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  • New Year’s Eve fire kills Silver Lake man living in a converted garage. LAFD
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The new underwater landscape taking shape at Echo Park Lake

By Judy Raskin

Natural bodies of water have things in them, like stones and gravel, kelp, fallen trees, and greenery of one kind or another. But Echo Park Lake is a man-made lake, which means the designers who worked on rebuilding this urban body of water looked for ways to imitate nature for the benefit of fish, birds, and, let’s not forget human beings, that will enjoy it.

The lake is just a big hole in the ground now, with huge construction machines pushing dirt this way and that. The lake bed has to be lined to keep the water from seeping into the ground. What would that look like, I wondered? My vision of a massive enamel bathtub was outlandish, I admit. How would the fish survive without places to hide or spawn? How would the wading and diving birds get into the water to feed on the fish?

I called Katherine Clark of the Los Angeles Bureau of Engineering and Brian Young at the California Department of Fish and Game for some answers.

Clark said that “the lake liner is a 12-inch thick layer of bentonite-enhanced clay. The soil underlying the lake is for the most part clay, which means that water does not infiltrate easily through it. We’re taking advantage of this fact by using the existing low-permeability soil and mixing it with bentonite. The bentonite will expand as it comes in contact with the water, creating a nearly impermeable layer.”

The lake will have variable depths, she added. “In the lotus bed area, the water level will be between 12 and 18 inches. The wetland areas will range from 3 to 5 feet in depth. At the south end, the deepest part will be about 8 feet.”

If you go down to the lake now, while the workers are doing the job, you’ll notice how they are creating these depth zones, which will be unseen once the lake is filled with water. The perimeter of lake is mostly lined with what appears to be river stone (“rip-rap slopes”), and similar stones line elevated areas within the lake bed. The northeast corner of the lake (Echo Park Avenue at Park Avenue) has a good view of this. Vegetation will be added at a later time.

Another major element of the lake that will be mostly hidden by water is a 12-inch thick wall made with 4,000-cubic yards of concrete and reinforced with steel rebar. It  follows the contours of the lake, and, with the exception of a few breaks near the boathouse and bridge, will completely encircle the body of water.

Fish will be able to take shelter amid the flexible limbs of more than 80 tree and shrub-shaped “fish attractors” that will serve as an underwater habitat. As for birds, they will be able to enter the lake at several points, either through the vegetated and rip-rap slopes around the lake, including entirely around the island, a small section along the east side of the lake and around the peninsula.

The lake will be partially refilled as early as this winter.  The contractor needs some water in the lake in order to begin planting the lotus and other wetland plants.  Construction and full refilling is expected be complete by spring 2013.

Judy Raskin in an Echo Park resident involved in bird and wildlife issues.

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  1. We still need spawning beds. There once were raised beds in place (underwater) that bass used (and protected as eggs matured).

    And structure — structure in natural lakes are rocks, outcroppings thereof, stumps, or added structure, bunches of discarded Christmas trees, contruction waste.

  2. …and reintroduction of warmwater panfish species famously catchable by children: bluegills, crappie, sunfish.

  3. Echo Park is one of the most beautiful places to visit in LA. I visited Echo Park many times in the 60’s and 70’s when my mom was hospitalized at the Queen of Angels Hospital. Now I frequent the area at least twice a month driving down from Big Bear to eat at LA’s best restaurant in Echo Park-TAIX!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
    Can’t wait to visit when the renovation is completed.

  4. Wow, only 8 feet deep at it’s deepest? That is going to heat up fast. Please tell me the DFG isn’t going to have trout releases.

  5. Just to be clear: The lotus we are supplying to the rehabilitation of Echo Park Lake, is not just the same species of lotus that was there originally. It is the exact lotus that was there originally. It was cultivated from a piece of the lotus, that I took from the lake in 2005, during the lotus festival. The piece I took was very close to the edge of the lake and was a very small growing tip that I could reach without getting into the lake. The piece grew into a population that is now ready for introduction into the lake in February, 2013. The lotus will bloom in the year 2013 if it is maintained correctly. It will cover a substantial area by the year 2014, at which time the lotus should be close to what it was before it started its decline.

  6. To everyone talking about restoring the black bass fishery…I talked to Bryan Young about this and the plans are to re-establish bluegill and largemouth bass eventually. After a period of water quality assurance testing, they will start stocking catfish and trout on a put-and-take basis. Black bass stocking will follow some years later.

  7. I have attended many propostion O /Echo Park Lake meetings and brought up the question about Echo Park Lake fisherie and what propostion O will be doing to return Echo park Lake back to one of the best warm water fisherie around. You must keep in mind that these ” honey hole trees” will only provide cover for some fish. It will not help in the spawning for our fish. Our bass need shallow water and a good gravel bottom to have a secessful spawn every year. I also brought up the same point that SKR said about the lake being 8 feet deep and that the water will warm up fast and my even kill our stocked Rainbow trout. It will also be a big problem for the people around the lake in the summer now that the lake is 8 feet deep when it warms up the alge bloom will be bad and smelly. I also recived a call for Brian Young of the California Department of Fish and game the news did not sound so promissing about our fisherie. He said it might take up to two years till the department can restock any fish. The will also need to run test before any fish is stocked in our lake. I hope that Propostion O / Echo PAr lake managment team understands how important our warm water fisherie is at echo park. It once Raised trophy size game fish and was planted with both trout and catfish for our community. Echo Park lakes fisheries is important to our community it gives our youth a place to experiance Recreational sport fishing close to home. I also hope that all of you that have questions about our fish and wildlife attend the next propostion O meeting.

  8. As slow as these things go, so the contractors can get more money out of the project, the lake may not be finished till 2014-15 or beyond. All the other comments are about the fish only. What about the ducks and geese that lived at the lake before it was gutted??? Where are they now????? The Canada Geese that lived at the lake nested on the island and return year after year to nest in the same place. Did they nest there this year, will they be able to nest there this coming spring???? The other unfortunate thing about this project and the majority that the city does is that once it is complete it will not be long before it falls into disrepair because the large number of park goers will not care that huge sums of money have been spent to redo the lake and will not have any trouble throwing their trash, shopping carts and other items into the lake, doing graffitti, etc. There are a few activist who worked to get the city to do this project, many of them with financial interest in the project, but the majority of residents unfortunately just don’t care. Echo Park Lake was redone when Jackie Goldberg was in office, not that many years ago, Hollenbeck Park Lake was redone late ninties and is as big a mess now as it was before they drained it and did all the great and wonderous things with it.

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      I have brought up many questions at proposition O meeting about fish and wildlife. Just from what I have seen they did not do a good job with any of the fish and wildlife. I asked about our ducks both domestic and wild, they relocated them to mc arthur park lake. There is a big problem with this , they never quarantined them to make sure none of them had anything that could be passed on to other wildlife. They put all of the states wildlife at risk by just putting them at another lake.

      I hope everybody remembers maria now Mario the duck when he was take from Echo Park Lake to the LA zoo they quarantine him for 60 days so they could check him out to make sure he was not a threat to the other animals. The turtles is another problem Pro O had said all turtles where removed but I found two holding ponds with about 15 turtles in each one. There ponds where in very bad conditions. The water was dirty and it looked like nobody had been there for a long time. There were two dead turtles that look like they had been dead for over a week and I have pictures of that. I asked myself if any body was taking care of them how where those turtles there for so long and there should of been somebody there to feed them and clean up.

      Another question that i brought up was how this proposition O project put the health and safety of our community and public at risk. You can read it on the EIR, Echo park lake had lead and other harmful contaminants in the sediment at the bottom of the lake it is what this whole project was about. Everybody that live’s close to echo park lake knows every time they wake up and go to there car they are seeing all the dust on there cars coming from the project site keep in mind that dust is coming from Echo Park Lake.

      I was worried about all the children that live in Echo Park and what lead can do to the children in the long run. There are many school close to Echo Park Lake like Logan elementary that have a lot of children. Proposition O has never answered my concerns on fish, wildlife, health and safety of our community we are just not important to them. I have always ended my comment with You all have to attend the next proposition O and voice your concerns. You can not let these so called community wildlife activists speak for you. After working close with the department of fish and game on echo park lakes fisheries and wildlife I cant see how these “activists” say they protect wildlife in echo park can let all these huge problems go on. I hope to see you all at the next meeting.

    • We have brought up that point many times about the maintanace of the project long after it was finished and they just stay quiet. you have to remember that its job security for them. give it another 10 to 15 years and they will come up with the excuse that an unforseen problem occured and we have to redo the lake again.

      About the birds well lets just say they dont care about the birds if they didnt care about the health and safety of the community right? as a resident of this wonderful community for 20 years I am appauled at the comments made that the project is going smoothly. they must be blind but those who can actually see like myself I nod my head every time I drive by that site.

      This site is not worth the health risk that some people may succumb to and I know They aint gonna pay for the hospital bills if they get sick from this site.

  9. Vince makes points. Again. First I’ve heard of ‘two years before stocking’ and am surprised and puzzled but mostly disappointed. And 8′ is shallower than what I’ve heard, which was ’10 feet in places’ if I remember correctly from the (last) meeting I attended. Devil is obviously in the details in this project.

    We have to keep on this — the contractors, planners and others are obviously not on the same page — and some of their information not only doesn’t jibe but bodes badly for the future of the lake’s recreational and general use opps.

    • They have to make sure the water quality is sufficient to grow food for human consumption before they can restart the fishery. They have to ensure nothing leaches from the construction materials, etc. etc.

      • That’s fine and dandy, and reminds me that EP Lake has always received runoff from surrounding streets and everything in and on them, from trash to toxins.

        If we are talking ‘water quality,’ much more than construction materials will affect the refurb’d lake.

        Hope someone is on watch who’s on the project team.

  10. *Adding — yes, the urban lakes get trashed, EP Lake in the past received horrible street runoff, shopping carts, park benches and trash cans, palm fronds, toilets, car batteries, weapons, uncountable bottles and cans and whatever detritus of the city found the lower-than-street-level lake area.

    Yet there was abundant aquatic and avian life. Sure, lotus bed eventually succumbed to (likely) a few killing ingredients, but I am on the record right here and now to help keep the future lake clean. Will gladly drop by with rake and long bamboo pole to fish out trash on vol basis, by self or with any locals — new or old, we’re all stakeholders people — to maintain her.

    Think EP Lake’s a ‘her.’ Maybe because of the Lady.

  11. I hope that all Echo Park community residents take it seriously when I have said it countless times to attend your propostion O meetings. There are many more issues going on than I have mention in my comments. Please keep in mind that propostion O is not meeting all it’s original objectives that where stated at meetings and on there website (please check it out for yourself http://www.lapropo.org/sitefiles/EchoParkLake/intro.htm). One of them was Recreation Echo Park lake well know for its recreational sport fishing. Fishing has been part of our community since the lake has had waterin it. It’s in echo park lake history and in the minds and hearts of all Echo Park who loved fishing. With this if propostion O is really here to help improve our lake bring back our fisherie to raise trophy fish and a healthy enviorment for our wildlife. I wont settle for anything less this project has cost us tax payers $86 MILLION I am sure there is some money left to help our fish and wildlife.

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Car goes up in flames in middle of Silver Lake street

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Firefighters on Wednesday night quickly put out a blaze that charred a vehicle parked in the middle of the 3100 block of Marathon Street in Silver Lake.  “One of the neighbors saw a guy stop the car and run out in the middle of the street,  and then the thing burst into flames,” said the resident who took the photo above.  “It looked like a movie.”  The Eastsider is checking with the LAFD to get more details about the fire, which took place at about 10: 3o p.m. Residents reported that no police ever responded to the scene but an officer at the Rampart Division said this morning there were no reports of criminal activity.

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  2. My uncle Carl told me all cars explode after they get old enough, before going to car heaven 🙁

  3. I also called 911. The firemen said the LAPD would be coming because they told them the car was stripped and the driver had fled the scene. As of 6am, the car was still in the middle of the street abandoned! City street workers finally had the car towed at 7am since it was i the way of street repairs. . No LAPD.

  4. Lame that LAPD never showed up after LAFD told them it was a stripped car and that the driver fled the scene. Assuming it was stolen, would have been nice for the police to have come taken a report and informed whoever’s car it was what happened to it. Not to mention getting it towed out of there.

    Crazy that it was just left there in the middle of the street all night until morning. There is construction happening on that stretch of Marathon w/ large city construction trucks staying parked there all night w/ cones (you can see them in the photo) so it is hard to get through that part of Marathon as it is. LAPD fail.

  5. One of the members of the local Neighborhood Watch, Anne, emailed everybody on her mailing list saying that the scene looked like something out of “Kabul” or “Cairo” and attributed the fire – without any substantial backup – to the activity at Los Globos. I understand that there has been reason for alarm with some of the activity happening as a result of After Hours at Los Globos, but sending racist, scare-emails without any real evidence of what’s going on should be another Neighborhood Watch. Many of my neighbors have complained that we receive a barrage of negative, scare emails with a nasty tone about how Silverlake is falling to pieces. It’s angry and misleading.

  6. I wondrr if there is any correlatiomn between the late night gun fire and the car???

  7. Sorry for the delay regarding this reply. I searched officers’ logs for that date and time, and found no one assigned to this incident. That is odd, because I’m certain LAFD would have called regarding these circumstances. I do not have access to all incoming phone calls and public service requests, but our Communications Division does. I will check with their records section to try to get further.

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Will a sign of the Chalk N Cue remain over York Boulevard? [updated]

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HIGHLAND PARK — The renovation of old  storefronts across Highland Park have revealed pieces of the past that have long been covered up, including forgotten signs, banks of wood windows and ornate brickwork.  One recent discovery was made in the 5000 block of York Boulevard earlier this year when the new owners of Highland Park Billiards removed the red tile shingles from the facade and found “Chalk N Cue” painted in large red-and-white letters on the building.  So, what’s going to happen to that sign?

It’s not clear when the pool hall last operated under the name Chalk N Cue, which sits below a rooftop sign for Highland Park Billiards. The pool hall itself has been renamed The Hi Hat and transformed into a music venue.

When the Hi Hat posted photos of the newly revealed old sign last May on its Instagram, several people urged the owners to keep the Chalk N Cue name:

Clean it up and keep it”

It would be a crime not to keep this!”

Omg Chalk N Cue is the best name for a billiards hall”

The Eastsider has contacted The Hi Hat to find out the fate of the old sign. Meanwhile, anyone know when the Chalk N Cue was still in business?

Update: An employee with The Hi Hat says: “For now the sign in staying.”

A surprise under the tiles!!! Crazy! #chalk #cue #90042 #thehihat #tbt

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  1. Get rid of it. Nothing is authentic about a new place trying to keep the “charm” of the original business. Stop fronting like you’ve been here all along. Tired of seeing that shit all over HLP and EP.

    • Does your knee-jerk bitterness impede your ability to read?

      “The pool hall itself has been renamed The Hi Hat.”

      They’re not keeping the name, in fact it’s not even going to be a pool hall anymore.

      And for the record, a lot of people all over HLP an EP are tired your kind of shit attitude.

  2. I love it!!! Been in HP a million years! This old timer likes it and hope they keep it!

  3. I like the Hi Hat. They get some great bands and I can walk there! The food is pretty good too. And they even have all ages shows! I hate reverse snobbery. Keep the sign up!

  4. Love it! It’s fun to see these old signs come back to life.

  5. Keep it, and just go ahead and rename the place for it while you’re at it!

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It’s the holiday season, and for many of us this means returning home and spending time with the family – whether our own or a partner’s. While the movies depict this as a heart-warming and joyous occasion, in reality it can be quite the opposite… because, let’s face it, some of our family is racist, sexist, homophobic or otherwise bigoted in some overt way. While some of us are privileged enough not to be exposed to such misery, for others the holiday season can become an erratic dance between confrontations and silencing. The Daily Vox spoke to some of those people.

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Mishka Adam, 23, Durban
[dropcap]“[/dropcap]I am dreading going home. My parents grew up in a space where their apartheid Indian status made them ‘better’ than other races and choose to stick with it. My mother and father think its okay to use the k-word. I am called the lover of blacks at home and when family come to visit they purposely say the most vile stuff about other races to try to get a reaction out of me. Being home this year is going to be tough, more so because it will be the first time I am home since I told my parents I am dating someone out of the race.

Sometimes the issues we face at home aren’t even just about how they treat others, but how sometimes our expectation of our family accepting our own identities prove futile.

Senzo Zulu, 26, Johannesburg
[dropcap]”[/dropcap]So I’m quite outspoken about my activism, and don’t believe in staying silent when something fucked up is happening. When I get home there are a whole host of problems that come about in a black family, but the biggest one for me is homophobia. I’ve tried every method I know to try to get them to see past the idea that gay people are some abomination. I’ve shown them research and strong first-hand accounts. I’ve appealed to their emotions and personal biases by mentioning the friends and famous people they know. It’s never really goes anywhere though. I’m queer but can never discuss this with them because of this. So I sit there trying my best to get them to accept the idea of homosexuality when it’s personally about a lot more to me. It hurts but I also know why they feel this way – having been brought up in the townships where being gay is treated as a scourge. But that doesn’t change the fact that I can’t be who I am and be accepted for it in the space that’s supposed to be the safest. The holidays are a violent time for me, and I’ve begun to question the importance of families.

Despite many of us being outspoken against the discrimination others perpetuate, it’s sometimes most difficult to get through and educate those closest to us. The expectation of respect for our elders can at times prevent open discussion when a family member says something problematic.

Melissa Brown, 22, Paarl
[dropcap]”[/dropcap]I’m generally not someone who speaks out in those situations or engages intensely in conversations, as much as I try it’s something I really struggle to do. It usually takes me a while to process what’s happening and I’m only able to talk about it and unpack the event after reflecting on it. So as much as I wanted to speak up and say ‘that’s not okay,’ I physically couldn’t get the words out. I do think that’s something people sometimes overlook when talking about social advocates. I know that in that moment I sat in disbelief because I didn’t realise that such harsh sentiments towards black people were felt by my family. It was conflicting because I knew that by not saying anything, I was to a certain extent contributing to the problem but I physically couldn’t do it.

That caused me to feel really horrible and somewhat ashamed because I advocate for all these things on campus but back at home I wasn’t strong enough to stand firm in my convictions and speak up. What was also quite disheartening was the fact that none of the other adults were confronting or correcting her [my aunt] either. And for me to correct her in that moment would’ve been regarded as extremely disrespectful and unnecessary by the other aunts. Home is the last place I want to be dealing with this kind of behaviour. If I go home it’s to get away from everything else when I really can’t cope, and for that to become a hostile space is horrible.

But perhaps because they’re family, many of us keep pushing for them to think beyond their bigotry. Sometimes this may be worth it, other times we’re just wasting our breath. Trying different approaches and tactics may be a good idea.

Natasha Jordan, 32, Cape Town
[dropcap]“[/dropcap]We all have that racist misogynistic family member or members. Some of them we don’t really care about and others may be very close to us emotionally.

Reconciling a certain family member’s completely unacceptable behaviour with the person who has also loved you so much and contributed to the good parts of who you are today is a process that I have not yet mastered. There are certain family members who I can simply avoid, brush off or hostilely challenge because they are not as close to me. But this is not possible or productive with everyone.

You can try patient conversation. And sometimes it may work. Sometimes, people will not change their mindsets, no matter how patient and slowly you try explain things to them. I suggest that if you do go down the road of engaging in conversation, that you ask questions, and then ask follow up questions, and even more questions. All this should be aimed at getting the person to think about what they are saying and how they arrived at their repugnant conclusions and behavior.

If you do decide to give a lecture explaining how disgusting their views are, chances are its not going to alter their worldview; they may even become more entrenched. You will have to deal with even more strained family ties. The only upside is other family members who are less problematic may feel empowered that you have acted against prejudice, and you may feel a bit better. I don’t have this figured out yet, and the advice above may be complete bullshit.

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We are in the process of developing a diversity of other resources for microBEnet. We welcome suggestions for what would be useful to people. Among the items we are currently looking to develop:

Open Science topics

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"I kinda think I've got my quilting groove back," she whispered. I don't want to jinx it. It just feels good to be working at my machine after such a long time away from it.

This is the quilt I made out of that bundle of 5" squares I bought awhile back. I usually follow someone else's pattern but this one I created myself. Not very complicated, but I like it and I decided to call it "Girls' Best Friend" since it's all diamonds.

It measures 50x59 inches and I quilted it on my Husqvarna Viking in a pattern of a fancy design in the white blocks, a free hand daisy in the colored diamond blocks and a vine with a stylized rose and leaves.

I didn't have enough fabric for the back and since it's an 80 mile round trip to go to the fabric store, I used leftover pieces of the top fabric to make a pieced back.

I took it to work last week to decide if I wanted to put it up for sale in the annual employee craft sale or if I wanted to save it to put in my future Etsy store. When my co-workers saw it, it was sold! On the spot! No question about it! Wow! That felt really good.
When I finished that quilt about 2 weeks ago I turned next to my great nephew's penguin quilt. Three year old Harri is my sister's grandson and she had planned on making him a penguin quilt. When we were going through her apartment after her death a year ago, I ended up with a huge box of things including the pattern and all the fabric for Harri's quilt. So, it was up to me to make the quilt for Harri.
As I was going through the box a few weeks ago, I found a bunch of other fabrics--polar bears and such--that didn't look like they fit with the penguin theme. In the quilt magazine, I found a pattern for a polar bear quilt as well as the penguin quilt, and the light bulb went on. She had planned on making the polar bear quilt for Harri's big brother, Cris!
I've finished the top of the penguin quilt and am taking it to work tomorrow to pin it together. When it's all quilted up, I'll post a picture. Then I have to make up Cris's polar bear quilt, which he doesn't know anything about.
Working on these quilts is a bittersweet task. I'm pleased to be able to finish what Jan wanted to give to her grandsons. I thought about her all the while I worked on Harri's quilt. I know the boys will love these quilts as much as if her hands had done the sewing. I just wish she could be here to keep me company as she used to do when we sewed together at each other's houses.But if she were, we'd get no sewing done because we'd be laughing and giggling so much. :)

  1. So glad to hear you have your quilting groove back, it's frustrating when it disappears.
    The quilt is gorgeous, I'm not surprised that someone snapped it up so quickly.
    I'm looking forward to seeing the finished penguin quilt, it's wonderful that you are able to finish what she started.

  2. Love your diamond quilt, like Marg, I am not surprised it sold so quickly. I think your working on your sister's grandchildren's quilts for her is a wonderful act of love. Bernie

  3. I love that quilt, too. I can see why it sold quickly. It's good to get the groove on again, isnt' it? I can imagine all the emotions that you go through working on the quilts your sister planned. The boys will love them - more as they get older.


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I've worn out my gloves!

I don't use quilt shop gloves when I'm machine quilting. Instead I bought a pair of cheap cotton gardening gloves that have black sticky dots on them.  I got them more than 7 years ago, I guess, and paid a buck for them.  About 2 years ago I wore holes in the thumbs and index fingers when I'd finished a big quilting project, so I stitched them up as best as I could. I mean, the rest of the glove was fine, so I couldn't throw them out! They cost money, doncha know?

Well, now I've really done it.  By the time I finished the last queen sized quilt I quilted, I'd worn holes in the patches on my gloves! I wasn't going to patch the patches!  After all, there's a limit to my frugality! I went to the same place, "Bargain Bill's," and of all the luck, they had more of my kind of glove and here's my brand new pair.  Don't you think they look "snazzy", as my 97 year old aunt used to say.

Because I'm so thrifty with my gloves, I indulged myself when I stopped at a quilt shop in a neighboring town the other day.  I got these bundles of fat quarters, one to make some patriotic place mats for the Fourth and other times, and the other to make something Christmasy with next fall.

The shop had a huge sale the day before I got there and they'd not had time to clear away all the sale things, so of course, I had to dig through them. I got a bunch of fat quarters for $1 each and two 1 yard cuts of the blue and yellow fabric for $5 each. Don't know what I'll do with these fabrics, but they'll look good in my stash until I need them.

And lastly, I bought yardage of chicken and egg fabrics!  I've never seen egg fabric before and the clerk said they'd had chicken wire fabric but it was sold out. :-(  These will go into a table runner and place mats either for me or for the Etsy store.

So, with new gloves and more nice fabrics, I'm set to sew up a storm!  Gotta get downstairs to my sewing room and make some progress on my latest project.

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Tuesday, October 19, 2010 |

Title: Tweet Heart
Author: Elizabeth Rudnick
Pages: 264
Publisher: Disney Hyperion
Publication Date: June 22, 2010
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Claire is a #hopelessromantic. Lottie is determined to set up her BFF with Mr. Perfect. Will wants his #secretcrush to finally notice him. Bennett is a man with a plan.

Claire can’t believe it when her dream guy starts following her on Twitter. She never thought he noticed her, and suddenly he seems to understand her better than almost anyone.

But the Twitterverse can be a confusing place, especially when friends act differently online than they do in person. Things get even more complicated when Claire realizes she’s falling for someone else, the last person she ever would have expected….
#TweetHeart is an adorable and fun read told in tweets, blogs, and email. I really found this whole tweeting idea really clever and awesome! I enjoyed #TweetHeart from the very first page until the end. @lizrudnick developed a story that is light-hearted with very cute romance!

At first, I was a bit worried about how the story would go because it's pretty challenging to write a story through tweets, blogs, and emails. I thought it was going to be a bit hard to follow and a bit choppy… But no, I was wrong! @lizrudnick pulled it off!

All of the characters personalities in the novels were very realistic. I could relate to all and I also have friends who are exactly like the characters in this novel. @ClaireRBear (Claire) is OBSESSED. She's in love with JD, known to be hot, charming, and very popular. @Lots0Love (Lottie), @ClaireRBear's best friend, was such a flirt. She kept chasing guys, though, she was a very supportive best friend to @ClaireRBear. She kept telling @ClaireRBear to actually talk to JD publicly and tried to keep @ClaireRBear's hopes up. @WiseOneWP (Will) was a very quiet, shy, and a charming guy who was secretly crushing on @ClaireRBear. He was such a sweet-heart who I think is way better for @ClaireRBear. And, lastly, the funniest and most amusing guy in the novel, @KingofSlack (Bennett) was my favorite! I kept laughing as I flipped through the pages! He had a great sense of humor!

#TweetHeart is cute and creative with a perfect touch of reality, romance, and humor! Kudos to @lizrudnick for writing this adorable novel!

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Louisse said...

First commenter!!! :))
Great review, Mavie! I want to read this! It seems so cute! XD Ahhhh! Twitter, Twitter, Twitter! It's so cool how people can find good friends in the world wide web. I'm going to look for this book~ :) Heehee, I'm sure Keila would enjoy a book like this. :D I wonder if we'll ever find romance on Twitter. Joke. That's bad. We might find somebody like Bonquisha. Tsk tsk. I'm talking nonsense. LOL Okay, I'm off before I get arrested for being too sexy (I'm not joking, it's possible.) :)) Bye!!!

Hugs, peace and cookies,

Lynette said...

I've seen this book around. My only question is where I'm from, teens think Twitter is stupid (e.g., more for adults) and are more about Facebook, so I never decided to pick it up.

I might have to give it a try now!

Nina said...

I want to read this one too! I love the sound of it and it's very original. :) Great to hear that the characters are great! Great review.

DJ's Life in Fiction said...

The cover and the concept is what grabbed me at first, but I read a few negative reviews regarding the format. But reading your review has made me want to go pick up a copy! Thanks!

Carol said...

Kudos indeed. I thought the book was pure fun.

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Tuesday, January 22, 2008

Wouldn't that make things easier?

I have the news on in the background and they were talking about a robbery in the area and they said "Three armed men"

Connor stops and gets this look of shock on his face. He repeats very slowly "three armed men?!?!?"

I was confused, and then it donned on me that he thought the men had three arms. ROFL!

How hard is it

to wash all the toothpaste out of the sink after you brush your teeth?

Sunday, January 20, 2008

Layer Night

Tonight was layer night at Awana- I think the picture speaks for itself. lol

Tooth Fairy Overtime

The toothfairy has made several visits to our home recently.
Connor lost a second tooth shortly after his first, and Sadie lost one about three nights ago.
Connor has another loose one as well. Poor Grace wants so badly to be like her older siblings..she comes to me with an open mouth "are they ready to come out yet?"

Friday, January 18, 2008

Snow Day!

You can't really see the snow falling in these pics, but it was. It came down hard for a couple hours.

Matthew was fairly unimpressed...the other kids on the other hand were going nuts. :)

Wednesday, January 16, 2008

Gosh I love this kid!

Even when he goes from mad...
To sad...
and back to happy, in thirty seconds.

Sunday, January 13, 2008

Basketball Pictures

Thursday, January 10, 2008

Video of Connor Playing Xbox

Going Green...somewhat.

Aaron and I have talked a lot about this trend lately. While I certainly thing its arrogent of us to think that we can destroy what God created, we both feel it is good stewardship to watch what we consume etc. Besides the fact that it cuts down on the amount of trash in the home. Which is nice for US!
We've done a few things- we've switched to the new lightbulbs- our light bill has gone down slightly.
Wal mart- at least one in our area- has started selling cloth grocery bags. We buy one or two when we go shopping, and hope to eventually have enough to go grocery shopping, and use only cloth bags. This goes into the whole trash thing- it cuts down on the amount of trash we have.
Being a family of 6 we already generate a lot. So the less we have to throw away the better.
We're going to cloth napkins- for two reasons- I always forget to buy napkins or paper towels, and again, less to throw away.

What about you? Are you "going green" or at least "light green" as I refer to myself?

Tuesday, January 08, 2008

Yeah 200 posts!

This is my 200th post. Woohoo!
I was asked to explain the school pictures. :)

Grace was practicing writing her "G"s, Sadie and Connor were hunting for nouns on our word wall.
We reviewed vowels, and talked about nouns. They had to find ten nouns on the wall, and then circle the vowels in the words. :) Then Sadie had to write sentances using words from the word wall.
Grace is doing great recognizing her "G"s, she knows G is for Grace, the letter of the week this week is "R"

Our school schedule goes something like this:

Bible (which for the older two is studying their AWANA verses.)
Calendar time- adding the date, singing the days of the week song etc. (more for Grace's benefit then the others)
Talk about the letter of the week- go on a "hunt" for said letter
English Lesson/Seatwork
Math Lesson/Seatwork
So far the kids have memorized the names of the following states: Texas, Louisiana, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Arkansas, Iowa, Florida, Mississippi, Alaska, Rhode Island, California, New York, Vermont, New Jersey, Connecticut, Wisconsin, and Missouri. They are getting pretty good at finding them all on the map as well. :)
We add about two states a week to the list.

So that is our school update. :)

Matthew had a fun urgent trip to the eye dr yesterday (did I post this yet? I dont' think so)
Long story short, Grace poked him in the eye, and scratched his cornea. He's fine, but hates med time. lol

Anywho- woohoo on 200 posts :)

Hi Ho Hi Ho Its back to school we go

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Sunday, January 06, 2008

Win a mixer!

A Cowboy’s Wife is having a contest on her food blog! You can win a Hamilton Beach® Stand Mixer and she’ll ship anywhere so everyone is eligible!
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The winner will receive a brand new Hamilton Beach 4.5-qt. Eclectrics Stand Mixer, Pineapple Yellow!!
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From Hamilton Beach’s “Eclectrics” line, this all-metal stand mixer comes with a host of accessories - a Flat Beater for cakes and cookies, a Dough Hook for bread and a Wire Whisk for whipped cream or pudding. The 4.5-qt. stainless steel bowl comes with a Pouring Shield that helps prevent splattering while in operation. The pouring shield has a built-in chute for adding ingredients. Powered by 400 watts, the stand mixer has a two-way mixing action to ensure all ingredients are incorporated into the mix. The quick-release, tilt-up head assists when removing the bowl. 9 x 14 x 14-in. When you’re ready for a kitchen re-do, don’t call in the carpenters! Instead, “counterscape” your kitchen with Hamilton Beach’s retro-designed, affordably priced electrics in happy, sun-saturated colors. Their “Eclectrics” line includes updates to those classic appliances from the 1950s. All of their “Eclectrics” are available in six colors: Apple Green, Moroccan Red, Pineapple Yellow, Intrigue Blue, Sugar White and Licorice Black.

Saturday, January 05, 2008

Sadie's Basketball Game

She's number 15- the pics are a little blurry...but the gym is hard to photograph in. Lighting stinks. Enjoy!

Tuesday, January 01, 2008

Happy New Year!!

January- Preparing for our new arrival.
February- Good bye Uncle Steven

March- Welcome Matthew!
April- Sadie's 2nd Recital
May- Goofy Grace turns 3
June- Sisterly Haircuts
July- Messy Pie eating.

August- Wonderful Visit with the G family
September- Sadie learns to ride 2 wheels

October-Follow the yellow brick road
November- Ick! Don't like yams

December- Merry Christmas!!


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Thursday, March 13, 2008

Vomit-ware of the Whale Variety

Last week, I put up a post about how I’m not upgrading to this new version of some software at work because it’s been declared bad news by other users around the world. Today, an official from the company that makes the software sent out a message to the online user group stating that they were very sorry about the problems and they’re working on it and there’ll be a new release soon, yada, yada, yada.

Well, one of the users took the opportunity to express a dissenting opinion and responded to the company man, in part, this way:
Yes there are some entertaining bugs here and there in [the old] version 4.5…

These v4.5 buglets are about as annoying as a pet that sometimes steals your socks; the problems with…v5 are more like coming home from work and finding your doors and windows missing, whale vomit in the living room, the roof half off and a smoking hole where the washer and dryer used to be.

Displeased software users are so bitchy.

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Wednesday, January 22, 2014

Simply Nude for Spring 2014

One of the most helpful things I've discovered for simplifying the day-to-day is all things "flesh toned" or "nude". In particular, this applies to shoes and nail polish!

this is my bottle of polish in color "Birthday Suit"

I recently found these beautiful nail polish shades by Clinique that come in a range of nudes ("Shades of Beige") from a soft cream to a chocolate brown. I got the color called "Birthday Suit" which matches my hands almost perfectly and gives such a clean, finished look to my short nails. (My nails are thin and weak, and I type, cook, clean house and paint, so I just cut and file them really short every week.) The nai lpolish is called A Different Nail Enamel for Sensitive Skins. I am a bit late on this because they were released for Fall 2013 and it's now January 2014, but you can still get them at the Clinique counter and online. The polish applies smoothly and lasts at least as long as Essie and OPI.

I have not ordered a pair of these nude-toned flip flops by Tkees yet, but celebrities like Jessica Alba and Halle Berry have been photographed wearing them and they're a great idea. They come in regular soft leather and a waterproof version that I am thinking would be the only pair of shoes you may need this summer! They come in a range of skin tones.

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In November  it was great to once again be visited by the professional pianist Roger Vignoles to give a concert, this time with Scottish tenor, Nicky Spence. The two performed a large repertoire that ranged from Schubert to Weil to Quilter, with Nicky singing in three languages: English, German and Scots. Before the concert the two performers sat down with Mr Willis for a brief interview in which the performers described much of the context and meaning of the songs that would be performed, providing another layer of depth and emotion to the pieces for those who came to both the concert and the talk. Most memorable to me was the set of Britten pieces from ‘Who Are These Children?’, a number of dark children’s songs written in Scots that often focused on the horrors of war. All in all, the concert was a phenomenal display of talent from both performers and it was an evening very well spent.

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Tuesday, September 2, 2014

Breeze in August

San Francisco.

What's your season?

According to my instructor,  I'm an autumn.  I'm mostly made up of warm shades: gold-like skin tone, brown eyes, and dark brown hair with reddish undertones.  With my current hair color (magenta/ fuschia), my season is still autumn because I am still warm overall.

Unsurprisingly,  olive green is the most flattering color on me when it comes to contrast, but when I prefer to not stand out,  salmon is a great blending color.  Most cool colors can wash me out. Sometimes, I have to find ways to balance my cool-tone garments with my warm season.  I did this with my favorite cool white galaxy cat t-shirt and my cream colored cardigan.  Make-up also works great too.  I'll try to keep an update on this color theory exploration, since it is part of my hobby.

What season are you?  Do you know your colors? What are your tricks?  Please share!

Disclaimer:  Your season should not dictate what you should wear,  they  just serve as basic guidelines for finding dominant flattering colors.  Just because your favorite color is not on your list doesn't mean you can't wear it.


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Diego Costa has launched a stinging attack on Chelsea boss José Mourinho after the Spanish striker was dropped for the Pensioner’s London derby away to Tottenham Hotspur.

The 27-year-old, who has found himself out of form and now out of favour within Stamford Bridge, was an unused substitute in Chelsea’s 0-0 draw against their North London rivals, prompting a wave of anger, frustration, and internal angst after the final whistle.

Costa, who threw his substitute’s bib at his manager towards the end of the match, told reporters: ‘It’s just so unfair. What’s Eden Hazard got that I haven’t? God, I wish I was never born. Maybe if I ran away, José would notice me. Or if I cut myself. No one knows what it’s like to be me’.

Mourinho reacted to Costa’s tantrum by telling reporters: ‘It is unfortunate that he is choosing to act out in this manner. But my new medical staff tells me it’s just a phase that he’s going through, and that he’ll come out of it eventually’.

Costa was unavailable for further comment, preferring instead to get pissed on shop’s own brand lager down the local park with his mates.


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Sunday, October 31, 2010

The Great Seattle Coffee Taste Test

At the end of my work trip, I ended up in Seattle for 2 quick days. I had a few free hours one morning, so I decided to set out on foot and do a massive taste test of different coffee all across the city. Since Seattle is so well known for it's coffee, I was very excited to see how it tasted and see how my home roasted coffee stacked up. I hopped online at the hotel, picked out 4 different roasters, drew up a quick map, and headed out on my tour. I was like a giddy little kid on Christmas morning as I headed hustled down the street. The four roasters I chose were Caffe Vita, Espresso Vivace, Stumptown Coffee Roasters, and Victrola Coffee Roasters.

They were all unique in their own way --

Caffe Vita was the first stop and ended up being my favorite. The espresso was the thickest espresso I've ever had and tasted incredible. It was very comfortable inside and had a large window where I could see into the large roasting room and watch the people working. What I would've given to go into that room! I was pretty envious. I've since found out that they give home roasting classes. Maybe next time I'll happen to schedule a trip around one of them...

Next stop was Espresso Vivace, which was the one I was most looking forward to as I'd heard good things and had tasted their coffee before. Their espresso was excellent, but their location wasn't nearly as comfortable as Caffe Vita. It felt more like a retail store b/c they were really pushing the sales of their t-shirts, mugs, etc.

Next came Stumptown Coffee Roasters which was great. VERY good espresso and pretty comfortable. I was in Portland prior to Seattle and stopped in a Stumptown there and bought a bag of roasted beans to take home. They were such flavorful and strong beans. I'm not sure how they get them to taste that way, but I want to learn!

Last stop was Victrola Coffee Roasters which was also very, very good. It was a great location and very comfortable. They also have a big glassed-in room for roasting as well as a separate glassed-in room for cupping and tastings. It was fun (and made me envious!) to watch the roasters working on the other side of the glass.

Someday I'll be on that side of the glass...

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  1. Whoa!! You had a lot of caffeine that day, Kevin. How did you feel? What an interesting morning! Love, Mom


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If you wanted to be a doctor, lawyer or plumber you would have a clear career path to follow, exams to take, practical experience...

If you wanted to be a doctor, lawyer or plumber you would have a clear career path to follow, exams to take, practical experience to gain, and professional bodies to join. The road map to your chosen job would be well defined and structured. If you had not achieved your dream by a certain age, you would probably have to give up.

But what if you wanted to do voice overs for a living, or even part time? Say you harbored a dream to narrate children's stories, do animation and video game voices, or introduce your favorite TV programs – where on earth would you start? There is no career path here, no academic courses at colleges or university; even a drama syllabus may not cover such a niche interest.

In the voice over world, there is no one size fits all job: you can not be too old, too posh, or too common; every voice style has a market from child through to senior and everything in between. Confusingly it all looks, well, so vague and obscure. It is as though 'planet voice over' were a far off place, impregnable, self contained and elitist. However people (yes ordinary people) do become voice over performers. They are not necessarily actors or radio professionals; they come from all walks of life and bringing skills and experience from the real world that enric their delivery.

So where, exactly, do you start? First, forget the idea that you have to possess a great sounding voice. It's like art: one person's Mona Lisa is another pile of bricks. In other words totally subjective. Reading and specifically reading out loud, is the most important quality. It is how you bring a script (that is somebody else's words) to life. Practice makes perfect, so the more you read aloud the better. Lock yourself away in a quiet room and try reading short extracts from magazines, newspapers, novels, in fact anything you can lay your hands on. You could even try writing your own scripts, which will give you an insight into how a client sells a product or idea.

Then you will need to record a showreel. This will become your audio calling card – without it no one will know what you sound like. Keep your scripts short and add variety into the mix. That means commercials (from upbeat to soft) audiobook narration, a corporate / business type read, interactive phone message and (this is optional and only for the seriously talented) character voice montage. You can hire a local studio for a few hours, record at home if you have the facilities, or ask a professional trainer to help you.

After this comes the really hard part: promoting your reel (which should be on CD and sometimes a website too). You could approach voice over agents, but many of these will want experience first before considering representing you. You can achieve this by signaling up to the numerous voiceover marketplaces that can be found on the web. They offer a chance for voice talents to show off their wares and meet potential clients, do auditions and most importantly get those jobs.

So it may be too late to become an astronaut, but your dreams of a career in voice overs are not out of this world.

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Sunday, 9 March 2014

 Today is a short post including something I just had to share: I actually managed to create a winged eyeliner look successfully. I recently purchased the Maybelline Gel Eyeliner, but really I haven't used it as much as I would have liked because in the mornings there is no time for error - I cannot bring myself to go to school with eyes that look lopsided due to my bad application job.  However, Sunday was the perfect opportunity to get practicing and I couldn't have been more pleased with the result.

I'm also going to blow my own trumpet here and express how proud I am that I rode my bike without stabilizers... I didn't even use tape for the wing!

On the eyes I used the Urban Decay Naked Basics Palette for a very simple matte look, and then focused on the Maybelline Gel Eyeliner in O1 Black with the Nanshy Precision Bent Eyeliner Brush* to create a prominent flick. Mascara I think was Max Factor False Lash Effect.

I can guarantee my eyeliner won't turn out like this next time, but I am very please with my small accomplishment. Beauty goals, eh?

Megan x

  1. I've just posted about this too - how weird! Although I have to say your flicks are much better than mine, your eyes look great x

  2. one day, i will achieve a flick this good!

  3. nice make up

  4. I know how hard these flicks are to get right, great look :) xx

    Anna-Maria |

  5. wow you're so good at winged eyeliner i still cant do it

  6. My winged liner is different every single day! Yours looks really good :)
    Amy x | A Little Boat Sailing

  7. I'm so jealous, I can literally never get it right - I'm sure I have weird shaped eyes or something!
    You've inspired me to give gel eyeliner another shot - I found the brush much too sharp and gave up, but I'm considering trying it out with another brush instead now!

  8. That looks gorgeous, I'm rubbish at eyeliner to be honest even after years of practice x great post

  9. I just had to say, your eyebrows are some of the best brows I have ever seen! x

    Dainty Desires // UK Beauty & Fashion Blog

  10. Looks amazing! I'm not a fan of gel eyeliner, we just don't get along too well, but I do give it that it makes beautiful wings. And your eyebrows are wonderful, are they naturally like that??

    1. Thank you! Yes they're natural, I don't do anything but pluck and put clear brow gel on them. X

Thank you very much for your comment, I read each and every single one, and reply to as many as possible! - Megan x


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YouTube stars Dan and Phil

Dan Howell and Phil Lester are two of the world’s biggest YouTube stars as well as best-selling authors.  They’re about to launch a live series of shows with “The Amazing Tour is Not on Fire,” which comes to the Chicago Theatre for two shows on May 27th and 28th (the 28th is already sold out, but tickets for the 27th remain).   We discussed their rise to fame on YouTube,  how their book deal came about, and what they have in store for fans at their live show, which may or may not involve a glitter cannon.


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Sunday, 18 November 2012

The weeping of the Cicadas. Part 1: The Name of a Bug

The Weeping of the Cicadas. Part 1: The Name of a Bug

This is a translation issue that I raised a while ago on a Linked in group Fono Samoa as well as Facebook. I have been working on and off on a book entitled “The Weeping of the Cicadas” and wanted to check if my translation was correct.  Technically the title in Samoan is “A fetagisi alisi” which I would have translated as “When the cicadas weep” but for lyrical reasons I exercised my  poetic license to use “The Weeping of the Cicadas” which would probably translate as “O le tagi o alisi” or perhaps more accurately “O le fetagisiga o alisi”.

The title comes from the admonishment given by elders in Samoa to children about being sure to return home in the evening before nightfall for evening prayers.
Usually we were told “ia e foi mai ae le’i fetagisi alisi” or alternatively “ia e foi mai pe a fetagisi alisi” the first basically means to return before the alisi start to fetagisi while the second basically allows a little bit more time in that you were to return once the alisi started to fetagisi. Although the first version was most often the one used since everyone knows that if you allow any room for interpretation, kids will find some way of stretching things to fit.

The reason I did not translate alisi and fetagisi above is because these were the two words that were the ones that I found myself wondering about for several reasons. Initially I translated them as cicadas weeping. But then for each word I realised that maybe I was wrong in my interpretation.
First of all there was the problem of what an alisi was. All I know is that was a bug that made this sound at dusk which as indicated was the signal to be home or else -

Now the problem that I have found in the past not only with translating words from Samoan to English or French to English and vice versa is that sometimes not only do some words have several meanings which means that in interpreting and translating you need to know which one is applies in that specific instance as illustrated in the case of when is a chateau not a castle? LINK. In other cases one language may lump a whole host of things under one word that in the other language are very distinct and have separate words for
This lumping of things under one word is the case with the alisi. Like I said all I remember is that it was a bug that made that noise at dusk. But lots of bugs do that. Well in this specific case crickets, grasshoppers and cicadas. So I went hunting for them on-line to find photos and what I found did not help resolve the problem that much.

First I found crickets which looked like the bugs we used to find teeming in the chicken shed especially in the feed storage room as well as outside in the long grass. Back then we referred to these as mogamoga which is cockroach. Except in reality there are a number of bugs that get tagged with that label which are not related to cockroaches at all (like the poor crickets which for all this time I thought were a species of cockroach). Some are the big brown cockroaches which are simply mogamoga while others are given a suffix to further identify them like the black stink bug which is referred to as a mogomoga sauga. Although even in that case I have heard other types of stink bugs called mogomoga sauga so all that really means is that it is a bug that smells bad. At least the black one is actually a species of cockroach but the others that I have had the misfortune of crossing that are a completely different species of insect. I think it would be safe to say that they are not even of the same Order.
However, since this is a blog about etymology rather than entomology I’m not going to discuss the taxonomy of these critters. Maybe I will cover it in my blog Flora and Fauna –Plants and Critters someday. So let us get back to identifying the elusive alisi. And they were elusive because whenever you tried to find them they would all shut up and wait for you to go away before starting up again.

So mistaking crickets for cockroaches was just the beginning of the problem. I also found that grasshopper looking insects were another type of cricket (it seems that sometimes the term gets used interchangeably by the general public).
The discovery that grasshoppers and cicadas are also referred to as locusts did not help. Although following a bit more research I discovered that while the term locust for cicadas is misnomer locusts are actually certain types of grasshoppers which become locusts in certain conditions. That is their behaviour and morphology radically changes and this transformation turns them into locusts.

But I digress and as fascinating as that is ... I will have to cover that in the more appropriately named Flora and Fauna – Plants and Critters blog.

So back to identifying the alisi. The other creatures that fit the bill were grasshopers. We had lots of these too. And they were called alisi or at least we called them that. I also found cicadas which we also had and distinctly remember being called alisi as well.
So I had three creatures which all made noise at dusk and one was called a mogamoga while the other two shared the title of alisi. Incidently G.B.Milner’s Samoan Dictionary translates alisi as cicada and cricket but strangely makes no mention of grasshoppers.

To be completely honest I am still not sure if the crickets that we maligned by misidentifying them as cockroaches are indeed called mogamoga, or if that was just our incorrect name for them. I have found that often children use the wrong words for things which can lead to problems in the future if these mistakes are not corrected. I realise that language does change over time and that sometimes these changes are due to such “mistakes” however, I will be looking just at such an issue in “There is no such thing as Teine Sa: It is Telesa and Saumaiafe.” Now again forgive me for getting side tracked and let us get back to the mysterious alisi.
I managed to find some sound files to compare the sounds made by the crickets, grasshoppers and cicadas and the noise made by the cicadas was the one that most closely resembled the one I was familiar with which was an intense thrumming that heralded dusk and filled the air with its intoxicating song. I remember always being annoyed that evening prayers coincided with alisi prime time because usually by the time lotu afiafi was over the alisi were silent. I loved listening to them because they had this almost hypnotic effect that carried you to a state of awareness that I can only compare to that reached through meditation. Interestingly I discovered that the Ancient Greeks held the cicadas in high regard. But that alas I will also have to consign covering that in my blog Flora and Fauna – Plants and Critters and get back to the subject at hand.

To cut to the chase after looking at all the information I decided that I would use cicadas although that does not mean that crickets would be incorrect. Also as you will see latter the whole “is an alisi a cicada or cricket or grasshopper question” takes on a completely different and surprising dimension in Part 2 of The Weeping of the Cicadas: To weep or to sing? That is the question.

Friday, 26 October 2012

When is château not a castle?

When is château not a castle?

Grand-Bigard (French-Château de Grand-Bigrad /Dutch-Groot-Bijgaarden) is located in the village of Grand-Bigard in Flemish Brabant (7km west of Brussels) in Belgium.

Above: View of the stone bridge and fortified gatehouse from the entrance to Grand-Bigard.

After a visiting the Floralia Brussels at Château Grand-Bigrad, I was doing some research to get some additional details and information to include in my blog Flora and Fauna - Plants and Critters (link to Flora and Fauna - Plants and Critters) regarding Grand-Bigard. The Grand-Bigard official website (LINK) is in Dutch, English, French, German and Japanese. It was while reading the English version that I started to get confused because the information on the Grand-Bigard official website (and elsewhere) referred to the large main palace-like structure built in the 17th century as the “castle” and the older 30 meter high tower built in the 12th Century with 2 meter thick walls as the dungeon.

Above: The Grand-Bigard web site was referring to the building above as the Castle of Grand-Bigard.
The actual text that provides details about the History of theCastle of Grand Bigard reads:

“[...]. The castle of Grand Bigard, first built in the XIIth (12th) century, is surrounded by a broad moat [...]. A five-arch bridge, headed by two XVIIth (17th) century heraldic apes crosses over to the drawbridge leading to the fortified entrance dating back to the XIVth (14th) century. The castle itself, built in the XVIIth (17th) century, is a vast edifice of remarkably pure style: it is a wonderful example of the Flemish Renaissance, with a long, one-storied main building in pink brick, contrasting beautifully with the white stone mullioned windows and the blue slate roof. The chapel, in the right wing, has remained unchanged for the last three centuries, and the left wing is surmounted by a bulb-shaped roof. Erected around 1347, (i.e. the 14th Century) the dungeon, a massive 30-metre high structure next to the fortified entrance, [...].”

Now ... to me a castle is a fortified structure with basically a military/defensive purpose although it can also double as the residence of royalty or nobility. But what essentially denotes a castle (in English at least) is that it is a structure built for defensive purposes either as a refuge from attack or strategically placed to protect and/or control and/or oversee a geographic location or feature such as a mountain pass, a harbour, main road or a trade or sea route.
I have always understood that the French word château applies both to what in English is referred to as a castle as well as what in English would be more appropriately referred to as a palace. On the other hand, in English, castle signifies a fortified structure which has distinctive features that are associated with it. So if it is not a fortified and easily defended structure then it is NOT a castle at least that is what I always thought which is why the reference to a building which did not look anything like a castle confused me.
PHOTO of Den Steen HEREHet Steen
Above: Het Steen - The Stone Castle in Antwerp

So I did a little bit of research and discovered that the castles as an architectural / military feature were developed during the Middle Ages (i.e. medieval or mediaeval times) in Europe which covers the 5th to the 15th centuries. The castle originated during the medieval period as a private fortified residence of a noble or lord. Also there was a distinction between a palace which is unfortified and a fortress which is not a residence.

Above: The Grand-Bigard web site was referring to the building above  as the dungeon.

Interestingly there appears to be some debate as to what can be called a castle, but this is more in general because the term castle has been misused by some people to refer to all types of fortified structures. For example earlier fortified structures such as Iron Age hill forts have been incorrectly called castles. Also there is the whole issue of similar structures in other parts of the world such as Japan, India etc.
However, I do not want to get into the whole discussion as to why these particular structures are different or what they should be called instead. I think it would be best to leave that for a separate discussion. Instead I will stick to the issue at hand, namely the French-English translation issue of when is a château not a castle.
When I checked my trusty Collins-Robert DictionaryI saw that my initial interpretation was correct. I also discovered a few other interesting things which illustrate the pitfalls faced by translators especially if one is not aware of the existence of multiple meanings that some words may have which can lead to confusion and incorrect translations.
Basically this is what I found:
Collins-Robert gives the French meanings for the English word Castle as Château (fort) tour (chess) roquer (chess).
So basically castle has only one meaning in French if you are talking about a fort. It also means tour (tower in English) and roquer (rook in English) if referring to chess. Incidentally castling (a chess move) is roque.
Then when you look at the French château Collins-Robert clarifies things even more by indicating that château in French means castle if it is ( une forteresse); palace or castle if it is (une résidence royale);  mansion, stately home if it is ( une manoir, gentilhommière) and a chateau if it is (en France).
In other words if your château is a fortress then it is a castle. If it is a royal residence then it is a palace or a castle (i.e. an unfortified royal residence is a palace and a fortified royal residence would be a castle). And if it is a mansion or stately home as appears to be the case with Château de Grand-Bigard then it is not called a castle in English. I would have called it a palace but get the impression that in French the designation of palace is reserved for royal residences so for those residences not belonging to royalty you would need to refer to them as a mansion or a stately home.
However, here comes the tricky part because in English when referring to a château in France you actually call it a chateau. Note that chateau without the “â” ("a" circumflex) is an English word (or more accurately an English loanword from French) while château with the “â” is a French word.
I am not sure if that particular rule is a hard and fast rule or not but suspect that it is a specific loanword adopted to refer to a specific type of structure as in the ubiquitous French chateaus that were built after developments in warfare and siege weaponry (artillery in particular) had rendered medieval fortifications such as castles, keeps and fortified cities obsolete.

The question then is, should the château at Grand-Bigard be called a mansion, manor house, country home, stately home or a chateau (without the"a" circumflex)? Could you argue that since French is one of the official languages in Belgium then the rule applies to Belgian châteaux or would it be more accurate to say that the English loanword chateau ONLY applies to French châteaux as in those in France as Collins-Robert implies when it indicates that a châteaux is a chateau if it is in France?
I could be wrong but my interpretation is that the English loanword “chateau” specifically applies to French châteaux. So the Grand-Bigard châteaux should be a referred to as a Manor House or Stately Home. However, I have seen some references that argue otherwise indicating that chateau applies to any structure called a châteaux in a French speaking country which would cover France, Belgium, Switzerland and Monacco.

I could be difficult and ask if that applies only to the French speaking parts of Belgium and Switzerland (Brussels, Wallonia and Romandy regions) or if it can be used in the whole country, but I will not? However, joking aside it is an interesting and relevant question after all Grand-Bigard is in Flemish Brabant which is Dutch speaking.

Then there is the question as to whether or not this applies to Quebec and African countries where French is spoken in reference to any such structures that may exist. I'm just wondering.

Above: View of Grand-Bigard Keep on the left with the Grand-Bigard Manor House on the right.

In essence Grand-Bigard dates from the 12thCentury and is surrounded by a moat. The stately home was built in the 17th Century and is considered a fine example of the Flemish Renaissance. The Keep dates from the 12thCentury. This is a fortified tower which was built around 1347 with walls two meters thick and is composed of four stories rising up to thirty meters.

Sunday, 21 October 2012

The Blood of Souls. A Blog on language, translation and etymology

This is a blog on language, translation, etymology and other issues related to language and the use and misuse of words. The Blog title “The Blood of Souls”, alludes to a few quotes on language that I resonated with my own views about language:
 “Language is the blood of the soul into which thoughts run and out of which they grow”

                Oliver Wendell Holmes’

 “To have another language is to possess a second soul"

"Such simple words! But words are mighty things;
They cast us down, or lift us up to rest;
They charm and strengthen, till our angel sings
The last of all the life-songs, and the best."

                Sharah Doudney


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Wednesday, July 1, 2009

Let Your Light So Shine

In the book of Mathew is one of my favorite verses in all the scriptures. "Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works, and glorify your Father which is in heaven."

More often than not as we hurry to keep up with this ever increasingly fast paced life in which we live, we tend to forget this simple yet so profound piece of advice. We struggle to put in the hours at work, or become overwhelmed because no matter how hard we try the house just doesn't seem to get or stay looking how we envision it should. Our kids, spouse, or both, won't listen and seem to purposely be driving us out of our minds. And through all of it we let the light we have been commanded to share fizzle a little and sometimes just outright fade away completely.

Fortunately we are blessed at times throughout our busy lives to be reminded of the power and influence our one little light, properly allowed to shine, can have on a multitude of people. Today, for those attending Sister Campbells funeral, was one of those days. While I didn't know her very well, I have had the privilege of working with her children for a brief time.

I am blown away and humbled at the influence she had on not only her family but the many, and there were many, who came out to celebrate her life. Two things came to mind today as I sat there. First, if I could have only half of the people she had there when I die, I would consider myself a very fortunate person. And second, and most important, if my children and spouse have the testimonies as hers do, and can attribute even a small part of that to anything I may have done, like hers did, I will be a success.

We can travel through this life and pick up lots of sweet toys along the way, but everything we gain comes with a cost. Where we excel in one area we most certainly fall short in another. As we go along, my wish is that we can realize that its what we leave behind that matters most. Not toys and material things, but a testimony in a child, a spouse, certain of our love and devotion, and a family full of knowledge and faith.

  1. Wow! AMEN! I wish I could put my feelings into words so well!

  2. honestly, huh? that was truly inspiring, and i'm so thankful i have been touched by her light. thanks for putting it in that perspective and helping me review the day (are you sure my prince charming and dwarfs aren't deliberately trying to make me insane?), maybe I can reach a little higher. i was SO touched by president campbell's words of tribute, and especially her oldest son, who she talked of often. her heart must have been bursting with happiness!

  3. That was a amazing service for a amazing woman. i love when you feel the spirit that strong. I can't imagine one person walking out of that meeting not wanting to try harder. What a great family. Great post.


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TCC Playlist: Streets of Glory and We Shall Not Be Moved by Pete Seeger

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Pete Seeger

The great American folk singer, Pete Seeger died yesterday at the age of 94. Seeger used his music to support civil rights, labor unions, the peace movement, environmental causes and other social issues. He often used spirituals to inspire and encourage his audiences. Spirituals he sang, like “We Shall Overcome” played an integral role in the American Civil Rights movement. Bruce Springsteen once said of Seeger, “At some point, [he] decided he’d be a walking, singing reminder of all of America’s history. He’d be a living archive of America’s music and conscience, a testament of the power of song and culture to nudge history along, to push American events towards more humane and justified ends. He would have the audacity and the courage to sing in the voice of the people.” May he rest in peace. Listen to two of his spirituals here:

Bob Dylan and Pete Seeger