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Thursday, March 29, 2012

I don't usually post personal things on  my blog, but since this is probably my last grandchild,  I thought I would post a picture.  This is Caleb.  Isn't he is a doll?

Monday, March 26, 2012

Challenge # 39 "Anything Goes"

Here is the chance  you have been waiting for,  You are in the process of creating something and you can't find a challenge to enter it in.  Well this is it.  The theme is "Anything Goes".  There is only one restriction;  it cannot be something you have posted before.  You may have created it last month, but never posted.  Well that is ok.  The gals on the Desigonn Team have given you some ideas.  So get crafting as you have 2 weeks to post your creation.

As mentioned below in the information about my sponsor I bought some Cheery Lynn dies the other day and couldn't wait to use them so you will find that I used one in the the post right before this one.  I will be using some of the others during this week.
My creation is an ornament.  Yes, I know it is not Christmas, but you will see that is has flowers on it.  I hope to make a number of these "garden" ornaments to put on a Spring tree.  One of my DT members, Cindy, told me how to make the ornament.  (She is missing on this post as she is out of town.)  The ornament is made from 3 dominoes on a metal backing.  Alcohole inks are on the background and a rose was stamped multiple times.  The ornament is surrounded by beads I had in my stash.
I'm using the "Anything Goes" theme as a chance to get ready for Easter! I found this darling baby-in-an-egg image from French Kissed Postcards and I've adhered it to some pretty blue lace paper, neutral cardstock and added a metallic Easter Bunny. Who doesn't love an "anything goes" challenge? Please join us!
I've made this "clean and simple" card using some digi images I bought ages ago and hadn't used!!! They are from Digi Design House - I love these funky dancers. I added the quote from the Quote Garden Site and stuck with the pink and black colour tonings.
Spring has definitely arrived and Easter is just around the corner. I created an easterly chunky ATC in form of a little box for Easter treats using my own template and decorating it with EchoPark patterend papers, a bunny image from the Graphics Fairy, stamps from Waltzing Mouse, fabric flowers and some little blings. Enjoy the sunshine!
For my DT piece I have made a tag cut from some Anna Griffin paper. I have over-stamped it with some flourishes in forest moss, and then placed the image - printed onto acrylic - behind the TH die-cut. I have added some bling to the tree, and two vintage scraps; the children at the front, and the owl on the lady's shoulder.
Jenn here - we had some unseasonably warm temps here in New England last week, and it got me in the SUMMER SPIRIT! I used Country Anya, a digi image from the Greeting Farm, along with a template of a peach found online at Elizabeth Dulemba's coloring page site. My DP is from Authentique - ribbon is from my stash.

My wonderful sponsor this time is Classy Cards and Such and Beverly is giving a $10.00 gift certificate to the random generated winner.
Classy Cards and Such is having an embossing challenge and she has some embossing folders that I have not seen anywhere else.
Below are some of the newest things in the online shop.  These are from her most recent listing.
* LOTS of new Want2Scrap in every category!  Rhinestones and Pearls - So Pretty!
* Glitter and embossing powder from Sparkle 'n Sprinkle
* PRE-ORDER Tim Holtz Distress Ink Markers Pre-order pricing for a limited time only!! Reserve yours now!!!
* Cheery Lynn - Lace Deco Corners and Mini Flourish One  The Cheery Lynn dies are to "die" for as they are gorgeous.  I just ordered some from Classy Cards and Such and couldn't wait until this challenge to use it.  You can find the beautiful  Polynesian Oval that I cut in yellow in the post right before this one.
The best thing about Classy Cards and Such is that shipping is FREE with $50.00 in Cheery Lynn dies or $75.00 in other items from the store  You can't believe how quickly you receive your "goodies".  Try this online store; you will not be disappointed.

Saturday, March 24, 2012

Travel Cards

I have been doing a number of "cute" or "whimsical cards lately, so I thought I would switch and post something a little different.  I love the images on these two cards.  They are from Hampton Arts.  They are great images to use as there are so versatile.

The first card shows only a partial image from the Hampton Art stamp.  I cut it to fit the beautiful Cheery Lynn die,  I like the fact that there are a number of different little images which can be colored.  This I did with Copic markers.
Finishing off  the card, I attached a ready-made embellishment which says "Dream" with a small butterfly attached.  This is what I am doing  now as we  almost made a trip to Paris this summer, but decided otherwise.  Now I can only dream of going.

My second card is also a travel-inspired card; I put the Hampton Art image on a very small mat of burgundy and then place that on some beautiful designer paper which is gold and has copper in the design  All of this is placed on a burgundy base card.  I didn't put a sentiment on this card as I didn't want to distract from the image.  Again, Copic markers were used to color.

Thursday, March 22, 2012

Hitching a Ride

I have made a number of center-step cards lately and this one uses the cute Just Some Lines image of Tut and Peep. I image that they are going turtle speed down to the finish line and little Peep has hitched a ride. I used.Bingo tokens to show the finish line and colored the two characters brightly with Copic markers.

If you are not familiar with the center-step card, I have two views of it below. One shows the front while the other shows the side. This card sits well on a table and a sentiment can also be placed inside.

Wednesday, March 21, 2012

Baby ATC

It has been a while since I made an ATC.  Here is one that I made for Wicked Wednesday's ATC challenge "Babies".  I picked an older baby to put on my ATC.  It mainly has scrap papers and little digitals of babies.  I can't remember where I got the digitals.  They were in my stash.  The word "Toddler" is from the newspaper.  This was fun to make.

Easter Blog Hop

Hello and welcome to JUST SOME LINES EASTER Blog Hop!! Our hop starts today, Wednesday, March 21, and goes until Saturday, March 24 at 10pm EST. You will be visiting some of our DT MEMBER blogs to get a look at the NEW EASTER IMAGES available at JUST SOME LINES SHOP!!
As you hop to the DT member blogs featured in the hop, please remember to leave comments at each stop, including the JUST SOME LINES Blog. You do not need to leave a comment at the last stop, which is the JUST SOME LINES SHOP. Winners will be chosen from the comments left on each blog and there will also be some "surprise" winners chosen at random from comments left along the hop as well as a GRAND PRIZE featuring a goodie bag of crafting treats!

So, let's get started! Your first stop is JUST SOME LINES Blog, if you lose your way on the hop, you can always come back to the JUST SOME LINES Blog and start from the beginning. The rest of the hop order will be

Your last stop is JUST SOME LINES SHOP. Hope you enjoy the hop!! Check back at JUST SOME LINES Blog on Sunday, March 25 to see if you are one of our lucky winners:)

This is my inspiration for the blog hop and this will be the image you can win from my blog.  It is called  Emo Little Boy Easter Egg Peeker.
Your next stop is to Tina.  Just hop on over.  And don't forget to check back at JUST SOME LINES blog on Sunday, March 25 to see if you are one of our lucky winners:)

Monday, March 19, 2012

Mini Blog Giveaway

The gals at Just Some Lines are giving away a mini blog.   It runs from March 18 to April 1.  Below is a picture of the giveaway
What you have to do:
1. You must be a follower of the Just Some Lines blog.
2. You must comment below their post about the giveaway ( otherwise they will not know you are taking part) and say what is your favourite image in the shop - you can get to the shop here

A Little Green and Sewing Elements

In honor of St. Patrick's Day I made my card with a lot of green and used some sewing elements which is what is need for the challenge at CS Designs this week.  You will have to drop by Art with No Boundaries to see the inspirations of the other members of the DT and to enter the challenge.  For my card I used the Arabesque image.  Don't you think she is adorable?

She was colored with Copic markers. and put on a green designer paper mat.  That was placed on a larger mat of music designer paper.  Since she looked like she was dancing and her name was Arabesque, (a dance step), I thought the music background was appropriate.  Everything was placed on basic green cardstock.

As embellishments, I  used some stitching trim and covered buttons.  The sentiment is also by CS Designs.

Sunday, March 18, 2012

Wind and Rain - Second Week

The Design Team has some more inspiration for you for my current challenge "A Windy and Rainy Day".  You can hop directly to the challenge by clicking at the very top of my sidebar.   You still have a week to enter and Saturated Canary has a great prize for the random picked winner.  I use the random generator to pick my winners so those who are not as experience as others have an equal chance.  On the Tuesday following the end of the challenge, I will drop you a line either by e-mail or in your comments that you are a winner.  Just think...You don't have to keep coming back to see if you won!

Now for more inspiration.
Here is a Center-Step card with Saturated Canary's  image Let it Rain.  I really enjoy coloring Krista's images.  My card has solid blue cardstock on the two flaps on the side and on the front step and behind the image I used a brown and blue doted paper.  A bluish flower embellishes the bottom left corner and to give the card balance I put a matted oval with a handwritten "Hi" at the top right.
Please drop by Saturated Canary and admire Krista's images.
This is the postcard I made for the last challenge. It has been painted with acrylics, partly mixed with stickles, and using punchinella for texture. The umbrella man has also been cut from hand-painted paper .
The text is from Psalm 72, v. 6.
If it's a "Windy and Rainy Day", I want to spend it indoors, reading! So what better way to feature this lovely design by Saturated Canary than on a bookmark! I colored the digi with watercolor pencils and a water pen, fussy cut her out and matted with two shades of purple. I printed the verse and matted with pink. I punched out extra flowers from the designer paper background and added them for interest. A pink ribbon finishes the bookmark off.
Who says that you can only fly a kite in Autumn? At times it is definitely windy enough to do so at the moment. The image is again from Saturated Canary, isn't she sweet? I coloured her with Copics and layered her in digital paper from Tracy Ann Digital. As embellishments I used some buttons, Stickles and some blings.
I've gone a bit different for my new creation for this Windy & Rainy Day Challenge and have used a Gecko Galz Collage image of an Asian Geisha with a parasol. I've used Japanese papers and fibres for the background and layering. I love to create Asian style.
For my second celebration of rainy, windy weather I used a Catherine Moore Character Constructions stamp on designer paper from Twisted Papers. My little man in a teacup with his tiny umbrella is escaping big raindrop stickers which I had to use because they are actually called raindrops! Stay dry and keep crafting.

Krista's images are so much fun to color and create with - I used the same paper pad that I used last week, Jack and Jill from My Mind's Eye, but I used different pieces and came up with a completely different look. I kept this one bright and cheery, hope it makes you smile!

Monday, March 12, 2012

Just Sitting There

Just sitting there.  That's what I would like to do sometime.  Not doing anything, but just sitting there watching.  .   Wouldn't it be great to not have anything to do, but sit and watch others running around?  I am retired and I thought when you stopped working outside the home, that you just sit there being  bored.  Boy was I mistaken.  However, that is what Kyra, the lovely image from Just Some Lines, is doing thing about Spring.  She is colorred with Copic markers.  I placed her on a Spellbinders diecut and then adhered that to a split, but coordinating pieces of cardstock for my background.

I am entering this in SweetStamps' "Think Spring" challenge.

Drop over to Just Some Lines and see what other wonderful images are there.

Faux Stitches

Here is a little card I made with Faux Stitches. The image is called Angelina from CS Designs   She is on a double Spellbinders diecut with faux stitching around it.  The image is colored with Copic markers and buttonlll accent the card with the sentiment "Sew Much Fun".

Sunday, March 11, 2012

Challenge # 38 - "A Windy and Rainy Day"

Well, in Tennessee we have had a lot of wind and rain lately so I thought that the weather that we have been having would make a great challenge.  Thus "A Windy and Rainy Day" was established.  I don't think I have to explain what type of images would be accepted for this.  You just need to follow the theme.
Here are some samples of images from Saturated Canary that really hit the target for the challenge.  Even though some of us used the same image, our interpretations are different.
Krista of Saturated Canary was so generous to give us some images to use as our inspiration for this challenge.  I chose the Let it Rain image and colored with Copic markers using very light colors.  She is placed on a made which gives you the impression of wind.  This is trimed with a tassel-type trim and a double flower with a bow center.  The entire image and mat is placed on some Spring designer paper on a blue card base.
I used "One of Those Days" - I knew right away which DP I wanted to use, it's from the Quite
Contrary - Jack and Jill pack from My Mind's Eye. Sentiment is a sticker from Oriental Trading Company.
Isn't she adorable with her big blue eyes and wellies? I coloured this delightful image from our sponsor Saturated Canary with Copics and highlighted the teeny tiny raindrops with glossy accents. The image is layered on a white card base, Kraft card from PinkPetticoat and patterend digital paper (Tracy Ann and Crystal'). The clouds and raindrops are handcut and dry-embossed with the Cuttlebug embossing folder.
I'm having "One of those Days"!!!
LOL that's the image I have used from Saturated Canary this week. I've used co-ordinating papers from a Basic Grey Pad to make this card for the new challenge and the image is coloured with Copic Markers. I used the current sketch from Sketch Saturday to layout the card.
This Saturated Canary digi is called "Windy Day." I've colored it with pencils and laid it on a designer background page from Twisted Papers. The wind has been ferocious n the Pacific Northwest lately -- I think if you tried to fly a kite you'd just break it! Hopefully things are milder where you are. But if not, windy conditions are good for staying inside making art!
"Walk In The Rain" Coaster
This little hanging was done on a 4" x 4" coaster. I used Distress Inks & Stain to make the background and shade the sentiment. You can't tell by the photo but there is an acetate overlay with embossed "rain" lines. The Liquid Pearl "rain drops" are placed here and there along those lines. The acetate was attached to the coaster with jump rings.
Saturated Canary
My wonderful sponsor for this challenge is Saturated Canary.  Click on the logo above and you will quickly be directed to the Etsy shop where you will find some wonderful images.  Click on Krista's picture below and you will go directly to her blog.
Hello, my name is Krista. I blog over at Saturated Canary. I also like to draw people. In character style. I like them sweet. Sometimes a bit sad. Pretty. Messy. And maybe a bit tattered. I just love making them for other ladies to fill with personality and colors! It makes my heart feel so inspired to see how others create with them! I'd love if you stopped by and introduced yourself! Love, love to make new friends!:)
Krista is generously offering two images from her Etsy Store, and I know you don't want to miss out on that.  Therefore, submit your entry to the challenge within the next two weeks.

Saturday, March 10, 2012

That "Old" Stuff

Have you got "old" stuff lying around your craft room that has been there for ages?  Well, make a point to use it.  Just Some Lines is having a "Spring Cleaning" challenge.  It is so easy.  The only thing you have to do is to use something that has been around in your stash for at least 6 mos.  Here is the card I submitted as inspiration.
Here is the "old" things I used:

Polka dot paper mat at least 3 yrs old,
Embellishment/bone- ? years,
Butterfly- recycled from a birthday card last Oct,
Grass paper-about 3 yrs,
pink and white flowered paper- 3 yrs
I know you can probably find a lot of vintage - maybe not vintage, but just plan old stash in your craft room too.

Spring Showers

Here is a little quilted-type card I made for Digi Darla's challenge April Showers.  I used some scrap paper for the background and placed it behind the image.  Even though the little turtle is in the rain there is a little sunshine coming out.  T

Thursday, March 8, 2012

Just Some Lines DT

I am so excited to be a part of the Just Some Lines Design Team My first card as a member of the team uses the image Kyra Free-fallingl. As you look at the card you will notice that Kyra is slightly off the card. That is because the image actually swings back and forth. Can't you imagine her just floating through the trees swinging back and forth through the limbs?

Monday, March 5, 2012

Here is a card I made for the Fashionista challenge at Art with No Boundaries.   My image is from CS Designs.  The dress form was colored with Copic markers.  To fulfill the qualifications of the callenge, I used stickers of dress accessories and a Sale sign.  If  you have a chance drop by the blog and take part in the challenge.

The Second Week in "the "Land of Fantasy"

Just imagine that you are in the "Land of Fantasy" and create something special.  Look what the Design Team has created to get you in the mood to enter the land of make believe.
The image on this card is Michele Perkett's Meadow Fairy.  Her hair is full of flowers and she carries a large bouquet of flowers.  This particular image took a while to color with my Copic markes, but it was fun.  I hope everyone has enjoyed looking into our Land of Fantasy this past week and if you haven't already, join the challenge.
This week I took the lovely "Lilly the Fairy of Enchantment" digital stamp and added lots of shimmer and sparkle. I colored her using Twinkling H2Os, pearl metallic paint and Distress Inks. Then the image was accented with Stickles and Liquid Pearls. I sprayed the designer paper with multiple coats of pearlized water to add even more shine. The picture just doesn't do justice to how magical this card looks!
I really enjoy working with these gorgeous, joyous images by Michelle Perkett. This fairy is so happy I think she is about to burst! I colored her with pencils and placed her on two different designer papers. Since she is such a flower bouquet-loving kind of girl I embellished her with many more flowers from a set of borders. I think I should keep this around to look at if I ever feel sad. Or better yet, send to someone else who needs a lift. I hope you'll join the challenge in week 2!

This week I have used a brand new image from Michelle Perkett "Coral" to make this gorgeous emnbossed card using all metallic card & paper. Coral has been coloured with Copic Markers which always look nice & soft on the metallic paper. The fancy embossing/die cut folder is a Cuttlebug Brand.
Lilly the Fairy of Enchantment - This fairy from Michelle Perkett definitely enchanted me with her delicate flowers and wings. I coloured her in bright colours with a little touch os glitter, mounted her on some glittery Kanban card cut with Nestbailities and made her into a little fairy hanging.

Jenn made a page in her art journal, using one of Michelle's gorgeous mermaid images paired with some new DP from Stampin' Up!  Michelle's images are perfect for art journal pages and any other project you can think of.  She generously offers freebies on her blog every Tuesday, too.  Sentiment is from Raindrop Echo Designs.

Thanks to Michelle Perkett for the beautiful  fairy images that the Design Team has been using.  Please drop by her site here and see if there is something you can use.

Saturday, March 3, 2012

A Second Winner was Chosen

Since I never heard from the original winner of the challenge "Happy Birthday"  a second one was chosen.  Ladies, I, unlike many bloggers, notify the winner either through their e-mail if I can find it or through their comments.  If I don't receive this info  I need I am unable to get your challenge candy to you.

Also, please note, my challenges are now listed at the top of the sidebar.  This is for your convenience and so my current posts aare at the top.


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The Age of Quantum Computers is upon us!

The first electronic computer that was ever invented was the Turing Machine developed in 1936 which was a bulky device that had a size of a room and had very limited operations. By 1977 full-scale computers capable of complex computation and data processing started shipping in from companies including Apple and Commodore. In 1984 Mac came up with unrivaled GUI in color display. In 1989 first hand held computer from Atari surface. IBM was first among its competitors to come up with a touchscreen device back in 1992. The first iPhone came to life in the year 2000. We are currently in 2017 and we now have thousands of devices around us that are constantly functioning to make our lives better and comfortable.

The Age of Quantum Computers is upon us!

No, I am not giving you a flashback of the computer innovation through years. I would rather suggest you give attention to the dates of the aforementioned line of events. It is surprising how far we have come and in less than 100 years.

Technology is like a set of endless dominoes toppling one after the other. So if you think we are too far ahead and there is nothing more that the world of computers can offer us, let me tell you something about the Quantum Computers.

Quantum Computers make direct use of quantum-mechanical phenomena to perform operations on data. They are different from binary digital electronic computers that use transistors. Conventional computing uses binary algorithm whereas quantum computation uses quantum bits.

The development of quantum computers is still in the process although theoretical and practical research is being carried out make the technology more and more useable. Several national governments and military agencies are already funding quantum computing research to develop quantum computers.

To give you a better perspective of what a Quantum Computer actually is, consider this fact, Once Quantum Computers are developed to their full-scale efficiency you will have laptops that perform as fast as today’s super computers.

Full-scale quantum computing is yet a simulation or rather an imagination. Commercialization of Quantum Computers is a dream far ahead of us and to be honest, a normal consumer has practically no use of such fast computing.

Super computers have been developed to study and create complex and gigantic models such as running the simulation of the World’s weather, molecular dynamics or simulating cosmic events. Such models use complicated equations and hence the super computers. Imagine all that power in your PC and you have nothing more to do with it than run Crysis or Modern Battlefield on it.

Quantum computers will take away the bulky size of super computers but what purpose will they serve for a normal consumer is an unexplored territory.

You will have to wait until 2050 to actually get your hands on quantum computing. Experts believe that by 2020 Quantum Computers will find a physical shape to exist in. The 2030s and 2040 will give them a use in a feasible form factor at research centers that currently use super computers.

2050 will mark their rise and by that time who knows even kids might find molecular dynamics an interesting topic to give time to.

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Sour Cream Banana Muffins with Oatmeal Crumble

These browning beauties are an invitation to bake.

We recently signed up for an organic and local produce delivery service called TCF Organics. It’s a wonderful service that delivers huge quantities of delicious produce to our front porch every Wednesday at a much lower cost than you could get them anywhere else. Like a CSA, they reserve the right to choose the freshest and tastiest produce to deliver, so we never quite know what we’ll find in our cooler, but we always know that it will be good. As these things go, there’s usually one item that tends to pile up and so far it’s been bananas.

I woke up this morning to an alarming pile of bananas in varying shades of brown, just crying out to be turned into something delicious. I am not one of those people who greet the day with a wide smile, jumping out of bed to achieve great things. This isn’t some sort of new development as a result of nocturnal disturbances by sleepwalking children. I’ve never been a morning person, but my husband, on the other hand, is one of those mysterious morning people who completes a day’s worth of activities before I painfully open my eyes. Because of this, he is the breakfast king and I rarely make breakfast treats. But tomorrow morning, we will all be rewarded by these warm sour cream banana muffins with a sweet and crumbly topping.

The crumbly oatmeal topping is sweet with caramel overtones. You can’t resist picking at it.

Sour Cream Banana Muffins with Oatmeal Crumble
For the muffins:
¼ pound (1 stick) unsalted butter, room temperature
1/2 cup sugar
1/2 cup of dark brown sugar
2 eggs
1 ½ cups unbleached all-purpose flour
1 tsp baking soda
1 tsp salt
1 cup mashed very ripe bananas
½ cup sour cream
2 tsp vanilla extract
For the topping:
1/2 cup of oatmeal (not steel cut, the quick oats kind but not the instant kind)
1/2 cup of a dark brown sugar
1/4 cup of butter, softened

  1. Preheat the oven to 350°F. Grease and flour two sheets of 12-muffin tins. (adding a dusting a flour on top of your butter or other grease barrier will help your muffins pop out beautifully after cooking.)
  2. With an electric mixer, cream the butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Add the eggs, beating well.
  3. Add the dry ingredients to the butter mixture. Mix with a wooden spoon. Add the bananas, sour cream and vanilla. Stir well.
  4. Pour batter into each muffin hole, filling each 2/3 of the way up. Set aside.
  5. Cream together the oatmeal, brown sugar, vanilla, and butter.
  6. Scoop up a teaspoon of topping and crumble it on top of each muffin hole.
  7. Bake, until a tester comes out clean, about 40 minutes.
  8. Either serve warm, or cover once cooled to serve the next day for breakfast.
  9. These are heavenly cut in half with a pat of salty butter on top. Also fantastic with fig preserves.

5 Responses to Sour Cream Banana Muffins with Oatmeal Crumble

  1. >Vanessa, these look awesome. I recently tried a cupcake recipe with sour cream in it, I think it adds to the moistness of it.

  2. These muffins are delicious! They are perfectly moist and amazing! The only change I made was add 2/4 cups of oatmeal to the batter instead of the crumble at the end. People LOVE them! Best recipe. Thank you for sharing.

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A Practical White Repertoire with 1. d4 and 2. c4 - Volume 1

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Author Alexei Kornev
Release date 2013
Language English
Pages 304
Dimensions 21,5 x 14,5 cm
Cover Soft
A practical white repertoire with 1. d4 and 2. c4 - The complete Queens Gambit

Excerpts from the intro:
"Sooner or later every chess player faces the problem of building his or her opening repertoire. This is particularly difficult when you play with White, since you need to be well prepared against all of Black's possible responses. However, most players, including the author, have no inclination to devote all their time to studying opening variations. Therefore, we have decided not to cover 1.e2-e4.

As our main opening weapon for White we have chosen the closed openings arising after 1.d2-d4, in which an understanding of chess and a knowledge of the typical resources in the middle game and the endgame are often much more important than a detailed knowledge of a large number of variations. We have analysed the most straightforward possibilities for White, generally based on the development of the knight to c3 and the fastest possible occupation of the centre with pawns.

Unfortunately it is impossible to cover all the possible theory after 1.d2-d4 for White within a single book, so the author plans to publish two further volumes.

The first book is devoted to the move 1...d7-d5 for Black. I believe that the most challenging defences for White to face are the Queen's Gambit Accepted (Part 2), the Queen's Gambit Declined (Part 4) and the Slav Defence (Part 5). A few less popular options for Black are covered in Parts 1 and 3. In the second book we shall deal with the openings in which Black fianchettoes his dark-squared bishop. These are first and foremost the Gruenfeld and the King's Indian Defence. In book three we shall analyse in detail the Nimzo-Indian Defence and a few other defences not covered in our first two books. This series has been written for players of all levels. The author hopes that it will be useful for grandmasters as well as for amateur players."

Alexei Kornev is an international grandmaster and coach. In 2001 he took the silver in the Russian Cup Final. He is also the winner of a number of international tournaments. Highest ELO so far - 2582.

For many years he has been senior coach of the junior chess school in the city of Vladimir. His students are often among the winners of the Russian junior championships for boys and girls.

A Practical White Repertoire with 1. d4 and 2. c4 - Volume 1

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Chester Library Delivers All Elected Officials at One Site

Chester Library now offers the only location for the complete list of Chester Borough and Township elected officials. Previously, information seekers paged through old record books at the Borough and Township offices or individual PDFs of council minutes on their web sites, or visited the Library to access Observer-Tribune newspapers from 1936 forward. The online … Continue reading

Explore Area Museums for Free with Chester Library’s Family Museum Pass!

We don’t just lend books! Chester Library offers 3 day museum passes for Chester Library Patrons to enjoy.  We have passes for the following museums: Historic Speedwell Experience life during the early years of the Industrial Revolution and dawn of a new era in communications. This 7.5-acre National Historic Landmark site preserves the restored estate … Continue reading

Guide Boxes and Explorer Boxes

Have you ever wanted to learn a new craft or skill but weren’t sure about investing in all the tools you would need? Then we have the perfect solution for you at the Chester Library – Adult Guide Boxes and Youth Explorer Boxes. We’ve collected all the essential tools for a beginner to get started … Continue reading

Check Out Tumble Book Library – eBooks for eKids!

Chester Library has a subscription to TumbleBookLibrary, and your family can access it from home. It’s unlimited, and it’s FREE for you to use from home! TumbleBookLibrary is an online collection of e-books for children.  They are a great way to encourage tech-savvy kids to enjoy reading. There are over 250 animated, talking picture books! … Continue reading

Community Service Opportunity for High School Students

Are you a high school student looking for a rewarding community service project? Chester Library has a mentoring program that pairs high school students with younger students (3rd – 5th grade) on Monday afternoons.  You will work one-on-one with the same student each week, helping them with homework, special projects, study skills or organization.  The Library will provide laptops, … Continue reading

Genealogy Research Tools from the Chester Library

The Chester Library offers access to 3 different online genealogy research tools: Ancestry Library Edition, MyHeritage Library Edition, and HeritageQuest Online. Ancestry Library Edition (ALE) allows you to try out the popular genealogy resource for free.  Search billions of records in census data, vital records, directories, photos, and more.  ALE IS AVAILABLE IN THE LIBRARY … Continue reading

The Great Courses Available in OneClick Digital

The world’s most respected professors are just a click away! The Chester Library has added 15 Great Courses titles to our OneClick Digital Platform. With this diverse selection of eAudio titles, you can enjoy instant access to the leader in lifelong learning. Click here to see the titles. To download the OneClick app and get … Continue reading


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Adult Services

A variety of programs are offered for adult residents of Chester. On-going programs include Friday Afternoon at the Movies, Senior Lunch ‘n’ Learn (offered in conjunction with the Senior Resource Center), computer classes, book discussion groups, and Great Decisions, a foreign policy discussion group. In addition, speakers, musical programs, and other free events are offered several times each month.

Youth Services

Children’s programs are offered throughout the year, including story times, craft programs, Paws for Reading (reading with a therapy dog), Summer Reading Club,  as well as special performances at our monthly Family Programs.

Middle school and high school students meet monthly (first Wed. of the month) for a variety of programs.

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Guzu Gallery Horror Show 2017

“Werewolves In London” by Chet Phillips

Created for Guzu Gallery’s “They’re Coming To Get You” horror art show, “Werewolves in London” mashes up the 30’s werewolf film with Warren Zevon’s “Werewolves of London” song. Signed and numbered limited edition Giclee prints available.

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Blue Genie Art Bazaar 2017

The Blue Genie Art Bazaar is a unique holiday shopping experience held annually in Austin, TX. The event runs from Black Friday through Christmas Eve, open every day from 10AM-10PM (closing at 6PM on Christmas Eve.) With 200+ artists on display, it’s always an honor to be included. If you’re in Austin or plan to visit during the holidays, be sure to Chet it out.

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Crazy 4 Cult 2017- Fifth Element

Gallery 1988 in L.A. presents their annual Crazy 4 Cult art show with the theme of cult movies. My submission combines characters, objects and quotes from Luc Besson’s “Fifth Element.” Signed limited edition prints available HERE.

2018 ChetArt Calendars

For 2018, two calendars showcasing matchbox art from Chet Phillips.

“Got a Light?” is a 6″ x 12″ wall calendar displaying a variety of pop culture characters in the form of vintage matchbox labels. “Sci-Fi Transport” displays 12 vehicles from science fiction movies and TV and is presented in a CD case sized desktop format (measures 5.4″ x 4.65″) Both are printed on 100 gloss book paper. Wall calendar is wire bound with hanger and desktop version comes in plastic CD case that flips open for display.

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2018 Sci-Fi Transport Desktop Calendar

“Sci-Fi Transport” displays 12 vehicles from science fiction movies and TV and is presented in a CD case sized desktop format (measures 5.4″ x 4.65″)

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ChetArt at Parts & Labour

A variety of ChetArt products are available at Parts & Labour on South Congress in Austin.

Focus Features Art Show

Gallery 1988 presents an art show devoted to the films from Focus Features. My contribution references “Shaun of the Dead” with the” x 4″ pulpboard drink coaster “Bitey Brew.” Signed on the reverse. Get one for $4. at Gallery 1988 and through their online shop.

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Guzu Gallery Spirit of 77 Show

Samurai Delicatessen by Chet Phillips

Taking Austin Books’ birth year, 1977, as their inspiration, twenty-three talented artists will help pay tribute to the legendary comic book store via limited edition prints and original artwork. For the “Spirit of ’77” show, I created 2 pieces celebrating 2 pop culture icons from the year 1977. Saturday Night Live’s Samurai Delicatessen skit with John Belushi and Chewbacca from Star Wars. Signed prints available online now:

Samurai Delicatessen prints

Planet Kashyyyk Matches prints

Planet Kashyyyk Matches by Chet Phillips

(Framed version available only in person at gallery)

Jordan Bolton

Movie wardrobes by Jordan Bolton.

San Diego Comic Con 2017

San Diego Comic Con 2017: ChetArt table in the Small Press area, table O-01. 2017 was a great year in San Diego for us thanks to the great support of everyone who came by to purchase and visit. Thank you all for the fantastic time! Here are some highlights of the show floor with exhibits and cosplay.

Preview night! Jeffrey Vaca presented me with a vintage game cartridge version of my Parzival’s Quest artwork that I created in tribute to Ready Player One. Thank you Jeffrey, for the wonderfully creative gift!

Another great highlight of the show was a visit from Cory Doctrow. Cory has been a great supporter over the years, highlighting several of my projects on boingboing. Thank you for taking the time to come by for the visit, Cory!

Our great neighbors Paul Friedrich and Ryan Claytor in Small Press.

The first time in seven years straight without our good friends Cesare and Kirstie of Curio and Co. They sat out this year and were truly missed. Check out their site of amazing things.

Thank you San Diego for a great year. Hope to see you again in 2018!

30 Years Later Gallery 1988- Predator

Gallery 1988 presents “30 Years Later,” an art show celebrating movies released in 1987. My contribution titled “Predator Tin Toy” pays tribute to “Predator” as a black light tin toy version of the movie’s monster. (Note that the Yautja letters below the chest TV spell out “Dutch.”

Purchase signed prints here

ChetArt at Parts & Labour

A selection of goods created by Chet Phillips is now available at Parts & Labour, located at 1704 South Congress Ave. in Austin, TX .Very happy to be included among the great group of local artists represented in this wonderful shop. If you’re in Austin, Chet it out!

SDCC 17- ChetArt Small Press Table O-01

Find ChetArt at San Diego Comic Con 2017 in the Small Press section, table O-01 on the aisle right across from Oni Press.

This year at the ChetArt table there will be an abundance of Matchbox art prints, the “Monster Zen” book and a selection of prints from the book, “Imaginary Friend Field Guide” book, new vinyl stickers and greeting cards.

Monster Zen Book by Chet Phillips

The “Monster Zen” book is a collection of monster illustrations and haiku poems by Chet Phillips. 16 Monsters are showcased. Now available in the ChetArt online shop. A selection of prints from the series available here.

Each book is hand bound in a Japanese style with a variety of Chiyogami paper labels and ribbons. Measures 9.25″ wide x 8.5″ tall. Covers are 100 lb cover stock and pages are printed on 80lb glossy text. Japanese chop translating to “Chet” and artist signature on the inside back cover.

~Visit The Online Shop Link Here~

Book measures 9.25″ x 8.5″

Monsters included in the book:
Xenomorph Alien
Shelob Spider-Lord of the Rings
Pacific Rim Kaiju
Mothra and Rodan
Mars Attacks Martian
Actor in Godzilla Suit
Ghostbusters Gargoyle Dog
Six Headed Demon
Godzilla vs. King Kong

16 illustrations and haiku poems in all.

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~A Selection of Prints Available Here~

Creature Comforts- Guzu Gallery

Rocket Attack! by Chet Phillips

Guzu Gallery presents “Creature Comforts,” an art show celebrating animals in pop culture movies, books and TV. My piece pays tribute to Rocket Raccoon from “Guardians of the Galaxy.” Limited edition prints and vinyl stickers available in the gallery.

How Did This Get Made? Art Show

Escape From Cleveland by Chet Phillips

Gallery 1988 presents an art show based on the hilarious podcast “How Did This Get Made?” My contribution honors their take on “Escape From L.A.” Signed limited edition prints available in the Gallery 1988 online shop and at the gallery. (update: edition sold out!)

(Photo courtesy Gallery 1988)

Alien Tin Toy Black Light Art

Hand inked Giclee prints utilize fluorescent inks to create black light art.

Alien Tin Toy Prints Available Here

Popped- Parts & Labour- Forest Spirit

“Forest Spirit” pays tribute to “My Neighbor Totoro” with a signed limited edition print series. Each print has gold foil stamp and gold foiling pen details. Part of the Parts and Labour “Popped” pop culture art show.

Online Shop Link

Black Light Hand Inked Prints

Black Light sensitive prints with a tin toy theme. Each print has been hand inked details using fluorescent inks. Each measures approx. 11″ x 17″ on 13″ x 19″ sheet. Rocket Raccoon, Cthulhu, Mechagodzilla and Godzilla available in the Etsy shop.

Shop Here for Black Light prints

ChetArt Spring Sale

Now through Memorial Day 2017, save 20% off your ChetArt purchase. Shop for Father’s Day or yourself. Use coupon code GEEKDAD during checkout.

Start shopping here

Black Light Show- Hero Complex Gallery

Hero Complex Gallery in L.A. presents a black light art show. My contributions are tributes to Mars Attacks and Invasion of the Saucer Men.

Mars Attacks prints available here

Saucer Man Prints available here


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Wednesday, May 27, 2015

A Happy Mint Julep Day how to!

Hey, I just realized that today is mint julep day!

I’ve never had a mint julep, but doesn’t it just make you think of Jay Gatsby and the Kentucky Derby and the old south barbecues? They sound fabulous! I mean, I love mint! So let’s give this a try

The Recipe.

To make my mint julep, I did what every 21st century girl would do, I googled it! This cute little blurb popped up! And I did exactly what it said.
So easy, right?

The verdict.

Mint juleps are strong! I mean, it’s bourbon, sugar, water, and mint leaves. I won’t lie to you, my mom and I are both wimps. We had to water ours down, but with some water, they’re just right for sipping after a long day of work! (Or before work, if you’re a blogger)

My dad’s wasn’t watered down at all, and he actually wanted another once he finished his first! I’m not quite, shall we say, tough enough to drink basically straight bourbon.

I think we shall become a proper, mint julep-drinking, group of pseudo-southerners. Okay, we’re such wannabes.

Fiddle Dee Dee. Cheers.

Keep it Classy. Keep it Country,
Gretta Patrick <3

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A Saturday Trip To The Zoo

Tuesday, February 23, 2010

A few weeks ago, after Eleanore's first Kindermusik class, we meant to go down that week and officially enroll her during office hours. The day that we had planned on doing it, it had snowed. We went the next day, and they weren't open. Meaning- we failed as parents, and weren't able to get her into the class this semester.

While Christopher and I argued in the car about who's fault it was, and what we could possibly do to make it up to her- the brilliant idea of buying a zoo pass popped into one of our heads.

So that's what we did. For just $35, we now have unlimited access to the Abilene Zoo, 4 guest passes to take friends or family when they come into town, a discount in the gift shop, and a discount at several other zoos across the US (including the Ft. Worth Zoo, which we'll be visiting in April).

While its another snowy day today, 3-6 inches of the white stuff expected, I thought today would be a nice day to post some pictures from a few sunny Saturdays ago...

ElegantSnobbery February 23, 2010 at 8:55 AM

Great pictures!! How funny... we were just there a couple of days ago... I love that zoo!

Shannon February 23, 2010 at 9:03 AM

How fun! I absolutely love zoos! I'm sure E thinks is just as great as the music class. <3 :)

NessaGurl February 23, 2010 at 9:23 AM

The zoo is just as fun for the kids and family too. I love the pictures... and I gotta say Charlie has the cutest head of hair EVER. I totally wish my kids had that much hair.
Have fun at the zoo :)

Ashley Stone February 23, 2010 at 2:34 PM

love the pics, that giraffe is too cute!

Kunklebaby February 23, 2010 at 2:55 PM

Nice pics! We have a zoo pass and go all the time. With the pass I don't feel like we have to go for hours & hours each trip. We can go all day or for a quick trip--perfect for us!

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I love the giraffe photo, great capture :)

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Great pics. Love the Giraffe tongue!

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Great pictures!!! I love going to the zoo!

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That looks like so much fun!! Can I please fly you here to teach me how to use my camera? You take amazing pics!!

Christina February 24, 2010 at 8:09 AM

We keep meaning to take Kavi to a zoo in Tampa and then we forget! I bet you will have lots of fun with your zoo pass! :)

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We are members of the San Diego zoo. Great pictures and the weather looked quite enjoyable.

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Friday, July 22, 2011

Ten Thousand Ways To Die

Mill Creek Entertainment is a budget label company who have been releasing DVD sets of public domain films for many years. Like other budget label companies, the quality varies greatly with each title. So far, Mill Creek as released a total of four sets of spaghetti westerns, and yes, we have all four here at Cinema Raiders. Today, we'll be taking a look at Ten Thousand Ways To Die: The Spaghetti Western Collection; a set which which borrows its name from Alex Cox's book.

The back cover...
Loaded six-shooters, fast-paced action, luscious ladies and a hearty dose of comedy can all be found in this outstanding collection of acclaimed movies from the epic filmmaking genre affectionately known as Spaghetti Westerns. Filled with gangs of outlaws, crooks and law enforcement, these 12 films from the definitive era contain all the usual fights, gun battles and explosive surprises that make the Spaghetti Western genre so entertaining to watch and cherish.

A listing of which films (in no particular order) is then presented along with a brief synopsis for each film.

The Cover Art
The cover art for Ten Thousand Ways To Die is quite nice. It shows a stylized still of Lee Van Cleef (who stars in three films in this collection) standing over the corpse of a recently departed bandito. The cover also has this grindhouse type feel which works well for this release.

The Discs
This set contains three double sided, single layer discs. Like many of the recent Mill Creek releases, the discs are each in their own paper sleeve which is held in place inside the DVD case. Although this is a rather cheap method, it does have one positive side effect. The discs are held securely in place and no amount of normal shipping abuse with cause any floaters.

The Menus
After the obligatory FBI Warning and the Mill Creek Logo, a short clip of action scenes plays which dissolves into a static image menu with a looping bit of spaghetti western music. Each movie has a separate scene selection page featuring four chapter stops.

The Movies
Now, let's dive in and take a look at the twelve films presented in Ten Thousand Ways To Die: The Spaghetti Western Collection. After receiving some feedback on my last spaghetti western review, I'm going to be doing things a little differently this time around. The synopses will be taken from the back cover and the review sections will all come Thomas Weisser's book: Spaghetti Westerns: The Good, the Bad and the Violent.

Disc One - Side A
Now They Call Him Sacramento (1972)
Original Title: I bandoleros della dodicesima ora
Starring: Michael Forest, Fred Harrison, Malisa Longo
Directed by: Alfonso Balcázar
Music by: Willy Brezza
Original Aspect Ratio: Not Listed
DVD Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
Original Runtime: 94 minutes
DVD Runtime: 88 minutes

Synopsis: A trio of friends stumble upon a team of bad guys who are planning to rob a cash shipment from a locomotive's strong room. The trio believes that the money belongs to the government and so they take it for themselves but the cash actually belongs to a community of farmers who now face eviction.

Review: Weisser didn't have too much to say about this one aside from the version he watched was called Now They Call Him Amen and nobody in the movie is named Amen.

Notes: Dorado Films has released a stand alone DVD of this film which is also in full screen with an identical runtime of 88 minutes. This could be the longest version available.

Four Dollars of Revenge (1965)
Original Title: Cuatro dólares de venganza
Starring: Robert Woods, Antonio Casas
Directed by: Jaime Jesús Balcázar
Music by: Angelo Francesco Lavagnino
Original Aspect Ratio: 2.35:1
DVD Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
Original Runtime: 88 minutes
DVD Runtime: 87 minutes

Synopsis: When a large shipment of gold disappears, the military officer in charge of its safety is accused of the robbery. He makes his escape from the stockade and tries to prove his innocence.

Review: Another revenge for a slaughtered family film similar in style to director Balcazar's Five Thousand Dollars on One Ace (made the same year, also with Robert Woods).  The unimaginative screenplay was written by two popular Italian directors, Bruno Corbucci and Giovanni Grimaldi. The gritty and probing camera-work of Victor Monreal is exceptional, easily the highlight of this film.

Notes: Mill Creek Entertainment has a blu-ray version of this movie in the US which is an anamorphic widescreen print in the original aspect ratio and runs longer than the print used here. The blu-ray also includes as second film, The Last Gun  (see below).

Disc One - Side B
7 Guns For Timothy (1966)
Original Title: Sette magnifiche pistole
Starring: Sean Flynn, Fernando Sancho
Directed by: Romolo Guerrieri
Music by: Gino Peguri
Original Aspect Ratio: 2.35:1
DVD Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
Original Runtime: 102 minutes
DVD Runtime: 88 minutes

Synopsis: Sean Flynn (son of Errol Flynn) stars as Timothy who teams up with six other gunmen to protect his inherited gold mine and fight off the bandits who will only be stopped with a bullet.

Review: Good title sequence, but everything else is humdrum. Sean Flynn can also be seen in Woman For Ringo. Romolo Guerrieri also directed the much better Johnny Yuma.

Notes: The German company Sunfilm Entertainment released an anamorphic widescreen version of this film in the correct aspect ratio, but it does not have an English audio option or subtitles. It is also three minutes shorter than the version seen here.

The Last Gun (1964)
Original Title: Jim il primo
Starring: Cameron Mitchell
Directed by: Sergio Bergonzelli
Music by: Marcello Gigante
Original Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1
DVD Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1 (non-anamorphic)
Original Runtime: 96 minutes
DVD Runtime: 96 minutes

Synopsis: A famous gunfighter gives up his evil ways and settles in a quiet town. But the town is being terrorized by a gang, drawing our hero back to gunslinging, but this time, in the name of good.

Review: Considered his best western by the critics, Sergio Bergonzelli directs this film with more restraint than he usually shows in his horror and exploitation movies.

Notes: The Mill Creek blu-ray is anamorphic and also in the original aspect ratio. The runtime is the same as this disc, but the print used on the blu-ray is much nicer (the same is true on Four Dollars of Revenge). This also seems to be the longest version available.

Disc Two - Side A
The Grand Duel (1972)
Original Title: Il grande duello
Starring: Lee Van Cleef, Horst Frank
Directed by: Giancarlo Santi
Music by: Luis Bacalov
Original Aspect Ratio: 2.35:1
DVD Aspect Ratio: 2.35:1 (non-anamorphic)
Original Runtime: 98 minutes
DVD Runtime: 90 minutes

Synopsis: In one of a long series of spaghetti westerns, Lee Van Cleef stars as Clayton, a hard-as-nails gunman who is pitted against an equally tough opponent in Saxon. Clayton turns out to have a softer side when he befriends a young cowboy name Newland who has been wrongly accused of murder.

Review: The story is an engaging whodunit. Good direction from Giancalo Santi, the initial director for Duck You Sucker before stars Rod Steiger and James Coburn demanded Sergio Leone's personal attention (is that really true?). This film features another stirring score from Django composer Luis Bacalov.

Notes: Again, it would appear that this is the longest version available. Wild East released an anamorphic widescreen version of this film which has sadly gone out of print.

Johnny Yuma (1966)
Original Title: Johnny Yuma
Starring: Mark Damon, Rosalba Neri
Directed by: Romolo Girolami
Music by: Nora Orlandi
Original Aspect Ratio: 2.35:1
DVD Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1 (non-anamorphic)
Original Runtime: 100 minutes
DVD Runtime: 95 minutes

Synopsis: A woman sets her sights upon her husband's fortune and enlists her brother into murdering the man. The man's heir, his nephew, arrives after learning of his uncle's death and he quickly becomes a target of the evil woman.

Review: Upon its 1967 release in the United States, many critics called it "the most violent Italian western ever." But, while it might be conspicuously brutal, it's also very talky and (ultimately) just another variation of the patented spaghetti western revenge theme.

Notes: Triple X Films from Thailand released an anamorphic widescreen DVD which has an English audio track and clocks in at the full runtime of 100 minutes. Wild East also released this movie, but it too has gone out of print and I can find no details on their release.

Disc Two - Side B
God's Gun (1976)
Original Title: Diamante Lobo
Starring: Lee Van Cleef, Jack Palance, Richard Boone, Sybil Danning
Directed by: Gianfranco Parolini
Music by: Sante Maria Romitelli
Original Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1
DVD Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
Original Runtime: 96 minutes
DVD Runtime: 96 minutes

Synopsis: Father John is gunned down in cold blood by Sam Clayton, which allows Clayton and his gang to control Juno City. A young lad witnesses the crime and heads off to Mexico in search of Father John's brother Lewis, a retired gunfighter. Lewis agrees to travel back to Juno City to seek revenge on Clayton for murdering his brother.

Review: The "man with the gunsight eyes" delivers a detached, irritatingly aloof performance, made more unbearable by his distracting appearance (full beard and shoulder wig). Gianfranco Parolini also directed Lee Van Cleef with much better results in Sabata.

Notes: A non-anamorphic disc was released by MGM in the UK, but that version is slightly cut.

It Can Be Done... Amigo (1972)
Original Title: Si può fare... amigo
Starring: Jack Palance, Bud Spencer
Directed by: Maurizio Lucidi
Music by: Luis Bacalov
Original Aspect Ratio: 2.35:1
DVD Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
Original Runtime: 109 minutes
DVD Runtime: 98 minutes

Synopsis: Sonny is one very unhappy gunslinger. Coburn has seduced the gunman's sister and now Sonny is insistent that the young punk marry her to escape the shame and stigma of their behavior. Once the shotgun wedding occurs, Sonny plans to kill the kid. In the meantime, Coburn has taken a little boy, whose uncle was gunned down, under his wing.

Review: Director Maurizio Lucidi constructs an enjoyable parody with this film. He recreates the flavor and style of Sergio Leone's Dollars Trilogy, but substitutes slapstick for violence. Some of it works. Unlike many Spencer-tailored roles, this one allows him to be something besides a brutish clown.

Notes: An uncut, anamorphic widescreen disc has been released by Wild East.

Disc Three - Side A
Beyond the Law (1968)
Original Title: Al di là della legge
Starring: Lee Van Cleef, Gordon Mitchell, Bud Spencer
Directed by: Giorgio Stegani
Music by: Riz Ortolani
Original Aspect Ratio: 2.35:1
DVD Aspect Ratio: 2.35:1 (non-anamorphic)
Original Runtime: 115 minutes
DVD Runtime:  110 minutes

Synopsis: A western town gains a new sheriff with a dark past and a hidden agenda. It turns out the new sheriff is really a former bandit pretending to have reformed his ways. The lawman plans to hijack a cavalry payroll and take the shipment of silver before his former partner can make off with it.

Review: A good cast in a disconcerting film. Disconcerting because it is very discomforting and (initially) annoying to see Lee Van Cleef portray such a wishy-washy character. But that's the very focus of the film, and as such, perhaps a compliment to Van Cleef's (critically disregarded) acting ability. The film was co-written by future director Fernando Di Leo.

Notes: Again, this appears to be the longest version available. Wild East did release this one on DVD with an anamorphic print, but it is long out of print.

The Great Adventure (1975)
Original Title: Il richiamo del lupo
Starring: Jack Palance, Joan Collins
Directed by: Gianfranco Baldanello
Music by: Stelvio Cipriani
Original Aspect Ratio: Not Listed
DVD Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
Original Runtime: 91 minutes
DVD Runtime: 87 minutes

Synopsis: When a young boy is exploring the wilds of Alaska, he is targeted as a sucker by a corrupt town boss. Our hero is threatened by a variety of adversaries including wild wolves, treacherous weather and a sexy dance-hall girl in this tale of survival.

Review: I wouldn't classify this movie as a spaghetti western and neither does Weisser, as this film does not appear in his book. Quite frankly, I really have no desire to watch this one.
Disc Three - Side B
His Name Was King (1971)
Original Title: Lo chiamavano King
Starring: Klaus Kinski, Richard Harrison, Luciano Pigozzi
Directed by: Giancarlo Romitelli
Music by: Luis Bacalov
Original Aspect Ratio: 2.35:1
DVD Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
Original Runtime: 96 minutes
DVD Runtime: 75 minutes

Synopsis: Riding home one day, King discovers his brother murdered and his young wife raped, shattering forever the life he had worked so hard to carve out of the dangerous west. He begins a relentless pursuit of the ruthless gang responsible.

Review: Another variation on the revenge for a slaughtered family theme. Klaus Kinski's participation in this one clocks in at five minutes.

Notes: This release seems to be the longest version available to date. An anamorphic French disc was released by M6 Video in the correct aspect ratio, but it only runs for 73 minutes; it also does not include an English language track or subtitles.

Jesse and Lester (1972)
Original Title: Due fratelli
Starring: Richard Harrison, Donald O'Brien
Directed by: Richard Harrison
Music by: Carlo Savina
Original Aspect Ratio: Not Listed
DVD Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1 (non-anamorphic)
Original Runtime: 97 minutes
DVD Runtime: 93 minutes

Synopsis: Charming, blithely amoral devil-may-care rogue Jesse Smith and peaceful, devout straight-arrow Mormon Lester O'Hara are estranged half brothers who are reunited after receiving a sizable inheritance from their deceased mother. The wildly contrasting mismatched duo gets into all sorts of trouble while trying to claim said inheritance.

Review: Actually directed by Richard Harrison (under the James London alias). This is an enjoyable comedy western (if you happen to like comedy westerns, of which I do not).

Notes: From what I was able to find, Jesse and Lester has only been released in a few of these budget collections. The print used here appears to be taken from a VHS and suffers from some tracking problems during playback.
The Special Features
Not surprisingly, this set contains no special features.

The Bottom Line
What we have here is a collection of twelve movies, eleven of which are actually spaghetti westerns; and only about three are those dreadful comedies. None of the movies are anamorphic and over half of them are pan & scan. So, is it worth the purchase price? If you don't already have Johnny Yuma, The Grand Duel and Beyond the Law, then I would give this set some thought. The Wild East discs are out of print and command a hefty price on the secondary market. As of this writing, Ten Thousand Ways To Die can be purchased brand new in the Amazon Marketplace for as little as $2.64 plus shipping.

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Wednesday, 10 February 2016

My First Week

Over the three years I spent training to be a teacher, during many lectures and on every practicum I imagined what my first week in my own class would be like. I imagined the classroom displays I would make, the children sitting on the mat and I planned in my head how a reading rotation might look. My first week was so much better than I had hoped. I could never have imagined working along side such amazing teachers. I could never have imagined the smiles on the faces on the over fifty children. My first week was wonderful, I had great support and a class full of Superheroes. I can't wait for the rest of the year.

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Archive for August, 2006

index, month 21

Posted by clare on August 26th, 2006

Freshly detached wheels my sept-place had to swerve around on the road to Dakar while following a small bus: 1 Fingers our Dakar-to-Tamba sept-place driver had on each hand: 6 Rumored cost of boat passage from Senegal to the Canary Islands, in CFA: 600,000 Approximate equivalent in dollars: 1,200 Holes I dug for transplanting trees: […]

donkey of the month, august

Posted by clare on August 19th, 2006

Mr. August: But there’s more! I uploaded a veritable assload of donkey pictures today.

can you visualize whirled peas?

Posted by clare on August 15th, 2006

One of the many little-known perks of Peace Corps Volunteerhood is the sporadic receipt of Newsweek International. Random issues of this weekly publication, clearly designed for the world business traveler trying to decide which Wimbledon-endorsed Rolex is right for his lifestyle, arrive every month or two in our mailboxes, fresh from the overstock pile courtesy […]

toot toot!

Posted by clare on August 14th, 2006

Apparently, I should learn how to use TrackBack… Thanks, Matty, for the heads-up on a mention of my blog by the Austinist. An interesting time of it, indeed!

and then there are the good days

Posted by clare on August 4th, 2006

I normally hate having to be in Dakar. It’s hectic, aggressive, and expensive as all get-out. However, at this particular moment I’m in an air conditioned cafe, sitting next to a tank full of massive orange goldfish and surfing the internet over a wireless connection. I just finished a club sandwich and my photos are […]


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Claren Energy Announces Proposed Private Placement

Toronto – November 30, 2016 – Claren Energy Corp. (“Claren”) (TSX-V: CEN) is pleased to announce that it proposes to complete a non-brokered private placement financing of 25,000,000 units (each a “Unit”) at a price of $0.08 per Unit for gross proceeds of $2,000,000 (the “Offering”).

Each Unit offered will be comprised of one common share of Claren and one common share purchase warrant (“Warrant”), with each Warrant entitling the holder to purchase one additional common share at $0.15 per share for a period of two years from the date of the issue.  Claren will have the right to accelerate the expiry date of the Warrants if, at any time, the average closing price of Claren’s common shares is equal to or greater than $0.25 for 10 consecutive trading days.  In the event of acceleration, the expiry date will be accelerated to a date that is 30 days after Claren issues a news release announcing that it has elected to exercise this acceleration right.

Claren anticipates that insiders will purchase up to 6,250,000 Units of the Offering for gross proceeds of $500,000.  Any purchases by insiders will be considered a related party transaction subject to TSX Venture Exchange Policy 5.9 and Multilateral Instrument 61-101.  Claren will rely on exemptions from the formal valuation and minority shareholder approval requirements provided under sections 5.5(a) and 5.7(a) of Multilateral Instrument 61-101 on the basis that participation in the private placement by insiders will not exceed 25% of the fair market value of Claren’s market capitalization.

Subject to TSX Venture Exchange approval, Claren may pay a finder’s fee in cash and/or share purchase warrants from the proceeds of the Offering.  The finder’s warrants will be on the same terms as the Warrants.

Proceeds of the Offering will be used to carry out Claren’s Phase 2 Work Program on the Bobocu License, onshore Romania and for working capital purposes.  Closing of the proposed Offering is subject to the approval of the TSX Venture Exchange.

The securities described herein have not been, and will not be, registered under the United States Securities Act of 1933, as amended, (the “U.S. Securities Act”) or any state securities laws, and accordingly, may not be offered or sold within the United States except in compliance with the registration requirements of the U.S. Securities Act and applicable state securities requirements or pursuant to exemptions therefrom. This news release does not constitute an offer to sell or a solicitation of an offer to buy any of Claren’s securities in the United States.

About Claren Energy Corp.

Claren Energy Corp. is an oil and gas company with a 51.49% working interest in two onshore petroleum exploration licenses (“PELs”), being PEL 112 and PEL 444, including a 1.47% gross overriding royalty interest on the PELs, located on the western flank of the Cooper Eromanga Basin in the State of South Australia, Australia. Claren also has the right to acquire up to an eighty percent (80%) participating interest in the Bobocu License, Romania.  Its common shares trade on the TSX Venture Exchange under the symbol “CEN”.

For more information please contact:

Claren Energy Corp.
Mark Lawson

T : +1 647 775 8552

Investor Relations

T: +1 604 200 1039

This news release contains forward-looking information relating to Claren’s intentions to conduct the drilling programs and other statements that are not historical facts. Such forward-looking information is subject to important risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from what is currently expected, for example: risks related to oil and gas exploration, development, exploitation, production, marketing and transportation, loss of markets, volatility of commodity prices, currency fluctuations, competition from other producers, inability to retain drilling rigs and other services, reliance on key personnel, and insurance risks. Findings by other oil and gas issuers does not necessarily indicate that Claren will be successful in making such findings in Australia and Romania. In making such forward- looking statements, Claren has relied upon certain assumptions relating to geological settings, commodity prices, the stability of markets and currencies and the availability of capital to Claren in order to continue with the seismic and drilling programs. You should not place undue importance on forward-looking information and should not rely upon this information as of any other date. While Claren may elect to, Claren is under no obligation and does not undertake to update this information at any particular time, except as required by applicable securities law.

Neither the TSX Venture Exchange nor its Regulation Services Provider (as that term is defined in the policies of the TSX Venture Exchange) accepts responsibility


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The Sun in Aries During April

Due to the Earth’s annual revolution, the line of sight between the Sun and the background constellations is constantly changing. This appears as the Sun moving east through the constellations of the zodiac. During April, the Sun appears to be moving from the constellation Pisces into Aries. In the process, the Sun appears to be moving north from the celestial equator, an invisible circle defining the middle of the starry sphere. The days grow increasingly longer throughout April, as seen from the northern hemisphere.

Seasonal variations are discussed in detail in our Signs & Seasons curriculum.

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Using the Signs & Seasons Volvelle

We received a question from a reader named Sherri concerning the operation the Orion-Constellation volvelle in Chapter 5 of the Signs & Seasons workbook.  As described in the Signs & Seasons  course, volvelles are traditional dial tools that have been used for centuries to simulate the motions of the Sun, Moon and stars.  The workbook includes copyable templates for cutting and assembling three different volvelles, to help the student get a “hands on” understanding of the motion of the celestial bodies.

Sherri asked how to use the volvelle to find the sunrise, sunset, and meridian times of the Sun for a particular date.  Sherri was not sure where to point the Sun onto a given zodiac constellation for a particular date, for example, January 21.

I scanned my own volvelle to show the Sun wheel aligned with the date for January 21, which automatically aligned the Sun with the position along the constellations.  The Sun was aligned at Noon for convenience, which is generally the meridian time, not corrected for standard time.
To find the sunrise, the Sun wheel and constellation wheel are both moved to the eastern horizon, as shown in the next scan.  As we can see, at this position, the Sun is very far to the south of due east, as it actually is during the winter.  Once the Sun is aligned with the horizon, you can use the Sun as an “hour hand” to read the time of sunrise indicated along the circumference of the vovelle.  The volvelle indicates 7:00 AM.

To find the time of sunset, you simply turn the Sun wheel and constellation wheel to the western horizon, and read off the indicated time, again using the Sun as an “hour hand” to point at the time with which it is aligned, which is about 5:00 PM.  As the volvelle depicts, the Sun sets south of due west during the winter months.

The whole idea of the volvelle is to simulate the motions of the Sun, Moon and stars.  It’s not a perfect simulation for many reasons, but is intended to give a ballpark idea of how these motions transpire.  The volvelle must be corrected for the user’s position in the standard time zone, and for daylight savings.  There is also considerable variation for latitude, as a very different reading will be obtained in Alaska than in Florida.  Additionally, a volvelle is a flat disc with regular rotations, and cannot perfectly simulate the irregular motions of the celestial bodies, as they appear in a spherical sky.  If you compare the volvelle sunrise times to the times you’ll find on the US Naval Observatory website, the numbers will probably be off by as much as 15 or 20 minutes.

Volvelles are just a crude (but traditional) simulation, intended to illustrate the general idea of these celestial motions.  But if we can learn how to use them, they can help us get a better understanding of how the Sun, Moon and constellations move across the sky over the span of days, months and years.

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Tuesday, December 5, 2017

Homeward Bound

My Grandpa Buchanan past away last month just before his 90th birthday. We were lucky enough to get to live only 10 minutes from them from the time I was 4 to 16 years old. I have not been back to my hometown of Kelseyville since my senior year of high school so it was mixed emotions of excitement of going home and sadness at the loss of my Grandpa and that life we had there. Granted both my grandpa and us moved away from the lake many years ago but for some reason I felt that since Grandpa was still around so was that part of my life.

We headed back home for the funeral. Luckily Chad and kids got to come too. We took the kids to see the Golden Gate Bridge on the way.

We got to walk under the bridge. It was so loud!

We pulled up to the bridge when it was still dark and got to watch the sun rise!

After we headed to Point Reyes National Seashore and there was so much beautiful scenery we had to stop and take pictures! Living in Arizona really makes you appreciate every little stream and fall leaves!

At Point Reyes the kids earned their Junior Ranger patches and we learned about the native people of Point Reyes.

We stayed at a hotel right on the lake in my home town. It was fun since my whole extended family pretty much filled the entire hotel. All of my siblings were all upstairs with a shared balcony which was fun to put the kids to bed and hang out.

The kids loved the little playground and ping pong table.

And of course the MANY ducks!

Easton was terrified to walk on the docks but we finally convinced him with his death grip on our hands of course.

The funeral was very nice and it was great to be together with so much family. It felt like the old days when we would all get together. We drove past my old house and grandma and Grandpas. It still looked the same as if you could just walk right in and find grandma and grandpa in the living room. I am sure the people living there thought it strange quite a large line of cars was passing there house haha.

We stayed an extra day to walk around the town with Brad and Becca and Craig and Jeanette. Its funny how everything looked pretty ,much the same.

We went to Highland Springs and the kids discovered toolies. They would tie them together to make little boats to float in the water. Easton didn't want to leave he just wanted to play there all day.

Uncle Chad started a leaf fight.

The next day was Sunday so we went to church in my old ward. Since we were driving back that day we decided to just go to sacrament meeting.

It was fun to see a few of the same families there and visit with them before heading home.

New Family Member. Halloween, and Sophie's Birthday

Chad has always loved COE trucks. He has talked about how great it would be to get one and fix it up. Driving back from a campout he saw an old COE Truck for sale on the side of the road. We looked at it and he asked me to call to see how much. We thought there was no way it would be in our price range but might as well check. It was only $2500! and it ran! Sold! We welcomed Truman to our family.

All the boys in our family are in love and its even a dump truck to top it off! William likes to get his hands and everything else dirty.

For Halloween we found some giant pumpkins for the kids to carve.

They were excited for trick or treating. William was content to walk off after the first piece of candy but then realized he could get more so he started to say trick or treat to get more and more candy. People thought he was so cute saying it they would give him even more.

Sophie was an angel, Lydia was a witch, Easton was a K-9 Unit Power Ranger, and William was a dinosaur.

 Sophie turned 9 years old. This year she didn't want a present she just wanted to go clothes shopping. So we got to have a girls night which was really fun.

For her birthday party she wanted to have a cooking/baking party. First they all made their own little pizzas.

Then they had fun decorating cupcakes to take home and they all turned out really cute!

She planned her party all by herself and did such a great job. Happy Birthday Sophie!


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Monday, 23 March 2015

Harpham Dipper and Flamborough delights

Me and Mark headed off for the East Coast yesterday morning calling in at Harpham on the way for the wintering Black Bellied Dipper, I've been quite laid back about this bird as I saw the Tophill bird in 2008 but as it was still there thought we'd have a look, glad we did it was a superb area with a lovely crystal clear stream and although the Dipper gave us a run up and down it posed nicely on a couple of occasions, we carried on to Flamborough and had a look from the cliffs at Sewerby for the recent Red Necked Grebes, we found what was a good candidate but the tide was right out, it was very distant and the light was bad so we decided to return later when hopefully conditions would be better. South Landing was next and we were soon scanning through a load of Rock Pipits and managed to pick out at least three or four of the Scandinavian race littoralis coming into their summer finery, a Peregrine was patrolling the cliffs. After lunch we went on to Bempton Cliffs, a good number of seabirds are back on the cliffs now but we couldn’t find any Puffins, we ended up walking to Buckton and after a bit of searching found at least three possibly four Short Eared Owls, also a Barn Owl in the area and we had distant views of the Grindale Rough Legged Buzzard hunting further along the cliffs. Late afternoon found us back at Sewerby and sure enough with the tide in at least two Red Necked Grebes were closer in and showing well through the scopes, one of them looking splendid in full summer plumage.

the atmospheric backlit shot

didn't have a choice really with the path right next to the stream we'd have flushed it trying to get past

Seabird City, Bempton, apparently Springwatch were there

not often you see them in trees

it would be nice at times to be a bit taller

didn't get chance of many flight shots but here are couple

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Wednesday, February 27, 2008

It's Official

I'm officially a soccer mom.

Practice starts Sunday. Today we bought PB little cleats, shin guards, socks (UGLY socks that go OVER the shin guards--Wes, can that be right?) and a ball. His first game is next Friday. We'll see how it goes.

I come from an incredibly athletic family, so I'm hoping that PB gets some of that talent that skipped me--so far he's been much more interested in books than balls, but we'll see. I think sports are great for kids (and adults!) so I hope he finds at least one that likes and sticks with.

I will state for the record, that I will not be driving to his soccer games in a mini van...okay, it's a station wagon, not much better I know. (Actually, I have no problem with mini vans--besides the gas they guzzle--if it makes life easier then who cares. I'm not a car person anyway.) but I don't have a mom hair cut! Unless you're talking about the moms on Desperate Housewives...

I had a much needed "me" day today and feel recharged. My me day consisted of me going to the mall and walking around, browsing, trying on clothes, perfumes and makeup. Then for lunch--a big old cup of Hagan Dazs yogurt while I sat on a bench, peacefully relaxing and people watching.

Then THUD! Some stupid lady comes and sits down right next to me. It wasn't a big bench and my bags and I were taking up two-thirds of it. There were plenty of other places to sit. SHE DID NOT NEED TO SIT ON MY BENCH. But she did, and in an angry huff, I stood and walked away. Mature, I know. But still.......

Wes said...

Yes, the socks go over the shinguards. It keeps the little tykes from getting cut on the edges (when they kick each other). Welcome to a small part of my world :-)

Manic Mom said...

What a stupid bitch--were there no other benches around? What a way to ruin your splendid sounding day!

What flavor ice cream?


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Thursday, April 10, 2014

Checked Birthday Card

I have entered this card in the Color Dare 88 challenge.

Design based on a card I saw on Pinterest

Close to My Heart colors used were Sunset, Smoothie, Lagoon, Sweet Leaf and Buttercup on CTMH Daisy White card stock. Card base black cardstock.
Checks stamped with CTMH D1559 Geometric Backgrounds
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Inside of card below.

  1. What a CUTE card! Love the simple design and yet it's so fun with the multicolored circles. Thanks for joining us at Color My Heart this week.

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Modern curtains ideas – Today, modern curtains are not only a means to contain the light and the eyes of the neighbors. They are an important detail that can have a very significant impact on the overall look of the room where they are. The planning of the interior decoration should always consider the curtains together with the choice of colors. Otherwise, we risk the curtains stay unframed the remaining elements of decoration.

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So, use modern curtains ideas with bold colors. Many people bet on security and choose neutral colors curtains. It is thus unlikely that there is a conflict with other decoration, but that’s your goal? Home a simple but dazzle?

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Tuesday, September 15, 2009

33 Random Things about Me

In honor of my 33rd birthday tomorrow, I thought I'd share 33 random things about me some of which you may know and others you may not know.
  1. I was born three weeks late and I think I'm still always running late.
  2. I weighed 5 lbs and 13 ounces when I was born.
  3. My birthday, Sept 16, is also Mexican Independence Day.
  4. I'm a southern girl and proud of it. I even say y'all sometimes!
  5. I lived in Mississippi until I was 11 and then moved to South Carolina.
  6. I’ve got two amazing parents. Sadly it took me growing up to realize just how amazing they are – but hey, isn’t that what growing up is all about?!?
  7. I have one sibling – a little (ok, well younger is a better word now that he is taller than me) brother named Andy.
  8. My son Noah was born six weeks early, has cerebral palsy, epilepsy, and autistic tendencies. Although he is a handful, I can’t picture my life without him – special needs and all.
  9. Noah’s middle name is after my brother’s first name. (It’s Anderson.
  10. I’ve visited the shotgun house (I would call it a shack but my Mother insists it isn’t a shack, but it was one room) Elvis Presley was born in and the now famous Memphis Mansion he died in.
  11. I was very involved in music and chorus in high school and went on a chorus trip to Washington DC where we sang at the Kennedy Center for Preforming Arts.
  12. I married my soul mate on a baseball field. (Yes, I still had a pretty dress.
  13. Someone (my bestest bud) named their kid after me! (A little boy named Nicholas, which is the male version of Nicole in case ya didn’t know, and I refer to him as “my namesake”.) Oh yeah and he was born three weeks early on Noah’s birthday – odd coincidence!
  14. I eat pizza really weirdly! I use a fork and scrape off all the cheese and toppings, eat the crust, then eat the cheese and toppings. Weird, weird, weird I know, but to each his own – or her own in my case.
  15. I love Mexican food.
  16. I’m allergic to pepperoni, sausage, and hotdogs.
  17. I like Japanese food, sushi, and can eat with chopsticks.
  18. My favorite type of cake has to be the caramel cake from the Mississippi State Bakery but since that's super far away cheesecake or cookie cake will do.
  19. I watch the Today Show every single weekday morning. I just have to start my day off with Matt Lauer.
  20. I don’t like aliens – they look gross. I have this silly fear that one is going to kidnap me and make me have an alien baby. However, I don’t believe in aliens. Makes no sense, right?
  21. I’m addicted to taking photos. Seriously, I need a twelve step program for it. I take pictures of anything and everything – just ask my hubby, family, or best friends. I think it probably drives most of them nuts!
  22. Speaking of taking photos, I love to take photos of socks and plan to turn my photos of socked feet into my own coffee table book.
  23. I’m a creative person and love to craft.
  24. I'm also a writer.
  25. I love purses and have an ever growing collection of purses. I also love purse shaped things – note pads, picture frames, magnets, etc.
  26. I’m a birthmother and since placing my son in an open adoption I’ve shared my personal adoption story in a book, a few magazines, numerous different newspapers, the local news, and on the radio.
  27. I’m passionate about issues involving special needs children and love all special needs kiddos and love mine the most!
  28. I’m lucky to have some really awesome friends.
  29. I’m a Christian.
  30. I love reality TV – especially American Idol and Big Brother.
  31. I enjoy watching news shows like Nancy Grace, Dateline, and 20/20.
  32. I sometimes color (yes in a coloring book – Precious Moments and Care Bears are my favorite) to relieve stress. Seriously, next time you’re stressed trying coloring in a coloring book for a few minutes and tell me it doesn’t relieve your stress. I use colored pencils instead of crayons.
  33. My favorite color is currently brown paired with just about any color but brown & teal and Brown & pink are favorite combos.
And that's it. More that you probably ever wanted to know about me! ;)

  1. Hahaha that is SO how I eat my pizza...except I eat the toppings first! P.S. Carebears are my fave!!

  2. Haha glad I'm not the only one who eats pizza that way.

  3. I color in my (Care Bear or Precious Moments) colorbook when I'm stressed! Just bought new twist-up crayons for grad school stress! :)