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Plate Warmer – The Ultimate In Household Convenience
A plate warmer is used to get your plates ready to serve up food. There is nothing worse than food served on a cold plate, it fast reduces the temperature of the food and starts the cool down process so that by the time the food reaches the table it is cold and no longer palatable. These devices keep the plates warm and ready for the food; they don't inhibit the taste of the food or cause it to cool down to fast. Many models also have the option of sterilizing the plates that is a great feature that's often used in restaurants.
Primarily used in restaurants to keep the plates on the ready for the food, they have crossed over into many modern kitchens. They're a great tool to have handy. They could be built right into your lower cabinet system and disguised to look like a drawer.
People today take cooking very seriously there are so many people that opt for all of the bells and whistles in their kitchens. A plate warmer is indeed one of those items that should be on the list of must haves for any modern kitchen.
A lot of today's kitchens are completely equipped with pretty much anything you'll find in a commercial kitchen. All the necessary equipment to create gourmet meals at home is at the ready. These great kitchens are one of the better ways folks can increase the value of their homes. Having one of these devices at the ready really shows your commitment to serving up the best tasting food possible to your family and friends.
Typically these devices are installed as a permanent fixture in a kitchen, much like a dishwasher or a stove. They're set into the cabinets and are easily operated just like any other appliance. There are actually other options though if you do not want to take the permanent installation plunge.
There are models that simply sit on the counter top and do exactly the same job. A portable model is a great way to get your plates warm without having to fret about any installation issues although you should think about that you are using up some counter space whenever you opt for the non permanent models.
A plate warmer should be in each modern kitchen, it will improve the quality of your meal experiences.
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Ice Cube recently announced a new deal with Interscope which will facilitate the release of a 25-year anniversary edition of his classic 1991 sophomore album, Death Certificate. The reissue will include all of the LP's original tracks, plus three brand new songs. Check out the first of those three, the chest-beating "Only One Me," below and look for pre-orders for Death Certificate: 25 Anniversary Edition to go live today!. #TGIF #NewMusic

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But I would sternly warn gays not to make a big partisan stink about the "Brokebutt" jokes. That would be very dorky and not cool or hip, because right now the Muslim world is incensed by cartoons that appeared in a Danish newspaper. The connection between the two phenomena is crystal clear. Nobody wants to see gay Wyoming cowboys burning down the Danish embassy in Cheyanne! [sic]Meanwhile, alicublog tempts death with his own cartoons of the Prophet (OWHN).


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Anima-Mundi was founded by Joseph Clarke, who has curated in excess of 100 exhibitions over a twenty year period, working with international artists in all media. The gallery is based in a former Christian Science reading rooms in St Ives, Cornwall which was converted in to a significant gallery space. The space is one of the largest outside of London which has helped to aid Anima-Mundi's international reputation for representing the very best in contemporary art. Since its creation, Anima-Mundi has strived to offer its international collectors unique access to a diversity of contemporary artists whilst supporting its artists through collaborations with museums and art centres around the world.
In parallel Anima-Mundi is a supporter of philanthropic works via collaborations with charities and organisations including the Grenfell Tower Community Action Fund, The House of St Barnabas, Spectrum, Shelterbox, ArtCOP21, Cape Farewell and The Green Party, among others.
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10 Celebrity Coachella Looks to Mimic, Including Katy Perry's, Diane Kruger's, and More
You may think sunshine, warm weather, and fresh fashion are the best parts of spring, but you're wrong: It's the start of the music festival season that's the biggest thing to celebrate this time of year. That's thanks not just to the awesome music and wild parties these festivals bring, but to all of the fabulous celeb fashion it inspires, too. This weekend, the months-long festival season kicks off with everyone's favorite two-weekend, music- and fashion-filled festival: Coachella! But before we get too caught up in all Coachella has to offer, let's take a look back at 10 of the best celebrity looks to ever hit the big event.
Diane Kruger
Not that we don't absolutely adore the glamorous gowns, delicate dresses, and edgy ensembles Kruger pulls off on the red carpet, but the actress definitely knows how to dress down in the best way, she proved it with her rocker tee, patterned shorts, and bold boots at last year's festival.
AnnaSophia Robb
You know we love spring stripes, and The Carrie Diaries actress has plenty of reasons to love them, too, as she looked downright adorable in her casual, multicolor, striped maxi.
Kelly Osbourne
The Fashion Police host is known for edgy, rocker-chic ensembles, but we love the retro turn she took at Coachella with her polka-dot sundress, oversized straw hat, and socks-and-loafers combo.
Dita Von Teese
Speaking of retro, the always-glamorous Von Teese put her own spin on retro-meets-nautical festival fashion, sporting a beautifully printed and draped wrap dress, tassel belt, lace-up espadrilles, and sailor-inspired hat.
Katy Perry
Just hear us out: Sure, the pop star's bubble skirt may have an insane graphic print splashed all over it, but paired with her tropical-patterned bralette and platform pumps, it was a fun, spring-ready outfit tailor made for the free-spirited festival.
Nina Dobrev
It's a testament to Dobrev's fabulous sense of style that she can make a simple asymmetric-hem dress and bold, leather belt look uber-chic and totally laid back all at once. (And it didn't hurt that she had quite the accessory on her arm.)
Lucy Hale
Floral prints for spring never get old, and Hale made them look fresh and flirty in her feminine, pleated romper, which she paired with bold sunnies and wrists full of bangle bracelets.
Paris Hilton
Hilton tends to be a Coachella regular, and it seems that all of the practice finally paid off when she nailed this flowing, floral-print and crocheted vest number.
Rita Ora
How fab is the singer's neon orange graphic tee paired with that flirty, pleated skirt; cool kicks; and curly, blonde bob?
Alessandra Ambrosio
Does festival fashion get any cuter than this? Pairing her in-your-face denim shorts with a casual, cropped sweater; mirrored shades; and one of the most stylish headscarfs we ever did see, the Victoria's Secret model showed us all how to take Coachella by storm.


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On Paper: The Everything of Its Two-Thousand-Year History (Paperback)
Staff Reviews
Did you know that paper was invented almost 2,000 years ago in China and that the NSA has recycled confidential documents into pizza boxes? Basbanes gives an entertaining history packed with baffling facts about the most utilized documentation material, on which the majority of human history--from the Constitution to every book since Gutenberg--has been written.— Lauren G.
A Best Book of the Year:
Mother Jones - Bloomberg News - National Post - Kirkus
About the Author
Nicholas A. Basbanes is an award-winning investigative journalist and was literary editor of the Worcester Sunday Telegram. His articles have appeared in The New York Times, The Washington Post, and Smithsonian, and he is a recipient of a National Endowment for the Humanities Fellowship. Basbanes lives in North Grafton, Massachusetts, with his wife.
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"Nicholas Basbanes is an especially congenial writer, a quality he displayed memorably in A Gentle Madness. He does it again most pleasurably in On Paper, a wide-ranging investigation into the "everything" of that ubiquitous and indispensable construction of cellulose fibers whose history paralleled — and made possible — the rise of civilization…Mainly, though, On Paper is a travel book, conducted by the most amiable and civilized of guides."
-David Walton, Dallas News
"Basbanes has poured his heart and soul into this splendid survey of a beautiful human invention."
-Philip Marchand, Canadian National Post
"This is not a simple history of paper's discovery and the spread of the material…Written as a first-hand exploration, On Paper takes a close look at a product so ubiquitous as to be almost invisible and makes the reader see how really amazing it is. Basbanes reveals how paper changed the world—over and over again."
-Pamela Toler, Shelf Awareness (Starred Review)
"With On Paper, Basbanes, the consummate bibliophile's bibliophile, offers an erudite, mesmerizing story about how something we consider so everyday has shaped our lives. In our age of supposedly dying print, Basbanes's book is at once a compelling scholarly achievement and a provocative invitation to reconsider and celebrate what is truly one of the wonders of the world, that fragile yet enduring skin upon which humanity's knowledge and vision are tattooed: paper."
—Bradford Morrow
"A delightful and intrepid guide in this capacious history of paper…A lively tale told with wit and vigor."
-Kirkus (Starred Review)
"An absolutely fascinating tale. Told in an engaging, accessible manner, Basbane's coverage of the topic is wide-ranging, freewheeling, authoritative…An essential, engrossing book that no book lover should be without."
-Publisher's Weekly (Starred Review)
"A wonderful, fascinating and timely book on a subject some have prematurely declared obsolete. Basbanes reminds us of the vital role the invention of paper has played through the centuries in the dissemination of knowledge and ideas. His stories that run the gamut, from the way paper is made to a poignant sheet of paper floating down to the sidewalk on September 11, 2001. Not to be missed."
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Dame Elisabeth Frink, R.A. (1930-1993)
Eagle (lectern)
signed and numbered 'FRINK 4/5' (on the right side of the tail)
bronze with a grey-green patina
46 in. (117 cm.) wide; 17½ in. (44.5 cm.) high, 51½ in. (130.8 cm.) overall
Conceived in 1962.
with Felix Landau Gallery, Los Angeles, where purchased by the present owner in December, 1962.
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B. Spence, Phoenix at Coventry, London, 1962, pp. 103-04, pl. 43, another cast illustrated.
B. Spence and H. Snoek, Out of the Ashes A Progress through Coventry Cathedral, London, 1962, pl. 30, another cast illustrated.
E. Mullins, The Art of Elisabeth Frink, London, 1972, no. 36, another cast illustrated.
B. Robertson, Elisabeth Frink Sculpture, Salisbury 1984, no. 88, p. 155, another cast illustrated.
To Build a Cathedral, Warwick University exhibition catalogue, Warwick, 1987, no. 144-45, p. 64.
E. Lucie-Smith and E. Frink, Frink A Portrait, London, 1994, p. 95 (plaster for bronze illustrated).
L. Campbell, Coventry Cathedral, London, 1996, p. 235, pl.s 170-71, another cast illustrated.
S. Gardiner, Elisabeth Frink, London, 1998, p. 111, another cast illustrated.
In 1958 Sir Basil Spence, the architect of the new cathedral, telephoned Elisabeth Frink and asked her to produce a sculpture of an eagle for the lectern at Coventry, beginning a process which involved many meetings, ideas and sketch studies for the eagle. Other commissions came separately and later on, they included the bishop's mitre above the throne, and the symbol of the Holy Spirit in the form of a flame over the provost's stall. For the young Frink 'the most exciting thing was the thought of working for the cathedral with all these other artists'. She later described the final piece, cast in bronze with a gold patina and with a four-foot wing-span, as 'One of my best'. Stephen Gardiner comments that the eagle is 'a wonderful achievement, embodying in the imagery both speed and the lightness of flight, capturing the heroic in nature. Where before she had been expressing the 'bird' as a fighter, as an aggressor, its wide apart, savage stance ready to make the kill, or as the victim of aggression, here at the cathedral was a true eagle, a magical picture of power which has a really startling presence; here was a conception of sheer daring, the strength of a single statement, its immense size displaying a clear recognition of the vast space in which the work is located. She had no failure of nerve when faced with such a challenge, which would have been perfectly understandable in the circumstances; there was not the slightest hint of indecision, a conviction which marked her out as a creator of real stature. After all, here was a twenty-eight-year-old invited to make a sculpture in the company of works by artists twice her age or more; among them, there was Sutherland's huge green tapestry of Christ, Piper's brilliant red and purple baptistry windows carried out Patrick Reyntiens, notable designs in stained glass by Lawrence Lee, Keith New and Geoffrey Clarke (who was also responsible for the Crown of Thorns above the choir), and Epstein's beautiful door handles, modelled from babies' heads. Yet her Eagle, so powerful that it transformed the lectern into a object of true magnificence, was a match for any of them, having the sense of scale which Epstein's St. Michael and the Devil has to such an extraordinary extent outside' (see S. Gardiner, op. cit., pp. 82, 111-12).
One of the five casts of Eagle was purchased by the Washington State Department for President John Kennedy's Memorial in Dallas, Texas in 1964.
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Brooklyn: Ugly Duckling Presse, 2011. First printing. Paperback. Fine. Signed by Black on the titlepage. Limited first edition (ours is number 56 of 75 signed & hand-numbered hardcover copies), 2011. Softcover, 115 pp., clean unmarked text, Fine copy, no dust jacket. (Inventory #: s00023071)


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Makes 12-14 rolls
As with all yeast doughs, it's not necessary to use the flour amount called for in the recipe as a strict rule (unless a weight measure is given) because humidity, temperature, altitude and a multitude of other factors can affect how much flour you need in your yeast doughs. This tutorial on yeast will show you how a perfectly floured dough should be.
On this occasion, I was in such a rush that I didn't get round to making up the suggested glaze. Instead I brushed the rolls with syrup I had bottled from making the Candied Citrus Peel.
185ml (¾ cup) warm milk
6 tablespoons butter, melted and cooled
3 large eggs
530g (4 ¼ cups) flour
50g (¼ cup) sugar
2 ¼ teaspoons dried yeast
1 ¼ teaspoons salt
Orange Filling
115g (½ cup) softened butter
200g (1 cup) sugar
2 tablespoons freshly squeezed orange juice
Grated orange zest from two large oranges(reserving ½ teaspoon for the glaze below)
Orange Glaze
190g (1 ½ cups) icing sugar
3 tablespoons freshly squeezed orange juice
½ teaspoon grated orange zest reserved from the filling above
For the dough, whisk the warmed milk and butter together in a large liquid measuring jug. Combine 500g (4 cups) of the flour, sugar, yeast and salt together in a mixer fitted with dough hook (or you can use a large bowl and mix with a wooden spoon or electric handheld mixer). With the mixer on low speed, add the milk mixture and eggs and mix until the dough comes together, about 2 minutes. Increase the mixer to medium speed and knead the dough until it is smooth and elastic, about 10 minutes (or knead for 15-18 minutes by hand). If after 5 minutes of kneading, the dough is still overly sticky, add 30g (¼ cup) flour, 1 tablespoon at a time until the dough clears the sides of the bowl but has a slight sticky texture when pressed between your fingertips. (See tutorial).
- Place the dough in a large, lightly greased bowl and cover the top tightly with cling film. Let the dough rise in a warm place until doubled, around 2-2 ½ hours, depending on the warmth of your kitchen.
- For the filling, combine all the filling ingredients (reserving ½ teaspoon orange zest for the glaze) in a small bowl and mix well. Set aside.
- When the dough is ready, turn it out onto a lightly floured counter and press it into about a 30x40cm (12x16in) rectangle. Gently brush the filling mixture over the rectangle, using a spatula.
- Lift the longest edge closest to you and begin rolling the dough into a tight log. Pinch the seam closed and roll the log so it is seam side down. Using a serrated knife, slice the log into 12 evenly sized rolls, more or less (I made 19!). You can slice them thinner or thicker as you like. For a traditional cinnamon-roll-look, arrange the rolls cut side down on a lined or lightly greased baking tray. If you want to try the twist method, take one roll at a time and holding on to either end simultaneously pull and twist the roll into a figure eight and place it on the prepared baking tray. Cover the rolls with lightly greased cling film and let them rise in a warm place until doubled in size, 1-1 ½ hours.
- Bake the rolls at 180ºC (350ºF) for 22-25 minutes, until the rolls are lightly golden on top and cooked through. Whilst the rolls are baking, mix together the glaze ingredients. Drizzle the glaze over the warm rolls.


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Our next little success story comes from our kitchen window. My husband has been doing some indoor gardening. This week we harvested the fruits of his labors! Fresh radishes and basil for our chicken soup. We have had a touch of some flu bug plaguing us and with the cold weather on top of it all; well Chicken soup with a few fresh homegrown ingredients was a savory dose of just what the doctor ordered.
As we continue our recovery here we are thankful it is only a 24 hour bug. I am one of two to remain untouched by this bug. A small success in itself that earned me the title of "Super Mom" (as proclaimed by my daughter).


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I recently started having nasty weddmares. All I have been thinking about is the wedding and everynight I dream that something goes wrong. Last night I had my first sleepless night of probably many as I am way too excitied for everyone to get here. Seriously, way better then Christmas. :D
We finally have gotten some amazing summer weather, a little late, but I am so grateful it has finally arrived. I now have a hint of a tan to ensure I have some glowing skin on our big day :) wooo hoooo To fully enjoy the summer heat we bought some tubes to float down the river that flows down beside our house and into the ocean. So much freaking fun. We giggle like school kids the entire way down. This is so imporant to have fun with eachother before the wedding, rather then me constantly nagging at the poor man "WE NEED TO GET THIS DONE". At this point he probably just wants to marry me so I'll shut it with all of this wedding talk.
I recieved an amazing package all the way from New Zealand from my dear friend Claire. She can't make it to the wedding because it costs way too much money and she is going to school to be a nurse. She is going to be an amazing nurse at that and I am so proud of her. She was actually on J's and my first "date". We all watched a movie together in my parents basement, hahaha cute! It was that night J awkwardly kissed me like a 12 year old nervous boy at the door <3! Anyhow, the mobile picture doesn't do the fine gifts justice. Check out how thoughtful she is.
My girlfriend Catherine invited me over for drinks the other night and after we enjoyed a couple of beverages she popped open some champagne and penises started to invade the room. She bought me a penis necklace, games, a bachelorette hat, an inflatable doll... all of the good stuff that every bride to be needs on a girls night out hahaha. We went to the dance afterwards and danced our bums off with more friends. Such a great night, thanks Cat! Love You


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I have loved the Philadelphia Phillies since I was a small child. I've remained a fan despite many losing seasons. I'm thrilled that the Phillies are in the middle of a renaissance.
Over the years there has always been one constant when it comes to the Phillies. Their fans are some of the craziest and most difficult in all of sports. Ask anyone. This is not an overstatement. Last night lived down to that reputation. A 17-year-old male (pictured scared above) ran onto the field. Why did he do this? I have no idea. He probably just wanted to get on TV. I doubt he knew that he would get tased. Just watch below:
This is a simple reminder to all of us that sin has consequences. The consequences may not be immediate such as in the above video, but in the end we will not get away with it. Let's think about this the next time we are tempted to sin.
Let's also be amazed that Jesus Christ took the eternal consequences of His followers' sins upon Himself on the cross. Praise be to God!
By the way, that kid will probably soon be putting one of these bumper stickers on his car:


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Re:Tart the Heart?
"We ask them to keep it down, but that is all you can do at this point. We do ask them to be respectful of people living there. It is not an ideal situation at all, but if they are not there they have to be somewhere else…" Anna Reed New Zealand Prostitutes' Collective regional co-ordinator
The temporary pop up container mall inside City Mall is a result of the great work of John Suckling, Paul Lonsdale and others from the Inner City Business Association in the Re:Start the Heart initiative* that opened on time for last November's Show Week.
It is an inspirational CBD case study of positive attitudes, public and private sector collaboration, accelerated project planning and innovative retailing. It includes a mix of old tenants, big brands, new outlets and pre-quake central city stalwarts like Ballantynes.
Now that The Press Co has led the move back into the central city to their new building which was about to be opened when the Feb 22 2011 quake struck, there is a need for more life and colour elsewhere and further pop up malls are planned.
Not Boring and Dull
Boring and Dull, two small towns on either side of the Atlantic, have decided to get together and become sister communities*. Christchurch has to avoid being labelled boring and dull as the re-build picks up steam. and some creative inner city bars and cafes like Revival and now Smash Palace in Victoria St are showing the way. The Casino has been open for months near the now levelled Crown Plaza Hotel site.
Until last year's February earthquake our offices for almost 20 years, most of the life of the building were in Mancan House, on the corner in Manchester streets and Cambridge Terrace, by the river, just 60 metres from the Pyne Gould Guiness building, formerly the home of the Christchurch Drainage Board. Christchurch was then a somewhat different tale of two cities by day and by night. On reflection our mirror glass building was strategically placed for the ladies of the night, who rather disconcertingly used to repair their makeup and adjust their minimal uniforms with its assistance.
The building was demolished just a few weeks ago and is now a levelled site with a lonely cabbage tree standing near where a night worker used to ply their trade.
After the first September 2010 earthquake some Press correspondents had blamed that first tectonic manifestation on the street walkers of the inner-city. The following February's killer quake, with the destruction of so many churches and cathedrals, meant that this particular line of shonky and shaky explanation faded away. The home video below is a compelling record of people in the CBD the minutes immediately after the lethal quake*.
The city's red-light zone has moved north of Bealey Ave since the February 22 quake after the original area was cordoned in the red zone. Inner-city massage parlours were locked behind the cordon, damaged or destroyed. That led to unseemly problems in suburban areas with residents finding themselves living in the middle of a mobile red-light zone.
Pressure has been brought to bear the Christchurch on City Council to control street prostitution in residential areas. City council programme manager for strong communities Alan Bywater said it was hard to control street prostitution with bylaws.
New Zealand Prostitutes' Collective regional co-ordinator Anna Reed said she expected street workers to return to the former red-light district once the cordon was lifted. 16 months later, as the seismic red zone no go cordon is reduced and the building free areas expanded, with a proliferation of Wilson Carpark signage, the traditional red zone is filling the vacuum.
With the influx of construction workers, sex workers, pushed out to the inner suburbs to the consternation of remaining residents, are teetering unsteadily back to the inner-city as the cordon contracts in what could be described as a Re:Tart the Heart initiative.
It will be a darker shade of red if the proposal to build temporary accommodation for construction workers in the city's frail heart goes ahead. What I guess you could call concentration camps.
Al Galbraith's great belated debut album Silverfox, featuring the stunning music video Courtenay Place*, shot in Wellington after the International Sevens 2011, conveys some of the central city atmosphere that was lost in Christchurch with the quakes.
For those who want to see Christchurch as it was pre-Quakes CityViewAR is a locally produced clever app that allows you to see the city as it was used to be with virtual buildings overlaid on the real world where the real buildings used to be.*
A flood of biblical proportions?
Of course, this sort of night or day life is not to everybody's tastes and for those wanting to insure against divine retribution for the sinful streets of Christchurch there are other avenues.
With a new tsunami warning system being installed on the coast of Christchurch by the City Council, Zane Ratcliffe has responded to a council letter warning of his home's flood risk by starting work on his ark*-an all purpose, all weather amphibian building, which also acts as transport. Alan Gibbs would approve.
Divine insurance might be easier to get in Christchurch post quakes than the secular kind.
Logan Butler USA A Letter to Christchurch.pdf (1.91MB) This letter to the residents of Christchurch was left in Cashel Mall. http://www.stuff.co.nz/oddstuff/6816165/Boring-and-Dull-towns-become-sisters
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-2hwBgRtBjQ Vid "Started filming a minute or so after the big one struck,"
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b4Q6y7ZzT2g Vid Courtenay Place from the album Silverfox by Al Galbraith.
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.hitlabnz.equar CityViewAR is a mobile Augmented Reality application that allows people to see how the city was before the earthquakes, using an Android mobile phone-and soon an i-Phone.
Man builds ark after flood warning
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The Inner City does need some Tarting of the Heart in its nightlife and I would suggest the good Ladies of the Night are just the people to provide it.
CERA could encourage the granting of Brothel Keepers licences to any enterprising entrepreneurs wishing to put surplus containers to an unthought of but good use.
Christchurch being the first City in the Southern Hemisphere to show just how adaptable empty containers are, can continue its initiative here and provide the location to show with great pride the underestimated versatility of containers.
Just as the good ladies of Kings Cross led the way many years ago showing the versatility of Holden Panel Vans and today the versatility of People Movers, perhaps some of our Freight Forwarding companies could pioneer mobile brothels using shipping containers and using Manchester Street as a location to operate from.


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"Off with my shoes"
Fine art linocut relief print on Japanese Washi paper
(100 x 100 mm unframed) by Sharon Low 2015
"Have bunny, will travel"
Fine art linocut relief print on Japanese Washi paper
(200 x 200 mm unframed) by Sharon Low 2015
"Off with my socks"
Fine art linocut relief print on Japanese Washi paper
(100 x 100 mm unframed) by Sharon Low 2015
Sharon Low is a British and Australian artist of Australian Chinese Peranakan heritage. Her work has been exhibited at the Royal Academy of Arts, the Mall Galleries, on the Mall, next to the Institute of Contemporary Art, just off Trafalgar Square, and the Bankside Gallery (next to Tate Modern Gallery).
Currently living and working in London, Sharon Low is a fine artist specialising in printmaking, painting, mixed media and book arts, with a particular focus on children and families.
Fascinated by people, her work takes inspiration from family and friends: contemplating the idea that, as we age, life is written on our faces, our hands, and the way we hold ourselves, telling the stories of all the tragedies, happiness, laughter and tears.
Sharon Low is an Member of the Society of Women Artists (SWA), and she also exhibits elsewhere as an active member of the Lots Road Group, Chelsea Printmakers and the Portobello Artists Group at the Portobello Art Gallery and Notting Hill Fine Art Gallery at the Harris's Antique Arcade on Portobello Road in West London.
Born in Sydney, Australia, Sharon studied fine art (painting and printmaking) at the National Art School and visual communication (design) at Sydney College of the Arts in Sydney, Australia.
In 2017 Sharon completed the MA Visual Arts: Printmaking at the Camberwell College of Arts, University of the Arts, London (UAL).
Other studies in the UK include the Diploma in Portraiture from The Heatherley School of Fine Art, short courses in life painting and drawing at the Slade School of Fine Art, University College, London (UCL), bookbinding and artist books at the City Literary Institute and Morley College.
Prior to moving to London, Sharon Low was an artist, designer, illustrator, art and music teacher in Australia, where she also studied English literature and Education at the University of New England, and music education at the Sydney Conservatorium of Music.
Current research and work is in the fields of culture, society, identity and language, with a focus on migration and diaspora.


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Published May 29, 2009 - The Gainesville Sun
An upcoming meeting in Crystal River will feature information about human and manatee interaction in the area. The meeting will be held on June 4 from 6 to 9 p.m. at the Plantation Golf Resort & Spa, 9301 West Fort Island Trail, in Crystal River.
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Upcoming meetings on human/manatee interaction in Crystal River
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Phew, I'm back. Don't ever let anyone tell you that having a baby isn't tiring. No I didn't pop that sucker out of my own pee-hole but the last two weeks have been tough with the odd and inconvenient hours that our new bundle of joy follows. Its been great though and nothing that I could really describe. If you wanna see some pics check out the dam nelsons link on the right.
Anyway, to prepare for the final race in the Maine series coming up this weekend I've been trying to squeeze in a few rides here and there. I won't be building any strength or speed at this point between the lack of sleep and only having a week before the race but I've still got to keep the legs moving and firing on all cylinders. With that in mind, I did a road tt on Sunday. TT's aren't really my thing since I prefer longer races and I don't have a properly set up tt bike but since the race was being held in my home town it seemed like a good way to get some quality intensity work in to wake up the legs after a week of little saddle time. I also got to try an unusual warm up for the race. I got up at 6:45, grabbed some breakfast and suited up. Rode my bike to registration (about 2 miles away), rode back to the house, did a couple sets of stair climbing repeats carrying the laundry up and down the basement stairs, folded some baby clothes (a man's work is never done I tell ya), rode to the race start, took in a couple miles of the course, shot the shit with a few riding buddies for 5-10 mins. and rolled to the line with two mintues to spare. The race went pretty well after the first few miles. I went off a little hot and felt it after the second mile and thought that I may blow my Quaker oats all over the road so I eased up a bit and soon felt much better and able to push some gear. I was only passed by one other rider which I feel to be a great success since there were some pretty haunch guys there. I put in what I felt to be a respectable time but wasn't able to stick around for official times and awards because I had Mr. Mom duties to attend to at home. Overall a good ride with some very good intensity. I'll try to grab a couple more rides this week to just keeps things in tune and I should be ready to throw down with Big Al this Sunday to see who bags the overall series points.
Tuesday, September 20, 2005
the genius of rick is! at 7:20 AM
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- Kevin said...
Apple Launches Groups
Apple has launched a new subscription service that enables consumers to share information with like-minded individuals in a blog-like format - although they're not really blogs.
Blogs are like children. You love them and nuture them and hope that they turn out alright. It appears you have done that with your blog! Great work!
I have a golf club set site. It pretty much covers golf club set related stuff.
Come and check it out if you get time :-)
- Jason said...
Congratulations! Cute kid. Enjoy. And keep riding!
Good luck this weekend.
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A roller-coaster tournament for Old Dominion's Becca Allison and Great Britain cruised upward Wednesday - barely - when the team qualified for the final eight in the U20 European A Division Championships in Novi Sad, Serbia.
Allison, who sat out two of her team's first four games and went 0-for-12 from the field in the other two, scored 8 points to help GB stun powerful France 62-50 on Tuesday. But the following day, Great Britain dropped a 70-66 decision to previously winless Netherlands. Allison scored 6 points in the defeat.
The loss left Great Britain needing Italy to defeat Latvia to advance from the qualifying round to the quarterfinals. Italy prevailed 70-61, boosting GB into the final eight of the A Division for the first time. The Brits will take on Russia in Friday's quarterfinals.
Allison is averaging 4.5 points, 2 assists and 1.8 rebounds in the tournament.


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It's blanket season. Down comforter time. Raspberries, strawberries, blueberries, honey berries, they all like their blankies.
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Thursday, 30 January 2014
This Works Deep Sleep Pillow Spray- Review.
Being the anxious worrier that I am, sometimes sleep doesn't come as easily as I would like, especially if I have to be up early the next morning. One thing that really helps me, and that I've done for years, is to write a list before bed. This way instead of lying in bed worrying about all the things I have to do the next day, I can just write them down so I know I won't miss anything important!
Another thing that's really been helping me lately is my Pillow Spray from This Works. This gets raved about in the You Tube and blogging world so I wanted to try it out for myself. I love it.
As I mentioned in this video, I'm not sure if this stuff actually puts me to sleep, or if my brain starts to associate the smell of this with bedtime, I have a feeling it could be the latter. I don't always find it difficult to sleep, but once I have a few restless nights I get stuck in a bit of a rut- and every night my brain just rejects the idea of falling asleep. However, a spritz of this on my pillow helps me drift right off to the land of nod. I was worried the scent of this would be too strong, but I love it- its infused with essential oils of Lavender, Vetivert and Wild Chamomile.
If you find it hard to go to sleep, I can't recommend enough these two tips! Lists have always helped me, its like taking a weight off my mind- and the spray smells super calming and spa-like, guaranteed to help you to relax!
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"Very serious threat … to Spain's entire mortgage market": Moody's
The European Commission, for once seemingly on the side of the common man, has launched a formal legal procedure against Spain for failing to protect consumers against the abusive clauses that proliferate in Spanish mortgage contracts. It also demands that Spanish law finally gets in line with European directives on mortgage contracts and payment orders, which date back to the year 1993.
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my 27th birthday.
as i get older my birthdays tend to make me more and more nostalgic. hopefully i'll eventually get over it, but yesterday i embraced it all and visited my favorite place to be during highschool-- sitting underneath the pavilion at my favorite beach in my hometown. it rained in the morning during our brunch, and then like clockwork the sun came out just in time for me to swim in the lukewarm salty beautiful ocean and soak in some sunshine.
it's crazy to think i am in my "late twenties" but age is really just a state of mind, and i actually don't feel a day older than i did sitting on the same beach 11 years ago. for fun, here's an old photo of me back in the day. :) yes, i used to knit at the beach.
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Thursday, March 26, 2009
Rag Quilts
Jaxon had to check it first....
No seriously, I made this...thankfully rag quilts can hide a lot of mistakes!
It was so fun making this...I just wish that I could find some cute flannel prints to make one for Jaxon!
7 comments:
- Jarred and Angelina said...
You need to show me how, I have heard that they are not that hard. Please help me, I will come up one day and bring my sewing machine. The one you made is so cute!!!! Also congratulations on being a bargain shopper, sometimes I think that it is a lot of work to find coupons.
- March 26, 2009 at 6:53 PM
- Josh and Kaytee Postma said...
See!!! I told you you would love to quilt! It's totally addicting. Totally cute! You should make some unisex ones and put them away for the next baby. BTW, Hurst has the cutest fabric.
- March 26, 2009 at 8:58 PM
- melanie said...
Adorable! I love the material, so cute. I hear you on finding cute boy flannel. At least enough matching ones for a quilt would be hard. Can't wait to see what you do next.
- March 26, 2009 at 9:13 PM
- The Leishman's said...
Ash... So i tried calling you yesterday! I think I got your wrong number down!!! cOuld you text me with it and leave your name?? Thanks! Sooo... I love the rag blanket!! I want to do one! wanna come over for a sew session? Would be fun! also... I do grocery smarts too!!!
- March 27, 2009 at 10:25 AM
- Pam (Haslem) Dana said...
Very cute! I go through phases where I am hooked to the sewing machine. I haven't really had time to since Nathan as born..he was way too much of a high maintenance baby! Hopefully soon I can find some time! I can't wait to see your next blanket!
- March 27, 2009 at 10:19 PM
- Jessica said...
Ashlee! So cute! I want to know how!
- March 31, 2009 at 9:11 AM
- The Mitchell Gang said...
I love this blanket!! I would ask you to show me how to make one, but don't you think you would just want to make me one! LOL :)
Troy leaves in 2 weeks. We need to get together!
- April 5, 2009 at 7:34 PM


text: TransCanada PipeLines Completes US$300M OfferingClosing Date: Oct 7, 2004 lexpert Tweet On October 7, 2004, TransCanada PipeLines Ltd. completed the sale of US$300 million aggregate principal amount of 4.875 per cent senior notes due 2015. The notes were sold to a syndicate of underwriters, led by Deutsche Bank Securities Inc., through a prospectus supplement to TransCanada's US$1 billion shelf registration statement dated May 30, 2003, previously filed with the US Securities and Exchange Commission under the Multijurisdictional Disclosure System. TransCanada intends to use the net proceeds from the offering toward the funding of its pending acquisition of Gas Transmission Northwest Corp. TransCanada was represented in-house by Bruce Nysetvold; in the US by Mayer, Brown, Rowe & Maw LLP with a team that included Michael Hermsen, Jennifer Keating, Erick Harris and Marsha Khersonskaya, and, for tax matters, Jim Barry and Tom Geraghty; and in Canada by McCarthy Tétrault LLP with a team that included Dale Skinner and Annie Tétrault. The underwriters were represented in the US by Shearman & Sterling LLP with a team that included Brice Voran, Doug Nathanson and Carole Dagher in Toronto and, for tax matters, Laurence Crouch and Elizabeth Lieb in Menlo Park. Lawyer(s):Carole Dagher,Dale E. Skinner,Annie C. Belecki,Brice T. Voran,Laurence E. Crouch,Thomas A. Geraghty,Douglas B. Nathanson,James R. BarryFirm(s):Mayer Brown LLP,McCarthy Tétrault LLP,Shearman & Sterling LLP


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The full moon lit up the black sky so brightly that any person looking directly at the orb would be enticed by its beauty and would never look away until it slipped beneath the horizon for another day. And its beauty didn't only attract the attention of people, but also the attention of creatures, especially of those who belonged to the night. But many of them were scarred of what the full moon brought out, werewolves.
There were fewer of these beasts around these days, for many who became a werewolf drugged the beast from ever truly emerging. Just the body appeared but the mind stayed that of a human. And the human mind would hide the body for the night the moon was at its fullest. But some believed that the beast's mind shouldn't be caged. Some believed that the beast shouldn't be caged at all and still wandered their territory during the full moon. They still looked for prey and for those they could infect with the virus and curse.
And as the full moon started to vanish beyond the horizon, a lone werewolf stood tall on his hind legs; his long, bloody snout pointed towards the sky as he howled his goodbyes to his master, to the one who controlled his life. He dropped to all fours as the retransformation began its painful process. His howls turning to cries of pain. His body shaking violently as the coarse hair that covered his body began to shed; as his clawed paws returned to the normal size and shape of human hands; as his shoulders straightened and his head, body and teeth shrunk back to the size of a normal human.
He stopped shaking as he collapsed to the ground, breathing heavily and with effort as he fought to gain control of his mind again. He dug his nails into the soft earth around him as he tried to raise his head from the ground. He licked his lips as he did so and froze. He could taste blood. Fresh blood. And he could smell it in the air, even with his human nose and senses. He looked ahead and as his vision cleared, he saw a small form lying a few feet away from him.
His heart quickened as he slowly crawled towards the form. He could see the blood now and it was soaking through fabric. Through clothes. Torn clothes. Torn by sharp teeth. He shook again before he was able to get a hold of himself once more and reach out for the form. He turned her… her over and reached for her neck in search for a pulse. It was faint but it was there. He breathed a sigh of relief but it caught in his throat. He checked the wound in which the blood poured from. It was a werewolf bite. Death would have been kinder for her but now she had to become a beast once a month.
And it was his entire fault.
A loud crack sounded behind him and he curled up into a ball to hide his modesty and so he could weep in his hands.
"Remus?" a male voice called out. "Remus? Lumos!" They called again before a light from a wand hit his back.
"I… I…" Remus choked, staring at the woman before him. The man behind moved forward.
"We've been searching for you all night. We thought…" his voice trailed off into a gasp and Remus looked up into the face of Kingsley Shaklebolt. A face of terror. Kingsley coughed and handed down a robe to Remus.
"Put that on," Kingsley ordered, his voice now hoarse and grime. Remus slipped into the robe but continued to stare at the woman. Kingsley bent down, checked for a pulse and then checked for the wound. "Bitten," he muttered and looked at Remus, sadness in his eyes. He then grabbed Remus by the elbow and hauled him to his feet. Remus' body protested to this by causing him pain and he cried out.
"We have to get you out off here," Kingsley said once Remus' cries had eased. Remus' eyes went wide on realising what Kingsley meant. He pushed away from Kingsley's hold and stumbled until his knees gave way and he landed on his backside. He cried out again.
"No… I c… can't," Remus stuttered through his pain, shaking his head.
"If the Ministry finds out, they'll set the death penalty on you," Kingsley warned.
"I'm well aware of the laws, Kingsley," Remus retorted.
"Then why stay here and be caught?" Kingsley asked, closing the gap between them.
"I'd rather die then live with the knowledge that I've cursed someone; ruined their life as mine was ruined. Why would I want to witness that?" Remus asked. Kingsley grabbed him by the arms and brought him to his feet again. He struggled, but Kingsley wouldn't let go.
"Don't be a fool, Remus. You've done more good in your life then most. One mistake doesn't cancel all that out," Kingsley said.
"Mistake? Mistake? I've cursed her! I've turned her into a beast!" Remus shouted, his voice straining from the effort. Kingsley shook him.
"Exactly. The beast. It was the beast who did this, not you," Kingsley whispered.
"The beast and I are one of the same. It's inside me. I'm inside it," Remus cried as his knees gave out again and Kingsley had to support him completely. "I will not go unpunished for this."
"Then I'll pull some strings. Order a trial and protest your innocence. After what you did in the war, they can't deny you that right," Kingsley said with a sigh. Remus made to speak but words failed him so he shook his head 'no' instead. "I won't allow you to give up so easily," Kingsley continued but he was silenced as a few more cracks sounded around the area. Others who had been searching for Remus had found him. But they had also found the dreadful situation. There was no way Kingsley could get Remus away from this without judgement and prosecution now.
"I'm sorry, friend," Kingsley said as his eyes lost contact with Remus' and he read him his rights.


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With this assignment, 7th grade students created bright color-family paintings of their names using tempera cakes. For most of these students this was their first introduction to color theory, the color wheel and their first time using tempera cakes. Students began the unit by creating basic color wheels that included primary, secondary and tertiary colors using oil pastels.
After developing these essential color mixing techniques and vocabulary, students were asked to create paintings utilizing contrasting color families. Student examples resulted in warm and cool combinations, primary and secondary combinations as well as some complimentary color combinations.
Although students seemed to enjoy the project, as I reflected on the process during and after their work, some of the painting ended up with small, tedious details and resulted in some muddy colors here and there. Moving forward, I think I would make some adjustments to this lesson and allow for more expressive paint and color application.
All in all, some really nice results… Way to go 7th Grade!


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After the floating islands we went on to Amantani, one of the more famous islands of Titikaka. The local population speaks Quechua and some Spanish. About 8,000 people live on the island, in two or three communities, in pretty simple conditions. While most/all have electricity, it is primarily through solar energy and limited. There are no roads on the island, so no cars. Or tractors, for that matter. Subsistence farming is the bulk of their economy, supplemented by tourism, and they do everything by hand. My host mother told me that she only goes to the mainland once or twice a year to buy necessities, like rice or some flour. Everything else she needs is here on the island.
We both thought the island was absolutely beautiful. After we landed our guide passed us along to our host family. We and another couple went with Flora and her family for the night. She led us along a path, mostly uphill, to get to her home. I was told that there were basic, basic conditions on the island, so I was pleasantly surprised when she stopped in front of a relatively large home with a dish bolted to the roof.
Their indoor bathroom was tiled, and the beds we slept in weren't terribly uncomfortable. It really wasn't bad at all. Flora, the mother of the family, was sweet and made sure we had a good lunch (quinoa soup) and then took us to the base of the large hill on the island, which our guide said we would climb. I wasn't very excited about the climb in high altitude, but I soldiered on.
The view really was great from the hill (we were at 13,000 feet up there) and we got to watch the sun set behind the clouds on the other side of the lake. Along the hike up local women had set up shop. It was a little embarrassing to be huffing and puffing halfway up the hill, only to find all these Quechua women sitting on the side of the path with all the luxury items she had lugged up by herself (beer, water, candy, coke) and will have to bring back down.
At the top of the hill was an ancient religious site dedicated to Pachamama, the mother earth goddess. Every year the community gets together and celebrates her by offering a llama sacrifice and throwing a party because spring/summer is coming. We wandered back down the mountainside before rain fell, and made it back home just in time for supper. Finding our way through the dirt paths and across the wheat fields in the dark was very hard. We kept stopping and asking locals for directions. Eventually, our "mother" Flora found us and led us the rest of the way home.
Dinner was rice and potatoes, with some cilantro seasoning, and afterward we went outside to look at the stars. What little electricity is used at night is used indoors, so the sky is almost completely free of light pollution. We were able to see the Milky Way, Orion, and a host of other constellations we were not familiar with because it is the Souther Hemisphere. It was jaw-droppingly gorgeous.
At 8 pm the community hosted a little party for the tourists. I asked Flora how often this happened and she said whenever tourists stay overnight, the party happens. This week it was three times. I think I would get pretty tired of the same party happening three times a week, but I guess they do get paid to make it happen.
Flora dressed both of us in traditional garb, which was a lot of fun. I put the clothing on over my own, which kept me warm in the cold lake air. Jordan wore a poncho and a hat over his clothes, and we shuffled off after our host mother and our fellow homestay couple.
The get-together was in the multi-purpose building a few minutes' walk away, so we followed Flora and her flashlight. We were the first to arrive. Flora is the first Latin American person we have met that is not only punctual, but early! As other gringos and locals trickled in, a few bought beer while the others sat and talked until the music started.
A few teenage boys played local songs for us (we all tipped them later) and a few of the locals showed us simple line dances. We had no idea really what we were doing, but the dances were simple enough that we got the hang of it. The Peruvians could dance all night long if the wanted, but after a five-minute song most of us were winded and needed a break.
Our host family had two little girls, a six-year-old and a four-year-old. The younger one came to the fiesta with us and was the life of the party. She danced and played to the music, her formal outfit making everyone laugh.
The next morning we had breakfast and left pretty early, going on to Taquile.
Taquile is similar to Amantani in that the people are mostly indigenous and speak Quechua. The people (around 2,000) live according to the ancient Incan way of life and practice Catholicism, though they also worship Pachamama. On Taquile the men knit (not the women!) and they have very precise clothing and hats. On the island we got treated to a 20-minute discussion on what the different colors and types of hats mean. Unfortunately, I can't remember it all. They also live very simply, just like those on Amantani.
Lunch was included in our tour, and Jordan ate an omelette while I ate lake trout. While people on Amantani are used to tourists and don't mind photos, the people of Taquile do. They believe that the flash from the camera disturbs their children, causing them to sleep poorly at night, or even stealing parts of their soul. So we didn't take many photos of the island here.
After hiking across most of the island to get a look at the beautiful scenery of the farmland and the lake, we got back on our boat at another island port and made the return voyage to Puno.
All in all, the two-day/one-night trip cost the two of us 250 soles and included all meals. We booked through our hostel, and later I found out just walking into a tour office will get you a better price, like 200 soles total. However, the experience was great, and I'm glad we paid the extra amount to spend the night on one of the islands. That made everything worthwhile.
We spent one more day in Puno, resting, before moving on toward Cusco.


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Saturday, September 6, 2008
Animals love Christmas, too!
Reindeer Pup is one of the cards I made for the troops.
Stamp: Penny Black reindeer pup
Paper: wild wasabi, real red, white, unknown DP
Ink: black, creamy caramel
Accessories: Copic markers, real red SU marker, scallop edge punch, ribbon, dimensionals
Hoppy Holidays: I made this card a couple of years ago for a friend who collects frog nicknacks.
Stamps: Unfrogettable, Snow Flurries, Warmest Regards
Colors: real red, certainly celery, old olive, very vanilla
Accessories: WW crayons, ribbon, paper piercer & mat stack
Under the Mistletoe: This is another card I made for the troops during the Wish RAK challenges last weekend.
Stamps: Hopeful Tink - High Hopes
Paper: real red, black, white, CM patterned paper
Ink: black
Accessories: Copic markers, CM square maker, eyelet, ribbon
Posted by Miss Boo (a.k.a. jen70) at 6:51 PM
Labels: High Hopes, Penny Black, Stampin' Up T - Z, Theme - Christmas
2 comments:
- Amber said...
SUPER cute cards, girl! I'm lovin the little doggy reindeer! I also have to THANK YOU for your awesome challenge blogs list! Wonderful tool, thanks so much:) Have a fantastic weekend:)
- September 7, 2008 at 1:03 AM
- Heather "Hev" said...
Arent they gorgeous :)
- September 7, 2008 at 10:00 AM
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Well, today has been miles better than yesterday. Actually it started last night when the hubby got home. I had been bugging him at work all day with my class problems and on top of work he was doing everything he could to help me out with my class. Then when he got home he brought me my favorite flowers-snapdragons along with some daisies- because he knew I had a terrible day. It was the sweetest thing. Then he took me to barnes and noble to pick up the book I needed for class (which he had called and reserved for me during work). We then went to the grocery store where he bought me one of my favorite suppers (shells and cheese anyone?) and even snuck a reese's big cup in the cart and presented it to me when we got home (see picture below ;) )
After supper I worked two an a half hours and got two weeks of work finished and submitted for my class. I feel so much better and having my hubby be so sweet and supportive was just what I needed. I don't know how I didn't lose my head before I knew that man. I thank God for him everyday :)
On another note, we have some friends coming to visit today! I don't think we've gone three days in a row that we haven't had any visitors since we moved here. It's been great!
Today I am just praising God for taking away my stess and worry and giving me those people in my life who love me and take care of me. Hope you all have a fantastic weekend!
God Bless!
Scarf-Vintage, thrifted
Necklace-Vintage, thrifted
Sweater dress-Walmart
Leggings-Dollar store
Shoes- Vintage, stolen from Jeni's closet :)