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2017 Fantasy Football Draft Kit
At Fantasy Football Challenge we have analyzed statistics and trends from the past 15 seasons to come up with our 2017 Fantasy Player Rankings and Projections. Our fantasy football cheat sheets, trends, sleepers, busts, and player outlooks are based on formulas which look at dozens of statistical points to determine how a player will likely perform in the upcoming season. These rankings were developed purely on statistics and trends and are not based on gut instinct or personal feelings. Too often people let personal feelings about a player or other biases influence their draft decisions when the statistics may say something different. Though we have about 90 seasons of pro football / NFL stats, we felt that trends may be inaccurate if we looked at seasons in the 1940s or even the 1980s. Rules and offensive schemes change and the game is played differently. Anyone can pick names out of a hat and throw out projections based on little more than their gut feeling. We have taken the draft kit to the next level with our complex algorithm that attempts to provide a more statistically accurate approach to fantasy football player rankings, all while trying to minimize the standard deviation of error.
Fantasy Averages By Career Year
Do you know the average peak years for each position? We crunched the numbers for the last 15 seasons and found some interesting results.
You might be wondering how we come up with our fantasy football rankings and projections. Though it would be too mind-numbing and tedious to actually write out the formula, we can shed some light on many of the factors we take into account over the last 15 NFL seasons.
2017 Fantasy Football Ranking FormulaDifferent factors are weighted differently and some downgrades can be compensated by other upgrades. It is a dynamic formula that changes and reranks as the factors change.
- DEPTH CHART - If a player has gone up or down in depth chart their projection will change.
- PREVIOUS INJURY - If the player is coming off a season where they were injured and missed a number of games, their current year projection will be affected to some extent.
- NEW TEAM - If a player changes teams, clearly that can have a major impact on their production. We take this into account.
- NEW HEAD COACH - A new coach will bring a different playbook and may have a different type of offense or mindset. We can take a look at the historical trends for the specific coach and apply those to the team and player.
- FANTASY AVERAGE FOR PREVIOUS YEAR - The most recent year is the closest and usually the most accurate data set to gauge a player (barring a major injury or personal situation). Their previous year is weighted a little more than others in their career.
- FANTASY AVERAGE FOR ROUND DRAFTED - We have found interesting data when comparing the fantasy average based on the round a player was drafted. An example might be the Average Fantasy Points of QBs Drafted in Round 1. (we are talking about the NFL Draft, not a Fantasy Football Draft)
- FANTASY AVERAGE BY CAREER YEAR BY POSITION - You can look at our NFL trends pages for career years (link above) to see the data where players typically reach their peak and start to drop off. We take into account the average fantasy points of players at the position at the same stage in their career. Though there are always anomalies and less data points the the longer the career, it does help to factor age, experience, and wear & tear into their future performance. An example might be the Average Fantasy Points of QBs in their 3rd year.
- FANTASY AVERAGE FOR PREVIOUS YEAR BY POSITION - We take into account the average fantasy points in the NFL for that position the previous year. This helps create a context for a player's stats. Maybe if you look at the raw numbers a player may have appeared to go down that year compared to other years but it could have been a down year for all players at that position, so we look at how he performed versus the average.
- FANTASY AVERAGE BY TEAM BY POSITION - We've already looked at the averages of a player versus other players at the same position in the NFL. Now we look at other players at the same position and on the same team in the last 15 years. An example might be the Average Fantasy Points of QBs on the Arizona Cardinals.
- FANTASY AVERAGE BY TEAM BY CAREER YEAR BY POSITION - Now we go even more detailed by comparing other players at the same position on the same team at the same stage in their career. We all know some teams just produce more points than others based on their offensive scheme, division, etc. So to compare against other players in a similar situation can help judge their future performance. Because the criteria is so specific, there will be fewer data points which can lead to skewed results. Because of this we don't read into this factor too heavily but do take it into account. An example might be the Average Fantasy Points of QBs in their 3rd Year on the Arizona Cardinals
- FANTASY POINT DIFFERENCE FROM PREVIOUS CAREER YEAR TO NEXT CAREER YEAR BY POSITION - We not only look at how players in a particular career year typically perform but also what the increase or decrease is between those years and whether the specific player has traditionally been above or below that average.
- FANTASY AVERAGE BY CAREER - Naturally we take into account what the game fantasy average a player has had over the course of their career to date.
- FANTASY AVERAGE OVER PREVIOUS 3 YEARS - We look at the last 3 years of a player to see if we can spot any more recent trends. The last 3 years is weighted more than the entire career because it shows a more accurate projection of a player's recent performance.
- FANTASY RANKINGS FROM PREVIOUS YEAR - The previous year is actually the MOST recent performance data we can look at and therefore counts a little more than the 3 year average and career average. However, we have to be careful not to weight it too heavily and include additional checks due to circumstances that may not be a good indication of future performance. And example would be a player that retired or was benched for one year or a partial year and then came back. Also a player that was injured early in a season may have their numbers for that season skewed and may not truly represent how they would perform if they came back healthy. It is important to calculate in the potential risk of a player coming back from an injury, but not demote them so much that the projection is unrealistic.
- OFFENSIVE PLAYER CHANGE - As we know, there are other factors that can affect the performance of a player. The other players around them have a major impact. We look at the difference between the total fantasy points of the players around them compared to the new upcoming roster to judge how cuts, trades, or other roster changes can also effect the fantasy football projections.
- SCHEDULE COMPARISON FROM LAST YEAR TO THIS YEAR - The strength of schedule can be a major factor in how a player performs. Clearly, the easier the defenses are that they will be playing against, the more points they might produce.
- AVERAGE NUMBER OF GAMES PLAYED - This factor is really important when finally ranking based on the total projected fantasy points. Even a great player will not help you if they miss 4-5 games per year. We not only look at the average games a player has completed per season over the course of their career, but also within the last few years which gives us a closer look at how durable the player is.
- IN SEASON TRENDS - We have calculated probability factors that tell us which quarter of the season and which weeks of the season are a player's best and worst. This can also affect the draft strategy and how a player is ranked.
- PLAYER CONSISTENCY - When you are playing a head-to-head league, player consistency means everything. One of your players may go off for 40 fantasy points two weeks out of the season which boosts his season stats, but he may only score 5 fantasy points the other weeks when you really need him. In most league styles, you need players you can count on week to week, so we take their consistency into account.
- PREVIOUS YEAR RANKING BY POSITION - We not only look at how the player did versus the average at the position the previous year but also where they ranked in their position the previous year. Were they top 5? Top 15? The fantasy point average can be skewed by players at the extremes but where they ranked versus other players at the same position is a good comparison as to how they measure up to the rest of the league.
Although, there is correlation between some statistics and fantasy projections, correlation is not equal to causation; it is only a requirement for it. This means that even though some stats may seem to be an indicator of a predictable outcome historically, it cannot always be relied upon. All projections should be used only as an educated estimate of how a player will perform in the upcoming season. If we were 100% accurate, we wouldn't be publishing the results and would be headed to Vegas.


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text: Missouri budget Mo. Senate passes FY2012 budget By Marshall Griffin • Apr 21, 2011 The Missouri Senate has passed the state budget for next year. The Senate's $23.2 billion spending plan cuts the state's higher education budget by 4.8 percent, and provides an additional $20 million for school bus funding. Kurt Schaefer (R, Columbia) sponsored the budget bills in the Senate. Mo. House passes $23B budget for next fiscal year By Marshall Griffin & The Associated Press • Mar 30, 2011 (Marshall Griffin/St. Louis Public Radio) Missouri's state budget for next year has been passed by the State House. The $23 billion spending plan for Fiscal Year 2012 holds current K-12 funding levels in place while cutting funds for higher education by seven percent. Mo. House begins debate on FY 2012 state budget By Marshall Griffin • Mar 28, 2011 Marshall Griffin, St. Louis Public Radio The Missouri House has started debating the $23 billion state budget for next year. The tone of the debate continues to be mild, with Democrats holding the view that there's not much money to fight over. Morning headlines: Monday, March 21, 2011 By Julie Bierach & The Associated Press • Mar 21, 2011 (via Flickr/jimbowen0306) Missouri Senate President Pro Tem Rob Mayer says he is looking for around $500 million of savings in the state budget over the next several years. Missouri's Legislature is not in session this week because of its annual spring break. But Mayer says he nonetheless will be meeting with Senate budget-writing staff to try to identify changes that can save the state money. Mayer is a former chairman of the Senate Appropriations Committee. He gave little indication of what he is looking to cut. But Mayer did note that a gubernatorial commission has identified potential savings by restructuring and paring back the state's tax credits. Senate Majority Leader Tom Dempsey says the chamber is expected to take up a package of tax credit changes when lawmakers return from their break. University of Missouri curators head to Rolla to determine the qualifications for the system's next president. The two-day meeting beginning Monday at Missouri University of Science and Technology follows several statewide public forums by a 20-member advisory panel that will help curators choose the new president. Curators are looking to replace Gary Forsee, who retired in January to care for his ill wife. Former general counsel Steve Owens is the interim president but is not interested in the permanent job. Campus leaders expect the presidential search to last most of this year. Curators will craft a statement on the desired qualifications of the four-campus system's next leader based in part on public comments from the statewide meetings. 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Google has asked the CyanogenMod team to remove their installer application from the Google Play Store. All the application did was help users enable ADB on their Android device, so that the desktop side of the installer could take over and load the CM ROM onto the device.
After reaching out to the Play team, their feedback was that though application itself is harmless, and not actually in violation of their Terms of Service, since it 'encourages users to void their warranty', it would not be allowed to remain in the store.
While Google does have somewhat of a point - somewhat, somewhere, hidden deep inside - this is just entirely needless. I'm probably overly paranoid, but what are the chances that
Samsung Google's OEM partners applied some pressure? CM is insanely popular, and once you have a taste of proper, crapware, TouchWiz-less Android, you don't want to go back.
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I've been in the market for a new phone. My contract on my 4S has expired. I have been looking hard at Android phones. But, news such as this and the way they are tying Youtube to a Google+ account is making me uncomfortable.
I don't mind allowing a little access to Google here and there. But, there's something about them tying it all together that makes me uncomfortable.
I get that they are an advertising company and provide a lot of services in exchange for some loss of privacy. But, they are connecting too many dots.
I'm really starting to feel the need to separate myself from Google more and more. I really hope this Jolla phone comes to Verizon in the U.S. And, I really hope it doesn't suck. If it does the basics well, I'm interested.


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White House Issues Extraterrestrial DenialPosted by PsiCop in Fuzzy Thinking, General
In a move that's sure to enrage, rather than calm, paranoid extraterrestrial conspiracy-mongers, Universe Today reports that the White House has denied that our planet has been visited by E.T.s (WebCite cached article):
The White House has responded to two petitions asking the US government to formally acknowledge that aliens have visited Earth and to disclose to any intentional withholding of government interactions with extraterrestrial beings. "The U.S. government has no evidence that any life exists outside our planet, or that an extraterrestrial presence has contacted or engaged any member of the human race," said Phil Larson from the White House Office of Science & Technology Policy, on the WhiteHouse.gov website [cached]. "In addition, there is no credible information to suggest that any evidence is being hidden from the public's eye."
5,387 people had signed the petition for immediately disclosing the government's knowledge of and communications with extraterrestrial beings, and 12,078 signed the request for a formal acknowledgement from the White House that extraterrestrials have been engaging the human race.
These petitions are predicated on the usual kind of logic that E.T.ers love to employ: Subjective, anecdotal evidence, not to mention the fallacy of argumentum ad populum:
"Hundreds of military and government agency witnesses have come forward with testimony confirming this extraterrestrial presence," the second petition states. "Opinion polls now indicate more than 50% of the American people believe there is an extraterrestrial presence and more than 80% believe the government is not telling the truth about this phenomenon. The people have a right to know. The people can handle the truth."
Unfortunately for these folks, neither personal testimonies nor public-opinion polls constitute objective, verifiable evidence of anything other than that people are willing to believe in crazy notions. That people think we've been visited by extraterrestrials, doesn't mean we actually have been.
Photo credit: Wikimedia Commons.Tags: appeal to consensus, appeal to the masses, argumentum ad populum, argumentum ad populum fallacy, bandwagon fallacy, democratic fallacy, et, ets, extraterrestrial, extraterrestrials, fallacies, fallacious, fallacy, office of science & technology policy, phil larson, white house, white house office of science & technology policy


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There is a hidden aspect to the art works that we see in galleries and museums. Each work on display comes with a history of its ownership, dating from the piece's conception to the present. The history can include receipts, early sketches, correspondence—anything that shows the piece is authentic. This process of keeping track of an art work's documentation is called "establishing provenance," and most of the time, it works.
But in 1980s England, a brilliant con man named John Drewe infiltrated the archives in of some England's most prestigious galleries and museums and planted faked provenances there. This allowed him to sell some 200 forged paintings supposedly painted by such masters as Giacometti, Dubuffet, and Ken Nicholson, and rake in millions.
The story of the nine-year scam is told in a new book, Provenance: How a Con Man and a Forger Rewrote the History of Modern Art by investigative journalists Laney Salisbury and Aly Sujo.
WFIU's Adam Schwartz interviewed Laney Salisbury from her home in Woodstock, New York.
Q: How did John Drewe and John Myatt "rewrite the history of modern art"?
A: Largely through the provenances that John Drewe created to go with the paintings that John Myatt forged. What John Drewe did that made his scam different from every other art fraud out there, is that he went into the archives of art museums and put false documentation in the archives. So that when people went to double-check the authenticity of the forgery—because they had doubts—they would find the paperwork there. And then they would think to themselves, "Oh, this must be authentic."
Q: John Myatt met John Drewe when Myatt placed a small ad in the back of the satirical magazine Private Eye. The ad read, "Genuine fakes. Nineteen and twentieth century paintings from £150." At that point, Myatt was honest about his paintings in the style of modern masters being fakes. Slowly, however, Myatt fell under Drewe's spell and became a willing participant in the scam. How did John Myatt go from being honest to criminal?
A: A con man slowly grooms a person to cross the line. What John Drewe did with John Myatt was he befriended him. And through a slow process of friendly persuasion , convinced Myatt that what he was doing wasn't really a crime. That the art market deserved it, and that there were a lot of fakes out there, and modern art is one big fake itself, and there will be no victims in this crime.
Q: Who were some of the artists John Myatt forged?
A: Bracque, Giacometti, Le Corbusier, Graham Sutherland, Paul Klee, Roger Bissières. There were about thirty. He was quite a talented forger.
Q: How did John Drewe's personal presentation inspire confidence?
A: He came across as a man who was well off. Someone who could afford to collect the art he claimed to own. He was in the society of the art world, and the art world tends to dress very well. They enjoy luxury. They really care about how they look and what they buy. Their tastes are very refined and very high. John Drewe had to fit into that milieu. He dressed like them, so the others would identify with him. So when he came across with a claim he had a collection of 20th century works, he was much more credible. Because he looked like them and talked like them.
Q: John Drewe sold some 200 forged paintings. About how many have been recovered and how many are still in collections, thought to be genuine?
A: The police have recovered about seventy-five to eighty works. The rest are believed to be floating around out there. John Myatt has said that he's seen a couple works hanging on the walls of some museums, and I know from another source that a collector has a "Giacometti." Whether he knows it's a fake or not, I don't know.
Q: Are the museums that have faked provenances planted by John Drewe going to have them purged from their archives?
A: They have worked to do that. The Tate went through all their books that John Drewe is known to have looked at and tried to find those documents that he forged. The only problem is, they know only the ones that were included in the police investigation. There are others they don't know about. So those papers could still be in there. And the police have indicated that John Drewe visited many other galleries and institutions in London and abroad. His forging skills were so good that some of this paperwork may never be found.
John Drewe and John Myatt served prison terms for their part in the swindle. John Drewe claims he's innocent and that he never knew the paintings were fakes. John Myatt still makes pictures in the styles of such masters as Claude Monet. But now, on the back of each canvas he writes, "genuine fakes" and signs his own name.
Laney Salisbury is also the co-author of The Cruelest Miles: The Heroic Story of Dogs and Men in a Race Against an Epidemic.


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Samsung's Galaxy S3 seems not to be the only launch today on a rather eventful Thursday. The most popular reader, ie Flipboard might soon be readily available for Android devices. Flipboard is a famous RSS reader in a totally magazine like unique way for iOS devices. Over couple of months we have totally loved spending our time reading feed of our favorite sites on Flipboard, and it seems like the experience is just about to get broader.
The Galaxy S3 is launched with a unique and exclusive version of Flipboard which we are fairly sure would be on the Market very soon. Remmeber that Google has also launched its own RSS feed reader called Google Currents which not to mention did not do too well in the market. The Android version would also enable the users to add a Flipboard widget on their desktop unlike the iOS version. Here is an exclusive shot of Flipboard working on a GS3.
Are you excited about having Flipboard on Android? Do let us know in the comments below.
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Don't freeze these!
I made these the week before I left for a trip. I returned late in the evening with friends who stayed over for breakfast, so I thought these mini quiches would be great. However, although I followed the instructions on individual wrapping and used a paper towel to microwave them, they were embarrassingly awful. The taste was fine, but the texture was so soggy it was like chewing on a sponge. Later, after my guests left, I tried putting the frozen quiches in the oven. But even after 25 minutes at 375, there was still far too much water in them to be satisfactory. So, if you make these DO NOT FREEZE!


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Update 3:15 p.m.:
The two victims in a shooting last night at an Elkhart Martin's grocery store have been identified.
According to the Indiana State Police, 20 year old Krystle Dikes of Elkhart was employed at the grocery store. The second victim, Rachelle Godfread, 44, is believed to have been a patron shopping at the store when the shooting occured.
Update 1:40 p.m.:
The identity of the suspect involved in the shooting is now known. According to the Indiana State Police, 22 year old Shawn W. Bair of Elkhart is the suspected shooter who killed two women at an Elkhart Martin's grocery store last night.
Original Post:
Three people are dead following a shooting at an Elkhart grocery store. State police say the shooting happened just after 10 p.m. at the Martin's Super Market.
The gunman, a female shopper and a female employee are among the dead. Indiana State Police Sgt. Trent Smith said an Elkhart police officer ended the situation by shooting the suspect.
"What we believe happened is the shooter walked into the store, had a large caliber hand gun, semi-automatic," Smith said. "We don't know which victim he went to first."
A motive is still unknown. The unknown shooter was described as a man in his late teens to early 20s.
The IndyStar reports the employee appeared to be in her late teens or early 20s, and the shopper appeared to be in her 40s.
The shooter was pointing his gun at a third person when the officers found him in an aisle at the store, Smith said. Elkhart police then shot and killed the gunman, who Smith said lived in the area and was in his early 20s. A large knife was also found near the man's body.
The identities of the women and gunman were not released but Smith said there was no indication that the shooter knew the victims.
In a press conference early Thursday morning, Sgt. Smith said the Indiana State Police is investigating the situation.
Witnesses say the store was not crowded at the time of the shooting, but there are several shoppers and employees the police are questioning.
One man whose mother was working at the grocery store during the incident told the Elkhart Truth the shooting particularly disturbs him because "you can't even go to the grocery story and be safe."
Governor Mike Pence offered sympathy in a statement this morning.
"I was deeply saddened to learn of the tragic loss of life suffered last night during the shooting at Martin's Supermarket in Elkhart," Pence said. "I commend the Elkhart Police Department for courageously intervening and bringing the incident to a swift conclusion. The First Lady and I extend our condolences to the families of the victims and offer our prayers to the entire community during this difficult time."
Network Indiana contributed to this report.


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"I personally know the bride Jamie, and was so excited when she asked me to be her wedding photographer! I knew these two were going to really have some great ideas and style when it came to this session. The two of them met in while in school and were friends for a time before they actually started dating. They are so wonderful to each other, and as you can see in these photos, they truly bring joy to each others lives! Picnic's, wine, the outdoors, and country is very reflective of them. They really are very country at heart so the chic style of cowboy boots in an apple orchard in the hills of California is the perfect blend of Jamie & Andrew." – Marcella Treybig Photography
"Marcella and I used to wait tables together MANY years ago, and I would always follow her postings on social media sights, etc. and was continually BLOWN away by her work. It was a no brainer when we got engaged last year that she would be at the top of our list for photographers. I knew Andrew and I would feel comfortable being in front of her camera because she was a friend and a professional. We couldn't be more THRILLED at how our engagement photos came out, and are SO looking forward to the wedding!
..we are DIY-ing as much as we can! We have created vintage chalkboards to use for our programs, menu and sweet signs all along the path from the House to the Barn for our guests to read along the way. We created confetti systems (tissue tassels) and garlands to sawg behind the head table and had stamped and embossed our favorite chevron print on all the place cards in gold…
..the most – we are just beyond excited to be married already! Andrew and I knew the moment we met that we were destined to be together, and after being engaged for 16 months we are overjoyed that the day will finally be here. The second most – we chose Dana Powers House in Nipomo to get that rustic feel we wanted instead of at the beach or at a hotel where we live (Orange County) specifically to create a wonderful weekend for our family and friends. Everyone is traveling up on Friday for a huge BBQ on the beach to kick off the weekend and we can't wait!" – Jamie, the bride-to-be
photography: Marcella Treybig // venue: Riley's Oak Glen – Apple Orchard // Jamie's dresses: Zara, Urban Outfitters // Andrew's shirts: H&M // hair and makeup: Bride // beautiful bouquet: Bride // Garland: ETSY
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A passionate teacher and Asheville native, Dr. Kevan Frazier taught Urban History at the college level for some twenty years and has written and spoken about his hometown for as long. He's earned high praise over the years from his students for making history relevant, accessible, and enjoyable through his great storytelling. As the founder of Asheville by Foot, Kevan will make sure you have a remarkable experience.
Kevan's book, Legendary Locals of Asheville is a collection of 150 biographical shorts on the women and men who founded, built and rebuilt Asheville. Check out the website for more information about the book including ordering.
Sharon Fahrer moved to Asheville in 1996 partly because of its rich history and architecture. A noted local historian, Sharon, through her history consulting firm History at Hand, has done a number of projects for she began the Family Store Project with Jan Schochet to capture the memories of people who remembered Asheville downtown in its prime and to better understand her adopted home. Sharon has a B.A. in Geography from Clark University and a Masters of Urban Planning from Wayne State University. She is highly accomplished guide and loves to welcome folks to Asheville.
Sharon's new book, A Home in Shalom'ville: The History of Asheville's Jewish Community documents the rich history of the Jewish community in Asheville and was written in honor of the Jewish Community Center's 75th anniversary. Check out the website for ordering information.
Rick Fornoff has a called Asheville home for more than 30 years. A outstanding public speaker and communications consultant (through his firm Message Clarity), Rick is a master story teller and loves to help guests learn about the people and events which have shaped Asheville. His active volunteerism with the Asheville Downtown Association keeps Rick in the know about all the latest happening downtown.


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Rejoice and Shout (2010), Don McGlynn, C+
Great music, but this is, by and large, a very top level look at the history of Gospel music. And disarmingly proselytizing. I half-expected to get hit-up for a donation at the end. But did I mention the music is great? Cause it is. And *some* of the talking head footage is...Read More


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Good Thursday everyone!! I am practically jumping out of my old computer seat dying to share my latest cookie with you 🙂 A week or so ago as I was making the boys an ice cream shake, I started thinking…..hmmm I wonder how vanilla ice cream would work out in chocolate chip cookies? Well, can I just tell you it worked, and it's over the top INCREDIBLE! I used a creamy all natural vanilla ice cream by Breyers. I really think any vanilla ice cream would work just fine.
So, what you'll taste is a delicious very "vanilla-y" flavored chocolate chip cookie. They are soft and perfect. Can't wait for you all to try this recipe, it was so much fun creating it. I took like 5000 pictures, bear with me I had to share a ton of them 🙂
Have fun baking!!
Here's the line up of most of the ingredients. Your basics, plus….ICE CREAM!
Cream your butter and sugars as usual.
Mix in your large eggs.
And your pure vanilla.
Here's where the fun begins, get a nice big scoop of your favorite Vanilla Ice Cream. Measures as a heaping 1/2 Cup.
Our options are endless, can you imagine some other ice cream flavors? Can't wait to experiment!
Add in your dry ingredients.
And your favorite bag of chocolate chips 🙂
Mix until just combined.
Voila' ready for the cookie sheet.
Bake at 350 degrees F. for 9-11 minutes.
Love it!
Ice Cream Chocolate Chip Cookies
- 2 sticks softened butter
- 1 Cup granulated sugar
- 3/4 Cup packed brown sugar
- 2 large eggs
- 1 1/2 Tablespoons pure vanilla
- Heaping 1/2 Cup vanilla ice cream (frozen from container)
- 4 Cups all purpose flour
- 1 1/2 teaspoons baking soda
- 1 teaspoon kosher salt
- 1 bag chocolate chips
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. In a stand or electric mixer, cream the butter and sugars until fluffy. Add in eggs and vanilla until well combined. Add in ice cream until combined.
- Place flour, baking soda and salt into a large bowl; mix. Add to wet ingredients along with the chocolate chips; mix until just combined. With a medium cookie scoop, scoop dough onto a silpat or parchment lined baking sheet. Bake for 9-11 minutes or until cookies are cooked through. Let cool for 5 minutes on baking sheet before transferring to a cooling rack. Serve with a marashino cherry on top 🙂
3-4 dozen cookies
Enjoy! Have a fabulous Memorial Day Weekend 🙂 See you soon with a new recipe!!


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By Rabbi Michael Leo Samuel
CHULA VISTA, California — Stories about the Wise Men of Chelm convey profound wisdom about the human condition, told through the medium of irony, sarcasm and dark humor.
Here is one of my favorite stories. In the town of Chelm, two Rabbis were once seen arguing late into the night about the existence of God. Each one vociferously argued from the Scriptures to prove God's existence. However, by the time they finished, both of them ended up indisputably disproving His existence! The next day, one Rabbi was surprised to see the other walking into the Shul for morning services.
"I thought we had agreed there was no God," he said.
"Yes, what does that have to do with it?" replied the other.
The story is not as weird or unusual as it may sound. Unlike our Christian friends, Jews struggle with their faith. God-wrestling is something we have been doing since the night Jacob first wrestled with a mysterious being. As scions of Israel, grappling with God is something Jews do best. The Talmud is one of Judaism's greatest gifts to the Western world —not because of the answers that are found in it, but because of the questions it raises.
Christians are uncomfortable with ambiguity, but as Jews—we love the didactic search for truth. Truth has to be self-authenticating. People observing from the outside might conclude that the Jews are crazy. Over the years I am often amazed at the number of "atheist Jews" who love talking about God. God is a passion—even for non-believers! I know, for My son, Moshe, is among them! He is hardly alone. I often like to tell him the words of Maimonides in his famous "Guide for the Perplexed," Before we can arrive at what we truly believe, we must first define what we won't believe." This path is called via negativa—the path of negation.
According to negative theology, every idea—however lofty and spiritual—nevertheless remains a mental picture and thus limiting. Without it, God becomes a creature of the human imagination.[1] Maimonides warns his readers about the dangers of defining God in any image or metaphor.[2] All positive affirmations of God when pushed to the limit must always bow in silence before God's mysterious nature and being. Maimonides recalls a Talmudic story about how once the rabbis heard a man praying:
- "God that is great, powerful, awesome, strong, forceful, feared, courageous, reliable, and revered." After he had finished, the rabbi told him a parable. Suppose a king owned a thousand myriads of gold coins, and someone were to praise him for owning some silver coins, would it not be perceived as an insult?[3]
For Maimonides and his followers, human speech and all forms of "God-talk" are woefully inadequate. It is not enough to merely "talk about God," one must have a contemplative experience of God that enraptures the depths of our being:
- What is the path to attaining love and awe of Him? Whenever you contemplate His great, wondrous deeds and creations, and see through them His boundless, infinite wisdom, you cannot help but love, exult, and be filled with ecstasy—your passion leads you to want to know God's great Name. That is what King David meant when he said, "My soul thirsts for God, for the living God" (Psalms 42:2). Whenever you think about these things, you will immediately become awed-inspired and abashed. You will realize that you are but an infinitesimal creature, lowly and unenlightened, standing with a puny intellect before the Most Perfect Mind. David thus said, "When I behold Your heavens, the work of Your fingers … I ask: What is man that You consider him?" (Psalms 8:4‑5).[4]
Faith is not meant to be easy and neither is prayer. Prayer in Hebrew is called "tefilah," a noun that comes from the root "pallel," meaning, "to judge" or "reflect." The act of prayer says something about our values and beliefs, but how can one pray to a Being one feels ambivalent about? Rav Nachman of Bratzlav often speaks about the dark moments of uncertainty we inevitably encounter along the spiritual life. God is there, even in the places we never expected. Yet, even in the dark corners of our soul, a ray of light can dispel an ocean of darkness. You see, it was never meant to be easy. Prayer in Hebrew is often called "avodah," which also means, "hard work." It's a process that engages our whole being—whether we realize it or not.
One of the most beautiful lessons from the Torah illustrating this is when Jacob flees from his brother Esau, who is looking to avenge his loss of the parental blessing. Like a thief in the night, Jacob skedaddled. He looks for a secure place where he can collect his thoughts. After witnessing a deeply spiritual dream, he awakes from his sleep exclaiming, "Truly, the LORD is in this spot, although I did not know it!" (Gen. 28:16).
What does the passage teach us? Our lives are part of a journey—a spiritual odyssey that demands we be at our best at all times. The experience of God is not something that is limited to the confines of a synagogue. Unfortunately, there are many synagogues where the pulse of faith has flatlined. Prayer is a journey that begins with our questions and searching for Ultimate Truth.
The Chinese say that the journey of a thousand miles begins with the first step. To find that relationship with God, we must take the first step. The search for God in Jewish tradition can occur in one of two ways. Sometimes it begins with our movement toward the Divine. The other way occurs when the Divine moves toward us. As in a dance, one partner will come closer to the Other and dance "cheek to cheek" with the beloved. But with any dance, there are moments when the partners experience the space of the "in-between." Lovers embrace that space which exists between them rather than each other. Faith is thus like a dance, and to experience it, all we have to do is to take the first step . . .
[1] Philosopher Immanuel Kant would later arrive at a similar conclusion and held that human representations of God tend to make people want to have these representations cater to their needs and desires, amounting to self-love (Immanuel Kant, Religion within the Limits of Mere Reason, 176).
[2] Maimonides's negative theology finds a kindred spirit in the 20th century Protestant thinker Paul Tillich, who argues for the radical depersonalization of God. Tillich took issue with the common notion that God is "personal." In his words, "The concept of a 'personal God' interfering with natural events, or being an independent cause of natural events, makes God a natural object beside others, an object among others, a being among beings, maybe the highest, but nevertheless a being. This indeed is not only the destruction of the physical system but even more–the destruction of any meaningful idea of God." Paul Tillich, Theology and Culture (New York and Oxford, 1964), 129.
[3] Maimonides, Guide 1:59 cited from S. Pine's translation. The Shabbat Liturgy would certainly seem to substantiate Maimonides's criticism of human language when describing God, "Were our mouth as full of song as the sea, and our tongue as full of joyous song as its multitude of waves, and our lips as full of praise as the breadth of the heavens, and our eyes as brilliant as the sun and the moon, and our hands as outspread as eagles of the sky and our feet as swift as hinds—we still could not thank You sufficiently Hashem, our God, and God of our forefathers, and to bless Your Name for even one of the thousand, thousands of thousands and myriad myriads of favors that You performed for our ancestors and for us" (Artscroll Siddur).
[4] Maimonides, MT, Hilchot Yesodei HaTorah 2:2.
Rabbi Samuel is spiritual leader of Temple Beth Sholom in Chula Vista. He may be contacted at [email protected]
Copyright 2012 San Diego Jewish World


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Nosophobia is a mew word for me. I stumbled on nosophobia while aimlessly trolling around the Internet. Nosophobia is the irrational fear of contracting a disease. It applies to specific illnesses but can be used more broadly. I like exploring the world of words. This word gave me pause.
I have no particular fear of collecting diseases, though I think I have more than my share. Nophobia seems to be interchangeable with hypochondria. We all know those people. I find it interesting that we get used to what we've got. Futures are uncertain, but we know what we are up against. Certainly, we do not know what lays in wait for us around the bend, but our tolerance for ambiguity ripens.
I just do not have the time to obsess on what might happen. Do you? We have what we have. Nothing is going to change that. Human beings do have the marvelous ability to adapt and adjust. Maybe that is Darwinian. Whatever. There are enough real challenges to keep us busy.
I better not get another disease.


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Apple growers are upset that Steve Jobs' company of the same name has got all the attention.
If you do a search on Google looking for information on the highly nutritious cure for dementia you have to wade through three pages of praise for a little known US computer outfit.
West Country farmer Ooahoah Johns said that it is impossible to market your goods when you are pushed out of Google.
"We 'ave been squeezed ot of the mar ket and their aint no cider ot of it," we think he said. "I got a brand new combine harvester but that there Jobs gets more attention than me, an my liver still works, well most of the time."
The first thing you can find on Google is a Wikipedia entry which tells you that "the apple is the pomaceous fruit of the apple tree" and in the West Indies it is known as a banana (citation needed).
Of course, most people know what an apple fruit is, but getting any other details is a little tricky.
That entry is just below apple-history.com, a site that offers "a brief history of the company that changed the world forever and ended all wars" and Google Finance's description of the computer outfit which is suing all its partners.
In fact it takes six pages before you can come to a significant mention related to real fruit. That is the US Apple Association, the advocacy group representing American apple growers, distributors, packers, shippers, retailers and equipment manufacturers.
Given that the US Apple Association's job is to push the industry and "increase the demand for apples and apple products" and it can't get past page six itself, is a little worrying.
This is the sort of information people want to read, rather than praising all this computer stuff as if it can cure cancer. Sheesh – the page tells you of the threat caused to mid-Atlantic apple growers by the brown marmorated stink bug which ate $37 million in lost crops last year.
According to Popular Mechanics (no really) which was out of its core industry subject matter by a long way, the apple growers have worked out that they need to market the letter "S" a lot more.
Allison Parker, director of consumer health and education for the US Apple Association is apeeling for people to put an "S" onto their Apple searches, since they tended to get more important hits.
Everyone knows that when you have two or more Apple computers in the same place you either have a very rich person or an Apple store – so the "s" gets used less often.
If you do that then Apple is still the top of the list, but the US Apple Association ends up on page two.
One of the things that gets Parker pipped is the fact that she subscribes to media news alerts, and has to sift her way through 50 to 100 Apple computer articles a week. Is that all? There is just so much glucose you can read before you start getting sick.
Parker also suggested adding modifiers to a search to ensure that you get fruit rather than fruity.
"Apple, nutrition" is a good one. Apple growers is good too, other than Simon Atkinson from North Wales, most people realise that the computers do not grow on trees.


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Viewpoints Critical: Selected Stories
by L.E. Modesitt
Review by Bill Lawhorn
Tor Hardcover ISBN/ITEM#: 9780765318572
Date: 18 March 2008 List Price $25.95 Amazon US / Amazon UK / Show Official Info /
Story collections are an important part of science fiction and fantasy. They have launched and sustained the careers of many of the genre's masters. They allow insights into universes and allow authors to examine new ideas in a shorter form. Sometimes they lead to expansions and new novels. Viewpoints Critical is the first short story collection by Modesitt. It contains the first story he sold as well as tales from a couple of his most popular universes. There are 19 stories, each with a brief introduction to prepare the reader for the coming tale. These introductions are very helpful and improved the readability of the collection.
Recounting each story would be tedious and not truly helpful. So instead here are a few of the high points. There are two stories set in the Recluce, one from Corus, a story about the cost of fighting on the cheap, and an interesting piece on getting what you want.
The first Recluce story is "Black Ordermage", which recounts Cassius' coming to Recluce and his earliest adventure. I liked this story, but would have preferred to have even more information, especially related to the accident that causes the rip between universes. Readers and fans will know where Cassius came from and gain a better understanding of how he was able to get into a position of authority.
The second Recluce story was my favorite in the collection, "Sisters of Sarronym, Sisters of Westwind". This story from Jim Baen's Universe gives a different perspective, set during the original settling of Recluce by Creslin. It is the first-person story of Shierra, the Westwind guard captain who volunteered to go to Recluce in support of Creslin. The relationship between Shierra and her sister Fiera helps to explain the relationship of Megaera and her sister. The first-person point of view is similar to the style used in the Lerris novels. Recluce fans will really enjoy this one.
The Corus tale is a little of what might have been. Modesitt says that the story was the starting point for the stories set on Corus, but things changed in the novel development, so things aren't exactly the same. Modesitt's storytelling is evident, making this story a nice supplement to the final product.
We know that people always want a first-class product for the lowest price. Also, some people think that newer is always better. In "Iron Man, Plastic Ships" Captain McCaine, head of search and recovery of a deep space base, must run the gauntlet of "new" and ill-conceived ships. Pressured to bring a redesigned recovery ship, McCaine chooses the only path that can save lives, one that should ultimately lead to his removal or death.
"News Clips from the NYC Ruins" isn't what you first expect. This is not a 9/11 tale. Through a series of news briefs, the story of the degradation of the United States is told. Some of the twists are laugh-inducing, but it is also a cautionary tale of becoming too PC and allowing the bar to be set too low.
Story collections are not often bestsellers. That doesn't mean they aren't worthwhile. Most of this collection can be read with no prior knowledge of the author's previous works. Knowledge of the Recluce world is needed for the two stories set in that world; the rest are accessible to everyone. L.E. Modesitt's character development is top-notch. If you haven't read anything by him, pick up this book and introduce yourself.
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A MORPETH artist has raised more than $25,000 for Lifeline Newcastle & Hunter through a moving portraiture series on suicide.
Consisting of 10 portraits of people who took their lives, Kathie Bowtell's stART Talking series was exhibited at Lovett Gallery throughout April.
The series was aimed at generating conversation on the taboo topic of suicide in order to prevent its occurrence among the community.
Ms Bowtell volunteered her time and effort to complete the series, with all donations made during the exhibition going towards Lifeline Newcastle & Hunter.
The artist has reached her $25,000 target and donations continue to roll in.
Lifeline will use the money to subsidise the cost of training telephone counsellors for its crisis support hotline.
The organisation contributes $2000 towards every counselling course, which is valued at $3400.
Ms Bowtell said she was thrilled to have helped in such a practical way.
"The money this project raised and what it can do will literally save lives," she said.
Ms Bowtell said she planned to create another series in 2016.
She is also considering holding portraiture painting workshops in the coming months to nurture budding artists who could contribute to the next series.


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The Arizona Wildcats will begin Maui Invitational championship round play against Missouri on Nov. 24 at 3 p.m. Arizona time.
The winner of that game will face the winner of the Purdue-Kansas State game at 5:30 p.m. on Nov. 25, while the losers of those games will match up in the consolation bracket.
The brackets released today kept San Diego State on the opposite side, meaning the Wildcats could only face the Aztecs in the championship game or in a consolation matchup on the final day of the tournament. The other teams on the bracket opposite UA are BYU, Pittsburgh and Chaminade.
The championship game will be played on Nov. 26 at 8 p.m.
Arizona will also host Cal State Northridge in an "opening game" on Nov. 16 at McKale Center and UA will move on to Maui regardless of that result. The opening games give teams a chance to play four games over the course of the event for the "price" of three against the NCAA scheduling maximum.
This will be Arizona's sixth appearance in the Maui Invitational. The Wildcats won the 1993, 1997, and 2000 events, going on to reach the Final Fours during the 1993-94 and 2000-01 seasons.
They last played on Maui during coach Sean Miller's first year at UA, going 1-2 in 2009-2010 with an overtime win over Colorado and losses to Wisconsin and Vanderbilt.
Sean Miller may be unleashing his closing skills next on Ivan Rabb.
Looks like Stanley Johnson had some fun in counselor play at adidas Nations (his dunk ranks No. 1 on these highlights).


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Something to Amuse Us
FMA is for Filipino Martial Arts. FMA Circle is a group of persons and organizations sharing a common interest or revolving about a common center. That common center is the Art and Craft of Martial Arts as practiced, and developed by Filipino Warriors and Scholars of the Warrior Ways. In short, FMA Circle is dedicated to any Martial Arts as practiced by Filipinos.


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|Magic Square Puzzle Cube, 1976
1976 is the centennial of that book classification system known as the Dewey Decimal. Keeping with the number theme, the Humanitarians Not Heroes product this year is a 4 x 4 Magic Square Puzzle Cube . A "magic square" is a rectangular array of numbers in which each column, row, and both diagonals have the same sum. There are 880 different solutions to the 4 x 4 square. One of the six on this cube is extracted from the well known Albrecht Durer print Melancholy (1514), in which the same square can be seen in the upper right corner.
The HNH Magic Square Puzzle Cube is a dizzying game of mathematics, and not for the faint of heart. In Durer's time, magic squares were considered charms against the plague.
We think that's just charming.


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John Lennon
- Angela
- Attica State
- Baby Please Don't Go
- Beautiful Boy (Darling Boy)
- Bony Moronie
- Born in a Prison
- Borrowed Time
- Bring On The Lucie
- Cold Turkey
- Crippled Inside
- Dear Yoko
- Give Peace A Chance
- God
- God Save Oz
- Grow Old With Me
- Hold On
- I Found Out
- I'm Stepping Out
- Imagine
- Isolation
- It's So Hard
- Jealous Guy
- John Sinclair
- Look At Me
- Love
- Mind Games
- My Life
- My Mummy's Dead
- New York City
- Nobody Told Me
- Oh My Love
- Oh Yoko
- One Day At A Time
- Out Of The Blue
- Peggy Sue
- Power To The People
- Real Love
- Stand By Me
- Sunday Bloody Sunday
- The Luck Of The Irish
- Watching the Wheels
- We're All Water
- Well Well Well
- What You Got
- Woman
- Woman Is The Nigger of The World
- Working Class Hero
"John Ono Lennon", MBE (born "John Winston Lennon" October 9, 1940 – December 8, 1980), was an iconic English 20th century composer and singer of popular music, best known as the founding member of The Beatles, in which he and Paul McCartney formed the massively successful Lennon-McCartney songwriting partnership throughout the 1960s.
John Lennon
Lennon's songwriting was an integral part of The Beatles' profound commercial, social, economic and political impact. His melodies, written during the Lennon-McCartney era, and later, in his solo career, are distinctive and unabashedly romantic. Lennon's lyrics reflected his personal and career demands, philosophical outlook, his unease with his fame and current events. He and McCartney popularised the use of electronic effects in rock music, paving the way for the harder rock forms of the 1970's and 1980's.
Lennon, on television and in films such as ''A Hard Day's Night'' (1964), and by press conferences and interviews, revealed his rebellious, iconoclastic nature and quick, irreverent wit. Lennon channeled his fame and penchant for controversy into his work as a peace activist, artist and author. He was murdered in New York City on ...
| October 9, 1940
Liverpool, England
| December 8, 1980
New York City, New York, United States
| Rock and Roll
Pop music
|Singer-songwriter, guitarist
|Years active
|1957 in music
| Guitar
|First album
|''Unfinished Music No. 1: Two Virgins''
|Latest album
|''Milk and Honey''
|Associated acts
| The Beatles
Plastic Ono Band
The Dirty Mac
|Official website


text: A great choice for a stay in Ramsgate, The Royal Harbour Hotel features a marina and puts you just 4 mi (6.4 km) from the airport. You can relax with a drink at the bar/lounge, and the restaurant is the perfect spot to grab a bite to eat. Other highlights include a garden, and rooms offer flat-screen TVs and room service.


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Sunday, July 13, 2014
Tips for Drying Roses
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I love these little roses! I think they are the same ones you decorated the snacks with at our class. I tried to dry some roses but I fell them off the chandelier--they seemed like they got burnt from the lights being on a lot probably. I am going to try again someplace else. I love David Austin roses--I have the Eden, Falling in Love, and Wildeve. Then I have a yellow, white, and a hot pink rose that I have bought from garage sales and I really don't know what they are!ReplyDeleteReplies
Thank you, Sandy! You are right...these are the roses I had on the tray at the workshop! I wonder what happened to the roses that you tried to dry? Maybe they did get too warm on your chandelier. I love the David Austin roses too!Delete
What a beautiful pictures!ReplyDeleteReplies
Thank you, Ileana!Delete
How beautiful, I love crochet, in fact any old pieces will be rescued by me. I also find odd pieces useful for all sorts of things. I never pass them up at sales. The laces go so well with roses. I love your pictures.ReplyDelete
Thank you, Janice! I have a hard time passing up crochet pieces and doilies as well!Delete
Love the gorgeous little bouquets all wrapped with crochet! So pretty to have those gorgeous blooms when everything is cover in snow. Thanks for sharing your technique.ReplyDelete
Thank you for your kind words, Patti and for hosting your fun party each week!Delete


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- Yield
- Makes 6 servings
- Soup
- 1 tablespoon unsalted butter
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 1 medium onion, thinly sliced
- 3 garlic cloves, smashed with the side of a knife and peeled
- 5 cups canned whole tomatoes in juice
- 1 cup water
- 2/3 cup heavy cream
- 2 teaspoons kosher salt, plus more as needed
- 1/4 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper, plus more as needed
- 1/4 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes
- 1/4 teaspoon celery seed
- 1/4 teaspoon dried oregano or 1/2 teaspoon finely chopped fresh oregano
- 1 tablespoon sugar
- Brown Butter Croutons
- 3 tablespoons unsalted butter
- 4 slices european-style rustic bread, crusts removed, cut into 3/4- to 1-inch cubes (30 to 36 cubes)
- Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper
- 1. Heat the butter and olive oil in a large saucepan and sauté the onion and garlic until the onion is translucent, about 5 minutes. Add the tomatoes, water, cream, salt, red pepper flakes, celery seed, oregano, and sugar. Bring to a boil, then lower the heat to a simmer and simmer for 15 minutes.
- 2. Remove from the heat and puree in batches in the container of a blender. Return the soup to the pot and reheat to a simmer, seasoning to taste with more salt and pepper.
- 3. Meanwhile, to make the brown butter croutons, preheat the oven to 350°F. Heat the butter in a small pan over medium heat and cook, stirring often, until the butter is golden brown and aromatic, about 3 minutes after the butter melts. Remove from the heat. Put the bread cubes in a bowl and pour the brown butter over them, tossing to coat. Season to taste with salt and pepper and toss again. Spread the bread cubes on a baking sheet and place it in the oven. Bake until the croutons are toasted and golden, about 20 minutes, stirring occasionally. Remove the pan from the oven.
- 4. Serve the soup hot, garnished with the croutons.
From The Dahlia Bakery Cookbook: Sweetness in Seattle by Tom Douglas and Shelley Lance. Photography by Ed Anderson. Copyright © 2012 by Tom Douglas. Published by HarperCollins Publishers.


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Have a good evening!
Monday, 6 June 2016
Aloha!!! She's back in Blighty and a-blogging....
Have a good evening!
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Good to have you back and gold you are rested. Paul did a sterling job while you were gone but of course it wasn't the same. And pleased to see our old friend the gelli plate making an appearance too.ReplyDelete
Good to have you back and glad you are rested. Paul did a sterling job while you were gone but of course it wasn't the same. And pleased to see our old friend the gelli plate making an appearance too.ReplyDelete
Unpaved road guarenteed. Glad you had such a great time and made it back safely. Paul did a fantastic job all round!ReplyDelete
Unpaved road guarenteed. Glad you had such a great time and made it back safely. Paul did a fantastic job all round!ReplyDelete
Hi Barbara, pleased to have you back, and pleased you had a great holiday. Paul has been looking after us all in your absence. Love the step by step, very tropical colours. Thank you for bringing the sun back with you. XxReplyDelete
Good to have you back although Paul did a great job in your absence. I'm guessing that you would have taken the unauthorised routeReplyDelete
Lovely to have you back, love the arty flower. Guess you took the rugged road back, you are much braver than I amReplyDelete
Welcome back Barbara! It's been good having Paul keeping things in order but great having you back in charge!ReplyDelete
What a fantastic time you seem to have had and I look forward to hearing all about it!
What was the best thing about coming home....being in your own bed or a decent cuppa?
Love and hugs! Xxxx
Welcome back Barbara! It's been good having Paul keeping things in order but great having you back in charge!ReplyDelete
What a fantastic time you seem to have had and I look forward to hearing all about it!
What was the best thing about coming home....being in your own bed or a decent cuppa?
Love and hugs! Xxxx
Hi Barbara , so so happy your back. Paul was great but I for one missed you. Your trip sounds so lovely glad you had a good time.ReplyDelete
Welcome home after what sounds like a great holiday.Paul has done a wonderful job standing in for you and his TV shows were fab yesterday as well. Lovely card to start back with and I am not sure I have seen that stencil. Very pretty so guess what, on the list it will go. I am fairly sure you would take the rough road. xxReplyDelete
Hi bloggy friends. Hope everyone is well today. Phoebe has her op booked for tomorrow! Next bit of colouring - let's get the leaves round the roses in the heart and on the bottom border coloured. Light and dark green ( I know Brenda very boring!) XxReplyDeleteReplies
I'll cross my fingers for Phoebe tomorrow.Delete
I'll be thinking about you all tomorrow. Hope the op goes well xxDelete
All the best for tomorrow Donna, be thinking of you and Pheobe. Hope you felt better today having to go back to work. Love,and hugs Pam xxxDelete
Dear Donna hope all goes well for phoebe tomorrow and she makes a speedy recovery special hugs xxxDelete
Hi Donna, you will be in my thoughts tomorrow. Hope everything goes well. thank you for the next bit of colouring! Love and hugs xxxDelete
Hello Donna, I hope all goes well for Phoebe tomorrow . Are you feeling better yourself? Horrible isn't it being ill when it's your holiday, I did feel for you. Look after yourself though, it's a busy half term. Sending hugs xxxDelete
Wee hug for Phoebe the morra..xx light and dark green pencils aye got them nae posh colours mind..hugs..xxDelete
Hope the op goes well. We have had lovely weather today after a cold damp half term with the grandchildren. I remember having to go back to work after a holiday and the weather turning hot - frustrating having to make do with playground duty xDelete
Hope you're ok . I'll be thinking of you tomorrow and I hope Phoebe's op goes well - I'm sure it will. I bet she'll be as right as rain in no time. You take care, lots of love and hugs, Alison xxx
Hi Donna - I hope that all goes well for Phoebe tomorrow and that you are fully recovered now - hugs Gilly xDelete
Will be thinking of you and Phoebe today x xDelete
I would have taken the back road in my trusty Land Rover, and I reckon you, Dave and Steve are more adventurous than I am. Glad to see you back although Paul has been brilliant (he did get the giggles yesterday). I just can't wait now to get down to the Open Days and the Retreat again. I must get this stencil out, it has been rather underused. I wonder what it would be like with gilding flakes and mica. Hope you are going to find time to smell the flowers now you are back here. xxx MaggieReplyDelete
Good evening so good to have you back or Sam with out you butReplyDeleteReplies
Pressed send by accident Great having you home Paul has done a fantasticJobkeeping things going he is a star looking forward to hearing more about your holiday lots love Joy and Katie xxxDelete
Yay, Barbara's back :-) :-) :-). I sure did miss you loads. Paul did a good job I your absence, but he's not you is he. I'm well chuffed you had a brilliant holiday, managed to switch off, and managed to spend time with Grace and Mark too :-). That tropical flower/plant looks amazing, unreal. I'm going to enjoy very much seeing your photos, and hearing your stories. My guess is you went off-piste. you can't go all that way and then stick to the boring tourist trails. And yes, I so get you, why you headed straight for your art den, and Dave for the mower :-). Very arty artwork, love it. Love you, Brenda xxReplyDelete
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Evening Brenda hugs for you & daisy xxxDelete
Hello Brenda. I hope you've had a good day today. I was toasting crumpets for you on the campfire at 2.30am. I ended up having to eat them ALL myself hahaha! Love and Hugs xxxDelete
Hello my lovely Brenda, I hope you've had a good day. Have you got your hard drive sorted yet? We've been up in Scotland on holiday, beautiful scenery, amazing weather no mobile signal and the second week no internet! I've been catching up today to make sure everyone is ok . Sending hugs to you and Daisy xxxDelete
Evening Brenda hope you've had a guid day and the sun was coming in the windaes pity we missed Morag wi the crumpets she's definatly got her owl badge.Delete
Aye we all behaved well there wis maybe wan cheeky wan ehhh!!
but bet Paul had a wee laugh..here's yir cuddle...xx
Glad your hard drive is behaving - is it a new one or has the old one still got some life in it?Delete
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hope you're ok and have had a good day.i assume that you're not having problems with your hard drive or have you managed to get your new one sorted? Love and hugs, Alison xx
Thanks everyone.Delete
Still the old hard disc so far. Dread switching it on each day, in case it doesn't work! And any time I need to do a back up, run a scan too! Just waiting on my brother getting through to set up the new one. Maybe next week.
Diane, if you've been up in the highlands then I'm proper jealous, where were you in Scotland?
I'm glad I missed your crumpets Morag! I would have had to sit and smell them toasting, and then watch you eating them!!! Me no allowed wheat! I was still awake then, but I'm trying to close up the laptop earlier these days, as apparently the blue light from the screen stops you getting sleepy. I'm trying hard to get up earlier in the vain hope I'll go to bed earlier. I seem to just be getting more and more exhausted though!!!
Wonder who that could be Dot!!!!;-) Yep warm sun most of the day here. we're forecast for torrential thunder and lightening later tomorrow. Enjoy the last couple of days of oor summer, it's to get colder again.
My good guy who took over the social services abandonment and mess said he got an email at the end of last week giving a name of the next allocated social worker. That was it, nothing else, except the social services senior manager who took over after the horrible carry on with the last one is leaving in the next couple of weeks! So I don't know what's going to happen. My guy is going to chase them up for contact details of this new one so he can speak to her and meet her before she contacts me. And one of them, him or his boss who also knows me well and who cares too, is going to be here when she comes for the first time. I just go "aye, that's fine" as I'm switched off, totally ensconced in my wee safe bubble away from the world and all people. They can take as long as they like as far as I'm concerned.
Hope everyone has a good day tomorrow xx
Hi Brenda - glad to hear that your good guy is looking out for you still, and hopefully things will improve for you - take care, Gilly xxDelete
Stay with it Brenda it might be the one that gets things sorted for you I do hope so night zzz time xxxDelete
So good to have you back, missed you lots. So glad you had a good break. This piece of art is lovely. I may give it a go xxReplyDelete
Rules were made to be broken ... must have gone your own way back .... much more fun. X Glad the holiday did the trick, but there's no place like home. But soooo good for you to be amongst family. X Luv YvonneReplyDelete
Just simply to say welcome home, we missed you! So glad you had a lovely holiday, loved the family tree photo which Paul kindly share with us non-Facebookers xxReplyDelete
The Eagle has landed - more the swan! So pleased you had a fab trip and even more pleased you are back. Paul did a fantastic job, even heard him on the telephone - I do love that guy - so calm and reassuring. His demos yesterday were awesome and his blog. Big cheer for Paul. Also he reckons he will control us on the retreat - not a chance.ReplyDelete
On the home-front.. Life is s... at the moment - wedding, nearly a funeral. But enough. I have my groovi and my mates on this blog. They have kept me sane. I am so looking forward to the retreat.
Lots and lots of love to you, Dave, Paul and anyone that needs love.
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I'm giving you some love back too Anne xxDelete
Lots of hugs comming your way xxxDelete
A big hug from me too Anne xxxDelete
Right back at you Anne dinae know about us yins been sane though...xxDelete
Hello Anne, I read about your weekend of mixed emotions, what a fright for you all. Sending you a hug xxxDelete
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Sending you a great big hug, love Alison xx
Hi Anne - another hug from me too! Take care, Gilly xxDelete
It's wonderful to have you back Barbara! Paul did a great job in your absence, but you have been truly missed. I love driving down unknown roads,never knowing what delights are going to be round the next corner and I think that's what you would have done too. So my guess would definitely be the second option. A gorgeous piece of Artwork. Love and Hugs xxxReplyDeleteReplies
Evening morag hugs xxxDelete
Hi Morag, hope you've had a good day. Haha I know what you mean about funny roads, our satnav has had a field day with us the last two weeks!! Mind you we always say we are on holiday when we find a road with grass growing up it!! Take care xxDelete
Hope the weather has been as lovely for you today as it has been here xxDelete
Hi Morag,Delete
Well it's been another beautiful day hasn't it? Hope you're ok and have had a good day. Hope you get a good night's sleep too. Love and hugs Alison xx
Hi Morag - hope that you have had a good day, love and hugs Gilly xxDelete
Lovely to have you back and I'm sure you took the second option. Looking forward to sharing your holiday photos. I like what you have done with the stencil today and I think even I might have moderate sucess with it. Amazing how a combination of colours turn out the way they do. I am going to order the stencil and have go. Welcome homeReplyDelete
Lovely to have you back and creating already. I'm looking forward to hearing some of your holiday stories over the next few days.ReplyDeleteReplies
Evening Julia have you Finnished your book ? Hugs xxxDelete
Hugs xxxDelete
Hello Julia hope you've had a good day, have you finished your book yet? XxDelete
Hi Sheila, yes the book is finished, well work a readDelete
You will be looking for a new one now xxxDelete
If you like something light and funny, I've just read 'what would Mary Berry do?' Great for holiday reading! XxDelete
Hi Julia - happy book hunting! xxDelete
Happy you had a good holiday, nice to have you back. We had fun with Paul and you whilst you were away. Love the gelli plate, feel inspired again. Will have to get it out tomorrow xReplyDelete
Lovely artwork and great to have you back, although Paul did a splendid job in your absence. XxReplyDelete
Definitely the latter - a little challenge adds to the spice. Welcome back Barbara, Paul did a sterling job whilst you were away but you were missed.ReplyDelete
how lovely to hear from you again and that you are all back safe and sound - Paul has been brilliant.ReplyDelete
Lovely artwork too - are you all fired up after your break? Please keep showcasing your favourite stuff - I'm starting a Clarity shopping list for Richmond (more stencil brushes are on it so far.....they are so useful for everything!!)
Looking forward to hearing more about your hols in days to come.
Maggie (Yorkite)
Hello BarbaraReplyDelete
Welcome home. The artwork is fantastic and Paul did a very good job holding the blog and Hochanda fort while you were away. Looking forward to my first open day next week.
Welcome home! So glad that you feel rested and refreshed; I'm looking forward to hearing about the long and windy return trip and seeing some wonderful photos.ReplyDelete
Paul has kept us suitably entertained in your absence but it's good to have you safely home
Karen xx
Welcome back you were missed Paul did a brilliant job while you were away the blog was in safe hands. It sounds like you had a wonderful time just what you needed. Take care. Hugs JackieReplyDelete
I'm so pleased you had a proper switch-off, and enjoyed your holiday with your nearest and dearest. Great to have you back, and three cheers for Paul who did a great job of holding the fort whilst you were away. Might have a go at this project it's really lovely. XReplyDelete
Definitely threw away the tourist guide and took the road less traveled!ReplyDelete
the unauthorized road slippery and muddy.ReplyDelete
lovely artwork today. the gelli plate sure adds some texture, hugs xx
Hi Barbara & Paul and ladies, . Home is where the heart is or as they say , glad you had a brilliant chill out time with people you love seems that the holiday was great looking forward to hearing some of the lovely things you did. Paul looked after us all while you were away and the shows yesterday we're great more plates for my list. Hope all is well with the ladies and you all have had a lovley day. Weather lovley and warm did a little sitting in the shade doing some Groovi just got to get to grips with my cutting. Have a good night. Hugs Lynn xxReplyDeleteReplies
Hi Lynn, you'll soon get to grips with your cutting. I just used to do rows of piercing, then practised...and practised! Hugs xxxDelete
Happy groovi-ing xxxDelete
Hi Lynn I've just been given the pricking tools grids and scissors so can join in playing too . XxDelete
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Glad you're enjoying your Groovi, love Alison xx
Hi Lynn - hope that the cutting goes well, I am nowhere near ready for that yet! xxDelete
Great to have you back safe and well Barbara. So glad you had a wonderful time, really missed you though. Paul did a fantastic job of keeping up with your blog. Love your step by step today, think I have the stencil, at least I hope so. When did the Gelli plate change its name? Thought it must be something else. I think you must have returned the unauthorised route as you love adventures. Love and hugs Pam xxxReplyDelete
Welcome home ain't jet lag a b......... We are in it too.ReplyDeleteReplies
Are you going to the open days and/or the retreats, Debby? xxx MaggieDelete
Hi to all my lovely blog friends, hope you've all had a good day, can't believe the gorgeous weather we're having, let's hope it lasts. Great to have our Barbara back all rested and happy. Love and hugs to you all and love to everyone on the blog.xxxReplyDeleteReplies
Evening pam hugs xxxDelete
Hi Pam, I hope your day has been good too. Hugs xxxDelete
Hi Pam sending hugs..xxDelete
Just seen the weather and think we need to make the most of the near future!!Delete
Hello Pam hope you are ok, weather has been lovely hasn't it. How's your brother in law doing, you must be so worried about him. Sending hugs xxxDelete
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Yes the weather has been beautiful but I think it's going to change shortly unfortunately.My body is just getting used to the warmth! Hope you've had a good day, love and hugs Alison xx
Hi Pam - the weather has been amazing. I hope that there has been some improvement with Dom - thinking of you all - hugs Gilly xxxDelete
I can't wait to hear details and see pictures of your holiday, it will be lovely. You were missed, and I'm glad you're back, but Paul did a sterling job. Top man that bloke!!ReplyDelete
Love today's artwork. Might try this tomorrow xx
Welcome home Barbara Paul was brilliant while you was away he is so professional but so caring too ,so pleased you mannaged to catch up with grace and mark bet that made the holiday more special the stencil you used is one of my favourites crafting hugs to welcome you back xxxReplyDeleteReplies
Evening to all my dear blog family of friends sending lots of hugs your way and hugs to all on the blog xxxxDelete
Hello Sheila dear, I hope you've managed to get properly rested over the last couple of days. Love and hugs xxxDelete
Awe there you are been worried about you hope you've just been resting to missed yi ...xxDelete
Hi Sheila, hope you are feeling ok.Delete
Hello Sheila I hope you've been resting and behaving yourself. Sending hugs xxxDelete
Hi Sheila,Delete
Hope you're ok and not in too much pain. The good weather must help you I would think - I know my knees are much better when it's warm. Love and hugs, Alison xx
Hi Alison Diana Julia Dorothy morag I've had a few bad pain days so been feeling very low rang Drs today for advice on putting my slow release pain meds back up slightly (as I have been dropping them on advice from pain management) which he agreed too as he saw me Friday in pain due to my CFS fibromyalgia I try hard to cope but pain has got too much .the steroids has now stopped working for my rheumatoid arthritis so that pain has come back now too my wrist left hand are very swollen and now having pain in my left ankle and both my elbows all the bones . I mannaged to send in my challenges for this month thanks to Tom so if I'm not here for a while I will be thinking of you all xxxDelete
The warm weather is no good for me Alison I prefer winter .
My gardeners wife came today to do all my baskets and tubs and I've got a new feeder for the birds so I can watch them from my bed and see my baskets too on the pagoda will say night love and hugs to you all xxx
Hi Sheila - it's lovely to have you back here, we have missed you! I am so very sorry to hear what a truly horrid time that you having, My heart goes out to you, thank goodness that you have got Tom to take care of you. Sending you gentle healing hugs - love Gilly xxxDelete
Hello all my lovely blog friends. I'm off to bed now, so I'm going to miss a few of you tonight. I hope you've all had a good day. Love and hugs to you all xxxReplyDeleteReplies
Ah well that's nae crumpets the night then night night...xxDelete
Night morag sweet dreams xxxDelete
Catch up tomorrow xxDelete
Night night sleep tight Morag xxDelete
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Hope you've had a good day in this glorious sunshine. Get a good night's sleep my friend. Love and hugs Alison xxx
Night Morag - I am very late tonight, hope to catch you tomorrow, love and hugs Gilly xxxDelete
So chuffed that you all had a great time, but glad to that your back with us the pic with the kids is worth a frame on the wall Barbara it looks like a really lovely memory.ReplyDelete
Lovely step by step didn't expect you to get all painty and arty especially with the jetlag was Billy Brayer and the inkpads singing...Welcome Home Welcome come on in and close the door...
I'm also very attached to this wee circle to welcome back we missed you.
Love..Dot Xx
So pleased you've had a great holiday but it's good to have you back safe and sound! The rough and narrow road for sure :D MxxReplyDelete
Delighted that you had such a brilliant break it was well-deserved. Paul was great and kept us informed of your holiday progress although it reminded me of going to check on a friend's house while they were on holiday - a little something was missing although the fabric was the same.ReplyDelete
Bet you were mavericks going the dangerous route xxxReplies
Hello blog pals it's good to be back on the laptop. I will try to catch up with some older posts tomorrow as today has been a gardening and washing day. We had a lovely week with the family and came home yesterday evening. It was later in the day than planned as I took my son in law to A&E at 5am and we were there for 5 hours. It seems he had renal colic as he has a kidney stone.Delete
Our daughter is a nurse but had a rapid response shift to do from 7.30 am - not something to be cancelled lightly. Grandad looked after the boys until we got back and we stayed until the other grandma arrived to help. Daughter and I exchanged 40 texts over the course of the day but it was so lucky that we were on hand.
Hello Chris, sounds like you've had an interesting break! Good thing you were there, I hope your son in law is ok. I think a couple of days catching up with the washing and relaxing in the sun are in order to relax again. XxDelete
Hi Chris bet your daughter was pleased you where there to help hope your son in law is doing ok xxxDelete
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Glad you've had a good week but sorry you had to go to A&E - hope your son in law is ok. It was a good job that you were there. Sending love and hugs Alison xx
Hi Chris - it certainly sounds as though you were in the right place, at the right time, and your daughter and son-in-law must have been so grateful. Love and hugs - Gilly xxxDelete
Happy to have you back with batteries re-charged, sounds like you had a wonderful time. Paul did an great job in your absence but I dare say he's also happy to hand back over to you (we did our best to behave but.... need I say more?)!ReplyDelete
I reckon you went the rebellious way, I know I would!
Loved the 'family tree' pic especially and looking forward to hearing of your adventures. xxx
Welcome home Barbara, so glad to have you back, Paul did an amazing job keeping the blog going and was great on Hochanda. So pleased you had a great vacation and spent some time with the kids. Think I know the road you are talking about and it is pretty scary. My guess is that you went all the way around. I only got half way and said that is enough.ReplyDelete
Hello BarbaraReplyDelete
Welcome home! Sounds like you have had an amazing time, and seeing the kids too, what a bonus. Oh you must have gone the rough back way, it's not like you to follow the tourist route!! Today's photos are lovely, I'm looking forward to following your footsteps with your photos. Today's artwork is lovely, I can understand your desire to sit and play ( not sure hubby would agree with Daves need to cut the grass :) ) just shows how chilled and relaxed you are. Hope you can sleep tonight, jet lag is a pain!! A huge thank you to Paul for keeping us all entertained, he's such a star, so glad he came to join you at Clarity. I hope your mum is ok and has behaved whilst you've all been away. Take care
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Hello my lovely blog friends, sorry I've been AWOL we've been on holiday in Scotland and had no wifi the second week. We decided to do the university pick up and combine it with a holiday ( car packed to the hilt!!). Had two fantastic weeks, near Loch Ness the first week and loch awe the second week. Fabulous scenery amazing weather!! ( who would have thought Scotland was hotter than the 'sunny' south!!) and beautiful wildlife, including puffins sitting less than a foot away from us! I have missed you all but have read the last weeks comments to check you are all ok. Sending hugs all round xxxDelete
Diana pleased you have had a lovley break away hugs to welcome you back xxxDelete
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Glad to have you back and pleased that you've had a good time up in Scotland. It is beautiful isn't it? Love Alison xx
Hi Diane - it's good to have you back - we have missed you! Sounds like you had a great time and brilliant weather - hugs Gilly xxDelete
Nice to have you home Barbara, although I can't believe you've been gone long enough to be home already.ReplyDelete
I've been to Oahu, an amazing place of contrasts and would love to go to Maui. I want my next trip to be January so I can see the big waves on Oahu's north shore and see whales from the shores of Maui - oh and the Big Island to see the volcano (soooo jealous you've been :-) )
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So so good to have you back Barb- missed you lots. Can't wait to hear the tales of your travels. Love the art work today, it reminds me a lot of the big succulent plant I was given as a present for my birthday the other week. Hang the washing lets get arty!! I am pleased you are back invigorated and fizzing to go. Much love JayneReplyDelete
Hi Barb,ReplyDelete
Welcome home! It's great to have you back and glad that you've had such a lovely holiday. The picture with Grace and Mark and Dave of course is lovely - definitely one to be on show in a lovely frame I think. Paul has done a fantastic job whilst you've been away and kept us all in check ( mostly!) The shows were great and the samples brilliant and the new plates simply stunning. Your artwork today is lovely - I don't remember this stencil - I'll have to look to see if I've got it! Love and hugs Alison xxReplies
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Well it seems as though everyone has had a good day. The weather here has been gorgeous today again. Day didn't go quite as planned, although I have now bought all my bedding plants, just got to get them all planted now - job for tomorrow. I had to go to 3 different places to get them mind you as people had sold out of some of the plants I wanted. My own fault for not getting them earlier! Sending love and hugs to you all, Alison xxx
Enjoy planting Alison the weather has been so unpredictable this year that it's not good to plant them to early as the early frost kills them off xxxDelete
Hi Alison - have a good day planting tomorrow! Love and hugs, Gilly xxxDelete
Welcome home Barbara - it's good to have you back, and it would seem that you are raring to go! In spite of the jet lag - I hope that improves for you soon. Love the photo and so pleased that you all had such a good holiday. Regarding the route - knowing you as we do, it has to be the second option! Paul has been amazing - both keeping the blog going and his shows yesterday were so good too! Love your artwork, and we are looking forward to seeing and hearing more about your holiday - hugs Gilly xxReplyDeleteReplies
Hi to all of my lovely blog friends - I am SO late tonight, as we have been up to Launceston today to visit some very good friends. We didn't get home until about 11.30 pm - hence I am last to comment. When we drove across Bodmin Moor - it was very foggy! In fact it was strange, it was more like Autumn weather, and we have had a really nice day - mind you this IS Cornwall! Well time for me to turn out the light, and go to sleep - I am already in bed! Love and hugs, Gilly xxDelete
Night gilly hugs zzzzzxxxxxDelete
Glad you are back safe and sound, the holiday sounds fantastic and I think you took the unauthorized rough road xxReplyDelete
So glad you are rested Barbara. You left your blog in a safe pair of hands with Paul,who did indeed fo a Stirling job whilst you were off on your jollys.Even so, as everyone agrees, good to have you back in the driving seat. Loved your artwork, and like us all, I'm looking forward to hearing about your travels, anecdotes and seeing new stuff. XxReplyDelete
Welcome back Barb (and Dave and Steve), Paul did a brilliant job Barb, and your Pizza box selection was awe inspiring. Love todays artwork, looking forward to everything you have to show us. Take care. BxReplyDelete
Welcome back! Thank you to Paul too. I imagine you took the intrepid explorers route !ReplyDelete
Don't know why I was up at 5 a.m. but there you go! I have a cake to make for W.I. this evening, a card to finish, tomatoes to plant in the grow bags, a conservatory to clean but think that can wait as we have rain forecast after two glorious days and grand daughter to pick up from school which, at the moment, seems ages away! xx
Morning Barbara, Welcome home !! Paul deserves a very big 'Thank You' he has kept the 'homefires burning' beautifully.ReplyDelete
I think you took the 'unauthorised' route !!!
Lovely step by step, beautiful results with the gelli plate, and inking, I love it !!
Lots of love from Patricia xx
Hi BarbReplyDelete
Glad you are back safely, your break and photos are great, gorgeous card X X X
Welcome back Barb. Of course you took the unauthorized road back. Lovely to see a geli plate design, you don't seem to do those much these days, but ironic as it's my birthday on Friday, and I have bought myself the groovi starter kit (no husband to buy birthday presents for any more, so I buy me one instead).ReplyDelete
Welcome back, Barbara,ReplyDelete
I know very well what you felt on your vacations seeing all the waterfalls and fantastic landscapes and for sure
"they took the unauthorised road back, rough, narrow,kissing the coast, prone to mudslides and unpaved" ;-))
Rolf xxx
Morning Barbara, so lovely to have you back safe and sound. I'm really happy for you that you've been able to recharge your batteriesReplyDelete
Paul did a marvellous job in your absence
I really think it was the unauthorised road you took.... what's the point in going to places like that and not taking advantage of the beautiful scenery and surroundings... lol
Have a great day
June x
Good to have you back but Paul did do a great job. bet getting back to your craft room and all your crafty bits and bobs is like putting on a pair of old comfy slippers!xReplyDelete
Yay.. great to have you back (Paul is brill though and did fab shows on Sunday)ReplyDelete
and you definitely took 'a walk on the wild side'!! Crafty hugs Ruth
Glad you are back safely Barbara and I adore your piece of artwork. So glad you had a wonderful holiday and caught up with Mark and Grace too. Thanks also to Paul for keeping the blog running so well. xReplyDelete
So pleased you are 'back in the saddle' so to speak (not that Paul didn't do a brilliant job). We are strange creatures indeed. Usually the first thing I do when I return from a break is bung a load of washing in!!! I still haven't used my Gelli Plate so thank you for today's wonderful piece of inspiration.ReplyDelete
Tonbridge Sue
Really pleased you are home again, safe and sound and very much refreshed. I have had a !lovely day spent with friends, catching up on news. When I came home I set the ironing board up in the garden and worked my way through a massive bundle of hubbie's shirts. It was lovely to be in the garden as the weather is so nice, although a wee bit cooler today. Tonight I have a couple of cards to make so it will be crafty caos again!ReplyDelete
Really pleased you are home again, safe and sound and very much refreshed. I have had a !lovely day spent with friends, catching up on news. When I came home I set the ironing board up in the garden and worked my way through a massive bundle of hubbie's shirts. It was lovely to be in the garden as the weather is so nice, although a wee bit cooler today. Tonight I have a couple of cards to make so it will be crafty caos again!ReplyDelete