it in their patterns. It would be great to win your book and have some fun. Thanks looking forward to reading your blog.ReplyDelete
Thanks for the giveaway! I've really been enjoying hand-sewing month at Sew, Mama, Sew. I'd love to try the embroidery patterns that Sarah Jane contributed.ReplyDelete
I think I would use the embroidery on something cute for my almost 3 year old niece. Well that would be my starting place. From there....who knows.ReplyDelete
I've never been one for frogs but I do have to say that those green kiddies are adorable....and the tongue stickerouter too!:)ReplyDelete
Doodle Stitching is a fantastic book. My sister-in-law gave it to my daughter and I would love my own copy. I'd love to try the lampshades....that book has so many ideas it just makes your head spin!
Thanks for the giveaway and looking forward to the start of Wonky Sept!:)
i'm not itching to try embroidery-- i already do quite a lot. does that disqualify me?ReplyDelete
hopefully not!
i'm interested in learning more about doodle stitching.
I love the little elephant! I really like the embroidery used as the center of blocks in quilts. So if I won, that is what I would use the embroidery book to help me do. Thanks for the great giveaway and website.ReplyDelete
A few weeks ago, I found a baby quilt in GOODWILL that is 12 hand embroidered patches, different animals on white. I love love love it, and got it for a steal ($2)! Ever since though, I find myself poring over hand embroidery tutorials, and have even bought a small kit from the clearance section at Joanns. Sadly, that is as far as I have gotten with it.ReplyDelete
Oooh I would love to add that book to my library. The little elephant looks great!ReplyDelete
Oh wow! How generous John!ReplyDelete
Well I won't say no! I've been really wanting to learn more about stitchin' so that I can do some wall hangings for the kiddos rooms--this might be the start I need!
I would love to try to embroider some pieces for quilting. I have even bought my loops, but haven't been brave enough to try it yet. Your octopus looks great! Thanks for the chance to enter =)ReplyDelete
What a great blog. I found your blog through Moda Bake Shop. So glad I did. I'm adding you to my favorites and will visit often.ReplyDelete
Oh man, what a great giveaway! After you mentioned embroidery in your last post, I've been wanting to give it a try and I have that book on my to-buy list! I want to use embroidery in some mini quilts for my apartment.ReplyDelete
Oh, I hope I'll be the lucky one! I've been itching to embroider some dish towels and handkerchiefs, and a book full of designs would be perfect right about now!ReplyDelete
I too would embroider designs on quilts. After all they are my favorite things to sew. :) Love your site. I also found you through MBS. Great tutorial.ReplyDelete
Sign me up! I've been wanting to make some fancy guest towels with some embroidery. Not that I am fancy or that I have many guests but it's something fun to have to give as gifts. Thanks for the chance!ReplyDelete
I've been looking at that book! I haven't embroidered since I was about 10...and seeing it recently on quilts has made me wanna try again!ReplyDelete
Hi John, I'm thinking of making a baby quilt with some embroidery. Sorry about the loss. The important question is - did they have fun? The look like they did!ReplyDelete
Great job John! Your doing really well with that embroidery! And oh what a shame about that extra book! I'm just glad we're all here to help you out in taking it off your hands! hehe!ReplyDelete
That Tea Towel Tour looks really fun! Good luck!
i just discovered your blog, and i love it! i'm interested in trying some embroidering, perhaps on a baby quilt or shirts for my boys (3 and 7 months).ReplyDelete
That is adorable! I wish I could embroider, I'd play too! Also, I collect tea towels :)ReplyDelete
Your embroidery is gorgeous, as is everything I've seen you do here. Keep it up!ReplyDelete
Sorry about the frogs -- but I bet they had fun -- and that is the most important thing!ReplyDelete
I'd love to make some tea towels and use embroidery to embellish quilts/quilt labels.
We're expecting our second child next spring and I'd love to embroider some onesies, clothes, and blankets for new little one and for big brother too!ReplyDelete
When I was in one of the LQSs this weekend I was thinking that I'd like to do some embroidery for the centers of some wonky log cabin blocks. I haven't done any of that stuff in YEARS...would love a new book to inspire me! :)ReplyDelete
I've been downloading some embroidery BOM from different websites - but haven't been able to get started...I think I NEED this book to help me jump in! Thanks for entering me into the giveaway.ReplyDelete
fun fun fun... it's been on my wishlist for a while now... how cool would it be to just win it?!?!? :)ReplyDelete
Happy quilting!
I think I'd want to try and design a logo, symbol or secret "something" to add to each of my quilts as the finishing touch. I've never seen that book before, it looks really neat, not like the typical traditional floral stitchery!ReplyDelete
I love embroidery....I would like to know how to doodle and design my own ideas...learn some new stitches...ReplyDelete
- AnonymousAugust 31, 2009 at 9:27 AM
How fantastic! I adore embroidery but have never tried it. I would love to give it a whirl! Thanks for the awesome giveaway :)ReplyDelete
Hi John!ReplyDelete
I have avoided embroidery (even though the projects presented on Hugs From Helen's blogs have included alot of it). . .for the past two years.
However, with all the interest that has been generated I have been thinking about trying it.
Should I win your giveaway it would be the final "push" I need, I think. he he he he (Like I really need to be "pushed" to try something new! HAH!
Have a wonderful day,
Sherry V.
Looks like the embroidery bug has really bitten!! Its bit nipping at me. What nice giveaway. Thanks!!ReplyDelete
Totally forgot to tell you what I would work on. I would like to add some to my quilts. Also I make my kids clothes and doll clothes and would love to put a little embroidery on it.ReplyDelete
I would love to make pillowcases for each of my 7 kids...and tea towels for friends. I think embroidery is just so dreamy.ReplyDelete
My daughter and I are actually just starting on Lynnette Anderson's Noah's Ark project. We are both beginners but it's going to be a fun mother/daughter project.ReplyDelete
Wow! Very generous giveaway. I've been wanting to try any form of handwork lately especially to incorporate in quilting. Looking forward to following along (although not participating) in the wonky quilt along!ReplyDelete
I would like to improve my embroidery skills so that I can incorporate them into my quilting. I so want to make awesome arty, story-telling quilts like Faith Ringgold...she is an inspiration to me!ReplyDelete
I keep seeing great ideas using children's drawings as embroidery designs. I think this book could help me start to do this! Yay! SarahReplyDelete
I have been wanting to check out this book for some time. It looks like it full of great ideas. Great job on the elephant.ReplyDelete
nifty giveaway! i love embroidery and would like to brush up on my "skills" since it has always run in the family, but i wasn't taught... i'd use it on dresses and skirts, add some cute touches to kid's clothes and put a little into some of my quilts.ReplyDelete
nice job on the octopus too. it's lovely!
ohh..that book is in my amazon wishlist!What a fun swap cant wait to see the finished towel!ReplyDelete
i like to embroider onto baby bibs i make as gifts but i've only actually learned the proper way once and that was 15 years ago. would be great to learn the 'right' way again and not just make it up.ReplyDelete
thanks for the giveaway!
You are doing really well with your embroidery - how inspiring! I really want to make a personalised napkin for our best friends to use when they come over our house - they always think its funny that we use both a knife and fork to eat and don't use cloth napkins (just paper towels) when we eat - the differences between growing up in England and the US! I think they would be very amused at personalised napkins! Dee xReplyDelete
I would love to win this book! I've been wanting to make some wall decorations for Sophie's room...ReplyDelete
I would LOVE to have this book! I have already started working on some Christmas gifts and I have plans to embroider some towels and pillows and other things to give this year. And being unemployed, I've been drooling over this book and others but not able to spend the money to buy them. Thanks for the giveaway! And I LOVE the elephant you're doing!ReplyDelete
I would love to try it. I have always wanted to add a few embrodiery blocks to a quilt. So having a book to help would be awesome!ReplyDelete
I love the elephant and octopus. Look forward to seeing more!
What a great give away. And I love your embroidery - it looks great!ReplyDelete
I have been doing embroidery for a few years but would love to win the book as it looks like it has some really cute things. Thanks for the chance to win.ReplyDelete
I love your elephant and octopus!ReplyDelete
I think the idea of adding embroidery to your quilt labels is a very good one. I would also like to make personalized embroidered Christmas ornaments.
I've seen that exact book several times at my local fabric store. I keep resisting the urge to pick it up, for fear that I'll find yet another hobby! Oh, but it would be so fun to embroidery special gifts for babies and weddings..... :)ReplyDelete
Sorry, about the frogs. Luckily, at that age it's all about fun and not winning and losing:) I'd love to try the embroidery thing. I'd want to incorparate it into my quilting.ReplyDelete
- AnonymousAugust 31, 2009 at 11:12 AM
I'd use the book to whip up a pile of baby and wedding gifts - so I had a stack ready for those "surprise" gift giving moments! Oh, and embellish a few quilts.ReplyDelete
I'd love to learn!! Sign me up. ;o)ReplyDelete
p.s.-- I love your blog. I get a little giddy everytime I see you've posted something new.
I tried to teach myself a few months back and LOVE the peaceful feeling I find when it's just me and a needle getting something done!ReplyDelete
found you from Moda Bake Shop. I have done a whole bunch of different crafts, and I just LOVE quilting, I have been thinking that this is the next 'thing' I want to try out, and I would LOVE to get that book!!!ReplyDelete
My mom and I like to do sewing projects together and on the latest one we are adding embroidery. She is going to teach me since I have never done it. She has actually been eyeing this book for a while and would be great to give to her as a thanks for teaching me!ReplyDelete
I am dying to try out some embroidery! I'd love to make a tea towel or two for Christmas presents!ReplyDelete
I have done some embroidery as a kid nothing fancy. But it would definitely be fun to combine it with my new love of quilting and make some blocks for a quilt.ReplyDelete
Ooh what a fun giveaway. I would LOVE to take on a new craft addiction!ReplyDelete
I wish I could get my husband to read your blog. It would certainly change his mind about quilting!ReplyDelete
I have been itching to do some embroidery but I'm waiting for fall. It seems like such a good way to pass those darker, cooler nights. Toss my name in the sewing basket, please.
I would love to win this book! I think it would have some good ideas for my russian punch needle designs. Thanks for the opportunity!ReplyDelete
I have to admit that I have done some embroidery and really love it! So I'm not new to the scene but I think this book looks like fun. Your towels look great! Thanks for the chance to win.ReplyDelete
I love embroidery but only know 1 stich...would love to read more about it!!ReplyDelete
I've been wanting to try my hand at embroidering an article of clothing, like at the hem of a skirt maybe!ReplyDelete
Your daugthers look so sweet in their soccer-uniforms :)ReplyDelete
It's a great sport! Do they play with teams of 7 or 11 players?
I love your octopus! So cute! An underwater theme is a fun idea :)
And.....ooooohhh...I would love to win your giveaway! I would love to embellish the clothes and the bags I make for my children with some embroidery!
I am so excited for you with the tea towel tour! Is Rita along for the ride with you? I do not have time to try it this time, but sometime in the future.... I have to keep saying, "no more swaps, no more swaps until after the baby" over and over so I don't get in over my head. Your new books look delightful!ReplyDelete
Your daughters are darling - so without scores is so fun. I have always wanted to try some embroidery maybe this will get me motivated.ReplyDelete
I would love to try my hand at embroidery so that I can add to my quilts with embroidered quilt squares and use it for labeling my quilts.ReplyDelete
Nice work on your embroidery! I love that you've joined a swap, that is just too perfect. A great way to practice a new skill, of course. And the aquatic theme is adorable.ReplyDelete
I'd love to win and learn more about embroidery! It would be nice to add those sweet little details to my quilts, but right now I'm quite clueless. :-)
I do love embroidery. I do so need to embroider every day. Turkey Feathers has some great patterns. Thank You for the chance to win!ReplyDelete
What a great blog you have. I found you through Moda Bake Shop. I actually learned how to embroider when I was a kid, many years ago. Switched to quilting about 25 years ago, and haven't stopped yet. I do love embroidery and would like to get back to it. The books look like they'd be fun to try. Greetings from Seattle.ReplyDelete
The Tea Towel Tour looks like fun - your ocean theme towel is sooo cute!ReplyDelete
I'm looking to make up some burp cloths for a friend who is having a little boy in the next few weeks -- it would be so cute to add some embroidery to it!
Would love to win the book for some ideas -- thanks for the great giveaway!
I have started to sew quite a bit and can't wait to finish my first quilt. I thought it would be cute to make a block quilt with a stitched design in each block! I also love the tea towel idea...so inspiring!ReplyDelete
Now is the time to try embroidering; it's September so it's a great time to learn something new!! Good Luck!ReplyDelete
Love your work! I thought a block quilt with a stitched design in each block would be fun! I also love the tea towel idea.ReplyDelete
I've been dabbling in embroidery as well. I've got some cute little blocks I started that I'll be sending out to all the gals in one of my quilting bees. I would love to learn some new techniques! Thanks so much for such a great giveaway.ReplyDelete
I really want to do some of those fantastic tea towels. Here's to hoping I win!ReplyDelete
I used to embroider a bit when I was younger and was just thinking I should make a quilt with embroidery, similiar to one my Grandmother made. Would LOVE to win this! Thanks for the chance!ReplyDelete
I'm a new reader of your blog thanks to MBS! Would love to be included in your giveawayReplyDelete
I started embroidering last year and love it. I actually found you through Amiee Ray's blog. I love all your quilting projects. I've been wanting to try but have felt way to intimidated by it. Maybe I can try making one of those cute drawstring bags. Im nervous just thinking about it. Oh my next embroidery project is making a robot shirt for my son. Im so glad I found your blog.ReplyDelete
Wow that's great of you! That book is awesome but I don't own it yet ;)ReplyDelete
I would love to learn how to make some of the projects from doodle stitching- the baby quilt is definitely great and I would love to make it, and have that as a giveaway on my blog!
I really want to do more stitching but I'm running out of family to pass it on to so I think giveaways would be the perfect idea along with donations to children's centers.
What a cute swap idea! I'm starting to get curious about embroidery from Sew Mama Sew last month. This book would be great! Nice job at MBS. Keep it up!ReplyDelete
I would love to embroider my daughters clothes as well as bags. I am new to quilting and embroidery but I am loving it!ReplyDelete
I cross-stitch but I'm trying to learn some embroidery now, I'd love this book! I want to be able to embellish sewn items, like Christmas stockings this yearReplyDelete
Thank... I love have this Book.... :)ReplyDelete
Gracias por hacer este sorteo... :)
i have just started getting interested in embroidery. i'm hoping to make some embroidered reusable shopping bags for christmas gifts, and this book would be just the trick!ReplyDelete
I have had my eye on that book! I love embroidery because it is so portlable and I can do it in the car while we go on longer car rides and it keeps me from harping at my poor husband about his driving. My kids love to do it too and the holidays are coming up so there are gifts to be made! I love the tea towel swap. I can't wait to see yours when it is done.ReplyDelete
what a great swap idea! An embroidered round robin. I've been eyeing up that book so I suppose I should join your giveaway though in the interests of honesty I should say I'm not a complete beginner on the embroidery front but I do like that style and have never really done it, mine has been more blackwork and such.ReplyDelete
It's funny, I've only recently become interested in trying embroidery again, after some sad results but fun attempts when I was about 7 years old. This would be great!ReplyDelete
I would love that book! I began embroidering about two weeks ago - so far nothing fancy, But I would like to make a skirt and add embroidery detail. Thanks for the chance to win!ReplyDelete
I bought an embroidery pattern of 4 trees/one for each season even tho I don't know how to embroider yet. I am hoping to learn by doing??ReplyDelete
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Fun looking book!! Embroidery is not a "new" skill for me, but I always enjoy an ispirational book! ~ JennieReplyDelete
I've been having "Christmas in June/July/August"...I've been busy embroidering tea towels to give as Christmas presents this year. It's addicting! Yours is great!ReplyDelete
- AnonymousAugust 31, 2009 at 7:12 PM
I've gotten this book out of the library SOO many times! I've used the designs to make stuffies and designs on fabric to cover handbound books. I've been meaning to try the quilt design in there too! I would definitely incorporate it into the gifts I'll be making for everyone for Christmas. :)fReplyDelete
Oh, I'd love to win that book. I did a bit of embroidery when I was a little kid, but not in years. I've just been thinking lately that it would make a nice addition to some of the quilts I'm making. And I love the work on the cover of the book. Thanks for the giveaway!ReplyDelete
Fun! I already embroider.....well, I used to, I haven't done anything in about 4 years, but I always like to refresh, check out new techniques and get fresh ideas! I would love to start embroidering all my quilt labels. This might be just the thing to get me to commit!ReplyDelete
Count me in on the giveaway! And a big congrats on the mbs tutorial!!ReplyDelete
I'd love to win! I want to embroider and make some fun hand-towels for my guest bathroom in my new house! Gotta start somewhere :)ReplyDelete
How serendipitous! I've been researching scribble quilting and didn't even think about scribble embroidery. What do ya know.ReplyDelete
You know I can't refuse a giveaway John! Let me see...ReplyDelete
I would love to update my embroidery skills with this book. Stitched blocks in quilts is a neat trend on the rise.
Thanks for being so generous John.
What a great giveaway! I love the idea of an embroidery swap. I have been meaning to take a dab at it for awhile but just haven't gotten started. I would love to make gifts especially for christmas ... lets hope I get on it soon :)ReplyDelete
Oh my! I've been eyeing that book for months! I've been wanting to add some embroidery stitching to my quilts. I'd love to do some twirly vines/flowers in the borders. Thanks for the opportunity. Looking forward to the wonky log cabin quilt-a-long too. Thanks!ReplyDelete
I just recently found your blog and love your work! I have been wanting to try some embroidery and the books looks really interesting. Thanks for the giveaway!!ReplyDelete
Id love to add some embroidery to my quilts...love what ive seen on your blog.ReplyDelete
thanks for the chance at this book.
krousegirl2 at aol dot com
apron. I'm on a mad apron kick this month.ReplyDelete
What cute kiddos! Thank you for offering a contest - I would really like to learn some embroidery hints to help me make more eye catching quilt labels. Thanks!! And good luck to everyone:)ReplyDelete
WOuld love the books. Kind of an updated version of the embroidery my grandmother used to do.ReplyDelete
oH WHAT A great fun giveaway!ReplyDelete
I'd love that little doe to try. All swirly and whimsical. Thanks for lettin' me enter. I love hand stitchin'
♥niki in az
Darn, logged under the wrong acct. :) that's me above...PumpkinCountry.ReplyDelete
I love doing embroidery and counted cross stitch. I would love to win the book! I can't wait to see what you do with the elephant!ReplyDelete
Feel free to rule me out on account of international postage, but I thought I would drop in to let you know that I discovered you recently both through searching Flickr Doll Quilts and Moda Bake Shop.ReplyDelete
I want to do a Tea Towel tour in Australia now! Keep up the good work :)
Love your blog. I have just started rediscovering embroidery and I love it. I'm only doing the stem stitch and some french knots but I want to expand. Here's me keeping my fingers crossed!ReplyDelete
Love the octopus tea towel!ReplyDelete
This would be a perfect gift for my mum!ReplyDelete
I used to embroider and cross stitch all the time, I think I'd like to get back into the stitching part again. Thanks for the chance, John!ReplyDelete
I want one!!! if for no other reason thant o emboider that deer onto everything my 2 year old wears!!!ReplyDelete
I'm about to start your quilt along I think. if I can choose my fabrics that is.
I have been DYING to embroidery. My Mother-in-law has a huge collection of antique embroidered pillow cases. I love the way they look all layered on the bed, so I would like to be able to make my very own embroidered pillow cases.ReplyDelete
Thanks for the chance to win!
I would love to start embroidering things -- especially pillows. I've always been attracted to the look of embroidery, and this book would be a perfect way to finally dip my toes in the water!ReplyDelete
haven't embroidered in a long time...maybe your give away is just the inspiration I need....ReplyDelete
oh my--way too cute. throw my number in the hat. love ur quiltalong, too. i was in the oldredbarnquiltalong and finished the top, just haven't quilted it yet!ReplyDelete
Just been quilting a little over a year, and I've never tried my had at embroidery. If I won the book I'd use my new skill to make my crib-sized quilts even cuter!ReplyDelete
- AnonymousSeptember 1, 2009 at 7:57 PM
Thanks to the ladies over at SewMamaSew, I've been trying out all sorts of hand sewing skills. And embroidery is by far my new favorite. I'm working on a quilt for my DD, as she is graduating to the big bed very soon, and it definitely deserves some extra cuteness.ReplyDelete
Oh, it says "for beginners," that would be me! I would like to learn it to make cards and maybe incorporate on scrapbook pages.ReplyDelete
And maybe when I finally finish an entire quilt, I'd like to have my own little logo pic that I make with my own hand, not my machine.
Hello! I just found my way over to your blog. Lovely stuff! I've never tried embroidery, but have always been VERY interested! I want to learn to embroider patterns onto my quilts!ReplyDelete
Just the other day I was thinking about all of myReplyDelete
threads.....used to cross stitch . The doodle
embroidery is something I think I could do.
I'm also a quilter so could add something to
quilts. Thanks for the chance to win.
OOOOHH! I would live to ahve a coyp of of the Doodle Stitching book! I took it out of the library, but I haven't bought it yet. Lots of inspiration. Thank you for the giveaway!ReplyDelete
Awesome looking book. I will be taking a class this month with Sue Spargo so I REALLY need to learn how to do needle work :o)ReplyDelete
I will make a wall qilt.
I'd like to try embroidery on a quilt block...I've seen some great ideas. Thanks for the giveaway.ReplyDelete
I love embroidery! It is such a fun way to add something special to all kinds of things. Love the tea towel!ReplyDelete
Please enter my name in your giveaway!ReplyDelete
I've been noticing more embroidery incorporated in with quilting and I was thinkin' of giving it a try.
I love embroidery! It is such fun and you can do so much with it. Like anything... practice, practice, practice, lol.ReplyDelete
I actually saw this book in Amazon and have it on my wishlist. I would love to doodlestitch. Probably on a teatowel for now, maybe quilt blocks too? I love your colors.ReplyDelete
you are amazing.
i've never embroidered, but heard this is the best book... I'd love to have it! (By the way, I found you through Park City Girl).ReplyDelete
I've been debating trying my hand at embroidery for a while now - I'm just addicted to anything needlecraft-related. I'm definitely throwing my hat in the ring for this one!ReplyDelete
I would like to "doodle" some stitchery as part of my quilts, probably the label, possibly more if it looks good! Also a bit doodling on white dish cloths! Thanks for the giveaway!ReplyDelete
how cute is this!!!ReplyDelete
I hope I'm not too late. The book looks fun!ReplyDelete
oh dear... i wonder if you've chosen yet?ReplyDelete
Dear Mr. Quilt Dad : )ReplyDelete
Your work is beautiful. I decided to learn embroidery when I was a young girl and found many hours of pleasure in it. I was an only child and it was a wonderful way to entertain myself and create fun things at the same time. I have noticed that it seems to be making a major "comeback."
I'm tempted to look into joining a group myself. You make it look fun and it would be exciting to work with others on a project.
Also wanted to say "great job" on your Moda Bake shop project. Loved your colors.
Jan..who is getting her floss out and tracking down a hoop : )
John, I love the fact that you added binding to your tea towels but wondered on the backside did you actually hand sew the binding down (seems like alot of work for tea towels) or did you sew it also by machine?ReplyDelete
sorry I helped to establish the link.ReplyDelete
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Friday, August 15
Satisfying Summer Salad #4 : Farro with Grilled Vegetables
Summer time means grilling time. And I have been doing a lot of it lately.
One of the perks of living in a condo is that you reap all of the benefits of grilling without all the hassle: The gas tank on the grill is always full. The grill is so big I could cook a whole pig on it if I wanted to (I don't, but it's nice to know that I could). And best of all, the grill smell doesn't get trapped inside the house (cause let's face it, that steak you enjoyed for 7:00 o'clock dinner last night doesn't smell so great at 6:00 am the next morning). Neither does extra strength Febreeze.
So this past Sunday after returning from the farmers' market with bags full of red bell peppers, zucchini, and eggplant, I knew I had to make some marinated grilled vegetables. A good portion of them went into this Farro and Grilled Vegetable Salad, the fourth salad of my Super Satisfying Salads Series.
What is farro? Farro is the mother of all grains. Really. This deliciously nutty, chewy whole grain was used by the Egyptians over 6,000 years ago.
Yet, it's only relatively recently that it's become vogue. Farro or emmer is most closely associated with Italian cuisine and has been enjoyed there since ancient Roman times. Unfortunately, because farro is rather difficult to grow, it eventually became replaced by durum wheat.
Over the last few years, thanks primarily to European chefs and gastronomes, farro has staged a comeback and is rightfully reclaiming its place at the dinner table. I for one couldn't be more pleased. Farro is a satisfyingly chewy grain that is high in fiber and protein, which helps keep you full long after you've finished eating it. Plus, farro is remarkably versatile: use it in salads, as a stuffing, as a breakfast cereal, or in place of rice or pasta.
Where can you buy farro? Some organic markets carry it, though the best place to find farro is at an Italian market or deli. Farro is pricey. A 15-20 oz bag typically ranges from $6-10, but trust me when I say it's worth it. If you can't find farro, then spelt or barley make good substitutes. They don't have exactly the same firm texture and nutty flavor, but they are tasty and cook more quickly.
Farro and Grilled Vegetable Salad
Serves 4
Print recipe only here.
1/2 cup dry farro
1/4 cup olive oil
1/4 cup balsamic vinegar
1/2 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes
1/4 teaspoon salt
1 small-medium eggplant, cut into 1/2-inch thick slices
1 red bell pepper, halved
1 medium zucchini, cut into 1/2-inch thick slices
1 medium summer squash, cut into 1/2-inch thick slices
1 large onion, preferably Vidalia, halved
4 teaspoons extra virgin olive oil
2 tablespoons, plus 2 teaspoons white balsamic vinegar (or regular, if you prefer)
2 teaspoons water
2 tablespoons, plus 2 teaspoons lemon juice
1/2 teaspoon red pepper flakes
salt, to taste
1/4 cup mix chopped herbs such as basil, oregano, and parsley
2 tablespoons feta cheese, optional for garnish
Soak farro in cold water for 30 minutes.
Meanwhile, in a large Ziploc bag or tupperware container, add ingredients for marinade and shake well. Add vegetables, and shake until well coated. Marinate for 30-45 minutes.
To make the dressing, simply whisk all ingredients (except herbs) in a small bowl and set aside. Add herbs just before finishing the salad so they stay green and fresh.
Drain the farro. Place in a small pot and cover with 3-4 inches of water. Bring to a boil and cook uncovered at a rolling boil for 20 minutes, or until tender. Cooked farro should be firm and chewy but not hard. Drain and place in a large bowl.
Drain marinated vegetables. Place on a hot grill that has been lightly oiled. Grill vegetables for 5-7 minutes per side on medium-high heat, or until tender and lightly charred. Chop vegetables into 1-inch pieces. Add to the bowl with the cooked farro, then add dressing and fresh herbs and toss until well coated. Sprinkle with feta cheese, if desired.
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29 comments:
This is a great recipe and I appreciate your introducing it to a wider audience. Farro really is an excellent ingredient and you have done a nice job here with this very timely summer preparation.
- August 15, 2008 at 2:40 PM
- vb said...
Grilling and roasting veggies are my favorite methods of cooking. It releases so much flavor. I could make a whole meal just out of the grilled veggies. The salad looks great!
- August 15, 2008 at 3:23 PM
- Alexa said...
Farro is awesome. I can't eat it anymore but I use to love it. Your salad looks so good. I love all the grilled vegetables... yummy.
- August 15, 2008 at 6:16 PM
- Elly said...
Mmm this looks perfect. I have been wanting to try farro for a while. As a person whose heart belongs to quinoa and barley, I know I would love it. I think I would love it too much and at $8 a bag (at my nearest organic store), I'm worried I would spend $24 a month in farro. But maybe I will, anyway. :) Now, please tell me why you have not grilled a whole pig?
- August 15, 2008 at 6:20 PM
- Lydia (The Perfect Pantry) said...
I think quinoa would be delicious with these veggies, too, though it doesn't have the same chewy quality as farro. My dad grilled all the time when we were kids, but only meat -- grilling vegetables was a revelation the first time I tried it!
- August 15, 2008 at 7:10 PM
- Manggy said...
I know I sound like a Jamie Oliver aficionado with the constant plugging, but this reminds me of a similar salad he made that I made for my mom's birthday. It is just simply delicious (and healthy too!). I love how colorful and festive it looks :)
- August 15, 2008 at 7:13 PM
- Rita said...
I have been looking for ways to use farro, and this salad sounds great. I am always exploring with different grains.
The vegetables on the grill look gorgeous!
- August 15, 2008 at 8:55 PM
- Kalyn Denny said...
This looks like a fantastic salad. I do love farro. I haven't found it yet in Utah and I've nearly finished off the bag Rand sent me, so I think I need to find a place to buy it online!
- August 15, 2008 at 9:17 PM
- Giff said...
How interesting! I'd never even heard of farro. Looks great - I'll have to keep my eyes open in specialty food markets and give it a try.
- August 15, 2008 at 9:40 PM
- Rosa's Yummy Yums said...
I love Farro! That tasty cereal is very versatile and useful! Your grilled veggie salad looks delicious!
- August 16, 2008 at 12:21 AM
- Aparna Balasubramanian said...
I've never seen farro before. Looks a lot like wheat berries.
Your picture looks so good, I have to believe you when you say its good.
- August 16, 2008 at 12:58 AM
Ok Susan...I have been sitting on a bag of farro and a few more Fall style recipes but now you've blown the lid off that.....I must make this salad! All those veggies on the grill....well, I would eat those plain but pair them with farro and I couldn't be more eager to give it a shot.
I also love wheat berries, which can be a good sub for farro as well. We mix them 50/50 with rice.
- August 16, 2008 at 7:15 AM
- Shaheen said...
I've never tried farro before. You photographs are always lovely. The vegetables laid out on the grill look especially appetizing.
- August 16, 2008 at 8:08 AM
- Deeba PAB said...
Never heard of farro Susan, though these look remarkably like wheat grains. I love the marinade & the mix of veggies. Very colourful & pretty!
- August 16, 2008 at 10:22 AM
- Eve Fox said...
sounds (and looks) delic! And I appreciate the info on farro as I have had it in a few things recently and really liked it but had wondered why I had not heard of it before.
- August 16, 2008 at 10:22 AM
- grace said...
grilling veggies makes them unbelievably more appealing to me, and the colors in your super-duper healthy-shmealthy salad are lovely. excellent work. :)
- August 16, 2008 at 10:24 AM
I love farro for precisely the reason you have posted it - SO satisfying. There is something about putting veggies in it too that makes you feel so summery and virtuous, perfect. I would love this for lunch.
- August 16, 2008 at 12:50 PM
- Unknown said...
Every time I come here there's always something new to learn. Good post as usual, Susan!
- August 16, 2008 at 6:24 PM
- Darius T. Williams said...
Okay - I hear you...this sounds good and I'm loving the dressing!
- August 16, 2008 at 7:22 PM
Lovely salad (my OH would particularly like this - he asks for chilli in everything).
I'm jealous that you can get farro reasonably easily and at not too steep a price. It's still not that easy to get in the UK, though spelt seems to be cropping up more and more.
Is there a litte touch of feta on there too (the white bits)?
- August 17, 2008 at 3:04 AM
- Ivy said...
Never heard of farro before but it does resemble like wheat grains. I love your bbq and your salad looks delicious.
- August 17, 2008 at 10:19 AM
- Laurie said...
Looks so yummy! I will have to give this a try. I <3 eggplant
- August 17, 2008 at 1:44 PM
after seeing this salad I really need to buy a grill.
- August 17, 2008 at 3:25 PM
- Susan Voisin said...
This looks delicious! I've had no luck finding farro locally, so I think I'm just going to have to mail order it. I can't wait to give it a try.
- August 17, 2008 at 4:56 PM
I've never heard of farro here in Asia before, but they sure look hearty to eat. I love grilled vegetables, they are just so tasty even on it's own.
- August 18, 2008 at 8:24 AM
- Jeanne said...
Haven't seen the grain here but have definitely seen the flour, ditto spelt. A friend was given a cake the other day made from spelt flour by a well-meaning colleague who knoew she was gluten-free. Sadly, spelt/farro is not gluten-free (one would think the giveaway might be in the description as an ancient form of wheat... but there you go!
The salad looks amazing - I adore grilled veg.
- August 19, 2008 at 5:39 AM
- eatme_delicious said...
Mmm this salad looks just perfect!! I've been trying to find farro for a while but haven't come across it. Thanks for the tip to look at an Italian store!
- August 19, 2008 at 4:12 PM
Wish we had grills like that here. So much space... Never tried farro before so thanks for the interesting tips!
- August 19, 2008 at 8:48 PM
- Susan from Food Blogga said...
marc-Thanks, I'm glad you like it.
vb-Me too!
alexa-Sorry you can't have it anymore. Perhaps you could sub quinoa?
elly-I just ate some barley for lunch! The pig? Oh, well, I guess I'm just waiting for the right occasion. ;)
lydia-I experience the same thing with grilled veggies.
manggy-You can never go wrong with simple and delicious.
rita-I hope you enjoy it!
kalyn-It's not that easy to find. I got mine at a local Italian deli/market.
giff-I hope you try it.
rosa-It's great for breakfast.
aparna-It does, but it has a slightly different flavor.
kate-I love wheatberries too. Hope you enjoy the salad, and i'll look forward to your fall recipes.
coco-Thank you.
deeba-Thank you so much.
eve-It's slowly but surely becoming known.
grace-I love colorful dishes!
helen-Virtuous. I like that.
arfi-Well, I'm so happy to hear that.
sophie-Yes, I forgot to add it to the recipe! Thank you.
ivy-I've never heard of wheat grains!
darlinghousewife-Hope you like it.
susanv-It's kind of hard to find.
didally-It's really hearty.
jeanne-Oops. :)
eatmedelicious-You're welcome!
jude-You're quite welcome!
- August 28, 2008 at 2:24 PM