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Throughout the spring, summer and fall, you've worked hard to protect your beautiful expanse of lush green lawn. You've raked, aerated, fertilized, watered and even mulched your grass until it achieved perfect health and a magazine-worthy appearance. But on the first winter day when that heavy snow dump suddenly arrives, your masterpiece disappears under a thick, white blanket.
That's when the snow plowing starts and mounds pile up. There's one problem, though, and it's a big problem. Your snow plow operator has no reference point to tell where the roadway ends and your lawn edge begins. Your lawn and every other hidden entity are at risk of being struck by the plow blade.
However, you can easily avoid this costly damage by staking your lawn for the winter.
You're probably wondering what staking your lawn is. You're also likely questioning why people do stake their lawns and why staking your lawn in the winter is important. Staking lawns is a simple and economical method of identifying boundaries where your lawn meets the road or path edge. This clearly demarcates where a snow plow operator can safely travel without striking a hidden hazard or valuable soft surface like your lawn.
Every winter, expensive damage happens when plow drivers accidentally strike snow-covered objects. Operators don't intend on creating problems for homeowners. They're working with all good intentions, but they might unknowingly hit objects that aren't visible or marked. Snow plow operators can damage more than your property, too. Connecting with a solid surface like a rock or concrete curb can seriously damage their machinery as well.
No one wants to lay fault or blame for these snow-covered mishaps. That's no value for any side. But, the reality is that snow plow strikes are expensive, and someone has to absorb the repair bills. Using snow stakes, also called driveway markers, is that ounce of prevention worth pounds of cure.
Snow stakes are tall, thin poles you insert in the ground to identify objects and edges that become covered by winter's snowfall. These simple visual aids are one of the best tips for easy snow plowing you can get. The idea is so simple. Snow stake markers are common in large snowfall areas that need human snow removal rather than waiting for Mother Nature to melt it away.
Staking your grassy boundaries is prime lawn protection. A plow operator has no reference point where your lawn starts and the road they're plowing stops when a continuous white sheet makes delineation impossible to see. But a series of highly visible stakes sticking far above the snow surface simply can't be missed. Stakes are the cheapest insurance you can buy for the best preventive return.
Lawn edges aren't the only thing snow stakes protect. Marking stakes are used for identifying all sorts of valuable structures, live plants and immovable hazards. Stakes are handy to mark out:
- Concrete curbs and sidewalk locations
- Fire hydrants
- Utility connection boxes
- Catch and drain basins
- Retaining walls
- Guardrails
- Garden beds and shrub plantings
- Stumps and boulders
- Decorative garden features
- Patio lips and edges
- Drainage ditches
- Culverts and water pipes
- Buried cable accesses
- Driveway entrances
- Driveway stops
All these landscape features easily disappear under a one-foot snowfall, never mind heavy storms that release two to three feet at a time. Big snowfalls in short timespans require immediate snow removal in busy locations. In those situations, finding a snow plow in a hurry can be difficult. Then, getting an operator who's familiar with your individual property and all its hazards might be downright impossible.
The safest solution to protect your valuable softscape and hardscape features is taking preventive steps to stake each hazard or boundary with clearly identifiable snow plow limit markers. Doing this inexpensive and proactive task might save you and your plow company from hundreds or even thousands of dollars in damages. It's just that important.
These are other really good questions. Many people might not have heard about lawn staking, never mind the different kind of stakes available. If you're one of them, you likely don't know where to use limit markers.
Marking stakes should be used every place you feel there's an obstacle that might get struck by a snow plow. That includes government plows working past your driveway access as well as privately contracted snowplows working on your private property. Whether plow operators are private or public, they are faced with the same limited visibility issues. It's your responsibility to make their plowing job easier and safer.
There's no correct type of stake. Any identifiable object sticking above the snowline that's seen by a plow driver is suitable. That's in theory, of course. Some stake materials are considerably better than others. You want your driveway and lawn marking stakes to accomplish a few different tasks. Consider these performance markers:
- Height: Lawn markers need to be tall enough to remain exposed under the entire winter snowfall coverage. Most commercial snow stakes start at four feet. Some are available as tall as eight feet for those really deep snow areas like at high elevations and snow-belt locations. The average store-bought markers measure five to six feet.
- Visibility: You need your snow markers to stand out. They have to catch the plow operator's eye immediately and leave no doubt about the hazard warning. Many lawn and edge markers are brightly colored and have reflective materials on the top. This clearly shows they are intentional markers protecting a definite plowing hazard. High-visibility markers are also excellent performers in low-light conditions as well as in the middle of a storm.
- Durability: Drive and lawn markers have to be tough. Markers are continuously exposed to the elements. That includes snow weight and wind forces. Marking stakes get ice-covered and suffer through freeze-thaw cycles. They're subject to rot and rust at ground level as well as being struck by an inattentive plow operator. Your stakes should also be reusable. Quality stakes can be put into service year after year. An initial investment in durable stakes pays off down the road.
- Uniformity: There must be no doubt what your lawn stakes are. Plow operators need to know at a glance that these makers are intentionally placed and mean business. If you have a pipe here and a broken hockey stick there, it's going to present a puzzle. Even if you tie flagging tape to the top of a tree branch jammed in the ground, a new plow operator will wonder what it means. This is where professionally made and commercially purchased snow stakes really add value.
Height, visibility, durability and uniformity are the four main performance parameters to consider when selecting the right marker stakes for your winter protection. Budget might also be a concern for some homeowners who are tempted to use scrap materials for lawn markers. This usually won't pay off, as you're unlikely to convey a meaningful message to your plow person.
Like stake parameters, there are four performance materials available for snow markers. Each material has its pros and cons. There's also a variable in cost. A word of advice when deciding what marker stake material is best property protection is to buy stakes that will be clearly seen, send a message and stand up as well as out. These are your standard snow stake materials:
- Wood: This is a basic snow stake material. Wood has been used for boundary markers for decades, as it's cheap and plentiful. Many folks who use wooden stakes accept that they're likely to be a one-season installment they replace every year. Wood stakes are usually top-marked with spray paint or surveyor's tape. Wood stakes' drawback is they are weak and won't resist a blade strike or even a hard wind against a frozen surface.
- Fiberglass: Snow stakes made from fiberglass are excellent investments. They're relatively inexpensive considering the long life fiberglass has. Fiberglass is strong and flexible as well. These stakes are thin, ranging from 1/4 to 5/16 inch diameters. Thin profiles cut the wind, which can be deadly to stakes made from thick materials. Fiberglass yard markers are also light. That makes packing stake bundles easy for marking large properties.
- Plastic: It's not as common to see plastic driveway markers or buried hazard warning stakes. Plastic is exceptionally tough and durable, but it tends to be thicker and heavier. Plastic stakes also cost more money. But for semi-permanent installations, plastic stakes last indefinitely. They're also larger and can support specific warning signs and even company marketing materials.
- Metal: These are the least common snow stakes. Although galvanized metal has perfect rot and rust resistance, the weight is a definite disadvantage for marking large areas. Metal stakes are the most expensive option, but for durability and longevity, they can't be beat. Be cautious about using metal snow stakes anywhere near public property as many organized districts have banned them. Often, metal stakes have sharp edges which present a safety hazard, and when inadvertently struck by a snowplow, they can become airborne projectiles — making them highly dangerous to operators or anyone in the vicinity.
Using your snow stakes is a common sense issue. No two properties are alike when it comes to snow coverage. A rule-of-thumb is to use stakes wherever you feel there's potential for something to get damaged during snow removal. That includes piling excess snow as well as pushing snowbanks.
Chances are, you'll know where to mark your lawn and other vulnerable objects because of experience. You might have had lawn edges torn by previous snowplows or a shrub squashed by piled snow. Hopefully, you've never had a hydrant smashed or your buried Wi-Fi communications connection severed.
That begs the question of, "Where do I stake my yard?" That doesn't mean what objects to mark. It means where to place your snow stakes in relation to the protection place.
Snow stake placement depends entirely on your property layout. Consider that snow stakes are often referred to as boundary demarcation indicators. That's a fancy phrase for a visible stick, but it means this starts the no-go zone for snow plowing.
There's an unwritten rule about stake placement. It falls in the common sense category. That's to always place your lawn protective stakes ahead of what you're protecting. How far is a good question. It seems that one to two feet forward from your lawn edge is a safe distance, but that might not always be possible.
Consider the very common situation where lawns run right up to asphalt driveways. The only realistic placement is right at the soft to solid surface edge. Most plow people will recognize a pattern and decipher the plowing area from the overall placement pattern. Plus, competent plow operators know not to hit the stakes. They do this all the time and know what snow stakes mean.
Staking in a straight line is simple. The challenge to effective snow plow marking is when curves are a part of the landscape. Put yourself in your snow plow driver's seat and look out over a fresh snow covering across an entire yard. Without limit indicators, the operator has no idea what the layout is.
Staking curves is all about standing back and envisioning how a plow driver will see your property after a snowfall. Look at your entire area to be plowed and pick out the high points where your curves extend and recess. Those are the first places to stake. That's followed by fill-in, radius markers until you've painted a stake picture that clearly shows the pattern.
Staking important objects like walks, walls, curbs and catch basins is also a high priority. This is where you get creative. But, that's as long as your operator is on the same page. Many people place a single stake at the front-center of a plow hazard. That's a clear message to keep back.
Some people prefer to mark each hazard side. There's a drawback to this as too many stakes creates a confusing forest of foreign uprights. Keep it simple, as they say. The best solution to clearly identifying different hazard types is color-coding your snow stakes.
You can buy color-coded markers through many outlets. There's no universal color-coding for snow demarcation like there is for electrical codes. The main thing is that colors mean something different and your plow driver understands the coding. Suggestions for marking your yard with color-coded snow stakes are:
- Green: This color is best to signify living plants like grass and shrubs. Green can also mark planting beds and low hedges.
- Red: High safety hazards should be red flagged. Red is a universal warning color, and it's the right choice for dangerous obstacles like fire hydrants, gas meters and electrical transformers.
- Orange: Lesser hazards that are dangerous to the snowplow should be suggested with orange. That might be solid-strike surfaces like curbs and walls.
- Yellow: You might stake precaution spots with yellow. That's places like driveway ends or areas where snow piles should be placed.
- Blue: Water services are normally marked with blue indicators. That can be your water meter or your drain catchment basins. Catch basins are one of the first things plow operators pay attention to as it's vital to free drains up to prevent melt flooding.
- White: This might not be a good idea even if on the top of a brightly colored snow stake. White will disappear in the background, and that's not effective marking.
Once you've identified and selected your best snow stake materials, formed a placement pattern and arranged an effective color coding system, it's time to install them. Installation might be more difficult than it seems, though — especially if you've waited too long and the ground is frozen.
Installing your boundary and hazard markers depends on the surface. Soft ground is easy going because you can manually push or shove a sharp-pointed stake into the earth. That's not the same with hard ground once it's frozen.
Planning and ingenuity are always helpful when laying out and installing your snow stakes. Your stake material type is a big factor in setting out markers. Most commercial stakes have pre-sharpened ends that pierce their way into the soil and sit stationary. They rely on soil density to support their weight as well as wind and snow forces. That's improved once the ground freezes and stays solid to spring when stakes are ready for removal.
There are a few tricks to the staking game. Again, it matters what type of stake material you have and where you're putting them. These are the common marker installation methods:
- Manual Force: The simplest method is shoving a sharp stake into the soil. Some commercial markers have steel tips making installation in hard ground possible by hand-shoving.
- Drilling Holes: This trick is clever. You take a cordless drill equipped with an old auger bit and drill a hole deep enough to insert your stake. Obviously, this is for round stakes, which are the common commercial design.
- Installation Tools: Commercial snow stake suppliers have interesting tools that help you place snow stakes. They look like long steel bars or pipes with a sharp lower edge and a foot brace welded on. You step on the bar applying force to pierce the ground.
- Stake Sleeves: These are permanent receptacles installed on hard surfaces. Sleeves are plastic or metal tubes precast in concrete or pavement that accept stakes without hassle.
- Concrete Blocks: Some ambitious homeowners cast concrete blocks to place at important hazards. These blocks have stake sleeves pre-installed and are used year after year.
You might be wondering how far apart to place your lawn stakes. This question has no right answer. "It depends" is an overused phrase, but it's entirely applicable to your particular property. Stake placement varies depending on how many hazards you need to mark and where they are. It also depends on your property size and how long your plowing distances are.
Some owners flag or mark their demarcation lines every 20 to 50 feet for continuous runs. That's ample to let a plow driver follow along. Bigger marking spans save in stake costs. They also have a less cluttered look to your property.
Curved areas can eat up the stakes. You might need placement every 10 to 20 feet to form a clear pattern. The important issue is protecting property and equipment. It's as critical for the snow removal company to know the hazards as it is for you to identify them.
This is where it's vital to build a working relationship with your snow removal contractor. Reputable snow removers are fully aware of many hazards they find on removal sites. It's a great idea to work with your snow plow contractor to plan ahead. Ask them to help you develop a lawn-staking plan. Professional snow removers will also recommend the right stake materials as well as an efficient and easily identifiable color coding.
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Ok, apologies about the quality of the pictures, but still new to all this, so sorry if they're blurry/big/too bright/etc.
I painted this trooper as a 'test' model to see how the paint scheme I'd chosen would work - obviously the red tunic/blue trousers was a must, but I wanted to see how the little details would look.
I went for a white belt and pouches, a la the 24th foot, as I felt it popped out from the uniform. With the combat knife sheath, I originally went for a silver colour, but it looked awful, so a bronzed effect it was! Yellow epaulettes were, again, pretty much a must, but its the cuffs that have been giving me the most questions - should I leave them blue, (as in the photos) so they match the trousers, or should I go for a green, as the 1879 British uniform has?
Obviously, comments would be appreciated, criticism as well! Just be gentle, first post with pictures, and all that!
I'm painting the sergeant for the squad at the moment, and another couple of troopers, so I'll post those pictures up as soon as they're finished.
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First pictures!
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The white webbing works for me, i'd go with yellow cuffs but that may not be in keeping or maybe blue for troopers green for nco's and yellow/gold for officers.ReplyDelete
I like the idea of having different colours for the different ranks - I'll have a try at it and see what you think!ReplyDelete
Looks a solid start!ReplyDelete
To enter into the cuffs discussion remember that the cuffs on historical uniform vary according to the Regiment, though you dont need to follow that at all of course, I think for the 5th that would be green.
Does your camera have a macro mode? This would help with your pictures, the mode normally has a little flower as a symbol and lets you take pictures close up of small subjects like models.
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The Abraham Lincoln National Cemetery was dedicated on October 3rd, 1999 as the 117th national cemetery. The cemetery is 982 acres and will provide for 400,000 burial spaces. The location is the old Joliet Arsenal also known at the Joliet Army Ammunition Plant in Elwood, Illinois.
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Medal of Honor Recipient - First Sergeant Theodore Hyatt, (Civil War), Company D, 127th Illinois Infantry, 2nd Division, 15th Army Corps. Battle of Vicksburg, May 22, 1863. (Section 1, Grave 1613)
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Blue Star Memorial Marker - dedicated on September 15, 2000 and donated by the District VIII Garden Club of Illinois. The marker is a tribute to American men and women who have served, are serving, or will serve their country.
As the Eagle Soars Monument
As the Eagle Soars Monument is an 18-foot granite obelisk crowned by a bronze eagle with outstretched wings. This monument was dedicated on May 12, 2001 and donated by the Pearl Harbor Survivors Association of Illinois. Inscribed on the monument is the following
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A day that will live in Infamy
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Memorial Day, May 31st, 2010 - President Barack O'Bama visited the cemetery.
(Official White House Photo by Pete Souza)
Ceremonies at the Abraham Lincoln National Cemetery
The Memorial Day ceremony is typically held at 11:30am according to the Department of Veterans Affairs website. Volunteers place flags in the Flag-In ceremony Friday at the Abraham Lincoln Cemetery. Additional volunteers are needed after the Flag-Out ceremony to remove the flags starting at 9 a.m. Tuesday.
Another ceremony is typically held on Veterans Day.
Make a dedication to a person who has served in the military.
The national cemeteries are beautiful. We live near one. We have close family in there and intend to go there too, someday. To visit is rather humbling -to see the sheer numbers of vets in their final resting place.
Nice work on your lens.
National cemeteries are such moving places to visit. I often visit the DFW National Cemetery in Texas. Nice article and tribute to our veterans.
I remember back in high school that a few classmates enlisted -- I would hope they are still with us. You know, I have a certain affinity for cemetaries and appreciate all the history you can find there.


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We celebrated on Dream Maker with the crews from seven other boats. It was a small bi-lingual affair with about a 50/50 Anglo/Quebecers representation. We all got along fine and enjoyed ourselves.
This year Canada Day Beach House was in Grenada. The Clarke's Court Bay area is our summer home where there are several anchorages, marinas, restaurants and bars competing for our meagre dollars.
In Bequia I flew our large Canadian flag up high. In Grenada I opted to fly it low and at the bow because the boat in front of Beach House only flies the flag of his 'country' – Quebec.
Let's just say - we've had words
The call went out from Clarke's Court Bay Marina that Bob, who owns the marina, would provide a turkey for a Canada Day dinner. Canadian cruisers, and anybody else who wanted to come, would provide the rest on a pot luck basis. As an added incentive there would be Happy Hour bar prices.
It was a typical Canadian event. No one really wanted to be in charge and everybody was happy to be fed and have drink or three.
Our gracious Texan friend Miss Kitty brought out the turkey and the stampede was on.
Well maybe not stampede. Being polite Canadians we all stood in line and said "I'm sorry" a lot.
One of the Canada Day traditions is the wearing of red and white.
If we were handing out awards, Phil would have won the hat contest.
My contribution was to take the maple leaf from one of our badly tattered flags and sew it onto my shirt. Everybody had something.
Despite the very wet and windy weather, which was inspired by a Tropical Wave passing just south of us, we all had a good time.
Thanks Bob, Miss Kitty, Jenny and Charmella for making it happen.
In signing off I'd like to leave you all with a quote from Sir John A. MacDonald.
" Let us be French, let us be English, but most importantly let us be Canadian."


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The internet is a threat to democracy. That's the central argument in #republic: Divided Democracy in the Age of Social Media, a new book by Harvard law professor and former Obama staffer Cass Sunstein.
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The book isn't perfect; for starters, it is too repetitive. But with political polarisation on the rise, particularly in the United States, it couldn't come at a more important time.


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The Bell Family
Founder: Ellis Bell (1561-1608), third son of Hudde Bell
Station: Peasant
Occupation: Farmer
Heir: none
Daughters: Thilde (1604-?); Agnes (1606-1611)
Wife: Joan Coffyn
Station: Peasant
Occupation: Farmer
Heir: none
Daughters: Thilde (1604-?); Agnes (1606-1611)
Wife: Joan Coffyn
Spring 1600-1604
In the spring of 1600, Ellis began searching for a mate. He courted several young ladies of the village, none of whom could keep up with his bantering wit and wildly mischievous streak. With a tender heart and callous wit, Ellis found himself tiring quickly of the innocent and uneducated village girls who asked after hair ribbons and sweets, and were bored with his discussions of poetry and his love of nature. Finally, in 1603, Ellis met Joan Coffyn who was immediately different than the other milkmaids and farmer's daughters. Joan had a wider view of the world, thanks to the travels of her family, and though she was herself not educated, she loved the poetry and stories that Ellis delighted to share with her. Their romance was like a flash of lightning and the pair wed within weeks of meeting. Though Ellis had no money, he wanted to give the world to his new wife, and he began seeking ways to earn money quickly, if not honestly. Soon after, he had what he needed: $20K to buy a farm and start a family of his own. When Ellis introduced her to the house, she nearly fainted in disbelief: it was huge, a two story house, like the ones gentlemen were proud to call home. She didn't like to think of distrusting her husband, but it all seemed too good to be true.
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Summer 1605-1609
This pregnancy was different than her first, however, which had been as light and easy as a spring breeze. She was constantly tired and hungry, and never comfortable, and though she tried to eat, she could keep nothing down. Ellis's taunts and the baby's colick were no help to her. Quite suddenly, she found herself having strong contractions and passed out with the pain. Upon awakening, she was told the worst news--the baby, a boy, was lost. They buried him unnamed in the backyard: the grave was so tiny that Joan could hardly bear to look upon it. Before long, Ellis lapsed into a deep depression and nothing Joan could do seemed to shake him out of it. He began speaking oddly of "such things" husbands could do. Joan tried to comfort him, making him dainty foods and plying him with wine. She wooed him to bed and caressed his arms and forehead. He melted to her touch and promised not to speak so wildly. Soon, she found herself sick again with dizzy spells and nausea. The signs of early pregnancy were unmistakeable, and she hoped that this baby would cure Ellis's foul temper. For several weeks, he seemed back to his old self again, tending the garden, playing with Thilde, even giving her a mischievous grin. Life seemed normal and happy, until one day when a loud knock broke the silent house in the wee hours of the morning. She overheard Ellis conversing with the men and realized the worst: he'd accused her of witchcraft for the loss of her dear baby boy, as though she would ever have it in her to murder the lovely boy child growing in her womb. She snuck quietly to the hall and listened at the door, as she heard the taller of the two say they'd be back to "take possession" in two days. Until then, she would have to steel herself against the inevitable.
The next week was a blur of waking nightmares, as Joan found she could neither sleep nor eat. She forced herself to, for the sake of the new life within her, and the baby at her breast, now a fat jolly baby, dear Thilde who smiled more than she cried.
When the guards finally came for her, Joan was prepared, even reticent, and held her chin up. Her resolve did not impress John Farley, the prison Warden, however, and he insisted that she come immediately and follow him away to prison. She found herself quoting Shakespeare in her mind: all that reading in bed during years of the plague she'd suffered as a girl had really given her an interest in literature, and it came back at the oddest times to her aid, like now, when she heard herself repeating the old familiar lines of Lear to Cordelia, "Come let's away to prison, we two alone will sing like birds in the cage." She couldn't help a little smile at the sleeping Thilde who gurgled quietly in her crib. It struck her suddenly that she would have no one to sing with in her cage, and her steely resolve melted. She seethed with anger, thinking how she'd never meant to let that brute John Farley see her cry.
Finally, she agreed to leave, but not without giving Farley a good piece of her mind. She found Lear helpful again, as she spat these words in Farley's face:
"You see me here, you gods, a poor young girl,
As full of grief as motherhood; wretched in both!
If it be you that stir this husband's hearts
Against his wife, fool me not so much
To bear it tamely; touch me with noble anger,
And let not women's weapons, water-drops,
Stain my more than man's cheeks!
I have full cause of weeping; but this heart
Shall break into a hundred thousand flaws
Or ere I'll weep. O god! I shall go mad!"
Farley didn't know what to say, so he reached for her outstretched hands and cuffed her, leading her to the waiting prison cart outside in the gathering gloom.
A few weeks after settling in to her cell, she began to get used to the routines of the horrid place, and almost found she could sleep through the brutal hunger and incessant interrogations. Ellis never came to visit, and she was not allowed to write anyone, so she thought constantly of Thilde and of how big she must be getting, and of whether Ellis was minding her well, keeping her from the edge of the pond. Who was her wet nurse? The questions just kept coming ... until the morning sickness began and Joan realized she was pregnant--again--in this awful place. She knew now she had a reason to survive, and found her will again. She hid bits of food under her bed, and bribed the prison guard with bits of lace from her underthings (his wife was fond of such trivialities, and these were things Ellis had been free with, before the accusations started) to bring her extra water for bathing and drinking. She slept more often and finally, the prison chaplain appeared to have everything he needed to know. She knew in her heart she would be convicted, but was relieved in the knowledge that the sentencing would wait until the end of fall when her fledgling cagemate would appear. Agnes arrived early, in 1606, a tiny baby with bright eyes and delicate skin. She looked a lot like her father, Joan realized, cuddling her to her breast. With no crib, Agnes was forced to sleep on the hard stone floor, but Joan kept her as warm as she could, and tried to remain cheerful, though she cried often while Agnes slept.
Just after Agnes's birth, Joan was delighted to find she was allowed to keep the infant to nurse, until she grew to a toddler. The years 1608-1609 flew quickly, however, and she still wondered how Thilde was growing, what was happening to Ellis, and when her sentencing would be given. Late in 1609, she overheard guards discussing her case, and the brutal truth struck her heart in twain. She had been convicted and faced death. Her poor motherless babes! Days passed, she hardly ate or slept, more hungry for information than comfort. When John Farley arrived to take Agnes he was even more familiar and lascivious than ever. He pinched her arms and tweaked her cheeks, rolling his horrible tongue at her through broken teeth. "Guess you'll be seein' yer husband soon enough." He said it repeatedly, not quite to her, or to himself--but more like a universal truth that had got to be acknowledged, and as though it were something of tidy tidbit to be returned to and enjoyed frequently. Joan thrust her chin out, refusing to say anything at all. The thought of seeing Ellis again was not the way to bait her--her husband was best forgotten. She would see him in Hell, she thought. Though it was only 10 in the morning, Joan could smell the reek of cheap brandy on his breath. She shuddered as he worked his tongue through his wide buck teeth and smiled at the baby who sucked her fist. Her only playthings had been bits of yarn torn from Joan's dress, and it was nearly impossible to keep her clean in this filthy hell hole, but somehow she'd managed to do what she could, and the baby was as neat and pretty as most peasant children of the realm. John sauntered over to Agnes and leaned in, as an evil grin overspread his face. "Betchoo don' know wha's happenin' to yer, do yer, eh? little mite?" He reached for, and Agnes cringed, looking to Joan. Always a sensitive child, Agnes screamed and tried to get away as John roughly gathered her up in his meat cleaver paws. "Stop yer squirmin'--ain't making any difference, y'hear?" he growled jovially at her. Joan demanded to know where he was taking her, but the only response she got was as he rounded the cell wall--she was certain she heard the words "orphans, the both of you'n" break from Farley's foul mouth as he disappeared down the corridor with Agnes. So, Ellis was dead? But he was barely fifty, and though quite rotund, always had been strong. She pulled the tattered image of Ellis out of her bosom.
She remembered the day his likeness had been drawn, at the county fair and a budding artist--what was his name?--had all but insisted they sit for their likenesses to be drawn for only tuppence a piece. His crafty smile twinkled back at her, forever caught in a day of young romance and kisses stolen behind the apple cart. But try as she might, with her babies gone, Joan could find none of the girlish desire she'd had for him those many years ago.
After that day, Joan resolved that she would find some way to escape the horrors of Warwickshire Tower. She endured John Farley's repeated visits and though he beat her brutally, she restrained her temper and bided her time. Only Father Samuel and Starla, the prison cook, showed her any sympathy. She saved up bits of the metal plates her food was brought on and slowly began to manufacture a key. Finally, word was given of her execution date and she learned she had only a matter of weeks to realize her plan. Though she was frequently medicated, she managed to make a key that withstood the cell door lock and began to search the grounds for a way out. The day of her execution, a bright fair day in 1609 dawned clear and beautiful. Joan had her plan ready and waited for the King and Queen to arrive and the execution hearing to begin. While everyone was engaged in a lively discussion of her fate, she quietly slipped through the front gates and disappeared into the vast forests surrounding the castle keep. Thinking only of her children, Joan began to wander south, toward home. She hoped that somehow, she'd be able to find them and reunite with them once more.
The Bell Family
Head of Household: Joan Coffyn Bell (1579-?)
Station: Peasant
Occupation: None
Profile: Joan is a Neutral Fortune sim. After escaping from prison for a crime she did not commit, Joan hid out in the forests behind Lord Peter's manor in the Duchy of Warwick. Though she hoped the progressive young Duke would understand and help her plight, she has never believed him to be the rightful ruler of Warwickshire, and still maintains an allegience to King Edward, whose sentencing of her crime warranted her death by hanging.
Station: Peasant
Occupation: None
Profile: Joan is a Neutral Fortune sim. After escaping from prison for a crime she did not commit, Joan hid out in the forests behind Lord Peter's manor in the Duchy of Warwick. Though she hoped the progressive young Duke would understand and help her plight, she has never believed him to be the rightful ruler of Warwickshire, and still maintains an allegience to King Edward, whose sentencing of her crime warranted her death by hanging.
Fall 1610-1614
Joan slipped out into the night air, trying to keep out of view of the castle guards. The quiet crunch of gravel under her feet and the soft hoo hooing of owls were the only sounds, save an occasional lowing of cattle from the fields. She walked all night, only stopping for a brief rest to drink from a stream. When first light came, she nestled in under an overgrown hedge and caught several hours of much needed sleep. The only thought on her mind as she descended into a deep sleep was to reunite with her two dear daughters Thilde and Agnes, whom she hadn't seen in over a year. First, she realized she needed a place to stay where she would not be found.
When she awoke, it was late afternoon. She heard the baying of hounds and realized that John Farley was out looking for her. Trembling, she hid deep in the hedge, and peered out at him. Finally, after several agonizing minutes, the hounds caught the scent of a rabbit and bounded off in the opposite direction. When they had gone, Joan breathed a sigh of relief and edged her way out into the clearing.
Seeing that she might reasonably fare worse if she tried to move on, Joan gathered a small bundle of firewood and made camp in the woods. With only a few wild hens and a hive of bees nearby, Joan realized the next few months would be difficult, but starvation was unlikely. After several weeks, Joan hears quite accidentally from a passing stranger that the Bell girls are staying with a village woman, one Vickie Thayer (follow link to read about Bell children). She inquires about Ellis, only to discover that he has died unexpectedly of a heart attack.
Surprised to discover that news of Ellis's death still had the power to sadden her, Joan cursed her tender heart, refusing to feel sorrow for a man who never deserved her. Her children, she realized, were now quite orphaned in the world, and regardless of the risk, Joan determined she would seek them out. The next day, Joan rose with the sun and followed the small stream back into town, staying well within the tree line. After several hours hard trek, the Thayer plot came into view. She could just make out the forms of two girls playing, and knew them immediately to be her daughters, Thilde and Agnes. How they had grown!
Keeping well out of view of the road, Joan stealthily crept toward the small house. As she broke through the bracken, Vickie Thayer motioned the young girls into the house, and walked resolutely to meet her.
After several minutes of conversation, Joan confessed that her only desire was to have a fair hearing in the presence of the King, that she might be pardoned of the unfair accusations of her departed husband. Vickie promised to do all she could to see Joan pardoned. Joan begged to see the children, but Vickie refused, telling her that the children were harrassed daily by prison guards asking for information about their mother. The best possible course of action was for them to know as little as possible. Joan agreed, though it broke her heart to realize how close she was to her children and still unable to see them.
Late in 1611, just as evening spread its wide arms across the sky, a terrible hail storm broke forth. Joan huddled under the hedges, fearful that the heavy ice stones would knock her unconscious. As she watched the skies abuse the earth she thanked the good spirits that her dear daughters were safely housed in a proper cottage and not in danger of storms like this one.
Winter 1615-1619
One morning in early winter, Joan awoke to a wet nuzzling on her hand. Brushing the sleep from her eyes, she was overjoyed to see one of Ellis's old hounds, Brindle licking her fingers. Before long, the weather turned cold and Joan realized the winter would be a hard one. Thankfully, she had received some small bills from Vickie Thayer, who had promised to do all she could to help her. She thankfully traded this money with some eggs for a small tent from a passing peddler. At least the tent would keep the snow from her and provide some small shelter from the wind. Every day, Joan waited for word from Vickie Thayer to see if an appeals trial would be possible. Finally, in 1616, Joan was summoned to Lord Peter's manor by a messenger boy. When she arrived, she was met by her daughter Thilde, who was now practically a woman in her own right. She hadn't seen her since she was a babe, but she recognized her instantly, and had to restrain herself from embracing her. Thilde, now 12, was quiet and serene, but held herself erect. She had Ellis's soft mouth and twinkling eyes, but Joan though she could detect her own fierce will beneath her calm exterior.
Joan's Appeal
When everyone was seated in Lord Peter's drawing room at Warwick Manor, the King opened the proceedings to ask that the record be read aloud. The Queen, with her characteristic grace and compassion called for it to be brought forth. Joan studied Thilde's face, wondering if her eldest daughter held any anger for her, since she'd been away so many years. When the record had been read, Joan winced to hear of the way her exploits had been painted before the court. According to Father Samuel's account, whose hand had penned the official record, Joan had been a difficult prisoner from the day she'd been arraigned. There was no word given of the horrible treatment she'd suffered at John Farley's hands, though for this she felt grateful, not wishing Thilde to ever know what she'd endured in prison. As testimony was heard on the court's behalf, Joan's courage paled and she felt that the trial had been a ruse to recapture her. And then, Thilde was called to testify.
Thilde opened her remarks thanking the King for his favor to her family. She recognized her grandmother's service to his lordship as the Royal Nanny, and she acknowledged her own gratitude to him for granting her mother this opportunity to clear her good name. Joan marveled at what a clear spoken young girl she was, so sure of herself, and so upright in her demeanor. Though it pained to her to hear of how lonely the past years had been for her daughter, she was able to remain dry eyed through most of Thilde's testimony. Only when Thilde told the court of her sister's death, young Agnes, was Joan unable to keep her composure. "These last years have been cruel to us, Your Majesty, but the Good Spirits have helped us to prevail through this hardship," Thilde raised her deep brown eyes to the King. Her voice wavered only slightly before she continued, "My father was a good man. I bear him no ill will." She paused, gathering herself, "but he was mistaken. My mother has done no wrong, Your Majesty."
The Queen smiled benevolently at Thilde, and turned to the King. "This young woman speaks rightly, milord. Her words should be recorded into the register."
Joan realized she would have to speak on her own behalf. It was a moment she had rehearsed countless times as snuggled into the thickly leaved floor of the woody thicket where she slept. Now, after having heard Thilde speak, she wasn't sure what she could say to paint her own scenario in a better light. How could this young girl, whom she barely knew, speak so eloquently on her behalf. Those events leading up to the loss of her dear little son, who died inside her before she ever met him--how could she recall those with clarity now, in the presence of her only living child? She knew she hadn't murdered the babe in her womb, as Ellis as accused, but those days were so far behind her now, so hazy with the passing of time. She spoke the only truth of her heart: "I have never sought to harm my babes, Your Majesty. I breathe my life with
Finally, Lord Peter spoke. "In the interest of fairness, Your Majesty, we must find this young woman of the realm innocent. Her husband and babe deceased, the years of her life wasted, her daughter now a woman, all of this must not be in vain. This woman is young and fair and bright. She may bear your sire many sturdy sons to till the field and many fair daughters to suckle bold warriors in their cribs. We must, Your Majesty, allow her to clear her good name."
King Edward surveyed Lord Peter quietly, seeking any hint of insubordination in his impassioned plea. The rumors of the Duke's desire to rule were hard to corroborate, but even more difficult to quash. This trial may be a showpiece for his authority, King Edward realized. Still, to prove his own open minded fairness was, perhaps, important, and it would no doubt please the Queen whose grace and compassion delighted in happy outcomes. In that moment, King Edward decided to allow Joan another chance to prove her worth to the kingdom.
Joan sat with baited breath as the King turned toward her and motioned for her to leave the proceeding. Her fate, he announced, would be decided upon at a later time, and a messenger would be sent to the woody copse to inform her of her due. Only the Queen's sparkling and infectious smile gave her hope that the King would be merciful.
theirs, and I should not live myself if ever I aimed to harm even a hair upon their dear heads. I loved my husband--no wife ever loved more, but he was mistaken on this count Your Majesty. I beg your mercy, I beg your understanding, and ..." she paused, seeking the eyes of the Queen, "I beg your compassion."
Joan returned home to the woody thicket where she'd spent so many years in
hiding. Though she loved the outdoors, she'd quite forgotten how comfortable a proper house was until her recent days at court. A brief, but heavy snowstorm, reminded her of nature's cruelty and Joan shivered violently, wondering how long it would take to for the King to decide her fate. Winter would be nearly unbearable in the wild, with little to eat and even less to keep her warm.
One afternoon, just after tending to her little flock of wild hens, Joan was overjoyed to see that Elpest, Ellis's other hound, had finally found her. After a tearful reunion, she slaughtered one of the hens and roasted it over the fire, sharing it with the two hounds. Their bellies full, the three sheltered in the tent and slept out the night as the cruel winds raged about the canvas.
One afternoon, just after tending to her little flock of wild hens, Joan was overjoyed to see that Elpest, Ellis's other hound, had finally found her. After a tearful reunion, she slaughtered one of the hens and roasted it over the fire, sharing it with the two hounds. Their bellies full, the three sheltered in the tent and slept out the night as the cruel winds raged about the canvas.
Weeks passed, with little change to the weather, and with every passing day Joan found her hope in King Edward dwindle further. Then, quite unexpectedly, her mother came to her and told her to expect His Majesty at any moment for a feast. The notion of her hosting a woodland feast was so preposterous Joan burst into laughter and tears at once. Her mother, Emma, was quite the same as the last time she'd seen her: vibrant, peppery, and sharp tongued, but she loved her, and Joan knew it quite well. She embraced her mother, quite without thinking of the potential consequences, and smiled at her full in the face. "Mother dear, how happy I am to see you. I fear I have very little here in my humble clearing that would please His Majesty, but I shall prepare what feast I may to honor His Lordship." Joan bustled about, gathering what few herbs were left from the fall, a handful of dried parsely and thyme, and a small basket of dried currants. She strangled two of her dear hens, the fattest of the lot, that looked too scrawny to feed a cat, and ground the last of her cornmeal into a paste with some clean snow. A feast indeed!
Joan looked up from her preparations and saw Thilde approaching. Her face was flushed with happiness. Joan greeted her and learned that the King would be not five minutes. All must be in readiness. Hurriedly, the three women swept the floor of the thicket and stoked the fire with what dry branches they could find. The King's trumpets sounded and his Majesty broke forth into the thicket. Joan moved to kneel, when the King stayed her hand. "Dear lady, I have come to issue you pardon. You are free as any birds of this realm." As night fell, Joan served the feast she'd prepared, apologizing for its simplicity. The King, however, seemed delighted in the peasant fare, and thankful for Joan's hospitality.
"My daughter, your Majesty, is an excellent cook. Mayhap she could assist you in the Royal kitchens at Redmeade." Joan blushed to hear her mother speak so bluntly to the King, but the compliment warmed her.
Her pardon was a relief, but it did little to keep her warm, or fed. As winter set in, the
temperatures dropped further and the snow blew incessantly. Perhaps if she survived the winter, she would consider the King's offer to serve as a cook in the Royal kitchens. There was little chance of that if she froze to death, so every minute was spent trying to stay warm and fed. In the midst of a particularly ferocious blizzard, Joan ventured forth to find some food for the dogs, who were also in danger of starving. The wild hens had left weeks ago, and there were no berries or roots to be found. Only the inner bark of the trees was still edible, but it was no food for a dog. Even the fire refused to burn, and Joan realized death was near as she sank into oblivion only feet from the tent's flap. She was awoken hours later by a passing stranger, who rubbed her wrists and temples, and spoke kind words of comfort to her. He poured a warm liquid down her throat which revived her, and bade her rest.
Ralf Osteler was the kindest man she'd ever met. He stayed with her through the winter and nursed her back to health, and as he did so, he built a small home for her in the thicket, clearing away some of the trees and dense bracken. His liquid blue eyes and high cheekbones told her that he was no peasant, but Ralf never spoke of his people, or where he was from. He was guardian angel, her guardian, who had come from above to rescue her and make her life whole again.
Finally, spring neared and the snow thawed. The world blossomed at her new doorstep and Joan's heart filled with love. Ralf was intelligent and book learned, and she spent hours every evening learning to read. In the mornings, they strolled beneath the forest canopy and watched the first birds back from the south building their nests. One afternoon, quite unexpectedly, Ralf confessed his love to Joan, and asked for her hand. "I haven't got a fortune to promise you, but I give you my heart and my undying devotion." "That is all I could ever ask of you, my love," Joan breathed in his ear. They wed quietly at home with only the parish priest and woodland creatures in attendance.
Hereafter, you may follow Joan's story in the Osteler Family page.


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In this first video, I will take a swing at Tampa Bay Downs' Late Pick 5 on Saturday. This sequence includes a Kentucky Derby prep race in the Grade 3 Sam F. Davis, the return of the Eclipse Award winner World Approval in the Grade 3 Tampa Bay Stakes and eight fillies and mares competing in the Grade 3 Endeavor. World Approval looks unbeatable, so I'll take some swings with longer odds in the other legs of the Pick 5, hoping to cash a ticket in the $1,000 – $2,000 range.
For those new to the Pick 5 – you must correctly pick the winning horse in five straight races. For those that bet on sports, it is similar to a parlay bet, so all bets have to be winning ones to cash. For this reason, I generally play between 100 to 300 combinations and at a base of 50-cents, the bet will cost $50 to $150.
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A documentary following Bjork through the promotional duties for her award winning film 'DANCER IN THE DARK' has been made available through her website, [url=]www.bjork.com.
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Speaking about 'Dancer In The Dark', Bjork said following the filming she became "gagging to be Bjork again". She continued: "I (want to) be doing music again now. Although that CD ('Selmasongs') is there and I fought very hard to make it how I thought Selma would like it to be. I kissed her a very beautiful goodbye kiss."
Bjork continues to work on a new album, the follow-up to 1997's 'Homogenic'. Speaking previously Bjork said that it has a working title of 'Domestica' and is "gentle, humorous, happy and kind". She continued "It's gone really well, it feels very exciting. It's definitely a place I've never been in before. It seems like an actual continuity of all the places I have been!"


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10 Things I Won't Be Doing with My Kids This Summer
Some people like to make a summer bucket list.
Personally, I think a bucket list is more powerful than anything you can enjoy in 10 weeks of summer, so I don't do them.
Or, I call them something else.
Something with less of a must-do connotation and more of an if-we-feel-like-getting-out-of-our-jammies connotation. I don't like pressure in the summer. That's what the rest of the year is for.
Plus, having experienced tons of summers with kids in tow already, I kinda know better than to make too many commitments, and plan too many things, and set my sights on actually doing anything more relevant or demanding than sitting on the beach in my neighborhood (we live on a lake and we can walk to the water).
So, because I can't be bothered to commit, here's my not-a-bucket-list featuring things we won't be doing this summer.
Going anywhere all of the other families are going. Personally, I don't believe in summer vacation vacations. You overpay for everything. Every place you want to go is packed to bursting with all of the other families who want to be there too. And, it's hot. Really, freaking, hot. We take our annual vacation shortly after Labor Day. The kids miss a few days of school, but the weather is usually less offensive, the crowds have mostly died off for the season, and the prices are back to being close to reasonable.
Summer workbooks. Save your money kids. We have a stack of barely written in workbooks clogging up the corner of our playroom. Always I am ambitious, rarely do I ever feel like following through. Get them some fun, educational apps to work on instead and make them do them in the car while you're heading to wherever you're heading this summer.
Camping. I hate camping. I know from experience; hundreds of camping trips with my parents and one camping trip with The Dudes. I hate camping. Plus, we live on a lake in the forest. There's really no need to give up my wi-fi for them to have the "outdoor" experience – they just go outside for a few hours and leave me to enjoy my indoor plumbing and electricity in peace.
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Over-thinking what they eat. Yes, I really do serve them ice cream for dinner. At least three times every summer.
Over-scheduling them. The school year is exhausting. I do everything in my power to ensure that summer is not. One exception: exhaustion due to fun.
Micromanaging their experiences. We live in a really safe neighborhood. We have lots of community connections and all of the parents sort of look out for all of the kids. I love that about where we live, because it allows me to feel really safe telling my 9 and 12 year olds to not let me see them until sundown when I toss them outside with their water bottles and a bag of snacks for the day. I want them to have adventures and practice making good choices without me and be away from my face so I don't lose my mind listening to all of the reasons why they are bored.
Listening to them say they're bored. I have a list of chores that need doing and they are fully acquainted with what will occur if I hear, "I'm bored" in this house. I keep an unfolded basket of laundry in my basement at all times specifically for this purpose.
Waking them up early. Sure, it has to happen some days (they're on the swim team and have to practice everyday), but I want them to get exactly the amount of sleep their bodies crave. I miss being able to do that myself.
Letting them skip nap time. Yep, six, nine, and twelve, and we still have "nap time". It's a quiet hour of separation that come afternoon we all desperately need. They swear they won't fall asleep, they nearly always do anyway.
Complaining. Not about the heat or the constant togetherness or any of it. I am making it my goal to fully appreciate this summer because I know how few I have left where there is truly nothing more to do than force my eyes to stay open so no one drowns at the lake.
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A light rinse of Branca Menta brings a whisper of minty goodness to this Daiquiri riff from Prime Meats.
2 oz. aged rum (Galli uses El Dorado 3 Year)
1 oz. fresh lime juice
¾ oz. simple syrup (1:1)
Branca Menta, to rinse
Tools: shaker, strainer
Glass: coupe
Garnish: mint leaf
Prepare a coupe with a light rinse of Branca Menta. Shake the rum, lime and simple syrup in a shaker with ice. Strain into the prepared coupe. Garnish.
Damon Boelte, Prime Meats, New York City
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