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The Sky's the Limit Courtyard Project offers
Final Round of Engraved Bricks & Seeks Leadership Gifts
In an effort to wrap-up fundraising efforts and put the finishing touches on the Sky's the Limit Courtyard, engraved bricks are once again available for purchase.
"The engraved brick program has been our most successful fundraiser to date. The first round of brick orders netted $40,000," said Maryellen Grady, assistant principal at Hopkinton Middle School. "There have been many inquiries for ordering bricks recently, so we have decided to offer engraved bricks again."
"This round of brick sales combined with leadership gift donations of $1,000 and above are the key to bringing full functionality to the courtyard," stated Kim Pucci co-chair of the project. "While the courtyard will be open for general use in late fall, these donations are critical to installing full electrical and irrigation systems, shrubbery, and outdoor classroom features such as raised garden beds, convertible benches and outdoor teaching stations."
Engraved bricks will be placed in the courtyard walkway. Leadership gift donations will be listed on a professionally designed donor recognition sign at the entrance to the courtyard, and on the website (Video of students working on project during summer).
Those interested in purchasing a brick should visit http://tinyurl.com/hms-sky click the Buy-A-Brick tab, print and mail/drop off the order form to Hopkinton Middle School. The deadline is Friday, October 30th. Online orders are not available. To make a leadership gift donation contact Maryellen Grady directly at email@example.com.
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Washer/Drier Combination
October 5, 2015 — Three cormorants, two of which are holding their water-logged wings out to dry before flying, enjoy the company of a few preening Canada geese at North Pond on the northern side of the West Main Street causeway this afternoon.
Lower Back Pain? You are Invited!
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Selectmen Vote to Put
School and Fruit Street Parks and Rec Facility on Ballot
October 6, 2015 - Selectmen Voted last evening to place two questions on the Special Town Election on November 9, 2015. One will be a vote on the new elementary school, and the other will be on a Fruit Street Athletic Facility, below.
Health and Fitness
Hopkinton vs
Holliston is up for game of the week for Fox 25.
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Incident and Arrests Updated today, October 4, 2015
Emergency, dial 911 • • Non-emergency, PD dial 508-497-3401, FD dial 508-497-2323
The Hopkinton Police were involved in the following incidents, which are not included in the detail report below.
7 Times the Police assisted the Fire Department, another department, town, person, or outside Police agency.
25 Motor Vehicle/Person/Home/Building Checks.
2 Motor Vehicle Accidents without personal injury.
2 Disabled Motor Vehicles.
1 Time the Police assisted with an Animal Call.
Arrest Log
Sunday, October 4, 2015
12:32 pm Officer Arthur Schofield arrested Branden Stevens, 26, of Linden Street, West Haven, CT, on West Main Street for a Warrant.
12:32 pm Officer Philip Powers arrested Bryce Alexander Laister, 23, of Moritz Place, Fairfield, CT, on West Main Street for a Warrant.
Saturday, October 3, 2015
8:14 pm Officer John Corridan arrested Jesse Daniel Wassarman, 19, of Coolidge Road, Milford, on West Main Street and charged him with Larceny by Embezzlement and Attempting to Commit a Crime.
2:53 am Officer John Moran arrested Richard B. Agyemang, 30, of Denmark Street, Worcester, on Main Street and charged him with Criminal Harassment.
Incident Log
Sunday, October 4, 2015
2:02 pm A walk-in reported finding a wallet on Main Street. The owner was tracked down and retrieved it.
2:02 pm A caller complained about loud music from the farmers market.
12:32 pm Officer Arthur Schofield was flagged down by a passing motorist who stated that two occupants of a motor vehicle on West Main Street were yelling. Two officers responded and subsequently arrested a 26 year-old male from West Haven, CT for a Warrant and a 23 year-old male from Fairfield, CT for a Warrant.
1:52 am The Police Department received a suspicious call from the DPW fax with just static on the line. Two officers checked the building and advised that it was secure.
Saturday, October 3, 2015
10:01 pm Multiple callers reported gunshots or fireworks in the Fruit Street area for the last twenty minutes. Officer John Moran responded and confirmed with the Southborough Police Department that it was fireworks at St. Mark's which was just wrapping up.
8:14 pm A West Main Street business reported that they have an employee who stole money. Two officers responded and subsequently arrested a 19 year-old male from Milford and charged him with Larceny by Embezzlement and Attempting to Commit a Crime.
12:31 pm A resident of Davis Road reported losing a black wallet.
11:59 am Two officers spoke with a victim of fraud.
10:27 am A Teresa Road resident reported that three youths just rang their doorbell then hid behind their stone wall. Officer Matthew McNeil responded and spoke with the three boys involved.
2:53 am Dispatch reported observing a vehicle pull into the Police Department parking lot and remain there with the engine running while not parked in a parking spot. Another vehicle pulled into the lot, turned around, then proceeded to do a u-turn then stop in the middle of Main Street. Three officers responded and subsequently arrested a 30 year-old male from Worcester and charged him with Criminal Harassment.
Friday, October 2, 2015
10:28 pm Officer John Moran issued a motor vehicle a parking ticket on Church Street.
7:14 pm A caller reported that two car loads of teenagers were at College Rock. Three officers spoke with five juveniles and advised that a small amount of marijuana was destroyed at the scene and they were all picked up by their parents.
6:35 pm A caller wished to speak with an officer regarding suspicious activity in their neighborhood.
4:36 pm A walk-in spoke with Officer John Moran regarding a parking citation that he issued to her vehicle.
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Green Canoe Found
Hopkinton Police are seeking to reunite a green canoe found at Lake Whitehall in May with its heretofore unknown owner.
If you are its owner, please call Detective David Shane and tell him the brand of your green canoe, describe other identifying features he may ask for, and then go retrieve your vessel.
Det. Shane can be reached at 508-497-3401 Ext. 1296.
Worth the Wait
October 5, 2015 - A long line of children waiting for a ride on a fire engine was alleviated by a long line of fire engines making the loop at the Hopkinton Fire Department's Open House on Sunday.
Health and Fitness
Master and Mascot
Seeking Its Own Level
October 4, 2015 — This photo of Fiske Mill Pond was taken today with a slow shutter speed (1/15 of a second) to turn the flowing water into the look of angel hair, as it falls down the dam at the Nipmuc Rod and Gun Club.
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Practice Makes Perfect
October 4, 2015 — Merrick Histen, 2 1/2, tries out Tom McIntyre's antique fire engine at the Fire Department's open house Sunday to practice for his role as a fireman on Halloween.
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Hopkinton 28, Medway 0
Senior QB Jake Kelleher threw two touchdowns to Matt Lindquist while Jack Vaccarri had a 70 yard punt return for a touchdown to pace Hopkinton over Medway 28-0 in Friday night action. The Hiller defense pitched their first shut out of the year led behind Jack Guelfi's 10 tackles. Connor Hebert scored a 13 yard TD and San Lehman rushed for over 100 yards. The Hillers take on TVL rival, Holliston next Friday at Dave Hughes Stadium.
State Police Investigate Hit and Run Fatal in Shelburne
Yesterday at about 3:40 p.m., State Police from the Shelburne barracks responded to a three-vehicle crash on Route 2 in Shelburne resulting in one fatality.
Preliminary investigation by Trooper Peter McMahon indicates that WYATT PEASE, 20, of Buckland was traveling on Route 2 West in a 1994 Nissan Altima at a high rate of speed when his vehicle rear-ended a 2004 Pontiac Grand Am, pushing that vehicle into the eastbound travel lane. The Pontiac was then struck by a 2004 Honda Odyssey, which was traveling eastbound at the time.
The operator of the Pontiac, SARAH SESSIONS, 51, of Heath, was transported to Baystate Franklin Medical Center where she was subsequently pronounced dead. The operator of the Honda, a 64-year-old woman from Shelburne, was also transported to BFMC for treatment of serious injuries.
Following the crash, PEASE, fled the scene but was later
located and subsequently placed under arrest on the
following charges:
PEASE, who was uninjured in the crash, was held on $5000.00 bail pending his arraignment in Greenfield District Court on Monday.
"No More Hurting People... Peace"
To the editor,
I wanted to share with you and your readers our day last Saturday, where my wife Laura, myself and our children attended the unveiling of the statue honoring Martin Richard at Bridgewater State University and the dedication of the Martin Richard Institute for Social Justice.
In the attached picture are our children Cameron, Jack & Katie. I am a graduate from BSU in '93 along with Bill & Denise Richard, where we met and have remained friends since. It was a day filled with inspiration and celebration. My hope in contacting you today is to help relay Martin's message.
Here is a link to more info about the day and all surrounding it if you or your readers are interested: http://www.bridgew.edu/martin-richard/
Bruce Connolly
188 Ash Street
October 3, 2015
Health and Fitness
Friends of Whitehall Fall Clean-up Oct. 17th 2015
The Friends of Whitehall will have their 11th annual fall clean-up on Sat. Oct 17th from 9 a.m. until noon. Please join us at the boat landing at Whitehall State Park on Wood St (Rte.135) in Hopkinton for a little pre-Halloween fun and work! Our goal will once again be to pick up trash and debris from the trails and shoreline around Lake Whitehall. The lake and trails were heavily used this summer so we will have quite a bit to do. We will also clean up some roadsides near the lake.
Bug spray, gloves, trash bags,
tools and water will be provided. Coffee, hot
chocolate and doughnuts will be available before we
begin. We hope that we will have many volunteers to
help us with this effort. Friends of Whitehall is
very proud to have received the "Shared Stewardship
Award" from the Department of Conservation and
Recreation in April and we hope this clean-up will
continue to warrant the honor for FOW.
The Friends of Whitehall was started in 2005 and our main mission is to preserve, protect and improve the wonderful natural resource of Lake Whitehall and its surrounding area. Please visit our website www.friendsofwhitehall.org or join us on Facebook to learn more about us. We are a non-profit 501c (3)organization. We always welcome new members and hope you will consider joining us. Membership forms may be downloaded from our website.
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Taking Back Time Trailer
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Incident and Arrests Updated today, October 1, 2015
Emergency, dial 911 • • Non-emergency, PD dial 508-497-3401, FD dial 508-497-2323
The Hopkinton Police were involved in the following incidents, which are not included in the detail report below.
7 Times the Police assisted the Fire Department, another department, town, person, or outside Police agency.
24 Motor Vehicle/Person/Home/Building Checks.
3 Motor Vehicle Accidents without personal injury.
1 Time the Police assisted with an Animal Call.
2 Times the Police participated in Community Relations or passenger safety.
Arrest Log
Thursday, October 1, 2015
10:14 pm Officer Peter Booth arrested Kaitlyn M. O'Connor, 25, of Whitwell Street, Quincy, on Main Street and charger her with Marked Lanes Violation, Speeding in Violation of Special Regulation and OUI Liquor, 2nd Offense.
Incident Log
Thursday, October 1, 2015
10:19 pm Two officers spoke with a resident of Amherst Road regarding a loud music complaint.
10:14 pm Officer Peter Booth stopped a motor vehicle on Main Street and subsequently arrested a 25 year-old female from Quincy and charged her with Marked Lanes Violation, Speeding in Violation of Special Regulation and OUI Liquor, 2nd Offense.
9:09 pm Multiple 911 callers reported fireworks in the area of North Street. Officer William Burchard responded and spoke with the home owner.
5:59 pm Multiple 911 callers reported that a tractor trailer unit hit a stone wall on Wood Street causing the rocks to land in the roadway. The DPW was notified and Officer Peter Booth advised that he could not locate the vehicle.
5:07 pm A walk-in spoke with Officer William Burchard regarding an incident of fraud.
3:33 pm A 911 caller reported a hit and run motor vehicle accident on South Street. Three officers responded to speak with the victim and write a report.
10:26 am A Grove Street resident reported that items were being seized at his home and requested an officer respond and make sure no problems arise. Officer Linda Higgins responded to assist.
6:45 am A female caller was concerned about a school van that was driving erratically while picking up students on Wood Street. Two officers checked the area but could not locate the vehicle.
6:42 am A motorist reported that one of the steel plates on East Main Street shifted, leaving a gap. Officer Linda Higgins placed a barrel there until a detail crew could arrive.
4:06 am A caller reported that the lights at West Main Street and South Street were not cycling properly. Officer Jacob Campbell responded and advised that they were working fine.
3:33 am The Upton Police Department reported that a passing motorist advised them that he saw a person walk out of a building on Lumber Street. Officer Jacob Campbell responded and spoke with the property owners who were checking the property to prepare for the day.
Wednesday, September 30, 2015
11:16 pm The Upton Police Department requested that an officer responded to West Main Street to assist with escorting a female runner who was involved in a charity relay race. Officer Linda Higgins responded and advised that the Ashland Police Department continued the escort.
11:06 pm A caller reported that the operator of a motor vehicle was passing other vehicles at a high rate of speed on Route 135 coming from Ashland. Two officers responded and issued the operator a verbal warning.
10:48 pm Officer Peter Booth spoke with an individual on Grove Street and subsequently placed them into Protective Custody.
7:06 pm Officer Peter Booth checked on an issue with the traffic lights on Main Street and advised that one of the lights was found in the grass and the others were not working. Three officers responded to assist with traffic and put down temporary stop signs.
6:57 pm A walk-in spoke with two officers regarding property damage which occurred at Pinecrest Village.
5:46 pm A West Main Street business requested that an officer check for a possible credit card skimming device. Detective Gregg DeBoer checked the business with a negative find.
11:43 am Between the hours of 10:47am and 11:43am two officers assisted the Highway Department with flood control on Grove Street and East Main Street.
9:12 am A motorist reported that there was a trench in the roadway on East Main Street. Officer Jacob Campbell responded and spoke with a detail officer at the scene.
8:55 am A caller stated that boulders have been falling off of a stone wall on Wood Street. The DPW was notified.
7:44 am A resident of Rosewood Lane reported that she recently purchased a used vehicle and when she went out to it this morning all the windows were down. She was unsure if it was a manufacture defect or something else.
2:40 am A 911 caller from Cedar Street Extension reported that someone was walking around her yard with a flashlight looking around her barn. Two officers responded and spoke with her grandson who was doing some cleaning.
State Approves "grant of up to" $14 Million toward $42 Million Elementary School
October 2, 2015 - State Treasurer
Deborah B. Goldberg, Chair of the Massachusetts School
Building Authority (MSBA), and MSBA Executive Director
Jack McCarthy today announced that the MSBA Board of
Directors voted to approve a grant of up to $14 million
to replace the existing Center Elementary School in
Hopkinton with a new facility. One of the next steps is
for the District and the MSBA to enter into a Project
Funding Agreement, which will detail the project's scope
and budget, along with the conditions under which the
Town will receive its MSBA grant.
Selectmen Approve Two New Town Committees:
Farm Master Plan Team & IrvineTodaro Properties
Advisory Group
The Town of Hopkinton is encouraging
all residents who are interested in participating in the
planning efforts for the recently acquired townowned
parcels to submit their applications now.
The seats that are available are:
To apply for any volunteer position
on any Board or Committee, please visit the Town's
website and fill out the online volunteer form at:
http://www.hopkintonma.gov/home/about/hug .
Interested parties may also visit
the Board of Selectmen's Office in Town Hall to fill out
an application in person or call the office to have
staff assist you in applying.
Program Cracks Down on Underage Drinking on College Campuses
BOSTON – Massachusetts State Treasurer Deb Goldberg along with the Massachusetts Alcoholic Beverages Control Commission (ABCC) launched Operation Safe Campus this fall. The program is designed to specifically target underage drinking on college campuses. This initiative began at the time of year when students return to colleges and universities throughout the Commonwealth.
"Stepped-up monitoring and enforcement can save lives and prevent tragedies before they happen," said Treasurer Goldberg. "Operation Safe Campus takes immediate and effective steps that result in the direct prevention of underage drinking and acts as a long-term deterrent to bar and package store owners serving and selling to minors."
The initiative primarily consists of enforcement in the parking lots and surrounding streets of specific liquor stores and bars that have historically had a serious problem with underage individuals purchasing alcoholic beverages through false identification or through adults procuring alcoholic beverages for them.
The program focuses on front-line prevention, with investigators calling a teen's parents when violations occur. ABCC officials say that most parents are unaware that their children are involved in the use of alcohol, and that the intervention is a powerful tool toward family involvement in addressing the problem of underage drinking.
In 2015, ABCC Investigators found 201 minors in possession of or transporting alcoholic beverages and 69 adults procuring alcohol for minors. They confiscated 122 cases of beer, preventing delivery to approximately 1528 underage individuals.
Statistics show that three teens die from drinking and driving every day. Alcohol intoxication has also been reported to be involved in 47% of homicides and 23% of suicides involving people under 21. In Massachusetts alone, the overall cost of alcohol abuse by youth is estimated at $1.4 billion.
Senate Passes Opiate Addiction Prevention Bill
BOSTON — October 1, 2015 —
The Massachusetts Senate passed legislation today to
address the ongoing substance abuse crisis in the
state, Senator Karen E. Spilka (D-Ashland)
announced. The legislation focuses on prevention and
reducing the number of opiate pills in circulation
by working with doctors, insurance companies,
pharmaceutical companies and pharmacists.
Health and Fitness
RMV launches campaign to remind customers who "H8 2 WAIT" of its online branch service option
BOSTON – Thursday, October 1,
2015 – Today, the MassDOT Registry of Motor Vehicles
launched a campaign to promote its MassRMV.com online
registration and license renewal services as the agency
prepares to process more than 1.32 million renewals
before December 31, 2015.
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10/20/2015: 2 p.m. - 7 p.m., Faith Community Church, 146 East Main St.
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Incident and Arrests Updated today, September 30, 2015
Emergency, dial 911 • • Non-emergency, PD dial 508-497-3401, FD dial 508-497-2323
The Hopkinton Police were involved in the following incidents, which are not included in the detail report below.
5 Times the Police assisted the Fire Department, another department, town, person, or outside Police agency.
20 Motor Vehicle/Person/Home/Building Checks.
2 Disabled Motor Vehicles.
2 Times the Police assisted with an Animal Call.
Arrest Log
Monday, September 28, 2015
5:17 am Officer John Corridan arrested Orlando Gonzalez, 29, of Arlington Street, Framingham, on Hayden Rowe Street and charged him with Speeding and Unlicensed Operation of a Motor Vehicle.
Incident Log
Tuesday, September 29, 2015
9:52 pm A caller reported hearing possible gunshots in the area of Sanctuary Lane. Officer William Burchard checked the area but did not hear anything suspicious.
8:18 pm A resident of Appaloosa Circle reported that someone rang their doorbell. Officer William Burchard responded and spoke with a delivery driver in the area.
7:28 pm A motorist reported that a truck was stuck under the bridge at the Southborough town line on Cedar Street. Officer John Moran responded to assist.
6:38 pm Officer John Moran issued a motor vehicle a parking citation on Mayhew Court.
5:22 pm Officer John Moran removed an abandoned bicycle from a driveway on Pond Street.
5:05 pm A walk-in reported witnessing an assault and battery on her commute home. The Southborough Police Department was notified as it occurred in their town.
9:36 am Sgt. Joseph Bennett spoke with a resident of Pond Street regarding noise from construction on Sundays.
9:04 am A caller reported that a man was walking down Cedar Street with a knife. Officer Thomas Griffin responded and spoke with the individual who was just carrying pruning shears.
8:30 am A walk-in spoke with Officer Thomas Griffin regarding an incident of fraud.
Monday, September 28, 2015
8:45 pm A motorist reported that an erratic operator was heading into Southborough on Cedar Street. Officer William Burchard checked the area but could not locate the vehicle. The Southborough and Westborough Police Departments were notified.
8:45 pm The State Police reported an erratic operator on West Main Street. Two officers checked the area with a negative find.
8:17 pm A Fruit Street resident reported that a solicitor was ringing their doorbell after 8:00pm. Officer William Burchard responded and spoke with them.
7:22 pm Officer John Moran issued a handicap parking violation to a motor vehicle on West Main Street.
3:53 pm The Upton Police Department reported that an erratic operator was heading into Hopkinton on School Street. Officer Arthur Schofield checked the area with a negative find.
8:19 am A 911 caller reported that a driver was on the side of Spring Street slumped over the steering wheel. Two officers responded and advised that he was just having a relationship issue.
5:17 am Officer John Corridan stopped a motor vehicle on Hayden Rowe Street and subsequently arrested a 29 year-old male from Framingham and charged him with Speeding and Unlicensed Operation of a Motor Vehicle.
Information sessions
for $43 Million school scheduled ahead
With a warrant article for Special
Town Meeting on the calendar for October 26, Hopkinton's
Elementary School Building Committee has created
multiple venues to raise awareness of the school
building project, and encourage the community to
participate in the vote.
Raining Brush Strokes
September 30, 2015 — Today, a
slow shutter speed, 1/80th of a second, "painted"
the elongated, driving raindrops onto the canvas of
the photo like brush strokes on a painting. A
sharp focus on the foreground, and a long
lens shot through the passenger side window,
threw the gazebo into a slightly soft focus at Ice
House Pond today, on the property of the Golden Pond
Assisted Living facility.
Below, as another part of the
rain being the big story this morning, a truck
becomes enveloped in its own wash as it plows
through Main Street near Hillers Cleaners and
Hopkinton Sunoco, where the water was up to the
floorboards of most vehicles.
Health and Fitness
vs. Cancer
On October 2 the boys & girls
varsity soccer teams are hosting a fundraiser for the
American Cancer Society's Coaches vs. Cancer program.
The girls will play Medway at 5 pm immediately followed
by boys at 6:45 also against Medway.
There will be a bake sale, Wall of Hope cards to honor loved ones afflicted by cancer and raffles.
NOTE: Coaches vs. Cancer coaches have raised over $85 million since the program's inception to support the American Cancer Society's lifesaving mission to eliminate cancer as a life-threatening disease.
Pumpkin Time
September 29, 2015 - Rob Pratt's Pumpkin Patch on North Street is in its beginning stages of harvest.
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Vermont Wineries: Feeling Vine, Doing Grape!
December 28th, 2014 by corey
Vermont is known for many things – skiing, hiking, beautiful foliage, welcoming inns – but did you know about the state's burgeoning wine industry? If not, you soon will as their success and fame can only grow – and what better way to get acquainted than with a visit to one or more of the … read full article


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Date and Time: 16 de enero, 4 p.m. or 16:00
Where: Our homestay, Sevilla
Listening to: "Boots and Boys" by Ke$ha
Word of the day: "secador del pelo"
Yesterday was a very productive day. Laura, Tricia, Haley (my roommates), and I were able to walk to school all by ourselves without getting lost! We had the orientation at the Institute, which basically was just one man talking a little about our new experience. Afterwards we wandered throughout the city and went shopping.
The streets, lined with shops, curve throughout the city so it was easy to get a good feel of Sevilla and wind up in unexpected places. We found our way to Avenida de la Constitucion, a sprawling street on the other side of the Cathedral that reminds me so much of Canal Street in New Orleans. Tricia bought a pair of studded boots for 17 Euros, but no one else was able to find anything.
Once we returned back to the street our house is on, Ronda de Capuchinos, we went to Corazon, a Spanish low-end Target, to buy spiral notebooks and more hangers for our closets. And so began our quest to get a hair dryer, "un secador del pelo," and a hair straightener, "una plancha de ancha," in time to be beautiful American girls for the party that night. We went into at least a dozen stores either looking at blow dryers or asking where there was a store we could buy one at. We found a straightener at one store, but we didn't want to spend 65 Euros so we left to come home for lunch.
Spaniards eat lunch around 3 p.m. or so, and it is the biggest meal of the day. Breakfast (which we still haven't eaten) consists of a cup of coffee and slice of bread, often with either olive oil or butter. That's even less than what we would have while in Denmark! Dinner is another small meal, much later in the night, around 9 p.m. Yesterday we only ate lunch, which was a potato and beef soup with "croquetas," small oval-shaped chicken and beef nuggets if you will. I am the only one who likes them who has no problem with most of the food Senora Vicki gives us, so I often have to eat those so we don't look rude to her. Senora Vicki also made a five cheese dip. It was pretty strong and different, but I liked it as well.
We asked Vicki's 19-year-old daughter, Victoria, where we should go to buy a straightener and so began a long Spanglish conversation about where and when to go, how much to pay, etc. Then Vicki went and got a straightener that one of the other girls had left behind and gave it to us to use! We could definitely tell why she left it behind (Tricia's hair didn't make it through our first night out…RIP), but it worked well enough. It's funny how happy it made us to have that again…or it's sad, depending on how you look at it.
During the siesta, almost every store is closed. Siesta is the Spanish term for a rest period from about 1:30 to 4:30 in the afternoon. Supposedly everyone goes home to nap, but from what we've seen, it seems like people really go grab a beer at a bar.
We decided at this time to try to go to an Internet café to talk to our families. We were going to walk to one near the Cathedral, a 25 minute walk, but Vicki told us about one right around the corner. After getting lost and asking for help from a bartender who drew a map with chalk on his counter, we realized we had walked past it. Mandarin is right behind our house and open until midnight! Perfect for skyping and talking during more regular hours in America. I skyped with my parents for an hour and was able to send out a couple emails. We were all so happy to be connected to home again. It was especially nice to see my house and parents through the video chat. Definitely a big lift off of our shoulders.
Once it reopened, we went to Vodafone, a popular cell phone company to get phones. True to our American upbringing, we couldn't stand to be cut off from the world for more than three days. Plus, we managed to sleep through a school-sponsored flamenco show the day before and couldn't call or find out any information about what we should do since we didn't have phones.
This was an adventure in itself. The woman who helped us did not speak English so we had to translate everything and figure out what she was saying. The most difficult thing about the Spanish here is their accent. I understand Vicki well enough now, but I always have to pay very close attention to strangers. Even when I do, I still miss some of what they say. For example, we now say "Gracias" more like Italians, dropping some of the letters at the end, especially the 's'. Their words sometimes slur together, even more difficult for someone used to the pronounced words of a professor or even the people in Texas. To get a better understanding of what the plan we were getting included, I asked her to write everything down so we could at least translate it later. We got the same plan that our friend Nick Savio got, so we would all be in the same boat. There's now at least seven of the same phone in our group just out of the people we got lunch with today.
We went back to the hair store to buy a blow dryer so we could all finally wash our hair to go out that night. Water in Spain is apparently very low, so we are only supposed to take five-minute showers. It turns out to be pretty easy since I showered second last night and the hot water ran out about a minute after I got in.
We got ready to go to the welcome party at Texas Lone Star Saloon, right down the street from the school. Every time I get ready with my Missouri friends I feel like we should be in our towel wraps dancing to the latest song in the Chi Omega bathroom, even though I moved out a year ago. Anyways, the party was really fun. The bar was covered in Americana-esque things, like pictures of Marines and even a Confederate flag. It was definitely a weird feeling to be in an American bar with other Americans and then to walk out and once again be in Spain. I couldn't believe we were at a bar with our teachers, much less a school bar party. I talked to Richard, one of the leaders of the program who has been there for 17 years and he introduced me to two of my teachers. They both seemed really nice and one was this little tiny woman who was just so happy. Class should be fun. I also met Yves, the bartender, and Lorenzo, a girl's Spanish boyfriend. All the locals our age are really nice and friendly, or maybe just happy to be around Americans. Either way, it's nice to make more friends here and not stick to our Missouri bubble.
We stayed at Lone Star Saloon until 10. We followed Danielle to the next bar, Flahert's. Danielle is dating Lorenzo and has already been here for a semester, so she really knows her way around. She's incredibly helpful and we can already tell that she will be one of our friends. Flahert's is an Irish bar in Spain, quite the oxymoron. We didn't stay there for long, but I did meet a guy from Morocco named Nordi. He didn't speak any English so I had to speak entirely in Spanish. Haley has observed that I "dramatize everything" that I say when I speak Spanish since I tend to act out the words or the emotions to be absolutely clear. I think he enjoyed my little embellishments.
When we were leaving Flahert's, Haley, Laura, and Tricia had been talking to boys that were part of an Irish rowing team. All the stereotypes about their accents are true. Haley even thought they were faking it. They were all hilarious so they came with us to the discotheque. I talked to them on the way over, I loved their accents, they loved my Southern one. I'm once again surrounded by weird accents: Missouri, Spanish, Irish, and the terrible Wisconsin one. I'll never get away from them. Plus, now all the Wisconsin kids comment whenever I say "y'all" in addition to my Missouri friends. What is this? The Reconstruction where the North once again has to bring down the South?
Anyways, we all had a great time with them at the disco and exchanged numbers for when we come to Dublin. I talked to David on the way over, we fell in love. As usual. He even told me I was a good dancer, so I know he loved me in return. Haley talked to one about leprechauns. Peter texted me today and said "ye" a lot. Oh, to be in Europe. I didn't realize they still spoke the same as Shakespeare, but apparently so. Unfortunately the girls made me leave the club and we took a cab home to eat Cheez-Its since the Domino's Pizza next door doesn't accommodate the Spanish nightlife schedule or "la movida" as it is called here in Sevilla. No wonder everyone is so skinny.
We learned today from the other people in our program that the Irish boys broke a fan and followed some girls home strangely enough. Crazy Irish. Good to know some stereotypes can be true. During our bus tour today, we passed the river with a rowing team on it. I definitely got everyone's attention when I yelled out "PETER!! DAVID!!! DURHAM!!!" But unfortunately it wasn't our beloved team. They had to return to their ginger-headed homeland today. So our Irish adventure is over...for now.
Saturday, January 16, 2010
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katrinaaaaaa, i'm so glad your spanish life is still as exciting as your american one! wolf & i want to come visit you guys! and of course if you come to london you must let us know! --elizabethReplyDelete
- AnonymousJanuary 22, 2010 at 11:39 PM
hola, como esta cabrito? old karenReplyDelete
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Poet Caresse Crosby was born on April 20, 1892, in New York City. She invented the brassiere in 1913 and sold the patent. She and her second husband Harry Crosby moved to Paris where they established a publishing company. She published two of he own books and work by authors such as James Joyce and Kay Boyle. In 1930, Crosby returned to the U.S. following her husband's suicide. She died in Rome in 1970.
Publisher, poet, and inventor. Born Mary Phelps Jacob??but usually called Polly by friends and family??on April 20, 1892, in New York, New York. While she spent most of her career engaged in the literary arts, Caresse Crosby helped change fashion and free women from confining corsets by getting the first patent for the modern brassiere??or as we call it now the bra.
Caresse Crosby came up with the idea for the bra in 1913 and later sold the patent for her invention. Two years later, she married Richard Rogers Peabody, and the couple had two children. The union didn??t last, however, and Crosby became embroiled in a scandal when she fell in love with another man while still married to Peabody. She divorced Peabody in 1921 and married Harry Crosby the next year.
Not long after moving to Paris, Caresse and Harry Crosby immersed themselves in the city??s social happenings and began to travel in literary circles. She changed her name to Caresse as part of her new literary persona. Crosby published her first book, Crosses of Gold, in 1925. Her next work, Graven Images, was released the following year.
Besides her own writing, Crosby and her husband established two publishing imprints: Editions Narcisse and Black Sun Press. Through their company, the Crosbys published the likes of Kay Boyle, Hart Crane, James Joyce, and Archibald MacLeish. The great partnership between Crosby and her husband crumbled after he and his mistress committed suicide in 1929. After his death, Crosby continued on as an editor and publisher, putting out collections of her late husband??s work and letters as well as material by Ezra Pound and many others.
In the 1930s, Caresse Crosby returned to the United States. She married Selbert Young in 1937, but the relationship ended in divorce. Crosby shared stories from her fascinating life in her 1953 memoir Passionate Years. She later moved to Rome and established an informal artistic colony of sorts at her castle home.
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It is amazing how fast time goes between blog entries these days. I write one then bam! – a week goes by in a flash and I realize I haven't updated everyone on my life. So I am trying to get one in before I head off on my transatlantic adventure early next week.
I am scared about the trip. I have always been pretty relaxed and fearless about travelling and took my daughter to Canada many times solo when she was a baby and managed fine. I have been around the world on a plane literally so I am at ease in the air. But this time is different maybe because I am different. After the last year and everything that has happened, I have been protected and I have not been on my own. Either my husband or friends would be there to help me out whenever I needed it but this time it will be just me. I know I will be fine but there is a tiny part of me that is scared. What if I get too tired and become dizzy and my daughter is left watching her mother fall to the ground. I am realizing how much has been done for me lately – things I maybe didn't even think about till now. Lugging suitcases around, trying to go to the bathroom while wrangling a two year old and just making it through a very long flight without sleep. I guess I will get some comfort in the fact that someone will be waiting on the other end to help me out and the opportunity to see her is worth the challenge of getting there. I am of course talking about my mother (The Captain). It will be our first reunion in 11 months and boy what a crazy 11 months it has been. We clearly have "lots" to catch up on and many hugs to give!!
So aside from prepping for my trip I had a busy week of meeting specialists. Monday was the geneticist who really didn't give me any new information that made me change my mind about what I plan to do. It was informative to understand things abit more clearly but I am sure about my choice and why I am doing it. I met with my surgical team Tuesday which was interesting and was my first meeting with a plastic surgeon! He was very nice and very chatty. I felt like I was on an episode of Extreme Makeover as he drew lines here and there and talked about his plans to make me look "wonderful." They can do amazing things these days which is a good thing in my case as I want to be normal again. I would have never pegged myself to be an implant girl but here I am getting a pair for free!!! Now of course I am paying a different kind of price for them which far outweighs the monetary value of them in actuality but hey ho. We talked through the different options, time frames and recovery times. I have decided to wait on the reconstruction and do both "girls" together once my skin has healed from radiation. After what I have been through the extra pain, 4 to 8 week recovery time where I couldn't lift or hold my darling daughter and being grounded for months just didn't appeal. I need a break, I need a summer, and I need to be me. So I will do the most important things first which is to rid my body of the ticking time bombs and then deal with the cosmetic elements later when I am stronger mentally and physically. I also think a year or so from now, we will be able to explain things better to our daughter and how she must be careful around mama. Now she would just continue to use me for target practice which would not be good at all. So we will have a few more consults to put together the blueprint for the operation in March and get an MRI done beforehand. It is protocol to require a MRI taken within 6 months prior to this surgery but I can't help but feel scared of it. MRIs are incredibly useful life saving tools of technology but they also reveal all and I just hope there is nothing to see. I guess any kind of test will be scary to me for a long time afterwards…something to get used to. I just need to see it as a fortunate way to see into the future and keep me safe.
So that is what is happening with OBB (I can still call myself that for now!). I joked with a friend today that I was separating from my left breast as things were just not working out in our relationship. That isn't so far from the truth. I never thought I would be so ready to give up both breasts and have no wavering whatsoever. There was never a choice to me. It was a decision that would give me some kind of protection, some kind of relief and some kind of a chance at life. I am sure many of you would do the same. I have people to live for so this is the road I must take.
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Does anyone, other than Jack Nicholson's character in Little Shop of Horrors, actually like going to the dentist? These days, however, what with the wonders of anesthesia (which my dentist insists on calling "freezing") my worries about pain have less to do with a high-speed drill hitting a nerve and more with things that dentists seem unaware of.
Maybe it's my height, but after twenty minutes in a fancy-schmancy dentist's chair my back is crying for mercy. Shouldn't this high-priced hunk of furniture be as comfy as a La-Z-Boy? And when one's mouth is full of plumbing, pointy metal picks and power tools, it seems ill-advised to squirm about in search of spinal relief.
Then there are the parts of my face that the dentist ignores at my peril. I understand his focus on the task and the teeth at hand. But must he brace that hand against my lip, painfully pinching it against the sharp edge of my teeth? I'm sensitive, dammit. In my most recent visit, mouth full of apparatus, I was at odds to explain that he had somehow folded my ear forward on itself and could he please stop doing that.
As a prodigious producer of saliva, one of my greatest fears in the dentist's office is that of drowning. If the dental assistant isn't paying attention, the pool at the back of my throat deepens until only desperate sounds of strangulation awaken her to my plight. That suction hose was custom designed for spit, so put it to use!
My current dentist provides sunglasses. Maybe they are to guard against shrapnel, the friendly fire of bone or old fillings fragments, hurled into the air by whatever reno work he's doing in there. More likely is the shades are simply to cut the intensity of that powerful searchlight of his. In any case, with my head tipped back, my glasses quickly slipped upwards onto my forehead, and for half an hour neither the dentist nor his assistant seemed to notice. And that blasted light was pointing as much into my eyes as my mouth; my conspicuous squint should have been a clue.
Oh, well, I tend to close my eyes anyway. After all, what is there to look at? Long ago I thought if I ever become a dentist I will have my ceiling decorated to give patients something to view. A mural. Puzzles. A racy novel in large print.
So you dentists out there, try thinking outside the jaws. Recognize the need for more comprehensive comfort. Make it special enough and maybe I'll require less "freezing" when I see what I'm being charged for my visit.


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4 September 2017
Fly-tipping in Essex is draining more than £1 million of taxpayers' money each year new figures reveal.
On Monday 4 September Love Essex, a partnership of councils, businesses and environmental charity Keep Britain Tidy, is launching its #CrimeNotToCare campaign to remind residents they could unwittingly end up with a criminal record and face an unlimited fine, if a rogue trader dumps their waste illegally.
Cllr Simon Walsh, Essex County Council's Cabinet Member for Environment and Waste, said: "There were 17,547 separate incidents of fly-tipping countywide last year, costing taxpayers' £1,093,907 to clear up – money that could have been better spent on vital services.
"Almost 50% of people don't know they're responsible by law if their rubbish is fly-tipped by a third party. We hope #CrimeNotToCare will educate people on how to dispose of their waste correctly to ensure they don't end up with a criminal record and a hefty fine."
Today a one-tonne fly-tipping haul was temporarily dumped in Central Park, Chelmsford to highlight to the passing public how big the epidemic is. Then on Friday, 8 September, a similar event will happen in Brentwood High Street between 10am and 1pm.
In Essex there were 17,547 incidents in 2016/17, a 16% increase on 2015/16.
The number of prosecutions of residents where fly-tipped waste has been traced back to them is also on the rise.
One man was fined £461 and ordered to pay £758 prosecution costs after pleading guilty to failing his household waste duty of care at Chelmsford Magistrates' Court last month.
An Essex resident had allowed a man who knocked at his door to take 40 black sacks of rubbish away for £70 cash, without checking he was authorised to transport the waste – rules he was unaware of.
That rubbish was then fly-tipped in a garage area in Loughton and traced back to the resident.
Keep Britain Tidy Chief Executive Allison Ogden-Newton added: "#CrimeNotToCare is an important campaign for our country and we are delighted that Essex County Council as part of Love Essex, is partnering with us.
"There are almost a million fly-tipping incidents in England every year and cleaning it all up costs us £50 million a year. It blights communities and our countryside and is a menace."
Ensure you don't fall foul of the law, visit recycleforessex.com/crimenottocare for advice.
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FBI officials are asking for the public's help in tracking down the so-called "Cooler Bandit" who has robbed seven banks, including one in Glendale.
The FBI also released surveillance photos of the man who, according to the FBI, has robbed seven banks in Southern California since August 2009 — the latest on Jan. 15 at the U.S. Bank in Long Beach.
The man — dubbed the "Cooler Bandit" because of the nylon cooler or lunch bag that he carries to stow the money — tried to rob the Wells Fargo bank on Brand Boulevard in Glendale on Jan. 14.
The man approached a teller and passed a demand note, FBI officials said. But he abandoned his plans when the teller had trouble reading the note.
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Morning all hope your well.
I am sharing my DT card for The Inspirers.
Using The Catitudes CD
I printed off one of the Card Companions to create a Diorama card,
The bow and roses are also on the CD in the embellishments section.
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Tuesday, October 8, 2013
New Sentiment Set
This weekend I got a little time to put some ink to paper. I can't say it came easily to me, after taking a bit of a break from stamping I'm trying to make my comeback.
I had some new releases to work with and this was one I knew needed to be used immediately. I love the fancy script letters on the formalwords2stamp set from The {Stamps} of Life.
Make sure you head on over to the gallery and checking out all the fantastic creations from the team using this set.
For my first card I wanted to do a little embossing with my sentiment and used a combination of a sketch to give it a bit of an envelope look.
This card uses the Love2hug set as well which I stamped directly on the patterned paper.
Card details:
Stamps: Formalwords2stamp, Love2hug from The {Stamps} of Life
Cardstock: Regal Rose, Teresa Collins Memories
Inks: Regal Rose, Versamark, Basic Gray
Embellishments: grommet from SU, clear embossing powder
My next card I also did some embossing on the sentiment, with a clear embossing powder and wanted to create my own background with the back2basics set.
I used the OWH#193 sketch for this card adding some pink sorbet twine and Kaiser Craft Crimson sparklets.
Card details:
Stamps: Formalwords2stamp, Back2Basics from The {Stamps} of Life
Cardstock: Crumb Cake, Whisper White, Baja Breeze
Inks: Crumb Cake, Pixie Pink, Baja Breeze, Versamark
Embellishments: Kaiser Craft crimson sparklets, clear embossing powder, pink sorbet twine from The {Twinery}
I kept my last card pretty clean and simple using the floral image as my focal point. I paper pieced the flower and colored the leaves with a copic marker.
Card details:
Stamps: Formalwords2stamp, sea2flower, flowers2share from The {Stamps} of Life
Cardstock: Whisper White, Tempting Turquoise, Teresa Collins Sweet Afternoon
Inks: Ranger Jet Black, copic markers
Embellishments: Want2Scrap-turquoise
Thanks for stopping by to visit my blog today, I always appreciate my visitors and you leaving comments.
7 comments:
- *Vicki* said...
WOWZER!!! So many gorgeous cards here!! You've been busy!! I especially love that top card with the layout design!! Unique! HUGS
- October 8, 2013 at 10:32 AM
- Danni said...
Such wonderful creations!!
- October 8, 2013 at 11:43 AM
- Kay Wallace said...
You are on a roll with gorgeous cards! I have to say those script stamps are "da bomb"!! Well done!
- October 8, 2013 at 3:08 PM
- Samantha Read said...
Wonderful cards Kim!
- October 8, 2013 at 5:35 PM
- Greetings By Chera said...
I like the fancy fold on the first one!
- October 9, 2013 at 7:13 AM
- Monika/Buzsy said...
Very pretty cards Kim. Especially love the first one with the pink. Great lay-outs and images on all.
- October 13, 2013 at 2:01 PM
- Emily Leiphart said...
Beautiful cards, Kim! I really love that first one, with the angle and the big brad!
- October 15, 2013 at 10:30 AM
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Sunday, May 25, 2008
Truly Amazing
There have been many truly amazing things going on this week. In the hat world I feel like a rock star. The orders just kept coming this week. Tony, my husband, would ask me in the morning if I sold any hats in my sleep. This is a dream come true for me. To be able to work from home and be there for my son, have a successful wholesale line of hats, and also to be able to sell my one of a kind creations. The hat I am posting here is a hat that I made just a couple of weeks ago and was so in love with. I was so thrilled when it sold.
Today, however, I had to admit that there are greater things than hats. No, really, I think it's true. The flowers in my garden are incredible. The poppies opening are such a fleeting moment. I'm usually so bad at recording things, but now that I'm a blogger I actually got my camera out. Then Dusty and I went off to the sand box, where Dusty discovered some small disgusting centipede or something. It was as though he struck gold. He named it Don't eat this caterpillar and called him Catty for short. He went on and on for quite sometime about how this was his best friend in the whole world. It is evening now and he has since completely forgotten its existence.
The move to Nova Scotia is ridiculously close. I was in the attic today hyperventilating about what to do with the boxes and boxes of fabric that I have accumulated over my life time. Well, I guess it will get done just like everything else. Until next time...Happy Hatting,
Anna, The Hat Junkie
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Sunday, May 18, 2008
Bound for Nova Scotia
Hello again, I mentioned a couple of entries ago that we are bound for Nova Scotia. The big move is only about six weeks away. I am in some sort of stupified denial stage, similar in feeling to being nine months pregnant. I hear your question. Wow, why? Because of a job? No. Do you have family there? No. I guess the short answer is we are having an adventure. The long answer is:
(a) I grew up in Canada, so we can. Socialized health care is a really great thing for self employed people.
(b) My husband grew up on the ocean in Marblehead, MA and I lived there for twelve years. We really miss the ocean.
(c) I can't take not living in a town anymore. We are in the country, in the Hudson Valley, NY, which is one of the most beautiful places on earth, but we have to drive everywhere. The roads are fast and sidewalks are non existent. I find myself driving to towns 20 miles away a little too often. I have definitely stamped my carbon footprint.
(d) I really want my son, Dusty, to be a hoser, play hockey and say, Eh!
I picked Lunenburg, NS, from a picture on the internet. I'm not kidding. I just saw this photo and said, "Tony, we need to move here. " He several times suggested that we might be open to other nearby locations, but I shut him down in my typical tunnel vision fashion. The town looks quite a bit like Marblehead. We went there last year and it took our breath away. You can walk everywhere, There are tons of cute shops and cafes and a whole lot of amazing ships in the harbour. Oh yes, this reminds me of my last reason for moving. (e) I have been in the states for twenty years and have taught myself to write- theater, harbor, center, favorite in the american spelling and frankly I'm sick of it. THEATRE, HARBOUR, FAVOURITE, CENTRE. Oh, that felt good.
A little of hat life, Last week was amazing. The orders were just rolling in from etsy. Well, at least rolling in for me. It was so exciting. Felt like I won the lottery. This week is the depressing come down. Feels like pulling teeth to get anyone to look at my sites. Oh, well, perseverance. I'm posting a photo of my new hat design for the fall. Her name is Brooke. I think it's pretty darned cute, but of course I'm a little biased. Until next time, Happy Hatting. Anna
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Tuesday, May 13, 2008
Chef Dusty
People often ask me if I make hats for men or boys. The answer is not usually because they are just not that fun. Basically, my true joy in making a hat is when I get to the details part, the icing on the cake. There is, however, an exception to my rule and that is if you are my son or husband. Dusty loves when I make him hats, or anything for that matter. This is Dusty in his new outer space chef hat. It also doubles as a space helmet. For this it gets pulled down over his eyes. The special du jour is mashed rotten avocado mixed with uncooked kidney beans.
Thursday, May 8, 2008
My Studio
Well, the time has arrived to reveal the room behind the madness. It is located next to my 4 year old son, Dusty's room. It is very small. And thanks to some great shelving built by my favorite (and only) husband, Tony, it holds a whole lot of stuff. Probably too much stuff, but just when I think I should clear something out, I find some use for some odd little trinket which justifies my years of hoarding. It's definitely challenging to have as many projects going at the same time as I do in this little space, but It has served me well.
I am, alas, about to leave it. We are bound for Nova Scotia. If you know the song feel free to sing along. The details are definitely enough to fill another post, so I'll save them for next time. Hope you enjoy the studio pics. I really should open a notions store with all this stuff. Until next time, Happy hatting. Anna
Saturday, May 3, 2008
My Brush with Fame
Well, I was totally tickled yesterday to discover A photo of Genie Francis, who played Laura on General Hospital wearing one of my hats. It is on the web site of A CHERISHED HOME. This is a wonderful store in Belfast, Maine. It is owned by Genie Francis. The hat she is wearing is called Sophie. It's been quite a popular hat for me. It's made from polar fleece and trimmed with hand made french ribbon flowers
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At the Hua Lamphong Railway Station, or Bangkok Railway Station, we retrieved our suitcases and although it was early, we wanted to check which track to look for the Eastern & Oriental Express. The lady at the information desk sent us to Track 12. Some old train was sitting on track 12, but farther down, people dressed in dark green uniforms approached us. They were from the E&O company, who took our suitcases and sent us into an air-conditioned building. Ah, the dedicated E&O waiting room:
At the counter in the waiting room, we checked in, like into a hotel, and were asked our dining preferences. Snacks, cold drinks, hot water and a coffee drink machine were available for our refreshment. We spent over an hour here, until boarding at 5:30 pm. The train was on Track 3!
Our suitcases were already in the cabin, the room steward introduced himself and gave us our dining assignment card, and we unpacked. I then went to the observation car at the rear of the train, just in time to see us depart:
Our private bathroom:
We started with panfried goose liver on a gingerbread tartine with a side of pineapple chutney drizzled with a balsamic reduction. (Very good combination of flavors.) Then a Tom Yam (spicy clear soup with meat and veggies) Cappuccino with fennel and celery, a spicy soup served in a cappuccino cup (I think it was blended or "creamed"). This was followed by Tranche of Lamb Chump (flank cut near leg) on Fricassee of Vegetables and Stuffed Pimento (with mashed potato) with Jus of Asian Spices. (The lamb was done just right.) Dessert was Khanom Krok (coconut rice cake or pancake) with a piece of chocolate ganache, Thai coconut ice cream and orange sauce. (There was also a "feather" of hardened drizzled sugar set upright on it.) Finally along with coffee (Doi Chang Coffee of Northern Thailand) or tea (Boh Plantation Tea of Cameron Highlands) were petit fours, a couple tiny bite-size chocolate and vanilla cakes.
After dinner we checked out the pianist in the Bar Car:
Robes and wrist garlands:
Tuesday, June 26, 2012
We were out in the observation car by 6:30 am to view the crossing of the Wang Po Trestle. The locomotive had been moved to this end of the train:
Starting across the 300m/984' long wooden trestle or viaduct:
At 8:30 am we were scheduled for our River Kwai excursion.
Lots of help to disembark from the train:
A small boat pulls a large raft:
Thailand-Burma Railway Centre, gave a talk on the history of the "Death Railway."
A tourist longtail boat in front of another museum, the WWII War Museum:
Waterfront property:
The longtail put up quite a splash:
We did not have enough time to adequately absorb all the information provided at this museum.
View of the Dan-Rok or Kanchanaburi War Cemetery from the museum:
Entrance to the War Cemetery:
We started with a Pan-seared Scallop, Gratinated with Calamansi (calamondin)-Chilli on a Green Papaya and Pomelo Salad (shredded). Then Rolled Marsala Chicken on Lemongrass Risotto served with Fragrant Siamese Yellow Curry Bouillon. Followed by a Thai Mandarin Orange Segment with Light Mousseline Cream and Lime Sorbet. With coffee and tea were Mignardises, a type of petit four that are tiny cookies and chocolates. Oof!
In the afternoon there was a local and in-season fruit sampling session:
The Sala fruit:
Starting with an Amuse Bouche, then a Cheese Soufflé with Lobster Bisque. You had a choice between Roast Duck Breast with Cauliflower Puree, Pine Nuts and Tom Yam Ratatouille served with Honey Sauce or Tom Ka Kai (coconut soup) - Chicken in Coconut Soup Accompanied by Salad Kag (greens with peanut sauce) and Jasmine Rice. Then a Lychee Mousse Roll on Banana Ice Cream and Cinnamon Crackers, and Petit Fours with coffee or tea.
Bunk turndown:
(The E&O adventure continues in the E&O Express 2 posting.)


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Over the course of my research, I have always felt that domestic work
should be considered in both its paid and unpaid forms, because these
two modes exist in changing, but related, ways over time.
My initial interest was in women's unpaid housework and how American
society values that type of work.[1]
I found that people determined the
status of being a housewife depending on their own social class. Working
class women tended to value the role, because having the ability to be a
full-time housewife would be a luxury in their families, one that
they could not afford. Meanwhile, middle class women tended to devalue
the status of housewives, probably because their education allowed them
to have a higher status with paid jobs as an option. Undoubtedly, this
difference in standpoint affects how middle class women view (and
undervalue) the working class women they sometimes hire to work in
their homes.
From a white and middle class point of view, "liberation" from unpaid
housework—either by reducing the amount of work or passing it on to
others—is a desirable goal. Early in the twentieth century, some
scholars thought that household technology, like technologies used in
industrial work, would make housework easier and reduce the need for
paid domestic workers. By the end of the century it was clear that while
technology (especially hot and cold water plumbing, sewage, and
electricity) had lightened the drudgery of household tasks, it had not
"liberated" women from housework. Instead, technologies had allowed
middle class women to take over the work previously done by live-in
domestic workers or by other family members, thus increasing housewives'
total workload as they lost assistance and, simultaneously, as the
standards of cleanliness increased, raising expectations as to the
amount of work that should be accomplished.[2]
Thus, the number of
hours wives spent on housework did not significantly decrease in
relation to the increase in household technology. And, since the total
number of unpaid housework hours did not decline, the demand remained
for paid domestic workers to take on some of these tasks.
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Thursday, 26 January 2012
The playlist of our favourite songs this week. 'Side A' features some latest cuts, while the classics make the 'B Side'.
LANA DEL RAY-BORN TO DIE: Lead single off the same titled, first big release of 2012 from this years biggest, new star.
BRUCE SPRINSGTEEN-WE TAKE CARE OF OUR OWN: Our 'Song For The Moment' for January. The Boss is back…and it's BIG.
INCUBUS-IF NOT NOW, WHEN?: Critics criticised this album, but with depth and beauty like this…why?
TYRESE Feat BRANDY-REST OF OUR LIVES: Even with the debate about which version is better (this or Melanie Fiona's?), this track should have made the 'Open Invitation', Tyrese's and last years greatest R&B album
COMMON-BLUE SKY: With inspiration and forever music like this Common has still got that true hip-hop sense. BE-lieve that.
BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN-BORN TO RUN: Back to 'The Boss'. It's time for those introspective Springsteen classics to come back to radio and his tour next year. Get your banner requests at the ready.
NANCY SINATRA-THESE BOOTS WERE MADE FOR WALKING: Lana Del Rey's inspiration was 'gangster' too. In her own confident, 'walk all over' way.
GWEN STEFANI-EARLY WINTER: The last, great pop princess before Del Ray…No Doubt. Before you look for her bands new album this year, find this unheralded album gem from 'The Sweet Escape'.
MICHAEL HUTCHENCE-GET ON THE INSIDE: Australia and world icon Michael Hutchence would have turned 52 this week. In memory let's hear just how charismatic and charming he was.
INXS-NEW SENSATION: Tonight let Michael "live baby live". Hutchence's band will never be the same. He remains one of music's all-time greatest front men. TIM DAVID HARVEY.
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The Office of Adult Faith Formation of St. Thomas the Apostle Catholic Church joins the United States Bishops in the continued response to the call of Vatican II to make the Church's mission our own. We do so by offering a variety of programs to enrich adult Catholics in their faith formation and to prepare adult Catholics for lay ministry in the Church.
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V137: Expert Style Tips - Dazzling Floral Displays for Spring by Karen Tran of Karen Tran Florals
Dazzling Floral Displays for Spring by Karen Tran of Karen Tran Florals
Escort card table: Don't overlook adding extra interest to the escort card display. We used driftwood and organic elements such as succulents and moss.
Mix and match vases: I love lining the aisle with an assortment of arrangements in different sizes and vessels to add visual interest.
Think outside flowers: I used dried grapewood along with Dutch calla lilies, tulips and orchids here to take everything up a design notch.
Get lush with the huppah: Drape the traditional wedding canopy in layers of flowers for a lush and luxurious effect.
Give the aisle a royal treatment: Dress up this focal point of the wedding with petals arranged in an organic, flowing pattern.
The new right-side up: Floral design doesn't have to be straight up and down. Using horizontal-reaching branching or wrapping flowers in a downward spiral lends a modern edge.
Color your tablescape: The entire look comes together with moss green table linens, bright orange napkins and crisp white Chiavari chairs.
KAREN TRAN, KAREN TRAN FLORALS Karen Tran Florals and Events is all about the creation of exquisite floral arrangements to enhance every kind of occasion. With her company based in Southern California, she enjoys the year-round sunshine and being able to immerse herself in the natural outdoors that she loves. She has a true passion for her art form, and her clientele are fortunate to have her fantastic floral sculptures decorating their events. From weddings to dinner parties to corporate affairs, Karen Tran's designs add just the right touch of extravagant elegance and dazzling opulence wherever there is a desire for the beauty of extraordinary flowers. Karen Tran has built a reputation for excellence in the event and wedding planning and has been designing for over 20 years. Known as one of the country's leading wedding designers, Karen has set a high standard and is considered a trendsetter in her field.


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She's Beautiful
Lauren Conrad's Beauty Site is Here!
The Beauty Department is now live! The online beauty destination, which Lauren Conrad created with her makeup artist Amy Nadine and her hairstylist Kristen Ess, already features loads of beauty tips, including instructions on how to D.I.Y. an ombré manicure and create the perfect red lip. Conrad even poses for one tutorial, demonstrating how to style your hair into vintage waves, one of her favorite looks, in seven easy steps .
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Thinking about designing or redesigning your house or your room is really exciting. You automatically grab your phone to get some ideas from the internet on how you want your room to look like. However, it is not as simple as that. Aside from it requires a lot of efforts you should also remember that the whole thing is a big change in your life, since you are going to live in that room or that house for we don't till when.
Designing or redesigning your house is not just choosing what you want but deciding what's best for the whole thing without forgetting about the little things, because I assure you every little thing will give an impact. Sounds stressing now right? But don't worry, here's the list that will make it all easy.
- List Every Single Thing
This is not about you being a control freak, but just keeping things intact. Write all of the things you need to do from what's most important to the least. Think of your goals and set a schedule. Make sure to include notes and reminders to avoid confusion. This is the simplest way to organize all of the things you need to do from the very beginning. This will help you a lot in reaching the looks of your future home without wasting too much time.
- Budget it all wisely
Aside from listing everything to save your time, you also badly need a lot of thinking when it comes budgeting to save money. You can list all of the things you think you need for the house and calculate all your expected expenses. See if it sums up to the amount you can afford. Aside from this, you should also make a research first before you buy something. It's not always healthy to trust a material just because it's costly. Why would you buy a material triple its price, when there's just actually a cheaper one but also offers the same quality?
- "If you fail to plan, you plan to fail."
We are all aware of the importance of planning, If you do not come up with a good plan at the very first stage and its all messy from the start, might as well expect a messy outcome too.
All of these are just simple points to ponder if you want to happily live in your dream home. Think of all the things you need to do and always remember that everything you do is for the home that you will live in for we don't know how many years.


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"Good for the whole team that we got two cars into Q3"
Q1 5th 1m24.635s (on Options)
Q2 10th 1m24.592s (on Options)
Q3 8th overall 1m24.502s (on Options)
"We had a positive practice session this morning, so we hoped we'd have a good qualifying session, too.
"It's pleasing for the whole team that we got both cars into Q3. However, we were around three-tenths slower than the guys just in front of us – and I'm not really sure where they found those extra tenths because I think we did the best possible job with what we had today.
"Now, though, we're only thinking about tomorrow. I'm confident we can recover some of the ground we lost to the guys in front of us today, but that'll require us to pull together a good strategy for the race.
"Our engineers are a great bunch of guys, though, so I'm confident we can do just that."
8th 1m25.103s (+0.743s) 15 laps
Q1 9th 1m24.739s (on Options)
Q2 8th 1m24.563s (on Options)
Q3 9th overall 1m24.515s (on Options)
"I didn't really expect more from the car this afternoon, to be honest, and we showed just what it could do, Checo and I setting very similar times to each other.
"It's a little bit of a pity, though, because, if we hadn't run at all in Q3, our options would have been a little more open for tomorrow's race. However, sitting out the final session isn't really what any of us are here to do. Anyway, it is what it is, and we'll do our best tomorrow.
"I don't know exactly where we stand in terms of race pace – it'll be interesting to find out tomorrow – but the good thing is that I'm on the clean side of the grid, which might be an advantage as it's usually a bit chaotic down into the first corner here.
"All in all, I reckon we can certainly do something from ninth on the grid. Everyone is going to be on pretty similar strategies tomorrow, I'd say, so we'll have to see if we can make our race work for us in another way.
"The weather forecast for tomorrow looks a bit changeable, too, and things could get very interesting if it rains during the race."
Team principal, Vodafone McLaren Mercedes
"Today we saw very solid performances by both Checo and Jenson, the result being slots on the fourth and fifth rows of tomorrow's starting grid respectively.
"As we suggested yesterday, however, qualifying may not be as crucial here as it is on most other circuits, especially bearing in mind that we gather that rain is a distinct possibility tomorrow.
"Moreover, in the recent past our drivers have both proven themselves to be competitive and combative racers who are well able to make good progress from suboptimal grid positions. You may be well sure, therefore, that they'll be doing their utmost to forge their way through the field tomorrow, in what may well be a very tricky race, especially as Monza is a circuit on which overtaking is less difficult than on the more tortuous and less flowing circuits that make up the bulk of the modern Formula 1 calendar."
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What can you do with the management dashboard?
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- Create a race in whatever format you like
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During the race the results can be monitored and edited. Disqualifications, re-starts, penalty protests can be edited here. There are print pages available with advanced filter options.
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Shades of green
This photo was taken at the southern tip of Hong Kong at a sea side village call Shek O, its a popular spot for budding photographers to visit, it has a very laid back atmosphere, good food and friendly locals. The area is full of picturesque locales and the villagers of late have been painting their houses in bright primary colors. The photo is of a freshly painted green fence. It was taken with a medium format digital back that have a dynamic range of 12 stops and capture color with 16 bits per RGB channel, which translates to 16 thousand colors per channel compared to 4096 colors per channel of a professional Nikon body producing a 12 bit per channel NEF file. On top of that the sensor of this professional digital back is 33 mega-pixels and resolves much more detail than its current DSLR counterparts. What this means for this photos is a lusher greener fence with more color detail than possible with a DSLR. All this power doesn't mean a thing if you don't use it wisely and produce good compositions! In the hands of a child it's still a toy!


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Ten Reasons Why Rashida is AWESOME:
- Her name is Rashida. Not a name you hear every day - it means "righteous" in Arabic.
- She has a February birthday. Yes, I am biased toward people born in the same month as me but isn't that the case for everyone?
- Her dad is Quincy Jones - need I say more?
- She can sing really well.
- She's not afraid to speak out about what she believes in. She called out the worryingly increasing numbers of pantsless singers on Twitter and then wrote an essay on the "pornification of our pop culture". Oh and she wasn't afraid to take on Tupac way back when either.
- She is open about her faith.
- She did a few Gap commericals. Rememebr when Gap commercials were a thing? My favourite was the mellow yellow one.
- She wrote a really sweet film called Celeste and Jesse Forever with Will McCormack.
- She studied Religion and Philosophy at Harvard (again, yes I am biased to people who have a similar degree to me but whatchagonna do?)
- I have a feeling she will be in the same league as Tina & Amy very soon - Go Rashida!
What do you think? Do you agree? Whilst you're mulling it over, why not follow Rashida on Twitter and take a look at the trailer for her latest film with Chris O'Dowd and Nick Frost. I cannot wait to see this - I love these kinds of British films!