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Chapter 3: Worlds Colliding
Kataji and Koden:
The next day you are both invited to the dwellings of an important official. As you both sit down at the head of a table, you are urged to take a drink of water from a jug from one of the servants. Across the room you can see a door which is barred and two guards bareing Kwan-Do's stand before it. Kataji is taken by suprise at the sight of a Japanese sword sitting on a cloth on one side of the table, still caked in dried blood. No doubt the murder weapon - this talk would be related some how.
Soon a figure emerges from another door, it is the older man who had both spoken to you before. He moves forward before bowing and taking a seat.
"I am sorry to summon you here with such haste." He says apologising for the rude wake up call you both recieved. "But it is indeed news you will be both willing to hear. Im sorry but I had not introduced myself untill now, because trivial matters have haunted me these past days and I had not been myself. I am general Hu Mia Chon of the Wu Garrison here at Naking." This sudden developement has you both utterly frightend and intensely anxious at the same time - this is the man who has supreme control over all the Wu forces here in this city, the only people above him would be the General of Generals and the few who have right to sit above him.
"No doubt you payed witness to the events of yesterday." He says putting his hands together on the table infront of him. "We have reason to believe that it was an assasination attempt on the General and his newly Wed. Luckily by sheer fate or perhaps luck the attempted failed. Out of the two assasins one is dead, the other is badly wounded and under heavy guard by myself and my honour guard personally - untill we can interogate her that is."
"From the look of he though, she is from the Wei kingdom. So we suspect that General CaoCao or perhaps one of his lowly Generals of the Wei Forces to the north is behind this attempt - perhaps for personal gain or glory over such an act." The man nearly spits the words glory out. "In either case, we believe these two are also responcible for the murder that accured two days ago, we have reason to believe that the murder weapon - this weapon right here - was stolen from one of our Japanese guests, infact one male guest - Matrio Lushima I believe - issued a report with a local guard only yesterday night that his weapon was infact missing."
You are both suprised and yet not as the name of your suspect creeps its appearance into the conversation, the man pauses as a servant pours a glass of water and gives it to him. He takes a sip.
"This of course means that all charges of murder against you have been dropped - atleast for the time being, but I don't seem them being re-issued." He says pointing to Kataji. "Oh and you." He says pointing at Koden. "Don't let me forget you, despite that your service to our fair city was only small, your time was still used. I have papers regarding the trade between your Clan and my City being written up as we speak, you would just need to sign them when they are done - I believe I am available to co-sign the papers this afternoon." He smiles at Koden.
You have aweful feelings, your stomach hurts, your arms, your legs, your heads. The pounding in your head gets worse before finally there is silence. You open your eyes and close them again as sharp light from a barred window hurts your head. Slowly you open your eyes to reveal that you are laying down in a bed, bandaged and taken care of, next to you is a small jug of water and some lowly rations.
The last thing you remember was falling from a great height after being repelled from the city of Pai-San by a devlish Lim, and then darkness. You look across the room and notice you're not alone. Sitting with his legs up and looking kind of bored, a guard fiddles with his spear tightening the head onto the shaft - He hasn't noticed that you've awaken yet. Next to him, a sturdy wooden door although it doesn't look like its locked or barred - atleast not from this side.
Soon you hear voices, people discussing something no doubt. (You overhear the conversation above, plus anything that Gral or Cadrius post)
Wu! Naking! Such a distance you think, is it possible you've traveled from the Shu-Wei border at Pai-San to the Riverside port city of Naking in Wu? Such a distance indeed, atleast two weeks travel by fast horse back no doubt all within a near insant.
Your head reals at such force - you truely have to thank the gods that you're not dead or squashed flat like a futuristic batter based food.
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I don't move, trying to trick the guard into believing I'm yet asleep.
As impossible as it seems, I must indeed accept that I am in Wu, and, it seems, in very bad waters. Unless there is another Wei subject here I seem to be the suspect they are talking about, although how I arrived here precisely during an assassination attempt is beyond my ken; I don't even recall my capture.
I just hope I'll find a way to prove my innocence, or, at least, a way of escape.
Kataji is stunned to hear that the case against her has been dropped so quickly. The news is welcoming indeed. Still, she can't help but think that the officials have accused the wrong people once again - Lushima did not strike her as being innocent. That he admitted it was his own sword furthered her suspicion, and his story of it's theft was both convenient and after the fact.
"Thank you for seeing the truth of my innocence."
She bows her head and contemplates a way to bring up her concerns without sounding dishonorable. She did not want to focus any undue attention on herself, especially given her uncertain status here. Nothing comes to her and she waits to hear Koden's response, suddenly curious about his own trade agreements.
The young man remains quiet throughout the general's small speech. His face remains pleasantly cordial but something pulls at the edge of his mind. There's something not entirely right about the situation; things aren't quite matching up in his mind. On the one hand he's elated that he will not need to defend Kataji, the case seemed a very difficult one to prove, but on the other he regrets missing the opportunity matching wits against the challenge.
During all the appropriate places Koden raises his eyebrows or scoffs softly at the mention of the kingdom of Wei. He bows his head once when the general mentions the trade agreement.
"Thank you General," he says, standing and bowing once more, "I shall return this afternoon. It has been an honor serving your city."
He turns to the woman next to him, once the accused, now free, and asks, "Shall I escort you outside now that you're a free woman?"
Once outdoors he makes sure to walk well away from the building before pulling Kataji aside. He gives her a measuring look before speaking in a hushed voice.
"That," he says, "did not go according to plan. There's something here-" he clenches his fists "-that's not quite right. You're free, that's the important part, but things are almost too convenient. This Lushima has connections with a powerful house in Japan."
He bows his head slightly, mulling over the possibilities. There are simply too many to consider them all. The plots weave inward on themselves until they become a tangled mess.
"Any thoughts?" He asks, looking up again.
For a moment she says nothing, simply regarding him evenly with those dark, measuring eyes. I am always thinking they seem to say to the taller man.
"Nothing is right here."
Her tone is at odds with the words; she speaks them as if discussing the weather. She glances back to make sure they are alone, though she still seems perfectly calm. At ease, almost, as if she has always been free, as if nothing that had gone on before had actually happened.
"They had the weapon when I was arrested; in fact, it was found near my unconscious body. Lushima's story changes nothing about the evidence of the case, nor does this so-called assassination attempt. In no way should any of this exonerate me, or implicate this other and yet here I am. Free."
She clasps her hands together so that they are both now hidden within the sleeves of her robe.
"It tells me that it was convenient to charge me, and that it was equally convenient to drop those charges - there was little to gain by accusing me. It tells me they are not interested in finding the killer; they have simply found someone whose conviction will bring them more profit."
Kataji and Koden:
The day passes with relatively unease. Your suspicions and worry continue to bolster in the pit of your stomachs as the acceptance slowly filters through that Kataji has been cleared of any wrong doing. You wonder the compound, visit the guardens, talk in pricacy about your suspicions but as it seems there is nothing left to do but wait. Shortly after you both eat afternoon lunch, Koden's servant makes an appearance, and Kataji feels awkward.
The friend of the murdered victim, who had exploded with fury the first time she had set her eyes on Kataji aproaches slowly and quietly. Koden imposes himself a few steps forward in case of foul play or vengence. However she stops a few paces ahead.
"I just came to say im sorry." Lei Ping says, "I have heard the charges against you were dropped, and i've come to ask for forgiveness." She speaks to Kataji as she lowers her head and waits for a reply.
You lay in bed as silent and still as you can for as long as you dare, the man across the room continues to meddle with his spear and hum childhood songs to himself before long he lets out a sigh.
"This game of yours is growing long and boring." He speaks, and your heart jumps at that instant. Was he speaking to you? If not who? You peak a look to see the man is sitting, wrapping leather around his spear shaft near the tip to re-enforce it while smiling. No one else is in the room.
"If you don't eat, the food will go to waste, and the cook will be angered by your intentions about his ability to prepare a meal." The man speaks but does not look in your direction instead continues to wrap the leader around the shaft slowly and carefully.
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I move as if I just awakened, look in his direction and at my sorroundings.
" Where am I?" I ask, feigning to be weaker than I feel.
The man sits back leaning his now completed spear against the wall.
"You are in the custody of General Hu Mia Chon of Wu." he says. "Thats all you need to know for now." He says drawing out a strange stone and a long dagger from his boot. You reel back for a second suspecting foul play before he smiles and begins to sharpen it against the stone.
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I try to sit, and take a sip of water, hoping my somach will finally stay still. If my head didn't thob so much I might be able to make some brilliant plan to draw myself out of this trap, but at the moment I can barely remember how I got here...And it's very unlikely that somebody will believe me.
The sadness returns to Kataji's eyes as the Lei Ping approaches, and it deepens as the woman asks for her forgiveness.
"Truly, there is nothing for me to forgive but I forgive you nonetheless. I did not begrudge you your grief then, nor do I now, for I share it with you. Jun Pei befriended me from the moment I arrived and I am very sorry for your loss."
It is probably unwise to say more to this woman right now, but Kataji longs to tell her about their suspicions. It would not ease her pain, though, and it might jeopardize their mission. The young monk swallows down the urge and bows her head instead.
Glancing nervously between the two women, Koden bites his lip and hopes to avoid any further confrontation. Suprisingly the woman reverses her words and attitude. It strikes Koden as odd. One day she's out for the blood of his charge and the next she's docile, even humble.
Does she care more about what the law dictates than what her heart says? he wonders, Not that I think Kataji is guilty, but there must be something else going on.
For once he keeps quiet, allowing the two women their moment.
"Well, then," he says, putting on a smile after Lei Ping leaves, "I'm glad that didn't end up like last time. Come now, you're a free woman. Let's have some fun. I'll buy you a cup of tea."
You sit up and turn to the side of the bed, taking a drink, the man nods and smiles but says nothing more. Judging from the rays coming into the window from the west it must be mid-afternoon. You take a quick glance around, none of your equipment is present, and nothing in the room other then those which are on the man, look like they can be used as weapons.
Kataji and Koden:
Lei Ping does not leave after the forgiveness is given, instead she bows a few times and then speaks to both of you.
"I was sent to ask you to follow me to General Hu Mia Chon's quarters. He has sent need for both of you regarding the papers Mr. Koden was to recieve." she bows again. "This way." She says before turning and slowly walking through the gardens towards the compounds beyond.
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Koden turns his head to Kataji, and raises one eyebrow in question, before following the servant. He draws a deep breath, relishing the scent of the garden. As they walk, he smooths the fabric of his subdued formal wear. The blues and grays of his clothing contrast with the garden's colors.
"How odd," he says, using their native tongue instead of Chinese, "I suppose we'll simply have to see what the General has in store for us both."
She replies in the same language, watching Lei Peng's back thoughtfully.
"It is strange that I am invited to what amounts to a private deal between you and the general."
How many deaths shall serve to break at last
This heritage which wraps me in the grey
Apparel of ghosts?
Kataji and Koden:
You follow the servant across the compound and to the general's building. At the building two guards armed with swords and heavy armour stand side by side at the door. The servant approaches and speaks.
"Mr. Koden and Miss Kataji for the General." She finishes with a bow, the soldier returns the bow and ushers you both inside his companion follows. Once you are through the threshold of the door however it is closed, and a rather large sound of it being barred is heard. Not liking this at all you turn around and notice that the guards now stand guarding the inside of the door instead of the outside.
"Ah welcome." Across the room the Wu general is seated, guards flanking him. "Very good then we are all here." Standing across the desk you find Lushima and the Honaki girl standing side by side, in Lushima's hands he holds the sword which was on the desk on your last visit.
The man turns to look at you, his face gone pale he turns and nerviously says quietly to the general. "I thank you for the return of my stolen weapon but I now must be going." He bows but the general does not return the favour.
"Oh but you mustn't." Says the general waving both Koden and Kataji closer to the table. "I must confess I had other reason inviting all three of you here today although I don't believe i've meet you." The general says pointing towards the girl with Lushima.
"I am from the Honaki family in Japan. Teto Honaki." She says delightfully with a bow.
The general returns the bow this time and speaks frankly.
"It is a pleasure." He says standing up. The general likewise is in full armour and with a weapon at his hip - a stark contrast to what he was wearing yesterday.
"I have asked you here for a purpose." He confesses. "As many of you are wondering it does involve the murder a few nights back and the prisoner we have caught today." The man walks across the room and looks out of a barred window.
"One of you here is a murder." He says frankly. "Our prisoner is not this murder, neither am I, neither are my guards." at this Lushima takes a step backwards but his words speak differently.
"If the murder is here is is surely Not I, nor Teto." He starts. "I would offer my aide to have this criminal found and brought to justice." He finishes.
"A kind offer, but we don't need help." Says the general turning back to the room. His face shows anger, anguish and speaks of rage and hunger for justice. "Allow me to line up the evidence and then we can ask, hmm, you who the murder was." He says pointing to Teto. Despite the possible silent accusations which could have accompanied the words of the general the Japanese lady bows and agrees.
"Let us begin. The first evidence is clear, a Japanese sword, and strange pellets filled with a substance to provoke unconciousness when inhailed. Neither come from China." The general says, and Teto nods.
"Kataji here was found at the scene, unconsious, with the same pellets and sword which were used in the murder. She is a forienger and we had some, trouble finding her on our records of guests." The general speaks. "However, the skill used in the murder is not consistant with that of person who would accidently use their own pellets on themself." The general concludes, he walks across to his desk and pulls out a bowl of cold food.
"The next piece of evidence." He says. "This food was taken to Kataji's guards at my request. Except that I did not request it." Everyone looks confused. "Let me clarify they were told that the food was a gift from me for good service. However the events which took place that night prevented them from eating it - when a guard approached me and apologised for this dishonour, I was curious and questioned him further. I then had a poison tester examine the food, and it was indeed a deadly mixture. After this I went to question a servant girl who had apparently served the food - except that she was dead." The man slams his fists down on the table and everyone jumps back. Anger showing in his voice the man continues.
"I asked her friends and family, apparently she had made a new lover who had promised her riches and a new life without a bondage of being a servant." He says, at the same time Lushima takes an uneasy step backwards. "They said she had said nothing more however." The General goes suprisingly calm and turns away from everyone and crosses his hands behind his back to a moment.
Teto takes the oppotunity to speak up.
"All this evidence proves that the criminal was no Chinese, it was not this woman (Kataji), it was someone skilled in poison making, and it was a man or women perhaps from a rich background who has perswasive with women." She says. "That can describe three of us here."
"Yes it can." The general says. "Therefore I bring before you my three remaining pieces of evidence. On the night of the wedding celebration, there was alot of fuss over a simple seating arrangement. So much so that the married couple sought out the trouble makers." The general turns around putting the bowl of food back into his drawer. "The servents were questioned, the seating maps were examined. Koden's seating was in its rightful place, however Lushima was not on the list at all - and you Teto, you lied to have Koden removed."
"Well I.." She begins.
"It does not matter. What was more disturbing was that the name of Lushima was no were, even with different names or spellings." Lushima takes a step backwards.
"But you said earlier that neither was Kataji's name present." Teto started in Lushima's defense. "Is it possible that both share a common folly? The misplacement of part of the guest list perhaps." She spoke the truth however Kataji knew exactly why she wasn't on the guest list.
"We examined this as well, and unless both Kataji and Lushima were on the same page which only consisted of two names then it is unlikely. No, Kataji and Lushima share a common link - neither are guests." The general speaks, a sweat is now on Lushima's brow.
"I confess, I am a stow away." Lushima says with suprise. "I borrowed some nobles cloths and weapons and left the ship he came on. I was dazzeled by your culture and your people - I picked up the language after a few days then then infiltrated the front gate." He says lowering his head as though in shame. Teto looks at him in suprise - clearly she had thought he was an influential man.
"Oh really, well thats nice to know but it doesn't exactly save you Murder!" Everyone looks at the General who is now drawing his sword.
"What!?" Lushima says.
"Out of all the four people here, only two were present during the first murder. Koden and Teto arrived on a boat the day after - Lushima or whatever your name is, your justice will be swift."
"Damn you old man!" Lushima jumps behind Teto and brings his sword to her throat, she lets out a scream and begins to cry.
"Matrio say it isn't so!" She screams using his first name as though they were closer.
"Quiet!" He tightens his grip on her throat - it was more clear that Lushima was playing Teto all along, and that Teto was more closer to former, non-murdering, Lushima then you two had thought, though the man does not share the link between them.
"General, I commend you on your investigation. You have foiled my mission, but i'll have you know there is no easy way out of this for you." Lushima speaks calmly as though in full control, a split second later he cries in agony and Teto uses the chance to escape rushing across the room to hide behind a guard.
On further investigation, you see that a spear had protruded from a hole in a near by wall to stab Lushima in the back before withdrawing. A near by door opens to the room where you were informed the prisoner was being held and a man branishing a spear emerges.
"This is my Decree of Justice." The general speaks. "May you be killed, your soul banished and barred from this world, and your body sent back to your master as word of your failure and as warning of further intrusion. Let is be so." The man finishes, drawing his blade, immediately around the room the five guards move forward towards Lushima.
After waiting all day, eventually you overhear the entire discussion (above) held by the general and the stange people outside. Relieved that you are not being found guilty of crimes you havn't commited you let out a sigh of relief. The guard with you grabs his spear and pushes aside a table to reveal a small hold just big enough for the spear to fit. He peaks through before jamming the spear to create a sound of agony on the other side.
He withdraws the spear and moves to the door, pushing aside a panel and reaching out to unlock it he opens the door and moves outside were you can see several people preparing for battle. The guard pays you no attention anymore.
OOC: Cadrius, Lushima is about 15 ft from you with Kataji inbetween. Gral, you are just out of melee range. Maeko you can't tell who is who, the Wu soldiers and general are easy to pick but the four strangers are hardly - you narrow it down that Lushima is the one who is wounded, although you're not sure if you want to get involved or whether you should try and escape.
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I try to make miself very scarce and enter the hall, always walking near the wall and trying a good position to see what happens but not so near as to risk becoming an hostage or getting in anybody's way.
I decide against escaping, they have cleared me of murder, but if I tried to escape they might just decide I'm a Wei spy.
Uncertain as to the actions of the now-accused murderer, Koden takes several steps to the side and puts Lushima squarely in his sights.
What to do? he wonders, afraid for the first time that the Chinese might not have priests, and thus panic if he were to conjure fire. There is also the matter of setting the room on fire, something Koden is not all that adept at avoiding. They must have some magic here, he decides, let's start with something simple.
He falls into a quick chant, swaying back and forth. One hand begins to fall into a gentle, circular pattern. His ring, the signet of his family, seems to glow more brightly.
"Follow the ring," he says, his voice becoming more soothing and deeper as the invisible strands of magic stretch forward, attempting to ensnare Lushima's consciousness.
((OOC: casting Hypnotism on Lushima))
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Kataji watches the general impassively, her eyes on him the entire time, yet she observes Lushima in her periphery. When the general pulls out the bowl of food and reveals that it had been poisoned, she can feel her stomach tighten. She had suspected he might poison her, but she hadn't though about the guards.
The situation rapidly deteriorates into confusion as the wily Lushima slips away from the spear attack. Kataji is ready, and she fairly pounces forward at him, her arms and legs all the weapons and armor she needs. Finally, there is a chance to act.
<OOC: Move forward and attack Lushima. If successful, I'll try and grapple him per the improved grapple feat.>
Moving to the rear of the room, only two guards pay attention to Xiao as she distances herself from the fight. Koden and Kataji on the left, the General infront and a spearman on the right. Behind Koden 2 guards stand, and behind the General a further 2 more wait.
Koden casts his spell, but Lushima just laughs and spits something in his native tongue equating to an "amature" insult. Kataji moves forward ready to grable but like lightning Lushima evades her attacks, the General brings himself forward his sword now glowing a distant cyan colour.
Lushima looks the man up and down bringing forth his sword, he mutters some words and his cloaked in an errie black mist which burns your noses with a stench of ember and carrion.
"I would be careful." The general speaks in a monotone to Kataji and Koden. "He is not human."
At this instant Lushima lets out a laugh which sounds far too deep for it to be him alone. "Not human!? Hah! you grace me."
"He is a trickster, a killer, a paracite." The general continues.
"Oh yes." Lushima replies.
"First he finds a host, then he sucks on thier life force untill they are gone - in the mean time causing all kind of chaos, yes, we've met before." The General speaks over Lushima's sarcasm.
"Oh yes, quite a few times." Comes the responce with a coy smile.
"This time is the last time, Mitimoshi!" The general spits the last words.
"Argh! My Name! You... YOU! I will kill you!" Lushima or whatever it is seems quite panics and aggrivated by the generals words. In his defiant stance he grins saddistically.
"Meet my work, my terror, my brutal savage nature. For Four hundred years!" He raises one of his arms into the air and the room is filled with screams and shrieks of people, both male, female, and child, a cold chill strikes the bones of everyone, three of the guards, Koden, Xiao and Kataji begin to shudder uncontrolably at the screams of the people this thing has consumed - Teto lies in a ball at the rear of the room screaming.
The creature raises its sword, and goes to strike at the general in his moment of weakness, but the general parries with his enchanted blade faster and surer then the sun hits the found upon sunrise.
The guards at the back of the room remain standing although a clear sweat is on the brow of a few, and they are uneasy and look slightly frightened.
(Koden, that spell was one you do not know of and judging by the lack of words, or movements it seems almost impossible that it was a spell at all - but more of an ability.)
(OOC: Sorry for the heavy dialogue in the combat but I needed to add it, to make everything suddenly clear, and don't worry you're not as useless as you seem, remember trickery does not equal strength.)
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Having by now gauged the situation well enough, Xiao Hu looks around, searching for anything that could work as a weapon against Lushima.
Undaunted by the ease at which her nemesis has evaded her, Kataji maintains her balanced stance and slides forward on the balls of her feet. The Lushima-thing is engaged with the general; perhaps it's distraction will lend her the edge she needs to land a blow.
<OOC: Flank Lushima and attack, attempt stunning fist (DC15). >
How many deaths shall serve to break at last
This heritage which wraps me in the grey
Apparel of ghosts?
The gauntlets are off now, Koden thinks. Had he a cooler head he might realize exactly how dangerous this creature must be. Yet his temper shines through and he falls into another chant. With each word and gesture he feels filled with the spirit of the Phoenix, the spirit that his house is supposed to represent.
"If you don't like that trick," he says, sneering at the thing that was Lushima, "perhaps you'll like this one."
Completing the spell, a ball of flame appears in the plam of Koden's hand. Heat roils off it, but it does not harm his flesh as he gently tosses it up and down. The flame rises and falls hypnotically. Eyes narrowing, he snatches the ball from the air.
"Care to try this one?"
((OOC: Cast Produce Flame and move to where he has a clear line of fire to Lushima))
Xiao looks around the room for a weapon, and doesn't find much other then items which would be improvised weapons, such as chairs or a flag pole which could be used as a staff.
Koden casts his spell summoning a ball of flame in his hand, manuvering to get a clear shot at Lushima although with the General in the way the shot is a difficult one, the man hurls the ball across the room to let it explode in flames on Lushima's side - the creature crying out in pain.
Kataji moves to flank Lushima, but this does not go unnoticed as the creature turns and attacks her as she moves past causing a minor gash on her upper left arm. Once in position she strikes channeling her Ki into her fists to Stun his opponent, despite Lushima's drawn attention between Kataji and the General he manages to dodge her attack.
However, the general takes the oppotunity to strike at the creature, slashing down on it with his sword. Lushima attempts to dodge and roll with the bloe but the magical blade still cuts deep wounding his body further.
Knowing his is no match while flanked, Lushima retreats taking a slash at the general who lets his armour deflect much of the impact - Both the General and Kataji take the opportunity to strike at the retreating form but he proves too nimble. Lushima rolls to his feet and finds himself in the corner of the room, bleeding badly from one side, scortched on his left, and bleeding from his back.
The guards compose themselves but remain in their positions as though they were told not to get involved. Although the one guard with a spear lunges forward and stabs but Lushima manages a frantic wave of defensive parries with his sword.
Kataji took 4 damage
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Grabbing the pole with a silent sigh, Xiao Hu moves in to attack Lushima, more hoping to distract him opening him to attack from another quarter, rather than thinking of doing him serious harm.
Koden's eyes blaze as he watches the fiery missle slam into Lushima's side. Warmth pours through him as he feels the sweetness of the spell flowing within. Another ball of flame flows into his hand growing from his palm and staying within a neat area, as if held within an invisible lantern.
The forces he has called upon seem to cry out; to beg him to continue the wrath. Koden is happy to oblige. Forgoing the hazards of hurling the ball past the others, Koden rushes forward. As he does the ball begins to flatten and bend, molding itself around his hand. With a cry, he lashes at the creature, the fire protecting his hand.
((OOC: move to Lushima, make melee touch with Produce Flame))
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Pamela V. Keller
Pamela Keller joined the KU Law faculty in 1999 as an instructor in the Lawyering program with extensive practice experience. She graduated from the KU School of Law in 1993, Order of the Coif, and was the Note and Comment Editor of the Kansas Law Review. After serving two years as a law clerk for the Hon. John W. Lungstrum, U.S. District Court, District of Kansas, she joined Ice Miller in Indianapolis and worked for the firm for nine years. Her primary area of practice has been labor and employment law, including employment litigation, as well as advising clients in traditional labor matters and representing clients in administrative matters. She has served as director of the Lawyering Skills Program since 2006 and received the Robert A. Schroeder Teaching Fellowship in 2012. Keller was recognized in 2018 when she received the inaugural Bob & Kathie Taylor Excellence in Teaching Award at the KU Teaching Summit.
- Judicial Field Placement Program
- Lawyering Skills
- Moot Court
J.D., Kansas, 1993; B.A., University of Pennsylvania, 1990.
Judicial Field Placement Program, Lawyering Skills, Moot Court
Kansas 2011, Indiana 1995, New York 1994.
Career History
Law Clerk, Judge John W. Lungstrum, U.S. District Court of Kansas, 1993 to 1995; Ice Miller, 1995-2005; University of Kansas School of Law, 1999-present.
Legal reasoning and writing, teaching methods.
American Bar Association; Kansas Bar Association; Kansas Women Attorneys Association; Association of Legal Writing Directors; Legal Writing Institute.
Selected Publications
- "Balancing Employer Business Interests and Employee Privacy Interests: A Survey of Kansas Intrusion on Seclusion Cases in the Employment Context," 61(5) University of Kansas Law Review 983-1020 (June 2013).
- "Substance & Style: Comes Now Must Go Now," 83(2) Journal of the Kansas Bar Association 16 (February 2014).
- "Substance & Style: It's 2013, Have You Checked Your Typography Lately?" 82(6) Journal of the Kansas Bar Association 214-15 (June 2013).
- "Substance & Style: Tell the Story of the Professional Lawyer," 81(8) Journal of the Kansas Bar Assocition 10, 15 (September 2012).
- "Kansas Employment Law Survey," University of Kansas Law Review (May 2007) (with Elinor P. Schroeder).
Selected Presentations
- "Focus on the A in CRAC: Developing Students' Ability to Draw Inferences and Fill the 'Explanation Gap' in Their Application of Law to Fact," Southeastern Regional Legal Writing Conference, Stetson College of Law, Gulfport, FL (April 26, 2014).
- "Writing Tips for the Litigator," Law Over Easy Series: Civil Litigation, Kansas City, MO (March 6, 2014).
- "Legal Writing Refresher," Sam A. Crow Inn of Court, Topeka, KS (Jan. 9, 2014) (with Jeffrey Jackson, Washburn University).
- "Pump Up the Volume (Without More Noise): Tips for More Effective Legal Writing," Recent Developments in the Law, University of Kansas School of Law, Lawrence, KS (June 2011).
- "Making First-Year Assignments More 'Real'," Empire State Legal Writing Conference, St. John's University School of Law, New York, NY (March 2011) (with Joyce Rosenberg).
- "Integrating Legal Writing and Legal Research: Collaborating With Librarians to Improve How Legal Research Is Taught," 2010 Biennial Conference of the Legal Writing Institute, Marco Island, FL (June 2010).
- "Podcasting: Teaching Outside the Classroom," Course Redesign Colloquium, University of Kansas (May 2010).
- "Incorporating a Mediation into a Second Semester Lawyering Course," Rocky Mountain Legal Writing Conference, Boyd School of Law/UNLV (March 2007).
- "Feedback on Assignments: How to Get It and Make the Best Use of It," Suffolk University School of Law podcast series on transitioning from 1L to summer legal work, available on Suffolk's iTunes U site (May 2008).


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Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Suffolk-Emporia-South Hill-BoydtonDanville-Martinsville--Marion-Bristol-Gate City (Cumberland Gap, Tenn.) US 58, State 88, US 58. Virginia Beach to Tennessee Line; 536.7 m.
Hard-surfaced roadbed throughout, chiefly asphalt, with three-lane concrete east of Suffolk. Southern Ry. roughly parallels route between Norfolk and Danville; Danville & Western R.R. between Danville and Stuart; Southern Ry. between Bristol and Clinchport; Louisville & Nashville R.R. between Jonesville and Tennessee Line. All types of accommodations throughout, chiefly in towns.
US 58, called the J.E.B.Stuart Memorial Highway to honor the Confederate cavalry leader killed during the War between the States, roughly parallels the southern State boundary, passing from the broad Tidewater region through the Southside tobacco country and across the Blue Ridge into the valleys and mountains of Southwest Virginia.
Section a. VIRGINIA BEACH to EMPORIA; 97.3 m. US 58
This section Of US 58 crosses fertile lowlands where truck gardening prospers. Weathered frame buildings, including the inevitable garish filling station, mark the crossroads, but in byways are old houses that have survived the centuries. Here and there, as the highway pushes toward the tobacco belt, are occasional cotton fields.
US 58 runs west from a junction with US 60 (see Tour 8a) in VIRGINIA BEACH, 0 m. (12 alt., 1,719 POP.) (see Tour 8a).
SEA TACK, 1.1 m., a handful of frame houses, has a name that is an abbreviated form of 'sea attack ~-reminder of the time during the War of 1812 when cannon balls from guns of the British fleet fell here in an attack on the coast.
At 2.7 m. is a junction with County 615.
1. Right here to the HORATIO CORNICK HOUSE (R), 3.7 m., a weathered frame building built about 1773. Originally a rectangle with a gambrel roof pierced by three shallow dormers, it was early enlarged. Outside end chimneys were then paired by smaller ones that serve the additions.
BROAD BAY MANOR (R), 4.4 m., is a group of brick houses on a close-cropped lawn descending to Broad Bay. It is approached through a vast trucking field hemmed in by pine trees, against which the oxblood red of evenly-spaced tenant houses stands out in bold relief.
The nucleus and oldest of this series of houses is a diminutive building that has become a mere hyphen linking a new brick unit on the right with a Georgian dwelling. The thick brick walls form only one room. The two-and-a-half-story Georgian unit has recessed windows, high ceilings, and a fine stairway. The modem part of this multiple house is comparable to the Georgian structure in size but not in style.
Behind this group is a rectangular building with a gambrel roof, end chimneys, and two doors, side by side, overlooking the water. On the west end an open stairway glistens white against pink brick speckled with weathered blue headers.
In 1636, when this section was a part of New Norfolk County, Governor John West granted 550 acres to an enterprising bachelor, Thomas Allen, who spent most of his time transporting tobacco to England and had small need for a spacious domicile. It was he, perhaps, who built the small house and also the later gambrel-roof building, which were on the land when James Kempe conveyed the plantation in 1770 to Lemuel Comick L
Brick columns at 4.8 m. mark the entrance-lane (R) to GREEN HILL, a two-story house of brick laid in Flemish bond with blue headers. The date '1791' is cut in one of the bricks. The front of this rectangular house looks out past huge live oaks, while the rear faces a former kitchen at the head of a greensward that descends to sand-circled Broad Bay.
At 5.6 m. is the sandy entrance-lane (L) to the KEELING HOUSE, overlooking shimmering Lynnhaven River. Built late in the seventeenth century, the walls of this story and-a-half house are notable for their fine Colonial brick work. In the gable ends, pierced by small windows that were apparently casement openings, the Flemish bonding gives way above the eave level to a striped pattern picked out in blue-glazed headers. End chimneys give height, and dormers relieve the severity of the steep-pitched roof. Enlarged by a modem brick kitchen wing, this substantial old house surveys flat truck fields that stretch to distant walls of pine.
When Adam Keeling I made his will in 1683, he left to his son Thomas land I commonly known by ye name of Dudlies . . . beinge near four hundred acres.' Thomas Keeling evidently built the house.
2. Left from, US 58 on County 615 to SALISBURY PLAINS (L), 0.5 tn., a weathered house that looms against pine trees, across a field green with vegetables. It has one solid brick end-wall containing a chimney, while the rest is frame. The 6o-foot facade is relieved by a porch and five dormers in the gambrel roof. The walls of the spacious hall are broken by wide doors and a graceful stairway. There is full paneling in the parlor.
William Comick, son of 'Simond Cornix' of Salisbury, England, gave his sandy acres, patented in 1659 the name of his father's birthplace. The will of his son Joel, dated 1727, left part of the plantation to a son of the same name, with the responsibility of it house I am now building.'
EASTERN SHORE CHAPEL (L), 0.9 m., built in 1754 as a chapel of Lynnhaven parish, is a story-and-a-half rectangle of mellow red brick, its steep-pitched roof forming deep Victorian gables with slight returns. The openings are round-arched with brick. The original silver communion service, dated 1759, is still in use.
LONDON BRIDGE, 4.2 m., is a scattered collection of bungalows, tourist cabins, and filling stations.
1. Right from London Bridge on County 632 to the lengthy entrance-lane (R), 0.4 m., that runs arrowlike through a wide field of vegetables to the JACOB HUNTER HOUSE. This steep-pitched gambrel-roofed structure, covered with pinkish whitewash through which the Flemish bond of the old brick walls is visible, sits on a high foundation. The shallow dormers piercing the lower roof-surface have counterparts flanking the two slender outside chimneys that not only balance but give height to the rectangular building. In 1714 Adam Keeling sold to John Pallet I this plantation, called Wolf's Snare. Five years later, John Pallet II came into possession of the estate. It was doubtless he who built the house, for, in 1777, when he divided the plantation, he specified that he was giving his son Matthew the part containing a dwelling subject to his mother's use during her widowhood.
2. Left from London Bridge on County 632 to the BUTTS HOUSE (L), 6.2 m. the, Jonathan Woodhouse Plantation Home-a compact, gambrel-roofed building so pleasingly designed that not even the dilapidated frame kitchen wing at right angles detracts from its proportions. The old delicately pink brick walls taper at the ends be neath a roof so gently pitched as to seem curving. The entry door is between narrow windows topped with flat brick arches, and three dormers cast their shadows on the lower roof. Several Jonathan Woodhouses have lived in this house, all descended from 61 Captain William Woodhouse,Sr., and his wife Pembroke, who are doubtless the people referred to by the initials 'W.W.P. 1760' cut on each side of the facade.
In a garden sheltered by huge oaks is the FRANCIS THOROWGOOD LAND HOUSE (L), 5.9 m., a large brick gambrel-roofed building with five gabled : dormers piercing the green shingles of the lower roof. The cellar is divided into two rooms, each with a fireplace. Much of the structure has been altered, including the roof, windows, and doors.
In 1753, sometime after Francis Thorowgood Land (born in 1736) had come into possession of this land, he added to the tract, and then, doubtless, built the house.
At 10.4 m. is a junction with County 647.
Right on this road to DONATION CHURCH (R), 2.4 m., in a grass plot among pine and oak trees. The restored building is rectangular, of red brick with high-pitched roof. It was built in 1736 and succeeded a predecessor, erected in 1692, and Lynnhaven Parish's first church, completed by 1640 on another site. The Reverend Thomas Dickson in 1776 left his farm in trust to the vestry, the income to be used to employ 'an able and discreet teacher in the Latin and Greek languages and mixed mathematics' for the instruction of male orphans of the parish. This, according to tradition, led to the church's being called 'Dickson's Donation Church' and later 'Donation Church.' The old building was gutted by a forest fire in 1882, and only the walls were standing when restoration was begun in 1916. The old silver communion service, pewter collection plate, and marble font, recovered from the river, have survived.
Beside Donation Church is a private road (R) leading across flat fields to FERRY FARM in a wood. The house, its whitewashed brick walls rising in three sections to gabled roofs, overlooks an arm of Lynnhaven River. Anthony Walke II directed that if he 'should depart this life 'before erecting' a decent Dwelling House,' then '1000L current money' should be 'laid out ... in building on the Land ... called "Ferry" Plantation at the old Court House.' The duty doubtless fell to his son William Walke (1762-95). This was the site of Princess Anne's second courthouse (c-1735-c1751).
Close by Donation Church stood Princess Anne County's first courthouse. Soon after the county was formed in 16gi a courthouse was ordered built 'in Jno. Keelings old field by London Bridge,' but the courthouse was not erected until about 1696 and then here on 'land belonging to the Brick Church.' In this building one of Virginia's two witch trials was held. Early 1706 Mrs.Grace Sherwood, a widow and mother of a family, having plagued the community with petty lawsuits, was haled before the county court on the charge of having bewitched the wife of Luke Hill. A jury of women examined Grace's body and declared they found physical signs by which witches were identified. The court stopped the proceedings. Whereupon Hill took the case before the Council of State, which evaded a decision and sent the case back to the county court. A second jury of women refused to act and was promptly fined for contempt of court. On July 7, Grace Sherwood agreed to be 'tried in the water by ducking,' but the 'weather being very rainy and bad so that it might possible endanger her health,' the trial was postponed until July 10. On the afternoon of that day, near 'William Harper's Plantation,' she was subjected to the test. Her hands were bound, and she was thrown into water 'above a man's depth.' To swim was proof of occult powers; to sink, a sign of innocence. Grace Sherwood swam-disregarding the boat provided to rescue her. Afterwards, she was searched by 'five ancient and knowing women' who 'all declared on oath' that 'she was not like them, or no other woman that they knew of . . .' Thus convicted, she was committed to the 'common gaol.' A land grant issued in Grace Sherwood's name in 1714 indicated that the jail term ended her legal punishment.
At 12.6 m. on US 58 is a junction with State 165.
Left on this road to the JAMES BARRY ROBINSON HOME FOR Boys (R), 0.5 m., a Roman Catholic institution, housed in a group of modem three-story brick buildings on a farm.
At 1 m. is a junction with County 654; R. here 1.5 m. on a poor road to the SITE OF NEW TOWN, in Colonial days a livey little port, established in 1697 and made the county seat in 1751. Near by lived Colonel Edward Hack Moseley, who, when Lord Dunmore was entertained Norfolk in 1774, was summoned by an express 'to come to town with his famous wig and shining buckles, he being the finest gentleman we had, to dance the minuet with Lady Dunmore, the Mayor of Norfolk, Captain Abyvon, not being equal to the occasion.' In 1778 the county court was moved to Kempsville.
On State 165 is KEMPSVILLE, 3.2 m. (100 pop.), a village of old houses under arching trees. A severe moral note is frequently injected by the presence of traditionally garbed Dunkards from farms near by. With tobacco warehouses by the canal and a deep water landing, flourishing Kemp's Landing, as the place was called before its incorporation as Kempsville in 1783, reached the pinnacle of its importance during the Revolution.
In 1775 Lord Dunmore, persisting in his hunt for rebel 'Shirtmen,' came on foot to Kemp's Landing, where, on the night of November 14, a skirmish took place between his troops and the Colonial militia. 'They fire one Gun at our flanking partee & two at our advance Guard....'wrote John Brown, one of the British soldiers. 'This was returned with a heavee fire from the Grandeers, which instantly put the Villians to flight. We killed a few of them on the spott, drove them into a river where two of them drowned, took ninetten prisoners.' The victorious Dunmore immediately set up his standard at the home of George Logan, a Scotch Tory, where, says a local historian, 'those who could not conveniently run away came at once, took the oath of allegiance and had the red badge pinned on their breasts.'
EMMANUAL EPISCOPAL CHURCH, an ivy-covered brick building, with pillared facade, a square, white belfry, and pointed arches above the windows, was consecrated by a frame building with four dormers in ts gambrel roof. Its oldest part was built before 1762, probably by John Michael Kenline.
PLEASANT HALL, opposite the church, a two-story brick house, stands on a shaded lawn. Of the elaborate woodwork on the interior, the most notable is in the parlor, where white-painted paneling extends from wainscoting to rich cornice. Cut in a brick above a basement window is the date 'April 19, 1779,' which seems to indicate tat the house was built by wealthy Peter Singleto , an extravagant in dress as he was reckless at cards.
Behind Pleasant Hall is the former COURTHOUSE, now abandoned. When the court was moved to Kemp's Landing in 1778, a levy was laid'for fixing up and making convenient [George] Logan's dry good store for use as a court house, and a part of the wet goods store for the jail to be used until such places should be built.' The courthouse was built Prior to 1789. The brick JAIL adjacent, erected in 1787, has been used as a school, and finally as a private residence.
PRINCESS ANNE, 11.2 m. (150 pop.), in flat, truck-farming country, has been since 1824 seat of Princess Anne County, created in 1691 from lower Norfolk County; its name is that of the princess who later became queen. The first county seat was at Lynnhaven; second (1751) at New Town; third (1778) at Kemp's Landing; and since 1824 at Princess Anne.
NORFOLK, 18.8 m. (11 alt., 129,710 pop.) (see Norfolk). US 58 westward leaves Norfolk by way of the Norfolk-Portsmouth Ferry from the foot of Commerce St.
PORTSMOUTH, 19.1 m. (33 alt., 45,704 pop.) (see Portsmouth). In Portsmouth is a junction with US 17 (see Tour 6b). At 28 m. the highway, bordered by a deep ditch, begins to skirt the gray upper reaches of Dismal Swamp (see Tour 6b).
SUFFOLK, 38.6 m. (33 alt., 10,271 pop.) (see Tour 18), is at a junction with US 460 (see Tour 18) and State 10 (see Tour 19).
West of Suffolk the fields along US 58 have a rather pleasant monotony with their long rows of growing vegetables. Gray farm buildings and patches of swampland break the pattern.
At HOLLAND, 50.6 m. (371 pop.), in 1928, under the leadership of J.J. Gwaltney and T.V.Downing, the Ruritan National was organized as a service club for civic improvement in rural communities. Chartered as a National organization in 1929, it now has a membership Of 2,500 farmers and business men in Virginia and the Carolinas.
FRANKLIN, 61.1 m. (20 alt., 2,930 pop.), is a flourishing town by the Blackwater River. Business places and pleasant residence streets are along the south side of the river; while on the north bank rise the tall chimneys of the mills, drying sheds, and yards of a large lumber company.
Left from Franklin on US 258 to the North Carolina line, 11 m. (see North Carolina Guide).
COURTLAND, 70.4 m. (355 pop.), a scattered village with a courthouse, stores, and homes deep on shady lawns along the highway, is the seat of Southampton County. Until 1888 the town was called Jerusalem.
The SOUTHAMPTON COUNTY COURTHOUSE, of brick, painted gray, with tall front portico, is on a narrow strip lying between the highway and the Nottoway River. The one-story CLERK'S OFFICE, at the rear section of the building was built as the second county courthouse in 1749. Alterations made in 1825 included removal of a fence put up in 1751 to keep horse traders from using the courthouse steps as an auction block. Southampton County, created in 1748 from Isle of Wight, was named for the Earl of Southampton, treasurer of the London Company.
Right from Courtland on State 35 to CHARLM'S HOPE PLANTATION (L), 7.7 m., approached between broken rows of aged cedars. The L-shaped house was built in 1825 by Charles Fox Urquhart. The neglected interior has elaborately carved high mantels, wainscoting, and paneled doors. Behind the house are the former workshops and slave cabins.
The highway crosses the Nottoway River, 70.7 m., bordered on both sides by swampland covered with gum, juniper, and high-kneed cypress trees.
At 72.5 m. is a junction with State 35. Plantations bordering this road (L) from Boykins to Courtland (at that time called Jerusalem) were in August 1831 the scene of the greatest slave uprising in the history of the United States. Leader of the uprising was one Nat Turner, who had taught himself to read the Bible and had impressed upon his followers that he had Divine guidance to free the slaves of the neighborhood and 'go into Jerusalem.' The county seat was the only Jerusalem known to Turner. Negroes at a Sunday camp meeting, exhorted to frenzy by Turner, armed themselves with corn knives, axes, and scythes and followed him in an orgy of butchery. They went first to the Travis plantation, home of Nat's master, near Cross Keys, where they killed the entire family. The slaves continued across the country, plundering and gathering recruits as they went. Fifty-five whites, including 12 pupils of a girls' school, were killed before troops summoned from Richmond and Norfolk arrived. Many slaves were killed by the soldiers, and of those captured 19 were later hanged. Turner escaped and for two months eluded hundreds of searchers. He was captured on October 30, 1831, in a cave under a fence near his old home, tried, and hanged.
Left on State 35 to State 194, 4.4 in., and L. to County 671, 7.2 M.; L. again to the BIRTHPLACE OF MAJOR GENERAL GEORGE H. THOMAS (L), 9.6 m., a plain white frame farmhouse, shaded by a magnificent oak tree. Here Thomas, one of the few Virginians to serve in the Union army during the War between the States, was born July 31 1816. When General Thomas, a West Point graduate and veteran of the Mexican War, made his choice in 1861, it is said that his family turned his portrait to the wall. After the Battle of Chickamauga, September 1863, when his division held the Union line at a vital point, Thomas was called 'the Rock of Chickamauga.'
At 88.6 m. is a junction with County 615.
Right on County 615 to County 612, 2.6 m., and L. to the MASON HOUSE (L), 4.2 m., white frame, on a hill. Here, on April 18, 1799, was born John Y. Mason, member of Congress 1831-37, Secretary of the Navy 1844-45, Attorney-General 1845-46, Secretary of the Navy 1846-49, and minister to France until his death in 1859. Mason was one of the three diplomats who in 1854 met unofficially at Ostend, Belgium, and wrote the Ostend Manifesto, which called on the United States to take possession of Cuba. In 1846 Spain, refusing President Polk's offer of purchase, had said that she would rather sink the island than let the United States have it. The Ostend document, therefore, caused a diplomatic sensation. At EMPORIA, 97.3 m. (2,144 POP.), is a junction with US 301 (see Tour 14).
Section b. EMPORIA to DANVILLE; 117.3 m. US 58
West of Emporia the highway cuts its way through vast tobacco fields chiefly cultivated by sharecroppers and other tenant farmers. Soil and climate combine here for the production of 'bright' tobacco, mainstay of the world's cigarette business. On farms where log curing-barns, chinked with red clay, dominate the fields, farmers grow, cure, and sell tobacco. The all-important event of the farm year is the late summer tobacco market, when high-piled trucks and farm wagons roll into town night and day, carrying the crop and the farmer's fortunes for the year. In this one-crop country, the singsong jargon of the warehouse auctioneer determines whether the grower will get a new automobile or an extension on the mortgage. In this world given over to tobacco, even the county fair of more diversified agricultural sections has been supplanted by an all-tobacco festival, a dressed-up, carnival-like affair of ceremonies, balls, and a big parade wi h bands and ornate floats dripping tobacco leaves, all presided over by a tobacco 'queen' and her court.
I , US 58 continues westward from the junction with US 301 in EMPORIA, 0 m.
LAWRENCEVILLE, 20 m. (1,629 POP.), on hills sloping gently to the! Meherrin River, is the business center and seat of Brunswick County. The, town's name honors Lawrence, a favorite horse of Colonel James Rice, who in 1814 gave land for the townsite and was granted the privilege of,, naming the settlement.
South of the business district is ST.PAUL's NORMAL AND INDUSTRIAL SCHOOL FOR NEGROES, which was founded in 1888 by the Reverend James Solomon Russell. It now cares for 1,000 pupils in a group of modem red brick buildings, on a landscaped campus, and on a 1,600-acre farm. James Russell, born a slave, was educated at Hampton Institute and, through the efforts of Mrs. Pattie Buford, was enabled to study for the Protestant Episcopal priesthood. At Lawrenceville, in the heart of Virginia's five county belt containing 60,000 Negroes, Dr.Russell opened St.Paul's Protestant Episcopal Chapel and acquired three acres of land and a dilapidated cabin for a school. Incorporated in 1890, the school three years later came under the supervision of the Protestant Episcopal Church Institute for Negroes.
The BRUNSWICK COUNTY COURTHOUSE, of red brick with tall white; Ionic portico, was built about 1854. As Union troops approached Lawrenceville during the War between the States, the county clerk, realizing the hopelessness of trying to hide huge books, spread his Masonic apron on his desk and left the office door open. The records were not molested. Brunswick County was formed in 1720 from Prince George and named for the ducal lands of the House of Hanover. In 1733 Surry and Isle of Wight contributed territory, and in 1745 Lunenburg was cut from Brunswick.
Native to this county is Brunswick Stew, a flavorous brew first concocted by a group of hunters. One of the party, who had been detailed to stay in camp as cook, lazily threw all the supplies into a pot, it is said, and cooked the mixture over a slow fire. When his companions returned, cold and exhausted, they found the concoction a most appetizing dish. The time-honored directions for making this luscious meal are: boil about 9 pounds of game-squirrels are preferred- in 2 gallons of water until tender; add to the rich stock 6 pounds of tomatoes, I pound of butterbeans, 6 slices of bacon, I red pepper; salt to taste; cook 6 hours and add 6 ears of corn cut from the cob; boil for 8 minutes.
At 20.8 m. is a junction with State 34.
Left here to County 686, 0.9 m., and R. to the SITE OF FORT CHRISTANNA (R), 3.1 m., a stockade built by Governor Spotswood in 1714. An ancient unmounted cannon, one of five that guarded the palisades, marks the place. Spotswood persuaded the peaceful Saponi to move their village 'within musket shot' of Fort Christanna-the name combining the Savior's and the British queen's-and to patrol the country between the Appomattox and the Roanoke, favorite hunting ground of savage Tuscarora. He also set up a school for Indian children, regarding these youths as valuable hostages against Indian attacks. The Virginia Indian Company built the school, and the governor paid the salary of 'the worthy Mr. Charles Griffin,' the teacher. In 1722, the Fort Christanna school was merged with the one at Williamsburg.
At 22.1 m. on US 58 is a junction with County 647.
Right here to a group of white-painted frame buildings (R), 0.2 m., the CHURCH HOME FOR DISABLED AND INFIRM NEGROES, known as 'Mrs. Buford's Hospital.' In 1875 Mrs.Pattie Buford used a building on the family plantation as a refuge or homeless and bewildered Negroes. After Mrs.Buford's personal funds were exhausted, the Protestant Episcopal Church Institute for Negroes financed the home until the last inmate died in 1912.
LA CROSSE, 35.6 m. (427 pop.), rambles away from a railroad junction. SOUTH HILL, 38.4 m. (1,405 POP.) (see Tour 1c), is at a junction with US 1, which unites with US 58 to a junction at 44.6 m.
BOYDTON, 55 m. (500 alt., 493 pop.), a pleasant town built around the shady courthouse square, was named for Alexander Boyd, a county judge who died in 1801 while holding court. BOYD'S GRAVE, on the lawn of a private home in the village, is marked by a curiously-worded epitaph giving in detail the circumstances of his death. Noteworthy among buildings in the town is ST. JAMES EPISCOPAL CHURCH, built about 1840 a simple red brick rectangle with graceful white cupola, and the METHODIST EPISCOPAL CHURCH, with modillioned cornice, cupola,. and slender spire. The MECKLENBURG COUNTY COURTHOUSE, a handsome, well-proportioned red brick structure with tall white Ionic columns in its pedimented portico, was built about 1842. The county was created in 1764 from Lunenburg County and its name honors Princess Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz, queen of George III.
The FIRST HOME OF RANDOLPH-MACON COLLEGE (R), 56.1 m., two red brick buildings, was given up in 1868 when the institution was moved to Ashland (see Tour 1b). This first Methodist Episcopal college in the United States was chartered in 1830, sponsored by the Virginia and North Carolina conferences, and named for John Randolph of Roanoke and Nathaniel Macon of North Carolina. From 1879 until 1916 the buildings here were occupied by the Boydton Academic and Bible Institute for Negroes.
At 64 m. is a junction with US 15 (see Tour 3) which unites with US 58 for I mile.
OCCANEECHEE ISLAND (private) lies (R) as US 58 crosses the Roanoke River, 64.7 m., formed above the island by the union of the Dan and Staunton Rivers. Now a stock farm, the island was once a village of the peaceful and industrious Occaneechee, who traded with other Indians of a broad area. These shrewd Indians, having established a fur monopoly, saw the white man not as a new enemy but as a new customer. On the trail of the marauding Susquehannock, who had fled here, Nathaniel Bacon brought his militia to the island in 1676 and persuaded the Occaneechee to join in expelling the visitors. This accomplished, trouble flared up between the whites and their Indian allies, ending in a two-day battle in which Occaneechee village was destroyed.
In CLARKSVILLE, 64.9 m. (800 pop.), on a hill above the river, a bustling little main street stretches toward a group of comfortable homes. The town is a market for flue-cured tobacco.
At 71.9 m. is a junction with County 732.
Right here to BUFFALO MINERAL SPRINGS, 0.3 m., where frame boarding houses and cottages are reminders that the Springs have been popular since horse and buggy days. William Byrd II, in 1727 the Springs' first white visitor, is said to have so named the place because of the buffalo grazing near by.
At 86 m. is a junction with US 501 (see Tour 11 b).
DANVILLE, 117.3 m. (413 alt., 22,247 POP.) (see Tour 20b), is at junction with US 360 (see Tour 20b) and US 29 (see Tour 4) Section c. DANVILLE to MARION; 170.3 m. US 58, State 88
West of Danville US 58 follows the north bank of the Dan River through a fringe of steel-fenced cotton mills, neighborhood stores, and workers' homes, and then swings across open farm country. The terrain gradually becomes more rugged as the highway rises to wind through foothills, and soon the Blue Ridge appears, first as a misty blue line against the horizon westward, then as blue-veiled peaks and sloping wilderness.
US 58 continues westward from Main St., 0 m., in DANVILLE.
At 8.8 m. is a junction with County 863.
Left here to OAK HILL (L), 6.1 m., a handsome brick house built in 1823 by Samuel Hairston. A wide flagstone path between English box leads to the pillared front entrance, and at the rear is a formal garden flanked by slave cabins. In large rooms with high ceilings are paneled wainscoting and elaborately carved mantels.
MARTINSVILLE, 29.2 m. (1,025 alt., 7,705 POP.) (see Tour 21b), is at a junction with US 220.
SMITH RIVER DAM (R), 31.3 m., furnishes electric power for Martinsville.
PATRICK SPRINGS, 55.4 m., is a cluster of frame dwellings, a garage, and a railroad station below No Business Mountain (R).
STUART, 60.4 m. (1,450 alt., 588 pop.), in the foothills of the Blue Ridge, is a trading center and seat of Patrick County. Its one industrial venture, a silk mill, is no more. First called Taylorsville, the town in 1884 changed its name to honor the Confederate general, J.E.B. Stuart, born in the county February 6, 1833.
The PATRICK COUNTY COURTHOUSE, a red brick structure on a fenced in green, was built in 1852 and remodeled in 1928. A weathered STATUE OF GENERAL STUART is near it. Patrick County was sliced from Henry County in 1790 and took the first name of the Revolutionary orator.
Westward US 58 runs through the shadowed, mountain gorge formed by the Mayo River in its swift descent from the mountains and then sweeps upward in long curves. All around are views of clouded peaks towering above valleys checkered with red plowed fields and green patches of pine woods.
From LOVERS' LEAP (R), 70.2 m. (3,300 alt.), a beautiful setting for the well-worn tale of lovers who chose death rather than separation, is a far reaching view across miles of mountains to sunny valleys.
At 76.1 m. is a junction with County 602.
Left here to County 607, 3.1 m., and L. to County 614, 3.5 m.; R. here to the PINNACLES OF THE DAN (L), 5.1 m., a deep gorge through which the Dan drops in a series of cascades. In the canyon is the PINNACLES HYDROELECTRIC DEVELOPMENT, a system of dams and reservoirs creating power for Danville. This P.W.A. project cost $3,400,000 and was completed in 1938.
At 76.2 m. is a junction with the Blue Ridge Parkway, an isolated section of a proposed 480-mile parked highway system that will follow the summit of the Appalachian Mountain ranges and connect the Shenandoah and the Great Smokies National Parks. Another completed section is the Skyline Drive (see Tour 4a).
In HILLSVILLE, 97.3 m. (2,570 alt., 485 POP.), seat of Carroll County, the highway widens to become the main street, bordered by spic-and-span cottages with flowery front yards, general stores, the neon-signed drugstore, the new buff brick school, and the county courthouse.
In the CARROLL COUNTY COURTHOUSE, a red brick building with white columned entrance, the mountain clan of Allen ran amok on March 12, 1912, during the trial of Floyd Allen, arraigned for freeing two youthful members of the clan who had been arrested for disturbing a church meeting. Trouble was expected when the mountaineers rode into town and the courtroom was crowded. After the jury's verdict of guilty and the refusal of a new trial, judge Thornton L. Massie imposed sentence of a year in jail. As the prisoner stood up and shouted, 'I ain't a-goin'!' a volley blazed 'like the crackle of mountain laurel,' a witness said. The judge, the commonwealth attorney, the sheriff, the jury foreman, and a witness for the prosecution were killed, and the clerk of court was wounded. Then the Allens rode off into the hills. Subsequently caught, two were sentenced to death and four to prison. Of these, two were pardoned by Governor E.Lee Trinkle in 1924 and two by Governor Harry F. Byrd in 1926. In the mountains the shooting is remembered in the doleful ballad 'Claude Allen.'
Carroll County was cut from Grayson County in 1842 and named for Charles Carroll of Carrollton, who died in that year.
Right from Hillsville on US 52, which by-passes an old COVERED BRIDGE, 2.1 m., that once carried it across Reed Island Creek.
At 11 m. is a junction with State 91; L. here 3.5 m. to County 636 and R. to AUSTINVILLE, 4.2 m., successor to The Lead Mines, on the western side of the river, seat of old Fincastle County. The lead mines along New River were first developed by Colonel John Chiswell, who discovered deposits here in 1756. By the end of the eight eenth century numerous small industrial developments, including, lead and zinc mines, furnaces and forges, had sprung up in the area, which became particularly important during the Revolution. In July 1775 the assembly directed the Fincastle Committee of Safety to contract with the mines for 'such quantities of lead as may be judged necessary,' and, should the owners be uncooperative I to operate the mines 'at the charge of the colony.' Both the Lead Mines and Fort Chiswell near by were later garrisoned for the protection of the mines. Production seems to have lagged, for, in October 1776, the assembly empowered the governor to engage 'slaves, servants or others' to work the mines 'to greater advantage! When more serious difficulties threatened in 1780 Colonel Charles Lynch, superintendent of the mines, resorted to extra-legal methods to suppress Tory activities seeking to stop production. For his harsh actions he was later exonerated by the legislature (see Tour 4).
Fincastle County was created in 1772 from part of Botetourt County as government kept pace with the tide of settlement pushing the frontier toward the southwest. Its boundaries embraced all Southwest Virginia, eastern Kentucky, and part of Tennessee. But Fincastle County disappeared from the map of Virginia in December 1776, when its territory was divided into the 'County of Kentucky' and the counties of Montgomery and Washington.
The farmhouse on the lead mine's land was the birthplace on November 3, 1793, of Stephen Fuller Austin (1793-1836), son of Moses Austin, a Connecticut Yankee who came to Virginia in 1784 and, with his brother Stephen, developed the village of Austinville as headquarters of their mining operations in this vicinity. In 1797 Moses Austin journeyed to southwestern Missouri, then a Spanish province, where he bought mining properties and established a home for his family. Later Stephen Fuller Austin planted the first Yankee settlement in Texas and played a leading part in Texas history
OLD SHOT TOWER (L), 12.6 m., on US 52, rising like a lighthouse on the south bank of New River, was built by Thomas Jackson about 1820. The grim fortresslike stone shaft is 75 feet above ground and 20 feet square, and its walls are 3 feet thick. Below ground it sinks 75 feet to a water tank at the bottom. Shot was made by pouring molten lead through sheetiron colanders at the top of the tower. During the 150 foot fall to the water at the bottom the drops of lead would assume a globular form. These pellets were then rolled down an inclined plane, as a sorting process: good shot rolled straight to waiting boxes; poor ones zigzagged off to another melting.
The highway crosses New River, first called Wood's River for Abraham Wood, a trader, whose couriers discovered the stream in 1671, and continues to FORT CHISWELL, 20.4 m., at a junction with US 11 (see Tour 5b).
On US 58 is GALAX, 110.4 m. (2,341 alt., 2,544 POP.), with four furniture factories, two weekly newspapers, a hosiery mill, and a mirror factory. An unusual enterprise is the shipping of galax-a decorative mountain evergreen for which the town is named. This plant, with round, cordate leaves and tiny white blossoms, covers the surrounding mountain slopes, is gathered in the blooming season, and is held in cold storage for the higher-priced winter market. The town, which sits astride the Grayson-Carroll County line, sprang up in 1904, when a spur of the Norfolk and Western Railway opened up the timber regions. For a year it was called Bonaparte.
INDEPENDENCE, 127.8 m. (2,432 alt., 400 pop.), high on the slopes of the Blue Ridge, is busy only with county administration and farmtrade. In 1842 the county seat was moved here from Old Town, where it has been since Grayson County was created in 1792. Its name honored William Grayson one of Virginia's first United States senators.
The GRAYSON COUNTY COURTHOUSE, of massive red brick with cusped gables and peaked turrets, was built in 1907-08.
US 58 continues to wind westward, passing MOUTH OF WILSON, 140.8 m. (125 pop.), a small settlement close to the North Carolina line where Wilson Creek joins New River, then swings northward.
At 144.8 m. is a junction with State 16; L. here on State 16.
TROUTDALE, 151.9 m. (357 pop.), shadowed (L) by MOUNT ROGERS (5,719 alt.) (see Tour 5), is a small boom town that never grew up though its corporate limits have not been contracted.
After climbing Brushy Mountain, the highway zigzags down to MARION, 170.3 m. (see Tour 5), at a junction with US 11, with which US 58 unites below Abingdon.
Section d. BRISTOL to TENNESSEE-KENTUCKY LINE, 108.5 m. US 58
This section of US 58 sweeps in great curves, roughly paralleling the Southern Railway line. Through hilly farmland and broken foothills it crosses outlying ridges of the Alleghenies and passes through broad Powell's Valley toward Cumberland Gap. For the greater part of its way the road follows the easy levels of watercourses, skirting the mountains through shadowy gorges with glimpses of open gaps, tumbling waterfalls, and hilly corn patches beside gray, weathered cabins. West of Moccasin Gap the road traces the Indian path taken by Daniel Boone in 1769. Westward on State St. from Piedmont St., 0 m., in BRISTOL.
The highway climbs out of the valley to WALKER MOUNTAIN, 5.7 m., named for Dr.Thomas Walker, who in 175o explored this area while leading a party to survey the 800,000-acre Loyal Land Company grant.
HILTON (R), 23.1 m., is a random gathering of houses along a railroad track. At 27.2 m. is the line surveyed in 1772 under the treaty made at Lochaber, South Carolina, between representatives of the colony and Cherokee Nation chiefs. This line, defining the boundary between Colonial lands and those of the Cherokee, did not prevent whites from usurping native lands.
MOCCASIN GAP, 27.8 m., is a pass in Clinch Mountain, used by Boone in 1769.
GATE CITY, 29.3 m. (1,342 alt., 1,216 pop.), rambling along the highway, is the seat of Scott County. An early tavern kept here by Elisha Faris was frequented by most travelers on the Boone trail. The Faris family was slain in 1791 by the notorious half-breed Benge, who led his red brothers in an attempt to drive out the intruding whites.
The SCOTT COUNTY COURTHOUSE is a substantial two-story red brick building in which are incorporated parts of an earlier structure. The county was created in 1814 from Lee, Washington, and Russell and named for General Winfield Scott, then being hailed for his exploits in the War of 1812. Court sessions were held in private homes throughout the county until 1817.
The highway follows Clinch River through a narrow, two-mile-long gorge, 40 m., between Moccasin Ridge and Big Ridge. The tracks of two railroads pass through the mountain by means of tunnels, one about 100 feet above the other.
At 45.1 m. is an unobstructed view of the western end of NATURAL TUNNEL, a giant hole in Purchase Ridge, through which railway tracks and the waters of Stock Creek run. The tunnel is about 900 feet in diameter and nearly goo in length.
PATTONSVILLE, 53.2 m., a handful of frame houses and a crossroads store, was an old stagecoach service station.
Westward the highway begins long, swirling loops up the side of Powell Mountain and reveals inspiring views of primitive mountain country.
STICKLEYVILLE, 58.8 m., a cluster of houses at the foot of the ridge, is near the spot where in 1795 Archibald Scott and four children were killed and Mrs.Scott and another child were taken captive by Indians led by 'Chief' Benge.
The highway traverses a narrow valley, where hilly rock-strewn pastures are netted with cowpaths, and ascends WALLEN'S RIDGE (2,100 alt.), 60.3 m., which affords broad views of rolling country towards the Cumberlands.
JONESVILLE, 72.8 m. (1,300 alt., 384 POP.), with courthouse, hotel, bank, and general stores, is the seat of Lee County. In November 178T Jonesville, a collection of log cabins, witnessed the arrival of a body of dissenters from upper Spotsylvania County on their way to Kentucky. These Separate Baptists had long defied the Colonial law requiring that ministers be licensed. Led by the Reverend Lewis Craig, about 200 church members left Spotsylvania County with their children, slaves, and earthly possessions. Along the pioneer trail they were joined by other westbound pioneers anxious for company on the journey through the Indian country. By the time it left Jonesville the caravan of staid religious folk, shepherded by a dozen preachers who held daily prayer services, had been augmented by soldiers, adventurers, land grabbers, Indian traders, backwoodsmen, and homeseekers (600 in all) and was trailed by droves of domestic animals.
The LEE COUNTY COURTHOUSE, of buff brick, was built in 1933. The county was organized in 1792 from Russell County and named for General Henry ('Lighthorse Harry') Lee, then governor.
At 74 m. is a junction with County 662.
Left here to a footpath, 2 m., that leads Q down a steep incline to NATURAL BRIDGE, an immense arch of limestone spanning Beatty Creek.
The highway at 89.2 m. passes near the SITE OF MARTIN'S FORT, built in 1768 by settlers whose leader was Joseph Martin, born in Albemarle County in 1740. Martin had run away at 16 and become a trader at Fort Pitt on the Ohio. By 1763, with a wild reputation as a gambler, he was again in Virginia. As an officer of militia he fought up and down the frontier from Virginia to Georgia. In ROSE HILL, 89.6 m. (1,445 alt.), small homes and stores hug the road.
Two INDIAN BURIAL MOUNDS (R), 92.1 m., in a field beyond the railroad tracks have never been explored. Lack of digging enthusiasm is attributed to a legend concerning a prying early settler who was killed by a cave-in while attempting to uncover their secrets.
EWING, 94.3 m. (1,388 alt., 500 POP.), is a farm trading center.
The highway at 98.5 m. passes near the spot where on October 10, 1773, Daniel Boone's oldest son, James, Henry Russell, and a son of Captain Drake were killed by Indians. In September 1773 the Boones-Daniel, his wife, and eight children-with five other families had left North Carolina. Along the way they were joined by 40 more homeseekers. Near this spot camp was made for the night. The boys left the party, lost their way, and spent the night in the woods, where they were surprised by Indians. The Boones abandoned the journey and spent the winter in a cabin near Russell's Fort (see Tour 15).
US 58 runs through a valley that narrows and is darkened by mountains to a junction at 108.5 m. with US 25, Close to the Kentucky-Tennessee line and 0.8 miles north of Cumberland Gap, Tennessee (see Tennessee and Kentucky Guides).


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Well, I don't know about you but I think dolls might make better fashion models! Just look at these illustrated fashion for swedish designer Lamija Suljevic's autumn/winter '10 look book by Kris Atomic. It's a great combination of graphic, fashion and photography all rolled into one!
The fashion pieces are one-of-a-kind and embellished with hand embroidery, pleats, laces and braids.
Just look at the details! And I really love the illustrations.
And here's another cute doll fashion inspiration and it's none other than the Blythe Doll taken from Lala Sieste's Flickr photostream. Don't tell me you're not taken by the lovely designs. And yes, they're handmade pieces…even those shoes too!


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Friday, May 04, 2007
Paper Shelves
Anyway, the point of the story is that Pete's lovely mum Heather found me a bunch of wooden block type in an antique store in Queenscliffe - yay! I've been on the hunt for any sort of wooden/metal type for ages, and she's been keeping an eye out for me. I thought they'd look lovely on a series of little shelves on our wall, but we can't do that. So, here's my solution, and I think it looks ok:
How cute is that "," block!
A corner of my office.
Construction: they're each cut out from an A4 piece of paper (with a template printed on it) and stuck to the wall using long 3M adhesive strips - the extra ones that come with the hooks.
If anybody has any better suggestions for construction/materials/sticking to wall i'd love to hear them!
Meanwhile I can't believe the amount of publicity I've received in the blogosphere of late. Craft, Print & Pattern, Etsy... it's crazy! I'm feeling so much better about what I do for a living now. Patterns and fabric is still only a small component but it's something friends and family actually find interesting, and I love the fact that I can make something that other people can turn into wonderful things. On that note, I am collecting photos of things that people have made with the fabric and will turn it into a blog post, so feel free to email me pics if you like and i'll link to your shop :)
27 comments:
- Meet Me at Mikes said...
Hellooo! Just wanted to say I have been lurking about your blog and really enjoy reading all about your fabric fun! Your things are just lovely!
xx mikes
- 7:17 pm
- Tan said...
love the blocks, look fantastic all grouped together...they'd made funky book-ends too :) just found your mention on the Moo blog http://www.moo.com/blog/2007/05/03/crafty-eh/
Good stuff :)
- 9:53 pm
- sheetal patel said...
we have the same problem at our place---the walls are sooooo white and boring!!
- 9:53 pm
- Katherine said...
That's a great idea for making shelves! How heavy are the blocks (how much do you think the shelves can hold)? Could you post the template that you used? Besides the wallpaper and the hooks, the other thing that really bothers me about rented (or dorm) walls is how it's so flat. This would be a really neat way of getting around that.
Also, what is the artwork that you have hanging up? It looks like some sort of cutout?
- 10:05 pm
- Steve said...
That's really damn cool. :)
So, mum knows where to find oldschool type hey? Hmmmmm *scratches chin*
- 10:22 pm
congratulations for all this press about your work ! it worths it !
- 10:26 pm
- lupinbunny said...
how are cardboard shelves and adhesive strips strong enough to hold up wooden blocks? how heavy are the blocks? do the adhesive strips *ever* take paint off the walls? *sees a whole new vista of interior decorating opening before her eyes*
i'm a bit tetchy about all your publicity because now it's going to be harder for me to get my hands on some of that cranes/ trees series that's in the pipeline.
- 10:55 pm
- Melissa said...
Those shelves are so clever! I can't wait to move in November because I'm going to paint and wallpaper my butt off. I own my place now, but it's a loft, and the walls are 18ft high. There's no way I'm taking that on!
- 11:05 pm
- spark*west said...
super damn cool! just found your blog & etsy shop- will be a devoted lurker :)
- 2:33 am
Those are brilliant! I just moved and I have been trying to figure out how to display some things on the walls without putting bolts into the studs. Thanks!
- 3:25 am
- Anna said...
Those shelves are really wonderful. There is an antique store near me with a huge cart of old print type at all times, selling for a dollar a piece, so I have amassed a collection.
- 7:24 am
- Cherry said...
THAT IS SO COOL!!! I will be trying it this weekend. What about using that really thin craft metal? That'd be a cool look too. Awesome.
- 8:28 am
- Lisa said...
I saw your coverage on Print & Pattern - you deserve it. A huge congratulations!
- 8:12 pm
hi, not entirely on the subject, I just wish to know what serif font are you using on your site. I'm a newbie designer whos trying to get aquainted with fonts. Would appreciate the info. BTw, i just installed similar looking shelves but made of wood and nailed to the wall. I just love those floating type of shelves. I can send you pictures of them, if you like.
- 10:55 pm
- shula said...
Pure genius.
I just bang holes in and blow my bond to high heaven.
Those blocks are insane!
- 11:26 pm
- Jake said...
You could easily increase the rigidity of the shelf by adding a concertina of paper to the inside.
Great idea by the way.
- 10:13 pm
- Lara said...
Hi Anonymous - sorry for the slow reply! The serif font used on my site is plain old Georgia I think - it's the default that comes with this blog :)
- 5:20 pm
- Lara said...
Hi Katherine,
The artwork cutout is actually the inverse of a hanging mobile I bought! It came as a flat piece of veneer and you pop out the pieces of the mobile where the gaps now are. You can get the mobile from here:
- 5:23 pm
- Christopher said...
These are such a fantastic idea!I'm curious about the measurements,any chance of you posting a template?And what kind of paper did you use?Was it especially sturdy or thick?
Im also pleased to find another Melbourne artist on here!
- 11:11 pm
- Corina said...
Aaaagh- yep renting and decorating, they don't always go together. I'm currently in home number30 something (lost track) and now I do just tend to bung nails in the wall and think "bondschmond" -my children will only have kiddy rooms for such a short while and I NEED to put stuff up for them esp as we can't paint. But IF I was looking for a designery way to do a wall treatment I'd be looking at those removeable/reusablevinyl wall stickers that are now available....eg BLIK (I like the paisley). Another idea is to limit the number of holes in the wall by doing one really long narrow shelf or hanging system the full length of the wall.
BTW Love your fabric!
- 1:59 pm
- sarah said...
I just wanted to leave a quick post in response to your desire to be able to wallpaper a wall...I'm also a renter and I just wanted to share my strategy for "wallpapering" my apartment. I take a strip of wallpaper and mount it on heavy-weight cardboard. I can then mount this on my wall with a few small nails. I then buy some molding from the hardware store, paint it a coordinating color and create a "frame" for my wallpaper. This method creates an effect somewhere between wallpaper and art! :)
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NEW HAVEN, Conn. – Coming off a Jope Cup victory last spring, the Yale lightweight crew team is looking to continue its string of success this Saturday. Last spring, the team won the Jope Cup, which is awarded for overall team supremacy, at Eastern Sprints for the first time since 2002. Undefeated regular seasons in the second varsity and freshmen boats were also capped with gold medals at Sprints, claiming the Cornell Trophy and the Kilpatrick Cup for Yale. The varsity also brought home a hard-fought bronze medal at the IRA National Championships. With Andy Card returning for his 24th season as head coach, the Bulldogs look to produce a fast start this fall. Joining Coach Card following the departure of Coach Colin Farrell is Coach Ned DelGuercio in his first season as assistant coach. DelGuercio brings his knowledge and experience from serving as coxswain on the US national team to Yale.
Captain William Ferraro is excited to get underway with the fall racing season and continue to improve. Joining Ferraro are five other members of the bronze-medal winning IRA boat. Returning varsity oarsmen are senior Patrick O'Keefe, senior Thomas Swartz, junior Matthew Bridgwater, junior Joseph Hanlon, and junior Matthew O'Donoghue. In addition, senior Joshua Ruck and junior Josh Mann also spent significant portions of the season in the varsity boat, gaining valuable experience. Also, returning from a gap year is now-senior Greg Hausheer, a member of the 2011 national championship boat. Complementing these athletes are the other seniors Cameron Best, David Bloom, Franz Colloredo-Mansfeld, Scott Isaac, Wendy Lin and Christopher Vasseur. Led by these athletes, the Elis have been working hard everyday getting ready for the season.
Joining the varsity ranks is the gold-medal-winning class of 2015. With strong summers behind them, they are looking to make an immediate impact. Depth should be one of the Bulldogs' strong assets this year. Additionally, the program welcomes the class of 2016. This offseason, there was a rule change eliminating separate freshmen rowing, which means all of the classes are now competing on the varsity level. The class of 2016 brings with it a significant number of accolades from the high school level, including victories at Canadian National Championships, Youth National Championships, Stotesbury Cup, SRAA National Championship and C.R.A.S.H.-B.World Indoor Rowing Championship. The class shows a great deal of potential.
The team kicks off its fall season on Oct. 6 with the 18th Head of the Housatonic, held on Yale's home course in Derby, Conn. This regatta will give the Bulldogs a chance to earn some valuable racing experience before the Head of the Charles, as most athletes will be competing in multiple races. After a weekend off, the lightweights race at the Head of the Charles, the biggest two-day regatta, on Oct. 21. Last year, two Yale fours took second and third in the lightweight four event. The Bulldogs are looking to replicate that finish again this year as well as improve on their fifth-place finish in the lightweight eight event. Yale finishes its fall season on Oct. 28 with the Princeton Chase, held on Lake Carnegie in Princeton, N.J.
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10.26.09 by Jackie
Recently I made a pumpkin spice latte and it got me thinking about other drinks that I could make using this Fall flavor. The girls love smoothies, so it seemed like an obvious choice.
I combined some pumpkin purée with traditional pumpkin pie spices such as nutmeg and cinnamon to form the base of the smoothie. Maple syrup and brown sugar provide the sweetness, and oatmeal helps to thicken the drink and provide texture. No bananas here.
If you're looking for a healthy alternative to gorging on slices of pumpkin pie, this smoothie fits the bill. It has the same flavor but with fewer calories and more nutrition. If that's not your goal, you could always throw in a scoop of ice cream and make a milkshake...
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This is a Genuine Eureka replacement 3-pack of bags, full bags will cut out the suction of your vacuum and will put back dust into your home?s air; for optimum performance you should change your bag every 1-2 months, or as needed.
These genuine style J disposable dust bags are used in many Eureka Upright Models, including the 2270, and 2900-2920 series canister vacuums. Eureka Upright vacuums will normally have a model number on the back towards the bottom of the vacuum, and in some cases on the bottom of the vacuum.
These are Genuine Eureka J style disposable dust bags, the will directly replace your old vacuum bags and are original Eureka bags, ordered directly from Eureka. The Eureka style J bags are also known by part numbers 61515B and E61515B, the bags are packaged as a set of three and should be stored in a dry, clean place.