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With the hypocrisy of a seasoned trapo — much like the LP circle of elder Gollums led by Frank Drilon — Noynoy Aquino styles himself as an agent of change yet reverts to the low-life tactics of the people around him.
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The whistle-blower hinted that a briefing for the project was held at the residence of Mikee for the development team.
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Someone forwarded to me a reported move to discredit the story. Said the "Gordon" fan — sure, like why would you even bother to defend the reprehensible?:
Here goes the defense:
also heard this rumor and since Im in the IT industry i tried to check it out. I ran several common iterations of the mannyvillar URL (dotorg,dotcom,etcetc) and it seems none of them are for sale so I guess this strategy ( if someone tries it) wont do ss well. (THAT MEANS THE COMPANY BOUGHT THEM ALREADY, STUPID — PEDRO)
You have to hand it to the villar camp, its good IT strategy to purchase as many domain names as you can to protect yourself from cyber squatters.
He also has a lot of sponsored links which prob means he put good money into buying online ads to funnel all traffic into his main website. In any case this kind of strategy of mimicking websites is very low tech.
With the reported billions that Manny Villar has been spending on his media campaign Im sure his IT team will spend an incredible amount as well to not let something like this happen. thanks for reporting it though.
Apparently, this IT company Vonscore is also maintaining the website of Gawad Kalinga — the leadership of which supports Noynoy Aquino.
Mr. Rogelio Santos Jr., CEO of said company, is apparently not too popular with his employees and is known for abusive policies like working his people to the bone.
Lucky for us, he's pretty dull in terms of secrecy — the reason the news leaked out in the first place.
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Dear Diary, it's me Lisa, no longer the dreamy-eyed teenager that wrote to you so long ago. I am all grown up now and spend a lot of time cooking and collecting recipes. So Diary, mind if I just call you Blog, this is where you come in, I've decided to start making entries again but this time they're going to be dishy and dirty entries...hey, I'm talking about the dishes in the sink, those pots and pans aren't going to clean themselves.
Friday, March 30, 2012
A Little Dessert
Actually..."A Little Dessert" is a not-so-little but oh-so-sweet endeavor whipped up by a mother-daughter team...and with those two ingredients what's not to love! Janis Spidle and her daughter Kait have combined their culinary, business, and artistic talents to create a dessert catering business. They specialize in baking and displaying dessert tables for small events in the Kansas City area.
Janis learned to bake by watching her mother (now 80 years old and still working her magic in the kitchen) she always encouraged her to do her own own thing, a tradition that Janis has passed on to Kait. As a child, Janis would give her extra dough to make her own cookies and frosting in decorating bags so she could create her own designs.
This inherited love of baking has deemed Kait the "Cheesecake Queen" - her mom admits that her daughter makes a better cheesecake than she ever could - Kait is also putting together a fantastic lineup of individual parfaits, some of which will have a coffee house theme.
Janis handles fruit and cream tarts, mousse-filled chocolate cups and a whole host of other items. And she has recently become very excited about recipes for scratch cakes, the kind our grandmothers used to make and she is on the hunt for family recipes. (If anyone has a tried-and-true recipe that they'd like to share with them, that would be most welcomed).
A Little Dessert was created to expand both mom and daughter's horizons as bakers but not limit themselves to one item like cakes or cookies. They do everything from scratch and do not cut corners. However, they also help their clients do things on a budget.
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Should i be worried?
One of the biggest problems with journalism and media today is making something bigger than it should be. We see it everywhere. It's happened countless times where the media covers something so intensely that it even changes the outcome of the situation. Let's take what is happening in Ferguson as an example. Governor Jay Nixon just recently announced a state of emergency in Missouri. Why is that? Why must he be so worried about the decision of the supreme court that he takes national safety precautions for this dilemma? Because the media has made it into something so big that people are becoming involved like never before.
One huge story that has been in the news over and over again is the outbreak of Ebola in the United States since late summer of 2014. The first article I chose is simply about a nurse who recently returned from Africa that is being tested for Ebola. The article is entirely dedicated to warning the public about another possible case of Ebola. Yet, that is just it, it is just another POSSIBLE case. The article even mentions the fact that the nurse is at a low risk for Ebola, but they continue to dedicate the entire post to the fact there is a risk of another case to worry more people about it.
That first article was published on the business journals for Saint Louis. The next article talks about the same nurse who is being tested for Ebola in Jefferson County. The reason I chose this one as well is because of their opening statement that reads; Does Missouri have it's first case of Ebola? Of course everyone is going to want to know the answer to that. There's no way anyone would ignore that lead sentence. What continues to boggle my mind is the fact that it was already announced once this article was released that the woman did in fact test negative for Ebola after all. Like the article just before it had said, the woman was a low risk because she was never in actual contact with anyone that had Ebola in Africa. She went into the hospital after running a fever and feeling muscle aches.
Yet, that is not it. Not even close. This same story was published in different forms on most news stations websites that cover Saint Louis. The final article is covered by KMOV stating all the same information but then adding the crucial piece of information that states the woman is still being kept in isolation after testing negative for Ebola.
So.. I shouldn't worry?
It's not that the situation isn't a serious one because it is. Ebola is a very deadly virus that could potentially spread very quickly if not prepared for. Meanwhile, in Africa, Ebola is killing thousands and thousands of people because they don't have the means to take care of such a deadly disease. That is where the lines get blurred. News stations across the nation are taking advantage of such a vulnerable story that has the potential to capture the emotion of people all around.
Jon Stewart summarizes the sensationalism perfectly during one of his shows during the initial outbreaks of Ebola in the United States. First he points out how most stations begin to freak out after the nurse who took care of the first man with Ebola in the States contracted Ebola. Many of the stations followed with questions like; how did she get Ebola and the CDC is still trying to figure out how she contracted the virus. Jon Stewart then slams those questions with reason I might add. Of course the nurse with Ebola got it from the man she was taking care of who had tested positive for the virus as well. It's not rocket science actually, it just makes sense. So making a big deal out of it doesn't make sense. They are only scaring people more and warning them of potential threats that don't even completely exist.
Journalists and reporters need to pay attention to which stories they are giving more time and attention to. They might need to take a step back sometimes and re-evaluate what information they are sending out to the public before actually informing them of it.


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the basic maxi dress.
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So pretty! Elegant outfit.ReplyDelete
Going back to work after a holiday is so hard. I'm heading in to the office today and, boy, I have no enthusiasm for that.Replies
thanks, A. hope it was at least a mellow day?!Delete
happy holidays! a lot of people got sick here too (toronto) so there's something going on :(ReplyDelete
i love the outfit :) it's way too freaking cold in toronto to wear anything other than fleece but i wish we had warmer weather so i can wear something like what you're wearing.
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i hear the weather is pretty crazy there...stay warm :)Delete
Glad you enjoyed your Christmas R. Having kiddos for Christmas is always the best, I think. I love your basic maxi and pretty necklace!ReplyDeleteReplies
kids make everything chaotic, but fun! thanks, R!Delete
love your beautiful maxi! i'm back at work today too & i just threw on some warm layers. no one is here! looks like foxy brown really loves her new too -- so cute :)ReplyDelete
i like quiet days at work...i seem to get more done!Delete
Really nice dress!ReplyDelete
- AnonymousDecember 26, 2013 at 6:41 AM
Love the dress and the flats you're wearing!ReplyDelete
Have a well-deserved rest. Hope you are recharged soon for the new year! :)Replies
i am certainly ready for 2014!Delete
Hope your family is feeling better soon. Sounds like you had a great christmas.ReplyDeleteReplies
it was nice, amy...thanks!Delete
Wonderful Dress ,love the Pictures :)ReplyDelete
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Hello girl! Beautiful blog! Great your photo :)ReplyDelete
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Right?! Now we gotta start eating healthy again... sigh!! Oh well. Guess it has to happen eventually...ReplyDelete
I love this dress on you. Best of luck at work today!Replies
i am so sick of all the sweets! ready to get back on track! thanks!Delete
seems like you spent a nice Christmas! Can't wait for sunny California weather! Happy holildays to you too!ReplyDelete
the warm sun will feel so good!Delete
Glad you had a great Christmas Becks. Hope your relatives feel better doll. that maxi is so simple, yet makes such a fabulous statement. Love your necklace & handbag with it.ReplyDelete
thank you, kim!Delete
that guava bread looks so yummy! and love your dress too - looks so cozy!ReplyDelete
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i just love the color of the bread!! thanks!Delete
Love your maxi dress and the bag! they go so well with each other :)ReplyDelete
The gladiator sandals and your necklace are so perfect xx
Thanks for your lovely comment on my blog!
Hope you have a beautiful day
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You are such a lucky to be able to wear flats and a dress during Christmas holidays! Anyway, I received a lot of nice things but the most important was that I was with my family and some friends who live abroad came home for Christmas!ReplyDelete
Such a beautiful dress! Perfect for every day.ReplyDelete
I'm still really full from the lunch had on Christmas day AND yesterday. I must get back on track after the holidays.
I love this look! Styled flawlessly! xoReplyDelete
I love this look. Unfortunately, no matter what type or color or style or maxi dress I try on it always looks awful on me! I'm medium height and medium build.,.. And something just isn't right about them on me. Plus, my legs are my best asset so I hate to cover them up. Short dresses all the way for this girl!ReplyDelete
what a lovely dress, you look gorgeous! nice photos!ReplyDelete
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I wasn't looking forward
to making this ultra chocolate tart.
I am dark chocolate-ed out,
which is odd since it's my favorite.
And then I found out this is National Chocolate Week
in the UK.
Not day but week!
So it seemed very appropriate indeed
to bake this today
if I can't be frolicking around London.
First up was making chocolate pate sucree
which is basically a very nice soft
chocolate cookie dough and
lining a two piece tart pan.
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toasted pecans, flour.
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Poured into the unbaked tart shell
it was ready to bake.
Since the tart pan was a ten inch instead of nine,
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but it wasn't done.
Smelled lovely!
This last step was perhaps over the top,
as in covering the thermometer holes
in an otherwise perfect crust surface
with milk chocolate caramel ganache,
languishing in the freezer.
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and would be perfect
topped with coffee ice cream,
salty caramel gelato or
Steve's Bourbon Vanilla ice cream.
Off to the store and
then to share this meltingly
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October used to be such a glorious month in the Lower Mainland. You used to count on a warm October with crisp evenings & cool nights. Is it my imagination, or have we had too many years with too much rain??? Today was a wonderful October day. Cold morning, warm, almost hot afternoon - yes, that IS a bit too much sun on my face - with the cool evening just starting as the sun goes down. I got my rays at Starbucks today from 2 to 3:30 while knitting on the Wonderful Wallaby in the Anniversary Blue Briggs & Little wool. I love the color. The Carpenter who is to wear this sweater loves the color too - it will bring out the blue of his eyes & make him a little more irresistible to the woman in his life. The BT & I brought them together about 8 years ago when we spent a summer being bums at Starbucks - sigh, young love . . . . . . .
Since my fingers are better, I've been able to take up the needles for a longer period of time & have finished my Tomten jacket in three colors. I have yet to sew up the sleeves or figure out the front closures - looking thru the button bin this evening to see if I have anything that will work - who knows, it may get a zipper. The next one will definitely be a pullover!!!! I think I hate sewing up & sewing on buttons the most - I'd rather knit!!!
Haven't decided if I'll knit a pullover Tomten next or make the Baby Surprise Jacket. The Tomten is really a fast & simple knit - all garter stitch - without any bother about shaping which is really nice if you just want to take it everywhere for those moments you need something to do. It's like car socks - mindless time filler. But some child will love the end result & I guess, in the end, that's the most important part of knitting for charity.


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Each of my wildflower guides includes a factoid about whether or not a particular plant species is deemed to be a "culturally significant plant." You may view and download all of my FREE wildflower field guides here.
First, what is a "culturally significant plant"?
The USDA Plants DATABASE web site is an excellent source of information about culturally significant plants. The USDA Forest Service also has information on this topic.
Second, why is a given species identified as a "culturally significant plant"? Generally speaking, most plants are deemed to be "culturally significant" because they possess medicinal qualities or uses. Others simply provide a source of food. Still others exhibit characteristics or properties deemed important to trades, crafts or even religious ceremonies. Here's a sampling of some of the culturally significant plants found on area nature preserves, parks and trails. For each, the principal ethnobotanic uses of each plant are summarized below; all information is excerpted from individual plant guides compiled by and available from the U.S. Department of Agriculture, through its Plants DATABASE web site noted above. Each guide also provides information about how to propagate each plant.
1. Indian Tobacco (Lobelia inflata): The root of this plant was used by the Iroquois to treat venereal diseases, ulcers, and legs sores. The leaves were smashed and applied as a poultice to treat an abscess at the side of the neck. The plant was used to counteract sickness produced by witchcraft. The Cherokee mashed the roots of Indian tobacco and used them as a poultice for body aches. The leaves were rubbed on sores, aches, stiff necks, and chapped places. The Crow used the plant in religious ceremonies. (Excerpt from http://plants.usda.gov/plantguide/pdf/cs_loin.pdf)
2. Red Mulberry (Morus rubra): Red mulberry was used by several Native American tribes to treat a variety of ailments. The sap was used to treat ringworm (Foster and Duke 2000). The Cherokee made a tea from the leaves of the plant for treatment of dysentery, weakness, and difficulty urinating (Hamel and Chiltoskey 1975). The Comanche used the fruit of the red mulberry as a food source (Carlson and Jones 1940, Moerman 1998). (Excerpt from http://plants.usda.gov/plantguide/pdf/cs_moru2.pdf; full reference sources of noted citations are contained therein)
3. American Basswood (Tilia americana): Native Americans and settlers used the fibrous inner bark ("bast") as a source of fiber for rope, mats, fish nets, and baskets. Basswood is still valued for its soft, light, easily worked wood, especially for turned items and hand carving. It once was the material of choice for prosthetic limbs, but these are now made from synthetics. Other uses have included boxes, toys, woodenware, drawing boards, veneer, venetian blinds, excelsior, and pulp. Native Americans used fresh basswood sap, which contains moderate amounts of sugar, as a watery drink or boiled it into syrup. They also ate young basswood leaves and used the cambium for soups and breads. Various medicinal uses were made of leaf and bark extracts, and Iroquois used freshly cut bark as an emergency bandage for wounds. (Excerpt from http://plants.usda.gov/plantguide/pdf/cs_tiam.pdf)
- NOTE: Read how to germinate basswood seeds.
4. Common Arrowhead (Sagittaria latifolia): Sagittaria is an aquatic plant with tuberous roots that can be eaten like potatoes. Lewis and Clark found it at the mouth of the Willamette and considered it equal to the potato, and valuable for trade. Indian women collected it in shallow water from a canoe, or waded into ponds or marshes in the late summer and loosened the roots with their toes. The roots would rise to the top of the water where they were gathered and tossed into floating baskets. Today, the tubers are harvested with a hoe, pitchfork, or rake. Tubers are baked in fire embers, boiled, or roasted in the ashes. Tubers are skinned and eaten whole or mashed. After roasting, some tubers were dried and stored for winter use. The Chippewa gathered the "Indian potatoes" in the fall, strung them, and hung them overhead in the wigwam to dry. Later they were boiled for use. The tubers of Sagittaria species were eaten by many different indigenous groups in Canada, as well as many groups of Washington and Oregon (Kuhnlein and Turner 1991). The tubers were also widely traded from harvesting centers to neighboring areas. The tubers were also a major item of commerce on the Lower Columbia in Chinook Territory. Katzie families owned large patches of the plant and clearing the patches claimed ownership. Family groups would camp beside their claimed harvesting sites for a month or more. A species of Sagittaria grows in China, and is sold in the markets of China and Japan as food, the corms being full of starch. Sagittaria latifolia is extensively cultivated in the San Francisco Bay area in California to supply the Chinese markets, and the tubers are commonly to be found on sale. The Chinese, on coming to California, used it for food and may have cultivated it somewhat. In so doing, they are believed to have extended its range into the southern part of the state (Mason 1957). Medicinally, the Maidu of California used an infusion of arrowhead roots to clean and treat wounds. The Navajo use these plants for headaches. The Ojibwa and the Chippewa used Sagittaria species as a remedy for indigestion. The Cherokee used an infusion of leaves to bathe feverish babies, with one sip given orally. The Iroquois used it for rheumatism, a dermatological aid, and a laxative. The Iroquois used it as a ceremonial blessing when they began planting corn. (Excerpt from http://plants.usda.gov/plantguide/pdf/cs_sala2.pdf; full reference sources of noted citations are contained therein)
5. Great Lobelia (Lobelia siphilitica): The Iroquois used the plant as a cough medicine. The Meskwaki ground up the roots of this plant and used it as an anti-divorce remedy. The mashed roots were secretly put into some common dish, which was eaten by both husband and wife. The Cherokee used a cold infusion of the roots of great blue lobelia and cardinal flower to treat nosebleed. A poultice of the crushed leaves of the plant was used for headache and a warm leaf infusion was good for colds. (Excerpt from http://plants.usda.gov/plantguide/pdf/cs_losi.pdf)
- NOTE: Read more about how to propagate Great Lobelia.
6. New England Aster (Symphyotrichum novae-angliae): A decoction of the plant has been used in the treatment of weak skin (Moerman 1998). A poultice has been used in the treatment of pain, fevers, and diarrhea. (Excerpt from http://plants.usda.gov/plantguide/pdf/cs_syno2.pdf)
- NOTE: Read more about how to propagate New England Aster. Read another article about how to grow New England Aster.
7. Smooth Sumac (Rhus glabra): This was a widely used species among Native American tribes. The uses included the making of a root and leaf tea to treat diarrhea, dysentery, and mouth/throat ulcers. The leaves of the plant were smoked for asthma. The blossoms were used by the Chippewa in a mouthwash for teething children. Comanche children enjoyed the sour acid taste of the fruits and leaves were added to tobacco for smoking by adults. Dye was also created from various parts of the smooth sumac. The fruits were used to make red dyes and the inner bark used to make yellow dyes. (Excerpt from http://plants.usda.gov/plantguide/pdf/cs_rhgl.pdf)
- NOTE: Read how to grow sumac from seed.
8. Cranberry Viburnum (Viburnum opulus var. americanum): The bark of highbush cranberry yields a powerful antispasmodic (whence the origin of one its American common names, crampbark). The water-soluble preparation (containing a bitter compound called viburnine) has been used for relief of menstrual and stomach cramps and asthma. The antispasmodic properties apparently were discovered independently by European, Native American, and Asian peoples. The action of this agent from highbush cranberry closely resembles that of black haw (Viburnum prunifolium). Highbush cranberry is used as an ornamental plant and valued for its edible fruits. The fruit is commonly gathered from wild stands in late August or early September, best when picked slightly under-ripe (and sour), and used in sauces, jellies, and juices. If picked after a heavy frost, the fruit are softer and more palatable but they develop a musty, somewhat objectionable odor during cooking. The species has never developed into a commercial fruit crop. (Excerpt from http://plants.usda.gov/plantguide/pdf/cs_viopa2.pdf)
- NOTE: For more information regarding the propagation and management of this particular species, please refer to pages 12-17 of Stewardship Guidelines for Culturally Important Plants: Four Examples. Read more about how to propagate Cranberry Viburnum.
9. Yarrow (Achillea millefolium): Several tribes of the Plains region of the United States including the Pawnee and Chippewa tribes used common yarrow. The Pawnee used the stalk in a treatment for pain relief. The Chippewa used the leaves in a steam inhalant for headaches. They also chewed the roots and applied the saliva to their appendages as a stimulant. The Cherokee drank a tea of common yarrow to reduce fever and aid in restful sleep. (Excerpt from http://plants.usda.gov/plantguide/pdf/cs_acmi2.pdf)
- NOTE: Read more about how to propagate Yarrow.
10. New Jersey Tea (Ceanothus americanus): Tribes of the Missouri River region used the leaves for tea and burned the roots for fuel on buffalo hunting trips when fuel wood was scarce. The roots of New Jersey tea were used by the Chippewa for pulmonary troubles and for constipation coupled with shortness of breath and bloating. The Cherokee held the root tea on an aching tooth to ease the pain and consumed hot root tea for bowel troubles. (Excerpt from http://plants.usda.gov/plantguide/pdf/cs_ceam.pdf)
- NOTE: Read more about how to propagate New Jersey Tea.
11. Canadian Wild Ginger (Asarum canadense): The Abnaki used a decoction of the plant in combination with another plant for the treatment of colds. The Ojibwe used the roots of this plant as an appetizer by putting it in any food as it was being cooked. It was also used for indigestion. The Iroquois used the roots to treat scarlet fever, colds, urinary disorders, and headaches. The Cherokee used the plant for a wide variety of medicinal purposes. The roots were used to treat coughs, colds, heart trouble, and blood medicine. The Meskwaki used the roots for many things. The cooked root was put into the ear for earache or sore ears. When one could not eat certain things, this root was cooked with these foods and it rendered them palatable. Mud catfish were cooked with Canadian wildginger to improve its flavor. When the root was chewed and the fisherman used the spittle on the bait, it enabled him to catch catfish. The Menomini used the fresh or dried roots of Canadian wildginger as a mild stomachic. When the patient was weak or had a weak stomach and it might be fatal to eat something he craved, he was fed a part of this root. Whatever he wanted could then be eaten with impunity. The Micmac also used the root as a stomachic and to treat cramps. The Potawatomi used the root to flavor meat or fish and render otherwise inedible food, palatable. (Excerpt from http://plants.usda.gov/plantguide/pdf/cs_asca.pdf)
- NOTE: Read more about how to propagate Canadian Wild Ginger.
12. Cardinal Flower (Lobelia cardinalis): The Iroquois had many medicinal uses for cardinal flower. The root was boiled together with the root of Cichorium intybus and the liquid was used to treat fever sores. The mashed roots, stems, leaves, and blossoms were made into a decoction and drank for cramps. The plant was also used as an emetic for an upset stomach from eating something bad. The plant was added to other medicines to give them more strength. The Delaware used an infusion of the roots to treat typhoid. The Meskwaki used this plant as a ceremonial tobacco, throwing it to the winds to ward off a storm. The Pawnee used the roots and flowers of cardinal flower in the composition of a love charm. (Excerpt from http://plants.usda.gov/plantguide/pdf/cs_loca2.pdf)
- NOTE: Read more information about how to propagate Cardinal Flower.
13. Chokecherry (Prunus virginiana): Chokecherry covered a large geographic range in North America, so a majority of tribes used it to treat a variety of health problems. It was valued especially for its astringent properties and beneficial effect upon the respiratory system. The Arika women would drink the berry juice to stop post-partum hemorrhage. The Blackfeet drank berry juice for diarrhea and sore throats. An infusion of the cambium layer mixed with Saskatoon serviceberry (Amelanchier almifolia) was taken as a general purge treatment and to lactating mothers so they could pass on the medicinal qualities to the nursing baby. They also used it in an enema solution for their children. Willow (Salix spp.) tea was used to counteract the laxative effect of chokecherry. The Cherokees used chokecherry in the following ways: mixed chokecherry with hazel alder (Alnus serrulata), downy rattlesnake plantain (Goodyera pubescens), Canadian wildginger (Asarum canadense) and yellowroot (Xanthorhiza simplicissima) to make a blood tonic. An infusion made from boiled bark was given for coughs, laryngitis, chills, ague, fevers and to loosen phlegm. Warm chokecherry tea was given to women when labor pains began. The root bark is a good astringent and was mixed with water and used as a rinse for open sores and old skin ulcers. The tree bark of spicebush (Lindera benzoin) and flowering dogwood (Cornus florida) was added to corn whiskey and used to treat for measles. The fruit was boiled and eaten to treat for bloody bowels. The branches and leaves were one of six ingredients burned in sweat lodges to treat for indigestion and jaundice. The Cheyenne would gather the immature fruit, dry it in the sun, pulverize it and use it as a treatment for diarrhea. The Paiutes made a medicinal tea from the leaves and twigs to treat colds and rheumatism. The Sioux chewed the dried roots and then placed this poultice in open wounds to stop the bleeding. The Sioux, Crows, Gros Ventres and others made a bark tea to cure stomach aches, diarrhea and dysentery. The Crows also used the bark to cleanse sores and burns. In the 19th century medical doctors used many concoctions of chokecherry leaves and bark to treat a number of ailments. Chokecherry bark was listed in the U.S. Pharmacopoeia from 1820 to 1970. It is still listed as a pharmaceutical aid, a flavor agent for liquid medicines. Among the health complaints treated were debility, hectic fever, irritative dyspepsia, irritability of the nervous system, fever, pleurisy, whooping cough, tuberculosis, pneumonia, sore throats and gastrointestinal problems. It was recommended as a rinse on burns, open sores, cankers and skin ulcers. Pharmaceutical books at that time cautioned against boiling any mixture using chokecherry leaves or bark because it would drive off the medicinal properties. The bark was used as a flavoring agent in many cough syrups. In 1834, Dr. Proctor first identified the bark as containing prussic acid. In their journals, Lewis and Clark recorded that while camped on the upper Missouri River Captain Lewis became will with abdominal cramps and fever. He made a tea from chokecherry twigs and was well the next day. Modern medicinal research shows in small dosages hydrocyanic acid can stimulate respiration, improve digestion and gives a false sense of well-being. Some cancer research involving hydrocyanic acid is being conducted. (Excerpts from http://plants.usda.gov/plantguide/pdf/cs_prvi.pdf)
- NOTE: Read how to propagate Chokecherry from cuttings. Read more about how to propagate Chokecherry.
14. Northern Prickly Ash (Zanthoxylum americanum): The Alabama, Cherokee, Chippewa, Comanche, Creek, Delaware, Iroquois, Oklahoma, Menominee, Meskwaki, Ojibwa, Pawnee, and Potawatomi were among the Native American tribes that used common pricklyash for many, mostly medicinal purposes. An infusion of the bark was used as a wash to treat itching skin and to treat swollen joints. Infusions of the bark were taken internally for back pain, cramps, pulmonary problems, to treat fevers, and as a cold and cough remedy. Infusions, made from the crushed roots, were also used to treat fevers. A poultice made from the inner bark was used to treated rheumatism and sharp pains. Placing the inner bark in the throat treated sore throats. The bark was boiled into a decoction that was taken to induce miscarriages. The plant was used to treat pain after childbirth. Bark infusions were taken to treat worms in adults. The bark of the roots was used to treat colic, rheumatism, and gonorrhea. An ointment, made my mixing the plant with bear grease, was applied to ulcers and sores. Infusions of the berries were used to spray on the chest and throat to treat bronchial diseases, to wash sores, and to flavor medicines. The bark and the berries were used to treat hemorrhages, to make cough syrup, as an expectorant, and to treat tuberculosis. Children who were weak were washed with a decoction of the bark to make their legs and feet strong. The bark was used in different forms to alleviate toothaches. Smoking the bark treated toothache. Bark, either beaten or powdered was packed in and around an aching tooth. Pieces of the bark were chewed to help breakup a tooth that was to be remove. The plant was an ingredient in compounds that were used for kidney trouble, to strengthen convalescing patients, and to induce vomiting. An infusion of the bark was, at least once, placed on a dog's nose to improve its scenting capabilities during hunting. The fruits were administered as diuretics to horses. Young men of the Omaha tribe used a perfume made from the fruits. The plant is probably still used today for various purposes by various Native American tribes. (Excerpt from http://plants.usda.gov/plantguide/pdf/cs_zaam.pdf)
- NOTE: Read more about how to propagate Northern Prickly Ash.
15. Red-osier Dogwood (Cornus sericea ssp. sericea): Native Americans smoke the inner bark of redosier dogwood in tobacco mixtures used in the sacred pipe ceremony. Dream catchers, originating with the Potawotami, are made with the stems of the sacred redosier dogwood. Some tribes ate the white, sour berries, while others used the branches for arrow-making, stakes, or other tools. In California, peeled twigs were used as toothbrushes for their whitening effect on teeth (Strike 1994). Bows and arrows were made from Cornus shoots. The inner bark is used for tanning or drying animal hides. The Apache, Cheyenne, Dakota, Montana Indians, Ojibwa, Potawatomi, Omaha, Ponca, and Thompson Indians all use the inner bark in a tobacco mixture for smoking the sacred pipe (Moerman 1986). The leaves and/or inner bark of redosier dogwood are also used as a smoking mixture by the Okanagan-Colville, the Flathead, the Kootenay, and the Blackfeet peoples in the western United States and Canada (Hellson 1974, Hart 1976, Turner 1978, Turner et al. 1980, Johnston 1987). The Navaho-Kayentaf and Navaho-Ramah used the plant ceremonially as a Mountain-top-way emetic (Moerman 1986). An infusion of redosier dogwood bark was used as an anti-diarrheal by the Chippewa and the Potawatomi, an antidote for weak kidneys by the Shuswap, and a pediatric aid for children who wet the bed by the Shuswap. The Chippewa used an infusion of the bark for eruptions caused by poison ivy. The Chippewa and the Micmac used a decoction of redosier dogwood root for sore eyes and catarrh. The Okanagan and the Thompson Indians took a decoction of the leaves. Other remedies treated by redosier dogwood included headaches, sore throats, a wash for ulcers, a substitute for "larb", and a decoction of bark was taken as an antidote for weakness. The Maidu of Northern California used redosier dogwood as a tonic, a laxative, emetic, and cathartic (Strike 1994). Maidu women took a dogwood decoction after childbirth. The fruits were eaten by the Indians of the Missouri region (Densmore 1974). The berries are known to be tart and bitter, but were nonetheless eaten by all of the southern Interior peoples of British Columbia, including the Nlaka'pamux, Lillooet, Okanagan-Colville, Shuswap, Kootenay, Blackfeet, and the Flathead of Alberta and Montana (Kuhnlein and Turner 1991). The fruits were gathered from August to October and eaten fresh, a few at a time, or, more commonly, were pounded and mixed with other fruits, such as chokecherries (Prunus virginiana) or Saskatoons (Amelanchier almifolia). Some people mashed the berries and dried them in cakes; others dried and stored them. Eating a few raw fruits was considered to be a good tonic among the Nlaka'pamux and the Okanagan-Colville, who ate them, raw as a kind of "relish" (Turner 1978; Turner et al. 1990). Redosier dogwood is used for basket weaving. Sometimes called red willow, both Salix species and Cornus sericea are used interchangeably. Differences in stem color create a multi-hued design element. Indian people from the mid-Columbia River used redosier dogwood to make "ribbons" for basket decorations (Schlick 1994). If gathered in the early spring, the bark will retain its deep red color when dried and could be mistaken for cherry. The Hidatsa, Arikara, and Mandan made twill plaited burden baskets with two-toned dark and light designs; these baskets were made of willow (Salix nigra), redosier dogwood, and boxelder (Acer negundo) splints (Turnbaugh et al. 1986, Hart 1976). Willow and redosier dogwood were used by the Cheyenne, Arapaho, Kiowa, Pawnee, and Teton Sioux to make a coarsely coiled gambling basket for dice. The Ojibwa and the Chippewa used redosier dogwood bark as a dye. The inner bark was mixed with other plants or minerals and used to make a red dye, a light red dye, a black dye, and an ecru or "khaki" colored dye (Densmore 1974). (Excerpts from http://plants.usda.gov/plantguide/pdf/cs_coses.pdf; full reference sources of noted citations are contained therein)
- NOTE: Read more about how to propagate Red-osier Dogwood.
16. Common Cattail (Typha latifolia): All parts of the cattail are edible when gathered at the appropriate stage of growth. The young shoots are cut from the rhizomes (underground stems) in the spring when they are about 4 to 16 inches long. The raw young shoots taste like cucumber and can also be made into pickles. When the young shoots are steamed they taste like cabbage. The base of the stem where it attaches to the rhizome can be boiled or roasted like potatoes. The young flower stalks can be taken out of their sheaths and can be boiled or steamed just like corn (Roos-Collins 1990; Clarke 1977). Cattail pollen is a fine substitute for flours. It is a bright yellow or green color, and turns pancakes, cookies or biscuits a pretty yellow color (which children love). The rhizomes (underground stems) and lower stems have a sweet flavor and can be eaten raw, baked, roasted, or broiled. Cattail rhizomes are fairly high in starch content; this is usually listed at about 30% to 46%. The core can be ground into flour. One acre of cattails would yield about 6,475 pounds of flour (Harrington 1972). This flour would probably contain about 80 % carbohydrates and around 6% to 8% protein. Since cattail occurs around the world, it is a potential source of food for the worlds' population. Newly emerging shoots of cattails are edible, with delicate flavor and crispy asparagus like texture (Glenn Keator, Linda Yamane, Ann Lewis 1995). The end of a new stem of cattail is popular for eating with Washoes (Murphy 1959). When mixed with tallow, the brown fuzz can be chewed like gum. The Klamath and Modocs of northern California and southern Oregon make flexible baskets of twined tule or cattail. Cattails or tules were also twined to form mats of varying sizes for sleeping, sitting, working, entertaining, covering doorways, for shade, and a myriad of other uses. The Cahuilla Indians used the stalks for matting, bedding material, and ceremonial bundles (Barrows 1967). Some tribes used the leaves and sheath bases as caulking materials. Apaches used the pollen in female puberty ceremonies. After dipping the spike in coal oil, the stalk makes a fine torch. The fluff can also be used as tinder, insulation, or for lining baby cradleboards. The down is used for baby beds (Murphey 1959). Lengths of cattail were plied into rope or other size cordage, and cattail rope was used in some areas to bind bundles of tule into tule boats. Air pockets or aerenchyma in the stems provide the buoyancy that makes tule good boat-building material. (Excerpts from http://plants.usda.gov/plantguide/pdf/cs_tyla.pdf; full reference sources of noted citations are contained therein)
- NOTE: Read more about how to propagate Common Cattail.
17. Red Raspberry (Rubus idaeus): A tea was made from the leaves and used in the treatment of diarrhea and as an aid in childbirth (Moerman 1998). The tea has also been known to relieve painful menstrual cramps (Ibid.). Externally, the leaves and roots are used as a gargle to treat tonsillitis and mouth inflammations, sores, minor wounds, burns and varicose ulcers (Brown 1995). Europeans in the 17th century regarded the raspberries as an antispasmodic and they made a syrup of the juice which they employed to prevent vomiting (Readers Digest 1990). In the 18th century physicians and herbalists deemed the berries useful as a remedy for heart disease (Ibid). Red raspberries are eaten fresh or in jams and jellies, or added to pies and other baked goods, candies and dairy products to add flavor. Purple to dull blue dye was obtained from the fruit. (Excerpt from http://plants.usda.gov/plantguide/pdf/cs_ruid.pdf)
- NOTE: Read more about how to propagate raspberry plants. Read another article about how to propagate raspberry plants.
Lastly, where is a particular culturally significant plant found? All plants occupy a particular type of habitat or, in other words, a specific landscape location in which a combination of soils, topography, exposure to sunlight, and accessibility to or availability of soil moisture are the principal limiting factors to what plants grow there. For each of the species listed above, here are examples of where you can find that particular culturally significant plant growing at some of the area nature preserves, parks and trails where I am conducting wildflower inventories.
- 100 Acre Wood: Indian Tobacco can be found along Upland Trail (blue) as you enter the forest @ 42.958485, -73.770382
- Ann Lee Pond Nature and Historic Preserve: Red Mulberry can be found along the woodland loop trail west of Ann Lee Pond, approximately 80 feet south of the path to the bridge over Ann Lee Pond @ 42.736256, -73.814626
- Ashford Glen Preserve: American Basswood can be found approximately 400 feet from the trailhead entrance @ 42.768886, -73.833020
- Ballston Creek Preserve: Common Arrowhead can be found along the edge of the marsh located at the end of Pat's Trail (red trail) @ 42.965975, -73.837758
- Dwaas Kill Nature Preserve: Great Lobelia can be found approximately 500 feet from the trailhead entrance west of Pierce Road @ 42.894129, -73.788847
- Garnsey Park: New England Aster can be found along the Scout Trail – Meadow Loop, which is generally located @ 42.868667, -73.873647
- Hayes Nature Park: Smooth Sumac can be found near the trailhead adjoining the parking area off Moe Road @ approximately 42.826129, -73.788969
- Historic Champlain Canalway Trail: Cranberry Viburnum can be found approximately 1,600 feet south of Brookwood Road @ 42.832058, -73.677187
- Mohawk Landing Nature Preserve: Yarrow can be found adjoining the parking area @ approximately 42.824722, -73.857209
- North Woods Nature Preserve: New Jersey Tea can be found on the hilltop at the intersection of the Reservoir (blue) and Forest (yellow) Trails @ 42.921336, -73.812001
- Shenantaha Creek Park: Canadian Wild Ginger can be found along a steep embankment along the trail @ approximately 42.961091, -73.822098
- Town Park: Cardinal Flower can be found in the wetland area along North Loop @ 42.863789, -73.732066
- Ushers Road State Forest: Chokecherry can be found sporadically along Forest Loop @ approximately 42.912834, -73.772910
- Veterans Bike Path: Northern Prickly Ash can be found adjoining the small stream crossing approximately 1,130 feet north of White Beach Road @ 42.942818, -73.863518
- Veterans Memorial Park: Red-osier Dogwood can be found along the Perimeter Trail @ approximately 42.901893, -73.847407
- Vischer Ferry Nature and Historic Preserve: Common Cattail can be found along Shortcut Trail @ approximately 42.792102, -73.795697
- Woodcock Preserve (AKA Tanner Road Preserve): Red Raspberry can be found along the north boundary of the old field along the Wetland Meadow Trail @ approximately 42.886469, -73.833079
Read more about ethnobotany:
- Botanical Dimensions
- Ethnobotany…plants sustaining people
- Ethnobotany Research and Applications
- Native American Ethnobotany database
- Ethnobotany of Wisconsin Indian tribes
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I wanted to do a quick post on a cleanser that I've been testing out and have really been enjoying.
You know I've been quite fond of the Trisan Antibacterial Cleanser for some time now, since I believe it helped my acne-prone skin; read about that here. But since I'm on a quest to use more natural products that aren't jam packed with shitty ingredients and cheap fillers, I started researching other possible contenders for face cleansers.
I came across Derma E's Purifying Gel Cleanser while reading this story on how to chose the right cleanser for your skin type (fellow beauty junkies – check this site out, it doesn't disappoint). My skin type falls somewhere in between normal and combination/oily so I decided to give this cleanser a whirl.
What caught me completely off guard is that it comes out as a black gel; I'm assuming that's the charcoal. I've been using this to remove my face makeup (coconut oil for my eye makeup), without using any wipes or cleansing water first, and my skin is left makeup-less and fresh after use.
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-Contains really interesting ingredients that aren't just used as fillers, but actually serve beneficial purposes for your skin such as:
Kimarine Wakame = a potassium and magnesium-rich seaweed that is proven to protect skin against environmental pollutants (exhaust fumes, cigarette smoke, heavy metals) – great for city livin' or workin'.
Bladderwrack = an antioxidant-rich seaweed known for its water-binding properties, supporting healthy skin hydration and nourishment. Don't get freaked by an ingredient that has the word "bladder" in it.
Activated Charcoal = helps thoroughly remove toxins from the skin's surface. Insanely absorbent. Think of it just drinking up all your yuckys stuck in your pores. This stuff is potent. You can read about it and its benefits here.
Green Tea = potent antioxidant defense (is there anything negative about green tea? I feel like maybe we should just all start bathing in it).
Aloe Leaf Juice = revives skin with fresh, healthy hydration. Again – aloe is one of those things I feel like we should just all start bathing in. My hubs drinks Aloe Vera juice for his stomach issues. Although I cringe whenever I see him drinking the chunky, green mixture, it really seems to be a magical all-purpose plant.
-Leaves my skin feeling fresh and NOT dry – which pretty much all cleansers designed for purification or acne-prone skin do. Nothing worse than your skin being so tight and uncomfortable post face-wash that you literally want to slather a whole jar of moisturizer over your face. This leaves my skin refreshed and glowing – and if I had to, I could skip moisturizer and still be comfortable.
-Thought long and hard about this one … but came up with nadda!
One thing I despise is when beauty/fashion/lifestyle – who am I kidding – ANY type of blog – sound sales-y. So note that I'm not trying to be sales-y – I just think that my ladies and gents who appreciate a good product will enjoy this one. I've seen no new break outs as of yet (been about three weeks of testing), but I'm still keeping my Trisan cleanser handy just in case since my hormones can go bat shit crazy sometimes, leading to cystic acne on my forehead and cheeks. So lovely to be a woman.
Let me know if you've tried this or any other derma e products. I'm now really interested in trying more things from them, including their matching Charcoal Mask (which I'm curious how it compares to the ever-popular Glam Glow charcoal-based mask that comes with a hefty price tag). I noticed they sell some of derma e's line at Sally's Beauty Supply and my local grocery store's natural section. I purchased mine on Well.ca for $21.49 CDN.
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The time-honored way of showing love in an Italian family is to offer food. Whether we're celebrating, mourning, happy, sad--if we're breathing, there's a table filled with great things to eat. Life's too short, so eat what you love and love what you eat.
Tuesday, May 31, 2011
I can't help buying the America's Test Kitchen publications. They're sturdier than a magazine and well worth the price ($8 US, $9 Canadian). The summer issue of 30-Minute Suppers contained several pasta dishes, but this one caught my eye because right there in the name of the dish are foods that I love. I decided to use the recommended pasta, gemelli, because I love the twisted spiral shape. I couldn't find frozen artichoke hearts, but I always used the canned ones anyway. Instead of the 1/2 cup of mixed brine-cured olives that were suggested, I went with Kalamatas.
Serves 4
2 tbs olive oil
3 oz Genoa salami, cut into 1/2 inch strips
1 can artichoke hearts, drained and sliced thinly
1/2 cup pitted and halved Kalamata olives
1 garlic clove, minced
1/8 tsp crushed red pepper flakes
1 lb gemelli pasta
salt and pepper
4 oz smoked mozzarella, cut into 1/2 inch pieces (be sure to read Taste Notes)
1/4 cup chopped, fresh parsley
Bring 4 quarts water to boil in a large pot. Heat oil in a large nonstick skillet over medium-high heat until just smoking. Add salami and cook, stirring constantly, until salami is browned and crisp, about 3 minutes. Using slotted spoon, transfer salami to paper towel-lined plate and set aside.
Add artichokes to fat in pan and cook until browned, about 3 minutes. Stir in olives, garlic, and pepper flakes and cook until fragrant, about 30 seconds. Remove pan from heat, cover, and keep warm.
Meanwhile, add gemelli and 1 tbs salt to boiling water and cook until al dente. Reserve 1 cup (they suggested 1/2, but you'll need more) of the cooking water, then drain gemelli and return to the pot. Stir in the artichoke mixture, mozzarella, and parsley, adding reserved cooking water until the consistency seems right. I used the full cup. To serve, sprinkle crisp salami over the top.
I've eaten smoked mozzarella before, so I went with this suggestion. NEVER AGAIN!!! Not only did it add more saltiness where none was needed (the salami and the olives added plenty), but I just didn't care for the taste or texture. That said, we enjoyed the pasta but liked it even more the next day as a room temperature pasta salad. If you are watching your sodium intake, this must be a rare treat. Even the artichokes add saltiness to the dish. I will definitely make this again, but I will use fresh mozzarella and may even use regular black olives. While I love brine-cured olives, they are almost too "in your face" in this dish.
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That's really disappointing - the smoked mozzarella was the thing in the list of ingredients that really popped for me! What a shame it wasn't a good team player. The rest of the dish looks really lovely though, Arlene.ReplyDelete
Oh, I actually love smoked mozzarella...but I'm sure this would be delicious with regular...I love all of the ingredients in here.ReplyDelete
i should really subscribe to that magazine. this looks incredibly good!ReplyDelete
I am not a fan of smoked cheese. I really loathe smoked provolone.. bought it by accident once. Alot of times we have to learn the hard way, I totally agree with you this dish will be perfect without it for sure!ReplyDelete
Arlene - I'm with you on several things. I love the ATK publications and can never refuse one. Secondly, I can't stand smoked cheeses (especially smoked mozzarella). Lastly, so many recipes call for frozen artichokes and I can NEVER find them! So frustrating. I always have to sub canned too. However, I really love the addition of the salami in this recipe, which is something I've been intending to add to my pasta for a LONG time now. I think this looks beyond wonderful and I will be sure to use regular motz when I make this.ReplyDelete
This looks delicious! We had a deconstructed lasagna last night, and now I've got a taste for MORE PASTA!! :-)ReplyDelete
I am a fan of smoked mozzarella but I can see how salty it would have been with the salami and olives. This does look fabulous though--perfect for the lunch box. ;-)ReplyDelete
Arlene, You have one of the TOP, BEST, MOST AWESOME Italian recipe blog going! This pasta dish has it all! Yum!ReplyDelete
Thanks, Roz. There are so many great blogs out there; I'm honored you visit mine.ReplyDelete
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OOTD: yesterday evening
I threw on something simple for dinner at mom's last night. My heels that have been strapped around my feet more than a couple of times these past couple of weeks (now that it's finally warm enough to wear open toe shoes), black jeans, and a blouse with a sheer edge along the bottom. My bag is a favorite I bought at Anthropologie when I was in the US last summer, I wish we had that store in Sweden.


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Tuesday, October 21, 2008
Italian cooking school invites locals to dinner
In a recent posting, blogger Michele Morris lovingly describes--with yummy photos--her experience at a cooking school called The Awaiting Table in Lecce, Italy. The most intriguing aspect of the school, from my perspective, is that the students get to share their cooking efforts with the school's neighbours. The Awaiting Table even touts its "meet the locals" focus on its website.
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What a busy weekend! Last night, Tyler and I threw an engagement party for our good friends (we are both in the wedding party) and I think it was a huge success. About 18 people came, I think, so it was a lot of work for a sick pregnant girl! We made tons of appetizers and everyone really seemed to love the food and appreciate how much work we put into it all. The menu included: deviled eggs, chips and salsa, veggies and dip, cocktail shrimp, crab-stuffed mushrooms, double tomato bruschetta, chicken wings, and some desserts made by some of my girlfriends. Oh yeah, and sangria and beer to drink. We ended up leaving early (around 10:30) because I'm still hit pretty hard with this cold, but apparently people stayed the whole night and partied until about 3, so we did our job and people must have had fun!
Today, we went to my parents' house to check out all the baby stuff they've gotten us at yard sales, and to exchange cars. I know I shouldn't let myself think this because it's so generous of them to give us my mom's Subaru (she did need a new car anyway, but still, they could have traded it in!), but I was really sad to give up my Big Red. It's such a crappy little car, but I bought it myself with my own money when I was 17 and it's hardly ever given me any problems. Everyone hated the idea of me driving around in a '93 Geo Prizm, pregnant and in the snow, and I guess I agree... and I definitely did not want to put a carseat in it. So it's for the best, but today I am kind of mourning my little red Big Red. I wanted to name the new car Doublemint, since it's green and I like to name my cars after chewing gum, but Tyler said that was a stupid name. I think I am naming it that anyway. [:)]
So, it was an insane weekend, and with this disgusting cold I don't really feel recharged for the week ahead (people, just let me have my NyQuil, already...) but I am sure I will plow through it like always. Oh, and here's the 12-week belly pic I promised (although they're a little overdue at 12w3d). You can see my new haircut in it, kinda. I really needed something to make me feel pretty, since my skin is a wreck and I'm in that fat-looking stage that comes before true baby belly:
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Tuesday, July 5, 2016
The Life We Never Expected
The Life We Never Expected is about surprises, disappointments, hurt, faith, love and family.
As I was reading it, I felt like the authors were inside my head at times. Though they are dealing with a completely different "surprise" than what I've gone through, the stages of feelings and grief they experienced were basically the same.
There is so much wisdom and good advice here, from people who are living it. I really liked Andrew's analogy of "the orange" - I won't spoil it for you, but I was captivated at his description of the unexpected, and how it feels when you realize what you have been given. The temptation to compare your life, with what everyone else has gotten, is so strong.
This book helped me take a deep breath, because just like the authors, my journey of unexpected isn't over. As I face the new challenges coming my way, this book helped me realize my "new ordinary."
I love that the book focuses on worshiping God and staying in His presence, while cycling through the stages you go through (Weeping, Worshiping, Waiting, Witnessing, And Breathe).
This book is a must have, for any parents or families with special needs children. I would say it is also a must have for everyone else, because it applies to so many different challenges we face.
I highly, HIGHLY, recommend this one!
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Andrew and Rachel Wilson know what it means to live a life they never expected. As the parents of two children with special needs, their story mingles deep pain with deep joy in unexpected places. With raw honesty, they share about the challenges they face on a daily basis—all the while teaching what it means to weep, worship, wait, and hope in the Lord. Offering encouragement rooted in God's Word, this book will help you cling to Jesus and fight for joy when faced with a life you never expected.
Author Andrew and Rachel Wilson are the authors of The Life We Never Expected: Hopeful Reflections on the Challenges of Parenting Children with Special Needs and have two children, Zeke and Anna. Andrew is the teaching pastor at King's Church London and a columnist for Christianity Today.
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This post continues a series on mindsets and marketing ploys that sabotage attempts at real organization. Missed the first or second post?
If you've glanced through magazines, read articles, or even paged through books on the subject, it seems that most people find "getting organized" to be a project: buy the bins, throw out/donate a bunch of things, then arrange them in a cute way, and voila! You're done.
I heartily disagree.
Home or office organization is an ongoing task. It's not only about achieving an uncluttered, rational filing system for your belongings and paperwork. Organization truly lies in a system that can be perpetuated with minimal effort.
(Is this too much common sense for ya?)
Let's use cleaning floors as a parallel. Perhaps you move into a new home where the floors were sorely neglected. It's a project to either replace the floor covering or get the grime off, but it's possible. Your end result is a clean floor. Great.
But, steps are needed to continue to keep the floor clean. It won't magically repel dirt going forward. You must take steps to prevent it becoming soiled (say, taking off shoes at the door) and regularly sweeping or mopping. You might find that in the winter, you need to put out an extra rug to catch gravel. In the summer, you may have to put a mat outside to keep grass clippings at bay.
Similarly, with organizing, you will probably have to adapt and flex your system as you find new needs or challenges that need to be addressed.
The good news is that by maintaining your system, you'll never have to make organizing a project again. And just like cleaning, if things fall a little behind, it won't be that hard to catch up. We all get sick, have intensely busy times, and get off routine for a variety of reasons, so it's more important to maintain a reasonable level of organization than ditch the idea because you haven't achieved organizational nirvana.
And this is one of the times that I've fallen behind. In fact, I'm writing this post instead of picking up my living room, which looks like this:
And my kitchen counter, which looks like this:
In the spirit of Valentine's Day, and to continue my goal of making my home an enjoyable place to be, you better believe I'm going to be caught up before tomorrow evening.
How have you been viewing organization? As a project or ongoing task?
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Folks apparently are still digging into the roots of their family trees.
The news comes after Ancestry.com went through a volatile month of May. Shares of the company took a hit when Comcast's
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Shadows over Ireland
O'Toole, Fintan, American Theatre
The century's newest crop of Irish playwrights, led by Martin McDonagh and Conor McPherson, is cocky, cosmopolitan and conservative in form - and gloomy by nature
The most obvious reaction to the fact that Irish playwrights are currently in vogue in both New York and London is to ask, "What else is new?" With Martin McDonagh's Tony-winning The Beauty Queen of Leenane making it on Broadway and Conor McPherson's The Weir due to follow suit in the fall, this is certainly a good time for Irish dramatists. But for well over two centuries, their predecessors have held the stage in the English-speaking world. Without Richard Brinsley Sheridan, Oscar Wilde, George Bernard Shaw, Sean O'Casey and Samuel Beckett, theatrical history would look very different. No nation of Ireland's size - the current population of the island is 5.5 million - has so consistently played such a leading role.
Yet referring back to such a distinguished past is not necessarily the best way to approach the current crop of young playwrights. It implies a sense of continuity and tradition that is not really appropriate. McDonagh, McPherson and their contemporaries like Sebastian Barry, Marina Carr and Frank McGuinness do have a relationship to tradition. But it is a much more fraught, more playful and more complex one than a long sweep from the 18th century to the end of the 20th might imply.
Some of the contrasts are obvious. The great names of Irish dramatic history shared some striking characteristics. They were all Protestants from Dublin. They all had an uneasy relationship with the Catholic majority in Ireland. Most - the exceptions being Synge and, for a time, O'Casey - chose to live in exile and write primarily for audiences in London and Paris rather than Dublin or Belfast. To one degree or another, all were outside the mainstream of Irish culture. They wrote about Ireland, if at all, from various positions on the margins of society.
None of this is generally true of the present generation. They come from a wide variety of backgrounds in Ireland (or, in McDonagh's case, from the Irish community in London). They move quite comfortably between Irish cities like Dublin or Galway, not to mention London and New York. They don't see being Irish as either something that has to be self-consciously embraced (as Synge did) or as something to be avoided at all costs (as Beckett did, going so far as to write in French). They have, in a sense, nothing to prove, at least as far as their place in Irish culture and society is concerned. There's a kind of simple confidence in their work that comes from being able to take for granted the idea that "Irish" is an adjective that covers a multitude of differences.
To understand what they're up to, though, it is necessary to remember that they represent, broadly speaking, a third wave in 20th-century Irish theatre. The first and most famous was the Irish Literary Revival that crystallized in 1904 with the founding of the Abbey Theatre in Dublin. Its preeminent figures - Synge, William Butler Yeats and Lady Augusta Gregory - were essentially engaged in an exercise in cultural nationalism. Their central notion was that Ireland needed a distinctive kind of theatre reflecting its own myths and legends and its own contemporary life. This impulse produced an extraordinary flowering for about 25 years, marked by some great, verbally rich plays and by the development of a style of heightened naturalism that was internationally influential.
The Abbey, though, suffered the fate of many institutions that are too successful for their own good. Its ideas of national distinctiveness fed into a broader and more potent Irish political nationalism that culminated in the foundation of an independent Irish state in 1922. The theatre had thrived as a counter-cultural force, in opposition to a dominant British ethos. After 1922, it became the mainstream, the official national theatre of an increasingly conservative Catholic state. …


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I know it's only Tuesday, but I don't feel like I've accomplished a single thing all week. Although, since weekends are more work than actual breaks, I don't know where one week ends and another begins. I have mounds of clean clothes in my room that need put away. I hate putting clothes away. Not so much mine, Josh's and Riley's, but Hunter and Holly's clothes suck. They just don't have enough room. They share a dresser and putting stuff on hangers limits them in being able to pick out their own outfits. Plus Miss Riley shares our room and she doesn't like to let me get anything done. In the morning it's coffee and computer time for me, play time for her. Then naps and lunch, for the kids not me. I can't be in my room then or Riley won't sleep. Even if I'm quiet it's like she senses me in the room. After they wake up it's snack time then back to playing. I can't put her in her crib to play cause that just pisses her off after she just spent two hours in there sleeping and if I put her on my floor I might never find her again. Yes, I know one less kid might sound like a bonus but I'm kind of attached to her. So I'm stuck running back and forth between the living room where she's playing to mine and the kids room trying to get this never ending laundry put away. It can take days this way to get it done and by then I've washed more clothes and added to the mess. It's a never ending cycle of craziness! Where are those damn cleaning fairies when you really need them?