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on Friday the landlady and the real estate agent visited for the annual inspection of our beautiful old lady of a house so we tidied up, come in & have a look around
lounge room
studio space
dining room
industrial storage shelves
Kenny the Confuser III (thrice reincarnated iMac)
view from the bedroom window, the Brugmansias and the neighbour's Jacaranda almost obscure the view of the back door across the lane this has taken 8 & 1/2 years and it's still framed!
upstairs verandah
the Bougainvillea has nearly disguised our wobbly front fence
Old Man Crow enjoying the back garden
our landlady was very impressed, looks like we'll be here for a good while yet
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we can still call this place homePosted: May 23, 2017 by Mo Crow in It's Crow Time
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on Friday the landlady and the real estate agent visited for the annual inspection of our beautiful old lady of a house so we tidied up, come in & have a look around
oh…i just SMILE and SMILE and SMILE….ALL YOUR STUFF!!!!! it's all magical and Beauty
FULL but it's a Lot! I cannot possibly imagine having so much Stuff…and especially now…
you are going to be uh, well, i don't know what, but something, whenever i get to the
new tiny home…which will be naked in comparison…i just love love love seeing this
An artist's pantry if ever I saw one!
Your home is much loved…this is obvious. Isn't it a good feeling when you put things out as 'hard rubbish' & before it's picked up by contractors, most of it disappears. We did this recently and truly. most of it went to another good home.
it's just amazing, isn't it, how much stuff we can love…how we can love it. I found self
asking daughter today if there were "enough" thrift shops in the new place. She said
there are zillions.
hey, it was so clean and tidy when I visited. You have done a great job with your cosy welcoming home.
Lovely lovely visit…an art work in itself, an art supply depot, a practice studio, art studio, and clearly loving and beloved nest (love the looking out windows shots). Let us hope the engineers are the best as far as the planned construction and that it's not too destabilizing to living.
Your house looks beautiful, Mo. No wonder your landlady was impressed! I think the reason we have never moved is that I'm such a hoarder! I've been intending to paint the study for years but I can't face going through my two bookcases (chockers) and deciding which of the well-loved volumes can go. xxx
lovely place to live! great gardens
thank you for the visit to your creative living space – I feel as if I have inhaled an essence of you – all my senses are filled. xo
Ah, the indoor visit from the landlord…something I always dread. My landlords would not understand art stuff, at all! And I so get what you say, as most of the stuff is mine. J. has a bit more than your guy!! A few guitars, amps, percussion instruments, electronic drum set and a bunch of recording equipment (his studio is out in the 'garage'. That and some books and clothes. The rest is mine to get rid of! I love seeing your space and where you make your magic. 🙂


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This is a combination of a couple of trails in the area. It is outstanding with spectacular views on a clear day right across to Kinder and the Peak District and Manchester and the Cheshire Plain on the returning part of this trail. This trail has climbs which are do-able and some technical descents to test you. If you live in Stockport or the surrounding area then you haven't got much of a drive to get to this brilliant route.
Trail Description
Park the car just outside of Marple above Roman Lakes.
The trail starts near The Roman Lakes at Marple. Parking can be at the lakes or just up the rough lane nearer to Marple.
1. From the Roman Lakes. Follow the River Goyt past a lovely stone cottage and up to a tunnel. Bear left into the railway tunnel and up past the farm at Stawberry Hill.
2. The track bears to the right and becomes narrower and starts to climb through the woods leaving the river behind. The railway line is on the right.
3. After 400 yds ride up to the gate and turn right onto a rough pot holed road past a farm on the right.
4. The trail goes right on the bridge over railway line. The road drops down past a house and to a junction.
5. Turn left here and onto the cobbled road and head towards the tunnel with Strines Station on the right.
6. Under the tunnel turn right and start to climb. This climb is for 0.5miles and goes through a canopy of trees. It gets rougher and steeper towards the end and pops out onto a lane with the pub, The Fox and Hounds Inn, on the left and a red phone box on the right. This is called Brook Bottom.
7. Turn right and carry on for 200yds to the green bench on the right and stop for the views!
8. Immediately opposite the bench turn left and climb on this trail for just over 0.5 miles to the junction. The golf club is on the right. Go straight across at this junction and down the steep metalled road. At the junction go straight across again and down the hill which bears right at the bottom to join the main road. Turn right.
9. Proceed for about 100yds turning left, with a pool and the right, over the river. Continue for 100yds and turn right at a small industrial estate. Go round the back and left onto the disused railway line called the Sett Valley Trail. Follow this for 2 miles and across two roads
10. At the main Hayfield car park cross the A624 into Hayfield. Turn left immediately.
and then sharp right onto a narrow road called Kinder lane. Proceed up the hill for about 0.2 miles and there is a left turn onto the Snake Path. This trail is between some stone cottages.
11. Ride up the Snake Path. This is a steep ascent and leads through three gates and onto open moorland.
12. Head out on the trail towards the white shooting cabin but turn left before it and over the footbridge.
13. Drop down on the path and through heather moorland. this is a great downhill which eventually leads to the main road the A624. Turn right here and up to the top a distance of just over 0.5 miles.
14. At the top turn left onto a minor road, Monk's Road for 0.7 miles. Turn left and follow the metalled road round to the left and you will see a stone wall in front of you on the corner. Go through the gap here and ride the trail to the far edge of the field. Climb the wall and turn left onto the double track. Follow this down past the farm (Matleymoor Farm) and to a left turn. Do not turn left but turn immediately right through the gate into the field.
15. Keep the wall on your right and follow it as it dips and then rises up and to the ribht. You should be able to clean this hill with effort!
16. At the top follow it down and the up again. Follow the double track between two walls. There is a right turn (the Eliminator) leading to Rowarth. Do not take. Keep going for about 440 yd and turn right, through a gate, onto a downhill singletrack section. This is fun.
17. Go through the gate at the bottom with a house on the left. Go down the hill and keep on the road for 0.8 miles past Lydiate Farm to an unusual junction at the top. Turn right and immediately left onto a potted double track for 0.5 miles.
18. Turn right at the stables and past the house for 0.3 miles. Take the left turn up.
19. Watch for a break in the stone wall on the left and cycle up to the huge Marple Cross for views across Manchester. If you are feeling brave drop down from the cross to the road junction and turn left. Follow this down for 200yds. Watch for the narrow single track on the right and take it. This becomes rocky and fun! Keep right and drop down on a loose surface between the houses.
20. Turn right here and through the golf course. Turn left and drop down. Notice the camp site on the right. The road runs out and becomes a great rocky track. Drop down this and past the farm at the bottom. Keep right and follow the lane round and back up to the car!
Getting There
From Stockport head out on the A626 towards Marple. Pass through Marple towards Strines and turn left at the sharp right hand bend immediately after Marple with the park on the right.
Follow the road down and across the T junction. Go straight across and this becomes steep and pot holed leading to Roman Lakes. Park the car along here.
When to Bike
This is a year round trail as can be seen from the photos. It has to be said that it is much more fun when it is dry but that is so rare in this neck of the woods!
A great set of maps can be bought called Mellor Magic and Mellor Mania which are particularly good and have many of the variations possible.


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Waterfalls of Hemlock-Canadice State Forest
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Hemlock-Canadice State Forest — 6,684 acres, many of them covered with creeks flowing down into our water supply.
Hiking creek beds to get the best possible view of several nice waterfalls off the beaten path.
I hiked the Johnson Hill Trail, accessed via Johnson Hill Rd, off Bald hill Rd, just off Rt 15A, at the southern end of Hemlock Lake.
There are parking lots on 15A, which lead into Reynolds Gully and another one on Johnson Hill Road with a nice 1.5m trail.
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Archive > Vol. 8 no. 2
Peter Redgrove
To Circe
I was that hero again
Struggling up
Out of my time as hog,
Astonished at my upright carriage,
The rolling boulder of my skull,
My complicated hands
The shake of my knees,
The savagery of my thoughts:
I wept and cursed—I was a man again.
Pieces of that piggery-paradise came with me,
The white clouds persisted
In the dazzling pools of filth;
The pine-forest retained pig-heat,
The shock of tallness
In the serious balsam of the pointing avenues,
The thunder unfolding
Like the black diamond of the Sorceress,
That is, the woman wearing her lucky raincoat
In the lucky rain,
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Adaptive Immunity to Cryptococcus neoformans Infections
Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Medical School, University of Minnesota, 689 23rd Ave SE, Minneapolis, MN 55455, USA
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J. Fungi 2017, 3(4), 64; https://doi.org/10.3390/jof3040064
Received: 17 October 2017 / Revised: 13 November 2017 / Accepted: 15 November 2017 / Published: 21 November 2017
(This article belongs to the Special Issue Mucosal Fungal Infections)
The Cryptococcus neoformans/Cryptococcus gattii species complex is a group of fungal pathogens with different phenotypic and genotypic diversity that cause disease in immunocompromised patients as well as in healthy individuals. The immune response resulting from the interaction between Cryptococcus and the host immune system is a key determinant of the disease outcome. The species C. neoformans causes the majority of human infections, and therefore almost all immunological studies focused on C. neoformans infections. Thus, this review presents current understanding on the role of adaptive immunity during C. neoformans infections both in humans and in animal models of disease. View Full-Text
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Tripwire Interactive, known for games like Red Orchestra and Rising Storm, have just announced that Killing Floor: Incursion is coming to PlayStation VR on May 1, 2018.
The PSVR version features a timed exclusive endless mode known as The Crucible, where players defend important locations from never-ending hordes of enemies. Players are also treated to all existing content updates already available on the HTC VIVE and Oculus Rift platforms. These include a harder mode, online leaderboards, a Katana weapon, and more.
Watch the Killing Floor: Incursion PSVR announcement trailer:
Killing Floor: Incursion is a brand new entry in the long-running franchise designed specifically for VR. The game features a fully immersive, story-driven experience where you can play solo or with the help of a partner to survive. Fight your way out of diverse, deadly situations and defeat hordes of enemies in a fully realized 3D environment like only virtual reality provides.
Aside from defending yourself with traditional weapons, sometimes you'll be forced to rely on nothing but leftover limbs lying around or simply sneak your way past dangerous areas. Your end goal? To uncover who is pulling the strings over at the Horzine Corporation and what their relationship with the evil Zeds entails.
Killing Floor: Incursion features:
Fun co-cop: Afraid to explore the game alone? A friend can help in both Story and Holdout modes
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I know Apple's new Lion operating system has several new cool features like Launchpad and Mission Control to help you work more efficiently, but I have long searched for a simple, fast way to launch apps without having my hands leave the keyboard. I have tried many over the years and I finally settled on Spotlight.
I know what you are thinking, "Isn't spotlight the search tool used to find files on your Mac?". You are correct, but here is a tip on how to easily modify it to work as an app launcher as well. Of course, it is still a very powerful search utility that can also find and launch just about anything on your Mac.The good news is that Spotlight has been included with all Mac's since 2005 and the changes you need to make this tip work are very simple.
Go to the System Preferences on your Mac and select Spotlight. Then simply drag APPLICATIONS to the top of the list so that applications will be listed first in a search. You should also check to see what the shortcut keys are set to on your mac (highlighted here in this screen shot).Now you simply type "command + space bar" and spotlight search comes up. Type the name of the app you want (in this example I want to launch the calculator without having to go find it in the Applications folder and without having to keep it in my dock all the time as I don't use it that much) and as you type the filter will make the "Top Hit" be an application and highlight it as well.
So in the end, I type "command + spacebar" … type "calc"… and as soon as "calculator" is highlighted… hit the return key.
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I am determined to do Challenge# 13 of Let's Scrap Our Stash, because for once I have everything the challenge requires. So I tried again, this time with one of this month's Pagemaps sketch. I started with the orange papers, and pompon trim, and I was doing very well until I realised this page is going right next to a grey page in the album, and I needed to include some grey to match some of the elements in it. I included the grey pp, ribbon and chipboard letters, and... That was the end of challenge #13, as I could only include one colour. So, I will probably have to keep trying until I succeed!
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The power and the pressure of social media and how to handle it
"Are you on Insta? Oh you HAVE to be on Insta - it's where it's AT. Everyone's on there. Didn't you know?"
"You mean you run your own business and you don't have a Facebook group?! How do you ever get clients? Don't you know that that's how everyone's getting clients?"
"You blog but you're not on Pinterest? How are people ever going to see you? Why are you even bothering?"
Social media has been an incredibly useful tool in helping me build awareness of and engagement with Power of Mum. I've met some brilliant people and my posts have been shared and commented on regularly.
It's also been a genuine source of anxiety, obsession and addiction. It's felt like there's been so much pressure:
- the pressure to engage with all the latest trends on Instagram - if I don't engage with @coolnewpersononinsta (not an account as far as I know) then will I be missing out?
- the pressure to get clients on Facebook, by posting daily, witty, informative, engaging posts
- the pressure to create beautiful content that is shared far and wide
- the pressure to be constantly visible, lest the ALGORITHM punish me
- the pressure to get more followers now, to get more likes now, to boost posts now, to be pinned now, to be EVERYWHERE!
It's the single biggest thing about which I've been given the most advice since starting Power of Mum. The great obsession of our age, the "one thing" we all need to be "mindful" of, the area about which we must constantly focus.
And you know what? I think it can be exhausting. It is so easy for a quick check of my own Instagram account to turn into thirty minutes of pointless scrolling, or "engaging with other accounts to grow your reach" to turn into an hour of commenting on stranger's pictures of their flatlays. A quick check on your Facebook group can rapidly result in comparisonitis rearing its ugly head, or imposter syndrome kicking as you realise that you don't even know if your Pinterest pins are dynamic and rich.
And that's before we talk about the work/family balance and the blurring of boundaries. A year ago I didn't have a Facebook account, and would find myself having passive aggressive discussions with my husband about his need to check his wall so often. Now I often find that I am the one rambling on about my SEO, or how there's this great new app really helping me pinpointing the new hashtags I need to use.
This blog is not meant to be a criticism of social media - I have seen firsthand the powerful benefits it offers to a business or brand. Rather it's an acknowledgement that without very careful consideration, SM can all too quickly become pervasive, invasive and - yep I'm being this bold - damaging to mental health and relationships.
So what can we do to use it in a way that is healthy and positive? Here's a few suggestions I have:
1. Schedule how you use it. Just in the same way that I bet you schedule going to the dentist, or picking up your child from playgroup, schedule when you will check your social media. Put it in the diary and notice how much more disciplined you become.
2. Ask yourself "what would happen to my business if it disappeared tomorrow"? Most social media isn't giving you any information you can keep (that's a mail list is so important - more on that another time...) so when you ask yourself that question, consider how important it remains to you. Perhaps you're a blogger or content creator who relies on it to get work commissioned - in which case how can you schedule it in so that it doesn't interrupt every minute.
3. Turn off notification alerts. Seriously. Try it.
4. Set a timer while you are using it - see what happens if you put on a timer to go off after 15 minutes - how much have you achieved when that time is over?
5. Turn off your phone and other devices an hour before bed, and notice how you feel.
6. Leave your phone outside your bedroom to charge, and get an alarm clock if you use it for an alarm.
7. Consider - do you really need to check your social media channels as soon as you wake up? What could you do with this time instead? Lie in bed and daydream? Exercise? Journal? Write a to-do-list? Stretch? Wash your face with that really nice face wash you keep for "when you've got more time?"
8. Schedule in blank space every day, at the times when you'd be most tempted to have a quick scroll. Try it for a week and see what comes out of it - I think you'll be amazed at how much more creative and liberated you feel.
9. Choose a day a week that is completely social media free - what happens to your focus? How do you feel about those moments with your family or friends without the comfort and familiarity of your phone. What happens to your business?
10. If you really feel you need to be present on social media every day, can you use scheduling tools? Can you prioritise which social media needs your most pressing attention (e.g. your paid membership online group, your free group, your Instagram, your responses to Pinterest notifications?)
What do you think about the pressure of social media? Do you even feel it?! Do you have any top tips for using it in a way that is healthy? I'd love to hear any of your thoughts about this in the comments below x


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Featuring lots of audience participation and image projections from the story, this concert engages young audiences aged 3 to 7 years in top-quality music-making alongside professional classical musicians and embeds music in children's everyday learning.
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The Big Fake Wedding is a bridal show alternative in the form of a big, fake wedding. "Wedding guests" are brides- and grooms-to-be who enjoy an emotional vow renewal ceremony, a tasty cocktail-style dinner, and a dance-party reception while truly experiencing the wedding vendors in action. So, bring your dancing shoes, your bridal party, and maybe a tissue or two.
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September 25 - September 27, 2019Free
The schedule is from 2018. 2019 schedule will be updated when it becomes available.
To the 95th West Lampeter Community Fair!
September 25, 26, 27; 2019
9:00am –Noon Judging of Exhibits. Buildings closed to public
9:00am Market Lamb Show
Noon Fair Official Opening
1:00pm Building and tents open to public
1:00pm-9:00pm Children's Petting Zoo
1:00pm Market Swine Show
4:00pm Mutts Gone Nuts
4:30pm-7:00pm Supper at the Community Fair Restaurant
5:30pm Pet Show (see page 181)
6:00pm Mutts Gone Nuts
6:30pm Market Goat Show
6:30pm Tractor Parade
7:00pm Antique Tractor Pull (see page 204)
7:00pm Auction of Cakes, Pies, Breads
7:00pm-7:30pm Parade of Fair Queen Candidates from School to Fair Grounds
7:30pm Fair Queen Contest (see page 178)
8:00pm Mutts Gone Nuts
9:00pm Tug of War (register at Judging Stand at Show Ring from 8-8:45pm) (see page 197)
9:00am Exhibit areas and tents open to public
9:00am FFA Judging Contest
9:00am-9:00pm Children's Petting Zoo
11:00am Judging of Dairy Cows
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4:30pm-7:00pm Supper at the Community Fair Restaurant
5:00pm Beef Show
5:00pm Children's Sunflower Contest (see page 195)
5:30pm-7:30pm Lampeter Soup Cook Off (see page 144)
6:00pm Baby Parade (registration by noon Tuesday, see page 199)
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7:00pm-9:00pm Pig Catching Contest (see page 197)
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9:00am Exhibit areas and tents open to public
9:00am L-S Elementary School Tours (Grade K-2)
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Closets can be an overwhelming job—physically & often emotionally. They can be perfect because you can literally shove all your stuff in them, shut the door & it's almost as if what you shoved in there doesn't exist. Except that it does! Eventually the closets will start to overflow & put you in panic mode & sometimes you just need help. We are here. Please check out some of our closet organizing tips.


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Health Update/Treatment: October 2016
I don't really do these... I find the intricacies often hard to talk about. My health is up and down, and ranges from "getting better" to "pretty bad." That being said, we've made some pretty incredible breakthroughs, and I constantly surprise myself with my ability to do more physically, and take on more mentally. But my health is complicated. There is always more to learn (often new diagnoses that help complete my complicated picture), and my health still manages to scare the shit out of me on a near-weekly basis.
I've done a lot of work, honestly. I think back to my overachiever days in high school, in college, and when I somehow managed to start my own PR consultancy at the age of 22. I was dedicated. I put in the (extra) hours. I planned and strategized. But, well, as you may have guessed, things didn't turn out the way I wanted them to. The kind of work I do now is a lot different. But trust me, just like some of my UT business classes and extra finicky clients I had during my PR days, the work I do now is depleting... at times a bit traumatic. It's painful. It's scary. But I have to face my problems, my illness, my symptoms every day. I have to do this so I can heal.
Very few people in my life have seen what I've been through firsthand. Few have seen the amount of hard work I put forth, fingers crossed that my treatments work. That the IVs, injections, and surgeries provide some sort of relief. That they can carry me and my hope so I feel enabled to keep going, inching toward health, waiting for my symptoms to lesson. I am sure a lot of readers of this blog are experiencing their own version of this; and, if you're in this weird world with me, this probably sounds all too familiar.
I'm officially two years into working with my team of holistic doctors in Washington (Holistic Healing Arts and Sophia Health Institute, along with a couple of other independent Dr. Klinghardt-trained practitioners). I wanted to share a quick timeline of where I've been and where I'm at:
Four years ago my health was deteriorating to the degree that it significantly interfered with my career, lifestyle, and relationships. I lost my ability to work and live on my own.
Three years ago I moved home with my parents. I began pulsed long-term antibiotic therapy for late-stage Lyme disease. But along the way to that diagnosis, I collected a few others: chronic fatigue syndrome, mixed connective tissue disease, autoimmune disease, food intolerances, chemical sensitivity, generalized anxiety disorder, clinical depression, panic attacks, chronic sinusitis, chronic migraine...
Upon my diagnosis of Lyme and thereafter, I collected several more: POTS (Postural Tachycardia Syndrome), Babesiosis, Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever, Tularemia, Bartonella, Chronic Epstein Barr Virus, Mycoplasma, SIBO, heavy metal toxicity due to amalgam fillings, mold illness, genetic mutations, and on... and on...
(See why I just sum it up with "Complex Chronic Illness"?)
Two years ago I began working with a team of practitioners near Seattle, Washington who have been giving me my life back. Over $100,000 have been spent, over 24,000 miles have been traveled, over 600 needles have been placed in my veins or stuck into my skin, and over 25,000 pills have been swallowed.
Some things I've done (and/or am still doing!) up until this point:
- Long-term antibiotic therapy (in my opinion, a mistake, but the only option I first knew of)
- Targeted short-term antibiotic therapy (ah, much better!)
- Prescription anti-fungals, anti-parasitics, and anti-viral medications
- Prescription injections and IV for antimicrobials and anti-parasitic treatment (namely, Artesunate)
- Herbal antimicrobials, anti-fungals, anti-parasitics, and anti-virals
- Supplements: vitamins, minerals, etc
- Nutritional IVs
- Glutathione and Phospholipid IVs
- Neural Therapy and therapeutic injections
- Ozone (in form of Ultraviolet Blood Irradiation IVs and otherwise)
- Low-dose Immunotherapy injections
- Detox treatments (to stimulate the lymphatic system, liver, etc.)
- Mostly clean, organic diet that's ever-changing simply due to what works for me at any given time. Never Gluten.
- Bravo
- Removal of mercury-containing amalgam fillings
- Mild chelation therapies (though I did use EDTA and DMPS)
- Cavitation surgeries of the jaw (2 of 4 complete)
- Homeopathy
- Acupuncture (TCM, Japanense, and Five Element)
- Reiki and Craniosacral Therapy
- Medical Qigong
- Psycho-kinesiology and family constellation work
- Trans Somatic Dialogue
- Shamanic healing
- Traditional counseling
- Body work in form of visceral massage, lymphatic stimulation, Rolfing, etc
- And of course a few prescription drugs to help manage symptoms until they resolve
(And I'm sure I'm forgetting stuff...)
So, like, what else could I possibly do? Well, there are a few options. The first very necessary step toward whole-body healing is an operation: Removing my deeply infected tonsils.
What do tonsils have to do with having Lyme disease? Well, for me, I'm pretty sure everything. Okay, maybe not everything - but a lot!
I am pretty passionate about this whole tonsil thing, so I'll save the details for an upcoming post dedicated specifically for those buggers, but for now let me break it down simply:
When I was around four-years old, I got chicken pox. I also began developing tonsillitis and strep ALL. THE. TIME. The strep (and possibly Lyme) infection likely triggered something called PANDAS (Pediatric Autoimmune Neuropsychiatric Disorders Associated with Streptococcal Infections). Now, before I get into PANDAS, let me clarify: They didn't even have this diagnosis 20+ years ago, so I was not actually diagnosed with it at that time. However, upon having reoccurring throat issues as a child, I also developed some other (mostly ignored at the time) symptoms: neurological tics (mostly of the throat, but also exaggerated blinking of the eyes), vocal tics, OCD, anxiety (also separation anxiety), etc.
This has all led me to believe my health issues began at the latest, by four years old and manifested into something much greater with time.
My tonsils are what my holistic doctors call "an interference field" contributing to an unmodulated immune system. If I'm homing chronic infections in my tonsils that my body can't clear (nor can antibiotics), my immune system is WIRED unable to attack other pathogens, which then opens up my body to complex and opportunistic infections (enter Lyme and friends). My tonsils are what my mainstream, conventional doctors call "cryptic and definitely contributing to me being sick." Anyway you look at it - they have served their time in my body (thanks, tonsils!) but it's time to go. I have a feeling my persistent fevers may resolve after they're removed.
I'm really counting on this tonsillectomy to help bring me toward sustained relief and progress. Like I've said, my progress thus far has been up and down and not much "sticks" for long. It is my team of doctors' hope that when my tonsils are removed, my body's immune system can stabilize, if you will. The tonsillectomy is not the end, but it's a step forward.
Okay, so get them out, right?
Removing my tonsils became priority of treatment since January 2016. It's now approaching November 2016, and they're still here chillin', just f*cking stuff up. (Pardon my colloquial language). I've had some set backs regarding this surgery.
- I've had issues with insurance coverage: My plan would not cover an out-of-state surgery to where I could be under the care of my team of doctors for post-op recovery. I found this out three days prior to my scheduled surgery in Seattle, WA. So...
- I had to re-start the process back in Texas. I had to first see my PCP, then an ENT, and then source out where I would get post-op IVs, cranial care, etc. Much harder to do here in Texas vs. Washington where I have 3 accessible clinics.
- I've had to push back my surgery due to family obligations.
- I had abnormal blood work come back (two days before scheduled surgery NOW in Texas) which led my surgeon to believe I had a blood disorder.
- I then had to go to an oncologist to have my blood work examined to make sure I didn't have said weird blood disorder or cancer or something ELSE.
- Once my blood work was cleared, I was over a week past my initial surgery date and had to reschedule AGAIN.
- Now my surgery is slated for roughly around November 10. (First-try surgery was scheduled for June 13. The second-try surgery was scheduled for October 13)
I've had to change my plans. As much as I've tried to line things up for this surgery to happen, it's been a struggle since this last summer. Sometimes, things are just out of your control... (as I discussed in my last post.)
My surgery is now booked for November 10th, just two days after I return home from another round of treatment in Seattle with my main team of docs.
When I began treating, I had at least 20 symptoms. My main complaints today (symptom-wise) are: chronic migraines and headaches, migrating musculoskeletal pain (but mostly in my legs and back, sometimes in my arms), unrelenting fatigue, tachycardia (POTS symptoms), anxiety, chronic sinusitis (and tonsil issues), and fevers. I've been having multi-weekly (sometimes daily) fevers since February 2016. Oh, and ovarian cysts. F*ck those.
Sometimes my symptoms flare and I'll have nausea and vomiting, severe gallbladder and spleen pain, blackouts and fainting, major sleep disturbances, depression and depersonalization, tremors and twitches, brain fog, and seizure-like episodes... but these are lessening with time.
So, the plan? The plan is ever-changing. But for now it stands:
1) Check in with my Seattle doctors in early November. I'll be at my clinic for a little over a week.
2) Tonsillectomy (Mid November!)
3) Recover from having my tonsils cut out. (Side note: this is rarely a big deal recovery-wise for children but it's apparently absolute HELL for adults.)
4) Re-check in with my Seattle doctors in early 2017
5) Plan for possible oral surgeries i.e. Cavitation surgeries (2 of 4 to go, both left side of mouth).
6) Have cryotherapy done on my throat and nasal/sinus passages.
These are my major milestones. I'll have a lot of complementing treatments (and a full at-home protocol) along the way, too, of course.
Anyway - there it is. My first long-winded update in about a year and a half! (P.S. I love lists.)


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This is my mother's painting of 'The Hall Road', in Walkern, Hertfordshire - the place where she grew up and where her father - he would have been my grandfather - lived and worked. He was the estate carpenter and seemed to handle all the estate matters afterwards. A rather romantic interpretationof my mother's painting
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This is a wonderful piece. Just lovely. Reminds me of a cherished drawing by my grandmother of the home where she grew up.
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My name is Avery and I'm here to help you reclaim your power. Witchcraft is about getting real results and seeing tangible change in your life. If that sounds like the kind of magic you're looking for, then read on…
Once you've got your location picked it's time to set the mood. There are plenty of ways to go about setting the mood of your ritual and you definitely do not have to use all of them. I suggest starting with the senses that arouse you. Most people prefer one or two senses to the others when it comes to what turns them on.
Does the sound of someone's voice or thudding music get your motor running? Focus on creating and auditory experience for yourself. Anything goes: heavy metal, tango music, R&B, ocean noises, drumming, whatever it is that puts you in the mood is perfect.
Do you get tingly and dreamy-eyed over your favorite foods or wine? Let your taste buds be the star of this show. Indulge in champagne, strawberries, and chocolate, treat yourself to your favorite meal, eat walnuts and figs dipped in honey. Take your time, savor each bite, you can even make any cooking a part of your ritual preparation.
Is touch the thing that gets you hot? Give yourself a massage, run a feather over your body or have your ritual in satin sheets. If harder touch is your preferred stimulus then you can try a Wartenberg pinwheel, spanking, or self-bondage. (If you dabble in self-bondage please make your safety a priority and do your research!)
Are you a visual person? Decorate your space and make it beautiful! Tidy up, hang tapestries, light candles, use your decor to create the mood you want whether that be a sultry temple space, or a dungeon, or something else entirely.
Your turn: Journal for 10 minutes about potential themes or moods you might enjoy. For every mood you come up with, create a list of potential ways to create that environment for yourself. Use these lists as personal "recipes" when you're setting up your rituals.


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218 pages | 526 Color Illus.
Alex Kelly's internationally renowned TALKABOUT books are a series of practical workbooks designed to develop the self-awareness, self-esteem and social skills of people with special needs. The three TALKABOUT for CHILDREN books, now in their second edition, are specifically designed to provide a foundation of social skills through which children can grow and develop with confidence. Revised for US professionals, and with a new Foreword by Nancy Tarshis and Debbie Meringolo (Altogether Social LLC, New York), TALKABOUT for CHILDREN 1 focuses on self-identity and self-awareness.
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This book is an invaluable resource for therapists, teachers, child psychologists, and all professionals looking to develop the self-confidence of children aged 4 + or children with special needs.
Foreword Preface Introduction Initial Assessment Talkabout Me Topic 1: This is me Topic 2: People in my life Topic 3: How I look Topic 4: What am I like? Topic 5: My qualities and strengths Topic 6: Things that make me feel good Topic 7: The way I feel Topic 8: I am great Group Cohesion Activities Plan of Intervention Forms Index
This bestselling series teaches social, emotional and communication skills for all ages. Written by a Speech and Language Therapist with years of experience working with children and adults with social difficulties, each practical workbook provides a clear programme of activities targeted to improve social skills. The topics are divided into manageable sessions with a range of activities, worksheets and handouts, and each session is introduced with lesson objectives and guidance on how to best use the materials. Ideal for use individually or in group sessions, the resources can be photocopied and evaluation sheets and record forms are provided.
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Intellectual dabblings
Guitar blues
So I've decided to take my guitar out of its case for the first time in many years…It's my New Year's resolution to learn several songs from start to finish before the year's up. To help me, I've employed a guitar teacher and so far, things are looking positive! Though if you've ever played a guitar, you'll know that until your fingers are used to it, it can be somewhat painful!
Risotto nights
I've just come to the end of my 365 photography project – a challenging year for creativity. Now that it's over, I feel obliged to focus a bit more on my drawing so I'm tentatively starting a doodle a day for 2016. The drawings will be rough and ready and I probably won't post all of the images, instead, I'll just share a select few, like this one!
More kittens!
My niece came to stay at the weekend and she has an obsession with cute, furry kittens. While she watched a programme called Meet the Kittens on CBeebies, I sketched this little character.
I was tidying my computer files and folders today and came across a very very short introduction to a story I thought I might write. I'm not really a writer but for some reason I felt compelled to jot it down. Then, I got writer's block – wow! I'd never complete a novel! Anyway, I posted it on Facebook earlier and asked friends to add to it. One person responded with another short paragraph (see italics), so I sketched a very very quick response!
It all started with a gob stopper and a bag full of kittens. The tiny bundles of fur squirmed and mewed as the canvas rucksack bounced and bumped against his sweaty teenage back. He pedalled harder, feeling his muscles burn with the effort. The sweat sprung from his forehead and trickled towards his eyebrows where it pooled before slipping into his eyes. He blinked and wiped it away with the back of his hand.
"Not much further" he thought as he reached the junction between the old oak tree and the crumpled steel gate. "Not much further and I'll be safe".
…but for how long he wondered. He was sure the ring master with his cruel whip would catch up with him soon. It didn't matter though, all he cared about was saving the kittens. He had made a snap decision to snatch them when he'd seen their tiny sad faces as they stood on each other's shoulders while trying to roll around the sawdust floor of the big top on a gob stopper.
Thank you Zoe for your contribution. If anyone else would like to add to it, why not drop your paragraph in the comments!
Holding on
I haven't combined a cartoon and a photograph for a while, but today while I was mulling over what to do for my 365 photography project I decided that the image needed something to fill the white space.


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Motorola is going to lay off another 4,000 workers on top of the 3,000 that they announced last October. The new round of job cuts will affect about 6% of Motorola's global work force.
"The actions we are taking today in our Mobile Devices business will allow us to further reduce our cost structure and positions us for improved financial performance in 2009," Sanjay Jha, co-chief executive officer of Motorola, said in a statement. "Together with these actions and the announcements made in the fourth quarter, the Mobile Devices business expects to recognize annual cost savings of approximately $1.2 billion in 2009."
This new cut is expected to generate $700 million in savings which will add the $800 million savings they have projected for 2009 as a result of the first restructuring. The total projected savings of $1.5 billion will be used to develop new smartphones which they are all hoping would turn around the company's disappointing performance last year. "Additionally, we are making good progress in developing important new smart phones for 2009 and are pleased with the positive response from our customers to these new devices," Jha said.
Moreover, Motorola will also be focusing their attention on Android driven devices. When they announced the first round of lay offs they said that they were beefing up their Android development manpower. Ironically however, the latest phones they launched ran non-Android operating systems. One ran Motorola's proprietary OS and the other was Windows Mobile. Although the smartphone they released looked promising, it's unlikely that that would be their ticket out of the economic blunder they are currently in.
On the bright side, it only takes one amazing gadget to turn things around. Lucky for Motorola they've already experienced glory with the RAZR. Too bad they lost the recipe.


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This Christmas is a very hot one! The re-used mosquito net served as a Christmas tree decorated with some apples hanged on the inside of it. The necklace is also a Christmas decoration and the long red gloves are in fact leggings. Mila, the model, did her own hair and
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SAN DIEGO – It took ground and airborne personnel about an hour Thursday to subdue a brush fire that threatened homes and forced evacuations near Sweetwater Reservoir.
The non-injury blaze erupted shortly after 3 p.m. alongside the west side of State Route 125, near Jamacha Boulevard in Spring Valley, according to Cal Fire.
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Barbie Dream House Traveling Exhibition Proposal and Concept.
Selected pages from proposal booklet for a traveling exhibition concept for Barbie, presented to Matel. The first design concepts were titled, "What Can You B?" but later changed after further consultation with Matel to be centered around creating Barbie's Dream House environment. Work displayed here represents efforts of entire creative team, including early concept design renderings and floor plan schematic design.


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A non client concept project exploring the theme of tangible finance for the visually impaired.
Personal Finance Lab
PFL (Persobal Finance Lab) is an ustwo initiative that allowed the design teams from our various Fin-tech projects to have an away day and explore new ideas relating to personal finance. Off the back of the away day two groups of designers formed to carry on developing some of the ideas that came out of the workshop.
Making money Tangible
Once our grouped had formed we we're given a brief to work with. "Investigate how a device might be used to give a customer a greater tangible connection to their finances". After a brief research and reflection period we decided to focus the relationship between visual impairment and personal finance.
We started interviewing as many people as we could, attended visual impairment tech conferences and volunteered for the RSLB.
Through this diverse range of contact with people and different degrees of impairment we gathered insights and built strong empathy. What became clear was that younger adults and teenagers we're far more likely to take up new things and embrace technology.
Having identified problems and segments we set to work.
We went from many ideas, to one.
Over the course of the project we had built up a relationship with the RLSB, we were lucky enough to be able to test our prototype visually impaired teenagers and young adults.
Take aways
From a UX perspective the testing sessions gave us invaluable information about specific areas of the product. But as a group we found the more insightful learnings came from the wider context of the project and the people we had been working with.
Inclusive not exclusive - Accessibility shouldn't be an after thought. Your design can't be truly accessible if not thinking about accessibility from the start.
- Build empathy, don't just tick boxes - Color contrast, check. Font size, check. Try gaining a little empathy, spending time with users is invaluable.
- Subtlety goes a long way - Don't make disability obvious. Dignity and pride is a higher priority than convenience.
- One size doesn't fit all - Disability has many variations. Consider ways of engaging different senses and providing feedback.
- Don't make assumptions about a persons capabilities - Designing for the disabled shouldn't mean limiting functional complexity.
Next Steps
Although our concept was never fully realised the project was a foundation for a long lasting relationship between ustwo and the RLSB. Future collaborations tackled the problem of navigating in the London underground for the visually impaired. From this Wayfindr was born and continues to innovate in this space with the open standard for audio based wayfinding.


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Friday, May 17, 2013
Ask A Partisan Q&A - Frank Blaichman
Q1. So was it difficult to go back to normal life after the war?
Q2. What did you learn in the resistance about dealing with other people?
Q3. Were there kids born and raised in the resistance environment? Was this allowed?
To learn more about Frank Blaichman, you can download the JPEF study guide on the Curriculum Page of the site, or read his memoir, "Rather Die Fighting"
Friday, April 20, 2012
Sonia Orbuch Q&A Webcast posted to Youtube
A recording of our recent Q&A webcast with Jewish partisan Sonia Orbuch is now available on Youtube! JPEF Executive Director Mitch Braff interviewed Sonia at her home this Tuesday, with over twenty schools watching the live stream. During the broadcast, students had the opportunity to ask Sonia questions via Facebook, email, and Twitter.
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Tuesday, March 20, 2012
Ask a Partisan Q&A: Part 2
Last week, we posted the first half of JPEF's Ask a Partisan Q&A with students from Blantyre Public School in Toronto. This is the second half of the session.
Michael, age 9: What were your responsibilities as a platoon commander?
Frank Blaichman: On a day-to-day basis, I was responsible for 45 men and 4 women who were under my command. Every day we moved around to another area in order to deprive the enemy of our whereabouts. This required logistical planning, the gathering of food, the finding of suitable shelter and to make sure that all weapons were in working condition, clean with enough ammunition on each person. I was the one who delegated these jobs among our platoon.
In battle and in sabotage attacks I oversaw any intelligence information between the Polish Partisans (the AL), our other Jewish Partisan groups and ourselves. Armed with this information I made decisions on where and when we should hit and when and where we should run after the attack. I sometimes had to make quick decisions in the field regarding our movements. Whether to pull out or continue the attack.
Azaria, age 13: What was it like being a female partisan?
Sonia Orbuch: You feel isolated from the world. You feel all the eyes of the male partisans on you. You feel afraid even though you are in the partisans — you feel afraid they might not like you and tell you to go somewhere else.
Braydan, age 12: What happened to your family?
Frank Blaichman: My immediate family, my parents, my siblings, my grandparents etc., were deported on Friday, October the 9th, 1942 to a death camp. It was most likely either Majdanek, Sobibor or Treblinka. I do not know which one and I do not know the date of their deaths.
Of my entire extended family, only 3 cousins survived the war. One survived with me as a partisan fighter. One was captured in Russia and ended up in a camp near Hamburg where he managed to survive. And the third survived as a laborer in Germany on false non-Jewish papers.
Daniel, age 12: How did you know which peasants were the good guys?
Frank Blaichman: This is a very good question. At first we didn't know who we could trust — we were in the dark and we did think that all Poles would want to kill us. When we went to town, for example, to buy food, we were chased by bullies with pitchforks.
Once we organized into a Partisan group, and after we acquired firearms, we were seen as having some power — the dynamic changed. There were still German collaborators who hunted us and wanted to kill us, but there were also good, decent Polish people who provided support to us and risked their lives to do so. They became our informers, telling us who they thought were the German collaborators in their area, and warning us of Nazi troop movements. They also helped us immeasurably by providing us with food and shelter. Had they been discovered as helping a Jew they would have faced severe punishment from the Germans: immediate death or deportation, and the burning down of their homes. We could not have survived without the help of good, local Polish people.
Once we captured collaborators and were able to interrogate them, they provided us with the names and addresses of other collaborators. We were then able to bust up their spy ring and prevent them from functioning in our area. A number of Polish peasants felt that we had in fact liberated them as well from the terror of these Nazi collaborators.
Click here to read Part 1 of the Q&A.
Part 3 coming soon!
Friday, March 16, 2012
Ask a Partisan: Teacher Tips from Toronto
This letter comes from Monica Nelson, who co-created a lesson for her Special Education class based on JPEF's "Ask A Jewish Partisan" resource. You'll find answers to her students' questions at the end of this article.
Our school is Blantyre Public School in Toronto, Ontario. Wendy Klayman is the teacher and I (Monica Nelson) am the education assistant in a class of 12, grade 4-8 children with various special education needs such as learning disabilities, attention deficit disorders and autism. In October we started a language unit incorporating character education, empathy, digital technology, art and research.
We decided to focus on the Jewish partisans because of the empathy that can be instilled from this topic, because it helps young people understand the difficult concepts involved in discussing this topic, helps them with research, can incorporate technology and e-learning. Also, our teacher (Wendy) has a personal connection to the Holocaust. We spent a great deal of time on JPEF's site, researching the various topics. The stories and videos were fascinating and the students particularly enjoyed finding out which partisan was most like them and writing to that person.
We were both thrilled to hear answers to our questions and fascinated with such honest, informative answers. Not only did we focus on the reading, writing, critical thinking and empathy part of this unit, but we incorporated extensive artwork in the form of empathy posters that tied together the story of the Jewish partisans and another book that we studied at the same time, written by a native Canadian on the theme of teamwork and perseverance. Thank you for sharing this topic with us.
—Monica Nelson
Partisan Q&A: Part 1
Sarah, age 10: Where did you hide the bombs?
Sonia Orbuch: The mines were used by our demolition teams to derail trains which were being used by the Germans to re-supply their army. The teams had horses and wagons which were used to transport their supplies and to keep them hidden when we were under attack.
Vanessa, age 10: What would have happened if you were caught spying?
Frank Blaichman: As a partisan - one of our tactics for survival was to gather information - to watch the movements of our enemies so we could know where it would be safe for us to move to. We also needed to gather information in order to successfully attack or sabotage our enemy.
If I had been caught spying on either the Nazis or the Polish authorities, I would have faced the same fate. I most likely would have been killed on the spot. At the very least, I would have been taken to a death camp.
Kurtis, age 12: How did it feel running through the woods being attacked by Nazis?
Sonia Orbuch: I felt frightened and scared....especially when my family was alone in the forest. Later, when we joined the forest we felt stronger because we were fighting back.
John, age 13: Did you ever NOT want to be a partisan?
Frank Blaichman: NO. I liked what I was doing. I was into it. I couldn't stop.
As an example, one group of Jews among many that we helped to shelter, were hidden in a Polish farmhouse. The farmer created a bunker for them in the barn. This group included Itka Hirschman, a young woman and her child David, a small boy who now lives in Israel. I would bring food around four times a month to the ten people in the bunker. One day Itka asked me: "You are risking your life bringing us food, why don't you come and stay with us?" and my answer was: "I cannot do it, it is in my blood. I along with my men cannot stop doing what we are doing - fighting the Nazis and their collaborators and helping others, including Jews to survive."


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Families attending this course will gain greater confidence in living with autism and feel better equipped to manage the difficulties they are experiencing. All participants will have the opportunity to share their experiences and take away ideas, strategies and resources as well as information about Autism West Midlands' Information and Support services and other local sources of help.
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