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These two ladies, GeekChic12 and Lynzylee, are awesome. I really can't praise them enough. My gratitude for your help with this chapter, dears!
Stephenie Meyer owns all things Twilight. I own the contents of this story.
As to the previous chapter, wow the reviews. I wasn't expecting the backlash I received. It stung a little, not going to lie, since you can't really separate me from my characters. Look at Edward's past, his nature, his personality…he's not exactly relationship/husband material yet. But trust in Bella, and me, to hopefully get him there. But Edward, he may (will) mess up here and there until he gets it right.
This chapter from Bella's POV should make everyone happy. A bit of an emotional roller-coaster, but I think you'll enjoy the payoff.
White Shadows
Chapter 12
My sleep had been restless. As a result, I had found myself wide awake at dawn and quite alone. I lay there listening to the early morning birdsong and envied them their simple lives. Oh, to be free like the birds! Free of deep emotions. Free of the knowledge of your own existence. Free from the pain of loving another who didn't understand how to love you back.
My mind drifted back to my childhood and my ninth natal year. I had been a rambunctious and curious child. I'd started to dress in boys' clothing, for I'd decided to be the son my father desperately wanted. I had hovered around the listing grounds, avidly watching the sword fighting and archery contests. I'd fallen in love with archery and had begged my father for a bow of my own.
To my extreme surprise and joy, I was gifted with a child-sized bow and a quiver full of arrows for my tenth natal day. I remembered how I had reverently run my hand along the smooth wooden curve of the bow. For a moment, I'd been positive I'd seen approval shine in my father's eyes, before he harshly told me not to shoot myself in my foot.
I hadn't allowed that comment to take my joy. I had run out to the listing yard and eagerly set up a target. Gathering a crowd, I'd been nervous, and my first arrows either fell to the ground or didn't travel far. Many of the guard and castle archers had come to watch. Soon, they'd begun to offer pointers and demonstrate to me the correct hold and posture. With that knowledge, and the patience of an older archer nicknamed "Gramps" for his grey hair, I improved. I practiced the rest of the day until twilight fell, until my fingers became bloody, until my right arm ached so hard it had begun to shake, but I had not cared. I had felt freeing joy like I'd never known when I was practicing archery.
That had been the first major alteration of my childhood.
My first glimpse of Edward of Sunhaven had been the second.
Two months later, Edward of Sunhaven had arrived at Ostburn. I'd been in the solar with my mother and Alice and the attending ladies' maids when I heard the commotion. I ran to the window seat, bruising my knees in my haste to climb upon the stones. Peering out, I'd seen Edward of Sunhaven ride into the bailey- his rust and gold house colors blazing, his enormous horse braying and stomping. My mouth had fallen open in awe.
Then he'd removed his helm. Sun had glinted off his hair, the color somewhere between peaches and strawberries. Even from the long distance I'd been able to discern the handsomeness of his face. I had leapt down and darted out the door, ignoring the exasperated commands of my mother to stop. I hadn't been able to stop. I'd had to see that wonder up close.
I raced out into the bailey and skidded to a halt, not ten feet from his terrifying horse. Edward of Sunhaven had swung from the saddle and tossed the reins to his squire. He was talking and laughing with some men who had accompanied him. My eyes had been riveted to his handsome face, animated with easy laughter.
My father had come out to greet him, drawing his attention, but for one brief glorious moment, Edward of Sunhaven had met my eyes. He flashed me a grin and winked at me before turning to greet my father.
Something in my girlish heart and mind had been struck dumb by such a remarkable specimen of a man. Hence, my obsession with Edward of Sunhaven had begun.
For the fortnight that Edward had visited Ostburn, I'd trailed him, shadowing his steps, asking him questions, and watching him train with the guard. The castle guard, well used to my oddness and holding a certain affection towards my boyish ways, had teased Edward over my attention. They even granted me a nickname. "There comes Edward's little white shadow," they'd say about me. So named for the white tunic emblazoned with the Ostburn eagle upon it that I wore most every day.
I smiled to myself and my sudden remembrance of my childhood nickname. No one had called me that in years, not since the old archer Gramps had died, I realized.
What I didn't want to remember was the day Edward of Sunhaven had departed Ostburn. I'd been bereft. It'd felt as if he'd taken the very sun away with him. It had been at least a natal year before I'd begun to give up my foolish adoration of a man who had only seen me as the child I'd been.
When I was fifteen, my father took me and my sister to court. I'd been in an absolute fever to see Edward of Sunhaven again. Once at court, I had dressed in my finest and fixed my hair just so, in the elaborate braided upswept style that was the current fashion. I remembered walking into the king's chamber so that Alice and I could be presented to him. I had been nervous, but not to see the king. It was all for Sunhaven. To my extreme, crushing disappointment, he hadn't been at court. King Alfred had sent Edward off to escort the king's mother back to court. That had sent Edward all the way to the southern tip of Oaklea. He wouldn't be back for at least two months. By then, we would be headed back home.
Despite court and all its splendor, I had been downcast the entire visit. I would climb to the top of the tower with my ladies' maid and watch out for any approaching band of soldiers, but Edward's group was never among them. We'd left Stronghaven without my ever having set eyes upon Edward. It wasn't until over a fortnight ago that I'd seen him again. That first glance when I'd looked up and found his eyes upon me. My heart had exploded with excitement and joy.
He'd crushed that joy the next day by being an absolute arse. Childhood remembrances and silly girlish dreams had built up an image of a man who hadn't existed. The reality of the real flesh-and-blood Edward had been jolting and unpleasant.
But things change. I had come to know the real Edward of Sunhaven, though it had taken me some time to really see his true self and begin to understand his nature. Then, he'd kissed me. Nothing after that point could have stopped my foolish heart from falling headlong into real love with him.
I heard Edward moving around and then smelt wood smoke. Apparently, Edward had been rebuilding the fire as I reminisced.
"Are you awake?" Edward called to me. "I brewed some tea."
Taking a deep breath, I sat up and brushed tendrils of hair back from my face.
"I suppose," was my quiet reply.
I studied Edward as he piddled with the sticks in the fire, not meeting my eyes. His hair was darker now, more burnished fire than peachy strawberry, than it was ten years ago. His body had changed as well, filling out to that of a man's solid, pleasing form. His face was still impossibly handsome, but there were subtle lines around his eyes and one on the left side of his mouth. Still, all in all, he was the finest specimen of a man I had ever laid eyes upon.
I thought back to my childish adoration of Edward and how silly it seemed to me now. I had come to know the man inside, what he held and what he was lacking, and loved him in spite of it. It had surprised me, that, the way my heart had decided for me. For what woman would willingly choose such a difficult man to love?
His inability to voice his feelings, unless prodded to do so, was one such difficulty, but the other, oh, the other was the truly difficult one to endure. The man didn't understand reciprocation. He didn't understand how to accept affection and give it in return. He had been trying, I'd give him that much, but he was lacking in basic human understanding of such things. I thought I had begun to soften him. I thought I'd gotten him past his withholding. Until, that is, last eve.
All that could have gone wrong, did. Instead of tenderness and gentleness, he had instead been frantic and rough, taking for himself. I had enjoyed the kissing, but after that, he'd become something else and had used my body for his pleasure. I was still stunned that he'd so forcefully entered me, causing me so much pain. I'd been unprepared for such harsh treatment of my body.
Everything I'd come to love about Edward had nearly been shattered in that one thoughtless moment of his. And he had known it. When he'd looked into my eyes and registered my pain and disappointment in him, he'd known.
He had withdrawn from me, curled back up inside of himself, loathing himself for what he'd so foolishly done. He had not held me and comforted me. That, not the rough handling, was what he'd done to ruin the closeness that had been growing between us.
His constant apologies aside, he had known that he'd done something unforgivable. Not only had he taken me as if I was one of his other women, he'd not even remembered that we weren't a wed couple.
It was then that I understood that, to him, I was likely just another woman. He may care for me, but in the end, I was just another body for his use.
We had crossed a moral and social line, and as a result, I was no longer a maiden. Nor was I a wedded woman. That could be easily altered, but at this point, I was unsure if I even wanted this man as my husband.
Oh, I knew that he would protect me unto his death. I knew that he would take care of me, provide for me, and even occasionally give me the fleeting tenderness I longed for. But truly love me? Truly see me for me and not just another woman in his bed? I didn't know if that was ever going to be possible.
And with that realization, my heart just broke.
Tears gathering in my eyes, I tossed back my blanket, tugged on my boots, and climbed standing. "I need to use the privy."
"No," I said as I quickly walked away.
When I returned, Edward was crouched down, checking on Moonspawn's hooves. "I believe the clothing is dry," he said almost cautiously, darting his eyes to my face, then back to his horse.
I simply nodded and went to check on our clothes. Noting that they were indeed dry, I repacked them in the saddle bag and then got a cup of tea. I rummaged through the food and pulled out two bruised pears. Carrying one over to Edward, I handed it to him.
"I'm not hungry."
I nearly shoved it at him. "Eat. We've another long day, I'm guessing."
He took it without comment and turned away.
I went back to the fire, pulled off my boots and tugged on my leggings for the day's ride. I sat down, placed my feet back into my boots and then sipped my tea as I nibbled on my pear.
Had Edward just slept with me last night, held me and given me comfort, I would probably be feeling completely different this morn. But…he hadn't. And I realized that had put me into not only a pensive mood, but a foul one. I wished I still had my own horse so that I would have some peace today. But the entire day I would be against Edward's thighs and chest, his arms around me holding the reins, and that was likely to be akin to torment.
"Let's ride," Edward said without preamble.
I looked up in surprise. I hadn't even heard him approach. I quickly sipped the dregs of my tea in the cup and then turned it over and dried it out on my skirt. The rest of the tea in the pot, I poured over the fire. Edward fetched more water and thoroughly doused the ashes. He then tied on the saddlebags and lifted me atop his horse, before climbing up behind me.
He spurred Moonspawn on. I tried to settle myself more comfortably, but the saddle hadn't been made for two. Finally finding something not completely unbearable, I leaned against the man I loved, the man right next to me but unreachable as the moon.
After a few brief pauses during the day, Edward, finding a suitable mostly hidden spot to camp, stopped for the night. I slid off the saddle in relief. I was so sick of horseback riding that I'd gladly walk the remaining miles to our destination. I paced around in circles, stretching my legs, and alternating between holding my back and rubbing my sore thighs.
"I'll make you a fire," Edward offered, but I shrugged.
"Doesn't matter. All our food is cold. I think I'll just eat and then sleep."
He sent me a look full of concern. "Are you feeling unwell?"
"Just saddle sore," I lightly replied, then turned to find food.
Edward made us a fire anyway. As he did, I pulled out the last loaf of bread. I reached in for the cheese and cut off two small pieces. Adding to our repast was strips of dried meat- venison, I realized. I handed Edward's portions to him and settled down to consume my meal in silence.
Edward surprised me, though. "I was thinking back to when you were a child."
I lifted my head. "What do you mean?"
"That time I visited Ostburn, and you were a child. I remember your big eyes and you trailing me around." He sent me a small grin, but I didn't return it.
"It must have been quite annoying to you to have some brat upon your heels."
He was silent for a moment. "I hope I wasn't too much of an arse to you. What was it they used to call you?"
"White shadow."
"Ah. Yes. That I remember now. You liked to dress as a boy cloaked in Ostburn's white colors."
"White with the snow eagle sigil outlined in silver emblazoned upon my tunic," I replied offhandedly.
"Perhaps a better sigil than my house. A setting sun upon the horizon, one lone ship sailing into its rays."
I wondered at Edward's chattiness this eve but decided it was better than silence. We could keep each other company, if nothing else.
"I like it. There's a certain beauty to your house sigil."
He acknowledged that with a slight tilt of his head. He then averted his eyes as his fingers worried with the edge of his tunic. I wondered at him not wearing his house colors now, but I assumed he had wanted to travel incognito the best he could and did not inquire as to his reasons.
"You remember the night you sang that song with Jasper and your sister?"
"The one about Silverwind? Yes. Why?" I asked.
"Bella, do you believe in dragons like the one in that tale?"
"Dragons?" I asked with a blink. What an odd question. "I'm…not sure. I know there are things, powers in this world we can't imagine, but dragons? I just don't know."
"I do."
I had been stirring the fire with a stick but paused at that and met his eyes. "What?"
"I know dragons exist."
I sat back and folded my hands in my lap. "And how, pray tell, do you know that?"
"I've seen them."
I was gaping at him then.
He slightly grinned, then his face set in wonder.
"I've seen them, Bella. When Alfred had told me that they were real, I hadn't believed him. In response, he led me to a secret chamber within the castle. Procuring the key, he'd opened the door and I had stood there, mute in astonishment. For in front of me had been the carcass of a creature so large, so fantastic, I couldn't speak. I remember walking as if in a trance to stand in front of that creature laying out on the floor. I had knelt down and run my hands along the iridescent violet, still glistening scales so sharp they cut my fingers."
"But, was it real?" I asked in skepticism.
"Yes. I swear so. I had thought like you at the time. That just because I had been looking at a fantastic creature that once lived, it didn't mean dragons were still in this world."
I was trying to take in what he'd just told me. Dragons were real. Dragons had existed. They weren't just legends and songs. Silverwind wasn't just a song? I glanced up at the night sky and pondered such a creature flying beneath the stars.
"Why do I think you're about to tell me something impossible?" I asked as I looked back to him.
"Because I am. A month later, I rode out with King Alfred and his entourage to his seasonal hunting lodge. While residing there, one night he'd awoken me, sworn me to silence, and then led me down into deep, cavernous underground chambers that I hadn't even known existed. The first door he opened, I just couldn't believe my eyes. There before me had been a living, breathing dragon. He'd been chained, imprisoned within an enormous cell."
I merely stared for a moment. "What…what did he look like?" I whispered.
"He was a blazing crimson red, the likes of which I'd never seen. He was this enormous winged reptile, with large yellow eyes, long talons at the end of powerful legs, and completely covered in scales. To be honest, he was terrifying."
"A dragon," I said in wonder, charmed by Edward's story, despite myself.
"And not just one, but two. The king kept the other one in a chamber beside the crimson one. Alfred told me she was a female. The female had been a turquoise color, flowing into green. Like water. Beautiful to behold. Beautiful and deadly. She hissed and spit fire at us the moment the door opened and continued until we stepped back out of her chamber. I pitied those men in charge of feeding her. Still do."
"And what precisely does a dragon eat?"
"Anything it wants to," he said with a grin. "But mostly, they keep them well fed with goats and sheep."
"Ah. Those poor dragons. They must feel so frustrated and lonely."
Edward laughed.
"Bella. They're dragons. Capable of destroying entire cities, decimating entire populations. They will eat anything with a beating heart, including human children. Don't pity them. Fear them. Alfred is right to keep them chained up."
"But to what purpose? What kind of life is that? I would rather die than live a life in chains."
Edward went quiet, his face set in seriousness. "As would I."
I pondered his story. "Was that the truth, or just a tale to amuse me?"
"Did it amuse you?" he asked as he studied my face.
I nearly groaned at him doing the question as an answer thing, but I let it pass.
"It did manage to keep my attention, if that was your intention. Edward, if that was another form of apology, I accept, but really, you must stop."
Edward took a deep breath and looked up at the night sky. "I honestly don't know what that was. I just wanted to share that with you."
"Well, then I thank you. That was kind," I replied.
"It wasn't meant to be kind, Bella," Edward nearly growled. "It was meant to…"
"What?" I asked, mildly curious to know what he'd been about to say.
"It was a secret I've kept, and I just gave it to you, because I know I can trust you," he responded in frustration. "And perhaps I wanted you to know, despite all, that there are indeed wondrous things in this world we live in."
"Ah. But then, I knew that," I said softly as I stretched out upon my pallet.
After a time, Edward again surprised me by stretching out beside me and wrapping his arm around my body.
"And how did you know that, Bella?" he asked.
I squeezed my eyes shut, holding back my tears.
"Because, one day when I was just a child, I looked upon the sun, and I've been blinded by its wonder ever since."
Edward gave me no response, but his arm around me tightened, pulling me back against him. I rested my head on my arm and did let the tears fall then. Let them spill out upon the indifferent ground my hopes and wishes until all that was left in me was hollowness and a thumping heart that would not let go of its love of Edward.
I may have been dreaming, but I could have sworn that sometime during the night, Edward had turned me over and kissed the tears from my cheeks. I could have sworn that that he whispered sweet words of devotion. Impossibly sweet dreams of love, of happiness, and of majestic dragons gliding on the wind of the starry night sky.
I felt fingers stroke across my face. "Time to awaken, my sleepy queen," I heard Edward say softly.
My eyes fluttered open to find Edward's green eyes regarding me with great warmth.
"Queen?" I asked in foggy confusion.
"Hmm. Yes," he said as he sat down beside me. He leaned down and placed a gentle kiss upon my cheek. "Show me," he whispered.
I rubbed the sleep out of my eyes as I pushed myself sitting. I yawned and stretched out the kinks in my back. I was confused over his tenderness and soft speaking. It made my heart beat fast in hope, which in turn made me cross for hoping.
"Whatever are you talking about? Show you what?"
"Show me how to…treat you," he finished in barely a whisper, his head hanging down.
"How to treat me," I repeated.
"Yes. And perhaps, it's time we altered our situation." He still wouldn't look at me.
"Edward. Speak plainly. I just awoke."
He took a deep breath; then his gaze locked with mine. "Choose me."
"Choose me. It's the woman's choice, so choose me."
"Choose you," I echoed in disbelief.
"I've…taken you. You're no longer a maiden, even though that must be the absolute worst bedding known in the history of humankind."
"It was unpleasant. I wonder why any woman would choose to do that when it's so uncomfortable," I replied with a deep frown.
"It's not supposed to be uncomfortable. It's supposed to feel good. I completely and utterly failed you, completely failed myself. I took you, a good, kind woman who isn't mine, and hurt you. I'm not sure I've ever done anything worse in my life. No, I know I've never done anything worse."
"Ah. We're back to your honor. That's what this is all about?"
He shook his head. "God's be, no. It's about me mistreating you. I certainly have no honor left after that horrible show at the lake."
"And so you wish for me to…what exactly?"
"I wish for you to choose me," he said rapidly as he averted his eyes.
"To preserve my honor."
"Well, yes," he answered.
"And what if I do not wish to choose you?"
He lifted shocked eyes to mine. "You do not?"
"I'm not sure."
"Because of my hurting you. I understand. And I cannot fault you your choice. I was never a good choice for you to begin with. I was never the man for you."
"You keep telling me that. What prompts you to do so?"
"Because it's truth. You, you're kind and gentle and good, Bella. You say you love me in spite of how I treat you. It confounds and confuses me. Though I'm sure your feelings have greatly altered since what transpired at the lake."
"You think me fickle? You think this a light flirtation of mine, then?"
He hesitated a moment before speaking. "I would never do you the dishonor of so lightly dismissing your feelings. I was just saying that I would not fault you in altering them."
"Good. Because I don't give my heart away lightly. Indeed I've never done so until now. We've established my feelings, but, Edward, what are your feelings toward me?"
He took a deep breath and then reached over for my hand. He lightly held it, stroking his fingers over mine.
"The truth?" he asked.
"Yes. Always the truth, whatever it may be," I forced myself to say.
"The truth." He sighed. "You deserve that. This won't be easy for me. Emotions never are, but perhaps you'll better understand me afterwards."
He looked down at our hands, then slipped his fingers between mine as he began to speak.
"There was a night, a warm summer night, when I walked into the great hall of a castle. A celebration was in progress. There, amongst the dancers, was the most beautiful woman I'd ever set eyes upon. Her with the long brown hair, her in a red velvet dress, her with silver bells jingling along her thigh. That small woman…I came to admire her- her spirit, her fight, her fire. I even admired how she never took no for an answer from me. She always pushed me until I gave her what she wanted. One night, I looked down upon her sleeping, the flickering firelight dancing over her precious form, and…I knew. She was everything I had been searching for my entire life. She was goodness, she was comfort, she was…my home. She was everything. Everything I would live and die for."
He looked up at my tear-streaked face. Distress passed over his expression at seeing my tears. He gripped both of my hands in his and leaned his face close to me.
"You ask me my feelings regarding you. I don't have a word for them, Bella. There is no word for them. Nothing in our language could possibly encompass my emotions toward you. If love will do, then that is it, but it's not enough. Never enough for you," he ended, his voice rough with raw emotion.
"Edward," I cried out as I flung my arms around him.
He held me tightly, almost painfully against him as he buried his face in my neck.
"I'm so sorry, Bella. Let's start over. I swear I'll do better this time. Please give me another chance."
"Yes," I said through my tears. "You get a thousand chances, Edward."
"Thank the gods," I heard him whisper against my neck.
"I love you," I whispered back.
"Bella," was his only reply, but everything of Edward, all his love for me was within it, and it was enough.
Later, after we broke our fast, we started on our way. This day, I settled against Edward happily. Edward rode with one hand on the reins, the other around my waist holding me to him.
We spoke softly as we journeyed, of our families, our childhoods, of court, of the possibilities of the death of the king and his sickly heir in the future, and what that would mean for the kingdom.
"But who would be king?" I asked.
I felt Edward shrug. "I have no idea. Someone from a powerful family, I'm assuming. Whoever takes it first? I don't really care. I only wish to live a quiet life from now on. I'm done being who I was before."
"We'll have to leave Oaklea, I believe," I replied.
"We?" he asked in amusement. "I see you're already planning our future, but you do not ask," he reminded me.
"I know," I said with a laugh. "It's good to make you wait, I think."
"No. That is not good," he replied. "The sooner you choose me, the sooner I can show you what enjoyable relations between a man and a woman can be."
"I never thought I'd hear the mighty Edward of Sunhaven, heir to the Amber Isle, the king's champion, the fearsome Slayer, practically begging a woman to choose him."
He laughed, a deep, rich sound that vibrated against my back. "You're not going to make this easy or simple for me, are you?"
"Well, not much fun in making it too easy. It seems I now have the upper hand. I plan to enjoy it."
Edward halted Moonspawn, then gripped my face, turning it to his for a deep kiss that left me breathless.
"Have your fun, my beautiful queen, but do not make me wait too long. I've much to atone for and much I wish to show you."
"I like being your queen. It makes me feel powerful," I replied with a grin as I gave him another quick kiss.
"You have been all along. It's a wonder you didn't figure it out sooner."
"Figure out what?" I asked in confusion.
"How powerful you are."
"Ah." Edward could disarm me with a few mere words.
He gave me one more thorough kiss that left me dizzy, then placed one simple kiss on my brow.
"Don't make me wait too long," he repeated with a grin as he urged Moonspawn on.
I snuggled my head under his chin, my smile wide, and my heart content.
"Not too long," I replied with a sigh.
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It's always a nice change of pace to interview someone and not have it feel like you're doing your job during the conversation. For some, that's a tall order and others make it easy. Autumn Reeser made it too easy. I could have talked to her for hours on end glossing on just about any topic and I'm pretty sure she could have matched me in conversation no problem.
Despite the fact that she had been up doing phone interviews and radio spots since early in the morning, she was still just as bubbly and energetic as ever when she called me last Wednesday morning from California. A welcome surprise since I was just starting to adjust to being awake and had barely downed a cup of coffee when Ms. Reeser called me almost 20 minutes ahead of our scheduled appointment. Now maybe it's just me, but that's impressive. You've got to respect someone who shows up to work early and with the way her career is going, you can tell that phoners and radio interviews aren't the only thing that she's putting effort into. With her recent bump to series regular on FOX's The OC, things are looking mighty bright for Reeser. Also bright? Our conversation, which as I said, was far too easy to be called work.
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English isn't my 1st language & I have trouble with some phrases
English isn't my first language and I have trouble with some phrases or idioms sometimes.
I'm not sure how to interpret correctly that from Marc, and in the post's title precisely:
"Even in gold, it will be difficult to hide."
"In gold"? "To hide"?
To "hide"... to hide what, and from what?
Thanks in advance for your hints.
"Cyril" pronounced "see real". I code stuff.
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Anything But Average Hot Dogs [RECIPES]
I love this time of year because the smells of delicious things cooking on the grill float through the air and permeate everything.
I love this time of year because the smells of delicious things cooking on the grill float through the air and permeate everything.
Never go to a grocery store hungry. Although my favorite Chenango Bridge grocery store had BYGO Coconut Shrimp, I recalled seeing a recipe in Men's Health that looked pretty easy. I'm glad I did as I have a easy recipe for you to try, full of protein and without the frozen breading that is full of fat.
I saw a recipe for garlic pizza grilled cheese floating around Facebook and knew I had to try it because I love pepperoni, garlic and mozzarella cheese and each of those are in this recipe.
There are upsides and downsides to not being a homeowner anymore. The downside is that I don't have a place to store a grill and I LOVE cooking on the grill. The weather is going to be AMAZING this weekend and since I won't be able to cook up my favorite meal on the grill, I thought I'd share my favorite grill recipes so that if you have a grill, you can enjoy all the deliciousness this meal has to offer.
My aunt and cousin came to visit from Florida and neither had ever had a spiedie. I told them they couldn't come to Binghamton and not have one. That'd be like going to Maine and not having lobster or to Vermont and not trying maple syrup.
Happy National Grilled Cheese Day!
If you're on Facebook or on Pintrest, you've probably seen the recipe floating around for something called Pizza Casserole, but does it taste as delicious as it looks? The answer is simple. Yes!
The biggest change I've noticed since moving back to New York is the smell. I know it's spring here because the birds are chirping and the weather has been nice the past few days. When I lived in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, I knew it was spring because I could smell the manure the farmers spread on the fields.
I feel like I've been eating ham for about 20 straight days. In reality, it's only been a week, but I was bored with just slicing off a piece of ham and heating it up for dinner, so decided to use the rest of my leftover Easter ham to make homemade soup, which I popped in the freezer to pull out when I'm not feeling well and need soup to make everything better.
It's almost that time of year for cookouts and sure, you could make the same old potato salad as everybody else, or you could spice things up!


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NORTHPORT Rev. Elzie Gilliam, age 89, of Northport, went home to be with his Lord and Savior on Dec. 1, 2012. Services will be 11 a.m. Tuesday at Sulphur Springs Free Will Baptist Church in Samantha with Rev. Michael Oliver, Rev. Gregg Allen, Rev. Rick Taylor, and Rev. Jackie McAteer officiating. Burial will follow in Sulphur Springs Free Will Baptist Church Cemetery with Magnolia Chapel Funeral Home North directing. Visitation will be tonight from 6 to 8 p.m. at the funeral home.
He was preceded in death by his parents, Lucius and Trannie Gilliam; his three sisters, Gertie Wells, Lyda Maddox, and Thelma Sellers; infant son; daughter-in-law, Cathy Gilliam; and grandson, Jason Gilliam.
Survivors include his wife of 66 years, Meredith (Rick) Watson; daughters, LaWanda Williamson (Ricky) and Celia Yerby (Joe); sons, Wade Gilliam (Kathy), Wayne Gilliam (Anabel), and Wally Gilliam (Melissa); sisters, Eulene Nuckols (Art) Core Haygood (William), and Wilma Townsend (Harlen); brothers, J.C. Gilliam (Barbara); 12 grandchildren; 23 great-grandchildren; and a host of nieces and nephews.
Elzie was born on June 24, 1923 in Tuscaloosa County. He served in both the Atlantic and the Pacific Theaters during
World War II
. He retired from B.F. Goodrich, was a part-time farmer, and spent 40 years in the ministry. He loved and was loved by his congregations. He loved his Lord and was faithful to Him. Elzie worked hard for his family and showed his love for his grandchildren and great-grandchildren, and loved and appreciated all his in-laws.
He will be missed greatly by all.
We will see you in Heaven!
Pallbearers will be grandsons, Jimmy Gilliam, Randy Jackson, Timmy Gilliam, Cole Gilliam, Anthony Gilliam, and Ryan Smith.
Honorary pallbearers are Bro. Jerry Montgomery, Allen and Cathy Brom, Harold and Louise Vintson, Terrell Jones, special friends, Kenny Gilliam, Jackie McAteer, friends of New Lexington community, Samantha community, Sulphur Springs Free Will Baptist Church family, DCH ICU staff, 5th Floor DCH staff, and Hospice of West Alabama.
In lieu of flowers, the family requests that donations be made to Sulphur Springs Free Will Baptist Church Cemetery or Building Fund or Hospice of West Alabama.
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Following a "Kernel Display and Video API Consolidation" mini-summit held at the Emebedded Linux Conference (ELC 2012) last week, Linaro and other mobile/embedded Linux stakeholders have come up with several graphics-related action items for the Linux kernel. One of the proposals is to split KMS and GPU drivers in the kernel.
The notes in full from last week's kernel display and video API consolidation meet-up from the Linux Foundation's embedded event in Redwood Shores can be found on
the dri-devel mailing list
. There's a few items worth mentioning that are likely of interest to Phoronix readers.
Split KMS and GPU Drivers:
One of the goals coming out of this mini-summit is to "Split KMS and GPU drivers with in kernel API inbetween." The reasoning for allowing KMS/GPU drivers to be split is that with SoCs the graphics processor and display controller tend to be separate devices. If there was a split between the GPU/KMS (display) portions with a defined interface to tie them together, it would be possible to re-use GPU drivers on different devices. The example given by the developers is that there could be a single common PowerVR kernel driver for the many devices out there using this Imagination Technologies graphics core. The different devices could then have different display (KMS) drivers where needed. Basically it's allowing for a more modular kernel graphics stack, but would end up being optional whether or not the vendors/developers comply.
While this is with a mobile focus, there are also possible desktop benefits. "The same approach can be used on the desktop for the multi-GPU case and the USB display case." Basically it would be a different way of doing the
GPU hot-plugging and display
DispalyLink devices on Linux
, etc.
Those coming up with this splitting idea acknowledge that one of the biggest challenges would be getting the GPU vendors to use this new split model. Rob Clark of Texas Instruments is beginning work on a reference implementation for this new design while Jesse Barker of Linaro is going to try to convince ARM to split their Mali kernel driver.
There's work being done to implement the
API inside V4L2. For those not familiar with the DMA-BUF buffer sharing mechanism, read and watch
DMA-BUF Is Ready To Push Forward Linux Drivers
2D Kernel Acceleration API:
The embedded developers talked briefly about exposing a 2D acceleration API to user-space for devices with kernel drivers supporting hardware-accelerated 2D rendering. However, for any modern graphics processor relying upon a command stream, a user-space library is necessitated in order to assemble the stream, which would eliminate in large-part the usefulness of a unified 2D acceleration kernel API. This item is likely dead in the water.
There's interest in supporting HDMI CEC within the kernel and then providing a user-space API for applications. There's already some developers working on this code which would span multiple sub-systems or lead to the creation of a CEC sub-system. There's plans to push CEC mainline support this calendar year. HDMI CEC (Consumer Electronics Control) allows users to command and control CEC-enabled devices via HDMI through one remote. The CEC specification also allows one CEC device to command/control another CEC device automatically all over HDMI.
Common Video Mode Data Structure / EDID Parser:
A call to share a common EDID parser between DRM/KMS, fbdev, and V4L2. The Linaro-backed developers plan to use the DRM EDID parser as it's the most advanced and then work it into the other sub-systems while coming up with a new common video mode/timing data structure. The desire to have a common EDID parser in the kernel has been expressed in the past by developers.
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Sansevieria trifasciata clipping or seed help requested!
I have come upon this site many times when looking for various plant related information. Now that I need specific members help with an experiment I am attempting, I have created an account. I wish to thank anyone who reaches out to help. I would also like to say that the site itself is wonderful.
About the experiment:
I am a college student living in Columbus, Ohio. My apartment is rather small and air tight. In the colder months I would go for long periods without opening the windows. The heater in the apartment is a gas unit that surely is not helping with the air purity. Looking to alleviate or at least help with purity issues I found a study done by NASA in which they documented the use of indoor plants as air purifiers.
According to NASA one of the top contenders for the purification of Benzene, Formaldehyde, and Trichloroethylene was Sansevieria trifasciata. With that information I set out to collect six of these plants, two for each room. Then I ran into an issue.
Not only is Sansevieria of any kind seemingly impossible to find seeds for online, even cuttings seem hard to come by unless you know someone with the plant. This requirement is where you come in.
I am looking for any members willing to give or sell me some of their precious Sansevieria trifasciata cuttings or (less likely) seeds. I need enough to successfully raise 6 plants so there must be some sort of margin for error(meaning I will likely need more than 6 cuttings). If you have a plant and can help or have any tips as to where I can find a plant, please let me know. Thank you for your time and help.
NASA article for those interested(PDF Format): http://ntrs.nasa.gov/archive/nasa/casi.ntrs.nasa.gov/19930073077_1993073077.pdf
For those who might ask, "Out of all of the plants listed why the Sansevieria?" for a few reasons.
1. Long life span
2. Ability to survive abuse(not that I will abuse it, but knowing it will not die easily is comforting)
3. Low light requirements
4. Minimal watering therefore lower humidity levels and lower likelihood of producing mold.
5. The physical appearance of the plant is pleasing
Here is a link that might be useful: NASA experiment with indoor air purity using plant filtration
Forget seeds for this experiment. I could explain but for now just believe me.
Best sources for Sansevieria in wholesale quantities was once south of Homestead Florida. (I was once working on a masters in Sansevieria propagation and got sucked into hi-tech.) You did right by posting here. Try Florida Gardening Forum - GardenWeb and House Plants Forum - GardenWeb.
You don't want seeds. You may be an old man before collecting any benefits of the air quantity you want. E-bay is too expensive and demanding getting what you want. Just go to Wal-Marts, or any big box stores. Most have them for sale. I saw large 2 to 3 feet sans in 10 inch pots for only $11.00. Small ones for $4 to $6 tops. and a nice selection as well. Almost any nursery should sell them around you. They are extremely slow growing and therefore not too many for trades. Shipping may be more than the plants are sold for. Watch-out! they may be addictive. Look at us here. Can't give them up.
Thank you for the links. I was browsing the house plants forum earlier. I am debating employing passive hydroponics on the Sansevieria. I would enjoy lower maintenance and easy clean up. The humidity it produces would be a concern. What are your recommendations?
Unfortunately, the local Home Depot wanted close to $17 each for 6" plants. I ended up going through Ebay, where I found them for $9 a piece shipped at 2'. I already have the pots so that is not a concern.
Living alone, I find myself with too much free time. Living in an apartment, I don't even have my own lawn to mow. If I end up growing fond of these plants, I don't think it will do me any harm. Thank you for your concern though!
Shopping for other things, I went by the plant section again in Home Depot. The store wanted $37 for the fully grown Sansevieria. They weren't in a special pot or anything so I was quite turned off by that. Rooting around some of the other plants however, I did manage to find a smaller Sansevieria hiding beneath all of the others for $9. It is now in my living room patiently waiting to be repotted. The other six should arrive from Ebay sometime next week. The seller has almost all positive feedback lauding the quality of his plants so I should be in good hands.
Wow. too bad there's no Lowes' around you. Check down to my other posts. Most of what I own, I didn't spend more than $25 for and that was because it was rare at mail order, but most are only a few dollars with one being on clearance for only .50 cents. Next you must show us picture of what you bought.
If by "passive hydroponics", you mean growing in a medium of lightweight expanded clay aggregate (LECA) and some kind of water reservoir, then I don't think you have to worry about six plants significantly increasing the amount of humidity in your apartment. I've been growing a variety of plants this way for two years or so; I'm now up to a couple dozen and have not noticed any affect on my ambient humidity.
If you're worried that the humidity in your apartment is so low that you'll need to be watering all the time, then that'd be another matter... Most of my hydroculture plants are in 4" or 6" pots, in a mixture of environments (ranging from a bathroom, to fluorescent lights at 25-30% humidity, to a sun room at 40-60% humidity depending on the outside weather). The 4" plants under lights need to have the reservoir refilled every couple of days; by contrast, some of the hydro plants in my sun room take a couple weeks to dry down. Four days seems about typical. If your apartment is one of those ultra-dry ones I hear about during the winter (under 20% humidity) then you might have watering trouble under hydro.
In specific terms of hydro Sans, I'll bow to Pirate_girl's experience; she's been playing with Sansevieria in this medium longer than I have. :) I've been doing hydro with other plants for a couple of years, but my first hydro Sans was about six months ago. I've generally been pleased, though -- enough so that I'm considering moving all my Sans to hydro.
I am referring to the method you use.
There are two categories to hydroponics, passive and active. Active hydroponics is when you supply the nutrient solution directly to the plant using a pump. Passive hydroponics on the other hand is when one puts the nutrient solution below the plant and allows the plant's roots to seek out the nutrient solution on its own(illustrated by you in the useful link at the bottom of this post).
I will most likely use hydro clay like so: http://forums.gardenweb.com/forums/load/afrviolet/msg0716245331525.html
I know it does get quite dry here in the winter but did not take readings a couple of months ago like I should have. D'oh. I am relieved the humidity has not been a concern for you, I hope I have the same results :)
There are a lot of amazing people on here. Evidence to that fact is that almost every plant related search I have made to Google has resulted in being pointed to a post on this website, often times with an answer! I am looking forward to hearing more from the experts! I will do my best to be sponge like and soak up all that I can from this community.
Here is a link that might be useful: Pirate_girl's pirate plants sailing in a sea of nutrient solution.
Hi Experimental!
That's great that you were able to get your plants! I recently started feeding/watering my plants the passive hydroponics way and I am loving it. Keep us posted Experimental on your plants! Take care!
Hi Cliss!
Do you give your Sansevierias that you have in passive hydro a water refill right after the last refill is finished? Over watering still concerns me a bit when using this method, so I take them out of the water for a while each day. Do you have yours in the water reservoir constantly?
lovemysans, It depends on the variety of sans you are using. The all green types are the most hardy. You can start a trifasciata in a glass of water. Also when hot and brightly lit, they can take a lot more abuse. There are many factors to consider. Water alone is only one. Sorry I think you already know this.
I just thought Stush that by using this method we might not have to worry about over watering, since they take in water on an as needed basis. I wonder if Cliss has any variegates in passive hydro constantly? I am being careful though and letting all dry out some between refills.
Thanks again Stush! Take care!
Since I've done a lot of these experiments myself, I'll share that I never take them out of the water (or VERY rarely, to check on the roots).
I try to never let the reservoir dry out completely, I think once one is growing 'em in water, forget about risk of overwatering, however, that IS only my opinion (& experience). Also, I don't change the water, I just top it off from time to time.
Of the 3 I've grown this way, including the oldest more than 15 months old, I haven't lost any yet. I'm just now rooting yet another like this (my 4th variety), a leaf of S. ballyi.
The only seriously variegated Sans I have (so far) is "Manolin" (or is that "Manolyn" with a y?), and I haven't tried moving it to hydro.
Two of my earliest transfers, though, were a "Hahnii Marginata" and a "Hahnii Jade Marginata", and they both seem to be doing fine, 7+ months in; one has even started to offset. I've recently tried moving a NOID I suspect to be "Black Gold" or "Black Gold Superba" over, we'll see how that goes.
Like Karen, I also always keep mine in a nutrient solution, never allowing it to dry out. Unlike her, I change the water out and flush the LECA medium once a month or so; my water's pretty hard, so I start getting mineral deposits on top of the LECA pretty fast if I don't flush regularly, and I hate to think what the concentration in solution would be. So far, the only transfer that's made me seriously nervous is S. dooneri -- it started developing yellow leaves shortly after the move, and otherwise looking like it was either being overwatered or suffering some kind of nutrient deficiency. It seems to be coming out of that now (a month or so in) but I'm still not confident it'll make the jump. All the S. trifasciata cultivars I've tried have come through with flying colors, though, so far at least.
Hi Cliss!
Thank you for the great info! It's interesting that the Dooneri is recovering...Keep us updated Cliss, if you can. I'd love to know if she finally adapts, and if you decide to pass your (Manolin/Manolyn?) to hydro. Cliss, I've seen Manolin/Manolyn spelled both ways... I don't know which is right, I usually spell it with an i. Thanks again Cliss! Take care!
Lovemysans - Were the roots whitish or brownish? Did they smell bad? Water roots on Sansevieria are white instead of the "normal" orange or brown, and they do develop very fine roots to cling to the LECA and maximize surface area for water absorption, so right offhand what you're describing sounds normal and healthy to me... If they were brownish or "off-smelling", that's another matter. (Or if the number/length of roots was going down, that'd also be a bad sign.)
FWIW: I do now have a small, highly variegated S. guineensis in hydro, which seems to be doing well (it's busily growing new leaves after spending a year in soil doing nothing). Fingers crossed...
Hi Cliss!
No they don't smell off...They're just turning really pale from the bottom up and are looking really weak. I am going to water them when dry for a while and check if the roots regain their color and strengthen up again.
That's great you have a variegated in hydro and doing well! Fingers are crossed Cliss! Mine apparently were doing great with the extra water...They were putting up new pups, all looked great from the top. Oh well... Take care Cliss!
Hi Karen!
Thank you for letting us know that yours still have good color in hydro! I have mine in small pumice stones instead of leca stones, the pot might be retaining too much water for passive hydro... Maybe the roots are too suffocated with the small pumice and all the water... I am going to change the pumice to a larger size and ease on the watering for a while. After the roots strengthen I might give passive hydro another shot with the larger pumice stones and see if it makes a difference... Thank you Karen! Take care!
Karen - Yours keep the orange roots? Wild... Now that I think about it, I'm not sure I've unpotted any that have been in LECA for any length of time; I'm mostly going by what they look like then I'm rooting them in water prior to potting them up. Maybe the added air exposure in LECA makes them turn orange again? I'll try to take pictures of the S. aubrytiana I'm water-rooting now, it's developed a network of roots a few inches long, mostly white.
Hi Gang,
I'll try to take some new pix of roots when I get a chance, but I just took my Hydro Sans. to a plant society meeting & ended up lifting one Sans out of its Leca stones to show the group its beautiful colored roots & how clean they are.
Lovemysans (LMS),
Thanks for the nice words. What kind of pot do you have this in? I think you may be making this overly complicated, don't think I understand what this means :
"the pot might be retaining too much water for passive hydro."
not sure there's a possible 'too wet' for passive hydro if I understand you correctly.
Hi Karen!
I have them in unglazed clay pots. Hahaha!!! I thought the same thing while I was writing it, but they just looked like they had been in water too long... Maybe the small pumice along with the clay pot isn't a good combination for this method?
Thanks for the help Karen! Looking forward to the pictures!
I did take some pictures, but didn't get a chance to transfer them off the camera. Not to put too fine a point on it, though... I was wrong. S. aubrytiana does indeed have greenish-white roots, as I remembered, but then I double-checked some of the other Sans I'm trying to root, and found that S. parva and the various trifasciata are all distinctly orange if you pause to look at them. So... The aubrytiana is the exception, not the rule, and may be an exception for environmental reasons. (It's in a position to receive a lot of light on its roots, so I think it's pumping in chlorophyll so they can photosynthesize... Which may trump a normal orange color).
I apologize for inserting misinformation into the discussion.
Thanks for the extra info Cliss! Hmmm... I changed mine over to larger pumice stones, and have them again in hydro. Maybe the pumice that I had them in was too small. Not letting enough air circulate in the pot, possibly... Thanks again for the help Cliss! Take care!


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IT WAS a case of hair today gone tomorrow for one fund-raising shop worker in Marston Green.
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