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Imagine if you had two panels on your roof. In this situation you'll backfeed sometimes because your minimum usage is only 200 watts and sometimes your two panels will be producing more than 200 watts. Now what if you had a fancy refrigerator that knew when your panels were producing more than 200 watts and what if this fancy pants refrigerator had a logic circuit that told it to run when there was excess power available from the solar panels. What if your two panels only produced more than 200 Watts for 100 hours a year and what if your refrigerator could run in all of those hours? If that was the case you'd never backfeed because your usage would always be above your production. FNA... check...
Imagine 5 panels producing 1000 watts. You'll back feed right? Well... What if your refrigerator, dish washer, clothes dryer and water heater all knew when your panels were producing. Imagine these appliances powering up when power was available.
Imagine X panels producing Y watts. Imagine a collection of appliances starting and stopping to consume the Y watts.
What people don't get is that this thought problem is important. If solar households and businesses start coordinating power production and power use the whole way we run the grid changes. The fascinating thing here is that consumers who manage consumption actually make managing the grid easier. Variability of supply is cancelled by flexible variability of demand. It's just that easy. It really is.
Few see this. Energy geeks want Rocky Road solutions but the solution is plain Vanilla. Vanilla is plenty good. Get used to it Geeks.
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"So we fix our eyes not on what is seen, but on what is unseen. For what is seen is temporary, but what is unseen is eternal." 2 Corinthians 4:18
Sunday service at our apartment has always been interesting, but last Sunday had an extra dynamic. Chad and I were babysitting a 6 week old baby and his older brother for our "charter members" and friends who were in need of a date night. It's been a while since I have cared for a newborn baby overnight. I forgot how much they like to keep people company in wee hours of the morning. It was a joy to spend time with Micah, but I knew Sunday morning would be an adventure.
A few weeks ago we started having two services on Sunday. From 9:30 to 10:30 we have children's church and from 10:30 to 11:30 we have adult services. I actually woke up feeling pretty rested, and Chad was merciful enough to buy donuts for breakfast. I had used the late night hours to study for my lesson, so I was confident to teach.
Much to our surprise he was calling to find out what time our services start. We have a few other adults who have started coming on Sunday morning regularly. One lady is a widow and prayer warrior. She serves her neighbors in the apartment complex where she lives and has a heart for missions.
After Chad prayed and as he began to preach our neighbor walked through the door. He described how he had moved here from New York to get away from a life of crime and has lived here for only a few months. As Chad preached he listened and followed along in his borrowed Bible.
Sunday afternoon Chad and I were reflecting on our day. Even though it was kind of crazy we were grateful to have had so many children come and to see God moving in the lives of those around us. About that time "Jerry", the security guard, called. He was under conviction during the sermon about the way he had been living. He said he came to church in search of answers for his life. Chad asked him if he had ever asked Jesus into his heart. He had not. I bowed my head and prayed at our table as Chad led this man to Jesus over the phone.
I don't know how to explain how we got here – to this place. It is a place of perfect peace in the center of God's will. Everyday God proves His love for us and His love for those around us. It is in the precious notes and gifts from perfect strangers and longtime friends who are a part of our extended family of God. We are strengthened daily by the prayers of so many of you. Our church family at Quail Springs have served faithfully with us all summer, young and old alike, making lunches, walking door to door, and serving popsicles poolside while children listen to a Bible story.
We have benefitted from wisdom and guidance from Pastors Hance Dilbeck, Ray Griffin and Greg Penna. We've been blessed by support from Chad's family and my mother. We have also grown through a healing of our hearts and renewed sense of calling that can only come from our Heavenly Father.
If we're looking at our lives in the physical we don't really amount to much, but when we consider the work God is doing, the souls saved and lives changed we feel unstoppable. We have a glimpse of the walk Paul describes in 2 Corinthians 4: 6-18
"For God, who said, 'Let light shine out of darkness,' made his light shine in our hearts to give us the light of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Christ. But we have this treasure in jars of clay to show that this all-surpassing power is from God and not from us. We are hard pressed on every side, but not crushed; perplexed, but not in despair; persecuted, but not abandoned; struck down, but not destroyed. We always carry around in our body the death of Jesus, so that the life of Jesus may also be revealed in our body. For we who are alive are always being given over to death for Jesus' sake, so that his life may be revealed in our mortal body. So then, death is at work in us, but life is at work in you. It is written: 'I believed; therefore I have spoken.' With that same spirit of faith we also believe and therefore speak, because we know that the one who raised the Lord Jesus from the dead will also raise us with Jesus and present us with you in his presence. All this is for your benefit, so that the grace that is reaching more and more people may cause thanksgiving to overflow to the glory of God. Therefore we do not lose heart. Though outwardly we are wasting away, yet inwardly we are being renewed day by day. For our light and momentary troubles are achieving for us an eternal glory that far outweighs them all. So we fix our eyes not on what is seen, but on what is unseen. For what is seen is temporary, but what is unseen is eternal."

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Prospect's Red-tails Exploring
I went into Prospect Park on Monday morning, looking for the three juvenile Red-tails from Nelly's Lawn. It didn't take me very long to locate them.
Since their fledging, the trio of young Red-tailed Hawks has been primarily hanging around the edges of Nelly's Lawn, Elizabeth's Tuliptree at the northwest corner of the lawn (and beneath it) and the small wooded area across the road at Sullivan Hill. It's a small territory just across Flatbush Avenue from the Brookyn Botanic Garden. I expect that, at some point, they will probably follow their parents over to the garden.
I was walking across the Long Meadow from the 3rd Street playground towards Nelly's Lawn when I began to hear alert calls from several robins. The noise was centered around a large Linden Tree near the north section of the Long Meadow, about 250 yards west of the nest tree. Two women were sitting on a blanket in the shade of the tree. They noticed me scanning the tree and asked, "Are you looking for the hawk?" I said "yes" and they pointed to the north side of the tree. For non-New York City readers, this is a fairly typical New Yorker reaction ... sure, there's a large bird of prey perched above me, what else is new. I walked over to the smallish hawk (probably a male) and, while talking to him in a low tone, snapped a few photos. The young hawk
He hopped around on the ground for a minute or two then took off flying, landing in a Black Walnut tree several yards to the west.
This was the farthest from the nest that I've observed any of the three fledglings, to date. After taking photos of the first bird, I went in search of the other two. One was still hanging around in Elizabeth's Tuliptree, hopping around on the favorite perch. It took me about 15 minutes to find the final youngster, who had made it to the northern edge of the Midwood. The dense foliage on the sweetgums and tuliptrees in that spot made it difficult to see, but several chirping calls eventually brought her out into the open. I haven't seen any of the three juvenile red-tails soaring or flying higher than treetop level but suspect they will surpass that hurdle very soon.


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Saturday, December 31, 2011
New Year's Cheers
Well, the end of 2011 is almost here! This has been a pretty good year. Here's hoping 2012 is even better. I hope to create many crafty things this coming year to share with you.
I've had the instructions for these for a loooonnng time and never got around to making them. I think it came from Stampin' Up. The blue based one was how the instructions were. The white based one I modified the measurements a little bit. I have the Home For Christmas stamp set from Cardz TV Stamps and it has Happy New Year on it. cardztvstamps.blogspot.com I thought it be perfect for these. These are for people who don't drink champagne to toast at midnight. The cardstock is from Michaels, and the patterned paper is from a DCWV stack from my stash.
I wish all of you a wonderful and prosperous 2012. May you all stay safe, healthy, and crafty. Cheers my friends!!!!
Lots Of Hugs,
Sunday, December 25, 2011
Hand Sanitizer Bags
I know I haven't posted very much lately and I apologize. I have been super busy as I am sure all of you have been. And now the day is here! I can't believe it! December has just flown by.
Here are some little hand sanitizer bags I made for Christmas day to share with my nieces. I used the Home for Christmas and Holly Jolly Cardz TV Stamps. cardztvstamps.blogspot.com I bought the little bags at Michaels. The little bottles of hand sanitizer came from Bath & Body Works. The little penguins, polar bears, mittens came from my huge Christmas stash from last year. I told myself I would try to use more of my stash instead of buying more this year.
I hope everyone has a very blessed Christmas with your families and friends. And let us not forget the reason for the season. Please stay safe. Thanks for stopping by. Please let me know you were here, I love all of your comments!
Lots of Hugs,
Thursday, December 22, 2011
My Daughter's Class Treats
Well today is December 22, and I have been running here, buying this, wrapping that, and making these treat holders for my daughter's class today. Today is the last day of school until January 2, 2012 so she asked if I would make these for her class. I made 32 of these little holders. I modified them because I know they are going to end up in the garbage. I made some that have plain colored cardstock for the base, then you cut patterned paper to put on top. That would've taken a lot more time. (Sorry for the terrible lighting, I took the pictures at 6:00 a.m.) So I decided to cut them out of paper I bought from Michaels. The sentiment came from the "Home For Christmas" stamp set from Cardz TV Stamps cardztvstamps.blogspot.com I might make some more of these for Valentine's Day. Which reminds me, I was at a local store the other day and they already had Valentine's candy out! Wow. Anyway, I hope everyone is having a great day. Thanks so much for stopping by! Please let me know you were here, I would love to hear from you.
Lots of Hugs,
Tuesday, December 20, 2011
Cardz TV Design Team Christmas Blog Hop WINNER!!!!
I was going to post the my winner for the Martha Stewart Scoreboard yesterday but I was having internet issues. I'm soooo sorry. I wish I could give everyone of my followers one, but I can't afford it. So without further ado, the winner is....Jillian!!!! Thank you so much to everyone who commented on my blog, I absolutely loved all of your sweet comments!!!! Jillian, please send me your address and I will get that out to you in the mail today! Once again I thank all of you for stopping by this last weekend and hopping with us! It was a blast!
Lots Of Hugs,
Friday, December 16, 2011
Cardz TV Design Team Christmas Blog Hop
Welcome to the Cardz TV Design Team Christmas Blog Hop! If you are coming here from www.thescrapbookingqueen.com blog, you're going in the right direction. This is my card for the Blog Hop. I used the "From Our House To Your House" stamp from the Holly Jolly stamp set from Cardz TV Stamps. cardztvstamps.blogspot.com Please stop by and check out her AWESOME stamps. I really love them! For the card base I cut a piece of cardstock at 5 1/2 x 12 and scored it at 4 and 8 inches. I used the Holly Jolly Cricut Lite Cartridge for the houses. I cut them at 3 3/4 inches and all of the layers. For the little trees I used a Martha Stewart Christmas tree punch and trimmed them down.
For the Blog Hop we have some awesome giveaways! Lynn over at bootsandblingtime.blogspot.com is sponsoring our Blog Hop and is giving away a North Pole Paper Kit. Mary over at cardztv.blogspot.com is giving away a Cricut Seasonal Gingerbread cartridge and a set of Holly Jolly stamps! In order to enter to win, you must leave a comment on each Design Team Member's blog.
ALSO, I am giving away a Martha Stewart scoreboard! Next to my Cricut, this is one of my absolute must haves. All you have to do to be entered into my drawing is become a follower and leave me a comment. If you are already a follower, please just leave me a comment. I would LOVE to hear from you!
Thanks so much for hopping with us today! Your next stop is http://pinkldycrafter.blogspot.com Please stop by and check out her awesome blog!
In case you get lost along the way, here are the links to the other members of the Cardz TV Design Team's awesome blogs:
Mary-cardztv.blogspot.com Start here
Laura-queenscardcastle.blogspot.com You Are Here
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Happy Holidays!
Lots Of Hugs,
Wednesday, December 14, 2011
Christmas Candy Bar Wrappers
I know I haven't been posting very much lately and I'm sorry. Christmas is a very busy time baking, gift buying, wrapping presents, making cards and candy goodies. So here are some candy bar wrappers I've been working on for my Aunt to give to some friends she has lunch with once a month. The some of the papers are from Recollections, some from DCWV, and some were from a paper pack I bought from Target last year. The little tags are from my Christmas stash. The ribbons are from Michaels. Thanks for stopping by. Please let me know you were here. I would love to hear from you! Hope All Is Merry and Bright!
Lots Of Hugs,
Friday, December 9, 2011
Card For Cardz TV "Crafty Christmas" Challenge
Welcome to the Cardz TV "Crafty Christmas" Challenge! Mary over at cardztv.blogspot.com gave us a challenge for a card, tags, mini album, home decor item, gift or candy container using Cardz TV Stamps. So let's have some fun!
This is my card I made for the challenge. It's a 4 1/4 x 5 1/2 card base. The stamp "Rocking Around The Christmas Tree stamp is from the Cardz TV Stamp Set Holly Jolly. I really love this set! Here is a link to check out the AWESOME stamps Mary has to offer. cardztvstamps.blogspot.com I used embossing powder for the stamp. I used an EK Success punch to punch it out. The sheet music paper was cut at 4 x 5 1/4 and is from Echo Park. The tree with presents is actually a cardboard sticker with foam tape on the back. The little musical notes around the tree were punched out using a mini Studio G punch. I used an EK Success corner punch on the corners and dotted them with a white gel pen.
I invite you to head over to cardztv.blogspot.com and join in on the fun! Mary is so wonderful and is giving away two sets of Cardz TV Stamp sets. One is called "Encouraging Thoughts", and the other is called "Make A Wish." Just post a card or other project with your name and a link to your card in Mr. Linky by midnight EST December 11th. She will be using random.org to pick a winner for the stamp sets. Also, please check out the projects made by the other talented ladies on the Cardz TV Design Team.
Thanks for stopping by! Please leave me a comment, I would LOVE to hear from you. If you are new to my blog, please become a follower. I would love to have you! Have an awesome weekend!
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My very best friend Mary Jo Curtis - Brown graduated this month from Austin Peay State University. I cannot even put into words how proud of her I am. This girl is amazing; she has been through more than most people our age and she has had to grow up a lot faster than any kid should have to. She really has had every excuse to not be very driven in life....but she has been! She was a cheerleader all through school, she managed to get a 4.0 in high school- and this was while she was taking all of the hardest classes, she got married right out of high school and she STILL went on to college. She graduated this month Magna Cum Laude with a political science degree in only 3 and a half years. She is now getting ready to go to law school!
Like I said, I am completely in awe of her and very proud to call her my best friend!
Enough with the gushing though...I completed the very difficult task the other night of getting our group of girl friends together all in the same room since before high school. Mary had been wanting to do this for a long time so I decided her graduation was the perfect excuse. We sat around at my house and immediately fell into old times - eating, gossipping, poking fun at one another, talking about boys and what we were going to do with our lives... lots of fun. If any of y'all are reading this, thanks so much for making this happen for Mary and for me...I hope we don't wait this long for the next time we get together.


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A money experiment - CP style!
I've been taking some cues from Neville's Financial Blog lately, including setting up goals and giving yourself a punishment (like donating money to the Chicago Bears charity) for not hitting it and getting a reward (like an iPhone 4) when hitting it. Read about it here. I'm taking another cue from Nev today, and that's his Money Experiments, where the idea is you can make money with very little money. Nev's tried a few things, the most famous being enlisting a homeless guy to sell bottled water on the street.
My idea came on a recent trip to New Orleans. Walking down Decatur Street, where there are a ton of street artists, one particular piece of art caught my eye. It was a fabulous, slightly abstract painting of a jazz musician silhouetted against a lampost with "Bourbon Street" painted on it. It was painted on a wooden plank and looked like it would go great on my wall. And that's saying a ton, because I really don't care about decorating my house at all (the only decorations I had before cleaning it up to sell the house was a display of Univ of Wisconsin football ticket stubs from 1996-2000, a Yao Ming jersey, and a stadium chair from the old County Stadium in Milwaukee). The art was fabulous, so I immediately bought one for myself. I asked they artist if he had a website or if he sold his art on Ebay. He said no, it cost too much to ship, and something or other about someone else having a better website. I told him it was great and he should think about doing that.
A few days later we went back (the food is too good on Decatur Street) and I figured I'd buy one for my sister and one for my parents. Since he had a deal where if you buy 2 you can get the 3rd for half price, I thought I'd go ahead and buy a 3rd one and see if I could sell it on Ebay and make a profit. Hence, the beginning of my money experiment. I completed the experiment today, and I'm looking forward to showing you my results in the coming blog entries!


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In 1942 the movers came to Vanderbilt stronghold at 640 Fifth Avenue, the last private residence
on that avenue, surrounded on all sides by towering skyscrapers. The grand furniture and artwork gracing the golden salons and marble halls was boarded and packed up, most of them antiques and heirlooms, and shoved into the moving trucks. Earlier that week, Mrs. Cornelius Vanderbilt III, Grace, had bought for $120,000 the former Miller mansion at 1048 Fifth Avenue and planned on making that her new residence. The mansion at 640 Fifth Avenue had been sold awhile back by her husband before his death to raise capital, the conditions being they continue to live there till 2 years after his death. 2 years later, with less than $2 million, the time came for New York's reigning grand dame to move.
Grace Wilson Vanderbilt, called 'Her Grace', was the only lady ever able to replace THE Mrs Astor
The Vanderbilt mansion at 640 Fifth Avenue was simply 'Lost in a sea of skyscrapers'
Most of the furniture, because of it's history, was turned over to the Metropolitan Museum of Art, as there was no room for it at 1048 Fifth Avenue. The only Vanderbilt heirloom being kept was the famous painting of Commodore Vanderbilt.
Two weeks after moving in, Grace held a grand opening party, with 128 guests in attendance. Then later came her opera ball for 276 guests. Then after that came another fundraising ball, all the while she was still living excessively, even still rolling out the red velvet carpet across the sidewalk for her guests. At dinners there was always a footmen for each guest (never under 60), and she still had kept her dining room table that could seat sixty. And after the New York season was over, the house would still be flooded with mothballs, the furniture covered in white muslim and the chandeliers bagged, as she headed out for Newport. One wondered where she was getting the resources to do all this.
The big spending matron was, in reality, a tight-fisted penny-pincher
Since she had moved out of 640 Fifth Avenue, Grace was determined to stretch her money as far as she could. With the $2 million from her husband, and an additional $1.7 million left from her father, Grace lived a great illusion. For starters, most of the downstairs furniture was rented: The grand piano, the stove, the tapestries, the books, the artwork, even some of the fixtures were rented. She reused most of her gowns, having tailors mend and adjust them into new costumes and covering them in jewels to make them look new. She had cut the staff from the original 26 people that worked at 640 Fifth Avenue down to a staff of a skeleton crew. It consisted of The butler, chef, assistant chef, housekeeper, a downstairs maid, upstairs maid (which doubled as her lady's maid), kitchen maid, 2 footmen, a handyman, secretary and a chauffeur. Whenever she had large amounts of guests, she had the butler and chauffeur double as footmen, while also calling in waiters. She rarely purchased anything, and slowly and quietly began selling small amounts and pieces of her jewelry for extra cash. She cut her son's allowance of $200 a month down to $100 a month. She sold the 30 Rolls Royce limousines her husband had, keeping only one.
It was all just an illusion
In 1949 Grace gave her last party, her famed opera ball, and after that she unable to attend the opera, arriving last time in a wheelchair. She was rarely visited, and then only by intimate friends and family. Her son's visits were once or twice a year. The dame was growing feeble and blind. In 1950 she quit the lease on all the downstairs furniture, leaving the first floor empty, except for a few pieces of furniture she owned. The portrait of The Commodore was given to Vanderbilt University, along with a few other heirlooms. In 1952 Grace Vanderbilt died, worrying if the money would last. Afterwards her son, left literally penniless, auctioned off 1048 Fifth Avenue and sold everything.


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Saturday, September 22, 2007
Maybe the problem is that the name "Bratz" is inherently a negative word. Probably shoulda thought about that.
Barbie and Skipper send their condolences. Midge With Teeth could not be reached for comment.
But here's an interesting pre-release bit I missed: "negative public perception has prevented the Bratz from blossoming into a full-scale entertainment phenomenon. Parents and child advocacy groups have long argued that the dolls, with their fishnet stockings, pouty lips and micro-mini skirts, encourage pre-adolescent sexuality. With 'Bratz: The Movie,' MGA and Lionsgate want to change that image." The movie versions are evidently infused with a "newfound purity" and "Bratz might bare their midriffs, cake their faces in makeup and worship stiletto boots, but they know wrong from right: they decide to teach the school a lesson in diversity." Since I didn't see the movie, I have to ask: diversity of what?
I'm fully aware, though, that Barbie has had her share of problems. Mattel at first rejected a doll with, you know, a chest and feminists very nearly turned "Barbie doll" into a slur. But Barbie has always had an admirable narrative. Even those early outfits -- with names like "Commuter Set" and "Theater Date" -- suggested an intelligent, active woman. A Busy Gal! Although the doll's changed and is now meant for a much younger child, Barbie still reflects, I think, that original spirit. Maybe I don't know enough about Bratz to know if they have a story. I guess diversity is a start.
ADDED: Maybe it's the Bratz image that pushes some parents into the loving, educational arms of American Girl dolls and their newest movie -- which just from first looks alone, seems to be the anti-Paper Moon. And if you saw Molly: An American Girl on the Home Front, how old did it make you feel that they cast Molly Ringwald as the mother? God, that devastated me.
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- Suniverse said...
I'm not sure what the Bratz story is, beyond looking like a skank.
The whole American Girl thing is a backlash, but a VERY EXPENSIVE one. The dolls are ridiculously expensive (of course, once you get over spending $90+ on a doll, $6 for a pair of doll shoes is very reasonable) so it's not something that's a real option for most people. I'm not sure on Bratz pricing, but I'm assuming it's closer to Barbie's than AG. Still, I'd rather do paper dolls with my kid if those are my options.
The marketing thing you mentioned in your last post is true - we've seen our share of shitty, shitty movies, and owned more than a few (I defy anyone to name a worse movie than Thomas and the Magic Railroad. It does not exist), mainly because we don't watch cartoon network or any network t.v. When something comes out that isn't violent or misogynistic (much) we head to that rather than Charlie Sheen.
And Molly Ringwald is the mom? Oh, my god. Is she going to do the lipstick trick from Breakfast Club?
- Make the logo bigger said...
"a worse movie than Thomas and the Magic Railroad."
Anything with Dane Cook. It's because of him that I think Hollywood should adopt a DMV-type points for driving infractions system. For each lousy movie, you get 1 pt added to your SAG card.
Based on this criteria, his is already revoked in my mind.
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- HighJive said...
Bratz and Barbie may be analogous to the advertising industry today. There are agencies like CP+B and Goodby, representing the new school culture, versus agencies like JWT and McCann, representing the old school culture.
Bratz presents cutting-edge cool (in a bubble-gum style), just as CP+B will present BK and Truth advertising. Barbie's attempts to be cool—ala her Bling series, for example—feels forced and wannabe, just as JWT tries playing cutting-edge concepts with clients like Oscar Mayer and Kraft. Barbie is the traditional leader brand seeking to respond to the challenger brand—and Barbie is starting to come off like New Coke of the 1990s or "This is not your father's Oldsmobile." Barbie should step up to the times, but not come off like a washed-up Hollywood starlet seeking a pathetic comeback.
Bratz looks, feels and acts like contemporary culture. Forget the movie, which is a total disaster (Hey, Barbie movies are not significantly further evolved, as they don't even try to play in the theatres, taking a straight-to-DVD approach. Actually, it might be better to compare Barbie movies to Bratz animated movies, as the two even share themes.). Are Bratz dolls inspiring some type of immoral, slutty attitude? No more than iconic figures like Christina Aguilera, Britney Spears, Beyoncé, etc. Perhaps Barbie even inspired such revulsion when first introduced decades ago as the international supermodel (can't be certain here, as doll history is not a forté).
And like the ad industry, Barbie lacks authentic diversity. Barbie opts to take the same basic doll model and simply darken the skin tone for cultural variety. Bratz at least starts with a diverse base, where all the characters are equal versus derivative.
Why the hell did I just spend the last 15 minutes over-analyzing girly toys?
- Irene Done said...
highjive -- Because girly toys are fun!
Two things, though: Bratz is a diverse collection but their ethnicity and their attire are two different issues. It's the ridiculously sexy attire that most people object to. And while Bratz dolls may reflect the pop culture, purchasing a doll is a decision that's different than turning on the TV. You're asking a mother to actively and literally buy into a sexualized image for her daughter. Consider that so many doll sales are gift purchases made by grandmothers and family friends and you begin to see the limitation of the Bratz product.
The analogy to CP+B is interesting and Bratz certainly seem very of the moment. But I assume the Bratz brand is after some kind of long-term success, along with all the promotional opportunities that entails. To do that, it has to be a toy that parents feel good about buying. The manufacturers didn't factor that in -- or didn't care.
Barbie=the ad industry? Funny! Here's an interesting thing though: I've been to my share of Barbie conventions, dealer shows etc, and the collectors are an extremely, profoundly diverse group. It truly is a coming-together of the world's people.
MTLB -- If this were a just and wise world, your system would be already be in place.
Suniverse -- Paper dolls are awesome! It's the important bridge between coloring and total clothes obsession. Great points about American Doll. It's almost designed to appeal to the collector-mother and grandmother more than to the fun-seeking child. Almost not really a toy.
And mom-Ringwald was nearly saintly. She raised 3 kids while working in a WWII parts factory! Imagine!
- HighJive said...
also, i'm waiting for the American Girls Gone Wild video. i hear molly ringwald gets pretty freaky.
Random though...I don't think American Girl dolls can be considered a backlash to Bratz dolls. This is mostly because I am 25 and remember wanting a Samantha American Girl doll when I was in elementary school. Can something be a backlash response when it existed first? I do agree that Bratz dolls are far too sexy to be given to 5-year-olds for their birthdays though.


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Bronson Bombshell!!
It's goodbye to Bronson Arroyo. From the Herald.............."Sox ship Arroyo to Reds for Pena.
By Tony Massarotti
Boston Herald Baseball Columnist and General Sports Columnist
Monday, March 20, 2006 - Updated: 12:10 PM EST
FORT MYERS - Blessed with a surplus of pitching, the Red Sox today consummated trade talks with the Cincinnati Reds on a deal that will bring outfielder Wily Mo Pena to Boston.
According to sources, the Sox have sent right-hander Bronson Arroyo to the Reds in exchange for the 24-year-old Pena, who batted .254 with 19 home runs and 51 RBI last season. The 6-foot-3, 215-pound Pena has been especially effective against left-handers during his career and will likely serve as a complement to the left-handed-hitting Trot Nixon, who has had difficulty agfainst left-handers during his career.
**Peter here. This deal makes sense, as Trot is near harmless against left handed pitching, and his "getting older" body will benefit from the rest. And Pena's bat has pop, pop that we will need. Great job by Theo and company. I wish Bronson Arroyo the best, but better him than Matt Clement. By a long shot. Wells too.


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This is the second of a three-part online training series of blogs on CSS style sheets. This blog shows how to create styles for specific HTML tags (the first part covers the principles of CSS style sheets, and the third part gives a worked example of CSS).
- CSS Styles for Specific HTML Tags
- Block Elements (Heading, Div and Paragraph Tags) (this blog)
- Inline Tags - Span, Em and Strong
- Styling Images - the IMG Tag
- Styles for Ordered and Unordered Lists - ul, ol and li
- Hyperlinks (the A Tag)
- Table Styles
- Setting CSS for Other Tags in HTML
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Block Elements (Heading, Div and Paragraph Tags)
A block element forms its own paragraph or block (as opposed to an inline element which flows with the surrounding text). In the following example, the p and div tags are block elements, but the span tag is an inline element:
|Block and inline elements
|The underlying HTML
Heading Tags (H1, H2, etc.)
You should set styles for heading tags typically using em as the font measurement unit. For example:
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font-size: 1.5em;
font-weight: bold;
color: #CC0066;
margin-bottom: 20px;
text-decoration: underline;
font-size: 1.2em;
font-weight: bold;
color: #CC0066;
text-decoration: underline;
font-size: 1em;
font-weight: bold;
color: #CC0066;
Here only the first 3 heading tags are styled (you can set up to 6). All headings will appear in purple (colour code C06) and bold. In addition:
- Level 1 headings will be 150% of the size of the default font, be underlined and have a 20 pixel gap after them;
- Level 2 headings will be 120% of the size of the default font, and will be underlined
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Here's what this will give:
The formatting created by the heading styles above.
DIV and P Tags
Use Div tags to set borders, widths or spacing around sections of text. Here's an example:
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width: 200px;
border: 1px solid #000;
background-color: #eff;
padding: 10px;
margin: 20px;
text-align: center;
This shows that any div tag which has the divBox class applied to it (such as the one above) will appear in a 200 pixel wide box, with a thin black border, pale blue background, inner 10 pixels padding and a 20 pixel margin around it.
You can use p and div tags interchangeably, although CSS purists normally reserve p tags for quoted paragraphs of text.
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- Inline Tags - Span, Em and Strong
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- Hyperlinks (the A Tag)
- Table Styles
- Setting CSS for Other Tags in HTML


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Isn't it provoking to have such news in the homepage of the biggest newspaper in Egypt. With all respect, who is G. Mubarak to have a news about his INTENDED visit to a city?!
Y.I. (for Mohaly)
gamal ra7
gamal geh
howa mesh gamal lamo2akhza "hayedkhol" el goma3a el gayya
3ayez eih men el mohafazat!!
Ana seme3t enno 3al 3eed elly gayy, hayghayyaro el tahne2a bel 3eed men,"3eed MUBARAK" to, "ya GAMAL el 3eed"
tab leeh el ta3ab?!
maho mubarak bardo!


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Vegan Soul Grows in Anacostia
Wednesday, October 10, 2007
Every weekend in a leafy, friendly Anacostia neighborhood, Levita Mondie-Sapp's low-key revolution gets underway. The 37-year-old Maret School teacher makes sweet potatoes with a light orange glaze or spicy peanut vegetable stew or her semi-famous hibiscus tea, often with the help of her young daughters. The folks down the street, relatives and church members drop by to see what's in the oven or to watch as she prepares for a private cooking lesson or someone's housewarming buffet. Everybody gets a taste.
[See Recipes: Vita's Vegan Orange-Glazed Sweet Potatoes, Vita's Barbecue Tofu, Vita's Collard Green Won Tons, Vita's Vegan Corn Bread and Vita's Vegetarian 3-Bean Chipotle Chili]
Mondie-Sapp's dishes are meatless and healthful, yet no one seems to mind. That's how eating habits can change, she says, referring to her one-woman campaign. "This is not an area known for liking vegetarian," she says with a thoughtful, intent gaze and quiet confidence. "But I've been able to show people that this food can be good."
Like many who become vegans as adults, Mondie-Sapp changed her family's diet after being motivated by a cause. "I grew up in Memphis on soul food made the traditional way: meat flavorings, vegetables cooked to death," she says. "Pork and beef and chitterlings and all that stuff.
"But when my mom got cancer, I started reading about how food can contribute to degenerative diseases, or it can promote longevity." After her mother died in 1996, she catered a meeting of her mother's friends, and they appreciated her medium and her message. "Ever since then, I've been inclined to teach people by making food my way."
Mondie-Sapp did not attempt immediate, drastic changes. In graduate school, a roommate was vegan; she began picking up tips. She describes the process as a culinary transition: For smokiness, "instead of seasoning with pork, I used smoked turkey, then liquid aminos, then chipotles," she says. Mondie-Sapp would learn to cut back on sugar, even in a single serving of grape juice, which she blended with freshly squeezed lime juice to reduce the sweetness.
Her informal business, called Vita's Eatery, keeps rolling by word of mouth. "I have catered my real estate agent's housewarmings, where I have been asked to give lessons," Mondie-Sapp says. "Then someone asked me to demonstrate vegetarian cooking at my church, Union Temple." She also donates dinners through Maret's school auction, with more takers each year.
In addition to modifying soul food with vegan ingredients -- rice milk in corn bread, tofu done barbecue-style -- Mondie-Sapp cooks soups and paellas, plus Ghanaian, Mexican, Thai, Italian and Indian fare. It's all soul food, she says, improvised from her cabinet full of cookbooks or from an appetizer sampled at a professionally catered wedding.
There's proof that the teacher's revolution is gaining a foothold in Southeast. Mondie-Sapp recently won the grand prize and her third consecutive "People's Choice" award in the annual chili cook-off held at the Anacostia Farmers Market.
Although chili is not traditionally considered soul food, its level of heat and flavor is a point of pride among the predominantly African American participants who enter each year. On a beautiful mid-September afternoon, as 13 contestants doled out samples of their best concoctions for neighbors and judges from the local fire station, Mondie-Sapp showed up late (delayed at school), as No. 14, with her Vegetarian 3-Bean Chipotle Chili.
"People came through and said, 'That doesn't even look right,' and 'I do not do beans like that,' " she says. But her chili's smoky taste and perfectly cooked beans with corn and a touch of maple syrup won them over. The firefighters admitted it was better than any beefy chili they make. Mayor Adrian M. Fenty arrived to hand Mondie-Sapp two large plaques.
"I was thrilled," she says. "It meant a lot, considering the local audience."
Someday, Mondie-Sapp would love to make Vita's Eatery a bricks-and-mortar enterprise right near her home -- maybe a cafe on the bottom and cooking classes upstairs, where she could teach people the benefits of a diet based on whole foods and whole grains.
"People say it wouldn't fly in Anacostia," she says. "But the bottom line is that black people want their food to taste good. And I can make that happen."


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After more than a month of not updating my website, I'm obviously back again. What can I say, I've been quite busy. I've been catching up on my reading, twiddling with Flash, trying to set up a campaign, and most of all, playing Warcraft 3.
I got a new computer yesterday and it's so cool! It cost me 70k but it's well worth it. It's a Pentium 4 with a 2 Ghz processor, 256 MB of Ram, a 64 MB video card, and a DVD-ROM. I'll never get my wish though of obtaining a 17 inch monitor as the shop was out of stock. Oh yeah, it's also an IBM branded computer. Not much programs though which is why I miss my old comp. There's also the fact that all my emails since 1999 are in the old computer. *sigh*
Guess what, when you don't have a good word processor available, that's when you're itching to write. Oh yeah, I'm also downloading some programs I need for my empty computer, which is why I'm currently logged on and updating the site.


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Genetically modified cotton line BCS-GHØØ4-7 expresses the PAT protein which confers tolerance to glufosinate-ammonium herbicides and the Cry1Ab protein which confers protection against certain lepidopteran pests.
1.) Foods and food ingredients containing, consisting of, or produced from BCS-GHØØ4-7 cotton2.) Feed containing, consisting or produced from BCS-GHØØ4-7 cotton 3.) Products other than food and feed containing or consisting of BCS-GHØØ4-7 cotton for the same uses as any other cotton with the exception of cultivation
The process for authorising a new GMO is based on the EU regulation on GM food and feed (1829/2003). An application for authorising food or feed consisting of or made from a GMO must be submitted to the national authorities. The national authority then sends the application to the European Food Safety Agency (EFSA) for a risk assessment. EFSA then makes the application summary available to the public. No matter where in the EU the company applies, EFSA assesses the risks the GMO presents for the environment, human health and animal safety. If the application covers cultivation, EFSA delegates the environmental risk assessment to an EU country which sends EFSA its risk assessment report. After performing the risk assessment, EFSA submits its scientific opinion to the European Commission and to EU countries. The opinion is made available to the public, except for certain confidential aspects. Once EFSA publishes its risk assessment, the public has 30 days to comment on the Commission website for applications under Reg. 1829/2003, and on the Joint Research Centre website on the assessment report of the "lead" EU country for applications under Directive 2001/18. Within 3 months of receiving EFSA's opinion, the Commission grants or refuses the authorisation in a proposal. If it differs from EFSA's opinion, it must explain why. National representatives approve the Commission's proposal by qualified majority in: (1) The Standing Committee on the Food Chain and Animal Health if the application was submitted under Reg. 1829/2003; (2) The Regulatory Committee under Directive 2001/18/EC if the application was submitted under Dir. 2001/18. The proposal is adopted if the Committee agrees with it. If there is no opinion, the Commission may summon an Appeal Committee where EU countries can adopt or reject the proposal. If the Appeal Committee makes no decision, the Commission may adopt its proposal. Authorisations are valid for 10 years (renewable).
Food Standards Australia New Zealand (FSANZ) is the regulatory agency responsible for the development of food standards in Australia and New Zealand. The main office (approximately 115 staff) is located in Canberra (in the Australian Capital Territory) and the smaller New Zealand office (approximately 10 staff) is located in Wellington on the North Island.
FSANZ does not: Separately assess food from stacked event lines where food from the GM parents has already been approved; Mandate notification of stacked events by developers; Notify the public of stacked event 'approvals'; List food derived from stacked event lines in the Code, unless the stacked event line has been separately assessed as a single line e.g. Application A518: MXB-13 cotton (DAS-21023-5 x DAS-24236-5)
No separate approval or safety assessment is necessary for foods derived from a stacked GM line that is the result of traditional breeding between a number of GM parent lines for which food has already been approved. Food from the parent lines must be listed in the Australia New Zealand Food Standards Code. The parent lines may contain any number of different genes. If food from any of the GM parent lines has not been approved, then a full pre-market safety assessment of food from the stacked line must be undertaken.
No separate approval is required for food derived from a line that is the product of a GM line, for which food has been approved, crossed traditionally with a non-GM line.
Where a single line containing a number of genes has been produced as a result of direct gene technology methods (rather than traditional crossing) then food derived from the line must undergo a full pre-market safety assessment before approval can be given
Food Standards Australia New Zealand (FSANZ) (http://www.foodstandards.gov.au)
Bayer CropScience has developed cotton event T304-40 to be tolerant to glufosinate ammonium herbicides and resistant to lepidopteran pests. Recombinant DNA techniques were used to confer tolerance to the herbicide and impart pest resistance.
Federal responsibility for the regulations dealing with foods sold in Canada, including novel foods, is shared by Health Canada and the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA). Health Canada is responsible for establishing standards and policies governing the safety and nutritional quality of foods and developing labelling policies related to health and nutrition. The CFIA develops standards related to the packaging, labelling and advertising of foods, and handles all inspection and enforcement duties. The CFIA also has responsibility for the regulation of seeds, veterinary biologics, fertilizers and livestock feeds. More specifically, CFIA is responsible for the regulations and guidelines dealing with cultivating plants with novel traits and dealing with livestock feeds and for conducting the respective safety assessments, whereas Health Canada is responsible for the regulations and guidelines pertaining to novel foods and for conducting safety assessments of novel foods.
The mechanism by which Health Canada controls the sale of novel foods in Canada is the mandatory pre-market notification requirement as set out in Division 28 of Part B of the Food and Drug Regulations.
Manufacturers or importers are required under these regulations to submit information to Health Canada regarding the product in question so that a determination can be made with respect to the product's safety prior to sale. The safety criteria for the assessment of novel foods outlined in the current guidance document (i.e. Canadian Guidelines for the Safety Assessment of Novel Foods) were derived from internationally established scientific principles and guidelines developed through the work of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD), Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO), World Health Organisation (WHO) and the Codex Alimentarius Commission. These guidelines provide for both the rigour and the flexibility required to determine the need for notification and to conduct the safety assessment of the broad range of food products being developed. This flexibility is needed to allow novel foods and food products to be assessed on a case-by-case basis and to take into consideration future scientific advances.
Food: Consistent with the definition of "novel food" in Division 28 of the Food and Drug Regulations, the progeny derived from the conventional breeding of approved genetically modified plants (one or both parents are genetically modified) would not be classified as a novel food unless some form of novelty was introduced into such progeny as a result of the cross, hence triggering the requirement for pre-market notification under Division 28. For example, notification may be required for modifications observed in the progeny that result in a change of existing characteristics of the plant that places those characteristics outside of the accepted range, or, that introduce new characteristics not previously observed in that plant (e.g. a major change has occurred in the expression levels of traits when stacked). In addition, the use of a wild species (interspecific cross) not having a history of safe use in the food supply in the development of a new plant line may also require notification to Health Canada. However, molecular stacks are considered new events and are considered to be notifiable as per Division 28. Feed:
Neil Strand, Section Head of Novel Foods
T304-40 is a genetically modified cotton line protected against feeding damage by Lepidopteran insect larvae, and is also tolerant to herbicides containing glufosinate ammonium (modified bar, modified cry1Ab, Gossypium hirsutum L.).
With regard to stacked events, FSCJ conducts the safety assessment of GM food based on the "Policies Regarding the Safety Assessment of Stacked Varieties of Genetically Modified Plants".
Even if single events that are stacked have already approved, some products will be considered as new products and some will not.
Please refer to Article 5 and 6 of the MHLW's notice, which is available at the following URL, for the details.
Article 6 was modified in 2014, and the modified version is available at the following URL.
Food Safety Commission of Japan (http://www.fsc.go.jp/english/index.html), Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare (http://www.mhlw.go.jp/english/policy/health-medical/food/index.html)
Please refer to the decision document of the National Biosafety Board
GM food safety assessment is a requirement by law under the Biosafety Act 2007 in Malaysia. The National Biosafety Board reviews and makes decisions on events based on a scientific/technical risk assessment, policy considerations as well as public input. The decisions and its related documents made are publicly available through the Malaysian Department of Biosafety Website and the Convention of Biological Diversity Biosafety Clearing House.
Malaysian Department of Biosafety Level 1, Podium 2, Wisma Sumber Asli No. 25, Persiaran Perdana, Precinct 4 Putrajaya, Federal Territory Malaysia, 62574. Phone: +603 8886 1746 / 1579. Fax: +603-8889 5604 Email: firstname.lastname@example.com. Url: www. biosafety.nre.gov.my
A genetically modified (GM) cotton line, T304-40, has been developed which is protected against feeding damage by Lepidopteran insects, particularly cotton bollworm (Helicoverpa spp.), and tolerant to herbicides containing glufosinate ammonium.Protection against feeding damage by Lepidopteran insects is achieved through expressioni n the plant of an insecticidal Cry protein, Cry1Ab, encoded by a modified cry1Ab gene derived from the soil bacterium Bacillus thuringiensis, and tolerance to glufosinate ammonium is achieved through expression of phosphinothricin acetyltransferase (PAT) encoded by the bar gene derived from another soil bacterium Streptomyces hygroscopicus. Both of these genes have been widely used for genetic modification of a number of cropspecies.The main food products derived from cotton line T304-40 would be oil and linters.
New Zealand and Australia share a joint food regulation system for the composition of labelling of most foods. Food Standards Australia New Zealand (FSANZ) is the regulatory agency responsible for the development of the joint food standards in Australia and New Zealand. The main office (approximately 120 staff) is located in Canberra (in the Australian Capital Territory) and the smaller New Zealand office (approximately 15 staff) is located in Wellington on the North Island.
CottonTrait 1 Added Protein or DNA: Cry1AbSource: Bacillus thuringiensis subsp. berlinerIntended Effect: Resistance to lepidopteran insectsTrait 2 Added Protein or DNA: Cry2AeSource: Bacillus thuringiensis subsp. dakotaIntended Effect: Resistance to lepidopteran insectsEvent Designation: T304-40
The United States is currently in the process of populating this database. The Food and Drug Administration regulates food and feed (food for humans and animals) from genetically engineered crops in conjunction with the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). EPA regulates pesticides, including those that are plant incorporated protectants genetically engineered into food crops, to make sure that pesticide residues are safe for human and animal consumption and do not pose unreasonable risks of harm to human health or the environment. FDA In the Federal Register of May 29, 1992 (57 FR 22984), FDA published its "Statement of Policy: Foods Derived from New Plant Varieties" (the 1992 policy). The 1992 policy clarified the agency's interpretation of the application of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act with respect to human and animal foods derived from new plant varieties and provided guidance to industry on scientific and regulatory issues related to these foods. The 1992 policy applied to all foods derived from all new plant varieties, including varieties that are developed using genetic engineering (also known as recombinant deoxyribonucleic acid (rDNA) technology). In the 1992 policy, FDA recommended that developers consult with FDA about foods from genetically engineered plants under development and developers have routinely done so. In June 1996, FDA provided additional guidance to industry on procedures for these consultations (the consultation procedures). These procedures describe a process in which a developer who intends to commercialize food from a genetically engineered plant meets with the agency to identify and discuss relevant safety, nutritional, or other regulatory issues regarding the genetically engineered food and then submits to FDA a summary of its scientific and regulatory assessment of the food. FDA evaluates the submission and if FDA has questions about the summary provided, it requests clarification from the developer. At the conclusion of the consultation FDA responds to the developer by letter. The approach to the safety assessment of genetically engineered food recommended by FDA during consultations, including data and information evaluated, is consistent with that described in the Codex Alimentarius Guideline for the Conduct of Food Safety Assessment of Foods Derived from Recombinant-DNA Plants. EPA The safe use of pesticidal substances is regulated by EPA. Food from a genetically engineered plant that is the subject of a consultation with FDA may contain an introduced pesticidal substance, also known as a plant-incorporated protectant (PIP), that is subject to food (food for humans and animals) safety and environmental review by EPA. PIPs are pesticidal substances produced by plants and the genetic material necessary for the plant to produce the substance. Both the PIP protein and its genetic material are regulated by EPA. When assessing the potential risks of PIPs, EPA requires studies examining numerous factors, such as risks to human health, non-target organisms and the environment, potential for gene flow, and insect resistance management plans, if needed. In regulating PIPs, decisions are based on scientific standards and input from academia, industry, other Federal agencies, and the public. Before the first PIP product was registered in 1995, EPA required that PIP products be thoroughly tested against human safety standards before they were used on human food and livestock feed crops. EPA scientists assessed a wide variety of potential effects associated with the use of PIPs, including toxicity, and allergenicity. These potential effects were evaluated in light of the public's potential exposures to these pesticides, taking into account all potential combined sources of the exposure (food, drinking water, etc.) to determine the likelihood that a person exposed at these levels would be predisposed to a health risk. Based on its reviews of the scientific studies and often peer reviews by the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide and Rodenticide Scientific Advisory Panel, EPA determined that these genetically engineered PIP products, when used in accordance with approved label directions and use restrictions, would not pose unreasonable risk to human health and the environment during their time-limited registration.
Stacked events that are each plant incorporated protectants, as defined by the Environmental Protection Agency, must be registered by the Envriornmental Protection Agency before they can be commercialized. Food/feed safety asssessment of single events are generally sufficient to ensure the safety of food/feed from stacked events.
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Local Summer Camp for Kids With summer quickly approaching, I'm busy planning our summer and filling it with several local summer camp for kids. One of the highlights this summer is the British Soccer Camps through Challenger Sports. With rec soccer starting in August, the Challenger Soccer Camps are the perfect way to get the [Read On]
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Scroll Down to see my CAS challenge off Jenn Buck's blog...
Now - if you review my blog, you will find that I am not really a stamper - I am definitely a scrapper! However, I do have "my share" of stamps - and I do look through all the wonderful stamp blogs out there - as they are full of beautiful art and I can often use a card sketch for a scrapbook page. In this particular case - I did use the card sketch for a card.
This card is for my son Devin's birthday. He'll be 7 on Saturday - and I had this BRILLIANT idea (if I do say so myself) for his card - using Amy R's Sketch #63. Take a look:
The pinwheel is made using a QuicKutz 3-D die that came out in February (I think). I got it from CropStop - as I do with ALL of my QK dies. The ribbon is American Crafts, the papers is part of the Apron Strings Designs February kit and is from the Night Light line by October Afternoon and the sentiment is part of the AmyR stamp set Boutique Sentiments. Brads are Doodlebug Sugar Coated - also from CropStop.
I hope you like it - and more than that - I hope Devin likes it!!
Thanks for taking the time to visit my blog. Please come back soon - I think my mojo is returning!!


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It's all coming to a wrap and in ways that seem a blur each time I remind myself of where I was at with my life a year ago.
I am sitting at my desk at the moment, my Benson Hall dorm room with bare naked walls and just my bags on the floor with things for summer break, and I'm putting together this final blog for my first year at Gallaudet. I can't say I have one single regret for how it has all come together and how it has all played out. I'm actually really, really satisfied with the decision I made to come here. I have begun to draft, design, decorate, and don my life once again, and that is the outcome I feel one is given the opportunity to create when they find their identity removed from being in jeopardy of being lost. I could feel that happening back in Arizona. I could sense that I no longer knew who I was or where I was going; "tomorrow" became the most intimidating concept when it should be the most wonderful concern. And the "present" had become something that felt more like a curse than a gift. No one should allow themselves to live in a way that robs them of their gusto for living life. When a life reaches that point it should be the call for action, and that is what I did in my case. And now I'm getting ready for a summer break again at 27 years old. This is awesome! I have to give tremendous thanks to my Vocational Rehabilitation counselor, Sharon Schira-Layton, back in Arizona because after I transferred from my previous VR counselor (I qualified for VR support when I lost my hearing in the right ear at age 22) Sharon unselfishly took me under her wing to help provide me the tools I needed. She is Deaf and a former graduate of Gallaudet so it was a good thing she was available to me when I lost my hearing. She found me a Deaf ASL tutor after I indicated that I thought it would be good for me to learn the language. Then she put the idea on the table for coming to Gallaudet, like I mentioned in a previous blog. Had she not been so proactive and slightly aggressive in aiding me to act and get on with my life as a deafened person I am not sure I would be where I am right now.
The experiences out here have allowed me to see more clearly where I fit in the grand picture of things and to assert my presence. Every day I am able to have conversations with people in which I'm not struggling to hear them and I can't say enough for how incredibly relieving that is when your past involves sooo much expended energy to communicate this way. After a while it led to a reaction on my part of backing off from conversations only because of how exhausted they made me. Albeit my eyes were weary in the beginning when ASL assaulted them with its blur of hand and body movements but with enough time I grew to tolerate and then enjoy the language. Making the choice to attend a university where a more user-friendly language for a person without reliable hearing is the common way of communicating is allowing me to turn my attention to other things rather than the constant berating concern "how am I going to talk with that person?", etc. It all has me excited for this next Fall semester when I already can see the package of things I want to be involved with. Feels like I really started to gain my momentum here at around the time of the First Year Study Tour to Costa Rica over the Spring Break. Sometimes things just happen when you are ready and you really don't have much control over that. Of course, you can force your way into and through things, and I have extensive experience in trying that. But I think I've found that approach tends to only leave you feeling like you are repeatedly pushing against the wall of an inflated rubber jumping castle not actually getting anywhere in the process. I'm planning to work with Green Gallaudet next Fall, as well as, write for a department on campus, work as an English and Biology tutor at TIP, put together a couple community service projects, and possibly play either or both soccer and baseball. And my efforts so far garnered me some end of the semester gifts that are each completely unexpected: a $25 gift certificate to the Bison Bookstore (perfect to use tomorrow to pick up things for the road trip West), a Purple Communications Netbook (their alpha phase mini notebook with their P3 technology that Honor's Program and other well achieved students were referred to receive, and a Canon digital camera to use for when I continue to write for GBlog next Fall and can then add photos to support the stories. Who'd have thought it all work out like this?! Yet the best part of it all is the friends and contacts I have made since July 2008. They all have me looking forward to another couple years here and getting to know a lot of people while learning a language from them and also stacking up those life experiences.
Let the summer begin!


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Shared wife with others in pub
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Submitted by Amateur Jerker
15 January, 2017
I wish my local pub was like this. Lovely tits!
25 December, 2016
The Perfect First Date!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
04 December, 2016
My wife & I tried this years ago in a near empty estate pub. Despite my wife taking her bra and knickers off and making it pretty plain she was there for the taking. three fella's just kept looking but couldnt make the final decision to come over and offer their services. We eventually gave up and had great sex in the car in a countryside track, then realised we were beening watched by a wanking boy on his bike. LOL


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With a stay at Fairfield Inn By Marriott Richmond Chester in Chester, you'll be in the suburbs and close to Henricus Historical Park and Dutch Gap Conservation Area. This hotel is within the vicinity of Point of Rocks Park and Iron Bridge Sports Park.
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In a large nonstick saute pan set over medium heat, cook the pancetta in batches until crispy, 3 to 4 minutes each side. Let drain on a paper towel and set aside.
For the aioli: In a food processor, add in the garlic and pulse. This not only breaks down the garlic, but it seasons the bowl. Then add in the lemon juice, mustard, sugar and egg yolks. Sprinkle with salt and pepper. Process until combined, about 10 seconds. Then slowly stream in the oil while the machine runs. Scrape down the sides of the bowl, add in the Romano cheese and process for 10 more seconds. Taste and adjust the seasoning with more lemon juice, salt and pepper if necessary.
For the sandwich build: Lightly toast the bread. Smear some aioli on each slice of bread. Top with 2 slices tomatoes, some avocado slices, 2 pieces of crisp romaine and 3 to 4 slices of crispy pancetta. Bite like a king.
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I have been so busy doing the scrapbook for my MIL. I feel guilty anytime I pick up the laptop for fun or to google something...another addictive past time I have. I google everything...like...hey, I remember that guy from another movie...let's pull up his movie resume. HMmm why do we say ...they kicked the bucket when they died...I know that has to be some where on Google. Anyway...I hope to finish by this weekend and hopefully create a project a day or atleast have one in the works each day.
I have all these idea books and magazines and I love buying supplies....now I just need to start doing something with all of them.
See ya in the funny pages...hmmm gotta google that one also. O_o
Monday, April 21, 2008
Tuesday, April 8, 2008
Beautiful day
This past Sunday was a beautiful day in Seabrook. It was one of those days that I fall in love with my little town all over again. We live about 3 minutes from a park that is oceanside and has this really long pier to go fishing. Lots of sailboats out today. We even have a trail that we can walk to the park from our house. It winds through the woods and passes right in front of my neighborhood.
My Canadian husband has decided March and April are his favorite months down south. Low humidity and a comfortable breeze.
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Monday, April 7, 2008
Digi Scrapping
I am in the process of creating a Scrapbook for my Mother-in-law. I am trying digital so that I can have it printed and shipped to Canada in time for Mother's Day. I am so in love with Rhonna Farrer's digital paper, elements, and templates for decorative borders. I don't seek out Rhonna's work but it seems anytime I see anything worth buying, I look at the name of the creator and there is Rhonna. I also like Erica Hernandez. She has these great torn templates that I can't wait to use.
So here are a few things I love about DIGI...takes up less space, once I buy something or download something, I can use it for ever. If something isn't the right color, I can colorize it to any color that I want. My pages seem to come together alot quicker.
Things I love about traditional scrapbooking...I love working with my hands and seeing the fruits of my labor. I love embossing, stamping and painting things to make them my own. I love the additional sense of touch you get from traditional layouts. I love shopping for new embellishments, paper and trying new techniques.
My next goal is to do some hybrid scrapbooking and combine both loves. SBE has a good class on hybrid scrapbooking. I should take out my notes from that class and get to it.
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Today my chat is all about Bloglovin'. For those unsure what this is, Bloglovin' is a tool for keeping up with blogs and a way to manage blog feeds. You can follow any blog you want through this and when you go to your bloglovin' feed, it shows you every new blog post that everyone you follow has posted. When you click on the post on your feed you are taken straight to it and when you return to your feed, that post is marked as being read so you don't get confused over which posts you have read or have still to read. A useful tool indeed!
Personally, I use bloglovin' daily. It's my first stop for the day when I'm going blog visiting. I look through the general feed and 'mark as read' the posts I'm not visiting ie music, fashion, giveaways, TV shows I don't watch, beauty, recipes, etc. I'm left with just the book reviews, discussion posts, TV shows or films that interest me, memes or other posts that have caught my eye. Then I start checking them out in order of interests or by the blogger in question. Once I've read the posts and commented on as many as I can, I check back a few times during the day to see if anything new has been posted. I find it is a time saving tool that makes it easy to organise my blog visits and I never miss a post on my favourite blogs doing it this way. How do you use bloglovin'?
There are a few things I don't like about it though. I hate the sponsored ads and posts that I can't get rid of. I hate having to change it from My Feed to Blog Feed every time I visit-can't I select Blog Feed as a default??? I want to see the blog posts not everything everyone I follow liked or saved! I hate seeing Blogs You Might Like featured at the side because they are not blogs that ever interest me, they relate in no way to my interests and are there because Bloglovin' wants to promote them. Unhelpful. It's the same when I decide to follow a new blog...I get shoved onto that similar blogs page which only shows popular followed blogs with thousands of followers and have zero to do with what I just followed. And can I say how much I hated it when ads appeared in my actual feed? I also hate when it decides to unfollow a blog for some stupid reason. I detest being asked to claim my blog-it's already mine and I don't need to 'claim' it from anyone!!! What bugs you about it?
What features would you like to see on it? I would actually like to see a notification about who has unfollowed me-not to go and yell at them or anything, but just out of curiosity, rather than going through all my followers and trying to remember who was there who is now gone! Not everyone would like that feature and I do understand why! I would like to be able to see what I want on the feed page and not what Bloglovin' are trying to push on me. I hate that on all social media platforms.
Oh yes, they COULD make life easier by avoiding this follow the person, follow the blog mix up! Why not have one follow button that lets you follow the person AND the blog? Some people new to bloglovin are following me as a person and not realising they need to follow the blog seperately! Make it easy, combine the two.
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Six-term Iowa Governor Terry Branstad fell ill on Monday at an event in Johnston, Iowa, and was taken by ambulance conscious and alert to a Des Moines hospital, the governor's office said.
Branstad, 68, told reporters after coughing at a weekly news conference early on Monday that he was suffering from a bad cold. He fell ill later at an event at DuPont Pioneer in Johnston, about 9 miles northwest of Des Moines.
"During the transport, paramedics took the governor's vitals and initial tests indicate that the spell was caused by a seasonal illness," spokesman Jimmy Centers said in a statement. "The governor had been suffering from the effects of a cold."
Branstad, who had varicose vein surgery at the end of December, has a history of heart problems. Doctors inserted a stent after a heart attack in December 2000 and in 2010 inserted a second stent after routine tests found a partially blocked artery.
Branstad served four terms as Iowa's governor from 1983 to 1999 and then returned to win election in 2010 and reelection in November.
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Had the day off so I cleaned and lubed the drive trains on our bikes so they run smooth on Saturday. Nice weather so time to clean them up. After I was done, figured why not go for a ride.
Local 16 mile, a bit over 1100 ft of gain. Nice day, high of 86 on the ride. If it gets another 20 degrees warmer, I may consider removing the under layer ha ha!


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Monday, 25 February 2013
Unkind thought
10 comments:
- Mark Wadsworth said...
Round where I live, most of the mothers look like that.
- 25 February 2013 at 07:29
- Sam Vega said...
Not necessarily an unkind thought. Given the existence of a phenomenon in one's environment it pays to know about it so as to avoid embarrassment. ("What a lovely toy! Did mummy give it to you? Oh, she did, but that's not mummy....OK...")
And thinking that the young man could pull a trophy tart would probably cause him enormous gratification. He might be an avid reader and commentator on your blog...
- 25 February 2013 at 09:34
Probably mummy, trophy tarts don't do brats. Relax, time enough for life's vicissitudes to creep up on them, let them gather ye rosebuds for a bit - even in a swanky 4x4 and execrable taste. Just remember they are paying your pension(s).
- 25 February 2013 at 13:17
- A K Haart said...
Mark - not so much round here. No Range Rovers either.
Sam - an avid reader? Good job I didn't think of that :)
Roger - true, they are paying my pension. Nice people.
- 25 February 2013 at 16:37
- James Higham said...
Tut tut - and I thought I was the only one who had such thoughts. :)
- 25 February 2013 at 19:51
- A K Haart said...
James - :)
- 25 February 2013 at 20:18
- Mark Wadsworth said...
AKH, round my way, all the mummies need a Range Rover or 4x4 for the tricky two-mile school run up and down those gentle hills.
- 26 February 2013 at 11:10
- A K Haart said...
Mark - the Derbyshire hills aren't so gentle, but you don't need a Range Rover. The sheep farmers have scruffy Land Rovers. I quite fancy a scruffy Land Rover - other road users seem to avoid them.
- 26 February 2013 at 11:44
- Sackerson said...
AKH: Don't worry: p*ss and vinegar types live longer, I think. Mild acidity is a preservative.
- 27 February 2013 at 18:27
- A K Haart said...
Sackers - they tend to, although I read somewhere that Clyde Barrow described Bonnie Parker as "full of piss and vinegar"!
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2 Pizza ccTLD Sales Reported By Sedo
This afternoon, I received a tip that Sedo's sale RSS feed is showing Pizza.nl as being sold for 75,000 EUR, which is approximately $103,000 at today's exchange rate. A few minutes ago, I was sent Sedo's weekly sale report (posted on TheDomains.com), and the top ccTLD sale was Pizza.es. The domain name sold for a reported 35,000 EUR, which is just under $50,000 at today's exchange rate.
It appears the buyer of both of these domain names is a company called Takeaway.com. Based on the landing page of Pizza.nl, it looks like the same buyer may own several Pizza ccTLD domain names already, including:
- Pizza.co.uk
- Pizza.fr
- Pizza.dk
- Pizza.be
- Pizza.pt
It's very possible that the company owns other pizza ccTLD domain names, or perhaps even other pizza and food related domain names.
It will be interesting to see if the buyer intends to purchase additional Pizza.ccTLD domain names, and if so, how the market changes now that these two sales have been reported by Sedo. I am surprised they didn't want to keep these sales private if they are still in acquisition mode, as two recent sales might indicate.
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At the bottom right side is a list of some other pizza related sites Takeaway.com operate.
Good eye!
Takeaway.com is the name under which the company is internationally known. However, we are active in 10 countries and the names of websites change from one country to another: uk.takeaway.com – pizza.co.uk (United Kingdom), Thuisbezorgd.nl (Netherlands), Pizza.be (Belgium), Lieferservice.de (Germany), Lieferservice.at (Austria), Lieferservice.ch (Switzerland), Pizza.dk (Denmark), Pizza.lu (Luxembourg), Hämtmat.se (Sweden) and Takeaway.com (France). In total, our websites already include more than 20.000 member restaurants…….
That's impressive, Stu. (Pizza's one of my favorite foods, so much so that I bought PizzaBlogger.com) Curious, how long has it taken to get to that 20K number of member restaurants in your online ordering network? Also, does Liefer translate to pizza in German, or does it mean something else?
If i remember well, pizza.es was snaped in backorders.es for something like 1000€(+-), some months ago. Nice flip!
It seems you can find their planned road on pizza.eu Practically, it seems they do not have only the .it in their collection. I am curios if it will be always the same in future.
No sorry, pizza.eu appears not related to this company.


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I heard something today that really made me mad. A woman whose husband left her and their child is working THREE jobs, and had to decide to either put gas in her vehicle to get to those jobs, or pay rent. She put gas in her car so she wouldn't get fired. She is now being evicted. She is not on welfare. She called her well-to-do parents to ask for some help, and her mother had a one-word reply: "Sorry."
What? Sorry?? As a mother, I cannot even fathom saying to my homeless child and grandchild, "Sorry." When pressed, the woman said, "Mother, I'm homeless!" To which Mommy Dearest replied, "You are not homeless. The victims of Katrina, they are homeless. The people in Alabama, THEY are homeless."
What the heck ever happened to compassion? You know me and my word-nerdy-ness.
COMPASSION: tenderness. Mercy. Concern. Loving-kindness. Benevolence. Grace. Kindness. Goodness. And the one that gets me the most? Humanity.
People are supposed to be different from animals in that they don't eat their young. They're not supposed to ignore them or walk away. They're not supposed to champion Darwin's "survival of the fittest." Humanity. What does make us different?
It's no wonder our society supports animal activism and touts punishing people who abuse animals but find it completely acceptable to kill their own unborn children.
I remember having a discussion with a woman who said she would have stayed with her dog in a flood, and died with it, rather than go with her husband and child, so the dog didn't die alone. Now don't get me wrong, I'm an animal lover. I have 3 dogs. But they are animals. This woman would have chosen her pet over her child. I have a problem with that.
How did we get to value human life so little? How is it that we have no compassion for our fellow man? See a homeless person? "Oh, he must be a drug addict. He deserves it." Someone using food stamps? "Must be lazy and have 12 kids by 12 different men." See an overweight person using a walker, cane or wheelchair? "If they weren't so fat and lazy they could walk on their own."
People, I IMPLORE you. Look beyond the facade! Why can't we assume the BEST until we know differently? Instead of judging someone, here's an idea: HELP THEM. And if you're wrong? Well shame on them. But YOU doing good didn't hurt YOU one bit.
Look around you. Won't you PLEASE find just ONE person you could help today? Compassion. Don't just read this. Walk it out.
Fighting this disease called Myasthenia Gravis (MG) with a little humor, some good friends, and a lot of help from Above.
Monday, May 2, 2011
Posted by Kerri Sweeris at 2:30 PM
Labels: Compassion, humanity
5 comments:
- Peter Waite said...
Great post Kerri! Look for a new post today on my blog that features your blog :)
- May 2, 2011 at 3:26 PM
- Rachel said...
It's terribly sad the way people treat each other. I don't know if people are afraid to help others, or if they just don't care anymore!
No act of kindness, no matter how small, is ever wasted...
- May 2, 2011 at 8:02 PM
- Patty Ann said...
I totally agree with this one Kerri!! It is amazing to me how conditional our love can be. You are right, we can each do one thing to make a difference.
- May 2, 2011 at 9:10 PM
- Hello! I'm Kate. said...
Great post Kerri!
I love your definitions of compassion!
- May 3, 2011 at 9:10 PM
- Kim @ Stuff could... said...
I agree with you! Compassion is needed...so sad
- May 4, 2011 at 6:07 AM
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Welcome blog readers.
For those of you who are unfamiliar, I would like to introduce myself. I am Patchy Meow, I am a very talkative cat and I like to write about my life and that of my cat siblings.
In my last post I was talking about the strange habits of my brother Sooty. He has a habit of sitting in the most unusual places. He still likes to sit in the cat litter box, but now he has started to sit on my female human's ironing board ! When she has finished ironing he just jumps up on it, and just sits there staring down at we cats.
Methinks he has delusions of grandeur. He has also a liking for sitting on the kitchen pedal bin.
|Sooty on the ironing board
|Sooty on the bin
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Finally my book is for sale on Blurb.com. I have ordered a copy for myself and I can't wait until it arrives, and I can see everything in print. If you would like to preview the book just click on the widget below or you can click on the little book badge on the top left side of the home page.
I have tried to keep the price as low as I can (colour book are more expensive than black and white) It retails at €7.95(inc tax) + postage.
So what else has been happening, ah, yes the scratching posts. We have had a couple of scratching posts in our garden for a few months now.They are just two long pieces of wood that are leaned against the palm tree in our garden. We all love using them, and try to scratch our way to the top, Blackie is getting quite good at that.
|The scratching posts
It is a good idea to have some sort of scratching post for your cat, it stops them scratching the furniture and carpets. There's plenty of cat furniture you can buy for indoor cats, it provides them with exercise.
Blackie and Gingy have been very naughty this week, they have brought some half chewed lizards into the house again. I keep telling them not to do it, but will they listen !
Scratchy has been keeping a low profile of late, but he still continues to be in a grumpy mood. I have given up trying to cheer him up.
Do you know that cats like being massaged, we love it, it's even better than having our tummies tickled. OK it's not like when you humans have a massage and you lie on a table and have nice smelling oils rubbed into you. Just a light rub with the finger tips around the ears, neck, back and tummy. It makes me feel really nice and sleepy.
I wouldn't try this with a grumpy, bad tempered cat (like Scratchy) you may end up getting scratched.
Have a look at this video from you tube it is Soooooo Cute and funny.
OK who wants to see a cute kitten picture !!!!!!
|Public domain image - courtesy of Reusable Art.com
All together now Awwwwwwwwwwww!!!!
I will finish now and say goodbye until the next time, got to fly!!!!
Patchy Meow
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Thursday, 3 April 2008
[c]space in Barcelona
Alvin and Alan will both be in Barcelona Friday 11 April 2008 to present the pavilion as part of the SIMAE conference on emerging architecture. Discussions will focus on "proposals based on methodologies such as "thinking while experimenting", which bring us back to the Deleuzian concept of "thinking as doing"."
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[c]space in Berlin
Alan will be in Berlin giving a presentation about the pavilion on Wednesday 9 April 2008 for the 3D Modelling Symposium at the University of Arts Berlin. There will be lectures, case studies, and master classes where top-class national and international experts will demonstrate solutions for contemporary architecture and construction demands, as well as modern design via 3D-modelling.
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Sunday, 30 March 2008
[C]space photos by Philippe Brysse
Here are some great shots of the pavilion by super talented photographer Philippe Brysse. check out his flickr page to see some of his other amazing photos...
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New Challenge over at Noel Mignon!
Good morning! Hope you had a great weekend! After my weekend in Utah it was nice to have Monday off to catch up. My hubby and I had the opportunity go couch shopping and have a nice lunch out.......just the two of us. Cort had school and Kyle spent the day "shadowing" at a high school he is interested in. (Hard to believe he is in 8th grade!)
This week Noel is hosting a brand new challenge called, "Time Capsule." Since we just passed 10/10/10, she thought it would be kind of cool to scrap about life in 2010. Kind of a way to record the happenings of today. So I decided to make little pockets for 8 different categories of topics. Just pull them out and all the info is there! The title was cut using the Cricut Storybook cartridge and the banner was cut using the All Occasions Cake Art cartridge. I used the Lemonade Stand kit. (sold out)
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Play date
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a journal of snips and stitches
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That must have been a great visit. You took some lovely photos and now have some more great memories to treasure.
It sounds like a wonderful and yet exhausting day! My head would have popped to have been surrounded by such creative minds.
What a fun fun day! A vacation close to home! Thanks for sharing it with us.
What a lovely day! Thanks for sharing it with us.
It sounds like you guys had so much fun! Bourbon and Branch is one of my favorite spots in sf, it feels so secret, and I love that phones are frowned upon once inside. :)
What a great day in the city - thanks for sharing. And isn't it shocking how something like a place, smell, etc, can bring back the memory of a loved one. I'm sure your Mom's spirit was smiling at you.
This was lovely--thank you!
It sounds like you guys had a great time both before and after I met up with you guys! I'm jealous ;) Next time, I'll have to leave the family at home and come out and play longer.
And you can totally be Olivia's auntie :) In my culture, friends are automatically our children's aunts and uncles. It was so nice to finally meet in person! I hope we'll have more opportunities to see each other in the future.
What a perfect day!


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Greetings!! Yes, I'm still alive!
I know it's been awhile, but I've had trouble finding time to blog between being sick, working on a couple of portfolio photo shoots last week, and reading The Hunger Games books this weekend.
A long time ago, I promised to deliver a Monday Getaway post about a yurt camping, girls' weekend, so here it is!
I like camping as much as anyone, but when I camp, I prefer lying in the shade with a good book over other outdoor pursuits. Can't you imagine relaxing on the deck of one of these? ("Sage" yurt at Lake Cachuma campground, sleeps 5, $60 per night)
Lake Cachuma is located in Santa Barbara County in CA, and is only about a four hour drive from Los Angeles, perfect for a weekend getaway! I have been tent camping here a couple of times with Andrew, but I've always wanted to rent one of these yurts. They just look so fun, like a fancy version of the forts you make as a kid!
Check out the view and the awesome interior! It's a little bare bones, but you could decorate the inside a bit to make it more festive.(Images via The Felt Mouse)
The yurts have the normal campsite amenities, such as a picnic table, BBQ, fire ring, and water spigot outside – plus the added bonus of lighting, heating, and electrical outlets inside! Perfect for twinkle lights!
Another bonus of staying at Lake Cachuma is that it's a ten minute drive from wineries, Andersen's Pea Soup restaurant, and Solvang (home of the Ebelskiver!). Plus there's a cute little ranch nearby where you can feed ostriches and emus, which is very fun.
I could see even having a fun, quirky bachelorette weekend in one of these yurts, decorated something like this…(Bachelorette getaway inspiration shoot, styled by Jessica and *me*!!)
What do you think, would you camp in a yurt? I can't wait to try it!
Oh, and check out my ideas on canal boating in France here!
P.S: More to come on those recent photoshoots, don't worry! And yes, those are bras… 😉
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