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tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23730326762652718922018-04-05T09:38:16.646-07:00So Many Projects So Little TimeThis and That From a Packrathttp://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-2373032676265271892.post-80427960511665035952018-04-05T09:38:00.002-07:002018-04-05T09:38:16.610-07:00So This is Spring?Here it is after Easter and there is more still snow on the ground. Plus it is still cold out. I am wondering when is it ever going to get warm, enough of this winter like weather. Flowers are starting to peek though the ground, and now some of them are covered with snow.
The cat goes from room to room, looking for patches of sunlight to lay in. I guess he too is tired of the winter, and wants it to be warm everywhere, not just in the patches of sunlight on the carpet.This and That From a Packrathttp://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-2373032676265271892.post-8451894082386396612018-03-13T12:34:00.000-07:002018-03-13T12:34:26.398-07:00Waiting for Warm SunshineI thought it might have been warming up a bit, but no such luck. One day it is somewhat warm, but then it is also damp. So that just makes it feel colder than it is.
Have been sewing with a heater on.
This morning when I got up, it was like a blizzard out there, now it is almost bright out. But still cold!
I would love days when I do not have to scrape my windows to go somewhere, or wait for it to quit raining, just to have that rain freeze overnight and turn everything to a sheet of ice.
I know Spring is not far off, but then it will be "mud" season.
Not sure which is worse tracked in the house, mud or snow.
At least I am getting stuff crossed off my to do sewing list. Since I really do not want to go outside.This and That From a Packrathttp://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-2373032676265271892.post-63078564374790423642018-03-01T08:38:00.001-08:002018-03-01T08:38:33.236-08:00

While cleaning and going through stuff I happened upon a box marked baby quilts, I knew the box was there, but had not really paid attention to it in maybe the last 10 years. Just never had time. So when I was going through stuff decided to open the box and see what was really in it.
I found lots of block that are finished but not yet made into quilts. Not sure exactly how I will finish them but am thinking of sashing the blocks, and adding a boarder or two. I have more than enough of the Sunbonnet Sue ones for a baby quilt, but have no desire to make more to make another quilt. So will probably find a home for the extra block
Since I only need one more of the Overall Bill ones, I may make that extra block and get 2 quilts out of that.
I did find enough material for the heart blocks to make the center heart.
I also believe there is enough fabric in there for backing, if I decided to use that fabric. Plus there is a cheater panel. Not sure what I will do with that yet. Maybe just top stitch the blocks to make it look like they were quilted, Or maybe embroider something on them. Who knows with that one.
I was going to finish them now, but have since changed my mind and will now do them this summer in the screen house.

This and That From a Packrathttp://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-2373032676265271892.post-46918388115405358532018-01-06T23:06:00.001-08:002018-01-06T23:06:28.074-08:00Almost 6 Months!Where does the time go. It has almost been 6 months since I have been on this blog. It has been an eventful almost 6 months.
First all it did was rain, so could not get done a lot of the things I wanted to. Then the leaves refused to fall off the shrubs, and I never did get to pruning them, so they will look terrible this coming spring. Unless I look really weird to my neighbors and go out there in the snow and cold with the hedge trimmers and do it now. I am thinking seriously about doing just that. First day it is over 30 degrees. Maybe I will take the hand trimmers, maybe with no noise no one will notice me.

Second problem was, it is never good to finish off a vacation by having your vehicle towed home on a flat bed wrecker, and having the boat towed behind the wrecker. Makes an interesting site for the neighbors.

Third problem, came from second problem...nothing to drive....Vehicle ended up being fixed, but because it has kind of been one thing after another with it, and it had almost 300 thousand miles on it, plus the fact that it would have cost $1000 to fix. We found a buyer for it, and they fixed it. Which still left me with nothing to drive. I did have the craft truck, but, it was loaded to the top, could not even go grocery shopping unless I put the groceries on my lap. So For 3 months I stayed home a lot, or got rides from friends.

Things have gotten a bit better, I have "little truck" now. It is a lot smaller than my nice big Silverado Z71 off road truck.
Hopefully 2018 will be better than 2017.This and That From a Packrathttp://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-2373032676265271892.post-12901303577449983122017-07-18T11:27:00.001-07:002017-07-18T11:27:59.749-07:00The GardenEvery year, we do a garden, and I say I am going to find the time to weed it. Well who knows where the time goes, but it gets taken up by other things, and the garden ..... Well the weeds look nice, they should they are sucking up all the water, and all the fertilizer I planted along with the garden plants.
This year was different, I started planning well in advance. Got my supplies ready, and as soon as it was time to plant.. Set it all up.. Looks great, does not take a lot of water, and the best thing is if we get an early frost, I can just move the plants into the garage for the night, and then back out in the sunlight. Plus weeding is almost non-existent. I can finish weeding in 5 minutes. The plants seem to like their home.

A friend gave me a long low planter, and I added lettuce to that one. If I find another planter like that, I will plant more lettuce.
Hopefully my friend will use lots more cat litter before next spring so I will have more buckets for more plants.
I put black landscape paper under the buckets, so the cucumbers and squash will have a nice weed free surface to grow on. The water goes right through the paper, so no standing water either.
This and That From a Packrathttp://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-2373032676265271892.post-65766167494703647352017-07-13T20:35:00.001-07:002017-07-13T20:35:42.453-07:00TIME---Or The Lack Of It.....
Everyday, we get 24 hours, all days are the same length, none are shorter or longer, it is only how we look at them. If you are on time for the whole day, it seems like a lot is accomplished.

If on the hand you get behind, it seems as if nothing is accomplished.

That is not the "day's" fault it is ours, we plan to much into one day and do not take the time to enjoy the time we have. So the solution to the problem is up to each individual person...What is important to you in each day? Is it how much work you can get done, or how much interacting you do with other people, or how much time you take for things you enjoy. You can never "re-do" a day. Once it is gone it is gone. All that remains is what you did with your 24 hours and how happy you are with what you did.
This and That From a Packrathttp://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-2373032676265271892.post-18370212533079927462017-03-01T16:34:00.001-08:002017-03-01T16:34:23.425-08:00March 1The weather this year is different, hardly any winter snow or cold. Did manage to go hiking everyday for almost a week.
 Now it is cold and snowy again, and I am missing my hikes.
I have got a couple books read, and a few more things off my list of stuff I never get time for.
Can't wait for daylight savings time to start, longer days are so nice.
I suppose it is time to put my snowman decorations away, till winter. But it just seems too early yet to get out the Easter decorations.
I don't decorate for St. Patrick's day, so the house will be rather bare till Easter is closer than it is now.
Just looked outside and it looks like a blizzard out there..Good thing is it is supposed to warm up again in a few days, so probably won't need to do any shoveling.This and That From a Packrathttp://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-2373032676265271892.post-63753739740016912162017-01-31T09:04:00.003-08:002017-01-31T09:04:27.970-08:00January projectsWell we have gotten almost to the end of January. I surprised myself and got a lot more done this month than I thought I would. Finished my to do list for the month except for one items, and I still have today yet to start it.
It has been a funny year so far...warmer than most winters started out, not all that much snow as of yet. Had one day where it almost hit 45 degrees....everything melted. Now we have about an inch of snow on the ground.
Since it has been warmer than usual, I have gotten some sewing and embroidering done that I normally would not do until it got warmer. My machines do not like the cold and they are on outside walls, and we do not keep the heat above 62 during the winter.
Spent the last few days, organizing all the 2016 pictures on my laptop into folders, and then saved them all elsewhere and deleted them all from the computer..it only clutters up the computer to have all them on there.
Did the same thing with the emails, got them down to a nice manageable number under 200.
Now to clean off all the temporary files and clean up other stuff I do not need on the computer.
Got my sewing room reasonably cleaned... well good enough that I can see the floor again and I have room to work on projects. When I need more space, I will do more cleaning.This and That From a Packrathttp://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-2373032676265271892.post-74413991787847130762017-01-17T09:38:00.000-08:002017-01-17T09:38:00.084-08:00January Dreary WeatherChristmas was fun, and now everything is back the way it was before the decorations went up. It was so nice to have the house decorated, so festive. But now it is time to get back to work.
It would be so nice if the weather were better, though I guess I should not complain. At least we do not have to shovel rain!
But some sun would be nice, and it would also be nice if this rain did not freeze on the way down and make everything like a skating rink.
 All the snow that we did get is now all dirty looking not that pretty white snow of winter. Actually it looks more like late March out there than January. I know the cold and snow will be back and then it will time to shovel again.
But sun on new fallen snow is so pretty......
I guess since it is yucky out is would be a good time to do an early spring clean, so I can actually go outside and enjoy spring instead of cleaning then. Long as I am stuck in the house anyway.This and That From a Packrathttp://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-2373032676265271892.post-493497048978530442016-12-03T07:57:00.001-08:002016-12-03T07:57:21.672-08:00Getting ready for ChristmasAlmost a month again between posts...does not seem that long...but then I am busy, and time seems to fly.. so many things to get done before Christmas gets here...
Wish the sun would be shining outside, instead of this gloom, it would give me so much more energy.
The house is a disaster, fall stuff in piles to be put away, and Christmas stuff in other piles to be put up.
At least the outdoor decorations are all up.. Do not light them till around the 10th till New Year's Eve. Then if the weather is good they all come down and get put away. If the weather is bad...meaning we have had a bunch of snow, they stay up till the snow melts, unless I feel like digging them out and putting them away.
Monday will go to the tree farm and cut the tree for the livingroom. Today I will trim the little 3 foot artificial tree for the sun room.This and That From a Packrathttp://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-2373032676265271892.post-85794508985681861092016-11-09T19:12:00.004-08:002016-11-09T19:12:53.751-08:00He Is GodHe is the First and Last,
The Beginning and the End!
He is the keeper of Creation and the Creator of all!
He is the Architect of the universe and the Manager of all times.
He always was,
 He always is,
 and He always will be ...
unmoved,
 Unchanged,
 Undefeated,
 and never Undone!
 He was bruised and brought healing!
He was pierced and eased pain!
He was persecuted and brought freedom!
He was dead and brought life!
He is risen and brings power!
He reigns and brings Peace!
The world can't understand him,
The armies can't defeat Him,
The schools can't explain Him, and The leaders can't ignore Him.
Herod couldn't kill Him,
 The Pharisees couldn't confuse Him,
 and The people couldn't hold Him!
Nero couldn't crush Him,
 Hitler couldn't silence Him,
The New Age can't replace Him, and "Oprah" can't explain Him away!
 He is light, love, longevity, and Lord.
He is goodness, Kindness, Gentleness, and God.
He is Holy, Righteous, mighty, powerful, and pure.
 His ways are right,
His word is eternal,
His will is unchanging, and His mind is on me.
He is my Savior,
He is my guide, and He is my peace!
He is my Joy,
He is my comfort,
He is my Lord, and He rules my life!
 I serve Him because His bond is love,
His burden is light, and His goal for me is abundant life.
 I follow Him because He is the wisdom of the wise,
the power of the powerful, the ancient of days, the ruler of rulers,
 the leader of leaders, the overseer of the overcomers, and is to come.
And if that seems impressive to you, try this for size.
 His goal is a relationship with ME!
He will never leave me,
never forsake me,
never mislead me,
never forget me,
never overlook me and
never cancel my appointment in His appointment book!
 When I fall, He lifts me up!
When I fail, He forgives!
When I am weak, He is strong!
When I am lost, He is the way!
When I am afraid, He is my courage!
When I stumble, He steadies me!
When I am hurt, He heals me!
When I am broken, He mends me!
When I am blind, He leads me!
When I am hungry, He feeds me!
When I face trials, He is with me!
When I face persecution, He shields me!
 When I face problems, He comforts me!
When I face loss, He provides for me!
When I face Death, He carries me Home!
 He is everything for everybody everywhere, every time, and every way.
 He is God, He is faithful. I am His, and He is mine!
 My Father in heaven can whip the father of this world.
So, if you're wondering why I feel so secure, understand this...
 He said it and that settles it.
God is in control, I am on His side,
and that means all is well with my soul.
 Everyday is a blessing for GOD Is!
This and That From a Packrathttp://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-2373032676265271892.post-29946429579390910162016-10-23T19:58:00.001-07:002016-10-23T19:58:52.021-07:00Time To Get LoadedThis actually happened a month ago. Decided I should know how to load the back of the truck, I usually load the back seat, but not the back of the truck itself. Just in case sometime I will need to do it myself I thought I would capture the process in pictures.
The back seat of the truck is packed to the ceiling, I drive slower with it loaded, because it is loaded so high that if I were to suddenly have to stop, it would all fly forward and I would be buried under stuff..

This and That From a Packrathttp://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-2373032676265271892.post-50643154644503309462016-10-20T12:43:00.001-07:002016-10-20T12:44:37.934-07:00New "use up some fabric" project

Here are some of the catheter covers I have gotten done. I got the idea from a friend who has a handicapped daughter.This and That From a Packrathttp://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-2373032676265271892.post-8747332144647219322016-08-11T09:55:00.001-07:002016-08-11T09:55:54.248-07:00Still working on using up more of my fabricI have branched into making tote bags, and catheter bags, which is using up some more of those boxes of fabric I have.
Have also found a craft mall to take the stuff I do not have room to display at the farmers markets and craft shows I do.
So that will help with downsizing my inventory...I want to make some new stuff but have to have room to display it.
This laptop is not as friendly as my old one, or maybe I was just more used to it...can not find stuff I want most of the time...Oh, it is there, it is just that I am not all that sure where "there" is on this computer. I need to make notes for myself...would save lots of time when I am trying to do something.
The other problem is I am probably not on the computer enough, sometimes I do not turn it on for a week or two.
I have too much to do, to be on a computer...they are a huge waste of time....the more time I am on the computer the less of the stuff I need to get done, actually get done.This and That From a Packrathttp://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-2373032676265271892.post-1108634852792487422016-06-19T10:37:00.003-07:002016-06-19T10:37:59.808-07:00Finally a Laptop!I have been without a computer for over a month now. I missed it for some things that I needed to do, but then again I got a lot done..
Being able to get on line everyday is really not all that important to me.. I like to check in with what my friends are doing, but I still like a phone call for that. I like hearing their voice.
This laptop is going to take a bit of getting used to as the one before it did when I first got it.
Some thing I used to be able to do, this one does not want to do, or else I have not figured out how it wants to do them.
In a few months we will be friends, and I will not miss the old one.. At least I hope I won't. It is history and technology has moved on, so I could not get another one of those if I wanted to. I had it almost 8 years.
Hopefully this one will last as long.This and That From a Packrathttp://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-2373032676265271892.post-86179302351127122782016-04-24T08:41:00.002-07:002016-04-24T08:41:29.612-07:00That time againMain project now is to gather up all the stuff I want to sell at the summer markets and shows. Have a week to gather it all up and pack it in boxes, and then in a truck. Part of it will be cleaning out the garage, as there is stuff in there that was stored from last years markets and shows.
Need to make a list of what goes where and get it there. Noticed there are a couple things that I have to make more of, and I can do that with in the next week or so too.
Today is rest day, not going to do much work, maybe read a book, and take a stroll through the garage just to see how much work there is still to do in there.

This and That From a Packrathttp://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-2373032676265271892.post-28443893391157280422016-04-06T08:50:00.001-07:002016-04-06T08:50:04.037-07:00How busy are you.....really???I remember when my kids were little, I mean too young for school, never had a minute of time to myself, I remember saying, I will have more time when they are in school, when they are grown up...etc. etc..etc.
 Well they are long grown, and I have no more time now than I did when they were babies, why is that? Our lives seem to be cluttered with things that we think just have to be done now.
We are so busy, we do not have time for just sitting and visiting with friends anymore, now it is texting a fast message...or a quick phone call if we can stop long enough to do even that.
Our ancestors had it better, they had no "modern" conveniences. Everything had to be done by hand..BUT, they did have time to get together with neighbors, etc. They needed to, as they needed help on occasion and everyone pitched in to help...now we need no help, and if we do, we do not ask a friend or neighbor, we Google it!
 The only time we see to have for friends now in the fast paced, got to get it done now world, is to go to their funerals.
The computer, and the "I just have to finish this first" thing has separated us from actually being with friends or relatives.
How much stuff really has to be done today?? How much time is wasted in front of a TV, or on a computer? We have disconnected with people, now we do not talk to them, we text, or email, or instant message.
And as soon as they do online funerals, we will not even go to their funerals....
The world is becoming a sad place, a place with out people contact, not the personal, in person kind of place anyway...
How many friends have you lost contact with since there is no time anymore? When will you actually see them in person again...at their funeral maybe?
I have decided I need to be less busy, and more people friendly..
Got a bunch of letters to write...remember them? remember getting the mail in and finding a letter from a friend? Now the only thing that comes in the mail are bills and advertizing...
I also need to find time to call one friend a day, and actually catch up with them.
This and That From a Packrathttp://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-2373032676265271892.post-60744469402342945962016-03-24T10:46:00.002-07:002016-03-24T10:46:51.699-07:00Did I say Spring????Woke up this morning to tree branches covered in ice. Good thing it is not windy out those branches could not take wind without breaking.
Now I see there is a layer of snow building up on everything.. Are we destined for a white Easter? I hope not!
It is a good day to stay inside and get something done. But it is so gloomy that I really do not feel like doing a thing.

My tulips are up, but they are coated in ice...will they bloom this year, or just freeze out?

This and That From a Packrathttp://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-2373032676265271892.post-56601025014660291682016-03-22T16:07:00.000-07:002016-03-22T16:07:02.796-07:00Marching closer to spring?Well according to the calendar we are slowly working our way to spring, and it is not really that cold out today...But, what about tomorrow, will it be below freezing? will it rain? will it snow?
I have noticed that some of the flowers have popped their heads above ground, BUT, will the next snow freeze them out, or will we actually see flowers from them this year?
My lilacs are also showing signs of maybe wanting to bud out...hopefully they also will not freeze.
A few warm sunny days would be so inspiring... But such is spring, we go from winter to mud season, and then finally to spring and wonder of wonders summer! Just wish it would hurry up...tired of this gloom.This and That From a Packrathttp://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-2373032676265271892.post-78146385193469603862016-02-29T18:34:00.001-08:002016-02-29T18:34:28.268-08:00Free DayToday was a free day...we will not get another "extra" one for 4 years! So today I did those things that I never have time to do...I did not think of it as Monday, I thought of it as 24 extra hours that I was gifted.This and That From a Packrathttp://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-2373032676265271892.post-7649660158756126562016-02-29T18:32:00.000-08:002016-02-29T18:32:06.546-08:00Winter or Spring??????????????The weather keeps teasing us, is it working it way toward an early spring, or is it going to just tease us with this warm weather, and one day we will wake up and winter will be back.
 Spring is so unpredictable, yesterday it was almost summer like, today it was ok but not as springlike, and tomorrow it is supposed to snow and blow.
 I wish it would continue to melt and get rid of this dirty snow...Some nice pretty white new snow would not be bad, but this old snow that has been hanging around is just plain depressing.
 In the process of taking down the snowman decorations...after all it is less than 30 days till Easter. And time to get out the Easter decorations..I did notice that I still have a few Christmas things still up, things that I was so used to seeing that I did not see them when I put away the Christmas things.
 Soon we will be past snow season and well into mud season...as far as keeping the house clean, I think I like snow season better than mud season.
If I had to pick a favorite season, even though I like them all, I would pick summer as my favorite, I love being warm, my second choice would be mid fall ...lots of pretty colored leaves, cool nights, and warm days... Next would be winter... Spring is my least favorite... it is the time of the year that it seems can not make up it's mind... one day cold, one day warm...it also goes back and forth between snow and mud....both of them being slippery..This and That From a Packrathttp://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-2373032676265271892.post-51885109866718318992016-02-15T09:54:00.004-08:002016-02-15T09:54:58.589-08:00Time to sewNow that the sewing room is workable, thought I would get started on the Christmas sewing. No time like the present, and I have a bit of time. I will get the projects done, and find a box and mark it Christmas and just put everything in there till it is time to wrap it..no need to wrap it now. But I will put a note on each item as to whom it is for.
Will also put purchased items in the box too. Everything will be in one place and hopefully I will done with Christmas by late August. That is my plan and it should work out just fine.
As I get more ideas for gifts I will just make them right away an add them to the box, if I end up with too much for Christmas, there are always birthdays to think of.
I will throw my list in the box as well...my list is made up of things people have told me they would like to have...and things they have mentioned in passing. I write everything down on a page with their name on it..Asking for Christmas lists is nuts, no one can ever come up with anything on the spare of the moment.
I also keep a list in my sewing room of the things I would like to have, and when asked at Christmas I just read them the list, but I do say that I have read the list to everyone who asked , so they will have to talk among themselves to see who is following the list and who is not. Keeps everyone in touch with everyone else...This and That From a Packrathttp://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-2373032676265271892.post-76773927590201515812016-02-07T00:20:00.001-08:002016-02-07T00:20:20.914-08:00Boring jobCleaning is really boring, the more stuff I move, the more falls on top of the clean space I just made.
By next month I would really like to see my hardwood floors, now all I see is fabric and boxes and baskets of stuff that I put anywhere I could find space.
The plan is that every year, I lose about 1/8th of the room. It will never be completely clean. And that is not the goal, the goal is to have enough room to work in there, and to be able to find stuff I need with in 5 minutes...Now I can not find stuff in weeks.
Hopefully this room will be all cleaned by the end of the month, and I can start on another room, and also get some sewing done... That is the plan...now to see what happens to mess that plan up.....This and That From a Packrathttp://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-2373032676265271892.post-79617249009231345222016-01-30T22:19:00.000-08:002016-01-30T22:19:14.912-08:00More snow on the way...

Today it got almost to 42 degrees, and tomorrow it is supposed to rain. But not to worry, if all the snow melts there is more on the way next week.
Great time to get some cleaning done.This and That From a Packrathttp://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-2373032676265271892.post-51611953769463968962016-01-26T09:32:00.000-08:002016-01-26T09:32:57.310-08:002 projects done

Got two more projects done. The felt collars slide right over the dogs collar for a secure fit. I only took pictures of one of each of the ones I made. Same with the doggie diapers. They fit on the picture better that way.
Also put one on my little doggie model so you can see how they look on a dog.
Now on to the rest of the projects that I want to finish before the cold weather leaves us and I can do fun things outside.This and That From a Packrathttp://firstname.lastname@example.com


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Following his appearance on stage with Kanye West at the Brit awards last week, Skepta has released a new track from his new album.
'Shutdown' features a sample from Drake and also a sample of someone complaining about what we can assume to be Kanye West's performance at The Brits. It has a great hook and a top beat that apparently was chosen out of a number of possible ones.
Listen below:

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Life Turned Upside Down
Miss Donna's Story
Julia Matthews
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"Doubt he'll care that another man's child was kicked out of my home."
My hot angry skin felt as thought someone had splashed ice water over me. Donna knew her face had gone pale. For a few moments everything around me seemed to be in a tunnel. I heard mom yelling and begging for dad to stop. Dad chuckled as he told her to hush her mouth.
Donna shook her head a couple of times, clearing the fogginess in time to see dad move in front of mom. Protective instinct kicked in, and I jumped in front of him. Stupid of me, yet, knowing dad there had to be more, if it was true. Dad might have been using it as a prevention method.
"What does that mean?" I asked, as he halted his advance on mom, buying her a few more minutes before she had to deal with him.
"Means exactly what I said. You. Are. Not. My. Child."
Dad looked back at mom who still held a pleading look, which only had dad laughing for a few minutes before he spoke again.
"Your mother was about to mate to another man." Dad spat on the floor. "To a were-wolf, but as you know old laws stated that since Mother Earth mated, I had the right to change her. Choice was easy for me. Then she chose to follow her Mother Erath mate."
"Lie," Spittle flew. "I am a were-panther. Or has your nose finally stopped up." Such a comment would piss him off, but hell it was correct. No scent of a wolf lived on me. I'd never once shifted to a wolf, only a panther.
"Indeed." Dad spat again. "You are a child of a were-wolf, who carries the human gene, as well as the panther gene."
"How?" Wasn't sure what that question meant. Might have been how did he know. Could have been how was it possible. Got more of an answer than I wanted.
"Friend of mine says it's due to me changing your mom while she carried a child. Rotten streak of luck, one could say. I got landed with a lousy Mother Earth mate, who loved someone else. Worse she stuck me raising another man's child." Anger grew with each word he said, but anything else dad said was drowned out by Donna's internal thoughts.
A were-wolf, A were-wolf. A were-wolf.
It was the only thing registering. My biological father is a were-wolf who let my mom go. Did he know about me? Why had mom chosen to go with dad? With such a bastard and mean man? Had that been why? Or had it been due to the Mother Earth mating pull.
"Knowing that do you think your dear old friend, Pride Master King would enforce the rule."
Dad was right. Pride Master King would have to kick me out. No mixed breeds were allowed in any pride. From what dad had just said, mom had been a human who was pregnant by a were-wolf before he turned her. Mother Earth, this was a nightmare. I tried getting to my mom, who stood in the hallway crying and begging for dad not to tell the pride master.
As I did, dad grabbed my arm, and slammed me up against the wall. With spittle flying out he said, "There is two choices. Leave with or without the check. Leaving without means Pride Master King gets informed. Your choice." He leaned in closer and whispered, "What do you think young Tally will think about you being a damned mixed breed?"
Tally wouldn't care. Neither would Pride Master King, but supernatural laws had to be enforced and there'd be no way around it. There was only one choice.
With what little breath remained in me, I said, "Check." Dad's gripped loosened. Donna inhaled and said, "May I back a couple bags?"
"Good decision, Donna." He released me and motioned to the dresser. "Two bags of only clothes and two photos." Dad faced a red-eyed mom and frowned. "Get yourself cleaned up. You look like a sniveling little brat."
Mom shot me one more look, and then scurried off to do as told. Couldn't hold it against her. Dad had always been a controlling manipulating bastard and that wouldn't change. Apparently, I was reason. My leaving might mean a better life for her.
REMEMBER THIS IS A a work of fiction. All names, characters and events are from the author's imagination. Any resemblance to actual events or person is purely coincidental.
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This Week @ the Women's Resources Center
Sexual Assault Awareness Month Activities are sponsored by: Counseling Center; Diversity and Social Justice Education; Office of Student Conflict Resolution; Rape Advocacy Counseling and Education Services; Sexual Health Peers; UIUC Police Department; Women's Resources Center.
Monday/April 16 Illini Art Therapy Art-Making Session@ 7:00pm @ Women's Resources Center, 2nd floor, 703 S. Wright Street, CH. Illini Art Therapy Association (IATA) is a registered student organization partnered with the Women's Resources Center to provide art therapy sessions to student members and attendees. Art therapy sessions are co-facilitated by Emma Taufer and Elka Kazmierczak, two student artists and facilitators. Sessions are two hours long and feature various mediums and artistic styles, as well as, a sharing session where participants are encouraged to speak about their work and how it relates to their lives, if they so choose. All sessions are free and open to the public. IATA accepts donations to help cover the cost of art supplies. Should you require any additional accommodations (assistance with art supplies and seating, large print programs, ASL interpreter, visual/audio assistance, etc.), please contact us at your earliest convenience.
Tuesday/April 17 NOW Meeting@ 7:30 PM @ Women's Resources Center; 706 S. Wright St., CH. NOW: National Organization for Women/UIUC Chapter. NOW's purpose is to take action to bring women into full participation in the mainstream of American society now, exercising all privileges and responsibilities thereof in truly equal partnership with men. This purpose includes, but is not limited to, equal rights and responsibilities in all aspects of citizenship, public service, employment, education, and family life, and it includes freedom from discrimination because of race, ethnic origin, age, marital status, sexual preference/orientation, or parenthood. This meeting is open to all interested individuals.
Wednesday/April 18 Women & the Occupation@ NOON @ Women's Resources Center; 2nd Floor, 703 S. Wright Street, CH. A week long group of events highlighting the occupation of Palestine. This will be a presentation about the status of Palestinian women under Israeli occupation. How are Palestinian women regulated by Israel? In what ways does this curtail their rights? What is the internal culture of Palestine towards Palestinian women? What role do they/don't they play in resisting the occupation and how has this interacted with the internal growing feminist movement within Palestine. The event is FREE, alight lunch will be provided, open to everyone. Sponsored by the Students for Justice in Palestine and co-sponsored by Amnesty International; International Socialist Organization; Invisible Conflicts; Iraq Veterans Against the War; National Lawyers Guild; Urbana-Champaign Peace Initiative; Movimiento Estudiantil Chicano De Aztlan and Women's Resources Center. Funded in part by SORF.
Wednesday/April 18 Women's Support Group@ 5:30 pm @ 2nd Floor Resource Rm, Asian American Cultural Center; 1210 W. Nevada Street, U. The Women's Support Group is specifically for women students who have been sexually assaulted, or abused within a relationship. It offers a mix of education and support allowing members of the group to work on trauma issues which have impacted their lives and gain support from their peers. The group will be a reflective process where members can share their feelings and experiences with other survivors. The group is facilitated by a trained staff person. Every Wednesday. For more information contact: email@example.com or call Pat @ 217.333.3137. Open to any woman student.
Thursday/April 19 Take Back the Night March and Rally@ 6:30pm @ Lincoln Square Mall. Join us for the 33rd Annual Take Back the Night Rally and March against sexual violence in our community and our campus!! The event begins with a "call to march", we will march accompanied by the power of our voices, and end at the QUAD on campus with a rally. Open to everyone!
Thursday/April 19 Healing Works Art Exhibit & Opening Reception@ 6:00 to 10:00pm @ Women's Resources Center, 2nd floor, 703 S. Wright Street, Champaign. Healing Works annual art exhibit features works about surviving sexual violence and abuse. "We have survived and in that survival is our life, our strength, our spirituality. And we are telling about it" Linda Hogan, writer, poet, playwright, Indian rights activist, educator, The Stories We Hold Secret, 1986. The exhibit includes all mediums–painting, sculpture, photography, drawing, collage, writing, performance, film, etc. The exhibit will be part of Sexual Assault Awareness Month, April 2012 open during regular hours of the women's center. April 19 will be a reception in conjunction with the Boneyard Arts Festival. Refreshments will be included!
Thursday/April 19 Saying NO! to Victim Blame: Supporting Survivors of Sexual Assault@ 7:00pm @ South Recreation Room, Allen Hall; 1005 W. Gregory Dr., Urbana. A workshop about how to support victims/survivors by shifting the blame off them and the "coulds, woulds, shoulds" and placing the blame of the assailants!
Monday/April 23 Feminist Film Festival @ 7pm @ Art Theatre; 126 W. Church Street, CH. For the 3rd year the Women's Resources Center will sponsor and host the Feminist Film Festival! The festival is a juried collection of films submitted by students with a theme of "feminism" as defined by their artistic creativity. The festival premieres with a RED CARPET opportunity to have you photo taken with friends, fans and local celebrities followed by a screening of the films in the historic Boardman's Art Theatre. Screenings will be followed by the announcement of awards, including the audience selection for "favorite film". Please join us for this fun-filled, inspiring tribute to the film buff in all of us!! This event is free but please pick up a ticket at one of the campus outlets, call the WRC to find the nearest location for a ticket @ 217.333.3137.
Wednesday/April 25 "La Operacíon" &"Congratulations Mr. Gonzalez!" @ 6pm @ La Casa Cultural Latina; 1203 W. Nevada Street, U. Film Screening and Discussion with Director/producer, Victor Cruz. Come watch the short films, have a conversation with the director/ producer, and enjoy some FREE FOOD! Co-Sponsored by: La Casa Cultural Latina; Latinos in Pre Health; Women's Resources Center; Puerto Rican Student Association; GOLS; Lambda Theta Alpha; M.E.C.h.A.; LLSGSO; and SORF. Free—everyone welcome!
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It's time to pay Japan road taxes, so know what to do!
It's time to pay Japan road taxes, so know what to do!
It's time to pay your annual road taxes, which are mandated by Japanese law and based on vehicle engine size.
All Status of Forces Agreement personnel are required to pay their road taxes in order to receive their 2014 base vehicle decals. Luckily, most of you can pay them at U.S. military installations across Japan, where Japanese tax officials will be setting up collection stations to process payments.
Payments must be made by May 31 (by April 30 at NAF Atsugi, by June 30 at Misawa), either on base or at the local Japanese tax office. Remember that payments must be made in yen. If you own more than one vehicle, all of them must be registered at the same time. Vehicles without new decals will not be allowed to be driven on or after June 1. (July 1 at Misawa)
The road tax for a regular 4-wheel vehicle, which is called 'Automobile Tax' in Japan, is levied by the metropolitan or prefectural government to those who own vehicles within the prefecture as of April 1. As for the tax for a mini-car and motorcycle, which is called 'Light Motor Vehicle Tax', the city or ward government collects them. Both of the road taxes were originally established for vehicle owners to bear a proportionate share of the cost in maintaining roads. So, regardless of nationality, it is mandatory for virtually anyone who owns a vehicle in Japan to pay the road tax.
Since some collection sites have no exchange counter, be sure to prepare Japanese yen cash before you pay your tax on base.
Anyone can pay road taxes for deployed or absent vehicle owners, but a power of attorney may be required to obtain a base decal for anyone other than a spouse. Those unable to make the scheduled base collections times have until May 31 (June 30 at Misawa) to pay the road tax off base at their local Japanese tax office, post office or select convenience stores, according to base officials.
Camp Zama
April 14-17, staggered based on last name, from 9 to11 a.m. and 12:30 to 3:30 p.m. at the Zama Community Club. April 14, drivers with last names starting with A-E; April 15, F-K; April 16, L-R; April 17, S-Z and motorcycle and mini-car taxes. For more information call DSN 263-4337.
Yokota Air Base
For regular 4-wheel vehicle: April 21-24. For mini-car and motorcycle: April 21-22. At the Yujo Community Center (Bldg 327) from 9:30 to 11:30 a.m. and 1 to 3 p.m. For more information call DSN 225-8932.
Naval Air Facility Atsugi
April 23, 24, 27 and 28 at Convention Center on the first floor from 9 to 11 a.m. and 12:30 to 3 p.m. Motorcycle and mini-car road taxes will be collected Thursday, April 23, from 9 to 11 a.m. and 12:30 to 3 p.m. For more information call DSN 264-3805.
Yokosuka Naval Base
April 20, 21 and 22, from 9 to 12 a.m. and 1 to 3 p.m. at Fleet Theater (Regular 4wheel vehicle only. Mini-car and motorcycle taxes must be paid at Yokosuka City Hall for April 1 – May 31). For more information call DSN 243-5011.
Misawa Air Base
For all vehicle: April 20 – 24, 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. in the Mokuteki Community Center Ballroom (Bldg. 626). For more information call DSN 226-3995
Sasebo Naval Base
For all vehicle: April 14 and 15, 9:30 a.m. – 11:30 a.m. /1 p.m. – 3:30 p.m. at Showboat Theater. April 16, 9:30 a.m. – 11:30 a.m. /1 p.m. – 3:30 p.m. at Hario Chapel. For more information, visit CFAS Security VRO's Facebook site or call DSN 252-2378
Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni
For all vehicle: April 15-17, 9 to 11:30 a.m. and 12:30 to 3 p.m. in Talbots Dining Room adjacent to the Officers Club (Bldg. 600). For more information, call PMO Pass and Registration DSN 253-3161.


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CHAPTER 7 Patterns of Inheritance
CHAPTER 7 Patterns of Inheritance
Patterns of Inheritance CHAPTER 7 Mendel's rules of inheritance apply to autosomal genetic disorders. – A heterozygote for a recessive disorder is a carrier. – Carriers do not have the disorder but carry the gene. – Disorders caused by dominant alleles are uncommon. (dominant) MALES AND FEMALES CAN DIFFER IN SEX-LINKED TRAITS. Genes on sex chromosomes are called sex-linked genes. Male mammals have an XY genotype. Y chromosome genes in mammals are responsible for male reproductive characteristics. Female mammals have an XX genotype. Y X FEMALES CARRY SEX-LINKED GENETIC DISORDERS. Males (XY) express all of their sex linked genes. Expression of the disorder depends on which parent carries the allele and the sex of the child. Sex-linked (X-linked) Inheritance •Example: Colorblindness •Females carry this allele on X chromosome. If son inherits affected X chromosome from mother, then the son will have colorblindness because the Y chromosome cannot mask/dominate the X chromosome. It is more rare for females to be colorblind because they have to inherit both copies of the allele from each parent. If female has one copy of the allele, then she is a carrier and holds a 50% of passing this allele onto offspring. B = Normal allele b = Colorblind allele What # do you see inside the circle? Sex-linked (X-linked) Inheritance •Example: Hemophilia •Hemophilia is a bleeding disorder in which it takes a long time for the blood to clot. •Affected individual could bleed to death. • Female mammals have an XX genotype. – All body cells of females have 2 X chromosomes. The cell only needs one to be activated; therefore the other is randomly "turned off" by inactivation. – This is random and not all cells will have the same activated X chromosome. This is why female cats can have more than two coat colors. INCOMPLETE DOMINANCE INHERITANCE In incomplete dominance, neither allele is completely dominant nor completely recessive. Heterozygous phenotype is intermediate between the two homozygous phenotypes Example: Beta Fish Green offspring results from mix of yellow and blue parents. Purple offspring results from mix of red and blue parents. Primary colored offspring (Yellow, Blue, and Red) are purebreds. Incomplete Dominance •Example: Snapdragons (flowers) •Red parent crossed with white parent = 100% pink offspring in F1 generation. •F1 pink offspring crossed with F1 pink offspring = F2 generation of 25% red, 50% pink, and 25% white Codominant Inheritance Codominant alleles will both be completely expressed. – Codominant alleles are neither dominant nor recessive. – The ABO blood types result from codominant alleles. Type O blood is universal donor; Type AB blood is universal acceptor. Why can't person with blood Type A receive blood Type B transfusion? MANY GENES MAY INTERACT TO PRODUCE ONE TRAIT. Polygenic traits are produced by two or more genes. Example: Eye color and skin color. These are complex patterns that are controlled by several genes located on different chromosomes. This explains why there are different shades of light and dark skin, as well as eyes. Order of dominance: brown > green > blue. • • An epistatic gene can interfere with other genes to prevent their expression. They "block" other genes. Example: Albinism= the lack of pigment in skin, hair, and eyes. PHENOTYPE IS ALSO INFLUENCED BY ENVIRONMENT. • The sex of sea turtles depends on temperature of the environment in which the egg is incubated. Eggs in warm nest = female. Eggs in cold nest = male. Could an increase in female sea turtles indicate global warming? • Height is an example of a phenotype strongly affected by the environment. If person is malnourished, he or she may not grow as tall as their genes intended. GENE LINKAGE Thomas Hunt Morgan found that linked traits are on the same chromosome; called gene linkage. Chromosomes, not genes, assort independently during meiosis. He studied fruit flies because they have variations easy to observe and have a short life cycle, which means you can get generations of data within weeks. Wild type Mutant Linked genes are not inherited together every time. • Chromosomes exchange homologous genes during Prophase I of Meiosis I. LINKAGE MAPS ESTIMATE DISTANCES BETWEEN GENES. Genes can be mapped to specific locations on chromosomes. The closer together two genes are, the more likely they will be inherited together. The farther apart two genes are, the least likely they will be inherited together. Cross-over frequencies are related to distances between genes. Linkage maps show the relative locations of genes. • Cross-over frequencies can be converted into map units. – gene A and gene B cross over 6.0 percent of the time – gene B and gene C cross over 12.5 percent of the time – gene A and gene C cross over 18.5 percent of the time A PEDIGREE IS A CHART FOR TRACING GENES IN A FAMILY. Phenotypes are used to infer genotypes on a pedigree. Circles = females Squares = males Non shaded shapes = Normal Shaded shapes = Disorder ½ shaded shapes = Carrier • If the phenotype is more common in males, the gene is likely sex-linked. A karyotype is a picture of all chromosomes in a cell. Karyotypes can show changes in chromosomes. XY Karyotypes can show different types of chromosomal mutations: Deletion, Duplication, Inversion and Translocation.
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A $185 MILLION convention hotel with 1,125 guest rooms has gone into construction in Chicago's Cityfront Center development, extending the city's dowtown hotel-building surge. Six have been completed in the last two years and three others are under way.
The new hotel, to be operated by the Sheraton Corporation and called the Sheraton Chicago Hotel and Towers, will stand on a two-acre site near Columbus Drive on the north bank of the Chicago River. On the opposite bank are the 692-room Fairmont Hotel, which opened in 1987, and the 625-room Swiss Grand, which opened in August 1988.
Like the Fairmont and Swiss Grand, most of Chicago's new hotels offer high-end accommodations, leaving room in the middle, according to Sheraton's director of development, David Proch-Wilson. But the Sheraton will directly challenge convention hotels like the Hyatt Regency, also on the south bank; it opened in 1974, has more than 2,000 rooms and last year had more than 1,700 overnight meetings, conventions and trade shows.
Chicago is ranked first among American cities in attracting conventions, according to the International Association of Convention and Visitors Bureaus. Chicago Convention and Visitors Bureau figures show hotel occupancy rates have remained in the mid-70 percent range through the peak convention months of spring and fall over the last three and a half years.
The Sheraton, designed by the Chicago architects Solomon Cordwell Buenz and Associates, will have a 40,000-square-foot ballroom and a 35,000-square-foot exhibition hall.
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The six recently built downtown hotels have added 2,899 rooms to an existing stock of 19,857. The additional four, including the Sheraton, will add 2,592, bringing the downtown total to 23,348.
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Tramp into the Tararua Ranges, March 2014
"I climbed up the mountain with one of the matrons Mrs Keats with her two dogs called Chloe and Jessica and five other international girls who live in Main House. I walked up the hill with Heejoo and Eliza because Reika and Reina were excited to come here for a run, and Nanami was taking pictures of the New Zealand bush with Mrs Keats and her dogs.
We were enjoying our moment walking and singing, but it was disturbed by the stairs which were ahead of us. We walked and walked and walked until I realised that I was at Rocky Lookout which was the top. I rested for a while looking out to the beautiful view while eating some cookies. I climbed the rock and enjoyed the view and took lots of photos. I talked with visitors from other places of New Zealand. We took a group photo and started walking down. It was easier than walking up!
We went into the river with our shoes on, it was surprisingly cold in the river, and there we took many photos. We threw some rocks into the river to see who could throw the rock most strongly.
When we arrived at the carpark, Heejoo and I were very hungry because we walked more than 6km. It was very tiring for all of us but I had a great experience.
I had fun with the other girls and Mrs Keats which I think made our relationship deeper. The best part of the our trip was to connect with nature of New Zealand which I had never experienced before. I would love to go there again or other places to learn a bit more about New Zealand.
Thank you Mrs Keats for taking us."
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Trip to Pukaha Mount Bruce, June 2013
"St Matthew's junior international students were able to experience first-hand the thrill of interacting with some of New Zealand's unique wildlife on a visit to Pukaha Mt Bruce last week. The afternoon began well with a delicious lunch while we enjoyed a view of the resident takahe.
Suitably fortified by warm food, we ventured outdoors. Despite the chill in the air, Violet and Reina, donned thigh-waders and plunged into the icy stream to feed the eels. Under the watchful eye of a voluntary helper, they dished up the rather unappetising-looking leftovers from the kiwi house to some large and very appreciative eels. Meanwhile ranger Jessica explained the complicated life cycle of these creatures and how they have become endangered.Then it was off to the kiwi house to see Manukura. The group enjoyed watching two informative videos in the adjoining theatre, and we were able to learn a lot about how the kiwi population was established at Pukaha Mt Bruce.
By 3.30 it was time to feed the kaka. The girls relished the opportunity to get close to these beautiful and intelligent native parrots. Once again, Jessica was able to give them interesting insights, this time into the habits and foibles of the birds, which are surely the wildlife centre's noisiest and most comic inhabitants.
There was just time to say hello to Kahurangi the kokako before setting off for home. We were interested to learn that because she was hand-raised, she has never learned how to communicate with other kokako. The idea of birds learning a language is of particular interest to our group of language learners and is something we will explore further.
A big thank you to all at Mt Bruce, and especially Jessica, for making our visit so informative and memorable."
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Whenever I ask IFAs and advisers the one thing they would like to improve from their marketing, I always get the same answer coming out top of the list…
It's not more social media followers…
It's not hundreds more leads…
It's not a bigger profile nationally…
Yes, I hear answers that include:
· Improved brand awareness
· Greater perception of authority and credibility
· Stronger relationships
· Greater visibility locally
· More traffic to my website
...but time and time again, IFAs and advisers tell me that what they'd really like more than anything else, is more conversions from their website – but more specifically, more of the RIGHT type of conversions from their website.
It's true, anyone can generate more website visits, but it boils down to:
- Getting the right type of site visitors
- Converting more of those visitors into meaningful conversations that lead to high quality enquiries
But there's an issue which most financial advisers' websites are failing to address and which is preventing more of those meaningful conversations taking place…
Whilst the 'look and feel' of many advisers' websites has improved dramatically over recent years, what's also changed is how those higher quality site visitors choose to engage with the adviser.
Far too many IFAs' websites are still little more than online brochures. Albeit good quality and attractive websites, they are still brochures that describe what you do and the services you offer. They rarely prove your value.
And as a result, from the site visitor's perspective, it's difficult to distinguish one financial adviser from another.
I know this for a fact, because I've sat down with consumers who are looking for financial advisers and they often end up choosing an IFA based on their photo...
The clear majority of people looking to find an adviser, or to learn more about an adviser following a referral, arrive on your website very much better informed than they did just a few years ago. Whilst they don't yet know the solutions to their financial issues, they are more knowledgeable than they used to be because they read blogs, articles, watch videos, listen to podcasts and read newspapers. Anything you could need to know about personal finance and financial planning is freely available on the Internet.
Many will have done their homework and will have gone some of the way down the road online to finding the solutions they need – but what they want is to find an expert who a) they can trust and b) who can 'write the prescription'.
Talk to any doctor in general practice today, and they'll tell you how many people turn up for their appointment with a sheaf of papers under their arm that they have printed off Google. Whilst we can learn much about health and wellbeing from the Internet, we still need experience and expertise from a professional to do the job 'properly'.
So what are you doing to stand out from the crowd online?
Today's potential clients want more than just a fancy website – they need to be able to see that YOU are the right financial adviser or planner for them.
Do you like trustworthy?
Do you look credible?
Do you look professional?
Do you have the expertise that I need - and can you prove it?
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Odds and ends
Blogging has been such a great experience so far. The sense of community and support have been outstanding and I am grateful for all the friends I've made so far along the way.
Last year I loved following along with Erinn from Strawberry Swing and Other Things blog Girl Mom series, and when I saw Elizabeth from Chasin' Mason was carrying it on for us boy moms, I had to jump on board. Head over to her page HERE to read my post from yesterday on being a boy mom to my little monkey.
I also wanted to share a picture from my best friends wedding from back in November. I forgot to have Michael take pictures so here is one of the photographers photos of us gals.
The first three girls from the left have been my very best friends forever... And all three of them got married this past year! It's been a crazy but fun year!
Finally, here is a picture of my little helper yesterday painting. He kept trying to climb on the ladder while I was on it, so I stood behind him to spot and he was able to climb to the very top unassisted. Glad I learned that while I was standing right there supervising.
The living room is officially white. It took over 3 coats. I am going to have to touch up spots today once I give it full inspection in daylight. Michael decorated our fireplace nook last night with cute baby.
And one more of our billy goat...
This week has been so busy with chores and house projects. We are welcoming the weekend with open arms! Hopefully you all are doing the same!


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Where could anybody find a most sensual fruit? Well, there's always guavas and mangoes, but in this latitude, finding these luscious flavor bombs in the market is always a red banner day. The Spanish word for this beautiful fruit is GRANADA, and that is also the word for hand grenade. I can see it so clearly... an explosion of flavor inside your mouth. Close your eyes, fill the passion running on your tongue. You are eating rubies. Enjoy them while they last, which is not a long time. For those who have asked me how to eat a pomegranate: Slice off the top with a knife, break the fruit with your fingers. Remove the seeds. Put a handful of seeds in your mouth and press with your tongue onto your palate. I recommend you don't wear white clothes while you do this. The juice will run and spot everything. Maybe eating them naked would be more appropriate. Throw a fistful of seeds into the mouth of your naked eating partner... Uhm... I have the feeling this could turn pornographic if I go on... And remember... not only is it sexy to eat a pomegranate, it's also chuck full of antioxidants. A new friend advised me that squeezing the juice of a pip into the eyes will cure conjunctivitis (pink eye). I can think of more ways to eat this juicy, sweet, full-flavored gem, but I've had enough titillation for one day. Have a satisfying experience!
Monday, November 16, 2009
The pomegranates have arrived!
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Labels: antioxidant, fall fruit, granada, pomegranate, pomegranate juice, pomegranate juice for pink eye
Friday, November 13, 2009
A flurry of activity inside and outside Furball Cottage. I'm flying to get ready and leave for a court assignment. The birds outside are chattering and flying about sending distress signals. Must explore the situation. The judge can wait. Right there, by the window, perched on a branch of the old cherry tree, a hawk! No time for binoculars or identification guide, just rush for the camera and try to get as good as shot as possible. Of course he turned his head at the last moment and, sensing the clicks, only allowed two exposures. His claws, however, tell the whole story. Bright yellow in the early autumnlight, those prehensile toes and hooked black nails, perfect for the purposes of capturing prey and ripping it apart. What a magnificent creature. The birds may not like you, Mr. Hawk, but you're always welcome in my garden, especially if you go after the squirrels, moles and chipmunks. Oh, and by the way, I made it in time for court, although I had already rehearsed my apology: "Your Honor, unavoidably detained by raptor".
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Saturday, October 24, 2009
Bud of Viburnum 'Eskimo' / Snowball tree
They are gone forever, or so you'd think if you didn't know better. In reality they're just hiding and will explode again next spring in all their glorious force and blow off our eyeballs and minds with their tremendous beauty. Here they are, lurking and waiting to surprise us in just a few months.
For now, we wait, and huddle around the fire and count our blessings as one season leaves and another approaches.
We are alive. We have made it through another summer, another year, and so have they. O that we may be just as resilient and assured of what is to come as they are!
We are alive. We have made it through another summer, another year, and so have they. O that we may be just as resilient and assured of what is to come as they are!
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Friday, October 23, 2009
Josephine Bonaparte was born and raised in the Caribbean. She had a penchant for roses and gardens and clothes. Those are pretty much our only similarities. She married a short man; I married a tall one. She was an Empress. I rule my own kingdom in half an acre. This faded oak-leaf hydrangea reminded me of Josephine. Malmaison, her house outside Paris, is now a museum that shows many of her personal belongings. Besides being a flirt, she was a tender and good-hearted woman and I'm convinced she would have loved these subdued tones. She faded rapidly after her divorce and died pining for her "Petit General". This blossom would have made a perfect offering at her grave.
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Labels: fall bushes, fall flowers, Malmaison, native bushes, oak-leaf hydrangea
Yes, it is richer and warmer and more complex than any other light at any other time of the year. It envelopes and caresses like a lover's last passionate embrace before a long voyage. If you keep your eyes wide open, you will see what's coming right behind it. But for now, all you want to do is cling to it, cover your skin with its warmth and hope against hope that it will never leave you.
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Labels: chasmantus, fall grasses, fall light, October light, sea oats
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Labels: easy landscape plants, fall berries, heavenly bamboo, nandina domestica, Philadelphia Phillies
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Ilex verticillata/Winterberry. OK, here's the drill: Take a very good look at them now, because if you blink, they'll be gone. It happens every year. The birds adore these berries and they disappear in a matter of hours. I have seen pictures of snowy fields punctuated by brigh red berries on the bushes and ask myself whether there are birds anywhere near. In my garden, flocks of robins feast on them so quickly that I had to shoo them away with a broom in order to take these pictures. It;s a mixed blessing, but just for once, I'd love to see them against a fresh snowfall. Dream on.
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Labels: autumn, berries, fall, ilex verticillata, robins, winterberry
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Be dazzled. Bedazzled. Become dazzled. No other sky holds so much promise. The way everything, yes, dazzles under this slanting sun, the clarity wherever you look, the cloudless eternity of that patch of blue. There will be dark days ahead, but this sky will keep its brightness in my mind's eye long after October has given way to the frigid months ahead.
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Labels: acer japonicum 'Bloodgood', autumn, fall, sky
Late summer's special treat. Wake up and say it, Morning Glory/Evening Grace. Ipomoeas exist all over the world, I have seen them blooming in ancient crags in Crete and Dubrovnik, on empty beaches in Samaná and Maine, under lamp posts in Philadelphia and Cairo, usually a washed-out purple color. But this beauty, this glorious blue of the morning sky that fills my eyes with Heaven and my soul with gratefulness, climbs and clambers and roams until it reaches my window and peeks in. Could anybody want a better way of waking up?
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Labels: ipomoea, late summer, morning glory, vines
All of a sudden the light changes, there's a different feel in the air. Not chilly yet, but the warmth seems to be saying goodbye. The slant of sunshine that enters my window in the morning is brighter and lower. There's a sense of anticipation. Not one leaf has turned color and yet I know that soon there will be a riot of color all around me. The desire for summer's bounty recedes. That delicious watermelon does not appeal; there's no interest in cherries or peaches. My tastebuds yearn for the honeyed mellowness of a fig... the crisp grit of a pear. Autumn is in my heart before it manifests itself in the world.
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Thursday, August 13, 2009
This has to be the toughest of all floribundas when it actually survives in my garden in New Jersey withouth coddling, extra watering, or chemicals. Lovely fragrance. Bunches of 7 or more buds per branch start blushing pink and open to perfect white. Can take any kind of abuse and looks great in simple summer arrangements.
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Thursday, August 6, 2009
Lysimachia clethroides - gooseneck loosestrife - swimming across the flower border, who knows how far it will go by next spring!
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Wednesday, August 5, 2009
It is a color not found in nature and that's why it shows so beautifully in the garden.
More to come.
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Labels: blue, cobalt, garden ornament, gardening
Wednesday, July 29, 2009
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Labels: butterfly bush, butterfly garden, hummingbird garden, monarda
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Labels: gate, shade garden, sun garden
Tuesday, July 28, 2009
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Labels: beneficial insects, dragonfly, libelula
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Labels: monarada, ruby-throated hummingbird, summer garden
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Labels: monarda
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Labels: bridal wreath, flower arranging, spring flowers
Monday, July 20, 2009
aka bergamot is in the mint family (square stems), grows with abandon, loves the summer heat and spreads around wherever it pleases. The leaves have a lovely , strong, fragrance and can be dried and used in teas and poptpourri. Another winner at Furball Cottage. The hummigbirds fight each other over these blossoms. Just look at those flower bracts (pseudo petals). They're meant for hummingbirds' tongues!
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Labels: bergamot, butterflies, hummingbird food, mint family, monarda dydima, summer
First come the bees and the butterflies for the nectar and then, when the color is gone and they look ready to be cut down, the goldfinches arrive in flocks and paint the sky with yellow and gold and eat the seeds and make my heart rejoice! I'd say that's what a true all-seasons plant should be all about.
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Labels: butterflies, echinacea, garden, goldfinches, summer
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Labels: dew, dewdrops, hosta plantaginea, hosta Sum and Substance
Jewelweed is loved by hummingbirds. This is a wild flower that has been growing and thriving in my garden for several years. It's in the impatiens family but it's very tall. I didn't plant it, but I'm glad it found me! Right now the hummers are buzzing all over the garden having a feast on this and the other hummingbird-friendly blooms out there.
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Labels: hummingbird food, impatiens capensis (?), jewelweed, nectar, wildflower
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They eat the cherries and the acorns, they dig all over the place, they're pretty brazen, but they're oh, so cute!
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Labels: chipmunk, garden friend, garden pest, ground squirrel
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Labels: leftover fruit, pointillism, Seurat, summer afternoon
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Labels: arranging, gardening, sunflowers
Thursday, July 2, 2009
As it has been said before, the two most beautiful words in the English language. SUMMER AFTERNOON. No matter how hectic the schedule or busy the mind, undone tasks put aside without a hint of remorse. Touching the sweet, green grass, lying down on its softness, looking up at the bright blue sky and slowly, oh so very slowly... finding the shapes in the clouds. SUMMER AFTERNOON. A peaceful memory to carry me through whatever the months ahead may bring. SUMMER AFTERNOON. It's worth repeating once again. So go ahead, say it.
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Labels: clouds, grass lawn, peace, peaceful, summer afternoon
Monday, June 22, 2009
If you're like me, you'd prefer digging in the garden to tinkering in the kitchen. The perfect recipe should have five ingredients or less and one of them must be water. So here's an easy dessert that looks beautiful and tastes divine. It's my adaptation of the 'puddings' I have loved at the Henley Royal Regatta. This is a poor people's dessert, so I don't know how it made it to such an exalted location. There are no measurements - follow your heart and enjoy the results.
1 loaf day-old white bread summer berries (blackberries, blueberries,
sugar or Splenda to taste raspberries, strawberries)
1 packet gelatine summer fruit sliced very thin or
chopped very small
Butter the inside of a bowl. Remove the crust off all bread slices and butter one side. Line the bowl with the bread slices. Leave no gaps.
Cook the fruit with the sugar or Splenda until it's all mushy and beautifully colored like rubies on the headdress of a maharani. Add gelatine. One tablespoon of cherry Jell-o will also work. Pour into the bread-lined bowl. Cover with the rest of the bread slices. Push it down with something heavy like a brick. Cover with plastic wrap or a kichen towel. Refrigerate overnight. If you're brave, which I'm not, unmold it into a serving dish. Otherwise, just slice it from the bowl and serve with Devonshire cream (Wegman's) or vanilla ice cream. Bask in the compliments.
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Labels: berries, Devonshire cream, easy dessert recipe, Henley Royal Regatta, leftover fruit, simple food, summer pudding, Wegman's
Saturday, May 23, 2009
No fragrance, almost impossible to work with in flower arrangements, nevertheless, what jolt of beauty in the garden when almost everything is still bare! My four bushes are named, but right now the varieties escape me. I've just enjoyed their flashing, colorful display, mostly from a window as the days were so cold and drizzly. The bushes were covered in color, the branches hanging from their weight of blooms. It is a cliché, I know, but still, what a sight for sore, wintry eyes.
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Labels: camellia varieties, camellias, early spring
Friday, May 22, 2009
I'm sure I'm not alone in feeling this: whenever I see a magnificent oriental peony [this one is Sangu Kiku] I think of those fantastic Latin American celebrations for girls when they turn fifteen. Yes, I had mine too, and I was tempted to post my pictures here, but really, as time goes on, they become more and more elaborate, expensive, over the top. This peony reminds me not only of my own birthday dance party but of all the skirts and crinolines and ruffles my young aunts wore in the 50's. Christian Dior came up with his 'New Look' after WWII. I wonder if he was inspired by an Oriental peony
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Finally the rain has stopped and the gardener must get to work. Backaches will certainly ensue. Deep digging and heavy lifting are not for sissies.
This statue was a surprise gift from Cristina and Freddy de Castro. Freddy thought it should face not only the garden gate but also the guest room window and so it does.
The truest blessing is cultivating a garden of friends and sharing them with others.
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Tuesday, May 5, 2009
It's been raining for days. Good for the garden; not for the gardener who cannot go out and dig and pull and say hello to her little friends she hasn't seen since last spring. So what's left is to take pictures from the windows or wait for the rain to stop for a few moments and snap a shot or two. The pink lawn is not covered with flowers. Those are the petals of the cherry tree that the rain brought down. The house looks smothered by the viburnum opulus with its green snowballs and the white dogwood that the birds planted by the window. From the house it feels as if you're inside a cloud. The Buda Cat is a constant companion and the birds are not afraid of him. He is a serene reminder of our beloved Percy the Sweet Babboo whom we lost last September. Rain is good. I'd love to see some rainbows, though, and a few rays of sunshine peeking through these clouds.
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Labels: cherry tree, cornus florida, garden, rain, sculpture in the garden, snowball flower, viburnum opulus
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Programmer Analyst - Associate On - line Delivery
Less than 5 years experience • Financial Services
Thank you for your interest in a career at Regions. At Regions, we believe associates deserve more than just a job. We believe in offering performance-driven individuals a place where they can build a career --- a place to expect more opportunities. If you are focused on results, dedicated to quality, strength and integrity, and possess the drive to succeed, then we are your employer of choice.
Regions is dedicated to taking appropriate steps to safeguard and protect private and personally identifiable information you submit. The information that you submit will be collected and reviewed by associates, consultants, and vendors of Regions in order to evaluate your qualifications and experience for job opportunities and will not be used for marketing purposes, sold, or shared outside of Regions unless required by law. Such information will be stored for a set period of time. You may review, modify, or update your information by visiting and logging into the careers section of the system.
Job Description:
At Regions, the Programmer Analyst analyzes and evaluates existing or proposed systems, devises computer programs, systems and related procedures to process data.
Primary Responsibilities
- Handles more complex development, testing, debugging and documentation than level I
- Involved generally with business segments to translate business requirements into functional requirements
- Understands business processes and Regions structure
- Works under limited guidance of senior staff
- Generally works under deadlines
This position is exempt from timekeeping requirements under the Fair Labor Standards act and is not eligible for overtime pay.
- Bachelors degree in Computer Science or a related field
- Two years experience
Skills and Competencies
- Basic understanding of one or more programming languages/tools
- Well versed in one or more applications with minimal supervision
- Strong verbal and written communications skills, with an ability to express complex technical concepts
- Ability to build relationships that meet the needs of the business unit
- Strong analytical, problem-solving and conceptual skills
- Good troubleshooting skills
Skills: OOP, Java, JavaScript, *.js and SQL
Nice to have skills: C#, ASP.net, NoSQL and network protocols (TCP/IP, etc.)