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King Tut's grandmother, the powerful and beautiful Queen Tiye, might have had an unattractive flat wart on her forehead, according to a mummy expert.
Located between the eyes, the small protuberance was found on the mummy of the so-called Elder Lady (KV35EL). Boasting long reddish hair falling across her shoulders, the mummy was identified in February 2010 by DNA testing as Queen Tiye, the daughter of Yuya and Thuya, wife of Amenhotep III, and mother of Akhenaten.
The skin growth had gone unnoticed until Mercedes González, director of the Instituto de Estudios Científicos en Momias in Madrid, spotted it looking at the mummy during a visit to the Cairo Museum…..
The wife of the 18th dynasty King Amenhotep III, the mother of the heretic pharaoh Akhenaten and grandmother of King Tut, Tiye (who lived from 1415 to 1340 B.C.), is one of the most intriguing women in Egyptian history.
Described by her husband as "the lady of grace, sweet in her love, who fills the palace with her beauty, the Regent of the North and South, the Great Wife of the King who loves her," she was the most influential woman of Amenhotep III's 38-year reign.
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That I just spoke with you, isn't quite enough
To make me trust you my friend of an evening
The bus we rode to this junction, you'll admit
Isn't a fit environ where likings are formed
If you see me walk away without even a nod
At you at the nearing bus station
Don't feel bad, for you also know,
That we live in a cruel world
And it isn't one of our own making
Your face seemed wan, and a little over tired
I had even sensed a deeper weariness
That was behind, we know sorrow
When we see it, aren't we all human in the end
You may be in dire need of food or shelter
But one thing seemed distinct, you needed
A friend to talk to, yes, who can miss the signs,
I could have helped you there, if you were not you
A stranger I met on a ride to my home town
You wouldn't do anything drastic I hope
That would be bad on my conscience,
And there is the law sadly to worry about.
I remember cracking a few jokes with you
On our rough ride over the country roads
(How ludicrous the actions of our leaders seem
As one suffer their consequences in life)
And the pleasant and sad smile that
Seemed natural in you, a very moving smile,
I am a little envious of that smile I'll admit
And the words you spoke shone curiously with
The freshness of sincere feelings that
I myself sadly seemed to lack
Yet friend, penury is a vice I can't seen be with
It would bring me down in my mind and
In the minds of others too, that is
A terrible sin in our small world of lucky souls
So forgive me for walking away, ignoring the strange
Urge to befriend you, at this time of your peril
I am only human
I have students waiting at home
Dots In Line
Dots in Line
As I hold on to the moss covered gate-post, the scrawled codes of the past shake off their reveries and take me back through the barely distinct portals of my lost days, to where I was, some thirty years ago, walking these sandy paths, feet crunching, sand kissing my toes through the sandals, their ever so faint brush of discomfort on the soles, still walking, unthinking and immersed in the locale, inhaling the morning air that carries the faint salty sting of the nearby seas, and the sun on my skin, walking between the then newly erected bamboo fences, their thorns seemingly dulled by the rains, unknown vines twining through the abrasive structure, pale and fragile wild flowers hiding their heads between the leaves, white and yellow, blue and vermillion, and I sense the slow-moving little sand thorns gripping at my sandals, as if railing at me : "who are you to tread these paths, you stranger boy, go back to those red and hilly terrains you were frequenting not so long ago", I lift my feet and carefully take them off, placing them on dry areas on the path, so that they could move again, wondering whether I am doing right, and they stay quiet for a moment on the loose sand and begin ever so slowly to travel again, I could see water snakes slithering across the sandy path out of the corner of my eyes as I turn my head towards the rustles in the leaves in the nearby trees, ever quick and frightened and disappearing into the wayside pools, their scales glistening brownish, looking so thin, and incapable of hunting prey, as I step on the clear puddles left by the rains the black grainy silt is seen flitting and settling down again revealing patches of sand, washed like fresh grains of white rice, the skeletons of fallen leaves floating to the surface and sinking slowly, and I hear the muted pops of the little silver fish jumping in the narrow wayside gutters, coupled with the flowing water sounds, its faint gurgles, and its stops, its silent passages over broken branches and jutting rocks in the gutter, and those elderly people that come against me smiling down, "no school today eh", and passing by me with a twinkle in their eyes, as the sound of their footsteps fade through the sands I enter into the shady stretches of the path, mangrove branches stooping low, pines with tongues darkened at birth, barren palms with distended and graying leaves lined with long scratches near their bows, some darkening, others fresh, showing the losing green flesh underneath, there were red flame-of-the-woods, with their honeyed stalks, residing in bunches, determined to get through the sudden rains, and then the sounds of the beginning of winter days, the Thira coming opposite me with the frightening jill-jill of the anklets, its feet covered in dust, the calves in protective wrappings, with the circular head gear engraved in wood, with its demon in tow, rough drums playing a single harsh dancing tune, and the demon asking me "what's for the demon now, kid, what's for the demon" I search my pockets and locate a few coins and give them to him, he has a red wooden tongue sticking out of his gruesome and many colored carved mask, the Thira takes some dance steps to please me, and then they go away to dance and collect ………………
My thoughts break as someone ask me how I was. Yet these memories do not fade; they gain the strength of dreams and bring me back to my childhood.
( Back from the haunts of my childhood)
To An Unknown Friend
To An Unknown Friend
Stay a while, my friend and stranger
The day is still meandering, and there's still time
Those drinks you had, how are they faring
Does the mind tell you where I am now, near or far
The disheveled hair on your head, is it painted
Or are you yet young at heart to outgrow the Time
The way you walk, never steady and in control,
Does that affect you in what you see
How does the world look, flat or round
Does it look twisted or covered in glamour
When do you sleep my friend, or do you not
Is there a sleep that helps you dream
The world is passing us, the children laughing
Horns honking, footwear grazing the side walks
There isn't a thing still, all are moving
While we sit here, on this lonely bench
By the side of this antediluvian road
There are flowers blooming, lots emptying
Pans frying, fans whirling and some even hooting
Things are ever frantic, let us be not like that
Let us sit here, till the close of day
Why are you drooping, hold your head steady
We aren't done talking, my man, you and I
That stain on your shirt, does that sting friend
Did the potion spill into your soul
Is that why you are looking at me fearfully
Don't be frightened, I am not your darkness
I can be the light you were seeking in your nights
This drizzle, it isn't from heaven, it's the tears
That you and I shed together, may be not here
Nor anywhere, but still we shed them together
For we aren't divided, we, you and I, are ever together
That sagging chest holds a thousand terrors
The drinks can't still them, they garrote the drink
Don't get up, you can't yet walk, I am here my man
Though I don't even lift a hand to make you steady
I am here still, with you all the way
Stop looking at those happy faces, embraces, and kisses
They aren't real friend; they are off a passing show
You had partaken in that show once, as I had
They are bland, at least to us sitting here
You are now muttering assent, I see your lips move
Don't wipe those dribbles off; they are droplets of your pain
You aren't wagging your head to the music now
Are you, the music stall across is what this is all about
Noise, more noise, there isn't a lapse to the noise
It blares day and night, winter and summer, burial and birth
She could be your girl, the one approaching
I see I was right, she isn't happy with me
And is abusive towards you, you are doing great, old girl
He is drowning in your love; we were having a nice talk
About just that and he was doing good
Now you cart him away, with bitter looks at me
Fare thee well my friend, you can't drink
This sorrow away, for it has claws of steel.
Denizens of the underworld rooting for his life is a dormant psyche's mistaken and muted wail.
Before hand
By a mind tortured to the extreme by inner conundrums -with the imprint of harsh reality on fantasies and ever reducing the zest to live, combating gips were being thrown out in the guise of barely fine-spun imagery.
Those were gruesome, and never ever were handsome, aiming to center on the not so winsome. Quips created to while away the ever ascending OF terrors of life.
By the macabre purchase of quaint expressions brave the world?
By and by that domain was overtaken by inanition.
Crossing A River
The Original Story
"Two mendicants, having taken a vow of celibacy
Were about to cross a river
A pretty lass was about to do the same
But was looking with fear at the rushing waters
The young mendicant suggested that
One of them carries her across
The old guy said:
Son, we have taken a vow
Of celibacy, we can't do such things
The other Said:
We have only taken
A vow of not marrying, not one of Not Carrying
The old guy Said:
Do what you will
The three got across and went their ways
After a while the old guy grumbled:
Yet you shouldn't have done that:
The young one responded:
I deposited her on the shore itself
Strangely you seem to be still carrying her!"
( This was the old tale. Yet what happened was this):
The Real Story
The old guy
Seeing the younger one quite set on carrying her across
And grasping the dangers of bodily contact
Volunteered to carry her saying:
Just watch our rear, when we are in the waters
They proceeded thus to the other side
The girl turning her head to look at the boy often
And the boy blushing when their eyes met
Water being a fine conductor of nervous energy
Their rapport was instantaneous
At the far side, after thanking the old man
They both took off together
The old guy, watching them disappear
In the distance, mused:
When you carry something precious
You either don't put it down
Or you make sure that it stays yours
Before doing so

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Americans have a global reputation for being a) bad at soccer (futbol) and b) good at spending money they don't have. Looks like it might be time to challenge both conventional beliefs.
As the surprisingly game Americans took the pitch last week against Belgium, many observers conceded that the U.S. team rightly earned its spot in the final 16, successfully fighting through the Group of Death and edging out traditional power Portugal. Despite losing 2-1 to Belgium, it's clear that U.S. soccer is no longer a laughing matter.
The rest of the world should probably stop laughing at Americans' credit card spending habits, too. Compared with traditionally more frugal cultures around the globe, the image of the overspending Yank isn't only unfair, it's inaccurate.
According to the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, U.S. household debt as a percentage of disposable income puts Americans smack in the middle of OECD nations competing at the World Cup. And U.S. household debt has been on a steady downward trajectory since the economic crisis — not true of many other nations.
The OECD's household debt ratio compares all debt families have — including mortgages — with their net disposable income. (More on the data here.) Higher numbers mean more debt. A number over 100 indicates debts higher than income, though that's not surprising when mortgages are included.
It's true that Belgium soundly beats the U.S. on debt levels. Americans' debt ratio was 114.9 in 2012, the latest year available, while Belgium's was 98.2. But Belgian's debt is up from 78 in 2008, while that of Americans is down from 134 that same year. In this respect, the Americans are trending in the right direction.
Several nations that qualified for the final 16 are included in the OECD data. The Dutch squeaked by Costa Rica last weekend, which must be a good distraction for their homeland. Known for their frugality, the Dutch are currently being crushed under a mountain of household debt — mainly mortgage debt. Their ratio is 311.5, easily the highest among OECD nations.
The United States' 114.9 ratio would whip the Swiss (201.2), lose a squeaker to Greece (109.7) and France (104.5), and lose rather handily to Germany (93.2). That balance sheet result oddly parallels results on the pitch, no?
Among the six other World Cup participants covered by the OECD data, the U.S. would enjoy a solid 4-2 record when comparing debt levels. The Yanks would beat Spain (141.1), Japan (131.5), Portugal (147.6) and the United Kingdom (151.5) while losing to Australia (92.8) and Italy (94.4). It should be noted that 19 of the 32 World Cup nations are not included in the OECD data.
With all economic data, and all sports results, there are flaws in the calculations. A lower household debt ratio doesn't necessarily mean a stronger economy or a less greedy population. But as with this year's results in the World Cup, the numbers certainly indicate Americans probably aren't the unsophisticated soccer players or spenders we are made out to be.
There is one major caveat in the OCED report, however. All debt is not created equal. Most economists (and people, too) would agree that high-interest credit card debt is far worse than low-interest mortgages. You'd think that a nation with more of one or the other might be in greater or lesser trouble.
On this score, the Americans do in fact rank badly. Among 26 OCED nations, long-term loans like mortgages make up more than 80 percent of total household debt, and in 10 countries, it's 90 percent. In the U.S., it was only 70.7 percent, meaning nearly one-third of Americans' debt are short-term loans, like credit cards. Ouch. Only Italy, at 69.9 percent, was worse. On this count, the U.S. still has some catching up to do.
On an individual note, debt can also have a big impact on your credit, good or bad. You can check your credit reports for free once a year from each of the three major credit reporting agencies through AnnualCreditReport.com, and there are free services, like Credit.com, that will let you see your credit scores, too. You can learn a lot about how your debt affects your credit standing by checking your credit reports and scores regularly.
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Here are some photos of what has been going on here. Well, some of the things. We went to the beach, but no photos. Don't want to stir up jealousies. Actually, going to the beach is about the only fun thing to do around here.
|Construction to meet hurricane standards. All reinforced block and concrete.
|Roti Queen. Roti is Indian food from Guyana. Lots of Curry
|A Main Road in Tortola
|Elder Delcompare, from Guatemala, making a kite
|Kisha making a kite. Kites are big for Easter
|Sailing the Drake Strait. From our balcony.
|Helping Kisha with her kite. I don't know what I am doing.
|Our walking path. Four days per week, two miles, steep hills.
|Young men making kites
|Walking the exercise trail, really a main road.
|Aloe plants everywhere.
|Dry season on Tortola
|Pondering life at a local sandwich shop
|Three delightful Dawson boys. Folks are from South Africa.
|Smores cookies. We have to limit these to one or two per month.
|Chickens everywhere. This one was at the sandwich shop
|Fayth Glasgow, now 17 months old
|Pres and Sister Smartt, new mission pres in July
|The walking trail
|Fayth and her dad, Andrew Glasgow.


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Love and appreciation are the highest vibrations that will create change within us. When we learn to live by those vibrations and allow them they will change those negative beliefs that limit us. Our soul vibrates with love and appreciation. Live in alignment with your soul and amazing changes will happen in your life. Living in that space, all kinds of healing will take place. There will be physical, emotional, financial, and relationship healing.


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The Bloods take on Caulfield Grammarians in the VAFA Premier C Grand Final this Saturday. The game starts at 2.20pm and will be played at Casey Fields. This day has been the target from when pre-season training started back in November. Now the boys aim to take the ultimate prize. It will be a great game.
A total of 36 individual players have donned the Magenta and Black in the seniors this year – all contributing so the club gets to play in another Grand Final. Indeed all players throughout the club have played their part as have the loyal band of volunteers off the field.
Caulfield finished on top of the ladder at the end of the normal season but we more than matched them, scoring two emphatic wins, including the memorable first semi-final victory. Like in 2015, we have shown that a determined, committed attitude will take you a long way in the finals. The boys have that in spades. In a football sense, there is plenty of dash through the midfield and off half back, while the forward line is potent and difficult to contain. The onballers have been magnificent all year and there is a good blend of youthful exuberance and experience across every line.
The return to B Grade is for the club, while a Grand Final victory would very much be for the players. So let's get around them and make some noise there on Saturday. Festivities after the game will be at Princes Park to which all supporters are welcome to attend.
Supporters are also encouraged to come along and watch the last training session for the year and partake in a few refreshments. Training normally starts around 6.30. See you there and on Saturday.
There has been a terrific response to the clubs' Grand Final Breakfast at the Grand Hyatt. Dave Hughes and Denise Scott are the headliners and are bound to entertain. There are also plenty of silent auction items up for grabs, including lounge furniture, fishing trips, horse racing events along with the traditional footy jumpers – including a Richmond one. You can bid even if not attending. It is not too late to book a seat at this traditionally brilliant morning so call hyxy on 0407 220952.


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You may have perceived a marked decline in the frequency of posts here on AtomicToasters. Unfortunately, that's another classic case of real life getting in the way of the online reality we all so greatly prefer. Imagine my surprise when I discovered that, even though I'm still in the automotive business, the rules are completely different. For most dealerships, and specifically the sales side, business dies down in the winter months, and especially in the weeks around Christmas. On our side, business ramps up in this time, as dealerships stock up for spring. So that means, in addition to trying to accomplish everything I would like to get done for the holidays, I also have a whole lot more work in my day job. While I hunt for a new place to live.
I hear people talking about how they enjoy the holidays, because their workplace slows down a whole lot, and everyone gets the opportunity to relax a bit at their job. I don't think I've ever really experienced that.
In your day job, do you find yourself more relaxed, or more chaotic when the holidays hit?


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When it comes to eating we all know that there are perks that come with a healthy and balanced diet, the problem is, if you're like me, you don't particularly like eating healthy. I for one much prefer snacking on sugary treats and drinks as well as sitting down for playing a few hours of Battlefield or Call of Duty with a nice plate of pizza or curry which, as you can imagine… Isn't the most healthy of diets. It is hard to say what the ideal diet is so I'm not going to hammer one particular diet plan into your mind because everyone has a different body and numerous things such as metabolism and level of health play important factors in determining what type of diet is correct for each individual. But saying that, it is clear to see that not eating a balanced diet will adversely effect your health in a negative way. Even i you go to the gym four or 5 times a week, you'll be making those sessions pointless if you're piling down the calories as soon as you leave.
It is important to also consider that if you're looking to gain muscle you'll need a calorie surplus, where your body has more than just the calories it needs to maintain itself so that there is energy and calories left to repair and grow further levels of muscle mass. However, as important as a calorie surplus is, it is important to make sure you achieve it through eating the correct foods, it won't work if you hit this surplus via eating cakes and fizzy drinks, you need to do it with a balanced diet of healthy sugars from fruit, carbohydrates such as brown bread, rice and pasta and numerous forms of protein that can be found in multiple types of food items such as meat and muscle supplements. Remember to enhance your muscle growing and boxing capability to keep up with gym and boxing training to get the most out of your body. So the moral of the story for this post is consider the dietary information of what you're eating before you eat it, plan what your're going to eat for the day as that'll help a lot and last but not least, drop the crisps and do some dips!


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Merry Christmas friends! Okay- I know it's not really Christmas for another 2 weeks but today's my turn to share my home with you as part of the 12 Days of Christmas Tour. Let's get started, shall we?
When you arrive at my house you'll be greeted on the porch by my mason jar lid banner wishing you a Joyeux Noel. (If you're new here, I have a bit of an obsession with all things French…)
Step inside and there's a beautiful shimmery bouquet on a chippy white table (not my work- I bought this one a long time ago!).
Turn to the right and you're standing in my awkward entryway in which hangs our advent calendar. The boys actually have been really great about taking turns moving the snowflake every day. 😉
Walk a bit further and you will see our Christmas tree.
Most of my Christmas decor is red, white, and metallics. In our former house, all of the decor was red and white- my couch and loveseat were even red. I just love those colors together!
And on the hutch is the M&M Joy Art I made a few weeks ago.
Turn around and you'll be facing my mantle which is nestled in the corner – and yes, that is a Christmas village below.
I'm a newbie to chalkboard art so I'll have to do a little more practicing – go ahead and giggle… it's okay. 😉
This snowman was one of my very first Christmas decor purchases – there's a spring inside so when you touch the top half he kind of dances.
And here is my village. For as long as I can remember, when I was a kid I always loved going to my grandmother's house on Christmas Eve- she has the largest and most elaborate "village" and I always joked that it was more of an entire state than a village.
Those memories have always had a special place in my heart, so last year I decided to start my own village. I had 3-4 buildings last year, and then I bought several pieces at yard sales and another new one this year. It has grown pretty quickly in the past year!
I added a few reminders of our trip to London; did you notice them?
The boys LOVE it. I hope it brings them the same joy and wonderment that I felt staring at my grandmother's village for hours on end.
Then on a nearby bookshelf you will find my sequin ornaments in this bowl…
And one of my favorite keep-away-from-the-boys ornaments of the Eiffel Tower.
Now let's leave the living room and head into the dining area.
Little metallic ornaments take the place of candles for this event.
The table is set for Christmas Eve dinner!
This will be the third year that we've hosted for my parents and my sister and her family.
The decor is ready but I guess I better start working on the menu… oops!
This is my wedding bouquet; it has been living on this pedestal for awhile now and I thought it would make the perfect centerpiece.
After leaving the dining area, head over to the fridge (more white sparkling grape juice anyone?) and nearby you'll find this display which includes the DIY Christmas trees I made last year and a glass ornament – which is also a keep-away-from-the-boys item.
Thanks so much for visiting my home today, come back again soon!
Be sure to visit all of the other stops on the 12 Days of Christmas Tour!
xo Jen
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40 Comments on Christmas Home Tour 2013
Jen, I would be right there with your boys looking at your wonderful Christmas village! I always find myself staring at these when I'm at the stores. I love your warm and inviting home and especially your Mason jar garland. Such creativity. Thanks so much for sharing. 🙂 Happy holidays and happy to be on tour with you!
Hi Jen! Everything looks so lovely and wonderful – I especially love your village, because we have huge village that we've been collecting for a lot of years. The red, white and metallics look fantastic – your wedding bouquet as a centerpiece on the dining room table is such a wonderful idea and looks beautiful! Thank you so much for sharing with us – pinning and sharing! Hope you have a merry wonderful week!
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It looks wonderful Jen! I love the little snow village – Mike's grandmother gave us one when we got married and now that the boys are old enough, they love setting it up on their train table in the playroom at Christmas. I've never thought of looking at garage sales and thrift stores for additional pieces – that is a great idea! Merry Christmas to you and your family!
Holly recently posted…Storywood Designs Christmas Tour 2013
It is all so pretty! Love those ornaments as the place card holder, super fun! I have a village, I didn't put it out this year… Thanks for the tour. ~Sonya
Sonya ~At Home with The Barkers recently posted…Christmas Tours Continue
Everything looks so pretty at your home for Christmas. I like your advent calendar and know that you children anticipate using it each year. I like where you placed your village because it's a spot where it can be enjoyed by the entire family all of December. Thanks so much for sharing your home with us!
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I love the traditional red & white. I enjoyed your home tour.
Jen, I am loving the charm of your Christmas ideas. I enjoyed seeing the Christmas village. I can only imagine the Christmas memories and stories the village could tell.
Thanks for sharing your home on the tour. It's been a lot of fun!
Merry Christmas!
Meegan recently posted…12 Days of Christmas Home Tour
Jen, I like your chalkboard art, no giggling from me! My favorite is the fireplace with the red and white stockings and the red ball Christmas tree! Thanks for the tour. Have a great week!
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Wow Jen – your home is just too pretty for words. Your tree looks amazing (um… can I please have that adorable Owl ornament??). And I cannot believe those JOY letters are made with M&Ms. Say wha?? Awesomeness right there. I love how you have your holiday village displayed (I seriously miss having a fireplace) – we need to add another building to our village ASAP. The barn was added after Christmas last year. Love that little fountain. I will now have to search all over the interwebs to find one.
So glad to have been part of this tour with you!! Pinning now! xo
Claire @ A Little Claireification recently posted…Holiday Home Tour & DIY Pepperberry Ornament Placecards
Jen, I love you Christmas village. I've been thinking of something to start collecting for Christmas and this might just be it. I vaguely remember my dad making a village when I was small. Mainly remember him using a mirror for a pond. Don't know what ever happen to it. Thanks for sharing your home. ~Jeanette
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Enjoyed your home tour. I love all of the touches of red throughout and that Eiffel Tower ornament is gorgeous! Thank you so much for sharing all of it with us!
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Beautiful Jen! I'm loving all the bright festive RED in all the decorating this year! (I am usually not a bright red lover but I even used a ton in my decorating! 😉 ) Gorgeous and festive! I love your Christmas village too…how very cool.
Oh, and those ornament place cards are perfect!! So creative! 🙂
Thanks for sharing your beautiful home!
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Jen I love your tour! Soo many beautiful things, the little trees you made are awesome! Love the advent calendar so cute! The french banner is adorable! I love all the red and white that you used those colors truly are Christmas to me!! You did a beautiful job 🙂
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It's amazing Jen! It's so beautiful and really captures all the fun and beautiful things of Christmas!! I can't even tell you what is my favorite because everything was so lovely. I do have soft spot for the village as my grandmother, mother, myself and now my girls each have one. When my girls were old enough, we started buying them a house or something for their village every year that they got to pick out. Such fun memories and beautiful decor!! Loved your house!!
SO SO SO SO PRETTY Jen! I love your style! Everything looks beautiful, especially that crisp tablecloth 😉
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Your house looks gorgeous my dear! I love your little village and I'm envious of your Eiffel tower ornament! Such a pretty center piece on your dining table!
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Great tour, Jen! I see I'm not the only one who has a "keep away from the boys" list, lol! Love your cute little village, and your tablescape is just gorgeous! Thanks so much for sharing!
~Abby =)
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Love all the red and white, Jen, especially your fireplace! I didn't hang my stockings for the tour because none of ours match lol! I love your bench with the 'Joyeux Noel' banner outside too. What a great way to greet your guests! Thanks for sharing! XO
Jen, your Christmas home tour is beautiful! Thanks for sharing it with us. Love the village and I think your chalkboard rocks!
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Everything is so beautifully decorated, Jen. I love red and white..it's so festive. I love the garland in the doorway leading to your dining room. And that snow village is so charming.
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Fun, festive and love the your red, white and metallic color scheme Jen! All the French touches from the mason jar banner to your Eiffel tower ornament and special edition to your new Christmas village…I just love it! Thanks for inviting us in and giving us such a great tour!
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Your home looks so beautiful! I love your handmade ornament ideas and your table settings are gorgeous! I love the red and gold together!
Your tree is gorgeous! I love the touches of red and everything looks lovely! This tour has been great! Have a very Merry Christmas!
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It all looks so pretty, Jen! I love your tree — red and white is my favorite at Christmas too — there's just something about it.
After seeing yours and so many other Christmas villages on the tour I'm starting to think I might need to start one! But, where to put it?!!
So happy to be touring with you! Merry Christmas!
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Your home looks beautiful, Jen! And that bench outside the door is too cute! So glad to be on this tour with you! 🙂
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Oh, how I love to look at Christmas villages. I have a small one that my daughter puts out every year. I really need to add to it. Yours is amazing. Love how you have it displayed! That M&M art is adorable!!! Your tour is just beautiful!!! ~Christy
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And in terms of empathy, maybe I am not the best reviewer for this volume. Bragg's people are, emphatically, not my people. But then again, maybe I am the right one to review this volume, because Bragg makes these people come alive for me, and in fact through some of the most beautiful writing you will find anywhere, makes me care about them, feel for them as individuals.
The Prince of Frogtown will complete the Bragg saga. Added to All Over But the Shoutin' (1997) and Ava's Man (2001), we have what we might call Bragg's Calhoun County trilogy.
Where Ava's Man is a biography of the maternal grandfather Bragg never met, the hard-fighting but honorable roofer and whiskey maker Charlie Bundren, and All Over But the Shoutin' is a memoir extolling the courage, sacrifice, and beauty of Bragg's own mother, The Prince of Frogtown is the story, recaptured through years of extensive, exhaustive, and obviously painful interviews with family and friends, of the father Bragg hardly knew. In Shoutin' Bragg dismissed his father: "a tragic figure, a one-dimensional villain whose fists and tongue lashed my mother when he was drunk, who drove us away for months and years only to reclaim us again when it crossed his mind."
Bragg realizes over time, as we all do, that life, our decisions and the forces that shape us, are more complicated, more tangled than can ever be explained and that we each have only one father, and to deny or dismiss him is to diminish ourselves. Bragg sets out to find as much as he can about his dad and why he was the way he was.
What he finds out is, of course, a combination of bad luck and bad judgment. Charles Bragg's father, Bob, was a drunk, as were his brothers, Troy and Roy. Violence was an everyday occurrence, and sparked by almost anything, it seems, but most often by a kind of pride. Bragg rightly admires Wayne Flynt's study of Alabama yeomen, Poor But Proud. It seems to me Bragg's people were indisputably poor and pathologically proud. Working at the killing mill, lungs full of dust, heads covered in lint, losing fingers and limbs to the machines, in company houses, shopping at the company store, abused by rapacious, heartless capitalism and an essentially feudal law enforcement system, they were at the bottom but would fight to the death if they felt anyone looked down on them. There seems to be no miserable situation the poor whites could not make worse, through drink or violence.
One part of this mill village in Jacksonville, Alabama, was called Frogtown. Bragg's father was a handsome, cocky boy filled with energy and guts, afraid of nothing. He was the prince of Frogtown. Where did it go wrong?
In the Marines in Korea, he had to kill an enemy soldier with his bare hands by drowning him. Was that it? After the war, he had a wreck with painful injuries and fractures to his chest and ribs and self-medicated with drink for months afterwards. Was that it? But Charles quit school in the sixth grade, went AWOL from the Marines, for no good reason, and once escaped from the county jail with only a few weeks to serve. Why? Spite? Because he could? Charles Bragg is a case study in self-destruction.
Bragg, who has never had biological children, married a few years ago and "inherited" a ten-year-old stepson. Prince is arranged around interchapters, anecdotes about Rick Bragg's learning to be a father himself. This adds a needed dimension to the book, because as every parent knows, we begin to understand our parents better after we have children. That kind of empathy and identification cannot be learned from books or observation, but only one day at a time.
And in terms of empathy, maybe I am not the best reviewer for this volume. Bragg's people are, emphatically, not my people. But then again, maybe I am the right one to review this volume, because Bragg makes these people come alive for me, and in fact through some of the most beautiful writing you will find anywhere, makes me care about them, feel for them as individuals.
Rick's daddy may have been the prince of Frogtown, but Bragg himself is a prince of the English language.


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More than 50 percent of Irish voters rejected the European Union Treaty meant to streamline decision-making for the 27-member union. Tendai Maphosa has this report from London.
Results of Thursday's referendum trickled in throughout the day Friday and it was not looking good for supporters of the EU treaty. The official announcement was met with jubilation by opponents of the document.
OFFICIAL: "Votes in favor of the proposal 752,451, votes against the proposal 862,415."
Ireland was the only EU member that required a popular vote on the treaty, because it would have needed to make constitutional changes before it could be ratified.
The changes outlined in the document were meant to make decision making easier in the EU, but Irish voters expressed fears of a loss of national identity. They were also worried that Europe is evolving into a super state with its own money and army; this they said would threaten Irish neutrality. There is also suspicion about a perceived loss of control of the economy and of cultural values. The predominantly Catholic electorate suspected that the treaty would bring in abortion rights, a sensitive subject in Ireland.
Despite pronouncements that the treaty would be shelved if the Irish voted against it, European Union President Jose Manuel Barosso said it is still up for discussion.
"Our position is this one; 18 member states have already approved the treaty. One, Ireland, voted no. We should go on now with the process. At the same time, the leaders should meet should meet and see what possibilities are there for a collective response to this issue, because there is a collective responsibility," he said.
In 2005 French and Dutch voters rejected a European constitution. This led to the current treaty which European leaders signed in Lisbon late last year, which has just been rejected by the Irish.


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I was on the road yesterday driving to a county court to defend myself (unsuccessfully) against a speeding ticket. I reluctantly stopped into a convenience store on my way back, to see if there was anything I would eat for lunch.
I actually did find two things that were palatable and not too unhealthy: canned sardines and toasted cashews. The total was $2.50, affordable even for a grad student.
The sardines were canned in "tomato sauce", which I realized later contained soybean oil. Oops. Well I suppose when you get your food at a convenience store, you have to expect such things.
The main thing that bothered me was the trash. I posted a mugshot (above) of the can, fork and plastic bag that I either trashed or recycled as a result of the meal. The total volume of trash was probably almost as much as the total volume of food.
I think if you stick to nuts, canned fish and fresh fruit, it's possible to survive a convenience store stop. And Baby Ruths. Those are healthy, right?
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[Remake vs. Remake] 'Fright Night (2011)' or 'Dawn of the Dead (2004)'?
About three weeks ago I did our first Remake vs. Remake segment in which I pitted Fright Night (2011) against Rob Zombie's 2007 Halloween remake. In that piece I discovered that, while I'm pretty far from loving either of those movies, I didn't hate the Fright Night update as much I remembered upon its release.
But if I'm going to keep doing these Remake vs. Remake brackets I can't continuously mire in failures and mixed success. I'm going to have to be unfair in order to keep myself motivated. I need to remind myself that these kinds of enterprises can work on occasion. I need something that knocks it out of the park.
And Zack Snyder's 2004 remake of Dawn of the Dead knocks the Fright Night remake out of the f*cking park. It might not have the same kind of social commentary as George Romero's original 1978 classic and it will never match that film's legacy, but the script by James Gunn is heads and tails better than what we're normally served up when a studio decides to capitalize on its IP. It's a complete story with real characters and a propulsive narrative that doesn't shove them to the side.
Snyder does fantastic work here as well. While 300 has proved to be visionary in hindsight (it took me a few years to accept this) and The Watchmen for my money actually works, Dawn is most certainly the film of his that I revisit the most. It's a complete experience (and the opening 10 minutes alone could get any director meetings for years). The cast is great as well. Sarah Polley, Ving Rhames, Ty Burrel and Michael Kelly (et al) might not pack the marquee names of Gillespie's film, but they're one of the more successful ensembles in modern horror history.
It may seem unfair to pit a rare example of the remake nailing it against the standard example of one flailing for thematic and narrative purchase, but sometimes life is cruel. Dawn of the Dead (2004) kills Fright Night (2011) and leaves it bleeding on the floor.
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It's a cold desert in northern India, dotted by tiny hamlets spread over the Himalayan peaks adjoining Tibet, where one can simultaneously have a close brush with sunburn and frostbite in summer.Leh, Ladakh (India) -- Ladakh, once the hub of the ancient Silk Route -- is aptly described as a place where Buddhist spirituality and its ancient culture reign supreme amidst virgin nature.
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It turns out to be an ad for something or other — but I don't care; it's fantastic.
Speaking of advertising, I've been thinking about my past career today, possibly because the news is full of 49% pay rises for UK top bosses while spending on education, health and social welfare is slashed.
It reminds me of the CEO at one of the ad agencies I worked for who ran huge chunks of the business into the ground while waiting for his 100% salary retirement deal to kick in at age 55. Yes, 100% of his final salary (I'm guessing £500,000-£1million) every year for the rest of his life. Lucky old him.
And no, it wasn't this guy. But while we're on the subject of WPP, try googling 'Martin Sorrell and Charitable Giving' — not a lot comes up. You'd think he might support good causes, what with WPP being registered in Jersey and all. I mean, think about how much his business is saving by paying only about 6% tax on their £9.3 billion revenue!
Or compare Martin Sorrell to Bill and Melinda Gates, who at last count have given $28 billion to charity.
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The Day in the Somme was a very moving day, we shared the tour with another couple from New South Wales and had a wonderful guide, he was so knowledgeable and a highlight was that the other couple had forwarded to the tour company the very little information they had regarding a great uncle of theirs that had died at Somme, the Company done some research and were able to take them to his final resting place at the Beacon Cemetery which was very emotional for them and we felt very privileged to have shared that time with them. My Grandfather fought in the Somme but he survived, returned home and lived a long life. I feel very lucky that I have been able to visit the area, the first in my family to do so. It was a 10 hour day but very enjoyable, we visited some amazing sites and learned a lot of history. We were dropped off back at the Hotel which was greatly appreciated.
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Is Sarah Palin qualified to be president? Former Vice President Dick Cheney answered that question with an artful dodge this morning when he appeared on ABC's This Week (see video below).
"I haven't made a decision yet on whom I'm going to support for president next time around," he said to host Jonathan Karl. "Whoever it is is going to have to prove themselves capable of being President of the United States."
"And those tests will come during the course of the campaigns obviously," he continued. "I think all of the prospective candidates out there have a lot of work to do if in fact they are going to persuade a majority of Americans that they are ready to take on the world's toughest job."
You didn't think you'd get a yes or no on that question, did you? Come on.
Everyone's talking about Sarah
That makes two vice presidents who discussed Palin this week. Vice President Biden played the dodge ball game as well when asked about the former Alaskan governor.
He told Larry King that she had a "great personality." Once he tried to go beyond that, he started stammering.
Palin's old running mate John McCain discussed her too. Although he didn't mince words.
He growled at reporters when asked about Palin's Tea Party speech and her use of crib notes which were written on her palm. To him it was no different that President Obama's use of a teleprompter. Check out the video here.
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Maustin Park is set in the heart of Emmerdale Country and is just across the River Wharfe from The Harewood House Estate.
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Yes, the estimable Charles Barkley, who plans on running for governor of Alabama in 2014, doesn't know the capital of Arizona, despite having played on the Phoenix Suns for four seasons! You just can't make up this stuff.
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I'm not much of a landscape photographer per se, but I caught this right before a thunderstorm blew in, and I just have to say "WOW God…your creation is AMAZING!"
I had a wonderful time photographing this family and their latest addition! Congratulations again guys! Your daughter's are beautiful!
I had a wonderful time photographing the "M" family! Their kids were a joy to photograph and they were all soooooo well-behaved!
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During their stay, all residents are appointed a key worker to ensure they can access all the services they require and receive the appropriate support to move on and out of homelessness
Together the young person and their key worker develop an individualized support that often covers areas such as life skills, budgeting, welfare entitlements, relationship work, education, employment and health support. Taking the time to learn to manage their own day-to-day independent living within the service is so important in equipping each young person with the skills needed for a positive move on.
If you are experiencing Homelessness then you need to call the Central Placement Service (CPS) on FREEPHONE 1800 707 707. The CPS is open on a 24/7 basis and will assess the presenting need and place in an appropriate service.


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Friday, March 7, 2014
Our Girl and Her Cat
It's been a couple of weeks since I've done any scrapping, and I'm starting to go scrap crazy! I'm hoping to do some scrapping tonight, but until then, I will share my latest layout. This layout was created for a sketch challenge at Cocoa Daisy. I really love the end result.
Creating with a sketch is such a fun and relaxing way to scrap. There's a new sketch challenge at CD, and I'm planning to tackle it tonight! Have a lovely weekend!
Labels: challenges, Cocoa Daisy, layouts
9 comments:
What a sweet layout. Love the mix of splatters with hearts.ReplyDelete
I love the color combo on this and how every single thing brings my eye to the wonderful pictures.ReplyDelete
what a great page, i pinned it for later inspiration! yay kitty!ReplyDelete
I love the colors you chose. Great layout!ReplyDelete
What a fun page, love how you used different alphas for your title!ReplyDelete
Thank you, ladies!ReplyDelete
This is my first time to visit your blog and I couldn't stop looking at the header with your scrapbook room -- LOVE IT -- especially the green island.ReplyDelete
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As their child's first and most important teachers, parents hold the key to unlocking their child's full potential. Each child who is deaf or hard of hearing has a unique potential for Listening and Spoken Language (LSL) and all parents have the capacity to help their child reach that potential.
Studies have found that children from language-rich environments, where parents and caregivers speak often using typical language, hear more complex and descriptive language. This impacts their school readiness and literacy. Providing a language-rich environment facilitates vocabulary development and pre-reading skills. For children with hearing loss, having a language-rich environment at home is essential to their success in the hearing and speaking world.
Young children learn language by hearing spoken language throughout their day. They are bombarded with language during every activity: play, mealtime, bedtime, getting dressed, etc. Children with hearing loss learn language the same way, but are often behind because they have spent time with either limited or no access to sound. These children need additional input of language to close the gap. When families are actively engaged in their child's education, the benefits to their child are clearly observable and far reaching.
For many parents of children who are deaf or hard of hearing, mantaining a rich language environment at home can seem overwhelming. The teachers, therapists and audiologists at DePaul are committed to arming parents with the necessary resources to help their child(ren) succeed at home.
The first step is to ensure that children have optimal access to sound by wearing their hearing equipment all waking hours and reducing background noise. Then, it is time to immerse their child in a language rich environment. This can be done through narrating daily activities such as cooking, cleaning, eating, reading aloud, singing and playing games that use the child's imagination.
DePaul's Early Intervention programs include the Parent-Infant Program and the center-based Toddler-Parent Program.


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Oakfield Co-operative Football & Baseball Clubs 1926-1927
Back Row P. Pearson (Trainer) W. Anderson (Asst Sec) G. Cooper D.Brown A.Crosby
A. Platt S.Crosby A.Tidswell (Chairman) T.Phillips
Middle Row W.Lindop (Secretary) A.Booth T.Allen H.Riley W.Foulks
C.Pearson (Treasurer) T. Briscoe (Vice Chairman)
Front Row E.Betton A.Stevens. F. Bennett D. Davis R.Dunn
Photographer: CRAGGS 23 Breckfield Road, Everton
This is an amazing picture of one of the first British Baseball teams from Oakfield, Liverpool.
Merseyside was the home of the modern British Baseball teams (based on American rules). Oakfield Co-op baseball team may have also been know as Oakfield Social.


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Sitting here, the single question that is running through my head is "Where do I even start?"
It is unbelievable how much is on my heart at the moment, and yet I have no idea how to articulate it; but I need to figure it out, or I will not sleep this evening.
Compassion. The face of Jesus. Restlessness. Prayer. Hope for future moments. Wishing you could make someone understand. The list goes on…
It wasn't till recently that I realized how difficult it can be to see someone you care for suffer. Even when that care simply comes from knowing that Jesus cares for them, and not from having known the person for years, being there for them through every step, etc. Then, on top of that, how hard it is to see them suffer without falling into their Father's loving arms. The home that they may or may not have known, but always needed, regardless of their state of mind or beliefs.
Then one would only have to begin to imagine how our Lord feels.
HE IS RIGHT THERE WAITING! Man, how I wish sometimes that I could just scream it.
His very own children; made in His image. Each and every life of which is planned out by Him. He has a perfect will for them, and they do not even realize it.
Lord, let them understand.
My God has been showing me how no person is brought into my life by happenstance. Each and every encounter, friendship, personal conversation; all of it is for a purpose. A purpose that should never be taken lightly, nor overlooked as "normal", but instead as precious and beautiful. It is our job to be willing and ready to search out His will in it all.
He has been also showing me that serving Him does not stop when you step outside of church. One can be used by Him in every aspect of your life. And those precious, beautiful encounters with others are each an unique opportunity to be poured out, and then filled with His Spirit overflowing. Though this thought may seem obvious to some, I had to learn it. This may seem like "Christian common sense." Duh, I should know this, but I find that every wise thing I know in life was learned at some point or another. I would never pass up the joy of a lesson "clicking" so that I could look like a "smart Christian."
This weekend has been eye-opening to say the least. I've grown in Him these past couple days more than I have in a while, and have found that excitement for Him that I haven't had in a while. It was a feeling that has been missed dearly.
But this time has brought a feeling of almost… regret. WELL, NOT IN THE LEAST BIT. But in a really silly, fleshly, childish, jokingly way, it has. Sometimes being broken for others can be difficult because you have absolutely no control over what goes on in their lives. Satan has tried to tell me that when I was numb and had loss so much feeling and compassion that that state was so much better. Nothing affected me. But I see now that those words are lies. It is a curse to be numb like that… I hate it. I am praying for those who are there. It is full of cons, and the only pro is a lie. Terrible.
As I watch people suffer and hurt without a known Savior, I get really anxious. Anxious to tell them that Jesus really LOVES them and wants them to come to Him. Anxious to fix things that I cannot fix. Anxious to see them happy again. Anxious to have my heartbeat slow down a little. Anxious to not have to hold back tears. Well, maybe not anxious… more like ready and willing. Haha.
Yet, at the same time, these feelings remind me that I am in tune with Him. We're closer than we have been in a while. I want these feelings to go away and stay forever at the same time. The thing that is different about this sadness from the sadness I get whenever something is poopy in my life is that I am so darn happy. I see the Lord working. As much as I wish I could take them out of the situation, I know that He has a plan in it all and I simply need to be a prayer warrior as they fight against Satan's attacks.
Lord, let them understand.
Various things have been showing me how much He loves US. All of us, yes. But, He has been reminding me of His love for those who do not love Him. My mother's words hit me hardest. Have you ever sat and imagined the face of Jesus?
Really think about it.
His eyes full of compassion, His smile that must have been completely contagious, and well, the overall look of Love. *Cheesy alert* Sometimes I think of my daddy and the couple times I've seen him smile at me with tears in his eyes and tell me how blessed he is to have me as his daughter. THEN TIMES THAT BY A MILLION! Now that I think about it, I started considering this about a couple weeks ago.
Someday we will see those eyes, and fall into His arms. I think it will be the best hug you have ever experienced EVER. Embracing Jesus. Can you even begin to imagine? He has those eyes even after our sin and defiance nailed Him to that cross. If that does not move you, I am not sure what else to say.
How I long for people to look into my eyes and see Jesus'. To see His love through me. I do not deserve to be used in a such a way, but He wants to use me that way. Amazing.
I could go on forever and ever, but I am almost at a thousand words. So how about a picture?
…is Jesus your Lord?
Maybe it will make up for the other thousand that are still within my heart.