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During my two week return visit to Guinea a lot of people asked me if I noticed any major changes. I said that the first thing that I noticed immediately was the presence of lights as I entered the city by plane. To many travellers this may seem bizarre, but Conakry was known as the "dark capital". For years governments had been unable to provide regular and reliable electricity, even though the country has enormous hydroelectric generating capacity. Now on the road from the airport, which has recently been upgraded, there are solar powered pylons lighting the route.
There were other superficial positive changes that will also bring longer lasting benefits, such as the widening of the market for mobile phones, with four operators and a fifth coming soon. Telecommunication is the modern equivalent of a highway to one's door. Once access has been given, then all other places become accessible. There is also no limit to how people will use telecoms. Many recent stories of developing countries tell of how traders are using mobile phones to make markets; of how public opinion and information are spread by phone calls, etc. Just the fact t hat many people can easily maintain contact with others overseas brings tumbling down many barriers. The capabilities of modern phones also opens up a world of audio and visual knowledge. We have heard stories of how a robbery has been filmed by a cell phone. I know of people taping conversations with phones. Those who travel a lot know that many airports ban the use of cell phones until one has passed through Customs and immigration. And as Orwell wrote, "knowledge is power".
There are also some constants, such as the throngs of people on the main street in Conakry waiting for taxis (see picture above). There are the groups of youths playing football in the street. Future stars? Who knows? I have already written about the daily grind.
Guinea recently went through a major "social upheaval", when in January this year a national strike developed into a major push for political change, resulting in the death of over 30 people (in terms of official figures), and led to a change of government with one built around consensus and largely free of people who had previously held ministerial office. Now, over nice months later, the unspoken cry is for the change expected and promised after those strikes. There is a sense of foreboding as people assess the value of the deaths and social strain.
One area of life that I have seen where change is mixed is in the public administration. Public servants do not have a natural sense of serving the public, and many have been accused of privatizing the public service: only if one pays will one get service, and that payment does not go to the State. A sense of seriousness amongst public officials is something that is often lacking: poor comportment, sloppy dress, attitudes that show little care for those who seek service or make use of public building. This is not unique to Guinea and many will say it is a universal problem of public adminstration. I know many public servants who work so hard it's unimaginable how they keep living as they seem to shoulder every issue and have the ability to resolve many of them with good ideas. The ideas often fall due to lack of commitment on the part of politicians or opposition from other public officials, but dont deny that the ability is there.
How can one motivate most public servants to give that same high percentage to their work? I often talk of "sanctions", meaning that poor work has a harsh consequence with the ultimate being dismissal. Yes, that will bring social problems as a bread winner and family has to do without bread. But getting money on false pretences is theft. Some of the public administration failures are due to an unwillingness to recognize some simple truths, such as this.
In the early-1990s, Guinea suffered a failed coup and one of the symbols is the carcass of a bombarded "palace" (which has been built for African Union conferences and major public meetings etc). That it was never repaired has been for me a symbol of resistance to change; like holding on to old bus tickets. Now, I see that a set of Asian workers (Koreans, I understand) have begun to strip it down and begin refurbishing.
It may all be part of celebrations for Guinea's 50th anniversary of independence, in 2008, but it is a nontrivial development in my mind, and is more than cosmetic. Sometimes new social positions have to be built on new physical structures and this may be one of those cases.


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Thursday, April 9, 2009
Finally finished a Teddy Bear
13 comments:
- suzeeez said...
I love your bear....he's a beauty ! Sue
- April 9, 2009 at 5:30 PM
- Draffin Bears said...
Hi Karen,
I love your new bear ~ the dark colours are very hard to photograph aren't they.
What is your bears name?
Happy Easter to you and your family.
- April 9, 2009 at 5:41 PM
- Annabelle said...
Just finished browsing through Kovels' Antique Collections and Warman's Collectibles for 2009 and some of those bears look just like yours...priceless! Beautiful work Karen.
Hugs Annabelle
- April 9, 2009 at 7:54 PM
- Brenda said...
Hi Karen,
I love your bear and the pink collar. They contrast extremely well! I'm sure a new mummy will find him!
- April 9, 2009 at 8:17 PM
- The White Bench said...
Hi Karen, he's adorable! Love those antique shoe buttons!
I mentioned you on my latest post.
- April 9, 2009 at 10:37 PM
- The Victorian Parlor said...
He's beautiful!
- April 10, 2009 at 1:22 PM
- Nancy said...
Hi Karen...Oh, your bear is wonderful! Love the darker colour. The pink around the neck is very pretty.
Glad I could help!
Hugs, Nancy
- April 10, 2009 at 2:42 PM
- TattingChic said...
Oh, that bear is just darling! Thanks for sharing! Sorry to hear that Cider's leg is healing so slow in your previous post.
- April 12, 2009 at 11:38 AM
- Lynn said...
You are SO talented Karen, he is gorgeous!!!!!
I know what you mean about taking photos, my puppy is all black and it is so so hard to get a good photo of him.
- April 13, 2009 at 3:36 PM
- Heather ~Pretty Petals said...
I LOVE this cute bear!! SO gorgeous. xo
- April 13, 2009 at 8:59 PM
- SteiffGal said...
She's lovely... congrats on a great job of bringing her to life!
- May 6, 2009 at 7:13 PM
- hafizah said...
I love the pink leave-like collar on the bear. Nice job!
- May 7, 2009 at 5:13 PM
- jah said...
What a nice looking bear
- May 12, 2009 at 10:57 PM

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Cleveland City Councilman Terrell Pruitt has had enough of this healthy, outdoor exercise crap. He wants those portable basketball hoops, and gosh darn it, he wants them now. Nevermind the wholesome and long-standing tradition of congregation around hoops during the summer. He'll go door to door until he gets those menaces off the streets if he has to. Those kids will just have to find something else to do with three months of free time. I'm sure they'll find something. Maybe knitting or origami.
Pruitt is pushing to allow cops to confiscate these obviously dangerous apparatuses of entertainment if they are being used in the streets.
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The city already has an ordinance on the books, but the law says police can confiscate the portable hoops only after issuing two previous citations. Pruitt said his office typically gets two or three calls a week during the summer from residents who grow tired of having basketball games played on their streets.
Pruitt, whose ward consists mainly of the Lee-Miles and Corlett neighborhoods in southeast Cleveland, said he wants to give officers discretion to take hoops when they are an obvious source of problems.
He said street basketball games can present a danger for children and motorists and that they sometimes attract illegal activity.
This all begs a few obviously questions...
Are there safe parks with basketball hoops available for play in the Lee-Miles and Corlett neighborhoods?
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He was a soldier. He was a statesman. He was an Israeli. He was a Jew. And Ariel Sharon was one of the great men of the modern era.
When the times forced warring upon him, he led with brilliance and courage, his against-odds victories crucial to his country's survival. When the times offered openings toward peace with enemies — openings that often only he could see and use — he was bold in seeking the way forward.
Now, Sharon has died at 85, having never regained consciousness after an incapacitating stroke took him from the prime minister's chair eight years ago. There will never be an answer to how different the fulcrum of the Middle East would have been had he remained at the helm.
Sharon's journey was, in so many ways, Israel's journey. Without his strength, wisdom and perseverance, the tiny Jewish state, hated by its neighbors, could never have flourished.
He was born in Palestine, then under British rule. He fought in every one of Israel's too many wars, starting with the 1948 War of Independence. He practically invented counterterrorism in rooting out Arab guerrillas. He was a brilliant tank commander who smashed Egyptian forces in the 1967 Six-Day War.
He was a farmer, retired from the military, in 1973 when he was recalled into uniform at a moment that found Israel at her most imperiled, caught off guard on two fronts and reeling from the surprise Egyptian-Syrian Yom Kippur War.
Sent to the front along the Suez Canal as Egyptian armor was pouring through a breach in the Israeli lines, Sharon crossed the canal into Africa in one of the most decisive actions in the annals of warfare. He trapped the Egyptian 3rd Army and opened an undefended path to Cairo. At a desert road marker, 101 Kilometers to Cairo, Egyptian officers met in a truce tent with Israelis. That is where the Camp David treaty, signed in 1979 between Israel and Egypt, was conceived.
Off the battlefield and in the cabinet as defense minister in 1981, he sent jets to destroy Saddam Hussein's nuclear reactor, an attack that was condemned worldwide but spared humanity the nightmare of Saddam having the bomb. And it was Defense Minister Sharon who destroyed the PLO ministate in Lebanon in 1982.
Sharon was never just one thing. He had a way of being able to see around historical corners and adapting tactics for the circumstances. So, as he aged, the man who had become known for waging wars redefined himself as one who took great risks for peace. Virtually alone, he had the credibility to carve out de facto borders and begin the process of surrendering land to the Palestinians.
No one but Sharon could have commanded Israel's historic withdrawal from Gaza or looked forward to ceding further territory, bilaterally if possible, unilaterally if necessary. Such was his standing not only at home, but abroad, including in the U.S. Before the stroke that cut down Sharon in January 2006, he was committed to forging whatever peace could be had with Palestinian neighbors — who, tragically, have still not demonstrated willingness to live alongside Israel without incessantly warring against innocents.
Those who guide Israel in these even more vexing times should be informed by the spirit of Sharon. He led with enduring hope that his remarkable, vulnerable, democratic nation could build a better future, hand in hand with those who wish it the very worst.
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We are surrounded by beauty. Yes, just as we are surrounded by "goodness" and "love."
Why then do some of us see it? Find it? Experience it?
In truth there is no one, simple, answer to that question. Some places are less filled with beauty than others. Some lives less surrounded by goodness and love.
But that said, if we look about something else is to be observed: And that is that what we each see is what we choose to see.
We as a rule find what, and only what, we are looking for.
We experience only what we allow ourselves to experience.
Like beauty, love and goodness can be seen -- or they can be passed over. -Left unseen. Ignored.
Choices over time, too, have an effect. A beautiful home is generally the product of many months or years of planning and executing. A beautiful garden does not grow in a single season. -It begins there, but that is only its beginning. Much work must follow.
Beautiful friendships, too, take time to create and grow. And this, too, takes labor.
I make it a daily goal to to create and post at least one share-worthy photograph a day. It pleases me when others take pleasure in viewing these. But in truth the one who is best rewarded by the images is me -- and that is not in their posting, but in the creating. In the seeing that follows the searching, and the work that follows that.
That assignment -- finding an image that is to me worth sharing -- forces me to look for the beauty that is all around me. To see, not just what is, but possibilities. And then to extract those possibilities -- the things seen in my mind and imagination -- and make them real, clear, and focused. Obvious, hopefully, to even a casual looker on.
The real reward is in the looking. And in the work of creating. This is true for art, Yes. And for music. And for relationships. Indeed it is true for everything.
Seeing the possibilities is where the journey begins. Being satisfied with nothing less and working to create them is the road. All beyond that is merely the destination.
We either go there, or we do not. That choice, too, is ours.
Yes beauty IS all around us. To be extracted from life. Squeezed out of it like juice from a piece of fruit. And very often only then is it available to be savored and enjoyed.
It can't be bought. It does not come pre-packaged.
Some may say "yeah, but you are lucky. I see your photos. You are surrounded by beauty. For you it is everywhere."
For such that think that way here is a little secret: Even that very real beauty often has to be found, extracted, and created. Yes, it is there, but often not obviously so.
Here, as an example, is my "sharable" photo from this morning. First what I shared, and next to it where it came from -- what the camera saw -- the actual photograph. The first -- the image I shared -- is what I sought and found within the later.
Both are in truth the same photo. The choice of what to see and what to share was mine. -To be extracted, modified, squeezed, made "other."
Just as with life itself.


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I "splurged" last night and decided to treat myself. Thanks to Swagbucks I spent a whopping 65 cents on this baby. Darn that $11.70 shipping fee!
Even though it only cost me 65 cents out of pocket, I still count this as a splurge because as a general rule I don't buy crochet patterns. I figure there's more than enough free patterns to keep me busy until the day I die available online for free. It's got to be good to get me to shell out the bucks and I'm really hoping that this book doesn't disappoint.
The reason I dug into my hoard of Swagbucks that I've been saving up for Christmas? Someone special got a play kitchen for his first birthday from mama and papa! I've been Googling like crazy for free play food and kitchen items that I can crochet for A. for his Christmas present this year now, and I stumbled upon a blog that mentioned this book when I was looking for a frying pan.
I'm expecting to get my $8.95 out of it based on the cover alone (on sale for $3.95 on the Annie's Attic website if you want one too!) I'll definitely be making the frying pan and spatula and egg, and will most likely do the baking set (in manlier colours naturally). And that tool belt set is just too cute!
Hopefully USPS isn't too slow getting my package to me. I personally have this theory that they have a secret room where all my packages go that I really want, until they feel that they've tortured me long enough and decide to deliver it. It's estimated to arrive between April 14 and April 21, so we shall see!


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Ex-defence chief wins Colombia vote
Colombia's former defence minister, Juan Manuel Santos, has easily won the first round of the country's presidential election, but without the majority needed to avoid a June run-off with rival Antanas Mockus.
Santos, the anointed successor of Alvaro Uribe, the outgoing president, led with 46 per cent of the votes, while Mockus, a former Bogota mayor, had 21 per cent with almost all polling stations reporting, electoral authorities said on Sunday.
But the Unity party candidate failed to get more than 50 per cent of the votes needed to clinch victory outright and will have to battle Mockus, the Green party's man, in a second round on June 20.
Addressing his supporters late on Sunday, Santos said: "Today our party, as it did four years ago and as it did on March 14, ratified that it is the first political force in the country."
Surging ahead
But Mockus was not conceding defeat, despite garnering less than half the votes his opponent did.
"More than three million citizens have united in what has become a wave of green hope. We know that together we can transform society, we know violence, inequality and corruption are not our destiny – they are problems we can overcome," he told his supporters.
Opinion polls had shown Santos in a tight race with Mockus, well ahead of the seven other candidates.
Speaking from Bogota, Lucia Newman, Al Jazeera English 's Latin America editor, said the "extraordinarily competitive" race had been expected to be one of the closest the country had seen in many decades, but Santos had emerged with a one-sided win instead.
Jorge Restrepo, a political analyst, told Al Jazeera English that the discrepancy between the opinion polls and the election results may have been due to pre-election surveys giving the urban opinion more weight.
"Colombia still has a significant proportion of the rural population who mostly support the security and continuation of Uribe's security policy," he said.
"We may have also underestimated the very many strengths and the importance of Uribe's opinion."
Al Jazeera English's Gabriel Elizondo, reporting from Colombia's second largest city, Medellin, said even the Santos camp was surprised by the margin of its candidate's win, describing the results as exceeding all expectations.
Our correspondent said either Santos connected with voters on health and social issues or on his security policy.
"People here are not voting for change in this election but for an extension of Uribe's security policy," he said.


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Saturday, October 27, 2012
400 pink umbrellas
4 comments:
- Lachezar said...
Great installation and beautiful photograph!
- October 28, 2012 at 7:10 AM
Hope the photographer did not mind but I posted the link with the pic at http://www.facebook.com/TurnYourCityPink
It's a group where people from all over the world post "pink" events and campaigns related to the fight of breast cancer.
- October 28, 2012 at 7:40 PM
- aphotoaday said...
Love it!
- October 29, 2012 at 7:36 PM
- Rachael said...
Hi there,
I'm the managing editor of a health site, and I came across your blog while researching breast cancer awareness images. I'd love to feature the photo of the umbrellas in an article one of our breast cancer advocates wrote. The image would be used for educational purposes only, and we'll give full photo credits, as well as a link to your blog (if you'd like). Please let me know if you're willing to let us use this image, and how you'd like us to list attributions.
Thank you so much,
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Reagan: First Chapter Excerpt
I said I was going to do something new with my blogs, and here it is: I want to get your guys' opinion on my writing as I go along with it. Not only do I read, edit, re-read, and edit over and over again as I'm working on something, but I don't really get any other opinions while I'm working on it. Other than my sisters' of course, because what's great and scary about being a writer all at the same tiem is that you're being vulnerable when you let other people see your work.
I have a tough skin when it comes to comments, criticism, and rejection of my writing but at the same time there's always a part of you that wants to hear the positive things about the piece you share. That being said, I want to start sharing some of my writing and I'm starting it off with an excerpt of the first chapter to Reagan, which is part of a side-story series to my sisters' and my Quadruple or Nothing series. That being said, I want to comments and criticism, what did you like, what didn't you like? Did you think it was confusing, did you understand what I was trying to do? I know it's a really short portion but every bit of feedback helps.
Reagan: First Chapter excerpt.
"Oh my god! That stinks!"
"Are you serious?"
"I'm surprised the paint isn't peeling."
The young couple stared at each other incredulously. From where he tucked himself into the corner of the room, Nic Strong held his shirt up over his nose, fingertips squeezing his nostrils shut. His green eyes were locked onto his girlfriend, widened with slight horror. Reagan Jacoby, on the other hand, perched casually on the end of her bed. Her lips twitched at the corners as she fought hard not to laugh.
"Nic, it's not that bad," she said, hoping to pacify her boyfriend.
"Not that bad? I think all of my nose hairs got burned off!" His eyes continued to widen as the seconds passed. He thrust a hand out towards her and waved it up and down, effectively fanning the air. "You could've warned me at least." Seeing his efforts weren't coming to fruition, he changed tactics and lowered his shirt from his nose, rapidly fanning it back and forth. "Geez, now I know why girls get so upset when we drop a stink bomb."
A peal of laughter escaped Reagan's lips and she flopped back onto her bed. "God, I'm sorry. Okay. Next time I'll warn you earlier so you have ample time to protect yourself." At Nic's sigh of relief, another giggle escaped the raven haired girl's lips and she reached over to the night stand to pick up the bottle she had put down at his initial horrified reaction. She rolled it back and forth between her hands a couple of times before unscrewing the cap once more since his initial outburst of repulsion. "It's just nail polish. It's not going to kill you."
"Then why does it have a warning label?" He finally lowered his shirt against his chest, inching closer to her.
"Whatever." Reagan dabbed the brush coated in bright red nail polish against her toes. "You big baby."
So, let me know what you think. Independence Day is coming up and I hope you guys have a great holiday!
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6/28/2015 11:33:06 am
I enjoyed it wish it was more. Can't wait for the rest.
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Thank you! I'm glad you enjoyed it. There's definitely more to come, I just wanted to showcase the part that I had especially liked about the first chapter.
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7/18/2015 03:33:16 am
That feeling of vulnerability is shared by all writers but its expected when we want our work seen.. Writers must have thick skin with the potential for our work to be seen by lots of people.
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Thursday Night Bible Teaching is on for this Thursday, April 7th at 7 p.m. However, we will not meeting next Thursday, April 14th. We'll resume our regular weekly schedule on April 21st. Hope to see everyone out this Thursday as Pastor Chris continues the Holy Spirit Teaching.
Join us March 27th as we celebrate Easter, the day Jesus Christ kicked the end out of the tomb and declared victory for all who believe! We'll be combining both the 9:00 and 11:15 a.m. services and meet at 10:00 a.m. at the Moorefield Middle School gymnasium.
Please mark your calendars and make plans to be with us for our MOVING FORWARD Capital Campaign
Banquet Saturday, March 26 – 6:00 pm at Moorefield Middle School. If you are planning on attending please sign up as soon as possible by CLICKING HERE. This event will kick off our next phase of BVC's MOVING FORWARD CAPITAL CAMPAIGN. Presentations will be made during the event that will highlight our progress and future plans for the new complex. You'll also have an opportunity to renew your pledge commitment.
Thursday Bible Teaching
Just a reminder that Bible Teaching and PrayKids will resume March 17th at 7:00 p.m.
John 16:7 Nevertheless I tell you the truth. It is to your advantage that I go away; for if I do not go away, the Helper will not come to you; but it I depart, I will send Him to you.
With Easter quickly approaching, we want to make sure everyone is in the know. We will combine our two morning services and meet at 10 a.m. at the Moorefield Middle School. The last couple of years have been amazing and we're expecting an even better service this year! Help us spread the word – we don't want anyone to miss out on this.
If you've ever wanted to involved in a movie, now is your chance. JC FILMS will be holding open auditions for it's upcoming movie, The Perfect Day, at Believers Victory Center on March 19th, from 1pm to 5pm. If your not comfortable in front of the camera but still want to be involved, there will be an Volunteer Informational Meeting following auditions at 5:30. At 6:30, there will be screening of Nail 32, JC FILMS newest release.
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BVC will be commencing our next session of Thursday Night Bible teaching and PrayKids Thursday, March 17, 2016 from 7pm – 8pm. In this session, Pastor Chris will be teaching an in depth study of the Holy Spirit and the power He gives us in our daily lives. The nursery will be staffed for children birth to three, and children ages 4 to 5th grade will have an age appropriate lesson in the PrayKids room. Come out and join us each week at BVC.


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Make a list of the most important things that you learnt.
The most things I learnt were that my project is more important than my presentation and that my research was vital to my projects success.
What can you do now that you couldn't do before?
I could do a wider research on the country (South Korea) and that my research skills have improved in gathering information and putting it into my own words.
What or Who helped me?
Wikapedia and Encarter Kids helped me get most of my information and that it was very easy to understand. So it was easy to swallow and rewrite in my own words. My parents help me get information that I couldn't get from the web.
3 facts about my country.
1. South Korea has over 50 million people living there.
2. The currency is South Korea-won.
3. South Koreabis very small compared to some countries.
2 wonderings on my country.
1. What else should I know about my country?
2. What was it like when North and South Korea where joint together?
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Powder pink perfect
Added Jun 25, 2016
by Maria Hayek
Asker, Norway
I saw Elpida's Trees in powder pink and totally fell in love with the powder pink and black combination! Then my local fabric store released this gorgeous pineapple fabric in this color combination <3 (sigh!)
The pattern for the blouse was an impulse buy…oh so cute! oh nice price! click :D This is New Look 6808 view C (Couldn't resist the collar with the bow). A bit later I had a few days of inspiration and decision making, where the pattern and the fabric became one in my mind.
The culottes happened because I wanted culottes, liked this pattern, then found a fabric that looks similar to the one in the magazine AND in powder pink and black!
All this resulted in this powder pink and black set that I'm totally in love with, especially the blouse! I love this blouse!
Material Notes
100 % viscose for both items, thinner more flowy for the blouse, more solid for the culottes.
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Aug 1, 2016, 07.03 AMby sewing fanatic
you look great! both pieces are brilliant!!! X
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Aug 1, 2016, 11.36 AMby Maria Hayek
Thank you Nadia :)
Jul 17, 2016, 07.35 AMby Oksana Starzhynska
All the story and the result are awesome! I guess it happens when people really want something to happen! And your wish to have all those fabrics and make perfect ensemble was very hot! It is not easy to match prints but you managed to do that with great taste and so have a very nice look! All the details are worthy to pay attention: the fitting of the blouse and ideally cut collar are just above the any praise!!! Culottes suits you well, too, you'll surely find the good applying for the rest of fabric!
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Jul 17, 2016, 10.54 AMby Maria Hayek
Such nice words! Thank you so much dear Oksana, I'm so flattered! I used them a lot since and still totally love them both.
Jul 1, 2016, 01.00 AMby Yaz Rojas
Wow! both pieces are terrific! Congrats :) I am just starting to sew so it is very inspiring to see what you can do and strive to one day be able to have that skill. Lovely work.
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Jul 1, 2016, 10.01 AMby Maria Hayek
Thank you Yaz :) It feels like I started yesterday myself…all you need is a bit of passion and patience and you'll get there in no time! Looking forward to seeing your creations :)
Jun 28, 2016, 05.10 PMby matkailijakirppu
Super cute! Loving the colour! :)
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Jun 28, 2016, 05.52 PMby Maria Hayek
Thank you :)
Jun 28, 2016, 04.17 AMby Elpida Kyriakou
Oh, those pineapples…I would have bought it without second thought….But I also like the culottes fabric very much. If you have any left, I think that a matching crop top would look really great! By the way, as we share inspiration, I'm still looking for the perfect yellow project…..
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Jun 28, 2016, 06.23 AMby Maria Hayek
Thanks Elpida! Let me go check…nope, don't have enough for a top :( Can probably squeeze out a few panels…I'll keep thinking…
As for a yellow project for you, I can't stop thinking that you'll look great in something like this but in a nicer yellow, maybe with some white in it…Also apropos inspiration: What can one do in Athens between like 19:00 and 21:00 before having a nice greek meal and heading back to the airport?
Jun 28, 2016, 09.45 AMby Elpida Kyriakou
When will you be here? At 19:00 you 'll be at the airport or in the centre of Athens? Where will you have meal?
Give me more details. I don't know if you travel alone and what are your plans, but I could come to meet you. And even take some photos of our latest projects and post them together!
Jun 28, 2016, 09.52 AMby Maria Hayek
I'm flying via Athens tomorrow. Landing at 17:40, so based on the net should be in the center around 19:00 depending on how fast I make it through the airport…
I'm also fasting and sunset is 20:50 or something so that's when I'm planning to eat. No particular restaurant as such…then have a flight at 23:55, so aiming at the metro just around 10pm to take me back.
Would absolutely love to meet if you're OK with this crazy schedule :)
Jun 28, 2016, 10.17 AMby Maria Hayek
Also, yes, I'm traveling alone.
Jun 28, 2016, 10.52 AMby Elpida Kyriakou
I love crazy schedules…We can meet at 19:00 at Monastiraki Metro Station. Surprise: Tzai will be there, too and maybe liliv!!!! We can meet on the square just outside the central entrance of the station.
Jun 28, 2016, 11.03 AMby Maria Hayek
OMG! That is so awesome! Looking forward to meeting you ladies :)
And I apologize in advance if I'm a bit late…
Jun 28, 2016, 11.21 AMby Elpida Kyriakou
In Greece, we always arrange things the last moment…See you tomorrow!
Jun 27, 2016, 11.48 AMby punktyodniesienia
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Jun 27, 2016, 11.59 AMby Maria Hayek
Thanks :)
Jun 26, 2016, 08.15 PMby SueMH
Maria both pieces are great on you! That little top is oh so cute!!!
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Jun 26, 2016, 08.27 PMby Maria Hayek
Thank you Sue :) yeah, I'm totally in love with this top!
Jun 26, 2016, 07.12 PMby Ellen Hatteland
Så stilig! og søt topp! :-))
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Jun 26, 2016, 07.18 PMby Maria Hayek
Tusen takk Ellen :) Det er lenge siden jeg har vært fornøyd med noe jeg sydde selv som jeg er nå med denne toppen :D
Jun 26, 2016, 07.21 PMby Ellen Hatteland
Du har laget så mange flotte plagg, og bør være stolt over å ha laget dem selv!
Jun 26, 2016, 07.24 PMby Maria Hayek
Tusen takk Ellen :)
Jun 26, 2016, 06.08 PMby Beccki
Great outfit, I especially love the blouse the colour looks great on you, fresh fruity and summery.
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Jun 26, 2016, 07.17 PMby Maria Hayek
Thank you Beccki! I totally live this blouse :)
Jun 26, 2016, 02.27 PMby liliv-1
It is really a fabulous color combo! Love the whole outfit!
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Jun 26, 2016, 05.26 PMby Maria Hayek
Thank you Liliv :)
Jun 26, 2016, 01.16 PMby SurMesure
I love a top with a feminine touch and this bow, lovely! Great with the culottes; I'm adding this pattern to my favourites…
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Jun 26, 2016, 05.26 PMby Maria Hayek
Thank you so much :) I'm flattered.
Jun 26, 2016, 11.36 AMby Mary Athey
Gorgeous 2 piece outfit. I bought the top pattern as well but so far it's unopened. I love your version and the pineapple fabrics Fab. Love the cullottes as well. Great looking x
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Jun 26, 2016, 05.25 PMby Maria Hayek
Thank you do much Mary :) It's a great top, you should give it a try!
Jun 26, 2016, 10.57 AMby kelerabeus
Love your ansamble, and that pineapple fabric is the cutest ever! You chose a good pattern, all six views offered are really beautiful. Oh, and powder pink is one of my favorite colors too! :)
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Jun 26, 2016, 05.24 PMby Maria Hayek
Thank you :) The fit of this blouse pattern is really good, I adjusted absolutely nothing. Since you're a fan of powder pink too, maybe we see you in it soon? ;)
Jun 26, 2016, 09.22 AMby chula123
what a great outfit Maria! I especially like the pineapples and the collar was a great choice! But as you've already shown, both pieces look great together but will be easy to combine with lots of other clothes.
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Jun 26, 2016, 05.22 PMby Maria Hayek
Thank you Chula! I haven't been this happy with an outfit I made for a long time! And the pineapples are really cute :)
Jun 25, 2016, 10.30 PMby Surriously
Very cute collar on the blouse.
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Jun 26, 2016, 08.04 AMby Maria Hayek
Thank you :)
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Shane Warne flattered by comeback talk
Shane Warne has said he is "flattered" at all the talk of a possible comeback to help Australia's struggling bowling attack and stopped short of completely ruling out a return even though it would be a huge admission of the team's current failings.
Warne has arrived in London on a promotional trip for his new chat show and was greeted at Heathrow Airport by photographers and reporters who were only interested in one topic. "Just landed in London it's freezing and was welcomed by press and photographers asking am I making a comeback? What have I missed ?," he posted on his Twitter feed.
Earlier, his Daily Telegraph column made a brief mention of the debate in Australia, which has led the creation of a fund and a website - bringbackwarne.com - that is aiming to raise enough money to bring Warne out of retirement. "We offer the Rescue Fund to the King of Spin," the website says, "pleading with him once again to don the baggy green and attempt us to win back the Ashes."
"There has been a bit written in Australia and people have been asking me about making a comeback," Warne wrote in the newspaper. "All I can say is that it is very flattering to hear those words."
However, he preferred to look at what options Australia could take among their current players. It is almost certain that Xavier Doherty won't be retained after taking three wickets in his first two Tests and being punished by the England batsmen.
"Do they opt for Nathan Hauritz or a wrist-spinner like Steve Smith?", Warne wrote. "Do they play two spinners or none at all and prepare a green, grassy wicket in Perth? That would be a big gamble against England's seam attack.
"The pitch is not fast and bouncy these days, so maybe you get a local guy who knows the Perth conditions, like left-arm spinner Michael Beer. Sometimes horses for courses works. Australia have to explore all options and win this next match to get back into the series. They need to look at all avenues and go all out for a win."
Beer, 26, has taken 16 first-class wickets in five matches at 39.93. He played against England in their opening tour match at Perth and claimed 5 for 207 but conceded runs at five per over.
Hauritz is favoured for a recall, and hit a hundred as nightwatchman for New South Wales in the Sheffield Shield match against South Australia having gone wicketless in his first innings. However, in his previous Shield match, against Western Australia at the WACA, he took a five-wicket haul.
"Whenever you're dropped you are always looking to perform well," Hauritz said. "I've been lucky enough to take some wickets and score some runs but the job's only halfway done. I was dropped for not doing my role in the side. I've got to go back to first-class cricket and prove I can do that and restore the faith in the selectors and the captain. If you're taking wickets, scoring runs and playing the role they want you're put in their faces."
Meanwhile, back in Melbourne, England's wicketkeeper, Matt Prior, admitted he was bemused by the rumours. "I've absolutely no idea what's going on," he said. "I don't read the press, I don't hear anything, I don't listen to any of it. If he's going to come back, great. If he's not, who knows? Whoever comes into their team we'll have to look at, process, work out how we're going to play against them like any other player, whether it be Shane Warne, Merv Hughes or anyone else. We'd look at them, the video footage and respect them like any other cricketers, so that's what we're going to do."


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The World is our Classroom: My Experiences in Homeschooling
by Stephanie
When I decided to homeschool my youngest son and daughter, I was at the end of my rope. I had read all about the pros and cons of homeschooling, done all the research, but felt that I was not really qualified. After all, I reasoned, I did not have a teaching degree, I was a philosophy major for pity's sake! But when I sat before my youngest son's 7th grade teacher and expressed my concern about Ben's struggle with triple digit multiplication, my world seemed to fall away when the teacher looked me straight in the eye and said, "Oh, don't worry about that, we'll be past that section in a couple of weeks."
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I say "our" because homeschooling is not a one man show. The parent is the "teacher," sure, but not in the traditional sense. I became an information facilitator, if you will, an imparter of information, a directory for research and a one person focus group as we would lie across my bed, talking about our dreams and goals for the future and how we planned to make them a reality.
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During our homeschool adventure, I discovered some things that my research did not reveal. In my quest to weigh the pros and cons of homeschooling, I had determined that a lack of socialization was a definite con. I based this on the antiquated assumptions that homeschooled children are bookish little isolated creatures, never venturing out to spend time with friends, never meeting new people. How wrong I was!
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