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No último minuto ('In the last minute')
Posted By Sérgio Sant'Anna On 25 February 2009 @ 19:38 In Brazil,Language,Teaching Resources | 2 Comments
An experimental story about futebol written in Brazil under military rule, "No último minuto" presents what might have happened had a goalkeeper been the protagonist of Groundhog Day. The invention of video replay may have been the goalkeeper's nightmare realized. The anxiety-ridden last defender, from that moment forward, was doomed to reexperience match- and life-altering miscues from multiple perspectives, with critical commentary as overlay.
According to critic Cristovão Tezza, the story, by Sérgio Sant'Anna [1], may be the first creation in Brazilian letters to feature videotape as a structural element ("A narrativa envergonhada [2]," Revista Cult, Aug 1997)—a characteristic innovation from a member of Brazilian literature's avant-garde. Sant'Anna's literary agent describes him as a "master of parody, an incisive polemicist against the publicisation of the private, who, in the role of mischievous onlooker, is well able to entertain his readers when the upper middle-class begins to flounder."The story appeared in the collection O moderno conto brasileiro: Antologia escolar (The Modern Brazilian Short Story: A School Anthology) (Rio de Janeiro: Civilização Brasileira, 1978), edited by João Antônio and Antônio Bulhões, and also in Sant'Anna's Contos e novelas reunidos (Collected Stories and Novellas).
Four times Sant'Anna has won the Prêmio Jabuti [3] (Jabuti Prize), the prestigious Brazilian literary award named for the turtle. Two of his works have become feature films, Bossa Nova [4] and Crime delicado [5] (Delicate Crime). He has been a visiting writer in the Department of Portuguese and Brazilian Studies at Brown University in Providence, Rhode Island.
The English translation, by Richard McGehee of the Teresa Lozano Long Institute of Latin American Studies (University of Texas, Austin), navigates several of the Brazilian Portuguese idioms that have developed around futebol. Most interesting among these is the derogatory term with which the goalkeeper imagines he will be forever saddled: frangueiro. McGehee explains why it is difficult to translate literally:
Frango is chicken. In soccer a frango is a goal that should have been defended easily. So the goalkeeper can carry a chicken, eat a chicken, let another chicken get by him, etc. It carries the image of somebody ineptly trying to grab a chicken that's dodging around trying to get away, leaving the unsuccessful grabber disconcerted and humiliated. So a frango is a humiliation for the goalkeeper. A frangueiro then is an unskilled goalkeeper who allows easy goals.
For the semantic range of frango and frangueiro McGehee turned to UT's Nettie Lee Benson Latin American Collection [6] and the Dicionário futebolês português: E outras curiosidades da bola [7] (The Portuguese Dictionary of Futebol and Other Curiosities Related to the Ball) by Luiz Cesar Saraiva Feijó, published in 2006. The book includes gnomic sayings and non sequiturs from Lusophone players, demonstrating that while Portuguese may be a lyrical language it is not immune to curious utterance. One example that McGehee provides comes from former FC Porto right back and current assistant coach João Domingos Pinto [8], known for an earnest style that led Bobby Robson, Porto manager from 1994–96, to say: "He has two hearts and four legs." Of a critical period in FC Porto history, Pinto says:
O meu clube estava à beira do precipício, mas tentou a decisão correta: deu um passo à frente.
My club was on the brink of the precipice, but it tried to make the right decision and took a step forward.
For Aethlon, the journal of the Sport Literature Association, McGehee has also translated short stories by Sergio Ramírez Mercado [9], former Nicaraguan vice-president, and Uruguayan novelist Juan Carlos Onetti [10].
CHANNEL 5—It's rejected by their defense. The high ball reaches our midfielder, Breno. He traps it on his chest, drops it to the ground, and then loses control of the ball. But nobody will remember this: that the first error was Breno's. Now the ball is on the foot of their midfielder, Luiz Henrique. It's the moment of desperation, the last minute. We're playing for the tie and they have to win. The scoreboard shows 1–1. Luiz Henrique launches the ball toward the left, a long, very deep pass. It's one of those wild attempts, in the frustration of the end of a game, just to see what might happen. The ball has too much force, heading for the left corner. But their forward thinks he can get to the ball and outruns our right back. The ball has so much speed—it has to cross the end line, far from the goal. But their forward, Canhotinho, stubbornly keeps running, giving it everything he has. Our right defender is left far behind and Canhotinho is coming at top speed. At this moment I yell at Lula: "Get him, get him." But my shout can't be heard in the stands nor in the TV. And Lula is the central defenseman of the national team and, between me and him, they prefer to burn me. "Get him, get him," I'm shouting, just to be safe. Because nobody can believe one of those kinds of plays can happen. And Lula only covers the situation to guarantee the ball goes out of bounds. He doesn't enter hard into the play; he doesn't enter with his heart. Canhotinho arrives completely without legs at the end of that long run, but even so, he strikes the ball with his left foot, exactly when it's on the end line. And then he falls over the line on top of the photographers.
It's a low roller, a humdrum centering shot, and I shout, "Leave it." I close off the straight line of the ball and fall on it. I feel the ball in my arms and against my chest. I know our fans are going to scream and applaud, relieving their nervousness in that last attack of the game. I have the ball securely and firmly against my chest and, suddenly, I feel that emptiness in my body. I'm holding air. The ball is escaping and penetrating softly into the goal. The ball doesn't even make it to the net; it just lies there slightly over the fatal line. And I grasp desperately to reach it, pulling at the ball there inside. But it's too late; everybody's already seen that it was a goal. The stadium explodes and I feel my own head bursting apart. I see and hear all of that: their team hugging each other, the buzz of the crowd, the fireworks, and our team running to confront the referee, in a useless attempt to have the goal disallowed. I hear and see all that, but it's like everything is very far away, without any relation to me.
IN SLOW MOTION—Their left attacker, Canhotinho, is so far away from the ball that it looks impossible for him to reach it. Tião, our right defenseman, even stops after he gets beat in the race to the ball. He stands looking at it, from far away, with his hands on his hips. And Canhotinho runs. The pass was so deep that even in the video tape, already knowing what's going to happen, you can't convince yourself that he's going to get there in time to touch the ball. Then it comes over me—that absurd feeling that everything can still turn out differently—that I'll be able to correct my error. I want to yell louder to Lula or even come out of the goal myself, do something, whatever. But Lula waits an eternity to go after Canhotinho. And when he finally does go, he's weak and lackadaisical. And the shot comes weakly, completely without any angle. The ball passes through a tiny space, between Lula's foot and the end line. And I fall on it correctly, just like the textbooks diagram it, all my body protecting the ball. A ball that comes softly, in slow motion. I'm not letting that shot through; I can't let it pass through.
I grab the ball; it's secure in my arms and against my chest. We're going to be the champions. They stop the tape just to show this: how calm I am with the ball. In that instant we're already the champions of Brazil. But they set the tape rolling again, even slower than before. And the ball, as if it had a force of its own, slips through a tiny opening between my chest and arm. And it rolls, so slowly, weeping, and enters the goal. That's when I give that ridiculous leap and pull in the ball again. The commentator says it looks like I was pulling the feathers from a chicken.
CHANNEL 3—It's twenty-two minutes into the first period. My wife sits by my side and asks me to cut off the television and forget all about what happened. "Tomorrow is another day," she says. Tomorrow's another day, I think. I'm going to go out in the street and see my picture in all the newspapers lying on the benches: me preparing myself to defend against that shot; me with the ball in my hands; me with the ball lost and entering the goal. Me, responsible for the defeat. Me, the chicken plucker, if they don't say what's worse: that I had sold out.
At twenty-six minutes we made the first goal. We only need a tie, but even so, we make the first goal. I'm executing good defense and guaranteeing that our lead will hold up during the first period. If we win the championship, they might even put me on the national team. Because goalkeeping is also a matter of luck—to be in the news. You get to be popular, you're always in the newspapers, and you end up selected for the team. Otherwise you could be catching bricks shot at you and they wouldn't invite you.
The first period ended. In my interview with the on-field journalist, I say that if God is willing, we'll hold onto the 1-0 score, and if it depends solely on me, we're already the winners. Afterward, I descend the dressing room steps to the fans' applause. I wave discreetly to the fans, who are screaming—a little early—"the champions, the champions."
When the second half is beginning, my wife squeezes my hand and looks at me out of the corner of her eye. I tell her to go to bed. I don't want anybody's pity. Then she quietly leaves the room. A little later it's the moment of the penalty kick. Mateus dribbles once and enters the area. Lula comes up and tackles from behind. Nobody's going to argue with this penalty; it was clearly a foul. This is the worst time for me because in the club there won't be any complaint against the referee, and it's all put on me, the whole thing.
In a penalty the shooter chooses a corner and hopes he's lucky. I drive to the right corner and Jair shoots to the right corner, but with great power and just barely under the crossbar. One to one. It's three minutes into the second period, and I have to keep the goal closed off for 42 minutes. Their team, having to have a victory, are going to do all they can to overcome us. And we use that suicide tactic of falling back to guarantee the tie.
I stick in there, defending the goal for 41 minutes. I'm grabbing everything, that ball I take off Jair's feet and that other I punch over for a corner that Canhotinho had shot into the top corner of the goal. But they're not going to remember any of that. It would have been better for me if I had let one of the difficult balls go through. They would comment that the shot had been indefensible. But I was rejecting everything in one of the best performances of my career. But they don't care about that. If that last ball hadn't gone in, they would say I was the best goalkeeper in Brazil. But the ball went in—and they'll say I'm a chicken plucker.
The time passes, minute by minute. I hear all the uproar of the fans, and it's incredible how happiness can be transformed into sadness so suddenly. I think, also, how one's life can be decided sometimes in one centimeter of space or in a fraction of a second. And I experience that madness, the sensation of being able to modify a destiny already fulfilled, to do everything differently. Handle that ball in a different manner, punch it for a corner—although it wasn't necessary. This one is a ball I can grab firmly, but if I deflect it for a corner, nobody's going to complain later as long as we're the champions. They'll say it was nervousness at the end of the championship, justifiable even in a great goalkeeper. To play that ball for a corner kick.
Their midfielder Luiz Henrique takes the ball lost by Breno—his present to them—and launches it deep to the left corner. He didn't intend it for anyone in particular. Canhotinho is the one stubborn enough to go for it. With that crazy way he runs. Our wingback stayed there behind, with his hands on his hips. He never even thought of fouling him. Canhotinho runs so wildly it looks like he'll fall down. I yell at Lula, "Go after him—get him." Lula goes, but the centering shot is made and passes between his body and the base line. It's a weak shot, without any angle, but I'm going to knock it out anyway for a corner kick. Surely it will die of old age. But I fall on the ball securely with my arms and chest. It slides into the goal.
IN SLOW MOTION—Canhotinho playing the ball from the left, all bent over and off balance, then somersaulting into the photographers. The ball skimming along the end line. I fall, in slow motion, and even with a certain style. Posing for the photographers, as the newspapers put it.
Tape stopped: I have the ball securely hidden in my arms and under my body.
Tape advancing slowly: It's barely seen at first that the ball has changed shape: it looks like an egg, with the point appearing between my arms. It's as if the ball swells up and disconnects from my body and oozes gently over the grass. Until it stops, whimsically, a little ways over the fatal line.
BEHIND THE GOAL: In the middle of that total hell, I turn back, with my head down in front of the photographers and filmmakers. I only desire the world around me would disappear. The world doesn't disappear. I cover my face with my hands, sitting here in front of the television set that shows me covering my face with my hands there on the soccer field.
CHANNEL 8—They activate the microphones and you hear clearly the screams of our fans: "We're the champions, we're the champions." A shout that will echo during the whole night in the city. Only it's the other team's fans that will be celebrating. We're the champions, we're the champions—the shout just moves from one side of the stands to the other. A shout that is still heard now, here in the room, arriving from the street between explosions of fireworks. Arriving from every part of the city.
It's a counter from their defense after a useless attack of ours. But nobody will blame our attackers for not making more goals. They'll blame the goalkeeper.
It's a counter from their defense. The ball comes high and is received by Breno, who traps it on his chest and drops it to the ground. But he loses control of the ball, which ends up on the feet of Luiz Henrique. It's the last minute, the last opportunity for them. The pass is executed immediately and without much thought. Just a wild kick, too strong, to the left corner. Canhotinho fights off Tião in the run and penetrates rapidly in our terrain going after that lost ball. Canhotinho is running so hard. After contacting the ball with his left foot, right on the end line, he flies into the photographers.
I scream to Lula: "Get him, get him." Lula was too far back, and my shout was not heard by anybody else. They'll never know I tried.
The ball comes low and weak. It's a defense I've practiced many times; every goalkeeper practices it. You fall instinctively on the ball and protect it with your chest and arms just below your head. Because some attacker could show up, trying to shoot it on forward. It's an easy ball. I'm sure it's secure—when actually it's already escaped from my hands and crossed the goal line.
IN SLOW MOTION—The movements of Canhotinho are so uncoordinated in that slow run. He almost falls over his own feet and has already lost his balance when he strikes the ball with his left foot. Lula almost cut off the angle of the shot, but he left that tiny piece of ground between him and the end line. That's where the ball comes through. That low ball that comes so weakly and softly that it seems to be in slow motion, never to arrive to my hands. That ball that finally arrives and disappears under my body. And afterward, as if obeying a whim of its own, escapes from me and goes gently into the goal.
They repeat showing this part many times. That ball that comes out of the goal and returns to my arms, and from my arms to Canhotinho, and from him back to Luiz Henrique. That ball that leaves Luiz Henrique's foot again and rolls toward the left corner all the way to the end line, where Canhotino strikes it, all bent over and from the left, and from there to my arms and then into the goal.
They repeat the play many times. It's an important goal, the goal that wins the championship. As if it had been made dozens of times. As if it were to be repeated forever, like a nightmare.
It's a counter from their defense. The ball comes high and is received by Breno, our midfielder. He traps it with his chest, puts it on the ground, and then loses control of the ball. It's left then for their midfielder Luiz Henrique. Luiz Henrique in desperation launches a powerful long pass to the left corner. Canhotinho thinks the play is possible and starts his run …
[Translation copyright © 2009 Richard McGehee. All rights reserved. Used by permission.]
2 Comments To "No último minuto ('In the last minute')"
#1 Comment By Tom Pate On 1 March 2009 @ 19:57
Excellent story that reeks of realism for anyone who ever participated in competitive sports. Nice translation by Dr. McGehee.
#2 Comment By Brad On 9 March 2009 @ 21:32
Wonderful story. Thanks for the introduction too. Frangueiro indeed …
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[1] Sérgio Sant'Anna: http://www.mertin-litag.de/authors_htm/SantAnna-S.htm
[2] A narrativa envergonhada: http://www.cristovaotezza.com.br/textos/resenhas/p_9708_cult.htm
[3] Prêmio Jabuti: http://www.premiojabuti.org.br/BR/index.php
[4] Bossa Nova: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0180837/
[5] Crime delicado: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0478525/
[6] Nettie Lee Benson Latin American Collection: http://www.lib.utexas.edu/benson/
[7] Dicionário futebolês português: E outras curiosidades da bola: http://catalog.lib.utexas.edu/search~S9?/tdicionario+futeboles+portugues/tdicionario+futeboles+portugues/1%2C2%2C2%2CB/frameset&FF=tdicionario+futeboles+portugues&1%2C1%2C/indexsort=-
[8] João Domingos Pinto: http://www.zerozero.pt/jogador/joao_pinto/actual/ficha/0/default/7209
[9] Sergio Ramírez Mercado: http://www.sergioramirez.com/
[10] Juan Carlos Onetti: http://www.onetti.net/
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As if you needed another reason to love the end of the week, we're now bringing you a bigger and better than ever installment of Fashion Photo Friday. We've been on 24-hour Twitter and Instagram watch, sleuthing through tons of photos to bring you the week's best images from your favorite trendsetters, designers, and retailers.
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What started as a photography assignment to capture a festival of pachyderms soon turned into a passion project for Anand Shinde
At the age of 84, S Paul, the man who shaped Indian photojournalism, still takes his camera out for a daily shoot
Hanif Kureishi's sharp new novel is not only a riff on the Naipaul-French saga, but also an exploration of his own fascination for writers and their habits
Sudesh Choudhary has broken a tradition spanning more than six centuries. Do men still set the limits of her power?
The author underwent female-to-male sex re-assignment surgery, but has been unable to switch his passport gender. The story of his struggle in his own words
Wandering the city at night with photographer Gavin Evans
A Case of Butterflies • Maiden Voyage in Troubled Waters
President Barack Obama at this Republic Day Parade is all about Modi's mission on his own mythology—and his India
Lame duck President meets rampant Prime Minister
Conversations with lonely people
The Censor Board is extra constitutional junk. Time to abolish it
After having tasted easy victories in Maharashtra, Jharkhand and Haryana, Delhi is suddenly proving to be a pain in the BJP's lotus stem
Dhoni's comment on the IPL betting controversy is as good as a no-comment
Liberals lose the plot from Paris to Delhi
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Though the BJP has not yet released its manifesto, Prime Minister Narendra Modi has made lots of promises in his elections rally on 10 January
Looking beyond the personal chemistry between Modi and Obama
The best Indian film I saw in 2014 was a Marathi movie. No surprise there
A measure of honest reserve would serve India's interests better and win Obama's respect
A grand PDP-BJP coalition in the state could bridge the divide between the Valley's Muslims and the Jammu region's Hindu majority
The 'Make in India' campaign held resonance for metal bands decades before the idea began trending
He made the grim headlines lighter. The appeal of his Common Man was aided by that look of near perpetual bewilderment that took all in, but was powerless to act
Says Laurent Léger, a Charlie Hebdo journalist who survived the attack on the magazine, of his colleagues who were killed to Open contributor SAMANTHA DE BENDERN who finds in today's France a threat to national symbols
What went wrong with Arvind Kejriwal
The Four Canons of Taxation outlined in Adam Smith's 1776-published classic, The Wealth of Nations, still make for a superb set of first principles
How the Indian pitch killed the spinner
How RK Laxman, the creator of the Common Man, was nothing like the character he created
Suspicious couples and the booming cottage industry of peace-of-mind tests
Designers strike a stunning balance between tradition and modernity as the sari becomes the newest style statement
An Old Delhi neighbourhood full of highly skilled craftspeople struggles to survive, to keep some fragment of its poetry in a city whose priorities are far more prosaic.
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The eighth Jaipur Literature Festival featured fewer superstars but sustained its literary value. Also, a swansong for a great writer—and another way of festival life
In spite of some well executed sequences, this thriller fails to rise above received ideas on Islam
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Memory neurons put us to sleep so we can convert short term memories into long term ones
India's only company that makes voters' ink safeguards its chemical formula as a 'State secret' even though it's easy to erase
"There have been deaths in my ambulance, but also births. At the set-up I work for, more than 13,000 babies were born in a vehicle"
Apple has a big ticket launch in the offing in the form of the Apple Watch which is coming out this April
How a 29-year-old woman from Kerala is setting up a library in a remote Tanzanian village
Madhuri Dixit claims she is boring and non-controversial in her real life but does not mind boldness in her roles. That is what drew her to Dedh Ishqiya
In more than 30 years of showbiz journalism, Mohamed has seen it all. The film critic and director reveals how movie stars became his surrogate family
Hard worker, Govinda fan, Kareena agnostic, non-reader, big dreamer and former chubby kid—Ranveer Singh is an unexpected movie star, and the surprise is entirely pleasant
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Anonymous tweeters are taking the mickey out of superstars like Salman Khan and Amitabh Bachchan.
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Amitabh Bachchan makes up with Salim Khan and credits the stalwart with shaping his career as a 'Angry Young Man.'
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Le Marche offers an esteemed fashion industry that over time has developed an expertise that permit to understand the needs and desires of the market, especially from the end consumer side. Le Marche is a land of ancient traditions and crafts manufacturing, here, are located some of the major brands famous all over the world. A trip to the Marche, may also be an opportunity to switch from the classic historical and cultural tour to another exquisitely fashionable, in search of numerous outlets and factory stores. The shoe making district of Fermo and Macerata situated on the border of the provinces of the same name, represents the largest concentration of footwear producing companies in Italy. Curated by Mariano Pallottini |
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A clean and simple style characterizes the whole collection Salenti.ni
The tailoring is an art we know well since many years. All garments are designed to raise the elegance of a glamorous and up-to-date woman.
The collection features a comfortable fit linear and elongated generally along the sides, as to embrace our valuable customers. The bon ton look is what we prefer and always offer to accompany during every moment of the day our ideal woman.
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Vittorio Spernanzoni presents his exclusive collection of handmade shoes made in Italy at Pitti Immagine Uomo in Florence , celebrating the fiftieth year of the foundation 1965 - 2015 "timeless value" with boots and ankle boots with Norwegian stitching, brogues handpainted with construction bentivegna , moccasins double buckle with reverse stitching, colleges and penny loafer assembled by hand and sewn on the last .[...]
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The Alberto Fermani brand is distinguished by confident, sophisticated style at home in the world's most fashionable cities as New York chosen as backdrop of the S/S 2015 Advertising Campaign. And while our shoes and boots are known for their amazing comfort, they are also appreciated for their clean lines, expert detailing, and quintessential, yet refined, sexiness. Over the years Alberto Fermani has developed a unique blend of style and comfort, mixing Italian footwear traditions with technical innovations.
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Looking at the 2015 Santoni Spring collection classical silhouettes make their appearance and are combined with neutral colors.
The Santoni label is mostly known for their men shoes and they creatively find a way to merge their mens' and womens' businesses. [...]
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This lavish volume celebrates the acclaimed leather goods of Piero Guidi. Piero Guidi was founded in 1970 and has earned a devoted following worldwide for its high-quality accessories and leather goods. The brand is especially known for combining whimsical prints with cutting-edge design, such as the signature Magic Circus line with colorful motifs depicting circus scenes and the Lineabold collection of canvas handbags. Piero Guidi designs are inspired by the simple joy of beautiful objects, with each piece created to inspire both imagination and happiness. [...]
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Dondup is the brand of the fashion house of Massimo Berloni and Manuela Mariotti. It was founded in 1999 in Fossombrone. The Dondup collections start from denim arriving to a total look for woman, man and child.
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Heeled ankle boots, allies of irresistible feminine sensuality here many outfits ideas for wear them in elegant and classy looks.
The heeled ankle boots are one of those women's fashion proposals almost impossible to resist. A shoe that stands out for its innate elegance, without leaving aside a strong sensual component, we're speaking of charming class.
How to wear ankle boots? This style guide by Fabi, will help you select the right combination to create impeccable outfits, starting from high heeled ankle boots, valuing their most distinctive characteristic: that of emphasizing your legs. [...]
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The Santoni Autumn/Winter 15/16 Collection describes an adventurous and proud man that never has to pretend. A contemporary observer. Different styles combined in a research of the highest craftsmanship with a taste for unique detailing and contamination of styles. [...]
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The typical expression to show something sweet to the eyes. This is the Giovanni Fabiani woman for the S/S 2015.
She is the Audrey Hepburn of Sabrina's movie with a charming femininity, never excessive, with a lively personality, but never out of line.
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Made in Italy yes, but ... Italian Shoes made in Marche why?
With Made in Marche we want to focus on an evolution of the concept of Made in Italy quality, reevaluating and enhancing technical specialization and the historic and cultural tradition of the Marche Region. The diverse productive excellence of Marche is not only italian
shoes, we must remember the food sector – from wine to oil or Campofilone pasta – and not forget the famous Montappone hats. However shoe production is still by far the most important regional excellence, with the largest shoemaking district in Italy.
The Marche Region is the home of Made in Italy shoes. In this region we produce italian shoes for the most prestigious fashion brands of Italy and beyond. Nearly eighty percent of the national production of footwear is in the Provinces of Fermo and Macerata. Hence the expression Made in Marche to identify artisan production of excellence and great historical tradition. [...]
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Walking becomes almost a lifestyle: although it's faster to move with modern means of transportation , walking is a choice more and more frequent. The gentleman of modern times loves walking , alone or in company, to open himself up to the world from a different perspective. Walking is inextricably linked to the world of shoes. For next year there are many surprises. For the new dandy it's important to be well dressed to have a distinctive style and this is the main quality of the collection presented by Franceschetti at Pitti 87. For leisure time there are sneakers high till over the ankle with upper in leather decolored by hand.
For lovers of classic style Franceschetti proposes shoes british style with round and wide tips, dressed in smooth and shiny leather or hammered
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Tod's for its spring ad campaign, the Italian brand precisely recreated architect Philip Johnson's transparent Connecticut abode on the ground of Villa Necchi in Milan. The company will unveil the ads on Sunday alongside its fall men's collection. [...]
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In the new Spring/Summer 2015 advertising campaign a neutral setting enhances the elegance and the virtuosity of craftsmanship of Santoni collections. The protagonists perfectly embody the refined and confident soul that has been signature of the historic brand since its very beginning, while exuding an effortless allure that catches the eye.
Shot in New York by Giampaolo Sgura, boasts the collaboration of Giovanna Battaglia for the styling. The models are Anna S. and R.J. King.
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In the background, the sea after a sudden summer storm, in the unique setting of the Côte d'Azur. This is the new Alberto Guardiani Spring/Summer 2015 advertising campaign by Serge Guerand.
Rarefied light and intense colours help create an atmosphere of light, carefree relaxation in which the two protagonists featured enjoy the good life on the Côte d'Azur. Inside and outside a villa of modern design the two are getting ready for a party with friends after coming back from a walk.
Alberto Guardiani: Waiting for summer sun
Sullo sfondo il mare dopo un improvviso temporale estivo, nella cornice unica della costa azzurra. Questa la nuova campagna pubblicitaria primavera/estate 2015 Alberto Guardiani scattata da Serge Guerand.
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iWOODOO – handmade by nature is a brand-new fashion label that makes best use of recycled materials and hundred-percent natural products, such as wood, to promote style with an extremely low impact on the environment.
A line of articles with a cool design, defying the system of common sense and breaking the rule of banality, each of our pieces is handcrafted to deliver a unique and one-of-a-kind "object".
Plus, the renewing of resources is the very core of iWOODOO's message on ecological sustainability.
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Directly from the latest novelties from Le Silla's collections for women who love to emphasize their femininity: Sandal in Minerva, black semi-polished calfskin. Heel measures approximately 100 mm.
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Ferruccio Vecchi's creation comes from an infinite cultural heritage, knowledge in constant motion while respecting the handcrafted quality. By faithfully respecting this tradition, for the past thirty years Ferruccio Vecchi has been producing hats and accessories characterized by an accurate choice of materials and a design that is always up-to-date.
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Cesare Pacitti: "The creation of an Underwear Collection by my hand has been nearly an unescapable choice: I often created articles of clothing for my advertising campaigns for wearing my models: such as corsets, bras, beachwear and hoisery, all items which won't excessively distract attention from my shoes." [...]
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The whole FESSURA philosophy is inspired by the 'MUMMY shoe'- the extraordinary concept of modular and interchangeable shoes !!
It isn't only a design and fashion product, but also a technological and colorful Shoe which involves its owner in the "building" of his/her own footwear."
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Ask any non-smoker if he or she would favor banning smoking on Sarasota's beaches, or anywhere for that matter, and, of course, he likely would say yes.
In fact, it's probably safe to say it would be difficult to find any non-smoker who likes to sit in the draft of cigarette smoke. It stinks. And we now know it's not healthy.
So ban it. Don't make the many (non-smokers) suffer because of the few (smokers).
Well, not so fast. As Sarasota County commissioners found out recently, those crafty state lawmakers — who love power as much as they do in Washington — wrote legislation that gave them control of all smoking laws. Even though the best government is the government closest to you, the Tallahassee solons don't see it that way.
As such, Sarasota County commissioners are unable to ban smoking on county beaches or on the county's ball diamonds.
Understandably, county commissioners are frustrated. Who is Tallahassee to be telling them how to run our lives?
So now the commissioners know how we feel having Washington, Tallahassee, the County Commission and the City Commission telling us how to run our lives.
In truth, this doesn't seem to be that big of a dilemma. There are options.
Do what the airports do: Perhaps erect glass-enclosed smoking rooms where the smokers can go inhale each other's puffs all they want. At the least, do what already is done: designate clearly marked smoking areas at the beach and in the parks. Surely state laws don't prohibit local jurisdictions from imposing fines for butt littering.
Our personal freedoms are eroding enough as it is. Banning smoking at the beach isn't the answer; controlling it rationally is.
+ Debt ceiling: You lose again
The president lectured House Republicans again Monday, scolding them not to cause a federal government shutdown and the stopping of government checks by not voting to raise the nation's borrowing limit.
As Peggy Noonan has pointed out, that is what he is all about — strife and drama.
Let the circus begin!
It'll be exasperating once again to endure more fiscal cliff-like melodrama for the next two weeks. And for what? We already know the outcome.
Indeed, there is no reason in the world, none whatsoever, to think that the Obama-Republican House-debt ceiling talks will result in anything other than a higher debt limit; increased borrowing and a greater burden on your grandchildren.
It has always been thus. And it will never change.
In his book, "The Debt Bomb: A Bold Plan to Stop Washington from Bankrupting America," Sen. Tom Coburn, R-Okla., explains why Congress will never cut spending:
"Careerism, not ideological commitments, is the cause of our impasse today. Both sides are preoccupied with the acquisition and maintenance of power more than reducing our debt and averting an economic catastrophe.
"If Washington politicians valued fiscal responsibility more than getting re-elected, we would see fiscally responsible behavior. Our crushing debt burden … is proof that Washington politicians value re-election above all else."
Coburn goes on: "The whole point of the Constitution was not to protect any particular branch of government per se, but the rights and liberties of individual Americans.
"If government grew beyond the scope of the Constitution, freedom would be limited by the burden of debt and regulation, which is exactly what we see today."
Unfortunately, our petulant president and the majority of those who occupy the seats of the U.S. House and Senate — Republicans included! — fail to heed the advice of two of the smartest Americans ever:
Thomas Jefferson: "A wise and frugal government which shall restrain men from injuring one another, which shall leave them otherwise free to regulate their own pursuits of industry and improvement and shall not take from the mouth of labor the bread it has earned. This is the sum of good government."
James Madison: "There are more instances of the abridgement of freedom of the people by gradual and silent encroachments by those in power than by violent and sudden usurpation."
To the wisdom of Jefferson and Madison, you can add this: By virtue of Obama and Congress continuing their spending, and with the Federal Reserve Bank acting as their accomplice by printing ever increasing amounts of dollars, they are all vicious looters destroying your wealth.
Economic analyst William Buckler explains this thievery well in a recent edition of his Privateer letter:
When the federal government borrows, it pays its creditor with a U.S. note that says it promises to pay. How is that promise to pay honored? By the government issuing more new promises to pay in the future.
And what is the collateral that assures the holder of the U.S. note will be repaid? "The full faith and credit" of the nation. Which means the laws Washington has written, giving the federal government a first-claim on the wealth of U.S. citizens.
"What is the end result?" Buckler asked. "A monetary system which destroys wealth in order to function."
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If it weren't for the tragedy of the killings, it would be almost comical to take a bird's view of what happens in Washington in the wake of any and everything.
They simply cannot resist: Something must be done! We need more laws! We must take action, so say the powerful in Washington, to prevent humans from acting like humans!
If you can, read the president's 23 executive orders, apparently designed to help stop future Newtowns. The only conclusion you can reach: Big whoop. More paper shuffling and bureaucratic red tape for little benefit.
President Obama wants Congress to ban rapid-fire weapons. At the cost of whose safety? The bad guys will get the guns; they always do.
Here's what's puzzling: Yes, 22 dead in Newtown is a horror; so is the slaughtering of 12 in Aurora, Colo.
Now, contrast that with this: In 2011, 32,367 Americans died in auto accidents, 10,033 of those deaths involved alcohol-impaired drivers. That's 1,000 times more killed in cars than in Newtown and Aurora. And yet, where are the president and Congress on banning automobiles and alcohol?
There are no easy answers. There is, however, a simple one: starting with the teaching of moral values and behavior, beginning at birth, in every home. What's right and wrong. It's a simple answer; extraordinarily difficult to enact.
Meantime, amid all of the gun hubbub in Washington, we would urge you to track down the commentary of "Topshot," a Marine Corps Vietnam Veteran, who wrote on the subject of gun control at www.rebuildingfreedom.org. Here's an excerpt:
"… the countries with the highest homicide rates have gun bans, says researcher John R. Lott Jr. The three worst public shootings in the past year all occurred in Europe, which has enacted everything American gun-control proponents favor …
"Guns in the hands of law-abiding citizens is a constitutional right guaranteed … in the Second Amendment, and it is the duty of every citizen to see that ALL of the Constitution is enforced by the government entrusted by the people to do just that. "
If only they recognized they worked for us, not the other way around.
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- Simple enough. Accept that the 2nd Amendment allows weapons. But, the 2nd Amendment is circa 1792. Judge Scalia, Alito, and others have suggested that the Constitution is to be read and maintained for the date passed.
So, we limit weapons to a type and nature of 1792. This means single shot weapons, with loading mechanisms of that era. All others are limited the operations of the government militia, as we have no legal citizens' militia.
Sorry folks who bought these weapons, you will be violating the hopeful new laws if you fail to follow turn in/buy out or destruction laws. We can't effect better mental health, including eradication of glorification of violence and use of these weapons in movies, games, etc. We have another amendment, the 1st that wisely allows unlimited expression.
Making armed camps of schools is not desirable for the mental health of the children, IMHO > a killer around every corner.
Criminals > get the criminals off the streets. Spare no punishment, behind bars, on work details, and fine the nth degree. It won't be easy, but hard decisions and choices seem to be hard for our society, what with the Republicans opposed to any meaningful legislation on almost any public problem.
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Wafflekins wrote:What can I do to stay afloat? Not much now, I'm just waiting to see the solutions everyone came up with. I entered my last submission feeling pretty confident, so like always, I'll be completely blown away by the winning solves!
It's probably the one with the plus score...ID36 wrote: one of your solutions is awesome!
marcxb wrote:Anyone can help?
If I have a solve, do I automatically get to substract -8, -2 AND : -6
Also in the case of the level foudation, when we solve it, the reach the area, and still is in the limit of the area...does that mak a ?
ID36 wrote:Results have been posted! Congratulations to patacoman for finally achieving the optimal score on every level! Also a big 'well done' to xhawkx, schmittd, waffle, and cruiser on giving a very exciting chase to the finish line. Lastly, a high five to MtDewd and to marcxb on achieving minus totals. marcxb, in particular, amazed me by coming from a total of +23 to -7 throughout the comp so well done on that, too!
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Well the Irish did it on St Patrick's day
Rip Fardin Qayyumi, Bob Woolmer and Craig.
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"No good thing ever dies." Andy Dufresne. The Shawshank Redemption.
"Don't interupt the emeny when they're making a mistake" Napoleon
Spam would be a more appropriate title.
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A LONG time ago there was a post asking this, it pretty much filled up and I guess got lost lol. I thought I would see if we STILL have as many people in NC as we used to or if there are more here NOW.
I would really like to know if there are many people near ME...I would like to have a plant swap so if there are enough people I can start working on that! I will start. I am on the outskirts of Shelby, in a little whole of a town called Earl. SO where are you? Come on now folks PLEASE post, even you lurkers who are afraid to post. PLEASE post an tell us where you are in NC!!! :) Aqua |
Follow-Up Postings:
I live in Summerfield, which is only four mi. north of the Greensboro city limits. I also have property near Boone, so I am interested in both Piedmont and mountain plants. I am surprised that you are 7B. I am a cold 7 and cannot grow some of the plants people can grow in Chapel Hill or Raleigh. Good luck with your "project." |
I am in Asheboro and love to go to swaps. My first love of plants was hosta and then natives. Keep us updated. plantbug |
I am south of Greensboro, near Climax - probably a little far for a plant swap with you, but it would be fun to get one together for the Piedmont area. |
- Posted by ncdirtdigger 7b (My Page) on Tue, Aug 7, 12 at 16:03
Marvin, just south of Charlotte on the NC/SC line. |
- Posted by aquadragonfly 7b NC (My Page) on Tue, Aug 7, 12 at 16:43
I see the Carolina side is still slow, I wish we had more activity here. Hey plantbug, would love for you to come to a swap, I did one YEARS ago an a few people showed up but I would love to have a lot more if I have another one. IF I do one it will be in the spring, I don't have anything ready yet for a fall one but IF enough people were interested I might throw one together. ncrescue I am in 7b, if you look it up on the plant hardiness zone it says 7b :). wilson1 EVERYBODY is up that way lol. I have been to the one in Garner once. It was a while ago...Seems everyone is too far away from this area and no one wants to travel for a plant swap (with the exception of plantbug LOL) Ok well folks, keep posting where in NC you are! :) Aqua |
wilson1, I am not too far from you. Are you interested in seeing if we can trade? |
aqua, I was wondering if many folks had left; post count is low. I am near Pittsboro, just south west out of the Triangle which puts me in the middle of the state in the piedmont. Since you were specifically asking about location, I would like to point out that I had to google Shelby because I had no idea where you were! I see you are southwest of Charlotte near the SC border. |
- Posted by aquadragonfly 7b NC (My Page) on Wed, Aug 8, 12 at 9:49
chas045, I figure if people are in this area they KNOW where Shelby is. It is the big city down this way and most everyone knows it, I would say within a 50 mile radius maybe a little more. When I had a plant swap before I DID post where we were, at this point I was just asking WHERE in NC people are because it is nice to see people from the same state on here! Apparently you have to live near Raleigh to get a good one going, which is sad really because with the gas prices now it is really hard for me to drive that far even though I had a blast up there at the one TJ holds the time I got to go. SO come on folks WHERE are YOU in NC??? :) Aqua |
I think you are going to have to be a little patient. I suspect that there are others like me who have stopped checking Carolina Gardening on a regular basis because the posting count is so low. I'm sure there are plenty of people near you in the regional sense. There are also people who attend swaps who are not regular posters. I recently went to the Raleigh swap mainly to match faces with screen names and was surprised that many people didn't post. |
- Posted by dottie_in_charlotte z7-8 NC (My Page) on Wed, Aug 8, 12 at 14:17
I'm back in Matthews again. Not a swapper. I've been in GW since '03 and there are just a few of the old posters left. Hope the rest of them are just lurking/reading. Still wear my GW teeshirt when I go out plant shopping. People new to the area or new to being a homeowner just don't know how great a resource GW is. |
- Posted by steveincharlotte none (My Page) on Wed, Aug 8, 12 at 16:16
I'm in Concord, about 25 miles north of Charlotte. |
- Posted by rachelthepoet 7 (My Page) on Wed, Aug 8, 12 at 18:21
I'm a newby in Hendersonville, NC. Moved here in January. Wish this board was more active! Not as many gardeners around here as I'd like---tried to join the local iris club only to find it was dissolved last year :( |
- Posted by love2garden-nc 7 (My Page) on Wed, Aug 8, 12 at 20:00
Barbara, Wallburg, just south of Winston-Salem. |
- Posted by love2garden-nc 7 (My Page) on Wed, Aug 8, 12 at 20:02
Barbara, Wallburg, just south of Winston-Salem. |
Hi, I'm newly in Charlotte. Don't have anything to swap at the moment beyond seeds but, I'm game! |
- Posted by dottie_in_charlotte z7-8 NC (My Page) on Thu, Aug 9, 12 at 13:17
royce, what part of Charlotte specifically? |
- Posted by roberta_nc Zone 7 NC (My Page) on Thu, Aug 9, 12 at 20:56
Hi! I'm in Cary. Haven't checked in here much lately, but I've learned a ton from this forum over the years! |
I'm in Hendersonville. Rachaelthepoet, contact me. |
- Posted by jdbheartease 7-NC (My Page) on Fri, Aug 10, 12 at 12:58
Hi, I'm in Winston-Salem. There's a local Master Gardners plant swap in the Spring here in Winston. You don't have to be Master Gardener to participate. |
- Posted by dianne1957 NC 7b (firstname.lastname@example.com) on Fri, Aug 10, 12 at 21:34
I am in Raleigh, NC 27612 |
Hey, Plantbug! Yes, I would love to get a swap going in our area. Maybe we could even have a few of those Summerfield people join us. Let's see what we can get organized. |
Blueangel here west Charlotte on the Catawba have been on GW since its beging 97/99 something like that at that time you did not need to be a member I jioned as a member in 99 when GW went that way,not the same any more I rarely post since my stroke in 06,just don't remember thing any more I did attend a plant rescue had fun.I no longer garden just a few plants sad ince I owned a nursery but today I just don't remember the names. |
- Posted by dottie_in_charlotte z7-8 NC (My Page) on Thu, Aug 16, 12 at 15:02
You might not remember us,blueangel, but we sure have missed you! |
- Posted by laineyplantgrower 7b- Charlotte, NC (My Page) on Thu, Aug 16, 12 at 15:08
I'm in the South Park area of Charlotte and I just put together this plant swap for September 22, 2012: http://forums.gardenweb.com/forums/load/carolgard/exch0814125823421.html?21273 I've been going to the Raleigh swap and my mouth waters (figuratively) just thinking about how awesome that swap is! Hopefully we'll have as many enthusiastic swappers as they do. I hope you all can make it! |
- Posted by aquadragonfly 7b NC (My Page) on Fri, Aug 17, 12 at 0:32
Blueangel, I remember you. Dottie is right you have been missed. Lainey good luck with your swap, hope lots of people come. |
I don't check in much no more but I still live in southern Person county about 25 miles north of Durham. |
I have pretty much lurked on this Forum since the early days of GW living in several SC locations. Two months ago we moved into NC, residing now in the Greensboro area with just enough garden space to allow me to continue some ideas I enjoy tinkering with in a little more forgiving climate. I will be watching for plant swaps to attend in this area. |
We (Greensboro/HP area) used to have swaps when I first joined, about 10 years ago. I only went to two (fun) because of conflicts with other activities. The seed swap in the late fall or winter was also good. Somebody always has to coordinate these things, and I have to confess I have too much on my plate now to offer to do this. Maybe a seed swap this winter will be a place to re-start? We need a "leader!" |
I'm from the Fayetteville area in the sandhills. Also have been trying to get interest to have a seed/plant swap maybe even a support group at my house.. harder then I thought. I can be mostly found on the hot peppers forum. |
- Posted by kbmomto3boys 7 (My Page) on Fri, Aug 24, 12 at 20:43
I am in Marvin also, tucked between Charlotte, Waxhaw, Weddington. |
- Posted by carolinaflowerlover none (My Page) on Sat, Aug 25, 12 at 15:02
I am also in Greensboro and would love to go to a plant/seed swap! |
Less than ayear in sw charlotte. Steele Creek would love to swap but don't have anything. But maybe apotluck for gardeners. I can cook. |
Less than ayear in sw charlotte. Steele Creek would love to swap but don't have anything. But maybe apotluck for gardeners. I can cook. |
http://forums.gardenweb.com/forums/load/carolgard/exch0814125823421.html?21273 Thanks laineyplantgrower! |
I'm in Duplin County, south of Goldsboro, down in the sand plains. I read this forum regularly and I've attended several of the swaps in Gardner, although I wasn't able to make the trip last April. I'm originally from the northern US and after 16 years in North Carolina I'm still trying to learn to garden in hot, dry sand. (This summer it's wet sand.) I have learned a lot from this forum. Anna |
- Posted by aquadragonfly 7b NC (My Page) on Wed, Aug 29, 12 at 22:22
It must be too much to hope to find gardeners in my area. I so wish I could. Plant swaps are fun but I think it would be awesome to have a gardening club/meet. Oh well, my hope is waning fast I will ever meet gardeners in this area.... :( Aqua |
- Posted by dottie_in_charlotte z7-8 NC (My Page) on Thu, Aug 30, 12 at 8:08
ya know Aqua..you might try meeting local gardeners at your local garden centers and get them to come here to GardenWeb. Then you'd have a ready-made chat group here from your area. |
Aqua, You may be correct that there are too few gardeners in your area, but the title of this post and the newer South Carolina post are certainly not a good way to find out if this is true. The title should have been something about Swap Interest near whatever general area you are in. I see no reason that you still shouldn't do that. However , may I suggest another approach. All NC counties have agricultural extension agents and I believe they all give gardening classes. Attend some, and see if you can drum up some interest there. |
- Posted by aquadragonfly 7b NC (My Page) on Sat, Sep 1, 12 at 12:03
I wanted to see where everyone was located so yes it is correct. THE swap approach was just to see IF there were any people close enough to maybe HAVE one. THIS post was to see where you are in NC, NOT to organize a swap from. It is just nice to see where everyone is located there was one of these post a long time ago and everyone was near the Raleigh area apparently they still are. Dottie, I don't usually go to garden centers and when I do I don't talk to people. I have posted a swap meet before for my area no one was interested. |
- Posted by christy2828 8a (My Page) on Sat, Sep 22, 12 at 17:09
I'm in Hertford, NC, very close to Elizabeth City. I've been here just over a year :) Christy |
- Posted by dottie_in_charlotte z7-8 NC (My Page) on Sun, Sep 23, 12 at 15:40
kbmomto3boys..Weddington has a really nice garden club. I used to belong but got too busy especially for the social get togethers. |
- Posted by trianglejohn z7b NC (firstname.lastname@example.com) on Mon, Sep 24, 12 at 12:53
I live in south Raleigh, just off the beltline (you can hear the traffic) but in a country setting due to NC State taking over most of the old Dorthea Dix farm land for crop research. So I have all the convenience of shopping and big city entertainment but with views of soybean fields and cattle while driving in and out of the neighborhood. After moving here from Oklahoma I lived in Garner (which is why the swaps are in Garner, down the street from my old house) in a deep shade yard. As you can see I traded up for solid sunshine at the new place, which is really a much older house. I try to grow just about anything and I will try extra hard to grow anything edible. I have flowerbeds and ornamental trees around the house, a cactus garden out by the driveway, a kitchen garden in front of the house and then areas with fruiting vines, bushes and trees off to the side. |
- Posted by LeRoseGirl 7b (My Page) on Tue, Sep 25, 12 at 21:05
Hey everyone! This is my very first post on this site :) I'm a newby to gardening and such. I am originally from Durham, but I live in Timberlake now - about 20 minutes north of Durham in Person County. Lots of awesome farmland out here to mess around with! |
North Raleigh |
Hi, I live in W Charlotte. I do have huge collection of Jasminum sambac. I am basically from tropical area, I know only tropical plants. I have started learning native plants. I am collecting native plants for my yard. I do have few iris bulbs for swap. |
- Posted by dottie_in_charlotte z7-8 NC (My Page) on Mon, Dec 17, 12 at 19:02
John, WOW..it's about time you shared a photo like that! Amazing what you have accomplished, Outstanding! |
I know it's several months late, but I've just joined this site. My husband and I bought a small cottage in Highlands, North Carolina this past spring. We are renovating the cottage inside and out. We are looking forward to creating new gardens around the little cottage beginning in 2013. I am posting the link to our blog which tells the story of Two Holt. :) |
Here is a link that might be useful: Two Holt
Greensboro - veg garden, blueberries,blackberries,trying to grow apples..) and work on a church garden for local food programs |
I am on the coast at the northern end of Hampstead, about 5 minutes away from Topsail island. Basically I am in between Wilmington and Jacksonville. |
- Posted by farmsteward North Carolina 7 (My Page) on Wed, Jan 2, 13 at 0:57
Biscoe, central NC. |
- Posted by deansbooboo 7 (My Page) on Mon, Jan 28, 13 at 17:33
Hi everyone! I am in Pisgah Forest, just outside of Brevard. The closest city's are Hendersonville & Asheville. Been a member here for a long time, but only recently started to actively collect & harvest seeds, looking for round robin's, plant swaps, info on what grows easily here, etc... Don't know if I'm 7a or 7b?? |
Highland creek , Charlotte. |
Kannapolis! North of Charlotte, South of Greensboro. I'm a "rusty" master gardener due to working, but I'm in the garden just about all year. June |
- Posted by beachbarbie z9a/8b NC (My Page) on Thu, Feb 14, 13 at 18:47
I'm in Kure Beach. Just south of Wilmington. Because I'm on a narrow barrier island between the ocean and the Cape Fear river, we're warmer than Wilmington in the Winter and cooler in the summer. Nice, huh? Barb |
deansbooboo, I don't think many know where Pisgah Forest is; or Penrose, which is where I am. Send me a PM, please. |
- Posted by summerz7sc (My Page) on Fri, Mar 8, 13 at 8:31
I'm in Tega Cay / Ft. Mill just south of Charlotte. |
- Posted by dottie_in_charlotte z7-8 NC (My Page) on Fri, Mar 8, 13 at 18:54
two holt..your blog is marvelous. I must bring it to the attention of my best friend who was born and raised in Highlands. |
- Posted by rachelthepoet 7 (My Page) on Fri, Mar 8, 13 at 22:50
Deansbooboo: I am in hendersonville. We are 7A! :) |
- Posted by memama_gayle z8 NC (My Page) on Mon, Mar 11, 13 at 19:01
I live in the country outside of Mount Olive, NC--which many would consider country anyway! It has been a wonderful place to live all my life except for 2 years when my husband was stationed in SD, Calif. MO is also the home to Mount Olive Pickles. We are 60 miles north of Wilmington, approx. 60 miles SE of Raleigh and 20 miles south of Goldsboro! I have been in and out of Garden forums for a number of years! Tis time for me to refocus and get my yard manageable! Sorry don't do swaps...since I still work PT. See Dottie from Charlotte that I remember. |
- Posted by tripleione 6b (My Page) on Mon, Mar 25, 13 at 20:58
Right outside Asheville here. Been lurking and learning from Gardenweb since last year... have found some amazing information on gardening ever since. Just found the Carolina boards, though. Feel free to send me a PM if you live close by, to share information, seeds, plants, ect. |
I'm new to this site and Im just starting to get a green thumb so any advise or plants will help. I live in Charlotte by the speedway. Thanks Nancy |
I'm new to this site and Im just starting to get a green thumb so any advise or plants will help. I live in Charlotte by the speedway. Thanks Nancy |
- Posted by dottie_in_charlotte z7-8 NC (My Page) on Wed, Mar 27, 13 at 11:27
Nancy, between Dearness and Turtle Creek nurseries you have a wealth of choices and experts to help you up there north of Charlotte. Turtle Creek used to be in East Charlotte but like many other nurseries had to move to less expensive land. Dearness has a nice website and classes like Youngs used to have. |
- Posted by Marinewifenc none (My Page) on Mon, Apr 1, 13 at 1:59
jacksonville NC and new to this site with many questions, especially "what the heck is this" questions since i am not from anywhere near NC originally |
Hey, Marinewifenc! I am in Hubert (between swansboro and jacsonville!!) Would love to chat. |
- Posted by Laserboy532 7b/8a Sandy East NC (My Page) on Sat, Apr 6, 13 at 20:31
I'm SouthEast of Wendell, about 20 miles East of Raleigh. Here's a Google Maps pic of part of my yard including my garden (about 2000 sqft). |
My first visit here, I am usually on the palm or cacti forum. I live in the small city of King. Just north of Winston Salem. |
Smithfield here, in the Cleveland Area and loving it......... Teresa |
- Posted by aquadragonfly 7b NC (My Page) on Wed, May 1, 13 at 15:55
Wow, been awhile since I visited this forum. Surprised to see this many response on this post! John, you have a very nice place there! Glad to meet you new folks hope you keep posting! |
I am kavitha from charlotte (west side). Love gardening and have good collection of tropical plants. looking to collect more. now collecting hydrangeas. |
Right now, I am in a hotel in Raleigh, relaxing after my second house hunting trip. The 3rd and I hope last trip is scheduled for late June or July. We looked at some nice houses and found some lovely rural countryside on this trip, but did not find a house that hubby and I could both fall in love with. I think I saw a tree swallow at the house in Wendell that we toured, so maybe that is a sign to focus there, LOL. I would love to attend a swap once I have an address in NC, but for the first year I would only be able to contribute seeds. |
Thank you, Dottie, for the kind words. My husband is a retired educator and is in Highlands right now overseeing a little electrical work. I will be joining him after closing out my school year on Friday. :) I will be taking up Jack Frost brunnera (3) and a Little Henry's sweetspire for planting in the little garden we started last year. I hope to make the Highlands plant sale but haven't heard anything about the date yet. |
Here is a link that might be useful: Two Holt Blog
- Posted by lisianthuslover 7 (firstname.lastname@example.com) on Wed, Jun 19, 13 at 23:59
I am near McGee's Crossroads near Garner, Smithfield, Fuquay-Varina, Angier, and Willow Spring. |
- Posted by Ferroplasm 7b (My Page) on Mon, Jun 24, 13 at 14:52
Been seeing this near the top of the page for a while, so I figured I'd better chime in. I'm located in the Triangle, specifically Cary. Interested mostly in hardy edibles, but also vegetable gardening. |
Just south of Jacksonville |
- Posted by cherrykist Z-7 NC (My Page) on Sun, Jun 30, 13 at 22:05
I am in Yadkinville, North Carolina. Years ago I started a thread about where are you in NC and that was in continuation to a thread that was previously posted and filled up! I have lived in Yadkinville, Thomasville, Goldsboro, Winston-Salem, High Point, and Greensboro (all in NC). My passion is roses but I love all gardening Tammy O |
- Posted by dottie_in_charlotte z7-8 NC (My Page) on Tue, Jul 9, 13 at 19:43
Well,aquadragonfly, for my first trip to Highlands I must report one of my destinations was to find two_holt since her blog was so interesting. Her mountainside yard is almost totally transformed to beautiful gardens. The result of unimaginable labor and love of plants native and non-native. |
- Posted by dottie_in_charlotte z7-8 NC (My Page) on Tue, Jul 9, 13 at 19:44
Well,aquadragonfly, for my first trip to Highlands I must report one of my destinations was to find two_holt since her blog was so interesting. Her mountainside yard is almost totally transformed to beautiful gardens. The result of unimaginable labor and love of plants native and non-native. |
- Posted by dottie_in_charlotte z7-8 NC (My Page) on Tue, Jul 9, 13 at 19:45
(oops) double posted, sorry. |
Hendersonville here! Gosh, was hoping there would be more activity here. I'm gonna privately ping some of the local folks who posted. :-) |
Okay, this is just weird...Since we relocated to NC from KY I recreated a new user account to reflect the appropriate zone. I'm logged in as "KathyNC7a" but my previous post posted as from "KathyInZ6" (my former user name). Huh?!?! |
- Posted by dottie_in_charlotte z7-8 NC (My Page) on Sun, Jul 21, 13 at 22:10
Kathy, this is like the 6th iteration of the 'where are you' thread. When it gets too long, one of the regulars will start a new one. Forum has been quiet this year..maybe due to too much rain keeping us from our garden projects. |
I'm in Wesley Chapel, which is in Union County, just south of Charlotte. |
- Posted by aquadragonfly 7b NC (My Page) on Tue, Jul 23, 13 at 0:28
Dottie it's from too much rain and having to pull weeds. I am not complaining about the rain I am really not. I am complaining about the weeds I can't keep up with. THEY love the rain more than the plants do. Strang thangs happen sometimes Kathy... |
- Posted by missiblueridge 7a (My Page) on Wed, Jul 24, 13 at 13:17
I'm in Mountain Home. Newbie to gardening and this site. I have found so many helpful ideas and information on here that I joined. This is my first year doing a vegetable garden and am trying to be able to have fresh produce all year. Unfortunately most of all I bought this spring was hybrids which if I'm understanding are no good for seed saving. I'm still confused about the difference between heirloom, organic, and hybrid. ANY help or seeds is much appreciated! I can send SASE and hopefully be able to join in seed sharing eventually. Thinking I started with the wrong plants for sharing right now...HELP! 😌 |
- Posted by trianglejohn z7b NC (email@example.com) on Wed, Jul 24, 13 at 16:13
Since things are slow at work today I re-read all these responses and it got me thinking - every once in a while I get asked to do a garden talk. I always give a hand out that lists my favorite places to shop, books I garden by, and websites I follow. And it never fails that some person in the crowd will get excited and want to start up some sort of social media web thingamabob where we can all chat and exchange ideas and form a community. A week or so later this person will contact me all upset that I haven't been active on their newly formed site. It just blows my mind. Why would anyone want to re-invent the wheel. I've probably spoken to garden clubs a dozen times and talked up GardenWeb at all of them and yet I don't think it has ever snagged a new person. I don't know why this site isn't busting at the seams with new people. It has had the biggest effect on my garden, far above any other "organization" garden club or whatever. The swaps are a whole different animal - the one here in Raleigh (actually Garner) over time has become more of a meet and greet than a hard core plant exchange. I'm always amazed at how far some people will drive just to spend an afternoon talking with fellow gardeners! |
- Posted by beachbarbie z9a/8b NC (My Page) on Fri, Jul 26, 13 at 12:51
I agree Trianglejohn. Why reinvent the wheel?? Also, it's one thing to start a group, another to keep it going once the initial flush is over. People like to start something new and fun, but it can be hard to keep it going. Barb |
- Posted by aquadragonfly 7b NC (My Page) on Fri, Jul 26, 13 at 19:41
That's funny John, I have been promoting GW to tell folks about it too. I used to love coming here and reading everything, information, stuff people were doing, their gardens they were making or finished, their PONDS oh how I love ponds and just generally talking to folks. It just isn't the same, I for one sure do miss it. I think a lot of it has to do with all the social media out there now, just too many other sites to visit mainly FB. I did actually start a group there for this area I am in and the surrounding counties. I have has some luck with that but I still like checking out GW, there is just something special about this place for me. |
I am in Raleigh and talk up Gardenweb to the other J C Raulston volunteers, but only know of a couple that have ever come to our plant swap as a result. I also have a couple of plant sales in the spring and I try to encourage most of the people that I meet there to come to our swaps, again with very limitd success. Like John, a great deal of what I have planted (and I have a lot of different plants) and the knowledge I have gained are the result of Gardenweb and our local swaps. I would love to see the participation on-line and at these swaps increased because we would all have more plant lovers to learn from. |
- Posted by countrygirl_sc 7 SC (My Page) on Fri, Aug 2, 13 at 15:00
I'm not in NC, but wanted to chime in. We tried to get a swap started in Greenville, SC a few years ago and could not get people to attend! Posted signs, put it in the paper, etc. Who wouldn't want free plants and advice!? The most we ever had attend was six and two were me and my DH and the hostess! Didn't ever try again after the fourth one. |
I joined this group in 2006 in hope of learning more about growing in the mountains of NC as I have always been a flatlander. I am in Whitter at about 3200 feet and Google Maps always shows my address as the Nantahala National Forest, but this has been private land since the late 1800's. Would love to hear from more people so I can learn more. http://goo.gl/maps/mR29B |
Here is a link that might be useful: Google Map
- Posted by dottie_in_charlotte z7-8 NC (My Page) on Sat, Aug 10, 13 at 18:01
coorscat, try going back up to May 19 posting of two holt and look at her attachment. |
- Posted by ifitspecs4u 7 (My Page) on Mon, Aug 12, 13 at 5:55
Just joined a few days ago, in Apex, close to Cary Raleigh Durham |
- Posted by dottie_in_charlotte z7-8 NC (My Page) on Sat, Aug 17, 13 at 11:46
ooh, ifits..check out the Exchanges part of our Carolina forum and you'll find there's the oldest and best plant swap/gathering of gardenwebbers coming up in October you can attend. |
- Posted by dottie_in_charlotte z7-8 NC (My Page) on Sat, Aug 17, 13 at 11:47
ooh, ifits..check out the Exchanges part of our Carolina forum and you'll find there's the oldest and best plant swap/gathering of gardenwebbers coming up in October you can attend. |
Greensboro,here!! |
West Cary, edging toward Apex. I'm mostly on the Kitchen forum, but turning my attention back to the garden now. |
I'm in Cary. I'd love to do individual swaps, "see my garden" type thing. (Not necessarily an organized event, but more of a "come see my garden and take home some cuttings/divisions.") I've contacted a couple of neighbors who have pretty gardens and have had a favorable response. We're planning to swap some plants once the weather cools down. Contact me if you want to see my garden and take something home! |
dogridge, How do I contact you? plantbug |
Asheville now, but moving to Franklin this summer. |
- Posted by graycrna4u 7b (My Page) on Tue, Feb 25, 14 at 19:20
Gary in Clemmons; just outside of Winston Salem. I am into peonies (herbaceous, itoh or hybrid, and/or tree peonies. |
- Posted by piedmontnc 7b-8 (My Page) on Sun, Mar 2, 14 at 12:29
Asheboro here. |
- Posted by carolinakate NC 7b (My Page) on Wed, Mar 19, 14 at 22:08
I'm in Greensboro. |
Hello! I'm in the Asheville area. We just moved here in 2013, still setting up the infrastructure. We're on a steep mountainside so erosion control is a must. We enjoy edible, ornamental, and wildlife/native gardening. Definitely up for swapping cuttings/seeds/etc. |
- Posted by Southerngirl44 none (My Page) on Wed, Apr 2, 14 at 21:06
Hi all ! We just moved to Goldsboro. I grew up in FL, but lived in SLC, UT. I have a blank skate to work with. Our home has the meatball shrubs and done of the saddest looking oak trees I have ever seen and some pines that we call our Dr. Seuss trees because they look like something from his books. And grass... Lots and lots of grass... |
- Posted by AV_OCD_GIRL (My Page) on Fri, Apr 4, 14 at 22:04
I live in Rockingham, NC. About 80 mi. east of Charlotte, and 70 mi. south of Greensboro. |
Hi everybody. And hi Southerngirl44. I too grew up in Florida. I am currently in Ohio (my husband is already in NC) and I and the kids will be moving to NC this summer. My husband's job is in Durham so we'll be moving no more than 45 mins from that. I'm into the whole homesteading thing. Garden, livestock, alternative energies. So I want at least a couple of acres. But considering we don't have a down payment saved up, we're going to be renting first. Probably just a small yard for me. I might look into any community gardens in the area. I currently have a couple of things in buckets. Blackberries, raspberries, rhubarb, mini banana plants |
I'm in Union County, south of Charlotte, I haven't been here long and am just starting to garden. I don't know much about gardening in this region. I'm planting a few trees - serviceberry, IE Mulberry and some figs, No sure whether to amend the soil with organic matter or backfill with just what came out of the hole. Interesting, both werre recommended in different articles on the same site (NC extension gardener)! Also got contradictory advice about growing vegetables. Someone told me to situate the garden on the east side of the yard (because south is too hot) and someone else said south side only - veges like that hot sun all day. In PA it would definitely be planted on the south side, but it is so much colder up there and the summers are shorter. Anyway, I am excited to be here and looking forward to successful gardening. |
I am in High Point, 30 min from either W/S or GSO. Would love to know if the winter seed exchange is still happening - that's a big reason I joined this site. |
Albemarle, about 30 miles east of Charlotte |
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