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Thursday, 31 December 2015
Happy New Year and Farewell.........
159 comments:
Goodbye Vanessa, thanks again for all your wonderful inspiration. Take care, Sam xxxReplyDeleteReplies
Thank you Sam for visiting me here. I hope you have a super 2016!!!!!! XDelete
Thanks for all the lovely inspiration on your blog, from another mum of three boys x SarahReplyDeleteReplies
Thank you Sarah! Have an awesome 2016! Three boys too! Wow! XxxDelete
I shall miss you!! All the very best for 2016 and beyond xxxReplyDeleteReplies
Thank you so much Karen. Have a beautiful New Year xDelete
You will be missed Vanessa! All the best to you! 💕 penny xReplyDeleteReplies
Awe, you are too kind Penny. Have a brilliant 2016 xDelete
Although I am sad to see you go, I understand and thank you for saying goodbye, and for giving us the chance to say goodbye to you too. Thank you for your wonderful blog, I have really enjoyed reading it, and I will miss it. However I am sure that i will see you in other places. I wish you all the very best in whatever comes your way. Happy New Year. Hugs to you. xxReplyDeleteReplies
Thank you Amy. Have a super New Year and I shall be popping by your blog regularly! XDelete
I feel so very sad to hear this goodbye...I haven't always commented, as I'm a quiet observer, but I have so enjoyed the loveliness that you have shared on here. All the very best to you for 2016, and may your creative journey bring you to new fresh places of joy and discovery! Tania (Sew a Little Love)ReplyDeleteReplies
Thank you so much Tania. I hope you have the most amazing 2016 and thank you so much for visiting me here in this little space xDelete
A sad day for your readers, your posts will be sorely missed. Wishing you all the best in the new year and beyond. <3ReplyDeleteReplies
Awe thank you Angela. I'll still be as scatty and as creative! Have a gorgeous 2016 xDelete
i will miss your blog, you know i will ive followed you til the end and for so long ive been inspire and admired and enjoyed all your delightful photography and words~ and if that wasnt enough you have been my bloggy besty!!!! i will miss you but i will always look forward to seeing your comments on my blog, big besty blog hugs and best wishes xxxxxxxxx happy new year 1016!!!! <3ReplyDeleteReplies
Awe my lovely, I'll still be a constant reader of your blog. You have been my bloggy companion right from the beginning and I shall still be leaving comments on your posts xxxDelete
i will miss your blog, you know i will ive followed you til the end and for so long ive been inspired and admired and enjoyed all your delightful photography and words~ and if that wasnt enough you have been my bloggy besty!!!! i will miss you but i will always look forward to seeing your comments on my blog, big besty blog hugs and best wishes xxxxxxxxx happy new year 1016!!!! <3ReplyDelete
Happy New Year Vanessa.ReplyDeleteReplies
And to you also xDelete
Aww, Vanessa, I knew this time would come. Will really miss you here, like a little ray of creative sunshine! Thank you so much for all the inspiration. I'll see you over on Flickr. Wishing you all the best in 2016 my lovely xxxReplyDeleteReplies
I'm right over on Flickr Rachel and it'll be lovely continuing to see you on there! Have an awesome New Year my lovely xDelete
NOOOOOOOOOO - are you at least on FB so we can stay in touch - I LOVE your blog posts - Paula in Canada - www.KelmscottDesigns.com - on FB I am Paula Morrish SibbaldReplyDeleteReplies
Hi Paula, I don't use Facebook I'm afraid, but I'll still be posting any pics I take on Flickr and putting up any creative makes on my Ravelry page. I'm stripey mooka on both. XDelete
- Anonymous31 December 2015 at 14:23
I was dreading your last post, so I have gone back to the beginning and am slowly re-reading your blog, savouring every moment. Times are wobbly for me at the moment and you keep me calm, thank you. Wishing you and your bears a most peaceful, healthy and contented new year with happy times by the score. With much sadness, toodle-pip, Pamela xxxReplyDeleteReplies
Awe bless you Pamela. I hope it won't be too boring for you to re-read!!!! I'm so sorry times aren't steady for you at the moment. I do so hope that the New Year turns into a beautiful one and with every cloud there is a silver lining. Take care my lovely xxxDelete
Have a happy New Year! We'll miss you a lot! It's been very nice to read you and share this space with you :)ReplyDelete
Awe, thank you so much for visiting me in my little space. I always feel so humbled that anyone actually reads it!!!!!!! XDelete
All the very best to you!! I'll miss your beautiful posts!ReplyDeleteReplies
Thank you Angela. Have the most awesome 2016! XDelete
Thank you for each and every one of your posts. I am hoping that the New Year will bring you many wonderfully creative days. I'll eventually be looking for you over on Ravelry. Promise!ReplyDelete
Thank you Frances. I'm so excited by all the projects I have lined up for the next 12 months!!!!! It shall certainly be a busy one if I can pull them all off! Have a brilliant 2016 and hope to see you on Ravelry! XDelete
Happy new year. All the best for the coming new year beautiful. xxxReplyDeleteReplies
Oh and to you too my lovely. I hope you are well and I miss seeing what you are up to on Instagram xDelete
Happy New Year, and all the best to you and your family.ReplyDelete
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Thank you Corine, that's so kind of you. Ihopethat you have a fabulous 2016! XDelete
I cannot tell you how sad I am to see you go but I understand your reasons. I adore your blog and I will miss it terribly. Than you for all the inspiration you have given so many of us over the years. Take care xxReplyDelete
I cannot tell you how sad I am to see you go but I understand your reasons. I will miss your blog terribly. You have given so many so much inspiration. I do a little 'yessss' when I see you have a new post to read! Take care and a very Happy 2016! XxReplyDeleteReplies
Awe, thank you kindly Rosie for such sweet words. I hope you have a beautiful year xxxxDelete
I have loved seeing your beautiful pictures. Loved reading your blog. I will miss you very much. Thank you for all the inspiration you have given me. I too am a mom to 3 sons, all grown up. Now I'm a grandma to 5 grandsons with 3 more babies on the way. 1 is another boy (makes 4 sons for my oldest), 1 is having a girl(!!) and another will wait for the birth to find out. So I've always understood what it means to live in a house full of guys. As much as they made me crazy at times, I miss my little boys and would give anything to go back and have more time with them.ReplyDelete
Anyway, I just wanted you to know you always gave me joy letting me into your beautiful world. I will miss you. Blessings to you and thank you.
Thank you so much for your kind words Debbie. Gosh, such a lot of boys! I miss my boys being so young, but each stage is a lovely one, and they are a joy to be with (when the hormones are not raging!). I wish you all the best for the New Year ahead. Take care xDelete
Happy New Year Vanessa, thank you for all of your thoughts, pictures and crafty inspiration. I hope the coming year is a great one for you, we will miss you, but you enjoy your life, your home and your dear family, xxxReplyDeleteReplies
Thank you so much Gail. I hope you have the most super year also. May it be filled with fun and laughter xDelete
I will miss your blog. As a fellow boy mom I loved escaping into your totally feminine pastel world. I laughed out loud at your observations of boydom. Your tutorial on the hotwater bottle was the first pattern I successfully followed. I do understand but please know you will be missed.Happy New Year! Renate from Cortland OhioReplyDeleteReplies
Happy New Year to you also Renate. Thank you so much for visiting me here in this space. I always have felt really rather humbled that anyone has ever felt my voice and the view from my eyes was worth reading and seeing too! Have a beautiful New Year! XxxDelete
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I wanted to tell you my youngest bear was sitting next to me while I was reading your post with the birthday cake. He said that was the most beautiful cake he had ever seen. His is in the works for the party tomorrow. Thanks for the inspiration.Delete
Oh Renate that's so sweet! XDelete
Goodbye Vanessa - although as you'll still be around on the Web, it's really au revoir.ReplyDelete
I've enjoyed your blog with all your lovely photos;seeing your amazing crochet projects and gaining much inspiration from them;hearing about your family. I could go on.
I'll miss you but understand and wish you well.
Happy New Year!
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Yes exactly Tina.....au revoir! Have the most beautiful year won't you xxxDelete
Dearest Vanessa, you will be sadly missed in bloggerland! I wish you all the very BEST in your creative adventures as well as your everyday life!!!! Have a very Happy New Year and a blessed 2016!ReplyDelete
Anna xx
Awe thank you lovely Anna! I'm excited by the creativity I have planned for 2016 and hope it'll flow over into all other life aspects. I hope you also have the most fantastic 2016, filled with love and laughter. Take care xxxReplyDelete
Thank you for being a constant source of inspiration Vanessa. I will miss you here, but will continue following your journey elsewhere. Blessings for the coming year, Sharron xReplyDelete
Thank you Sharron for visiting me here and blessings to you also for the year ahead. I hope it is a beautiful one for you. Take care xxxReplyDelete
Thank you for creating such a wonderful place! Happy New Year!ReplyDeleteReplies
Thank you so much for visiting me here Alina xxxDelete
Thank you for all the beautiful photos, words and projects you have shared, Vanessa. Your blog will be truly missed. Wishing you much happiness. XxReplyDeleteReplies
Awe thank you so much for your kind words Louise. Big blessings for a gorgeous 2016 xDelete
Aww, I shall really miss your blog but good luck with new ventures. I'll just have to re read you to get my fix! Thank you and a Happy New Year, Jane xxxReplyDelete
Blessings to you, Vanessa. Yours is a lovely voice in this world. ♥ReplyDeleteReplies
Thank you so much for your kind words Val. Have a super duper 2016! XDelete
Thank you Jane. I hope re-reading won't be boring!!!!!! Have a beautiful New Year! XxxReplyDelete
Hi VanessaReplyDelete
I am very sorry you won't be posting any more fabulous pictures and gorgeous yarns. However, I wish you a happy and fulfilling new year as you seek new directions for your energies and creativity.
THANK you for all the lovely inspiring posts you gifted to your readers.
Tina xxReplies
Thank you so much for your kind words Tina. I'm looking forward to a new creative year! Have the most super 2016 also! XDelete
- Anonymous1 January 2016 at 00:27
Dear Vanessa,ReplyDelete
I wish you all the best for this new year 2016 and for all the years to come...
It´s such a good place you´ve created here!
May you and your family be blessed...
Thank you so much Tina. Have an awesome 2016! XxxDelete
Vanessa, I will miss you dearly! I've been dreading this last post since the mention of you giving up blogging. I'm a bit embarrassed to tell you that it made me teary which is quite ridiculous. I have so enjoyed every word and photo and wish you the very best always.ReplyDelete
Awe beautiful Jen, never fear, I shall be stalking you on your log! Ha ha! I may have given up posting, but I could never give up reading others blogs, and yours is definitely one of my most favourites; it really is one of the most beautiful places to visit, but you know I think that! I'm so looking forward to the New Year getting back to normal next week when I can sit with some time, and a hot drink and just catch up with your world. It's one of those lovely things you really look forward too! So it's not goodbye really....... You might even start to get sick of me!!!!!!! Have a gorgeous 2016 beautiful xxxDelete
Thank you and Happy New Year, have loved all your beautiful posts and you will be missed.ReplyDelete
Sara xxReplies
Awe thank you Sara, I've always felt hugely humbled that anyone felt my little space here was actually worth reading. Utterly surprised, but always humbled. Have an amazing 2016. Take care xDelete
I'll miss you so much sweet lady xReplyDelete
all my love Jooles x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x xReplies
Awe lovely Jooles, I'll only be gone from posting. I can't not stop my bloggy reading and commenting, so you shall still be seeing me pop in your inbox with a comment on your bloggy posts!!!! I hope you have the most super New Year. You so deserve it you beautiful lady xxxxxDelete
Happy New Year to you! May I suggest hanging out on Instagram? We're havin' a lot of fun over there!ReplyDeleteReplies
Thank you for the lovely invite! I dipped my toes into Instagram when it first came on the scene and I dipped back out of it after a while! Never say never, but for now I'll be off radar on most things xxxDelete
Hi Vanessa,ReplyDelete
What a great idea to re-read your blog, lovely summer time goodness for too hot days. "Shoot for the moon.....Even if you miss, you'll land amongst the stars" - our Liliana quoted you the other day, I heard her Papa ask where she heard that, her reply oh Mama says it all the time and she read it on CocoRose, so it must be right because how can it not be !!!!! Sharing the beauty in your every day has made the world a better place , and that is a gift we readers have all been so fortunate to be a part of. Love and Blessings to You to Gorgeous,
We will see you in flickr and Ravelry land !!!!! Jude and Liliana xxxxx (sunflowers_and_tulips)Replies
Oh I just love that phrase Jude! I've been thinking of doing an embroidered hoop with that on, just so I can see it everyday! I actually went through my Pinterest board for words the other day and found a few more beautiful, and uplifting ones I'd quite like on a hoop. Eeeeek, I feel another huge bunch of crafting to add to my very long list for this coming year!!!!!! Have a beautiful 2016.......and see you over on Flickr, Ravelry and Pinterest!!!!!! XxxxxDelete
Your blog will be much missed Vanessa, it has been such an inspiration, but I will be following on Ravelry to be sure. All the best and wishing you a very Happy New Year. Love Jane xxReplyDeleteReplies
Thank you Jane. I plan to be up to date on my Ravelry page!!!!! Ha ha! Let's see how much I can record for 2016!!!!!!! XDelete
Do hope you had a lovely Christmas time... I shall miss your prettiness here but shall catch up elsewhere! Wishing you a Happy New year!ReplyDeleteReplies
Oh have a gorgeous 2016 and see you on the other platforms!!!!! XxxDelete
Wishing you health and happiness in all that you do. Your colourful perspective on the world will be sorely missed. I'm not often on Ravelry these days but will make a point of dropping in to see what crafty things you are up to. God bless and best wishes to you and your bears. XReplyDeleteReplies
Awe thank you Mandy. I plan to keep my Ravelry page fully updated as and when I finish each make, so please do drop by and say hi if you fancy! XxxDelete
Happy New Year to you Vanessa! I will very much miss your blog posts. I sincerely wish you health and happiness and look forward to seeing any of your inspirational makes on Ravelry or Flickr! I feel like I have said goodbye to a friend who I will not see for a long time. It is bizarre how sharing an insight (and I know it is only a glimpse) into someone's life through a blog makes you feel an affinity with them. So long! XxxReplyDeleteReplies
Awe bless you Joey for such kindness in your words. It will feel a little weird I think for a bit, but I think having Flickr and Ravelry has sort of helped me feel good about my decision. So I'm not COMPLETELY gone! Always say 'hi' if you ever feel inclined! Have a beautiful 2016!! XxxDelete
- Anonymous1 January 2016 at 11:47
Lovely VanessaReplyDelete
So sad this day has come and we are loosing you - feel quite emotional at the thought of no more windows into your wee world. Your blog has been my absolute favourite and because I too have three sons and am also called Vanessa I feel a strong affinity with you somehow even though we've never met - I guess its silly but I feel like I am loosing a friend!! I have adored your makes, colour combos, interior pics, you have such exquisite taste and have been a strong source of inspiration to me. Good luck in everything you do - I am very grateful for all you have shared over the years and will keep a lookout for you on ravelry
Loads of love
Vanessa Arran
Awe Vanessa, I thought my little windows were getting quite boring!!!! Or maybe it was my voice! I do feel a little sad at saying goodbye. Posting here has been part of my life for quite a few years now, and I shall imagine it will feel weird for a bit not having a voice (or vent!!!). Still sharing my pics on the Internet and recording my makes on another platform sort of makes the transition easier for me. I hope you have a completely fabulous 2016 Vanessa.......and if you ever want to say 'hi', just drop me a line and I won't be far away!!!!! Take care my lovely xxxxDelete
Vanessa ..... Thanks for all the good times you have given us... thanks .... thanks ...... thaaaaaaaaaaaaaanks ...... thanks.......... and happy 2016 ... hope you're happy in your stuff.... I always will remember you, always ..... a big hug from Catalonia!Replies
Thank you Cristina! Have the most awesome 2016! XxxDelete
Gorgeous girl, thank you so much for all the inspiration you have provided over the years. I thank you for giving me the confidence to add more colour to my life and now my home is bursting with colour! I'll miss your gorgeous blog, but look forward to seeing what you've been up to on Ravelry. Take care and have a wonderful 2016.ReplyDelete
Hi Leah, have a super wonderful New Year too! I shall look forward to seeing you on Ravelry and I hope to be super creative this coming year!!!!! XDelete
your final post really came! maybe a little something inside of me thought naaah she will reconsider ;) (hey a girl can hope right!) yet I completely understand and wish you nothing but the very best! I will definily check flickr out, never really understood how that worked but if it gives me a chance to follow your amazing feel wondeful pictures i will succeed!! xoxo all the best! heidiReplyDeleteReplies
Hi Heidi, yes it came! It did seem a little weird saying goodbye at the beginning of December and then hanging around for a month, but I just didn't want to end abruptly after so many years. It just didn't feel right. You don't have to be logged into Flickr to view what photos I upload. If you just go to the sidebar on this blog you can click on the photo ball there and it will link you to Flickr to view the photos. It's only if you wNt to comment really that you need to be logged in, but you can still view them without any of the hassle! Have a gorgeous 2016! XxxxxDelete
it worked :) I got myself an account and follow you there great! thank you for taking the time to say goodbye to us so kind of you! see you on flickr!Delete
- Anonymous2 January 2016 at 00:04
It is yourself that I will miss most Vanessa, a very gracious, kind, genuine and warm person. Your integrity will be missed as well as your lovely manners and modesty. Never doubt that we really did feel drawn in by your sensitive words as well as enchanted by your lovely pictures. You will be missed here and often remembered.ReplyDelete
Wishing you health, wealth and happiness, may 2016 and beyond be very happy and fulfilling for you. Goodbye and thank you!
Oh gosh Sara, I don't really know what to say to such kind words. You are too kind, and generous with your words, honestly. I'm sure it will feel a little strange for a while, as blogging has been a part of me for quite a few years now, but I hope to still be completely creative and snap away. I think I'll perhaps be talking to myself more!!!!!!! Ha ha! Have an awesome 2016, and I hope it gives you all that you need and want xxxDelete
- Anonymous2 January 2016 at 15:24
Dearest Vanessa here,s a polish girl living in germany.Your wonderful blog has inspired and gave me joy for many years so although I very much understand that you decided to end it, I am very sad. Thank you for for all the joyous moments.GrazynkaReplyDelete
P.s. sorry could you please send me the nick I can find you in revelry? Thank you( email@example.com )Replies
Hello Grazynka, thank you for your kind comments! My name on Ravelry in 'stripey-mooka'. That should lead you to me on there. I hope to be very good and keep everything updated as I do it. Here's hoping I have a creative year to log!!!!!! Have a beautiful 2016!!! XDelete
Very sad to see you go Vanessa and thank you for everything xx Love Joy xxReplyDeleteReplies
Thank you Joy. May you have a truly wonderful 2016 xDelete
Thank you for all the gorgeous things you have shared with us all Vanessa...you are truly an inspiration. I will miss your blog posts but hopefully I will still see your lovely photos on Flickr. Wishing you a wonderful, creative and beautiful 2016.ReplyDelete
Marianne xxx
Thank you so much Marianne. I really hope you have an amazing 2016 and I will see you over on Flickr!!!!! XReplyDelete
Thank you for leaving your blog up for us. It's so inspiring. You will be missed.ReplyDelete
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Thank you Cindy. Have a wonderful 2016 xDelete
NOOO!!! Sorry. That slipped out. But I'm going to miss you! I know you've talked about this in the past and given it a lot of thought so I am sure it is the right thing for you, but still, I'll miss your creativity, your photography, your warmth and lovely personality - and your sheer bloody talent! Happy New Year to you, I hope 2016 is magnificent. xxReplyDeleteReplies
Awe thank you lovely Gillian. I shall still be reading your Blog as I love it, so I'll still be commenting. I won't be completely gone! Have a super 2016! xDelete
Hi Vanessa. Thank you for being part of these past few years of my life. I'm going to hugely miss seeing your new blog posts here. Your photography is amazing and I hope that one day you'll publish a book with all your wonderful images and your lovely writing style and words. You inspired me to start my own blog back in 2011 and inspired me to start learning to crochet too. I will be forever grateful for your inspiring blog and approach, without your blog I wouldn't have started my blogging journey and changed my future career and life plans. I love your honest, touching and open writing style and will really miss your blog posts but understand why you want to sign off from this space. Wishing you an incredible 2016 and beyond, full of creativity, love and beautiful colours. I will see you on Flickr. Love Lucy xxxxxReplyDeleteReplies
Awe thank you Lucy for such kindness in your words. I'm blushing a little. I still be taking as many photos and making as many things, just my voice to accompany them won't be heard now. Maybe not such a bad thing, I had a tendency to go on a bit! ha ha! It'll be lovely to see you over on Flickr! Have a super duper 2016 xxxDelete
- Anonymous3 January 2016 at 22:08
Oh no. I will miss your blog dear Vanessa. I loved watching your crochet journey and it truly inspired me. Your use of colour helped me regain my mojo for crochetand your love for all things pastel helped me realise that there is a whole colour pallette that I just haven't been brave enough to use.I will look out for you on Ravelry and look forward to future creations. All the best. TReplyDeleteReplies
Thank you! Oh yes, be brave enough to use pastels!!!!!! ha ha! Looking forward to seeing you over on Ravelry. All the best for 2016! xDelete
I've been away and just saw this. Oh, say it's NOT so!ReplyDelete
Your blog will be SO missed! your work is beautiful - and inspiring to so many. We will all miss you.
We will definitely visit here and there to re-visit this site so absorb as much as we can....but you will be so very missed.
Please reconsider -- and let us all know if you change your mind. We DO understand that this is a large undertaking - and work intensive. Please know that you will be sorely missed! and we do appreciate all you've shared with us.
Farewell dear Vanessa. I have loved reading and visiting your blog and will miss your lovely photos, sweet words and beautiful creations. I am so drawn to your style and often spend hours re-reading and looking through old posts. Your blog is like that well thumbed book you keep going back to when you need a little lift, whether it be inspiration for yarn craft, home decor or colour on a dull day.ReplyDelete
Keep well lovely lady xx
(Please consider instagram, it's such an easy platform to share your photos and no words are required.)
Awe thank you Caroline for such lovely comments. I'm glad someone re-reads it! I kinda thought seeing as I was never going to re-read it, then there wasn't a huge amount of point in writing it, especially if I had other platforms I used to record photos and my makes. I just thought it would be nice to be a little bit invisble again. I think I said a proper goodbye, just because I thought if I ever was tempted to start to write in this space again, to connect with others......I think most people would be gone, so there wouldn't be any point. Blogging is ever changing and Instagram has taken over. Ever the one to always not want to do what is popular, I've been determined not to go back onto Instagram. Never say never, but for now, I think I'll be content with the less popular methods of social interaction! I'm just a little nerdy......and stubborn!!!!!!! Have a beautiful 2016, and I hope it is filled with lots of fun and laughter xxxReplyDelete
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- Anonymous6 January 2016 at 10:31
I just wanted to say goodbye.....It was not very long ago that I found your blog and all the beautiful colours and crochet but it has been a joy to follow it.Such beautiful photos, it makes me happy!ReplyDelete
But now that you have decided to say goodbye I want to wish you all the best in the future!!! Thanks for sharing your pretty pictures! I will come back here from time to time when I long for some more colour!
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Awe thank you Jeanette. I hope you have the most amazing coming year! XxxDelete
- Anonymous7 January 2016 at 02:30
NOOOOOOO, me encanta tu blog !!!! todo lo que publicas !!!!! Gracias .Besos. Sandra de Argentina.-ReplyDeleteReplies
Thank you Sandra! XDelete
Hooboy I managed to miss that you were quitting this blog! Oh no, so sad to see you go. Scrolled back to look for a post further explaining your reasons, which I'm sure you must've made, but I can't find it as of yet. Do you have a link somewhere?ReplyDelete
I know you'll have good reasons though, whatever they are. But I'm gonna miss your posts, I always really enjoyed them! I added you to my friends list on ravelry (I'm Skochsela there), so I can hopefully still enjoy your creations in some way or form ;)
I wish you good luck and lots of good things the coming year. <3
Thank you for your kind words. There was a post at the beginning of December that explained why I was saying goodbye. In a nutshell, I realised I have never re-read this blog. It was written as a diary to myself, but the reality of it was that I didn't think I would ever read it back. If I went back it would be only really to view the pictures I had taken or see the things I had made. I realised I already had a platform (Flickr) to store my photos and (Ravelry) to record my makes, so this blog felt a little redundant. I felt my voice was repetitive and uninspiring, so my decision was to say goodbye. I thought if I took a long break, the way blogging is changing in favour of Instagram, it wouldn't be worth coming back after a long period away, so I just thought it was better to say a proper goodbye! The blog will remain live though so it will always be available to view! Have a super 2016! XReplyDelete
Dear Vanessa,ReplyDelete
So sorry to hear your stop blogging, but I understand. Now and then I am in doubt too whether to stop or continue.
I wanted to thank you for your inspiration, your amazing photo's and your sweet comments through the years. I will miss you! Hope to see you Instagram!
Wishing you and your men a Happy, Healthy and Sparkling New Year! Wishing you lots of luck!
Love, Madelief xReplies
Thank you for your kind words lovely Madelief. I felt that I had come to an end with my voice. I shall still be avidly blog reading, and I always love to read your new posts, so I wont be completely gone! Have a fantastic 2016 with your girls, and lots of life's blessing my friend xxxDelete
Thank you for your inspiration through the years! Like you I love pastels and it was always a pleasure to visit your blog with your beautiful pictures. I'm sure you will be missed in blogging world. I notice more bloggers decided to stop with the new year :-/ReplyDeleteReplies
Thank you Lucy. I just felt that if I took this as a long break on my blog, the way that blogging is changing, by the time I decided to surface again, there wouldn't be anyone around to visit or read, so I might as well just call it quits! Have a super New Year! xDelete
OH dear. I missed the big farewell. No hugs in the hallway or drying off a tear in the corner of my eye. But you see, I don't like farewells. I always sneak away in silence... And I believe I will bump into you pretty much everywhere. I have loved your blog, your pictures, your creations, your silly mumbling and deep honest reflections and thoughts. May this year be a wonderful one for you. All the best. Until we meet again.ReplyDelete
Thank you my friend. I will only really be gone from posting. I shall still be visiting all my favourite blogs still, so expect to see me commenting away on yours! Have a super duper 2016 and may it be filled with love, laughter and creativity! xxxxDelete
I wish you all the best!ReplyDeleteReplies
Thank you! Have a super New Year! xDelete
Blimey O'Reilly, I've not been reading blogs for that long and what always impressed me with your blog was its style. You have been so consistent, providing lovely photographs of beautiful things and even more beautiful makes. All pastelly, or colourful but always super stylish.ReplyDelete
Only the other day I referred a crochet mad friend to your site and now I find you are at an end.
I wish you all the very best and will have a look for you on ravelry so I don't completely miss your inspirational makes.
Best wishes
Ali xxReplies
Awe thanks lovely Ali. I just felt like I had no voice left, and my crafting seemed more sporadic due to less time these days. That combination doesn't make for a good blogger! I'll still be around in the internet though, and anything I do make will go up on Ravelry, and anything I do take a piccie of will go up on Flickr! So I'm not really gone am I?!!!!!!! Have a gorgeous 2016 xxxDelete
The Very Best to You as well Vanessa.ReplyDelete
I will miss you on here but will still see you on Ravelry.
Be Blessed Friend,
Thank you Danette. Have an awesome 2016! xDelete
- Anonymous19 January 2016 at 17:26
Hello...are you there!! I sound like Adele!! I just wanted to let you know how much I am enjoying re-reading your blog, I am at 12th October 2011. Such a warm feel good break in my day. I did mention in my "Good-bye" to you that I was in the middle of a wobbly time well things are improving, slowly and surely. And your blog plays it's part. Thank you. Hope you are enjoying retirement :) Sending warm wishes, PamelaReplyDeleteReplies
Hello Pamela! I'm waving big time! Gosh, I hope it's not a boring read! ha ha! I'm SO glad to hear that the 'wobbly' time is improving. That has put a big smile on my face today to hear that. I woke up grumpy for some reason this morning, so I walked in the fresh air searching for the beauty in the day, and I found it in the frost patterns. Oh so pretty. Then to read that things are improving for you put another smile on my face! Thank you for that! This year so far has just been mundane cleaning and sorting. I am desperate to do something crafty. I shall pick up an old friend to work on I think, although, I had an idea for a blanket yesterday and I just cannot shift it from my mind. I am SUPER excited to give it a try.It's a long project though and I don't really want two long projects on the go, so I'll see how long I can hold out on it, before the utter NEED takes over! Take care and have a BEAUTIFUL day! xxxDelete
- Anonymous10 February 2016 at 15:42
Hi Vanessa, has the need won? Did you give in and now have two long projects on the go? I thought of you yesterday when half way through sewing a log cabin quilt I decided I would turn it into a table runner! Ha! Ha! I have my reasons , I am not totally unhinged! I have a spinal bone growth which I have learned to managed until it comes to craft....Machine sewing is it's absolute nightmare, but do I listen? No I don't! So a compromise was had. I was so determined to make it as we had the holiday of my dreams last Autumn when we visited New England in the Fall, so this is in colours of the fall and brings a smile to my face each time I walk past the dining room table. What a ramble!!Delete
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Ha ha! Well, it's sort of won! I haven't started it yet but I have ordered the yarn. Oh my, it was such fun getting colours for it. I'm hoping I can keep it small so I can whip it up quickly. In my usual shades I'm afraid. I seem to never fully be able to stray too far! I was naughty today too, as I was in a yarn shop and bought some rather gorgeous yarn to do something with. Not sure yet but I've been eyeing it up for a while and it was on sale. MEANT TO BE then!!!!!!! Ha ha! I'm supposed to be keeping all my crafting to a minimum at the moment. Decorating my house and painting my house was supposed to be my goal, but I'm lacking enthusiasm, and have an attack of the blahs at the moment. Therefore, a bit of crafting maybe just what I need! Actually, once the yarns arrive for the new project, I might just HAVE to start it. My brain is all scatty at the moment. I don't know about ants in my pants so much, as ants in my head!
New England in the fall sounds absolutely gorgeous, and what a beautiful reminder to have to make you smile when you walk past your dining table! I need to make friends with my sewing machine. He just doesn't like me. Probably because I have never bothered to get to know him properly. He needs to be wined and dined I think to co-operate!!!!!!!!
Lovely 'virtually' chatting to you Pamela. Take care, and may you be blessed with sunshiny days too! Xxx
- Anonymous20 January 2016 at 09:03
Sad that I'm unable to read your blog anymore, I will miss you and best wishes to you Venessa.ReplyDeleteReplies
Thank you! Have an awesome 2016! xDelete
Dont nail the saying... all good things will come to an end. Your blog is refreshing, lifts up moods and brings happiness. Wish you'll come back soonReplyDelete
Sorry to see you go. Happy new year. If you read this please could you help me. I love your corner to corner scarf with diagonal ends,but can't work out how to start it diagonally. I have searched the net but can't find info anywhere. My email is email@example.com. Thank you,ReplyDeleteReplies
Hi there, I sent you an email with help. If it doesn't reach you, just comment back on here and i'll reply in the comments box (but I added pics to help you!).Delete
So sorry to see you go. Your work has always been beautiful & inspiring. Thank you for sharing ideas, colors & so much more. Wishing you the very best! Hoping to see you on Pinterest & Ravelry.ReplyDelete
Thank you for your lovely kind comments! XDelete
I'm what you may call a silent viewer, probably like many other. It's Sad to see you go, but wish you all the best and a big Thank you for sharing your makes and time with us all much appreciated.ReplyDelete
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Thank you Jackie, that's very kind of you to say xDelete
This is a beautiful blog and your creations are absolutely lovely. I discovered them on pinterest. All best wishes to you.ReplyDelete
Awe bless you Kazzy. Strangely I was thinking of you too today......wondering how you were getting on in your new house, new surroundings and life. I hope it's still amazing and Sweetpea is loving it too! Big squishy hugs xxxxDelete
I miss seeing your lovely post and crocheting. Hope you are well with love JaniceReplyDeleteReplies
Hello Janice! I'm very well thank you! I've been very busy with house decoration. It was my plan to spend this year sorting and decorating my house. Wow, it's a time consuming thing! I forget how it totally sends you into complete disorganisation! There has been little time for crochet so far this year. I have the mini hexagon blanket on the go (which I started last summer) and a new blanket I have made a start on. It's another patchwork type, but it's a big one and so far I have only made a small start. Never enough time! Hopefully by the summer, the majority of house redecoration will be done so that I can concentrate more on crafting. I'm sort of itching to do it, but the house is in so much chaos, I feel yarn everywhere would add to it, and that wouldn't be good! Ha ha! I'm still taking photos and posting them up on Flickr. Just click on that photograph ball in my sidebar and it'll take you to my Flickr page and you can see what I've been up to in pictures. Not massively exciting as no crafting though! I have missed being on here, more than I thought, just often wanting to get some words down on virtual paper, but life is fairly boring and I really don't think it would be of interest to anyone!!!!!!! Thank you so much for thinking of me, and I hope you are well and all is good in your world. Take care, Vanessa xxxDelete
I've been thinking about you and just wanted you to know that there seems to be a hole where your photos and words once were. Missing you and hoping you are enjoying your days.ReplyDeleteReplies
Awe thank you beautiful Jen. Life is busy....quite chaotic at the moment. I'd quite like it just to slow down a little, that would be nice! In the meantime, I'm trying to concentrate on healthy living and fitness. It's the only thing I feel I have control of at the moment, and it's kind of fun! Things are so busy that I seem to be lagging in catching up with my fave blogs. It saddens me a little, as it was a daily thing for me when I was actively blogging. I do miss blogging a bit, but having said that, there has been no crafting of any sorts these past 5 months and I haven't had much to talk about, so it's not such a bad thing I stopped! ha ha! Take care my lovely xxxxxxxDelete
i will miss your blog, you know i will ive followed you til the end and for so long ive been inspired and admired and enjoyed all your delightful photography and words~ and if that wasnt enough you have been my bloggy besty!!!! i will miss you but i will always look forward to seeing your comments on my blog, big besty blog hugs and best wishesReplyDelete
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Hello Chandu, thank you for your kind comments. Hopefully, leaving my blog up and live, you will be able to have a browse through the posts again when you feel like it! Have a super week! Vanessa : )Delete
Ahhh miss looking at your beauty, you are super talented and so creative, love you Ness, can't wait to see you soon, xxxxReplyDelete
Visiting today for some much needed Coco Rose inspiration. I do hope you are well and have had a good summer.ReplyDelete
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Hello Caroline!Delete
Awe thank you for visiting here again! Hope you managed to feel a little inspired! he he! I am well thanks. This year has been busy....and testing. Sadly, not much has been happening on the creative front, so just as well I put this baby to rest at the start of the year! ha ha! The summer was lovely and relaxing and just what I needed. I'm gathering my thoughts on what to make for the winter months. I always get the urge to make something warm and cosy at this time of the year, so we will see!
I hope 2016 has been a good one for you so far, and that these last few months will be super awesome indeed! Take care, and thank you for stopping by! xxxxx
Come back! :)ReplyDelete
So well put. Not the rosiest of years, but certainly not the worst either. Would be lovely to see you back in here sooner than next year.ReplyDelete
Merci de nous donner des nouvelles. Votre message reflète l'année que nous avons passé (pour beaucoup de monde). Moi aussi j'espère que mon crochet sera plus productif que 2016 et que l'année sera meilleure... Merci pour votre blog si beau et qui réchauffe le coeur (même l'été ;-) ). Tous mes voeux pour 2017ReplyDelete
❀ Thank you so much for leaving a comment. If you ask me a question, I will do my best to reply here in the comments section. Just pop back in a day or two and I hopefully will have replied. ❀


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I just started listening to Em about a month ago and I really like him (Which is surprising since I've never been a big fan of rap). I have three albums of his now: MMLP, The Eminem Show, Recovery.
A little about me:
I'm 17 years old, male, and the whitest person I know lol.
I think I like early Eminem (Back when he had blonde hair and his lyrics were hilarious) better than current Eminem.
Besides Em, my music is full of Classic Rock.
Well, gotta go, I'm almost at the bridge now
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On the heels of Travel and Tourism Week, Acting Secretary of Commerce Rebecca Blank visited the Consular Section at the U.S. Embassy in Colombia today as part of the trade mission she is leading this week to Brazil, Colombia, and Panama.
Currently, the U.S. consular section in Colombia is the sixth busiest worldwide by volume of visa applicants. So far this year, the record for one day processing was 3,001 applicants—the highest in the world for that day. On average, the Consular Section at the U.S. Embassy in Colombia receives 2,300 applicants a day for travelers visiting the United States for tourism, work, or education purposes.
The Acting Secretary's visit directly supports the Obama Administration's commitment to promoting travel to, and tourism within, the United States. Travel and tourism, which represents the United States' number one service export, is a crucial stimulator for the American economy. In March 2013, spending by international visitors to the United States totaled more than $14.4 billion, an increase of nearly 3 percent when compared to last year.


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With the Ucas deadline for applications now passed, we take a look at the ten most increasingly popular subject choices at university, taken from students enrolling to the subjects in 2007/8 and in 2010/11.
10. Music
Percentage increase: 48.57
In three years, the numbers of students studying Music at university has increased by almost 49 per cent, from 3740 in 2007/8 to 5560 in 2010/11. Potential career paths directly relevant to the degree include teaching, music therapy, or life as a professional musician.
Data provided by BestCourse4Me; all data is subject to HESA's rounding strategy, so percentages may appear incorrect. Subjects with fewer than 500 students registered have been discounted


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It took me forever to finally break down and buy the P90x system. The price was the absolute biggest factor. I couldn't get myself to pay $120 dollars for a workout dvd. Then I realized that most people pay at least that much going to a gym, so I found it to be more of an investment that anything. Plus, even if I wasn't the perfect P90x-er, I was still going to get a great workout. In the end, I went on Amazon.com and found the system for $80 used. I couldn't say no to that price!
So I'm going to share with you my favorite moves from the workout dvd's. Now you can try these at home or at your gym and see if they work for you. At the very least, you'll see what I've been doing these past few weeks! I'll try to explain them as best as possible. I'd much rather demonstrate them, but I supplied pictures to help you see what I am saying in my description of each move.
Here are my Top 5 Exercises
5) Balance Lunges
This move belongs to the Legs and Back series of exercises. I love this move and was doing them even before P90x.
Place top of foot (or tiptoes) on chair. Lunge outward with other leg. Be sure to keep knee over ankle. Dip down without allowing your knee to move past ankle. If necessary, modify by placing top of foot on chair. To intensify: Add light weights and increase range of motion.
4) Dive Bombers
The dive bomber is awesome. I can usually only do 8-10 because my arms literally collapse. This is part of the Chest and Back workout.
Begin in a "downward facing dog"-like position but with wider feet and arms.
Lower your head to the ground as you arch your bad – pretend there is a fence and you are going to go underneath it. Stay on your toes as you do this move.
Finish by pushing yourself upwards. Your back will be arched. Your chest should be up with straight arms – this is like an "upward dog" pose in yoga. You should still be kind of on your toes, your knees shouldn't be touching the ground.
To go into the next move, either push back into a downward dog or do the move in reverse by lowering back into the second part of the exercise and again back into the downward facing position. Either will work, but doing the move in reverse will be harder.
3) Right Angle Pose and Extended Right Angle Pose
This one is kind of tricky to explain, but I'll do my best. This is my favorite move from the Yoga series. Begin in a deep lunge, don't allow your knee to extend over your ankle in the process. Next, raise your arm over your head. Your other hand can balance on the ground nearest your front foot for now.
Next, bring your raised arm back behind you. Use the other arm to reach under your front thigh and grab your wrist. Hold this pose for 30 seconds or so. Then do the other side with the opposite leg in front and the opposite arm reaching behind and underneath you.
2) Jump Knee Tuck
This is fairly straight forward. The jump knee tuck exercise is part of the Plyometrics workout. Basically, you'll want comfortable shoes for this one and a cushy mat under you. You're going to spring off the ground and tuck your knees into your chest then land on your toes. Try to make sure you don't come booming down to the ground – you should land relatively quietly if you're landing on the balls of your feet. Do this multiple times for at least 30 seconds. The last 10 seconds, pick up the pace and do as many as you can very fast.
1) The Push-Up
Surprise! Anyone who has read through my blog knows I am a stickler for push-ups. They really are the best exercise that hits all the best places on your body. You'll work your chest, butt, arms and abs. No more saggy anything with this move. Heck, if it's good enough for those tough army soldiers, it's good enough for me!
Now, start in the plank position. Lower yourself, keeping your back straight (not saggy and don't allow your butt to stick out in the air). Keep lowering your body until your arms form a 90 degree angle.
Next push back up onto your hands, keeping proper form and then repeat the exercise.
Your wrists may hurt, so try getting the push up bars as these will keep your wrists from straining and will also extend your range of motion.
So there is just a taste of my daily burn. I'll post more exercises as I go. I hope this helped anyone who was curious as to what the P90x program entails. Obviously there is a LOT more exercises, these are just my favorites that I look forward to sweating through.


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Which of the following is an antioxidant?
Vitamin E
Vitamin B
Herbal Medicine: An Outline of The History of Herbalism An Overview and Literature Resource List
Christopher Hobbs LAc, AHG
New Stone Age 8,000 to 5,000 B.C. Europe
Transition from the paleolithic to neolithic period...from a food gathering to a food producing economy.
Stone was polished, creating tools to clear trees, help farming.
Lake-dwellers cultivated or gathered over two hundred different plants, among which are not a few that possess medicinal qualities
(Papaver somniferum
Sambucus ebulus
Fumaria officinalis
Verbena officinalis
Saponaria officinalis, Menyanthes trifoliata
L., etc.).(1)
In the history of herbalism, women prepared food and healing potions--women generally practiced herbalism on a day to day basis, as well as took care of the ills of other members of the family or tribal unit(2). However, throughout history, men compiled the remedies and wrote them down, which is why nearly all the herbals are by men.
Chimpanzees have been seen to self-select medicinal herbs for treatment of disease.
Early mind-body medicine is seen to be practiced in the many rituals, magic rites, beliefs of higher beings affecting health and disease, etc. This was especially prevalent up until the time of the Egyptians (2500 B.C.), when "rational" medicine began to rise, and continued to run concurrent with religious and magical medicine.
Magic, religion, and medicine are one to the primitive mind. The belief in spirits that reside in animate and inanimate objects of man's environment, in the elements of nature, spirits that interfere in man's life for good or evil and therefore may cause disease, is extremely widespread, in fact almost universal(3).
Most primitive tribes today posses an expert knowledge of medicinal plants, which number at times to hundreds(4).
Menes, the founder of the 1st Dynasty united Upper and Lower Egypt around 3000 B.C--but the land along the nile had been inhabited for thousands of years before that.5 The Secret Book of the Heart tells of 3 kinds of healers, the physician, the priest and the sorcerer.
The most complete medical documents existing are the Ebers Papyrus (1550 B.C.) and the Edwin Smith Papyrus (1600 B.C.)(6). However, the the Kahun Medical Papyrus was the oldest that has been translated--it comes from 1900 B.C. and deals with the health of women, including birthing instructions.
Commonly used herbs included, senna, honey, thyme, juniper, frankincense, cumin, colocynth (all for digestion); pomegranate root, henbane (for worms) as well as flax, oakgall, pine-tar, manna, bayberry, ammi, alkanet, Acanthus, aloe, caraway, cedar, coriander, cyperus, elderberry, fennel, garlic, wild lettuce, nasturtium, onion, peppermint, papyrus, poppy-plant, saffron, sycamore, watermelon, wheat and zizyphus-lotus(7).
Babylonian and Syrian medicine formed a bridge between Egypt and Greece and flourished between 1000 and 2000 B.C.
Much of the early Greek medical knowledge came over from Egypt(8). In Dioscordes work,
De Materia Medica
(ca. 55 A.D.), a number of the recipes are the same as listed in Papyrus Ebers, and prescribed for the same ailments. Although Dioscorides was considered the absolute authority in materia medica for over 1600 years, it is important to note that knowledge of herbs and healing was handed down from one generation and culture to the next, and thus belongs to no one man, woman or individual, but to humanity.
As is well-known, the Greeks were highly skilled in medicine and materia medica. The following sources come down to us from the ancient period of about 500 B.C. to 60 A.D.
1. Hippokrates: usually considered an entire school of "rational" or scientific" medicine, though the individual may also have lived. Hippokrates may also have been the first "nature doctor" in a more modern sense, for he utilized simple natural remedies such as vinegar, honey, herbs and hydrotherapy in healing. He emphasized prevention and healthful living. Many works survive and have been translated from the original Greek. The work that is of the greatest interest to herbalists today is Dierbach's
The Medicine of Hippokrates
(in German). All of the 257 drugs mentioned in this work are listed and compared to modern Pharmacognosy texts by Riddle(9). Only 27 of these are not listed as medicinal plants today, some of which are now considered foods.
2. Theophrastus (340 B.C.) wrote on natural history and botany--his work Inquiry into Plants survives and is available in English translation(10). He writes of many kinds of plants and how they are used in medicine, how to grow them and many other observations.
3. Pliny's (60 A.D.) Natural History is the largest compellation on plants from the Greek period. Although Pliny was not very critical, he reports from the writings of many authors whose work does not survive, so is a valuable resource for the medicinal uses of plants in ancient medicine. Pliny lists more plants than Dioscorides or any of the other ancient writers.
4. Krateus is a Greek herbalist who is considered the first person to produce an illustrated work on medicinal plants(11). Pliny speaks of his illustrated "herbal," which does not unfortunately, survive. His influence is thought to be felt in the De Materia Medica of Dioscorides, as well as other later works on medicinal plants.
5. Dioscorides is the greatest and most influential ancient Greek writer on materia medica. He was supposedly a physician in Nero's army and thus traveled far and wide gathering, using and studying plants and recording the folk uses of many herbs as well. The influence on future generations, even until the 1700s can not be overestimated. His work was considered absolute, and his work was copied, recopied and commented on for 1600 years. The earliest surviving manuscript is the Codex Vindobonensis from 512 A.D. This magnificent work was illustrated with about 400 full-page hand-colored plates and was made for the daughter of Flavius Anicius Olybrius, Emperor of the West in 472. An English translation of Dioscorides (by Goodyer) was published by Gunther(12), unfortunately now out of print, but available in libraries and occasionally seen second-hand. For additional perspective and analysis of Dioscorides, see Riddle(13).
Middle Ages
Throughout the history of humans, science, art and consciousness has been kindled from time to time to an especially bright flame. During these times, knowledge and awareness of health and disease increased dramatically, at times influencing people for generations until the flame rekindled in another time and place. In the middle ages, taken here to mean the long period between Greek and Roman culture and the Renaissance, several "schools" of medicine which contributed substantially to the progression of herbalism can be noted. But it must be remembered that these times were built from the day to day practice of herbalism and investigation of the natural world. As has been mentioned before, it is mostly men who wrote down and compiled the works we have to go by when considering the history of herbalism, but it was both men and women who practiced and developed herbalism--perhaps women more than men on a day to day basis. Payne, in his English Medicine in the Anglo-Saxon Times supports this by saying, that in European medicine (especially among the Germanic Tribes) "Medicine was largely practised by women; and Tacitus relates that warriors wounded in battle brought their wounds to their mothers and wives to be attended to(14). The following outline details briefly the major sources of information during this period.
Arabian School
During the period from about 700 A.D. until 1300 A.D., the flowering of all branches of knowledge was magnificent. Many works were written about medicine, health and disease, pharmacy and materia medica--most of which are extant, but in Persian. Two works on materia medica have been translated into English (The Formulary of Al Kindi and that of Al-Samarqandi) and are available(l5, 16). From them it can be seen that the practice of herbalism was brought to a high degree of skill.
Anglo-Saxon Leechcraft (512-1154)
was the collective English word for medical practitioners--those who practiced all forms of healing. Several works survive from Anglo-Saxon medicine in England, among them Herbarium Apuleius (480-1050), one of the most copied herbal manuscripts, available in modern English . This work contains recipes and uses of over 100 herbs(17). Another work available in modern English is the
Leechbook of Bald
(925), (18) containing may formulas and herbal remedies in a fairly sophisticated system of therapeutics, but many superstitious notions about how to apply herbal treatments as well. Meanwhile, a number of generations of the family Myddvai practiced herbalism in a highly artful degree, their herbal therapies were written down ir. the work,
Physicians of Myddvai
(1250), which is available in modern English, though out of print (19).
The school of Salerno or Salernum (11th to the 1 2th century) in Italy was a famous and influential medical and health center, epitomized by the work of the Christian physician, Constantine the African (20), who is generally credited with the introduction of Arabian medicine into Europe. Two works (in English) are notable,
Experiments of Cohpon
(1080) and the famous poem of health,
Regimen Sanitatis Salerni
Table 1 Uses of Herbs in Medical History
Ancient Medicine
Egyptian Medicine
Papyrus Ebers 1550 B.C. 1
Greek Medicine
Hippocrates 450 BC 2
Theophrastus 340 BC 3
Pliny 60 AD 4
Dioscorides 160 AD 5
Middle Ages
Al-Kindi 850 6
Al-Samarqandi 1210 7
Saxon Leechcraft
Herbarium Apuleius 480-1050 8
Hildegard of Bingen 1099-1179 9
Physicians of Myddvai 1250 10
Experiments of Cohpon 1080 11
Age of Herbalism
Paracelsus 1493-1541 12
Banks 1525 13
Brunfels 1542 14
Dodoens 1554 15
Gerard 1597 16
Parkinson 1640 17
Official Medicine in Europe
Ph. Londenensis
1618 18
Ph. Universalis
1747 19
Lewis 1791 20
Cullen 1802 21
Pereira 1838 22
American Medicine
Colonial Medicine
Bartram 1751 23
19th century medicine
Barton 1818 24
Bigelow 1822 25
Eberle 1822 26
Griffith 1847 27
King/Felter/Lloyd 1898 30
Use in Asia, other Cultures
China (TCM)
Smith & Stuart 1578 (?) 31
Perry 1980 32
India (Ayurveda)
Ainslie 1826 33
1. Sigerist, H.E. 1951. A History of Medcine, 2 vols. NewYork: Oxford University Press (vol 1, p. 108).
ibid, p.
135. [ The Cherokees, in America, know many spirits that are neither good nor evil, but when these are offended, when they feel provoked by man, they hit back and cause sickness. Thus the spirit of fire is resentful when a person throws the offal of anything he has chewed into the fire, and the result is a toothache....the river 'sends disease to those who insult it by such actions as throwing rubbish into it.."]
4. ibid., p.
ibid., p.
6. Ebbell, B., trans. 1937.
rhe Papyrus Ebers.
Copenhagen: Levin & Munksgaard.
7. Bryan, C.P., tr. 1931.
rhe Papyrus Ebers.
NewYork: D. Appleton & Co.
9. Riddle, J.M. 1987. "Folk Tradition and Folk Medicine: Recognition of Drugs in Classical Antiquity." In:
Folklore and Folk Medicines, J.
Scarborough, ed. Madison, Wl: American Institute of the History of Pharmacy.
10. Hort, A.F. (tr.). 1948. Theophrastus. Enquiry into Plants, 2 vols. Cambridge: Harvard University Press.
11. Blunt, W. & S. Raphael. 1979.
rhe lllustrated Herbal.
New York: Thames & Hudson, Inc.
12. Gunther, R.T. 1933.
The Creek Herbal of Dioscorides.
Hafner Publishing Co. 1968.
13. Riddle, J.M. 1985. Dioscorides on Pharmacy and Medicine.: Austin: [p.m.].
14. Payne, J.F. 1904.
English Medicine in the Anglo-Saxon Times.
Oxford: Clarendon Press, p. 11.
15. Levey, M. 1966.
The Medical Formulary or Aqrabadhin of Al-Kindi.
Madison: The U niversity of Wisconsin Press.
16. Levey,M.&N.Al-Khaledy. 1966.
Philadelphia:UNiversityof Pennnsylvania Press.
17. Cockayne, 0. 1864. Leechdoms, Wortcunning, and Starcraft. London: Longman, Green, Longman, Roberts, and Green.
19. Pughe, J. (tr.) & J. Williams (ed.). 1861.
The Physicians of Myddvai.
London: Longman & Co.
20. Park, R. 1902. An Epitome of the History of Medicine, 2nd ed. Philadelphia: F.A. Davis Co.
21. Ordronaux, J. 1870. Code of Health ofthe School of Salernum. Philadelphia: J.B. Lippincott & Co.
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Arsenal & Juventus in for Higuain, says father
The father of Real Madrid striker Gonzalo Higuain has confirmed a decision on his son's future is imminent, with Arsenal and Juventus in the mix to secure the services of the Argentina international.
The news that Arsenal have agreed terms on a contract with Higuain appears to offer evidence that Gunners boss Arsene Wenger and his board have decided to break their much-maligned wage structure in a bid to land the 25-year-old, but there is still no guarantee that the striker will be moving to north London next season.
"Real Madrid will make the final decision," Jorge Higuain told La Gazzetta dello Sport. "Nothing has been signed yet, but I can assure you that an agreement with both Arsenal and Juventus has almost been reached."
Meanwhile Real Madrid are yet to accept a bid from either Arsenal or Juventus for their striker, with the Spanish giants suggesting they are not yet ready to sanction the sale of Higuain.
"No deal will be signed until one of the interested clubs reaches an agreement with Real Madrid," a statement from Real Madrid printed in Spanish newspaper Marca read. "I'm sure that both Arsenal and Juventus will table serious bids."
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Texas-based Brookshire Grocery Co. (BGC) is preparing to send 37 World War II veterans to Washington, DC, next week as part of its second WWII Heroes Flight.
The company, which operates more than 150 supermarkets in Texas, Louisiana and Arkansas under four names (Brookshire's Food Stores, Super 1 Foods Stores, Ole Foods, and ALPS), held a similar flight back in May.
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"We are very grateful for the service provided by these veterans," said Rick Ellis, chief marketing officer for BGC. "Our first trip with WWII veterans back in May was so rewarding we've decided to do it again with a new group of east Texas veterans."
The company pays for the entire trip, which will cover two days in DC. There is a public sendoff scheduled for 5 a.m. Tuesday morning at the company's store on Rice Road in Tyler, TX, before the 37 veterans board a plan for the flight to Reagan National Airport. Brookshire is encouraging well-wishers to come to the sendoff.
The group will return on Wednesday, Oct. 6, around 10 p.m. Again, the public is being invited to meet the group at the Rice Road store. The group will visit the WWII Memorial, the Iwo Jima Memorial, Arlington National Cemetery and the U.S. Capitol, among other historic sites.
"Most of these veterans have never had a chance to see their memorial. We're thrilled to provide this opportunity," Ellis said. "We realize time is of the essence for this group. It's estimated that we're losing WWII veterans nationally at a rate of 1,000 per day. There is not much time left to honor them in this way."
To participate, the company accepts applications on a first-come, first-served basis. Unfortunately, due to funding, not every applicant is able to make the trip. Spokesman Sam Lanier said that there have been over 100 applicants for the two trips with 75 making the trek. There is consideration being given to planning additional trips, but Lanier said there are no formal plans at this point.
The company is no stranger to charity work. In October alone, Brookshire's website lists nearly 50 events that it or its employees are either donating time or money, or in some cases both, too. The company provides over $1 million annually to about 800 groups in need.
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Frith was born in Yorkshire; he studied painting at Sass's Academy and at the Royal Academy Schools. In the 1840s he was a member of the group of young painters, known as The Clique, who shared a dissatisfaction with the current state of the arts and as such anticipated the Pre-Raphaelites. In 1851 Frith, perhaps influenced by the Pre-Raphaelites and the modern life subjects that they had by then exhibited, produced the first of a series of contemporary subjects: Ramsgate Sands. This was followed by Derby Day (1858) and The Railway Station (1862). Frith did continue to paint the historical and literary subjects that he had concentrated on in the 1840s, but much more interesting are his contemporary subjects, which are always rich with anecdotal and moralistic ingredients. Frith exhibited at the Royal Academy from 1840 until 1902 and may be regarded as the pre-eminently "victorian" artist.
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Frith, William Powell. My Autobiography and Reminiscences, London: Bentley & Son, 1887-88.
Newall, Christopher. A Celebration of British and European Painting of the 19th and 20th Centuries. London: Peter Nahum, nd [1999?]. Pp. 38-39.
Noakes, Aubrey. William Frith Extraordinary Victorian Painter: A Biographical and Critical Essay. London: Jupiter, 1978.
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The other night I was breezing through the grocery store and stopped at the magazine section, which is a rare occurrence for me these days. Ever since www.Zinio.com – the digital magazine company – started selling issues online, I subscribe to as many design magazines that are available via the computer. It's so easy! The magazine comes directly to your laptop and stays there – no more mailing in subscriptions or schlepping across town to a book store. And best of all – there are no longer enormous piles of old issues staring at you while taking up precious storage space. But it's not all great in Zinioland. You would think that the digital Zinio issue would arrive to your computer faster than the supermarket racks, right? But there it was – the new December issues of House Beautiful and Veranda sitting on the grocery shelves, while Zinio still hasn't updated my computer. I must say that I was so proud of myself when I resisted the overwhelming temptation to buy those two issues anyway instead of waiting for Zinio to update. But, I digress.
What really caught my eye that night was the new Architectural Digest. The cover looked so fresh and so, how do you say…un-Architectural Digest-ish. I eagerly flipped through it and got all giddy! Finally!!!! Architectural Digest is back!!! There were so many features that looked interesting I could hardly wait to run home and read it. Wow. I haven't said that about an AD issue in years. In fact, everyone has been so down on the magazine lately, including all three of us on the Skirted Roundtable, that I was eager to spread the word that AD's new editor Margaret Russell's touch is really evident. So many of the houses in this issue look like they could have been in Elle Décor – the magazine that Margaret had headed up during its entirety.
Former Elle Décor Editor Margaret Russell now on tap to head up Architectural Digest.
In case you were out of the country earlier this year, the magazine world was rocked when it was announced that Margaret was leaving Elle Décor for AD. More shakeups was news that domino's Dana Caponigro was coming to Veranda and Stephen Drucker was leaving House Beautiful for Town & Country. Dara and Stephen's influence on their new magazines has been subtle so far, changes haven't seemed all that dramatic at either magazine – yet. But, it's all perception. Still, Margaret at AD – wow, now that's some change. Looking at December's issue, the differences are sooo obvious! I just couldn't wait to spread the good news. Like I said - what an idiot!
Luckily before I printed this, I checked the Editor's Page at Architectural Digest to discover that Margaret Russell hasn't even taken over yet! Her first AD issue won't be until January!!!! The egg on my face was dripping all over my computer. All I could think was THANK GOD I checked that Editor's Page!!! I had totally forgotten that Margaret wouldn't be at AD until January – the announcement had been made so many months ago. I would have blabbed on and on about how WONDERFUL the new AD is because of Margaret Russell. What a complete idiot!!! Still, my assumption DOES tell me that the January issue is probably going to be fabulous, because the December is pretty damn good itself.
First, there is this house by Stephen Sills that really got me blood pressure up. Look at those WALLS!!!! They are burlap! Pattern painted on burlap!!!! Can you believe that?!?! Gorgeous. And look – wall to wall carpet. Over stairs – when was the last time you saw that – and how fresh is it? It looks so warm and inviting. And those two globes. The lantern. The mushroom family. This is a library for this decade, young and sophisticated. It's hard to see but there is a banquette against the shelves on the right. Notice the fabulous library table – just waiting to be opened and piled up on. But, those WALLS!!!!!! Gah!!!
Next, over in London, is this little townhouse by the incomparable Nicholas Haslam. Owned by two art collectors, they wanted a home, not a cold contemporary museum. I mean – is that just any painting over the mantel? It's a PICASSO!!!!!!!!!!! I have never seen such a large Picasso handled so casually before. And I love the color of the paneling – it looks like Iced Coffee. Notice the chartreuse skirted table next to the fireplace. The back to back sofas are divided by a console table that also picks up the chartreuse in the painting. Light pink French chairs. Total eye candy. YUMMMMM.
A closeup view of the fabrics: I love how Haslam still unashamedly still uses those blowsy English chintz fabrics. I adore the curtain fabric. He says this room is in the spirit of Nancy Lancaster and he is so right. That chair!!!!!
Then, there is this little guest room in London by Haslam. Notice the French curve on the alcove. Is there anything in life prettier than a Louis XV inspired curve? I love his mix of the two fabrics. He is wonderful.
The next beauty is a beach house by Alexa Hampton in Bridgehampton NY. Another view of what a library for a young family should look like. Loving the striped rug and pillows. So casual for a beach house, yet still sophisticated. Not an easy mix to do right.
Alexa Hampton: Great kitchen. But something about this kitchen seemed familiar? Those chairs with their plaid half slips, the two lanterns. Seem familiar?
Remember this blog famous kitchen in a showhouse? The same exact chairs – with the same plaid half slips, similar double lanterns. But it's not the same house. I wonder if the owners were influenced by this picture – or vice versa?
I thoroughly enjoyed this Architectural Digest even though it wasn't edited by Margaret. Now, I can't wait for her first issue next month. I am so anxious to see her changes – I wonder what they will be?
And for more idiocy from moi! Last month, I blasted the new Veranda. I think I spoke too soon. The new December/January issue to TO DIE FOR. The cover story is a house in Houston designed by the incomparable MILES REDD!!!! YES!!! This must be the first house in Houston that Miles has done and it's a stunner. Look at those rich green walls, with tufted sapphire blue velvet. That floor!!! Veranda always has the best photographers and this Miles Redd story was snapped by the world's best Fritz Von Der Schulenburg. For once, we can finally see big, huge pictures of Miles' interiors – bright and clear, every tiny detail visible. What a rare treat.
The Miles Redd Houston living room with stripes, icy blues, persimmon accents, chintzes, and a fabulous center table by John Rosselli Antiques. Is there anyone out there that would or could do a fancy living room like this? Every room Miles does is so different, so completely original and unique. What a genius. And what a coup that Veranda got this house.
A peek at the Saladino house shown this month in Veranda. The Master.
Also in this issue is a new project by John Saladino – worth the price of the issue alone, and another one by Vicente Wolf. Stellar issue! A keeper. The only ho-hum is the house by Veere Greeney seen a few times before, but it's such a fabulous project it's worth the second glance. Dara – you outdid yourself!!! I could have cried over this issue!!! Fabulous!!
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Harrison Howard print – last week's giveaway.
The Harrison Howard print giveaway is now history. It was a great success – so many people entered it. Be sure to visit his web site www.harrisonhoward.com if you are interested in purchasing one of his prints.
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The Smyrna boys lacrosse team is making strides in their second varsity season and are 5-3 going into the second half of the schedule.
The Eagles capped a 2-1 week Saturday with an 18-1 win over Christiana High School.
"Christiana has a small squad but they've got a ton of heart," head coach Mike Judy said after the win. "They're a bunch of tough kids. I thought both teams played pretty well. Our depth just kind of overcame."
The Eagles took a 16-0 lead going in the half. When Smyrna returned for the third quarter, Judy said the team slowed things down a bit and were trying to work on a few skills including passing. Plus, several junior varsity players got a chance to gain some varsity experience.
"JV played a majority of the second half and they did a great job. We had one JV player score a goal and get an assist," Judy said.
Leading the way for the Eagles in the win were Matt Marthaler with four goals and one assist, Jordan Kiger with three goals and four assists, and Andrew Gilbert with two goals and four assists.
Earlier in the week, Smyrna defeated Delmar on Wednesday 7-4. The Eagles lost a close game Friday 7-6 to Delaware Military Academy, which is one of the top teams in the state.
"They have not been held under 16 goals this season and then we held them to 7 [goals]. We were close to getting the win," Judy said.
Delaware Military defeated St. Elizabeth 14-4 on Saturday; it was their second lowest score total on the season.
Overall Judy said the team has been playing well. He said one of the most important factors this year is the players' increased knowledge – they call it lacrosse IQ – for the game, which is expected when the kids play more.
The team is doing well controlling midfield and controlling the tempos of the games. Judy said their clearing game has been great. He thinks the players need to continue to work on crisp and accurate passes, and placement of shots.
With the Eagles in the second half of their season, Judy said they're getting into the meat of the Henlopen Conference schedule.
"The Henlopen Conference is the single toughest conference in the state," Judy said. "From top to bottom anybody can take a game any day of the week."
The Eagles play at Sussex Tech Wednesday, April 24 and home Friday, April 26 vs. Sussex Central. The following week they face CR and Red Lion.
"I'm very proud of the things that aren't necessarily taught here but are reinforced here like heart, hustle and desire," Judy said. "Those things they get it from their parents, they get it from whoever raises them and we just try to reinforce them. They've never let me down in that department ever. Win or loss I'm incredibly proud of them."
Eagles 'Play for a Cure'
The Smyrna High School sports games on Saturday were part of "Spring Sports Play for a Cure." The lacrosse players wore purple shoelaces in support of finding a cure for cancer. The softball and baseball teams were going to do the same in homes games against Red Lion, but the games were postponed.
All proceeds from the lacrosse game will go to the American Cancer Society.
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'Restoration could offer drought relief'
Restoration of the Cotswolds Canals could offer the most effective solution to solve London's drought crisis.
The proposal, being put forward by engineers at the Cotswold Canals Trust, could see up to 300 million litres of water per day being transferred from the River Severn to the River Thames via the canal.
Estimates forecast an average daily shortfall in the South East of 60 million litres by 2025.
Two canals, the Thames & Severn and the Stroudwater Navigation, were opened in the late 18th century to link the two rivers. Now known as the Cotswold Canals, they fell into disuse in the early 20th century. They are now being slowly restored.
Water would be pumped up from the River Severn as far as Sapperton Tunnel, at over two miles once the longest in the world. It would be fed by gravity to the River Thames.
The Tunnel runs 240 feet underground, saving an enormous amount of energy as the water would not need to be pumped so far up hill.
"This scheme has huge advantages over more traditional solutions like reservoirs and pipelines," says Ken Burgin, Chief Executive of the Cotswold Canals Trust. (Pictured right)
"The energy costs would be around half that of a pipeline, due mainly to lower friction losses. Pipelines are also expensive to install. A reservoir big enough to solve the problem would have to be roughly the size of Heathrow Airport."
"That is a lot of countryside to lose in the South East and would not be popular."
Mr Burgin estimates the total cost of the canal-based scheme to be £250 million, compared to £1000 million for a proposed scheme to build a new reservoir at Abingdon, Oxfordshire. A proposal recently unveiled by United Utilities recommends a £2.6bn pipeline which would supply the same amount of water as the canal-based proposal."The environmental benefits are obvious," he says.
"We end up with a restored canal, no loss of countryside and less need to keep taking water from the ground in the South East."
The proposals were submitted in 2010 and the Trust has been assisting Thames Water since then to work up the scheme.
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More than 200 people joined in song as luminaries were lit at a Friday night vigil held in memory of Shakhym Pershey, a Southwest Onslow High School senior who drowned Thursday evening.
More than 200 people joined in song as luminaries were lit at a Friday night vigil held in memory of Shakhym Pershey, a Southwest Onslow High School senior who drowned Thursday evening.
�He was a family man even at such a young age,� said Ty-Ray Fisher, 21, of Jacksonville. �Whenever his mom needed something he was there.�
The vigil was in memory of Shakhym Tambu Pershey, a football player who drowned after going missing in the water sometime around 6 p.m. near the Onslow County Beach Access No. 4 on North Topsail Beach. His body was recovered early Friday morning.
�To see that kid grow up was special because there wasn't another kid like Shak � not by a long shot,� said Fisher, a neighbor and friend of nine years. �...When I first got the phone call (that he died) I thought someone was pulling a joke over my head. I didn't believe it. I still don't believe it.�
For being such a modest person he was remarkable on the football field, said Fisher.
�Shak in my eyes is one of the youngest legends I will have ever known in Onslow County. ...He had a bright future. ...Now he is our protector,� Fisher said. �If I could I'd tell him now to have a good time without me. ...I'd tell him not to take up the whole ocean � to save room for me.�
Many students, faculty and alumni were teary-eyed as the vigil commenced.
�He was amazing on and off the field,� said Leighton Kuewa-Bell, 20, of Jacksonville. �He always had a smile on his face. He was a joyous person.�
The crowd was a symbol of how much Shak was loved, said Kuewa-Bell.
�We are a family,� he said. �I hope he lived his life well. ...We loved him. I loved him. For those who didn't it's on them. They missed out on a good person.�
Contact Daily News Military Reporter Thomas Brennan at 910-219-8453 or email@example.com. Follow him on Twitter @ thomasjbrennan.


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This week at Top Ten Tuesday,
it's Top Ten Books Written in the Past Ten Years
That I Hope Will Be Remembered in Thirty Years.
So I tweaked mine to Top Ten Children's Books
Written in the Past Ten Years,
using only books listed in the book,
1001 Children's Books You Must Read Before You Grow Up.
Here are my picks:
The Arrival by Shaun Tan
The Tale of Desperaux by Kate Dicamillo
Wolves by Emily Gravett
I am the Messenger by Markus Zusak
Don't Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus by Mo Willems
Skippyjon Jones by Judy Schachner
Flotsam by David Wiesner
The Boy in the Striped Pajamas by John Boyne
The Boy Who Grew Flowers by Jen Wojitowicz
Inkheart by Cornelia Funke
What do you think?
Any books you'd add to this list?
What did you choose for your Top Ten list today?
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