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Filed under: hamburg | Tags: Björk, Carnival, Chemistry, Dance Party, Film, hamburg, Köln, smith college
Greetings from the present!
It has been far too long since I have posted anything interesting, and as a result, there is far too much for me to say to even consider the possibility of posting it in an interesting manner. Letters home are almost always more exciting than life itself, because you get a free pass at leaving all of the boring stuff out. Look Friends! see how interesting my life is?
Let's begin with finals, which sucked. I studied so hard for my chem final, but hit that zone where I knew I couldn't absorb anymore. Which would have been fine, except I completely forgot to discuss cis and trans isomers when drawing my different isomers of butane. So go me. If this were the US, it would be ok, because there would be another test where I could prove that I was only dumb in that moment, but that, when more moments are added to the sample, I am more often quite informed when it comes to isomers than not. Alas, alack, I got a 2,3. Although I can console myself with the fact that I still did better than perhaps 65- 70% of the class (who had way more chem than I did in high school), I still only got a B. Which is the worst grade I've gotten since starting college. So perhaps I should stop grumbling. Kristallography has yet to be revealed, and I felt like the test went well, which means whatever my grade was, it was either quite good or quite something I'm really not in the mood to talk about.
Today I started my chemistry lab! Communication at the university of hamburg is beyond depressing. The starting time in stine (uh's version of moodle) does not correspond with the starting time on the web site, and although they specified the need for lab coats, they gave no indication as to where to buy one. (my fault on this one, though. I read the non stine version way too late to buy one, let alone to figure out where one could be purchased. the result was a very exciting adventure for exact change, and now i have a very awesome lab coat that shall either be shelved for the time being as dress up clothes, or shall be tye died and hence become daily wear 😉 )
Tess came to visit and we had an amazing time. Even if we'd had a terrible time together, it couldn't have ended as anything other than amazing, because we discovered the awesomeness that can be Björk. That in and of itself isn't that interesting, and I'm still not convinced that I like her general releases, but hey. Dancer in the Dark makes up for all of it. The only thing I cried more in was little women (time wise. i cried from the point where beth and jo are at the beach and beth is in the wheel chair to the point where jo marries sir boring) and Dancer was…I don't know if I can say far more depressing, but it was definitely orchestrated to yank your chain. But the music was so good! The dancing could have been better, and at times the editing as well, but over all it was so good i really don't care. This has only reinforced my love of scandinavia, and I am determined to see more Lars van Trier films when I get the chance. hey. One starred Mrs. Weasley!
Tess and I also discovered this cool video store about 8 blocks from where I live that shows movies for free twice a week. For some reason, the name Jim Jarmusch has come up a lot in the last year, but I still hadn't seen any of his movies. Last week they showed Night on Earth, which wasn't completely smashing, but the two comedic sketches were buckets of awesome. So funny. I know I'm not providing much of a description, but really. When we get back we can skip the slow segments and just watch the one in new york and the one in rome. (there were…6 segments? all involving people in taxis).
Oh, and we also went to Köln for Carnival.
I really don't have too much to say about that. It was fun, but I was relieved to get back to hamburg. For one, I definitely knew what there was to do, and…for two? I could avoid the guilt that goes with lounging during travel. I could sit on the couch eating yogurt listening to music and still feel like it was a valuable use of my time.
Because of the weather, Köln was a lot less happening than we expected it to be. Still, there were costumes galore, and ours were pretty rocking. Once we got the hang of it at least.
Our servas host invited us to dance through Köln with a traditional carnival group. We were on our feet for over 6 hours. It was slightly excessive, way too cold, but worth it. I'll link later to my facebook photos. The traditional group was dressed in altered 18th century garb. I definitely need to get myself a set.
We wore these costumes to the Rosenmontag parade, and to the official carnival party we went to later that evening. One of the more popular costumes was a giant animal suit. There were bunnies, mice, lions, etc. Tess said she'd make me a giant lion suit, and I am quite looking forward to it. I wonder. If they can kick little boys out of class for having distracting hair (too long), would smith make me leave if I wore a giant animal suit to class? Or could I just claim that it was part of a sociological experiment: how does an excessively liberal society react when we blatantly paint ourselves as the other?
There was a particularly hilarious bunny costume at the official carnival party. A guy in a tight black tee shirt with tighty blackies and a little puff tail and ears ( i think). So funny. Also? Practical. There was a beatles cover band (and other oldies) that was quite good and such fun to dance to. We did go out dancing one other night, and learned some kölsch, and some carnival songs. Hopefully I can get some and bring them back to the states.
Our host family was really nice, but we (surprisingly) didn't spend that much time together. They generously let us stay the whole week, which saved so much money (though if they'd only let us stay a few days we would have gone to hamburg earlier).
In other news, I've started working on my DAAD project and am quite enjoying it! I really should have started it earlier, but so it goes. And I'm (hopefully) taking a class on the topic (generally) next semester. Landscapes studies in northern germany such and such.
Now I must leave you. Until next time I decide I have something to say.
All my love!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cbCwVWB1KFg (kölsch carnival song. so funny.)
http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=193872&id=509595464&l=641e62ae8b (photos)
Filed under: hamburg | Tags: celle, Chemistry, feuerzangenbowle, hamburg, klausur, Photos
Today I am obviously too lazy to come up with an interesting creative title. Instead, it shall serve as a reminder of all the things I need to remember to talk about, and will hopefully keep me going in chronological order. My brain is already scrambling, because of all the connections between these chronologically separate topics. Here goes.
Feuerzangenbowle 1
As you've probably already noted, the term Feuerzangenbowle applies to (at least) two things: a german film from 1943 (nazy morale propaganda?) and a beverage typically consumed during december for Weihnachten (christmas) or Sylvester (new year's). Last weekend my floor had its christmas party, and we both consumed a feuerzangenbowle, and saw the film.
I have seen the film twice now, and I still can't claim to be completely sure about what happened. The recording is somewhat scratchy, and the actors talk somewhat strangely. That, and the fact that my german is still in the process of inching along. We'll see how clear I can be in describing the basic plot, and more importantly, the basic atmosphere of the film.
The film opens with a bunch of old men laughing and serving themselves up some feuerzangenbowle awesomeness. They are wearing tux like suits, monocles, and are (i think?) teachers or professors of some sort. (the feuerzangenbowle is filled with hot wine, with a flaming sugar block on top). A new man shows up, and confesses that all his life he had been taught by private tutors, and had never experienced a german school. So the old men laugh, rub their hands maniacally, and decide that he must must must. Then there is a funny scene in which he suddenly changes his attire piece by piece, wearing what he thinks is a typical school outfit. He slowly becomes quite mischievous, and though he has received his phd and is probably quite old, he ends up engaged to a school girl. The point of the film (now at least) is not the plot, but the ridiculousness in which it is executed. It is the epitome of silly.
Our Feuerzangenbowle was not as upscale as the one in the film, and probably contained 3X as much alcohol. The guy in charge of it kept adding more rum to keep the sugar cone burning, and as soon as a sugar cone was gone, he found another one and poured on more alcohol. At times everything was on fire–the cone, the liquid in the cauldron type thing, and the liquid in the drink ladle. Also, we did this inside.
We also did a Julklapp (gift exchange). I got a book of grisly poetry, and I gave a half naked santa glühwein cup with chocolates.
Feuerzangenbowle 2
The Daad has Daad Freundeskreise all over Germany, and I went to the university showing of FZB with the fk. For a while we didn't know if the event was going to happen–the audimax where they show the film every year is currently besetzt, meaning that people are living in there, protesting Studiengebühren–paying for school. But! Because it is such a tradition they made a small exception for the film. before the film the read some statements and showed some pictures discussing the time during which the film had been produced, and its nazi history. A lot of people were impolite during this time, because they didn't want to hear it. I don't know how much that has to do with being tired of hearing about it, feeling that the history in the context of art doesn't matter, or just being rude people who didn't care at all about what was being said, just that it was keeping them from seeing the film.
The behavior of the audience (once the film began) reminded me a lot of the rocky horror picture show–people had brought giant alarm clocks that they brought out at specific points during the film, and sparklers.
Zwischen Klausur
Friday I took my first german university test, and I definitely passed. I've been studying for ages, and I really knew the material, but the test was only five questions, it was in German, and I barely had time to finish it. I was unable to check my answers. Fingers crossed I got at least a 2 (A-). We shall see!
Yesterday (a beautiful cold, and at times rainy, icy, and best of all SNOWY saturday) I traveled to Celle by regional train with the Freundeskreis. We toured a Schloss (castle) and then wandered around a Weihnachtsmarkt (Christmas Market) eating Bratwurst and drinking Glühwein. the Glühwein in Celle was delicious.
I am currently at the Smith Center waiting for Tess to come online so we can talk. Golly Gee. She is an hour late (or, though, I suppose not truly as she gave me a window of time). But still. I want to go home and eat. After I finish this hot cup of tea.
All my love!
Also, I don't know if Grandma Barbara got my message about the blog, but I promised her I would post photo links so she could find them without being a member of facebook, so here they are:
Celle: http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=174872&id=509595464&l=9641cf9307
Leipzig: http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=168721&id=509595464&l=3b14be5306
Sylt: http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=159302&id=509595464&l=2247fea7a7
Hamburg 1: http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=151543&id=509595464&l=adfc4aaa0c
Hamburg2/Berlin: http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=158461&id=509595464&l=edcb848ecb
My trip with Mom through Europe: http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=145330&id=509595464&l=14fce2089c
Tada! All my love! I hope everyone has a fantastic Christmas break.


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Had a customer into the Post Office today trying to send money to France, believing it to be in repayment of a BT credit made in error. They were persuaded by my assistant that it was a scam, and devised to contact their bank to stop any potential fraud. Please be careful, legitimate ate companies do not call you asking for money. Do not give out your bank details, computer passwords or nay other details over the phone or by email to anyone whose identity you cannot verify.
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Islam is the religion of peace and love. The word Islam has originated from the word 'Salm' which means peace. No other religion promotes peace as Islam does and a simple straight forward justification is Salaam; the Islamic way of greeting. Indeed greetings bring hearts together. The Prophet (PBUH) said, "You cannot enter paradise until you believe, and you cannot believe until you love each other. Shall I not inform you of the thing which if you do, will love each other? Spread Salam (the greeting) among you" [Muslim]. The wordings of Muslim greeting are "Assalamu alaikum" (may peace be upon you) and to it should be replied "Wa alaikumus salaam" (and upon you be peace too). This is the shortest form of greeting.
Abu Hurairah RA narrated that a man passed by the Prophet PBUH greeting "Assalamu alaikum", while the Prophet PBUH was in a gathering. The Prophet PBUH said "Ten rewards". Then another man passed by saying "Assalamu alaikum wa rahmatullah". The Prophet responded "Twenty rewards". Later when another man wished, "Assalamu alaikum wa rahmatullahi wa barakatuh". The Prophet mentioned, "Thirty rewards".
It is Sunnah to greet everyone we meet. Narrated 'Abdullah bin 'Amr RA: A person asked ALLAH's Apostle PBUH, "What sort of deeds or what qualities of Islam are good?" He replied, "To feed (the poor) and greet those whom you know and those whom you don't know." [Bukhari] It is a sign of Qiyamah to greet only those whom we know. Ibn Mas'ud RA narrated that the Prophet PBUH said, "Among the signs of Qiyamah is (when you see) that the greetings are (being paid) only to the known ones," [Musnad Ahmad; Saheeh].
Islam promotes brotherhood and discourages enmity and hatred. Islamic greetings vanish animosity from one's heart and help reconcile. Narrated by Abu Aiyub RA that ALLAH's Apostle PBUH said: "It is prohibited for a man to desert his brother Muslim for more than three nights. It is prohibited when they meet, one of them turns his face away from the other, and the other turns his face from the former, and the better of the two will be the one who greets the other first," [Bukhari].
Enlisted are major etiquettes of Islamic greeting:
1. It is Sunnah to greet whereas it is Fardh (obligatory) to reply the greeting.
2. It is disliked to convey or retort the greeting if someone is in the toilet. Ibn Umar RA narrates that a person passed by and paid greetings to the Prophet while he (the Prophet) was in the toilet, so he did not reply. [Muslim]
3. Salaam should be said while entering house even if there are none around. ALLAH says, "But when you enter houses, give greetings of peace upon each other – a greeting from ALLAH, blessed and good." [Al Noor 24:61]
4. It is from the Sunnah that a Raakib should greet the Maashi (the on board should greet the one on-foot); a person passing by should greet the one sitting; the small group of people should greet the larger group; and the younger should greet the elder.
5. It is not permitted to wish Islamic greeting to non-muslim. The Prophet PBUH said: "If an Ahle Kitaab (The people of the book: Jews and Christians) greets you (with salaam), then you say: Wa alaikum," [Bukhari and Muslim].
6. If a person conveys salaam, then he should reply to the conveyor, "Wa alaika wa alaihis salaam" (peace be upon you and on him). A person came to the Prophet PBUH and said, "My father pays you greeting." So the Prophet PBUH said, "On you and on your father be peace too," [Abu Dawood]. It is also allowed to say only "peace be upon him" as narrated by A'ishah RA that the Prophet PBUH said her that the Angel Gabriel is saying you salaam. She said, "And on him be peace and ALLAH's blessings," [Bukhari].
7. It is allowed to say Salaam when you enter a mosque except when the imam is on the pulpit delivering the Friday speech. The Friday speech has got an exceptional rule as the Prophet PBUH said, "If you (even) say to your fellow: Be quiet – while the imam is delivering speech – then you have made your Friday void," [Bukhari].
8. It is Sunnah to shake hands while greeting. The Prophet PBUH and the companions used to shake hands. Qatadah said that I asked Anas RA: Was (the concept of) shaking hands present among the companions of the Prophet PBUH?. He said Yes. [Bukhari].


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After six months of negotiations, French drug giant Sanofi-Aventis has picked up Genzyme, which specializes in the treatment of rare diseases, for roughly $20 billion. FiercePharma's Tracy Staton sums up the deal:
The two companies have finally agreed to a price–$74 per share, plus contingent value rights–that amounts to $20.1 billion in cash up front. At least one analyst called it a win-win deal. And if that's the case, it's because of the CVR approach, which "was an extremely important tool to bridge differences in value," Sanofi chief Chris Viehbacher (photo) said on a conference call.
The CVRs could be worth as much as $14 each, provided Genzyme and its experimental multiple sclerosis drug meet every target. Genzyme shareholders are due $1 per CVR if the company meets certain production targets for its rare disease drugs, which ran short after manufacturing troubles shuttered a key plant.
The Financial Times explains Sanofi and Genzyme's motivations:
The deal will help the French pharma group to strengthen its product range as it faces a series of patent expiries on existing so-called blockbusters. At the same time, the FT notes in a separate report, the deal will provide "an exit for Genzyme investors":
The company has developed a profitable niche in selling high-priced treatments for "orphan diseases" that affect a small number of patients globally, but has suffered setbacks partly triggered by manufacturing problems and supply shortfalls that depressed its share price.
Forbes' Matthew Herper has more on the strategy and challenges associated with the deal:
The Genzyme acquisition is really a bet that in the future drug companies will need stable businesses like vaccines and consumer health that are insulated from the sudden drops of sales that happen with traditional small molecule drugs in the U.S. market. Generic versions of biotech drugs like the ones Genzyme sells are never going to create this kind of sudden competition.
(Sanofi CEO) Viehbacher has also said that Sanofi, which just installed a former head of the National Institutes of Health as its research chief, did not have enough presence near U.S. research hot spots. Genzyme's home near Harvard, MIT, and Boston's rich group of biotech startups certainly helps up the company's presence there.
One key for making the deal work will be holding on to the expertise in Genzyme's core rare disease drug business. Sanofi would be wise to walk in and offer all those employees raises, and focus any cost-cutting efforts on back office employees and those in other Genzyme businesses. This is the tough trick, here. Roche made all sorts of noise about preserving Genentech's culture, but it is not at all clear that the company managed to do so.


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Went to Sunday school and church. Changed classess. Helen and I saw "Flying Down to Rio."
The daily diary entries from Ruth Catherine McKenzie McCoy. Her daughter, author Fran Baker, has included photos, historic notes and "old-time" recipes following the entries. Readers are welcome to comment.
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It's Friday the 13th, so we thought we'd share some suitably creepy content with you.
What better way to mark the day than with the latest trailer for the ultimate horror movie crossover, Sadako vs Kayako.
Yep, the two forces of evil from cult J-horror classics The Ring and The Grudge are fighting it out - and you can check out a sneak peek of the curse-off right here. (Keep the lights on.)
Directed by Kōji Shiraishi, this spin-off/mash-up follows a new generation of overly curious teenagers trying to override the curse of both Ringu's Sadako and The Grudge's Kayako. As you do.
While over here at Digital Spy we couldn't help but find the whole thing a bit underwhelming on the fright front - and Sadako vs Kayako is probably funniest when it doesn't mean to be - we still reckon it's an intriguing oddity for fans of horror.
You'll be able to catch the ultimate death match that is Sadako vs Kayako when it's released exclusively on SHUDDER on January 26.
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If two vengeful spirits going head-to-head isn't enough for you, then how about the third instalment in The Ring franchise (yes, it is a franchise), Rings?
Directed by F Javier Gutiérrez and starring The Big Bang Theory's Johnny Galecki, Rings uncovers "the movie within a movie" that no-one noticed. Sinister stuff.
Rings was originally scheduled for a 2016 October release, but will instead now debut in the US on February 3.
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Woo-hoo done it.......finished the 24/12 I'd been so looking forward to.
The venue was the Cotswolds Farm Park, and I arrived there Friday the 13th. Any idea that this was going to be a stroll in the park soon went the minute I turned my Landrover into the race arena. Within yards I was struggling to keep the motorized 4X4 in a straight line, Jesus I had to race on this.
At the arena I met Aaron my co soloist and the rest of the Buzzards MTB club, the Buzzards were feilding a soloist, male duo, female duo and team. Though far more important than that, they had a massive dry tent and biggerer BBQ.
On Friday afternoon we all went out on a course recce. This was the chance to see if the 96'er rigid singlespeed would be ok. Well it was'nt. Geared it was, and the singlespeed badboy went back in the car.
One thing I'd say about the course, it had something to throw you off every few yards, mainly bombholes, roots, fallen trees, northshore and the slippiest off camber singletrack I've ever seen. One to take it steady on then.
At the start of the race I was feeling at ease, and seeing the guy on the start line next to me with his forks on back to front made me start giggling.
12 O'clock and we're off, downhill through Sallys Secret and STOP. Lap one was bottleneck city. Though great for checking the course out.
Lap 2 was different, nice and flowing, all the bits that scared me on lap 1 I just did without a thought. This is good I thought.
Laps 3, 4 and 5 go by without incident. And I start to think I'm going to do this. This is the point to feed up sort lights and lube the bike.
After a well timed ten minute food stop I complete lap 6, albeit slowly with a full belly. I arrive back at the pits to a briliant sunset. I have probably only got the chance of doing two more laps now as darkness has set in and I would have to pull something out of the hat to be in before 12 midnight, to give me the chance of getting in 9 laps.
Lap 7 in the dark goes without a hitch.
Lap 8 is started in the knowledge it would be my last, and that fact is hammered home when I start to get stomach acid. I decide to knock myself out on this lap knowing a beer, BBQ and soft chair await me at the end. Sometime after 12 I roll in. Just a downhill cruise to the camp is all that's required of me. In the camp Aaron is laying on the floor, welcome to solo world a say. Aaron and myself both knocked out 8 laps. The team managed 10, the male pair packed and the ladies pair got a podium place in third.
After 12 hours and a bit I was sat drinking San Miguels and downing burgers whilst watching the 24 hour riders slog it out until midday Sunday.
It was'nt long before the talk turned to future events, better lights and tyre combo's. And already D2D later this year was more than an idea.
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This is a discussion on Video explaining User Ranks. within the D3scene related board part of the General category; I just finished my video explaining all of the ranks in detail. I recieved help from Tracky and Hendricius, so ...
I just finished my video explaining all of the ranks in detail. I recieved help from Tracky and Hendricius, so thanks to both of them.
If you get a "Missing Plug-in" error, try refreshing the page.
Last edited by Mike; 06-20-2010 at 02:35 AM.
gj guys , its a good video tht explains the ranks properly >3
Epic video
to coldfire and hendricus/tracky if the ever make a comment here il be sure to rep them for the great video.
Thanks you guys! This is my favorite contribution in awhile.
Thanks for a good video
Moving thread to D3scene related.
Mail me : [email protected]
You just gotta love Trackys voice <3
lol /agree with Zo8
omg I loef your voice <3 good video °°!!°°
better than tracky's
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Thanks you three for the amazing vid =]
I added it to the first post of the http://www.d3scene.com/forum/general...emium-etc.html thread.


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As many of you probably know (if not, why not?!), my e-mail address is email@example.com, while the novelty of this address is forever permanent, it always makes me think twice when I write down this address for something like a job application. My GMail account serves that purpose, something reputible, but the smell of a free e-mail service lacks professionalism. Even though I own upwards of twenty domains, something like Poogasm.com isn't much better then Tastydirt.com.
One has to wonder if a silly e-mail address really affects your job prospects, and a part of me really wants to find out. However, using myself as a human guinea pig and placing my third year job placement on the line for the sake of humanity doesn't really appeal to me as soon as I think about it.
My ideal e-mail address would probably be firstname.lastname@example.com, but the annual £70 subscription fee for .Mac is very heafty, seeing as I'll just be using it for e-mail. I could also register some very classy sounding domain, but I usually get tempted away by things like Flackr.com and Fuckr.me.uk. I do own Weiran.name and Weiran.co.uk, but I can't really think of any good usernames to go with them.
So here is my dilemma, should I shell out for a .Mac subscription and pay £70 a year, or keep my current address and risk the chance of not ever getting a job?


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On Writing & Publishing by Robin D. Owens
Personal notes on writing techniques, writing a novel, my writing career and threading your way through publishing a book.
About Me
- Name: FantasyAuthor RobinDOwens
- Location: Denver, United States
RITA Award Winning Author -- that's like the Oscar, folks! Futuristic/Fantasy Romance and Fantasy with Romantic Subplots.
Wednesday, August 02, 2006
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That is an absolutely gorgeous cover Robin! I've got the original cover, but I think I'm going to have to give in and get this one as well because it's...niiiiice. :D I'm going to London at the weekend so I shall blitz Borders and hopefully find it there!
Have a great week.
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Loved your explanation of the tattoo and look forward to reading more about it.
Broke down and ordered a copy of the book in the new cover; if the same is done with all your other books I might end with two sets of each. Thanks for the fun!
- Jeri said...
Yay! I will buy it today. Love the cover and looking forward to finally entering your Celta world.
- CE Murphy said...
I do love that new cover.


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Thursday, August 2, 2007
Grand Tetons, post beach
The Grand Tetons are amazing. When you think of "Wild West" scenery, alpine valleys, sharp granite peaks and wildlife at each turn, The Tetons deliver. Every day you drive by the range it looks like a painting, it hardly seems real.
We were planning to do a few days in the backcountry on the Teton Crest Trail, a classic trail for any serious hiker, but after our travel troubles neither Sara or I was in the mode for that level of roughing it quite yet. We decided to do some day hiking and ease back into the lifestyle. We did the Jenny Lake Trail (a great alpine lake with crystal clear water and berry patches along the way) and the Cascade Canyon Trail (follows a nice stream back up into the canyons and alpine meadows). Cascade Canyon area offers what I would consider absolutely perfect scenery. Although this is prime bear country (we were under full bear lookout mode – see YellowStone posts), we didn't see a single brown or black bear or even any tracks for that matter. We did see a large male moose right off the trail about 8 feet from us. He was munching some grass and enjoying the shade, they are quite large up close.
Camping was good in the park (Gros Ventre Campground), nice and cool sleeping weather. The only interesting part, and depending on your point of view this could be a positive or negative in the wilderness experience, was the large pack of wolves that found its way near the campground to howl at the moon each morning from 4:30 – 5:30. I am not sure how far away they were, but there had to have been about 15 or 20 of them, barking howling in these long solo performances. I found it relaxing, kind of like we had finally reached the wilderness, it was a good thing Sara was asleep... and yes, the moon was pretty full this week so the cliché seems to be valid.
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Tuesday, November 06, 2007
Saturday, October 27, 2007
Fall is finally here!
I planted the Gerbera daisies in the spring and after the little varmits kept eating the flowers and the drought took it's toll on the rest, I thought the Gerberas were just a memory. Now that we've had some rain, the garden is coming back to life! I hope things stay pretty for a few more weeks - it would be a welcome change from the heat and the drought.
Paper Piecing
I don't know about you but I have so many UFOs (unfinished objects) and I just wanted to work on something quick and easy. I am addicted to fabric and paper so paper piecing this little quilt block on a book cover was the perfect thing for me. I bought the pattern on my birthday quilting trip and it's been calling my name ever since. I made copies of the paper piecing part and grabbed a stack of fat quarters. Within an hour or so, it was complete! Yay! I'm thinking Christmas prints for a special holiday book cover would be fun. How about batiks and an 'altered' book cover? The possibilities are endless. Ok, back to my UFOs. This was a nice little break.
Monday, October 22, 2007
Thursday, October 18, 2007
Happy Birthday, Girls!
My latest craze is purchasing vintage cabinet cards from Ebay and altering them to create birthday 'cards'. Christa's was the first one I did and Lisa's the most recent so I'm getting a little braver when it comes to how much altering I feel comfortable doing. I'm thinking this could be very addictive. Now, off to branch out into a halloween version?
For Christa's 21st
For Lisa's 50th
For Hannah's 19th
For Christa's 21st
For Lisa's 50th
For Hannah's 19th
Tuesday, October 09, 2007
Is he the cutest thing in the world? My little great nephew, A.T., playing in the yard. John put his Canon 30D to good use and took a boatload of pictures, one 'cuter' than the next.
Mom's at it again....
She and her friend sewed and stuffed these bears for another friend to take to a nursing home in Louisville. The volunteers are having a hard time parting with them, they're all so cute. Thought you'd like to see them on the first leg of their little journey.
Monday, October 01, 2007
God Bless America
Sorry I haven't posted much lately -- been traveling and just returned from a weekend of airshow fun in Columbus at the Gathering of Mustangs (that's WWII P51 pursuit planes for those of you not lucky enough to be married to a vintage aircraft geek). The show started with a drop of Old Glory. Isn't she beautiful?
Tuesday, September 25, 2007
Beautiful Butterflies?
In my small herb garden, there is a large curly leaf parsley plant and guess what's gobbling it up?
Word has it that this interesting thing will form a cacoon and hatch into a beautiful black butterfly. I would love to see that -- probably enjoy that more than eating the parsley myself!
Word has it that this interesting thing will form a cacoon and hatch into a beautiful black butterfly. I would love to see that -- probably enjoy that more than eating the parsley myself!
What happens in Vegas....
I've been in Las Vegas on business but I did have a little bit of fun sight seeing and seeing the fantastic Cirque du Soleil LOVE show. Staying at the Wynn was especially delightful and something I would never do if it weren't for the conference I attended. I had no desire to go to LV but now that I've seen a little bit of it, I would love to go back!Here are a few other photos from the hotel and the strip:
Monday, September 10, 2007
Send Josh a card!
There's all sorts of info on the net about Josh Adkins and his quest to receive more get well cards than anyone....ever. I hope it's true and that my humble contribution makes it way to him. My thoughts and prayers are with him and his family. If you have a moment, maybe you'd like to send him a card, too.
UFOs - that's Unfinished Objects in 'crafters' terms and do I have a lot of 'em. I decided to finally tackle this one for my "ME" bathroom -- the only place I can now have my Mary Engelbreit collection. I spray painted an old wicker trash basket that I think was a shower gift from marriage #1 in 1979 and then sewed a little liner for it. It does feel good to finally get another thing off of my mental list. I'll post pics of the whole room once I finish the towels - LOL!
Bailee needs a haircut...
...say the word 'brush' in any context/sentence and she takes off. She hates to be brushed and obviously, we don't fight her too much on that. It's easier to just give her a haircut. Wheatens do not shed so you have to b-r-u-s-h often (that was me spelling the 'word').
Tuesday, September 04, 2007
Another way to listen to music?
Just like everything else in this world, there's a bazillion ways to put music on your blog. Give my new version a try -- it doesn't start right up when you enter my blog (which some folks might think is a blessing given my music selection). Click on Finetune over on the right (you might have to click twice) and it starts right up. There are 45 different songs....a wide variety (after you listen to one, you can go forward and backward...you'd have to really be bored so much so that you'd spend that much time visiting my humble blog). OK, back to creating....some ART. Enjoy!
Sunday, September 02, 2007
So what if he's out for the season...
Two years and another box emptied!
Besides shopping for clothes for a business trip to Las Vegas, creating a little art and cleaning up tiny liquor bottles, we pulled out another box from the basement and headed for the stained glass repair shop. The glass is something John purchased about in Gaitlenburg, TN (another 30 years ago!). It didn't have a frame or way to hang it. The repair shop confirmed what the seller had told John when he bought it. It's about 130 years old, from England and came from a big shipment of stained glass pieces that were shipped to the US after being salvaged from a big demolition. We hung it in the kitchen window...it's almost the perfect size. The hanging glass piece next to it is also an antique that was hanging in our old house. Funny how finally getting it hung makes me feel like we're really moved in now. Our old house had many more places to hang things, nooks and crannies, but it still looks good in our new kitchen. Labor day is really going to be a day of rest now!
Slide Mount Book Prototype
My buddy Tesse and I agreed to a little swap of a slide mount book. Before I jumped in to make one for her, I decided to make a prototype and see how it would actually work. I made the slide mounts using my little wizard die cut, used pics from a catalog and put it together with rings (that I found in the bead aisle at Hobby Lobby -- see, I told you I would be addicted to beads!). I'm thinking of a Halloween theme for my next one. It's fun to work in this tiny format.
Spooky Moon
The excessive heat and smog was good for only one thing----making the moon look so unusual and spooky. Reminds me that my favorite season is coming soon. Bring it on!
Feels good to empty more moving boxes!
We saw this cabinet in an unfinished furniture store and I just knew it was the perfect thing for our foyer. I didn't know what we'd put in it but I knew we had something. How about a 30 year old liquor collection that John had from his business traveling days? Fabulous idea, John! Two boxes of little dusty bottles and a few hours later, the bottles are finally in a cute little home. It was fun to remember the travels and talk about the possibility of a really fun party should we ever want to really "tie one on" one night. These unopened little babies are organized by type and can you believe they all fit in the cabinet with room at the bottom for a modest shot glass collection. Some things are just meant to be!
Hooked on Beads
I saw a very expensive bracelet in a catalog that I liked. I just know I can get hooked on beads so I've tried to stay out of the bead shops and bead aisles at Michaels and Hobby Lobby, etc. But I wanted the catalog bracelet so bad and figured I could make something similar. The colorful bracelet in the bottom of the pic is my creation. The pink one is for Mom -- she saw mine and wanted one made from beads of her own choosing. Yep, this bead stuff is addicting. Ok, back to paper and ink. Ü
Saturday, September 01, 2007
Remember Me - Celtic Tenors
Pause my music over there on the right and take a listen to my favorite Irishmen. The quality of the video is not good but the audio is worth repeating here. Enjoy!
Saturday, August 18, 2007
The First Birthday!
My great-nephew is one! We had fun today watching him with his presents, cake, icecream. What a big day for a little boy. We love A.T.!
More Grapes
I mentioned my brother's grapes a while ago but today I had a chance to take a few pics of them on the vine. They're so pretty! I also tasted the wine made last year but it's definitely not ready yet. It's a beautiful color and has a wonderful aroma but it's not ready for consumption quite yet. Maybe next year.
Thursday, August 16, 2007
Eclectic Music Collection
If you have your speakers on, you'll hear I added a music section to the sidebar over there ------> My playlist is rather strange....maybe a very eclectic collection. As you can see, I love all sorts of music. Hop through and see what's in there. Maybe there's something you'll like, too!
Sunday, August 12, 2007
Stampaway USA 2007
I told myself I didn't need to buy any more STUFF so wasn't planning on going to Stampaway USA this year. But when Freda called and said she and Cecile were going to be taking classes and wouldn't I please change my mind and meet up with them for a little visit, I couldn't resist! They are such awesome artists and fun to be with. Every year, I wish I had signed up for classes with them after hearing and seeing what they created. Maybe next year. Ü I shopped for a couple of hours and this is what I came away with, although, you should have seen the bazillion dollars I didn't spend! Artful Illusions and Eclectic Marketplace are the best (web sites still under construction). I love Stampers Anonymous and now they have a line of unmounted, including Tim Holtz, so you can get more for your money there. The leather band is a bracelet created by Linda Crofton at Studios Blackbird/Invoke Arts (buy some stamps, get a bracelet - what a deal!). Their booth had some wonderful finds also! Wish you could have been there with us!
Freda & Cecile
Caught up with Freda and Cecile at the convention and they were so gracious to share with me their 'trade' for the event. Ironically, I have the same stamp that Freda used but I would never have thought to use it like she did. Isn't it beautiful?
Cecile made a tiny little wooden block -- she stamped images and then reduced them (with permission!), to fit on the block. It's like a die (singular of dice?) but with images instead of dots. So cool! The picture did not look detailed enough to post here -- you'll just have to imagine it. Thanks girls, for sharing these with me. Just love 'em!
Thursday, August 09, 2007
Not everything that can be counted counts, and not everything that counts can be counted.
-Albert Einstein
-Albert Einstein
Sunday, August 05, 2007
Kevin & Winnie
I miss The Wonder Years. Happened across this on YouTube and it reminded me how much I enjoyed this show set in 'my era'. Where does all the time go?
More July travels....
Thunder over Michigan was a different sort of adventure this year because we had official "Photographer's Passes". Yep, never saw so much camera equipment in my life. Most of the photographers were men in love with warbird and other vintage aircraft. It was SO HOT and humid but we managed to have a great time anyway. If you're interested in airshows, this one is at the top of the list for some of these guys. They travel from all over the world to see this one!
Saturday, August 04, 2007
Where did July go?
After a business trip to Windsor, CT, I rented a car and drove for about 1.5 hours to to spend a few days with my Dad, his wife Suzanne and my sister and her family. Dad and I drove up the coast to Glouchester, MA.
It was a fantasticly beautiful day -- perfect temps, blue water and lovely clouds. We toured Cape Pond Ice company -- a very interesting and "cool" place. You'll have to watch the Perfect Storm to see the town and the ice company (and of course, George Clooney....Kentucky boy!).
We had a huge lunch at Woodman's of Essex and drove through Newburyport on the way back home to Chelmsford. What a wonderful visit!
Sunday, July 01, 2007
Saturday, June 30, 2007
Charms Galore!
I don't think I ever showed you my finished charm bracelet! Kristen did a beautiful job assembling all of the wonderful charms from all of our creative friends. In addition to the charm that I made and described in a previous post, I made the "ART book". It has a few stamped pages for fun. I know now that I should have made it even smaller. I'd like to do another swap like this in the future. Thanks to everyone who contributed!
Cones & Butterflies
The cone flowers in our garden are really beautiful this year. Before the rains came, there were lots of butterflies and bumble bees all over the place. Sitting on the front porch, I could hear birds chirpping and little yellow finches flitting about. Last night, a toad (or a frog?) hopped across the driveway and into the garden on the other side. I watched him for a while and saw his long tongue fly out to grab a bug and take a big gulp. It's dark now -- whoa, what was that animal that just ran through the yard? I love livin' in the 'country'!
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If even ONE ROCKET hit America's soil.....we would not show restraint. How much is Israel supposed to take? 300 ROCKETS in TWO DAYS.
The problem is the dense population in the Gaza Strip. Civilians and the Hamas so close together.
I would never know what to do. C'mon Jan 20th already.
Tuesday, December 30, 2008
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- AnonymousJanuary 21, 2009 at 12:44 PM
20th is here!!! cease fire thank godReplyDelete
- AnonymousJanuary 21, 2009 at 3:10 PM
This needs to end. Israel has completely killed too many civilians.ReplyDelete
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I'll be honest. I have spent the last
Along with sole care-taking responsibility I also had to get Brian to school and home again this morning. That can (and over the last week has been) tricky with Mera's schedule.
But I am proud to say that it has been an easy day. The schedule has all worked out and Mera has been rather easy. I almost think that I have this mothering thing figured out.
But then I laugh at myself knowing that tomorrow could be he**.
Thank you to all those who have asked about our sleep. Mera is on a baby antacid and is doing much, much better. We aren't up all night any longer, but we do still have to hold her upright after a feeding. During the day it is usually about an hour and I try to get away with half an hour at night (just so I can go back to bed). She is sleeping 3-4 hours at a stretch. More specifically, her schedule is on a 3-4 hour cycle. So last night she was up at 1, but I didn't get back to sleep until about 2:30 and up again at 5.
I keep reminding myself that this will pass. We waited so long for her. This is just a little bump in the parenting road. I won't even remember it when I am watching her graduate college, get married or have her first baby. There is so much more ahead. This is nothing. I'll sleep when she gets older and doesn't need me to be there so much. Then, I will miss these days.


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Last week I wrote a post about a raid on an orphanage in Cambodia run by an Australian-based Christian charity called Love in Auction. The post was inspired by the parallels between this real-life case and the plot of my novel The Half-Child. As an aside, I indicated that I bristled at Love In Action's stated mission "to show the people of Cambodia what caring & love really means."
A number of people left comments on my post saying I was being too harsh. "At least the foreigners have philanthropic motives, not looking to make a profit," said one. "I can't understand how you can be so offended by people wanting to help the Cambodian people to overcome the trauma they have suffered. Helping them to love again is part of that process," said another.
I write this follow up post in response to those comments and a new piece by Lindsay Murdoch in today's paper, Stealing a generation: Cambodia's unfolding tragedy.
I don't deny that Cambodia is a country deeply traumatised by years of genocide, civil war, AIDS, poverty and corruption. But as Sebastien Marot from Friends-International — an organisation spearheading the campaign to end 'voluntourism' in orphanages — Cambodia is particularly vulnerable "because it is suffering from the victim syndrome where everyone thinks the country is still coming out of war…[and] all the children are in miserable and horrible situations, which is not the case anymore."
While not denying the good work done by some foreign-run orphanages in Cambodia, I do not believe it follows that "non Cambodians need to show Cambodians how to love their children".
In fact, the allegations of shocking abuse of children in orphanages in Cambodia bear a striking resemblance to what happened last century in Australia.
In twentieth century Australia, some orphanages were run by the state, most by faith-based organisations. The reasons Australian children were sent into institutional care bear a striking resemblance to the reasons most children are sent into institutional care in Cambodia today (where 72% of children have at least one parent living):
- Poverty
- Death of a parent/s
- Effects of war
- Lack of support for families
- Parental mental health
- Alcoholism
- Domestic Violence
- Children exposed to moral danger and having no fixed abode
- Single parent families
(Source: Care Leavers Australia Network, CLAN, Submission to the United Nations Committee on the Rights of the Child, 2012)
Over half a million Australian children experienced institutional care. Tragically, many were subject to physical, psychological and sexual abuse, neglect and humiliation, and forced to do unpaid menial labour. These former wards, together with former Child Migrants, have become known as The Forgotten Australians. The injustices they suffered in Australian orphanages were formally acknowledged by the Australian government in November 2009 with a national apology delivered by the Prime Minister. The text of the National Apology to the Forgotten Australians makes for chilling reading.
The abuses were enabled by weak government controls on what was largely a charitable-run industry in Australia.
According to the Murdoch article, "Australia has a greater involvement in Cambodia's orphanages than any other national through Australians running them directly, volunteering or donating."
Yes, I bristled at the hubris of Love In Action's mission statement. But my real problem is with the unregulated nature of the orphanage industry in Cambodia. Love In Action was an unregistered facility, "unlawful and not approved by any authority". It was raided by Cambodian police with the support of Australian-registered human rights and anti-trafficking organisation SISHA (see their joint press release) using the due process of law.
I wholeheartedly welcome application of the due process of law to the Cambodian orphanage industry. I would like to see much tighter and consistent controls on the licensing and regulation of the orphanage industry. Particularly given Cambodia's traumatic past, I would hate to see the estimated 10,000 children in the country's orphanages today suffer a new form of trauma as survivors of institutional care the way the Forgotten Australians have.
My struggle — and here's where I do agree with the detractors on my previous post — is how to share SISHA's confidence in the due process of law in light of Cambodia's endemic corruption.
As one of my detractors noted, "talk is cheap" and on the subject of how to address corruption in Cambodia, I can only salute the courage of ordinary Cambodians I know who are working on this issue. As a non-Cambodian I have nothing to teach them and everything to learn.
Updated 16/02/14: An article appeared in the Australian media this weekend exposing problems with both Love in Action and SISHA, which have emerged since this blog post was written, see: Dodge City.


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TODAY 11/9/12: The Red Hook Library (7 Wolcott Street) will act as a Warming Center from 10AM – 8PM (and hopefully again next week and/or until power is restored fully in the area). Food and warm drinks will be available. AT&T is providing free Wi-Fi service on Friday (BPL's computers and wifi have been impacted by the storm). For more information, please visit http://www.brooklynpubliclibrary.org/hurricane#warmingcenter and/or NYC.gov's Warming Center page.
The Uni Project will deploy in Red Hook this Sunday (11/11/12) alongside a field hospital, a food truck, and other mobile solutions for residents which are staged in Coffey Park in partnership with the Brooklyn Public Library. BPL staff did advance work for their visit as part of their own efforts to serve Red Hook, which included a recent opening of branches as warming stations.
The Uni Project will be at Coffey Park from 12PM-4PM, and the weather looks to be sunny, clear, and even warm. A good day to step outside and experience a library.


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Chatsworth was our first placement as part of the triad fellowship whilst based at Hidcote. Firstly, a thank you to the staff, who were warm and friendly and looked after us well. They were marvelous at interpreting the garden to us, sharing their knowledge and enthusiasm, whilst allowing us to work alongside them. After an interesting introductory tour shrouded in an atmospheric mist, we spent time with the conservatory and greenhouse department.
We were shown the collections being produced for garden and house display. The vine house was first. This is a time consuming and specialist skill. Getting the substrate right in the raised beds for the Muscot Alexander variety requires expertise. Other practices include spur pruning, bark scraping and sterilizing, biocontrol, environmental control, structure and framework creation, pinching and stopping, and thinning. The knowledge of plant energy flows is vital, as is selection of stems, flowers, and fruits.
The Case is a 91 metres long Paxton glasshouse that protects figs, peaches, nectarines, apricots and various shrubs. The cultivation techniques for the wall trained fruit trees was interesting. I particularly liked pollination with a rabbit tail. Cascade and Charman chrysanthemums were trained into ornamental shapes. Knowledge of the plants' responses to day length and light levels is required to create these displays.
We worked within the tropical display glasshouse in the afternoon. The display glasshouse has 3 three climatic zones: tropical, Mediterranean and temperate. I found the conservatories to have interesting depths: small but varied collection of plants with fascinating idiosyncrasies.
The provision of growing conditions different from the surrounding climate, curating exotic plants, and creating layered diverse plantings interests me. The exuberant and luxuriant nature of the tropical biome particularly. One of the most interesting plants was the Musa acuminata 'Dwarf Cavendish'. This was imported from Mauritius in 1829. This is the parent plant of the majority of bananas grown commercially around the world. It has no sexual reproduction, its success stemming from its resistance to Panama disease. Also of note was the water-lily, Victoria amazonica. Grown annually, this was originally brought back by Paxton from Kew Gardens.
On the second day we worked with the outdoor garden team. We were kindly allowed to turn on some of the water features of the garden, notably the emperor fountain using the original valves. We then did some hedge cutting around the perimeter of maze garden. We were then taken on a lovely walk of the arboretum and pinetum, having projects and features explained.
The next day we were in the cutting garden. The siting of the garden is interesting being placed high up on the hill overlooking the house. The garden has a lovely aspect, and some beautiful glasshouse structures, frames and walled terraces. Water again is an important feature, flowing through the garden in rills. Some of the soil is alluvial from previous landscaping. It has good drainage, enhanced by the slope and the influence of wind. The garden is a good example of how microclimate varies at many scales, and also the importance of control of moisture levels.
The size of the plots is impressive, and the cut flowers are radiant. Cut flowers do interest me. They have aesthetical beauty in situ, then form different creative displays post cutting. They are functional being able to be sold to the public, and exciting as new varieties can be trialed amongst firm favourites. We helped to plant hardy annual and biennials.
The fourth day I chose to work with the indoor display team and then in the vegetable garden. The indoor display team creates displays for the house, both in the public and private wings. They also manage cut flower displays for the house, events, and for orders for sale. The house is a magnificent theatre in which to showcase plants. However, it is not an ideal growing environment having low natural light levels, and being subject to the drying nature of central heating.
It is the contradictions of these displays which I find appealing. The plants are shown on a glorious stage, but their fame is temporary. Some may be only able to be used once, whereas others need to be nursed back to health once their performance is over. The scale, organization required, plant cultivation, selection, and knowledge of the house microclimate impressed. I suppose it makes me think of horticulture and its relation with time. The temporary resplendence of these displays set amongst the stoic and long standing house, within a lasting landscape of large specimen trees still maturing is compelling.
The vegetable plots have lovely glasshouse facilities, polytunnel, and cold frames. This extends the seasons and allows tender plants to be grown. Food is produced for the house and for the estate farm shop. I liked the radial plantings around fruit trees particularly.
The vegetable plot has a building that can be used for events or engagement activities. Chatsworth has a long history of education and training of students and apprentices. Having met a previous head gardener who reminded me of the importance of replenishing skills in the industry, this investment in future gardeners was made more pertinent.
I helped with harvesting for the kitchen, and tying in a lovely climbing rose that is grown along a large old chain draped the length of the kitchen garden. Sometimes climbing structures can be a little generic. The chain was a reminder of the variety of forms that structures can take, and also of the importance of using materials of character that have an innate connection with the landscape.
Again many thanks to the staff at Chatsworth for a fantastic experience, and to the fellowship for the opportunity.


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Saturday, March 27, 2010
The Easter Blog Hop
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My contribution is some freebie art, including a couple of unusual postcards I found when I went antiquing earlier this week, including these funny bunnies in a rowboat:
And for something really different, how about these girls in a weird eggshell swing:
I paid $1 for this 1933 pamphlet made of tissue thin paper, so thin that the type from the back side of each page shows through. I wonder how it survived all these years.
Here are two pages from the pamphlet with Easter songs. I thought these would be good backgrounds for an Easter collage:
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I love those old postcards! Where are those bunnies going in that rowboat?! Love the egg swing too. They really used their imaginations back then when they made cards, didn't they? So much better than the ones you can buy now!ReplyDelete
Happy Easter!
- AnonymousMarch 27, 2010 at 2:24 PM
the post cards are wonderful!! I love how innocent looking the cards were back then!ReplyDelete
bee blessed
I really love the two postcards. The bunnies with their boatload of eggs is too funny. And look at those pretty girls in the improbable swing!ReplyDelete
Thank you so much for joining the Vintage Easter Blog Hop! xo Joan@anythinggoeshere {your hostess}
You are indeed a big girl now! Isn't fun to pick the picture you want to show on the list and then be able to look at the links and see what they have. I love this new link system. Joan@anythinggoeshereReplyDelete
Love the rabbits in the boat, too cute. I would like to see the collage you make with the sheet music, sounds like a great idea.ReplyDelete
The bunnies in the boat are just too cute. They look like they're enjoying themselves, and they evidently know what they're doing in the boat even if we do not! Love your idea about the Easter Songs being the background for an Easter collage. What a good idea!ReplyDelete
Happy Easter,
Elaine :)
Great images, I just love the old postcards and your Easter pamphlet is wonderful, thanks for the images. AND your kitty in the crock is a cutie. LOVE that sweet little face. Looks a little like my carrot eater!ReplyDelete
Love the Easter pamphlet and vintage music!ReplyDelete
Oh I love all things vintage. Paper of course is the best. I hope you make copies before you use the old. Have to keep it for years to come. I love the Easter shell swing. Bet it is from the early 1920s..ReplyDelete
Happy Easter!
Oh thank you!!!ReplyDelete
I adore the post cards!!!
Thank you for the fabulous images. The postcards were fabulous!! I love the Easter sheet music too.ReplyDelete
I really enjoyed the beautiful vintage Easter treats you shared. Just Lovely!ReplyDelete
I love the girls swinging in the half shell, Sweet! And the sheet music is a great find too! BellaReplyDelete
Thanks for stopping by. Have your self a great day. JulianReplyDelete
Bunnies in a rowboat-I love it! The sheet music is great, too...hard to find specific themes. You are generous to share!ReplyDelete
The hop is fun...on to the next blog. Have a wonderful day!
I luv the bunnies in the rowboat! The eggs are so colorful and just make ya smile :)!! Happy Easter ~ JudiReplyDelete
Love your vintage postcards! They are just lovely. The colors on old paper always amaze me.ReplyDelete
The music and other images are great. When something from the other side shows through, as the music does, I put a black piece of construction paper behind it. I'm a teacher so I learned that little trick when I need to make copies on the copier. Then the other images won't show. It might work on pictures from cameras, too.ReplyDelete
Thanks for sharing. ♥♪
Thank you so much for sharing the post cards and pamphlet. I can see many possibilities with them. Thanks. Happy Easter.ReplyDelete
Love the postcards and pamphlet! Thanks fo sharingReplyDelete
Happy Easter!
Thanks so much for the lovely music and images! I'm sure I can find a use for them! Happy Blog Hop! SuzieReplyDelete
What treasures!! That pamphlet is a wonder to have survived for so long in such amazing shape!ReplyDelete
your Easter ephemera is wonderfulReplyDelete
thanks for sharing
happy spring
Those bunnies are pretty funny, thanx!ReplyDelete


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On Sunday, the supreme Commander of the Iranian Revolutionary Guard, Gen. Mohammad Ali Jaafari, admitted that members of the "Quds Force" of the Revolutionary Guards are in Syria and Lebanon, but only as "advisers."
General Jaafari said in a press conference which took place in Tehran that a number of the Quds Force elements are in Syria and Lebanon. But that doesn't mean to say that there is a military presence there.
He considered that this mission comes in the context of "what he called" providing advice and opinions for both countries (Syria and Lebanon) in order to benefit from the experience of Iran, as he said.
This is the first time that the Revolutionary Guard publicly admit the existence of the Quds Force in Syria.
Several Arab and Western countries accused Iran of involvement in providing military support to Bashar al-ASSad's regime which led to the continuation of bloodshed in Syria. From its part, Tehran accuses Turkey, Saudi Arabia and Qatar of trying to overthrow ASSad's regime! O_O
Noteworthy that the Quds Force is a special unit responsible for official and secret Revolutionary Guard operations outside Iranian territory.
Western analysts say that the unit consisting of thousands of items is particularly effective in the Middle East.
#Monitoring_Human_Rights_violations committed by the Iranian Government.
Mouaaz Al Ajami
Beirut, Lebanon


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This blog compiles some notes and observations from one average guy's journey of life, faith and thought, along with some harvests from my reading (both on-line and in print). Learning to follow Jesus is a journey; come join me on the never-ending adventure!
Wednesday, June 23, 2010
Black Belt
If someone truly had a black belt in humility, wouldn't they lose it if they wore it? I'm just asking!
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We sailed overnight from Passau to Regensburg, arriving about 2:00 in the afternoon. Regensburg is a medieval city of about 100,000.
The old town retains much of its gothic architecture, as demonstrated by the Regensberg Cathedral, but also includes a great deal of an Italian hill town look with many seven story buildings demonstrating the wealth of merchants.
Of course a few were only five stories in height and one had nine stories. All but the lower three floors were for show only and added no usable space to the building.
We had a delightful guide names Francis, or Sir Francis, or St. Francis. He was born not too far from Regensburg, is probably 74 and 75 , and delighted us with stories of his childhood during WW II. When his little city was bombed school was out for seven months to the delight of the kids. In addition there were bombed out houses, forbidden to enter of course, which made great play areas for 7-10 year old boys. His father was in the military and came home only once a year. Since his mother was less of a disciplinarian than his father Francis felt, on the whole, privileged to be free of his father's discipline for much of the year. Nine months later he had a new sibling. Francis is a great story teller and we loved our time with him.
After the tour of the old city we walked another 10-15 minutes to the Christmas market at the Thurn and Taxis Castle. The castle, a former monastery, is larger than Buckingham Palace. It was given to the family that currently owns it in exchange for their franchise of postal operations in the south of Bavaria. It is still occupied (at least parts of it) by the family.
Now I understand the fuss about Christmas markets. This market was huge. It had many new goods and wares in the many booths: bows and arrows, animal skin rugs, modern grills fired by wood, and a large number of booths displaying the works of artists of all kinds. It is open four weeks and draws, according to St. Francis, "hundreds of thousands of visitors (at 6.80 Euros a head)". From the crowd there at 4pm on a Monday evening I can believe St. Francis!
On our way back to the ship we passed through another Christmas market devoted to artists. It was a very small market but Connie spotted a "must have" for me: a metal filigree nude sculpture. Unfortunately it continues to be a must have not yet acquired. I will save my next 750 Euros and think about it.
After returning to the ship we had a Captain's cocktail party followed by a caroling session performed by the staff. And then Santa arrived! At night we left shoes outside our door. I will report tomorrow what happened with our shoes.
Follow us as we spend much of December and a little of January traveling Europe.
Tuesday, December 18, 2012
Passau to Regensburg - Monday December 17
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Fabulous pictures and commentary John. I agree with Connie, the nude sculpture has your name written all over it. I love having great guides when I travel..so glad Francis was fabulous. Connie, Santa, and you look wonderful. Traditional St. Nick just might fill those shoes with goodies (If you've been good) ...look before you put them on :-)ReplyDelete
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Our kids don't watch much TV. Ok, our TV has been unplugged on our basement floor for 7 months and is gathering a nice collection of junk on top. We do watch videos as a family occasionally, and the kids (Sprout just turned 6, and Bird is 4.66) can watch some videos on their own once in awhile as well. Today we watched Arctic Tale.
The movie is good, though I was not nearly as rivited as I was with March of the Penguins. But the kids were glued (we had to pause the movie and have a family meeting when the bear cub died…) and as the movie was winding down I ended up wandering away for something. Then the next thing I know the kids are busting in super worked up with the uber urgency of youth:
- Bird: "Daddy! We need to plant hundreds of trees!"
- Sprout starts running around turning off lights
- Bird: "Daddy! What we do in our home effects THEIR HOME!"
- Sprout: "Daddy! We need to eat more fresh food!"
- Bird: "We have to stop Global Warming!"
Suffice it to say that NG did a little better job tying in the Need to Act at the end of this one…
I won't get into the morality of burdening a 4 year old with Eco Guilt, but this movie spurred the kids and I to have one of our better Talks about why we do what we do. Sprout is now committed to planting "dozens, and dozens, and dozens of maple trees so we can make our own maple syrup", and is actually remaining committed after I explained that it takes longer to grow maple syrup than carrots.
Thanks National Geographic, for Being the Change.
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3D Rooftop Photovoltaic Potential Calculation Using GIS Techniques: A Case Study of F-11 Sector Islamabad
2014 12th International Conference on Frontiers of Information Technology (FIT) (2014)
Islamabad, Pakistan
Dec. 17, 2014 to Dec. 19, 2014
pp: 187-192
DOI Bookmark: http://doi.ieeecomputersociety.org/10.1109/FIT.2014.43
Pakistan is swiftly growing household electricity consumption country. There is approximately 9% increase in domestic consumption while the country is presently facing energy shortfalls. There is a need of considering energy mix due to increase in fossil energy prices, increased energy demand and unstable supply of electricity. Pakistan has great potential for solar renewable energy. Daily average value of received in solation is 5.4 kWh/m²/day. Rooftop photovoltaic technology is environment friendly and can be implemented by utilizing building rooftops without reserving any open space. F-11 sector of Islamabad, capital territory of Pakistan, was selected as study area for rooftop photovoltaic energy calculations. A GIS overlay analysis based methodology was developed for selecting suitable rooftops for photovoltaic system installation using high resolution Digital Surface Model (DSM), topographic factors and climate factors as input. Calculation of received solar radiation for complex urban environments is crucial as received amount of radiation varies with shadow by adjacent builds and trees so 3D shadow analysis of study area was done using tree growth model in Ecotect Analyst. Results showed, average received in solation is 1.65 MWh/m2/year with 4,359 annual peak solar hours and correlation coefficient is 0.94 between Marksim model base in solation and derived in solation from solar analyst tool. There is 0.4 km2 rooftops are suitable for photovoltaic system out of 0.6 km2 built-up area of sector and 90% of built-up area received 20-30 kW/m2/month in solation in June. Shadow analysis showed that amount of received solar radiation will reduce 5% in next 10 years and 10% in next 20 years.
Buildings, Vegetation, Three-dimensional displays, Photovoltaic systems, Analytical models, Solar radiation
S. Hafeez and S. Atif, "3D Rooftop Photovoltaic Potential Calculation Using GIS Techniques: A Case Study of F-11 Sector Islamabad," 2014 12th International Conference on Frontiers of Information Technology (FIT), Islamabad, Pakistan, 2014, pp. 187-192.


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Our pastor came to Romans 12:13 a couple of weeks ago and since that message, everyone in the church has been doing a lot more inviting each other to dinner!
We were at one of those dinners just last week at the home of a homeschooling family from our church and had such a great time. They had a chicken coop in the back with friendly chickens who would eat grass out of our hands and several doves. Fruit trees, loads of grape vines with fresh grapes, fresh tangerines right off the tree, a bird bath fountain with an occasional visitor, and some dogs including an amazingly trained Australian Sheep Dog. We were loving it there!
I started asking the Grandfather about his yard (which is kind of unusual in this area with all the cookie-cutter homes and McMansions) and then I shared about some of the fun things we'd been doing in nature - next thing you know, he pulls out this trap and loans it to me. He said to throw it in the creek where no one will know and see what you catch!
I felt like a child all giddy to run down to the creek and try it.
So on our way home from our Nature Study Day, we headed over to a nearby creek by the hollow tree.
Since our rope was left on a neighborhood tree and gone when we went back for it, and since I had to find something to tie to the trap last minute as I was rushing out the door to Nature Study, I grabbed a ball of yarn.
I cut 6 very, very long pieces of yarn while the kids played in the tree. My thinking was I'd braid the yarn with 2 strands per section to make it strong enough. I had my daughter hold one end as I braided when a very peppy Shiba Inu came running over to us, smelling me, the kids, the chicken for the trap - he had a collar but no owner. So my daughter grabbed a piece of the chicken and told it to sit, which it obediently did, fed him the day old chicken and got hold of his collar.
I tied my ingenious handy dandy yarn rope to its collar and called the number on it while the kids walked the dog. Sure enough, it was a neighborhood dog let loose by the gardeners that morning. The grateful woman was still 45 minutes away driving home from work so she gave us her address which was right up the street and we put the dog back in its yard and headed back to set the trap. There really never is a dull moment in nature!
We put the meat in the trap, tied it closed, tied the rope to it, found a deeper pool with minnows swimming around, and threw the trap in. We then covered the rope with rocks and leaves to hide it and left it overnight. What do you think we caught in this polluted city creek?
I'm kicking myself for not taking a picture of the trap when we pulled it out today, but there was so much excitement, all I could do was to get the critters out. There were four crawdads in there and one big toad! My kids were yelling "Mommy! They're lobsters! We caught lobsters!"
We let the toad go because I thought the crawdads might try to eat it. The rest of them came home with us and are now in our aquarium for indefinite observation :)
Last week when all our fish died after introducing a sick fish we had bought at the local pet store, we were all really sad. This has changed our perspective. Isn't God so good?
Listen to what Comstock says about the Crayfish (which amazed us as we observed them today) in The Handbook of Nature Study.
When I look at a crayfish I envy it, so rich is it in organs with which to do all that it has to do. From the head to the tail, it is crowded with a large assortment of executive appendages. In this day of multiplicity of duties, if we poor human creatures only had the crayfish's capabilities, then might we hope to achieve what lies before us.
I couldn't help but smile and envy them right along with her.


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This current financial mess is generating more lies and finger pointing than I can believe. The Democrats are trying desperately to wiggle out from under and responsibility. They are lying through their teeth.
The first point that the Dems try is the lie that de-regulation is responsible for this. The second is pointing fingers at the Bush administration. The fact is that the sub-prime mess is as a result of the libs noticing that black borrowers got approved 70% of the time and whites got approved 80% of the time. No one ever commented that Asian borrowers generally got approved 90% of the time. The immediate liberal reaction was that this just had to be racially motivated and that only nasty racial bias could be blamed. Nonsense. The only color sense that money people have is green. The fact that the black community is more concerned about identifying with baggy-drawered rap punks with poor attitudes than with learning good life skills doesn't seem to compute. Money people don't care about the color of someone's skin. They care about their track record of repaying loans in a timely manner. It costs money to go after bad payers or slow payers. It costs money to deal with the whole repossession bit. Repossessed property generally can not be sold at any kind of profit.
Lenders also did charge higher interest rates to people in neighborhoods that had track records of poor repayment practices. They were vilified for "predatory" lending practices. The fact is that it costs more to do business in bad neighborhoods than in good ones. Since libs do not seem to think that people should pay the penalties for their own actions and decisions they didn't think that the people receiving these loans should pay the price of doing business in their neighborhoods.
Be that as it may. The Congress passed legislation to force lenders to offer "fair" loans to sub-prime borrowers. This was done by the Democrats. Now when Congress passes laws a couple of things happen. First, the business community has to figure out a way to implement the new law. Second, they have to figure a way to make a profit doing so. Poorly thought out and poorly written laws which address huge amounts of money generally attract all kinds of opportunistic people. It is of interest to note that the majority of the bribes – sorry contributions – that came from Fanny Mae, Freddie Mac, and others which have benefited from these laws have gone to Democrats who are on the committees that oversee these programs. Dodd and Obama have been the majority recipients of these bribes.
Early in the first Bush administration there were reports and warnings that we were headed for a mess. The Democrats on these oversight committees pooh-poohed and denied these reports.
Now, there are those who think that the government can solve a depression – which we do not have yet. In fact, we have not had a recession yet. But anyway, government can do nothing to make a depression better other than get out of the way. Those who worship FDR have not studied history very well. Even those who lived through it don't seem to understand economics. FDR and the New Dealers did not make the depression better, they made it worse and prolonged it. The stock market crash of the late 1980's was worse than that of 1929. The standard response of the left was to become hysterical and cry out for "the gummint to DO SOMETHING". Ronald Reagan – the only president who actually studied and understood economics – refused to let Congress do anything rash and stupid. The economy recovered quickly and we had lower unemployment and greater prosperity than at any other period in our history.
Now we are faced with a 700 billion dollar bailout. Just how much will wind up in the pockets of Congressmen as bribes so that the fleas and ticks that feed off government programs can gorge at will.
Only thing I can say for sure is it won't benefit thee and me. And we will ultimately wind up paying for it.
Last point. Financial decisions made to appease some politically correct bunch are suicide.