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An exciting opportunity for an experienced Retail Sales Consultant / Art Consultant with a passion for art and photography and proven sales record has become available in our Richmond and soon to be opened South- Eastern Showroom. This is a casual / part time role.
LUMAS is a new international retailer with our first Australian store in Richmond, Victoria. We are looking for experienced sales consultants to join our team.
LUMAS is the world leader in Contemporary Photographic Art and is committed to the idea of developing a broader audience of art-buyers and collectors. We are passionate about art, we believe in making art affordable and accessible for everyone without having to spend a lot of money. A new and accessible philosophy to offer authentic and affordable art lets all art enthusiasts discover photography in the form of high quality editions by established artists and promising talents. Representing more than 3,000 works by over 300 local and international artists, LUMAS serves retail customers, as well as small and large businesses.
LUMAS has over 40 Galleries worldwide, in locations such as New York, London, Paris, Vienna, Zurich and Berlin. All Galleries host exhibitions and events per year, in addition to openings, lectures, private previews and other events.
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These cupcakes have not been my favorite as far as flavor goes, however, they are adorable so I had to share. The cupcakes have a strong tea flavor so if you dislike the flavor of tea, make regular cupcakes and just add green food coloring.
Match Cupcake Ingredients:
- 2 1/2 cups cake flour, sifted
- 1 1/4 cups sugar
- 3 teaspoons baking powder
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1 cup milk
- 1/2 cup vegetable oil
- 3 tablespoons matcha (green tea) powder
- 1 teaspoon almond extract
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 2 eggs
Matcha Buttercream Frosting Ingredients:
- 1 1/2 sticks (6 ounces) unsalted butter, softened
- 2 1/2 cups confectioners' sugar
- 2 tablespoons milk
- 1 tablespoon matcha (green tea) powder
Frankenstein Decoration Ingredients:
- Black/Brown fondant
- White fondant
For the cupcakes: Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Line a muffin pan or two with 24 cupcake liners.
In a large bowl, mix together the flour, sugar, baking powder and salt until thoroughly blended.
Whisk together the milk and oil, and add to the dry ingredients. Beat for 2 minutes on medium speed. Add the matcha powder, almond and vanilla extract and eggs and beat again for 2 minutes on medium speed. Pour the batter into the pans, filling three-quarters of the way full. Bake until cakes test done, about 15 minutes. Allow cupcakes to cool completely.
For the buttercream: Place the butter in the bowl of an electric stand mixer fitted with a whisk attachment. Add one-third of the sugar and blend well. Add in the remaining sugar one-third at a time, blending well between each addition. Add in the milk and matcha powder and beat until light and fluffy.
Spread the buttercream on top of the cooled cupcakes.
Make all of the parts of Frankenstein with fondant as shown below. To make the hair, I rolled out the fondant and then cut a zig zag patter about 1/2 an inch from the edge.
Then place the fondant pieces on the freshly frosted cupcake.


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Great corner lot with grassy area beside & in front. Community pool is visible from front-perfect location!''Wall of glass'' sliding door let's you bring in loads of natural light or open it for entertaining! Granite counters, stainless steel appl, kitchen island w/cool lighting, oversized neutral tile & iron loft railing create the perfect match for your decor style. Loft could be 4th bdrm.Convenient location in beautiful Power Ranch gives you numerous amenities (several pools, softball field,soccer,play areas,walking trails,benches,picnic tables,basketball courts,clubhouse & much more!) This home's premium corner location near a pool & park, with no neighbor on one side or across from you, makes it stand out above all others. Buyer to verify all facts & figures including those in MLS.


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Every girl has a list of must haves, wardrobe and beauty staples she can't live without. Here's are my must have picks:
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Dynamics and control for asteroid exploration and orbit manipulation missions
- Employer
- Politecnico di Milano - Dip. Scienze e Tecnologie Aerospaziali
- Location
- Italy
- Posted
- September 07 2017
- Discipline
- Physical Sciences, Engineering
- Position Type
- Full Time
- Organization Type
- Academia
The dynamics of asteroids I proximity of the Earth will be studied in view of missions for their orbital manipulation. We will calculate the achievable asteroid deflection, considering orbital uncertainties, the dynamic response of the asteroid to a kinetic impact and any mission failures. We will study the effects of resonances on the evolution of close encounters with Earth to maximise the deflection of the incoming object. ESA's planetary analysis software will be extended to study asteroid manipulation missions. As part of asteroid and comet exploration missions for scientific studies and their potential exploitation, we will design frozen orbits and transfers with an irregular gravity field and study the evolution of debris fragments from them.
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In order to give our guests comfort the hotel providse a complete range of laundry service.Transportation to and from the hotel and airport for guests is facilitated via the Airport shuttle (surcharge) service provided by the hotel.Hotel guests are provided with Private parking for the duration of their getaway at the hotel.By providing a 24-Hour front desk service, we warrant that our guests' needs are fulfilled twenty-four hours a day no matter the time of day or night.Our guests can go for a refreshing morning swim to start their day or enjoy a relaxing moments in the hotel Outdoor Swimming Pool.High speed Wi-Fi/Wireless LAN are provided to all our guests from the hotel to enable them to remainattached, publish photos, use social networking and send out email messages.Heating is provided throughout the hotel and in all the rooms to warrant that our guests are convenient and at ease during their stay.Our guests' health and comfort is our priority, consequently our hotel offers Non-Smoking Rooms where our guests can relax.Every room and common zones of our hotel has been equipped with air conditioning to provide every guest a comfortable atmosphere where to spend their holiday.Guests can take advantage of our hotel's complete service Bar and spend a relaxing evening with friends or on their own.We are very pleased in order to provide our guests with a great completely prepared fitness centre so they can keep up with their healthy and active way of life.Our hotel's Restaurant has several meal choices for our guests both casual and formal.Guests can use the free of charge luggage storage service provided by the hotel.Our hotel's priority is our guests, consequently several elevators are found throughout the hotel for the comfort for their use.
Bristol Multy Lang Palace Hotel is a Hotel 4 stars in ChapecóIt 's located in Av. Nereu Ramos, 1057E. It is distant 3,2 mi by airport of Chapeco, 34,5 mi by airport of Concordia Airport, 43,3 mi by airport of Erechim Airport.Book a room today in Hotel Bristol Multy Lang Palace Hotel in Chapecó and even receive a great discount.
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Afraid of flying? Yeah, well so am I after a good dose of Emergency Management week. Kidding, kidding. I still love flying, but I am now capable of evacuating an aircraft in under 90 seconds. (Can I have my wings now??) Emergency Management week is the hardest of all 7 weeks of training. It consisted of 5 tests and 2 practical exams. 6 days of at least 11 hours a day spent at the training center. Think you can rest when you get home? Think again. It's study time. And if you fail to maintain a 90% average, it's termination boulevard for you friend. Praise God, I can say I passed and am still here studying my little heart away.
We began the week going over the emergency equipment on each flight. Be not afraid of crashing in the Arctic...we have polar gear. Next, we covered water evacuations and different types of flotation we have available for passengers. Then turbulence—don't play. Smoke and fire emergencies—no smoking in the lavatories. Decompression—don your masks. Land evacuations—jump and slide. Emergency exits—arm those exits. Sea survival—uhh...good luck.
The fun stuff? We got to evacuate out of a training aircraft, down the slide! The slide is huge, and it looks higher from the aircraft door. Jump and slide, jump and slide. We also experienced a 'decompression' (there was no loss of cabin pressure thankfully) in the motion simulator. And we experienced smoke and fire emergencies in our mock ups. Saturday, we had our pool day. We evacuated into the water and deployed our rafts, climbed in, practiced drills, among other water sports (not really. I wish).
We also talked through different airline disasters such as the Tenerife airport disaster and the Miracle on the Hudson...and how to respond to and/or prevent these types of disasters in the future.
U.S. Airways Flight 1549
Disaster at Tenerife
These discussions really brought to life the seriousness and potential dangers of our job. I've heard of flight attendants being called 'waitresses in the sky' but when that plane is going down, you're going to be glad we were there. Our commands and evacuation plans are drilled into our heads so there's no question as to what to do in that situation. We got this. My prayer is that my class and I will never have to utilize the things we learned in Emergency Management week.
Hmm...how to end a post filled with pictures of plane crashes? Umm...trust your flight attendants. Listen to your flight attendants. And remember that smoking is not allowed on any aircraft. Federal law prohibits tampering with, disabling, or destroying a lavatory smoke detector. Trust me, just say no.


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Merry Christmas from us at AVENUE 🙂 For those of you who have not got your hands on a copy of the luscious December issue of AVENUE Magazine, grab your inworld copy from one of our many vendors all over the grid or at AVENUE lobby or view it online at AVENUE Magazine's blog.
What can u expect from this juicy issue of chicness?
:: Get up close and personal with a no holds barred interview with Iota Ultsch of Tres Jolie, a truly avant garde couture designer in SL
:: A sexy and saucy love affair of a fashion spread with the ever famous Impossibly High Heels of Stiletto Moody featuring AVENUE Model
Georgie Lyle
:: Our new men's column AVENUE Homme with Takeshi Kiama
:: Trendspotting for Christmas with Vixie Rayna
:: Interview with AVENUE Model of the month, Naturelle Santos
:: Explore winter wonderland sims
:: Decorate your land with Lilith Heart
:: DJ interviews with DJ Azu Catteneo & DJane Tasty Hax
:: Review of Shakespeare's Twelfth Night
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During The Load Of Non-monetary Balances PIN_CMT Throws ArrayIndexOutOfBoundsException
Last updated on JANUARY 22, 2015
Applies to:Oracle Communications Billing and Revenue Management - Version 188.8.131.52.0 to 126.96.36.199.0 [Release 7.5.0]
Information in this document applies to any platform.
On: BRM 220.127.116.11.0 version, Conversion Manager
During the load of non-monetary balances using pin_cmt, ArrayIndexOutOfBoundsException occurs.
- The issue occurs very rarely and at random
- Files that are failing with this issue are of size between 2MB-14MB
- The input xml file file passed to cmt has some 6000+ sub balances
- The exception occurs during creation of the DAT files. DAT file for the cmt_reference_t is not created yet. No data is populated to the database.
- When the failed file is loaded again, it loads ok.
- Below is the console output showing the exception thrown on the console when pin_cmt is executed with import option :
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October 24, 2009 09:30 ET
NIAGARA FALLS, ONTARIO--(Marketwire - Oct. 24, 2009) - On behalf of Canada's Environment Minister Jim Prentice, the Honourable Rob Nicholson, P.C., Q.C., Member of Parliament for Niagara Falls, Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada, announced today $326,500 in funding from the Great Lakes Sustainability Fund for 7 projects to clean up the Niagara River Area of Concern. Thirty-eight projects throughout the Great Lakes are receiving $2.2 million in funding this year.
"The Great Lakes Sustainability Fund is a concrete example of how we can work together to ensure clean water for Canadians, and to restore the health of the Great Lakes. The funding we are announcing today will help to address challenges and bring us closer to our goal of restoring water quality in the Niagara River and in all of Canada's Great Lakes Areas of Concern," said Minister Nicholson.
"The Great Lakes Sustainability Fund has proven to be very effective in facilitating the many partnered projects working to restore water quality in the fifteen Canadian Areas of Concern. Here in Niagara Falls, the Great Lakes Sustainability Fund is being used to fund projects like the Water Quality and Habitat Improvement Program," said Dean Allison, Member of Parliament for Niagara West-Glanbrook.
The Water Quality and Habitat Improvement Program includes professional teams of biologists, technicians and expertly trained volunteers who have undertaken a Natural Areas Inventory. The inventory is creating a database of up to date biological data and detailed mapping information that will act as a resource for the community. The information is being incorporated into the Provincial Wetland Classification system and will also serve as a baseline for use in future environmental planning and policy development.
"The Government of Canada is taking action to preserve our environment. Together with our partners and with all Canadians, we are helping ensure that Canada's communities and families can thrive in a healthy environment," added Minister Prentice.
Tony D'Amario, CAO/Secretary Treasurer of the Conservation Authority stated, "The Natural Areas Inventory project is of great significance as it has allowed us to fill in information gaps which will assist in prioritizing future restoration opportunities to protect and enhance the natural heritage system within the Area of Concern. The project has been a great success due mainly to the overwhelming positive public response for voluntary participation in this initiative."
Using the Great Lakes Sustainability Fund, the Government of Canada is partnering with provincial and local governments and community organizations to help clean up the 15 Canadian Areas of Concern in the Great Lakes Basin. The fund supports environmental restoration activities in three priority areas: fish and wildlife habitat rehabilitation and stewardship, contaminated sediment assessment and remediation, and innovative approaches to improve municipal wastewater effluent quality.
More information about the Great Lakes Sustainability Fund is available at sustainabilityfund.gc.ca.
Niagara River: Great Lakes Area of Concern
As the largest system of fresh surface water in the world, the Great Lakes are fundamental to the health and well-being of those who live within their watersheds and beyond. They provide trade and shipping routes, a source of livelihood, clean water, ecological diversity and natural beauty.
These important ecosystems are facing some challenges. In the mid-1980s, Canada and the U.S. identified 43 locations around the Great Lakes where the environmental quality was more degraded than in other areas. These "hot spots," or Areas of Concern, are the focus of federal, provincial and local efforts to restore the aquatic ecosystem. Ten Areas of Concern are in Canada; five others straddle the Canada-U.S. border. Two Canadian Areas of Concern have completed all their remedial actions and addressed their environmental problems.
The Niagara River is 58 kilometres long and flows from Lake Erie to Lake Ontario. The Niagara River Canadian Area of Concern extends along the entire length of the Canadian side of the Niagara River, and includes Niagara Falls and the Welland River Watershed. Most of the environmental issues on the Canadian side of the river are associated with excessive nutrient loads, such as phosphorous from agricultural run-off, inputting to the watershed, as well as wetland and habitat loss.
The following priority issues are being addressed to achieve delisting of the Canadian Niagara River Area of Concern: treatment of undesirable algae in the Welland River, restoration and protection of fish and wildlife habitat, management of the PCB-contaminated sediment at Lyon's Creek East, and the implementation of a monitoring plan to track water quality improvements over time.
The Government of Canada is taking action to preserve our environment. Together with our provincial, territorial and municipal partners and with all Canadians, we are helping ensure that Canada's communities and families can thrive in a healthy environment. With our partners, we are making great strides to re-establish healthy ecosystems across the Great Lakes Basin.
In the late 1980s, the International Joint Commission designated 43 Areas of Concern, or "pollution hot spots," within the Great Lakes Basin, based on significant environmental concerns in these areas. Since then, of the 17 Canadian areas, two areas have been fully restored and removed from that list, and one area is being monitored for recovery, because all clean-up actions in the area have been completed but time is required for natural recovery to occur.
While solid progress is being made in cleaning up the remaining Canadian areas, the Great Lakes Sustainability Fund (GLSF) was created to accelerate the work being done to restore the environmental quality of Canada's remaining 14 Areas of Concern.
Restoring Areas of Concern improves water quality, fish and wildlife habitat and population health. Funding is provided to initiatives that meet specific criteria and that serve to restore the environment. Such projects include fish and wildlife habitat restoration, contaminated sediment remediation, landowner stewardship, and control of pollution from municipal wastewaters and rural runoff.
The fund provides technical and financial support to projects that will reduce bacterial contamination of public beaches, an issue that leads to frequent beach closings. Environmental improvements lead to local economic competitiveness through the development of innovative technologies, and increased recreation, tourism and development opportunities in Area of Concern communities.
The fund is administered by Environment Canada in consultation with seven other Government of Canada departments: Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, Canadian Heritage, Fisheries and Oceans Canada, Health Canada, Natural Resources Canada, Public Works and Government Services Canada and Transport Canada.
DELISTED CANADIAN AREAS OF CONCERN: Severn Sound Collingwood Harbour
CANADIAN AREA IN RECOVERY: Spanish Harbour
CANADIAN AREAS OF CONCERN: Thunder Bay Nipigon Bay Jackfish Bay Peninsula Harbour Wheatley Harbour Hamilton Harbour Toronto and Region Port Hope Harbour Bay of Quinte
BINATIONAL AREAS OF CONCERN St. Lawrence River Niagara River St. Marys River St. Clair River Detroit River
Solid Progress is being made in the remaining Canadian and Binational Areas of Concern. For further information on the Great Lakes Sustainability Fund, visit sustainabilityfund.gc.ca.
BACKGROUNDER 2009-10 Project List for Niagara River Area of Concern
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Office of the Minister of the EnvironmentFrederic BarilPress Secretary819-997-1441orEnvironment Canada Media Relations819-934-80081-888-908-8008www.ec.gc.ca
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Colorado was ranked the most physically active state in the country. Colorado�s natural beauty offers people a lot of opportunities to participate in outdoor activities. Known for its mountains, streams, hiking trails and sunshine-filled days, Colorado is expanding its bike trails.Ironically, Colorado has an obesity rate of more than 21 percent. The state wants to combat obesity and get people outdoors. The state will dedicate over $100 million to enhance Colorado�s bicycling community and improve and create bicycle infrastructure. �If you go into a lot of bike lanes in Colorado you are going to be riding through gravel and glass. That right there is already a hazard,� said Paul Rodriguez. Rodriguez is an avid cyclist and a service manager for The Bicycle Shack, located in Arvada. One new trail that has recently come into fruition is the U.S. 36 Bikeway trail. The trail is 12 feet wide and it runs from Boulder to Westminster. �It is one of those rides that is beneficial for commuters. I think it benefits a lot of people,� Rodriguez said. Besides road biking, Colorado�s wilderness can also be explored through biking. Mountain biking offers a different experience for Colorado cyclists. Dante Abeyta, a regular cyclist and bicycle mechanic at The Bicycle Shack said his favorite mountain bike trail is the White Ranch trail at 25303 Belcher Hill Road in Golden. �You�re going to see some wildlife out there. You can spend a whole day there, or you can just spend a couple of hours,� Abeyta said. �They have every difficulty of trail. It can be fun for any type of rider if you�re just getting into it, or if you�re already advanced.� Colorado offers some of the most unique bicycle trails in the country. It also offers a strong bicycling community. �If we were to get a flat (tire) and we didn�t have an extra tube people will stop by and offer help. With cyclists there is like an unspoken bond with each other,� Abeyta said. �Just being a part of that unspoken brotherhood type deal, there are very few hobbies like that,� Rodriguez said. Exercising can help with other things besides improving your physical health. Studies conducted in universities around the United States have shown that exercising can decrease stress and anxiety. �It�s somewhat therapeutic to just go out and ride because you don�t really have to think about anything besides what you�re doing,� Rodriguez said. Studies at Vanderbilt University found that cycling can also help adults with focus and concentration. This is because cycling requires you to balance and make quick reactions. Bicycling is also about sheer enjoyment in the great Colorado outdoors. �It is all about good times really. Just getting out and seeing your state and seeing something you don�t see everyday,� Abeyta said.
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I debated whether I should start up another blog (this new one makes 3), but decided that Latin Pop Shop should have it's own. While initially I intended to discuss the journey of building and growing the business on here (and still will, certain aspects), I would prefer to keep this blog dedicated to my own art and experiences.
In Latin Pop Shop Blog I will not only discuss the business but feature the artists it represents as well as upcoming promotions and maybe even style and trends as they pertain to our inventory.
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La Marinella is a lovely spot situated in the middle of nowhere on the top of a hill. Apart from it's nice views, it is totally relaxing to sit/lie outside in the shade and read a book or play with the cats. The owners are...More
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the other day i read something about listening to your body.
i do that kinda thing.
but you know, we can always grow and get better at stuff.
i'd like to really really get in tune with my body.
so i thought i'd start trying to pay more attention.
yesterday ended up to be a stressful day.
i was wound pretty tight by the time i landed at his place for dinner.
and i was glad to leave everything behind and just hang out.
seems we both had some stress goin' on.
i tuned into his.
happy to leave mine behind.
but later that nite i couldn't sleep.
various reasons.
but i could feel the uptight inside of me.
i've been pushin' way hard.
and i think it's catchin' up to me.
so i'm listening.
and i'm paying attention.
and then i walked outside this morning when it was still dark.
and spontaneously, without a thought given,
my knees bent low, my arms went out to my sides and
i gasped and said out loud 'ohhhh WOW!'
i had seen the stars.
it was SUCH a clear morning.
and the stars were SO bright.
and my entire body reacted.
totally totally reacted.
i noticed and laughed.
it's obvious.
something's really really missing in my life right now.
i'm thinking this paying attention stuff may be a really good thing
for me! my body can be a drama queen at times. which will be
good to pay attention to!


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In todays post we are going to start off with some quick notes about Jonah:
Jonah was a prophet.
He was the servant of God.
Israel was the nation to received his prophecies.
He was the son of Ammittai.
Jonah's hometown was Gathhepher.
Next are some notes about God that I wrote down while copying Jonah 1:
God sees our wickedness and is resolved to help us out of it.
You can never truly flee from the presence of God.
He is in charge of all of the elements of matter.
God does as he pleases.
God is the God of heaven! He created al! He made the sea and the dry land.
He was feared by Jonah and later by the Mariners.
God's will will be done. He was willing to throw the whole sea into a tempest for 1 man, 1 city, and 1 ship of people. No matter how hard we try to do it our way, in the end His will will succeed.
God works in mysterious ways. Through Jonah's disobedience a whole ship of Mariners was saved.
God showed the Mariners that he was to be honored and feared above all else.
He is in control of all of His creation and could simply command a fish to swallow up Jonah. God knew what was going to happen and was prepared.
Jonah was close to Joppa when God told him to go and preach because that is where he went to board a boat to go in the opposite direction that God had directed him to go!
Gathhepher was where he was from.
Tarshish is where the boat he jumped on to flee his task was going.
Ninevah was where God told him to go in the first place!
Now, here is some Greek words that are found in or correlate to Jonah 1:
Euche-Greek-Vow, as a petition to God, a religious obligation...
Appagelia-Greek-Promise, legal term... A gift graciously igven, not a pledge secured by negotiation...
Neder-Hebrew-Solemn promise to God. Once made had to be paid or counted as sin...
El Hay-Hebrew-Omnipresent, living God
Za'aq-Hebrew-to cry out in a loud, pericing voice, begging.
Thusia-To kill, slay, sacrifice for: sin, serviece to God, praise offering to God...
Zebach-Hebrew-Slaughter, kill, offer, sacrifice and animal to create communion or seal a covenant.
Some Key Verses in Jonah 1:
"And he said unto them, I am an Hebrew; and I fear The Lord, the God of heaven, which hath made the sea and the dry land."
Jonah 1:9
"So they took up Jonah, and cast him forth into the sea and the sea ceased from her raging. Then the men feared The Lord exceedingly, and offered a sacrifice unto the Lord, and made vows."
Jonah 1:16
God's will will be done. Through one mans disobedience many men were saved!


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"I'll go see Saw II and probably you will see Saw II too (say it fast, I dare you), but I predict we'll hate ourselves on the morning of All Saints' Day. If you want to see something authentically scary this Halloween, I'd suggest either Flightplan or A History of Violence."
Stephen King on Halloween movies in Entertainment Weekly
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Users on Apple's support forums are still reporting Wi-Fi reliability issues (slow speeds, connection drops, etc) after updating to 10.10.1. The largest thread concerning Wi-Fi connectivity issues on Yosemite exceeded 1,10 message and 208,000 views.
We've got business-grade routers and [access points] at my school, and we've got numerous people unable to connect for longer than a minute before and after [updating] to 10.10.1, wrote a user identified as samabenie Monday morning.
10.10.01 does NOT fix the Wi-Fi issues, alleged MortenJamesCarlsen, also today. I had to go thru the same extreme routines I have had to go thru the past 2 months to be able to connect to the Internet. This is not a very good sign [and] indicates that no one has been able to reproduce a clear-cut scenario in which this happens. So we are back to square one....
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Passover Seder
March 17, 2015
6:30pm in Room 223
You are invited to participate in an interfaith sharing of the traditional Passover Seder led by Rabbi Ronald Bluming. Congregation Tikva L'Shalom and members of Smoke Rise will experience this meal together as we have done for a several years. Children are welcome and all will have fun looking for the hidden matzah. We will bring a dish to share. An approved foods list will be sent to you upon your reservation. Please RSVP to Kathy Dobbins as early as possible, but by March 15th.


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tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4535849501885373632018-05-28T21:34:15.136-07:00My Life In A Little Red Farm HouseThoughts, observations, and ramblings on life, love, family, cooking, events, artistic projects and adventures in and around our little red farm house.deehttp://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-453584950188537363.post-73924714709395696482012-09-19T14:06:00.000-07:002012-09-19T14:13:48.852-07:00Fall in the Alleghenies(...taken from 9-16-12 journal entry...)

It has been quite too long dear diary that I take pen to hand and jot words of thought.

Today we decided to come to the mountains to winterize. It seems as though it was not too long ago that we were dusting webs of spiders and opening the doors after a long winters stillness. Spring flowers showing glistens of sunlight off their pedals...pinks, purples, blue hugging close to the ground amist soft blotches of green moss.

After walking across the rivers edge, taking note of the century old maple that has shown its age countless times with worn sponged branches falling in each wind has finally snapped off falling into younger trees along the waters edge, snapping them as well...part laying in the shallows of the river edge.

Thoughts pass through me of planting flowers in the hollows now of this massive trunk to cascade over its bark through the summer. Made a mental note of that for next spring. A bit of color draping over its sides with whispers of new life in that deadened tree.

I am sitting at this summers ashes at the fire heaped with weathered ashes and bits of marshmallow sticks...there is a fuzzy worm crawling next to me on a stump, thoughts of mooshing it cross my mind as it now has taken new direction and is crawling a bit too close to me...instead I flicked it quite a distance away with a nearby branch. They don't creep me out until they are on me. Wooly worms don't bother me, it's all the other fuzzy species.

The Allegheny River is very low and the island shows up more distinctly, high with grass.

The chipmunks and squirrels are rooting through the moss looking for grubs and already storing the hickory, walnuts and acorns. I have been waiting all afternoon to either hear or see the eagles and as if right on cue, there they are...calling out for feeding time. We were privileged this summer to watch a young fledgling in the water at the edge of the island across from the yards edge. How mighty and awesome.

This is a short visit here to flush out the water pipes and add winterizing fluids. I've already packed up items to take home to keep from freezing, so as to have "free time" to just wander around the yard exploring fall posies, new seedlings to carry through fall and winter for spring surprises. The walnut trees were hit hard this year with numerous tent worms.

Moms grape vine that has been growing umpteen years up the ash tree is now towering over the top of the limbs, blushing with color as fall brushes by. A chipmunk just ran by me chirping as he passes, perhaps this is his stump I am sitting on.

The Pileated Woodpecker continues to peck huge holes in the cherry tree at the edge of the yard. As I retreat up the bank, I see some humongous wooly worms, fattened for the onset of winter? What does it mean when they are solid black?deehttp://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-453584950188537363.post-59838598816547851352012-03-30T01:10:00.003-07:002012-03-30T01:34:16.282-07:00Sunflower Power
I have been sorting seeds these last weeks, getting several planted in small containers under fluorescent lamps. Today as I sorted through sunflower seeds, I was surprised and delighted as to how many I have collected through the years. Thinking this summer it will be awesome to have various colors and sizes throughout the property.

I plan to plant Russian, Mammoth Edible Pod, Mammoth Gray, Bicolored Mix Evening Sun, Magic Roundabout(the pedals are bright orange near the center and yellow tips), Goldfinger, Italian White, Velvet Queen (a chestnut red blossom), Summertime Mix (a wonderful mix, some with bicolors, reds, rust, orange, some with mixed colors).

As I was going through old photos recently, I happened upon a picture of my grandfather, Napoleon LaBonte. A very proud man, with an awesome garden everyday of his life. Here he is about 84 years old. He had the greenest thumb in all of Spalding, MI. In his younger days he grew acres of berries to sell to the local grocers and to the towns people to can.

This is me with a volunteer Mammoth from my bird feeder, I nurtured it all through the summer. The seed head measured out about 18 inches across. I used the dead stalk through the winter months to hang homemade suet cakes on for the birds. I finally worked it out of the ground a couple weeks ago. It was still pretty solid in the ground, pretty heavy as well. I felt like a pole vaulter carrying it while Ed snapped my picture holding it. I tried to load a picture here, somehow there was a glitch that kept it from loading.deehttp://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-453584950188537363.post-29196409280829063622012-02-23T23:50:00.003-08:002012-02-24T00:14:47.167-08:00Winter Behind The Barn

deehttp://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-453584950188537363.post-49353315259630376452012-02-23T23:21:00.002-08:002012-02-23T23:50:29.515-08:00February

February is soon to come to a close. The weather temps this year have been like a roller coaster. Highs nearing 50 and lows in the 20's. Sunshine one day, snow and bleakness the next. Warm enough for rains, cold enough to freeze.
deehttp://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-453584950188537363.post-68727942602360782272012-02-08T22:39:00.000-08:002012-02-09T14:02:33.248-08:00Where's That Purple Russian... Several summers ago I started making a garden chart. Though our thoughts were, as we planted, that we surely would remember what was in each roll and where. Wouldn't we?

I marked all the plants individually with each, their own popsicle stick, dated, named. Tucked nicely near each plant. We marked each roll end with different sized sticks..painted some with permanent markered stakes. Each pepper, each tomato roll.. marked..good to go..not!!

Little did we anticipate rain...wind...sun...would slowly cause well meaning marked sticks to fade.. hmm, "was that the Black Crimson or the Black Krim? is this where we put the Purple Russian? Oh is that the Abe Lincoln or the Stupice?"

"I don't know"..were three over-used words that summer.

I take paper, pencil or pen, ruler out with me each time I transplant my plants in the garden, or spread seeds. This paper gets pretty dirty by the time I get done each time. I have one good plotted garden chart indoors, so each time I plant even if just one thing, it gets charted to the good paper that day. When I go out again, I take another scrap of paper and repeat as before.

As the garden grows, I make notes, what did well, what didn't. What I may leave off next growing season, etc.

Our biggest mystery in the garden last season began with Ed running lines for me at the far end of the garden. I couldn't plant my squash or pickling cucumbers early on, as we were having lots of rain, at in-opertune times. He thought we should try something different and not make our usual hills, he had seen where you could squeeze more in without hilling, perhaps we would get a bigger yield. I wasn't so sure I wanted to do it that way, I liked making the mounds especially for pickles. So it was no hills this time.

Ed had my lines nice and taunt, with seeds in hand, I was out to finish up plantings for that area. I kept a watchful eye anxious to see the seeds sprout. We had had quite a monsoon pour down not long after I pushed seed into the ground. Days passed...weeks....He'd ask, "are you sure you planted those seeds or just thought you planted them" .... well with all this rain...I thought maybe they got misplaced with all the water that ran through the garden..

As we lingered one evening where plants should be, I said, "I just don't understand it..I planted them here, to the right of the string, like I always do".. I think Ed's face turned a few shades at that moment.... he had tilled the rolls not long after I planted, because there were no hills to be seen, he rototilled my seeded areas...the rains washed away all evidence of his footprints... we both agreed..hills from then on!!

deehttp://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-453584950188537363.post-7058305333309927182012-02-08T21:58:00.000-08:002012-02-08T22:38:58.680-08:00you can do it...journal entry: 2011

I transferred all my plants from the inside grow lights to my little portable greenhouse outside. It was a tough go for several weeks, as when I started my seeds I was at the end of my seed starting soil from a local greenhouse. Being March when I began I was unaware that I could of just called and they would of gladly sold me the soil I needed. Instead I picked up a random bag at a nearby store. How careless of me. I nurtured my heirloom seeds for so many years, and chose a random soil to start their journey in this time?

I had 18 varieties of heirloom tomatoes and 12 heirloom varieties of peppers...several varieties of basil, fennell, cabbage, cilantro, stevia, parsley, borage... they struggled to grow, with transplanting it was total shock to their already tender roots.

I called finally first part of June for my favorite soil mix from Hoffman's Greenhouse. Instead of adding more shock I just mounded the perfect mix around the tops of the pots, so the nutrients could soak into the soil with each watering. I had gotten restless and impatient, so out of character for me, and had pulled quite a few of both tomatoes and pepper plants out as they looked like they were dying off...leaves were turning limp and color change..they just needed more time.

Each time I'd walk by my little house of struggling plants, I'd say "you can do it...".. soon, with the warmth of the sun smiling down on and embracing all my greens, they started growing all over inside the greenhouse..up into the eve, hanging out reaching for the sun rays..soon it looked like a little jungle in there.

deehttp://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-453584950188537363.post-61839059307472544402012-02-01T00:07:00.000-08:002012-02-01T00:35:22.786-08:00F o R t Y y E a R s

Saying 40 years out loud sounds like forever.

It has been 40 years that I was in high school. Through the years by chance I might of run into an occasional classmate, a quick hello, how are you... a quick catch up. Then days would continue as usual, routines come and go.

This year was my fortieth class reunion. Felt like such a milestone! We started out our week with girlfriends coming in from out of state. Gathering for some good doses of laughter as we reminisced with our yearbooks from days gone by. Hopping from one house for breakfast, back for lunch, another house for dinner. P.J. parties. Never too old!

The weekend before we attended an all alumni. The youngest gal there was class of 1938. What was expected a measly crowd of 600 to 700 ended with nearly 3000 Berea High School alumni. Though a few streets were closed off for the event, did they not realize the whole neighborhood were alumni. We all look forward to attending again this year. Good music, good food, good times.

The night before we gathered at a local pub for snacks and catching up with old buddies from days gone by. Just over 90 wandered in. The following eve was the biggie. Over 140 plus showed this year from as far away as Hawaii. Totally awesome.

I have since reconnected with nearly a dozen old classmates. We meet up every few weeks for lunch or dinner. We want to keep it going, a few add on each time. Such fun!

deehttp://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-453584950188537363.post-5525261277056428032012-01-29T23:31:00.000-08:002012-01-29T23:35:23.884-08:00How Many People Does It Take To Open A Bottle Of Wine?

True determination and team work! It took quite a bit of effort to get that cork out!
deehttp://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-453584950188537363.post-65308762611536708712012-01-29T23:20:00.000-08:002012-01-30T01:57:31.303-08:00Irish Soda Bread

Most people only make Irish Soda Bread in the month of March. We love eating this lovely bread year round. Sometimes I make it with organic dried currents when I don't have raisins on hand.

4 cups all purpose flour
1/4 cup sugar
1 teaspoon baking powder
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon salt
1/2 cup vegetable shortening
1 cup raisins
1 egg
1 3/4 cups buttermilk
(if you don't have buttermilk, you can sour the milk by placing 2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice plus enough milk to equal 1 3/4 cups in a 2-cup measuring cup. Stir. Let stand 5 minutes before using.)

Oven preheated 350. Grease a large baking sheet or use your baking stone. Set aside.

Sift flour, sugar, baking powder, baking soda, and salt into a large bowl. Cut in the shortening with a pastry blender or 2 knives until the mixture resembles coarse crumbs. Stir in the raisins.

Beat egg in a medium bowl using a fork. Add buttermilk. Beat until well combined. Add buttermilk mixture to the flour mixture. Stir until mixture forms a soft dough that clings together and forms a ball.

Turn dough out onto a well floured surface. Knead dough gently 10 to 12 times. Place dough on the prepared baking sheet. Pat dough into a 7 inch round. Score the top of the dough with tip of a sharp knife, making an X about 4 inches long and 1/4 inch deep.

Bake 55 to 60 minutes or until a wooden toothpick inserted in the middle comes out clean. Immediately remove from the baking sheet, cool completely on a metal rack or I use a cotton dishtowel.

Bread is best eaten the day it is made.deehttp://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-453584950188537363.post-13710062168764293502012-01-29T00:40:00.000-08:002012-01-29T00:56:45.622-08:00Painting Day...11, June 18
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Today was a day of brushing....as I rolled and brushed new life to the worn faded
scraped wood, of the back mountain porch...
thoughts of days spent in the mountains with mom and dad filled my thoughts.

At times it was laughter that filled me with joy as I brushed,
with all the memories of our many projects we did together...
when I would come to stay here for weeks and months at a time.

At times tears of sadness as I miss those times and miss them both so much...
with each stroke a story...
with each stroke a fond memory...
with each stroke a treasured memory ... always.deehttp://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-453584950188537363.post-65699182444814203172012-01-29T00:10:00.000-08:002012-01-29T00:35:41.434-08:00Arctic Snowy Owls11, June 14
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As the sun was nearing its days end...
and dark was settling in, Ed came rushing into the house to gather me,
grab the binoculars... come... quickly!
Hurry!
Out of breath we scurried back to the big barn, he had just noticed a small flock of blackbirds chasing a rather large bird...
it looked like a Snowy Owl he exclaimed!
As we slipped underneath the outside cross boards of the barn door,
we stood still barely breathing as our eyes scanned the darkness...
searching the beams high up.
There he was...standing tall and very still...every bit of 16 inches in height!
As we stood in awe for some time, the Snowy Owl took flight right above our heads right through the side window of the barn.
A few months later, there was quite a write up in our local paper about the Arctic Snowy Owl traveling south, far away from their tundra homes in search of prey. That many are showing up in increasing numbers in Ohio, mostly along the lake. They had mentioned there were 15 reported sitings. I guess we should have reported our siting. There is always next time. What a privilege to have stood just below this beautiful breathtaking species.deehttp://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-453584950188537363.post-9493850571437859292012-01-28T23:47:00.000-08:002012-01-29T00:10:04.955-08:00the Allegheny mountains11, June 10
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What do porcupines and pileated woodpeckers have in common?
Well, they both are seldom seen in the Allegheny....

As we drove to fetch water at the spring in Endeavor this eve, we came upon a strange looking creature near the middle of the road. From far away, we knew it wasn't an opossum, nor a raccoon. What was this mystical creature waddling in the center of the road? Nearing long quills were evident ... very long quills ... very long raised quills! Looked like a porcupine on steroids...

Our thoughts crossed as we came to a stop, could this creature of the night shoot those quills into our tires.. surely wouldn't want to find out.

Early on, peering out the sliding back porch windows, whilst looking out towards the swift rivers current, we saw the pileated woodpecker, quite the site to behold! It was sizing up yet another wild cherry tree. Earlier we found a damaged cherry tree along the river bank at the edge of the property. Quite a bit of damage, its pecking left holes as big as our hands and as deep.
They are pretty birds...sadly pretty destructive as well...deehttp://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-453584950188537363.post-87317941311756696352012-01-11T00:12:00.000-08:002012-01-11T01:15:54.710-08:00two thousand eleven where did you goas minutes tick into hours
... hours pass into days
as days slip off into weeks
... and weeks flow into months

2011 passed by quickly...
or so it seemed...

In December 2010 I worked hard to shed my walker for a cane. Coming into 2011, though having so many limitations, it definitely slowed me down. I had to learn new ways for the old. I started my new year out full of determination and had many goals set for myself. With insurance changes I was on my own to better my health, to work to get stronger. I found quickly that I was not just on this new journey to build physical strength within, but to remain positive even when I didn't think I could achieve the next step. I must admit, the thought of giving up never occured to me, but there were many times I wanted to give in...in to the numbness, in to the pain, in to the hurdles that were before me..for there were many times I felt hopeless and helpless.

Ed was my hero through and through. By May I was excited that I could start cooking and do laundry again. Crazy huh? My biggest accomplishment in May, was that I was learning to climb stairs again.

It was always a boost when the spring gardening catalogs arrived in the mailbox. It gave me hope and filled me with ambitions to plan my garden. I had quite an assorted mixture of family heirloom seeds started under lights near the south window.deehttp://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-453584950188537363.post-86073082050759868312011-01-03T15:08:00.000-08:002011-01-03T15:28:30.284-08:00Star GazingAt night when all are asleep
in the stillness of the night,
I pull the shade and snap it high
to gaze through the pines at the bright
stars above.
Now and then I catch a shooter
to wish upon.

Thoughts of my day
rush through my stilled mind.

A distant train 3 miles away,
across the road that once was
an open field,
now strewn with houses...
most vacant.

Making wishes and thinking
about life...
and
things to come.deehttp://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-453584950188537363.post-49402307453277621952011-01-03T14:59:00.000-08:002011-01-03T15:08:49.033-08:00Idle ThoughtsI have been sitting idle these last months
watching the days and life slip by.

In mid September after a wonderful vacation
in the far northen part in the Upper Peninsula
of Michigan, I mysteriously lost the use of
my left leg.

My life has changed in a blink of an eye. My
limitations are many now. Much of the leg has
regained feeling, though I often wonder when and
if this is going to happen again.

Life can merely be held by the tips of ones fingers.deehttp://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-453584950188537363.post-68972144937052668342010-07-01T22:05:00.000-07:002010-07-01T22:13:22.978-07:00Apple Crisp(this is my favorite recipe to make with any fruit)

Heat oven to 350.
Spread in ungreased 8 inch square pan:
4 cups of sliced unpeeled or peeled apples

Mix with a fork and sprinkle over the apples:
3/4 cup all purpose flour
3/4 cup packed brown sugar
1/2 cup regular oats
1/3 cup chopped walnuts
1 1/2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
1/2 cup ( 1 stick) softened butter

Bake about 30 minutes or until the topping is golden brown and apples are tender.

Start to finish, about 45 minutes. Serves 6deehttp://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-453584950188537363.post-16939638646266500242010-07-01T21:56:00.000-07:002010-07-11T22:05:58.004-07:00Raise Your HandBeth, raise your right arm and wave,
now your left hand, raise it over your
head and wave..

looking at me with just a quick glance
he muttered now
raise your left hand and wave..

hmmm Ed said...
...as he stared forward
beyond me, past Beth, straight forward..

there is a shadow on the wall,
over there,
and it's neither one of you!
...it's gone now..

goosebumps!

..every hair stood on end..

chills ran up and down my spine,
they permeated my soul..

we have a visitor my breath whispered..
..we have a visitor..

we ponder in deep thought..
..who has come to visit?

have they lingered awhile..
or are they just passing through? stay awhile!deehttp://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-453584950188537363.post-91293310438604118372010-07-01T21:27:00.000-07:002010-07-01T21:43:38.209-07:00TimeTime is..
Time was...
Time will be again....

My days slip by like fallen snow melting into the crevices of the day...deehttp://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-453584950188537363.post-7818286991544263602010-02-01T23:01:00.000-08:002010-02-01T23:21:57.574-08:00WhispersI hear your voices
 whisper through
 the breeze,
I fall to my knees
 and want to see your
face once more.

Another summer has past
 another fall has slipped
 quickly by,
a few leaves and
 your favorite apples cling
tight now in winters
 wind gusts.

The bitter cold stings my face
 numbing my fingers
 through thick gloves.

Christmas is just past
 your voices and laughter
 echoed deep
within our hearts
 within our thoughts.

 Your whispers...linger....deehttp://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-453584950188537363.post-53441721727674014062010-01-31T23:42:00.000-08:002010-01-31T23:57:05.893-08:00Night FallI am like a mouse
 scurrying in the night
finding things to do to stay awake.....

I know...
 that when I close my eyes,
I will reclaim dreams that waver deep
in the depths of my conscious.....

Seeing your angelic face
 motionless on falls crimson morning,
my arms envelope you
as I hold you close to the bosom of my soul.....deehttp://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-453584950188537363.post-11700192064216755492010-01-24T21:22:00.000-08:002010-01-24T22:37:03.253-08:00LavenderNot long ago, I was asked "if you could be a plant, what plant would you be?" Without hestitation I said ..... Lavender. I love EVERYTHING about Lavender!

Scent...color...texture...taste...
......it calms and soothes my spirit...

Lavender, as with other herbs have been used since ancient times. The Romans used Lavender to scent their bath water. Its name comes from the Latin verb, Lavare, to wash. The ancient Greeks prescribed Lavender for coughs.

Today Lavender is widely used in so many ways - from bath scents, to medicinal, to chocolate. Lavender is an effective sedative and calming remedy for digestion. It relieves aches and pains and encourages relaxation.

I have been stretching myself with being more in touch with herbal uses versus over the counter remedies. I am presently trying a hand at mixing an heral remedy to help Eds and my symptoms of creaking joints, aching bones and muscles. We are also trying new ways of eating to relieve our arthritis aches with dietary changes. While cleansing herbal remedies to help alleviate our arthritic condition by clearing toxins from our systems. We both suffer from backaches and sciatica.

I am presently gathering dried herbs and essential oils to make an infusion found in one of my home herbal books.
Lavender oil is a mild analgesic and can relieve many types of backaches, while thyme is an antispamodic that relaxes overtense muscles and eases pain.

Juniper oil is midly analgesic and increases blood flow to the skin, encouraging healing.

Eucalyptus oil helps to encourage blood flow to the surface and is effective for aches and pains.

St. John's Wort oil is an anti-inflammatory helping to repair damaged tissues and ease pain.

Pine oil is a tranditional remedy for sciatica. It eases muscle pain and is a stimulant helping to counter act fatigue.

Be sure to use 100% Pure Grade Essential Oils. You should never skimp on the quality of oils used.

LAVENDER THYME RUB
10 drops Lavender oil
10 drops Thyme oil
5 drops Juniper oil
5 drops Pine oil
10 drops Eucalyptus oil
18 ml St. John's Wort oil
Mix oils in a 100 ml sterilized dark glass bottle and shake well. Pour about a teaspoon of oil onto one palm and gently rub your hands together before massaging into painful areas. Repeat at least twice a day.

Base oils to use with the Lavender oil are Sweet Almond, which contains vitamins, minerals and protein that are absorbed into the skin. Grapeseed oil and Olive oil can also be used.

I like to dilute 1-3 drops of Lavender oil in a teaspoon of Sweet Almond oil and massage my temples and neck for tension headaches and migraines.

Some uses for Lavender oil are..... 2-4 drops of Lavender oil in 2-3 cups boiling water ... inhale vapors for headaches, insomnia or depression.

2-3 drops of Lavender oil on a minor burn will decrease pain.

A few drops of Lavender oil on a wet cloth thrown into the dryer will deoderize and freshen your laundry.

Rub Lavender oil on the bottoms of your feet for a calming effect on the body.

A drop of Lavender oil on an insect bite will stop the itch and can help reduce swelling.

deehttp://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-453584950188537363.post-11178430456168419302009-10-10T23:41:00.000-07:002009-10-11T00:14:38.854-07:00FallRing around the rosey,
a pocket full of posies,
ashes, ashes
we all fall down....

This echoed through my head as I swept leaves from my steps.

Fall .......... Down ..........
 YES IT'S FALL!

The days have grown shorter, the leaves whirling and twirling in the slightest breeze becoming part of natures dance.

Firey maples screaming to be noticed ... orange, reds, wild choke cherry glowing yellow through the density of the woods. In our yard some apples cling tight, as others shake loose to the ground below.

The days and nights have been very chilled, a quick reminder of what is soon to be.

Last Wednesday I spent hours in the garden gathering the last remaining peppers and tomatoes, as our first frost warnings were announced. I sat next to my herb garden stripping basil from their stocks filling a roaster, thinking to myself the whole time of all the wonderful pesto I'd be making.

The frost wiped out the weaker plants left in the garden, while adding sweetness to the kale and beets.

Tonight we fired up the outside wood burner. The clanking of the registers bring added chills to my spine, as I dread winter.

Seems only yesterday that I got sunburned and tonight another frost warning is upon us.deehttp://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-453584950188537363.post-7559455572345801552009-10-10T22:43:00.000-07:002009-10-10T23:38:18.325-07:00"Things Are Getting A Bit Seedy"It's that time of year...
........time to choose the best heirloom tomatoes in the garden to save seed.
Not just for the following summer, but summers to come and seeds to share. I have been saving heirloom tomato seed for over 30 years. The majority of my seeds are over 50 years old.

I started saving seeds from Ed's gramma in southern Illinois back in the early 70's. Who knows how old her seeds were that she saved year to year. She always had the most wonderful tasting tomatoes, the flavor pops in your mouth just thinking about them. The seeds I have saved year to year from his dad are a bit similar, yet a different blushing on them.

This year I bought a couple different varieties of tomato plants from the Athens Farmers Market in Southern Ohio and have added seed from the best ones to my collection.

 "Purple Russian"...they were an interesting purple black plum like tomato, very meaty and flavorful. They originated in the Ukraine.
 "Mortgage"... dates back to the 1930's. It is a cross between German Johnson, Beefsteak, Italian and English varieties.

Bethany introduced me to "Orange Oxheart".. a very flavorable orange heart shaped tomato, "Golden Plum" and "Black Brandywine".

Although I started out with 91 tomato plants in my garden, I lost quite a few to drought and groundhogs. My soil conditions were a bit bleak as well. We just picked up a testing kit to take soil samples in our garden and send them in to get tested at a lab in Holmes County.

I am dreaming of lush bushy plants in 2010.
 "deehttp://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-453584950188537363.post-64967545459256970562009-09-16T20:42:00.000-07:002009-09-16T21:13:33.913-07:00Fall Migration

I just brought in my last hummingbird feeder yesterday, although I haven't seen any hummers since the first week of September, I thought there may be a few stragglers coming through.

The male hummingbirds leave in the first part of August. By late August, the majority of the females are gone. The "juvenile" hummingbirds are the last to leave.

By the end of May, I have my feeders up for the females who start to show up in our area come June. Every year we have nests in the pine trees behind the house and near the pond.

The females have 2 pea sized white eggs that hatch in 14 to 16 days. They are nearly full grown when they leave the nest in 21 days. Every year I watch to catch a glimpse of the new hummers in the yard...it's near impossible to tell which are the juveniles.

Every summer I like to stand still nearby where I usually have a feeder hanging and hold the feeder close to my face...it takes only a few minutes for the hummingbirds to come for the sweet treat. Seeing them so close is just awesome!

I am feeling the loss of not seeing the hummingbirds whizzing around the porch and in the perennial garden at the feeders. The winter will drag on until they arrive again in the spring...they will quicken our hearts and catch the eye as no other birds can...

deehttp://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-453584950188537363.post-78594600931939379872009-09-10T22:37:00.000-07:002009-09-10T23:13:05.241-07:00Is It Kosher or Polish?
For the last weeks, I have been trying to track down pickling cucumbers. This year many gardens, including mine, were hit hard with an "air blight". It took quite a toll on the cucumber vines. A few days ago I ordered a bushel of pickling cucumbers from an Amishman, he has been able to buy large quanties to sell from the English/Amish Auction Barn a few miles away.

This week I have been making batches of Kosher and Polish pickles with a twist. I have to wait until all are nestled in bed before mixing my hot peppers and garlic concoction, as its enough to choke the toughest soul out of here, once the brine starts boiling.

As I choke, gasp, and sneeze from the hot peppers I am boiling in the brine, I am continuously telling myself, it's going to be well worth it in the end....deehttp://email@example.com


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Monday, December 15, 2008
The week before Christmas
We're now at the week before the big boys first Christmas. He hasn't been up close to the snow just yet since the outside temperature is 'ass snapping'. Presently it's about -30, -stupid with the wind chill. For those of you in warm climates, this means that exposed skin can freeze in about 5 minutes. This is not normal temps for this time of year, we usually get this around February. I will have to brave the cold though to finalize my Christmas shopping. Ha...finalize, I really haven't started so this weekend will be full of circling parkades looking for parking stalls, trying not to get into fist fights with people who will scoop the spots, battling the other last minute shoppers, dealing with bad customer service from the temperary holiday staff. Ah...tis the season.
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Dude, minus 30 is never normal here. It's so cold, Stephen Harper actually is starting to look warm.
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"Why can't we ignore [global warming]? Because it's the biggest crisis we've ever faced." — Al Gore, April 24, 2009, Testimony before the House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Climate Change Legislation....Next week NBC is entering their "Green Week" of programming, infusing environmental messages across many of their prime-time shows. But the campaign does not only include entertainment programs – the eco-messaging will also be spread through NBC News' Nightly News, Meet the Press, and the Today Show....My question for the NBC News organization is this – will you be discussing the biggest global warming story of the year?...Early this year a study from Oregon State University, entitled Reproduction and the carbon legacies of individuals, contained the single biggest decision that anyone could make to dramatically lower their carbon footprint. And that decision? Have fewer kids...The results of the report are actually mind boggling for anyone somewhat informed on environmental policy. The study investigates how the reproductive choices of an individual affects their "carbon legacy", or said differently, the CO2 emissions attributable to a person's offspring. What they found was that a US citizen's decision of having a child adds 5.7 times the expected CO2 emissions for that citizen. Yes, 5.7 times!! This is due to the domino effect of your kids having kids, which have kids, and so on
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I feel like I should give my leftover third pregnancy weight a name. Maybe something like…. Flabs. Kinda sounds like a name, but it's you know… short for Flabby. Yes? No? Anyone?
The truth is, the pounds aren't shedding off like they did the last couple times. I gained significantly more than my first two pregnancies as well, so that probably isn't helping me out here.
I tried attempting work out videos, but here's the thing. They take too long and I'm in the house with my kids. This means there are constant needs and no matter how hard I try, I have to stop constantly to address said needs. I take at least one really long walk (often two) daily, but it's not doing me much good. I have been getting really fed up with not being in shape. I decided to bite the bullet and kill myself with a little running.
Let's just stop here and allow me to point a few things out:
*I am not a runner like my marathon competitor sister
*I only like running when it involves something fun such as ultimate frisbee (I will also run towards ice cream or other worthy bribes)
*I haven't gone for a run since my college days
The past week and a half I forced myself to run around one block every evening after 3 of the 4 kids were in bed. Yes, you read that correctly. One. Block. It was rough stuff. My shins were killing me and my toes always get ingrown after giving birth, so they felt incredibly pinched the whole time. But I made myself do it. I was averaging about 3 1/2 minutes per block. (It's okay, you can laugh. It's definitely pathetic. haha)
Alright, what is the point of this post? Not too much. I just want to brag slightly about my sad "success" tonight. I was feeling pretty good and my shins weren't hurting for the first time, so I decided to branch out and go further. (I may have also been slightly spurred on by remembering the drunk guy at the park who called me, "Fat Girl" the other day. Thank you for that.) I managed 0.63 of a mile at a "killer" pace of 6 min. 6 sec. Hey, it was pretty good for me and Flabs! I even felt like I could have kept going. Maybe next time. I feel like a mile is a pretty sad goal, but that is my current one. If I can make it running for a whole mile, this postpartum lady will be feeling pretty accomplished.


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Wednesday, February 16, 2011
Bridesmaids Dress Shopping and Bitterness
This past weekend I went bridesmaid dress shopping with my sister, my mother, and what seemed like a bajillion of my sister's friends. I had the option of staying home and just sending in my measurements, but I felt that I should go since I'm the Matron of Honor, and because I wanted to be there to object if my sister decided on something immodest.
It was an experience, let me tell ya. lol
When I walked in, I was extremely overwhelmed. There were seven "little" girls (the youngest bridesmaid is 12 and the others are 18-19. My sister's only 19.) giggling and talking very loudly in a very small room. My sister tried on her wedding dress (which is gorgeous), and then my mother took my veil out from a bag. I keep my wedding dress and veil at my parents' house because we seriously have NO ROOM in our closets. Anyway, I'm ashamed to say that I lost my temper with my mother. My veil was all crumpled up, which annoyed me, and I said, "Oh, is she wearing my veil, then? Thanks for asking." Ugh, it was such a bratty thing to say, but I was annoyed to see my very expensive veil crumpled up in the bottom of a bag and that my mother just assumed my sister would be wearing my veil (see how prideful I am?). My mother insisted that she had asked me, and I insisted that I didn't remember that conversation, and everyone got really quiet, and my mother said, "Good job. You just made a fool of yourself." Ugh...I felt awful about my behavior and I was furious about everything all at the same time. I apologized for my behavior and said my sister could try it on, and my mom got all passive-aggressive and said, "Nope. Nope. Don't worry about it," and threw my veil back into the bag. Sigh.
I tried to put the situation behind me (I hate having people mad at me, so it was hard) and tried on a few dresses. I rode back to my parents' house with my mother, sister, and all of my sister's friends, and I was scandalized. I must be incredibly naive about what life is like outside of our "little Catholic bubble" ;), because I couldn't believe the kinds of conversations I was hearing. F bombs were flying all over the place, everybody was talking about how stupid everyone else was, how drunk they were at which parties, which of their friends is in jail, and who got in whose pants while they were in grade/high school. I mean, holy crap! Even before my conversion, I didn't talk like that (which is because of God's grace, not because of any merit of my own, obviously). And my mother was sitting RIGHT THERE, not saying a thing. Which leads me to the bitterness part of the post.
When I was growing up, my parents were pretty strict with me. I wasn't allowed to say butt or stupid for a long time, let alone curse, or listen to the rap music station. When I came home from school, I had to sit at the kitchen counter right away and do my homework before I could do anything else. The TV in my room had to be off at 9:30, and I wasn't allowed to watch certain cartoons. I was terribly afraid of disappointing my parents, and I worked hard to get good grades. I didn't really have any faith formation other than CCD, but I was taught to at least be a good person and to treat others how I'd like to be treated. However, my parents don't parent this way with my brother and sister, and it makes me very, very angry.
When my sister was 12, she became anorexic and almost died (she got down to 73 lbs), and after that my parents were afraid to ever say no to her. I understand. They didn't want to cause her to relapse. This style of parenting has spilled over to my 14 year old brother. My mother lets him do whatever he wants. He has an x.box, laptop, and tv in his room, which she lets him play whenever he wants. When I come home, I don't see him because he's up in his room, and when I do see him, he can't wait to be upstairs. He's been caught watching por.nography, and my parents haven't done anything. Boomz has offered to set up the wireless so that it shuts off at a certain time so that my brother doesn't stay up all hours, but they won't let him. My father tries to discipline as much as he can, but my mom contradicts him and tells him to back off. I have so, so much anger toward my mother because my father is trying to do the right thing, but she won't let him! She's constantly criticizing and emasculating him, and I HATE it. I want to scream at her sometimes. My siblings' souls are at stake, and they aren't doing ANYTHING.
Sigh. I'm sorry this post is all over the place. I'm just so angry, I had to get a little bit out. I'll probably end up deleting this post later.
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Get it all out girl! I understand your frustration. All you can do is pray for guidence for your siblings and parents. Be a good example to them, and you never know what will happen ;)ReplyDelete
I can relate to you in the fact that my DH and I get uncomfortable around family too. The things they think are important and their morals and values are a lot different than ours. It's sad because our idea of what families should be and what we have in reality will never be the same. All we can do is be our true selves, plant seeds, and pray that the Lord opens their hearts and minds to the truth that he's shown us.ReplyDelete
Oh, I am so sorry. :( What a tough weekend. It must be hard to be corrected by your mom publically only for her to not correct others. I think parents and their issues have a way of getting to our core. And wedding stuff can dredge up a lot of emotions and dynamics that we'd rather ignore.ReplyDelete
I can so relate. a) don't get overly scandalized by your weakness and sin the bridal store. I once dissolved into anger and tears b/c my MIL moved my wedding dress from safe storage in a bedroom closet into a moldy basement. Do an act of contrition. Go to confession this weekend. Ask God to help you do better and move on.ReplyDelete
b) you are so not alone in being the only big C catholic in a family. It is heartbreaking. It's especially hard when younger sibs are involved. There is something about "losing Christ" that makes family's dissolve super fast. I'm 10 years older than my youngest brother. When I grew up, things were a little "off" but we still had dinner as a family each night and Mom enforced a strict no alcohol policy in the house. When my brother was in high school, family dinner turned into take-out eaten at random times in front of the TV and my brother started throwing drinking parties at the house. My brother got arrested and hospitalized for drinking in excess in college--nothing was said by my parents.
Pray a lot for your sibs and try to ask God for clear directions before saying anything out loud. In Carmel we have a saying "we do out 1 % and let the Holy Spirit do the remaining 99 %).
Cheerfulness and Catholic living say a lot. Your sibs ARE watching you. They want a happy marriage in their hearts. If they see you living out your vocation with joy, it will plant a seed. You never know what will work. My little sister was shocked that I went to 6 AM Daily Mass b/c she KNOWS how much I love to sleep in during the mornings. That one silent behavioral change said volumes to my non-Catholic sister about Jesus true presence in the eucharist b/c she knows the old me so well.
c) I've got your brother on my permament prayer list. If he's got a vocation to the priesthood, he's bound to be attacked. Our Blessed Mother can make good things come out of evil. Whenever you get depressed about him, check out Father Coropi's conversion story to get a big dose of Hope.
Hugs and prayers! Abigail
sorry, i just realized this was a super long comment. send me your email address please. your family is in my heart and prayers! abigail(dot)b(dot)benjamin@gmail(dot)comReplyDelete
I have no sisters, but I think I'd be annoyed that anyone would presume to wear my wedding attire without asking. Who will keep it after the wedding? You? Your sister? Your mom? Might want to keep your wedding stuff even if you don't have room in your closets.ReplyDelete
I would suggest thanking God that your parents were as strict with you as they were and then, maybe, talking to your dad about how scandalized you were by the conversation and conduct during your visit and remind him that he didn't raise you that way. Does he approve of it and if not, why are your siblings being raised that way? If you and your dad are in agreement, maybe something could be said to your mother, as it sounds like she is the biggest problem. Your sister is an adult. There isn't much that can be done there, especially if she is getting married and moving out, but it could make a big difference for your brother.
Don't know if you sew, but if you plan on making your children a baptismal gown, you might want to let your sis know that if she shares your veil, she won't have it for a keepsake because "her" veil will be cut up to make said gown.ReplyDelete
(Where I come from, the baptismal gown is cut from the mother's wedding dress, and a piece of the dress goes onto the priest's first vestments too, if your son becomes a priest.)
That might solve the problem. LOL!
I'm so sorry! I will pray for your family!ReplyDelete
I'm in a similar situation with a sister who is getting married. It's hard and so frustrating.
DH and I also have a similar family situation. I'm the ONLY Catholic in my family and DH's family is 99% cafeteria Catholics. It's very difficult.
Like I said, you and your family will be in my prayers!
- AnonymousFebruary 16, 2011 at 6:13 PM
Just randomly came across your blog. I know how it is sometimes. Family can be SO infuriating, especially if they don't share the same views.
I'm so sorry! I feel so bad that you had to experience all this! You're stronger than you think though!ReplyDelete
Praying for you!
Don't delete it woman!!! it's okay to feel like this! What a yucky situation - I was cringing at what was being said in front of your mom!! :-/ they are all so young, too...eek!!!...I was the same way you were, trying to please my parents, etc and I would feel the same way about all of this. Veil included. It's okay for you to have felt the way you did, and we all react in a way we regret later sometimes! I hope the rest of the wedding planning goes much better than this day did! Hugs!ReplyDelete
I can't believe I never commented on this.ReplyDelete
I think you are soooo normal to have those feelings and frustrations, and at the same time, you are the light that your family needs. You will be the one to help them all become holy.