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I really enjoy making stitching gifts and have just finished a set for a special little girl, the eldest daughter of my very talented friend Kat, the women who makes the gorgeous medieval and Tudor clothes and is a fabulous embroider as well.
If you have not seen her creations please look at her website Kats Hats and her Facebook page which also has loads of research such as manuscripts, effigies etc. She has also started running courses as well, details on the page.
It is Kat's daughter's birthday in a couple of weeks and she is following in her mother's footsteps and started sewing a while ago so I have made her this pincushion and needle case set out of some fabric from my Simply Solids scrap stash.
I made a similar set for Rachel, my most prolific blog commenter and these were again from the Simply Solids scrap stash.
English Paper Piecing is great for this kind of small scale fabric stash and I am currently working on a similar item from my New Hexagon book that I posted about previously using my lovely Christmas present Liberty Lawn from Very Berry Fabrics.
I do particularly love making (and owning) pincushions and stitching pillows with space for needles in the back as well and these are the, mainly, stitched ones that I have made on the past, lots of these were for exchanges.
Amanda Jean at Crazy Mom has a lovely idea of making pincushions regularly out of her scrap pile and keeping them in a basket for when stitching friends come round to give as gifts, isn't that a great thing to do.
There are just a few more (595 pins!) ideas on this lovely Pinterest Board – do you think we might actually make more stuff if someone hadn't invented Pinterest, not that I am complaining, I love it!
Right back to my hexis and a Game of Thrones marathon, am trying to catch up with the rest of Season 4 before Season 5 starts mid April or I will spend the entire re-enactment season having to try to avoid spoilers from all my friends who are avid fans!
Have a lovely rest of the weekend and thanks for visiting.
Well hello there, back in lovely Marsden now having had a very nice time and got lots of work done! Just thought I would share with you the fruits of my labour last weekend.
This month's block did look like a bit of a challenge when Helen originally posted it – a Nine Patch Frame so she had the first go and very kindly supplied the measurements.
It turned out to be not too bad, as you can see I have not really got my frame far enough out as it was a tricky devil to sew with those corners so my outer white triangles are not as good as they could be and have lost some of the points on the inner square but I like the fabric combinations.
Here is the Jan block Dutchman's Puzzle which uses most of the same fabric. I am trying to vary each one a little due to running out of large pieces of stash and hoping that April is going to be a scrappy block :-)
Here is the Feb block Union Squares – the right sized one!
Will probably try and get the next 3 in these fabrics and make this into a small quilt, each block is 12 inches so will be cot sized with borders and can go to local hospice or Project Linus. Then do the next 6 in different fabrics.
Sharon jokingly suggested this might be our next block challenge. This is work by Danny Amazonas using fabrics from the Kaffe Fassett Collective – wow, just wow!
Can't believe it is nearly the weekend already – how exciting! It is very lovely and sunny here today so hope that continues and I can get some walking done as well as stitching.
Hope you have a nice time planned and thanks for visiting.
I am having a lovely week so far mainly working from home which was fortuitous as a long-awaited Amazon order arrived today and I was in to sign for it :-)
I ordered this title, The New Hexagon by Katja Marek, as I saw a review of it in one of my quilting magazines and am very excited. I love the fabric choices which make the front cover blocks look like one of those kaleidoscope toys I had as a kid.
Regular readers will know that I have a bit of a hexagon addiction going on at the moment and have done lots of things with ordinary hexagons.
I am now experimenting with diamonds making some little pin cushions and needlebook gifts and was looking for more things to do now that I am more confident with this English Paper Piecing lark!
I bought this other book below, Quilting on the Go by Jessica Alexandrakis, for my Mum as a Mother's Day present and it is a very good basic introduction to the craft with lots of useful templates and ideas for small and large projects.
However I wanted something a bit more challenging for me, well just look at all this deliciousness ;-)
This is actually called the Hexalicious Wall Quilt hence the post title and I love the bright colours and the border fabric!
The patterns work equally well with more subtle fabric though as in this example.
So happy! Am taking this to knitting group tonight to share with my friends, I am sure Helen the premier quilter amongst us will be very impressed.
Right back to work now, coffee break over ;-)
Thanks for visiting and see you soon.
Well sadly my friends couldn't make it this weekend – probably a good thing as I have still got the tail end of the nasty cough and cold bug I have had for a month so I have been snuggling up under a fleece on my stitching sofa watching TV and hand piecing.
Much better for me than wandering round my beautiful but below freezing Yorkshire!
I have recently discovered the joys of quilting videos on You Tube, as we have been doing the Block of the Month challenges and I find it difficult to follow written instructions so I thought a would share with you a few of my favourite channels in case you have not discovered this marvellous resource, it is like having a Quilt Guild in your very own home.
Firstly the McCalls Quilting Channel. I have really enjoyed watching this Quilt Along learning loads of new techniques.
Next is the Fons and Porter Channel, I have seen Mary Fons in lots of magazines and this channel has useful basic tips videos as well as interviews with quilters like this one.
I found this Missouri Star Quilt Company Channel today and they have some brilliant videos on all types of blocks and whole quilts. Wouldn't this one make a great quilt for a gift!
I have always loved watching videos about quilting and have been a fan of The Quilt Show but didn't realise that there was so much free stuff out there as well.
Another thing I am a bit late to the party with is Craftsy, I have signed up from some fab free online classes for Block of the Months.
There has been great excitement here on TV this week as it is the start of series 3 of The Great British Sewing Bee! If you missed it here is a link to it on BBC iPlayer.
I would not like to participate (my sewing is far too slow for that) but would love to have day in the workshop with all my sewing friends.What a fab venue for a day out surrounded by all that lovely fabric – and the little café with all-important cake nearby!
Here is a picture of one of the contestants Deborah Simms with the beautiful fabric she chose for her final garment of this episode.
Little Black Duck Blog is following the series with useful tips and tutorials for each episode – this is the post about this week and making trousers.
This blog by Angela Kane also has some great tips of techniques from Series 2
Hope you find these useful, back to the sewing now- must spend equal time doing as watching or nothing will get finished ;-) ! See you in a couple of weeks and thanks for visiting.
So I made the one with 3 1/2 inch squares on Saturday and that turned out at 8 inches finished size. So on Sunday I tried making one with 4 1/2 inch squares and that turned out to measure 10 inches finished size.
They do both look very pretty though and I am pleased with the finish.
The block pattern is called Union Square and again it is from the Quilter's Cache website. I found this useful video (which turns out to be a variation of the block which is known as Union Squares ) but the girls have kindly let me off for this deviation ;-)
It came together quite quickly – especially the second time around and the method I was using gave me lots of practise at making half and quarter square triangles. And my joins are not too bad though getting every single one to be perfect is beyond me, they definitely look better certain ways up!
I have now made a third one – not exactly the same but almost, I ran out of the swirly pink fabric so have done the half square triangles in a co-ordinating solid. This one hit the magic 12 inches and was made with 5 1/2 inch squares.
The first two will be put to good use, I am going to frame the littlest one for my quilt room and use the other to make a pillow for my sewing chair. I have some hexagons in the same fabric that I was already putting together for a pillow so will make it reversible.
Am really enjoying this challenge, there are 5 of us from the knitting group doing it now and we are all supporting each other through Facebook and have planned a couple of get togethers as well for help with certain aspects.I love how crafting is so social, both virtual and face to face!
Will not have much time for crafting this week as work is very busy and have friends over at the weekend so things are going to be slow on the posting front for a couple of weeks. Then am off to Spain for half term (those lovely embroidery museums are calling!) so will see you all when I get back.
Take care and enjoy yourselves. Thanks for visiting.
Last weekend as well as the hand stitching on the hexagon car quilt I decided to go and have a play with some other quilt blocks, inspired by how much I enjoyed making the Dutchman's puzzle block for our block of the month challenge.
I don't know why but whatever craft I do I always choose very small-scale projects, my cross stitch is on small count fabric (so small I usually need a magnifier now!), I knit little arms and legs for bunnies and nothing bigger than a baby cardigan. It seems I am going the same way with quilting as most of what I have done so far is baby quilts and hexagons.
Partly it is lack of time, as I have limited time to finish things because they are usually gifts small means achievable so less WIPs hidden away.
But I do like small-scale so I thought for my practising last week I would use one of the Moda mini charm packs that I bought a while ago from Simply Solids. I have used up the other two already in the wash bag I made for an Xmas present and the hexagons I pieced from the Printemps pack (see kids I do USE the fabric in that room, it is just sometimes more sneaks in somehow!)
I have two of these 'Playtime' 1930s inspired prints and I thought if I keep making a few blocks every so often I will eventually have a small quilt at least!
I wasn't following a specific block just wanted to practise my half square triangles and stitching accuracy for those 1/4 inch seams but I have ended up with something that looks a bit like a Pinwheel block – albeit a bit random in terms of the fabric placement.
I also decided a 9 patch would be good (God alone knows why) which involved cutting an already small 2 1/2 " square into four pieces so excuse the slightly wonky finished article!
The miniaturising effect must be rubbing off as yesterday afternoon I rushed up to the sewing room to start on the Feb block of the month challenge, this is my only free weekend in Feb so I wanted to get a good start.
It must have been my haste that led me to create a pretty well pieced (only one triangle lost its point) but rather small block, the target was 12 inches and mine ended up as 8 inches. Turns out when you divide 12 by 3 the answer is 4 NOT 3 – who knew? Well supposedly me as I do actually teach Maths – oops.
However it will look lovely with an extra border to cover up the missing points and I am going to try it again this afternoon WITH 4 INCH BLOCKS!
My lovely Ellie sent me a fabric care package this week with a beautiful card, she is so kind. I had not been feeling well when she spoke to me a couple of weeks ago and work had been a bit stressful so she sent me this to cheer me up.
Look at this beautiful print, in three colourways! With matching solids! Thank you so much, you are a wonderful daughter as well as a great friend :-)
While browsing Justine's blog (she of the marvellous Simply Solids shop) I saw this 2015 bucket list that she had found on this blog Whip Stitch by Deborah.
I like lists and it is nice to have a focus and extend your skills so I am going to add that to my challenges for this year, some of them can already be fulfilled by things I have planned (Number 2 by all the medieval kit I have planned for friends) but others on the list I have though about doing but not done (Number 12 I want to make a bag for me).
So it is going to be a busy and fun year, 26 books, 17 plus sewing projects and 12 plus quilt blocks. And we are just sorting out our re-enactment events for 2015 and so far I have 10 events! 2015 is going to be a very good year :-)
Right better get off the laptop and on with the actual stitching now then if I am for achieve all this. Take care, have a nice week and thanks for visiting.
I realised (as I was mulling over the design for my thank you gift for all those lovely comments) that I had not posted any pictures of the last giveaway I did for my 400th post or the last piece of stitching that I did for the sadly now defunct Seasonal Exchange.
So here they are. This is the needlecase that I made, Cat had requested deep colours and I had these fabrics in my scraps from making my medieval pattern fabric throw for the sofa (which I still have not finished the hand quilting on – ahem!) so I though I would combine my hexagon addiction with a little goldwork.
The inside of the case has felt in a deep red for the needles and I put a little hexagon pocket in as well for scissors, threaders etc. Apologies for the yellowness of the picture, this was November light in Yorkshire!
This was the last pincushion I made – the original gift got lost in the post and never arrived :-( so I made this little bird one instead.
It is an adaptation of a pattern from one of my cross stitch magazines, the original has NOEL on it and is a Christmas ornament but I liked the idea of an autumn bird looking for berries. It is backed with some of the same fabric left over from the throw.
I don't know where I got the little acorn charm from but thought it was very cute and just right for this piece.
We have had more snow this week, I actually ended up with a snow day yesterday where despite mine and the bus driver's valiant attempts to get us to town I arrived too late for where I was going so turned round and came home! Was very tempted to just sit under a fleecy blanket and stitch but I was good and got on with some marking.
Plans for this weekend are to try out some more quilting blocks and our February block of the month will be released soon as well!
Hope you have a nice weekend and thanks for visiting.
Helen, Sharon and I decided while on our way back from the Harrogate show that we would like to extend our skills a little so then arranged to have a Block of the Month Quilt Along. Several other people from knitting group have also joined in. So that was yesterday afternoon's little project.
Helen is co-ordinating it and after discussion we decided to use this Quilter's Cache site run by Marcia Hohn which has a huge number of patterns all at the same size and a random number generator to choose blocks.
We thought this was a good way of extending all our skills as then we would avoid just choosing easy blocks. Helen has been quilting for a long time, Sharon has just started and I am in the middle in terms of experience (and fabric stash lol!).
This month the block is Dutchman's Puzzle which involves Flying Geese. I remembered that I had seen some videos on how to make these so being better at visual rather than written instructions used this very useful McCall's Quilting video on You Tube to make them using the 'no waste' method.
It was great having the video as I took the laptop up to the craft room and did it step by step along with the tutorial (mind you it did take me about 1 1/2 hours rather than the 10 minutes of the video!)
That did include choosing the fabric though which took a while. I tend to buy fabric in small amounts and as we will be making 12 blocks of unspecified patterns had a bit of difficulty with what to choose.
In the end I went with a colour palette that I have used for previous things with the addition of some of my new stash from Harrogate (the Cath Kidston look-alike flowers on aqua in these pictures).
The solids are far more pink than they appear here (winter light upstairs not good for pictures!) and I do have a few more options that I can add. The white on white fabrics are really too subtle to see in this picture but they show up better in the finished block.
It was a good experience though as I tend to buy either fabric for specific things or stuff that I like the look of but not much of it co-ordinates with anything else apart from my lovely Simply Solids stash.
I have to think about the fact that future blocks may be more scrappy so that ruled out lots of larger prints and that as I am trying to do it all from stash what am I going to use for binding, sashing and backing?
What I may do is make 6 of the blocks from this set of stash and six from another set if I run out. These will probably become donated quilts as I have plans to make others for family this year.
I was very pleased with my end result and the process was very simple to understand, good practise as well at sewing 1/4 inch seams.
The finished block has turned out a bit big but am pleased with the points at the centre and have only lost the nose from one of the geese!
It was an easy block to make and the video was very useful. Our aim is to make as many of the blocks as we all can (given busy lives) so no-one will be penalised for missing a month and we can use our regular meetings for knitting group to help each other out. There will then be a couple of quilting bees I should think when we tackle basting, binding and machine quilting.
After all that snow yesterday I awoke to this beautiful view – sunshine on the sparkling hills, if I wasn't just getting over a yucky cough I would be out for a wander but I will stay in the warm and admire the views from here.
Hope you have also had a nice weekend, thanks for visiting.
Hello everyone and a very happy 2015, I know I am a bit late but this is my first post this year so I hope you all had a great time.
I have just finished reading a book called 'A Different World' by Mary Nichols , a very good story about World War 2 which is set partly in Warsaw so it was interesting to read about that side of the experiences of people under occupation.
It struck me that this was a good title for this week's post as I am sitting here watching the snow fall in lovely Marsden and last weekend's view was this from our picnic on the beach.
Not that I mind the snow (as long as I can get to work on Monday) as what better excuse is there for sitting with a fleecy blanket, some good TV (Game of Thrones Season 3) and some more hexagons!
Ooh and Ellen has said I can have some of the Baileys she inadvertently left after Christmas so I might be making myself a sneaky hot chocolate later :-)
I had a lovely time as always in Spain and really enjoyed the time I spent with Mum. I helped her choose a new sewing machine and was showing her how to cut out her first bit of quilting.
We also had great excitement as we found the quilt shop in Alicante which is the nearest we could find to where Mum lives (thank god for the miracles of the internet!).
The shop is called Patchwork and Quilting and we met the owner, a lovely lady called Ana Camara, who despite saying her English was not very good talked to us for about 20 minutes about her visits to England (one to the Festival of Quilts) and about all her shop.
She runs workshops as well as sells fabric so if you are every in the area do go and visit. This is a link to a map of the shop.
She has an excellent range of fabric and I was very pleased to find this yard of Robert Kaufman print which co-ordinates with the panel I bought from Harrogate.
I had a very relaxing time walking and cycling in the sunshine, admiring all the gardens and pretty flowers, this is one of my favourite gardens and gave me the inspiration for the cactus planting at my house (they are very tricky to weed though, lots of ouch!).
And this poinsettia bush looked really good in contrast with the purple bougainvillea next to it.
While we were in Alicante we came across this replica of a galleon which had amazing doors – I expect my pirate re-enactor friends would love to have trip out on this.
Right will get back to watching the snow fall and piecing hexis – am working a baby quilt for one of Ellie's friends at the moment with the scrap stash that I bought from Simply Solids.
Will do a full tutorial post when it is finished but here is a preview – how cute are those cars!
Thanks for visiting!
Hope you all had a lovely day yesterday – just popped in to post a few pictures for you. Firstly of the sewing case I have made for my sister-in-law as a present, thankfully got this completed on Christmas Eve.
I have taken the pattern from a case that I got in a raffle at a quilt show a few years ago. It is a really useful little travelling case and was very simple to make. The fabric is from Simply Solids – both patterned and plain.
The case is 11 inches in length and 7 inches wide so I cut 2 pieces of fabric and made a quilted sandwich using some very thin wadding. I used my marking tool again to quilt large crosses three times along the length of the case to hold it together.
The pockets are the width of the case and about 3 inches tall. I have lined them as well with wadding and stitched them to the case backing to hide the seam (stitched wrong way then folded back and side seams stitched). I also did some top stitching with zig zag to stabilise the wadding and make it look pretty!
Binding was then attached – machined to inside then folded and hand stitched to outside, I also made a little pin cushion out of the matching labels fabric I had. I have used a big plastic press stud to fasten it as they are nice and invisible when sewn with matching thread.
My lovely children and friends got me some very nice crafty gifts for Christmas, first this quilt history book that I have had on my wish list for a while, 'Pieced from Ellen's Quilt'. I love reading about the women who made quilts and this uses Ellen's letters to tell her story of life in Wisconsin in the 1850s.
Then there was more fabric – Ellie seemed to think I already have enough fabric so was not expecting this (though I had hinted!) but she and Kerry bought me all this lovely stuff from Very Berry Fabrics.
How exciting and means that I have lots of lovely hexi making things to take away with me.I am off to Spain for 2 whole weeks in a couple of days so lots of time sitting on the terrace sewing, lucky me!
Have a lovely New Year and see you when I return.


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- Release Date: Nov 22, 2013
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Nov 22, 2013Quite possibly, one of the best handheld games I've ever played! It's as if you're involved in the game somehow with the many features on the Vita. A very unique creative game that even makes Nintendo games look pale compared to Tearaway. I highly recommend this! Money well spent. Kudos to media molecules
Dec 2, 2013
Dec 23, 2013This game is just amazing! I'm 23 years old and I still think this game is one of the best handheld games ever created. The world is just beautiful, and literally everything is made out of paper! You can't possibly get bored since Tearaway uses EVERY single feature of the Vita. I strongly recommend you to buy a vita for this game cause trust me, you'll love it.
Dec 8, 2013tearaway is absolutely incredible. it has an unique style with immersion that is unrivaled by any other portable game. It deserves the 10/10 rating. definitely a must have vita game.
Dec 28, 2013It should have a chapter in every book about creativity and design. Exploring and wandering around the world of Tearaway is pure joy and this time you will be part of the story also.
Dec 31, 2013A true joy to play. Takes full advantage of the PS Vita features such as it's cameras and rear touch pad. Played the first two levels right next to my 10 year old as a sort of bed time story last night for both of us. Beautiful, fun, engaging. What more could you ask for in a game?
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Dec 28, 2013Absolutely brilliant. One of the best platformers of 2013. Flawless. Every vita owners should buy this game. It is truly unique in it's genre. From it's level design to the atmosphere to the graphics, it really is an experience that you can't afford to miss. Especially if you like platforming and puzzle games.
Dec 31, 2013A game where AAA production values meets creativity and brave approach of indie devs. A game, where perfect gamedesign meets art and none of it is important, because of You. It is a game about You, made for You and made by You. Awesome stuff.
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Dec 24, 2013Unbelievably creative game. This reminded me of why I love gaming for that feeling of awe and joy when being surprised by something new and wonderful. I really can't think of a gamer that wouldn't love this game, and I think it's a great reason to get a Vita if you don't already have one you won't find this experience anywhere else.
Jan 1, 2014This game despite being "for all ages" and by that I mean usually built for kids. It's so addicting I can't put it down. I absolutely love the "paper craft" that you can print, gives extra activities I can do with my son.
Jan 4, 2014
Jan 5, 2014Phenomenal game that truly deserves a perfect 10. Iota is adorable and so fun to play, the visuals and music are top class and the story is very unique and amusing. A must for every Vita owner.
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Nov 22, 2013This game is so charm and awesome. It gives you smile to your face and happiness into you. The paper word is amazingly done in this game. I don't understand how someone could give lower mark than 10 for this awesome peace of gaming industry
Dec 1, 2013
Nov 22, 2013Tearaway is everything a video games should be. It's unique, innovative, charming, and overall brilliant. This game alone is worth purchasing the Vita for.
Nov 24, 2013I could sit here and write a million words on how Tearaway is a great game and how Media Molecule has changed my perspective of gaming.. Or I could simply let you know that money does indeed buy happiness. For $35.99 on the PlayStation store, you can indeed buy happiness by purchasing this game.
Nov 24, 2013Much like LittleBigPlanet, Media Molecule shows their full creativity with Tearaway. As a platformer, it succeeds. The papercraft visuals and the nice soundtrack complement this game very well. This is a gem that shines bright like Sony Japan Studio's The Puppeteer. This is a must own title and should not be passed up any Vita owner.
Nov 25, 2013
Dec 1, 2013Words cant describe the the charm and beauty of this game. It your looking for something truly unique you MUST play this game. Sony truly knocked this one out of the park. Media molecule is truly a gifted devoper
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Nov 22, 2013Got a Vita just to play this! It was so worth it. If you do own a Vita, you owe it to yourself to play this game :D Really charming characters, world, art style, and it's really fun.
Nov 22, 2013This game is nothing short of magical. I find a feeling of an amazing calm come over me when I play Tearaway. To me, this is one of the classic games of this whole generation. Incredible!
Nov 26, 2013was never a huge fan of littlebigplanet but this game is ace, highly recommended to any vita owners. it might actually be my favorite game of the year
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Dec 1, 2013Tearaway is everything a video games should be. It's unique, innovative, charming, and overall brilliant mediamolecule makes the most creative games too bad
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Feb 8, 2014Tearaway is one of the best games in 2013.It's original,too original.Music is great.And of course is so funny when you play.Every single player in this world should play once this game,even if you don't own a vita.And this game is a good reason to buy a Vita too.I'm so happy with this game.
Dec 5, 2013This game is incredibly fun and addicting on the PS Vita! The control scheme takes advantage of the Vita's extra functions like the touch pad and camera. Graphics are really good and artistic. You won't regret this purchase! 10/10 for me
Dec 6, 2013Highly addictive, creative and I'm sure your girlfriend will love it!
This game made me fall in love with the PsVita once again! Worth every penny. You can't expect nothing short of wonderful from Mm! -
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Apr 8, 2014A truly amazing game in every way. The music, the gameplay and the control scheme that takes full advantage of the vita without being gimmicky. The way everything you do effects the world and at the end every bit of influence you had shows in the levels it truly amazing and the story is also brilliant with a very touching and motivating message. Do yourself a favour and get this game.
Apr 14, 2014Love this game! The art style is so unique and so very cute. It's great how you can customize your characters etc. The use of all the Vita controls is handled very well and feels very natural. A little short - let's hope for a sequel???
May 19, 2014fantastic game mm have done it again the one problem i have is that the last two levels felt like sony approached mm and said use all the vita controls so there is a lot of motion control front and back touchscreen unnecessarily thrown in other than that its a must have for vita owners
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Jun 20, 2014This game is incredible! It's also one of the most innovative games that i've played, especially on the Vita, it really makes use of everything that the Vita has to offer, without it feeling to "gimmicky" The story is also alright, maybe abit to juvenile, but you really get a connection with the character. I would recommend this to anyone who owns a Vita.
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Aug 21, 2014Tearaway is a experience. The art style is unique. The music is wonderful. The story is different what we use to. Gameplay takes advantage of the vita perfectly. I say get it.
Aug 31, 2014One of the best platform game I ever play. The game has an excelent use os Vita gimmicks, the gameplay is fluid and responsive. This is a game to have in the game library.
Nov 1, 2014Tearaway is awesome vita game its fun and it's made by the same people who made little big planet. This game has no multiplayer but the story is great it uses the vita's rear touch pad it's front and rear camers and motion sensor and it's only 20 bucks i give this game a 10 out of 10 it is worth the money but if you still don't trust me yet then get the demo.
Nov 5, 2014
Mar 13, 2015This game shows what PS Vita is capable of and what Vita game is meant to be. It's absolutely fun and keeps surprising me from the beginning to the end. Shame that I didn't discover this game until it's free for PS+ members. The only thing not so good is that I can't control the camera all the time at my will.
Mar 21, 2014Tearaway may not be the best first-party game currently available on the Vita, but it certainly is beautiful, ambitious and worth a look, if you're willing to weather the foibles mentioned above.
Mar 3, 2014At its best, Tearaway is a wonderful celebration of Vita's creative potential. [January 2014, p74]
Jan 28, 2014I enjoyed every minute of it, and it's rare to find something that radiates as much pure joy as this does. I can't say enough good things about it.

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Matrix treatment for partially polarized, partially coherent beams
Optics Letters, Vol. 23, Issue 4, pp. 241-243 (1998)
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A matrix method is outlined for dealing with quasi-monochromatic, partially polarized light when spatial coherence is not necessarily complete and propagation occurs along beams. Both spatial coherence and polarization properties are described by a single 2×2 matrix whose elements have the structure of mutual intensity functions. Through a simple example it is shown that this matrix can account for differences that would not be revealed by a scalar treatment or by a locally defined polarization matrix.
© 1998 Optical Society of America
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(030.1640) Coherence and statistical optics : Coherence
(230.5440) Optical devices : Polarization-selective devices
(260.5430) Physical optics : Polarization
Franco Gori, "Matrix treatment for partially polarized, partially coherent beams," Opt. Lett. 23, 241-243 (1998)
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- E. Wolf, Nuovo Cimento 12, 884 (1954).
- A. E. Siegman, Lasers (University Science, Mill Valley, Calif., 1986).
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frequency: | 2.7 to 2.9 GHz |
pulse repetition time (PRT): | |
pulse repetition frequency (PRF): | 325 to 1200 pulses per second |
pulsewidth (τ): | 1 microsecond |
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peak power: | 1.3 Mwgawatt |
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instrumented range: | up to 60 nm |
range resolution: | 450 ft |
beamwidth: | 1.4 degrees |
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antenna rotation: | 12.5 rpm |
Manufacturer: Westinghouse Electronics, (now: Northrop Grumman Corporation Electronic Sensors and Systems Division, Baltimore, Maryland)
The Northrop Grumman ASR-9 is an advanced radar system, which has been operational at 135 U.S. locations and was the first airport surveillance radar to display weather and aircraft simultaneously. The first installation began in 1989 and was completed in 1995.
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Plaintiff: | Mario Demond Phillips |
Defendant: | Luther Strange and Frank Albright |
Case Number: | 2:2013cv00159 |
Filed: | March 14, 2013 |
Court: | Alabama Middle District Court |
Office: | Montgomery Office |
County: | Montgomery |
Presiding Judge: | Truman M. Hobbs |
Referring Judge: | Terry F. Moorer |
Nature of Suit: | Habeas Corpus (General) |
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June 19, 2013 | 6 | ORDER directing that, upon an independent review of the file in this case and upon consideration of the Recommendation of the Magistrate Judge, it is ORDERED and ADJUDGED that the Recommendation of the Magistrate Judge be and is hereby ADOPTED, and that this case be and is hereby DISMISSED without prejudice for Plaintiffs failure to pay the $5.00 filing fee in compliance with this courts order. Signed by Honorable Judge Truman M. Hobbs on 6/19/13. (scn, ) |
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SHERIDAN — The city of Sheridan will hold free landfill weekends for city and county residential customers in October to help with fall clean-up. City and county residents can dispose of up to one ton of household trash per visit at no charge. There will be a charge for car batteries, tires and refrigeration units Read More
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BIG HORN — The October meeting of the Big Horn Woman's Club will be Friday at 1:30 p.m. at the clubhouse, located at 314 S. Second St. "Death at our Doorstep: The Fort Phil Kearny Saga" will be presented by Don Fisk. The meeting is free and open to all women. For more information call Read More
Wyoming PBS to feature SCSD1 on 'Farm to Fork'
SHERIDAN — Sheridan County School District 1's new lunch program will be featured on the Wyoming PBS program "Farm to Fork" on Monday at 8 p.m. The "Farm to Fork" program explores the growing "direct to market" economy in Wyoming by meeting with ranchers, growers and herders; learning from experts around the state about food Read More
Wednesday Events Oct. 14, 2014
Events for Wednesday, Oct. 15, 2014 • All day event, voting begins for Arvada-Clearmont High School "Celebrate My Drive" • 4:30 p.m. Cemetery tours, Sheridan Municipal Cemetery, $5 • 6:30 p.m. Movie night, Sheridan County Fulmer Public Library, 335 W. Alger St. • 7 p.m. Candidate forum, Whitney Presentation Hall, 3059 Coffeen Ave. • 7 Read More
Local Briefs Oct. 14, 2014
Library hosting Wonka events throughout October SHERIDAN — The Sheridan County library system is celebrating the 50th anniversary of Roald Dahl's "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory" throughout the month of October. There will be golden tickets hidden in library books. Those who find the tickets will receive a free Wonka chocolate bar. The library will Read More
SC reworking administration of remedial courses
October 13, 2014SHERIDAN — With one-third of all first year students at Sheridan College beginning their journey to a degree with remedial math or English courses, the school has been working to ensure those starting out a little behind don't stay that way for long. After piloting changes to both the placement in and the structure of Read More
Candidate forums set for Tuesday, Wednesday
SHERIDAN — The general election Nov. 4 is just over three weeks away, and the Sheridan County Chamber of Commerce Governmental Affairs Committee will again host a candidate forum to enable members of the public to connect with candidates for local, state and national office. "The candidates we choose are our representatives who have our Read More
Johnson to sign copies of 'Wait for Signs' Thursday
SHERIDAN — Author Craig Johnson will sign copies of his book "Wait for Signs" on Thursday at 5:30 p.m. The event will be held at Sheridan Stationery, Books and Gallery located at 206 N. Main St. For more information call Robby Smith at 674-8080.
SC in Johnson County to host music courses
SHERIDAN — Sheridan College will hold three community music courses this fall taught by local musician Lynn Young. Young will offer "Let's pick – playing handmade music with friends," on Wednesday from 6:30-9 p.m. The cost is $35. Participants are encouraged to bring a fiddle, guitar, banjo, bass or mandolin, or just come sing and Read More
Libraries celebrating 50th anniversary of 'Charlie and the Chocolate Factory'
SHERIDAN — The Sheridan County library system is celebrating the 50th anniversary of Roald Dahl's "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory" throughout the month of October. There will be golden tickets hidden in library books. Those who find the tickets will receive a free Wonka chocolate bar. The library will also celebrate with Wonka Wednesdays and Read More
Ceramics exhibition on display this month
SHERIDAN — The Sagebrush Community Art Center will host "Ceramics Invitational," an exhibition featuring works in clay by well-known ceramicists and college art instructors from around the state. The opening reception is Thursday from 5-7 p.m. The reception is open to the public, and refreshments will be served. The Sagebrush Community Art Center is located Read More
'My journey started in jail': Woman learns she's pregnant while incarcerated, turns life around
October 11, 2014SHERIDAN — Anyone could pick a piece of her story — single mom, drug addict, pregnant with twins in jail, a restored relationship with her estranged father days before he died — and softly coo, "You poor girl." But Christina Oien wouldn't want them to. Oien looks at the pieces of her story that led her Read More
Sunday and Monday Events Oct. 11, 2014
Sunday • 2-4 p.m. 4-H project expo, Sheridan County Fairgrounds Exhibit Hall, 1734 Victoria St. • 4 p.m. Cemetery tours, Sheridan Municipal Cemetery, $5 per person • 5:30 p.m. Golden Years dinner, Sheridan Senior Center, 211 Smith St., $15 per person Monday No events scheduled.
Local Briefs Oct. 11, 2014
Science Museum to host lecture Wednesday SHERIDAN — The Sheridan College Mohn's Science Center will continue its fall 2014 lecture series Wednesday at 7 p.m. The lecture to be presented by Holly Martin will focus on "A Biological Arms Race." Martin is a member of the biology faculty at Gillette College. The lecture will be Read More
Agendas Oct. 11, 2014
Dayton Town Council 7:30 p.m. Wednesday 608 Broadway St. • Call to order 1. Recite Pledge of Allegiance • Approval of agenda 1. Additions 2. Deletions • Approve minutes of the Oct. 6, 2014, Town Council meeting • Announcements/correspondence • Old business update 1. Hear from Sen. Dave Kinskey 2. Optional Read More
LCCC tops Generals soccer at home
October 10, 2014SHERIDAN — The Sheridan College men's soccer team lost 2-0 to Laramie County Community College Friday night. While still a loss, it was an improvement over the last time the teams met, when LCCC topped the Generals 6-0. "We gave up a couple of goals and had some mental errors," coach Jeff Hallenbeck said Friday Read More
Column: A harvest of chokecherry memories
Renee Meador is a returning guest columnist and is a Sheridan resident. Center Stage is written by friends of the Senior Center for the Sheridan Community. It is a collection of insights and stories related to living well at every age. As summer lengthens and the days do not, my horseback rides often wend through Read More


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Tax filing season is bringing some guidance from the Illinois Department of Revenue. Property tax is deductible from Illinois income tax, so if you bought a house last year, you'll need some information as you fill out your return. "Because you paid property taxes, and you'll get a credit for that on your Illinois taxes, but you're going to need to pull the paper work so that you have the (property) identification number that you can plug into your return," says Department of Revenue spokesman Sue Hofer.
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Also if you're in a civil union, you and your partner will have to file your federal returns separately, but the state has a form that consolidates information for both taxpayers and allows them to file as a married couple in Illinois. Hofer says 80 percent of state returns are now filed electronically. It results in fewer mistakes, and it gets refunds issued faster – two weeks electronically vs. months with a paper return and a paper check. Hofer says the state has already distributed $58 million in refunds to this year's early birds.
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Barbara Benson not only has kept track of barrington history for 35 years, she also helped make history, too. She has stood before history and measured it carefully, astutely, and with eyes wide open. And as much as any person hopes, she has made a difference in that history, not by passively recording events, but by helping shape it. She is a historian, but more than that, she is the keeper of time.
Her canvas has been Barrington. At this moment in a life that began in 1938, she is devotedly in love with Barrington and offers no hesitation for that. She is famous now after 35 years on the job. Many jobs really. She was the president of the Barrington Area Historical Society for a decade, and that led to leadership in another half-dozen local groups, all shaping, managing, and protecting the area's uniqueness.
She's written two books on Barrington's past, multiple historical treatises, and decades of newspaper columns about local civilization's details. But she was always an activist historian, a role that was launched in 1980 when she read a classified advertisement in the Chicago Tribune. She had moved with husband Laurence to Deerfield where she'd set up a fancy quilt and textile shop.
"When I closed the store, I didn't know exactly what I was going to do, but this classified ad said they wanted a museum director," she recalls. "They wanted a jack of all trades to wear many hats. So I wrote a letter to Pam McCord Stephenson who was the president of the historical society."
Their decades-long sisterhood began in the downtown Canteen coffee shop where old-timers assembled to rehash history and hatch community initiatives. "The way the story came to me was that Harold Byron Smith, who was chairman of Illinois Tool, said, "Well, let's hire the British dame." So they did. Six years later, Stephenson and Benson collaborated on two events that would change Barrington's modern history into the next century and remold its cultural landscape.
First, the historical society was transformed into an independent area-wide organization no longer dependent on grants and control by local government. And the society launched what would become Winterscape, a holiday-season charitable launching pad for cheer and community fundraising.
"The people who participated on boards, charities, and fundraisers were more aimed toward Chicago then," she recalls. "But we turned all that into a hometown event. The first time we did the Winterscape, it made $75,000."
The new model harnessed the area's financial assets into a hometown mega-engine that purrs to this day. "The English dame" had loved Barrington from the first time she saw it 45 years ago because it touched a familiar chord. It stood at the heart of an American Midwest that astounded her, though it seemed so much like the open, green, and tan hills of Kent, the "garden county of England" where she had grown up in Bromley.
"Serendipitous," she says now. "Yes, the rolling hills, the gentle land. It reminded me of Kent."
But this land was new. The idea of pioneers in a vast wilderness captivated her. For example, Benson will help Barrington celebrate its sesquicentennial this year. But her hometown's sesquicentennial was in 1308. That's 186 years before Columbus found the New World.
She was born Barbara Lane. Dorothy and Alfred's only child was studious. He was an insurance agent and occasional house painter and she, a homemaker.
"Sometimes he went missing for a few hours to go and paint somewhere," Benson says. "Mother was really frustrated. After all, there was a war on!"
Yes, the war. She was barely 5 on those mornings when she could raise her gaze south above the farm hills and see Spitfire fighter planes. They were swarming from famed Biggin Hill Aerodrome six miles away to meet Germany's Luftwaffe on its way to bomb London.
She remembers the Battle of Britain clearly. "Mom and I would walk to the grocer, and pass houses that had been bombed at night," she says. "There always were rockets that landed in the fields. Yes, I was always a child of World War II. In different phases of that war we'd be ordered out of our houses at night to seek better shelter."
"Yes, the war is very strong in my heart," she adds. "As I get older, even more so. My father was not well enough to serve, but he was a fire warden. Mother fostered a baby for a dentist whose wife was killed. But after a couple of years, I was an only child again."
Benson's childhood gift was not storytelling, though. She was a gifted dancer before her teen years and earned training at the Royal Ballet School. Ever the truth-teller, she says that career was diverted because "standards for going from school into the ballet company were incredibly high and I didn't quite meet those standards." But at 19, she signed a professional contract to dance in the municipal ballet companies in Krefeld and Munchen Gladbach, Germany.
"But a year into the time there, I had a very bad accident on stage," she said. "My knee was smashed."
Luckily, friends with the ballet company saw to her convalescence. Eventually, those friends found a landing spot for her in New York City in 1959 where she went to work at the Metropolitan Museum in the costume collection. "After going back and forth to Europe, I realized I was happiest in America."
Life was moving even faster for the kid from Bromley. She met Wall Street Journal advertising director Lawrence Benson. They fell in love, wed with a blended family in tow, and decided in 1970 to move back to Illinois. He'd been born in Waukegan.
She lost him in January. "We would have been married 45 years this year," she says softly. Pam McCord is gone, too. July was a hard month. Many of the old-timers who gave her a job are gone, too. History is a moving clock.
Standing on the gentle hill overlooking the pond at her home in North Barrington, Barbara Benson can see all of this now, because it's her life. She would not say it of herself, but history suggests the "British dame" did all right for herself.
My name is Sue DeSilva, and on behalf of my brothers, Pete and Dave Benson, I have been given the privilege of sharing a bit of our wonderful stepmom, Barbara Benson, with you.
For my brothers, and me, the story began in 1970. This is when we met Barb for the first time. She had become our dad's wife – his soulmate. We were young (ages 13, 11, and 7), awkward, energetic, selfish, but still and all, in desperate need of stability and love.
With her strength and courage, Barb came into our lives and quickly became our "rock." A very British lady, 32, made a choice to leave a career at The Metropolitan Museum of Art in the Big Apple, took up permanent roots in the Northwest Suburbs; the first 15 years in Lincolnshire, and the past 30 here in Barrington. This lovely person with the "funny accent" not only became a first-time wife to our dad, but also an instant mother to the three of us.
Along with a healthy supply of confidence, and passion for life, Barb's strength and courage has allowed her to push through any challenge and always succeed. Over the years, Dave, Pete, and I have tried to show our love and gratitude for Barb, for her selflessness, love, compassion, and dedication to our family. With the recent passing of our wonderful father, we have grown even closer, and more appreciative of her strength and courage.
She is our mom, in every sense of the word, and we could not love her more.
I have known of Barbara since I read "They Builded Better Than They Knew" some years ago. As a person who loves frequent dives into the past, I really enjoyed this compact history of Barrington.
I met Barbara for the first time four years ago on November 17, 2010 when the work to organize the celebration of Barrington's Sesquicentennial was just getting started. I can well remember trying to get a feel for the strengths of the members at that first meeting. It was clear there was plenty of knowledge and energy in the room, but one impression stood above others: Barbara would somehow prove to be the keystone in the structure of whatever we finally "builded".
This proved to be true. Her experience with the Barrington Area Historical Society and research in writing her own book was invaluable as we progressed through our work of writing a history of Barrington that would become the legacy of the 2015 Sesquicentennial celebration. As we shared local anecdotes and offered ideas, Barbara would tilt her head and listen carefully, adding additional detail if she had something to contribute to the narrative. And, most important to our work, she was always ready to pleasantly, but firmly, correct misinformation so the record, when finally put to paper, would be straight.
This is how I will always think of Barbara: intelligent, precise, loads of integrity – but often accompanied by that ready twinkle in her eye.
I have known Barbara for many years, but over the past year and a half I have had the pleasure of working with her on the National Historic Register Application for Barrington's White House.
Barbara Benson is the Chair of the National Register of Historic Places Submission Committee for The John Robertson, Jr. House, now known as Barrington's White House. She led a committee of volunteers and professionals who made sure that we unearthed every part of Barrington's history that would help in the application. (On Dec. 22, 2014, The John Robertson, Jr. House was listed on the National Register of Historic Places.)
Over the course of my time working with her on this project, I was constantly amazed at the breadth and depth of the knowledge she had stored in her brain or in her files. If she did not have the information we needed, she knew just who would be able to provide it. But, the best part of being around Barbara isn't how much she knows, but how she tells the story, with her wonderful British accent and her intense curiosity. She makes learning about our history and the people who lived in Barrington an adventure that truly comes alive!
A special story: Barbara and my mother-in-law Gwen are both from Britain, and they had a lot of shared history. One afternoon last year we got the two of them together over tea. We heard many wonderful stories of their ballet training in London, songs, and performers that they loved and sometimes worked with. We even got a duet from the two of them singing and doing a soft-shoe to "Back in the Old Routine", a song that had been written by her husband, Larry!
Barbara is passionate and knowledgeable. She always knows the backstory behind the people and the history of the community. She knows it because she has developed incredible relationships with people and listened to their stories with an infectious curiosity and genuine interest in the person telling the story.
I met Barb in 1982. Barb was director of the Barrington Area HistoricalSociety (BAHS), and my father, Arthur L. Rice, Jr., was the president of the BAHS at that time. It was the goal of Barb and Art Rice to not only grow the BAHS, but to make it self-sustaining. Working with a great staff, among them Pam McCord Stephenson, BAHS established successful revenue generating programs such as Treescapes and the Fall Festival.
Barb was a strong leader and dedicated to bring the rich historical past of this community to the general public. Her book, "They Builded Better Than They Knew: Historical Perspectives of the Barrington Area", is dedicated to the BAHS.
Dedicated and passionate describe Barb. The history of Barrington, open space, and preservation, concerns for the citizens, are challenges she takes on.
Barb was and is close to those who knew the Barrington legacy. Two of her early associates, Barrington legends Bill Klingenberg and Earl Schwemm, are two gentlemen who worked closely with Barb and appreciated her enthusiasm of Barrington's history.
Barb followed me as president of the Greater North Barrington Area Association. The board, comprised of many North Barrington leaders, worked well together with the villages and special organizations, and open space and land was preserved.
Working with the Cuba Township Board, Barb shared her thoughts, concerns, and interests in preserving Cuba Township history, open space, and other positive approaches. She is an advocate for the food pantry and shared ideas with Priscilla Rose, Cheryl Tanaka, and Kate Formichella for other food gathering ideas. In my 16-plus years serving Cuba Township, it was a pleasure to work with Barb and learn from her.
Barb is also well-known for her passion in raising and having her champion German Shepherds enter the show ring, and giving them a wonderful home at "Shep Valley".
Through all her volunteer efforts serving the community, Barb has demonstrated her love and appreciation for this community.
She had the highest respect for my parents, and they for her. I have the highest respect for her. Throughout her volunteer activities and serving this community, Barb was continually supportive of Larry, at his side as he suffered though physical challenges.
It's only most appropriate that Barb is serving on and volunteering to serve on the Barrington Sesquicentennial Celebration team.
Congratulations, Barb, you are being recognized for your contributions to the Barrington area, a community about which you care so much.
I first had the opportunity to meet Barbara around 1984 as a newcomer to Barrington. I was exposed to her considerable knowledge and passion for all things Barrington through a volunteer event with the Barrington Area Historical Society where Barbara was the director. Since that time, it's been my pleasure to work with Barbara on events involved with Cuba Township where I serve as the clerk. Barbara's regular column, Cuba Heritage, for the Township newsletter, has been a welcome addition, as she entertains and enlightens the readers with tales of "old Barrington" and Cuba Township history. She is a great supporter of our Township activities as evidenced by her organization of a bake sale benefitting the food pantry held at the yearly Fall Festival. She serves on the Board of Managers of White Memorial Cemetery, owned by the Township, lending her guidance and support on cemetery matters. Her enthusiasm and commitment to excellence in all things she pursues serves as my inspiration. Barbara is a shining light in marquee for Barrington's Sesquicentennial!
What was it like working at The Metropolitan Museum of Art?
"I worked in the Costume Institute of The Met. It was an exciting time. The Met was having its Centennial and there were special events in every department. Thomas Hoving was the director and taking the museum in new directions, like "blockbuster" exhibitions. But it was still very much the bastion of old New York money and society, and the Costume Institute was largely supported by the fashion industry. Many notables crossed our threshold."
Where does your love of history come from?
"When I wrote my first Museum Memos column for the [Barrington] Courier, on April 10, 1980, it began: 'When I was growing up, I believed that I walked with history. As a child in England, I lived daily with the castles, the cathedrals, and thatched roof cottages that spelled a thousand years of an evolving people. Sometimes it was just cold stone that recorded the glorious, the ordinary, or the ignoble life, but often there was more; portraits, diaries, personal mementoes, and family documents that would convey the essence of a personality across the centuries. Through the years, my scenario has changed, and in the places where I now live and work, the history of settlement in our form of civilization is barely 150 years old, for it is only those few years, which divide us from the time when the Indian (sic) lived with his own traditions in our Barrington area. Perhaps as much change is compressed into those 150 years, as rolled across Europe in a thousand years.'
And so history is just a part of me. My school leaving degrees in England (alongside my ballet studies) were in British History and Constitution. I have read newspapers from my earliest years, I have vivid memories of newspaper headlines at the end of World War II. I still have a newspaper from the Queen's Coronation Day [June 2, 1953], which was incidentally, the first time I watched television."
You've lived on two different continents in two different countries. What are your favorite things about each?
"I do like some of the more civilized traditions of Europe, as for instance, a time out during the day or early evening for refreshment and conversation, or family meals where one stayed at the table until the meal was over. (Or - please may I be excused!) I still find a telephone call using my first name by someone I don't know very disconcerting. But that maybe age on both sides of "the pond".
Undoubtedly the vitality of America was what first appealed to me. My first experience of America was Manhattan. Actually, I kept a diary (writing again) and always wrote about something. Yes indeed, the American dream, if one worked honestly and hard. I love the vastness and variety of the landscape, and the wild creatures that inhabit wild places. If life did not keep me here, I would live on a mountainside in Montana."
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