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Sony Bravia KDL-46EX503 television
Sony has been at the centre of the flat TV world this summer, shouting about its Bravia's built-in Freeview HD tuners and, on some models, 3D compatibility.
What it hasn't mentioned is that many of its new models have eschewed all-new LED panels for rather older LCD displays, and that's exactly what you'll find on this mid-range - and reasonably priced (considering the size) - TV in Sony's Essentials range.
There's so much happening on the 46-inch 46EX503 that we barely noticed its lack of LED panel, and when we did, it was too late - we'd already been won over. Better still, picture quality from its "old fashioned" LCD panel is actually pretty good.
Also available in 32-inch, 40-inch, 52-inch and 60-inch sizes, this 46-inch Full HD version comes with a haul of features as hefty as its size.
As is now the norm across all of Sony's mid-range Bravias the 46EX503 is built around the XrossMediaBar, which will be familiar to anyone with a PlayStation 3. It helps make this telly a cinch to use, with all of its features immediately visible, including specific programme information for each digital (and analogue) TV channel - including BBC HD, ITV HD and 4 HD/S4C Cirlan - and all the widgets offered by Sony's Bravia Internet Video.
The latter includes FIFA's World Cup archive of greatest goals, players, moments and all of its official tournament retrospective films, Five on Demand, LoveFilm streaming (for £9.99 per month), YouTube, Eurosport, Daily Motion and various other rather pointless US-centric services that suggest that what Sony should really be providing is a blank canvas and a host of downloadable apps, like Apple does, rather than second-guessing a consumer's interests. Still, it's a superbly simple interface that works well, though it looks busier than it actually is.
Also viewable on the XrossMediaBar is any device connected using its USB port (side-mounted) or via DLNA networking (using the Ethernet port on the rear). USB functionality proves useful, with JPEG (and even RAW) photos displayed as well as MP3 files, though we did have trouble with video; although the 46EX503 claims to play AVC/AVCHD, DivX and MPEG4 videos, a number of our test files were treated to a "playback not supported" message. Also note the lack of support for DivX HD (MKV) files.
Elsewhere the 46EX503 is ably armed. Four HDMI inputs - a brace both on the side and rear panels - is decent return, though only a single USB 2.0 slot is included. There's also a digital audio output for hooking-up to a home cinema and a CI slot for adding subscription channels such as Top-Up TV. As is the norm in the TV world, the default way of getting online is via a wired Ethernet connection to a broadband router.
If that puts a serious crimp on where you can put the TV, delight in the news that the 46EX503 is Wi-Fi ready, though activating this "feature" will set you back a stunning £69. Even then, Sony's optional UWA-BR100 wireless network adaptor - which supports 802.11a/b/g/n Wi-Fi streaming - is rather bulky and must be connected to a USB slot. That's far from ideal if you're planning on mounting the 46EX503 on a wall and doesn't compare well to either the built-in Wi-Fi talents of Loewe TVs, or the simple USB dongle idea adopted by Samsung.
On the picture side the 46EX503 features 100Hz scanning to reduce blur as part of its Bravia Engine 3, which also builds-in Advanced Contrast Enhancer, MPEG Noise Reduction and Live Colour.
Together they work a treat on Blu-ray, creating a spotless and lusciously coloured picture that has just enough contrast to compete though it's a shade or three below LED or plasma models in this department.
On the audio side, its S-Force Front Surround is, for once, a fairly effective mode, though it's not particularly well served by the TV's rather treble-heavy 20W speakers.
Spotted online for much nearer £1000, the rather utilitarian-looking Sony's use of LCD over LED does add some depth, but it still manages a superb performance with both Freeview HD channels and Blu-ray. Excellent colour and contrast are the highlights here, though standard definition material and DivX files are poorly treated.
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My G loves astronomy so we frequently check the Sky Watching calendars to see what interesting things might be seen in our own backyard. We hosted a Super Moon Lunar Eclipse party back in the fall, and it was such a blast we decided to make it a habit. Happily, on the first weekend of our summer break, Mars would be at it's closest rotation to the earth and visible to the naked eye. We decided to throw a big Mars Viewing Party with lots of food, a telescope, and bubbles and glow sticks for the kids. We invited friends, neighbors, family and all total about 72 people dined on our back lawn that night. Justin spent his evenings that week planning and prepping the menu. We dined on brisket, and pulled pork sandwiches, kettle chips, Sweet Basil Salad, watermelon, my Mother-in-laws amazing baked beans, and every family brought a plate of cookies to share for dessert. As the night descended and I stood on the porch looking out at all the faces talking and laugh, children chasing each other across the lawn with bubbles and glow sticks; I couldn't help but think what a beautiful group of people we have surrounding our little family. Little girls dangling their feet off the back porch, the warm hugs, the women who stood with me in my kitchen and laughed as we ushered food in and out of the kitchen…what a gift, what a precious gift.
The Garden {June 2016}
The month of May always leaves me spinning.
Every spring I tell myself, "brace yourself girl" but it still manages knocks me down. I won't bore you with the endless details, instead I will tell you that I survived (as I have a habit of doing) and now we will move on to the important stuff…the garden.
The garden now has a proper arch. Isn't it beautiful? It needs a rose of course, but it makes me ridiculously happy every time I walk under it.
I find as the years go by, that the garden takes on a life of it's own. I make my plans, and it makes it's own plans…and somehow it all works out beautifully. The garden decided to grow a cluster of sunflowers near the place I planted them last year, and they are already nice and big. I'll be swimming in sunflowers from June to October at this rate.
June came on hard with a full week of 100 degree plus temperatures. My darling sweet peas (which were just starting to take off) are not fans of the heat. I'm gathering small bouquets while I can but these hot temperatures will finish them off before too long.
I am determined to grow better sweet peas next year. This is the one area of the garden that I've been disappointed with. Even when I get a decent crop, the stems are too short and the blooms are small. I'm brainstorming and planning even now, hoping that next year I will be able to grow proper sweet peas. Don't get me wrong…small sweet peas are better than no sweet peas…but I know I can do better.
The back half of the garden is looking lovely! Not a lot of flowers at this point but everything is looking healthy and on the verge of blooming.
My zinnias are covered in buds and stretching up nice and tall.I can't tell you how happy it makes me to see two rows of healthy, happy zinnias. After last year's disappointing and frustrating zinnia experience, I was really ready for a year of beautiful zinnias. Thanks to Johnny's Seeds it looks like I'll be getting just that…
This little Billy Ball might not look like much to you my friend, but to me it is epic. The result of three summers of trying, and failing to grown Billy Balls. A whole row of beautiful Billy Ball plants! The first year I attempted to grown them, I simply sowed them directly into my raised beds, and not a single seed germinated. The second season, I started them in February, in some egg cartons I had saved. The egg cartons proved to be too small and shallow. The seeds germinated but they never took off. Not enough soil to get their roots established, so the shriveled up and died. This year I took no chances…growing trays were bought, good seed starting soil was purchased, and for two months I babysat those seedlings. I carefully transplanted them at the beginning of April and they have continued to grow and thrive.The funny thing is, I told my Billy Ball tale of woe to my friend Kelley (who is co-owner and operator of a local flower farm, Kelley Farms), and she laughed and said, "April, what on earth did you do to your Billy Balls?! All we do is press the seeds into the dirt with our index finger and they grow!" So there you have it… next year I think I'm going to try the Kelley Farm method.
My Bachelor Buttons are on the verge of blooming.
So excited about the basil I planted this year! It has the prettiest dark purple stems and tips, it's going to look stunning in bouquets.
All the sage I planted (to use as filler in my bouquets) is looking lovely as well. Herbs and flowers are my favorite combo.
In the back half of the garden I planted two new rows of sunflowers, and a few of them are starting to bloom. I bought one package of single stem sunflowers to mix in with the other varieties. Normally, I wouldn't bother growing single stem flowers, but I liked the pale yellow color and they were on sale. I wasn't sure what to expect from them, but it looks like they aren't going to grow to the towering heights that sunflowers normally achieve.
This is the Yarrow I planted. It's the first year I've grown it in the garden. The foliage has a unique and feathery texture. My goal was to have more flowers in the garden that would be good for drying. Billy Balls and Yarrow dry nicely. I had hoped to also grow Chamomile as well, but it doesn't look like I'll get around to it this year.
She likes to follow me around and point out all the ladybugs she finds.
The garden also decided to plant Cosmos in random places. They're mixed in with the sweet peas, and scattered all around the edges of the garden. The sweet peas have even begun to use the Cosmos as a trellis to grow on.
The dahlia's are covered with buds but the Earwigs are starting to nibble on the petals. I need to remedy that very soon.
The roses are blooming again too.
Despite the fact that I'm a lousy vegetable gardener, we actually have edible things growing in the garden this year. The tomato plant (given to us by a friend) is covered in little green tomatoes, and our row of carrots continue to grow. The little girls love the carrots and tomatoes. In fact they bicker and squabble over who gets to pick the ripe tomatoes and who will get to pull the first ripe carrot (how do you know when a carrot is ready to pull?).
When I take pictures of the garden I never feel like I do it justice. There's really no way to capture all the nooks and crannies, the smells, the way the flowers and the foliage look throughout the day. There's just no substitute for wandering around the garden.
And that's all from the cutting garden. Next time there will be lots actual flowers to show off
I hope you'll come back soon. Now that we've settled into a summer groove there should be more posts appearing. As always, thanks for visiting!
PS- If you're ever curious about what's happening with us during long blogging gaps, you can follow along on Instagram (which I'm much better about updating)
In the Garden {April 2016}
This week all other plans were laid aside. Every moment I could spare was spent in the garden, planting, weeding, marking rows, and tidying up. Last weekend's rain provided the help I needed to get the last of this summer's planting done. The giant weeds were pulled out, the rows carefully marked, and hundreds of flower seeds were planted.
The boxes are looking beautiful right now. My English Roses are in full bloom, and I have jars of them sitting all over the house.
The blooms are much bigger this year and definitely more plentiful.
My one disappointment this spring is the slowly growing sweet peas. Last spring my roses and sweet peas were blooming at the same time and they made a stunning pair! This year I think they will be totally out of sink.
I plead with them each morning, "Come on darlings, grow a little faster, show me your colors." They pay me no mind.
She is always hunting for ladybugs and worms.
This January Miss E and I scattered poppy seeds in the Dahlia and Rose beds. I wanted some color during the months when the beds look so sparse, plus it helps keep the weeds out of the raised beds. They are just now starting to bloom. I love the color and texture of the foliage as much as I love the poppies themselves.
A few vegetables have made their way into the garden this year. Miss E was keen on having some edible things growing and I obliged her (but not without a little selfish hesitation). She planted a row of heirloom "rainbow carrots" on the very edge of the flower patch. She checks each and everyday to see if they have sprouted. We also have two happy tomato plants that were gifted from a sweet neighbor.
My little garden imp abandoned me for a ride on the four-wheeler with her daddy.
The dahlias are starting to fill out and a few even had some tiny buds on them! The sunflowers and cosmos from last year's garden have re-seeded and I love the random look the garden is beginning to take on; like it has a whimsical personality of it's own.
I have a few more Yarrow starts that I need to tuck in somewhere once they are big enough, and I have another packet of Bachelor Buttons to plant in a few weeks. Trying to space the planting out a bit.
The 2016 season is off to a lovely start, with many more delights to come. I hope you'll visit again
Playing with Sourdough
I've always enjoyed baking bread, even when I was a young girl. I loved the taste of homemade bread so much that I taught myself how to bake it when I was just 13-years-old. Over the years, I've made countless loaves of traditional white bread, Focaccia bread, dinner rolls, pizza dough, and honey wheat bread. But this past winter I started tinkering around with sourdough baking. I've been intrigued by sourdough for so long now, reading lots of recipes and articles, and I've watched way too many clips on Youtube. I finally knuckled down and made my own starter from scratch. I used the King Arthur Flour, sourdough starter recipe and I followed it to the letter.
It worked perfectly! I did as they recommended and began my starter with rye flour (the wild yeasts and good bacteria like the heavier, more nutritious flours and that helps jump-start the starter) and by day three I had lots of gassy bubbles in my starter jar! I was so ridiculously happy about it I walked all over the house showing it to Justin and the kids. "Look! Look! I've got bubbles!" After I got the starter going with the rye flour I switched and began to feed it whole wheat flour. Eventually, (after I knew I had a nice colony of wild yeasts going strong) I converted my starter to white flour.
I've kept it fed and happy ever since (it's about three and a half months old now). Some weeks I leave it out on the counter and feed it daily, but on busy weeks I stick it in the fridge and mostly ignore it.
One of my favorite sourdough recipes so far has been King Arthur Flour's Buttery Sourdough Buns. I love this recipe! They are so soft and tender with butter swirled in the middle and then brushed on top right before serving. They have a more subtle sourdough flavor than a traditional sourdough loaf. The brilliant thing about these roll is you can add what ever you want to the middle; think of it as a type of savory cinnamon roll. I've added garlic infused butter with grated Parmesan cheese to the centers. One of the people who commented on the original recipe, said they had added caramelized onions and Gruyere cheese to their buns. Doesn't that sounds insanely good!?
I've made this recipe a half dozen times now and I've tweaked it just a little. I increased the yeast to 4 teaspoons, and instead of spreading melted butter inside the swirls I used very soft butter. Using the softened butter instead of melted butter, made it easier to roll the dough into a spiral shape. I also made the mistake of rolling my spiral too tight the first time and the rolls didn't rise properly. They baked up so dense. As frustrating as it was to loose an entire batch of rolls, is was an easy mistake to remedy.
The one element of baking with sourdough that I had to adjust to, was measuring my flour by weight instead of volume. Most of the time when I bake I use measuring cups for my dry ingredients, but I've found that most sourdough recipes need more precise measurements. Getting the dough properly hydrated is important and I ruined a batch because I added too much flour. I stole Justin's small digital food scale and I use it to measure out my flour in ounces. I haven't had any trouble since I started weighing the flour.
I hope I'm not scaring you. It's a friendly recipe I promise! It makes 18 of the most delicious dinner rolls you've ever eaten. So soft and tender with just the perfect amount of tang.
I have yet to tackle any artisanal bread like baguettes or boules; I've stuck with simpler recipes like dinner rolls, sandwich loaf bread, and these amazingly good waffles! I found the recipe hereNext on my list of sourdough recipes to try is this Roasted Garlic Rustic Sourdough Boule. I think I'm up for the challenge
If you're interested in experimenting with your own sourdough starter I really do recommend King Arthur Flour's sourdough starter recipe, as well as their article about maintaining and using your starter. And if you'd like to be completely inspired by an amazing baker you should check out Alchemy Bread Co's Instagram feed. Bonnie's bread is gorgeous! She carves beautiful designs in the top of her sourdough boules, and she shapes the most interesting baguettes I've ever seen. Oh, and if you have any sourdough recipes you love or any tips I'd love to hear them!
Happy Baking! April
We Ran Away
We ran away together. To the sleepy little town of Mendocino which is happily situated between the towering coastal Redwood forests and the rocky shoreline of the Pacific Ocean. It is a town full of Inns, weathered water towers, tiny shops, paths lined with dark Cyprus trees, and one small cemetery with tilting headstones that looks so lovely in the last of the evening light.
We ate leisurely breakfasts, attempted to sleep in (which neither of us is very good at these days), walked under Redwoods next to winding creeks, read library books, stayed up late eating chocolate covered pretzels and watching movies, took so many pictures, wandered around the Mendocino headlands, and three days later came home to our 4 favorite little people.
Our Library System
I remember walking out of the library that day, my face red with embarrassment, and thinking, "I could have bought books, lots of nice books, for the amount of money I just spent on late fines." I stewed for the rest of the day, and in the end I made the decision to never go to the library again. Ever. I mean, who needs the stress of keeping track of dozens of books for weeks at a time, or the humiliation of having to explain to the librarian why there's silly putty stuck to the "Curious Gorge takes a Job" cassette tape? Not me.
Fast forward a year; the boys were older, J was becoming a solid reader and G was a shaky newbie reader in need of lots of practice. Miss E adored picture books and could look at them endlessly. Over and over, I would think of books I wanted to read to them, the drawing books we could have fun with, reading about trucks and tractors, and the solar system…
Finally I came to the realization that it was time for me to grow up and get a grip. It's taken me time, some tweaking, and a lot of diligence, but I finally have a library system that works for us, and I'm happy to say that in the last two and a half years we've kept our late fines under 75 cents.
Our local library sells these great book bags. They're sturdy, roomy (which is really important), and inexpensive. I bought one for each of us. One of the things I love best about these totes is the little pocket in the front. I always keep all of our library cards in my wallet. I used to let the kids keep their own but the were constantly getting lost. Now they stay in my wallet until library day when I slip their cards into the pocket of their bags.
Once the kids have filled their library bags and checked out all their books, I make sure they give me their book receipts and I stick them straight into my wallet. The moment I get home I set my things down, pull the receipts from my purse and I write the due date on the calendar in bright red ink. I know this sounds rigid but if I don't write it on the calendar immediately I will forget ( I have the short-term memory of a goldfish). And if the date isn't written on the calendar it might as well not exist because I won't remember it either. So, the calendar gets marked right away, not only with the due date, but with the number of books that were taken out on each library card. That was a great little tip my mother-in-law suggested and it's been a huge time saver. That way I know exactly how many books we're keeping track of at a glance.
As a backup, I pin our book receipts to the board above my sewing machines. Most of the time I don't end up needing them. I just make sure that the number on the calendar matches the number of the books we have in the book boxes. But every once in awhile we get a rouge book or two and I need to consult the receipts to figure out exactly which book has gone AWOL.
The book boxes are without a doubt, the best idea I have ever come up with. I know, that's a pretty low bar. But let me explain the simple but magnificent beauty of the book boxes. All the library books go into the boxes, the children know exactly where to find them, and exactly where to put them away. Gone are the days of frantically looking under beds, in toy boxes, through vehicles, under couch cushions, and in the bottom of closets. The kiddos find the books they want to read, they sprawl out all over the living-room reading and when they're done they put them all back in the boxes.
And you know what? Because the books are so easy to find and access, they get read a whole lot more. We find ourselves at the library pretty much every three weeks. Having a fresh batch of books cycling in and out of the house has been so great for the kids and their reading. Naturally, our lives get busy and there are times when it's a struggle to get the books back to the library; which is why I keep all of our library card passwords written down in a safe place so I can easily renew our books online. Being able to renew books online has saved me so much time and money!
Another big and slightly unpopular decision I made, was to put a stop to the children checking out videos or audio cassette tapes. They are so much harder to keep track of, easier to damage, and the late fines are twice as much as a book. I bend that rule now and again for a special treat or for an educational DVD that supplements what we've been leaning at home. On the rare occasion that we do bring a DVD home I put on the highest shelf of our bookcase and it stays there, safe and out of the reach of careless children.
So, the moral of this story? Learn from my mistakes my friends, find a library system that works for you and stick with it. Don't waste another day avoiding the library because you've been singing the "I've got the outrageous library fine blues", it doesn't have to be that way. Also, if you have any great tips or tricks for keeping track of library books I'd love to hear them!
Garden Plans 2016
It's that time of year again. I'm acting cool and subdued but on the inside I'm jumping up and down, squealing and yelling, "Flowers! All the flowers!". Here in California we are experiencing another mild winter and early spring, which means flower garden plans and planting are already in full swing.
My order of summer flower seeds arrived from Johnny's Selected Seeds a few weeks ago. I have them sorted in to groups of seeds that can be directly sown into the soil, and those that need to be started and then transplanted. Fortunately there aren't a lot of seeds in the later category.
I'm mixing things up a little this year. In the past I've purchased a lot of variety packets, were you get a dozen or so flower varieties in one packet. It's sort of like a surprise grab bag; you know you're getting sunflowers, you just don't know exactly what kind, and how many of each variety will be in a single seed packet. I'm finding as time goes on, that I'm getting more picky and controlling about what I have growing in my garden. For example, last year I planted Johnny's Sunflower Collection, and while they grew beautifully and produced hundreds of blooms, there were just too many brown and variegated sunflowers for my taste, and not enough of the Teddy Bear sunflowers.
The same went for my zinnia varieties. I ended up with too many light pink and yellow zinnias. This year I decided to leave nothing up to chance and only purchase the exact colors and varieties I wanted.
For my Zinnias I'm only planting three different colors of the Benary's Giants ( L to R- Giant Orange, Salmon Rose, and Giant Lime) {images via Johnny's Selected Seeds}
For my Sunflowers I chose 4 varieties (L to R- Red Hedge, Giant Sungold, Premier Light Yellow, and Soraya)
{images via Johnny's Selected Seeds}
My Bachelor Buttons are returning once again. I love these little flowers. I bought two packages of Blue Bachelor buttons so I could plant them in two rounds. I've found that Bachelor Buttons take off and bloom so fast, which is really nice! But if you don't space out your planting you'll run out of Bachelor Buttons before the summer is even half done, and you don't want to run out of those happy blue flowers!
Bachelor Buttons are not "cut and come again" flowers; meaning you get one flush of flowers and that's it. You get A LOT of blooms, but once they're done you can't clip them back and get a second harvest.
New to the cutting flower garden this year are Billy Balls. Love these sweet little guys with their bright mustard color and round shape. They're also ideal because they dry so beautifully which means you can keep them for ages!
{image via Johnny's selected seeds}
The one trick to the Billy Balls is they can't be directly sown into the soil. You need to start them ahead of time in seed starting boxes, preferably with the clear plastic lid which creates a miniature greenhouse for your babies. These are my Billy Ball babies…still very, very tiny.
I also decide to try growing Yarrow this year. This is another flower that dries nicely and comes in such pretty colors! These also have to be started and then transplanted in 6 to 8 weeks. I'm getting a late start on these, which might be a problem…only time will tell.
{image via Johnny's Selected Seeds}
I'm also growing Gomphrena. My friends Sharon, and Kelley had such good success growing these in their garden last year that I just had to try them! I wanted the all-white seed packet but Johnny's only had the mixed seed packets left by the time I was ready to order.
{image via Johnny's Selected Seeds}
This year I decide to stick with just the Double Click Cosmos. Normally I plant both double click and the Versailles variety, but I fell so in love with the double clicks last year, I decided to forgo the common Cosmos, so I'd have more room for these beauties…
{images via Johnny's Selected Seeds}
The Dahlias will also be back. I can't even imagine a cutting garden without Dahlias. Last summer I was kicking myself for waiting too long to purchase new Dahlia tubers for the garden. I promised I wouldn't make that mistake again this year so I ordered 6 new varieties in January (I bought mine from Swan Island but I've also ordered them from Eden Brothers in the past). They should be shipped soon and planted in the next few weeks. I'm so excited about all the new colors that are going to be in the garden this year!
I thought I might take a minute to answer a few questions I'm frequently asked about my garden-
1. Where do I buy my seeds? I purchase all my seeds from Johnny's Selected seeds, and I do so for a number of reasons. One, I've had such consistently beautiful and bountiful yields from their seeds. Whereas with other seed companies (like Burpee), planting feels like more of a gamble. Sometimes you get a packet of amazing seeds and sometimes you get a dud, and that is so disappointing! Second, they have an entire category just for cutting flowers, and that takes all the guess work out of picking flower seeds. Anything listed in the Cut Flower category are flowers that have long stems and a good vase life. I also like the way Johnny's labels their seed packets with nice detailed instructions. They make sure to identify which seeds need to be started and transplanted, and which seeds can be sown directly into the ground.
2. What flowers do I recommend for a beginner? My list of easy to grow, sow directly into the ground, cutting flowers looks like this:
Cutting Sunflowers- don't buy just any kind of sunflowers! Make sure they are for cutting otherwise they will wilt the second you pick them. I prefer the branching varieties. Usually cutting sunflowers are labeled as "single stem" or "branching". Single stem sunflowers are lovely but you only get one flower per stem. Branching sunflowers will give you dozens of flowers per stem. My one warning about cutting sunflowers is they get huge! So make sure you plant them in a spot where they can spread out and get big.
Cosmos- Cosmos are hearty plants, with the most whimsical delicate looking flowers. They come in lots of unique shapes like the double ruffled and the sea shell varieties. If you buy the common single petaled Cosmos and start them from seed, they can sometimes be very slow bloomers. I spent two summers babying and coaxing my Cosmos only to realize they just needed more time. The double click and sea shell varieties don't seem to have that problem.
Zinnias- I usually plant only the Benary Giant varieties but the State Fair are lovely too. They have smaller blooms. These flowers can handle the heat, and are the quintessential summer flower. The more you pick Zinnias the more you will get, which is why it pays to be a generous gardener.
Bachelor Buttons- (also known as Cornflowers) are an easy, carefree flower to grow. Again, you want to get the cutting variety, otherwise they won't have nice long stems. They are fast growers too!
Dahlias- Dahlias look big and impressive and it seems like they should be fussy but they aren't. They are delightful! If you plant Dahlia tubers in the spring you'll have gorgeous blooms all summer long. The more you pick the more they produce. They do get really tall and bushy, and have a tendency to topple over if you don't support them with twine and poles, or a large tomato cage. The best thing about Dahlias is they come back year after year (just like a bulb).
If you are interested in having a small cutting garden this year it's certainly not too late! Here in California where our winters and springs are mild, you can start planting your seeds the first week of April (although I've been known to be impatient and plant as soon as the end of March with no ill effects). If you are looking for more information about cutting flowers Floret Farms is an amazing source of information and inspiration!
The Evolution of Valentine's Day
Valentine's Day has changed a lot over time. From the early years of black dresses, perfume, high heels, red roses, table-for-two… to something quite different…just as sweet but very different. It's become a week-long celebration with the kids, home-made valentines, pink and red M&M's all over the house, class parties, and a not-so-quiet meal with all of us squeezed around our kitchen table eating home-made pizza and chocolate cake. The evolution of a love story; our love story.
The week began with some valentine crafting. The kids each planned and created valentines to share with their classmates. Miss E has a very small class she chose to give her friends strawberry sodas with fancy straws.
J wanted to make his valentines completely from scratch. He hand-drew Minecraft cards to staple onto small bags of candy.
G is crazy about bubble gum, so he gave each of his friends a long tube of gumballs, with fuzzy Valentine critters stuck to the ends.
Every year I get tulips for the kiddos' teachers, I think tulips are the perfect spring flower and they're usually so reasonably priced, especially compared to roses.
I made Miss E a special skirt to wear to her class party
On the morning of Valentine's day Justin woke the girls up and took them to get doughnuts at Mr. T's.
He came home with a beautiful bunch of flowers for me, his mom, my mom, and a single pink rose for each of the girls. He's amazing…
I dirtied every pan and bowl in my kitchen to make a double-layer chocolate cake.
Later that night after we got all the kids in bed, Justin and I cooked a delicious dinner of steak, creamed spinach and chocolate mousse, which we enjoyed by candle-light. The romance isn't dead it's just delayed
With Valentine's day came Spring. A streak of 70 degree days and suddenly the world around us was full of blossoms, flower sprouts, open windows,…
…and long walks down the canal with blossoms arcing over our heads.
The kiddos have been eating their lunch picnic-style on the back lawn.
We did some spring cleaning too. J volunteered to scrub all my kitchen cabinets. Big kids are awesome!
We even spent the day at the beach with cousins, swimming until the sunset.
In completely unrelated and un-valentine's day news; Miss P is potty training. Her older siblings are her biggest cheerleaders. Miss E keeps her company while she sits, and her big brothers are always ready with high-fives, fist-bumps, and a hearty "Way to go Pearl!".
Speaking of Miss P; last week she woke up from nap just in time for a fresh loaf of bread to come out of the oven. I sliced a thick slice, smeared it with butter, and handed it to her. The girl loves her bread and butter…the apple doesn't fall far from the tree.
While I was snapping her picture she suddenly took an interest my camera lens.
She got up real close so she could see her reflection in the surface of the glass. Man I love this kid.
Summer seeds arrived in the mail last week and I am daydreaming about a summertime garden and flowers all over the house. I agreed to give up a small portion of the garden to Miss E who really wants carrots, tomatoes, and squash in our garden this year (the sacrifices we make for those we love ).
I hope your Valentine's day was just as sweet, and thanks for stopping in ~April
Homemade Juggling Balls
Justin was pretty tickled with the kids sudden interest in juggling. Being a self-taught juggler, I think he really fancies the idea of having his own personal juggling troupe.
After a full day of the kids wildly throwing clubs and baseballs, Justin mentioned it would be good for them to have some soft juggling balls. Something more suitable for juggling rookies and breakable household items. Sunday afternoon I found Justin and J in the sewing room working on their homemade juggling balls. My plan was to make regular old bean bags for the kiddos, but Justin had a better plan. Real, perfectly-palm-sized juggling balls. A set of three for each of the kids.
He found the free printable pattern and instructions here. It really is such a clever pattern. The instructions show you how to make a round ball out of a single square of fabric. You do this by tracing the pattern onto the fabric, and then using a kind of Origami style sewing, the square almost magically becomes a sphere. I watched Justin sew the first two just to get my barrings, and then I sat down and made 12 more. Once you get the hang of the folding and stitching process, the balls go together so fast. The instructions suggest sewing them by hand but I used my machine. I don't trust my hand-stitching enough to risk the balls bursting all over the house.
At first Justin was cutting the squares of fabric with scissors, but I stepped in and started cutting squares with my quilting blade and ruler. This sped up the process considerably.
He also found that cutting out 1/4 of the pattern and tracing it onto the square one side at a time worked the best. You do need to be precise with the tracing and stitching, otherwise the ball will be badly misshapen.
At first we were stuffing them with rice but we switched to millet half way through. Rice will expand if it gets wet but millet will hold up much better to wear and tear. We found it was best to pack them pretty firm.
The kids were excited about the new juggling balls. Miss P likes them especially, and keeps stealing them from the big kids. She has a set of her own but three isn't enough…she must have them all! They get put in the back of little toy cars and tractors and stuffed in play purses. But her favorite game is what I like to call, mama bird. She carefully makes a nest out of her special blanket, gently sets each ball in the middle of her nest, and then sits on her "eggs" with a very pleased look on her face.
The Week that Was
I think this jar of tulips perfectly reflects my state of mind this past week. Monday came and the tulips stood beautifully tall and cheerful……and by Friday they looked like this, ready to throw in the towel. Okay, that's a tad dramatic My week wasn't horrible, but Justin was out of the country for work, and the children and I were on our own. Truthfully, the kids were a huge help to me, working hard, obeying cheerfully, going the extra mile because they knew I needed it. But still, being a single parent is not for the faint of heart, and our big bed is a lonely place at night.
We managed to keep ourselves busy which helped the week go quickly.
The girls did a simple art project with coffee filters that I cut into heart shapes. They colored the hearts with washable markers and then sprayed them with water. The effect was the hearts took on a pretty watercolor look, and the girls love watching as the colors spread and bleed into each other.Once the hearts had completely dried I took them and stitched them into a garland for their room.
The kitchen is the happiest and busiest room in our house. It's were I spend the biggest part of my day. From schooling with G each morning, cooking meals, baking cookies, even folding laundry… it's were I spend my days and I think of all the rooms in the house, it reflects my personality the most.
I've been experimenting with sourdough these last few weeks. Feeding my starter each day; getting it nice and bubbly and tangy.I've tried several new recipes all of which I found on King Arthur's Flour website. Some recipes were delicious and some ended up in the garbage can (too brick-like to be consumed by humans). I should note the failed recipes were a result of human error, not a badly written recipe.
The kiddos played outside in the evenings, right until the sun dipped behind the horizon.
Winter sunsets are so striking.
On Friday morning we went with our Homeschool Co-op to see the Gizmo Guys preform at the Gallo Preforming Arts center.
It was such a fun show! The Gizmo Guys are a team of jugglers who preform fantastic juggling fetes and then explain the science behind the trick. The kids were so impressed with their talents! As we walked out of the show and all three of them were excitedly talking over each other, wanting to relive their favorite parts of the show; I interrupted and said, "You know your dad can do almost every juggling trick the Gizmo Guys did, plus a few others. He can even juggle knives and torches." Their eyes grew wide with excitement; "Do you think he'd do those tricks for us?!! Would he teach us how to juggle?!"
By Friday night I was ready for an easy evening. We were on the home stretch; Justin would be arriving home that night around midnight. I let the kids eat popcorn, cheese, and fruit for dinner, and we rented a movie to watch. Justin surprised us by coming in the backdoor at 9:30 instead of midnight. He came baring gifts from France; a small box of French pastries, and lavender sachets for the girls.
The next morning as soon as Justin had finished his breakfast and coffee the children were begging to see him juggle! He found his bag of juggling things in the shed and put on a good show for them.
This led to juggling lessons and things being wildly tossed in the air for the rest of the day
I got my Sweet Pea seeds soaked and planted in my small greenhouse boxes. If all goes well, I'll have 144 Sweet Peas to plant in the ground in about 6 to 8 weeks.
On Saturday night Justin and I got an unexpected date night thanks to my brother and sister-in-law; who played with, and fed, and loved on our kids; while we had a delicious hot meal and uninterrupted conversation. I even got dressed up much to the amazement of the children.
Sunday morning Justin got up before the children were awake, and made us homemade sausage McMuffins.
I enjoyed my coffee and watched him create magic. I like a man who knows his way around a kitchen. He even cleaned up when he was done.
The McMuffins were a huge hit with the whole family, and were so much better than anything I've ever bought at McDonald's They're never going to want to eat toast and cereal again.
Here's a few things I'm enjoying right now:
We started listening to Anne Of Green Gables last week. I suggested it mostly for mine and Eliza's enjoyment, and was surprised to look over and see Justin chuckling, and equally surprised when the boys begged to hear more each time a chapter would finish. (We listen to lots of free audio books on LibriVox
This blog is one of my current favorites. I'm not a knitter, but I never get tired of seeing yarn on needles being made into something beautiful and cozy. Ginny's dreamy photography, and gentle way of writing is so appealing to me. For those of you who do love to knit, she also has a small online shop were she sells her hand-dyed yarn, and I don't think I have ever seen such gorgeous colors in my life.
Floret Farms has been a longtime favorite blog as well (I also love their Instagram account). But they just recently launched their own online seed and bulb shop, and I am smitten with everything they sell. Their Sweet Pea seed selection is probably one of the best in the country.
And that's all from our home this week. We turned another page of the calendar and the children are dreaming up ideas for Valentine's day, I'm already thinking about summer flowers, and hoping to get our chicken coop fixed up for a new batch of spring chicks.


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Its been a long time since I posted here, obiously I have trouble managing numerous platforms at once, either way I'm still active on here even though I don't post nearly as much anymore. I recently made a video that I think everyone needs to listen to and understand, though my tone of voice in the video is that of an angry tone I am very much calm and collected as i'm just trying to prove a point. The point of this video is to not only open your eyes as to what up and coming Youtubers have to go through these days but what even some of the biggest names in the game have problems with, difference is they are secure and they may not need to care as much as someone trying to grow.
In any case here is the video, pass it around let it be known because to be perfectly honest I'm disliking this community more and more simply because the level of dedication isn't being returned to those that need it most.
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Ubisoft Workshop taking submissions for artbook
Remember the mysterious "non-game" art image for Assassin's Creed that popped up thanks to Twitter earlier in the month?
Well, guess what? It's for an artbook, unsurprisingly.
According to G4, Ubisoft Workshop has been compiling art for the book for quite some time, and are now taking submissions for the Carte Blanche section of it.
While there hasn't been a release date for it announced, Ubisoft Workshop is accepting illustrations until August 15 through ubiworkshop [at] ubisoft [dot] com.
If you decide to send in your work, let us know about it.
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Most of the decor in the Whitehurst Asylum is of the blood and guts persuasion
- Amazing graphics, non-linear/realistic gameplay, seamless loads and level advancement
- Sub-par voice acting (just like the movie), puzzles are too easy, fighting system is stiff
Bottom Line
Compared to other survival-horror games on the market as of late, Saw is one of the top titles. Is it worth $110? Not so much. I do suggest renting it or picking it up later on down the road when it's half the price.
Price$ 109.95 (AUD)
Grinding the Left Analog Stick like a madwoman and spamming the A Button, I narrowly escaped the clutches of the infamous reverse bear trap that was on the verge of turning my head into a medley of gore.
After taking quick moment to catch my breath, I am soon confronted with another puzzle: escaping the room. Like most puzzles in Saw, this one was fairly easy. Read the reflection in the mirror for the combination to the lock on the door. With a newfound freedom to roam the asylum you're holed up in, you can't help but feel more trapped than ever. You soon find out through keen detective work that a key has been implanted in you while you were out cold and all the crazies running around want it. You're quite literally the key to their freedom, unfortunately, and thanks to the puzzles and tough life decisions on your plate you have a lot to overcome before you can put this whole nightmare behind you.
The Key Lies Within
Most of the decor in the Whitehurst Asylum is of the blood and guts persuasion making every turn a real piece of eye candy. You also have the honour of sticking your hand in various disgusting things to solve puzzles such as toilet bowls full of filthy hypodermic needles and vats of acid. This was one aspect of the movie I was especially curious as to how they'd execute in game form. When you stick your hand in a dirty place it goes to the profile of the object in x-ray mode and you have to move your hand around with the Analog Stick violently before your pain meter reaches max and all hope is lost for continuing on. Obstacles come in all shapes and sizes with emphasis on Shotguns. Shotguns await you on the other end of doors with a pulley mechanism that gives you a small window of time to disarm. There are also shotgun rigged trip wires that add to the homey feeling you already get walking the deteriorating floors of the asylum.
Saw compels you to think fast as you embark on a seemingly never-ending game of obsession. With every large scale puzzle comes a bevy of small puzzles the player must conquer in order to reach your final goal. For example, one objective is to free the drugged woman who later turns out to be the aspiring sociopath Amanda. In order to reach her you have to make it through shotgun-rigged doors, insane minions, and perform a balancing act across a beam with a pit of nails below. If that isn't enough, you also get to dig through bodies with a scalpel in search of a key using toe tags and x-rays in order to find the right one. In addition, you have to move through rooms rigged to blow with dynamite. After overcoming the damn near impossible, you can finally save the ungrateful Jigsaw prodigy Amanda Young.
Overcome Obsession
You may be wondering how the hell a movie like Saw gets translated into a game. I too had that lingering question before I popped that sucker into my system. The answer is seamlessly. The game is a perfect translation of the movie in almost all respects. Each puzzle tests the question of whether or not you appreciate your life even if it means taking another's life in order to continue on. The best and worst part about the game involves the puzzle system. Saw offers a large range of puzzles, but the bulk of them are painfully easy, even the timed challenges. One of my favourite puzzles involves a Shotgun Necklace you acquire later on thanks to Ol' Pig Head. Anytime you get near a person who is also wearing the necklace it sets off a timer. If you can't escape their presence in time you'll blow up. If you do, they blow up. This isn't necessarily a puzzle in itself, but the precautions you can take such as bolting doors and watching them incinerate from the other side is mildly amusing in its own.
The game isn't necessarily scary, but it will make you anxious as hell. Time-based puzzles are enough to make your heart explode, as are the variety of reoccurring traps. Arguably one of the best aspects of the game is the ability to create your own traps. There is nothing like setting up a trip wire rigged to explode and watching a crazed man storm right into it unexpectedly. The fighting system is a bit laughable, asking players to handle both the left trigger and the controller's face buttons. The end result is really inconvenient and a bit finicky. Luckily health is easy to come by so it's not so horribly you can't advance through the game. The fighting system may be a bit stiff but the weapon selection is vast and oftentimes hilarious. A good example is the mannequin arm you find well into the game. Trust me, there's nothing quite like beating a guy down with a doll arm. Overall, the weapons are big thumbs up but the less than stellar fighting system detracts from them.
Compared to other survival-horror games on the market as of late, Saw is one of the top titles. Is it worth $110? Not so much. I do suggest renting it or picking it up later on down the road when it's half the price.
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Hill farming
Hill farming, with the problems (and sometimes solutions) associated with it, is a popular topic for exam questions. This exercise will help you with the general factors affecting hill farming in the United Kingdom and will also touch on some of the ways farmers have diversified to try to make a living.
Look at the diagram of an upland mixed farm in Scotland. Then read the typical exam question.
a) Describe the problems facing farmers in areas such as that shown in the diagram.
b) How could farmers increase their income in an area like this? Give three different solutions.
This revision bite should help you answer exam questions like this one.
Farmers in upland/hill areas face particular problems linked to physical and human factors.
The diagram above represents a typical hill farm with three distinct zones:
Below are the types of physical issues a farm like this could experience. Each point relates to the corresponding number on the map.
The SQA website is a great resource for learners, offering advice for your coursework and exams, and much more. Check out Services for Learners to start exploring, or go directly to Past Papers to download past exam questions for your subject.
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GLEN BURNIE, MD-A division of Chicago-based General Growth Properties has purchased the former Boscov's location at Marley Station Mall. As reported by the Maryland Department of Assessments and Taxation, MS Boscov's Acquisition LLC has paid $2.5 million for the 263,410-square-foot building and neighboring 14.4 acres of land in Glen Burnie.
Boscov's closed its store at Marley Station Mall in August 2008. Macy's Retail Holding Inc. was the seller of the Boscov's Glen Burnie site. For the full story, go to Baltimore Business Journal .
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When I turn off the ignition and take the key out several things stay on or go on and off including headlights, wipers, radio.I have to disconnect the battery or it will go dead overnight. The suv runs perfect other than that.I have am the original owner and have kept up on all maintenence. What do you suggest?Thank You very much.
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In other news Thursday, Attorney General Eric Holder was held in criminal contempt by the U.S. House of Representatives, stemming from his refusal to turn over additional documents related to Operation Fast and Furious. Also, several bombings in Iraq killed more than 20 people, and wildfires continued to burn though Colorado. Continue reading
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Almost a week after the High Park wildfire began west of Fort Collins, Colo., the flames still rage out of control. Meanwhile, in New Mexico, fires have burned almost 60 square miles. Tom Bearden reports from northern Colorado, where a dry winter, high winds and a tiny insect are making it hard to contain the flames. Continue reading
Since it was started early Saturday by a lightning strike, the High Park wildfire has consumed more than 60 square miles in Colorado — damaging or destroying more than 100 homes. Meanwhile, crews in southern New Mexico battled a 54-square-mile fire near the town of Ruidoso. Gwen Ifill reports. Continue reading
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By Kris Rodriguez
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(April 8, 2010)--The UTSA Department of Educational Leadership and Policy Studies will host Gene Glass, Regents' Professor at Arizona State University, as the featured speaker for the College of Education and Human Development Distinguished Lecture Series at 5:30 p.m., Tuesday, April 13 in Main Building Room 0.106 on the UTSA Main Campus. The lecture is free and open to the public.
Glass' lecture, based on his latest book, "Fertilizers, Pills, and Magnetic Strips: The Fate of Public Education in America," will analyze how a few key technological inventions have changed culture in America and how public education has changed as a result. Glass believes these changes are driven by material self-interest and the desire for comfort and security, both of which he believes have transformed American culture into a hyper-consuming, xenophobic society that is systematically degrading public education.
His presentation will show how the central education policy debates at the start of the 21st century (vouchers, charter schools, tax credits, high-stakes testing and bilingual education) are actually about two underlying issues: how can the costs of public education be cut, and how can the education of the White middle-class be "quasi-privatized" at public expense? Working from the demographic realities of the last 30 years, Glass projects a challenging and disturbing future for public education in America.
As an American statistician and researcher working in educational psychology and the social sciences, Glass is known for coining the term "meta-analysis" while he was a faculty member at the University of Colorado at Boulder. In 1993, as a member of the faculty at Arizona State University, Glass created the Education Policy Analysis Archives, one of the first online, peer-reviewed scholarly journals in education.
An author or co-author of more than 300 books, articles and journals, Glass is a member of the National Academy of Education and also serves as editor of Education Review, an open-access journal of book reviews in education.
A recipient of nearly two dozen awards and honors, his list of achievements includes receiving the American Educational Research Association's Distinguished Contributions to Educational Research Award in 2006 and the Lifetime Achievement Award of the Arizona Educational Research Organization in 1998.
Glass received a doctoral degree and master's of science degree in educational psychology from the University of Wisconsin and a bachelor's degree in German and mathematics from the University of Nebraska.
For more information, contact Alan Shoho at 210-458-5411.
The UTSA Interactive Technology Experience Center camps are for curious youth who are interested in STEM and related topics. This week, campers will study environmental science, robotics and computer science.
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In four sessions of this weeklong day camp for 9 to 13-year-olds, campers will participate in indoor and outdoor activities while exploring ancient technologies from around the world and the new technologies archaeologists are using to discover them.
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Campers will investigate how museums use artifacts, oral histories, and research to unravel stories about our past.
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Staff can help campers improve their technical skills and knowledge of the game while having fun.
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Experience a very different summer camp! The UTSA East Asia Institute is teaching kids Japanese through language, culture, art, crafts, music, cooking and more. For kids age 6-12. For more details, email email@example.com.
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Toraja house; usually richly ornamented and built solely by the tongue-and-groove method of construction, a traditional house has a layered bamboo roof, and on its sides a maze of geometric ornamentation in black, red and white and no metal nails.
Wandering through your gallery is a little like reading one of those old National Geographic magazines... I could never decide to get rid of one!
Thankyou very much Bartowian, I'm glad you like my gallery!
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Relaxed, yet terrific at what they do, the skilled artists working at this shop would love to help you out with your Hand Calligraphy needs.
A Wedding With Care
If you want clever designs with your Save the Date Cards, go to A Wedding With Care with your needs. They've proven their abilities as an invitation store time and again.
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For ace work with Thank You Cards, make it 2 Cute Parties every time. Although you have a number of invitation stores to choose from, they're the best.
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Thanks to their informal approach to Save the Date Cards and the results they can pull off, Show and Tell Invitations has become known as the best in town.
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Loxley Vacation Packages
Loxley is within easy reach of a range of colorful Mobile's well-known sights. The American Sport Art Museum and Archives and the Fairhope Municipal Pier are just two of the popular places to discover here. Two other interesting attractions that are located close by Loxley are the Historic Blakeley State Park and the Tanger Outlet Center.
Be sure to visit some of the nearby museums and galleries, which help make this region such a rewarding holiday destination. There are plenty of excellent places to take the family for a morning including the Gulf Coast Exploreum, the Museum of Mobile and the Battleship Memorial Park.
Some popular Mobile attractions are in Loxley, such as the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception, Cathedral Square and Bienville Square. The Christ Church Cathedral offer those exploring Mobile the opportunity to better understand the role religion has played in the area.
Sports lovers visiting Loxley should get tickets for nearby Ladd-Peebles Stadium to see the South Alabama Jaguars football taking on visiting rivals. On match days follow the procession of red, blue and white, to the stadium, then after the full-time hooter blows, join fans in the nearby pubs and relive the games finest moments over a few cold beers.
When you're ready to relax after a day spent exploring the many charms of Loxley, check in to one of the area's range of accommodation options. The Holiday Inn Express & Suites Foley, the Battle House Renaissance Mobile Hotel & Spa and the Econo Lodge Inn & Suites Foley are just some of the most popular accommodation options here.


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Britcar is an Endurance Motor Racing series formed in 1997, as a result of a discussion in a Nürburgring bar between Willie Moore and James Tucker. Folklore has it that James Tucker and John Veness formed the organizing European Endurance & Racing Club (EERC) with a £10 note found on the ground. The foremost aim was the re-introduction of a 24-Hour Race in Britain.
At the end of the 2015 season, James sold the Britcar rights to Hedley Cowell Events Ltd. For the 2016 season, Clair and Rob Hedley re-launched Britcar Endurance as the Dunlop Endurance Championship and Dunlop Production Championship. Such was the interest in the run up to the 2016 Autosport International show they also launched a separate short series of races for Prototype and CN category cars. The Production championship was expanded after the first round to allow GT-specification cars to compete, thus becoming the Dunlop GT & Production Championship.
Cars and results[edit]
There are two separate championships for different types of car; although some cars can run in both, they may be in different categories.
GT's, which include cars like Ferraris, Porsches, Marcos, Moslers and Ginettas over a long-distance race, normally between 2 and 4 hours in length with a compulsory pit stop. Normally cars will have between 2 and 3 drivers.
Production, which include cars like Renault Clio Cup, Seat Leon Supercopa, Porsche Boxster, BMW M3s and Mini Cooper S. These races are normally 90 minutes long, featuring a mandatory pit stop. There can be up to 2 drivers per car.
The successful first year of competition was in 2002, and following tremendous growth in 2003, it attracted Sky Sports coverage in their Motor Sports section in 2004. The first year of the Britcar 24-Hour Race was 2005 which was won by Rollcentre Mosler of Martin Short.[1] This was followed by packed grids in 2006 season culminating in a capacity field for the 24-Hours.[2] EERC became a Motor Sports Association (MSA) approved Championship in 2007 as well being the now essential 24 hours. It played a supporting role to the British round of the A1 Grand Prix. The presenters of the well-known British car show Top Gear took part in the 2007 event, coming third of the five diesel cars, and 39th overall, at the end of the 24 Hours.
In 2011 it became known as the MSA British Endurance championship.
Such was its popularity in some seasons that over-subscription meant there are reserves waiting for grid positions.
Silverstone Britcar 24-Hour[edit]
Britcar traditionally hosted an endurance race on the Silverstone GP circuit.
At the end of the 2015 season, the rights for the Silverstone 24 hour endurance race were sold to Creventic to become the UK edition of their FIA "touring car" endurance series.
For this event's history, see Silverstone Britcar 24-Hour
External links[edit]
- britcar-endurance.com official website from 2016 season onwards
- Britcar24hr.co.uk original URL - old site contents no longer available