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On the verge of accepting his first head coaching position, Steve Kerr, in late-game negotiations, played it calculatingly cool. Even to Phil Jackson, a renowned sideline stoic and the man considered to be his mentor, Kerr never showed his true hand.
Common sense should have made it obvious that Kerr, who was being courted by the Knicks and the Golden State Warriors, would prefer the more attractive Bay Area job once it became vacant. But the N.B.A. world believed — or was led to believe — that Kerr wanted to once again be on Jackson's team.
The ability to misdirect should serve Kerr well as he begins the next phase of his professional life.
While Jackson came calling with his 11 championship rings as a coach and his illustrious past, he also brought the baggage of a new partner. Guarantees of autonomy notwithstanding, he works for James L. Dolan, the chairman of Madison Square Garden, whose record as the ultimate (and meddling) boss of the Knicks also speaks for itself.
According to a person with close knowledge of Kerr's decision Wednesday to accept a five-year offer to replace Mark Jackson with the Warriors, Kerr was never enthusiastic about launching his coaching career in the volatile Garden corridors. He allowed negotiations to go as far as they did because he was unsure of Golden State's intentions and because of his relationship with Jackson, whom he helped win three titles in Chicago as a knockdown shooter.
"It was agonizing to say no to Phil because of what I think of him and what he's done for my career," Kerr said in an interview Wednesday night with NBA.com. "When Phil Jackson asks you to coach the Knicks, how do you say no?"
He found a way because everything he wanted — better terms, team and locality — was out West, where he is from.
A journeyman like Kerr, who played for six teams during a 15-year career, can retire as a player with many friendships based on shared professional experiences. But it was a connection he had made as the general manager in Phoenix that served as a counterweight to Jackson's presence in New York.
Kerr is close with Rick Welts, president and chief of operations for the Warriors, and that made the Golden State job especially appealing to him.
Welts is a longtime N.B.A. executive who worked in the Suns' front office when Kerr was there.
Beyond proximity to his wife and home in San Diego, his mother in Los Angeles and his daughter, a student at U.C. Berkeley, the Warriors offered a playoff-ready roster with a younger and more attractive superstar in Stephen Curry than what the Knicks would present, assuming they can re-sign Carmelo Anthony.
In assessing the Knicks' situation, Kerr had told confidants that he believed Anthony could be a dynamic player in the triangle offense that Jackson is hoping to have his new coach install. But Kerr was less sanguine about whether Anthony, who will turn 30 this month, would be eager to retailor his game at this point in his career.
Kerr was wary of Anthony's willingness to deal with a learning curve, along with the prospect of a roster reconstruction, or what he described to NBA.com as "a big undertaking" that would "take time."
Kerr also worried about Dolan's patience and his willingness to allow Jackson the freedom to potentially let Anthony — Dolan's signature acquisition and the Knicks' only brand-name star — leave as a free agent this summer should they fail to agree on how much of a hometown discount, if any, Anthony should accept to give Jackson salary-cap flexibility.
In doing his homework and speaking to many people about Dolan's methodology, Kerr became concerned about an inevitable clash between ownership and the fiercely independent and occasionally iconoclastic Jackson.
Jackson raised eyebrows and the possibility of upsetting Dolan when, in his postseason news conference, he assessed the Anthony uncertainty by saying: "If it's in the cards, man, are we fortunate. If it's not in the cards, man, are we fortunate. We're going forward, anyway."
That led to educated speculation that Jackson might actually prefer a radical remake of his roster, rather than try to coax another star to share the stage, and the ball, with Anthony in the summer of 2015.
With the Warriors, Kerr inherits a team that lost a seven-game first-round playoff series to the Los Angeles Clippers without its injured starting center, Andrew Bogut.
Kerr did think twice about having to compete in the Western Conference, where 51 victories were enough to earn the Warriors only the sixth seed. The other potential concern was the owner Joe Lacob's abrupt dismissal of Mark Jackson, a first-time coach who was a competitive success and liked by his players.
Welts was said to assuage those fears by explaining to Kerr that Jackson had personality issues with people in the front office besides the owner.
Perhaps the most appealing aspect of the Warriors job is that Kerr can more easily create his own coaching persona. No matter whom he hires, Phil Jackson is bound to cast a long coaching shadow as president of the Knicks. Kerr, who also played for Gregg Popovich in San Antonio, told The San Jose Mercury News on Thursday that he would probably install only some aspects of the triangle because "the game has changed, and I think my philosophy would reflect that."
Translation: Out West, it should be easier for Kerr to be his own man.
Who will now be Jackson's man? During his news conference, he said he had a surprising "number of conversations" with jobless coaches who had expressed interest in running the triangle.
Maybe Plan B will be to chase a veteran like Lionel Hollins. Maybe Jackson will make a play for an old Lakers sidekick, Denver's Brian Shaw, or turn to another name — Derek Fisher, for one — from his sizable roster of championship ring wearers.
The truth is that the loss of Kerr is softened by the presence of Jackson. Not that he is likely to hire himself, but in his 11 coaching rings is the Knicks' real foundation of hope.
The cautionary part of the story for future Jackson recruits, however, is that while Kerr did not believe Dolan obstructed Jackson in the pursuit, Dolan had an impact on the decision by merely being who he is. In planning his next play, the smart coach must always weigh the likelihood of past being prelude.


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When the Tokugawa shogunate moved the political center of Japan from the ancient imperial capital of Kyoto to Edo (modern Tokyo), the Tōkaidō ("Eastern Sea Route") connecting the two cities took on a special prominence. One of several major highways, the Tōkaidō was the route used to transport the shogun's annual official tribute to the emporer—a symbolic offering of white horses. There was also a steady stream of daimyö processions, sometimes with as many as 2,000 retainers, along the Tōkaidō. Daimyö were regional lords who were required to alternate their residences between Edo and their fiefdoms, leaving their immediate families hostage in the new capital.
Non-official traffic—of pilgrims, merchants and other travelers—also increased rapidly when travel restrictions were eased in the late Edo period. The travel boom led to new towns springing up along the road, all with inns, teahouses, restaurants, and souvenir shops. At the same time, illustrated guidebooks, travel literature and fiction, and art depicting famous locations around the country were issued to meet the demands of an audience eager for information about the Japan beyond the narrow confines of their homes.
The young Utagawa school artist Hiroshige (1797-1858), still in his thirties and struggling to develop his individual style, collaborated with the publisher Hoeidö around 1833 to release the single print series The Fifty-Three Stations of Tōkaidō Road. The instant blockbuster vaulted Hiroshige to stardom and established him as one of the foremost print artists of the late Edo period. Hiroshige would return to the & Tōkaidō theme over and over again, and also to other major highways such as the Kisökaidö. His output for the rest of his life was dominated by prints depicting locations of natural beauty and special interest all over Japan, culminating with Famous Places of the Sixty Provinces, One Hundred Famous Views of Edo, and Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji, the last inspired by the series of the same name by his predecessor Katushika Hokusai. However, he remains best known for his first Tōkaidō series, now internationally recognized as the ultimate expression of a distinctly "Japanese" artistic sensibility.


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As Galadriel said to Frodo in The Lord of the Rings, "You are a Ring-bearer, Frodo. To bear a Ring of Power is to be alone." To be passionate about history so that you feel it in your very essence and long to commune with the past is often to be alone.
One profound way I've found to connect with those who've gone before me is through my writing. My work reflects the heart and soul invested in each word. Years ago while researching family genealogy, I gained the courage to take the leap from penning non-fiction essays about rural life and plunge into historical romance novels set in early America. That first story, Red Bird's Song, written and rewritten more than any other, is the book of my heart.
"This book touched my soul even as it provided a thrilling fictional escape into a period of history I have always found fascinating."
~ Laurie-J Reviewer for Red Bird's Song at Night Owl Romance
Red Bird's Song is a 2012 Double Epic Award Finalist!
A bit about Beth: Married to my high school sweetheart, I live on a farm in the Shenandoah Valley of Virginia surrounded by my children, grandbabies, and assorted animals. An avid gardener, my love of herbs and heirloom plants figures into my work. The rich history of Virginia, the Native Americans, and the people who journeyed here from far beyond her borders are at the heart of my inspiration. In addition to American settings, I also write historical & time travel romances set in the British Isles, and nonfiction about gardening, herbal lore, and country life.
My fascination with Colonial America, particularly stirring tales of the frontier and the Shawnee Indians, is an early and abiding one. My English, Scot-Irish ancestors had interactions with this tribe, including family members taken captive. In Red Bird's Song, I honed in on my early American roots in a story featuring the Scots-Irish and an Indian attack that happened to my ancestors.
My award-winning Native American themed historical romance novel Through the Fire is also based on research into my colonial forebears and the French and Indian War. Although written to stand alone, historical romance novel Kira Daughter of the Moon, is the sequel to Through the Fire.
(Image of old family musket, hunting pouch and powder horn taken by my mom, Pat Churchman)
Taken captive by a Shawnee war party wasn't how Charity Edmondson hoped to escape an unwanted marriage. Nor did Shawnee warrior Wicomechee expect to find the treasure promised by his grandfather's vision in the unpredictable red-headed girl.
George III's English Red-Coats, unprincipled colonial militia, prejudice and jealousy are not the only enemies Charity and Wicomechee will face before they can hope for a peaceful life. The greatest obstacle to happiness is in their own hearts. As they struggle through bleak mountains and cold weather, facing wild nature and wilder men, Wicomechee and Charity must learn to trust each other.~
***Image of the Alleghenies taken by my mom, Pat Churchman
"With "Red Bird's Song", Beth Trissel has painted an unforgettable portrait of a daring and defiant love brought to life in the wild and vivid era of Colonial America. Highly recommended for lovers of American history and romance lovers alike!" ~Review by Virginia Campbell
Through the Fire is an adventure romance with a The Last of the Mohicans flavor and a mystical weave. Some of the most unusual aspects of this story are based on individuals who really lived. A passionate love story set during the French and Indian War.
Blurb: Will love inflame these two natural-born enemies in fiery destruction?
Passions run deep in the raging battle to possess a continent, its wealth and furs. Both the French and English count powerful Indian tribes as their allies. English lady Rebecca Elliot, having eloped to America with a British captain, finds herself a widow. When she ventures into the colonial frontier with the militia to seek her uncle, she unwittingly enters a dangerous world of rugged mountains, wild animals, and even wilder men. The rules are different here and she doesn't know them, especially those of the savagely handsome warrior who captures her body and her heart.
Half-Shawnee, half-French warrior Shoka, former guide for English traders, is the hawk, swift, sure, and silent as the moon. He knows all about survival in this untamed land and how deadly distraction can be. His intent is to sell Rebecca to the French before she draws him under her spell, but if he lets her go he can no longer protect her. If he holds onto her, can he safeguard his heart? With battle looming and an enemy warrior bent on vengeance, Shoka and Rebecca must decide whether to fight together or be destroyed.
"Through the Fire is full of interesting characters, beautifully described scenery, and vivid action sequences. It is a must read for any fan of historical romance." ~Poinsettia, Long and Short Reviews
…The French and Indian War, a Shawnee warrior, an English lady, blood vengeance, deadly pursuit, primal, powerful, passionate…THROUGH THE FIRE.
"Ms Trissel spins a very fine yarn with Through the Fire. Her vivid imagery takes you right back into the action. The colours, scents and views tickle the senses. The deep description of scenery and historical setting gave me just the right idea of what Rebecca went through, both physically and emotionally. Ms Trissel knows how to tell a wonderful tale.
A beautifully written love story, with enough dangers lurking to keep us on our toes. Perfect reading material." ~Historicals Reviewed
Intrigued with all things Celtic, much of my writing features these early Scot-Irish ancestors who settled in the Shenandoah Valley and surrounding Allegheny and Blue Ridge Mountains. This absorption with Colonial America also extends to the high drama of the Revolution depicted in my award-winning historical romance novel Enemy of the King.
I have ancestors who fought and loved on both sides of that sweeping conflict. My research into the Southern face of the war was partly inspired by my great-great-great grandfather, Sam Houston, uncle of the famous Sam, who kept a journal of the Battle of Guilford Courthouse, North Carolina, 1781, that's used by historians today. Stick around for a wild ride into Carolina Back County and the battle between Patriots and Tories. Our hero is the former and our heroine the latter. Both of them bear names that belonged to my ancestors
Enemy of the King, a historical romance with paranormal element, is my version of The Patriot. A big fan of Daphne Du Maurier since my teens, I was also influenced by her mystery/ghost story, Rebecca. Our Virginia home place, circa 1816, and other early homes left deep impressions on me. I've long harbored suspicions that those who've gone before us are not always entirely gone. Most of all, I'm a Southern Virginia author, and it shows.
1780 South Carolina, spies and intrigue, a vindictive ghost, the battle of King's Mountain, Patriots and Tories, pounding adventure, pulsing romance…ENEMY OF THE KING. I'm at work on the sequel.
"I thoroughly enjoyed reading Enemy of the King. Not only are the characters memorable and the setting beautifully described, but the action is riveting and the romance between Meri and Jeremiah is tender. I highly recommend Enemy of the King to anyone who loves a well crafted historical romance." ~Poinsettia Long and Short Reviews
*Publisher's Weekly BHB Reader's Choice Best Books of 2009
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"An amazing and vibrant look into the American Revolution…this sexy historical is a must read!" ~Coffee Time Romance And More
"I love historical romances. They are one of my favorites and anymore when I think of a historical I think of Beth Trissel."~Reviewed by Bella Wolfe, You Gotta Read Reviews
"Beth Trissel is a skilled storyteller and scene-builder. She immediately plunges the reader into action and excitement with a vivid sense of time and place." ~Historical Romance Author Kris Kennedy ( for Enemy of the King)
Historical paranormal romance novel The Bearwalker's Daughter follows on the heels of the American Revolution and takes place in the ruggedly beautiful Alleghenies.
A Handsome frontiersman, Mysterious Scots-Irish Woman, Bearwalking Shawnee Warrior, Dark Secret, Pulsing Romance…The Bearwalker's Daughter
Blurb: Karin McNeal hasn't grasped who she really is or her fierce birthright. A tragic secret from the past haunts the young Scots-Irish woman longing to learn more of her mother's death and the mysterious father no one will name. The elusive voices she hears in the wind hint at the dramatic changes soon to unfold in the mist-shrouded Alleghenies in Autumn, 1784.
Jack McCray, the wounded stranger who staggers through the door on the eve of her twentieth birthday and anniversary of her mother's death, holds the key to unlock the past. Will Karin let this handsome frontiersman lead her to the truth and into his arms, or seek the shelter of her fiercely possessive kinsmen? Is it only her imagination or does someone, or something, wait beyond the brooding ridges—for her?
(The Bearwalker's Daughter is a revised version of my award-winning romance novel Daughter of the Wind)
Publisher's Weekly BHB Reader's Choice Best Books of 2009
"Ms. Trissel's alluring style of writing invites the reader into a world of fantasy and makes it so believable it is spellbinding." ~Camellia, Long and Short Reviews
A short historical romance story with a The Last of the Mohican's flavor to give readers a taste of my full-length American historical romance novels. If you like The Lady and the Warrior, chances are you will enjoy Red Bird's Song and Through the Fire. Both have a strong Native American theme interwoven with the plot. Cover also by my highly artistic daughter Elise.
"The Lady and the Warrior is a sweet and tender romance, the kind of romance that makes readers sigh with…could it be longing? What woman wouldn't love to be rescued by tall dark and handsome? In a short time she manages to capture the harshness of the wilderness and the wonderful intervention of fate that turns a near tragedy into a lovely tale of happily ever after… " Five star Amazon reader review
Recent Release. Kira, Daughter of the Moon:
'A beautiful Scots-Irish healer in the rugged Alleghenies finds herself accused of witchcraft. With the terror of the French and Indian War fresh in her mind, can Kira love a white warrior?'
I have a growing selection of historical romance featuring those Celts settled in the rugged Alleghenies and the Shenandoah Valley of Virginia, and the Native Americans they encountered.
'The Rugged Alleghenies, A White Warrior, Beautiful Scots-Irish Healer, Unrequited Love—Requited, Charges of Witchcraft, Vindictive Ghost, Lost Treasure, Murderous Thieves, Deadly Pursuit, Hangman's Noose Waiting…Kira, Daughter of the Moon'
Set among the superstitious Scots in the rugged Alleghenies, the story is an adventurous romance with a blend of Celtic and Native American flavors. Although written to stand alone, Kira, Daughter of the Moon is the long-awaited sequel to my award-winning historical romance novel, Through the Fire.
Blurb: Logan McCutcheon returns to colonial Virginia after seven years in the hands of Shawnee Indians. But was he really a captive, as everybody thinks? He looks and fights like a warrior, and seems eager to return to those he calls friends and family.
Kira McClure has waited for Logan all those years, passing herself off as odd to keep suitors at bay–and anyone else from getting too close. Now that he's back, he seems to be the only person capable of protecting her from the advances of Josiah Campbell and accusations of witchcraft. And to defend the settlers against a well-organized band of murderous thieves.~
(Logan, the 'white warrior' from Kira, Daughter of the Moon. One of my all time favorite heroes.)
"This is one pageturner you might read in record speed. Except when you get near the end. If it's read slower the story will last longer. That's when it's time to savor the story for a while and when the story is really good it almost seems a shame to begin another book with the memory of the current book still fresh in your mind." ~Martha Decker for Examiner.com
Five Stars For Kira, Daughter of the Moon!
From Poinsettia for Long and Short Reviews:
"One of the things I enjoy most about Ms. Trissel's writing is her amazing ability to transport readers directly into her stories. Her mastery of descriptive language never ceases to amaze me. "Green-gold light streamed through the rippling leaves while high overhead a yellow warbler trilled sweet, sweet, sweet and the warmth of hay-scented fern wafted on the mild breeze." After reading this first sentence, I already felt as if I were standing next to Kira in the woods. I could see, hear, and smell everything she did. Completely immersed in the story, I eagerly dove into the pages that followed…"
***The Bearwalker's Daughter, Red Bird's Song, Through the Fire and Kira, Daughter of the Moon are part of my Native American Warrior Series. Short story The Lady and the Warrior also fits this line and will someday be a full novel.
Moreover, I'm intrigued by ghost stories, and Virginia has more tales than any other state. I find myself asking if the folk who've gone before us are truly gone, or do some still have unfinished business in this realm? And what of the young lovers whose time was tragically cut short, do they somehow find a way? Love conquers all, so I answer 'yes.' The theme behind light paranormal murder mystery, ghost story romance Somewhere My Love, the first in my 'Somewhere in Time' series.
"As I read Somewhere My Love, I recalled the feelings I experienced the first time I read Daphne DuMaurier's Rebecca long ago. Using deliciously eerie elements similar to that gothic romance, Beth Trissel has captured the haunting dangers, thrilling suspense and innocent passions that evoke the same tingly anticipation and heartfelt romance I so enjoyed then, and still do now."
~ Joysann, Publishers Weekly
Time Travel, Ghosts, and Reincarnation. Sacred relics and star-crossed lovers. Fantasy, mystery, magic, and above all romance…
The idea behind my 'Somewhere in Time series' is that the story opens in an old home, (I love old homes!) so far Virginia, and then transports the reader back in time either in the same house or another place entirely, such as the Scottish Highlands.
"Know that love is truly timeless." ~Author Mary M. Ricksen
Fated lovers have a rare chance to reclaim the love cruelly denied them in the past, but can they grasp this brief window in time before it's too late?
Blurb: Two hundred years ago Captain Cole Wentworth, the master of an elegant Virginian home, was murdered in his chamber where his portrait still hangs. Presently the estate is a family owned museum run by Will Wentworth, a man so uncannily identical to his ancestor that spirit-sensitive tour guide Julia Morrow has trouble recognizing Cole and Will as separate. As Julia begins to remember the events of Cole's death, she must convince Will that history is repeating, and this time he has the starring role in the tragedy. The blade is about to fall.
"As I read Somewhere My Love, I recalled the feelings I experienced the first time I read Daphne DuMaurier's Rebecca long ago. Using the same deliciously eerie elements similar to that gothic romance, Beth Trissel has captured the haunting dangers, thrilling suspense and innocent passions that evoke the same tingly anticipation and heartfelt romance I so enjoyed then, and still do now." ~joysann for Publisher's Weekly
"Beth Trissel has written a captivating ghost story entwining a contemporary love story with the mystery of a murder from the nineteenth century. The wonderful characters and evocative historical details caught my attention from the first page." ~Author Helen Scott Taylor for paranormal romance Somewhere my Love
In Somewhere My Lass, I journeyed back to 1602 Scotland and more deeply explored my Scottish roots. I'm at work on the sequel.
An ancient relic, a medieval crypt, a mad highlander at their throats and time fast running out. Mystery, suspense, romance,Somewhere My Lass.
Blurb: Will Mora and Neil be too late to save a love that began centuries before?
''The MacDonald comes' warns Mora Campbell when Neil MacKenzie finds the young Scotswoman lying unconscious at the top of his stairs after he discovers his murdered housekeeper slumped at the bottom. Mora's claim that she's his fiancé from 1602 and was chased to the future by clan chieftain, Red MacDonald, through 'the door to nowhere' seems utter nonsense. Neil thinks she's addled from the blow to her head until his life spirals into chaos and the avenging Highlander shows up wanting blood. Mora knows the Neil of the future is truly her beloved Niall who disappeared from the past, but he must also remember. And fast.
Although Niall's kinsmen believe he's dead, and Mora is now destined to marry his brother, she's convinced that if she and Neil return to the past, all will be right. The balance of the present and future are in peril if she marries another, and the Neil of the present will cease to exist. The only problem is how to get back to 1602. An ancient relic, the ultimate geek friend, and a little Celtic magic help pave the way back to the enormous challenge that awaits them. If they're in time.
Reviewed by: Silvermage of Night Owl Reviews ~'Somewhere My Lass was a wonderful time-travel romance. I enjoyed that the time-travel went from the past to 2009 and not the other way."
"Somewhere My Lass presents a convoluted time-twisting conundrum which becomes more intriguing as it goes along. I found the romance of it touching, the enigma baffling, and the resolution unexpected. A light, interesting blend of contemporary and historical fiction." ~joysann, Publisher's Weekly
Somewhere in the Highlands (Somewhere in Time)
Sequel to Somewhere My Lass
Blurb: The MacDonalds are coming! When Elizabeth MacDonald (a.k.a Beezus Mac) thrusts a sealed gold box at Angus Fergus amid panicked requests for him to hide the stolen artifact, she has no idea the ancient cloth it contains bestows unearthly powers. Red MacDonald knows and he's hell-bent on traveling 400 years into the future to claim the charmed relic, even kill for it.
Protecting Beezus from his old nemesis is only one of Fergus's problems. Before they can stop him, Morley MacDonald, descendant of Red MacDonald, snatches the prize and leaps through the time portal to head the MacDonald clan and kill Fergus's MacKenzie ancestor. If he succeeds, Fergus will cease to exist.
Danger grows in the feud between the MacDonalds and the MacKenzies as the pair, along with an ingenious friend and high tech inventions, returns to 1604 Scotland to face these brawny Highlanders and reunite with kin. Will Fergus overcome his mistrust of Beezus and fan the growing spark between them before they battle Morley? If he waits, it may be too late.~
So many readers were taken by the strong, quirky character, Fergus, in Somewhere My Lass (as was I) that I decided to write Fergus's story. Now, I plan to write yet another story in this continuing saga–part of my Somewhere in Time series. Plotting is underway for that book. In the tone of Somewhere My Lass, Somewhere in the Highlands is an unusual twist on the time travel theme, with high tech gadgets, sci-fi lingo, and action packed. And a fun dash of romance, of course.
"I absolutely loved Fergus's story! Fergus is the perfect geek hero, smart, funny, thinks on his feet, and cute! I love Beth's stories, she has a wonderful way of writing so that you are right there in story with the characters. I thoroughly enjoy the tone of her stories and her settings, Beth's stories are wonderful and definitely worth the read." Amazon Review
Amazon link for Somewhere in the Highlands
The Somewhere in Time Series; where the past meets the present.
Speaking of wonderful old homes, (a major part of the Somewhere in Time series) the image below is of the old Virginia family home place that lies at the heart of many of my stories and is the setting for my ghostly Christmas romance novella, Somewhere the Bells Ring.
Nostalgia about the late 1960's and an earlier era, WWI, coupled with a vivid dream inspired this vintage American Christmas ghost story.
'Although Somewhere the Bells Ring has a holiday theme, it's an anytime read for Romance Lovers.'
Blurb: Caught with pot in her dorm room, Bailey Randolph is exiled to a relative's ancestral home in Virginia to straighten herself out. Banishment to Maple Hill is dismal, until a ghost appears requesting her help. Bailey is frightened but intrigued. Then her girlhood crush, Eric Burke, arrives and suddenly Maple Hill isn't so bad.
To Eric, wounded in Vietnam, his military career shattered, this homecoming feels no less like exile. But when he finds Bailey at Maple Hill, her fairy-like beauty gives him reason to hope–until she tells him about the ghost haunting the house. Then he wonders if her one experiment with pot has made her crazy.
As Bailey and Eric draw closer, he agrees to help her find a long-forgotten Christmas gift the ghost wants. But will the magic of Christmas be enough to make Eric believe–in Bailey and the ghost–before the Christmas bells ring?
"Ms. Trissel captivates her reader from the moment you start reading the first page. She has written a compelling love story that spans some fifty plus years and keeps you entertained every step of the way with the story within a story…I fell in love with Ms. Trissel's characters and look forward to the next delightful story ready with Kleenex box in hand. A must read for every romance fan."
~Reviewed by Robin for Romancing the Book
Though set in England, the tumult taking place in France during the explosion of the French Revolution is the backdrop for my new historical romance, Into the Lion's Heart. This story launched the new series The Wild Rose Press is debuting called Love Letters, the premise being that a letter is responsible for bringing the hero and heroine together.
As the French Revolution rages, the English nobility offer sanctuary to many a refugee. Captain Dalton Evans arrives in Dover to meet a distant cousin, expecting to see a spoiled aristocrat. Instead, he's conquered by the simplicity of his new charge. And his best friend Thomas Archer isn't immune to her artless charm, either.
Cecile Beaumont didn't choose to travel across the Channel. And she certainly didn't expect that impersonating her own mistress would introduce her to a most mesmerizing man. Now she must play out the masquerade, or risk life, freedom – and her heart.
"A brilliant historical romance by Beth Trissel. You can feel her passion in the story, very well written and characters that you can feel. Into the Lion's Heart will take you through a journey of love, and enough surprises to keep you hanging on. If you love a beautiful historical romance you will enjoy this story!"
~Reviewer: Wanda from Romance Writers Reviews
Colonial American Christmas Romance Novella, A Warrior for Christmas (Available in eBook and Audio at Amazon)
"A Warrior for Christmas took me by complete surprise. I expected the usual tale of a former Indian captive transcending his past to live the life of a gentleman, but Beth Trissel's exquisite writing skill made me love this story…No reader of historical romance will want to miss A Warrior for Christmas, even if it isn't Christmas."
~Two Lips Reviews (Five Lips and A Recommended Read Rating)
Blurb: Reclaimed by his wealthy uncle, former Shawnee captive Corwin Whitfield finds life with his adopted people at an end and reluctantly enters the social world of 1764. He plans to return to the colonial frontier at his first opportunity–until he meets Uncle Randolph's ward, Dimity Scott.
Deaf since a childhood bout of Scarlet fever, Dimity Scott intends to be cherished for herself, not her guardian's purse, even if it means risking spinsterhood. Then the rugged newcomer arrives, unlike any man she's ever known. Dimity has learned to manage her silent world, but unaccustomed to the dangers of the frontier, can she expect love and marriage from Corwin, who longs to return to his Shawnee life?~
This past spring, I branched out beyond historical and light paranormal romance with a nonfiction book about country life entitled Shenandoah Watercolors, available in Kindle at Amazon. also in print with lovely photographs taken by my talented family.
A 2012 EPIC Ebook Award Finalist!
Author/farm wife Beth Trissel shares the joys and challenges of rural life on her family's small farm located in the scenic Shenandoah Valley of Virginia. Journey with her through the seasons on the farm, owned by her family since the 1930′s, and savor the richness of her cherished gardens and beloved valley. This journal is a poignant, often humorous, sometimes sad glimpse into a vanishing way of life for anyone who loves or yearns for the country and even those who don't.
"This is perhaps the most beautifully written memoir I've ever read. Its lovely and languid descriptions of the picturesque valley, the farm and gardens are equaled only by the charming and funny descriptions of the antics (and conversations!) of the farm animals. What a joy this is to read." Amazon Reviewer Carole King
I'm a member of RWA ®, Virginia Romance Writers, and Celtic Hearts Romance Writers. My work has received many awards including a 2008 Golden Heart Final with my American historical Through the Fire.
Author Awards:
2008 Winner Preditor's & Editor's Readers Poll
Publisher's Weekly BHB Reader's Choice Best Books of 2009
2010 Best Romance Novel List at Buzzle
Won Book of the Week Five Times At LASR
2012 Reader's Favorite Finalist
This blog is filled with a variety of posts centered around Historical &Light Paranormal Romance, gardening with a focus on herbs, heirloom plants, and country life, and many other topics as well. It's rather eclectic.
*Image of our garden taken by my daughter Elise Trissel. She also did several of my book covers including Somewhere My Love, Somewhere My Lass, Through the Fire, The Bearwalker's Daughter, The Lady and the Warrior, and added artwork for Enemy of the King.
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***ALL of my Books are available at Amazon:
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My Wild Rose Press Author Page
My Author Page at Barnes & Noble
My Books At All Romance eBooks (do a find on Beth Trissel)
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My Dearest Diary,
How I have longed for this meeting Diary. Truly, the only good that has come from my stay in this squalid place is my chance meeting with you. The chance that will undoubtedly entwine the rest our very lives together. Know that there has been none other like yourself before our meeting. You are my first, and only, true love. And know, too, that there will never be another after you. So long as you give all of yourself to me, as I give you. My dearest Diary.
These people, Diary, these dwarves. They cannot keep up with me Diary! It's true, a very select few people can, bit these dwarves spend an eternity considering my words before talking back to me. It's infuriating Diary! Kat is actually having an easier time of talking to them. Kat!
She made friends with a girl named Kiki. A dwarf girl who spends her time knee deep in Nug refuse. I'm not sure how Kat stands it, honestly! She's the one that told us about the filth fever which is affecting the dwarves. The same one that Celeste seems to have matched some of her symptoms to. I worry about that girl sometimes. Of course, she could never compare to you Diary, she's just a friend.
Seb, Kiki's father, practically begged us to save his people. Again it fell to me, Diary, to save more pathetic, weak peasants. It seems they are more useless every time! Fortunate for them all that I'm here to save them.
As we were leaving, another dwarf came up to me. We'd met before, other dwarves don't like him. Which is perhaps why I do, Diary. He's driven. He wants the Slum Witches to help him force the current dwarven leadership out. To do what needs to be done to save these plebeians by bringing them to the surface of the rock, where they are free from the Ratkin.
So I did what any hero would do, Diary, I accepted his offer to depose the current leadership. After saving his people from disease of course. So the Slum Witches set out, ready to face whatever evils appear before us. The first of which came quickly.
We had been warned that the filthy vermin Ratkin had taken over many parts of the tunnels leading to the healing fungus. A tip which proved true as we made our way up along an underground rapid. A large group of Ratkin were atop a spire in the centre of the rapid up ahead. In the centre of it, one of those disgusting half-dead rat oracles sitting in the centre.
They were doing… something. I'm sure it was evil, Diary. These creatures aren't educated and good looking like you or me. They're fowl, and that is why we cannot understand them. Cannot allow them to live.
Kat went rat form (more elegant than these creatures I assure you, if still somewhat unsophisticated) to position between the creatures before Celeste dumped a huge cloud of fog upon them. While I couldn't see what was going on, I very quickly hear the tell-tale roar of Kat, followed by several splashes. Knowing my teammates, she had almost certainly already taken out the rat woman in a quick strike.
Dain and I burst into the fray, with Celeste throwing fire-y pot-shots through the fog. We killed them all Diary. Hunted down every last one of those dirty creatures, ensuring they could never hurt someone again. They will no longer taint the Rock with the sin of their lowly existence.
The Slum Witches continue to prove ourselves mighty, Diary! Following up the assault, we ran towards more of the wretches. Following the directions given to us by the peasant dwarves. Hours passed again before we came upon yet another shocking sight. Normally I wouldn't tell such a delicate flower such as yourself, but I can feel that you have the spine for it.
Inside a cave, we saw the affront to all that is beautiful and good. We saw a mother of the Ratkin. A slavering, giant thing tended by a gross excuse for midwives. Fetus after fetus was spat out from this thing, dead ones being fed back to it. All it took was a glance, Diary, and we knew we had to destroy this thing.
The Slum Witches are too smart for a full frontal assault that would fail. We devised a simple plan to kill this thing with a huge stalactite. First, I positioned myself on one side of the cave. Kat turned into a rat, to be thrown by Dain. At the peak of her assent, she turned back into a human and bellowed at the stalactite. Before she landed, I spat a web between two stalagmites to catch her. As soon as she landed, Celeste performed her piece of the plan, firing up the web to free Kat.
The plan went completely perfectly, of course, Diary. Simplicity ensured it. A slight addendum required us to hit the piece with a stone to finish it off (Courtesy of Kat) but it was mostly the plan working.
The stalactite fell, and crushed the abominable rat factory. A quick exit needed to follow, we darted from the room as hundreds of the disgusting Ratkin filed in through holes all around the cavern. We ran, Diary, heroically ran to fight another day.
It wasn't long before we made it to something more surprising than what we'd already run into.
Griselda is a dwarf. Another thoroughly boring one I'm sure. She'd contacted Celeste through a dream or something. I'm not quite sure what that girl does in her spare time. Apparently she came with a premonition.
The Slum Witches needed to cross a bridge, one we'd know was significant when we saw it. It was imperative that we did as soon as we saw it.
And that was what we found, Diary. The bridge in one direction, the healing fungus in another, an army of Ratkin at our backs.
A difficult decision before us Diary. One almost as hard as the one I must make to finish this conversation. I care deeply for you Diary, know that I'll return to you my one and only.
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I didn't take any notice of the dates, since I was starting in the middle of August rather than at the beginning of the year, and on some days I read a couple of the entries rather than just one. Inevitably the quality and relevance were variable; sometimes I found myself nodding and agreeing, other times shaking my head in bewilderment at some cultural or other reference that meant nothing to me. The book is American, after all, and I am not.
After three weeks away, I returned home and resumed reading the rather more in-depth devotional commentary that occupied me for most of that year, and read no more of 'God Moments' until my next UK trip in February of last year. Then in January this year, I decided that I would continue with 'God Moments', usually reading the book over breakfast as it's so convenient to do so on my Kindle. Sometimes I read just one of the mini sections, sometimes two or even three, depending on the content. Each devotion ends with a prayer, some of which I found both helpful and relevant.
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Settlegood v. Portland
Public Schools,
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More recently, in
Settlegood v. Portland
Public Schools, 371 F. 3d
503 (9
thCir. 2004), cert. denied,
125 S.Ct. 478 (2004), the
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Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
upheld a jury's
determination that a local
school district had violated
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rights. The teacher had
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regarding a lack of
suitable equipment for
children with educational
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former high school principal
claims that she was
demoted in retaliation for
"speaking out," see
Cavazos v. Edgwood I.S.D.,
2005 U.S. Dist. LEXIS
15800 (W.D. Tex. 2005).
Ninth Circuit Federal Court upholds
Pamela Settlegood $1 million verdict;
she was fired for asking that the law be
followed for her students
Protected Speech
Settlegoode v. Portland Public Schools
371 F.3d 503 (9th Cir. 2004)
A teacher sued her school district and supervisors alleging, inter
alia, her contract was not renewed in retaliation for exercising her
First Amendment right to free speech.
Settlegood was an Adapted
Physical Education teacher working for the Portland Public Schools. She was
an itinerant teacher and was exposed to multiple schools in the district on a
daily basis. Plaintiff became concerned about the treatment of disabled
students in the schools and problems with the physical plant and resource
deficiencies at several schools. She attempted to speak with her supervisor
who dismissed her concerns. Extensive oral and written communication
ensued between Settlegood and several supervisors. Eventually, the school
board decided not to renew her contract citing poor performance reviews,
including poor reviews of her IEP reports.
The court followed the three part test set forth in Keyser v. Sacramento
Unified Sch. Dist., 265 F.3d 741 (9th Cir. 2001) to determine whether
Settlegood was fired in retaliation for exercising her First Amendment rights.
The first of the three parts asks whether the plaintiff's conduct was
constitutionally protected. Here, the court found that under the Pickering test
her whistle blowing speech was a matter of public concern. The court stated
that not only were her free speech rights implicated but the content of her
speech was of paramount concern to the parents of disabled children.
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students are receiving the type of attention and education that they
deserve." It cited to the Pickering case, itself, for the proposition that courts
have long recognized, "the importance of allowing teachers to speak out on
school matters." The court repeatedly stated that it could find no instance in
which the plaintiff's speech was harmful to the school, the district, or the
children. It stated that the fact Settlegood went to her supervisors with the
complaint, rather than the press, is an important factor to consider in a
Pickering balancing test. Essentially, her speech was of public concern, it
was protected, and it was helpful, rather than harmful, to the employer.
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show her speech was a substantial or motivating factor in her punishment.
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positive to poor once she began to complain about the problems she
perceived within the schools. This was noticeably so regarding the
evaluation of her ability to write IEPs. The court said that the writing of IEPs
is a dynamic and collaborative process. None of her IEPs was specifically
criticized by anyone who actually read them. Importantly, the court discussed
the fact that if the reports did have problems it would have been incumbent
upon her supervisors to adjust and review the reports. They did not do so.
Finally, under Keyser even if the plaintiff proves the second prong the
employer can still escape liability by showing that it would have taken the
same action in the absence of the protected conduct. The court stated that
this is a very high burden to meet. Proof that the IEPs were not adequate is
only proof that the employer could have terminated her, not that it would
have. Defendants were not able to offer any evidence that other teachers
had been terminated for drafting inadequate IEPs. The court found that the
defendants were not able to meet their burden of showing the plaintiff's
contract would not have been renewed.
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Sony: PlayStation VR's tracking problems come from sun and shiny surfaces
I've encountered a number of frustrating situations in which the PlayStation VR has tracking problems. That either breaks the illusion of virtual reality or, at worst, it makes me feel nauseous. Now, Sony has come out to address growing consumer concerns about its headset technology.
Sony Interactive Entertainment has updated its PlayStation Blog post about PSVR's most frequently asked questions with responses to inquiries about room lighting and reflective surfaces. Many reviews for the PSVR, including GamesBeat's own impressions, criticize the device for its unreliable positional tracking, which is a crucial link in the process that makes VR work. Some tinkering from me and others has found that you can get better results in a dark room that doesn't have any mirrors or reflective surfaces. Sony has generally confirmed that those solutions are accurate.
In a response to the FAQ question about whether a room needs to be dark for PSVR to work, Sony explained that only certain lights cause problems.
"Ambient lighting will generally not affect PS VR gameplay," reads the blog post. "Bright light sources directly behind the person using PS VR, lights coming in from windows and room lights, and lights reflecting off mirrors can interfere with the PS Camera and interrupt the tracking of the LED lights on the headset. It is recommended to eliminate bright light sources behind the PS VR player."
This means you'll want to move lamps and close window shades to keep any light sources behind the PSVR headset from interfering with the tracking. I don't think this was ever my problem, but I did run into troubles with reflective surfaces. Here's what Sony is saying about this.
"The PS Camera is expecting to see only a single set of tracking LEDs," reads the blog. "Mirrors that are in the view of the PS Camera will confuse the tracking. Smaller shiny surfaces are generally fine, but if you have problems with tracking performance then these may be contributing to the issue."
I live in Denver, and every house here has gigantic windows on every wall, and I keep one open behind me during the fall. My guess is that the reflection of the headset lights on that back window was causing some of my tracking problems (errors).
Sony understands that it has to deal with this tracking problem because it could turn a lot of players off of VR. But even with these tips to improve the reliability of its tech, I still have concerns about how the camera and tracking works. Even when I've set everything up as ideally as I could, I still ran into moments where the world around me would wobble or jerk around unpredictably. Hopefully, Sony continues to work on this to improve its take on virtual reality.
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If you are new to Soay sheep and are looking for a Soay breeding group, the Midwest Soay Breeders are working together to provide a diverse genetic mix for starter flocks. There are many different combinations that could work as starter flocks that fit different budgets and the availability of lambs. If you are looking for 'lawn mowers', you might want to consider a bachelor flock of all rams. Rams do very well together, they only get hormonal in the fall when ewes are around. Even by keeping a bachelor flock you would be helping the conservation efforts by providing breeders with the room to breed more.
If you are interested in breeding British Soays, then you will need to consider having at least two ewes and at least one intact ram and two wethers (castrated rams). Castrated rams are important in the ram flock because they reduce fighting amongst rams and potentially any serious injury. Soay sheep are very social animals and need to be in a flock.
Most RBST registered Soay lambs are sold before they are born.
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Sheep are flock animals so you will need to keep at least two sheep, preferably three (in case something happens to one of them).
I use a breeder's software program to determine breeding combinations to insure that ewes and rams are not too closely related. I also print out each sheep's lineage and compare their parentage. This is essential to keeping the genetic diversity in Soay sheep. A lot of consideration is put into setting up the breeding groups in the fall to ensure we have a diverse flock of lambs in the Spring.
Purchase Agreement
To reserve a starter flock, a $100 deposit is required for each sheep ($50 for a wether). British Soay ewe lambs are $500 each and British Soay ram lambs are $400 each, plus the cost of the health certificates. Castrated ram lambs are $50 each. The balance needs to be paid in full 1 month before sheep are collected. At that time a pick up date will be agreed and the health certificate will be issued by the vet to correspond to the pick up date.
The balance can be paid off in installments if that is more convenient. Once the balance is paid, the sheep registry will be updated with the new owners information.
Reservations are taking on a first come basis when the deposit is received. Lambs are typically born in April/May and will be ready to leave the farm starting in July/August. Lambs must be collected by the end of September otherwise a boarding fee will be charged. We try to accomodate pick up arrangements the best we can. If you require animal transport, I would recommend contacting Ron Keener, who has transported sheep for me in the past. He can be reached at firstname.lastname@example.com
If you are interested in purchasing lambs or a starter flock, please contact us to discuss your needs and what we have available. firstname.lastname@example.com
We also welcome farm visits by appointment, if you'd like to come take a look at our sheep.
Lambing Season Spring 2011
Our first lambs were born March 31st to my oldest ewe, Esr11. Esr11 produced twins: Bonaparte 3.13lbs and Bridgette 3.14lbs
The very next day, April 1st, Fermi, our smallest ewe delivered Barclay, a 5.5lb ram lamb. He is a big lamb for such a little lady. But these sheep are amazing - she did not require any assistance from us.
HP went into labor during a big thunderstorm/tornado watch. Baxter was born around 11pm that night weighing in at 5.79lbs. Our biggest ram yet!
Pavlow our white headed ewe delivered a 6 lb ram lamb. Barnaby has a couple of white socks and a bit of white on his head.
Ariel suprised me one afternoon with a Tan ewe lamb. Our first tan lamb. Beautiful Bella is treated like a princess by her first time mother. Soay ewes are wonderful mothers to their lambs.
Isabella, my smallest ewe and first time mother, surprised us with twin ram lambs! It is very unusual for a first time mother to produce twins. Isabella's little guys, Bobby and Benny are doing great.
Ouxy, one of my older ewes, produced beautiful twin ewes in the middle of the night. I went out to feed in the morning and she already had them all cleaned up.
Linden surprised us with twin ram lambs two days after Ouxy delivered hers.
Glenda delivered on the Saturday before Easter and much to our surprise she delivered twins! This was her first time with twin lambs: a ram and a ewe. Since the lambs came the day before Easter we named them Basket & Bunni. As can be seen in the photo - our little Basket is a tan ram. It will be interesting to see how he matures.
We are sold out of 2011 ewe lambs. We do have a few ram lambs that we will be castrating. If you are interested in getting a wether for your flock or would like a couple of very efficient lawn mowers, please get in touch.
Sept. 2010
Anakin, the first lamb born at Narnia farm went to his new home with Bob & Lisa Waschbisch. Anakin is a gorgeous ram lamb who now has five ewes to chase around. I'm sure he thinks he's in sheep heaven. The Waschbisch's farm is up near Greenbay Wisconsin.
When we were told that Soay sheep are easy lambers, they weren't kidding! It required no intervention from us, apart from watching the event through a pair of binoculars! Soays are wonderful mothers caring for their lambs.
All of our lambs are authentic British Soay sheep and are birth registered with the Rare Breeds Survival Trust (RBST) in the UK. All lambs sold at Narnia Farm are birth registered and have a certificate from Narnia Farm containing their full pedigree and vaccination history. We encourage all new owners to register their ownership with the RBST. This can be done at http://www.rbst.org.uk/contactus


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Community forestry in the Philippines has gone through a long process of change over the last thirty years. It reached a high level of achievement with the creation of a comprehensive and integrated programme called Community-Based Forest Management (CGFM) in 1995. In this programme, local people are recognised as partners in the management and protection of the country's forests and forest resorces. However, the government, and other local stakeholders still face problems in implementing the programme effectivelly. This book introduces a learning-based approach called Adaptive Collaborative Management (ACM) as a potential way to deal with the challenges of CBFM. It draws on the experience and lessons learnt from CIFOR collaborative research in two CBFM sites in the Philippines. It also describes how local people and stakeholders in the two sites applied the ACM approach and process to address their local problems, the outcomes of their efforts, and the challenges that remain.
Topic: community forestry,collaboration,forest management,integration,development programmes,adaptation
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We train at both Portreath and Stithians reservoir in the evenings and weekends, come along and have a go, you don't need to have any rowing experience.
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This is the post where I will be updating the expedition sent to Argentina from Argenas, we will first move in 100,000 men in, then when we think it is worth it to annex it, we will be moving 500,000 volunteered citizens and 900,000 more men to secure the area, 1.5 million men will stay at the Chilean region and 1 Million men will move to Argentina. (Expedition finished on 16/7/2016)
Update: We have finished exploring the territory, and have encountered some hostile tribes and hotspots with resources, in the following days we will be extracting resources, and get rid of the hostile tribes, and make them slaves to work for us.
The light green means farm and cattle farming land, the dark red oil spots, the yellow means regular areas to place cities in, and has nothing specifically of value, but does have some old copper storages left from apparently ancient civilizations, we will be spending some money on doing research on all the structures we find to learn more about these ancient people. The regular red just means where hostiles tribes, and will be attacked and exploited in the following weeks. If they refuse to comply, we will exile them or execute them in place, we have also found fishing hotspots on the orange areas marked on the map, we would appreciate that in the following weeks (7/16/2016), the territory will be considered as annexed and be part of The Dictatorship of Argenas.
Second Update:
The UAOTW has recognised the scouted territory as official Argenian territory on the 7/14/2016, 2 weeks earliers than expected (2 days), the northern tribe has accepted to go into exile and some of them are even willingly working for us, the other tribe, on the other hand, has refused to comply, and we had to burn down their villages and kill their people, the survivors now work on our oil rigs and farms, while some other pacific tribes are teaching us their more efficient fishing methods, this is a great day for Argenas.
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I`ve lived here for more than 9 months now and my house became a warm place for me. Right now it`s decorated for the Holidays and I`ll keep most of that until I leave, just to cheer me up.
This is the side of my bed. Above the bed I have 2 posters of Amsterdam, and later I posted an advent calendar there too but it keeps falling down. I can`t use pins to hang posters up and the wallpaper is a rough sandy texture so it`s hard to post things up, which is sad for me as I love having my walls covered with things.
The white blanket and Matryoshka water bottle were borrowed from my lover so I felt I had to return them when we broke up last week.. But she sent them back because she doesn't want me to be cold, so I kind of treasure them right now...I'll give them back later..
Right now I have a little Christmas tree at my bedside :)
This is the desk side of my room, with some maps of Kyoto and my schedule..And other stuff..the desk is usually a mess and as my chair is not so comfy I just sit and eat on the bed most of the time.
This is my...what do you call it? Vanity table? It`s actually a computer table they provided with the appartment but I thought I`ll just use it for makeup and accessories~
This is how the room looks from the window side, behind the door is the kitchen, bathroom, toilet...
I`ve got a lot of coats and stuff and shoes there on the right and behind there is my closet with the rest of the clothes.
Then there`s this thingy:
As you can see I have another wig here...I decorate the house with wigs and hats that I hardly ever use so...well I just don`t feel alone~
And some birthday cards and pictures of Amsterdam up there~ :) I love my town..I`m so torn about going back...
Let me add a picture of the showerroom to give an impression
Check out my ducky friends~
And last but certainly not least, the view from my window on different occasions.
It`s nice right? I`m so lucky to have this room on the 5th floor, looking into the mountains..I often get a beautiful sunset as a gift before ending the day.
I`m a little nostalgic writing this, it`s my home but in one year so much happened here and sometimes I feel these walls are owned by memories of others..
I`m proud of my home and happy to share it with you :)
I hope you liked my little tour :)
I'm sharing some more data after moving out, for prospective Ritsu students that are checking out the university provided housing~~
This building is called Kouraku Heights in Kinugasa, Arami-cho, Kyoto (Near Kinkakuji, 5 mins by foot, and Ritsumeikan University, 15 mins). It is NOT a dorm, and there is no communal area, but there ARE other foreign Ritsu students in the building, when I came in we were mostly SKP (short term) students but when I left most of the other students were from Global Studies or something? I made my best friends the day I moved in, meeting the others in the building and a few people that lived in buildings in the neighbourhood, we all moved in on the same day and ended up being friends for the rest of the semester/year.
It was a building affiliated with the university and the contract came from Flat-agency. The rent was about 45,000 yen a month, electricity, gas, water and internet excluded. The electricity will cost you a lot because the home isn't isolated well so it's cold in the winter and warm in the summer meaning you will have to use the aircon a lot~
Other than that this rent is not bad. My friend who lived in the same neighbourhood paid the same for a house about half the size of this~ (Also let me remind the casual passerby that housing in Japan is expensive and Kyoto isn't far as expensive as Tokyo or Osaka).
The home is furnished, but things like beddings and pots and pans are not provided~
The toilet and bathroom are separate but the shower-cell definitely shows signs of...well..well..I don't know how to put this..."no matter how much you clean it, it looks dirty" kind of thing~
Other issues that are common to Japanese housing (small size, direct sounds from the neighbours, occasional cockroach) apply here too, but overall, it's not a bad place! It's big and close to the university~ If you have any questions about this building you can ask in the comment section :D


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By Richard Pettibone and Ray Jaworowski, Analysts, Forecast International.
Boeing and Embraer have confirmed that the two companies are engaged in discussions regarding a potential combination, the basis of which remains under discussion. While an outright acquisition is unlikely due to Brazilian government fears of outright foreign ownership, some form of joint venture is likely. Continue reading