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Monday, August 27, 2012
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This is adorable! And the perfect interview outfit. I think I may have to go and pick up that dress, if they still have it! I am so impressed with Gap these days, I want almost everything they have!ReplyDelete
Good luck in your interview and you must let us know how it goes!
I love your outfit! Good luck :)ReplyDelete
- AnonymousAugust 27, 2012 at 11:50 AM
I love that dress! It's so cute. I may have to go buy it too. :) I hope you get the position you interviewed for and that everything is going well, love! :)ReplyDelete
xx - Danielle
Such a pretty outfit! That dress looks perfect on you, and I am obsessed with that scarf! It's difficult to find scarves like that now!ReplyDelete
Hope your interview goes well!! :) Good luck!
How did the interview go?? You looked beautiful!ReplyDelete
gooood luck with your interview! i have fond memories of working retail throughout high school & college and now in the corporate office :) love your outfit!ReplyDelete
I love the dress and scarf combo. Very cute!ReplyDelete
Thank you so much for taking the time to leave a comment! I love hearing from y'all! <3 Jen
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Discussion in 'Humor' started by Sandy73, Aug 10, 2004.
That's fun!!
I stomped 29 of them bad boys! Made me feel soooooo good!
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Monday I had a precious time with my youngest sister. We packed sack lunches and sat upon a marble bench far, on the gentle hill where people come to honor those who have passed on. It is a quiet place, peaceful. One can feel undercurrents of joy, tragedy, love, remembering, grief, hope and relief.
I don't know why, but I've always been fascinated by cemeteries. After lunch, camera in hand, I went for a walk. It was a lovely sunny day. Clouds chased across the skies. I paused for a moment. How astonished I was to catch an angel's face reflected in the geometric shape of this window. She has the same face of the cloud angel I captured in the same vicinity a week ago, when a rainbow encircled the sun.
Thursday, June 25, 2009
Angel in a Window
Posted by Beth Niquette at 8:28 AM
Labels: angel, angelic, cloud art, cloud painting, Comfort, peace, Restlawn, sky art, sky painting
4 comments:
- Clytie said...
I too find cemeteries to be places of peace, tranquility, beauty and contemplation. How jealous I am that you got to spend lunch with our lil' sis! And that you got to see the whimsical angel.
- June 25, 2009 at 9:40 AM
- Julia Guthrie said...
They are always so very peaceful aren't they? And a perfect day to see angels:) xxx
- June 25, 2009 at 1:00 PM
- Woman in a Window said...
Sneaky little things. You really have to look.
- June 25, 2009 at 7:20 PM
- Catherine said...
Oh, she is beautiful! Not surprising that she frequents such a tranquil place...
- June 25, 2009 at 10:58 PM
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When happens the attack on the twin towers of the "World Trade Center" in New York, I was only 5 years old, and I remember little but despite this I think it's fair to remember every year that ugly tragedy, not to forget those 3,000 people injured and 2,752 people died..
This attack led to a response of America:
- The USA responded by declaring the "War on Terror" and attacking Afghanistan controlled by the Taliban
- Economic exchanges remained closed for nearly a week, recording huge losses immediately after the re-opening
- The economy of Lower Manhattan stopped because of the destruction of the offices of the value of billions of dollars
It was built a small memorial, the rebuilding of the "World Trade Center" was more problematic, as a result of disputes arising as to the possible projects and the time required for their completion. The choice of the Freedom Tower for the reconstruction of the site has undergone widespread criticism, leading to the abandonment of some parts of the original project.
Today was the first day for me at school after the holidays, we only had four hours of which two of substitution because it lacked the theacher of Italian&history..
It was nice to see my class after all..
My school has been renovated and is now much larger, my classroom's really pretty, I like so much the new floors :) Tomorrow will come the interactive whiteboards, and next week the new desks.. how nice: D
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In its first earnings report with Meg Whitman as chief executive, Hewlett-Packard Co. reported fiscal fourth-quarter profit and revenue that beat expectations, but cautioned that it expected a challenging 2012.
The tech giant Monday reported revenue of $32.1 billion for the three months ended Oct. 31, down 3.5% from $33.3 billion last year. Profit totaled $239 million, or 12 cents a share, compared with $2.54 billion, or $1.10, a year earlier.
Excluding one-time charges and other items, Hewlett-Packard would have earned $1.17 a share, beating the Wall Street estimate of $1.13.
Whitman said in a conference call with analysts that the Palo Alto company was focused on improving consistency and getting back to business fundamentals.
"We have unmatched strengths to build on: No. 1 or No. 2 positions in nearly all of our businesses," she said. "I also know we didn't live up to our expectations in 2011. We need to get back to doing what we do really well."


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The forum!
October 20, 2011
Thanks to everyone who came out to our panel on Rhode Island's health insurance exchange. We had a great audience and a pretty clear discussion about how this marketplace for insurance will work.
We'll be airing an edited version of the forum on Sunday at 11am. The Rhode Island Foundation also filmed the discussion. I'll post it here once it's on Youtube.
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Wednesday, April 7, 2010
Owning a powerful breed
One of the officials I spoke with said the photos of the mauled boy are "brutal."
Should we consider including Akitas in breed bans? Or huskies too, because they were responsible for the death of a small toddler a few years ago in Waterford Township?
I think the resounding answer from people would be a very strong no.
While I am not entirely sure what makes an attack by Akita or a husky or mutt somehow less offensive than a pit bull attack, I do know one thing — anyone who decides to own a powerful breed dog needs to be a special person.
If I were interviewing someone who wanted to buy a powerful breed puppy from me, I'd be looking for people with these traits:
Experienced, knowledgeable, active and vigilant.
I've heard that the owners of this dog have made the decision to euthanize her (the Akita is a 6- or 7-year-old female). It's the right decision, I feel.
I don't intend to say the owners didn't have any of the characteristics I listed above. Accidents can and do happen.
However, I ask everyone who wants or is considering bringing an Akita or Husky into their lives, or who currently owns one of these breeds, to be aware of these breeds' high energy and high prey drive.
Children with quick, jerky movements can trigger that prey drive in a snap.
I don't know what happened out in Addison Township. I won't speculate.
But if you own an Akita or Husky or plan to own one, please be prepared to provide up to an hour of vigorous exercise, preferably running, per day. Be vigilant around children and provide plenty of other outlets for the dog to expend energy and satisfy its predatory drives.
With the right owner, dogs of these breeds can make great companions.
Learn more Akitas and Siberian Huskies from the American Kennel Club.
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- AnonymousApril 8, 2010 at 5:04 PM
I think there should be a licensing process. We all agree that all dogs can be trained to be great family pets. However, to get a dog to a level of being a family pet, it takes a lot of work and know how. There are three general ways to take care of a dog: Proper training and control, Tie them up to the doghouse in the back yard, and put them into a ring to fight to the death. The Detroit area sees all three regularly. Going back to my first point, in the interest of the family, dog, and public; there should be a formal training certification / license to own certain breeds of dogs to ensure that everyone is safe. I think the qualities you look for in people looking to acquire a dog from you is the exact thing a responsible and caring citizen should do. With the recent cut backs on animal control - both local and state - we are going to see more and more dogs suffering because the wrong people are responsible for them.ReplyDelete
You make many excellent points in your blog, Karen. My father was on a walk when a Yorkshire Terrier blasted out his owner's front door and bit my dad on the ankle. The bite drew blood. When I was about 12, our neighbor's cocker spaniel grabbed me by the thigh, and I still have the puncture wounds.ReplyDelete
Sometimes, a dog can be unpredictable, no matter the breed.
I've often thought that a licensing process isn't a bad idea. I wouldn't want to see something incredibly overbearing, and I'm always hesitant to support more laws (because seriously, we have more than enough already, right?) but having said that, I think a lot of people go out and get a dog without having the ability to care for it properly and with no good and useful knowledge to get them started. I wouldn't be opposed to having to take a dog ownership course, maybe one three hour class similar to ATV classes, or something of that nature.ReplyDelete


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Here is the next scrappy star I am working on.
The scraps I am using come from this pattern, it's called 'Phire's Compass, and it's designed by Jessica Smith, who designs for Northcott as well as for herself. You can find this pattern here . A long with some other gorgeous patterns. Jess has the BEST mystery weekends!
I accidentally made my diamonds wrong in that pattern. So you can see I have a pile of them down in the next picture, which I will be using in my scrappy star borders. These are the other scraps that I am using for this, along with some various triangles, probably...haven't gotten that far yet.
I am having a harder time this go around. I'm not quite sure what it is I want to do. So I keep putting pieces together, and rearranging and using my pencil/paper. I'll get it soon.
Yah, it's Saturday. Saturday morning is the time I turn on the '70s music (old Cassey Cassum shows!), put the chores aside and just relax in my sewing space. It's my time.
Hope you have a groovy day! LOL
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Saturday, January 29, 2011
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If Obama had the election sewn up, then mocking Romney's Sesame Street gambit might raise a smile. But he doesn't
President Barack Obama suddenly – and unexpectedly – has found himself on the ropes. After months of looking as though he was cruising to victory over Republican challenger Mitt Romney, his poor debate performance has him now searching for fresh attack lines. He needs something to stop the Romney advance, defend his own inept performance and remind America that they are supposed to despise Romney as an evil uncaring financier not see him as a potential new commander-in-chief.
What, then, can Obama's crack team of campaigners extract from the Denver debate debacle to use against their newly energised foe? The answer, obviously, is Big Bird.
The ad went out Tuesday morning. Kind of. The Obama campaign is not giving much away about the actual on-air use of this 30-second spot designed for TV. This is almost certainly because they are hoping it will go viral on the internet and get tons of free media. After all, the number of times Big Bird has previously become central to America's political discussion can be counted on the feathers of one wing.
Who knows: making this Big Bird ad go viral is one thing, but actually shelling out cash and putting it on air in the battlegrounds of Ohio, Florida and elsewhere … that might be a stretch.
The ad begins seriously enough. "Bernie Madoff. Ken Lay. Dennis Kozlowski. Criminals. Gluttons of greed," says the customary scary voice as portrait snaps of America's greatest corporate villains play across the screen. "And the evil genius who towered over them? One man has the guts to speak his name," the voice states as a silhouette hovers into view on the glassy side of a skyscraper. But hang on … that shadow does not look like any of the criminals. Or even Mitt Romney.
No, its a gigantic and beloved children's TV character from Sesame Street.
And here comes Mitt to denounce him. "Big bird," he says, during last week's debate. "Big Bird!" he repeats at an event in Iowa back last year. "Big Bird!" comes the third and final cry from a speech in Illinois last March. Who knew Big Bird had been such a campaign theme for the Republicans for so long?
Suddenly, the yellow fowl itself pops up. "It's me. Big Bird," it squawks. Now the ad can spell out its already heavily telegraphed point: that while Romney is keen on helping big banks deregulate again, he also wants to cut funding to public broadcasting. "I'm going to stop the subsidy to PBS," Romney says. The ad ends with Big Bird going to sleep and the narrator stating: "Mitt Romney. Taking on our enemies, no matter where they nest."
The ad is meant to be funny, obviously. And it kind of is.
Romney's attack on PBS funding was a ridiculous piece of conservative theatre: highlight a tiny issue to distract people from bigger problems. PBS's slice of public funding is not the problem America faces right now. The prospect of deregulating Wall Street is.
But let's step back and look what both sides got out of that Denver debate. Romney got a reinvigorated campaign, a flood of good media and a generous bump in the polls. Obama got a Big Bird attack ad. If you are a Democrat, that's still not funny, no matter how you spin it.
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Saturday, June 8, 2013
What Are You Best At in Writing Novels?
All of us have strengths in many areas of our lives and weaknesses in others. I'm so glad life works that way and gives us variety.
One of the areas where writers vary is their talent for creating stories.Some bring the most strength to creating characters. Others gloss over their characters and press on with their plots. Some others show their power to their voices that are unique. The best, of course, do an exceptional job with blending everything, making us really care for the people in their stories and pulling us along at an exciting pace with their plotting. They also have a writing voice we remember.
My main strength, I believe, is creating characters. The books I've always been drawn to make me care about the people in them. I love developing those who will live in my stories. Readers and reviewers often comment about my characters. For instance the main charcter in my mystery series, which Five Star published in hardcover and Untreed Reads will put on as e-books in July, August, and September, is Cealie Gunther. She's a spunky widow who wants to avoid her hunky ex-lover Gil Thurman so she can rediscover herself. But he opens Cajun restaurants wherever she travels -- and she is so bad at avoiding tempting dishes and men.
Lots of people say they love Cealie (and want Gil.) Some want Cealie in their families or as their best friends. She's fun and there's no telling what she'll say or do. That's what made her so much fun for me to be with her to see where she'll take me.
How about you? If you're a writer, what are your strengths? What area would you like to develop more?
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- Alice Duncan said...
Interesting blog, June! I think Cealie's a peach :-) As for me, I guess it's characters and voice. I could really use help with plotting. Sigh.
- June 8, 2013 at 8:53 AM
- Jacqueline Seewald said...
Alice definitely has a strong and unique voice in her writing. Myself, I believe I'm about even in creating character, plot and setting. I agree with you, June, I think it's important for the main character to be sympathetic, someone the reader will care about.
- June 8, 2013 at 12:27 PM
- Mary F. Schoenecker Writes said...
I think characters and my voice stand out best in my books. I love getting comments from readers about my characters.
- June 8, 2013 at 12:46 PM
- Alice Duncan said...
Boy, I sure agree with you, Jacqui. I can't read books in which I can't like at least one character!
- June 8, 2013 at 4:54 PM
- Jean Henry Mead said...
Dialogue has always been my forte, and I'm afraid that I write too much of it. :)
- June 8, 2013 at 5:51 PM
- June Shaw said...
Thanks, Alice. I love being around Cealie, too. And I also would like to have stronger plotting skills.
- June 8, 2013 at 6:03 PM
- June Shaw said...
Yes, Jacqui, Alice does have a strong and unique voice.
Years ago I read the first book in an extremely popular mystery author's series and could not understand why anyone would want to spend more time with such an annoying main character.
- June 8, 2013 at 6:06 PM
- June Shaw said...
Jean, I never heard an author say she used too much dialogue. I don't find that you use too much.
- June 8, 2013 at 6:07 PM
- June Shaw said...
Mary, having a strong voice is terrific. I love to get reader comments, too, and keep those that really touch my heart.
- June 8, 2013 at 6:08 PM
- Jaden Terrell said...
Character and dialogue for me. I'm with Alice on plotting--it's a bear!
- June 8, 2013 at 11:15 PM
- June Shaw said...
Plotting seems to be a challenge for many of us, Jaden.
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This was just one of the many possibilities which were proving Labour right.
Dr Muscat said that Labour would also transform the Delimara power station into a gas operating one. It will also retain the investments being planned by the current government.
Labour will only have one minister responsible for all sectors covering energy. This sector was currently divided among all the different ministries with one not knowing what the other was doing.
Dr Muscat promised that a new Labour government would be lean and mean on bureaucracy, it would introduce the right for homosexuals to unite in a civil union and will legislate on IVF to give couples who cannot have children the opportunity to start a family.
A new Labour government would increase maternity leave by four weeks, and give police, soldiers and disciplinary forces the right to join a union but not to strike.
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Back in the spring I bought this book and bundle from Fat Quarter Shop. I absolutely LOVED the fabric bundle and thought Lori's way of assembling the blocks was unique.
I'd been keeping up week after week....doing my 2 blocks every Friday and then I don't know what happened....... Actually, I do know what happened. My husband decided that he was retiring at the end of the year and wanted a quilt for each of his 2 secretaries so I have been knee deep in blocks for the 2 quilts.
Yesterday I told myself that I was doing NOTHING else until I attempted to catch up somewhat....
There are 8 more blocks left to make before I can decide how I want to set them. I noticed that some girls have a pink pig in their quilts but I won't because I don't have the pattern for the pig :(
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I tried to get away with not making cutout cookies this year.
I had plans to make other cookies, but not those. I mean, gosh, they're so time-consuming. And messy. You roll out the dough onto a flour-covered mat, press, unveil, scoop, repeat. Plus, with counter-space being a rare commodity these days, I justified we'd go without. Instead, I'd fill our cookie trays with other favorites. Even with two busy 19-month olds, I've been able to use their sleep time to create three other kinds!
But when I asked my husband which cookies he'd like, those were the only ones he mentioned. So guess what's in the oven right now?
You know what, though? I'm so glad I did!
Rolling out the dough brought back so many memories of Christmases past. My two sisters and I would roll up our pajama sleeves and sit at the kitchen table where my mom had prepped a great spread of flour, cookie cutters and dough. We'd play with the chilled dough, adding flour like a pro, and prepped our trays, picking out our favorite cookie cutters and puzzling them together so there was little waste. When we finished a tray, we'd proudly parade our masterpiece to the oven and Mom would excitedly lift the oven door open after admiring our work. We'd go back to our station and continue the process, each time becoming better and better at lifting the frail dough without it falling into a million pieces.
As we'd bake, we'd sample our work, laugh, tell stories and talk about how excited we were for Christmas. We peeked into the oven to see if each batch was ready, getting hints from our mom to know when they're just perfect. We decorated each cookie with painstaking effort (and sometimes, put a few aside to save for ourselves.) It was the only time we could throw flour into our sister's hair without getting in trouble! Looking back, I know why so many of my friends wanted to come to my house, especially around the holidays. "Maybe your mom would let us make cookies!" Gee, whose friend are you anyway? But those were memories specific to my house. My kitchen. My mom.
So Mom, as I pull my first tray of cutouts out of the oven – with a touch of brown on the bottom, just how they're supposed to be – this one's for you. (Well, you and Andy :) Thanks for teaching me how to create the smells and magic of home.
It is going to be a very Merry Christmas.


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This might be the most delicious cake I have ever created. For his birthday, the boyfriend wanted a cake that had no vanilla or chocolate flavored anything. Thanks, Mr. Difficult. So I got a little creative and a lot seasonal. The pumpkin in the cake keeps it ridiculously moist and so scrumptious. The frosting, I have to say, was one of the hardest things I have ever made. (It's real buttercream, the kind you make with egg yolks, yum.) Mostly because I don't have a stand mixer (only a lowly hand one) and I was also trying to check on the cake at the same time I was making the frosting, which was already a two had job. Needless to say I also frosted myself and a good portion of the kitchen, but it was totally worth it. Sorry that I don't have a picture of the slice or the inside, but I turned around for a second and the cake was gone, I didn't even get a slice! (Don't worry I stole a bite from the birthday boy to taste test, it passes.) But anyway, without further ado...
Pumpkin Cake:
2 sticks of unsalted butter, softened slightly
2 cups of white sugar
1 cup of brown sugar
4 large eggs
1 tsp vanilla extract
2 cups of canned Pumpkin
1 cup warm of half and half
3 1/3 cups of flour
2 tsp of cinnamon
1 tsp of nutmeg
1/2 tsp of ground cloves
1/2 tsp of ginger
1 tsp salt
1 tsp baking powder
1 tsp baking soda
Pre-heat the oven to 350 degrees. Beat together the butter and both sugars in a large bowl, until well combined and fluffy. Add eggs and vanilla and mix until well incorporated. Add in pumpkin and half and half and stir until just combined. Add in cinnamon, nutmeg, cloves, ginger, salt, baking powder, baking soda and 1 cup of flour. Mix until just combined. Add in an additional cup of flour and mix in. Add remaining flour and mix until just combined, do not over mix. Grease two 9 inch cake pans, and pour batter evenly between them. Bake until a fork inserted in one comes out clean, about an hour. Allow cakes to cool before frosting. (adapted from Martha Stewart)
Maple Buttercream:
6 egg yolks
2 cups pure maple syrup, grade A dark amber
4 sticks of unsalted butter, chilled
Cut butter into small pieces and keep in the refrigerator until ready for use. Heat maple syrup over medium-high heat. Bring to a boil and then cook until a candy thermometer registers 240 degrees, about 15 minutes. While the syrup is cooking, beat the egg yolks in a large bowl on high speed until very fluffy. When syrup is done, remove from heat, and while the mixer is running (this is where a stand mixer would come in handy) pour the syrup down the side of the bowl so that it its the glass before the egg yolks, this prevents splashing and ensures even consistency. Beat until the syrup is incorporated and the bowl is just warm, about 7 minutes. Switch the mixer to the the whisk attachment. Add in the butter a few pieces at a time while beating constantly on medium high speed. Beat until all the butter is incorporated and the mixture is light and looks like frosting. Either frost the cake immediately or refrigerate the frosting while you aren't using it (you will need to re-whisk the frosting a bit, if you refrigerate it). After frosting the cake, serve immediately or refrigerated until you are ready to serve it. The frosting does not keep if it gets warm, so the cake must be refrigerated. For tips for frosting the cake smoothly, see my Red Velvet Cake post. Serve and enjoy! (from Martha Stewart)
Happy Eating.
Thursday, December 16, 2010
Pumpkin Cake with Maple Buttercream
Posted by Lindsay at 5:14 AM
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This sounds fabulous! I love pumpkin!ReplyDelete
yummm this makes me wish i had a good reason to bake a pumpkin cake :)ReplyDelete
Fabulous!I love how you did this! Yum!ReplyDelete
This buttercream sounds amazing!ReplyDelete
Mission accomplished! It looks delicious!ReplyDelete
These flavors sound really delicious together. I'm glad it was a hit!ReplyDelete
Wow this looks like a must this holiday. I cant get enough pumpkin!ReplyDelete
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Today is this cuties birthday! Happy Birthday Hayden!!!
She turns 1 today and over the weekend we got to celebrate with her....
Such a fun day and birthday to celebrate. Collier had a great time playing with his cousin's and his cousin's cousin's (did you follow?). He didn't slow down the entire time and I knew he would fall fast asleep on the way back to Papoo's house but to my surprise he didn't fall asleep until I finally laid him down around 9:15.
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When I talk about MediaWiki, I typically think of my audience as people who are editing in a wiki. They need to know that localising is good, that you do it at Betawiki, they are the ones that may help push the WMF into using Semantic MediaWiki in its projects or share my interest in things to do with languages.
When you consider who you are doing it for, this localising, I find there are two groups. The people who localise help themselves because by collaborating at Betawiki, they get better tooling and their work will have an effect in all the WMF projects. These are the easy ones to reach. The second group, the people the organisations that have their own MediaWiki Wikis are much harder to reach.
Today I informed Tactical Tech about our "language pack" and how we provide support for the 1.12 stable release. To me it is important that the MediaWiki that is released in the NGO in a box provides the best that we can do. When NGOs use MediaWiki, more people will know our tool and this may stimulate them to write in the Wikipedia in their language too.
By reaching out to Tactical Tech, I hope to reach many more organisations but I do not reach the NGOs that got MediaWiki from the box already. Messaging in this way does not scale either.
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At Kidderminster, there are some fantastic recreations of the period including "2 Railway Cottages".
Tuesday, 5 July 2011
Steaming in the Severn Valley
At Kidderminster, there are some fantastic recreations of the period including "2 Railway Cottages".
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What a fab post! Absolutely LOVED reading it! Looks like you had such a super time! xxxReplyDelete
Fab post! We've been on the Severn Valley Railway many times with my young boys ('Thomas the tank Engine' days) but never done this theme, love it. Incidently my inlaws gave the air raid siren to the station so it was particularly interesting for me to see it here. Thanks for really setting the mood of the time. xReplyDelete
I just found your blog today while browsing, and I am glad I did :) That looks like such a fun event..I felt like a took a mini trip looking at the lovely photos. I will have to try and visit there one time, on holidays.ReplyDelete
looks like a really great weekend, you must've had so much fun!ReplyDelete
Thanks for posting lots of pics so we can all enjoy
Thanks for a wonderful post. Each time I got to a photo I would think "Oh that's my favourite photo" then I would come to another and think "Oh no maybe this one..." and then another...and another. The weekend looks so well organised. I must admit the munchkin is a bit of a favourite for me. He looks gorgeous dressed vintage style.ReplyDelete
What fun! It looks like the day had something for everyoneReplyDelete
Glad you had such a great weekend - it's certainly a lovely area. Some great frocks on show there - I showed my elderly Mother-in-law the photos and she was very tickled to see some familiar shoes (just like the ones she wore to get married in 1941).ReplyDelete
This is fabulous-loved this post ! I`am on holiday this week and hubby and I already planned a run out to Llangollen railway station-where they are re-inacting a scene from Brief encounters on the railway station there Thursday evening-we are also planning to get tickets for the Miss Marple murder mystery on the train and looking forward to dressing up 1930`s style !!ReplyDelete
wow thats all I can say to this. What a super weekend that must have been. I'm so jealousReplyDelete
How fantastic!!!! What a wonderful adventure for you all especially your boy. My son is crazy about steam trains and would love this xxxReplyDelete
A fabulous weekend indeed, you all looked wonderful in your period clothes.ReplyDelete
I usually go to NYMR Wartime Weekend but don't think I shall make it this year, boo hoo.
Carol xx
Glad you had such a lovely weekend, your photos of Railway Cottage take me back to my Nan's house when I was a child, especially the Singer sewing machine which we used to treadle. Those were the days!ReplyDelete
I love all your photos! Looks like a great weekend! CxReplyDelete
What a lovely post and photos. You might like my recent wartime post about Archie and Wilbur!ReplyDelete
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Next time you go let me know..........!ReplyDelete
Looks like you all had a wonderful weekend.
Julie xxxxxx
wow! looks wonderful, the pics are so wonderful- a true and detailed glimpse into wartime life for families- your outfits are wonderful ;0)xReplyDelete
Oh, that looks amazing! I love looking at your photographs of these events!ReplyDelete
Wow, it looks like you had a FABULOUS time!!ReplyDelete
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That looks like so much fun! I love your dress! Did you make it? You look adorable! Thanks for sharing.ReplyDelete
Love the interior of that coach...... such lovely colours.ReplyDelete
You look like you all had a really fun weekend! We were most disspapointed to not go on Sunday. After we'd made our plans to go, we had a not so well boy so thought it best to not make the trip. He was really upset, but I did tell him we'll go next year! Your pics are so lovely, makes us all feel as though we are there with you too!ReplyDelete
I LOVE all your posts like this one!! The photos are fabulous and you and your family look wonderful in all your vintage splendour! :)ReplyDelete
Gemma x
Wish we had something like that around here, but if there is, I've never heard of it. I'm prone to playing dress up when I can. Looks like you had a wonderful time.ReplyDelete
Dear Hen, thanks for sharing all the photos from your wonderful weekend. I think one of my favorite photos is the one of your hubby standing in the arched doorway, it's very artistic. Did I ever tell you that my husband was a Railroad engineer for 32 years? So, I particularly love seeing your vintage railways. I do hope you pop over to my blog to see my photos of our 4th of July parade yesterday!ReplyDelete
((hugs)), Teresa :-)
Oh Wow i grow up in Tenbury wells in Shropshire and my family are still all there. My mum is from Kidderminster and so is all her side of the family. I used to go every weekend when i was little to visit my nan and grandad. I spent a lot of my childhood around there. What a delightful post and i never new that Kidderminster had all that on offer blimey. I loved this post it took me right back. You all look amazing as always, dee xReplyDelete
Wow! What a fabulous post! This had to be so much fun! Thank you for sharing this with us! Have a most lovely week!ReplyDelete
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Aah You all fit in so well, you should have your own tv show! I was in London on sunday and noticed sign for a vintage festival, not sure where or when but I guess you'll be there.ReplyDelete
Thanks for your comments on my quilt, I do appreciate them, especially coming from a british quilter.
What a lovely weekend you had - and it was so nice to see you in the August edition of Homes and Antiques Magazine - what a lovely place you have down in Dorset - its also one of my favourite magazines. You once posted on a lovely village (I believe in Yorkshire) where I think it was a living Musuem can you tell me where this was as we are thinking of going this year and I can't find your old post!!ReplyDelete
How lovely that you all dress the part too! I had no idea there weekends like this. :)xxReplyDelete
- louise6 July 2011 at 18:30
What a great day day, and the attention to detail is amazing. I particularly like the photo of you and your family, what a lovely keepsake.ReplyDelete
louise x
- Anonymous6 July 2011 at 18:32
Congratulations on your home featured in my favourite magazine,Homes & antiques,You must be very proud.juliexxReplyDelete
I look forward to your post about this event. The South Devon Railway's 1940 weekend starts on Saturday, I will be going but it's not as good as this one! :) xReplyDelete
I love that the whole family dresses for the occasion. What a fun time!ReplyDelete
How delightful it all is! Thanks for sharing.ReplyDelete
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I met Louise last week when I participated in Fiber College, a gathering of creative women which takes place every year in Searsport, Maine ("camp for adults"). Louise, who is from Maryland, retired in June and now lives full-time in her new custom-designed RV and blogsabout her adventures along the way.
Louise's RV is also home to her art. There is a hand-painted floor cloth featuring her favorite quotation from her mother. The curtains are made from nuno felted fabric that Louise hand dyed. Wall décor includes altered books. And since Louise couldn't fit a grandfather clock into her camper, she simply decided to paint one on the wall! Louise is also an expert knitter who is currently trying her hand at making "wise women" (seen above) and bookbinding.
Aside from her creative talent, Louise's story inspires me because of her positive attitude, confidence, and personal strength. As a young mother, Louise struggled to raise two very successful children (her daughter is also an artist) on her own. Her challenges inspired her art...she shared that when she couldn't afford something, she would just figure out how to make it.
|Louise showing her nuno felted scarves to our friend, Anita, at Fiber College
Louise's smile just draws people to her. As we sat by the campfire, Louise said, "Every day is exciting...just getting up in the morning is exciting to me". She is truly an amazing woman and I feel fortunate to have met her as we both begin our retirement journeys.
You can follow Louise in her travels on her blog, Adventures of the Geritol Gypsy. I can't wait to see where she's headed next!


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A gala fundraiser is not the place to expect a banquet of music of great depth. Most music lovers I know avoid them like the plague. The Arts are deserving of whatever support we can afford to give them without these frills that feed class envy and the false image that they are only the playthings of the upper classes. Gala programs tend toward musical finger food to set off a big dessert or centerpiece. The September 13 Opening Night Gala for the North Carolina Symphony in Meymandi Concert Hall in Raleigh was intended as just such an event. All of the works programmed would normally have been chosen as pre-intermission fare before the playing of the evening's big masterpiece. The centerpiece of this gala was to have been violinist Itzhak Perlman who has done nearly half a dozen such benefit concerts in the Triangle and Triad over the past two decades.
The appalling events of the morning of September 11 in New York City and the Nation's Capitol and the ensuing, unprecedented nationwide grounding of all air travel prevented Perlman from appearing. He was stuck in Detroit where he was appearing in his new occupation as a guest conductor. More than a few grumbles about having paid so much for tickets were overheard, but the tragic events and realities justified his absence. By consensus of half a dozen people who were at the concert, including a player, the attendance was about 50%. Some have criticized the Symphony for not canceling the concert. At the same time, in New York, Mayor Rudolph Giuliani was urging his City, including its cultural centers, to return to normalcy as soon as possible to light a candle against the forces of darkness.
On this occasion there was nothing at all routine in the singing of the National Anthem that opened the concert. In memory of the fallen, Gerhardt Zimmermann directed the Symphony in the playing of "Nimrod" from Sir Edward Elgar's Enigma Variations . It was an apt gesture followed by a long period of profound silence.
The new wooden risers were in place and seemed to help with brass-versus-string balance. From Orchestra Row W, the strings were only briefly covered twice. The new hall allows a much richer variety of quiet playing to register fully.
The opening Overture to Semiramide by Gioacchino Rossini was a little lacking in forward thrust. The slower pace allowed the exposure of a wealth of inner detail. The four French horns were almost too rustic in their hymn-like passage. Their dialog with the bassoons was delightful. Jimmy Gilmore's fine clarinet playing earned the conductor's recognition.
The audience got a performance of considerably more substance than they might have gotten from an exhausted jet-setting virtuoso or, if you prefer, from a hit and run star. Concertmaster Brian Reagin turned in a well-considered performance that lacked nothing in violin fireworks as was shown by the exactness of all those exposed high notes. Orchestra balance was excellent and phrasing was eloquent. The musical lines were respected, not pulled about as we have heard from at least one emotive virtuosa. Reagin's tone was firm and warm and the first movement cadenza was brilliant.
The double basses and the triangle were among the few instruments that didn't get prominent solos in the last two showpieces on the program. Nicolai Rimsky-Korsakov's sassy and swaggering Capriccio espagnole, Op. 34, was given a passionate reading. Gilmore brought an unanticipated, klezmer-like quality to his dazzling clarinet playing at one point. Among other members of the woodwind family, Principal Flute Anne Whaley Laney and, in the prime oboe chair, Michael Schultz (Principal English Horn) were also much in evidence. Concertmaster Reagin was masterly in his five prominent solo episodes. Percussion was crisp. The slow song of the horns set against the warm cushion of the low strings was memorable. Principal Cellist Bonnie Thron had a fine brief solo. The extended harp arpeggios of Anita Burroughs-Price were telling. There was a rich variety of pizzicatos and fine articulation within and between the string choirs.
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I understand there's an urge to put the bitterness and ugliness behind us and get on with the hope and change. I feel it, too, which is why the Smack-o-Matic took a much-deserved break on Election Night. In the coming months, we're going to have to turn some former adversaries into allies and work on building a strong, united America.
It's tempting to just forget it all. Forget the bitter attacks, the lies, the smears, the racism, the bigotry, the hatred, and the venom spewed by McCain's camp. Obama reached out his hand: why shouldn't we?
McCain gave a gracious concession speech. Hooray! His honor's back! Let's all be friends.
Not no, but fuck no.
Don't forget.
The Cons aren't going gently into that good night, no matter how gracious they may appear at their moment of defeat. They think Americans want gracious, and so they'll give it to us. They know Dems will lap it up. They know they can slip the knife in when we're busy hugging them with bipartisan joy.
I have a prediction for you: every kindness shown a Dem by the Cons will be in service of regaining power. And if they don't regain enough power, they'll go back to their favorite tricks of character assassination, lies, and obstructionism. The racist bullshit will be neck-deep. They'll foot-drag and filibuster and do everything possible to keep Democrats from governing, and then blame the Dems when government comes to a standstill because of Con antics.
They've done it for the past two years. They won't stop now.
They'll consolidate their base around whisper campaigns based around the xenophobia and jingoism Palin spewed. Expect to hear much more about Obama the terrorist sympathizer, Obama the communist, Obama the Muslim. And expect innocent faces when we call them out on their bullshit.
Us? Lil ol' us? We'd never do such a thing, they'll say, while encouraging their surrogates to proceed at full steam.
It is going to be a vicious, ugly four years. Prepare for it. Don't let bygones be bygones because a man gave a flowery speech praising the man he attempted to not only defeat, but destroy.
Don't let it be forgotten that Sarah Palin whipped up lynch mobs, or that Michele Bachmann called for every liberal in Congress to be investigated to see if they were "anti-American."
We defeated McCain. We kicked Palin back to Alaska (and the fact that she's promised to come back will haunt my nightmares forevermore). We threw a lot of the rotten rethugs out of power, but a lot of them survived the reckoning. And they'll mount a comeback in 2010 if we let ourselves coast now. The Republicon majority wasn't permanent. Neither is the Democratic majority. And the Republicon party we face now is pared down to the worst of the worst.
Bigotry is alive and well. Arizona, Florida and California voters outlawed same-sex marriage. Arkansas voters denied gays the right to adopt. The success with those four disgusting initiatives will only embolden the culture warriors. They will stop at nothing to impose their morality on the rest of us. Never forget that most of us are anathema in their eyes.
And our government is still infested with Bush cronies, the kind of people who cheer torture, eviscerate civil liberties, and want to bring America into the Dark Ages.
All you need to know about what we face, and how likely it is we'll find friends among the Republicons, can be learned by watching McCain and Obama's speeches from last night.
Obama's crowds cheered McCain, if not wholeheartedly.
McCain's crowds booed Obama. Over and over and over again.
Never forget what Republicon politicians have done. Never forget the egregious abuses of the last eight years. Never forget what their base is capable of doing.
There are moderates we'll be able to enfold with open arms. If we try that with the true believers, we'd best be expecting a knife in the back.
Obama knows this. Why the fuck else do you think he asked Rahm Emanuel to be his chief-of-staff?
Until the Republicons kick out their lunatic fringe, grow up, and decide to play nice with others, there's no fucking way we should forgive, and we should never, ever forget.
06 November, 2008
Lest We Forget
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When I see the Republicans not returning calls from James Dobson and his kind, maybe. But not before.
They need to dump the religious zealots if they want to be part of the solution. As Bill Maher says, "Just because the constitution doesn't have a religious test for office doesn't mean I can't."
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I don't have anything profound to say, but I guess I have to start somewhere. I sit here tonight, just me and my snuggly little one. Eli is the most snuggly baby I have ever known. He is crawling and mobile, but prefers to lay in my arms, sucking his thumb, and gazing into my eyes. God knew I needed this one.
I have so many days where the thought of Abigail being gone is just too much. On those days, I just pretend she isn't gone. Today has been one of those days. A day when the pain is too much to bear.
The rest of my family, except the one missing, are our trick-or-treating. The level of guilt I feel for not being with them is profound. I have never missed one minute of Halloween. I usually do it up big. I make themed costumes and everyone participates. We hit every single fall festival/halloween event I can find. And we always trick or treat till we drop. This year, we have done none of the above. The kids put together their own costumes, and I haven't been at a single festival. My sweet friend very kindly took my kids to an event so that would get to go to something, but that is it. We spent all day working on the house pretending it was just a regular day and then Michael took them out tonight while I sit here at home pretending it is just a break. We have done so little Halloween this year, my kids actually didn't believe me when I told them it was the day. Wow.
My feelings here are so conflicting. I want to be there with them. I don't want to waste a minute with them. But, it feels just so wrong to not have little bit here in the middle of all of us. Today would have been the ultimate excitement for her. We would have had her in the cutest of costumes, and she would have been so thrilled to knock on doors and get candy. Nothing excited her more in this world than chocolate. Last year she had a blast. This year would have been even better. I am that crazy person that started planning this Halloween last year, and her unexpected absence is just so profound and apparant.
This year, the Halloween-themed decorations are like knifes in my heart. I see tombstones and images of death taken lightly everywhere I turn. It has never bothered me before. It bothers me now.
My struggle is when to push myself and when to let the grief win. Tonight the grief is winning. I am sitting at home, missing watching my others have their night. Next year, maybe I will be stronger.
Sunday, October 31, 2010
Saturday, October 30, 2010
I have been told repeatedly to start a blog. I don't know that I have time, but this is something I need to do for me and for Abigail, so here it is. I plan to use this space to talk through the thoughts in my head, to discuss those things I am passionate about, and to remember my baby girl. I expect this will get quite personal sometimes. Maybe someone will learn something. Maybe someone starting their grief journey will find encouragement or sympathy. Maybe someone looking to homechool will find support. Maybe someone with lots of little blessings, or even a few little blessings, will be re-energized. Or maybe none of those things will happen. Even if nothing comes of it, this is my attempt to lay down the thoughts battling in my head on many issues. Feel free to comment, discuss, or contact me if I can help. I love to help if I can.
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Of all the speculations that can be made about secondlife, there is one of which I am certain: secondlife as we know it now is destined for a necessary and radical change, which will make this type of application take off.
I am speaking about the way in which the project is owned and run today as the private property of Linden Lab. Here is a link to the company overview page: http://lindenlab.com/press/overview.
I am not able to imagine that a similar project can evolve very much, since it remains in the hands of a single company; the problem is in managing a thing of such enormous complexity.
At least the history of humanity shows us that above a certain threshold of economic, political and social complexity, a community must formally separate political power and the other powers, as is happening in China or Vietnam.
This is not an ideological argument but a technical evaluation of possible management models.
Today secondlife is an environment with very few rules, all decided arbitrarily by the board of directors and the executive management of Linden Lab, in the interests of the firm shareholders, who in my opinion understand the problem very well, given that so far, they have shown great foresight.
If Linden Lab know how to run this process, it will remain the main protagonist for a long time, otherwise it will be crushed by the development of another secondlife environment having resolved this phase; a solution, perhaps the only one, could be to open the standard to anyone who supports the technical interface - meaning anyone will be able to run the servers and decide the rules connecting to a network of servers.
Everyone together will form the secondlife universe and each of us will be able to have our own server, just as every one of us has an intimate and indivisible individual sphere.
Another phase that we will rapidly see will be where a secondlab provider will decide that the rules can be decided by the citizens through voting.
It will be interesting to see which evolutions these neo-democracies will have, that rapidly overtake the efficiency of the democracies we know today. Just think of being able to vote not once every five years but continuously, drastically reducing political intermediation.
Technically, it is not impossible to imagine this in a community necessarily literate in the use of the information technology.
Thursday, 24 May 2007
SecondLife: a new networking protocol
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In my humble opinion Second Life is a big cazzata
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whites from the garden...
Wednesday, September 23, 2009
White Wednesday...
whites from the garden...
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OH the rabbit is adorable. Happy white Wednesday.ReplyDelete
Hi Stefanie, welcome to your first White Wednesday! Thank you so much for visiting my blog, it allowed me to discover you right back!ReplyDelete
I may have to visit your shop, I think I'm in lurve with that girly shower curtain.
Have a great day!
Stefanie ..congrats on learning to put text on your photos ..I was so proud when I first figured it out too. Oh gosh ..how funny with your little girl ..Heavens we couldn't keep up with what they learn today technically anyhow !!! I was just urged by a friend today to start working with some graphics programs ..so that's the next step I guess ..We shall see what I learn now.ReplyDelete
I love your whites this week ..I would love to participate in white wednesday ..do you have to do anything special besides blog ??
Blessings Sara
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I know exactly how you feel. I get so excited when I learn something new on the computer and when I try to show off my new skill my 14 year old daughter says, Mom you should of asked me, I know how to do that faster and easier! LOL! Oh well!
Anyways, your garden whites are beautiful. I'm taking a White Wednesday break this week...I think I'm running out of whites to show off.:-D Have to start getting creative. Have a wonderful day!
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I can relate to feeling overwhelmed by the new tech, both my girls are way, way ahead of me. But then, they were born after all this started. For me, it's like learning a foreign language!
Anyway, welcome to White Wednesday! Your whites are so pretty,and I also enjoyed your pink posts! You carry some lovely things in your shop.
Hope you'll come by to see me,
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Welcome to your first white wednesday.ReplyDelete
love love love your bunny.
I'm a bunny person too. =0)
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Love your garden whites and that bunny is adorable. Have a great day.ReplyDelete
Lovely whites from your garden! Congrats on learning to on writing on an image, I'm not the best and all this technical stuff either. Love the font you used!!ReplyDelete
I love your blog. Gorgeous stuff! I signed up to be a follower, so I won't miss your future posts. Thanks for visiting my blog and leaving a comment. I'm having a giveaway right now, so make sure you stop by again!ReplyDelete
This a lovely blog of yours and that bunny is just so darling. Wish I had one!ReplyDelete
Got the link to your website from Faded Charm as I'm simply intrigued by anything that has to do with roses, hence the name of my blog. I wanted to participate to the White Wednesday event, too, but simply didn't know how to have my blog added to the participants list. Do you think you can tell me how?
I'm still quite new with blogging with a bunch of "technical" things yet to learn to improve my blog. I'll be delighted if you find some time to drop a visit at http://www.ritashabbychicrose.blogspot.com/
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I am sorry for being so late getting around to your White Wednesday post! All your whites are wonderful and they add such charm to a garden, don't they? Thanks for sharing and for your visit. Have a wonderful weekend.
How do you write on your images? I still don't know how.ReplyDelete


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Part I The Italian Job
My original intention was to write this blog exclusively about obtaining a table at the most exclusive and difficult reservation in the entire city. Maybe in the entire world. A place where you are less likely to get a table than to be struck by lightening.
But we'll get back to that…..instead I have to write about something else too that fits along the lines of the subject matter of my original blog.
Today I worked one of my side-gigs. Nothing extraordinary or unusual for a Saturday afternoon. I think most of you know that I have a side-gig doing marketing and promotions. Sometimes it's a gig for Hebrew National Hot Dogs sometimes it's for Remy-Martin VSOP and sometimes it's for Vaseline Lotion. The gigs I do run the gamete. Today it was mozzarella. A brand called Galbani that has been around for 125 years in Italy, but is just now being launched in the US market. So I showed up this morning at 50th street and 6th avenue (which was renamed "Avenue of the Americas", but none of us call it anything but 6th in this city) where there was an International Culture Festival going on today. I checked in with the event staff. As I looked at the list I realized everyone on there had an Italian last name. The marketing company made an effort to hire brand ambassadors of Italian origin. Which makes sense. Italian company. Italian cheese. Who else is better for the job?
I do wonder, however, if the people from Galbani realized the difference between NYC/NJ Italians and Italians who live in Italy. I think I may have been working with every single person who auditioned for Jersey Shore, but was not cast.
Important disclaimer: I am not knockin' Italian-Americans, I am just observing some things here. I love Italians, heck, I AM one myself (at least partially)! What's not to love about Italians? Italians are beautiful people with striking features, curvy beautiful bodies, dramatic eyes, and they exude this sensuality (think Sophia Loren). They are smart, they are good lovers, they appreciate good food.
At any rate, many of the folks working this promotion with me were 20-something Guidos, Dagos, Guapos, whatever you wanna call them. Here's an example of a conversation with one. Just to give you a visual, he had a haircut called "The Brooklyn Fade", which looks not dissimilar from the texture and shape of an artichoke.
He wore form-fitting black pants with buttery leather Italian loafers. (This gig involved 7 hours of standing in 90 degree weather, outdoors.) So we'll call him Gino. I forgot what his name actually was, but I think Gino sounds about right. Gino wore a lot of cologne. Armani maybe? A LOT of Armani. Gino pointed to the mirror set up on the stage to showcase the chefs who were making traditional caprese dishes. In his thick Staten Island accent, he asks "You see that mirrah up theh?"
"Yeah?" I asked, wondering where this was going….
"That mirrah", Gino declares, pointing his finger, "would be reeaaaal nice above my bed." And then he nodded matter-of-factly.
I laughed. This pretty much sums up my entire day. I think if the marketing company told me I had to work this gig for free I still would have done it, knowing how entertained I was the entire day by antics such as this.
Part II The most coveted table in the entire city (and maybe the entire world)
So my colleague John and I have been drooling over and talking about Rao's for years. Rao's is a very old Italian restaurant in my neighborhood. It was founded in 1896 when 114th Street and Pleasant Ave. used to be known as Italian Harlem. Finally John and I went ahead and set a date to just go there. If you call the restaurant, the message is something along the lines of this (try to read this with a Bronx accent):
"Thank you for calling Rao's. All the tables for 2007 are reserved. Thanks, have a good day."
(Yes, I realize I said 2007- it might still say that until about 2027.) No option to leave a message or even think about a table whatsoever. It is illegal to think about getting a reservation there.
There is one seating: 7:30 PM. That's it. They are only opened Monday through Friday. They don't need to be opened on the weekends. They only take cash. Or personal check. (Hmmm….) No credit cards.
If you talk to anyone who knows anything about food in the city, they will explain to you that there is an elite haute class who "own" each of the ten tables. You have to either know someone or be really wealthy or really famous or all three of those things to get a table at Rao's.
It is just that exclusive. The likes of Madonna and Donald Trump and Rudy Guilliani and CEO's of companies like Ferrari and a few others are the types who dine there.
But, the one loophole is this: you can sit at the bar. You cannot eat at the bar. But you can drink at the bar. And observe.
Precisely our goal.
John and I met up around the corner from Rao's. We were dressed to the nines. You have to be. We are both are Italian. We would be okay. We had faith. We walked through the park, which is situated across the street from Rao's and stood outside the red façade. We were nervous. There were important people in fancy suits having important conversations. The restaurant is small.
Should we chicken out we asked each other?
Not a chance. We are walking in. And we are walking in like we BELONG there. We are confident. We are sitting down at that bar. We are ordering a drink. We are observing. We are important. We are Italian. We are supposed to be here.
We walked in and John asked one of the servers if we could perhaps sit at the bar and have a martini. The bar was mostly empty. The surver looked over at Frank Pellegrino, the owner, questioningly. Frank looked both of us up and down carefully. For a moment he looked perplexed. Finally, "Okay", he nodded.
How did I know it was Frank Pellegrino? Because he is a legend in the city. He sometimes breaks into spontaneous song at the restaurant. He has been on Law & Order, and also the Sopranos (quel supris) and I believe several others.
John and I made it just at the right time. We were dressed to Frank's satisfaction. 8:15 to be exact. At 8:30 the bar was packed and there was not a seat to be had.
So we gawked. We laughed. We admired the people. There was one guy who looked like he belonged on the cast of the Godfather trilogy. Every time I looked his way, he managed to lock eyes with me. John too. It was not a happy locking of eyes. I thought it might not be a surprise if we ended up dead before the night was over.
The men of the restaurant just as well could have been at a casting call for "Goodfellows". The men wore suits of the finest threads. And those buttery soft Italian leather loafers that I mentioned earlier on Gino's feet at the Galbani gig. The women wore leopard print. Four inch stilletos and gold. Lots of gold.
See the guy centered in this photo below? He's handsome. I think he may have caught me snapping this shot. If you do know him, please guide him to my blog (or maybe not.)
There was a jukebox in the corner playing Dean Martin and Frank Sinatra. There were Christmas wreaths with white lights. (This is June.) The bartender introduced himself as Nickie. He is known as Nickie Vest because he owns so many vests.
So John and I continue to sit at the bar and sip our Grey Goose martinis with three perfect olives. We continue to whisper to each other as we observe the people dining at the restaurant, their clothing, their behavior, their food, their wine.
That's when Frank comes up to us. "You two look like you want to eat." Oh crap. Crap, crap, crap. We are busted. Busted for staring at all of his patrons!
Lo and behold, we were not, in fact busted.
"Well I think we can arrange for you to have a table," Frank smiles.
My jaw dropped. I felt like a little kid who had just been told that she is going to Disney World.
" My."
"God." John mouths to me. We are getting a TABLE. People wait for six years for a table here. People pay $3000 in charity auctions to get a table here. People DON'T get a table here.
We. Got. A. Table. At. Rao's.
Frank couldn't have been any sweeter. "Beautiful eyes she has", he told John. I was flattered. And I was hungry.
There are no menus at Rao's. Frank rattled off our choices with the familiarity of a priest officiating a bride and groom's wedding vows. That menu is sacred to him.
We ate a caprese dish (fresh mozzarella and heirloom tomatoes with olive oil and sea salt); clams; mussels, a pasta dish rabe, shrimp, and I don't even remember what else. I was so caught up in the environment and my palate was just so pleased it didn't even know what to do. It just went into this delicious satisfied trans-like mode. I love that on the right hand side you can see the chef's feet in the kitchen. John pointed that out to me in this photo:
Between courses, I was immensely entertained by the environment. The atmosphere of Rao's was somewhere between an Italian wedding reception in my family and the basement of someone's Italian home in New Jersey. We were just missing the Jordan Almonds and a boxing bag hanging from the ceiling.
We could have been in 1959 and part of "A Bronx Tale" with Chazz Palminteri and I would have believed you. You are transported back in time at this joint. The first six notes "When the moon hits your eye" made John and I both roll our eyes and smile at the same time. It is SO kitschy and SO quintessential Italian at Rao's.
We danced. We laughed. We tried to discretely take photos. The next thing I knew, I was in a congo line.
Yes, you read that right. A congo line. A congo line that tried to go into the kitchen, but got kicked out and had to settle for the narrow aisles between the ten tables of the restaurant.
It was a magical night. It ended with coffee with Frangelico. John and I both shared the same sentiment: this was an amazing and magical once-in-a-lifetime opportunity.
The next day at work I was called in regards to a pretty serious student emergency and I was dealing with this student in peril near John's office. I cannot really disclose the details, but it took awhile and I had to put on my serious hat and attempt to help this student. John asked me if she was going to be okay (she was) and as he observed me in my professional role, guiding this student, he could only think "Yesterday she was in a congo line at Rao's."


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Nov. 4, 2011
Dear FBI Records Section:
This email is a request under the Freedom of Information and Privacy Acts.
I request a complete and thorough search of all filing systems and locations for all records maintained by your agency pertaining to and/or captioned:
International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW), Local #3
IBEW Local #3 is a labor union in the construction industry based in New York City. I had previously inquired with your office about records on this labor union and was told the FBI file was in excess of 4,000 pages.
This request specifically includes where appropriate "main" files and "see references," including but not limited to numbered and lettered sub files and control files. I also request a search of the Electronic Surveillance (ELSUR) Index, or any similar technique for locating records of electronic surveillance. I request that all records be produced with the administrative pages. I wish to be sent copies of "see reference" cards, abstracts, search slips, including search slips used to process this request, file covers, multiple copies of the same documents if they appear in a file, tapes of any electronic surveillance, photographs, and logs of physical surveillance (FISUR). Please place missing documents on "special locate."
Please provide the material to me in an electronic form on CD-ROM.
Please also look at cross references. In this regard, you might want to look at any records you may have on Empire State College, SUNY. IBEW Local #3 runs an educational program with Empire State College in New York City.
Ivan Greenberg, Ph.D.
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Silver Spring, MD 20906
Wednesday, November 23, 2011
FOIA Request to FBI, IBEW Local 3
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Assessment tools offer you, potentially, a dramatic time savings.
If you are fortunate enough to have one-to-one technology in your classroom, you are likely using a variety of learning tools, but are you making full use of time-saving assessment tools?
Join expert trainer, Monica Burns, as she shares free assessment resources that are customizable and can be used before, during, and after a daily lesson or unit.
Here are Monica's recommended assessment tools for the classroom:
- Nearpod. Interactive presentations where you embed quizzes, polls, & interactive responses.
- Edmodo. Facebook-style community where you can have a message board.
- Classdojo. Collects data on positive & negative behavior.
- Socrative. Create your own assessments such as exit slips, multiple choice, short answer, or true and false.
- Understoodit. Check for understanding during class presentations, lectures, and films. Often more appropriate for upper-middle or high school.
- Screenchomp. Records student work that you can share via email, tweet, or other. Replays work great as a digital portfolio.
- The Answer Pad. Students use this web or iPad app to record answers.
- Google Forms. Great for wrap-up, while allowing for customization and tracking student progress. Also good for creating forms with missing homework or informing students of incomplete assignments.
About the video's presenter:
Monica Burns is an Education Consultant, EdTech Blogger, and Apple Distinguished Educator. In her role as a classroom teacher in general education and Integrated Co-Teaching (ICT) settings, she has used iPads one-to-one with her students, while aligning her instruction to the Common Core State Standards. Monica is a regular contributor to Edutopia and appoLearning, in addition to sharing favorite apps and lesson ideas on her ClassTechTips.com blog. In her current role as an independent education consultant, she works with teachers to make technology integration exciting and accessible at all grade levels and provides support to organizations looking to use assessment tools and other technology to reach children and families in need. Check her out at ClassTechTips.com or on Twitter @ClassTechTips.


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I found such a wonderful book. It's actually more than 10 years old, so what took me so long to discover it. The Name Jar is about a little girl that recently moved from Korea and is nervous that the American children will not like her. She wonders if she should change her name to an American name that is easier to pronounce. It's a lovely story with an ending the kids in my class can learn from. This is actually something that happens in my class quite often and so many of my students were able to relate to our story's character, Unhei. We continued our study of story elements. Using a story map has been super helpful and I love how easy it is when using sticky notes.
|Grab this story map for The Name Jar.
Another activity we used with this story is discussing ways we are special. Just like Unhei's name made her unique, we all have something unique about us. Unhei's grandmother tells her during the story, "You are different...That's a good thing!" I couldn't agree more. I love finding opportunities to celebrate what makes us special.
We completed a chart and the children told me something that makes them unique.
|Grab this writing page for The Name Jar.
We are still working on short vowel CVC words. This was a fun, tactile activity we did that started as a small group activity that was lead by a parent. We strung the straws a "beads" together as a whole class. The children wore the necklaces all day. They took them home and read them at least three times. If they got their boxes checked off, they received a ticket the following day.
Providing your students with a variety of ways to practice their phonics and fluency skills increases the likelihood of increased success, not to mention makes learning CVC words FUN!
|Check out this fun way of learning phonics...HERE.
Enjoy your week.


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Hey guys! I just got home from a late night dinner/supper and I'm so full! I had dinner with my boyfriend's family and relatives and they ordered so much food! I swear there's at least 10 different dishes! But before we went for supper, we caught the Star Awards 2011 on the television and I was mostly paying attention to the fashion that our local celebrities are wearing.
Two celebs wore bright neon orange to the red carpet. Zoe Tay looks like she had a curtain draped around her. Another eye-dropping moment was went I saw Christopher Lee… oh my god he looks like Johnny Depp! Also, I love Xiang Yun's plunging neckline. I wish I had that cleavage when I'm in my 40s. I love Fann Wong's leopard print dress but not her hair. It really makes her face look longer than it really is. I didn't manage to catch the nail polishes they're wearing, I was too concentrated on their outfits!
Okay, enough with my rambling! This morning, I'm having a shaky moment, hence the messy pictures. Look at my fingers blocking every picture! I hate it when I take a photo of my nails, upload and when I'm editing it then I notice the blunders. So annoying!
I honestly didn't see any bubbling on my thumb. I am looking at my thumbs now and it's perfectly smooth. Weird.
But I shall admit there's a tiny bubble on my index finger. I couldn't wait for the layers to dry because I was rushing to go out.
OPI It's Totally Fort Worth It is grey with subtle pink shimmer. Very noticeable in the bottle but not so much on the nails. I don't like the application with this one. It's thick and polish keeps getting clogged up at the neck of the bottle. Annoying. Also, it's a little bit streaky. I'd reckon China Glaze Pelican Grey instead for a close dupe. I did 3-4 coats for maximum coverage.


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Rick Baines' interest in photography sparked after he won a 35mm camera in a sales contest. He knew a little about photography, and wanted to get together with others who shared his interest.
There was no such outlet in the area, he says, so in 1984 he chartered the Suffolk Photography Club. The club has about 15 members, and is open to anyone with an interest in photography.


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This series of portraits called Half Drag - A different kind of beauty, works for me in so many ways. Not only does it illustrate the sheer super power of make-up and highlight the way in which one can absolutely transform their looks using incredible creativity and artistic skill. It also screams at the viewer that beauty can be totally unconventional but staggering none the less.
Have a look at the rest of this mesmerising portfolio here.


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Ok....I finally got a Valentine's Day card for hubby made!!! I used some of my goodies from A Walk Down Memory Lane. This was also the first time I used paper from Cherry Arte, and I loved it. Here's a list of supplies I used....
Maya Road Tickets
Cherry Arte paper
Prima Flowers
Kaiser Craft rinestones/pearls
misc ribbon
gel pen
making memories mini alphas
I LOVE the Maya Road Clear Tickets!!!! There are sooooo many different tickets in the container. You must try them :)


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For this meeting the girls worked on earning their Zinni Petal, which is light green and teaches them how to be considerate and caring.
Meeting # 6 Zinni Petal, Considerate & Caring
Pledge of Allegiance
Girl Scout Promise
Snack Time/Attendance
Activity/Craft -- Cards for Troops
The girls made cards for troops! They are super sweet!! I will mail them out. The girls received a fun patch for this!
Read Zinni's story
Activity/Craft -- Manners worksheet
There were technical issues so the girls were not able to do this activity.


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This game is so much fun, Members of the Texas Friends Team on Etsy are into the second round.
The rules are simple:
Check out the shop who posted above you.
Heart (favorite) an item OR the first item that catches your eye and your heart!
Post that item in the Game thread
This game earns big points for participation and friendship, promotion and it is FUN!
There are over 100 members on the Team, some are buyers only (whom we adore); the majority are shops filled with wonderful things to buy. Since Holiday Shopping Season is just around the corner, support your Texas Friends this Holiday Season and every season.
Texas Friends, started on Etsy in 2010, in the promotions forums. Texas Friends is not limited to current Texas residents. Past, present and future Texans are welcome and encouraged to join us. The only real rules of our group is to promote friendly, The Texas Way and be respectful to all who participate. If you are a Texan... Want to be one...or wish you were one; then you've come to the right place. 3 Cheers for the Lone Star State!
Monday, October 3, 2011
A Totally Awesome Game!
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Triforce invited me to go with him to Funspot 11 and it was the offer I couldn't refuse. This was my second Funspot tournament and I was ready to live retain the reputation I have earned last year.
On Thursday night I met up with Triforce and Kubuu. In the morning we left to pick up Wes and Justin and then we were officially off.(We got a van for this year. Last year we too the Greyhound. I rode shotgun and stayed awake for most of the ride. The hilarious punchlines from Justin, Wes, and Triforce.
Once we got to NH first thing we did was take a look at the condo were were staying at. It more like an apartment-like condo compared to the cottage-type area we stayed in. We didn't take long too to check the place out because we only had two days to do our scores.
The moment I walked into the arcade I felt much different than my first Funspot visit last year. I was less starstruck now. There were people who knew who I was. And I would get asked to sign Twin Galaxies books. I liked the new feeling.
I walked around to play the different games. I didn't have much pressure to set a new record since I already have one that stood up for last year. I did try to go for the NBA JAM TE blowout record, though. I was on pace to actually beat it but the computer wanted to be started being a poopy head and closed the lead. I decided to save my quarters to play something else.
We touched base with Rudy Chavez, whom first met Empire Arcadia at last year's E For All. He helped Triforce with some of the few trouble area in Mercs. Both players maxed out the game and then later teamed up with Graham Ogilvie to post up a team score.
When the arcade closed we headed back to our "condo" and we to rest up and Rudy Chavez tagged along. I immediately got out my Wii to play some Punch-Out to work on some Punch-Out times. The "Ohio Refs", Dennis, Russel, J.D., and Dan, gave us a visit to play some games with us. They watched me deliver super quick Von Kaiser (contender) KO which was just over 29 seconds. Which became the official Twin Galaxies record. I also got to play Williams Pinball, and Mario Strikers Charged. It was good moment.
At the start of the next day I received some bad news that my time for First Kaiser was beaten by Russel. Can't do much about it now. So I went on to the machines. I was later asked by Stephen Nichols to watch him play a game called Leprechaun. He posted a top 4 score. Very impressive. Wes and Kubuu were working on some Smash Bros. Scores. In between Smash games Wes tried to go for today's mystery game Spectar, or "Pac-Man with a gun", as how Wes described it. He got 50,000 points, which is quite good. I suggested he officially submitted the score but I don't know if he did.
Another score I helped watch was Gorf. I don't know the guy's name but he scored in the 700,000's, beating Todd's golden age score. I'm glad I was summoned to view a portion of his score.
After the Gorf score was set Walter Day gathered us referees for a group photo. After that I got invited to dinner at a restaurant with Mappy record holder Greg Bond and the Crams. During the meal we talked about various topics such as video games, weather climate, and break dancing (Greg's hidden talent). I enjoyed the dinner. I'm glad I came along.
After dinner I rejoined the rest of Empire back at the arcade for the last hour of arcade time. Since we couldn't stay for Sunday, I decided to use my last tokens on Tetris with gaming queen Christian Cram watching. When the arcade closed for the night we headed back to the condo. I went straight back to playing Punch-Out!! while the rest of the crew picked up food. I later got a visit from...shot, a whole lot of people. I let them in and went on with working on getting my First Kaiser record. I had a few close ones but I finally squeezed in a 28 second time with milliseconds separating me and Russell. Triforce and the rest of EMP came back with the food and I told them the good news. After the brief celebration, a full blown session commenced. Of course Justin, Triforce, and I held up the Empire name while Kubuu and Wes slept through it all. :-/
On Sunday, after a shower and a breakfast of leftover pizza, I left the condo with the rest of the group and stopped by the arcade to say goodbye to everyone. (That was when I found out I lost the Kaiser record again!) After that we made hopped in the van and headed back home.
The trip to Funspot 11 was fun and I enjoyed chilling with familiar faces and competing. I'm glad I got to play this year.
Tuesday, June 2, 2009
Funspot 11
Labels: EMP, Funspot, Twin Galaxies
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