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I'm ready to not be so tired & so happy that the weekend is here. I had plans to go out of town, but decided to just stick around the house, clean, watch football, and actually get caught up on all the school stuff I have yet to do . . . data notebook update . . . RTI charts . . . professional goals and such . . . and some organizing. I think if I can get this done, I will feel better about life, and less like I'm drowning. Please tell me I'm not the only one ! Oh yeah, and sleep . . . I slept til 10 today!! What?!
Anyway, after my post last week about how I do centers (you can see the original HERE), I've had several questions about how I do the same thing in math. For my Guided Reading, I'm trying to integrate the Daily 5 concepts into my centers and so far, so good. I know I am not following it exactly, but I'm learning little bit by little bit.
As for math, I follow the Guided Math model. It's an adaptation from the book Guided Math: A Framework for Mathematics Instruction by Lacey Sammons. You can click on the book to check it out at Amazon.
The questions i"ve been asked have been what kind of centers I have in rotation. Mine are based on the five tenets suggested in the book: numeracy, problem solving, manipulative practice, data analysis & technology. If you read my first post, I have five centers (frogs) so in math, I have five centers, too!
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I laminate them & use each year so that helps with having to re-create stuff. Also, the little ones can just draw the answer and write the problem and not copy if time doesn't allow it. My school uses those books for problems, and I come up with ones that match our skill at the time.
Green - Numeracy/Number Sense
When we reviewed our data in first grade, we found that so many kids were lacking number sense. Plus, the book tells us that this is the VITAL FOUNDATION for children learning, understanding & loving math.
To differentiate, I use four colored sticky notes (for my four leveled groups) so they know which number to use.
The picture on the right is from my friend's classroom & part of her calendar board. She uses this to model the center activity.
Yellow - Manipulative/Hands-on Practice
Pink - Data Analysis
So . . . those are the centers. Also, instead of Spelling STOP, my kids go to calendar stop.
Lastly. . .
I've had some questions about my center check list. Warning: this is not the cutest thing I've ever come up with, but it works. Here's mine:
http://msk1ell.blogspot.com/2011/08/4-pocket-folders-revisited.html . You can see that post HERE.
So, that's it. I hope this helps those of you with questions & anyone who's trying to implement math workshop!
OH! I forgot - some people are having trouble with the time because I mentioned I do my Guided Reading for 1.5 hours. A friend of mine puts centers out and leaves them for TWO weeks (yay for that!) and only does two rotations a day which fits into 10 days instead of five. Just a tip.
And in the interest of my love of funnies, I'll leave you with these (hee hee).
Have a FABULOUS weekend !! :)


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To the left of this blog's posts is a column of features. Several of these are designed to changed weekly. You may distinguish them by noticing "week" somewhere in the title. That tip is free.
I've been writing here daily, and intend to keep doing so, but I also thought it would be nice to have some material along the side that changes on a weekly basis.
However, the side column does not leave much room for explanation and no room for discussion, so in the interest of allowing feedback (from anyone, please read, love me, LOVE ME) I've decided to dedicate each Sunday post to the update and discussion of the weekly features. The top five list will be pretty random. The Star Wars quote will be too, I suppose. There may also be other things added as time goes on, but these two will be mainstays, I've put my foot down on that.
Quick tangent, I've been considering referring to myself as "we." I would just find it sort of funny, but I'm wondering if it would come across more as schizophrenic, or worse, pretentious.
Well...without any further ado:
This weeks top five is books by the one and only Dr. Seuss. I know I'm not alone in that I absolutely loved Dr. Seuss as a kid. I love reading his book's to my sons and fear they may be too old to enjoy them soon. To pick a top five, when his works are so extensive, is tough, but these are my definite winners.
I Had Trouble in Getting to Solla Sollew is the absolute best. The message itself is something I've tried to teach my boys. Don't run from your problems. Have no fear.
On Beyond Zebra! is a masterpiece of made up words. Seuss is famous for just making things up so they rhyme, and this, I believe to be his best example of that technique. Plus, I remember my dad tripping over the words, "Floob-Boober-Bab-Boober-Bubs," every dang time he read it and finding that hysterical.
Everyone loves a good bed time book, and Dr. Seuss's Sleep Book is one of the best. It's long for a bedtime story, but I think it sort of lulls the young one your reading to asleep that way. There's a sort of pattern to it that really seems to help one wind down gradually.
McElligot's Pool has a message that goes hand in hand with the purpose of this blog. One may get teased and told they're crazy for being able to have a vivid imagination, but don't give up on your dreams or change what you do to make yourself happy. There's nothing wrong with hope.
The last spot was tough to decide on. So many good titles left out. The Sneetches and Other Stories captured the last spot, however. The story of the Sneetches itself tells a great lesson without being preachy (like The Butter Battle Book) and even though it's a shorter tale, it stands on its own quite powerfully. On top of that, you have What Was I Scared Of? at the end of the book and I always thought a pair of creepy green pants made for a goofy story.
That brings us to the Star Wars quote of the week. It comes from Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back and is Han Solo's response to Princess Leia's insult: "You stuck-up, half-witted, scruffy-looking nerf herder!" His reply: "Who's scruffy-looking?!" The comedy move of overlooking all the other insults (suggesting they are valid) and focusing on one in particular is classic. I still like gags you'd find in an Abbott & Costello film.
The various surveys are not necessarily a weekly feature. Currently, I'd like to know which Star Wars movie you would show your children first (whether those children are real or hypothetical). I'd like to leave these questions up until I think the number of votes represents a decent sampling size. Of course, if you spread the word about this blog and we get more readers (wink, wink), then the poll could be a weekly feature.
Here, I wish I could tell you the "What I'm Reading," section will change weekly, but I have no delusions that I will read a book per week. I do, however, hope to include book, movie and video game reviews down the road.
So that's it for this week's features. Next Sunday will see these changed and we'll talk more about it (okay, there it was, the "we," was it weird?). Regular posts resume tomorrow.
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This is how it happens.And in two days, actually less than 48 hours, on the same day as the selection of a new Speaker, the American people are saddled with a burdensome two-year budget that works towards increased debt on our heads and future generations. Besides those RINOs in the House, you've got these GOP Senators to thank for it...
Last night while you were sleeping the Senate voted to steal $150 billion dollars from the Social Security Trust Fund. I joined 34 of my colleagues in a vote to prevent this raid. I would like to thank Senator Rand Paul for leading the fight to protect to Social Security from the thieves in Washington, who seem to think that if they steal from the American people at night while they are sleeping that they will get away with it. I was proud to vote with Senator Paul on his point of order that would have protected Social Security, and I ask you to help me shine a light on what Washington has tried to hide from you in the darkness of night.
If everyone who sees this message shares it, it will reach millions of Americans. As someone who has been fighting for years to reform our broken government in Washington, I know it is exhausting, I sympathize with your frustration, and I understand your impatience. But don't give up. Washington wants you to give up.
Just remember, a vote to raid social security in the middle of the night in a desperate attempt to perpetuate an unsustainable spending addiction isn't a sign of strength. It is a sign of weakness.
~ Sen. Mike Lee
Politistick: "Obama's Mitch" McConnell and seventeen of his fellow RINO squish Surrender Caucus members gave Obama an early Christmas present early Friday morning, while American citizens, already shouldering an almost $19 trillion in debt — excluding trillions more in unfunded liabilities — received a trick not a treat.Yes, they need to be, but will the American people hold them accountable? We've got to get rid of this 'not my representative' and 'not my senator' attitude. If they're bad, can'em! The opportunity was there last year to rid the halls of Washington from more than a few of these quislings, but they were ushered back into office. It's time for some tough love and a one-way ticket back home, America; otherwise, they'll continue to rob us blind.
Passed by a 64-35 vote in the U.S. Senate, the budget deal would eliminate the debt ceiling until 2017, well into the next presidential term when Barack Obama will be out of office.Seen on C-SPAN2: Senate passes #budegtdeal & #DebtCeiling bill, 64-35. https://t.co/5HdzxGbFqi pic.twitter.com/KtlyLzhn7M— CSPAN (@cspan) October 30, 2015
Eighteen Republicans voted for the deal, including RINO relics Mitch McConnell (RINO-KY), John McCain (RINO-AZ) and presidential candidate Lindsey Graham (RINO-SC), who is hovering around zero percent in all recent polls.
Senator Rand Paul (R-KY), also a presidential candidate, had attempted to filibuster the deal, but was stopped when the same eighteen treasonous RINO senators joined with Democrats to invoke cloture. Paul excoriated those who voted for the deal as being out of touch with the average American on the street and said that the vote is indicative of why Congress is held in such low opinion.Here are the 18 Senate Republicans who voted FOR the budget deal (Which passed 64-35): pic.twitter.com/qo50nchVFb— Frank Thorp V (@frankthorpNBC) October 30, 2015
.@RandPaul challenge to fellow Senators: Leave beltway and ask any random person whether federal gov't should borrow more money.— Oliver Darcy (@oliverdarcy) October 30, 2015
Fellow presidential candidate, constitutional conservative Ted Cruz also sharply condemned the budget deal, which he had earlier in the week referred to as a "golden parachute victory for the Washington Cartel," and a "complete and utter surrender" to "lame duck President Obama and Congressional Democrats to extend Washington's failed spending policies another two years." On the Senate floor, Cruz reportedly said that the budget deal is like giving Obama a "diamond encrusted glow in the dark AmEx card."Doesn't seem to be a significant will on either side to stop spending. This is why congress has a 10% approval rating.— Dr. Rand Paul (@RandPaul) October 30, 2015
The legislation, which was passed in the House on Wednesday, will bust the previously agreed to 2011 budget caps and will increase spending on military and domestic programs by $80 billion.On Senate floor, @tedcruz says budget deal like giving Obama "diamond encrusted glow in the dark AmEx card." pic.twitter.com/JQ5uTeH5l5— Oliver Darcy (@oliverdarcy) October 30, 2015
The bill now goes to the desk of Obama, who will no doubt sign the bill as it gives him everything he desires.
Both the House and Senate have now completely surrendered their power of the purse to the anti-American, anti-freedom Obama Regime, and John Boehner, Mitch McConnell, and the other corrupt RINOs who voted to increase deficit spending, must be held accountable.
Related link: Senate Passes Budget Deal to Raise Debt Ceiling — Here Are the 18 Republicans Who Voted for It
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Friday, June 26, 2009
RIP. A Great Loss to America
Thursday, June 18, 2009
Obama takes notes from Lonegan, Razes Camden for a Park
"The government [is] looking at expanding a pioneering scheme in Flint, one of the poorest US cities, which involves razing entire districts and returning the land to nature." (bugs me when they leave out words, in this case, "is". I've done it too, not claiming I'm perfect, but, true story, I'm also not the "news" and I don't have an editor on staff for this non-sense)
Wednesday, June 17, 2009
Reduce Dangerous Emissions - End Government Inspection of Private Property
"You just drive over to one of the inspection centers where -- as part of the government's effort to reduce dangerous emissions -- you sit idling for several hours."
Tuesday, June 16, 2009
New Yorkers should Protest like Iranians
Since I don't want to be arrested, like Murray Sabrin's pal Hal Turner, I'll word this carefully. New Yorkers, as in taxpayers and voters in NY, should be on the front steps of the state house in Albany and if/when their elected lawmakers decide to go to work, as they were elected to do, those New Yorkers, backed by their County Sheriff and State Police, should politely send those lawmakers home and refuse their services, or lack thereof while a new election for all new lawmakers is scheduled; no incumbents allowed.
It is a disgrace that these elected lawmakers, who are supposed to uphold the Constitution of the United States and that of NY, are too busy fighting over which party is in control that they cannot meet to cut taxes and unneeded government workers while they continue to cash their own paychecks and New Yorkers continue to pay outrageous taxes state wide.
If New Yorkers were to stand up and protest their sham government, would Obama and the national GOP get behind them the way they are backing the people of Iran?
Tuesday, June 9, 2009
Those damn Geese, again...
Some of you might remember that I too complained about these awful creatures and noted them in my platform while running for congress last year.
Anyhow, the story is typical APP junk, BUT deep in those comments were the following two replies that made me call my girlfriend into the room to share the chuckle...
Honker wrote:
David Martens violated the Migratory Bird Treaty Act. He should be prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law and be required to seek anger management counseling. Red flags are oten ignored. His intentional, malicious behavior is indicitive of a more serious underlying problem. It's hard to imagine that in a supposedly civilized society, the mere crime of living and doing what comes naturally could exact such a ruthless punishment.
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The birds aren't living up to their part of the treaty.
...my girlfriend didn't see the same humor value that I saw.
In any case, I don't know what the penalty is for a single count of animal cruelty these days but then I'm not sure that Mr. Martens did anything cruel. I mean, some birds are shot every day, others just have their heads lopped off and feathers plucked only to be filleted and put on the shelves at the local ShopRite or thrown into a vat of boiling oil at the local KFC. I don't think I should have to say it, but we're talking about a wild bird here, not someone's pet dog or cat. A wild bird was killed, not a cute, little, innocent water rat.
In other news... I stepped on 6 ants today, by accident of course. Please do not call me cruel.
Monday, June 8, 2009
Sonia Sotomayor doesn't support the First Amendment
On May 29th, 2008, a US Second Circuit Court of Appeals upheld a lower court ruling that the administration had acted within the bounds of their authority. The court made the ruling not so much because of the "douchebags" comment, but because her encouragement of students to contact the administration could cause a "foreseeable risk of substantial disruption to the work and discipline of the school." She had said on her blog that students could contact the Superintendent "to piss her off more." The court stressed that their decision was not an endorsement of schools regulating off-campus speech. Thomas Gerarde, representing the school district, was quick to assert that "any speech that is likely to come to the attention of administrators on campus, even though it's off campus, will be subject to discipline if it's disruptive."Judge Sotomayor's opinion; schools have an obligation to impart to their students "shared values," which include not only the importance of free expression but a "proper respect for authority".
Thursday, June 4, 2009
New Jersey's first candidate from the Modern Whig Party
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Tuesday, June 2, 2009
Pascrell wants Ticketmaster to look like your Verizon bill
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Monday, June 1, 2009
A look back to 2005 with GM
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2016 was for me a year of healing from mental breakdown, learning my limitations, being creative, and trying new things. For us as a couple it was also a year of finding new direction career wise, moving to a new community, discussing and planning for the future. 2016 for the world was difficult, surprising, confusing. There have been terrorist attacks in cities which a few years ago seemed to be safe bulwarks of Western culture. One of the most powerful and supposedly progressive nations has elected as their leader a man who openly makes sexist and racist remarks. We're facing a world-wide refugee crisis. Closer to home, indigenous peoples in our country are living without basic necessities like clean drinking water.
For many, the start of a new year is a time for optimism. It is a time to make a change; a time for new promises and goals; a time to change the world. I used to think like that. I would have a long list of New Year's resolutions. I would start right at midnight on my project to be sinless, perfect in every particular. One year during a New Year's Eve party, I stopped eating the party food and drinking pop as soon as midnight came. For the rest of the party, I ate vegetables and drank water.
I've lost that starry eyed optimism. Hopefully it has been replaced with realism and not pessimism, although I can't say for sure. Here is what I know: 2017 is going to be hard. We're going to hear about terrorist attacks, airplane crashes, homicides, child abuse, and economic crisis. We're going to hear a lot of talk back and forth about policy issues, parental rights, religious rights, and globalization. A lot of it will seem to get no where, because a new year doesn't change anything.
If you're like me, you want to change the world and fix everything. You want to feed every single refugee child and sponge away the trauma. You want to shout from the roof tops that it's not ok that there are so many missing and murdered indigenous women in Canada. You want to whisper into the heart of every woman, "You matter. You don't deserve to be mistreated because of your race and gender. I care about you."
It's discouraging because we can't fix the world. Every problem is so big and so complex. Even if there was a perfect solution to everything, we couldn't carry it out because we are flawed sinners. We think "If I were in power, I would make so much positive change!" But power corrupts, and we aren't invincible to that temptation even as Christians.
Should we give up? Shall we turn off the radio, stay in our "safe" social circle, and concern ourselves only with hypothetical rights and wrongs? Can't we build up a wall between "us" and "them" and give a host of reasons why their problems are their fault and there's nothing we can do?
It's tempting isn't it?
Can I make a proposal? What if we do the little things? Each of us can seize every opportunity to make a difference. You can't change the world, but you can change one person's world. You can't rescue every abused child, but maybe you can become a mentor with Big Brothers Big Sisters or Children's Aid Society. You can't eradicate rape culture on college campuses, but you can keep your eyes open and intervene if you see something that's off. You can't fix dysfunctional relationships, but you can be a listening ear for someone that needs it. You can't stop all abortions everywhere, but you can write letters to your M.P. voicing your disagreement; and you can provide financial or emotional support to a woman who is considering abortion.
Will you join me in making 2017 a year of hope for someone? Jesus said, "Whoever gives one of these little ones only a cup of cold water in the name of a disciple, assuredly, I say to you, he shall by no means lose his reward." (Matthew 10:42) Will you pray with me that God will use our little actions for the greater good?
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Saturday's trip will wrap-up of the 2012 Summer Series. We will be visiting 4 Eastern Ontario sewage lagoons. This annual summer outing has always been one of our most popular and productive outings.
As of today (Tuesday), the long-range weather forecast for the Casselman, Ontario region looks very good (mainly sunny, high of 20). That of course can change quickly. We will keep a watch on things as the week progresses.
SPECIAL NOTE: I'm making a change to this year's trip. This year we will do the usual route, only in reverse, starting at the St-Albert Lagoons and ending the day at the St-Isidore Lagoons.
DATE: Saturday, August 18
TIME: 7:00 AM – Full day; combination driving/walking trip
MEETING PLACE: Departing from the Hudson Inn parking lot in Hudson, Quebec located at Exit 17 off of Highway 40. Please arrive early to be ready to depart for Ontario at 7 AM sharp. We have roughly a 90 km. drive from Hudson to our first stop in St-Albert, thus the need for the early start.
ITINERARY: We will visit 4 different sewage lagoons; St-Albert, Embrun, Casselman and St-Isidore. We are hoping for a variety of shorebirds and marsh-dwellers, together with whatever other birds we find throughout the day. St-Albert and Embrun will fill the morning. We'll break for lunch at Tim Horton's in Casselman prior to heading on to the Casselman and St-Isidore stops. Bring your lunch or pick up something at a number of restaurants located at the Cassleman stop. Picnic tables, washrooms and gasoline are all available here.
There is a lot of walking required at each site, particularly at St. Albert, the largest of the four sites. The lagoons are located in wide open and exposed areas, away from any facilities. They provide no shade or shelter from the sun or rain. Therefore dress accordingly and bring along fluids and/or snacks.
Spotting scopes will be very useful. If you have portable two-way radios, please bring them along. They are excellent tools on road trip such as this. Car-pooling is highly recommended as parking at the lagoons is limited. Cars may be left at our departure point at the Hudson Inn parking lot.
If you have any question, please contact me by e-mail, or by telephone at 450-462-1459. If you are delayed on Saturday morning, please call me on the BPQ cellphone at 514-637-2141. We will leave Hudson at 7 am sharp. However you will have time to catch up to us at our first stop in St-Albert.
This is a long day of birding. Should you choose to leave the group at any point during the day, there is easy access back to Highway 417 from any of the sewage lagoon locations.
We look forward to an exciting day on Saturday. - Sheldon
Continue on Highway 40 West (Highway 417 in Ontario) for 83 kilometers to Exit 66 (Casselman) Take EXIT 66 for Casselman. Go south (LEFT) on Regional Road 7 toward the town of St-Albert. RR-7 makes a sharp turn right, heading west for approximately 8 km. Look for the sewage lagoon sign & entrance on the left, opposite house number #1664.
STOP #1 - St. Albert, Ontario Sewage Lagoons
Leaving the St-Albert Lagoons, turn left on Regional Road 7
Follow RR-7 to a 90-degree turn on to Regional Road 5, traveling NORTH After a short distance, turn LEFT on to Route 500 heading WEST
Follow Route 500 west to St-Joseph Road
Turn RIGHT on to St-Joseph Road
Follow St-Joseph Road (North) to Route 400.
Turn RIGHT on Route 400 The entrance to the Embrun Sewage Lagoons is about 1 km on the left.
STOP #2 - Embrun, Ontario Sewage Lagoons
Head west on Route 400 to St-Joseph Road
Turn RIGHT (north) on St-Joseph Road
Travel 1.5 km to Highway3-rue Notre-Dame
Turn RIGHT on Highway3-Notre-Dame
Drive 2.8 km to Regional Road #5
Turn LEFT on Regional Road #5
Drive 2.5 km on Regional Road #5 to Highway 417
Take Highway 417 EAST towards Casselman
Drive 13 km on Highway 417 East to Exit 66-Casselman
Turn left off the exit, cross the highway and the Tim Hortons parking will be on your right
LUNCH BREAK at the Tim Horton's
From Tim Hortons, drive north to Lemieux Road.
Follow Lemieux Road to the intersection with Route 500
Turn RIGHT on to Route 500.
Immediately on your right is a narrow dirt road. This is the entrance to the Casselman Sewage Lagoons
STOP #3 - Casselman, Ontario Sewage Lagoons
From the lagoons, turn RIGHT on Route 500
Travel 4.3 km to County Road 8
Turn LEFT on to County Road 8
Travel 0.6 km on County Road 8 and turn RIGHT on to County Road 3
Travel approximately 10 km on County Road 3 to Bourgon Road
Turn LEFT on Bourgon Road and follow it 1.2 km to the dead-end turnoff to the St-Isidore Sewage Lagoons
STOP #4 - St. Isidore, Ontario Sewage Lagoons
Take Bourgon Road back to County Road 3
Turn LEFT on to County Road 3 to the flashing light intersection with Route 9
Turn RIGHT on to Route 9
Drive 5.3 km on Route 9 to Highway 417.
Take Highway 417 East back towards Montreal
Tuesday, August 14, 2012
Summer Series 2012 - Field Trip #6 - Saturday, August 18
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Monday, June 6
What's on the line? and another little giveaway.......
It's not a new book (published late 90's) but it's timeless, as it's filled with great quilting projects, tips and color photos (I remember when many quilt books were lucky to have black and white photos!). To enter for a chance to win this book, I was going to have you tell me who also inspired me and that I mentioned in that first Blog of the Week post that I did. Well, silly me, once someone posts the answer, you all know it, so I'm going to tell you and then all you'll have to do is leave your name and e-mail link. That person is Nanette over at Freda'sHive!! I "knew" Nanette before I began blogging. We "met" when we both visited another blog. We have been "blogging friends" ever since then. She often commented on my blog when no one else knew or cared about my blog and kept me going. I love her blog and her wonderful quilts. I could see this quilt I'm sharing today at her house. It's got polka dots and awesome fabrics that she would love. So let's add something to your comment to show you've read all this (the price you must pay to enter...LOL!). Tell me, and others who will visit this post, ............ what blogger most inspired you when you first began blogging? Don't forget to leave your e-mail so I can contact you if your name is drawn for the book. You have until Thursday, June 9th at 9:00 p.m. to enter.
More fun coming up tomorrow. It will be crazy fun for sure!!!!
Have a good Monday!
36 comments:
- AKnativewoman said...
Well, gosh! Am I going to be leaving the very first comment?!? I will say in all honesty, that this is the first blog I started with, I was just starting to venture into the world of quilting, and I just googled quilt blogs and this was one of them! Since then, I joined the group, I've made 3 quilts, numerous mug-rugs, and I absolutely enjoy reading and seeing the results of everyone's creativity. Thanks for an opportunity to win such a great book, and keep saving those old quilts! The only quilt I ever owned (as a kid), was a scrap quilt made by my grandmother (she was 96 when she passed, I was 16); it was made of scraps for all the fabric of old clothes - I kept it until it fell apart . . .
- Monday, June 06, 2011 12:41:00 AM
- Sandi said...
What a wonderful quilt, my girlfriend collected fabrics from a trip along the Alaska Hiway to make two quilts for her daughters. Maybe one day someone will be blogging about finding one of them.
What a wonderful gift from your parents. Enjoy it for many years, I hope you get the smell out of it and don't damage it any further.
- Monday, June 06, 2011 12:42:00 AM
- Nadine said...
Ooooh, THAT quilt! ;>)
THANKS for showing it o the line. Actually I'm addicted to hexies and have been cutting loads of them for quite some time, just waiting for the special layout that would catch my eye...
Aaaah, Nanette ;>) She's such a treasure. I was lucky enough to get her "little blue birds" quilt pattern. I finished it last year and enjoyed every single stitch...
To answer your question, I've been blogging for 6 years (must add I'm rather quiet in posting for the moment) and there are two blogs that I can recall as the ones that started it all :
- "SPIRAL", with Jeanne's wonderful inspirations --->
- "QUILTING DAZE", with Darlene's enthusiasm prolific works. --->
... then, of course, came so many other ones, including YOURS ;>)
(my email : email@example.com)
- Monday, June 06, 2011 2:16:00 AM
- Pat said...
I love Nanette, too!!! I forgot she was your blogging inspiration or I'd have mentioned that in the other comment but Jacquelynne is very inspirational, too, so I'm not sorry I said her name. I don't need another book, so you don't have to put my name down (and I also now do 99.9% of my quilts with the GO! cutter and not my rotary cutter), but I think the most inspirational blog to me when I began blogging was Pat Sloan's at that time. I did in short order find Nanette and a few others like her, so my list of inspirational bloggers has grown a LOT in the past couple of years.
- Monday, June 06, 2011 4:14:00 AM
- debra said...
well, since this is the first blog that i have followed, i am sure that in years to come i will be shouting your praises for being my mentor. even though i love quilts, i am not much of a quilter...i love sewing and my dh bought me an embroidery machcine and i found the free snowmen patterns...i embroidery the snowmen on recycled blue jeans and use a seasonal material with it...fleece for the backing...very easy and very pretty. i remember sleeping over with both my grandmothers and having so many quilts on you that you couldnt move!! they were so pretty. i also remember one of my grandmothers having a quilting frame on her "sleeping porch' and when the ladies would leave she would roll the frame back up to the ceiling to keep it out of the way! i know she would have loved all the new gadgets that we have today to use...just like i would love to win your gifts!
- Monday, June 06, 2011 6:40:00 AM
- Donna said...
Your inspiration - Nanette from Freda'sHive. I actually looked it up yesterday and wrote it down!
The hexagon quilt is beautiful!
- Monday, June 06, 2011 7:08:00 AM
- Mommarock said...
My inspirational blogger when I began quilting was YOU! I started with the intention to do a 12 days of Christmas redwork quilt. I still have the panels that I stitched.. I havn't made the quilt yet.. but I do have the panels. I started on the yahoo group, and made my way to your blog. Well.. that was how it ALL began. I didn't even know what a blog was before YOU!
- Monday, June 06, 2011 7:24:00 AM
- Synthia said...
I don't have a blog and I'd never heard of blogs until I met Melody Johnson and Frieda Anderson when they were teaching at the Sisters Quilters Affair in Oregon a few years ago. We spent some time together and Melody gave me her blog address. The rest is history. Over the years I have found many favorites, A Legacy of Stitches being one, and I am a faithful reader/follower. Congratulations and thank you for being a faithful blogger!
- Monday, June 06, 2011 7:27:00 AM
- Needled Mom said...
I love the setting that the quilter used in the hexagon quilt. It looks wonderful - a treasure, for sure.
Gosh...that is a hard choice to select just one. There were so many wonderful blogs out there. I enjoy following Freda too. I would probably say that Jodi at Pleasant home was one who kept me going with her comments and she always does amazing work.
- Monday, June 06, 2011 8:11:00 AM
- krisgray said...
Love that quilt! I just started making hexies and have no idea what I will do with them.
When I started blogging, just a short almost one year ago. One of the first people that I started "talking" to was Leona at Leona's Quilting Adventure. Having someone interact with your blog makes a real difference.
- Monday, June 06, 2011 10:42:00 AM
- Beeshebags said...
Hmmmm so many have been such an inspiration to me, but one person who has been quite instrumental in my blogging has been Khristina from http://www.sewprimkhris.blogspot.com/
I can't actually remember if I found your blog first or the group...either way, when time permits, I catch up on all the great things you share with us. Thanks for being such a 'crafty' person Sandi.
- Monday, June 06, 2011 11:28:00 AM
- Micki said...
That quilt is just amazing!
It is a work of art!
- Monday, June 06, 2011 11:42:00 AM
- quiltingnana said...
the vintage quilts have such charm...so what if it is a little frayed!
- Monday, June 06, 2011 11:44:00 AM
- Diana said...
This is the first blog that left an impression on me. It gave me permission to use that rotary cutter in new ways. :)
- Monday, June 06, 2011 12:25:00 PM
- Dee M said...
I don't have a quilting blog, but a blogger did inspire me when I first started quilting, and that person is Pat Sloan! Not sure how I found her blog but once I did, I was hooked! Love her carefree designs. I joined her Yahoo! groups and yours, Sandi, not long after that. I will always appreciate both of you SO MUCH. Thank you for being a joyful part of my life!
- Monday, June 06, 2011 12:34:00 PM
- Dee M said...
PS... Love the hexagon quilt. You are very lucky to have so many wonderful vintage quilts in your collection.
- Monday, June 06, 2011 12:35:00 PM
- Diane Wild said...
I did a Grandmother's Flower Garden quilt doing the English paper piecing method and hand sewing all those tiny little hexagons. I have to admit that I cut them with a rotary cutter, however. Yours is the first blog I've participated in and have been thinking of starting my own with my teddy bears. It feels kind of scary but maybe I should. Have a great day, Sandi
- Monday, June 06, 2011 1:24:00 PM
- Nanette Merrill and daughters said...
You are just the sweetest. You inspire me sandi! This quilt is amazing. I love vintage quilts so much and it always makes me wish I could see the maker/makers when I view the quilts. I would always love to hear the story behind it because we know every quilt tells a story even if we don't know what that story is. One of the first blogs I read was Pam Kitty Morning. She continues to be a close friend. It is great to finally meet her. Someday we will meet.
- Monday, June 06, 2011 2:07:00 PM
The first blog that I read was YOURS, which I found with a list of websites offering free patterns. I liked your friendly way of writing as though we were chatting with some tea and our handwork. The second most influential blogger for me was Pat Sloan, when I followed a link from your posting. I am still trying to get up the nerve to start a blog of my own.
I love the quilt because the design flows right off the quilt, starting my imagination on a whirl of possibilities.
Owl Lady
- Monday, June 06, 2011 3:51:00 PM
- Deb said...
Red Pepper Quilts and O Fransson were probably the first two blogs I started following. I've been quilting for years, but their aesthetic is what I'd been looking for to get me re-inspired.
I blog...occasionally... at www.aspenhill.wordpress.com
- Monday, June 06, 2011 4:18:00 PM
- Christine M said...
I've been following Nanette for a while now. I think the first blog I started reading was Leanne Beasley's blog. Since then I now follow over 160 blogs! I get so much inspiration from reading them all.
- Monday, June 06, 2011 9:39:00 PM
- Tonya said...
That quilt is wonderful!!! WOW!!
Please don't enter me into your nice giveaway. I have ever so many books that I will never ever get to.
I am so inspired by many blogs, but the one that inspired and encouraged me the most is actually a water color artist named Pat Elliott. She and I are very close friends and she really encourages me. I wish we could meet in person someday but that is doubtful as she's an ocean away.
- Monday, June 06, 2011 9:54:00 PM
- Mary Helen-Art Saves Lives said...
I teared up when I read about your father Melvin and his feelings for your mother's beautiful dresses made from Love and Pride for her family. The quilt is beautiful. Imagine and Live in peace, Mary Helen Fernandez Stewart
- Monday, June 06, 2011 10:08:00 PM
- quiltsbycheryl said...
Your quilts are beautiful....and you are inspirational!! Keep up the good work!!
- Tuesday, June 07, 2011 10:26:00 PM
- quiltsbycheryl said...
I love to go to 'The Noble Wife' too....JACQUELYNNE STEVES does such wonderful things that I can really see how she was an inspiration to you in starting your blog! I truly love her newest fabrics with the sewing theme....
- Tuesday, June 07, 2011 10:33:00 PM
- Evelene S said...
I don't have a blog but one of the first blogs I read was Pat Sloan's blog and I've been hooked or addicted to all the wonderful blogs out there. Thanks for a chance to win. esterling9 at aol dot com
- Tuesday, June 07, 2011 11:46:00 PM
- Evelene S said...
Those hexies are beautiful and I love the colors!
- Tuesday, June 07, 2011 11:47:00 PM
- Sandra said...
Great quilt. I really enjoyed seeing it as I have one almost exactly like it BUT made in 1870's madder oranges.
If the link doesn't work go the blog and type in hexagon. I think you'll get a kick out of it.
- Wednesday, June 08, 2011 2:31:00 AM
- rockgranny said...
The very first quilt I ever try to do was hexie and after six years I've finally finished the top last summer.Start new one, and have plans for the next one and next after next...
Love Nanette blog, allways so full of brigt colors and cheerful too
- Wednesday, June 08, 2011 4:45:00 AM
- Lee said...
I am a blog reader and started last year reading Julie Hermans blog Jaybird Quilts. I like her tutorials - very straight forward and good for beginner quilter. I found your blog through the Quilting Gallery and love it too! thanks!
- Wednesday, June 08, 2011 5:58:00 AM
I have a quilt that my grandmother made. It was well used when I got it and needed lots of seam repairs but the fabric was all intact. Her sister was the person who helped her quilt the top. The whole quilt was made by hand.
- Wednesday, June 08, 2011 8:49:00 PM
Love this quilt. Lots and lots of stitches there. The color is just perfect in my eyes!!! Thanks for the opportunity to enter.
- Wednesday, June 08, 2011 11:33:00 PM
- shawkl said...
Have to admit that I just jumped in and started...no inspiration needed. There are now about 50 blogs that I follow, including yours!
- Thursday, June 09, 2011 7:19:00 AM
- Patti L. said...
The first blogger I ever visited was Pat Sloan. From there i have found countless numbers of wonderful quilters who are so inspiring.
Patti L. in N.M.
- Thursday, June 09, 2011 10:58:00 AM
I didn't know a thing about blogs until my sister in CA started hers...and she is the first one that I followed. She inspired me to quilt!
Jacque in SC
- Thursday, June 09, 2011 12:41:00 PM
- robin said...
I can't recall which was the first quilty blog I started reading, but I really like Stray Stitches.
- Thursday, June 09, 2011 9:47:00 PM


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|(c) Lorraine Valente
Raven people, when they have not found their balance, may fly from one mood to another. As we know, this kind of mood fluctuation can cause depression in some. Raven people who have found balance in their lives may utilize their intuitive, psychic powers to help others find their own point of balance. Raven are also quite versatile with an ability to shift and change. They possess the ability to mediate or smooth over discord in their surroundings and are adept in assisting others in the same. Offering graceful assistance, they are also capable of making others feel soothed and welcome.
Individuals born under Raven tend to be intelligent and capable of soaring from one position to another rather quickly. These are people who are both comfortable on the Earth and in the sky; the material and spiritual plane. They do tend to be group oriented and enjoy the mutual support and cooperation from others. Raven people often mate for life, however, there are actually more who never do. They find it difficult to make a decision about the relationship and frequently change their mind about whether or not they have chosen the "right" partner. By the time they do decide, so much time has passed that the other person has moved on. Harmony is important to the Raven and they abhor confrontations.
As part of the Butterfly elemental clan, these individuals are always changing and fluttering around. They are in constant motion, emotionally, physically, and intellectually. They are a whirling, twirling bundle of energy and can bring the much needed breathe of fresh air into any situation. Butterflies possess tremendous powers of regeneration, and transformation. The Chinese believe butterfly to symbolize immortality and joy while butterfly is symbolized as the psyche or the soul in Greek art.
Do you resonate with Butterfly or Raven energy?
Enjoy your day and remember, I'm available for consultations and readings 7 days via phone, e-mail or Skype.
Lorraine Valente
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It's a new year, with new ideas and new things to play with. Last December I posted two sites that just blew me away with examples of using eco-dyeing to print paper. As a printmaker, I knew that I had to try this. This morning I spent about 2 hrs. gathering up leaves from my stash, soaking them in warm water, and preparing water color paper for eco-printing. Like a quilter, I went from bin to bin, box to box, gathering things that would give texture and color to my prints. I felt like a kid in school again. I have even used some leaves that were previously used in eco-printing fabric.
I had some scraps of 140 lb. and 300 lb. watercolor papers, both hot and cold pressed so I prepared them by tearing them into approx. 5 x 7 in. sheets, then soaking them in an alum bath (warm) for about 20-25 minutes. I placed a large bowl of water in the micro and warmed it for about 3 minutes and placed my leaves, etc.in the water to soak until they were soft enough to lay flat.
I placed a steamer rack in my old enameled canning kettle, and laid down an 8" x8" white ceramic tile. Then I started layering. Paper then leaves, paper, leaves, until I had 8 sheets of paper covered with leaves and flower parts of different kinds, finally weighing them down with another ceramic tile. I covered the kettle with the lid and am steaming for about 2 hours. I will not undo the bundle until it is completely cold. Photos to follow tomorrow.


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I felt this quote was fitting for today's post.
I am trying to get back into the swing of things after a long vacation. Between the beach and Haven, I have lost the momentum I had to keep things on track. Before I left for Haven I stocked up on several pieces of furniture. My shed is full again. I have no room to set up my new Ryobi miter saw I won. So it will sit in the box till I can make room.
One thing I learned from Haven is that the people that stood out were the ones that had beauty in their heart. What am I talking about? You ask.
The ones you remember took time to teach you a little thing that will help you better your blog.
The ones that made the effort to invite someone to sit at their table so they wouldn't be alone.
The ones that look you in the eye and are really interested in what you are saying.
These are the bloggers that I will visit often!
I started painting a vanity that I had bought before I left.
It had the cutest little stool but the fabric was worn so I replaced it.
I feel in love with this fabric and have had it for a year! It reminds me of Marie Antoinette. I think it fits the stool perfectly! Look at the curvy legs!
Then I put a little girly details on top! Everyone loves to pamper themselves don't they?


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Variation: Each piece is crafted individually and will vary slightly in appearance.
Beads: Botswana agate and dream agate semi-precious gemstones.
Metal: Solid copper metal with a patina finish polished to reveal the warm coppery tones beneath. The copper has been sealed with a tough clear gloss finish to retain the glossy lustre highlights.
Hang: Metal flex wire.
Width Approx: 9.5cm / 3.7 inches.
N.B.: Please note I am a delicate little birdie, the copper is work-hardened, however if you sit on me or handle me roughly I will get squashed.


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Ruth's Redemptions Antiques & Collectibles
Lisa Brightwell, Mechanicsville MD
This fired on 5" flared bowl by Hazel Atlas is part of their Ovide line in the Moderntone color gray. It is in Excellent Condition. No chips or nicks and the fired on gray remains nice and glossy. There is one very small light brown spot near the upper rim as shown in the close up photo.
The Sierra colors were this Gray, a turquoise Green, butterscotch or yellow Gold, and a Terra Cotta Rust (please see other Sierra pieces in this shop.) These were most often sold in sets with a place setting of each of these colors, but the pieces could (and can) also be purchased separately if you prefer to collect a table full of only one or two of the colors to go with your home decor colors.
**This bowl is also available in turquoise green and white in this shop. Each color is listed separately.
3 other shoppers have this item in their Cart or Wish List
If in Maryland; visit me at Leonardtown Maryland Antique Center.
Single Purchases Should Be PAID WHEN ORDER IS PLACED -Unpaid orders will usually be canceled within 24 hours.


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Tuesday, January 24, 2017
Action Report: Stop Trump's #SwampCabinet Rally
Over 200 people turned out at noon today for a "Stop the #SwampCabinet" rally in front of Senator Feinstein's West LA office. It was encouraging to see such a good turnout in the middle of a weekday. The crowd and its signs were very visible on the busy corner of Sepulveda and Santa Monica Blvd, and many cars honked their horns in support as they passed. News cameras were there and they interviewed a few people. The theme of the rally was opposition to Trump's cabinet nominees, an unprecedented parade of unqualified, extreme, conflict-of-interest ridden, big-money donor, all-white, mostly-male billionaires. This is not draining the swamp, as Trump promised, nor championing the working people. In addition to the prevalent official "Stop Trump's #SwampCabinet" signs, there were a great array of handmade signs for the occasion, as well as a Trump piñata. (Among my favorite signs: "Betsy DeVos is more dangerous for our children than grizzly bears" and "I (heart) facts".) The organizers collected signatures, as well as letters to the senator that many had brought, and were going to bring them to a 1pm meeting with the Senator's staff. While we were at the rally, we got the word that Senator Feinstein had requested a one week delay in the confirmation of Jeff Sessions as Attorney General, which was scheduled for today. In her remarks requesting the postponement, she talked about the impression that the Women's March had made on her. Let's keep that feeling up, and give her the courage to vote NO to this #SwampCabinet! (See photos from the rally.)
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Sunday, January 22, 2017
ACA: The Dog Caught The Car
Like a dog chasing a car, the GOP has been barking about repeal of the Affordable Care Act (ACA, or "ObamaCare") for years, but now that the dog has caught the car, the Republicans have no idea what to do. They don't know how to repeal the ACA, and moreover, they don't even really know why they want to repeal the ACA. Do they want to go back to allowing insurance companies to deny coverage for pre-existing conditions? Or do they want to go back to allowing insurance companies to have lifetime caps? ("Sorry you need that life-saving medicine, but you've hit a lifetime cap so we're not going to pay for it anymore.") Maybe it's the part about allowing parents to cover their children up to age 26 that they want to eliminate? Or maybe they want to go back to the Medicare "donut hole", so that seniors might be on the hook for thousands of dollars in medication costs? Do they hate that more than 20 million people who previously couldn't obtain insurance now have coverage? Or that states are saving hundreds of millions of dollars in uncompensated care because fewer uninsured people are using emergency rooms as last resorts? Maybe they don't like the primary care coverage, which helps reduce costs in the long run? Or maybe they don't like the mental health and substance abuse treatment coverage, that allows people to get into rehab programs rather than just showing up at the hospital when they overdose. (And note to the smug morally superior folks who might think substance abuse is a problem for "those other people": google "opioid epidemic".) Pretty much every feature of ObamaCare is popular when people are surveyed about it. When it comes down to it, the only thing people truly hate about ObamaCare is the name. Here's a pro tip for members of Congress: Americans don't really hate ObamaCare, what they really hate is disruption in their health care. If over 20 million people lose their insurance because the ACA is repealed, and if millions more lose benefits they currently have from the ACA, those people are going to blame this Congress. You break it, you own it.
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Friday, January 20, 2017
Highlights of President Trump's Inaugural Address (Annotated)
- "The wealth of our middle class has been ripped from their homes and then redistributed across the entire world" (by my Treasury nominee)
- "Americans want great schools for their children" (but my Sec Education nominee will dismantle them)
- "Every decision ... will be made to benefit American workers and American families" (as my Sec Labor nominee takes away worker protections)
- "there is no room for prejudice" (so my Attorney General will make sure that minorities access to vote is unprotected)
- "We will seek friendship and goodwill with the nations of the world" (well Russia anyway; China, Europe, and others not so much)
- "Protection will lead to great prosperity and strength" (because tariffs worked out so well in the 1930s)
- "our government is controlled by the people" (by a minority of people in carefully gerrymandered districts)
- "And now we are looking only to the future" (but willfully ignoring the environmental cataclism predicted by our scientists)
- "Every decision on foreign affairs will be made to benefit American workers and families" (but my Sec State will focus on benefit to Exxon)
- "We stand at the birth of a new millennium, ready to harness the energies, industries and technologies of tomorrow" (like coal, Arctic oil)
- "there was little to celebrate for struggling families all across our land" (so my 1st act: raise mortgage costs for struggling families)
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Wednesday, January 18, 2017
Action Report: Congressman Schiff Forum on ACA
Congressman Adam Schiff (CA-28) held a forum on the Affordable Care Act at Children's Hospital Los Angeles. The auditorium held a couple hundred people, but it was packed and they had to use an overflow room. Schiff headed a panel that also included leaders from Healthcare Access California, Planned Parenthood, and the LGBT Center. Several people shared their stories of how the ACA has benefitted them. Many moving stories about the barbaric pre-ACA days of pre-existing conditions and lifetime limits. One person talked about losing their job and their coverage at age 60, just a few years shy of Medicare eligibility, and trying to find coverage on the independent market before ACA. "When you're 60 years old, you are a pre-existing condition." The forum included time for audience questions. One of the interesting questions asked was what can people in "blue" states do? Schiff said that we should reach out to our friends and family in other states, and we should support organizations with national reach. He reminded that not only do we need citizens to lobby GOP members of Congress, but it is important to strengthen and encourage Democratic senators from states that aren't quite as deep blue as ours. Someone else asked if Schiff would give up his own health insurance if the ACA was repealed. He answered that he would lose his coverage like everyone else on an ACA plan, because he buys his insurance through the Covered California ACA exchange. Another person asked if they should be worried about Medicare. Schiff replied that the ACA had taken several steps to strengthen Medicare, both in terms of benefits (e.g., closing the prescription coverage "donut hole") and in making the program more fiscally sound by effectively slowing the growth of costs. He also noted that repeal of the ACA would add significant costs to the federal budget, and normally the Republicans have always insisted on having the CBO score the "budgetary impact" of every piece of legislation, but they passed a rule to exempt ACA repeal from CBO fiscal impact analysis. They want to sweep the costs of repeal under the rug. (See photos from the forum.)
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Sunday, January 15, 2017
Action Report: Our First Stand Rally
It was energizing this afternoon to join a large crowd who rallied at the LA County / USC Medical Center for #OurFirstStand to save our healthcare. The rally was well-organized and had a number of good speakers on the theme. Dan Castillo, CEO of the LAC+USC Medical Center, observed that thanks to ACA, the number of uninsured patients coming into their system has dropped from 16% to 2-4%. Mitch Katz, director of LA County Healthcare said that 1.2 million LA County residents had gained coverage under the ACA, while SEIU Local 721 leader Bob Schoonover noted that 63,000 jobs had been created. (It was good to see the "boss" and the union leader speaking side by side on this issue.) Dr. Ronald Brown, the chief resident of psychiatry, spoke about how helpful the ACA's provisions for mental health and substance abuse care have been in helping people with those issues get effective solutions, who in the past would be repeat clients at the emergency room for their symptoms but never getting their root cause problems solved. A couple of individuals spoke about how the ACA has been a lifesaver for them. One was a self-employed insurance broker who had a major medical issue, the other was a daycare provider with a chronic thyroid "pre-existing condition". These woman ran small businesses, the sort where most of our economic growth comes from, and the sort that helping should be a bipartisan issue. They spoke about how the ACA helped keep them on their feet, able to work and to keep their families together, against forces that before the ACA would have been crushing. (See photos from rally.)
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