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From time to time, guests will call us before their stay asking about things to do in Asheville and, after we get past the Biltmore (which really should be seen), I will often refer them to my blog so they can see pictures and read about the various activities in detail. But I realized the other day that I have written 119 entries since my first posting in October of 2009. Even with the index it is daunting for someone to wade through all of that. There are more than 64 entries under "Things to Do": seven hikes, six historical sites, ten stories on shopping and seventeen excursions outside Asheville!
So I decided it was probably time for a list. Ordinarily I am not a great fan of "ten best lists." Something always gets left out and ultimately it is a matter of opinion. So I have decided to call my list "Ten of the Best Things to do in Asheville".
So here goes, in no particular order:
Ten of the Best Things to Do in Asheville
1) The Carl Sandburg House: In 1945 Poet and Author Carl Sandburg moved with his wife and family to Connemara, a farm about a half an hour outside Asheville. When he died in 1967 his wife Lillian sold it to the state. She took nothing from the house but left it entirely intact down to the wastepaper in the bin. Even if it were not the final home of a justly famous man and his equally interesting wife, it would be fascinating as a museum display of the way Americans lived more than 50 years ago. The farm is beautifully situated in the mountains and Lillian's goat herd continues to happily roam the fields. The simplicity and austerity of their lifestyle forms a great counterpoint to the extravagance and abundance of the Biltmore Estate.
2) Navitat Canopy Adventures: What better way to see the beauty of our countryside than from the treetops? Since its opening in 2010, the Navitat zip-line course in Moody Cove has becoming a destination of its own here in the Blue Ridge Mountains. Imitation is said to be the sincerest form of flattery and there are now three zip line courses to choose from in our area. In our opinion, Navitat with its dedicated group of naturalist guides and continued improvements to the course continues to be the best.
3) Hiking to John Rock: There are a great many hikes one can do in the State Parks near the Carolina Bed & Breakfast, ranging from a pleasant walk to a serious mountain outing. John Rock is a more difficult hike, climbing over 1000 feet to a huge "pluton" or rock on the summit. It is not as well known as Looking Glass Rock so tends not to be as crowded while rewarding the climber with an amazing vista and great spot for a picnic.
4) An Asheville Trolley Tour: This sounds kitschy but it's not. There are two companies offering historic tours of Asheville in open-air trolleys. The tours leave from the Visitor's Center a short walk from our inn. They take about 90 minutes if you stay on all the way through but you also have the option of getting off, exploring an area and then continuing with the tour on a later trolley. This is a great way to get a quick overview of our town. It has a very interesting past—was home to a number of famous authors and, through a fortunate turn of events, has retained and restored many of its historic buildings with their beautiful Art Deco facades. The trolley drivers are entertaining as well as knowledgeable.
5) Riverside Cemetery: I know, I know! I can hear you saying, "A cemetery? Really?" Riverside Cemetery was established in 1885, around the same time the Montford Area was being built and is still in use today. It is in concept, and in actual fact, a Victorian Cemetery. The Victorians had an interesting viewpoint on death and mourning. Among these was the concept that cemeteries should be for the living as well as for the dead, with trails for walking, benches for resting and spots for picnics. It makes sense when you think about it; these beautiful, green, places make lovely parks and the citizens of Asheville continue to use it as a pleasant site for gentle leisure. The cemetery has a number of very old graves going back to the Civil War and if your imagination can be stirred by reading old epitaphs, you will find much to interest you.
6) Downtown Asheville: I'm not sure this isn't an obvious choice but the city of Asheville was made for exploring. The downtown streets are filled with small boutiques, art galleries, independent bookstores, and food vendors ranging from the simple and homespun to high-end and sophisticated. We even have a district dedicated to the arts! Equally as interesting as the shops are the people. Musicians, street artists and characters of every kind will make your walk through town a kaleidoscope of sound and color.
7) The Montford Park Players: Too many people are put off from going to the shows of this fabulous troupe because they perform Shakespeare. This is a shame because these experienced and talented actors will draw you into the story until you forget you ever found Shakespeare difficult. Throughout the summer they perform outdoors in a nearby park. For a nominal price you will be given VIP treatment: greeted at the entrance by the Company Manager and escorted to comfortable reserved seats, complementary beverages of your choice, blankets in case the evening turns chilly and a picture taken of you with the cast. In addition, if you are at all adventurous, you can have a walk-on role in the evening's performance complete with costume! For those who have taken advantage of this offer, it has been a highlight of their visit to Asheville.
8) The Battery Park Book Exchange and Champagne Bar: Once there was a man who wanted to have a rare books store but he found that he couldn't make any money at it, so he got a liquor license and starting selling wine and champagne in his bookstore as well. Comfortable couches and easy chairs are interspersed among the shelves of books creating an atmosphere that is both convivial and private. This is the place where locals gather in the evening. Dogs are always welcome and live music is often performed (but never in a way which stops the conversation). They also have a coffee bar. What more could you ask for?
9) The Asheville Tourists: I love baseball and I love that Asheville has its own Single A farm team for the Rockies (rather lamely named the "Tourists"). The best tickets in the house are $10 and you will enjoy a wide choice of local beer with your hotdogs, peanuts and Crackerjack while watching baseball that is occasionally very, very good and entertainment between innings that is straight out of small town America.—is there anything better than watching a little boy race a huge teddy bear mascot around the bases? After the game, head across the street to Wings for some deliciously sticky Buffalo wings in a wide variety of flavors!
10) Sitting on the front porch at the Carolina Bed & Breakfast. You can listen to the birdsong in our garden and watch the neighbors pass by: mothers with small children, dog walkers and the occasional jogger. Say hello to the post man as he delivers the mail while you rock back and forth on our porch swing. And in the evening we will offer you an array of hot and cold hors d'oeurves before you set off to walk to town for dinner. Breakfast is all very well but if that was all I ever got to make I would be sad. Our evening social hour is my chance to have fun. Our canapés are often based around the produce available in the markets so I'm never really sure what will be there from day to day, but there are always four to five different choices!


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This pdf is 36 pages long, 1 page front cover, 1 page editorial/ToC, 1 page SRD and 1 page back cover, leaving 32 pages of content, so what is this setting of Interaction Point Games about?
After getting a neat 1-page full color map, we are introduced to the basic premise of the setting, for which this book can be considered the gazetteer, the Kingdoms of Legend. The basic premise of the setting is that the Kingdoms of Legend are an alternate version of our own world in which races like elves, dwarves, orcs etc. exist and magic works. That also means that we'll get the new half-dwarf and half-gnome races, which are okay, design-wise, but nothing to get too excited about.
Oh boy, after reading that, I was almost positive that there would be some aspects I wouldn't like. Turns out that author Brent Evanger has invested quite an effort into not just lazily slapping "fantasy" on our history and painstakingly researched 4 different sets of names for the twelve gods of the setting.
In fact, the category where I was absolutely sure this pdf would fail makes for the perhaps most compelling part, a t least for me as a language-nerd - In the language-department, thankfully the terrible idea that is the common tongue has not been slapped on poor Europe. Instead, we get 3 lingua franca and a vast array of different languages, all neatly categorized with alphabet, sample names etc. Even better, the at least in my games, never applied rule that everyone would be literate is not used - rather literacy is rare and something you have to work for (by investing at least a feat if you don't belong to the literate classes like wizards etc.). This expansion of the linguistics-rule also comes with sample DC-modifier to verify and understand documents etc.
This painstaking level of detailed research is also applied to the respective geography and a vast list of Kingdoms, city-states etc. is provided along information on largest settlements, capitals, population, allies, enemies etc., making for an interesting interwoven tapestry of political alliances and potential adventures.
Sounds awesome and like a wholesale recommendation? Unfortunately, no, as there are some problems: I did mention the twelve gods and it is in this area the setting somewhat falls flat on its face: There are 12 gods and the fallen (old) gods as well as primordial, savage evil deities even older than the Fallen and a lot of the motivations/tensions are supposed to be results of an old/new-struggle, somewhat similar to the Scarred Lands of 3.5., but minus the cataclysms, deities walking the earth etc. - this is a rather low-magic setting, after all. The first problem I see is that anyone only half-versed in mythology realizes that just saying "Odin is the same god as Hermes, just in Germanic" does not work. At all. While I could live with Greek and Roman gods being the same, the transition to Germanic and Celtic gods does not work and the approximation falls flat on its face.
Even worse, though, is something you may have noticed by now: Christianity, Judaism, Islam - all the "big" religions in Europe are absent from this world - Were they as influential as the average religion in a fantasy setting, that would be one thing. Taking into account how these religions essentially provided the drive for the crusades, inquisition, political maneuvers, excommunicated kings etc., this is a problem. The whole social order of medieval Europe, the political landscape etc. - almost everything was influenced by the church, be it positively or negatively. The fact that these religions actually DID persecute and convert people of the old beliefs makes this decision baffling at best for me: The concept of old vs. new in religious history and Christianity's replacement of the habits of old, their monastery structure etc. provided the driving fuel for not only religious, but also racial tensions and the different sub-sets of Christian beliefs also would have provided for ample, cool roleplaying opportunities. I mean, come on, even I as a die-hard atheist would LOVE to play a Catholic inquisitor rooting out vile cults! I gather that if I had a hardcore Christian in my group, he surely would enjoy kicking ass in the name of the Lord - after all, there are awesome quotes a plenty in the Good Book and why not showing off how cool religion can be in a friendly environment?
If you think I'm exaggerating, just think how our holidays impact our daily lives and consider how the whole social order, the whole calendar of people, their daily lives, revolved around these holy days. How the church was a place for research and training for people, a means to escape the rigid social hierarchy. Which is another problem: The class-system was quite rigid, imposing e.g. restrictions on the colors of dresses that were worn, most famously making e.g. purple exclusive for royalty or yellow the color of prostitutes. Marriages and power-bases were heavily influenced by one's class and connections and there simply are no pieces of information given for that - shouldn't e.g. Wizards be rather exclusive to the upper class? Making the learned arcanists tied to a class would make sorcerors and witches more interesting and would offer a dimension of class-struggle/conflict to the character classes, perhaps even with hunters. Unfortunately, though, the class-system is tied to racism, discrimination and, again, the church.
Editing and formatting are top-notch, I didn't notice any glitches. Layout adheres to the 2-column standard and the b/w-artworks are nice. There are onyl 2 bookmarks here, which makes navigating the pdf harder than it ought to be.
On the plus-side, I really loved the information on languages and the web of intrigue that one can weave via the concisely presented statblocks of the individual kingdoms/states.
While I understand that these mature topics like discrimination, religious strife etc. have probably been consciously left out to avoid offending anyone, I maintain that this essentially breaks the campaign setting. At least it did for me. Not only does the omission eliminate perhaps one of the vastest potential resources for adventures imaginable, it also breaks my suspension of disbelief - I simply can't picture a Europe that similar to ours sans these concepts. A courageous stand and a side-box that talks about handling these topics in a mature way could have made this setting plain awesome.
Instead, we get the 12 and the Fallen, which, while ok, are simply not compelling enough to make up for this loss - due to the limited amount of space available, they remain blasé and comparatively boring when seen in direct comparison. As a gazetteer, this pdf does an ok job, but not a great one - while there is a lot of information, there also are blank spaces galore in this book, which essentially make it impossible to concisely use the setting for one's game and still make it feel like a unique take on our world rather than just another generic fantasy world. In the end, I see good research, but some unfortunate decisions that, like dominoes, create some inconsistencies the pdf can not close in the limited amount of space available. If there ever is a campaign setting, I'll be sure to check it out to see whether the my concerns have been addressed in more detail - the potential is immense. If you're a history-nerd like yours truly and are as concerned about world consistency as I am, this pdf is not for and probably 1 star, in spite of the great linguistics section. If you're set on playing in an alternate version of our world and are willing to invest some time into making the setting's consistency work (or are easily offended by displays of religion etc) , this might be 3 stars for you. My final verdict will be 2 stars.
Endzeitgeist out.
Kingdoms of Legend: World Guide is a 36-page PDF (33-pages if you remove the covers and OGL page) for the Pathfinder RPG written by Brent Evanger and published by Interaction Points Games. This product is the part of IPG's Kingdoms of Legend line.
The layout is a standard page in two columns (except for the introduction and fiction). A full color page-sized map is included as is a full color jpg of the map in a separate file. The interior art is black and white but supports the product well.
Kingdoms of Legend is set in an alternate version of Earth, c. 1415 CE, with gods, magic and various humanoid races. This product provides an overview of the setting, providing the basic information needed for a campaign in the Kingdoms of Legend.
The product begins with a short introduction to the setting and then moves onto the first section which is a history, from ancient legends to the current era, ending with a brief overview of the current situation in this version of Europe.
Next is a section of races which include two new ones, half-dwarves and half-gnomes, as well as the minor changes to the standard Pathfinder races. The half-races are interesting in this setting as they are only partly from interbreeding, if a group of dwarves chooses to worship the human pantheon (more about which later) they slowly become more human as well, first becoming half-dwarves and then, over the generations, just human.
The section on classes details the changes to the classes (most quite minor) and the most likely place in the Kingdoms for characters with the various classes to come from. Clerics have the most changes as they are followers of the dominant Twelve (a syncretic pantheon aligning the Romano-Greek deities with their counterparts in Celtic and Germanic belief), who are the gods of humankind or the Fallen or the Primordials (the Titans). Clerics who are not followers of the Twelve need a physical tie, a relic, to their gods to be able to easily cast their spells which has some interesting roleplaying and adventuring possibilities.
There is a full chapter devoted to languages in the setting, as it is modeling a historical period there is no 'common tongue' and many languages around. There is some discussion about the lingua franca available and ways for characters without a shared language to communicate. Along with each of the major languages is a handful of names (useful for on the fly characters).
The product concludes with a geography chapter that lists the major political entities in capsule form along with places of interest (potential adventuring sites). A full page chart listing the gods is also included.
The Kingdoms of Legend: World Guide is a solid starting point if one is interested in this sort of campaign. For those without as much interest in a quasi-historical, it can be useful as a resource for languages and ways of organization.
Disclosure: As a featured reviewer for RPGNow/DriveThroughRPG, I received my copy of this product for free from the publisher for the purpose of this review.


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I've been diagnosed with OA of the knee. What can I do to delay surgery? What kinds of nonsurgical methods work?
"I'd recommend trying an arthritic off-loader brace to support the knee and/or a heel wedge that directs the force to the least arthritic side of the joint. Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) such as ibuprofen (Motrin, Advil) can help if your stomach can tolerate them."
Are cortisone injections effective, and how often can I get them?
"Cortisone with a long- and short-acting steroid can buy two to three months of relief. It's a myth that you can only have one a year or one in a lifetime. Once a knee is highly arthritic, there's no downside to cortisone. These injections have only a minimal impact on the body."
Are exercise and physical therapy effective in dealing with OA of the knee?
"Mild exercise that isn't painful improves endorphins and can improve functioning over time. Physical therapy has no benefit before surgery. Swimming is the best exercise. If you're going to work out at the gym, use an elliptical machine. But keep in mind that osteoarthritis is a degenerative disease, so you are likely to need a replacement eventually."
When should I start considering some form of knee replacement surgery?
"The general rule is [to consider surgery] when the pain becomes continuous, is unresponsive to other conservative measures, and interferes significantly with daily living and your quality of life. If you have pain at rest or pain at night, that's one strong indication that it's time for a replacement. You can't go just by an X-ray, though. Some people's X-rays look terrible, but their pain level and functioning are adequate."
Is age a factor when it comes to knee replacements?
"Paradoxically, the younger and more active you are, the less likely you are to be satisfied with a knee replacement. Younger patients have higher expectations. In general, older adults aren't concerned about playing tennis. They just want pain relief and to be able to get around. It's easier for older adults in other ways as well. Older adults don't feel as much pain in recovery. Also, the older you are, the more likely your knee will last for your lifetime. An active 40-year-old will probably need another replacement eventually."
What kinds of activities will I be able to do after a knee replacement? Will I still have pain after returning to normal activity levels?
"You can walk all you want, golf, play sports like nonaggressive doubles tennis — but no diving for balls or running all over the court. I discourage high-impact sports that involve twisting or turning, like skiing or basketball. An avid gardener will have a difficult time because it's hard to kneel with a knee replacement. Keep in mind that the less stress you put on your knee, the longer it will last."
How do I select a surgeon?
"Ask the surgeon how many knees he does per year. He should do a couple hundred. His infection rate should be less than 1 percent. Ask about his general outcomes, and whether or not he tracks outcomes, including range of motion and loosening rate. Statements like 'our patients do great' aren't good enough."
I've heard about minimally invasive knee surgery. Am I a candidate for that?
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What about arthroscopic knee surgery, where they clean out the joint? Should I try that first?
"The Journal of the American Medical Association recently published an article stating there is zero benefit to it. It's no better than cortisone injections, and it's a lot more invasive."


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I have to side with Phillip on the Phillip/Steve thingy. I think Steve not allowing Phillip to share rice was stupid.
Okay, whether or not Julie signed her death warrant... she made a gloriously good exit. Thank you Julie! <3
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EASTCHESTER, N.Y. - A pair of Eastchester football legends were recently honored by the National Football Foundation and Hall of Fame for their commitment to the game.
At the annual "Golden Dozen" National Football Foundation and Hall of Fame dinner at the Westchester County in Rye, the organization celebrated the careers of William Bill Cade Jr. and Matthew Roche, who have made names for themselves on and off the field.
Cade, who has been known to athletes in the area for more than four decades, was honored with the Contribution to Amateur Football Award, celebrating his 43 years of service to the Eastchester Blue Devils and Pop Warner Football, Town Supervisor Anthony Colavita said. With more than 300 wins under his belt, "he has coached thousands of youngsters over his long tenure, (and) his dedication to the youth of Eastchester made him a perfect choice for this award.
Lewis Leone, president of the Westchester Chapter of the National Football Foundation and Hall of Fame, presented the award.
"Bill Cade represents everything that is good about youth athletics. For 43 years, he has nurtured a team experience that has led to a life-long love of the game for the thousands of youngsters whom he has led onto the field," he said.
Matthew Roche, who completed his final year as a senior at the high school, earned an honorable mention after "playing football for many years (and) earning a reputation as a great competitor."
"Mr. Cade's contributions to the Eastchester Blue Devils, Eastchester Little League, Eastchester Instructional Basketball League and Chairmanship of the Eastchester Recreation Advisory Board more than justify this prestigious recognition," Colavita added. "Congratulations to Matt Roche for his competitive spirit. Go Blue Devils! Go Eagles!"
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Again THANKS SO MUCH for all your kind messages while I'm house-bound. And THANKS for supporting PB with your watercolor purchases. PBer Jeanne Long sent me this lovely photo collage she made of her new painting plus included Parisien goodies. If you should be so inspired to follow her example, please email me a photo and I'll put it up on PB. What goes out comes back to you does it not?
Monday, February 14, 2011
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Again THANKS SO MUCH for all your kind messages while I'm house-bound. And THANKS for supporting PB with your watercolor purchases. PBer Jeanne Long sent me this lovely photo collage she made of her new painting plus included Parisien goodies. If you should be so inspired to follow her example, please email me a photo and I'll put it up on PB. What goes out comes back to you does it not?
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Happy Valentine's Day, Carol! May your day be filled with raspberry tarts, rose macarons and strawberry gateaux! xoReplyDelete
THANK YOU Sweet Freak!ReplyDelete
My day will be filled with PT and an access-a-ride interview (hope I pass) and painting, and I'm very glad of it.
Yesterday I lost it and ate a pint of Haagen Daz Coffee Ice Cream with pretzels, so I already celebrated so to speak :))
Merci indeed!
- ROSE the Terrior8:49 AM
I am writing to wish you a Happy Valentine's Day, and also to say that I hope you are feeling better.ReplyDelete
My dislocated hip bone is healed, and I am, once again, leaping and flying around the house like a little gazelle (instead of a Rat Terrier)!
Happy Saint Valentine's Day to one of the sweetest Macaron artist I so admire.......and, of course, Bear too.ReplyDelete
Feel better soon............
Happy Heart Day to you, too...delectable desserts have my heart!ReplyDelete
Happy Valentine's Day with a cerise on top! Hope you're feeling better.ReplyDelete
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An American Mom in Paris
Thank you sweet Carol for that "calorie-free" Valentin's tour of sweets....I totally indulged (hehe). I wanted to let you know that I was somewhat successful at my homegrown effort at macaron making (heart shapes!too) and I presented one with a link to you on my blog. Enjoy...and it's calorie free too! Love to you, JennyReplyDelete
- Jeanne Long10:11 AM
I couldn't be happier with my recent watercolor and snippets from Paris! I like your frame idea as well for my new collage of lovelies. Thanking you for including me in your blog and wishing you the best of health and more gorgeous paintings!ReplyDelete
- Jeanne10:14 AM
It's so easy to order your paintings and you ship them so well-protected and swiftly that it's almost instant gratification!
- Anonymous10:33 AM
Chere Carol,ReplyDelete
Happy jour de Saint Valentin. Your blog is the loveliest - reallement!
Nous esperons you feel good soon et Dieu te benisse!
Merci beaucoup!
Happy Valentine's Day to you too! No doubt in Paris Valentine's Day would be extra special. That calender looks great too..ReplyDelete
The free goodies alone are enough to lure me across the sea! (Hah! As if I needed luring!)ReplyDelete
Just bring along this post for your interview - you will not only pass, but people will be vying for the right to ride with you! Absolument gorgeous!
Those free goodies were delightful, but not as much as seeing your watercolors. You have such a gift! They are absolutely gorgeous. I could almost smell that pink rose.ReplyDelete
Happy Valentines to you too, those catalogues are to die for!:)ReplyDelete
Happy St. Valentine's day to you.ReplyDelete
Went to Etsy and saw today's painting got snapped up immediately. Yay for you!
Hope you're 100% soon!
Such a sweet post on Valentine's Day Carol...hope you are making heaps of progress and feeling much better.....xvReplyDelete
Best Valentine's Day wishes to you, Carol. Thank you so much for the link to the Provence painting opportunity. It will be fun to find out how you like it.ReplyDelete
Meanwhile, I know you'll soon be accessing rides, and boarding planes, and continuing on with your amazine joie de vivre.
Happy Valentine's Day! <3ReplyDelete
Ahhh, tea, tea, tea...nothing better than a cup of tea & some macaroons :)
- Elaine2:45 PM
LOVE the tilted glass bowl on today's post!! Where can I get one? And really hope that you are feeling much better! Have a good week -ReplyDelete
did you read the text?ReplyDelete
Probably it's French..qui sait
was a prop on a calendar
Bon chance!
Loving today!!! Pink , red, rosey and lovely. Hopefully you are feeling more pink yourself today - thinking of you.ReplyDelete
Oh how I would love these recipe books , to drool over. I am afraid nothing would get made though - it would spoil the mystery. I might just have to purchase while in Paris, yes another sojourn - this time May ---Spring time still? Warmer anyway. Do you want to come? x
Happy Heart Day Carol! - Must go to Paris real soon!!! definitely need one of those pastry books .ReplyDelete
"All Things French"
These images are all beautiful, but those paintings are excellent, Carol--they seem to just pour out of you! They're gorgeous--Happy Valentine's Day.ReplyDelete
Carol, A friend bought me one of your watercolors for my birthday last year and I had it beautifully custom framed. I would love to send you a picture but I don't have your email and when I go into the link my computer can't open it. I friended you on FB so I could send it there possibly. Let me know. I continue to enjoy your posts daily for the second year!ReplyDelete
Very pretty PB!!!!ReplyDelete
Lovely post. I am late to the party. I love that rose bud painting.ReplyDelete
Your miniatures are so great I have become one of your followers. I also make miniatures. Please visit my blog. http://weelittlewest.blogspot.com/ReplyDelete
You are in the know Carol. I'm off to see if I can find any of the free books today! Your paintings are lovely!ReplyDelete
OOH I feel like I just got a present!!!!!Love the books especially the one fro Delloyau,thanks!Maryanne xoReplyDelete


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|Loraine Gunzendorfer
I wrote about Grandma's trip to the cannery before. I'd like to think this photo was from an outing to the cannery but – gasp – maybe she was actually working there! For the few reading who knew my grandmother, I'm sure you will agree that Loraine working in a cannery is about the last place I'd expect her to be working. Actually, working anywhere is a bit of a stretch.
January 20, 1914 was Loraine Gunzendorfer's 18th birthday. This horoscope must have really struck a chord with her since she saved Cozette's Horoscope.
I think it must have been the second to last paragraph that interested her.
Persons whose birthdate it is have a lucky anniversary. They probably will benefit through the aid of their friends. Young women have the omen of happy marriage. Jupiter particularly benefits those who were born in 1866, 1878, 1890 and 1902. Saturn may bring temporary trouble to those born on or near January 3.
While she wasn't born in 1866, 1878, 1890 or 1902, we know from this scrapbook that Loraine had a lot of friends to aid her. And since she was happily married to my grandfather for 49 years, I'd say that counts as a happy marriage.
This must have been from her visit to the Panama-Pacific International Exposition in 1915. Interesting that cameras had to be licensed.
The wines and liquors were on special! This was actually on the back of a clipping (my family always called them clippings) but I found it more interesting than the story she saved. I have to chuckle reading about Zinfandel being invigorating to the invalids and that Riesling wine makes the dinner taste better.
Grandma writes about the Boat Club dance and the one thing she saved to help remember the event.
I'm not sure this is what she was referring to but since it was on the same page, it must be. Hard to tell since half of it is missing.
I wrote about the 1914 graduation here. Here's another reference to the stunt.
Friday night, Sept. 25, 14. Mrs. Woolf gave a surprise for Helen. We danced until nearly one o'clock. A nice affair. Elbert _____ (brought?) me home.
The napkin with the flowers on it must have been a remembrance from the party.
Sounds like Helen Thompson fit right into her new school. I even have her photo from the yearbook!
|Helen Thompson
Uh oh, Grandma tore her dress! And how cute that she put a piece of it in her memory book!
Here is Elbert taking her to a party again. He was her classmate, John Elbert Hitchcock, and the brother of her BFF, Hallie Hitchcock. I've been researching this family a bit as I'd love to connect with a descendant and share some of the photos with them. No luck so far but I'm not giving up.
|John Elbert Hitchcock
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Bianchi's single in 10th lifts Brewers over Cards
ST. LOUIS (AP) — Jeff Bianchi drove in two runs with a 10th-inning single up the middle, and the Milwaukee Brewers beat the St. Louis Cardinals 6-4 on Saturday night.
Joe Kelly (0-2) allowed runs for the first time in five appearances and took the loss. He allowed two hits and a walk in one inning for the Cardinals, who fell to 0-3 in extra-inning games.
John Axford (1-3) gave up one hit and two walks in 1 1-3 innings to earn the win. Axford struck out two, including pinch-hitter Daniel Descalso with the bases loaded to end a ninth-inning threat.
Jim Henderson worked a perfect inning for his eighth save in eight chances.
Bianchi made his second start since coming off the disabled list on May 2 after he sidelined by bursitis in his left hip. The winning hit gave him his first two RBIs this season.
Jean Segura, Ryan Braun, Aramis Ramirez all had three hits for the Brewers. Segura and Braun both had two RBIs.
The Cardinals used four consecutive singles with two outs in the sixth inning to tie it 4-4. Matt Carpenter's hit chased Milwaukee starter Marco Estrada and drove in Pete Kozma who started the rally. Jon Jay's single brought in Ty Wigginton.
Braun gave Milwaukee a 4-2 lead in the fifth with his second single of the game.
The Brewers broke through in the third with a two-out rally. Segura's fourth triple of the season drove in Bianchi and Norichika Aoki to make it 2-2. Braun gave Milwaukee a 3-2 lead with his first single.
St. Louis scored twice in the second but left the bases loaded. Kozma drove in Allen Craig, who walked to start the inning. Carpenter's single gave the Cardinals a 2-0 lead.
Estrada gave up four runs, seven hits and four walks over 5 2-3 innings. He struck out two.
Lance Lynn lasted just five innings. He gave up four earned runs on eight hits and two walks as his ERA rose to 3.27 from 2.88.
He struck out three, his fewest since his first start of the season when he was lifted after four innings at Arizona on April 3.
NOTES: Brewers LHP Chris Narveson threw curveballs Friday for the first time since going on the 15-day disabled list April 7 with a strained left middle finger. Milwaukee manager Ron Roenicke said it was the final test before he was cleared to throw in a rehab game. . Milwaukee LHP Tom Gorzelanny remains on pace to return from the disabled list at the end of the month. He is set to throw a bullpen session Sunday and a simulated game Tuesday. He has been sidelined because of tendinitis in his left shoulder on May 8. . Former Cardinals OF So Taguchi provided color commentary on the game for Japanese broadcaster NHK from its Tokyo studio.


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UPDATE: 12/10/11 9:30 am – Giveaway has ended – The lucky winner is Brittany who said: "I want to try the stir-fried rice noodles with chicken and peanut sauce. I would keep it. I could live off of Asian food (and Mexican). I might actually buy this if I don't get it." Brittany – please check your e-mail! Congratulations Brittany and thank you to all who entered.
A few months ago I was fortunate enough to review Laura B. Russell's cookbook The Gluten Free Asian Kitchen Recipes for Noodles, Dumplings, Sauces, and More. This is by far one of the best cookbooks out there, especially if you are gluten free and miss eating Asian inspired dishes. Bryan and I could live on Asian food – of all kinds. We have thoroughly enjoyed all of the recipes that we have made so far. You can read my complete review here.
Today I will be sharing two of the recipes from Laura's book and giving away a copy to one lucky reader! Trust me, you will want to enter this giveaway – you won't be disappointment in any of the recipes. Roasted Pork Meatballs
serves 4 as a main dish, 6 as an appetizer
11/2 pounds ground pork
8 green onions, white and green parts, minced
7 cloves garlic, minced
2 stalks lemongrass, bottom 4 inches only, peeled and minced, or substitute the grated zest of 2 lemons
3 tablespoons chopped fresh cilantro
11/2 tablespoons sugar
11/2 tablespoons Asian fish sauce
3/4 teaspoon salt
3 tablespoons cornstarch
Nuoc cham (page 27) or Spicy Mango Sauce (page 32), for serving
Lettuce leaves, hoisin sauce GF, Carrot and Daikon Pickle (page 114), and fresh cilantro, for serving (optional)
In a large bowl, combine the pork, green onions, garlic, lemongrass, cilantro, sugar, fish sauce, and salt. Stir to combine the ingredients. Refrigerate, covered, so the flavors have a chance to marry, at least 3 hours and up to 24 hours. More time equals more flavor.
Preheat the oven to 425°F. Oil a baking sheet. Stir the cornstarch into the meat mixture. Form the meat into twenty-four 11/2-inch meatballs. (You can form the meatballs several hours ahead of time. Keep them refrigerated until ready to cook.) Transfer the meatballs to the prepared baking sheet. Cook the meatballs until browned and cooked through, turning once with a spatula, 12 to 15 minutes.
For serving, skewer the meatballs with toothpicks and arrange them on a serving platter with the nuoc cham or mango sauce for dipping. Alternatively, using lettuce leaves as wrappers, spread a bit of hoisin sauce on each lettuce leaf and add a meatball, some of the pickle, and a few cilantro leaves.
variation For a juicy, coarse-textured meatball, substitute pork loin, cut into 1-inch cubes, for the ground pork. Toss the cubes with the ingredients in the first step and then freeze the mixture for 20 minutes. Transfer the mixture to a food processor and pulse until the pork is coarsely chopped, about twenty (1-second) pulses. Proceed with the recipe, including the marinating time.
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You'll need to marinate the pork for at least 3 hours and up to 24 hours. The dish calls for nuoc cham (page 27) or Spicy Mango Sauce (page 32). You can prepare the nuoc cham up to 2 weeks ahead, or the mango sauce up to 3 days ahead.
Spicy Mango Sauce
makes about 11/2 cups
11/4 cups diced fresh or frozen mango (thawed if frozen)
1/4 cup loosely packed fresh cilantro leaves
2 tablespoons unseasoned rice vinegar
1 tablespoon grated fresh ginger
1 tablespoon vegetable oil
1 jalapeño chile, seeds and ribs removed
3/4 teaspoon salt
Combine the mango, cilantro, vinegar, ginger, oil, jalapeño, and salt in a blender. Puree until smooth. The sauce will keep, covered, in the refrigerator for about 3 days.
Nuoc Cham
makes about 13/4 cups
1/3 cup sugar
1 cup very warm tap water
1/4 cup Asian fish sauce
1 tablespoon freshly squeezed lime juice
1 tablespoon unseasoned rice vinegar
1 clove garlic, minced
1/4 teaspoon red pepper flakes
In a small bowl, combine the sugar with the water. Stir until the sugar dissolves. Add the fish sauce, lime juice, rice vinegar, garlic, and red pepper flakes. Refrigerate until ready to use. The sauce will keep, covered, in the refrigerator for about 2 weeks.
serves 4
11/2 pounds boneless, skinless chicken breasts, cut into 1/2-inch dice
4 tablespoons soy sauce or tamari , divided
1 tablespoon sake or dry sherry
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
2 tablespoons warm water
1 tablespoon sugar
21/2 tablespoons unseasoned rice vinegar
21/2 teaspoons toasted sesame oil
3 tablespoons vegetable oil, divided
1 tablespoon cornstarch
1 tablespoon minced fresh ginger
8 cloves garlic, minced
6 green onions, white and green parts, sliced
1/2 teaspoon red pepper flakes
1/2 cup coarsely chopped roasted peanuts or cashews
Steamed rice, for serving (optional)
In a medium bowl, stir together the chicken, 1 tablespoon of the soy sauce, the sake, salt, and pepper. Set aside until ready to use.
In a small bowl, stir together the warm water and sugar until the sugar dissolves. Add the rice vinegar, sesame oil, and the remaining 3 tablespoons soy sauce.
In a large frying pan or a wok, heat 1 tablespoon of the vegetable oil over medium-high heat. Add half the chicken to the pan and cook, stirring occasionally, until lightly browned but not all the way cooked through, about 2 minutes. Transfer the chicken to a large bowl. Repeat with the remaining chicken and 1 tablespoon of the oil. Add the cornstarch to the chicken. Toss to combine. Heat the remaining 1 tablespoon oil over medium-high heat. Add the ginger, garlic, green onions, and red pepper flakes and cook, stirring, for 1 minute. Add the chicken back to the pan and stir to coat. Stir in the soy sauce mixture and bring to a simmer. Cook until the sauce coats the chicken and everything is heated through, about 2 minutes longer. Stir in the peanuts; serve hot with steamed rice.
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I would like to thank Laura and her publishers for not only sending me a review copy but also providing an additional copy as a giveaway to one of my lucky readers. The opinions expressed in this post and my original review are completely my own. I have enjoyed this cookbook and very thankful to Laura for putting together such a wonderful and comprehensive book on my favorite cuisine which I have missed very much since being diagnosed.
Entries are open until Friday December 9th at midnight! Each person can enter up to SIX separate comments (see above guidelines). The winner will be chosen on Saturday December 10th using random.org – the winner will have 24 hours to respond via e-mail with their contact information. If I do not hear back within the allotted time frame, another winner will be chosen. The book will be shipped directly from Ten Speed Press and the Crown Publish Group. Giveaway is open to all who are residing in the contiguous United States.
Reprinted with permission from The Gluten-Free Asian Kitchen: Recipes for Noodles, Dumplings, Sauces, and More. Copyright © 2011 by Laura B. Russell. Published by Celestial Arts, an imprint of Ten Speed Press and the Crown Publishing Group, Berkeley, CA. Photo Credit: Leo Gong.


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In stark contrast to the first round of games, St. John's flexed its collective muscles early, jumping out to a 14-point lead in the first half from which Memphis would never fully recover
St. John's (7-5), led by Shenneika Smith's 18 points, gave Memphis its first loss in seven games. Smith went 8-for-14 in the contest, with 14 points in the first half. Fellow guard Eugeneia McPherson recorded her seventh-straight game in double digits as she finished with a second-best 13 points against the Tigers.
McPherson, who had 20 points against Prairie View A&M in Saturday's opening round of games, earned her first-ever Mrs. Eleanor Taffner Tournament MVP award. The junior averaged 16.5 points per game in tournament play.
Smith was also named to the All-Tournament team, as well as senior forward Da'Shena Stevens, who had 11 points, seven rebounds, two assists, two blocks and a steal in the Holiday Classic final.
"It was a really good basketball game," said head coach Kim Barnes Arico. "We got a little sloppy late in the second half, but we have some kids handling the ball that aren't accustomed to doing it for long periods of time and against the type of pressure that Memphis gave us."
From Memphis (9-2), Brittany Carter and Jasmine Lee joined McPherson, Smith and Stevens on the all-tournament team. Carter sunk a game-high 23 points against St. John's, shooting 10-for-24 from the floor.
Louisiana Tech defeated Prairie View A&M, 89-83, in a triple-overtime thriller in the consolation game. Louisiana Tech's Jasmine Bendolph was also named to the All-Tournament team.
With the victory, St. John's is 8-0 in its Holiday Classic. The Red Storm advances to 6-1 at Carnesecca Arena, winning the last five games at home after losing the season-opener to St. Bonaventure.


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Ex-Phillies Beat Current Phillies
The Houston Astros, otherwise known as the Phillies-B team, are in town. The former Phils include Brett Myers, JA Happ, Michael Bourn, Nelson Figueroa, Jason Michael, Ed Wade (former GM) and Brad Mills (former Bench Coach, now Astros manager).
Myers started the game for the Astros with a huge chip on his shoulder since the Phillies dismissed him after last season. Not resigning Myers turned out to be a mistake as he has found his groove and is pitching very well for the Astros. Myers had an 8-7 record with a 3.11 ERA coming into tonight's game.
The Phillies tried to chip away at Myers who, in the 2nd, struck out Ryan Howard, Jayson Werth and Raul Ibanez all in a row. Plowing through the meat of the line-up, he finally allowed a solo homer to Carlos Ruiz in the 3rd and another run on a Chase Utley single.
On the other side, Joe Blanton was having a good game as well. Although Blanton is still having issues getting through the 1st inning of nearly every ballgame he pitches in. Tonight, he escaped with only 1 run allowed in the 1st thanks to some timely defense which bailed him out of big trouble. Utley threw a runner out at home and Werth caught a tough fly ball that was sailing away from him.
But after the rocky 1st, Blanton was solid. He ended up going 7 innings, another rarity for his this year. In 21 games this year, Blanton has gone 7 innings or more only 8 times, including tonight. 6 hits, 1 run and 9 strike-outs later, Blanton left with a 2-1 lead.
But that lead was put in jeopardy when Ryan Madson came in for the 8th and drama ensued. Michaels singled and then Bourn bunted for what looked like an out. Howard tagged him and Bourn seemed to have run out of the baseline but the umpire ruled that Howard missed the tag and Bourn did not go out of the base line until after the tag attempt. Both Utley and manager Charlie Manuel argued the call heatedly, but to no avail. Manuel was tossed from the game.
And that play did wind up costing the Phillies the lead. Madson struck out Hunter Pence but then allowed a 2-run single to Carlos Lee to give the Astros a 3-2 lead. The Phillies then had to play from behind going into the bottom of the 8th.
With the lead gone, Werth was probably having very bad flashbacks to the 6th inning when he fell asleep at 2nd base. Myers was intentionally walking Ruiz to get to Wilson Valdez, who had a huge hit the last time a pitcher did that. But Valdez did not get a shot as Werth hung his head and was quickly thrown out wandering like a zombie off 2nd base. It was a huge opportunity lost.
Fast forward to the 9th and Brad Lidge kept the score steady; the Phils had one last chance to make something happen. Well, nothing happened, except the Phillies lost the game. No scoring in the 9th and the 3-2 score held up.
I will be going to Game 2 of this series tomorrow night to collect the Carlos Ruiz bobblehead doll which will be given away. My seat location sucks, but I hope to get a few photos to post on Wednesday. Game time is 7:05pm and Cole Hamels will pitch for the Phillies.
Photos by Jenn Zambri Photography
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Another video of our ride with Globe BIkes in San Francisco. Later that day, we ended up at the Disposable Film Festival.
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The story of how Harry de Leyer came to ride Snowman, a plow horse he rescued from the glue factory at the cost of $80 in 1956, to national show jumping championships is one of this country's most compelling sports stories.
And though more than 50 years have passed since the events described in Elizabeth Letts's "The Eighty-Dollar Champion: Snowman, the Horse That Inspired a Nation" (Ballantine Books), the chronicle of de Leyer and his Cinderella jumper — show jumping's equivalent to Seabiscuit — has not lost its legs: It hit 10th on The New York Times's hardcover nonfiction list during the week of the Hampton Classic.
De Leyer, who is to turn 84 on Wednesday, was to have signed copies of the book at the Classic on its first day, but Irene, the hurricane turned tropical storm, persuaded him not to make the trip up from his farm in Dyke, Va.
During a telephone conversation last week, de Leyer said he would be signing copies, however, at the big shows in Washington, D.C., Lexington, Ky., and Harrisburg, Pa.
When asked if he still was competing — as he had vowed he would do as long as he lived when interviewed by this writer at East Hampton's East End Stables a number of years ago — the crowd-pleasing rider known as the Flying Dutchman and the Galloping Grandfather said, heartily, "Oh yeah, I'm still competing."
"On jumpers?"
"Oh yeah, I still do that."
He had, in fact, been a member of the bronze-medal winning men's jumping team at the 2009 Washington International Horse Show. Not bad for an 82-year-old, one who, by the way, had broken his back in several places at the age of 77 in a fall from a 16-foot-high hay bale loading platform.
All together, he said in reply to a question, he had eight children, all of whom are involved in the equestrian business, 19 grandchildren, and "one . . . I think two great-grandchildren."
A native of St. Oedenrode, Holland, de Leyer first got on a horse when he was 4 years old and began jumping when he was 9. As a teenage 4-H club instructor he did underground work for the Dutch in World War II, after which he became the leading rider on Holland's junior equestrian team, which toured Belgium, Luxembourg, and France. He went to the London Olympics in 1948 as an alternate.
His and his family's contact with American paratroopers, whom he first met when they parachuted into his village, enabled him in 1950, at the age of 22, to get his first job in America, on a tobacco farm in Greensboro, N.C., where he schooled and showed some horses locally, attracting the attention of Mickey Walsh, a top trainer, at one of them.
Because of Walsh, de Leyer moved on to manage farms — and to breed and to show horses — in western Pennsylvania and Lynchburg, Va. The owner of the latter farm, David Dillard, president of the Old Dominion Box Company and inventor of the six-pack, "gave me my start in the horse business. He said to me, 'Harry, there are only four horses here — you'll get bored. Get some horses and teach the high school kids.' I told him I didn't have any capital to buy horses. He gave me the money, and that's the way I got started."
Soon after, in 1954, he became the riding instructor at the Knox School, a private girls school in St. James, a position that he held for 22 years.
He was looking for a schooling horse able to carry his heavier students when, at an auction in New Holland, Pa., in 1956, he made the acquaintance of the former plow horse, an unkempt 8-year-old gray gelding who was to become Snowman, as he was about to be carted away to a slaughterhouse in Northport.
"He was wide and quiet and he had an intelligent head and good legs," de Leyer said.
But the owner advised against a sale. "He said he wasn't sound. He said he had a hole in his shoulder from pulling a plow."
Nevertheless, the deal was made. De Leyer paid $60 for the horse and a $20 van charge. The seller said he could have the $60 back if it didn't work out.
Since de Leyer already had a good jumper in St. John, whom he'd bought at a racetrack in Charleston, W.Va., and since Snowman, who had been thus named by his children once he had been cleaned up, hadn't shown much proclivity for jumping — "he stumbled over the poles of a two and a half-to-three-foot jump and he ran like he was drunk, to the right and left" — de Leyer sold him, for $160, to a chiropractor who lived several miles down the road and was looking for a nice quiet horse to ride on the trails.
"Then, one day, clip, clop, clip, clop, he comes right in and stood there in my ring where I teach him. I called the doc to come pick him up. He told me that he jumped the fence. I told him to raise it."
It soon became apparent that it didn't matter how high the fence was raised. One day, Snowman arrived in de Leyer's ring dragging a log and a 30-foot halter, having worked the log under the fence before rearing back and vaulting it.
De Leyer said he agreed with the chiropractor to board Snowman at Knox, "but he never paid me anything. I called him to talk about it and he said, 'You keep him — we'll call it even.' "
And so, despite the fact that "he didn't look anything like a jumper — he was very long in the body, he was only 16 hands" — the horseman began to school Snowman seriously indoors in the winter of 1957.
"In the beginning he couldn't shorten his stride. He would weave, and by doing that he would find his spot. . . . Yes, you could ride him that way, but you better sit good and tight! And with him weaving like a drunkard you are losing time. . . ."
"I showed him in 1958. He was the champion at Madison Square Garden and all over the U.S. He won the most points for five years! He could jump the biggest jumps, 7 feet 2 inches. He was a freak of nature."
"There's a picture of that in the book. A huge set of parallel bars. At the Fairfield show in 1958. It was the first time I showed him off the Island. I don't have the reins, you see? Just my knees. . . . I gave him his head all the time. . . . No, I never fell off him."
De Leyer said his Hall of Fame horse, who was officially retired at a ceremony in Madison Square Garden in 1969, and who lived to be 28, "was champion at the Southampton Horse Show, which later became the Hampton Classic. They used to have it on a farm next to the water, near where those old-fashioned cars were" — Henry Austin Clark's Long Island Automotive Museum.
De Leyer was last at the Classic in 2006, "but I didn't show."
He had good reason: He had, as Letts describes in an epilogue to her best seller, fallen from the aforementioned loading platform the previous year.
The E.M.T.s initially found him to be quite headstrong, determined to stand up on his own despite the fact, as it later became clear at the University of Virginia's hospital, that he had broken his back in several places and had water on the brain.
"They had to tie me up, but I knew how to unzip it! I escaped — just like Snowman!"


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|Cincinnati, Ohio
|High School:
|Ursuline Academy
2011-12: Fourth-year member of the team.
2010-11: Third-year member of the team... (Indoor) Competed in the 1 mile at Liberty Invitational and at Dickinson ... Recorded a time of 2:58.29 in the 800m at the VMI Relays ... Placed 7th at ODACs in the pole vault (2.15m). (Outdoor) Raced in the 1500m at Liberty.
2009-10: (Indoor Track & Field): Ran a season-best time of 2:46.17 in the 800 meters at the ODAC Championships … (Outdoor Track & Field): Placed sixth in the pole vault at the ODAC Championship meet … also finished 12th in the 1,500 meters.
2008-09 (Cross Country): Ran a personal-best 26:47.15 at the ODAC Championships … finished 14th at the Virginia State Meet with a mark of 29:10.21 … (Indoor Track & Field): Participated in the pole vault for the Generals … (Outdoor Track & Field): Participated in the pole vault.
High School: Four-year letterwinner for the track and cross country teams at Ursuline Academy … served as a team captain for both teams.
Personal: Father, Kirk '86, attended W&L … Spanish major.
Personal Records
800m - 2:46.17
Pole Vault - 7'0''