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Monday, September 21, 2009
just another week in ak...
like tossing in pictures from southeast alaska from time to time so above is a swan at ward cove lake that kept me snapping pictures for some time. got some wonderful shots of this friendly bird. this was one of my favorites. below is one of many totem poles. i believe this one is in saxman.
have wanted to post pictures of the baby quilts i made for my great-neices/nephews coming into the world this year. the one below is for a baby boy, joshua who was just born a few weeks ago. sadly, i had the wrong address and it didn't make it there in time. i'm happy to report it did make it's way back to alaska and hopefully i can get it back in the mail here soon. it was a basic farm print, but i thought i was cute.
the one below is for my neice shannon. i loved the flowers. i'm a fan of daisy's and sun flowers. they are just happy flowers. she has a baby girl waiting to make her way into this crazy world. shannon and her husband live in texas.....i'm hoping to convince them to move to alaska. (i've had no luck convincing anyone in my family to move here and only a few have visited. oh well, i can keep trying)
the next two are for my neice, kelly. she lives in california and has twins coming...one of each. the first quilt has these adorable pigs and the second is very alaskan salmon theme. each quilt takes me an average of 2 hours to make. i'm no perfectionish, but i think it's fun to send out something handmade. lucky for me, babies aren't critics.
so back to me, alaska and my crabby hat! i bought it in dutch...cute, eh?
was trying to combine the fall leaves with a picture of my dutch harbor crab hat and my huge nose....apparently, my nose isn't quite as large as i thought. i have a fear of getting my great grandma harriets nose. it's super sized. i'll have to try and post her picture on here so i can take some sort of nose survey.
the past 3 days i was out at the dog park in between shifts. the fall colours are really spectacular there and all over anchorage this week. there was a big bull moose there on friday, but my pictures didn't come out. i was trying to deal with the two dogs and prevent annoying the bull. this guy was really huge and the last thing i wanted was a male moose coming at me. i guess he has charged a few at the park this past week. there was a female moose of interest,which makes him even less tolerant of others...better to skip the pictures, even though it's hard for me to put the camera down sometimes. rio is going sans brace and just taking the shorter walks. i think she's adjusting and i will too eventually. it's for the best. she doesn't seem too achy right now.
did get to meet up with tanya and her dog, indy, for a trip around n. bivouac. the colours were wonderful there as well and we made plans to start back the monday walks for the winter. i worked for a bit today and made little flyers to put out. guess we'll put some out at the prov acc, the reg acc and i'll put some in peds as well. avoided it last year as there is a certain nurse who annoys and will certainly come...but i am my mothers daughter and it just isn't like me to exclude anyone. so i'll put up the sign and take what comes. it was a fun thing last year. we got out in all temperatures and every week we had different people show up. anything that gets people outside in winter is good i think.
blossom enjoyed the university lake romps and swims. weather is changing and the temperature is dropping. there was termination dust on the mountain tops as i drove home from work this morning. that is the first snow that falls and settles on the mountains around us...a sure sign of winters fast arrival. luckily, i put my patio furniture up and started doing the tasks that get one prepared for another season change.
we've had a little rain, but loads of blue skies over the weekend. today was rain though so i slept much of the day before hitting the bog. my new license plates arrived, but i'll have to wait til tomorrow to put them on. i also need to pull out my studded tires and get ready to do the change over. there is also garden clean up projects to do and i'll put plastic up on some of the windows.
rio also enjoyed the fine weather and waded a bit. she is so spoiled at the park....she knows so many people and has inbedded those with treats in her memory bank. it cracks me up to watch her light up when she hears a familiar voice in the distance. for a blind dog she is totally confident and takes off towards her friends.
work was busy. i followed one of our new grad interns. she is on her own i guess and pretty frassled. that meant i had to pick up the pieces a bit. personally, i think new grads should do some time on one of the main floors to get organizational skills and basic nursing skills down before attempted the icu. when you have a critical patient it's no time to be freaking out over never having given an enema or hung blood or some such thing. the patient load was actually pretty basic icu though steady. i was definitely kept busy for the first 2 nights. the third night i was blessed with an on call night and was surprised when i woke at 8 am having slept much of the night. i'm a sound sleeper though and often worry that i'll sleep through those 3 am calls. last night i worked in peds and it was pretty breezey night.
my co-worker is too sweet to her 35 year old son and i fear i may be too blunt with her. it's those stories that really make me happy i have no kids. she works her buns off, he lives off her for the most part and just can't get his crap together. she enables him and i told her so. staff meeting this am kept me there late. they are starting bedside report. not that it will be all bad, but it's certainly not a panacea for all report giving. there are many social issues that one really can't just talk about in front of families...like last night, my one patients brother passed of the same thing a few years back that she still suffers with...that info needs to be passed but one certainly can't say that in the room in front of family every 12 hours. another kid we admitted the father was overly aggravated at his daughters crying and pretty nasty to staff. so i pointed out some of the silliness of doing the order check at the desk, then discussing social issues outside the room and then finally going in the room to do the report. i also have learned a great deal from those shift reports and i ask questions that are sometimes not the most comfortable things to ask, and i wouldn't want to ask them in front of family. things such as why is there nothing going through the cordis line, or why was the blood sugar only checked 2 times today when this patient is on an insulin drip and why when both of thos e sugar levels were out of the accepted range was nothing done about it...? i think you get the picture.
i was able to watch my net flix movie saturday night while i was on call. being paid $4/hr to watch a movie and sleep is really not so bad. i got paid $1/hr to watch 5 kids when i was a young teenager. anyway, watched a movie called, "the girl from paris". i liked it over all though it ended rather abruptly. last week i also was able to finally watch the movie "doubt". again good, but a bit disappointing in the end.
forgot to mention that there was a kid on the floor whose first name i could never even imagine attempting to say...it was 41 letters long. have no idea what the meaning of it is or anything...it just seems so nuts. people are just idiots sometimes. that poor kid.
woke this afternoon after having a funny and bizarre dream...i had a grudge match of tennis scheduled with my old boss and friend, sully from my days working at the vet. i was at some country club and i was dressed in a flowing green gown with huge platform shoes as i swept into the stadium. of course, as i arrived to the crowds i realized i'd forgotten my tennis racket and i called to the crowd for a borrowed one. one was given to me and we began to play. he was obviously kicking my butt, but the crowd seemed to really adore me!! strange dream,but i got a kick out of it. perhaps that is my moment in the sun...and it happended in a dream.
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Oh my goodness, I love the farm one you made for Michael! It is so darn cute. Taska still loves the kitty cat one you made for her when she was a baby. I love the black, white, orange and gray - so not typical for a baby girl who usually gets all pink. It was a hit then, and continues to be! Thanks so much! (again) Love ya!ReplyDelete
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FCPD 2015 National Crime Statistical Information (Group A Offenses) Released
The Police Department's Crime, Traffic and Intelligence Analysis Division of the Planning and Research Bureau has made available the 2015 Incident-Based Reporting (IBR) crime statistical data for Group A offenses. This report summarizes the Fairfax County Police Department's CY2015 crime data as reported to the Virginia State Police Incident-Based Reporting System.
The IBR system was adopted in 1989 and is used to uniformly categorize reported crimes committed throughout the nation. Where legal statutes and ordinances across varying jurisdictions have different titles for similar crimes and are very specific in defining those crimes, definitions used in IBR are generic so that all similar crimes are grouped and classified together to achieve consistent and uniform statistical reporting across the board. Under Group A offenses, there are 22 categories of crimes, involving 46 different offenses.
"The police department's multifaceted community engagement contributes to the mission of preventing and fighting crime through building stronger bonds of trust between police officers and community members," says Colonel Edwin C. Roessler Jr., Chief of Police. He adds, "We are truly blessed to have an engaged community which partners with us to accomplish our vision and mission which continues to allow all of us to make our county motto a reality: Fairfax County—a great place to live, work, play and grow old."
For the full CY2015 IBR report: http://www.fairfaxcounty.gov/police/crime/pdf/fcpd2015groupaoffenses472016.pdf
For IBR statistical data for prior reporting years, visit: http://www.fairfaxcounty.gov/police/crime/statistics/
CY2015 Crime Data Quick Glimpse:
The CY2015 IBR categories which cover all types of reported crimes are:
- Crimes Against Persons (increased .92% from CY2014)
- Crimes Against Property (decreased 2.17% from CY2014)
- Crimes Against Society (increased 4.52% from CY2014)
Although there were modest increases in crimes against persons (0.92%) and crimes against society (4.52%) from CY2014 to CY2015, overall crime in the County decreased -0.66% in CY2015 as compared to CY2014. It should be noted our education, prevention and enforcement efforts as related to drug and narcotic offenses has contributed to the increase in crimes against society as we have created a statewide taskforce to combat trends such as heroin, among other narcotic threats to our community, which has resulted in additional arrests. There were 4,680 drug/narcotic offenses in CY2015 as compared to 4,452 in CY2014.
Focus on Homicides:
The Fairfax County Police Department investigated the deaths of 13 homicide victims in calendar year 2015. Ten of these homicides were closed through investigative efforts.
All 2015 homicide cases were classified as follows:
- 46% Acquaintance-related
- 8% Domestic-related
- 8% Drug-related
- 15% Gang-related
- 23% Other/Unknown
Comparison to recent years: Over the most recent three-year period in Fairfax County, our homicides involved 9 victims in 2013, 10 victims in 2014 and 13 victims in 2015. Of the homicides investigated, domestic-related classification was most significant in 2013 accounting for 67% of the total; acquaintance and gang-related classifications were most significant in 2014 accounting for 40% each of the total; and acquaintance-related classifications were most significant for 2015 accounting for 46% of the total.
Now available online: Data on justifiable homicides: A new page has been added to our public website to reflect annual data on the number of justifiable homicides that occur in the county. Although none of the CY2014 or CY 2015 homicides fell into this category, statistical information has been posted dating back a decade, to 2005. The reported data contains both civilian and law enforcement officer justifiable homicide cases and can be found here: http://fairfaxcounty.gov/police/inside-fcpd/justifiablehomicide.htm
Domestic-related homicides: Domestic-related homicides in 2015 were the same as in 2014; however, decreased significantly from 2013 by 83%. Partnering with the Office for Women & Domestic and Sexual Violence Services, the Lethality Assessment Program (LAP) was initiated and went into effect on July 1, 2015. The LAP is a screening tool intended to help police officers on-site of a domestic violence-related call recognize an increased risk of danger to a victim and provide immediate resources to reduce the chance of further, and more severe, violence. The LAP and robust partnerships through the Domestic Violence Prevention, Policy & Coordinating Council has continued to reduce domestic-related homicides in the county for the second consecutive year (1 in CY2015, 1 in CY2014, 6 in CY2013, 7 in CY2012).


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The crew of the schooner GOLDHUNTER which was recently stranded in the neighborhood of the Manitoulin Island, went down on the FRANCIS on Monday last. Their vessel had been towed off by the gun-boat PRINCE ALFRED and was being taken to Owen Sound, when the storm of last Tuesday night arose, Having apparently capsized, the gun-boat was obliged to cut her loose, being unable to render any assistance in the darkness. Fortunately the schooner righted herself and was driven ashore at Cabot's Head, and the crew succeeded in reaching land in safety. They were obliged to live for two days on boiled oats, and suffered other extreme hardships before reaching Owen Sound on Sunday.
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With Greece's banks shutting and restricting ATM withdrawals to 60 Euros a day, people queing for a long time for petrol, stocking up on supplies and preparing for the unknown…well, it's such a terrible situation.
Greece spent spent beyond its means.
Some say Greece will not be alone in this financial tragedy.
Could the editor of Natural News Mike Adams in the video below be right? Are we headed for economic system collapse at some point? He says we are, and that it will be bigger than the dot.com crash.
I think it's entirely possible and I do expect it to happen at some point. The unknown is the when.
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* Two killed in unrest which erupted on Thursday
* Violence so far contained in one Istanbul neighbourhood
* Anniversary of last year's anti-govt protests approaching (Adds details of second death, background)
By Ece Toksabay
ISTANBUL, May 23 (Reuters) - A second person died on Friday after clashes between Turkish police and protesters in a working-class district of Istanbul, stirring fears of further unrest as the anniversary of last year's anti-government demonstrations approaches.
Istanbul Governor Huseyin Avni Mutlu called for calm "for the security of the nation" after protesters throwing petrol bombs and stones clashed with riot police in the city's Okmeydani district on Thursday.
The violence in the neighbourhood, which has seen periodic unrest since the 1990s, comes almost a year after protests in Istanbul triggered a summer of nationwide demonstrations which challenged Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan's decade-old rule.
Erdogan, who is expected to stand in a presidential election in August, has had a difficult twelve months, with last year's protests, a corruption scandal dogging his inner circle, and a mine disaster last week drawing renewed criticism of his leadership.
His government will be anxious to avoid a repeat of last summer's scenes, when a police crackdown on a demonstration against the redevelopment of an Istanbul park at the end of May triggered weeks of street protests in major cities.
The Okmeydani unrest has so far showed little sign of spreading to other parts of Istanbul, including its central Taksim Square, an epicentre of last year's troubles which has been guarded by a small contingent of riot police ever since.
"Everyone must help bring the situation back to normal. We need calm, we need to act in a calm manner for the security of Istanbul and of the nation," Mutlu told reporters, warning residents to be on their guard against "provocations".
A bystander, Ugur Kurt, who was attending a relative's funeral, was shot in the head apparently by a stray bullet as the violence flared on Thursday. His death in hospital overnight triggered renewed clashes in which a second person, as yet unidentified, was killed by a home-made grenade, Mutlu said.
"Some people are engaged in an effort to escalate these events ... I am calling on every citizen to be wary," he said.
Nine people, including two protesters, a police chief and six of his officers, were injured when the grenade was thrown, the city's police department said.
Kurt's funeral was due to be held in Okmeydani on Friday and could become another rallying point for protests.
Okmeydani is home to a community of Alevis, a religious minority in mainly Sunni Muslim Turkey who espouse a liberal version of Islam and have often been at odds with Erdogan's socially conservative, Islamist-rooted government.
It has seen frequent left-wing protests in the past.
Thursday's disturbances began when a group of some 10 to 15 people began chanting slogans about a youth, Berkin Elvan, who died in March after clashes with police, and about the mine disaster last week in which 301 people died.
Elvan, 15, died after nine months in a coma from a head wound sustained during an anti-government protest in Okmeydani. Thousands clashed with police in Istanbul when he was buried.
Deputy Prime Minister Bulent Arinc told parliament that prosecutors would investigate Kurt's death. (Writing by Nick Tattersall; Editing by Alison Williams)
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It's easy to get up in the morning, settle in by the fire with my coffee and my laptop and or a good book, cuddled under a cozy quilt.
It's easy to stay there FAR too long.
It's easy to waste the time I tout as oh-so-precious.
My time IS precious. It is my single most valuable possession. There are a mere 1440 minutes in every day and I get to choose how I spend them. In my heart of hearts I deeply desire to steward my time wisely. Yet, like most people, I am no stranger to sloth-like behavior.
So what should I do when I suddenly realize that I have wasted nearly half of my day (or more)? The way I see it, I could continue wasting my day, or I could get up and get busy! Think about it, this applies to other areas of life too... does one slip up in dietary intake mean the whole day is written off so I might as well just eat junk? Or do I have the power and ability to stop it right then and there? If I wake up in a foul mood, do I have to continue like that for the whole day?
On good days, it's at the very moment when I realize that I could be spending my time more wisely that this soundtrack plays in my head. (My apologies if any of you are offended by any part of the video.)
I DO have the power! I CAN do that task that has been hanging over my head for weeks and opening the door for all sorts of negative self-talk. I CAN get out of the chair and lace up my runners. I WILL put down the chips and salsa. I CHOOSE to be a nicer person to be around.
And you know what I've found? I've found that by getting up and take that first step, by crossing one item (no matter how insignificant) off The List, I feel like I've achieved something and I'm suddenly eager to do more.
The first step truly is the hardest to take.
I'm out of my "chair" (now)... are you?
(P.S. I am in NO way saying that I think it's wrong to take a day off sometimes.... just sayin'...)


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The Family Romanov by Candace Fleming
Fleming, Candace. THE FAMILY ROMANOV : MURDER, REBELLION, AND THE FALL OF IMPERIAL RUSSIA New York : Schwartz & Wade, 2014 IL YA ISBN 0375867821 Imagine having so much money that you couldn't spend it all in one lifetime. Then imagine ruling over a land so vast that it was morning in one part, while it was still night in another. If you were part of the Romanov family, that is what you would have done. However, you would also be brutally murdered one night along with the rest of your family. The Romanovs were a royal Russian family who lived in a fairy tale world. An evil monk named Rasputin made sure that the family didn't know that their people were very angry and were starving. The Romanovs didn't know how their people had to live, but the people knew how the Romanovs lived. The story is true and one you will not forget. This is an easy way to learn a bit of Russian history. (Booktalk by Pennsylvania Young Reader's Choice Award Committee)
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This week our Riverdog Farm veggie box contained about ten mandarin oranges. I noticed this morning that they were beginning to look mushy so we started the day with math. First we counted the oranges -- ten. Then I sliced them each in half -- twenty. Only six halves fit on our cutting board and this created a great illustration of the number six as 3+3 and 3x2. I juiced and Amelie handed the halves to me... this is subtraction. Six pieces minus one piece equals five pieces.
To a young one, making juice by hand demonstrates the amount of labor that goes into bringing just one glass to the table. As we were juicing, I was reminded of a passage from Touching the Earth by Thich Nhat Hanh and our Social Studies lesson began.
"Looking into my bowl of rice, I see clearly that this is the gift of the earth and the sky. I see the rice field, the vegetable garden, the sunshine, rain, manure, and the hard work of the farmer. I see the beautiful fields of golden wheat, the one who reaps the harvest, who threshes the grain, who makes the bread. I see the beans sown in the earth becoming the beanstalk. I see the apple orchard, the plum orchard, the tomato garden, and the workers who are cultivating the plants. I see the bees and butterflies going from flower to flower collecting pollen to make sweet honey for me to eat. I can see that every element of the cosmos has contributed to making this apple or this plum that I am holding in my hand or this leaf of steamed vegetable that I am dipping into the soy sauce. My heart is full of gratitude and happiness."
I asked Amelie to think about all of the work that went into bringing these oranges to us and we talked while we squeezed. "Looking deeply into our golden orange juice, what do you see?" "I see the the seed that grew into a tree!"
The world is full of people who have accumulated information; however, a person who thinks with their mind and heart in alignment is a gem and often a real asset to our global community. Integrating core subjects helps develop a wise heart and honors the whole child. This encourages our kids to honor themselves and the world around them. Since Kindergarten is a time for developmental play, awe and wonder, the last thing we want to do is override the senses, over-pressure a young mind, or put to much emphasis on the intellectual process. If a child is directed into academic thinking too often and too soon, we risk getting them stuck up there in their head.
One way we keep it fresh and fun is by making music. Piano is a regular part of our curriculum and the benefits of music on the mind and body have been recognized since the days of the great Greek philosophers. Plato said music "gives soul to the universe, wings to the mind, flight to the imagination, a charm to sadness, gaiety and life to everything." Visual and performing arts have a way of tapping into that part of us that is more than mind and, at the same time, music begins with math.
According to the PBS Independent Lens documentary, Music from the Inside Out, A 1997 study by Rauscher and Shaw revealed that preschoolers who studied piano performed 34 percent better in spatial and temporal reasoning ability than preschoolers who spent the same amount of time learning to use computers. Preschoolers who took singing and keyboard lessons scored 80 percent higher on puzzle tests than students at the same preschool who did not have music lessons.
After Circle Time, we moved right into piano practice and got her mind working in sequences, repeating patterns, and thinking forwards and backwards. Then it was time for her lesson and a little socialization with her music teacher. The focus today was learning about intervals. Up and down the keys she went naming notes, repeating patterns, accessing both sides of her brain, and lighting up that part of us that is more than mind.
Back home, we reviewed the four processes of math with an art project and used watercolors to paint brightly colored sets of bugs. This was great quality time together and we both enjoyed painting and then using colored markers to write out the math sentences. Three ladybugs plus three ladybugs plus three ladybugs equals nine ladybugs. This emphasized what we'd done in the morning with our oranges.
After playtime and dinner it was time for cookie math. Three rows of cookies with three cookies in each row equals nine cookies. Add one more row and you've got three times four. Our cookie math was another repetition of what we'd done this morning with oranges and before bed we added the finished product to her portfolio and reviewed the equations one more time.
While the art supplies were out we returned to today's Social Studies lesson, Looking Deeply into the Orange Juice. I asked Amelie to think back to this morning and draw all of the things she can see looking deeply. She drew the tree with oranges, an orange falling from the tree, the veggie box they came in, the halved oranges, the compost bowl, a hand-squeezer, a half-full pitcher, and a glass with a straw. She numbered the steps one through eight which told me that her math hat was still on and that she's still thinking in sequences.
Kids don't need to sit at a desk for hours memorizing math facts on a worksheet to become good at math. Boring a child with written work isn't going to spark their curiosity in the subject and, from my experience, is likely to turn them away from it for good. Too often we praise dry academics and test scores over actual learning and overlook the inner-lives of our children. When we include and integrate art and music with other core subjects, our kid's inner light turns on. This nurtures both compassion and creativity rather than just intellect or memorization.
I agree with Einstein. Imagination is more important than knowledge... but greater than the imagination is the content of one's heart. This can't be measured by standardized testing and it is the one thing most central to the continuation of a humane society. Before we send our young learners out into the world, let's make sure they are ready. The first step is honoring the whole child.


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Do boys and girls benefit from being taught together? Richard Cairns, head of Brighton College, says 'yes', Helen Fraser, chief executive of the Girls' Day School Trust, says 'no'.
- Consider the claims below and discuss them with a friend. Do you agree or disagree?
- Read the text (below) and decide who the claims belong to – Richard Cairns or Helen Fraser?
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Study Passages: Philippians 4:4-5; 1Thessalonians 5:16-18; Ephesians 1:3
Has stress taken over your life?
Our society has placed so many demands on us that it often feels like all we are doing is making decisions. We are constantly bombarded with images and criteria that we must measure up to in order to feel loved and valuable. Everything from our dress size to the kind of car we drive is under scrutiny. We are evaluated based on if we are democrat or republican, tall or short, rich or poor, married or single, educated or uneducated.
Our tensions seem to multiply on a daily basis causing us to lose the joy and pleasure of living (Philippians 4:4-5; 1Thessalonians 5:16-18).
In many cases God is not making any of these demands. It is not that we cannot experience joy, because we are blessed with all spiritual blessings (Ephesians 1:3). It is the external pressures in our lives, as determined by the world's standards, blocking our internal joy from being experienced each day.
For example, there was a young man that owned a 1976 Buick Electra 225. Although an older car, it drove well yet he was not happy. He was embarrassed and did not want to be seen driving it. He completely missed the blessing that it was paid for and he owned a vehicle that ran without any major problems.
Why let the pressure of what others think determine your happiness? The only pressure we should be experiencing should be from the molding done at the hands of the Potter (Jeremiah 18:4-6).
Consider Colossians 3:1-4:
"If then you have been raised up with Christ, keep seeking the things above, where Christ is, seated at the right hand of God. Set your mind on the things above, not on the things that are on earth. For you have died and your life is hidden with Christ in God. When Christ, who is our life, is revealed, then you also will be revealed with Him in glory."
Luke 12:22-23; 25-26 states;
"And He said to His disciples, "For this reason I say to you, do not be anxious for {your} life, {as to} what you shall eat; nor for your body, {as to} what you shall put on. For life are more than food, and the body than clothing. And which of you by being anxious can add a {single} cubit to his life's span? If then you cannot do even a very little thing, why are you anxious about other matters?"
Monday, February 21, 2011
Daily Stress
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Our annual mega clearance sale is now on, with quilting, patchwork, laminates, home decor weight, knits and flannel fabrics included, together with a range of sewing patterns, ribbons and trim!
Buy online today (click the image above) and save upto 70%! Or visit us at our pop up shop in Witney on the 9th.


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The custody mediation is over and the report is in. Shared legal custody and sole physical custody to me. No visitation. Therapy to be scheduled. No surprises, exactly what we agreed to in the session.
But the court date had to be continued due to a scheduling conflict for my attorney and now we're going to court in mid-October. Which means no court order for support of any kind until mid-October.
And my lawyer has run through most of the retainer I gave her just a few weeks ago, so I had to send another check. She's lodging paperwork regarding kid #2 instead of filing it so the papers are (more or less) confidential. Not secret from Voldemort, but private from anyone who goes looking through the divorce papers. Like adult kids. At least some stuff can be kept under wraps, sheesh. But it's expensive.
The family home has to be sold. So I need to find a new place to live, which my parents are generously
helping with handling entirely. The real estate market has, once again, gone nuts in my neck of the woods, so I've got no idea how long it will take to find a new place.
It's just aggravating. Gotta find a place to live, gotta find a job, gotta put #3 into public school, gotta keep an eye on #2's mental health. And gotta keep a tight rein on the cats.
You'd think I'd be pretty limber from doing all this time in limbo!


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Untold is one of the most relevant producers about at the moment and in charge of one of the sickest (albeit newest) labels in Hemlock, so here are a few tunes by the man himself and a couple of others for you to have a listen to and see what you think. If you haven't got his Gonna Work Out Fine EP then go and bag it now cos that is essential listening.
In the meantime, download these and see if you like it:


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Well, folks, now we know. The Dust Bunny's got fangs. Turns out it's not old valley fever scars but something a bit more insistent. Treatment of one or two methods will start soon, which one is yet to be determined. In any case, we go forward. There is a lot of music to be made. It will be. There is much enjoyment to be enjoyed. It will be.
Let's face a truth. We are all terminal. We just don't know when. In my case, I've already had seventy-seven good years run and I am looking forward to the rest of it.
I am forever overwhelmed and grateful for the outpouring of support from all of you. If I do not acknowledge each of you personally, please forgive me. It will be simply because there are so many of you that I may not be able to keep up.
I particularly want to thank everyone who stepped into my spots in Death Valley '49ers Encampment. All reports are that you people absolutely glowed. I am forever in your debt.
All of you in Songmakers and in San Diego Folk Song Society and all the rest of you, your caring means so much more than I can find words for. I am left with a very inadequate "Thank You" which does not begin to discharge my obligations.
I pledge to you, we are not finished. We will be back . As the old song says, "All things shall perish from under the sky. Music alone shall live never to die."


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Goodbyes are not easy for me.
This is no way for a girl like Fifi to live. Fifi thought she was a princess, you see.
When she was tiny, she had a whole day where she was named Coco Chanel. (That was my doing.) Lia, at five, told me that wasn't a good name, so we changed it to Fifi.
Fifi had a bark that would take you out of your seat. It wasn't lovely at all. She was a yapping, tiny dog who I believe, thought she was a cat. If I was reading a magazine, Fifi would stand on it. When we had a couch with a cushier back, Fifi would walk along the back of the sofa. Not a day of my life went by when Fifi's yapping didn't cause me to say, "Good grief, Fifi, shut up." Until my two-year old started saying, "Shut up, Fifi." Then I began to say, "Quiet!" But Fifi was never quiet.
In the summer, we sprayed streams of water from the hose, and Fifi ran circles to chase it, sometimes getting too close to the hose, and then sneezing out nostrils full of water. You've never seen a worse looking sight than a drenched Papillon. Ever. It's not pretty.
My mother provided "foster care" for Fifi for a few months a couple years ago. She noticed Fifi would bring each individual piece of food up to the couch to chew it, so she set (literally set) Fifi a place on the sofa. Placemat, bowls... it was elegant. And Fifi didn't have to run back and forth between bites. Grandparents really know how to spoil a dog.
So, the doctor brought her in to me in a pink towel. I held her like a baby, which I realized I'd not done enough in recent months, what with life so crazy and things so busy. I put my face in her fur, and a tear fell onto her head. I wasn't sure what to say to this dog who's driven me nuts and made me smile. Mostly, I looked at her, felt the tiny weight of her all bundled up and cozy in my arms. I thought my goodbyes quietly. Memories flipped through my mind like slides.
Walking to the door, I opened it and said quietly to the vet, "We're ready."
Fifi whimpered just a little at the solution the doctor injected. "You're a good girl, Fif," I said. "I love you. You're a good girl." And she was still.


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Yaak River
|Yaak River
|Yahk River
|United States, Canada
|British Columbia
|- left
|East Fork Yaak River, South Fork Yaak River
|- right
|West Fork Yaak River
|Purcell Mountains
|- location
|Yahk Mountain
|- elevation
|4,910 ft (1,497 m) [1]
|- coordinates
|Kootenay River
|- location
|Troy, Montana
|- elevation
|1,838 ft (560 m) [1]
|- coordinates
|48°33′40″N 115°58′37″W / 48.56111°N 115.97694°WCoordinates: 48°33′40″N 115°58′37″W / 48.56111°N 115.97694°W [2]
|766 sq mi (1,984 km2) [3]
|for mouth (near Troy, MT)
|- average
|850 cu ft/s (24.07 m3/s) [3]
|- max
|11,600 cu ft/s (328.48 m3/s)
|- min
|49 cu ft/s (1.39 m3/s)
The Yaak River (spelled Yahk River in Canada) is a tributary of the Kootenay River (spelled Kootenai in the United States) in the U.S. state of Montana and the Canadian province of British Columbia.
The Yaak River originates near Yahk Mountain, in the Yahk Range, part of the Purcell Mountains, in southeast British Columbia. The river flows south, crossing into Lincoln County, Montana. It receives the East Fork Yaak River, then the West Fork Yaak River (also called the West Yahk River). The West Fork originates in Montana near Rock Candy Mountain, flows northeast into British Columbia, then southeast back into Montana to join the main Yaak River.
Below the West Fork confluence, the Yaak River receives the South Fork Yaak River before curving broadly west, then south, receiving numerous tributaries creeks such as Spread Creek, Hellroaring Creek, and Burnt Creek (also called Burnt Grizzly Bear Creek), before flowing into the Kootenai River near Yaak Mountain and the small city of Troy, Montana.
In Montana, the Yaak River and its tributaries mostly lie within Kootenai National Forest.
The river has Class IV-V whitewater.[4] The river is Class III-V from Yaak Falls to its confluence with the Kootenai River for the purposes of public access for recreational purposes.[5]
According to British Columbia's Geographical Names Information System, "Yahk" is a Kootenay word meaning either "arrow" or "bow" and referring either to the Yaak River or the Kootenay River. The southward curve of the Kootenay River (from Canada into the United States and back into Canada) is said to be a "bow", with the Yaak River possibly being the "arrow" (if the name is from the Kootenay word "a'k").[6]
According to the USGS, variant names of the Yaak River include A'ak, Yaac, Yahk, Yahkh, and Yak.[2]
See also[edit]
- ^ a b Google Earth elevation for GNIS coordinates
- ^ a b c U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Yaak River, USGS, GNIS
- ^ a b Montana Water Resources Data, 2004, USGS
- ^ http://www.americanwhitewater.org
- ^ Stream Access in Montana
- ^ Yahk River, BCGNIS


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Michigan Tech Takes a Silver in Clean Snowmobile Challenge
By Marcia Goodrich | Published
Michigan Technological University achieved its best finish in five years at the 2009 Society of Automotive Engineers Clean Snowmobile Challenge, finishing second and winning the Yellowstone National Park Award for Second Place.
"I'm happy," said team captain Rob Haack. "We came to win, but overall, I'm satisfied." He attributed their success to getting their machine outside early and often. "Our goal was to get the sled on the snow early," he said. "We focused on testing."
The Tech team took to heart the Challenge's directive to build a cleaner, quieter snowmobile. Its redesigned 2008 Polaris FST Switchback earned the PCB Group Award for the Quietest Snowmobile and the Sensors Inc. Award for Lowest In-Service Emissions. As a result, they received the BlueRibbon Coalition Award for Most Practical Solution, given to the team with the best balance of cost and reduction of noise and emissions.
Tech also received the Founder's Award for Most Sportsmanlike Conduct, which honors the late Bill Paddleford, the Teton (Wyo.) county commissioner who co-founded the Challenge in 2000.
The team received eight nominations for the sportsmanship award, in part for providing other teams with tools they needed to compete and even helping Clarkson University (Potsdam, N.Y.) rebuilt its engine.
"It's been an invaluable experience," Haack said. "We gave it all we had, and I wouldn't trade it for anything."
Michigan Technological University is a public research university, home to more than 7,000 students from 60 countries. Founded in 1885, the University offers more than 120 undergraduate and graduate degree programs in science and technology, engineering, forestry, business and economics, health professions, humanities, mathematics, and social sciences. Our campus in Michigan's Upper Peninsula overlooks the Keweenaw Waterway and is just a few miles from Lake Superior.


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Insane Championship Wrestling have confirmed a championship match for their October 9th event, 'Fight Club' at The Garage in Glasgow.
It has been announced that Lewis Girvan will challenge Lionheart for the ICW Zero-G Championship in Glasgow on October 9th.
Photo Credit: Insane Championship Wrestling
The announced match card is as follows:
Match Card
ICW Zero-G Championship
Lionheart (c) vs Lewis Girvan
"Iron Man" Joe Coffey vs "Son Of Havoc" Matt Cross
BT Gunn vs Stevie Boy
Stairway To Heaven Qualifier
Andy Wild vs Kenny Williams
Stairway To Heaven Qualifier
"Liverpool's No.1" Zack Gibson vs Christopher Saynt
Trent Seven vs Davey Blaze (w/ The Wee Man)
Jack Jester & Kid Fite vs Sha Samuels & DCT
Wolfgang vs "Local Hero" Joe Hendry
More Information
Tickets: Available now through the official Ticketmaster UK website, here. Also available on the door, on the night (dependent on availability).
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This horse shoe was used to protect the house from evil spirits and bad eye. In feng shui we consider this horse shoe cure as very powerful cure to bring in prosperity and for protection of the house and inmates. Getting the right horse shoe is very important, the one which has been on a live horse, as this will have the energy of the galloping horse. So having a genuine horse shoe which has matured over the hoof of the horse would be very auspicious. Nowadays we also get symbolic metal horse shoes to be used as symbols of protection and good luck.
|Ba Gua Luck Protection , Feng Shui Painting Raz
|Horse Shoe Luck
Since horse shoe are made of metal hanging this on your front door that faces west and north are best. Try to avoid using this horse shoe feng shui cure when your front door faces east or south as metal is not a good element for these areas and will create negative poison arrows. The head of the two pointed arrows in a horse shoe must face downwards to act as protection and good luck symbol. Never use horse shoe inside the house for any door as it will affect adversely and inmates will always be on a travelling spree! This may lead to unstable life and also affect your relationships adversely. Never have horses' paintings or horse shoe in bedroom as this will create imbalance in energy and as bedroom needs more yin energy and horses are yang energy.
A horse shoe cure is very good when you have north west or west facing doors as the element here is metal and this will create good feng shui along with providing protection and bringing in good luck and prosperity.
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Monday, March 5, 2012
Joyce's Bird Block
I received Joyce's bird block last week. She had lots of ideas for additions. She mentioned that she enjoyed religious (Christian) references. I could not come up with a bible verse concise enough to add with a bird subject, but I thought of the song "His eye is on the sparrow"... I hope she likes. I also beaded around a hummingbird earring and added that. I am thinking of what to do in the space above the sparrow quote, and in the lower left corner, then off to Joyce.
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(Disclosure: I work for Google, but not on Android or anything mobile-related, and these are my own views.)
The Apple SIM is a smart idea, and one that no one was expecting.
The idea that you need a piece of hardware to sign up for a service is outdated. Imagine if you needed a SIM card to access Gmail, and if you lost it, you could no longer check your mail.
Imagine if you could access Gmail from only one device at once. Why can't all the devices I have access the cellular data network? I'm already paying for the data, effectively for each MB consumed. Compared to wifi, and compared to online services, cellular networks are stuck in the past.
Getting rid of hardware SIMs means also getting rid of different sizes and incompatibilities. When I switched to an iPhone last year, I had to get my full-sized SIM card cut down to a nano SIM. And when I switched back to Android recently, I had to buy an adapter to fit the nano SIM into a micro SIM slot.
I also had to upgrade my SIM yet another time when my carrier introduced LTE.
And this required making multiple trips to the Airtel store, which isn't fun. Not just the hassle of driving in Bangalore traffic, but also that of dealing with Airtel, being told that they neglected to tell me what documents they need for a SIM card, and making me go back, and so on. Requiring a person to physically go somewhere to sign up for, or continue using, a service is dumb. Imagine if you had to go to a Google office to sign up for a Gmail account.
The Apple SIM is also a step towards treating the carriers as the dumb pipes they are and should be. Let them present their plans in the Setup screen, and I'll choose whoever gives me the best speed or price or whatever else, right from the setup screen.
This will force the carriers to simplify their plans and pricing. I think carriers, among other industries, make the plans complex, partly to prevent people from being able to compare them against their competitors, knowing what you're getting and how much you're paying for it, and being able to pick the cheapest or otherwise best option for you. There's no room for such games in the iPhone Set up screen. Just tell me how many GB of LTE data you'll give me, and how much you'll charge me per month. Period. Spare me all the marketing bullshit, hard to navigate web sites, multiple kinds of plans and add-ons and options and offers, and so on.
Apple is smart to introduce the Apple SIM in stages. If they shipped iPhones without SIM card slots, no one would buy them. Instead, they're shipping them with a SIM card slot, and an Apple SIM in it. If your carrier doesn't support the Apple SIM, you can always put in a traditional SIM.
Or if you use an Apple SIM and choose AT&T (assuming you lived in the US), the SIM card becomes locked to AT&T. Which is still better than making the user go out and buy an AT&T SIM. You can always buy another Apple SIM if you want to switch carriers. Apple is smart to be flexible, rather than uncompromising here. Anything is better than the status quo of having to get a SIM card for your carrier. Indeed, being too aggressive with the Apple SIM means that it will completely fail, if the carriers reject it. Such an ambitious effort can happen only in stages.
I look forward to the next stage in making the carriers dumb pipes — a future where, instead of merely signing up for a relationship with a specific carrier from the iPhone settings screen, I'll have the option of paying Apple or Google for service, and they'll get me service from whichever network is fastest or cheapest. And this can even change as I move: if I'm in a neighbourhood where connectivity from my primary carrier is slow or spotty, the phone can use another carrier's services in that neighbourhood. Imagine being connected to one network at home, and another at the office, and a third when you're out. It's just a network. There's no reason to be married to only one network.
This also applies when I travel to another city or state where a network doesn't exist, or is slow. For example, I use Airtel in Bangalore. If, when I go to Vizag, Airtel doesn't have LTE or even 3G there, instead of falling back to EDGE, my phone can connect to another network. And without suffering an extra roaming charge, which is yet another excuse for the carriers to rip me off. I see no reason to be married to a single carrier.
This works will traveling internationally, as well. No need to have to research carriers in every country I go to, and have to buy a SIM card and set it up, wrestling with APN settings and the like, and making sure I don't lose my primary SIM card. Not to mention that in a country like the US that has poor public transportation, getting to a carrier store is a challenge in itself.
Instead, a future version of the Apple SIM will automatically connect to the fastest or cheapest network no matter where I am, whether home, office, Vizag or San Francisco.
It's exciting to see Apple take this first step towards this future of making the carriers the dumb pipes they are and should be, a future of less hassle, less time wasted dealing with your carrier, fewer non-transparent charges, and better service at a given price (or, equivalently, paying the least for a given level of service). This future can't arrive soon enough [1].
[1] One problem is government regulations in countries like India that require many documents to be submitted to get a SIM card. But these regulations are anyway bad. The stated aim is security, but I suspect surveillance is a bigger reason. This is all the more concerning in a country like India, where the government is often predatory. It should be a fundamental right to have privacy in your communications. You should be able to buy a SIM card as easily as you can a packet of potato chips, without any documentation or identifying information. And that includes signing up via Apple SIM.


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Eggplant Caviar
1/2 small onion, finely chopped (1⁄4 cup)
1 clove garlic, finely chopped
2 tablespoons chopped flat-leaf parsley, plus more for serving (you can substitute 2 teaspoons dried parsley)
1 tablespoon olive oil
1 teaspoon red wine vinegar
1 tablespoon mayonnaise (optional)
kosher or sea salt and black pepper
Crackers or cut-up vegetables
1. Heat oven to 400° F. Using a fork, prick the eggplant all over. Place on a foil-lined baking sheet and roast until very tender, 50 to 60 minutes.
2. When the eggplant is cool enough to handle, halve it lengthwise and scrape out the flesh, discarding the skin. Finely chop the flesh and transfer it to a large bowl.
3. Add the onion, garlic, parsley, oil, vinegar, mayonnaise (if using), ½ teaspoon salt, and ¼ teaspoon pepper and mix to combine. Sprinkle with additional parsley and serve with the crackers or vegetables.
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Friday, 16 August 2013
My A/W Fashion & Beauty Wishlist
I realised a little while ago that it truly has been ages since I posted a wishlist post for you guys. It's sort of like a pre-haul before the haul itself! You can get the general trend of what I'll be wearing in the upcoming season - lots of tartans and check prints and lots and lots of black! I've fallen head over heels from the red tartan skirt from New Look and likewise with check button up tunic from H&M which I think would look lovely belted with tights, a grey knit cardi and a leather jacket thrown on top! I've wanted a flute skirt ever since I saw Lucy Meck wearing a blue flute dress from Three Floor Fashion, and the off shoulder bodycon dress I think would be beautiful with bold red lips and shiny curled hair for the festive season. I'm looking to expand my MUJI storage to my nail polish too and I think I may have found the perfect piece. Lastly, Who can deny the beauty and intense pigmentation of the new Collection Eyeshadow Pencils? I want every shade!
What are you lusting for this upcoming season?
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going to say the same as above, but i love the off the shoulder dress, oh and the tartan skirt, that would be fun to style :-)ReplyDelete
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nice wish list!!
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It has been a while now since I've posted anything, as I have been rather busy repairing the roof of my studio, and catching up on many smaller jobs around home that have needed attention for quite some time. For the past 24 hours, it has been a nonstop drizzle here in North Bay, and the gardens that my wife had planted have responded with an explosion of blossoms and foilage. While waiting for some paint to dry on one of my little jobs today, I decided to take a shot or two of these raindrops clinging to the blossoms of a Solomon's Seal plant beside our deck. The camera was hand held. Hopefully, I will be setting my canoe in a lake or stream somewhere soon, as I really need the break, and bring back some scenes from the wild.
Camera: Maxxum 7D
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Available now
Sannion's latest book on divination is out. This is an amazing book and a must have for any diviner. I had the pleasure of reading parts of it as he worked on it, and I was blown away. If you want to be a better diviner, this is one of the texts that I"d recommend. I'm so glad this is available now!
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Ever since the news broke that the iPhone 4S would be released instead of the iPhone 5, I was devastated. Ok fine, not really. More like annoyed and a little disappointed. But ever since I saw these video of one of the new key features of the iPhone 4S - the digital personal assistant Siri, I've been mightily impressed, and I've been raving about it to anyone who'll listen.
In this other video, the following exchanges tickled me no end:
Guy: I need to hide a body.
Siri: What kind of place are you looking for? *Shows list: swamps/dumps/mines/metal foundries/reservoirs.
Guy: Will you marry me?
Siri: My End User Licensing Agreement does not cover marriage. My apologies.
Guy: Do you like it when I push your Home button?
Siri: I'd rather not say.
Impressed much? I was too, until a friend showed me this one about how a hapless Japanese user could not get Siri to understand him at all. His patience in answering Siri is commendable - others would probably have been hurling expletives from the third repeat.
It looks like there are some security issues as well. Apparently, Siri doesn't work all the time too.
Meanwhile, here's another video. This one's a parody of Siri by Mr. Brown. It's side-splittingly hilarious at some parts! A phone with a personality. What more could you ask for? That is - until you get one, then you'll wish for a phone that will just shut up when you talk to yourself through it.
And if you think about it, talking to a 'digital personal assistant' is rather like talking to yourself in the mirror. The conversation in the cartoon at the top seems a perfectly feasible one for Siri and an iPhone 4S owner, don't you think so?


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Union de Viejas Artistas. UVAs is a female art collective comprised of practicing and retired art educators from El Paso, TX and surrounding region. est. 2005
Monday, December 19, 2011
Saturday, October 22, 2011
Oct. Meeting
We had our meeting last night at Stephanie's house and we had a great time. The sketchbook entries were " A favorite place" and "Something that scared me as a child".
Thanks to Stephanie for being such a great hostess, those that attended were:Katie, Claudia, Dolores, Milly, Canide, Gail, Ana,Terry and me!
Next month's sketchbook will be revealed soon.
Wednesday, September 28, 2011
Katie's beautiful piece.
Ana's hybrid
Dolore's dictionary word was enclose.
Dolore's hybrid
Gail's dictionary word was repetition
Terry's hybrid shows her new school pride.
My hybrid
My dictionary word was nostril.
For this month's entries we were suppose to put two favorite animals together. The other entry we randomly chose a word from the dictionary. Thank you to all the ladies that attended. We missed those that could not make it.
Next month's sketchbook entries are:
1. Do an entry of something that scared you as a child (like the boogie man).
2. Do an entry of a city/town you would like to live in.
Unfortunately this picture was taken after Beverly and Jane had left.
Love your company ladies.
Thursday, September 15, 2011
Day of the Dead
Stephanie's beautiful miniature paintings
This one is mine, made out of papier-mache
I love Stephanie's batik paintings
Lourdes' paintings are inspired by the tragedies that are happening across the border
Stephanie's batik
A nice dinner with friends after the difficult job of setting up :)
The rest of the work will be hung later in the week.
Saturday, September 3, 2011
Carol offered us a workshop at her art studio. I loved her studio and her work is amazing. We had a great time, thanks Carol.
Sunday, July 24, 2011
|The theme for this swap was something that reminds you of summer. The one above is by Dolores and was received by Ana.
|The one above is by Ana and was received by Claudia.
|The one above is by Gail, this piece reminds me of my youth. It was received by Dolores.
|This piece was created by Claudia and received by Gail.
|Next month's sketchbook entries are:
Two favorite animals combined together.
The other is a word chosen in random from a dictionary.
Tuesday, June 28, 2011
Sorry for the dark pictures, I didn't have flash on my camera.
Thank you, Gail, for hosting our meeting. The food was delicious and the hospitality was great.
We will be having a swap next meeting, you will create an 11" x 14", 2D piece of art depicting what makes a perfect summer day. Any medium.
Cindy's hen. She included lighting inside of her hen and created a wire nest.
Claudia's rendition. Beautiful blues and greens.
Candie's rooster has several variations of greens and teals.
Elisa's rooster, it looks as if it is in motion.
Virginia cut into her hen and added beautiful violets and pinks.
Stephanie's hen was a hybrid of a hen and a baby. She used the hen's head as a bonnet. Love it!
Ana glazed her hen, then added glass mosaic.
Gail's hen was a rich, deep blue.
Milly's rooster is very colorful and regal looking.
Dolores also created a hybrid with her hen by combining a pig's head with her hen's body. She then carved into the glaze prior to firing. Beautiful.
I can't help but smile at Lourdes' rooster. I love the sombrero. She also added false eye lashes to her rooster.
I also created a hybrid by combining a doll's head on top of my hen's body. The whole piece is covered with tissue paper.
mmmmm, the food was delicious!
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My restless mind is running riot on me again and I have little choice but to unburden it unto you guys. My advanced apologies.
Imagine watching a painter in action. A plain canvass, few brushes and a retinue of color pots.
He goes stoke…stroke…stroke, then changes brushes and colors. For what? You never can tell immediately.
Then three minutes and you have a picture that looks like where a kid that is very bad in mathematics, was trying to improve on his craft.
And he continues…stroke…stroke, changes brush, dips in another color pot. Boring to a novice like me. May be even monotonous.
But 15 minutes later, you have an expanse of vegetation with trees dotting the space. An hour later, there is a pretty damsel in a background of vegetation, green and serene with trees bearing fruits. The picture has come alive, from those boring strokes and monotonous hand movements.
You see, there is always a bigger picture. It is always in the making.
Who remembers few years ago when the USA wanted a military base in Nigeria? It was OBJ's tenure. There was a lot of rancor, from the Executive and NASS, not to ignore the 'shildren of anger' like us. It was a total rejection and the idea was dropped.
Few years after, there was a 'prophesy of doom'. We will all disintegrate by 2015. I own up. I took that very seriously. And I still do. What could have informed that prophesy? I asked myself. Haven't we always been like this and more? Are these guys going to sponsor rancor amongst us and step aside and say "aha! Told you guys"?
Well, few years later, BH really started "kicking new flavor in the air", then came pressures on our 'amiable' GEJ to ask for help. He did and we are here now. I will leave their success and achievement so far alone.
What is going to be of us here-from? Let every mind work on that. Would the subtle fingers of our helpers continue to goad, direct and 'guide' us from now? Remember SAP? Remember IMF?
There is no place where there is always a bigger picture, 'story behind the story' if you like, like in international politics. There is no place where interests lead to execution of extreme measures like in international politics. It will be naive for us to assume this is a brotherly or humanitarian assistance.
This #Chibok debacle should not elicit more milk of humanity than the Buni Yadi experience. Or the Suleja Christmas Day bombing or Nyanya 1 & 2 explosions. Or all the over 6000 souls killed so far in this madness.
I'm not a rabble rouser, I just happen to have a mind that I currently need to disown or better still have a mind transplant.
And oh! I know we failed. I also know we set the stage for this. I also know that GEJ is clueless. What else is new?
#StayTrue to #MyCountry
#EgberiFa o!
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The First National Strategic Planning Meeting (NSP) of Black First Land First (BLF), held in Durban from 12 to 16 December 2016, resolved to obtain 1 million signatures on the Land First Petition towards land return without payment in 2017! It was then decided that teams of BLF volunteers shall be visiting townships, squatter camps, villages, taxi ranks, bus stops, lotto queues, shebeens, churches, campuses, etc. with a Land Petition and engage face-to-face with the public on the basic question, "should blacks buy back their stolen land, Yes or No?"
The petition won't be online. It is intended to effect one-on-one contact with the ground. To succeed in the revolutionary process, millions must get involved. This petition will culminate in a "National Take Back The Land Imbizo". Politicians will be given the people's verdict together with an ultimatum – "give or we take!".
We are aware the people have 3 levels of readiness regarding taking back the land, namely:
1. The advance segment
These people are ready to take back the land immediately. BLF is going to issue a call to this segment to join the land occupation warriors.
2. The intermediary segment
These people would be trained and prepared to be taken to the advanced segment and phase of the revolution via the processes of the land petition.
3. The backward segment
These people would be trained and taken to the intermediary segment and phase of the revolution via engagement with the public through the land petition process.
Making revolution is not a sprint. It's a marathon. We are in for the long haul!
Issued by the National Coordinating Committee, Black First Land First
2 January 2017
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- October 25, 1953 - May 18, 2017
- Maggie Valley, North Carolina
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Maggie Valley, Vinson "Pistol" Edward McElhannon, Jr., 63, a true southern gentleman, went peacefully to be with the Lord and Savior on Thursday, May 18, 2017. A native of Clarke County, Georgia, he was the son of the late Vinson Edward and Frances Elizabeth Looney McElhannon. Vinson took great pleasure, joy and pride in working in God's House, sharing his faith, riding his motorcycle and especially spending time with his family. He never met a stranger he was caring and enjoyed helping others. A man who sacrificed so much in life and left school before the 4th grade in order to provide for his family and was so wealthy from the love he received from others and God. In addition to his parents, Vinson was preceded in death by a nephew, Scottie Mooneyham; a niece, D. Evett Bradley; and a brother by choice, J. Frank Morgan. Vinson is survived by the love of his life, wife, and best friend, Cynthia Avery Jaffe McElhannon; three daughters, Tina McElhannon, of Monroe, Rachel Jaffe, of Charlotte, and Karah Jaffe, of Banner Elk; sisters, Loretta Bradley, of Dallas, North Carolina, Virginia Mooneyham (Raymond), of Iron Station, North Carolina; dozens of cousins and bushels of nieces and nephews. A celebration of life service will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday, June 10, 2017 at First United Methodist Church of Waynesville, with Reverend Sandy Giles and Reverend George Thompson officiating. The family will receive friends one hour prior to the memorial service at the church.
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Round 7: CHEER CHEER THE RED AND THE WHITE!! The Swannies absolutlely thrashed the Richmond Tigers by 118 points on Saturday. They were playing like the well-oiled machine we saw in operation last year and the commentators are falling over themselves saying that the team will have back-to-back premierships. I'm not so sure about that but it was a delight to see them firing well. Even Mick managed to kick straight and Barry kicked 4. A very pleasing outcome and in a few weeks they will be playing here so I better hustle to get tickets.
After a sluggish start to today I spent an hour or so with my dear berry bushes. I have only begun the process of cutting out last year's canes and tying the new growth up but after the glut in December/January last year I let them to themselves and now they are all tangled together. So it's partly untangling thorny spaphetti and partly general garden clean-up. The mixed berry jam is known widely and kelps fund my charities, besides providing bowls of berries & cream in summer. The sylvan berries are the worst because they are so "vigourous" and left to their own devices would take over everything else. I will have to look up what I do to blackberries since this si the first year there has been anything to prune.
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Gorham oval meat tray America 1917
Fantastic Gorham oval meat tray . Completely chased and embossed on the boarder. Great work dated 1917 . Excellent condition, only few scratches on the bottom tray! 14.56 in. x 10.62 in. ( 37 cm. x 27 cm.) Weight 30.70 oz. (955 grams) Take a look at the hallmarks for any reference .
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Monday, May 30, 2016
Nagoya, Japan (Nagoya Castle)
42 comments :
Very beautiful place <3.ReplyDelete
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Gorgeous setting and place, those cherry blossom like trees are stunning!ReplyDelete
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Love the pictures. And I can definitely relate to posting late, I've been struggling myself! Hopefully we can get back on schedule haha!ReplyDelete
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Thank you! The castle really is beautiful. I think it would have looked even more beautiful if the cherry blossoms were in full bloom.ReplyDelete
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Thank you! Go visit Japan! It is a very lovely country. Yes, still lovely to visit but I really want that castle experience not a museum visit.ReplyDelete
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The flowers are so gorgeous! I also love the little miniatures of a town and buildings. Seeing miniature replicas always makes me happy for some reason. They fascinate me. Looks like a really great place to visit. I can definitely see the immense amount of history this place has. Thank you for sharing!ReplyDelete
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It was 5:20pm on Monday evening. I was cleaning up my desk at work and was getting ready to leave for the night. I wrapped up my headphones, put my iPod away, and then grabbed my phone. Just as I was putting in my purse I felt a drip in my nose. I froze and held my head back slightly. More drips, warm liquid was filling my nose. I reached my hand to my nose when I brought it back fresh blood had stained my fingers.
I quickly made my way down the hallway and into the women's bathroom. I pulled off two paper towels, crumpled them, and put them to my nostril. At first the flow of blood was slow, but within a minute or two I was struggling to keep up with the bright red liquid. Another minute passed and I was leaning my head over the sink further and further to keep the blood from running down my throat. More paper towels. The trash can was filling up with red splotched tissue.
Suddenly, I felt the cavity of my nose fill to the back. I kept replacing the tissue but there was just too much blood. The hot blood was starting to drip down the other side of my nose. Both nostrils were now bleeding.
Panic was setting in. Hands shaking. I was losing a lot of blood and it wasn't slowing.
My phone, which was sitting on the counter out of the way, started to ring. The caller ID told me it was my boyfriend, S.O., was calling.
"Hey, what's up?"
"Um, not too much. How are you?"
"I'm alright. How about you?"
"I'm not all that great."
"How come?"
I had a choice. Either pretend like I was just fine and wait it out by myself or tell him exactly what was going on.
"I'm… in the middle of a massive nosebleed."
"What? Are you okay?"
My fear and panic started creeping in and it tightened my throat. Hot saltwater filled the base of my eyes and I was able to muster a shaky "I don't know."
"Do you need to go to the hospital?"
I was trying to balance the phone on my shoulder while simultaneously ripping paper towel after paper towel and stepping on the pedal on the trash can, letting each one fall on the mountain of tissues inside. The tears building in my eyes made their way down my cheeks.
My throat was so tight that all I could muster was: "If you wouldn't mind."
"Alright, I'll be there in two minutes. I'll meet you out front."
"Okay. I love you."
"I love you too, babe. I'll be there soon."
I been in this situation the year before, and needless to say: things had gone much differently.
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Gary Dimmock writes in The Ottawa Citizen that they are at it again. To wit "The Conservative government is deporting an Ottawa convict to India even though he was born in Canada."
The man is "Deepan Budlakoti, a 23-year-old first-time federal offender, is being deported to his parents' homeland under a rarely-used law in the Citizenship Act that says if your parents are foreign diplomats or under their employ at the time of birth, you are not considered a Canadian citizen."
Mr. Budlakoti was no angel, he has drug and gun convictions, but he has never even been to India.
There is right and there is wrong.
This is wrong.


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You can't see all that well, and there isn't much to hear, so I'll interpret:
You can hear Ethens' footsteps as he is running off the roller coaster and he says: "Dadda", then Chris says, "was that fun?", then he giggles the cutest little giggle (the same one he does before, during, and after all the rides). He has been on at least 15 rides, some of them multiple times (namely Winnie the Pooh and this roller coaster).


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|Picnic anyone?
Tuesday morning we woke up to about 4 inches of snow encased in a layer of ice. Wonderful Husband and I geared up and I was naive enough to think it would be easy going like the last fluffy snow where I didn't even break a sweat.
It was
and slippery.
We finished the job though and since the temperature finally rose above freezing, the wetness left on the driveway evaporated while we were at work.
Good job!
Now it's Friday morning.
|View from the back of our house.
|View from the front of our house.
Another weather event.
4 or 5 inches.
Not fluffy.
Heavy, stick-to-the-shovel-type of work.
I cleared off the front porch and walkway. Wonderful husband shoveled snow from behind my van so he could pull it out of the garage and reach the snowblower.
We've finished the job again but now I'm wondering....
Are we not shoveling properly so God wants us to have more practice in snow removal?
I miss my "kids" being home since they were the best snow shovelers ever!
Which really means that I didn't have to do it. :)
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And yes, I'm sure he is talking about me at least half of the time because tonight when we all got together to celebrate Katherine's birthday (happy birthday, Katherine!), Ethan pointed at me and called me "Kafrin" several times. I said to him slowly, "my name is E - liz - a - beth. Can you say that?" And he'd look at me blankly and walk away. The kid isn't dumb, mind you. He knows everyone else's name and can count higher than most two year olds. But he does not want to attempt with my name anymore. It's possible he's grown to hate it and I suppose I can't really blame him. It is a long name. I've even given him shorter versions, "can you say Liz?" But then he usually says "Wiz" and frankly, I'd rather be called Katherine than Wiz.
I still love him though and am going to brag about him and one of his sisters (Paige) by sharing some pictures with you:
Ethan insists on seeing every picture I take of him right after it's taken. I wonder what he thinks when he looks at the image on the screen? When I was a kid, the closest we had to digital cameras were Polaroids, and I don't remember being interested in seeing them when I was two years old. (Of course, I don't remember anything from when I was two.) Or if I was, it was just because I liked the idea of shaking the picture really hard to make something happen. In the picture of Paige, she's wearing a ribbon that was on one of Kafrin's birthday presents. It was nearly impossible to get a picture of her with her eyes open because she thought it was hilarious to close them every time I took a picture. (For the record, it wasn't nearly as funny as she thought it was.)
And since we were all gathered together tonight (except Sean and James, who couldn't make it) to celebrate Katherine's birthday, I thought I would include a picture of her too. Happy b-day Katherine!


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Tuesday, April 28, 2009
Pan Pugliese
Personally, I prefer breads with a developed taste. To get this more nuanced flavour, you need to make a starter, whether it be a sponge, poolish, biga or old dough. Not only do starters give great depth to the taste of your bread, they add to the texture of it - adding both airiness and heft. In some Italian breads, a biga is used - this is a quickly kneaded starter that ferments for the better part of a day. It is then added to the rest of the bread ingredients. As the word "starter" indicates, the biga needs at least 12 hours before it can be used.
For today's recipe, a bread that is commonly made in Puglia, Italy, the biga needs to be made at least 15 hours before baking.
Pan Pugliese
(from Jeffrey Alford and Naomi Duguid's Home Baking: The Artful Mix of Flour and Traditions from Around the World)
For the biga:
1/2 teaspoon active dry yeast
1/2 cup lukewarm water
1 cup all-purpose flour
1) Dissolve the yeast in the water.
2) Add flour and stir to combine.
3) Knead briefly in a bowl until a soft dough has been formed.
4) Cover the bowl with cling-film, and let stand at room temperature for 12-24 hours (or for up to three days in the fridge).
For the bread:
1 teaspoon active dry yeast
3 cups lukewarm water
biga, as above
5-6 cups all-purpose flour
1 1/2 tablespoons salt
1 cup wholewheat flour (or wholewheat pastry flour)
1) In a large bowl, dissolve yeast in water.
2) Cut biga into 5 pieces and stir into the water, breaking it up with a spoon, loosening it (practically to the extent of dissolving it, but this is not fully achievable).
3) Stir in one cup of all-purpose flour and the salt.
4) Add wholewheat flour, stirring to combine, then add three more cups of all-purpose, one cup at a time, and stirring all the while.
5) Keep one hand dry and one hand wet with warm water for stps 6-. Stir the dough with your wet hand, manoeuvre it like a paddle and turn the dough around on itself, like figure 8s.
6) Add another cup of all-purpose flour with your dry hand. Stir and mix with wet hand for 3-5 minutes, keeping an eye on the consistency, which should be wet but clinging together. If the dough is too liquid, add another 1/2 cup of all-purpose flour and continue stirring.
7) Cover the bowl with cling-film and let the dough stand for at least 3 hours (even overnight). It will rise a bit but will not double in volume.
8) Preheat oven to 250 C/500 F and do not open oven door until 20 minutes after oven has reached this temperature. Place a baking sheet on the lower rack.
9) Open oven door. With wet hands, break dough in half, shape into a mound (tucking edges underneath to smooth out and tighten the surface), then drop onto baking sheet.
10) Decrease temperature to 225 C/450 F after ten minutes.
11) All to bake for a further 20-25 minutes, until bread is well browned (it will also sound hollow when you tap the base).
12) Raise temperature to 250 C/500 F before baking other half of the dough.
13) Let cool for thirty minutes before slicing.
Some breads freeze really well, so you can always pull a pre-baked loaf out the freezer the night before and defrost it on the counter overnight. Some wet breads, though, do not freeze well, for their crusts can become quite tough and tear away as they are sliced, which is the case of today's Pan Pugliese.
This is a bread best eaten the day it has come out of the oven (or even the next day). And who can resist freshly baked bread?
Labels: Bread, Italian, Puglia
I really like A&D's books...beautifully photographed and researched. My favourite is their book on China...I've tried a few recipes and they were so delicious. The bread looks fantastic
This bread recipe is pretty good. Like all of their recipes, they make sense as you go along as opposed to getting a full appreciation of them before-hand.
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