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|Hopestill Bent Tavern
252 Old Connecticut Path
Wayland, MA
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204 Old Connecticut Path
Wayland, MA
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Irregular pattern along both sides of U.S. 20 and MA 27
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GARFIELD, N.J. -- Two men wanted in a Christmas home invasioin in Garfield were arrested by detectives from the Passaic County sheriff's Warrant Squad this week.
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Sunday, November 7, 2010
Design Assignment: Inspiration for Henri's New Room!
We will be keeping the same wall color for the room, so I was lucky that most of the rooms I liked had blue walls. I'm thinking that I would like to keep it fun and colorful, sort of like the image in the center (and I read that it is good to have vibrant colors, helps with a baby's development, had to do a little research since I don't know much about these things). I also love the walls with stars and clouds, think it adds a whimsical feeling. For other wall decor, I wanted to incorporate some letters and numbers, it can be cute and educational! Lastly, I'm totally in love the the French Rin Tin Tin poster, I must find one! It is going to bold, crisp and eclectic!
So, I guess when I write it out, it doesn't make a lot of sense... but trust me it will! Henri is going to have one heck of a room! I keep imagining him with a big smile on his face when he sees all the colors and patterns in his room- who knows, but I hope so!
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All the time and effort you're putting into research and ideas brings tears to my eyes. This is going to be such a special place for Henri as he grows. Thank you, Sis. We love you!!ReplyDelete
My friend just shared this french collection with me that she wants someday. And I just happened to stumble across your block from The Lettered Cottage today! I love finding new great blogs but it's even more fun when the bloggers are in Minneapolis too!ReplyDelete
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I recently watched a youtube video using old book pages!
I've torn pages out of a book I'd read but didn't like, so I wasn't feeling too bad about tearing it up to make a card lol!
I gessoed the pages, stuck them to a card front, once dry put some distressed inks here and there on it
dried it off with my heat tool and decorated it with bits and bobs.
this one has one of my Foamiran flowers on it
this blue one I used Kaisercraft mists to colour the flowers.
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Im gay, but do not believe in pride day and do not think it should exist, i have no gay friends, i am a gay homophobe.
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I had no clue that Cari had planned to write a novella following Shadowboxer. I was only aware that there was going to be a second book... of which I didn't recall the title of. When the sign ups for this reveal went up, I immediately thought it was for book two, On the Ropes. After looking up Sneak Attack on Goodreads, I realized, with some shock, that we were getting more Tray and Mia!
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Title: Sneak Attack (Tapped Out, #1.5)
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Release date: June 2014
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She thought she'd fought her final match... but the bout isn't over yet.
Mia Anderson found more than she ever bargained for when she set up a fight with reigning king of the underground MMA fighters, Tray "Fox" Knox. Five months have passed, and both have walked away from the sport that brought them together. Now they fight for love, not blood. Until a voice from the past comes back to haunt Mia, causing her to struggle with her secrets and her need for Tray.
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A few days before New Years I was shopping at Ulta with my mom and found China Glaze, It's a Trap-eze! This beautiful, creamy white polish with different color sparkles. So when I was able to swatch it I figured it was perfect for New Years! I painted two coats over top of Sinful Colors, Snow Me White and then added the numbers with a striper polish :)
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Thursday, January 17, 2013
I'm so sorry it took my so long to post these!! :S I realized the reason I didn't post them before is because I only took one photo on my phone, I didn't use my regular camera like I usually do. My bad!!
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There is a 48 hour strike by London Underground tube workers at the moment.
I'm loath to comment on my feelings for this as I've not investigated the plight of the ticket office staff who stand to be made redundant if the offices are closed as planned, so consequently I'm not sure whether to empathise with them or not.
The impact is a severely limited service for 48 hours for the millions of commuters who rely on the tube service to get from the many mainline stations in London across the city to their work destinations. Clearly with a sudden outflow to 'other' modes of transport (bus, taxis, Boris-bikes and shank's pony) the roads and pavements were going to be full this morning.
I chose to walk from Waterloo though and the weather, for once, played ball, and my reward was a stunning view of the London skyline silhouetted against a vanilla sky.
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Friday, November 6, 2015
New Website and Blog at awolfillustrations.com
Hello to anyone that still looks at this blog or stumbles upon it. I have not been updating this page for quite some time because I have been constructing a new website, which I have just launched at awolfillustrations.com
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Blogs on latest research findings from our team and comments on issues in the field of Intellectual Disability or Autism
Friday, 2 May 2014
Who cares about families of children and adults with disabilities?
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Think this is a very thought-provoking blog Richard.ReplyDelete
I think you make a very important point about what and how gets mainstream (or even specialist) media attention - charities can be powerful mediators of this and as you say many charities think the way to get attention (and maybe prompt action and/or donations) is to spark outrage. I'm deeply ambivalent about this for a number of reasons I won't dwell on here, otherwise this comment will turn into a blog.
Think also what gets researched can feel very remote (in topic, language, method, and how findings are shared) from what families think is important and what research should be for. Open, honest alliances are needed I think.Replies
Thanks Chris. Reminds me of a broader discussion about how "we" in general portray people with disabilities and probably their families too - with the general model being one about pity. Often, this perspective fails to match with the research data - quite apart from the other rights and wrongs of this.Delete
Partly what I'm hoping to get from family members is some feedback about whether they have found existing family research useful/interesting plus what family research questions need addressing. Too often, getting families' perspectives is all about their perspective on the family member with disability rather than their own needs...
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Wednesday, January 25, 2017
Keep On Keeping On
5 comments:
- terriporter said...
So good to know! I believed that 21-day thing as well and can attest that it definitely takes longer than that. I am trying to add exercise into my routine and I think it's a hard one because it's not only physically taxing, it's time-consuming and so I have to carve out the time from an already busy schedule. But I have made a promise to myself that it will happen. It is still a struggle but it's nice to know that, given a little more time, it will become a habit!
- January 25, 2017 at 7:02 AM
- kelly said...
right here with you my friend. but you've inspired me to keep plugging away. xoxo
- January 25, 2017 at 7:12 AM
- Focusing on Life said...
I always struggle during the month of January trying to decide what I want to focus on and then remembering to focus on it! Habits are definitely hard to create, especially the good ones! Thanks for the encouragement.
- January 25, 2017 at 8:24 AM
- Rosie Grey said...
It was my feeling, too, that it takes longer than 21 days! Thanks so much for sharing your information and thoughts on this!
- January 25, 2017 at 11:26 AM
- Barbara Marincel said...
For me I think it might be more like 5-6 months, rather than just 2 months!
- January 25, 2017 at 11:30 AM
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Trek Mates India invites you One day Monsoon Trek to Vikatgad (Peb) On 29th Oct'17.
Key Information about the One day Monsoon Trek to Vikatgad (Peb)
Place: Vikatgad
Type: Sahyadri
Endurance: Low
Difficulty: Medium
Activities: Trekking
Located in the same mountain range as Matheran, Peb fort is an enjoyable trek for a day's outing.
The fort derives its name from the Goddess 'Pebi'; Peb is also called 'Vikatgad' for its supposed shape of the Elephant Headed God, 'Ganesh'. The trek to the top involves surmounting a small rock patch and a ladder. The fort is famous for its caves which are maintained by disciples of Swami Samartha and the meditation chambers carved out from the rock inside the mountain. To get inside the meditation chamber, one has to crawl through a narrow passage in the rock and then climb down into the meditation chamber. The chamber is very well maintained with tiles on the floor for ppl to sit and meditate.
The fort also has a temple dedicated to Swami Samartha on the top and has the footwear or 'Padukas' worn by the great saint kept on the top. The view of the entire Neral and Karjat region from the top is worth the climb. Another attraction of the trek is the only standing Bastion or Buruj facing the Panorama point of Matheran, the view from here is just too beautiful to describe.
Itinerary of the event:
We will be starting with the CST - Karjat Fast Local (Timetable gave below)
People may board the same Karjat train from the station of their convenience and meet us in the train directly. (Get into second boggy from CST side)
Meeting point For Pune people: Neral Station at 8.00 am on West side ticket counter.
Breakfast at Neral
Start trek at around 9:00 am.
Reach Vikatgad Fort by 12:30 pm
Have Lunch @ Vikatgad Fort.
Leave for Matheran by 2 pm
Reach Matheran by 5 pm and proceed towards Dasturi Naka.
Take Taxi Till Neral Station
Reach Neral Station by 6 pm.
Evening Refreshment @ Neral.
Catch the train from Neral.
Reach Dadar by 9.30pm - 10pm
Members are requested to take return ticket till Neral by their own.
Board the second last compartment which is the second one from CST side.Everybody will board the same local and we meet in the train itself
The Cost of the Trek is INR 660/-
Things to Carry:
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• A bottle of water (Minimum 2 Ltrs),
• Windcheaters
• Medicine those if u require usually (Optional)
• A good trekking shoes
• Some ready to eat food
• Plum cakes
• Biscuits etc.
• Pleases do not carry sling bags
• Please avoid wearing Gold and other ornaments.
• Lunch for the day
Transportation from Matheran to Neral
Breakfast and Evening Refreshments ( Tea / Coffee)
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Mineral water, Softdrinks etc.
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CST – 06:10 am
Byculla – 06:18 am
Dadar – 06:24 am
Kurla – 06:31 am
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Children navigate the waters of Lake George during a 2012 kayaking session offered though the Bolton Recreation Department's 'Adventure Wednesdays' series. The town agency annually offers dozens of special events, concerts, performances, field trips, sports lessons, plus fitness and craft instruction sessions as well as week-long camps focusing on soccer, basketball, dancing and the theater arts.
While town recreation programs in the region routinely consist of only swimming and a few sports games for youth, the town of Bolton is offering far more.
Through their recreation department, Bolton government offers a full range of special events, camps and programs for all ages that are intended to build life skills, boost wellness and spark people's imaginations — while providing a lot of fun.
Almost all the activities and programs are offered for visitors and residents of nearby communities, as well as Bolton folks.
In the upcoming weeks, these activities hit high gear with lots of special events, concerts, performances, field trips, sports lessons, plus fitness and craft instruction sessions.
But that's not all.
The recreation department is also offering various camps for youth that focus on developing athletic skills as well as creative expression through theater and dance.
In addition, there's an ongoing series of classes for crafts and fitness, for both adults and youth.
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In a special event arranged by the town of Bolton Recreation Department, area children and adults learn techniques of African drumming at an open house held in 2012 at The Sembrich studio and museum. Under the direction of Michelle Huck, the town agency annually plans a varied lineup of intriguing field trips, events, concerts and other activities for citizens of the region.
Town Supervisor Ron Conover said July 15 that a full schedule of stimulating activities for all ages was a long-standing tradition locally.
"In Bolton, there's a real interest in recreational programs and keeping youth interested," he said. "Offering these programs for all ages is an important part of what we are as a community."
Full information on events and activities is available at the town of Bolton's website at: www.boltonnewyork.com/recreation. For schedules and details, click on the "Printable Documents" links on the right hand side of the page.
Special events for varied ages
The upcoming weeks offer an impressive array of activities. One top attraction for youth seeking active recreation is a stand-up paddle-boarding session from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m.on July 24. An installment of the Adventure Wednesdays series, the paddleboard session offers an introduction to the sport for ages 10 through 18. See the town recreation department website for details.
On Wednesday July 31 from 9:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m., the recreation department is offering a horseback riding adventure at Saddle Up Stables in Diamond Point at a cost of $37. Again, see the town website for details.
This Adventure Wednesdays series continues on Aug. 7 with a visit to the Ashville Game Farm. This excursion, from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m., will allow children to get close to a variety of animals, including monkeys, peacocks wild cats and farm animals.
Also, tennis lessons are offered in Rogers Park, and swimming lessons are administered in Veterans Park — both with sessions for varied experience levels, free of charge.
Adult and youth arts and craft sessions are held weekdays, at no charge and no registration required. The youth sessions start mid-morning, and the adult sessions are held in the evenings. Card-making classes are held each Thursday evening at a nominal fee.
Various exercise classes are held — primarily for adults — focusing on Pilates, cardio-fitness, chair yoga and paddle-boarding.
The youth camps include soccer camps from July 29 through Aug. 2 for various ages; and a youth dance camp from Aug. 5 through Aug. 9 for two age levels.
A theater camp is to be held from 9 a.m. to noon Monday July 22 through Friday July 26 at the Bolton Town Hall.
The drama camp involves developing an original stage play including plot, script, staging, scenery, and costumes. This play is performed for the public — accompanied by a youth talent show — at 6:30 p.m. July 25 in Rogers Park.
Other special events to be presented in Rogers Park include a performance at 8 p.m. July 18 by the Mettawee River Theatre Co. which has been featured in Bolton during summers for decades. This acclaimed group offers imaginative shows with an array of giant figures, puppets and masks. Their Thursday July 18 show portrays the story of Taliesin, a Medieval Welsh tale of sorcery and court intrigue.
On Aug. 1 in Rogers Park, the Adirondack Shakespeare Co. presents a mini-drama of Celtic fairy tales at 7 p.m.
Two days later, the Lake George Theater Lab presents the musical "Open Season," a collaboration between award-winning playwright Bill Cain and Manhattan actor/musicians Micah Bucey and Nicholas Williams who have been in residence here composing original music. The show begins at 7:30 p.m. Aug. 3 in the Bolton Community Center off Edgecomb Pond Road. A talk with the crew is offered afterwards. Call 203-2600 for reservations.
Also on Aug. 3, a Las Vegas Night is to be held at the Bolton firehouse, featuring casino-style games for those 18 and older. Entry is a mere $1.
On Wednesday evenings at 8:30 p.m. through the summer, family-oriented movies are shown in Rogers Park.
On Tuesday evenings at 7:17 p.m., concerts featuring local folk, rock, country and jazz groups are presented. Next up in the series is the renowned group Matt Finley & Rio Jazz. Then on Aug. 6 is the Stony Creek Band, who have been playing their folk-rock and roots music around the east coast for nearly 40 years. The rain location is the Bolton Community Center.
If this weren't enough, the town also conducts a Summer Day Camp that features recreation and swimming, plus several field trips per week. The cost is $500 for six weeks, two of which have already passed — but several more children can be accommodated for the full fee.
Bolton Recreation Department director Michelle Huck, who grew up in town, said a robust roster of summer events and activities were an important part of life in Bolton for well more than a generation. She remembered as a child seeing Mettawee River Theatre Co. shows and enjoying town-sponsored concerts and field trips.
"A lot has been going on for many years, but I keep trying to add to the schedule," she said. "There's a demand for it!"
Praising Huck and the seven-member town Recreation Commission, Conover added that he's witnessed lots of enthusiasm among children for the town's programs.
"Kids are so excited when they show up for the sessions," he said. "They're thrilled with what the town offers."


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Ancient Israelites drank not only wine but also beer, according to a biblical scholar at Xavier University in Louisiana.
"Ancient Israelites, with the possible exception of a few teetotaling Nazirites and their moms, proudly drank beer — and lots of it," said Michael Homan, in his article for the September/October issue of Biblical Archaeology Review.
While English translations of the Bible do not mention beer, the original Hebrew does, he said.
Homan, an archaeologist, said the Hebrew word "shekhar" has been mistranslated as "liquor," "strong drink" and "fermented drink," but it translates as "beer" based on linguistic and archaeological research.
Confusion over whether the ancient Israelites drank beer also stems from the difficulty of identifying and finding archaeological remains of beer production in Israelite artifacts.
The tools used for brewing beer, such as mortars and winnowing baskets, were also used to make bread because the two processes were similar. Homan said the ancient Israelites made beer by baking a cake of malted barley or wheat, placing it in water and adding yeast.
Additionally, the Israelites' taste for beer has been ignored because academic scholars over the past 100 years have inferred that beer drinking is "uncouth" behavior, he said.
"This has led many Bible scholars actively to distance biblical heroes from a beer-drinking world, much like some Christians prefer to believe that Jesus drank unfermented grape juice despite overwhelming evidence to the contrary," Homan said.
He said the Bible does call for moderation but beer was a staple in the Israelites' diet.
Homan called beer a type a "super-food" because it augmented the amount of calories in harvested grains, provided necessary vitamins and killed bacteria found in tainted water.
"Men, women and even children of all social classes drank it," he said. "Its consumption in ancient Israel was encouraged, sanctioned and intimately linked with their religion."


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|Yaya Jammeh
The first two foreign visits were to the ECOWAS Summit in Abuja to extract an invitation from Alpha Conde of Guinea - who was also at the Abuja Summit - for a two-day state visit which was unannounced and which was denounced by Guinean human rights activists and journalists alike for Jammeh's repressive style of governance. Guineans also questioned the motive of Jammeh's visit since he failed to attend Conde's inauguration to his second term only a week before.
Despite political pressures at home due to a failing economy, high level corruption resulting in an increasingly agitated citizenry, Jammeh has convinced himself that the potential dividends of the trip are greater than the inherent risks of being away.
Besides the OIC Summit, his Ankara visit affords him the opportunity to meet with other Islamic leaders to drum up support for his Islamic Republic of The Gambia Project - to transform Gambia from a secular into an Islamic Republic. The fact that a change in the secular status of the State requires a referendum does not deter the Gambian dictator from proceeding with his project even if it means contravening the Gambian Constitution for the umpteenth time.
Turkey, the host of this year's OIC Summit, is already a strong bilateral partner of Jammeh with an equally strong military cooperation program which Jammeh expects to expand and strengthen with Ankara at a time when his isolation from the United States, Western Europe as well as Gambia's traditional donors.
As his efforts to strengthen ties with Saudi Arabia and other Gulf States fail to materialize, the reasons of which range from the precipitous drop in the price of oil resulting in a corresponding decline in revenue coupled with their military commitments in Yemen, Jammeh's attention is now focused on Turkey and countries like Malaysia and Indonesia to help in his efforts to make the transition to an Islamic State.
Of course, Jammeh will also need money to maintain power and to run the state - Jammeh's style. He is looking forward to strengthening his ties with Ankara with the hope that the client state relations will ensure an increase in the flow of financial resources from new friendships he has been trying to cultivate for the last couple of years to substitute for the decline in Western aid money.
The imminent introduction of Sharia law is a forgone conclusion in the eyes of an increasingly number of Gambians, including a significant number of influential Muslim clerics in and outside Gambia. In fact, there are some who are convinced that Jammeh intends to start implementing Sharia law before the 2016 December presidential elections as a way of stifling political dissent and keeping potential opponents at bay with the threat of beheadings and public floggings. Far fetched? Maybe. Within the realm of possibility? Certainly.


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Saturday, January 7, 2012
Dark Kitchen Cabinets...Inspiration Part 4
6 comments:
- Lynette said...
Ohhh..I love this one too! This confirmed an idea I had to replace the upper cabinets only, leaving bottom and existing granite intact. I LOVE this look. Thanks for the inspiration!
- January 7, 2012 at 7:11 AM
- ℳartina @ Northern Nesting said...
Gorgeous kitchen Kristine! I just love two toned cabinetry.
- January 7, 2012 at 10:17 AM
- Linda @ Itsy Bits And Pieces said...
These are so pretty! I've been re-doing my cabinets in white, but plan to re-do the breakfast bar area in a different color...I'm strongly considering going dark. Thanks for the inspiration photos!
- January 7, 2012 at 11:11 AM
- linda keaveney said...
another great design plan...great work on hunting these all down...did you use them as inspiration for your own renos???
I actually took the doors off my cabinets at my cottage, and painted the inside white. Works well, when you have weekend guests, and they can see instantly where everything goes!!
Linda :o)
- January 8, 2012 at 6:16 PM
- Tammy @BeatriceBanks said...
I've really enjoyed your dark cabinet series. This one is truly stunning. Thanks for all the shares!
- January 9, 2012 at 1:01 PM
- Town and Country Gals said...
What great inspiration photos! This kitchen is stunning, love everything about it! Just found your blog and am your newest follower! Looking forward to visiting often! Would love for you to visit me!
- January 9, 2012 at 8:48 PM


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This documentary explores the remarkable transformations that take place during their three years at 'FE' . We hear their reflections on the changes they have experienced, their thoughts and dreams as they prepare for the future. And we learn how it is through the transition from childhood to adulthood, that they have found their voice.
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Book Review: 'Jem' by Frederik Pohl
1 / 5 Stars
'Jem' first was published in hardcover in 1979. This Bantam paperback version (312 pp) was released in April 1985, and features cover artwork by Peter Grudynas.
The novel is set in the early 21st Century (an elderly Carl Sagan still attends scientific conferences). The Cold War continues to be fought, however, instead of being a contest between the ideologies of Capitalism and Communism, there is a three-way conflict between the People (the overpopulated regimes of Asia); Fuel (Arab nations; Venezuela; the UK); and Food (the USA and Russia) Blocs.
When a habitable planet, the 'Jem' of the book's title, is discovered within range of FTL starships, each Bloc exerts significant effort to dispatch a colonizing expedition. In due course each of these expeditions endeavors to set up, and maintain, a base on Jem. This is no easy task; the side of the planet facing the star Kung is eternally hot, humid, and illuminated with a dull reddish glare. The colonizers discover three sapient races on Jem: the Krinpit, who resemble overgrown crayfish; the belowground-dwelling Creepies; and the Balloonists, who live an exclusively aerial lifestyle.
The opening chapters chronicle the gritty reality of eking out a living on Jem, when resources are scarce and unseen dangers have a habit of picking off the unwary. Inevitably, the humans succeed in learning how to communicate with the native inhabitants of the planet, and, just as inevitably, tensions rise as each Bloc seeks to establish itself as the prime power on Jem.
As the Cold War back on Earth begins an ominous slide into Hot War, the humans grubbing for existence on Jem suddenly become not just colonists, but perhaps the final remnants of Homo sapiens………..if they don't succeed in wiping each other out………
Along with Niven and Pournelle, John Varley, and Gene Wolfe, Frederik Pohl (1919 – 2013) was one of the most visible authors in sf in the late 70s and early 80s, when – thanks to the success of sf in television and movies - the genre became much more prominent as a commercial entity.
Pohl's novels of the period – Gateway, The Cool War, Beyond the Blue Event Horizon, Chernobyl –all were reasonably well-written, if not particularly imaginative in their scope. In this regard, 'Jem' 's sci-fi packaging is meant to serve as a vehicle for Pohls' (somewhat rueful) exploration of humanistic themes – such as man's ideology-driven propensity to self-destruction, versus his understanding that overcoming racial, ethnic, and political barriers is the only sure path to survival.
However much Pohl intended 'Jem' to an allegorical treatment, the novel itself is overly long and rambling, and, like Pohl's other novels, leaves the narrative to fend for itself while devoting most of its prose to detailing the various interchanges between the novel's large cast of characters.
These interchanges are not exclusive to the novel's human cast, but also apply to lead characters from the Krinpit and Balloonist races, too, further overburdening the narrative with what is nowadays referred to – usually by critics of The Walking Dead - as an overdependence on 'character development'.
The final chapters of 'Jem' regain some sense of urgency as the inter-colony conflicts come to echo the violence breaking out back on Earth, but this urgency winds up dissipating in the novel's conclusion, which strikes an unconvincing note of humanistic optimism.
The verdict ? Unless you're a dedicated fan of Frederik Phol, you'll want to pass on 'Jem' .
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Wednesday, December 30, 2015
New Year's Eve Sequins
Tuesday, December 29, 2015
Floppy Hat Vibes
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Hat: Mandee | Top: Target | Jeans: H&M | Flats: Forever21 | Clutch: JustFab | Necklace: Heirloom Finds | On my lips: ColourPop "Avenue"
Hat: Mandee | Top: Target | Jeans: H&M | Flats: Forever21 | Clutch: JustFab | Necklace: Heirloom Finds | On my lips: ColourPop "Avenue"
Monday, December 28, 2015
How To Do Vegas In Your 30s
Hope everyone had a wonderful Christmas and weekend. I had such a good time back home with my family on Christmas Eve and enjoyed all the yummy homemade food.
Wednesday, December 23, 2015
His & Hers Holiday Style
Happy almost Christmas eve!!
So excited for the holidays and going back home to see my family. Today's post features the MR. We finally got to do holiday cards this year and I wanted to share the shoot pictures with you guys today. I feel like I try to do these with my husband every year but because of all the hustle and bustle of the holiday season and because it just too cold to shoot these pictures in December we never get to do them. Well this year we made sure to squeeze it in and the weather has just been extremely unusual for this time of year.
Tuesday, December 22, 2015
Easy Holiday Makeup Look
Hi guys!
Feels so good to back on my normal time zone! I will be sharing with you guys a travel diary next week from my birthday weekend in Vegas. Today I'm sharing a simple, inexpensive makeup look for the holidays. Seriously Christmas is in 2 days, yikes! I feel like this holiday season just crept up on us. If you're looking for a little makeup inspiration I hope this quick and easy tutorial works for you!
Wednesday, December 16, 2015
Casual Black & Gray
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Top: Forever21 via Buffalo Exchange | Jacket: ModDeals | Necklace: Forever21 | Jeans: street boutique | Bag: Forever21
Tuesday, December 15, 2015
30 Klosets
Monday, December 14, 2015
Your Guide to the Perfect Holiday Shoes
We all know my favorite part of an outfit is shoes, duh! Shoe contact before eye contact. Lol. I wanted to do a shoe post but a holiday edition since the holiday season is upon us. The Christmas countdown is winding down. I'm sharing my favorite holiday shoes and linking a lot of styles for you guys. When I think of shoes for the holidays I think of metallic, bows, silvers and golds. Did that just rhymed, lol. Totally not intentional. Hope you guys like my picks! P.S nothing is over $100!
Thursday, December 10, 2015
My Spouse Rocks + Giveaway
What we're wearing:
"My Wife Rocks" "My Husband Rocks" Tees - Union28 Marriage Apparel
Wednesday, December 9, 2015
Holiday Ready with Voodoo Vixen
What I'm wearing:
Skirt: Voodoo Vixen (here) | Top: H&M (dress) | Clutch: Forever21 | Shoes: Forever21 | Necklace: Forever21
Tuesday, December 8, 2015
Birthday Wish List
Where all my Sagittarius at?!
It's exactly one week until my 30th birthday, ahhh! I feel so excited and nervous at the same time. After next week I can't say I'm twenty something ever again. Lol. So much has changed in a year and I will do a full birthday post next week and fill you guys in but for today I wanted to share some current favorite things on my birthday wish list with you guys. So hubby if there's ever any blog post you should read it should be this one, just saying!
Monday, December 7, 2015
Trench Coat & Loafers
What I'm wearing:
Trench: Forever21 | Clutch: JustFab | Jeans: Forever21 | Top: street boutique (old) | Flats: Forever21 via Buffalo Exchange | On my lips: Wet n' Wild #910D Red Velvet
Thursday, December 3, 2015
Neon x Black
What I'm wearing:
Skirt: Boohoo | Sweater: Mandee | Crossbody satchel: H&M | Booties: street boutique | Watch: GoJane
Tuesday, December 1, 2015
Simple Wing Line Tutorial
"May the wings of your eyeliner always be even"
Have you guys seen that meme floating around on social media? I think it's so darn funny. I'm kicking off the new month with a beauty post. I wanted to share my routine for a simple wing line. I'm no beauty guru but I wanted to share a mini tutorial on how I do my wing liner with you guys. So many people do it so many different ways, just wanted to share my little techniques.
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SUTHERLIN, Ore. -- Coach Josh Grotting of Sutherlin HS is on the edge of making it to the final round of U.S. Cellular's Most Valuable Coach program, organizers said.
He is currently a Top 50 finalist in the nation, ranked #15 in the public voting contest, where the Top 15 advance to the last round.
Voting closes on Monday morning (10 a.m. PT), so this weekend will make or break his chances at $50,000 for his local school.
All Top 15 finalists receive $5,000 for their school and will have a video produced telling the story of their community impact.
You can vote for Oregon's only finalist and push Coach Grotting into the final 15 by visiting the contest website.


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This New Britain Red Sox jersey was worn by the
eventual Astros great Jeff Bagwell during his
1990 season with the Boston Red Sox's Class AA
affiliate. Dealt for pitcher Larry Anderson on
August 31, 1990, a distraught Bagwell (a Boston
native and life-long BoSox fan) was an ideal fit
in Houston. The Eastern League's leading hitter
at the time of the shocking deal, Bagwell proved
a worthy replacement indeed for first baseman
Glenn Davis.
ESPN's Page 2 ranked this trade
as the second worst in baseball history. Anderson
went on to pitch 22 innings for the Red Sox while
Bagwell, approaching his 16th season with the
Astros, has hit a total of 449 home runs in his
career, was the 1994 National League MVP and is
surely headed to the Hall of Fame.


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With Spring in the air, I was inspired to paint a few outdoor items around the shop such as the front door, shutters and a metal bench.
Chalk Paint® works wonderfully on outdoor items such as these as well as wicker, cement or concrete and terracotta.
Here's how to do it:
1) Begin by sanding off any uneven finish such as chipping paint (only if necessary) and then clean the piece. No need to prime!
2) Paint one or two coats of Chalk Paint®. Let dry in a protected area before putting it out into the elements to let the paint "cure". Chalk Paint® actually will harden over time and will weather and distress naturally.
3) Waxing outdoor furniture is not recommended because heat could keep the wax soft and keep it from curing. (Although I did wax my door the last time I painted it and it was fine.)
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Some colors that work well in a garden are Old White, Paris Grey, Country Grey, Chateau Grey, Duck Egg Blue and my favorite in the garden, Old Violet. But let your imagination go wild!
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|Luxury 4 ply in the Lotus colourway
Monday, January 27, 2014
9 comments:
- nicole said...
Oh wow!! Definitely need to go for a drive and visit!
Thanks for sharing!
See you Wednesday?
- January 27, 2014 at 6:15 PM
- Jindi's Cottage said...
It was a fine suggestion and definitely worth subsequent visits...good to see the new yarn has made it on to the needles, what will it become?...
- January 27, 2014 at 6:27 PM
- Heather said...
Wish I could visit also. Sounds great!
- January 27, 2014 at 6:28 PM
- katherine said...
Lucky girl! Read about this on their facebook page last week. Was actually hoping it might have been a more central shop in Bendigo itself lol. Never mind you will have to visit it for me lol
- January 27, 2014 at 6:51 PM
- Charlie and Wendy said...
Sounds like a wonderful place to visit! Love your doily in the previous post, beautiful!
- January 27, 2014 at 7:25 PM
- bec said...
Its about a 2 min drive from my house too! Drove past it on Saturday but it was just closing. Definitely going to check it out soon.
- January 27, 2014 at 7:50 PM
- Christine M said...
That shop looks very inviting, Mistea. Love the colour you bought.
- January 28, 2014 at 8:29 AM
- Fiona said...
ooooh... fabulous to have a good shop nearer you now... such a pretty colour you got
- January 28, 2014 at 9:34 AM
- Shay said...
Craft, Cake and Coffee in the one place? Sign me up! Sounds wonderful....
- January 28, 2014 at 10:52 AM


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NaBloPoMo Prompt #3:
Can you listen to music and write? What song did you hear today?
I have not tried to listen to music and write in many years. I used to be able to manage both at once, particularly as a teenager, while writing terrible, oh-so-typical, angst-filled poetry.
As this blog has come to life, the soundtrack roaring behind me has been an unceasing cacophony of coughs.
A melody would be most welcome.
And a rest, that blessed space of silence, would mean that my little ones were finally feeling better.


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By Kia Farhang
With a booming economy and low unemployment, the Fargo area doesn't lack much.
But it could use more workers with associate degrees and certificates, particularly in the health, finance and IT fields, according to a state university system report.
Echoing a national and statewide issue, some in the business community say rapid growth has led to a shortage of qualified job candidates for positions that don't require a four-year degree.
"Basically, the demand is outstripping the capabilities of our education partners," said Jim Gartin, president of the Greater Fargo Moorhead Economic Development Corp.
To combat the gap, Gartin and others stress the importance of higher education working with business and tailoring programs to best prepare students for the workforce.
Desperate needs
Both in Fargo and statewide, most career fields have a steady supply of candidates with bachelor's degrees ready to jump in, according to a master plan prepared for the North Dakota University System.
It's only at the sub-baccalaureate level – jobs requiring associate degrees or certificates – that supply doesn't always meet demand.
Perhaps unsurprisingly, the Bakken region is in desperate need of maintenance and repair workers, for example.
Fargo lacks loan officers, personal bankers, computer support specialists and pharmacy technicians, among other jobs, the report said.
Some schools in the Fargo-Moorhead area are already working with businesses to fill the gaps.
The Minnesota State Community and Technical College in Moorhead is tailoring some degree and certificate programs to better prepare students. Minnesota State University Moorhead officials host "sector breakfasts" with business leaders to find out what the school can do better.
"That's the kind of collaboration and communication between education and business that can have a really powerful end result," Gartin said.
Some in the area, particularly in the health field, say their outreach and cooperation with educational institutions has allowed them to keep their pool of candidates well-stocked.
F-M Ambulance workers, for example, teach the emergency medical technician and paramedic programs at North Dakota State College of Science.
But there's no full two-year educational institution on this side of the Fargo-Moorhead area. NDSCS' current facility here is a satellite center.
The school wants to change that with a full Fargo campus, which it says could reach an enrollment of 1,500 students and meet the growing workforce needs in eastern North Dakota.
If approved by the state Board of Higher Education, the $65 million project would be built in stages.
At the statewide level, the board has already proposed a tuition freeze at two-year schools. Lower tuition could help students get an education and prepare them for further schooling or the workforce, said board chairwoman Kirsten Diederich.
"It's kind of like the gateway," she said. "Get them in there, get them started and let them choose their path."
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Joe Halderman -- the man accused of trying to extort $2 million from David Letterman -- was spotted at a Connecticut train station this morning, allegedly heading to NYC.
The camera guy asks Halderman how he's doing -- we can't tell if he says "Hey," "Great" or something else.
FYI -- Halderman has pled not guilty to the felony charge of attempted grand larceny in the first degree.
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Asked about taking off Milwaukee jersey for perhaps the last time, Fielder showed real emotion:
"I had to clear the throat once, but it was all right. I love these guys. I've been playing with most of them since I was 18. So this organization has been great to me. Yeah, man, it's just been good. It's been real," said Fielder, who added more reflection on his time in Milwaukee: "It's been cool. I've kind of grown up a little bit. My kids have gotten older. That's about it, really. Just gotten older. Every year has been a learning experience. I don't know, it's been cool, man. Hopefully I'm here for more years to come. But if not, it's been cool."
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Review: Bad Teacher
PLOT: Elizabeth Halsey (Cameron Diaz) is a bad teacher. After only teaching for a year, Elizabeth thinks sheâs on easy street when she bags a rich fiancée. Once she gets dumped, sheâs forced to return to the job she hates, but things start to look up when Scott Delacorte (Justin Timberlake), a rich, handsome substitute, begins teaching at the school. However, Elizabeth has competition for Scott affections from the manic Amy Squirrel (Lucy Punch) a relentlessly chipper science teacher, with an axe to grind against slacker Elizabeth.
REVIEW: Black comedy is tough to pull off. For every HEATHERS or BAD SANTA, thereâs a million DEATH TO SMOOCHYs. There seems to be a fine line between whatâs acceptable, and whatâs not, and in that regard, BAD TEACHER plays it safe. While itâs certainly a change of pace seeing Cameron Diaz in a raunchy R-rated comedy, BAD TEACHER is not a particularly dark ride. Her character, Elizabeth is not so much BAD in the BAD SANTA or BAD LIEUTENANT way, and they might have been better off calling this BITCHY TEACHER as thatâs all she really is.
Her characterâs not particularly cruel or devious. Sheâs just a slacker who shirks hard-work and responsibility, opting to go through life coasting on her good looks. Admirable? Hardly. Funny? Yeah, for the most part.
Iâm a big fan of director Jake Kasdan, with him having directed several underrated gems including THE TV SET and WALK HARD, in addition to directing several classic episodes of FREAKS & GEEKS (from which, in addition to co-star Jason Segel, there are a few fun cameos). For the first forty minutes of so, BAD TEACHER is great. Diaz seems to be having the time of her life dropping F-bombs, making fun of overly enthusiastic students, and sneaking into the high-school gymnasium to get high with cynical gym teacher Jason Segel.
Diaz gets a lot of flak for having appeared in a slew of not-so-great films over the last few years, but as shown by her turn in THEREâS SOMETHING ABOUT MARY, and now this, sheâs a natural at comedy. While still sexy, Diaz has always had a certain down-to-earth appeal that makes her seem somewhat more attainable than some of the colder on-screen beauties, and itâs this appeal that makes her believable, and funny in BAD TEACHER.
It helps that sheâs got a dynamite supporting cast, led by Jason Segel, whoâs doing a great job establishing himself as a leading man in the Bill Murray model. While the nice-guy gym teacher with a crush on the leading lady part might have been two-dimensional is other films, Segelâs so charismatic that heâs believable as a potential partner for Diaz.
As for Justin Timberlake, you gotta hand it to the guy- he knows how to be funny. That should be clear to anyone whoâs seen him own on SNL over the last few years. His Scott Delacorte is a pretty amusing character, although, to be sure, itâs a one-note part, with his faux-dweeby shtick getting a little tiresome as the film wears on. The same goes for Lucy Punch as Diazâ near-psychotic nemesis, whoâs initially hilarious, but way overboard towards the end. Both characters are caricatures, but then again, not every film can be BRIDESMAIDS with its sharply defined, three-dimensional parts.
The problems in BAD TEACHER strike about forty minutes in, when the premise starts to run out of steam, with it seeming like they filmmakers didnât exactly know where to go after hitting the halfway point. A side-plot about Diaz stealing a standardized test from Thomas Lennonâs nerdy school board examiner feels a little desperate, and sets the film on a more caper-ish course thatâs a little disappointing.
However, warts and all, BAD TEACHER is still a pretty funny film, and one I had a good time with. Diaz and Segel are great, as are MODERN FAMILYâs Eric Stonestreet as Diazâs goofy roommate, and THE OFFICEâs Phyllis Smith as a good natured teacher that befriends Diaz. While itâs inconsistent, the first forty minutes are enough to make it better than most comedies Iâve seen lately, and worth checking out.


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The countdown has started on some of the meridians to the right of Greenwich Mean Time! Not long 'till celebrations start ushering in the year 2014!
And perhaps that you will be in Times Square, in NYC, a little later to see the New Year's ball drop! But before you bundle up and go, you might take a quick peek at the New Year's Ball Drop patent!
There are many aspects to New Year's ball drop invention: the ball drop on a vertical post with an illuminated sign announcing the new year; the tracking mechanism to guide the movement of the ball; the configuration of the lamps required to light up the sign announcing the new year; the ball lights and the timing mechanism for the ball lights; the timing mechanism for the new year flashing lights once the ball has completed its descent, and its connection to real time in view of precisely synchronizing the descent of the ball with the real time countdown for the new year.
The Abstract for the New Year's Ball drop patent US2005138851 summarizes the invention as follows:
The present invention 10 discloses a New Year's celebrating device having a vertically standing support pole 16 having tracks 18 thereon upon which a movable ball 12 is slidably mounted. The ball 12 also has lights 14 there on. A New Year display sign 20 having lights 22 thereon. In operation, at a predetermined time, the ball 12 begins its descent from atop the pole 16. When the ball 12 reaches its destination at the bottom of the pole 16, the New Year display lights 22 light up and the ball lights 14 flash.
Hurry now, as otherwise you will have to wait another 365 days to celebrate the New Year 's ball drop, synchronistically, in patent style! Happy 2014!


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Living a lie
1/10/2011 | Share this article: View CommentsBy Rachel ~
Religion was really something decided for me as a child. My grandmother had been a preacher so religion had been thoroughly ingrained in my father. My parents had met at a church camp as counselors. See where this is going? By all means I should have ended up as one of the herd. I wore the church clothes, sung the songs, read the stories, but something never felt right. I'd ask questions and never get straight answers, but even though that might have led me on this path, it's not what made me quit being a Christian.
As a child I was rather hyper. More hyper than your average kid. Eventually I was diagnosed with attention deficit disorder, which I didn't receive proper meds for until about third grade. By then the abuse had become a normal way of life. I couldn't sit still in church, so to my father I was a bad child. I'm sure you know what happens to bad children when they are the child of a fundamentalist pentecostal. I was beaten and abused after church just about every Sunday. I would try so very hard to behave and not fall asleep or be loud, but I couldn't. I started to think about how I couldn't be the perfect Christian my father wanted. I would wonder how a kind and loving god would want children abused and would make me this way. My father's scare tactics about religion might have worked if he himself had never acted hypocritical.
My father began drinking sometime around when I was six or seven. He was considered by many to be a respectable and faithful man at the church. There was not a single person that didn't like him there. He was always well liked, but yet the abuse was escalating at home. Every time I went to church it was like I was living my father's lie. Everything felt fake. The speaking in tongues, the dancing, the music. Everybody there seemed to smile all the time, but I couldn't escape the feeling that they were all suffering in silence along with me. Sure this was their life, but I saw the problems all the time. I watched screaming children carried out of church for beatings, and heard the way the so called faithful people spoke about each other when no one was watching. I had to submit to my father's wrath because it was god's will that I be punished and I believed I was a horrible person.
When I was 13 my family got their first computer and it opened a window of opportunity. I learned I wasn't alone and there were other things out there. There were so many suffering in silence like me. During that time we also weren't attending church as frequently. For awhile I had peace on sundays, but then my father decided it was time we go back. This time I fought back and tried to escape when he wanted to force me to go. I no longer believed him a man of faith or those people to be anything but hypocrites. Still I remember the day I tried to run and my father pulled the truck onto the sidewalk in front of me, blocking my path. My spirits sank and this brought on a ton of research for the truth. If I couldn't trust a church to tell me the truth, I couldn't trust any of the people I knew to determine my own morality. I spent all my time in the library those days and more and more I became curious about the occult. It was something that had interested me before, but that I had turned away from, believing it would send me to hell.
So a year later I was Wiccan. I told no one and that same year my depression and other problems caught up with me. I ended up in state custody because I finally had the courage to rat out my father for the abuse I'd endured over the years and was now considering suicide because of it. I spent a year in a mental hospital. The people were overtly religious there even though they tried to tone it down. I was not accepted because of it and was told I was not in my right mind for picking paganism. Some how they believed it was more twisted to believe in a goddess than to believe in a man that walked on water and turned water into wine. Group after group I attended had so many religious over tones that I was sick of Christianity by the time I got out of there. I was placed in a series of therapeutic foster homes and kicked out of two just for not being the right religion. I wasn't a bad kid. I'd never been arrested. I didn't do drugs and I certainly wasn't shoving my religion down anyone's throat. I kept to myself. However, because they felt I didn't fit their ideal, they tossed me out. Some people have no idea how much christians discriminate against other people that are different. I didn't hurt anybody, and yet I was cast aside at the time I needed someone the most. Just because I wasn't the right religion.
By the time I was in college I'd cast off paganism, finding it too time consuming. Religion is a commitment and I wasn't about to commit to something when I couldn't. There were monthly rituals, and you needed to buy incense and candles. I didn't have time or money for that. So I knew it was kind of disrespectful to do religion half-assed. In the end I said enough was enough. By graduation I wanted nothing to do with organized religion anymore. It did more harm than good.
These days I'm much happier as an agnostic. I don't have to shun people or judge them for doing something considered religiously immoral. My morality is pretty decent thank you. So there you have it. I've lost my religion and I'm not a criminal or more of a failure than religious people. If anything religion has been the cause of most my problems in 24 years of life. My father has since dropped his religion last I heard, cheated on my mother multiple times before obtaining a divorce, and married another woman a year after. So much for the faithful.
The moral of the story is that christianity is a breeding ground for lies and abuse because it expects impossible behavior that no one can live up to. It can hide horrendous crimes in the guise of purity. It's followers are friendly until they find out you are different, and religion won't miss you when you're gone.
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Sunday, September 29, 2013
Life is sweet...
Mina xxx
14 comments:
- Sammy said...
This is stunning Mina! Fabulous detail and such great colours. Love it! x
- 29 September 2013 at 08:31
- Marianne's Craftroom said...
I agree it is harder to dress after 50 but there are limits, her dress sounds awful. Your card is gorgeous, love the colours and the rubon is perfect. xx
- 29 September 2013 at 08:35
- Lisa Lynn said...
Mina, your card is stunning. Love your coloring as usual and perfect papers to match. I'm 45 and already feel that way about dressing, but some do what they want. However, there are some people that I thing should have to get a license to wear a thong in public, hehe.
- 29 September 2013 at 08:58
- caroline said...
Amazing card as always mina, stunning colouring
Caroline xx
- 29 September 2013 at 09:49
- Mojca said...
Oh you lucky folks, we have rain and I caught a cold! well your card is so pretty, the little girl looks so happy, and the colours are just gorgeous. Have a lovely day
- 29 September 2013 at 11:43
- Laura Sterckx said...
What a sweet card! :) I love the color scheme, the roses and the beautifully colored image!
Thanks for joining us at the Simon Says Wednesday Challenge Blog!
- 29 September 2013 at 18:07
- Claire said...
A really sweet card Mina, lovely image. Hugs, Claire x
- 29 September 2013 at 18:42
- scrapperdiane said...
Beautifully done,so sweet.
- 29 September 2013 at 18:54
- Frea Konings said...
Stunning card Mina! Love the papers you used and such a sweet image! Hugs Frea
- 29 September 2013 at 21:04
- Debbie said...
Pink + lycra + 50! Oh the horrible picture in my mind your description gave me!! LOL
Your card is super sweet!! Beautiful papers and such a cute image!!
Thanks for joining us this week at Tuesday Morning Sketches!!
- 29 September 2013 at 22:08
- coops said...
so gorgeous mina.fab pretty paper and colours and your image is adorable ;D
xx coops xx
- 30 September 2013 at 22:13
- Craftin Suzie (Susan Flynn) said...
So cute Mina and beautifully coloured too! Thanks for sharing with us at Card Makin' Mamas, Susan x
- 2 October 2013 at 08:48
- kanda said...
Fabulous card Mina. I do love that cute little girl on her bike xx
- 4 October 2013 at 22:27
- Tindaloo said...
such a sweet card and image! :)
- 6 October 2013 at 21:16