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|William Henry Shirar1 b. 20 January 1853, d. 12 November 1920
|Alberta Josephine "Josie" Young1 b. 3 June 1864, d. 20 November 1937
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|Jessie Mae Wilson b. 28 March 1894, d. 4 June 1975
|Principal=Jessie Mae Wilson3
|Principal=Jessie Mae Wilson3
|5 November 1889
|Salina, Saline Co., KS, The 1900 census gives the date as Nov 1888.1,6,7
|1900 Federal Census, Texas, Karnes County, 5th Justice Precinct, Runge School Corp., ED: 64, Series: T623, Roll: 1650, Page: 277A, June 1
Sheet 1A
(enumerated with father, Wm H Shirar)
16, 3, 3, Shirar, Elbert S, Son, W, M, Nov 1888, 11, S, , , , Kansas, Indiana, Illinois, , , , , , , Yes, Yes, Yes, , , ,6
|1910 Federal Census, Texas, Karnes County, 5th Precinct, ED: 113, Series: T624, Roll: 1567, Page: 192B, May 23
Sheet 1B,
(enumerated with father, W H Shirar)
56, 401, 414, Shirar, Elbert, Son, M, W, 31, S, , , , Kansas, Indiana, Illinois, , English, Farm Labor, Home Farm, W, No, , Yes, Yes, , , , , , , ,2
|Draft Registration*
|5 June 1917
|Legland, Cameron Co., TX, World War 1 Draft Registration Card A - (5 June 1917)
Registration Card #1980
Form 1: 2128
No.: 48
Order number:
1) Name in Full
Given Name: Elbert Elsworth
Family Name: Shirar
Age in Years: 27
2) Home Address
Street or R.F.D.:
City or Town: Legland
State: Texas
3) Date of Birth
Month: Nov
Day: 5
Year: 1889
4) Are you
1): Natural born citizen:
2): Naturalized Citizen:
3): an Alien:
4): or have you declared your intention?
Specify which: Natural born
5) Where were you born?
Town: Saline
State: Kan
Nation: U.S.A.
6) If not a citizen, of what nation:
7) What is your present trade, occupation or office?
: Teacher in Public Schools
8) By whom employed: County 27
Where employed: Cameron Co.
9) Have you a father, mother, wife child under 12 or brother under 12, solely dependant on your support?
Specify which: Wife & 2 Children
10) Married or single (Which)?: Married
Race (specify which)?: Caucasian
11) What military service have you had?
Rank: None
Nation or State:
12) Do you claim exemption from draft? No
(specify grounds):
I Affirm that I have verified above answers and that they are true.
(Signature or Mark)
If person is of African descent, cutoff this corner.
Registrar's Report: 42-3-8A
Tall, medium or short
(specify which): Medium
Slender, medium or stout
(specify which): Medium
Color of Eyes: Brown
Color of Hair: Black
Bald: No
3) Has person lost arm, leg, hand, foot, eye, or both eyes or is he otherwise disabled? (specify): No
I certify that my answers are true, that the person registered has read his own answers, that I have witnessed his signature, and that all of his answers of which I have knowledge are true, except as follows:
Signature of Registrar: W. P. Wolf
Precinct: 14
City or County: Cameron
State: Texas
Date of Registration: June 5, 19175
|1920 Federal Census, Texas, Harris County, Justice Precinct, Houston, Ward 6, ED: 95, Series: T625, Roll: 1815, Page: 28A, January 8
Sheet 9A, 1814 Kansas St
05, 164, 204, Shirar, Elbert A, Head, R, , M, W, 30, M, , , , Yes, Yes, Kansas, , Indiana, , Pennsylvania, , Yes, Packer, Motor County, W,
06, 164, 204, Shirar, Jessie Mae, Wife, , , F, W, 25, M, , , , Yes, Yes, Missouri, , Indiana, , Tennesee, , Yes, None, , ,3
|(Informant) Death Cert
|12 November 1920
|Cuero, Dewitt Co., TX, Name: Wm Henry Shirar
Death date: 12 Nov 1920
Death place: Cuero, Dewitt, Texas
Gender: Male
Race or color (on document): White
Age at death:
Estimated birth year:
Birth date: 20 Jan 1853
Birthplace: Indiana
Marital status: Married
Spouse's name:
Father's name: Chas Shirar
Father's birthplace:
Mother's name: Lucindia Barnard
Mother's birthplace: N Carolina
Occupation: Farmer
Cemetery name:
Burial place: Purge, Texas
Burial date: 14 Nov 1920
Additional relatives:
Film number: 2073875
Digital GS number: 4169836
Image number: 1687
Reference number: v X cn 34481
Collection: Texas Deaths, 1890-1976, Principal=William Henry Shirar7
|Death Cert
|26 August 1954
|Cuero, Dewitt Co., TX, Name: Elbert E. Shirar
Death date: 26 Aug 1954
Death place: Cuero, Dewitt, Texas
Gender: Male
Race or color (on document): White
Age at death: 64 years 9 months 21 days
Estimated birth year:
Birth date: 05 Nov 1889
Birthplace: Salina, , Kansas
Marital status: Married
Spouse's name:
Father's name: William Henry Shirar
Father's birthplace: Flora, , Indiana
Mother's name: Alberta Josephine Young
Mother's birthplace: Dixon, , Illinois
Occupation: Deputy Comptroller
Residence: Cuero, DeWitt, Texas
Cemetery name: Hillside
Burial place: Cuero, Dewitt, Texas
Burial date: 28 Aug 1954
Additional relatives:
Film number: 2114217
Digital GS number: 4165492
Image number: 2974
Reference number: cn38604
Collection: Texas Deaths, 1890-19767
|26 August 1954
|Cuero, Dewitt Co., TX4,7
|after 26 August 1954
|Obit for E. E. Shirar
Funeral services will be held Saturday 11:00 AM for Elbert Shirar of 802 N. Indianola St. in Cuero who died in local hospital Thursday. Mr. Shirar a native of Salina, Kansas had worked for the city of Cuero for sometime prior to his retirement due to ill health. Born Nov 5, 1889 to William Henry and Alberta Young Shirar, is survived by wife, Mrs. Carrie Scharde Shirar, who he married in Houston Nov. 27, 1929 and one sister, 1 brother and 2 sons. Sister, Mrs. Gertrude Shirar of Kenedy, brother Veff Shirar of Kenedy. Two sons, Cecil Henry and Harold Elbert, both of Culver City, Ca. Funeral held at Frunde Chapel and burial will be in Hillside Cemetery. Dr. D. H. Truhitte, pastor Calvary Baptist Church officated.
Appeared in Cuero Record (TX)
|Last Edited
|13 Jan 2010
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I am 39, 5'4", 148lbs with a history of two c sections with some deep stretch marks and some loose skin. When relaxed I can look about 5 months pregnant!! Is this corrected? I feel like even if the fat and skin were removed my belly would still stick out. I exercise regularly but cannot improve this area. Please tell me if the bloating look would be corrected and what type of surgery you would suggest. Thank you!!
Bloated Look and Hanging Skin? (photo)
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Tummy Tuck to the rescue...
A tummy tuck (also called abdominoplasty) is a very popular cosmetic surgery procedure. A tummy tuck can be an effective tool for shaping and sculpting the body for better body appearance and improved self esteem.
Sometimes no amount of diet and exercise can create a flat tummy. Tummy tuck plastic surgery actually tightens abdominal muscles and removes excess fat and skin from the stomach area to create a tighter, slimmer, smoother belly. A tummy tuck can be combined with other procedures such as liposuction of your waists or flanks (i.e. love handles) to fine tune your result
Patients choose abdominoplasty cosmetic surgery for a number of reasons, including:
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I recommend you visit with an ASPS member plastic surgeon to further explore your options and to find out if you are a candidate for this procedure.
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Bloated look of abdomen.
By your description and photos you are a good candidate for a tummy tuck. This will remove stretch marks below the umbilicus while tightening the laxity of the muscles. The most important aspect in your case is to tighten the muscles as this is the main cause of the "bloated" appearance you are experiencing.
Learn more: https://www.aspireplasticsurgery.com/tummy-tuck-fort-wayne/
What works best for hanging skin?
Pregnancy can wreck havoc on your tummy. It would appear that you have a combination of lax skin and poor abdominal muscle tone. The skin laxity is seen pretty well on the side view. Is it realistic to expect that diet and exercise can correct this problem? The answer is no. Nor will diet and exercise ever truly flatten your stomach. The reason for that is that the muscles which are responsible for a flat stomach, primarily the rectus (or 6-pack) muscles are probably stretched out and separated.
A tummy tuck operation would address both of these problems and also the stretch marks that you have below the belly button.
Help is available, good luck.
Douglas M Hargrave, M.D.
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Good tummy tuck candidate
A tummy tuck would remove your extra skin and tighten your abdominal muscles. This will improve your "bloated" look.
Bloated Look and Hanging Skin
You would have a nice improvement with a tummy tuck.
In rejuvenating the abdomen, the goals include:
- removal of excess skin by excision
- removal of excess fat by excision and/or liposuction
- repairing laxity of the abdominal wall by muscle repair
Although a TT will not remove excess fat from inside the abdominal cavity, I suspect most of the bulging is due to loss of muscle integrity, and that can be improved. An in person evalutaion can help sort that out.
When you ready for an in person consultation, RealSelf has listings of surgeons in your area. You should consider cross referencing the listings from the The American Society of Plastic Surgeons (plasticsurgery dot org). A listing in the ASPS website assures you that your surgeon is not only board certified, but also is a member in good standing of the major plastic surgery organization in the U. S.
Thank your for your question, best wishes.
Tummy tuck will give you what you want
You are a great candidate for a tummy tuck (abdominoplasty). The loose skin and stretched out appearance will be corrected by a tummy tuck. I think you will be really glad you did it. Make sure to see a board certified plastic surgeon for this.
Learn more: http://www.boyntonplasticsurgery.com
Bloated Look and Hanging Skin?
Yes I agree with the tummy tuck + muscle repair to achieve the rersults you desire. Seek in person consults from boarded PSs in your city.
Bloated Look
From your photos, you look like an excellent candidate for an abdominoplasty including tightening of your abdominal muscles. This will correct your excess skin and improve the loose muscle wall that is causing your pooch.
What Type of Surgery for "Bloated" Abdomen?
Thank you for the question and pictures. Based on information provided, I think you may be an excellent candidate for tummy tuck surgery. The tummy tuck procedure would serve to remove the excess skin and adipose tissue from slightly above the belly button down to the pubic bone. Muscle plication (repair) will likely be very helpful in your case.
I would suggest an in-person consultation with board-certified plastic surgeons; ask to see lots of examples of their work.
Best wishes.
Learn more: http://www.poustiplasticsurgery.com/Procedures/Procedure_tummyTuck.htm
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After the last couple of weeks, I'm more than happy to report that spring will actually come (despite what might be in the weather forecast for later this week. I'm pushing all of that from my mind, at the moment).
JC Raulston Arboertum has several activities for families coming up, starting with a program this week. Here's what's scheduled:
2 p.m. to 4 p.m., Friday, March 6 and April 17, Afternoon Adventure. Families can explore the garden while they search for five brain tickling questions. The cost is $1 per family. All ages.
10 a.m., March 13, Garden Buds: Garden Critters. Garden Buds is a hands-on, seasonal themed preschool program. Garden Buds will discover a garden theme through hands-on activities, creative art projects, stories, and a snack. Suggest for ages 3 to 5 years old. Spots are limited. The cost is $12 or $10 per child for friends of the arboretum.
6:30 p.m. to 8 p.m., March 17, 24 and 31, Naturally Creative: Botanical Illustration for Youth. Students learn to draw as well as develop writing, creative thinking, and keen observation techniques using nature as a subject with local artist and landscape designer, Preston Montague. For kids ages 9 to 13. The cost is $120 or $90 for friends of the arboretum. Space is limited.
9:30 a.m. and 10:45 a.m., March 21, Second Year YGuides and YPrincess Event. Complete three of the second year requirements while you and your child explore the Arboretum! Each dad and child pair will go home with a container garden, a leaf and bark project, a craft project to attract birds to their home garden, and a JCRA patch. The cost is $15 per dad/child pair.
March 30 to April 5, Fourth Annual Spring Egg Hunt. Free activity for all ages. This isn't your typical egg hunt! Arboretum staff have hidden brightly painted wooden eggs throughout the Arboretum gardens. Begin your hunt by picking up an answer sheet in the Bobby G. Wilder Visitor Center during open hours. Search the Arboretum for the hidden eggs and write down the letters you find on them. After unscrambling the letters, come back to the visitor's center during staffed hours to tell us the secret word and receive a small prize.
April 10 to April 15, 15th Annual Birdhouse Competition. There is no entry fee and the contest includes categories for youth. Submissions are accepted from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. during those dates.
9 a.m. to 4 p.m., April 11, Raulston Blooms! Learn, shop for your garden, get great ideas, and enjoy gourmet treats at Raulston Blooms! The arboretum is rolling out the red carpet for members, home gardeners, families, and children by offering a day that's packed with garden and nature activities, shopping, and outdoor fun. Free for members, $5 for nonmembers, $10 per family.
1 p.m. to 3 p.m., April 21, Homeschool Afternoon. Celebrate Earth Day with hands-on fun and educational sessions for your homeschooler at the Arboretum! Parents are free of charge but asked to stay and participate with their students. Suggested for kindergartners to fifth graders. The cost is $5 per child or $3 for members.
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Coeur d'Alene Casino expansion, new restaurants set to open in May
Wed., March 30, 2011
Even under gray skies, drizzling rain and lingering snow it is easy to imagine how the new construction at the Coeur d'Alene Casino will reconnect guests with the "land where the old ones walked."
That's how the late tribal leader Henry SiJohn often described the Coeur d'Alene reservation. The casino resort near Worley, Idaho, started as a 30,000-square-foot bingo hall. It is undergoing its seventh and largest expansion.
When the camas and arrowroot are blooming, the tribe plans to open 98 new hotel rooms in two wings, more casino space, two new restaurants and a 15,000-square-foot spa.
Walking from the darkened casino floor into the under-construction hallway leading to the spa and restaurants is like stepping into the open Palouse grasslands. Light is drawn in from windows near the high ceiling, and tall windows line the walk. Native works of art will be displayed along the walls.
Outside, workers have returned the surrounding hills to native grasses and shrubs and a five-story eagle staff sculpture dominates the skyline.
Inside what will be the casual pub-style restaurant, large glass doors will open onto patio seating and natural amphitheaters that managers plan to use for outdoor concerts and other events.
Called Ha'ya(pqi'n'n (pronounced Yap-kee-num) or Gathering Place, the casual restaurant will offer an assortment of burgers made from ground beef shortrib, Waygu beef, lamb, duck, chicken and tuna, says Coeur d'Alene Casino executive chef Adam Hegsted.
He says chefs are striving for approachable, but from-scratch fare. They have been perfecting techniques for making everything from fries and smoked tomato ketchup to ham and hamburger buns.
Fine dining will be offered at Ts'elumsm Steakhouse. The native word is translated as "stand before the fire" and chefs will honor tribal cooking methods by cooking the dry-aged steaks on a wood-fired WoodStone grill.
The fire will be fed with apple wood from Otis Orchards, as well as mesquite.
Beef raised on corn in California will be dry-aged and cut by an area butcher for the casino's new steakhouse. Hegsted says the preparations they're planning will allow the flavors of the beef to come through.
Dry-aging beef concentrates the flavor of the meat, giving it more depth than the common wet-aging process. It also allows the natural enzymes time to tenderize the meat.
Art Wirz, director of hospitality for the Coeur d'Alene Casino, says staff members have been training for more than year to improve service techniques throughout the casino. They want diners at the steakhouse to have a fine dining experience that is not intimidating.
"We don't want to lose that tribal hospitality, that family orientation that we have always presented to everybody because that's who we really are," Wirz says.
Hegsted says they'll offer a special hors d'oeuvres Saturdays at the steakhouse made from foraged foods that can only be found nearby.
He plans to incorporate native cooking techniques to serve samples of food made from bitterroot, chokecherries, huckleberries, elderberries, water potatoes, wild mushrooms and cattails, among other regional offerings. He hopes to buy the foods from local foragers.
"We want to give a sense of time and place. When you come here and eat the food you'll know that it's winter here on the Palouse," Hegsted says.
Steelhead salmon will be offered when it is in season and year-round cod is planned for the steakhouse menu. Hegsted says he's committed to using sustainable seafood offerings.
Chefs will also make charcuterie on site – curing hams and making prosciutto and terrines for the restaurants. The kitchen staff has been making more and more foods from scratch in the past year for the casino restaurants and buffet, in preparation for the expansion.
"Years of planning have gone into what we believe will be a unique, luxury destination resort," chief executive officer Dave LaSarte-Meeks says in a news release.
"But it will always continue to cater to guests from all walks of life. We are truly expanding the experience for all who come here."
There are more details about the casino expansion at www.cdacasino.com.
Rock House Bistro opens at Rock Pointe
Rock House Bistro is mostly a sandwich shop, but there are a couple of reasons to stop even if you're not one of the busy professionals working in the Rock Pointe Corporate Center.
Soups are made from scratch, along with side dishes, daily specials and even potato chips.
WineStyles owners Mike and Deedee McMahon, along with their son Jay McMahon, opened Rock House Bistro in Suite 3600 of the Rock Pointe Corporate Center, 1330 N. Washington St.
Breakfast and lunch are served in a space last home to a High Nooner. The McMahons hired chef Nick Loehlein, a graduate of the Inland Northwest Culinary Academy who previously worked at Twigs Bistro.
During a recent visit he whipped up a delicious, creamy chicken curry soup and the daily sandwich was stuffed with homemade meatballs in a garlicky red sauce.
Loehlein also makes all of the sides from scratch, including pasta salad, potato salad and potato chips. That's right – he fries sliced potatoes and then seasons them with his own spice mixes. Salted, ranch and barbecue flavors are the choices.
Midday meal offerings also include salads, wraps, flatbread pizzas and hot sandwiches including a Philly cheesesteak, french dip and Reuben. Prices for most sandwiches, wraps, pizzas and salads are $6.95 to $8.95.
Breakfast eats are limited but include pastries and bagels along with Craven's Coffee and espresso drinks. There are a few hot dishes, biscuits and gravy ($4.25), breakfast bagels and sandwiches ($4.50/$4.25) and sides of bacon, scrambled eggs and sausage patties.
In addition to WineStyles, the McMahons own Urban Blends coffee in NorthTown Mall and a coffee and espresso stand in the Rock Pointe complex.
Manager Colleen Pettit keeps the bistro's Facebook page updated with the daily offerings. Delivery and catering are also offered.
Rock House Bistro is open weekdays from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. Reach the restaurant at (509) 315-4055.
Parking is available in visitor spaces at the Rock Pointe complex.
Famous Ed's is open, adds breakfast
Dale Kleist, owner of Spokane's Fast Eddie's, and Mark Starr, owner of David's Pizza near the Gonzaga University campus, have stripped the former Pepperdine's and Hangar 57 down to the essentials: pizza, beer and plenty of unobstructed views of the game.
Famous Ed's, at 2911 E. 57th Ave., opened with a lunch and dinner menu featuring David's pizza and recently added breakfast to the offerings.
Kleist says traditional breakfast fare is served Saturdays and Sundays – think pancakes, omelets, bacon, eggs and biscuits and gravy. (Psst … the first Bloody Mary or mimosa is $2.)
In addition to David's Pizza favorites – known as the Maple St. Bridge, the 4 N. Howard and the DaVinci – there are salad and sandwich options. Dinners include baked macaroni and cheese, with or without bacon; spaghetti; chicken parmesan and pesto penne primavera. Prices range from $10-$17.
There is even noodle-free spaghetti featuring spaghetti squash instead of pasta topped with fresh tomato, mushroom, basil and garlic sauce for vegetarians or calorie counters. Vegans can ask them to hold the cheese.
Pies range in price from $14.50 for the 12-inch Famous Ed's Garlic and Jalapeno to $25.75 for the 18-inch Garlic Chicken and Mushroom.
Mix-and-match lunches feature soup or salad, paired with pasta or sandwiches for $8.95.
Famous Ed's – so named for the famous Ed's in the posters and pictures on the walls – is open seven days a week 11 a.m. to 2 a.m. Breakfast is served 7 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturdays and Sundays.
Reach the restaurant at (509) 290-5080.
Wasabi Bistro and Sushi Bar open near Whitworth
Sushi lovers and fans of Ginger Asian Bistro who live on the North Side now have an option closer to home.
Wasabi Asian Bistro and Sushi Bar is the cousin to popular South Hill sushi haunt Ginger.
Owner Jing Sun told Spokesman-Review business writers she wanted to open the new bistro and sushi bar because customers had been asking for it. Wasabi Bistro and Sushi Bar is at 10208 N. Division St., Suite 105, just south of Hawthorne near Whitworth University.
Entrées range from the $7 Steamed Eggplant with Garlic Sauce to the Black Peppercorn Scallops for $24. Sushi rolls are priced from $5 for a California roll to $14 for the most expensive special roll offerings.
Wasabi Bistro is open 11 a.m. to 9 p.m., Monday through Thursday; 11 a.m. to 10 p.m., Friday; and noon to 10 p.m. on Saturday.
Reach the restaurant at (509) 290-5573.
Ciao Mambo opens in downtown Spokane
The Whitefish, Mont.-based Italian restaurant chain Ciao Mambo has opened its Spokane restaurant.
This is the first Washington location for Ciao Mambo, which operates stores in Hayden, Idaho, and Billings, Missoula and Whitefish, Mont.
Owners describe the fare as "immigrant-style Italian." The menu includes pasta favorites from ravioli and spaghetti and meatballs to lasagna and linguini alla carbonara.
Brick-oven pizzas are popular and salads and soups round out the offerings.
Ciao Mambo, 818 W. Riverside Ave. in the Lincoln Plaza, is open for dinner, starting at 4 p.m, seven days a week. Managers plan to add lunch service in May.
Reach the restaurant at (509) 315-4447. Check out the menu online at www.ciaomambo.com.
In case you missed it
Spokane has bid farewell this month to two longtime restaurant institutions, Geno's and Niko's.
Geno's sold its signature homestyle Italian dishes and pizzas, first downtown and then in the Gonzaga University neighborhood, for almost 50 years.
Owner Gina Orlando told the Spokesman-Review she got an offer for the location that she couldn't refuse. Her parents opened the restaurant after World War II and it moved to Hamilton Street in 1962.
The restaurant closed on Saturday, after Orlando told customers about her plans so they could come for a last bite. She hinted that the restaurant could be resurrected in a different location.
Read memories of longtime diners and more in a story by Pia Hallenberg on our website at www.spokesman.com. Search for Geno's to find the story.
The Niko's closure was more abrupt, leaving lovers of its Greek and Mediterranean fare without one final bite of chicken kabsa and baklava.
The restaurant was a fixture in downtown Spokane for more than 26 years, first opening around the corner from its longtime home at Post Street and Riverside Avenue.
General manager Pauline Riley told The Spokesman-Review that chef and owner Laith Elaimy is retiring. She opened the restaurant's popular wine bar in 1998.
Another recent closure involves the Dawg House Eatery on Sharp Avenue near Hamilton Street.
Owners spiffed up a former college rental house to create the restaurant, which opened last winter. A sign outside the eatery, 913 E. Sharp Ave., promises it will reopen soon under new


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During the Gala dinner of the Annual General Meeting of HOTREC, the umbrella association of national trade associations representing hotels, restaurants and cafés in Europe and which acts as the representative of the hospitality businesses vis-à-vis the EU institutions, which took place in Limassol Cyprus on April 25, Costakis Loizou, Louis Group Executive Chairman was awarded the prestigious European Hospitality Foundation "EHF Award".
The EHF Award is presented annually to the personality which has significantly contributed for a number of years to the tourism development of the host country. The AGM of HOTREC takes place every year in the country that presides over the European Union during the second half of the year.
Mr. Loizou was proposed unanimously by the Board of Directors of the Cyprus Hoteliers Association whose decision was endorsed by all the members of the Board of Directors of HOTREC and the GASPART BONET FOUNDATION, the two co-founders of the European Hospitality Foundation.
This significant and Pan-European honour, which recognizes Mr. Loizou's vast contribution to the Cyprus hospitality industry, was largely dedicated by the Louis Group Executive Chairman to his colleagues and business partners.
More specifically, in his acceptance speech, Costakis Loizou noted: "But I must say that this honour is not simply personal, but reflects on the efforts of my fellow Louis Executives as well as the thousands of dedicated Louis staff members who have supported our hotel chain and the Louis Group in general for the last seventy-seven years".
Furthermore, Mr. Loizou sincerely thanked the Cyprus Hoteliers Association, HOTREC and the Gaspart Bonet Foundation for this great honour and stated that: "There's no greater personal satisfaction than being acknowledged by one's colleagues, and for that I am deeply grateful to you all".
HOTREC's President Mr. Mr. Kent Nyström, stated that he was particularly moved to be in Cyprus and also to be awarding this to Costakis Loizou, someone he met and had the pleasure to work with during his first professional steps in the tourism industry back in 1972 when he started his career as Fritidsresor's representative in Famagusta, Cyprus.
The European Hospitality Foundation Award is yet another recognition for Louis Group's pioneering and constructive contribution in European tourism and translates to an even stronger commitment in showing the same dedication in striving for excellence in the decades to come.


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The big word on every member's mind when in room 2-128 at 7 am on a Thursday morning is fundraising. Chemistry Honor Society is working on fundraising to buy cords for their seniors. They are currently in the midst of organizing a car wash that will be held at WHS on March 31 from nine to noon. They also are working with National Honor Society and Environmental Club to help beautify our school. Just look at the school's entrance to see their handiwork.


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The Nile River
The entire Nile River Delta is estimated to drain an area of 1,293,000 square miles. This area is so vast that is has a number of different climate areas. North, in Egypt and Sudan, rainfall is sparse. More to the south, in and around Ethiopia, rainfall is heavy, contributing to the floodwaters that rush downstream and eventually create the wonderfully fertile soil that supports so much of life in Egypt and Sudan. Dams, the most notable being the Aswan High Dam, have been built along the route to prevent massive flooding of populated areas.
The Nile River Delta is home to many species of animals, including crocodiles, turtles, baboons, wildebeest, and more than 300 species of birds, including fishing eagles, ibis, and the Nile Valley Sunbird.
The ancient Egyptians called the river Ar or Aur, meaning "black," because of the black sediment left behind after the frequent river floods. The ancient Greeks called the river Kem, which translates into "black" as well. But it is as Nile that we know this river today. Nile comes from the Greek Neilos, which means "river valley."
The people who lived along the Nile in ancient times used the river for agriculture and transportation. That hasn't changed, although the methods of agriculture and transportation have. Steam ships are still used in Egypt and Sudan, to transport goods.
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Pinehurst No. 2: Hole 13
Posted May 12, 2014
Updated June 2, 2014
Par 4, 385 yards, HCP 6/6
Fairway bunkers on the right keep this from being an easy par-4. A short approach shot will roll back down the fairway.
Our take:
Gerald Owens, anchor/reporter: Watch out for the bunkers and don't be short on your approach, if you are your ball will roll back down the hill into the fairway.


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FBI Alert: A Hoax by Informant
We've talked a lot about the dangers of using what we call "purchased testimony," by which we mean the testimony of informants or cooperating individuals that is obtained by the Government through promises of leniency in their own criminal cases. After all, given a chance at a reduced sentence or no sentence at all through immunity, who among that group do you think would not lie or stretch the truth, or at least provide the prosecutor's or FBI's version of the truth, to save their own hide?
As we've often said, freedom is a far more precious commodity than money, and the snitch system makes it too easy for untrustworthy, unreliable wrong-doers to fabricate or embellish a story to get someone else in trouble and thereby cut themselves some slack.
And now we have a great example. ABC News is reporting that the FBI alert for five men thought to have entered the U.S. from Canada on Christmas Eve was based on a hoax by an informant who was trying to get leniency in his own criminal case in exchange for the information.
"The FBI has concluded the information that led to a hunt for five men thought to have entered the United States illegally on Christmas Eve was fabricated by an informant, ABC News reported on Monday."
"Citing unnamed sources, the report said the informant identified as Michael John Hamdani, who was arrested in Canada, made up the story about 19 men who sought false passports in an attempt to get himself off the hook on criminal charges he was facing in the United States."
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Taco Bell Crime of the Week!
I thought people in Maryland gorged themselves on crab cakes? From the Old Line State:
Two occupants of a vehicle parked at the Taco Bell in Solomons on Feb. 12 at 8 p.m. were found to be in possession of suspected marijuana.
DFC James Smith subsequently arrested Derek Craig Bradley, 20, and Brandon Angelo Meredith, 19 both of Lusby, and charged each with possession of marijuana and possession with intent to use drug paraphernalia (a spoon and a small metallic homemade burner, used to prepare a controlled dangerous substance (marijuana and heroin).
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For superintendent Bev Mortimer, this past week was no ordinary one. Her district, Concordia Unified School District 333, was chosen as one of the first two participants in the state's new innovative districts program, pending permission from the Kansas State Board of Education.
"I'm a little humbled," Mortimer said. "It's quite an honor, and we'll take it seriously."
Concordia was one of eight districts that applied to join the program under a law passed by the Legislature last year. Proponents of the law say it has the potential to free school districts of regulations that have hindered creativity and innovation in education over the years. Critics fear it could erode public accountability and teachers' rights, because the districts chosen to participate will receive exemptions from a wide range of laws and regulations.
Mortimer says her district put a lot of consideration into whether to apply, and it wasn't an easy decision.
"We started to discuss the benefits," she said. "We brainstormed all of the challenges we have."
The result of that brainstorming was a list of four areas where they wanted more flexibility: teacher licensure, school accreditation, awarding class credit and designing career-oriented courses.
"I'm excited to see — when we can really break down the walls of regulations — what teachers can come up with," she said.
Concordia administrators want more room, for example, to develop coursework targeted at careers that dovetail with local industries. They also want freedom from Kansas' school accreditation system to focus instead on their accreditation with an international agency called AdvancED, which they consider more rigorous. And they would like leeway to hire candidates who lack teaching licenses for some tough-to-fill jobs, such as career and technical subjects.
But Mortimer says she also was aware that the innovative districts law has raised concerns for some people. School districts chosen for the program will be exempt from a host of laws and regulations, prompting some to question where that might lead.
After seeing a newsletter from the Kansas National Education Association expressing such concerns, Mortimer says she approached Concordia's local union to see how it felt.
"They did have a concern," she said, in particular about ensuring that quality teachers are hired and that contract negotiations are respected.
Mortimer said she intends to continue following provisions of state law that govern teachers' rights, and she expects to put into writing an agreement with the local union to clarify "what we will and won't do" with the legal exemptions that the state board may soon grant.
Additionally, she said, the district will continue to be accountable to its locally elected school board, which wants to ensure quality teachers.
Concordia's innovative district application must still proceed to the state board, and it is unclear what action the board will take.
"We don't want to be barrier to student success," board member Jim McNiece said this past week. "We want to be a partner to that."
He and other state board members indicated they were looking forward to seeing the innovative district applications and hearing which state regulations the applicants consider problematic.
"I want to enter it without a closed mind," McNiece said, "but I've also got some concerns."
Some of the concerns he and other board members have raised include that the board may not have the authority to waive state law — nor regulations set by other agencies, such as the Kansas Board of Regents — and that the special innovative districts board created by the innovative districts law might overstep a constitutional provision under which the state board supervises schools.
Additionally, some state board members feel if regulations are problematic, they should be changed for all 286 of Kansas' districts, not just a select few. Some suggested, too, that the board is already working on that. It is currently mulling over changes to teacher licensure, for example.
Another board member, Ken Willard, said he would like to see various stakeholders discuss their concerns about the law, but ultimately he believes the innovative districts concept is an exciting one.
"I would like to see some schools become a model for innovation," Willard said, "and who knows where that will go?"


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Throughout the summer, it seemed like there was only one person who didn't know where J-Mychal Reese was attending college -- J-Mychal Reese.
For weeks, basketball followers speculated that Reese would choose Texas A&M as his future college home. What many didn't know was that Reese, the 6-foot-2, 170-pound prolific scorer from Bryan High School weighed heavily on several high-major offers, including Kansas, Louisville and Oregon.
Reese made an unofficial visit to the A&M -- roughly a 10-minute drive from his home, if that long -- on Friday. A big fan of coach Billy Kennedy, Reese gave his verbal commitment to the Aggies and became the big-name, local commitment the program had been looking for.
Many felt Reese chose A&M primarily because his father, former Bryan head coach John Reese accepted an assistant's position under Kennedy (he officially resigned Monday morning after 10 seasons with Bryan). The four-star national prospect, however, set the record straight and expressed his interest playing at a big-name program that was within minutes of where he plays high school ball.
"Staying close to home was important to me. I wanted to be able to play in front of my family and friends," Reese said. "Plus, when you go through hard times in college, it's good to have family real close to you."
Reese has been coached by his father all his life, although John Reese won't be coaching J-Mychal for his senior year. Reese said he is looking forward to receiving added tutelage from his father, as well as Kennedy, a person who he considers a father figure of sorts.
"I had a good relationship with all of the coaching staff," Reese said. "I like the style of play Coach Kennedy plays. He told me I can come in and get a lot of minutes as a freshman. He told me a lot, and it opened my eyes.
"As for my dad, it's going to be a good thing for me. I know he'll be looking out for me. He trusts me, and I trust him."
Reese is ranked No. 59 nationally and is considered the 10th-best point guard in the country by Rivals.com. Reese's uncanny ability to get to the lane and score made him an extremely hot commodity from coast to coast. Reese shined during the Nike Elite Youth Basketball League (EYBL) playing for the Houston Hoops alongside stud guards in Duke-bound Rasheed Sulaimon and uncommitted, four-star L.J. Rose.
Scoring is Reese's forte. He once scored 52 points in a district game against Belton High School. Hoops coach Byron Gibson said it's Reese's confidence and killer instinct, however, that will make him a very dangerous player in the Big 12 Conference next year.
"He's really stepped his game up. He's not afraid to take the big shot," Gibson said. "He's become even more of a playmaker. He's not just a scorer. I challenged him on defense, too. We were getting beat my smaller guards, and I asked him to be the guy that stopped that. He's stepped up to take all challenges."
During his junior year, Reese averaged 28.3 points, 6.1 rebounds, 4.6 assists and 2.5 steals per game, leading Bryan to a 20-13 record and a UIL Class 5A playoff berth. His last game as a junior was a 40-point performance in the playoffs against Garland Lakeview Centennial High School, which went on to play in the 5A state championship game in Austin. Reese has yet to miss all-state status in three consecutive varsity seasons.
Reese said he's excited about A&M's transition style of play. He'll play point guard, but with Kennedy's system, every guard will have the opportunity to call the plays -- as well as be the go-to scorer.
"Their style of play is up-and-down, and they like to push the ball and get to the lane," Reese said of the Aggies. "I'll play the one [point guard], but the offense is so wide open. Everybody's going to come off ball screens. It's going to be like a different point guard's running the offense every play."
Reese added: "They'll get someone who's a hard worker, someone who likes to win and someone who will listen. I'm ready."


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1. This guy.
|Dave with baby Joey.
I could go on an on about his intelligence, his sense of urgency and integrity in his work, his fidelity to Christ and His Church, his love for me and for our little ones, his daddy skills, his finely tuned sense of ironic humor and ability to deliver deadpan one-liners to me in the most highly charged and emotionally inappropriate settings…but instead I'll just tell you that the first Halloween after we had children, he accompanied me to a costume party dressed as Antone the Bedroom Intruder (I went as Taylor Swift, the early years, and Joey was Tim Tebow).
I don't have any photographic evidence, but that's probably for the best, because in the wise words of my sister Tia, 'You can never unsee something.'
That, my friends, is a real man.
2. Like St. Joseph, whose feast it is today! I love my husband so much. He is cooking me nachos using impoverished Italian ingredients in our very kitchen right now, and this on his day off. St. Joseph the worker approves.
3. This place. Purveyor of fine imported goods and overpriced American indulgences. Think Betty Crocker brownie mix for around $8 a box. Think largish bottle of Heinz for around $7. Think you wouldn't pay those prices? Come live abroad for a month or four and then see if you'd change your tune for the occasional splurge.
Don't think I didn't enjoy every bite of the $2.50 can of black beans that graced my nachos today.
4. This blog. I haven't seen or heard from Jillian in 2 week's time, but I'm actually seeing definition in my arm flaps and in my legs for the first time since, oh, I don't now, 11th grade track season. Bonus: I got to use both Joey and JP as barbells this past week, since I am working within the confines of a rather (ahem) modest home 'gym' involving zero equipment. And they loved it. Okay Joey was actually really offended that I picked him up and did hang cleans with him, but John Paul smiled vaguely and didn't protest. I am a Crossfit believer!
5. Google calendar. Hi, I'm 9 years late to the party, but whatever. We just mapped out our entire summer schedule including appointments, visitors coming our way, trips we're taking, etc., and it feels ah-mazing to have it all in one place. Plus, I entered all our flight itineraries, booking numbers, directions to hotels, etc. onto each individual trip, ensuring that when we are inevitably stranded in some nameless airport in the Midwest US this summer I can whip out Dave's Blackberry and pull up all the info we forgot to write down somewhere between security in Rome and baggage claim in Chicago. Or Denver. Or DC. You get the point.
I don't know why I never thought to do it before, but I'm feeling awfully clever and modern for having figured it out. Plus, now Obama can track our every movement with complete convenience. Winning!
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" Former residence of the Italian royal family near Naples, Italy. "
The Royal Palace of Caserta.
Two weeks before I visited Italy I discovered by chance a snippet of information about the Royal Palace of Caserta just outside Naples. I had never heard of this place before and got quite excited the more I read about it. It is said to be the Italy's equivalent to The Palace of Versailles just outside Paris and it is in fact even bigger than Versailles. I hurriedly tried to find out as much information about it to see if it would be possible to make a visit to the palace and once I had discussed it with my friends we decided to make a visit to it.
In my research about that palace I discovered that it has World heritage site status gained as only recently as 1997. I must admit to my ignorance in never having heard of it before and find it rather odd that very little is known about it. I have spoken to quite a few people since and they had never heard of it either so I am not alone. Hopefully this review will do something to correct that. Unfortunately it seems that due to lack of state funding there is poor maintenance of the actual building itself so the more people who get to know about it and visit it should help towards maintain it.
A bit of history about the Palace.
In the 1700's King Charles VII of Naples from the Bourbon Dynasty of Italy decided that he wanted to build a new Palace which afforded him protection away from the Capital of the region Naples where he could move the Royal court and administrative centre and government to a place that would be safer from sea attack. The idea was to build the palace and move everything to do with government there where he would hold court and run his kingdom. Some of the buildings were designated to the armed forces who still maintain a presence there.
He employed the services of the architect Luigi Vanvitelli to design the palace and grounds and set to the construction of the palace which started in 1752. It took over 28 years to complete the building of the palace and by a twist of fate following the death of the king of Spain Charles inherited the Spanish throne which meant he had to abdicate his Kingdom and left to take up his place on the Spanish throne. He never actually ever spent one night in the palace which was built for him.
Part of the plans was to build a magnificent highway between Caserta and Naples 20 Kilometres away but this never happened. However the train station is right in front of the palace and if coming by train you alight immediately in front of the palace. At the front of the palace is a wide open expanse that had been laid out as a formal parterre with pathways leading to the palace entrance. However today it is poorly cared for and looks a sorry sight but you can still make out the original design.
The Palace.
The palace is absolutely massive and dwarfs that of Versailles. It has a massive Palladian façade on all four fronts and is actually built in a rectangular shape with four quadrangles inside the palace. It is said to be the largest palace in the world taking into account the total floor space of over 2million square metres. Believe me it is really vast. Only about a quarter of the palace is actually open to the public and it is even more ornate than Versailles or Buckingham palace with massive marble columns, flooring and gold leaf everywhere. Most of the ceilings are absolutely adorned with Frescos and murals and plastered with gold leaf.
To be honest bearing in mind how poor the population of Italy are it is quite sickening to think that something so ostentatious and fitted out with priceless paintings and furniture had been built for the king.
There are over 1,200 rooms in the palace of which 44 are state rooms (Versailles has only 22 State rooms). It contains a chapel, Library and its own theatre. Its beauty is really outstanding however there is a distinct lack of maintenance of the building which can be evidenced as you walk through the different state rooms of the palace.
The tour of the palace.
Starting at the front of the building you enter the front entrance and immediately to the left there is the ticket office. Walking along the wide aisle of the ground floor which is covered with large columns and statues you come to the centre of the palace. To the right is a massive grand staircase the Scalone D'onore (Royal staircase) built completely with marble. There is one staircase leading to a landing area then it doubles back on itself either side of the central stair case where you arrive in the vestibule which is a vast open space with corridors leading off either to the Royal apartments or straight ahead into the Chapel Royal.
The Royal chapel is absolutely stunning with marble flooring and columns and lining the walls whereas the ceiling is covered in murals and gold leaf. It was actually damaged during World War II taking a bit by a bomb and causing damage to the chapel. You can still see some damage to the upper columns high above your head.
After leaving the chapel you enter the Royal apartments. The first few rooms are ante chambers or waiting rooms. The idea being the more important you were the nearer you were permitted to wait for an audience with the King. The rooms are absolutely cavernous and all adorned in gold leaf and frescos on the ceilings and paintings on the wall. Furniture is rather sparse in these rooms. Each room has massive gold leaf chandeliers hanging from the ceiling. Eventually you come to the throne room surprisingly the throne is quite a small chair which appears to be made of silver and covered with Air force blue coverings.
After the Throne room you come across the private apartments of the King and Queen. The bedrooms, living areas, drawing rooms, bathrooms, music room, library, a nativity room where a massive display of the nativity scene is placed inside a display case. The palace is dripping with art works and some of the rooms contain priceless furniture. When standing at one end of the palace it is impossible to see the other end of the palace as it is so large.
Once you have finished the tour of the Royal apartment then you make your way back to the vestibule and back down the Royal staircase to the centre of the palace.
The gardens of the palace of Caserta.
The gardens are spectacularly well laid out and quite formal. They cover an area of 125 hectares. Some people come just for the gardens alone we were fortunate enough to have the whole day here but could still have done with another couple of hours. From the rear of the palace you come out to a wide open park which seems to go on for miles. There is a central pathway that runs through a vast lawned area before you reach some trees that line an avenue.
Continuing along the avenue you can see the water features ahead of you which start at the top of a hill working their way down into a variety of ponds via water falls. It looks absolutely spectacular and I really love to look at water features they are so calming and tranquil. The walk is just over 2 miles long or 3.5 kms.
The first fountain you come to is the Margherita fountain which is quite small in comparison to the rest of the fountain features. It is set in a small round garden feature. After passing this you come to the Dolphin fountains which pour into a very long channel about three hundred meters long. The dolphins have water cascading from their mouths and have dragon clawed feet.
The next water feature is the Aeolus fountain which is really stunning. It is formed by a semi-circle of archways and statues with water cascading down into a small semi-circular pond. After this is another long pond which takes you right up to the Ceres fountains. Continuing to walk along the avenue either side of eleven small cascades to the Venus and Adonis Fountains and the fountains of Diana and Atteone behind which is the Cascade that runs steeply down the side of the hill surrounded by trees.
If you turn right here you will enter the gem of the Palace Gardens the pseudo English Italian gardens complete with water features, a grotto, formal and landscaped areas containing a rose garden, Azaleas, camellias just to mention a few. There is a lake and several walks available within the garden. Monte Don has presented a programme about the English garden on the BBC.
The palace and grounds have been used in many films including Angels and demons, Star wars and mission impossible.
Walking back to the Palace seemed to take an age even if it was in a downhill direction it was still tiring bearing in mind we had been on our feet already at the palace for five and a half hours. It took us 45 minutes to walk back to the palace from the top of the cascades and about an hour and 15 to walk up. I still think we could have spent at least another two hours there but guess that even with that I would have wanted even more time as there is so much to see and experience.
Would I recommend a visit here?
Does the pope have a balcony??? Of course I do! It is a real treasure that surprisingly is hardly known about which I find really sad. I do hope that this review will motivate more people to make a visit to the Beautiful Palace and grounds at Caserta.
General information.
The palace is open from 08:30 - 19:00 each day.
Admission charges 12 Euro.
European Union citizens under the age of 18 and over the age of 65 are admitted free as is common practice throughout Italy and its museums and other historical sites. Not all are free though but you have to provide proof of age.
It is suitable for disabled access and has a lift to the State apartments. There are good toilet facilities, cafes and restaurants dotted around the park.
There are horse drawn carriages that will take you for a spin around the park at a price of course. You can also hire bikes and there is a bus that will take people around the park although when we visited the Palace and grounds we never saw evidence of it at all.
It is easy to reach Caserta either by road and especially by rail as the railway station is directly outside and will take you to Naples in about half an hour. The palace is in the North of Caserta and is sign posted from the motorway. You cannot miss the palace once you have reached Caserta.
Address : Reggia DI Caserta - Viale Douhet. 22-81100 Caserta. Italy.
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In closing, the one thing I must say is this: you want some one like Phil and his staff on YOUR side. Phil is a hard-nosed negotiator and gets things done right! From finding us a boat, to helping us sea trial, all the way to the closing, the entire staff at The Multihull Company was a joy to work with. They treat you like family.
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Life consists of a million small acts of courage. From our first foray into kindergarten to sitting with your mother as her body shuts down, each one of us has to draw on our own reservoir of courage to do what must be done to live life happily and peacefully. We do not often think of it as courage: we just pull something up from within; square our shoulders, take a deep breath, and carry on. Yet, when you think of it, every day of city living requires courage: to take that first timid step into our Grade 1 classroom; to give our first speech to a classroom of peers; to meet the demands of employers and colleagues; to run a household on a limited budget; to cope with illness of children, spouses and other loved ones; to meet bank managers and arrange for a mortgage or loan; to admit we are wrong when we are; to make new friends and make amends with old; and most importantly to change our attitudes and habits when we see we must. Voyaging on a small sailboat, even a big one, also requires courage.
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has required a different kind of courage. We have again sailed in waters we
have never seen before, and for the first time we have not only sailed during
the night, but right through one or two nights, with big swells and nasty waves
pitching our vessel all over, relying solely on the strength of her design and
quality of construction (which we could attest to ourselves). The only real wilderness
we have seen thus far on this trip has been at
Voyaging sailors must plot their courses carefully, listen to the weather, study charts and cruising guides, and ever be aware of rocks, reefs, shoals and currents. Our vessel is our life raft, and our survival is dependant upon her maintenance. Life on the water, in fact, has one focus: survival. This seems melodramatic when we are holed up comfortably in Bahia Tenacatita for four weeks with 30 other vessels, enjoying daily group swims to shore, bocci ball, volleyball and Mexican train dominoes under the palapa. But the reality is that each of these comrades must fend for themselves: we each must see to our water, provisions and fuel; maintain our boats; plan our next leg; decide when we will leave or stay and where we will go; and be ready to help each other.
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woke in the morning, we were thrilled to see downtown
After our
long arduous voyage down the coast, and this being a milestone waypoint, we
reveled in the opportunity to enjoy some civilization and learn about the
history of the area. Exploring
LUXURIES AND REPAIRS Eventually, we tied up for three nights at Schoonmaker Marinanot cheap but offering welcome, clean showers and the dock stability Garett would need to climb the mast to remove the radar for repair. Being on land also made it much easier to for walking and running, and showers make exercise even more fun. Writing this eight months after we started our voyage and now having met and talked with so many fellow voyagers, we know that the majority have onboard showers, which means they also have watermakers. These are luxuries we do not have on Light Wave, save an outside Sun Shower. We sponge bathe thoroughly every day, and shower when we can. But, hey! We do not have to worry about the constant maintenance of a watermaker and breakdowns, a frequent problem. We do not have to generate extra power to make water or heat water, as we simply heat it on the stove. And our smaller but sturdy catamaran is seaworthy and capable of providing us with the same joyful experiences, with far fewer headaches.
All the way
down the coast, from
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autopilot that had conked out sailing from
Now that we
had no need to be at a marina, we moved to a mooring buoy in front of the
Sausalito Yacht Club at no charge, providing us access to the club and its lovely
showers. Though they have no actual marina docks, tying up to a mooring buoy this
seemed a great boon at the time. However, we soon learned why their mooring
buoys were empty. The club is located at the south end of
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town of
One day we
walked over to the Bay Model, in
It was a
great treat one morning to be picked by our friend Garfield Kincross who works
The huge
and very impressive Art-Roman-Greco pavilion built as the centre of
We saw
We also
toured a 280-foot tall ship, Baclutha,
on the waterfront of
strolling along Fisherman's Wharf we came across many different types of
buskers. The most outstanding was the Bushman. This fellow, attired in green
and brown camouflaging clothes, sits on a low stool hiding behind big branches of
leafy bush he has cut, waiting for an unaware suspect. The victim is usually
engrossed in chatting with a friend or just doing the mental processing we all
do as we walk along city streets. As soon as the next unfortunate saunters
nearby, the Bushman jumps out at them shaking his bushes and yelling in his
uniquely Morgan Freeman-type gravelly voice, "Yaaaaggggghhh!" or some
variation thereof. The victim jumps a mile and each reacts in a different way. They
are all so funny, and watching the scene is much like watching a continuous
Candid Camera show. So you get all of these people gathering behind the Bushman
just to watch the reactions. It takes a few minutes for another unsuspecting
victim to stroll along, as people close to the last one have seen what happens
and give the Bushman a wide berth, a big smile plastered on their faces the while.
Eventually another hapless soul comes along totally absorbed and unaware. The
Bushman jumps out. "Bleaaaaggghhhh!" They jump sideways, slap hand to
chest, skitter across the sidewalk, scream, laugh, and continue laughing as
they smile at the "audience" and shake their heads. It is the best
busker entertainment we have ever seen, and the Bushman got the most money too.
If you look for him, remember that he relocates regularly, so that people never
know where he will be and are thus always surprised. I've considered taking up
this fun occupation when we return to
CHANGES ABOARD When
we returned to our floating cocoon, after the crush of the traffic and crowds
touring San Francisco, we were thankful to be free from the crowds on our
vessel, knowing we would within a couple of months be far from the city
crushes. It was at this propitious moment that Garett announced that we need to
raise the floor of the nacelle of our central cuddy cabin again, to prevent water
slamming and banging, as well as for safety. We had raised the cuddy cabin
floor and roof just a year before we left
around the boats and derelicts at anchor in
We sailed
to nearby Angel Island, plunk in the middle of the Bay between San Francisco-Tiburon
and Sausalito-Richmond, and tied up to a mooring buoy in Ayala Cove, and the next
morning went ashore to explore. The island is about two miles in diameter and
600 feet high at its peak. It had been used by the military for various purposes
for the last 150 years, and numerous forts and houses remain, a few of which
are still used by the park service.
CREATIONS ON BOARD We left in the afternoon and enjoyed a boisterous sail through the channel and off San Francisco along with all the other enthusiastic sailors, anchoring back in Richardson Bay about 100 yards from Uwe and Eva. We grabbed some nachos chips and salsa and headed over for a visit. Eva is a very accomplished gold and silversmith, who creates wonderfully unique pieces with the exquisite pearls, opals, shells and even polished nuts they find in their travels. Self-taught, she has honed her craft during their ocean travels, and returns each year to Germany to sell her pieces and take new orders. There are many ways to finance long-term voyaging, and we have heard that happy travelers usually adopt some kind of creative hobby. One couple we have since met enjoys giving back to the Mexican people, and happily offers their services teaching English as a second language. I write, knit, fiddle with the tin whistle and plunk a ukulele. Garett plays the tin whistle by ear so well he can even play Picards Air from Star Trek: Next Generation, writes, maintains the systems on Light Wave and plans and implements improvements. In addition, we both spend an hour a day on our Pimsleur Spanish lessons and speak in Spanish to each other as much as possible to hone our skills.
The Keils showed us many pictures of their travels and talked about their cruising, sharing their experience, their voyaging savvy, and lots of tips. When Garett mentioned that we had a big storm anchor in a locker, Uwe told us the three most important things for voyaging are: a dependable anchor, GPS and autopilot. He urged us to use the biggest anchor we have all the time as you know never know when the wind will come up; with your biggest anchor, you can be sure it is always set and you can have peace of mind when asleep or ashore. Plus, how can you deploy your "Big Gun" once you're already at anchor and the wind is suddenly wailing at 40-50 knots? Why didn't we think of this before? As well the Keils have painted their inflatable dinghy engine yellow, which Uwe explained is because thieves will not steal a yellow motor as it is too hard to sell. We completed both these modifications over the next week. Since then, in addition to having an eye-catching yellow motor on our dinghy (its great what you can do with a spray can of good paint from Home Depot!), our biggest anchor, a dependable 32-lb Delta, rests in our anchor roller ready to use, and we now sleep better.
Over the
next five days we did our modifications to Light Wave. We rented a car very
reasonably at the
breaks in our boat modification project, we visited with people in the marina
and walked or ran the walk that borders the bay and fronts the adjacent new
home development built to enhance the marina and likely in hopes of raising the
tenor of the community.
We camped out in our starboard sleeping hull for three days and nights as we cut out the floor of the cuddy cabin for the drastic modification. With the two square feet of remaining floor, I could not prepare food, and we certainly couldnt use the saloon table and couches! We felt very intrepid! After a full days work, we pulled food out of our fridge, removed the grill from the barbecue in the cockpit, and cooked on it. Then we sat down in our "bedroom hull" to eat our dinner at about 8 oclock each night, and fell to sleep exhausted. When we finished the work, you would never know we had raised the floor as Garett did such a good job on the joins in spite of very difficult working conditions, and within a day we were used to the extra step up in the cuddy cabin and the decreased head space over the saloon area.
We had picked up our repaired Furuno radar from West Marine before we had left for Richmond to do our repairs, so Garett went up the mast for an hour and reinstalled it while we were safely tied up to a dock.
CRUISING CYCLES Returning to
The night
before our departure, we took our dinghy in to the Sausalito Cruising Club and
enjoyed their fabulous Friday night buffet and the company of some other
offshore cruisers doing the same thing we are doing. This night we met two new
sets of friends who would become good friends as we met off and on while we all
sailed down the
ITCHING TO GO After
three weeks in the Bay Area, we were itching to get going. With favorable
weather forecast, we awoke very early this day so that we could go through the
Golden Gate Channel at slack tide and before the afternoon westerlies came up. If
there ever is a place to respect the effect of wind over tide, this is the
place. We motored our way through the other boats anchored in
We only had 25 miles to go to reach our next stop, Half Moon Bay, and we sailed about one hour out of five. Well armed with my patches to prevent seasickness, I had been longing to get going. Amazing what a difference it makes knowing I am not going to be deathly ill once we get out in the not-so-swell swells! I do all kinds of things: I cook! I bake! I read! I havent quite gotten to the point of writing or knitting yet, but thats coming. (Actually at the time of writing, six months later, I am almost completely drug free and manage most passages happily with ginger tea and my acupressure wrist bands.)
Entering Half Moon Bay through the breakwaters, we had difficulty anchoring in the soft mud bottom. After four tries, just as Garetts arms were tiring with our new heavy super anchor, we were hailed by a couple aboard an older wooden power yacht anchored nearby. Simon and Sunny invited us to tie up to Seascape and come aboard for up for a cup of tea, a great kindness. They are from Victoria, British Columbia, and several years ago purchased their 42-foot gentlemans yacht, circa 1950 powered by a very dependable William Gardner diesel engine, and have cruised 20,000 miles on the B.C. coast. They are now taking a few years to cruise further south, planning to follow the same course as ours, more or less. After the tea and friendly chat, we finally anchored successfully, and settled in for the night.
Half Moon Bay is another tourist destination, and we enjoyed a nice long walk along the road, returning on the lovely sandy beach, where we waded out into the surf to the point our shorts allowed. The undertow created by the waves rushing back out to sea pulls your feet and ankles fiercely; the water is not icy, but definitely cool, and its not a place you would go swimming. But everyone enjoyed wading, while the kids would challenge the incoming surf wading out further and further, and then run screeching in to safety.
foggy early departure saw us on our way to Capitola, a spot recommended by Mike,
a sailor Garett had met at Half Moon Bay. Hearing that we planned to explore
We had to
avoid a military restricted area to reach
Sea lions
abound in the marinas and anchorages off
around on
Visitors maps and friendly advice provided by the Harbor Master clued us into the local attractions which include several historical sites, two Thomas Kinkade galleries, and the incomparable Monterey Aquarium. Visiting the Monterey Aquarium was an unforgettable experience. We had never seen anything like it. We stood enthralled viewing their sea otters through the underwater glass and took some great pictures of these most entertaining and fluid creatures. The naturalist introduced the audience to the five resident otters and we learned that one had just returned from her duties as surrogate nurse/mother to an orphaned baby otter. The Aquarium frequently finds these orphans and brings them in to nurse to maturity, then releases them back into the wild and monitors how well they do. If they dont do well, they will be taken back into the fold.
An underwater viewing tank displayed a vast number of fish in their natural kelp bed environment, while a diver hand fed eels, small sharks, and many other different fish while providing a commentary through his mike. We learned that its better to buy your calamari at fish bait shop than a seafood shop, as you pay a lot less and get the same thing! We also learned about the kelp beds and how important they are to the bottom fish, the sea otters and visiting whales. The bigger whales eat krill, shrimp-like creatures that proliferate in the ocean. At another underwater tank, we saw a juvenile Great White Shark and lots of very big yellow fin and blue fin tuna. The Aquarium is nurturing this Great White for a little while longer, as it is growing at such a rapid rate that it will soon be impossible to keep up with. Apparently these notorious sharks are endangered. Ahem! I am happy with that. We were also delighted to find this amazing bird habitat where a variety of sea and shore birds live very contentedly within a hands reach of visiting humans, and show no sign of nervousness. The next stop was a pool of Bat Wing Manta Rays, where you could reach down and touch the little guys. On the way back from the Aquarium, we were delighted to visit the Thomas Kinkade gallery and browsed through reproductions and originals of Kinkades paintings full of light.
SQUASHED In one
of his friendly puppy chats, Garett had learned that there was indeed one
squash court in
NIGHT PASSAGE Our
next jaunt was going to be another 115 mile over-nighter to
During the afternoon, about a mile to the west, we saw a humpback whale slapping its fin in the water and breaching. As our courses converged over the next 15 minutes, we saw it do full breaches out of the water several times, and heard the crash and a great Whump! as its body hit the water. Garett changed course and we got about a quarter mile away, then returned to our back in the other direction as I thought we were getting too close for comfort.
Again, we did a lot of downwind sailing, using the drifter for awhile, then the jib and screecher, and the seas were very comfortable. After a long rest in the sleeping hull, I had to do my first night watch in a long time, but found it a little easier as with our repaired Furuno radar I was able to check for nearby vessels and take visual sightings to find them. I did this job very industriously so Garett, who had taken pity on me and lain down in the cuddy cabin so I wouldnt feel so alone, heard the beep beep beep of the radar and GPS as I punched in codes every 10-15 minutes, not to mention me practicing my Spanish in the cockpit with the headphones on our CD player. Eventually, I ordered him down into the sleeping hull so he could get some real rest, and enjoyed the rest of my watch listening to the wind in the sails and the following seas, watching for vessels and trying to attune myself to the rhythm of the sea rather than fight it. We hope that by the time we have to do our big passage from Mexico to Hawaii, thence home to Vancouver, we will have established a comfortable rhythm with watches.
Early the next morning, while it was still very dark, we were visited by two Pacific White Sided Dolphins who zinged back in forth like errant torpedoes for about a half an hour, churning up bright phosphorescence trails in the dark water. We talked to them and squeaked at them, hoping to encourage them to stay with us.
entrance to
Morro Rock is a huge 580-foot-tall rock that geologists say is the result of volcanic activities approximately 26 million years ago. We had been told this was a favorite bird-watching site, and sure enough we found a friendly fellow with his powerful telescope set up, watching for Peregrine Falcons. Bob very generously invited us to peer through his telescope at a Red Tailed Hawk that had nestled high up on a perch and happily educated us on his favorite birds (raptors, but still birds). He informed us that the Peregrine Falcons reign on Morro Rock, chasing out the much bigger Red Tailed Hawks as soon as they spot them. Peregrines are the fastest living creature, and have been clocked at speeds of 246 mph. The female is bigger then the male by a third. They are very small in comparison to our familiar Bald Eagle, weighing only 2 lbs, versus the Bald Eagles 7-10 lbs, but very powerful. Eventually we spotted two Peregrine Falcons through Bobs telescope careening down the rock face. Having the time to explore and talk to people, we are learning more and more about wildlife, from the Brown Pelicans that we first saw in Oregon and are found all the way down into Mexico, to the Blue Footed Boobies we would see at Isla Isabella in Mexico.
The sand dunes
and sand spit park that forms the breakwater of
The morning we left
POINT CONCEPTION On leaving
and eventually sailing in light winds, we found that the seas here were very different than what we had experienced in
We sailed past the first two mooring areas at Port San Luis with all sails up, arriving just as the sun set. The anchorage is protected from all winds except south, so we anchored off the small town in about 30 feet of water, about 200 yards from the surf tumbling softly on the beach. Very early the next morning we motored out of Port San Luis without going ashore, for the 55-mile run around Point Conception to Cojo Anchorage. We hoped for a continuance of the northwest w
Read more about the joys of catamaran sailing and Check out Carllie and Garett Hennigans sailing adventures at www.time-for-a-catamaran-adventure.com
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Rockets blast Clippers
The Houston Rockets dominated the final quarter and pulled out a convincing 102-85 victory over the LA Clippers Wednesday night.
Houston covered the 2.5-point spread, while the 187 points went UNDER the posted total of 193.
Aaron Brooks led the Rockets with 22 points, and Chase Budinger added 18 points in the win.
Baron Davis had 20 points for the Clippers, and Al Thornton collected 19 in the loss.


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Beverly Farms, Mass. Home of Oliver Wendell Holmes
Beverly Farms, Mass. Home of Oliver Wendell Holmes
The summer home of Dr. Oliver Wendell Holmes, and Associate Supreme Court Justice Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr., 868 Hale Street, Beverly Farms. Mocking Manchester residents who referred to their town as "Manchester-by-the-Sea", Holmes had his stationary printed with the return address "Beverly-by-the-Depot". The home is now privately owned.
Holmes, Oliver Wendell, 1809-1894 -- Homes and haunts.
Holmes, Oliver Wendell, 1841-1935 -- Homes and haunts.
Hale Street (Beverly, Mass.)
Beverly (Mass.) -- Dwellings.
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Cracked pavement and run-down furniture on street corners is part of normalcy for the residents of Mountain View. You may walk down the street and see a person sitting on that neglected chair, and next to him a five-year-old playing with the mud in between those two broken pieces of cement. To an outsider these things may be visually ugly or a result of somebody not caring about their property; for a Mountain View resident this is our life and community.
One factor in run-down properties is "slumlords." There are landlords that do not care about their properties simply because the property is in Mountain View and they have a negative stereotype of Mountain View. As a result, you have buildings and land that aren't taken care of and are no longer beautiful. These issues need to change, and there are ways to do so. I see the most effective way is to form a resident council and speak directly to the landlords about the issues that aren't getting fixed and need to be looked at.


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The Association of Mineworkers and Construction Union's (Amcu) president Joseph Mathunjwa and former ANC Youth League president Julius Malema must be blamed for the current job losses in the mining industry.
Their hogwash actions last year that resulted in the wave of illegal strikes that started at the platinum mines and spread to the gold, iron-ore, diamond and coal mines have given employers the upper hand to do as they please by retrenching workers.
Their irresponsible action of calling on workers to embark on illegal strikes, demanding R12 500 a month, have caused irreparable tension within the labour force and destroyed labour relations.
It will take some time for things to return to normal.
As things stand, about 14 000 workers are about to lose their jobs at the world's biggest platinum producer, Anglo Platinum in Rustenburg, North West as the company is poised to close its operations.
The same thing will probably happen to about 6 000 mineworkers at Harmony Gold's Kusasalethu mine in Carletonville.
Mathunjwa, Malema and their ilk made people, particularly vulnerable mineworkers, believe they were champions of the cause but today, they are nowhere to be found to account for their mess.
What is left at this stage is for workers to unite to defend their jobs. Going on another wildcat strike will not solve any problems.
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What is the deal lately!?! I mean, I realize people pass away all the time, but we're having a epidemic! Some expected, some not expected but also not unreasonable, and some just flat shocking. I'm not normally one to follow all the celebrity gossip (my own life is enough of a soap opera, I don't need to borrow theirs), but lately it's very hard not to. Hopefully we're done with this for a while.
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The TechZone shares its thoughts on the Epson WorkForce 600 MFP
ThinkComputers gets into the Synology DS-409+ Network Attached Storage Device
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Vampire Weekend – "Diane Young"
I know everyone likes this, but Vampire Weekend's new album is complex and diverse. This is definitely my favorite record that they've done so far as its most in the line with my personal tastes—the vocal experimentation and summery effects. It's always interesting to see tools used in a novel capacity.


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TNECD has announced that 85 out of 95 counties have been awarded ThreeStar status. In addition, since the ThreeStar community development program began requiring eligible communities to create and maintain a County Audit Committee in January 2013, the number of counties with Audit Committees has increased substantially. As of March 2013, there were 32 audit committees around the state; as of July, there are 93.
The Audit Committees are designed to help each county improve their financial management and reporting practices, and help ensure the implementation of good internal controls to prevent or detect fraud, a step towards achieving fiscal strength and efficient government.
Annual participation in the ThreeStar program helps communities develop a strategy and a plan to address Governor Haslam's "Five Pillars," his priorities for public policy that include: jobs and economic development; fiscal strength and efficient government; public safety; education and workforce development; and health and welfare. The program encourages local community leaders, representing the five program areas, and Joint Economic and Community Development Boards to implement activities that will impact these quality of life issues—and therefore, their global competitiveness.
To learn more about the ThreeStar program, visit http://www.tn.gov/ecd/threestar/.


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Teach Your Little Kids English With Songs
Teach Your Little Kids English With Songs
Songs bring effective media to train English for children. For the reason that children like singing. Hence, we've got some techniques to teach them English through the use of kids' song. heroes
Initial thing you should do would be to introduce new songs in your little ones. You'll be able to sing those songs facing your children. Nevertheless, it's advocated that you employ some media, like computer, iPod, mp3 or mp4 player. Basic media they will be more excited since those media players are able to do the songs using the music instruments which will make them easier listening.
Then, one important thing you have to do is usually to practice singing the songs together with your children normally as is possible. Repeat the song which looks like it's new for the children to enable them to understand and memorize the lyrics. Don't give too many songs in a time since they is going to be confused and feel challenging to remember them. Besides, choose those with simple lyrics.
When your children have known the songs, ask them to sing with you or making use of their friends. You are able to sing that songs anywhere and anytime you are around them, like if they are getting dressed, going to bed, or washing hands). Before they start the day or are positioned for college, try and ask them to sing music along with you. It will increase their mood which means your kids will feel happy during the day, especially their school time.
Takes place creativity to produce educative songs. Make sure that the songs are simple and straightforward on their behalf. Or, searching any songs in the internet. You'll be able to choose people that contain numbers of their lyrics, such as "Five Little Ducks" and "Ten Little Monkeys Jumping on the Bed". Using these songs they could learn to count numbers around.
If you feel it is not easy to produce a new song, you may use the tune of some kids' song like what have been mentioned previously, or of songs they have got known. You only need to alter the lyrics. Your kids will probably be pleased with those songs because they should be able to remember and sing it easily. Sometimes you'll be able to ask them to create their very own songs from this method. heroes


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Hotel Syracuse renovation plans
Tue, 27 Jul 2010 17:08:17 GMT —
Details on the proposed multi-million dollar Hotel Syracuse renovation include more than just hotel rooms. The plan also includes bringing a lot of retail and entertainment 'from the meat packing district in Manhattan' to the hotel complex.
At Monday's annual meeting of the Downtown Committee, Eli Braha of Berkley Acquisitions said the hope is to make the new Hotel a synergy point between area residents and college students, with attractions for both. He also hopes SU Alumni start seeing the hotel as a destination, with a room designated specifically for them.Dave Mankiewicz, executive director of the Downtown Committee, says the acquisition team is bringing an experienced hotel management team that runs convention-type hotels in New York City and Niagara Falls, and is developing another in Las Vegas.Mankiewicz says the Hotel Syracuse Towers project, bogged down in a bankruptcy, may also get going soon, as well, that the courts are resolving issues.As for the Hotel Syracuse renovation, Braha says it, too is in the courts in Israel to clear the current receivership, but he expects to start work in late August or early September.


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the nautical and frog themes are adorable! my aunt made me a ladybug one when i was pregnant with dd. :]
My mom has her own little business and she makes AWESOME diaper cakes and decor for any theme (military, holidays, girl, boy, sports, whimsical, etc) and they are absolutely beautiful. She made all the diaper cakes in our family for my children, nieces, and nephews. Please check out her website and Facebook page and order your customized diaper cake today...
Facebook Page
Some of her work:
Baby Mickey Diaper Cake (for a boy) with Baby Mickey Center pieces
GA Bulldog Diaper Cake (for a boy..this was for my son)
Nautical Theme Diaper Cake (for a boy)
Girly Frog Theme Diaper Cake (for a girl)
Girl Theme Diaper Cake (you can pick your own colors or personalize with a name)
Please check out her page to see all her other work. Congrats and good luck to all you Mommy's to be :)
I got one at my baby shower, i love it!! :)


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Well, my machine is acting a little funny lately. (I do, of course, mean my sewing machine. About my favorite machine in the house. Her name is "Sassy Pfaffy" for those who don't know, which is pretty much everyone.) Just needs to be tweeked more often than normal. I was working on some curtains, and it kept bunching up the stitches. So I brought out some scrap fabric of the same weight and tested every tension number on Sassy, and couldn't fix the problem. I rethreaded, rewound the bobbin, and couldn't fix it. Since the fabric I was working with was very heavy, I thought I'd switch to a different project, another dress for Silje. It worked fine in the straight stitch, but when I tried the zigzag stitch, it was like watching someone die on a heart monitor. Zig zag zig…straight…zag…straight straight straight…zig, and then just a straight line.
So I've seen it coming for well over a month, but have been in denial, but I believe it's time for Sassy to spend some time at the "sewing machine spa" down on Lincoln Ave. Well, they don't call it that, but that's what I'm telling her. They'll just give her a little tune up, and fix the problem, which I'm pretty sure is just an adjustment to the tension plates. (I know if I went to a spa I would need some tension plates adjusted too.) I don't know how long they'll keep her, but I hope not too long. Sewing is my therapy, and I'm as nervous as a chronic patient who knows his doctor is going on vacation.
But I have some other hand sewing projects that need to be done in the meantime, so hopefully I won't miss her to much! Anyone want a hint as to Silje's handmade birthday present? I've given her handmade things before, but it's never been the "big gift" like it will be this year. Mind you, this is just part of it…a hint. The food is unstuffed and I haven't clipped thread yet so it's still messy.
And for those of you who like to read into things, here "might" be more of an idea for what "may" be in store. (There's one more link but it's password protected, and who knows if I'll even get it done!) But shhhh! Silje doesn't know, and since she's not allowed on the computer she won't know, right?
And here's a quick morning project I did a few days ago. It was so nice outside I wanted to hang the clothes out to dry. Then I remembered I had run across a clothespin apron tutorial online awhile back that I had saved. So in the time it took my front loader to wash 2 loads of laundry, I whipped out this baby:
I got the tutorial from here.
O Sassy, how I'll miss you!