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Romancing The Stone: The Golden Ages Of British Sculpture
When the BBC asked me to present the BBC Four series Romancing The Stone: The Golden Ages Of British Sculpture, I jumped at the chance - because I have long believed that sculpture in this country suffers unfairly from neglect.
Our towns and cities are full of civic statuary that we routinely ignore - in part, admittedly, because so much of it is stiff and lifeless, or bound up with propaganda, extolling the virtues of a wealthy and powerful individual or the state.
But I believe that the triumphs of our sculpture occupy the zenith of British art - up there with paintings by great artists such as Blake and Hogarth, Turner and Constable.
It saddens me that sculptors such as Flaxman, Chantrey and Alfred Gilbert (who designed Eros in Piccadilly Circus) have been largely forgotten.
So if there is an underlying subtext to Romancing The Stone, it is this: to restore British sculpture to its rightful place, playing a central role in the evolving drama of the nation's art.
I felt thrilled to be working with such a talented team - I don't know about you, but I think that some of the shots of the works themselves, captured by the director Mark Halliley and the cameraman Ian Salvage, are nothing short of magnificent.
For instance, the footage, from the second episode, of Flaxman's marble The Fury of Athamas, at Ickworth House in Suffolk, transforms the sculpture from an embarrassingly overblown, youthful aberration, as it is occasionally characterised in the textbooks, to a defiant tour de force, challenging an august tradition of sculpture stretching all the way back to the Laocoon of ancient Rome.
Flaxman's early masterpiece features in the trail for the series that can be seen across the BBC at the moment - accompanied by some simply beautiful, haunting music by Erik Satie.
We filmed the series last summer. We were blessed with the weather - and a relaxed and sunny feeling graced the close-knit group working day-to-day on the three films, even in moments of potential crisis.
To begin with, Kim got me to hack at a slab of granite, in order to feel the difference.
There was a horrific, heart-in-my-mouth moment, which you can see in the first film, when I gave the chisel an almighty cack-handed thump with a mallet, forcing it to slip and graze Kim's fingers.
I was terrified I'd chopped them off.
But - thank God - Kim just gave me a big grin, assuring me that he's always accidentally savaging his fingers with heavy-duty tools, and carried on.
Kim came along to the launch of the series at the Royal Academy; when I shook his hand, I couldn't help checking that it was intact (thankfully, it is).
I like to think that Kim's cheery, happy-go-lucky attitude reflected the mood of all of us working on the series. I hope you are enjoying the programmes as much as we all enjoyed making them.
Alastair Sooke is presenter of Romancing The Stone: The Golden Ages Of British Sculpture.
Romancing The Stone continues on BBC Four as part of the Focus On Sculpture season. For programme times, please see the upcoming episodes page.
The series is also available in iPlayer until Wednesday, 2 March.
As deputy art critic at the Daily Telegraph, Alastair has written this article about the series.
Comments made by writers on the BBC TV blog are their own opinions and not necessarily those of the BBC.
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Comment number 1.At 21:33 23rd Feb 2011, paul wrote:
Hi really enjoyed the programmes. Can you tell me the name of the classical piano piece used in the trailers for the golden ages of British sculpture.
Comment number 2.At 23:12 23rd Feb 2011, james wrote:
My god these programs were bad. terribly directed, ineloquently delivered speech, badly researched with no sense of context. He is the polar opposite of Matthew Collings.
Sooke is the worst art critic on TV.
Comment number 3.At 10:42 24th Feb 2011, Rellerbeck wrote:
Did anyone reply to,|Paul?I too would like to know the name of the haunting music that accompanied the trailer of Romancing the stone
Comment number 4.At 21:45 24th Feb 2011, Jennybeales wrote:
This is a terrific series – inspiring, engaging, and thoroughly enjoyable. I particularly enjoyed hearing artists talk about their work and ideas. I'd say more, but I must get back to my macramé.
Comment number 5.At 22:45 24th Feb 2011, ramirez2 wrote:
A timely series, but a thoroughly flawed one. Let's put aside the preposterous music for now. My problem was the fact that it had no opinions. Sooke seems to have no views whatsoever, on anything -- and any he does have are so unbelievably predictable. This, I'm afraid, is what happens when the BBC gives a whole art series to someone who's only been studying art for the best part of two weeks.
Shame also on BBC Four. I watch BBC Four to get ideas and arguments that BBC1 and BBC2 don't have the guts or brains to do. But this watched like a flatulent BBC1 series -- basically just a long line of 'ooh and here's another thing I like'. Let's get some opinions. And let's get some presenters who are capable of having them.
Comment number 6.At 07:51 25th Feb 2011, Paul Mitchell wrote:
I contacted the BBC to ask the title of the incidental music and got a rambling standard response:
"All available information about music used in our promotional trails can be found on the programme's website or the individual pages on the BBC Programmes website....
...We're aware that not all requested music information will be available. However, we log details of all enquiries we receive on our database, and we regularly provide reports to programmes on the nature and type of these enquiries, with a view to encouraging better provision of information that audiences are requesting."
I can't find any information on the programme site about any of the music used in this series. I assume the BBC collects the information because it may have to pay royalties. But the response directed me to this blog. So, I pay the BBC to get ignored! Lazy, or what?
Comment number 7.At 10:12 25th Feb 2011, Gary Andrews wrote:
Hi Paul (#1), Rellerbeck (#3) and Paul Mitchell (#6), it's taken a bit of time but I've checked with the programme team for you and the music in the trailer is Gnossienne 1 by Erik Satie, played by Pascal Rogé.
Hope that's useful for you!
Assistant Content Producer, BBC TV blog
Comment number 8.At 11:13 25th Feb 2011, Rellerbeck wrote:
Thank you Gary. Well done.It seems to have intrigued a lot of people and now the mystery is finally solved and we can hum it, even play it, to our hearts'content!
Comment number 9.At 17:02 26th Feb 2011, David Thomas wrote:
The first two episodes were brilliant and clever and taught me a lot about the 'why' of British sculpture. The relationship between the grand tour, aristocracy and architecture were handled well (in fact the way that sculpture was placed within its architectural context was excellent) and thanks for all the stuff on Flaxman and Gilbert. The Brits do wacky so well.
But the last episode shewed that Alastair Sooke hasn't really much of a handle on or liking for 20thC sculpture. It's too easy to dismiss Moore as an establishment stooge and I think that there is a strong whiff of snobbery in the way that Gormley (the son of land owning farmers) dismisses the considerable achievements of the son of a mine manager. (He comes under a similar attack from the patrician Lucien Freud in Martin Gaynors recent book). There was no mention of the influence of non-euclidian geometry. Go look at the cases of solid equations in the science museum, they are beautiful and apparently a real influence on Moore's development. And it was criminal to show Hepworth without mentioning the influence of Naum Gabo but perhaps that would have made her appear as his faint reflection.
And we could have done with less of the 'expressing the inner self' wiffle which sounded more like 'I don't know what I'm talking about'.
However I did enjoy the way Sooke made Gormley squirm- There is a lot I like in Gormley but.I think it's about time his pretentions were pricked.
But thanks for the series
Comment number 10.At 20:13 28th Feb 2011, b wrote:
I'm an A level teacher and have shown elements of the series with real enthusiasm to my students.
They're well pitched and A G Dixon needs someone else about for balance.
They enjoyed it much so and I like Sooke, he's enthused and brings to life Art that is both overlooked in the everyday and that could be seen and dry in relation to more contemporary works.
I'd like to have seen him challenge Hirst a bit more and yes it was good to see him challenge Gormleys image a little.
Comment number 11.At 13:59 3rd Mar 2011, andre1960 wrote:
7. At 10:12am on 25th Feb 2011, Gary Andrews (Assistant Content Producer, BBC TV blog) wrote:
".....I hope that's helpful to you!"
What an extraordinarily patronising response from an employee of the BBC!
It's great that someone at the BBC took the trouble to seek out and provide some information requested by a viewer, but why is it necessary to impart it with an implied sense of grievance by stressing the trouble involved? And then to close the message with such a stupid comment! How could it be anything other than helpful to have a specific and rather easily understood request fulfilled?
There's a distinct touch of Basil Fawlty in your manner of expressing yourself, Mr Andrews. I'm sure it's inadvertent, but that is how it comes across.
Comment number 12.At 17:46 3rd Mar 2011, Gary Andrews wrote:
Hi andre1960,
That really wasn't meant to sound patronising or offensive.
It wasn't any trouble at all on my part to find out this information.
Anyway, I don't want to steer this topic away from Romancing The Stone, so please do continue to leave your feedback and questions here. It's fascinating to read.
By the way, for anybody who's asked about the music on the trail, the information is now also up on the show's programme page along with a link to Pascal Roge's website.
Assistant Content Producer, BBC TV blog
Comment number 13.At 18:45 3rd Mar 2011, tdaviesuk wrote:
Parts 1 and 2 of this series were available on the iPlayer and indeed I downloaded them. My wife, who is taking an Art course assumed Part 3 would also be - but now we come to try to view it, we can't. Why is this and how can we now see this last programme of the series? It's very disappointing.
Comment number 14.At 20:21 3rd Mar 2011, psiman wrote:
Quite disappointed Hirst got away totally lightly as usual, why can't we have some one like Robert Hughes to give him a good going over (I wish Richard Dawkins was an art critic, i'd love to see Dawkins versus Hirst).
He always comes across as being terribly shallow and dishonest, trying to blind you with salesman's patter; comparing himself to Michelangelo and Da Vinci, you couldn't make it up. There is a difference between painting some spots and the Sistine Chapel! Obviously once you painted one spot, its very tedious - so employ someone else to do it, then sell it for an obscene profit. No mention of the extreme and obvious debt to Duchamp, Jeff Koons, Gerhard Richter and numerous others. Man of ideas? Plenty of artists have painted photo realistically, but they actually did the difficult part themselves. He is the prime Emperor with new clothes and no ideas.
Comment number 15.At 00:32 4th Mar 2011, Michael Wadsworth wrote:
tdaviesuk is correct. Why isn't Part 3, broadcast on 23rd February, but repeated on the 27th, available on iPlayer?
I agree with most of what psiman says above. Perhaps the BBC think Robert Hughes is too old at 72, and indeed Brian Sewell at 79. Or both too controversial? We need to see more of them both, while there's still time (if I may put it like that - and I'm only a month younger than Hughes).
I've just seen the National Gallery's new Gossaert exhibition, and also read Sewell's commentary on it in today's London "Evening Standard". Sewell often writes rubbish, and of course he's irritating, but he's always worthy of attention, and I found his observations on this exhibition extremely illuminating.
Some of the comments above on Alastair Sooke are unnecessarily wounding, and largely mistaken. I take it that he is setting out to be a commentator rather than a critic, and not to address a highly informed audience, and on that basis I think he succeeds. As a Londoner (and, yes, I'm afraid we are around 14% of the UK population), I just wish he had tied his third episode more explicitly into the current exhibition of Modern British Sculpture at the Royal Academy, which is inadequate beyond belief.
Comment number 16.At 01:43 6th Mar 2011, Garvain66 wrote:
I thoroughly enjoyed all 3 programmes, even though I expected to hate the third.
Alastair Sooke is fresh faced but that's not his problem and I enjoyed his presentation style.
As with many artists and art lovers I have a range of likes and dislikes.
I also think it fair to say all ages of art have work of a varied quality,and I also think it fair to say some NAMES get placed on pedestals beyond criticism,and others of sometimes superior merit are forgotten or worse still discredited.
Perhaps I am old fashioned but I preferred it when words where used in their most appropriate sense,although in the world of art there is a perverse tendency to use words in their OPPOSITE sense.
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Art is the product or process of deliberately arranging items (often with symbolic significance) in a way that influences and affects one or more of the senses, emotions, and intellect. It encompasses a diverse range of human activities, creations, and modes of expression, including music, literature, film, photography, sculpture, and paintings. The meaning of art is explored in a branch of philosophy known as aesthetics, and even disciplines such as history and psychology analyze its relationship with humans and generations.
Traditionally, the term art was used to refer to any skill or mastery. This conception changed during the Romantic period, when art came to be seen as "a special faculty of the human mind to be classified with religion and science".[1] Generally, art is made with the intention of stimulating thoughts and emotions.
Fine Art?????....perhaps I'm strange but I associate the word "fine" with quality !!!!
and a fine artist should be able to imagine,interpret or empathise in a way which shows percievable ability,and preferably in a manner(at the highest level)which is able to engage the emotions or provoke thought .
"The whole Business of Man is the Arts & things Common" William Blake
'Where the spirit does not work with the hand there is no art.' Leonardo Da Vinci.
I believe great art passes both acid tests,whereas the contrived,the pretentious and the sub standard does NOT.
In a modern democracy I don't believe any art scene should have an absolute stranglehold.
Whether that was the often dull and unimaginative representative style which WAS formerly cherished by the art establishment(Edwardian times and before)....or the anti art favoured by the pseudo elite who favour the pseudo intellectualism and the written and spoken word over the quality of the image.
Given that there is such a disparity in taste and values regarding art I believe art should be open to a wide range of views and styles about art.
Art should NOT be the diktat of a priveleged elite and perversely Contemporary Art suffers from being dominated by persons who AREN'T artists.
I suspect that the presenter of this specific programme has a different taste to myself but I found the programmes to be diverse in content,not overly perscriptive and not a distorted history lesson(ommision of valid information and mistruths) made to fit an agenda,or taste for exclusivity.
AGD in his style is less aloof superficially than the late and great Kenneth Clarke but ironically Mr Clarke did far more to encourage a love of art amongst the general public than Mr Andrew Graham Dixon ever has or tried to do....although I suspect they both came from a similar social mould.
When AGD comments on older art history he generally comes across as being a genuine and knowledgeable commentator,who does his research whereas his commentary on the contemporary it is sometimes an opportunity for him to indulge his own fantasies and prejudices.
It should NOT be the BBC's remit to champion any specific agenda artwise and as a lover of art(an artist) and art history I am a little more demanding than is general,in that I'm unimpressed by the tendency of some art historians(modern and otherwise) to have a story then fit pieces of information AFTER THE EVENT to create a scenario that does not resemble an accurate reading of the contemporary scene at the time eg Impressionists were not as influential this side of the Channel(at least not for some considerable time) as is commonly suggested,somewhat less though than some naturalist painters like Jules Bastien Lepage for example .
I find it amusing that Henry Moore should be described as being of humble stock given that he was the son of a Mine Manager....I admire some of his work but he hardly suffered dire hardship.
The art scene has always largely been a means for the privileged to make good especially those lacking ability in other areas(requiring academic excellence), even when they lack artistic talent.
I don't have a problem with artists of superior talent of ANY background rising to the top but I do have a problem with substandard art getting preferential treatment at publicly funded galleries or at Number 10.
Despite blurb to the contrary Contemporary Art has weak anti establishment credentials and tendency to communicate oh so very little.
Of the 20C artists represented I rated Epstein and Gill most highly, albeit alarmed by the latters lifestyle.
I have been generally pleased by the attempt by the BBC to represent the suffering majority,who love watercolours(Sheila Hancock Prog) and have an appreciation of a more populist way of working(Rolf Harris)
True Art is a very broad church and alongside many keen amateurs and professional creatives I am very aware that art tends to be infected with those with a need for social pretentions rather than having outstanding artistic ability.
Comment number 17.At 10:39 6th Mar 2011, Chris Irwin wrote:
I recorded this on Sky+ and have just got round to watching it. It was a great series (although I missed part1). Fantastic insight into the history of sculpture. Script delivery a little bit laboured occasionally but overall well done. Wanted to suggest my friends watch it but discover it's already gone from iplayer. Please repeat the series and let me know when it's on, s I can catch ep. 1
Comment number 18.At 12:59 8th Mar 2011, Gary Andrews wrote:
Hi tdaviesuk (#13) and Michael Wadsworth (#15), episode three of Romancing The Stone: The Golden Age Of British Sculpture is now available for viewing and download in iPlayer again, although it expires at 11.59pm tonight (Tuesday, 8 March).
Assistant Content Producer, BBC TV blog
Comment number 19.At 16:34 10th Mar 2011, mrsharryh wrote:
Is there any chance that part 3 might be available on iPlayer again? It seems to have come and gone so quickly that I missed it.
Comment number 20.At 17:42 17th Mar 2011, tdaviesuk wrote:
This is a reply to Gary. Unhappily, I missed the very brief opportunity to glimpse the reappearance of Part 3 on the iPlayer. Why can't we have a proper opportunity to catch it - consistent with Parts 1 and 2. So I echo mrsharryh's plea - to which you have not replied. I can't see what the problem is.... is there something we don't know. I'll try to come back to this blog in a couple of days, to see whether there is an answer.
Comment number 21.At 16:53 18th Mar 2011, Gary Andrews wrote:
Hi tdaviesuk (#20) and mrsharryh (#19), the whole series of Romancing The Stone: The Golden Age Of British Sculpture is being repeated next week on BBC One, as part of the Sign Zone, so will be accompanied by a signer for the deaf.
Episode one is on Monday, 21 March, episode 2 on Tuesday, 22 March and episode 3 on Thursday, 24 March. The series catch-up will be available in iPlayer until Thursday, 31 March.
You can also check all upcoming episodes for the programme here
Assistant Content Producer, BBC TV blog
Comment number 22.At 19:42 20th Mar 2011, tdaviesuk wrote:
Thanks, Gary. I am not sure that we'll be up at 0300 to watch - but if we can catch Episode 3 on the iPlayer until March 31st, then we'll be very happy. Thanks again.


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Massive chuckles are waiting for you in these twisted retellings of fairy tales you love. Quick to read. Slow to stop laughing! The thing about traditional tales is that you've heard them all before. Except – now you haven't! Here are stories the whole world knows: Snow White and Hansel and Gretel. But turned upside down and inside out. Prepare for topsy-turvy chuckles! PS: these short books are great for any kid, but they have extra help for kids who find reading tough. Tell all your friends (especially the dyslexic ones) about them!
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Self Branding in the Digital Age
We've heard the old warning time and time again, 'the things you post on Facebook will never be erased. Your future employer will see it and it'll come back to bite you' (Everyone-with-a-Linkedin, 2016).
I agree with this word of warning to a degree. However, I don't understand why it's considered a negative rather than an outlet to be leveraged. Of course, this would be dependent on the industry you're entering, as I could only imagine an Investment Banking firm wouldn't be too impressed by a messy photo of your first year days at booze cruise (can you be employed on LinkedIn for being the life of the party? No? Okay.)
But how many times have you heard the advice to 'be yourself, as, at the end of the day, they're hiring a colleague and not a robot.' I feel this rationale is consistent with the idea of self-branding through personal social channels, as you can tell a lot about a person, albeit minimal assumptions, based on their personal handles. What motivates someone to upload to Instagram? Why that particular picture, filter, crafted caption, and the conscious decision to post in the elusive-yet-sought-after 'prime time'? '
It seems an arbitrary analysis, but nonetheless an argument with some body. There's always reasoning behind every post: a flatlay of a brunch spread says, 'I'm a Melbourne foodie', an Outfit Of the Day (#OOTD) post says, 'hey guys, I take pride in my appearance', and a high angled and overly filtered selfie says, 'I try too hard' (Kidding). But what can this translate to in recruitment terms? Perhaps just the right filter and witty caption can demonstrate a keen eye for detail. Good social media skills can mean good people skills, and everyone loves to work with people who are interested in different things, or that don't take themselves too seriously.
The marketing industry is certainly a discipline that, for those considering entering the creative workforce, stands to gain from this concept of self-branding. For instance, consider Instagram as a platform that allows the viewer a snapshot into the life and thoughts of an individual – an almost continuation from where a CV leaves off. To highlight this point further, I'm going to use the analogy of Tinder to exemplify a recruiter-potential candidate relationship. Consider a recruiter swiping through their potential candidates (matches), finally coming across an attractive individual that fits the right criteria: witty bio, great photos, hits the mark in all forms. After this initial screening, you see a linked Instagram account at the bottom and give it a modest stalk, as (congratulations), they made it passed preliminary screenings.
Through the use of Instagram, you're reassured that; a). They're (probably) an actual human, b). They have hobbies and interests that fall out of their three sentence bio and c). can act as the deciding point if the potential relationship has any grounds to begin with.
I had this thought as I was applying for internships at various marketing firms and instead of requesting my academic transcript, I was asked for examples of my favourite Instagram accounts that I believe were branded well and also for my personal Instagram.
Upon receiving the position a week later, I asked the recruiter if my Instagram account and the ones I handled for various student societies (shoutout @unimelbsamm, you the real MVP), played a part in securing the position. To my surprise, she confirmed it did, saying that she liked my captions as it 'showed a lot of personality and eye for detail that was transferrable to keeping developing a brand voice' over social channels.
The moral of the story, or more appropriately moderately-structured-rambling, don't be afraid to harness your social channels as an outlet to express your personality or other interests. You never know when it may come in handy


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Puddles vs Ipads
A 2017 study by the Royal Children's Hospital in Melbourne reported that kids in my home state of Victoria aged between 0-2 were spending an average of 14.2 hours per week in front of screens. Screen time for children aged two to five years of age averaged 25.9 hours per week!
I wrote Puddle Hunters in the hope that it might encourage parents and small children to play outdoors, to discover the simple pleasures to be found in a park, a playground and a puddle. It was inspired by many happy experiences spent with small children on the Yarra river flats and along the Merri and Darebin Creeks, particularly my granddaughter, Alex Harper.
Since Puddle Hunter's publication last year, I've received many beautiful pictures of children sharing the book with parents and grandparents and of small kids leaping in puddles. One of my favourites is of this energetic 3-year-old who woke up one morning after a rainy night and said to her mother, "Let's go Puddle Hunting! Like Ruby!"
As the adventurous folk at Wolvenkinderen so aptly said "No kid will ever remember spending their best day on an iPad."
On the trail of Jessie Traill
It's a little nerve-wracking talking with students that are studying one of your books.
I've been lucky that so many schools have picked up my novels as set texts. The feedback is always fascinating and listening to students discuss which characters they like most and which they like least is oddly thrilling. But I'm always aware that having to pick apart a book for English assignments risks taking away some of the pleasure of reading a novel.
Last week I spoke at two of Haileybury College's campuses where the Year 8 girls are studying my novel 'The Year it All Ended'. The book seems to stand up to the challenge of being studied, perhaps because of the many layers of research that went into its creation, though I'm always aware that the students didn't choose it. I've talked to thousands of Year 8-10 students about researching that book; my travels
in South Australia, France, Belgium and Germany and there's never enough time to cover everything. For the first time last week, I discussed the inspiration that Jessie Traill provided in the writing of 'The Year it All Ended'.Now I'm sorry I haven't talked or written about her before now. Conjuring her to an audience brought her back to me, bright and vivid.
Jessie Traill was a prolific and talented 20th Century Melbourne artist.She was a contemporary and friend of my grandmother and my father took me to visit her studio in Berwick in the 1960s, not long before Jessie died. We sat on a picnic rug laid down on the long, overgrown yellow grass in her wild garden and ate stale, sugary biscuits. I remember being in awe of Jessie's fierceness, her beautiful art and her eccentric attitude to small children. I never forgot her.
Jessie was one of several independent women painters that influenced the creation of the character 'Big' in my novel 'The Four Seasons of Lucy McKenzie'. She was never adequately recognised in her lifetime, though the National Gallery of Australia honoured her recently with a retrospective of her beautiful prints, some of which you can see here: Stars in the River
The State Library of Victoria holds a collection of Jessie Traill's papers, photos and postcards and I drew on them when writing 'The Year it All Ended'.
Jessie served as a VAD in WW1 and her descriptions of being in Rouen in Northern France in 1918 helped me imagine what it would have been like for my character, Tiney, to see those landscapes. The SLV have made a video using Jessie's writings and images as part of their 'Writing the War' exhibition that illustrates the power of Jessie's gift for capturing the world around her in both words and illustration. Watch it here: Writing the War
Jessie Traill lived a big life. She was generous, adventurous and creative. Although I knew her only fleetingly, her story is deeply threaded into mine, her life has fed into my novels, her influence has stretched across generations. Students often ask me where do I get ideas for stories and I try to explain that each and every one of us is surrounded by inspiring characters. Jessie Traill is only one of a legion of women who spent their lives loving, caring and making things of great beauty but whose stories haven't been told often enough.
The Big Impact of Little Things
Last month, I presented a list of my top Australian non-fiction at the Victorian CBCA's Clayton's night, in the lead up to the announcement of the CBCA shortlist. One of my top picks wasn't submitted for the CBCA awards but it's an important little book about a big topic that matters deeply to me and to most Australian children – insects!
The Little Things that Run the City by Kate Cranney, Sarah Bekessy & Luis Mata is the sort of book that would have changed my understanding of the world, if I'd read it as a child. One of the most important things this exceptional book does for young Australian readers is it gives them the gift of the language of their landscape. Australian children are inundated with information about European, Asian and American wildlife. It's good to know about the wider world but it's crucial that information books help children connect to and interpret their immediate surroundings.
Kids are fascinated by creepy crawlies but most information books for children about bugs are not published in Australia and don't include common Australian insects. When I went to live in Europe, I always wondered why their cicadas were so quiet compared to ours. It was only when recently reading The Little Things that Run the City that I discovered that our Green Grocer Cicada is one of the world's loudest insects.
Kate Cranney's illustrations are magical and the bite size pieces of information accompanying both illustrations and photos introduce readers to thirty different insects found in Melbourne gardens.
I love the specificity of The Little Things that Run the City. Every Melbourne child should have a copy of this book available to them and that's actually possible as it's a free, downloadable pdf at the City of Melbourne's website. Click the image of the book's cover to get a copy. Though it's great to be able to access this fascinating project so easily, the actual hardcover book is such a pleasure to hold, I highly recommend getting a physical copy. The book was produced as an outreach educational resource for the City of Melbourne as part of the Interdiscplinary Conservation Science Research Group at RMIT University. So it's not widely available in bookshops but it can be purchased at the shops in the Melbourne Museum and the Royal Botanical Gardens.


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Be You - FUNKY Mixed Metal Bracelet
Be You - FUNKY Mixed Metal Bracelet
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One of several unique Be You bracelet designs by Peridot Daisy.
Are you funky? A colorful character? Fun and maybe sometimes a little off-the-wall? Then you will love this slightly chunky, kinda jingly, durable, double-wrap mixed metal and gemstone bracelet!
You'll find a mix of components handmade from scratch by me with genuine Sterling Silver, Copper, Brass or Bronze that has been antiqued and then hand-polished and tumbled to a glossy glow.
The rainbow of gemstones include 2 dogtooth purple Amethyst, 2 yellow Sunstone, 4 blue-green Apatite, 2 yellow-orange Azurite Chrysocolla, one blue African Opal, one golden Citrine, and one tiny pink Muscovite. Spread throughout are mini solid Copper nuts and solid Brass spacers. The cool swivel clasp is Fine Silver-plated Brass. All wire and components are lead and cadmium-free.
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Things got heated late in the first half of Game 5.
For the second game in a row, a heated war of words resulted in multiple technical fouls.
Kevin Durant and LeBron James jawed at each other in Game 4, and David West and Tristan Thompson followed suit in Game 5.
It all started when Kyrie Irving forced a held ball with West. West emphatically ripped the ball from Irving's grasp and smacked him in the chest on the follow-through. Thompson then rushed to his teammate's defense, getting right up in West's face. As Thompson confronted West, J.R. Smith rushed in from behind to join the fray. West, Thompson and Smith were all issued technical fouls.
Joel Embiid liked what he was seeing.
Just freaking let them fight....— Joel Embiid (@JoelEmbiid) June 13, 2017
The incident came after a 27–4 Warriors run.


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Hello Beautiful People ❤
I hope you're all having a wonderful day? Is anyone else shocked that we are already in September? I know we say it every year, but seriously, where has 2015 gone?! We are in the last chapter and my favourite one at that. It's our last chance to achieve those goals we set way back when we thought we had 12 months to complete them. The ones we tend to brush under the carpet as we 'still have so much time left'. Yes those ones. The end date is fast approaching, so it's time for the final push.
My main focus for this year was to put myself out there more and get out of my comfort zone. This is not something that comes naturally nor easily to me. Now don't get me wrong, I'd talk to the wall when I get going but it is the getting started that can be where I fall down. I've always admired people who have the confidence to get out there and promote themselves and / or what they do without a second thought. Some of us need a little push.
I am going to really try for the next few months to fulfil the promise I made to myself on the 1st of January. I'm not a big resolutions girl, well I can make them alright, I just tend to let them slide after a month or two. This one however was made for a reason, so Imma stick at it.
Maybe it's not about the happy ending – maybe it's about the story
Don't let 2015 be another year that started full of inspiration and motivation which slowly dwindled throughout the months. We still have some time left to achieve that main goal that meant and still means a lot. Whether it's weight loss, career, education or something on a more personal level, then just go for it!
Make the last Chapter a Good One
All My Love
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Gem and jewellery exporters will no longer have to pay three per cent IGST on gold to nominated agencies with effect from January 1, 2019, the GST council announced.
"We commend this step undertaken by the Government. On recommendations of the Council, the GST Council ruled that it was satisfied and it is necessary in public interest to exempt the intra-State supply of gold falling in heading 7108 of the First Schedule to the Customs Tariff Act, 1975 (51 of 1975), when supplied by Nominated Agency under the scheme for "Export Against Supply by Nominated Agency." We are also expecting a similar relief from Govt. to the exporters of articles of silver & platinum very soon," Pramod Kumar Agrawal, Chairman, GJEPC said.
The upfront payment of IGST and import duty in the form of bank guarantee had further led to the huge working capital blockage for various small and medium jewellery exporters, increased interest cost, hassles of compliance to claim refund thus consequently impacting their business operations and global competitiveness, he added.
The GST rate on cut and polished diamonds and gemstones also was reduced from 3 per cent to 0.25 per cent, while GST rate of 5 per cent (job work charges) effective from January 25, 2018.
As the goods sent on consignment basis for the purpose of foreign exhibitions, export promotion tours is not a supply, GST should not be levied on goods exported for such purpose or when re-imported.
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You're having chronic pain and the painkillers your doctor prescribed just aren't working. This time, however, she gives you a prescription for an antidepressant. "But I'm not depressed!" you say. "Try them," she says. "I think they'll work."
She could be right. Antidepressants are often prescribed for chronic pain, particularly neuropathic pain, fibromyalgia, low back pain, and headaches. Most are prescribed off label, but desipramine (Norpramin), amitriptyline (Elavil) and duloxetine (Cymbalta) are approved to treat some forms of chronic pain. In addition, several large reviews of published studies find that certain antidepressants, particularly tricyclic medications such as Elavil and Norpramin, are quite effective in relieving neuropathic pain like diabetic neuropathy.
However, antidepressants are increasingly being prescribed off label for post-operative pain, where there is less evidence. As the authors of a recent review article wrote, "studies on antidepressants for postoperative pain have generated, possibly premature, enthusiasm for this potentially new indication."
We don't know exactly how antidepressants work to reduce pain, but it is likely related to their ability to alter amounts chemicals in the brain and spinal cord called neurotransmitters. These help cells in the brain and spinal cord communicate with each other, so changing their activity could short-circuit pain signals.
However, they may not be as effective with acute pain, like that occuring after an operation. An international group of doctors conducted an extensive review of all published studies on the use of antidepressants for postoperative pain. The 16 studies they analyzed involved nearly 1,000 participants, and evaluated the effectiveness of the antidepressants amitriptyline (Elavil), bicifadine (which is being investigated as a pain treatment), desipramine (Norpramin), duloxetine (Cymbalta), fluoxetine (Prozac), fluradoline, tryptophan (Tryptan), escitalopram (Lexapro), and venlafaxine (Effexor) for treating acute pain after surgery and reducing chronic post-operative pain.
The researchers found just eight of 16 studies showed that the antidepressant was better than a placebo at reducing acute pain after surgery; and just one of three showed it was better at preventing postoperative chronic pain. Most of the studies were also extremely small. One study of escitalopram, in which patients started on the drug two to three weeks before heart surgery and continued taking it for six months, also found a significantly higher rate of side effects, including diarrhea, constipation, nausea, shivering, sedation, and tingling.
The researchers concluded that "there is currently insufficient evidence to support the clinical use of antidepressants—beyond controlled investigations—for treatment of acute, or prevention of chronic, postoperative pain."
Similar review articles also show little benefit of antidepressants to treat low back pain, even though nearly one in four primary care physicians prescribe the drugs for this reason; and in rheumatoid arthritis.
Bottom line: If your doctor prescribes an antidepressant for your pain, ask about the evidence for its use in the type of pain you're having. If that evidence is weak, you may want to skip it and try something else.


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How Do You Measure the Effectiveness of Social Media?
Filed under: Network Marketing Training, Social Media for Network Marketers
This is always a great question… trying to figure out how to determine if your Social Media efforts are actually working!
People throw around the term ROI (Return on Investment) all the time but how do you actually measure it with your Social Media?
Before you can judge the effectiveness of your Social Media effort, you really need to make sure that you have the proper expectations. So you absolutely MUST wrap your head around this concept…
Social Media will rarely ever "close" sales for you. Rather, it will "open" doors and "open" opportunities.
So how does this apply to your network marketing business?
If you are sitting around waiting for your Social Media efforts to sponsor someone or to make a retail sale, then you are fooling yourself a bit. It is highly doubtful that someone will get your eNewsletter or read a Facebook post, pick up the phone and say "Hey, I want to sign up in your business!"
I wish it were that easy, but it's not. Heck, if it were that easy, there'd be millionaires everywhere!
What is more likely to happen is that someone gets your eNewsletter or sees your Facebook post and says "Hey, I got your email, what's this all about?"
Ding, Ding, Ding!! We have ourselves a winner!! Social Media just allowed you to share information about your business and product with someone who previously knew nothing about it! Huge win!
From that point forward, success is really up to you. How good are you at taking someone through the process of information, answering their questions, creating excitement, and moving them to the point of purchasing from you or joining you? Your end results really depend on you, not your Social Media.
Having a Social Media marketing plan does not mean that you no longer need to do all of the things that successful network marketers do. But, having a Social Media plan in place allows you to talk to a lot of people who normally might not have listened. OR in many cases, it allows you to get information to people that you may have been reluctant to call or contact. It expands your list and helps you to reach more people.
So just remember, Social Media will open doors and opportunities for you, then it's up to you (along with your upline) to "close" the deal with a product sale, a new consultant registration, or a referral. Keep this in the proper perspective and you'll be able to see Social Media "wins" frequently within your business.


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What do the dotted lines or partial bonds in a resonance hybrid represent?
They represent the delocalization of electrons across the bonds; therefore, the charge is shared among multiple atoms depending on the specific resonance hybrid you are looking at.
What types of bacteria/archaea would exist on the ocean floor next to hydrothermal vents?
Bacteria/Archaea that exist at that depth in extreme temperature must be extremophiles, but more specifically they would need to be barophilic to withstand the pressure and hyperthermophilic to withstand the extreme temperatures.
State the vertex and x-intercept(s) for the following equation: f(x)=x^(2)-x-20.
Vertex=(1,-20) and the x-intercepts are at x=5 and x=-4.


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Despite the fact just 13 percent (according to the EY Fintech 2016 survey) of fintech leaders in Australia are women and 47.5 percent of startups employ no women full-time, there is a trend of women leaving traditional financial services, for up and coming, more diverse fintech services.
Fintech has followed both technology and financial services in showing low numbers of women. To address this, a new FinTech Australia constitution was created, requiring at least 30 percent of board members to be women in Australian fintech companies. A Female FinTech Leader of the Year Award is also given out annually, to reward some of these women.
Here are some of the women leading the charge in financial services, and the fintech world.
Debby Blakey, CEO of HESTA
Debby Blakey has been the CEO of HESTA since 2015, and has worked separately as both the Deputy CEO and an Executive leading the Member Advice Unit at the company since 2008.
She has over 25 year experience in superannuation and financial services.
Simultaneously, Debby is also a Director of Fund Executives Association Limited (FEAL), an organisation which supports leaders in the superannuation industry with their professional development.
She is responsible for HESTA's $36 billion industry fund, which is dedicated to the health and community services sector.
Francesca McDonagh, CEO of the Bank of Ireland
Francesca McDonagh is the freshly appointed CEO of the Bank of Ireland, the first female to take the job in its 234 year long history. With a background in technology and a history of being innovative in her solutions, Francesca is said to be aiming to change the workplace culture at the bank, through advice from management consulting firm AT Kearney. She is also said to be reviewing the bank's technology program.
She was with HSBC for over twenty years and was the Deputy Chair of the British Bankers' Association trade body, and was the Head of Retail Banking and Wealth Management in the UK and Europe for Europe's biggest bank.
The Bank of Ireland embarked on a four-year technology investment before Francesca took over, a job which she will now carry, from her history of using technology for solutions.
Anna Bligh, CEO of Australian Bankers' Association
Anna Bligh is the first female to be appointed CEO of Australian Bankers' Association, a group which represents over 25 banks in Australia.
She is a former Labor MP, who served as the Premier of Queensland between 2007 and 2012. She is also the CEO of the NSW Young Women's Christian Association (YWCA).
This year, she was awarded the Companion of the Order of Australia, for her work in politics and her work with women.
Cindy Hook, CEO and Partner of Deloitte Australia
Cindy Hook has been the CEO and Partner of Deloitte Australia since early 2015. She is the first female chief executive to be appointed to one of the 'big four' professional services firms in Australia.
She is well-known as someone who creates innovative, new solutions, supporting diversity for the firm. She is a Global Executive Committee and APAC leadership team member.
Danielle Szetho, CEO of Fintech Australia
Danielle Szetho is the CEO of Fintech Australia.
She previously worked for several media organisations but in 2016, she was appointed as CEO.
Before she was given the position, she volunteered for FinTech Australia, with hopes to make Australia one of the Fintech hubs of the world.
Emma Weston, Co-founder and CEO of AgriDigital
Emma Weston is the co-founder and CEO of AgriDigital, an agri blockchain company. They pitched at Finovate in New York; the first agritech company to do so.
She was awarded the Emerging Fintech Leader of the Year Award and the Female Fintech Leader of the Year Award, in May of this year.
She is an ADCA board member.
Marta Krupinska, Co-founder of Azimo
Marta Krupinska is the co-founder and Managing Director of Azimo.
Azimo was founded in 2012, when Marta was just 23, changing the way people who live overseas are sending money home. It is one of the fastest growing Fintech companies, with over half a million customers connected to the platform.
She is one of Forbes' 30 under 30 for finance in Europe.
It is women such as these who are impacting the fintech industry, and the industry of startups. Collaborating with men and women, they are making new technologies and more options in more innovative, creative ways.
This is the first article in a series about women in fintech. To read more, check out Women CEOs: There are more CEOs named David, Peter and John, Why the pay gap in Financial Services needs to be addressed, and Three Hurdles to Gender Diversity.


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Jacque 'Jack' Jacoby Sr.
Jacque "Jack" M. Jacoby Sr. went to meet the Lord at 11:03 p.m. on Monday, Jan. 21, 2013, after succumbing to a lengthy illness.
He was born on March 8, 1926, to John E. and Mildred (Kolb) Jacoby.
On April 6, 1947, he married his sweetheart, Lucy H. Coleman of Alton. Jack was a maintenance troubleshooter for Owens IL Glass Factory until their closing in 1984. He enjoyed stock cars, both owning and driving them every Friday night, and fishing.
In addition to his wife of 65 years, he is survived by two daughters and one son, Barbara (Wain) Groves, Vicki (Steve) Krummelbein, and Jacque "Butch" (Gloria) Jacoby Jr.; eight grandchildren, Kelly (Mark) Lemons, Missy Skinner and her fiance, Jeff Cannon, Allen Groves, Bryon Krummelbein and his significant other, Talia Long, Michele Krummelbein, Jacque (Lesa) Jacoby III, Kristina (Jeff) Ottwell, Juan Jose Jacoby and 18 great-grandchildren. He is also survived by a sister, Marcia Blasioli of Alton; and two brothers, Mike Jacoby and Don Jacoby of Godfrey.
He was preceded in death by his parents; two sisters, Geraldine Smith and Helen Pace; and one brother, Harrison Jacoby.
Visitation will be from 4-7 p.m. on Thursday, Jan. 24, 2013, at Elias, Kallal and Schaaf Funeral Home in Godfrey.
Funeral service will be at 10 a.m. on Friday, Jan. 25, at the Heartland Baptist Church in Alton with Pastor Jim Grant officiating.
Burial will follow at Valhalla Memorial Park in Godfrey.
Memorials may be made to Heartland Baptist Church.
Online condolences and guestbook may be found at www.eliaskallalandschaaf.com.


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BREAKING : GM REHIRING 500 Laid-Off Michigan Workers
General Motors plans to rehire 500 Michigan workers who were previously laid off.
The move comes after President Trump visited Michigan to announce his administration will review fuel efficiency standards, a move that could help automakers sell an increased number of larger models.
From Reuters
Trump praised recent job announcements by Ford Motor Co, Fiat Chrysler Automobiles NV and GM.
"That's just the beginning," he said in a speech to autoworkers in Ypsilanti, Michigan, on Wednesday. "I told (the auto executives) that's peanuts, that's peanuts. We're going to have a lot more. They're going to be building new plants, expanding their plants."
Trump has discouraged the industry from investing in Mexico and urged foreign automakers on Wednesday to add U.S. production at a roundtable that included executives from Toyota Motor Corp, Volkswagen AG (VOWG_p.DE) and others.
In addition, GM said it would add 220 jobs at a plant in Romulus, Michigan, that is building 10-speed automatic transmissions, and it would retain 180 jobs by shifting Lansing workers to a Flint assembly plant to support pickup truck production.
The Detroit automaker in recent months has announced other U.S. job cuts and new investments. GM said in January it would invest another $1 billion in its U.S. factories.
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As one of Tokyo's most popular landmarks, Ueno Park is extremely easy to find. You can travel by train to Ueno Station or Keisei Ueno Station, which will drop you off within a five-minute walking distance to the park, or by plane from Haneda Airport (Tokyo International Airport) and take the train from there. Plenty of parking lots and structures are near the park if you're coming by car.
Ueno Park sits in a bustling, vibrant part of Tokyo, with plenty of nearby hotels and Airbnbs. Use our handy interactive map to find the perfect place to stay for all of your sight-seeing!
With such a short window to see a full bloom, timing is everything. The Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA) records and reports the cherry blossom front, which can be used to forecast when a full bloom will occur in a certain area. While Ueno Sakura Matsuri typically occurs some time between late March and early April, weather affects its punctuality, and changing temperatures or an onslaught of rain can cut your opportunity short.The good news is that when it's sakura season, cherry blossoms are pretty much all the news talks about. Be sure to check in often with local news outlets for the JMA's most recent and up-to-date forecast to plan your trip!
With Ueno Park nestled in the heart of Tokyo and so many attractions in and around the park, you'll want to find accommodations close by. Ueno Park is home to the Tokyo National Museum, the National Museum of Nature and Science, the National Museum of Western Art, the Tokyo Metropolitan Art Museum, and the Shitamachi Museum. It also boasts Japan's oldest zoo, which houses over 2,600 animals, and the Toshogu Shrine, which is beautifully decorated with intricate carvings and radiant gold foil. Many historical landmarks are within walking distance of the area as well. Make your trip to Ueno Sakura Matsuri well worth it by seeing the city as well!
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If I had sent out Christmas cards this year, this is the picture I would have put on it. However, this year has been a bit of a roller coaster and we felt it best to cut back in some areas - and the Christmas card didn't make the cut!
The biggest challenge our family has been facing this year was the diagnoses of Brian's mom with ALS, also known as Lou Gehrig's disease. Unfortunately, this is a terminal illness. There is no cure for it and her decline has been rapid. The last few months have been consumed with understanding the disease, trying the emotionally process what it means, and taking every opportunity to make memories with Grandma. In October, the whole family surprised her with a day at Disneyland, one of her favorite places. We also were able to spend Thanksgiving, an early weekend in December, and now we will spend Christmas with them at their home.
Needless to say, we've been a bit preoccupied. In addition to not sending out cards, we were not able to find the time to make goodies to send around the neighborhood or take to our friends. I have since learned, that regardless of our financial or emotional state next year, this is not a tradition that we will leave out. It's easy to think that your friends won't miss one more plate of goodies - we get so many this time of year! But this tradition has nothing to do with sweets. Our family has missed out on the spirit of giving that this gift invites. I think when we return after Christmas, we will have to have a baking day and make "New Year's" goody plates!
*This next part of the post is where I whine some more*
I really have been trying to get in the Christmas Spirit lately. However, this last week brought non-stop rain, a bout of stomach flu, a letter from the IRS, and a broken water heater that only partially flooded our garage and left us without hot water for 24 hours.
I know! Whine, Whine, Whine!
But we did have a wonderful visit from my parents and Amanda. She got to take the kids to farmers, which I'm pretty sure they were more excited about than Christmas this year.
Ty announced that he had discovered that his name is in the word "naughty". (no duh, kid. I could have told you that, even if I was illiterate!)
And when Ashlynn kept hounding Brian for an answer to something, Briggs answered in his best wise sage voice, "She seeks the truth, Father."
Despite these nasty things that have been going on, The Lord is still blessing our family with so many things. And even though I obviously have a bad attitude, He still sees fit to remind me of those blessings. It's just up to me to recognize them.
Wednesday, December 22, 2010
Merry Christmas!
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Wednesday, November 3, 2010
This is for my mom. She asked the kids to tell me to put Halloween pictures up on the blog.
So here they are!
Briggs was easy this year. All I had to buy was a $2.00 pair of handcuffs to complete his policeman's esemble.
Ashlynn's costume, of course, was a little more involved. She's really into reading the Percy Jackson books, so Greek Mythology was on her mind. So I give you, the Greek Goddess (she wanted me to get her a pomegranate to carry around so that she could say she was Persephone - I told her that was too much). Her costume had to be hand made from scratch - which we managed to do for under $15 dollars. She made the headband all by herself, while I had to rely on a tutorial from V & co. to ombre- dye the bottom of the dress. "Why couldn't the dress just be all white?" you might ask. To which I would reply, "This is Ashlynn we are talking about. Everything must me authentic."
And Ty.
His motivation behind this "Sheriff- gone- bad" costume was the gun. He wanted a costume he could carry a gun with so that he could say, "Happy Hands-up!"
This picture proves he has the squinty-eyed bravado every wild west bandit needs ( and the eyebrows...).
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Thursday, October 28, 2010
Family Pictures 2010
I have been meaning to post more of our family pictures, but to be honest, I kept putting it off because I couldn't decide which ones I wanted to share. Our friend Melissa took them and captured so many wonderful images, there was no way I was posting all of my favorites on the blog. So here's a few!
As an added bonus, our friend Tani lent a hand with the styling. I love how bright everything turned out!
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Tuesday, October 19, 2010
In a Life Boat With a Tiger
Have you ever read " Life of Pi"? It's a story about a boy who gets stuck on a life boat with a tiger named Richard Parker. However, he doesn't know at first the tiger is there. He thinks there is only a hyena on board.
I just read the following passage and immediately related to it. It made me laugh, and laughing is a good thing right now.
Here's what the narrator, Pi, has to say"
"You might think I'd lost all hope at that point. I did. And as a result, I perked up and felt much better.
We see that in sports all the time, don't we? The tennis challenger starts strong but soon looses confidence in his playing. The champion racks up the games. But in the final set, when the challenger has nothing to lose, he becomes relaxed again, insouciant, daring. Suddenly, he's playing like the devil, and the champion must work hard to get those last points.
So it was with me. To cope with a hyena seemed remotely possible, but I was so obviously outmatched by Richard Parker, that it wasn't even worth worrying about. With a tiger aboard, my life was over. That being settled, why not do something about my parched throat."
There are times in our lives when we are stuck on a life boat with a 500 pound Tiger. This is one of those times for me. Do I know how to deal with a Tiger? No. I know nothing about Tigers.
So instead, I'm going to just enjoy the boat ride and let the Tiger do what he wants.
A wise woman recently told me that once you figure out God is in control, and not us, life gets easier.
So here's me, handing over the reigns...
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Tuesday, October 12, 2010
Some time ago, my sister made these cute critters for my kids. Ashlynn got a pink cat, Briggs got a blue dog (Dodger Dog) and Ty got a camouflage monkey.
Needless to say, my sister knows her neice and nephews well.
Ty latched onto his immediately and dubbed him, "Present".
Due to lots of lovin', Present had to spend some time in my sewing room because of a few busted seems. Today I finally took the time to mend those seems.
When I handed him back to Ty after completion, He gave him a good hug and exclaimed, "Oh! Present! You're all resurrected!"
Thanks Auntie Nessa!
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Thursday, October 7, 2010
Time For a New Picture
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Thursday, September 30, 2010
Vocabulary Revisited
Let us revisit the quirkiness that is my childrens' vocabulary.
Ty utilized the following phrase in perfect context, in a very calm yet characteristically husky voice:
"Mom. Whoever smelt it - dealt it."
Briggs informed us that, after the record breaking temperatures we have been experiencing lately, the water from the fountain at school felt like "kettle water".
What person, born this side of Y2K, says, "Kettle water" ?
Briggs. That's who.
Ashlynn's teacher was impressed when she used the word "foreclosure". The teacher asked her if she knew what that meant. So Ashlynn proceeded to give a mini lecture about what happens to your home when you don't make payments. When the teacher asked her how she knew that, she proudly replied, "My dad's a banker!"
I was just glad she didn't continue with, "... and he has to foreclose on peoples homes all the time!"
Good times.
p.s. Did you hear the recession is over? I guess it ended in July. Nobody told me.
Tuesday, September 28, 2010
The Only Cool Thing About the Heat Yesterday.
All three of the kids made the local paper yesterday. In an above-the-fold picture, Briggs's tongue and Ashlynn's tushy were featured ( oh and a muscle shot of Ty).
The Central Coast experienced record breaking temperatures yesterday. 108, THANK YOU VERY MUCH!!! So we borrowed this slide from the neighborhood to cool off a little. As we were setting it up, a photographer from the Tribune came by and asked if he could take pictures of the kids playing for the hot weather feature they were running. Of course, I said yes (admittedly before I even checked his credentials!)
The afternoon was not without drama - the kids were pretty excited about the photographer. Ashlynn, always the diva, came running up to me at one point shouting, "Mom! The photographer saved my life!!!".
Of course he did.
Apparently the slide got a little top heavy (which tends to happen when there are 9 kids at the top) and started to fall over. Ash was heading for the sidewalk until the photographer made a running lunge and caught her.
To add to the drama, the heat and the water brought all of the wasps within a 3 mile radius to our front lawn. Combine this with bare-footed children and you have a recipe for disaster. Luckily we only had 2 stings (which are pretty good odds considering the amount of kids that were present.)
I think the excitement of the afternoon made up for the fact that the bedrooms were still 90 degrees when we went to bed. I furnished the kids with little ice packs in their beds to make up for the fact that one or two weeks of extreme heat doesn't justify the need for air conditioning in our home. With fans blaring and icy pillows, I think everyone was able to sleep well enough.
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Wednesday, September 22, 2010
The Winds of Change
The Winds of Change are blowing strong in our lives right now. For the past 11 years of our marriage, we have grown and learned a lot. This year, it feels like the Lord decided to step it up a notch. I'm not sure why.
Perhaps it's because last year we conquered a big challenge in our lives - my long struggle with postpartum depression. It's refreshing to say I no longer have that monkey on my back. I feel lighter and refreshed because of it. I also feel stronger and more wise. I suppose by having the arrogance to admit that out loud, the Lord has seen fit to bless us with more change!
So onward we go, just placing one foot in front of the other and taking things as they come. I'm sure eventually I will blog about all of these changes, but right now some of them are still sinking in and others are lurking on the horizon.
I take comfort in the thought that all of the changes going on are simply the result of living a mortal existence, and not the result of personal choices we have made. Why is this comforting to me? Because it means I didn't make a bad choice!!! (Have I mentioned I'm indecisive? Maybe I shouldn't tell you that. . . maybe I should. . .)
So how am I dealing?
Pictures of my cute kids.
And Chocolate.
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Tuesday, September 14, 2010
Bowling in Pismo
This year for her birthday, Ashlynn wanted to go bowling.
So we did.
There were purple balls, cute girls and running on the Pismo Pier.
Easy and fun!
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Monday, September 13, 2010
On the Last Day of Summer...
...this is what we did.
Searching for bubble gum in whipped cream! I wanted to see how the kids would react when I handed them an entire package of Bubblelicious and a can of whipped cream.
They were skeptical at first, then excited, then five minutes later complained of stomach aches.
"Honestly, Mom! Why would you let us do something like that?"
I really don't know. Even as i sit typing this post, my mind is drawing a blank...
Friday, September 10, 2010
First Day of School, 2010
Ty actually started a week later, so here is his picture on the actual day he started. I love this one. It reminds me of John Cusack in "Say Anything". I kept telling him to put his pack down, but he insisted on displaying it this way. All for your viewing pleasure!
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After 2 Hours of Quiet. . .
. . .this is what comes downstairs!
Bad, Bad-er, and Bad-est!
Then we were treated to a full concert, complete with refreshments and bed jumping. Brian and I sat through all 10 minutes of metal-bowl-drumming, all because it kept them entertained and cooperating for so long. I didn't even care that Ringo broke half of my kitchen utensils during his drum solo.
Happy kids = Happy mom!
P.S. Please note the cotton balls in Ty's ears.
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Sunday, August 15, 2010
I had a friend in college who had a car that didn't drive in reverse at all. She had to find parking spots that she could pull through or else get help in pushing the car out of the spot. We both decided to make this a motto for life. Forward! No turning back. If you want to get somewhere, you have to move forward!
Just got back from a month... I mean a week... at girls camp. I've got a couple birthday parties this week to navigate, back to school prep, a couple of Primary events to work on... more girls camp paperwork to do. When I put it that way it doesn't sound too bad.(I'm being serious. No Bazinga here.)
I'm guess I'm just not ready to let go of summer. I like being free. Once the kids are in school, I'll have some free hours in the morning off to myself, but once they come home in the afternoons, everything kicks into overdrive. Emergency cards in duplicate to fill out, homework to navigate, carpools to configure, and high flying emotions that always accompany the great amount of change that a new school year brings. I'm not sure If I'm ready to tackle it.
I guess I don't really have a choice.
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Friday, July 30, 2010
A Little Alone Time
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Thursday, July 29, 2010
Fourth of July
A visit to Nana and Papa's on the fourth means:
...a trip to the hardware store (Papa about had a heart attack when I staged this shot. He was afraid he would go home with 3 ride-on lawn mowers. How fun would that be, Papa?!)
... a visit to Larry's produce to get all the fresh fixins for the family BBQ.
(was it easier to carry Ty in the wheelbarrow along with 50 watermelons and 90 ears of corn? Maybe yes. Maybe no.)
... UNO with Aunt Lynn.
... and always some kind of craft with the cousins (not to mention one killer water fight started by the dads that didn't quite make it on my camera roll).
Thanks, Mom and Dad for all of the hard work you put into this tradition.
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Labels: family, fourth of July, kids, Nana and Papa, vacation
Wednesday, July 28, 2010
Ty and His Friend
Maybe it's her blond curls that bring out the best in Ty, but these two sure get along well.
Maybe we've hit on the key to taming Ty:
A pretty face!
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Tuesday, July 27, 2010
This was the year I decided I was going to brave a camping trip with the kids. The idea of camping with a baby or a toddler was one I was not willing to wrap by head around.
So my baby is 4 and I decided it was time to take the plunge.
Well. More like dip my toe in.
So we chose a campground that was 20 minutes away and stayed for only two nights. but the car was still packed to the brim! I've realized that whether you are going for one day or a week, you still need to pack a whole kitchens worth of supplies!
(Duh, Kate...)
So we had a fun time and learned alot.
We learned that, at this particular campground, we were sorely lacking in the Boobs, Beer and Boombox department.
You get what I mean?
Not exactly a lets-get-back-to-nature kind of experience. More like where's-the-next-kegger?
But we decided, all night parties or not, we were going to enjoy ourselves (despite the 2 inches of brown water backing up from the drains in the bathroom that people were still wading through!)
We played UNO, read books, drank hot chocolate, went for a little hike, and even enjoyed an afternoon and the lake.
At night we were gently lulled to sleep by monotonous Mariachi music and awoke to the great smell of bacon cooking in the outdoors.
We had a good time and are looking forward to choosing a more rural campground in the future!
Monday, July 26, 2010
Cupcake Stand
Do your kids beg you about every five minutes to hold a lemonade stand?
Mine do.
One day I finally relented, but decided if we were going to do it, we were going all the way.
That means cupcakes and cute signs.
It took a good portion of the morning, but Ashlynn and I had fun making little things to cutenize the stand. The cupcakes were nothing fancy. Just box mix with pre-made frosting. But it really spruces up the cupcake when you use a pastry tip and top it with a Jelly Belly.
We communicated with walky talkies back and forth from the house to the street...
"Cupcake to Momma Bear. Do you read me, Momma Bear. We are out of chocolate cupcakes. Repeat - we are out of chocolate. Please bring more. Over and out"
It kept them safe and entertained.
By the end of the day, those kids were left with $30 in their pockets and a mild sunburn.
Not a bad day for Making Lemonade...
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Lentil with Turkey Sausage
As much as I like Food Inc. the part where the family of four eats at a fast food restaurant because it's cheaper than buying groceries – I can't agree with. They spent $11.60 cents at the fast food joint, I'm going to make 7 meals all coming in around the same price to feed a family of four.This takes a little bit of work on our part, taking the time to check your local grocer like Publix for "BOGO"s – buy one get one free deals. You can either check them out online or look at their weekly flyer that's available when you first walk in. Also sodas – NO NO NO ! When did soda become an everyday drink? I'll also show you how to make this delicious,nutritious good for you green tea with mint and sweetened with Stevia – a non caloric sweetener that does not affect blood sugar levels.
These are simple easy to do recipes, that are filling and nutritious . . .This is a good pasta dish, Lets get started . . .
- 2 cans of Progresso fat free Lentil soup – Progresso runs many specials like 4 for $5 or BOGO. COST =$4.60
- 1 link of turkey sausage like Butterball brand, comes 2 to a pack – special is 2 for $4. COST =$2.29
- 1 package of thawed chopped frozen spinach. COST =$1.19
- 1/2 box of ditalini or sea shell pasta – all the pasta brands have BOGO periodically COST =$1.29
Total cost is $9.37 . . . this is good leaves me $2.23 cents to work on the green tea.
Now to make the meal lets boil water to cook pasta. While we are waiting for water to boil cut sausage into 1/4 inch rounds and in another pot use 1 tbsp of canola oil to saute the sausage. Add 2 cans of lentil soup to sausage, add spinach. When pasta is finished add to soup. If you want you can add grated cheese – very de-lish.
Now you might be saying to yourself "what do I do with the other sausage?" , we will make navy bean soup with it a few days from now. I think this beats fast food any day and you can sit down with your family and enjoy a good meal.
To make the tea you'll need a quart jug, 8 green tea bags, 2 mint sprigs and 5 stevia leaves. I bought my Stevia plant at Home Depot for $ 2.89 same with the mint. These are easy to grow herbs that are renewable sources. Fill the3 quart jug half way and boil water , meanwhile chop mint and stevia, put all ingredients in jug and add hot water. Let steep for 15 minutes add more water and chill. Green tea is great for the immune system and liver – rids the body of toxins. Mint is awesome for digestion, I think you'll enjoy it.


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Sunday, December 7, 2008
Unsticking part deux
Further to my last post, I just want to mention portable apps and link it here. I have a feeling it might be a superior resource (and I am sad to see the linux OS is pending addition to the suite - that would be a clincher for me!).
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