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Fairies are found in two main areas: bogs and woods. People tell tales of being led astray by fairies while they are blueberry picking on the barrens, often during a fog. Others recount becoming lost and traveling in circles in the forest due to the actions of fairies.
In Upper Island Cove they are said to come along a special road called "fairy path." There is also a "fairy ring," a peculiar circular growth of trees which they are said to utilize in some of their ceremonies, located in Harbour Grace.
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Standard wants you real bad bud. talk to in game! you just got a friend request from pap.
I added ya and we talked briefly last night while I was on a lowbie alt. Let me know if we'd be something that interests you:
Err your website is kind of barren in outward appearance. Doesn't really tell me a whole lot.
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The website has a direct link to our wowprogress, to let you know where we are currently at in relation to progression. It also has forums that, although not as highly active as this forum, gives you a general sense of who we are. We also have kill pics, and fun ICC / Ulduar pics - overall just gives you a sense of who we are as a guild and as people - that was the objective.
Come again?
Last post on front page was before MOP launch, I can only see two posts on the forums Neither of which really say anything pertinent. As for the Wow-progress thing, you linked that in your post anyway
Can't be expected to know that you have 99% of site content hidden to unregistered users. Most guilds at least seem to have basic information posts up for potential new recruits that are viewable to unregistered users. Either way. Have a good day and best of luck to you as well.
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Kinda on the same boat as you OP. I would love to raid (and PvP), but I can't be on a really concrete set schedule because of real life stuff. I guess a casual raiding guild is what I'm looking for. I moved to Bleeding Hollow because my old realm died. Just came back to WoW after leaving for about a year. Slowly gearing through LFR right now.
I'd be willing to go prot and tank too (as thats what I essentially have done most of my time on this char prior to MoP).
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Star Wars Mini Amigurumi
48 comments:
- Angelica Bays, TygrLilies.com said...
OMG, I've just gotta share this too!
- 18 February 2010 at 16:58
- Crochet Christy said...
I *love* these! Within minutes of seeing this, my very new boyfriend texted me: "Any way I could convince you to make me a wookie for my desk at work?" So thank you! :)
- 19 February 2010 at 02:44
- Sonja said...
These are amazing! I made my boys a Yoda a few years ago, but he was no where near this good. You are one talented crochet-er!
- 19 February 2010 at 03:47
- Maggie said...
Hi Lucy, I would like to give you the Sunshine Award, your work is such an inspiration to me. Never put down your hook woman. You can collect the award from my blog :)
- 21 February 2010 at 20:29
WOW! Just what I am looking for. I plan to buy the patterns and make these for my boys for their Easter Baskets.
- 27 February 2010 at 21:20
- lauren said...
I LOVE these...maybe now I will be inspired to learn to crochet!
- 4 March 2010 at 23:19
- crafty_one said...
these are amazing! you have definitely brought joy to crocheting star wars fans (like me!!)
- 5 March 2010 at 00:25
- jacqueline said...
Wow! These are absolutely wonderful. They combine a love of, well, everything I love! Thank you so very much for these.
- 5 March 2010 at 00:48
These are fabulous! :)
- 5 March 2010 at 01:38
- LucyRavenscar said...
Thanks for all the lovely comments guys! I'm really pleased you like them.
- 5 March 2010 at 10:47
- Kiddy said...
Oh my God, you are AWESOME!!! (I am a very beginner crocheter and i just found your fierce but friendly really dragon and i love it!)
- 5 March 2010 at 21:59
- Small Burst said...
these are just so awesome! LOVE it!
- 8 March 2010 at 15:37
- Acid said...
i'm from brasil... how can i buy it?
- 17 March 2010 at 00:29
- LucyRavenscar said...
Hi Acid,
I am only selling the patterns (instructions on how to crochet), not the figures themselves. I sell the patterns on Etsy (http://www.lucyravenscar.etsy.com) and I send them out as PDF attachments via email.
I hope that helps!
- 17 March 2010 at 14:28
- Whitney said...
Aaaahh... ewoks were always my favorite. Love your work. :)
I chose your blog for the Sunshine Blog Award... you can check it out and the other nominees on my blog: the crochet café
- 17 March 2010 at 17:12
- Jenny said...
Hi Lucy!
These look absolutely amazing!!! :D LOVE the Ewok!!! :)
~ Jenny
- 18 March 2010 at 20:14
- Victoria said...
These are amazing.
- 18 March 2010 at 21:11
- LucyRavenscar said...
Thanks everyone!
- 24 March 2010 at 14:55
It is a shame you don't make and sell the figures... rtaher than just the patterns! I, and clearly alot of other people would be really interested in the complete set for my little boy.... Is there any chance, as clearly I don't crochet :)
- 1 April 2010 at 14:47
- S said...
I just bought a copy of the Darth Vadar and R2D2 patterns to make for my OH :-) I love them!!!!!!
- 14 April 2010 at 14:24
- The Sitting Tree said...
OMG!! These are the most fantastic little crochet creatures I have ever seen. I love the Ewok!!
- 15 April 2010 at 21:17
- LucyRavenscar said...
Thanks! Have fun making them S!
Sorry Anonymous, at the moment I'm working on various other patterns and I'm afraid I just don't have time to sit and make lots of figures. Why not try to learn to crochet? You really only need a hook and a ball of yarn to get started, there are lots of good websites that will teach you and free patterns to practice on.
- 17 April 2010 at 17:49
- Joëlle GRES said...
Magnificent realization, I like and my son who is a fanatic of Star Wars also likes your creations. I put a link on my blog for your site.
Friendly Joëlle
- 20 May 2010 at 16:03
- LucyRavenscar said...
Thank you very much!
- 20 May 2010 at 19:36
i love them!!! <3<3<3
- 25 May 2010 at 19:13
- LucyRavenscar said...
- 4 June 2010 at 17:37
- pigeon said...
these are really awesome. love your blog!
- 27 June 2010 at 04:53
- shadow said...
really good job.
- 23 August 2010 at 16:58
- Natalie said...
*happy dance* These are fantastic and I love crocheting! Looks like I'll get to learn some new tricks! You are awesome!
- 14 September 2010 at 07:24
- mlzhuff said...
I LOVE THESE! As soon as I saw them and showed them to my daughter she immediately fell in love with them too. These would just be perfect for my kids!
- 27 December 2010 at 15:20
- LucyRavenscar said...
Thank you guys! I've started working on a new set of patterns - the first one is Boba Fett and his pattern is now for sale in my Etsy shop.
- 12 January 2011 at 17:40
- rosiiie said...
These are fantastic, my nephew is going to love these. THANK YOU
- 11 April 2011 at 10:29
Stunning! I will do my entire Xmas shopping from your shop @ etsy.. Actually I just made an order :))
- 20 October 2011 at 22:48
- recon2starwars said...
can't they be free?? i'm only 13 and my parents won't let me buy the patterns.
- 3 January 2012 at 16:59
- LucyRavenscar said...
I do have a free pattern for a different version of Wicket the Ewok - look at the list of my free patterns to the right of this page and you'll see it there.
- 4 January 2012 at 13:09
- madhatterex said...
Just found these, but I can't locate the patterns...my 30-something sons would love these! How do I purchase the patterns? How much are they?
- 11 April 2012 at 16:46
- LucyRavenscar said...
I sell all the patterns, including two newer ones (Boba Fett and Obi-Wan Kenobi) in my Etsy shop:
Sorry for the delay in replying, I've just got back from a holiday.
- 13 April 2012 at 15:53
- Alejandra said...
they look so cute! specially The Ewok ♥ congrats!
- 5 May 2012 at 18:44
- LucyRavenscar said...
Thank you!
- 6 May 2012 at 08:47
- Melanie said...
These are marvellous! Very creative and well-executed. Lovely work.
- 19 October 2012 at 09:10
- LucyRavenscar said...
Thanks Melanie!
- 19 October 2012 at 19:15
- Julia Nyanyo said...
HI, I love these, found them on pinterest and repinned, but when I checked the source it didn't come back to you. (I'm new to pinterest) I just goggled to find this page.
Anyway, I've added this url to my pin, I just wanted to check you are ok with that. If there is somewhere more direct I can pin from I'll delete & repin. Just to repeat, I LOVE these!
- 12 October 2013 at 10:59
- LucyRavenscar said...
Thanks Julia, I'm so glad you like them! I know what you mean about Pinterest, sometimes the photos link back to the original image but other times they don't. This is my main blog, and I sell the patterns on Etsy (www.lucyravenscar.etsy.com), so either is good to link to. I've just taken a few more photos of my Star Wars characters to include the newer patterns as well, you can see some of them on Etsy and on Flickr (http://www.flickr.com/photos/96575205@N00/).
- 14 October 2013 at 09:52
Do you think the Star Wars Crochet-book will be available in Norway? I really love the characters, they are so adorable! :D
- 11 September 2014 at 17:53
- LucyRavenscar said...
Thanks! I don't know, I will try to find out.
- 12 September 2014 at 12:13
When will we know when patterns are out I just love them so much x
- 23 January 2015 at 10:57
- LucyRavenscar said...
So far, I think the book will be out in May in the US. I don't have definite information for when/if it will be published in other countries yet.
- 27 January 2015 at 09:13
I am looking forward to the book coming out. I will be impatiently waiting for it. :) :)
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People that make puns are like wanton boys that put coppers on the railroad tracks.
Oliver Wendell Holmes (1809 - 1894)
Source: The Autocrat of the Breakfast-Table. i.
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I think it not improbable that man, like the grub that prepares a chamber for the winged thing it never has seen but is to be . . . may have cosmic destinies that he does not understand. And so beyond the vision of battling races and an impoverished earth, I catch a dreaming glimpse of peace.
Ay, tear her tattered ensign down! Long has it waved on high, And many an eye has danced to see That banner in the sky. Beneath it rung the battle shout, And burst the cannon's roar- The meteor of the ocean air Shall sweep the clouds no more.
Source: Old Ironsides.
Nail to the mast her holy flag, Set every threadbare sail, And give her to the god of storms, The lightning and the gale!
There is a little plant called reverence in the corner of my soul's garden, which I love to have watered once a week.
Science is a first-rate piece of furniture for a man's upper chamber, if he has common sense on the ground floor.
Source: The Poet at the Breakfast-Table.
Knowledge and timber shouldn't be much used till they are seasoned.
Source: The Autocrat of the Breakfast-Table. vi.
Each of us has to work out his salvation in his own way. The most that another can do is to be able to give a helping hand.
The best part of our knowledge is that which teaches us where knowledge leaves off and ignorance begins.
When the last reader reads no more.
Source: The Last Reader.
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Editor's note: This is the first of a two-part installment on Vitus Bering's last voyage and the author's ski traverse from Kluane Lake to Yakutat. Next week's Off the Beaten Path will conclude the narrative.
When I was 19, I encountered my first wood bison. I was riding a mountain bike across Canada, near Liard Hot Springs in British Columbia, when I saw a hulking animal in the ditch. I stopped on the empty road; whoever hit the animal had driven or been towed away. It lay panting in rain and wind, staring off into the distance. The sheer size of the animal was awe-inspiring — I was drawn to it and afraid of it at the same time.
Last weekend, suffering from a desire to feel like I was doing nothing interesting with my life, I clicked on the Expedition News website. Some Italian guy, Alex Belleni, was planning on implanting himself in a survival capsule on an iceberg off the northwest coast of Greenland next December. He hopes to remain there for up to 12 months, largely, it seems, to watch ice melt.
The other day I returned from a two and a half week trip through the desert of the Southwest, where I was struck by how few people were taking advantage of the outdoors. Even more disconcerting was how few kids were outside, unless they were walking down city streets, generally plugged into some electronic device. In Las Vegas, I tried to point a pack of four-year-olds in the direction of a flock of grackles ripe for chasing. They didn't even look up from texting.
I saw my first muskox at the University of Fairbanks farm a decade ago. A few descendants of Greenland animals, transplanted to Alaska 75 years ago, browsed grass on the other side of a fence. Tourists took pictures and yelled at kids trying to reach through and pet one.
Editor's Note: This is the second installment of a two-part series on Allen Hasselborg, and a visit to his homestead. The column begins with the author camped in Windfall Harbor on Admiralty Island during the third week of April. That peice ran in last week's Outdoors section.
Editor's note: The following is part one of a two part series on the hermit Allen Hasselborg, also known as the "Bear Man of Admiralty Island."
It's been a hybrid-beast of a winter, the sort in which the Eeyore bray (Southeast's soggy equivalent of a siren song) makes you want to retreat to a cave and lose yourself in a vicious cycle of Netflix, frozen coffee creamer and self-loathing; it grows more tempting with each additional inch of precipitation. Rain may be the one ring that rules us all, and in darkness binds us, but I'm surprised how many folks I've encountered acting a bit like J.R.R. Tolken's slimy, demented yet oddly charismatic character, Gollum.
Wolverines have been mythologized and misportrayed so much so that when most people think of the species they envision actor Hugh Jackman's chiseled abs, pulsating pecks and ridiculously tight pants. This is a nasty example of reverse anthropomorphism. When I've shown people pictures of a real wolverine, many seemed unimpressed. They're not that big, that ferocious, or that ridiculously good looking, but the backstory of any wild wolverine is about as epic as it gets.
Many of you probably heard that a crazy yeti of a man just summited Denali solo. It took Lonnie Dupre, a Minnesotan who mushed sled dogs the 3,000-mile length of the Northwest Passage and completed the first circumnavigation of Greenland, among other things — all human powered, of course — four attempts to make the winter climb. He is the first person to climb Denali alone in January. Naomi Uemura, the legendary Japanese explorer, was the first to climb Denali alone in February.
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My first craft fair experience
A few weeks ago when I was thinking of selling at a fair for the first time, I did a search here and read everything I could about selling at fairs.
I also asked for advice at Garden Junk, which is where I usually hang out.
I learned a lot in both places, and I posted about it on the Garden Junk forum, if anyone is interested. See link below.
Here is a link that might be useful: Craft fair report at GJ forum
Wow!!! I did my first craft show after doing 15 years at the Farmer's Market - it is so scary, huh? Your things were nicely displayed and you did great!!! I hope you had help with loading and packing up - I don't but it would be nice... Your canopy makes for a nice display too. Love my Caravan! I see that you already figured out to cover your table to the ground and you might want to change to a white cloth so not to distract from your beautiul "flowers". I would sugget a folding chair to sit - I use a taller stool that makes it easy to sit, but just as easy to get up and I slide it under my table when I don't need it...


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raised in the Pittsburgh area, went on a vacation to Jamaica in 1979 and ended up buying the same camp ground we stayed at and moved to Jamaica in 1987. Strawberry Fields was the famous campground in the 70's named after the Beatle song"Strawberry Fields Forever" known for hippies and ganga, it has been my pleasure to develop this site into what it is today, and invite you to come and share our little piece of Paradise!
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Brett Keisel Turns Down Invitation To Visit Cardinals
Veteran defensive end Brett Keisel will not be a member of the Arizona Cardinals in 2014 after all.
According to Kent Somers of azcentral.com, Keisel declined an invitation to visit the Cardinals as he did not want to leave his family.
Earlier in the day, Somers reported that Keisel would be flying to Arizona to take a physical one day after the Cardinals lost starting defensive tackle Darnell Dockett for the season to a torn ACL.
Somers also reports that the Pittsburgh Steelers "have not ruled out re-signing Keisel at some point", if needed.
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SLS LUX Redux is Now in The Works in Philadelphia
Philippe Starck, developer Carl Dranoff and Sam Nazarian
The first SLS LUX Hotel is set to open shortly in the Bahamas but already work is underway on another one—this time in Philadelphia.
We told you about SLS coming to Philly in December 2013 but it looks like the plan has been upgraded to make the property an SLS Lux brand.
Going up at Broad and Spruce Streets, the SLS LUX Philadelphia will have 152 hotel rooms, along with 90 SLS International Residences, all developed by Dranoff Properties. All residents and hotel guests will share the SLS LUX amenities which include a landscaped sun deck, a 75-foot indoor pool, a full service spa, concierge services, 24-hour room service, and SLS F&B concepts, which have yet to be announced but could totally include Katsuya, Cleo and Umami restaurants.
SLS's fave designer, Philippe Starck will design the hotel and residences which will be built on the site of the former home of Phildelphia International Records, which was responsible for putting forth "The Sound of Philadelphia" out in the world, as well as racking up 175 gold and platinum albums. Starck and sbe chairman Sam Nazarian both pledged to honor the history and importance of the PIR at an event announcing the project last week.
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A Funky Philly Deco Building May Be The Next Uber-Urban Address For AC Hotels by Marriott
A former film distribution center for Warner Brothers may become the new Philadelphia address for AC Hotels by Marriott.
As faithful readers of HC already know, AC Hotels originated in Spain by designer Antonio Catalán as an urban contemporary hotel collection. Marriott announced its plans to import the brand back in June 2013, starting with AC Hotel New Orleans (which just opened), followed by Kansas City (December) and Miami (March 2015.) More locations have also been announced for Chicago, Asheville (North Carolina) and Irvine, Calif. And now Philadelphia.
The proposed Philly hotel, located at 13th and Florist Streets, is in the early planning and design stages, and an opening date has not been established. The Warner Brothers building is a two-story, Deco-inspired design dating back to 1947. There's really not much to work with here, so why not just build what you need on top of what you got?
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Yale's Study Hotel to Open in Philly at Drexel University
The Study at University City will open in 2016. Learn up. You will be tested.
When you're a sleepy college student, "plush accommodations" refers to "anywhere moderately soft and not covered in spilled beer or Tostitos crumbs." As an adult, expectations are a bit higher.
Hence the Study Hotels, a concept developed by Paul McGowan of Hospitality 3, which aims to bring elevated accommodations to university markets. (No more crashing on your kid's futon during a weekend visit, or hoping there's "one of the nice Best Westerns" nearby.)
This week the brand announced the development of its second property – The Study at University City – after signing a long-term lease with Drexel University in Philadelphia, one of the hottest hotel markets around.
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Yo, Adrian! Philly's Hotel Monaco Wants to Keep You Healthy
Almost 40 years ago, Rocky put Philadelphia as the mecca for all things boxing and the fitness training that comes with it. Now, Philly's Hotel Monaco wants to continue the boxer's fight with a little help from one of their own.
The hotel's newest fitness initiative, Training Tips with T, calls upon the property's doorman to offer up some workout tips for staying healthy while on the road. Not only is 'T' a welcoming smile when you first step foot through the doors, but he's also a certified personal trainer so we know there's some accuracy behind what he telling us to do.
This six-step, full-body workout allows guests to get their sweat on in the comfort of their hotel room with no equipment required. Since T and the gang know that travelers might be tight on time and still want a tight tummy, the workout takes just 10 minutes to complete. Then you're on your way to see the Liberty Bell. (or devour a cheesesteak)
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Philly's Hotel Palomar is Holding a Hot Twitter Contest
One of Philly's Kimpton properties, the Hotel Palomar near Rittenhouse Square, kicked off a Twitter contest today that gives participants a chance to win a VIP "Romp n' Roll" package, which includes overnight accommodations in the Palomar's Presidential Suite, a romantic dinner for two at in-house Square 1682's Chef's Table, and next-day "Punch Brunch" at Square 1682. The question is: Are you and your honey hot enough to win?
To enter the contest, which is called "Sheets on the Streets," couples must submit their photo to @KimptonInPHL with the hashtags #SheetsontheStreets and #PalomarPhilly by May 1st at 12 a.m. The content of the photo and your level of attractiveness doesn't matter at this point because Kimpton will randomly select ten finalist couples to compete in a pose-off in a pop-up guestroom at the 2014 Rittenhouse Row Festival on Saturday, May 3rd.
This is where your hotness comes into play. The finalists don Kimpton's signature animal print robes and frolic around the pop-up guestroom, and each couple will be given a half hour to convince festival goers to vote for them on Twitter. The couple that receives the most votes will win the grand prize, and from the looks of the Prez Suite bathroom, shown below, it'd be a hot night for a hot couple.
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Rittenhouse Hotel Reveals Details on New Spa, Set to Open This Summer
Philadelphia's Rittenhouse Hotel is known for its killer views and for honoring hometown favorite Grace Kelly with a cocktail in its new lobby bar, opened in the midst of a $10-million, 12-month refurbishment in anticipation of the hotel's upcoming 25th anniversary.
More upgrades aren't far behind, as the hotel announced that its new 15,000 square-foot spa facility, The Rittenhouse Spa & Club – Hair by Paul Labrecque, will open in late summer and contain a spa, health club, and salon.
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Showing Some Love: Kimpton Lands a Mural-Filled Third Property in Philly
Surprise surprise, look who's at it again.
The City of Brotherly Love confirmed this week that a third Kimpton Hotels will open in the 73-year-old Family Court Building in the Logan Square neighborhood, joining its already existing properties, the Hotel Palomar in Rittenhouse Square and the Hotel Monaco on Independence Hall.
The location will be on the other side of Logan Circle from the soon-to-be old spot of the Four Seasons, close to the Barnes Museum and just down the Ben Franklin Parkway from the Art Museum.
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A Look Inside Rittenhouse Square's Boutique Hotel, The Latham
Despite a traditional reputation as a blue-collar town, Philadelphia has proven that it knows how to pamper its visitors, especially in the Rittenhouse Square neighborhood, where most of the city's luxury hotels stake their claim. We've already told you about the big names that come with big views, and on our most recent jaunt through Philly, we decided to check in on one of the smaller properties in Rittenhouse, the Latham, which markets itself as a boutique hotel with 139 rooms.
The room you see in the cover photo above is the King Suite. It has a separate living room and two full bathrooms, one off the bedroom and one in the common area (both have mirrors on the ceiling!). Each room at the Latham comes with Keurig coffee makers, large writing desks, Gilcrest & Soames bath products, and fast, free wifi. The hotel guarantees the best rates via its website, and if you find a lower price, it will give you 10% off that lower price.
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More Details on the Curious Case of Philly's Four Seasons Location Change
Last year's hottest hotel scene gets off to good start in 2014 will the announcement that one of its luxury hotels, the Four Seasons, will be upgrading its location within the city.
For those who have recently stayed at the FS Philly or who read our coverage about its killer view of Logan Circle, the word "upgrade" might come as a surprise. Currently, you can see all the way down the Ben Franklin Parkway to the Art Museum from many west-facing rooms.
But sources within Philly tell us that the property has "grown stale" after over 30 years, and needs a boost to continue to compete with the city's booming Center City hotel market, including its luxurious competitors, the Rittenhouse Hotel and the Ritz Carlton, as well as the up and coming midmarket properties in and around Rittenhouse Square and City Hall (like the Kimpton Palomar, for example).
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Arrivals, Departures, and Renovations: Latest Hotels News from Philly to Bermuda
It's Monday morning and there is tons of hotel news flying around, so to get the week off to a good start we have the latest for you from Philadelphia to Bermuda and Indianapolis to Kuala Lumpur.
The debate on which Philadelphia hotel has the best view we think may permanently shift in a few years' time, with the announcement that Comcast is building a second skyscraper – 59 stories tall – that will house a new Four Seasons Hotel on its top fifteen floors. Furthest up is the above top-floor restaurant, in what we assume is one of 13 three-story "sky gardens" the building will feature. Located at 18th and Arch, it will be the tallest building in Philadelphia, and the tallest in the United States outside New York and Chicago.
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Best Hotel Scene of 2013: Philadelphia (Yes, Philadelphia)
It's that time of year again: the 2013 HotelChatter Awards! Today and tomorrow, we'll be showcasing the best (and worst) of hotels over the past year. But we couldn't do it without you! Let us know your thoughts in the comments below, or shoot us an email. And the Award goes to...
With so much great hotel news to choose from, narrowing the entire year down to one city was by no means easy. The Big Apple is forever in the running with all its hotel activity year in and year out, and Denver made an awful lot of noise out west as this year came to a close, projecting large growth and several big projects for 2014. And we can't forget London and Paris too where there were not just new hotels opening, but plenty of renovations (several of which will be revealed next year.) Even Down Under in Sydney we saw a bit more activity than we have in past years.
But this year's shocking big winner is Philadelphia. The city's hotel scene sometimes gets lost in the mix behind busier cities like New York and Chicago, but Philly has really impressed us from all angles this year, from its line of luxury hotels (that all sport iconic views) to the way it spruced up Old City with a Kimpton property that overlooks the Liberty Bell.
While the newly-opened Rad Blu lived up to the hype, we are most pleased with how the city's plans are falling into place on a whole, and we feel it is now reaping the rewards of its good decisions the past two years.
We really applaud the work being done in the City of Brotherly Love, and look forward to another big year in 2014 as plans for two new Center City Starwood hotels and an SLS are already underway.
[Photo: Visit Philly]
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Throw Back a Grace Kelly Cocktail and Check Out the Changes Going on at Philly's Rittenhouse Hotel
Yesterday, we highlighted three luxury hotels in Philly that have killer views, and one of them, the Rittenhouse Hotel in Center City, is currently in the midst of a $10-million, 12-month refurbishment in anticipation of the hotel's 25th anniversary next year.
The facelift will feature new 1,000 square-foot park-view suites (for some reason, people refer to Rittenhouse Square as "the park") and a new health club. Earlier this year, the hotel opened a lobby bar called the Library, which currently features a Grace Kelly cocktail.
Most are familiar with Grace Kelly as an actress, princess, and public figure, but Philadelphians remember her and her family for their influence on the City of Brotherly Love. Not only was Kelly grow up in Philly, but her mother was the first woman to head up the Physical Education Department at the University of Pennsylvania and her father was an Olympic rower and once ran for mayor of the city. Her brother, John Kelly Jr, was a Philly councilman and was memorialized when East River Drive was renamed Kelly Drive in the 1980s.


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What I Learned from Having Purple Hair
I was hip for a week. For one week, I had a stripe of purple hair mixed in with my usual brown shiny locks. I loved it! I felt bolder, braver, and more fun. Most of all it just made me smile to see it in the mirror.
Frankly, I needed to smile. A couple of weeks earlier, a good friend died of aggressive breast cancer. Her untimely death woke me up. I understood in a new way how fragile and short life is. It is a cliché that we need to live life as fully as possible while we have it—but it is true. We do. My friend lived life loud, literally. She had a big presence and a booming voice. You always knew when she was in the room. She embraced all things silly and fun, and let you know you were missing out if you did not participate.
In the midst of my sadness, I realized that I needed more fun in my life. I was missing out on some things. Since adolescence, I have wanted to dye my hair some funky color, purple, blue, hot pink. Yet, I never have. I felt the time had arrived.
So, I walked in to a hair salon and asked to dye my hair. The hair stylist suggested I go an easier route and put in a pre-dyed hair extension. She explained that it would last a month or two and was cheaper and less complicated than dye. Five minutes later I had purple hair!
I felt liberated. Finally, my inner punk was on full display.
I texted friends and posted a picture on Facebook. The out pouring of joy and support was immediate. My favorite Facebook comment was "Ok, You're my rabbi." I was further astounded by the number of women who told me that they were jealous, that they wanted to be that brave, that they wanted to do it too!
Sadly, a week later, my purple hair extension silently slipped out of my hair. Apparently, my never before dyed or processed hair was too "healthy and silky" to firmly hold it in place. If only I had been more of a rebel when I was younger….
I would have liked it to last longer; however, the week with purple hair was a revelation. I learned several things. Many, many women like me are putting off being their whole selves, or true selves. I was astounded by the number of women who shared with me how they wanted to do something similar, yet something was holding them back.
As a rabbi, I encourage others to be their best selves, to bring their dreams and aspirations in to reality. So if you have something you want to do, be it dying your hair a funky color or changing a major part of your life—just do it! Life is short, if you let your fears and doubts hold you back from being who you want to be and achieving what you want, then you will miss out on something precious.
I also learned that people are far less judgmental than you think when you present yourself strongly and confidently. When people asked why I had purple in my hair, I answered honestly, I needed a little fun in my life. I got smiles and nods in return.
I love doing out of the box things as a rabbi. I have never fit into boxes very well. My sense is that most of us don't. So watch out! The purple hair is likely to come back. Or I may try something else….I am open to ideas. How else can I express my inner punk?
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Ouch! That Felt Great!
We have all seen some great Vaudeville or movie clip of someone being caught unaware, getting acquainted with a 2 x 4 delivered straight to the noggin.
And as amusing as those scenes can be (my favorite may be with Donald O'Connor in Singin' in the Rain). I think they hit our funny bones because (I am pretty sure) we have all been bonked in the head or the backside a number of times—and often when we aren't really paying attention, either. Maybe because we are taking ourselves, and our lives, too seriously.
And this was a 2 x 4 week for me. A dear, old friend died. He had been a close colleague of my father, and Bill and his wife populate the landscape of my earliest memories. She always chipper, and he a marvelous mix of wisdom and belly laughs, a serious countenance and kind, gentle heart. They have always been what I call 2-o'clock-in-the-morning friends. The ones you can call any day or in the middle of the night, walk directly to the front door, and find them on the front step. The ones with whom you just pick up a conversation like it was yesterday—even if it had been months since you spoke.
So what is the 2 x 4? Simply that not only will he not be here, I cannot be there for him. And I wish I had done more. I think this is something many of us experience, whether or not we can even articulate what more we would like to have done. I'm not sure that the details matter, really, since we cannot go back in time. It would be easy for us to chastise ourselves about not making one more phone call, or one more visit. But I fear that response has the potential to keep us focused on ourselves and cast a shadow on our memories and even the relationship.
When I think of all that this fine man has meant to me, I cannot bear to taint my memories with negative thoughts. I would far prefer to stand solid, take the 2 x 4 full on the forehead – and awaken to the wisdom he shared with me.
And the wisdom? It was simple. Live, and strive, and take things seriously, and always look for the blessings and the humor in things. To do, and be, and share, and love with all the generosity we have, which is boundless. To do what our souls most need us to do even in the midst of challenges. And to laugh. And laugh again. In other words: to live well.
Along with my congregational duties, I serve as a hospice chaplain. In both of those roles, as you well know or can imagine, I am at all times close to death and dying. And to be very honest, I have yet to accompany anyone to her last breath who says she wishes she judged herself more harshly, or lived more sparely, or loved less.
So here is another 2 x 4: without exception, those who live well, with awareness of their blessings and the idea that they could be blessings to others, die well, as Bill did. They pass without regrets. I am grateful that their souls warmed and strengthened mine, and I feel that when I share my soul with others, the neshamot (souls) of all whom I have accompanied go with me into the world, transferred to others through my heart and hands. And I am reminded of the teachings of our tradition: we never know the effect we will have on others, now or in generations to come. Which is another wake-up call in itself.
How amazing it is to stand in any one moment knowing we are carrying the wisdom and love of those whom we have loved, and who have loved us. And how strange it is that so easily forget! Perhaps by keeping this in mind we can go back in time, and bring the best of our loved ones forward, forging a new relationship with them and the world, and get down to the very serious wonder of living in love and joy.
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Thank You for Sharing Sam
It was one of those nights. I could not sleep at all. Sadness and worries crowded in. I went to bed after reading that Sam Sommer, an 8-year-old boy, had died of cancer. I first found out about his diagnosis in 2012 from his mother, Phyllis's, Facebook status. We are Facebook friends. As a fellow rabbi and mother, Phyllis was someone I followed regularly. She had also just been admitted to a Fellowship program I run for rabbis called Rabbis Without Borders. Due to Sam's diagnosis, she decided to defer her acceptance to the program. We have never met in person.
Yet, because she and her husband chronicled Sam's cancer journey on their blog Superman Sam, I feel very close to them. Each time I read the blog tears would come to my eyes, tears of joy when Sam was doing well and tears of sadness when he was not. Phyllis and Michael's posts on the blog were so open, honest, and full of love for their child it was impossible not to be drawn into their story.
Some people decry the public way many of us live our lives today, sharing intimate stories on our blogs and though our Facebook updates. Just a few months ago, I had a conversation with a rabbinic colleague who was uncomfortable with NPR host Scott Simon tweeting his mother's death. He felt that somehow this public sharing of death took away its sacred nature. I could not disagree more.
Our modern American society has tried to whitewashed death. We want to push death away, pretend it is not difficult and painful, pretend that it does not have to happen, that our medical community will find cure after cure. We are afraid to speak to our children about death, or have them visit grandma or grandpa in the hospital lest it upset them. Yet death is a part of life. We cannot ignore it.
Over the past year and a half I read Phyllis and Michael's blog with reverence. I know they did not share every detail of Sam's journey with us. Some things are meant to be kept private. But in sharing what they did share, we, the reading public, were taken on a journey of childhood cancer. Going on this journey with the Sommers made me a better person. That may sounds grandiose, but it is true.
Most days I am absorbed in the drama of my own life, the daily arguing with my daughter to do her homework, balancing career and family, answering millions of emails, and generally living life. Checking in with Sam a few times a week reminded me to feel grateful for what I did have. Reading the blog reminded me to pray each day, a deep prayer of thanks for my life and the people in it, and caused me to send prayers of healing for Sam and others I knew who were suffering. I was more gentle and compassionate to my own family because I had this regular reminder that life could change on a dime.
Going public with your own or a loved one's journey towards death is not for everyone. I completely respect that many people want and need to keep their journeys private. But for those for whom it is cathartic to write, blog, Facebook, and Tweet, I am thankful that we now have these tools available to us. Reading others' stories and how they find incredible reserves of courage, strength, and love in the face of death makes us all stronger. We can learn that moments of great happiness can occur while the body is dying, that when we face things honestly and openly we can lessen the fear of the unknown.
I don't think we can ever fully take away the fear and pain of death. It is a part of life. However, if we discussed it more openly and shared our stories, I would like to think that we could learn both how to die more peacefully and mourn more freely. What is more sacred than getting in touch with our emotions, and helping others navigate theirs? In my mind this is God's work, helping us be more human in all of its messy glory.
Thousands of people are now mourning with the Sommers. I can only hope that the outpouring of love that has occurred on social media since word of Sam's death arrived is buoying the Sommers though these incredibly painful days.
May God be with them on this new journey without Sam.
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Everything is Rent
"Everything is rent." – Rent, by Jonathan Larson
This week our Jewish high school put on a production of Rent, a rather bold choice for a religious institution. I was very proud of the kids. Their performance was spectacular, but better, through dialogue with teachers, rabbis, surviving families and friends of people who lived and died of AIDS, they understood the message, and it's a core, it's a Jewish one: Life is the most precious gift we have, so let us not waste it.
The message reminds me of a favorite story:
A few hundred years ago, a Jewish merchant came upon a shtetl he had never visited before. The times we difficult, many of the usual towns in his travels had been ravaged by plague, or abandoned after a pogrom. Thinking about all the people in all those places broke the peddler's heart. It broke again at this new town as he wound his way along the path to the gates of the town that led past gravestones and markers through a sprawling cemetery. It was not the enormity of the graveyard that stuck him, he had seen the fields outside of Cracow, Prague, and even Warsaw. No, it was the numbers on the graves: 9, 25, 12, 13. Oy gevalt! My God, he thought, these were children. This is a town that is bereft of her young!
When he reached the synagogue, he was warmly greeted by a few elderly gentlemen who were just leaving the great building in the town's central square.
"A gutn tag," one said to the peddler.
"Good afternoon to you sir," he replied. "Tell me, what calamity has befallen your lovely community?"
"It's too awful to speak of. Please ask the rabbi."
The peddler entered the synagogue and found the rabbi at the front of the hall, he was seated at a long wooden table.
"Yes, my friend," the rabbi said over the brown leather volume he had been pouring over.
"Rabbi, I am a peddler, a visitor to your town. I have visited many towns and cities that have been afflicted by war, by plague, and even pogrom. Rabbi, I have seen and heard of many tragedies, but your town, what horrid thing has befallen your townspeople?"
"You have seen our cemetery?"
"I have, and I cried for your children and for their parents too."
" I see," said the sage, " You were right to weep, but you may have misunderstood. It is the custom of our town not to list on the gravestone a person's age, but rather to list on the marker the number years a person really lived."
As an encore, the players in the show invited the audience to sing along to one of the show's signature songs; Seasons of Love was printed inside the program. "Five Hundred twenty-five thousand, six hundred minutes". We reminded ourselves and each other to count the blessings of each minutes of every day, month and year we are privileged to share. Likewise, we reminded ourselves to make each and every minute count.
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The Meaning of Life
Memories can play such tricks on our minds. Last night, I returned to a synagogue where my husband had served as an assistant rabbi for 5 years. We were there to celebrate the installation of the new senior rabbi who is a good friend. People from different parts of our lives swirled together, past congregants from the synagogue, current friends, and colleagues who we looked forward to meeting. All of this taking place in this synagogue building which holds such an important place in my life. I was married on the bimah, celebrated my wedding reception in the ballroom, watched my husband bloom from a rabbinic intern in to a full fledge rabbi, and taught my own first adult education courses. The five years I walked in and out of that synagogue mark the years I grew up and became an adult.
All of this came flooding back as I sat in the pews and walked the halls. But one emotion hit me in the gut, regret. Walking down the hall a picture of the cantor my husband worked with, Cantor Renee Colson stared down at me from the wall. The minute I saw her tears came to my eyes. The last time we were in the synagogue was seven years ago for her funeral. She was diagnosed with cancer and died within two years of our leaving the synagogue.
Her eyes seemed to follow me as I walked down the hallway. And I remembered… I remembered having to cancel a dinner date I had made with her because a work commitment got in the way. She was already very sick at the time, though I did not realize how sick. I was surprised, when I called to tell her I couldn't make it, when she said, "Well it doesn't matter, since I can't eat anyway." She wouldn't, or couldn't reschedule. Her words stuck with me like an arrow in the gut. I meant to reach out again, but then I heard she had died. To this day, I regret that I cancelled our dinner date.
I know that having dinner with her would not have changed the course of her cancer. But I feel like I let down a friend in need. Today I do not remember the work commitment I had that night, but I remember where I should have been.
It is easy to spout aphorisms about living each day to the fullest and spending less time at work and more with family and friends. But it is hard for us to follow them. I wish my priorities had been in the right place that night.
I will always remember Renee being full of life and voice. Every Rosh Hashannah certain songs bring her to mind. Her high notes still ring in my ears and her memory lives on in me.
Sitting in the sanctuary last night, as I celebrated my friend's new beginning as the rabbi there, I remembered. For a moment, the past, present, and future all combined. I sat in the moment with both joy and pain in my heart.
I hope I will not make a similar mistake in the future. May Renee's memory teach me to celebrate with friends in the good times and be with them in the bad, for life inescapably brings both.
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Verizon is selling its Federal Network Systems business unit to Jacobs Engineering Group, a diverse global engineering and construction company that has interests in IT. The financial terms of the deal were not disclosed.
Federal Networks Systems is a 750-person unit of Verizon that specializes in providing defense and intelligence community customers with IT and communications network integration and operation, consulting and data security services. Its publicly acknowledged clients include the Defense Information Systems Agency, the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency, NASA and the Departments of Energy and Treasury.
FNS came to Verizon as part of the merger between Bell Atlantic and GTE that created the communications giant in 2000. Its corporate roots go back to the legendary firm of Bolt, Beranek and Newman, which built the ARPANET and was instrumental in developing many innovations that allow computers to operate as nodes of a network.
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"Verizon has a vibrant and growing public sector business that we've never been more committed to serving," Mike Maiorana, senior vice president of sales for Verizon Enterprise Solutions' Public Sector Division, told FCW. "The strategic services, the enterprise grade services that we're focused on to strengthen our agencies' business like global IP, cloud, security, networks, wireless, machine to machine – these are all growth and investment areas within Verizon."
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I want this rose, it grows in front of a small hotel. I have tried to propagate the rose by cuttings in ground without success. The present owner of the hotel says it was there 5 years ago and planted by previous owner.
It's planted along with what appears to be a Cherry Parfait (2003). So maybe around same time period, maybe an apricot rose 2003-2008?
Forgot to add its a repeat bloomer, with slight woody scent. Picture is more yellow than actual bloom, it is a melon (light cantaloupe).
The bloom was from a 4/5 foot new shoot/cane.
The leaves are a med/dark green without a sign of BS.
I need help to ID it as I can't propagate it. I have tried three different times and may wait until fall with both soft and hard wood cuttings.
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Hughes said the more tips Crime Stoppers receives, the more money the program will need to operate. He hopes more donations are received from private citizens.
"If a whole bunch of people gave $5 or $10 we'd have a lot more money than if one service club gave $1,000," Hughes said.
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- Separate formal dining room
- Stunning hardwood floors
- Plush wall-to-wall carpeting
- High-speed Internet and cable available
- High-quality vertical and mini-blinds throughout
- Energy-efficient gas cooking
- Generous cabinet, closet and storage space
- Private patios/balconies
Community Features
- Apartment
- Controlled Access
- Courtyard
- Covered Lot
- Disability Access
- Elevator
- Fitness Center
- Garages
- High Rise
- Laundry Facility
- Market Rate
- Pool
- Public Transportation
- Sauna
- Standard
- Studio
- View
- Vintage Building
Apartment Amenities
- Air Conditioning
- Broadband Internet Access
- Cable or Satellite
- Carpet
- Dishwasher
- Extra Storage
- Garbage Disposal
- Internet Access
- Utilities Paid
- Water Sewer and Trash
- Window Covering
Local Schools
- Albert Einstein High School
- Sligo Middle School
- Woodlin Elementary School
We believe school data to be accurate, but do not guarantee that. Please be sure to verify where your children will attend school before making your housing decision.
Pet Policy
Maximum of 2 cats per home. We are a dog free community. Cole Spring Plaza is a pet friendly community. We currently accept a maximum of 2 cats. No dogs are accepted at this time. A signed pet addendum is required at the time of move-in. A $250 refundable pet fee, per pet, is required at the time
- Pets Allowed
Web Reviews
User Review
Great place, rent is a little high but no Electric, Gas or A/C bills, they just installed new windows in my apartment it seem like the A/C is better. Front desk and staff are great.
Contact Cole Spring Plaza
Cole Spring Plaza
Office HoursMonday 9:00 AM-6:00 PM Tuesday 9:00 AM-6:00 PM Wednesday 9:00 AM-6:00 PM Thursday 9:00 AM-6:00 PM Friday 9:00 AM-6:00 PM Saturday 10:00 AM-5:00 PM Sunday 12:00 PM-4:00 PM
Studio, 1 and 2 bedroom apartments for rent in Downtown Silver Spring, Maryland. Swimming Pool, Fitness Center, Private Parking, Laundry Care Centers, Bicycle Storage, Pet Friendly, Huge walk-in closets, Private patios/balconies, and Generous cabinet, closet and storage space. Convenient to City Place Mall, Silver Spring Library and Sligo Creek Park and blocks from Silver Spring Metro.
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