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Wednesday, March 19, 2008

The Microfilm Diet

An article about foodies fighting obesity offers up solutions for the gourmand who wants it all. Restaurateur Drew Nieporent "remains completely obsessed with food, but he focuses on eating more sushi and oysters and less bread and sugar." What is it about this diet that seems, oh, slightly impractical? Could it be the roughly $100-per-day difference in cost between the simple-carbohydrates diet (one I know quite well) and the raw-seafood one?

For those less keen on having it all, another diet trick is, yes, the New York Public Library. It turns out that printing microfilm pages from the Jewish Division of the NYPL requires 1) checking everything but your computer, wallet, and whatever else is awkward to carry around, because terrorists apparently want to blow up books about 19th-century French Jews (one more reason to hate the terrorists!), 2) purchasing one of those evil printing cards, and 3) learning that you must first purchase your printing card with one $1 bill, then add however much else to the card; if you arrive with only a $20, you can go to yet another room to find a change machine. By the time you find whatever documents you were looking for, you will, guaranteed, have missed at least one meal. Not to mention run out of steam. This was not my first visit to the NYPL, nor even to that division, but my memory's sufficiently weak in terms of floorplans that by the time I was face to face with the microfilm (a known appetite suppressant--try scrolling on one of these and not feeling queasy), I had just enough energy left to print what I'd come to print and scroll around for a bit more; my plan, which had been to read through every last thing, is now set back a day.

I really shouldn't complain. I am very, very lucky to live in perhaps the only city in America where one can find not just stuff, but lots of stuff, about obscure 19th century French converts from Judaism. Next time, though, I'll be sure to pack accordingly (i.e. no computer) and, weather-permitting, will wear shoes more practical than rain boots for the many, many trips back and forth across the library.

Withywindle said...

The Pret-a-Manger across 42nd St. is a bit pricey, but it's very satisfying to dash across to it when you're tired and hungry, and you can wolf down a sandwich fairly quickly.

harriet said...

I agree on the NYPL as diet thing. I do my work in the Special Collections of the LIncoln Center branch, but the rules are similar. If you're at all inclined to be klutzy like me, I recommend throwing your wallet, etc. into a ziploc bag. Makes for less juggling and they're fine with the bag as long as they can see through it.

Glenn said...

See, they are worried about you being on a fish diet, or more precisely, a microfiche diet.

Anonymous said...

You can try Japanese fast food and groceries at several shops on the south side of East 41st, between 5th & Madison.

Phoebe said...

I'm a big fan of those Japanese places! But I had Japanese food last night, and didn't want to overdo it. By the time I go back to doublecheck the dates of the articles I looked at, I'll have to include some pre-packaged sushi in the trip.

I also noticed a Pain Quotidien on 40th between 5th and 6th. The possibilities are semi-endless. It's just a question of re-checking the coat/bag.


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Friday, July 10, 2009

My New Dream Job

I have a new dream job. I hope to get things underway by the end of the month. I haven't told Lee yet but I'm 110% sure he'll be on board.

Apartment Therapy posted a link to this PERFECT $7 million castle in RI that is screaming, "Katie, make me a B&B!!"

Well, I've been talking with some of my good friends and we have a bullet-proof business plan for this. Jenn and I have long debated the merits of us becoming professional wedding planners so we will make this castle a charming B&B and ideal place to have your wedding. Jenn, my favorite cook in the world (We used to live together and boy do I miss chicken tortilla soup when I'm sick and pasta with vodka sauce when I'm sad!) is in charge of the kitchen and horses, since she is also an accomplished equestrian. I'm decorating with Caitlin and we'll also coordinate guest services. Cynda, my history major friend, is our historical tour guide. Jenn's husband will handle the finances and mine will handle the Wifi website.

Rhode Island here we come! : D

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Sunday, October 16, 2011

Another Box Project

 Since my sister is also a big fan of Tim Holtz I wanted to make something special for her for her birthday. I decided to make her a box for distress stains and fill it with new distress stains. I will admit I might have made the lid a little tiny bit too big...but I didn't let that stop me from finishing it up.

The first picture is of the front of the box telling what's in the box. The button things along the front of the lid are some old-fashioned upholstery tacks that I stained in Tim Holtz/Ranger colors. The box was made from mat board, assembled with masking tape and covered with papers and edges finished with tissue tape. I stamped, glued, distressed and whatever. Used little trinkets I've collected here and there. The next picture below is the top of box with a picture of my sister wearing a crown (I'll admit the picture was taken quite a while ago, maybe 40 years or so). The top has her initials and even a flower I crocheted in white and stained with distress stains. The next picture is the back which isn't too exciting but you might notice that around the edges of the back and sides I printed out names of the distress stains and added them as decoration. I even managed to squeeze in a peacock feather.

I will say it would not be possible to do something like this with so many different objects without the use of Claudine Hellmuth's Matte Medium. It can tame anything. Anyway, the box is now in my sister's art studio and she swears she'll be using her new box of stains really soon.

Saturday, September 17, 2011

Something Different

What a shock to be doing two blog postings in a row...but I just had to brag! I had done a Christmas ornament (off-loom beading) for my friend Sharry. She called a few weeks ago and asked if she could enter it in the fair and I told her sure. Sharry's daughter won a Best of Show ribbon for one of her cross stitch projects, Sharry won, I think, three blue ribbons for quilts and I won a huge purple Judge's Choice ribbon for my beading efforts. My first ribbon ever! I didn't even have a photo of the project so I prevailed on my friend, Jennifer, to take a picture while she was at the fair today and here it is:

Friday, September 16, 2011

Another Box Project

I have niece that is always so upbeat and she and my nephew have had a rough year. Thought it would be fun to make something special for her. She is a costumer and does a lot at Halloween. Her business name is "Bloody Beautiful" and she loves steampunk and dark things. This is another box made from mat board and covered with paper, distressed and, because of her sewing, I added a pin cushion to the top. Here is a picture of the front with her name on it and the name of her business.

Of course the box has a lot of "Tim" stuff as well as various ephemera to do with sewing, some stamping and even some buttons. Managed to work in some grunge board. The top has a great magnifying glass that I grunged up and under the glass is a copy of the Costumer's Guild logo. The little button in the upper right is Melissa's Facebook logo. You'll see steampunk stuff, more "Tim" stuff and odds and ends of stamped things and just whatever seemed to me to be the right things to go on the box. It seemed to me the right sewing box for the person I perceive her to be. Hope she enjoys it!

Wednesday, August 10, 2011

Sort of Late

I have been very bad about posting to this blog. I have another blog that is related to digital cutters and have been spending some time doing some instructional videos for it and just generally going through life dinking around on the computer and making cards and doing some quilting.

Thought I would share this scrapbook page I made a few months ago for the class my sister and I met up for and took in Kansas City from Tim Holtz. Actually we took two classes. People were asked to bring a scrapbook page that was about them and where they were from. Not being a scrapbooker, this was sort of a challenge but I finally got into it. It shows some of my journey from California to Arkansas and a few tidbits about my life in general. I even put in a picture of Roy Orbison because when I first moved here I used to play California Blues and cry a few was my "go to" song for a year or so.

The "story" pretty much ignores the first 30 years of my life but it does have a Society of Decorative Painters logo and a tiny picture of the first book I published alone. There is a picture of a quilt I designed for an adult home wall, the ATT (All Things Tim) logo, a picture of the door sign I made for the Tim of a map of where we live, the post office and pictures of my husband with his birds. I did think it was "sort of" me for the last 35 or so years.

Friday, March 4, 2011

Fun with Cards

I saw some cute things to make something spring off of a card and spent some time trying to make it a little easier and this is what I came up with. This is my very first video so it isn't that great but it does show you how to make a spring to put on your cards.

Wednesday, February 16, 2011

Putting A Husband to Work

Yes, I got Jack to make me another thing to use in my crafting endeavors. I know there are new single tape dispensers for tissue tape that were just introduced at the latest Craft and Hobby Association show...but I didn't want a jumble of tape in a box. I did a few sketches of what I had in mind and after a couple of weeks of trial and error, my husband came up with the perfect tape dispenser for my tissue tape. I am going to be adding some Washi tape to it and I have ordered a second one from the woodshop. Usually my husband makes things from oak (free since he can chop down the trees and use his portable sawmill and then stack the wood to dry) but I wanted this one lighter so it was made from store bought pine. I love it! Along the back edge a hacksaw blade is attached so the teeth of it just barely poke up and it makes it easy to tear the tape off.

Something to Post Finally

I saw the greatest box made by a lady named France Papillon ( and she said she would eventually have a tutorial you could purchase...but I just couldn't wait. I grabbed some mat board and started whacking it up and it really wasn't that hard to make a box. My box, at least I think, is a bit bigger than hers,  but I certainly used her box for inspiration.  Mine was put together with tissue tape (Tim Holtz product). I ended up covering it all with various papers and put a coat of Claudine Hellmuth's Multi-Medium Matte Gel over it. I managed to scrounge up plenty of stuff to stamp on it, glue on it and just generally clutter it up big time. The hinges are new ones from Home Depot and I just sanded them and antiqued them with alcohol inks and Copic markers and did the same to some brads to attach them. I really like the way it turned out and I'm anxious to make some more containers. The front of the box is themed as "time for art" and on the top I used a bingo token with my birth year (too small for you to see clearly...ha ha) and my initials. It was fun finding things that I thought would work for the design. I have no plan for what to put in it; I'm just going to sit it where I can see it.
Front of Box

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Tuesday, 30 September 2014

Color love

Cardigan ONLY, Scarf/Poncho Earthday San Francisco, Skirt H&M, Shoes H&M, Bag Sacha

Hi dearest,

Firstly, I want to wish you an amazing week!
Last week all my days were awesome: I got a positive mid-term appraisal, my projects were going well and above all I realised that I took a great decision which was not giving up on applying for a job within Unilever. I found out that the company usually does not hire interns for the position, so I was an exception. They told me that they are happy with their choice since we all are satisfied with the current situation.

About the outfit, today I decided to match different colors as well as prints. In the past I used to be very picky when it comes to matching different types of prints. But lately I feel like a creative soul. This results in outfits which would be out of the comfortzone for the 'old me'. I remember that I had all the ideas in my head but I did not execute them because I just did not dare. As I said that was the old me, currently I execute my ideas and this makes me happy.

  1. Wat een gave outfit! Die kleuren staan je echt prachtig, leuke blog heb je ook! Ik volg je nu via bloglovin! XO

    1. Hoi Inge!
      Dankjewel :) Zoals ik op instagram heb gezegd ben ik helemaal weg van jouw blog!


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Wednesday, September 8, 2010

Breadcrumbs - How to make your own

There is nothing like homemade bread crumbs to improve the taste of your dish and fresh homemade bread crumbs are so easy to make! This also saves money since store bought bread crumbs can be pricey. I like to use whole wheat bread, which has alot of great fiber! Save those end pieces from your loves of sandwich bread, you can stash them in the freezer in a resealable plastic bag until you have enough to make a batch of breadcrumbs.

Any type of bread (white, wheat, sourdough, rye, etc.) can be used. There's nothing wrong with combining various breads; why let them go to waste? The mixture of various breads also gives your dishes some wonderful taste! Avoid using stale bread as it makes for stale tasting breadcrumbs.

If your bread is too fresh, just bake fresh bread slices in the oven until slightly dry. You will get a better drying result in the oven rather than the toaster. Place bread piece/slices on an ungreased baking sheet, or directly on the oven rack. Allow a bit of room between pieces to dry properly. Bake in a 300'F oven for approximately 10 to 15 minutes; flip halfway through. Remove from oven and let cool.

Slice dried bread into smaller pieces and place in your food processor.  Pulse about 30 seconds or until desired coarseness.

Store in an airtight container to preserve freshness. Add your homemade breadcrumbs to meatloaf, as a topping for a casserole, for breaded chicken or fish or even as a garnish on top of soup. Get creative! Let us know about your favorite recipe that incorporates breadcrumbs.

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Friday, August 19, 2011

back to school.

recently, i found a photo on pinterest that had a child holding
a printed sign with her grade and teacher's name on it for a first day of school photo.

super cute idea.

a lot of people are doing them now.
 my friend did one for her first grader, kindergartener,
and even one for her 2 yr old that says
"first day of being an only child...finally!"

so great.

well, not to be left out, we did our own.
my oldest left for her first day of kindergarten today.

instead of typing and printing a sign
(since i don't have a printer),
we used a chalkboard i had picked up in st. joe,
a chalkboard marker and my daughter's writing skills.

she loves to write and copy letters,
so i let her do this all by herself.

i love the idea of having them write their own
and being able to see how they've grown each year,
both in height and writing skills.

we will definitely continue this tradition.

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Movie Review – Fright Flick (2011)

Director: Israel Luna Writers: Todd Jenkins (story), Israel Luna (story) Stars: Chad Allen, Richard D. Curtin and Todd Jenkins Following up after Ticked-Off Trannies With Knives, Israel Luna brings us another homage of sorts with Fright Flick, which looks to be a homage to campy 80s slasher movies. Fright Flick is chock full of bad


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The Ritz Carlton, Moscow, Russia

On 13 April 2011, the WIEF Foundation organised its third roundtable of the series in Moscow, Russia. This event consisted of 2 sessions on the topic of “Business Opportunities in the Halal Industry” and “Islamic Banking and Finance: Seeking New Markets”. The first session included a speech by Dato’ Seri Jamal Bidin, CEO of Halal Industry Development Corporation (HDC) which was read by H.E. Dato’ Zainol Abidin, Malaysian Ambassador to Russia.

The event featured discussions on the growing business opportunities in the Halal products industry and the exploration of new markets for Islamic banking and finance. 80 participants including the media graced the event.

  • Halal Industry Development Corporation (HDC), Malaysia
  • Embassy of Malaysia in Russia
  • Embassy of Kazakhstan in Russia
  • MATRADE, Moscow
  • Russian Muftis Council (RMC)
  • Ms. Madina Kalimullina, Director, Economic Department, Russian Muftis Council (RMC)
  • Dr Alberto G. Brugnoni, Founder & Chairman of the Board, Association for the Development of Instruments of Alternatives and Financial Innovation (ASSAIF), Italy
  • Dr. Adalet Djabiev, Founder and CEO, Al-Shams Capital, Russia
  • Mr. Abas bin A. Jalil, Chief Operating Officer/Head, International Business, AmanahRaya Capital Group Sdn Bhd, Malaysia
  • Mr. Linar G. Yakupov, Chairman of Small and Medium Enterprise Development Agency, Republic of Tatarstan


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Wow. I stumbled across this awesome FPS mech game. whenever this comes out i am defiantly getting it!

Hey guys. Im about half way done my three weeks of production hell..lets all take a look at my schedual!

Film 313
Film 313 second project
Studio Five Green Screen
Studio Five Foley Studio

To do
Finish Animation sets
Finish Animation characters
Sound for Lighting project
Edit/ Colour 313 project
Perform with Band on friday
Direct Final Documentary
Finish Faw

A bit lopsided but whatever. Heres my last project that I filmed last fall for The Windsor Film Festival 48 Hour Film Fest: Bitter

The Evolution of the Internet

da da dad da da da

the future of interactive music

All my friends are dead

Check out the Blue Stones

One of the fastest growing movements in Windsor is this amazing two man duo named the Blue Stones, ive been to all their shows and even filmed a couple for them. Check them out and tell me what you think!

Monday morning!

Hey guys its monday morning! another long week of fun before a couple days of rest :D This week once again for me at least is going to be filled with long hours and many challenges to overcome.

I got
-5 days of filming, Dialogue recording, various short projects, and im playing a show on friday

To make it better i encourage everyone here to upload a funny video link to the wifihighfive facebook page something like bellow but in video form!

What I want to do

I am now actively looking for people willing to copy this music video or do something like it!

Paint is cool!

Look what I made today

Hey guys check out this sick raptor head helmet I made today!

Tell me what you think or how I could improve it!

Fun link of the day: The Future!

Wow this is a short video on what the future of glass is. Pretty interesting must say!

watcha thinkin bout

Wait what!

I feel stupid

A 12-year-old child prodigy has astounded university professors after grappling with some of the most advanced concepts in mathematics. Jacob Barnett has an IQ of 170 - higher than Albert Einstein - and is now so far advanced in his Indiana university studies that professors are lining him up for a PHD research role. The boy wonder, who taught himself calculus, algebra, geometry and trigonometry in a week, is now tutoring fellow college classmates after hours.
Gifted: Jacob Barnett is so far ahead of his age group he is now leaving university he is developing his own theory on how the universe came into being
Gifted: Jacob Barnett is so far ahead of his age group he is now leaving university he is developing his own theory on how the universe came into being

Clone Wars

Hey the season three finale of The Clone Wars was on last night. check it out!

Valve PWN

This is a hilarious conversation on AIM. At the time that I was seeding this, the seeded link was not working, so I copied the conversation here. Will change once its working.
br0kenrabbit: hi
Greg_ValveOLS: good evening
br0kenrabbit: What's ip?
br0kenrabbit: up?
Greg_ValveOLS: my name is greg a member of the valve online Support team
br0kenrabbit: On MSN?
Greg_ValveOLS: yes :)
br0kenrabbit: Why?
Greg_ValveOLS: we logged multiple ips from your account and ned to verifi your information
br0kenrabbit: My information?
Greg_ValveOLS: we believe someone may have stolen your account mmmm you havent shared youre account infomation with anyone have you?
br0kenrabbit: No. I don't even have it written down.
Greg_ValveOLS: hmmm maybe a keylogger on you r PC then maybe you need a format?
br0kenrabbit: Well...
Greg_ValveOLS: if you can verify your account information to me i can insure that only your ip have access to it Its a new security feature were trying because this happens so muchlogin names and passwords aint safe anymroe You know. L:)
br0kenrabbit: Well
Greg_ValveOLS: dont worry this connect it secure
br0kenrabbit: Can I be honest with you, Greg?
Greg_ValveOLS: k
br0kenrabbit: Look, I don't know how you go this MSN account name, don't really care, either.
br0kenrabbit: Unlike you, I DO work for Valve. Trace my ip and you'll see.
Greg_ValveOLS: huh?
Greg_ValveOLS: bs
br0kenrabbit: Trace it.
Greg_ValveOLS: how
br0kenrabbit says:Start/run/cmd type Tracert and then my IP address and hit enter.
Greg_ValveOLS: oh k
br0kenrabbit: As an employee, I know that Valve employees will NEVER contact users over MSN. I also know a valve employee will NEVER ask a user for his/her username and password.
br0kenrabbit: I'm putting a temporary hold on your Steam account.
Greg_ValveOLS: why?
br0kenrabbit: Have you read the ToS?
Greg_ValveOLS: Tod?
Greg_ValveOLS: tos
br0kenrabbit says:terms of service
Greg_ValveOLS: were?
br0kenrabbit: Greg, this is a serious infraction against the Tos. You are at risk of losing your account.
Greg_ValveOLS: why
br0kenrabbit: I just told you why
Greg_ValveOLS: :(
br0kenrabbit: I need some information from you if you want me to unlock you account. I'm going to write you up but I will only suspend you account for three days, since this is your first infraction, okay?
Greg_ValveOLS: k
br0kenrabbit says:First, what is the name the account is registered to. Not the user name, the persons real name who created the account. This is for verification purposes.
Greg_ValveOLS: xxxxx xxxxxxx
br0kenrabbit: Is this you?
Greg_ValveOLS: ya
br0kenrabbit: Are you the only user of this account?
Greg_ValveOLS: ya
br0kenrabbit: Okay, and what is the username
Greg_ValveOLS: xxxxxxxx
br0kenrabbit: Okay.
br0kenrabbit: I see you have purchased a few of our games, thank you. :)
Greg_ValveOLS: some. dude
Greg_ValveOLS: m
br0kenrabbit says:Do you always log on from the same IP?
Greg_ValveOLS: ya
br0kenrabbit says:And who is your internet providers, your ISP?
Greg_ValveOLS: xxxxxxx
br0kenrabbit says:Thank you. One moment, please, let me verify this information.
Greg_ValveOLS: am i gonna be bale to play 2nite?
br0kenrabbit: What is your city of residence?
br0kenrabbit: That depends on if you cooperate. You're doing fine so far.
Greg_ValveOLS: xxxxxx
br0kenrabbit: Illinios?
Greg_ValveOLS: yes
br0kenrabbit: Okay. And what is the password associated with this account?
Greg_ValveOLS: xxxxxxx
br0kenrabbit: Okay. Do not try to log into steam. If you are connected now you need to log off.
Greg_ValveOLS: why
br0kenrabbit: So I can update your account.
Greg_ValveOLS: can I play 2 nite
Greg_ValveOLS: clan fight
Greg_ValveOLS: wont win without me heh
br0kenrabbit: Heh. You'll have to wait a few minutes. Are you logged off?
Greg_ValveOLS: ya
br0kenrabbit: Okay. Give me just a moment.
br0kenrabbit: Try to log in now.
Greg_ValveOLS: k
Greg_ValveOLS: It says login failed wtf wtf!!@?
br0kenrabbit : Greg
Greg_ValveOLS: did u ban me???????????>WHY
br0kenrabbit: Greg
Greg_ValveOLS: what
br0kenrabbit: Valve will never ask for your username and password.
Greg_ValveOLS: what????
br0kenrabbit: I don't work for Valve dude, but you just got pwnt.
Greg_ValveOLS: omg dude wtf why?
br0kenrabbit: Why were you trying to steal my account?
Greg_ValveOLS: i wanst
br0kenrabbit: Then why were you asking for my information?
Greg_ValveOLS: i was just making a joke but not cerious honest dude just give
my acount back pllllleeease i'm only 13 and save d up for like a year to buy it
br0kenrabbit: Greg
Greg_ValveOLS: dude pleas
Greg_ValveOLS: what
br0kenrabbit: Go mow some yards, bitch.

What an ugly thought

Tom Hanks on 30 rock?

From the Huffingtonpost

In its five seasons, "30 Rock" has had some big guest stars. It's about to get its biggest.

Tom Hanks announced on Twitter Friday night that he would be appearing on the NBC comedy in an unknown role. "RadioMan delivers msg from T.Fey. Result? I'm on 30 Rock! Thanks, RMan Hanx," the Oscar winner wrote. Radio Man refers to the homeless man that often camps outside David Letterman's "Late Show" studios; Fey, the star and head writer of "30 Rock," posed for a picture with him while at the studio earlier this week.

Fey has had a number of high profile guest stars play her unsuccessful love interests on the show, with John Hamm, Matt Damon and Michael Sheen each getting a recurring role arc as they tried to romance the helpless Liz Lemon. No word on whether Hanks will take on the challenge of being Liz Lemon's next man, or if he'll take on a more quirky role such as James Franco's body pillow-loving otaku character, who used Jenna Maroney (Jane Krakowski) as his fake girlfriend.

Will Arnett and Elizabeth Banks currently have regular, recurring roles on the show; Arnett plays Devin Banks, rival to Jack Donaghy (Alec Baldwin), while Banks plays his wife. Hanks broke out as a star on television, on the early 1980's show "Bosom Buddies." He now is involved in executive producing a number of HBO specials, including Emmy winners such as "The Pacific," and "John Adams."

On the big screen, Hanks recently signed on to play Somali pirate-battling Navy captain, Richard Phillips, in 'A Captain's Duty," and is starring in "Larry Crowne," a romantic comedy with Julia Roberts that he also wrote and is directing. He's also in the midst of filming the big screen adaptation of the book "Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close," with Sandra Bullock.

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fun link of the day: Photos and Videos!

it takes 24 frames a second to make a film. or 2000 photos to make a short.

Question of the day: Rain!

hey everyone its monday morning..time to get back to school or work or life for us all and i've decided to have a question of the day! SO last night it rained and poured and there was lightning and thunder which kept me up for a little bit so i want to know....!

Do thunderstorms keep you up at night?

Me im usually a heavy sleeper but last night i had enough going through my head with my filming with week that the loud booms every ten minutes or so were loud enough to keep my head spinning for another ten minutes. Another little fun fact every time I hear thunder and lightning i like to do that little calculation and measure the distance and time between the flash and the bang. anyone else do that out there?

Wallpapers 43

Its a rainy sunday. And tomorrow begins a busy week of shooting so this might be one of the last posts for the next couple days at least. So enjoy them and wish me luck this busy week :D

Very simple. very bubbly

I Just watched...Rango

I just watched Rango, the animated animal western staring Johny Depp as the title Chameleon character who gets stuck in the western desert and is the city of Dirt’s only hope to survive a deadly drought. Does this movie push the boundary of filmmaking or fall on its face in the dirt? Find out after the break!

This movie is super adorable yet super secretive. Its marketed as a kids film but is in fact a well crafted majestic journey for any western lover wishing to re live the class days of the man with no name. All the computer animation is incredibly well polished and the voice acting is second to none. However the real champion of this film is how cliché this movie is.

 You may be thinking wait Derrick usually that is a terrible thing! Not true when it’s a period piece your talking about and although it dosnt say it on the surface this truly is based on the classic westerns of the Clint Eastwood era and is in fact the perfect period piece.

So its cliché and this time it’s a really good thing. Go check it out if you like Clint or Classic Westerns or am just in the mood for a great Animated flick

Theater: No
Download: Yes
Stream: Yes
Buy: No
Pass: No

double facepalm!

awwww its a friday parody...

super holy cow

(notes on) biology from ornana films on Vimeo.

Well my favourite holiday is upon us. march 17th the day where you can get drunk in the streets without anyone caring!

hopefully all of you have a beer in your hand already and with that we clang our glasses and celebrate the best country in the world...Ireland!

I Just watched...Waking Sleeping Beauty

I just watched Waking Sleeping Beauty a full length documentary about the second renascence of Disney Animation. This time during the early 90s resulted in major shake-ups in Disney overall and radical changes in the traditional Disney Animation Studios. This feature doc does something rare for historical docs and uses only footage shot during the time period. Did it work or not? Find out after the break!

average college kid: French Bulldog +1

average college kid: French Bulldog +1: "they know how to handle the ladies."

Everyone know what day it is?

wow I really wish it was friday..i so it could be more ironic that I post this amazing video slash song.

just a heads up about a couple things
-this video has 7.8 million views
-3/4 of the lyrics in this song are the word friday or about which seat to sit in in a car
-if you punch your screen I am not liable to replace it
-100 trillion internet points to anyone who can finish this without ripping their hair out.

check this out

My main actors getting nice and comfy.
some intense energy already..cant wait for next week

A bucket of dicks

Right now i feel like a huge bucket of dicks.
You may be wondering; what does a bucket of dicks feel like?
And all I can say is not good at all..

My body aches, my head is throbbing, my throat is scratchy, my nose is running, i cant sleep at night and am tired all day, I have so much work to do but don't have the energy to get up and do them. And thats how a bucket of dicks feels like.

So the next time you feel something like this, think back to this post and tell people you feel like a bucket of dicks.

People are awesome

Even though there are a lot of old classic clips in here, still worth a view! or maybe even two?

People are awesome

Question of the day: to the ends of the Earth!

Kay gentlemen and ladies i have a question for you today! Which of these extreme places on this lovely marble floating through space would you most want to go to?

A) The Top of Mount Everest
B) The Exotic Island of Madagascar
C) The Undersea World of the Great Barrier Reef
D) The Majestic Castles of Germany
E) Your Backyard

These are some of the exotic locations on my bucket list even though that this list isn't technically written down anywhere. Maybe I should get on that and post it.

Wallpapers 42

Hey guys its super early in the morning and I though it was the perfect time for another wallpaper post, however right before I was about to upload i stumbled upon these amazing wallpapers for the new Star Wars MMO comming out this year Star Wars The Old Republic. If you know anything about it prepare to have some sweet screens of joy to have behind your pretty icons. If you dont like it.. then move along citizen, nothing to see here.

Too early in the morning

Hey yall wow its 330 in the morning and im still up motoring about doing shot lists for my upcoming film project. With the time change yesterday it really should be 230 so does this mean the sun rises later?

anywhoo where is a gift from the internet

Wifihighfive's facebook page

These days everything on the web has to go through facebook or twitter. Just right now I finally got a custom username for the Wifihighfive's facebook page so now please become a fan on facebook and if you have one post it so i can be come a fan myself!

Fun link of the day: Amazing sheep light ?

Amazing sheep light ?

watch out for that snake!

It just occurred to me that my dog doesn't know I control the car...

He must think it's some sort of magic living room that takes us cool places.

Party song of the day:Heads will roll

Question of the day: Browser power

Todays Wifihighfive Question of the Day is one everyone should be able to answer by just looking at their screen:

What internet browser do you use?
2)Internet Explorer

Simple answer I use Chrome as my main and Safari as my back up...although my stats graphs say that most people here use firefox , i want to know what the common people use. also in one sentence or less say why you use it!

shits hitting the fan

Apparently the new big story in the japan is the explosions happening at a nuclear plant on the coast.

Fun link of the day: sexy sax

this is all over the internet spreading like wild fire! Only with your help can we get the fire to burn with desire.

fun things to do

Involuntary Collaborations: I buy other people's landscape paintings at yard sales and Goodwill and put monsters in them.

Japanese Earthquake Causes Tsunami

I Just watched...I'm Still here

I just watched I’m Still Here staring Joaquin Phoenix.
I really don’t know how to start talking about this film or movie or doc or whatever it is, im not really sure how to classify something of this… character. Right now I have quite strong feelings about this video I watched so after the break we will hear whats to say about I’m Still Here.

damnnn 300 followers :)

here is a present for everyone!

I Just watched...Tron Legacy

I just watched Tron Legacy

I’ve never seen the original Tron all the way through. I tried to watch it several years ago but was to intoxicated and all I remember is them in the tank and then credits. It was dated cg and tech but I kinda understood how it could have been cool twenty years ago. Now a days we have seen everything from giant robots to giant monsters created in cg so our expectations every year is rising and rising and an unprecedented rate. Tron Legacy was supposed to be Disney’s hit of the year yet it bombed hard at the box office. Good or bad here we go, Wifihighfive movie review time!

Red Epic test footage

Watch in full screen.

so true

Amazing photo by dom

Hey yall heres a pretty sick arts and crafts project by one of my friends from high school.

greatest story ever heard

Here is the greatest story ever heard

Question of the day:My Hero

Well lots of people came out yesterday and voted to see which science fiction universe would be brought to life with my amazing machine and half of you came to the glorious decision that id be dope to live in the star wars universe! great decision guys!

As much as it would be cool to be a brown coat, travel through the star gate or bring peace to the federation I always feel that having a lightsaber, a galaxy of adventures and timeless heros and villains is defiantly my first choice, and also for whatever reason i think id be one of the lucky people with the force. Todays question is more of a personal one:

Question of the day: What universe is best?

Hey guys long time since ive posted one of these but a simple yet complex question for everyone!

Which major film/television Science Fiction universe would you most want to be real?

A) Starwars
B) StarTrek
C) Firefly
D) Stargate
E) Other

If your a regular on the Wifihighfive then you know my where my allegiance lies but if not we will all find out tomorrow!

Fun link of the day: Coolness out the wazoo

Hey look at that its monday morning...back to the grind of school work or life however I have some cool links to make this transition more smooth!

First off we have an interesting Chinese attraction that wows!

Id be happy with just one dog that could do that let alone seven. Take a look after the break for more wonderful surprises from the world wide web!

Every week the internet has something new and better and every day the bar is set a little bit higher. I truly believe this sets it so high one can not even see it in the sky. put something soft on the ground as your jaw is about to hit the floor.

Hey a cool song!

Everything is CG

Everything in this commercial is cg. prepare to be amazed

epic cry man

Wallpapers 41

Hey yall its been a while since ive posted wallpapers so here is a huge huge bunch! ENJOY!

A wasteland of ice and snow!

Everytime you do something this after!

Album of the Month...March 2011

March is upon us. The snow is melting and every day nature returns to the area and begins to grow for the summer months. Also released on March 1st 2011 was March’s months album of the month ‘The Collective’ by Scale The Summit. A Huston based progressive metal group of young prodigies, Scale the Summit have been redefining the genre of Progressive Metal with radical melodies and complex rhythms; their strings are their voices and for only the cost of admission you to can check them out after the break.

Life as a cloud

hey guys sorry for the lack of detailed posts recently, schools been hitting me like a swift kick in the nads so i have a bunch of backlogged content to post including my reviews of tron legacy among others. One thing that sucked a bunch of my time up was this short experimental which features footage from here in windsor and chicago. so check it it out and as always tell me what you think.

Donald Glover

I love Donald Glover. Everything he's done from Derrick comedy to Mystery Team to now Community he's a hoot. He's also one of my favourite people on twitter...find out why?

Ta da!

Fun link of the day: fake facebook convos

check out this cool site for making fake face book convos LINK

For art

Here is an artist drowning himself...on camera for art. Mature content ahead as you see a man drown.

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Use your Subconscious to Write Poetry and Uncover Your Truth

Wholesome cake is essential to sanity and – in my opinion – so is poetry, poetry in which the conscious and subconscious work together to uncover truth.

As a child, I wrote for my grandmother, because I adored her and the things I watched her doing: washing up with her thick arms, winding a scarf turban style around her head, bundling me up in a towel when I trembled from the ocean, leaving the door ajar to the cupboard where she kept her silver and jeweled dancing shoes. But I didn’t know my grandfather. Only through story. And even then not really at all.

There are sketchy details, shadowy tales, aliases, allusions and lies. And the constant third party in my grandparents’ marriage was the war.

These past couple of years, I am slowly slowly inching into poetry for them, about their complicated relationship and what the war did to it. Which is maybe what the war did to most everyone.

One of these poems was published recently by Cordite, the University of Melbourne’s online poetry journal.

You can read the poem here.

Some background. My grandfather was in the tank corps during World War Two. He was imprisoned, mistaken, absorbed, abandoned, an abandoner and ended his life remarried to my Grandmother, who had remained steadfast throughout.

The poem is a compressed detailing of my great grandfather’s death in a road accident, my grandfather’s wandering through the fells of Cumbria, his harsher upbringing by his mother’s family and then a leap ahead to after the war, when the book in which he had drawn one sketch of my Grandmother’s aching beauty had disappeared.

Everything in the poem is true. Everything is in chronological order, apart from the one day old child at the end who would have been my grandfather’s older brother.

My grandfather’s childhood pattern for running wild continued throughout his life which makes the strands of story so slippery and chimaeric, so hard to knit together. This is why it is essential for me to only write the truth. I’m tired of writing made-up poems, particularly for my Grandfather.

Is there someone in your family you need to write for? Can you write into your ancestry to reveal connections, to follow common lines, to remake rifts, to discover yourself in how you understand and imagine your heritage?

Here’s a challenge. This week, prepare a notebook and pen by your bed. Set the intention before you drop off to sleep that you will dream of what is of greatest importance to you right now, and that you will wake with words. Let your subconscious work for you! Then set your alarm clock ten minutes earlier than usual and, while your eyes are still blinking open, grab the pad and pen and freewrite for the full ten minutes. If your hand stops moving, just force it on, even if it is gibberish, even if you lapse into doodling. The words will rise again and you will find yourself writing with a deep level of truth and freedom.

I would love to know if you try this and how you get on, so please leave a comment below if you too are leaning into words.

With all love, always, xx

Photo 1 credit to Kate Van der Drift; Photo 2 credit to Anne Basquin with Sol inside. : )

Thank you Kent McCarter and Bonnie Cassidy for inviting me to submit to this incredible issue.

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  • Megan August 10, 2015, 7:09 pm

    Beautiful Loveday. Oh how I love words! And writing from the soul is quite possibly the very best and most juicy thing you can do, so thank you for sharing this. You are magic. Your poem is magic. Please always share your magic! X x

    • Loveday August 13, 2015, 5:47 pm

      Ah Meegs, what a wonderful comment! Thank you for stopping by and taking the time to read and respond. xx

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Wednesday, 15 April 2015

Onward to adventure!

We're currently about two thirds of the way through a project on the ancient Romans* so it seemed like a good time to pay a visit to Vindolanda**.

Vindolanda, for those who don't know, is a Roman fort along Hadrian's wall.
As well as the archaeological site and ongoing dig, there are two museums: one at the site, and the Roman Army Museum nearby.
 The Vindolanda Charitable Trust's website recommends visiting the Roman Army Museum first, then going on to the fort itself afterwards so, not having visited either before, that is what we did.

Before we went I had stocked up on worksheets, downloaded and printed off from the education section of the trust's website***, in addition to which we were handed the museum's own treasure hunt to complete, so we were sure of having plenty to do.
First stop was the School room, which is set up for school trips, with seats for a classroom, a video "lesson" from a dummy teacher and various interesting facts and fables set out around the walls.
 I was pleasantly surprised to find this room open to the public, as the website seemed to imply that it was intended for use by school groups only.
The presentation was, in fact, clearly geared towards school groups, with references to the "class" and "your teacher", but this in no way reduced the enjoyment the girls found in it.
 Once the dummy teacher had finished expounding, we searched the walls for the answers to our many worksheets, took special note of the bust of Pliny the elder who "died when he breathed in Mount Vesuvius, Mummy", ignored my exposition on the subject of Seneca, and were off to the next gallery.

The next room contained two more films as well as with various models of roman soldiers alongside appropriate artefacts.
 The films were reasonably entertaining, but were a lot to sit or stand still for, after the long car journey to the wall.
Unfortunately the answer to one of the questions on Eleanor's worksheet was only available in the less interesting of said films.
 After missing the information twice, due to bad timing, we decided to return later to find that answer****.
 So, on to the next room to dress up as legionaries, listen to a recording (no film!) about the life of Emperor Hadrian and discover, to Eleanor's horror, that Hadrian had never been to Sardinia.
Uniforms returned to their place we next took our seats for yet another film: this one a three dimensional offering on the life of a Roman soldier on the wall.
It was a very good film, in point of fact, and kept everyone's attention nicely, but by the time it was over we all seemed rather sick of watching things we could have downloaded on YouTube.
 So, on to the next room.
There was a film playing in this room too, but I have no idea what it was about as we all ignored it.
Instead we wandered through various army artefacts and other displays, on equipment, weaponry, Roman food, and the number of people actually on the wall (as opposed to off sick) at any given time; translated the password of the day from Latin to English, and tracked down the last answers for our worksheets.
 By which time everyone was getting hungry and we were more than ready to hand in the treasure-hunt and round up some lunch.

After lunch we hied us to Vindolanda itself

The site was awesome, in the proper sense of the word, and it was incredible just to walk around it, looking at the various ruined buildings, trying to figure out what they were, reading the descriptions of what historians think they were, and squelchily discovering that the ancient spring still ran just fine.
 We rambled about for a while, filling in the second lot of worksheets, before happening upon the active dig.
We watched politely for a while, quietly discussing the archaeology and guessing at what various finds might be, until one of the archaeologists came up and offered to show us some of the day's finds.
 She explained the various pieces she had set aside: some unrelated pieces of pots, a cow's tooth and a game piece, then invited us to ask questions.
Alas, under Eleanor's inquisition she was forced to admit that they had yet to find a mosaic, butshe was able to tell us that the building they were working on was a shrine and tomb*****, unless it wasn't, as they wouldn't really know until they finished excavating, if ever.
 Despite the lack of extraordinary finds the girls seemed as thrilled as we were to look over the dig and appeared to happily accept my statement that archaeologist was "the coolest and least glamourous job ever".

And then they rampaged on.
 We discovered replica shops with recorded dialogue, a replica nymphaeum (Eleanor's favourite thing of the day) a tea-shop rather better than the one we had lunch in, another museum (this time with more artefacts****** but less films) and, finally, replica buildings of fortifications from the wall itself.
 Having scaled these (from the inside, thank gods), our now decidedly weary family headed back to the car park and set off for home.

It was surprisingly hard to leave.

Should we go up again I suspect we'll make a few changes to our itinerary, such as visiting the fort first, leaving the museum till we're tired enough to want to sit down and watch things, instead of haring all over the place.
We might even find somewhere to stay for the night.
After all, we didn't even visit Housesteads, this time round.

*Which has involved all manner of fun that I may go into later.
Or I may just post the photographs of the Roman feast with which we plan on ending this project.

**We would have liked to go to Pompeii and Herculaneum, since the tentative plan for this year is Romans, followed by Archaeology, followed by volcanoes, but Vindolanda is rather cheaper and therefore actually achievable.

*** There are sheets for both the museum and the fort, these are labelled for particular age-groups, but it's worth reading them through before you print them off as all children have different strengths and weaknesses.
 In the girls' case Eleanor was perfectly happy with the sheets labelled as being for nine to eleven year olds, while Phoebe worked through the sheets for seven to eight year olds with a lot of help from her daddy.

****We did, we still missed it and settled for talking to her on the subject instead.

***** Everything at Vindolanda seems to be a something and tomb: we saw a temple and tombs, shop and tombs, house and child's grave and a mausoleum.
Given the apparent local propensity for just shoving people in the nearest temple or burying them under the tiles, we assumed that either the mausoleum belonged to someone terribly impressive, or the residents of Vindolanda were curiously morbid.

****** Including roman horse armour, which was Eleanor's favourite thing on those occasions that the nymphaeum wasn't.

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Wednesday, August 31, 2011

Old Chippy White Door

We went shopping at my favorite Wyoming antique shop yesterday...Auntie Q's in Cody.
This guy finds the best architectural pieces!

This door is a Happy Birthday to me present!
Today is my birthday so I'm posting what I bought for myself for my birthday. I've begun a new tradition, every summer we seem to end up in Wyoming on my birthday and last year I found the most beautiful architectural piece in the same shop...posted here.

Last spring I knew I was going to find the right door in this shop and sure enough...there it was. It was on hinges and he was using it, I hesitated to ask but then figured all he can say is no. He said "everything is for sale"! It was a very good price too since someone had trimmed it down on the bottom a little.

But who cares...I plan to lean it against the living room wall behind an old chair. The same wall also will have the piece that I found last year, once I can get Mr. Wild to hang it!!!
I have lots of old door knobs so I will find just the right one.

Some times you just gotta buy what you want!!!
I'm just so happy with this old door!!!
Thanks for stopping!
Linking to;
Faded Charm for White Wednesday
Savvy Southern Style for Wow Us Wednesday
From My Front Porch to Yours for Treasure Hunt Thursday
Common Ground for Vintage Inspiration Friday
French Country Cottage for Feathered Nest Friday
The Charm of Home for Home Sweet Home
My Romantic Home for Show And Tell Friday
2805 for Potpourri Friday

A Girls Gotta Nest said...

Happy Birthday, love the chippiness of your wonderful present.

My Blessed Serendipity Life said...

Happy birthday to you! What an amazing find!

Little Moos and My Creative Pink. said...

Happy Birthday! I love the door, what a fun find!

A Cottage Muse said...

Happy, happy birthday!
Love the way you spoil yourself, it is beautiful!

Ido said...

HAPPY BIRTHDAY!Wishing you that all your wishes may come true. That door is pure gorgeousness, love it!

Bobbie said...

How could you resist this door. It is just beautiful. Chipped to Perfection! Best Wishes and Happy Birthday! Bobbie

stefanie said...

OOOOHHHHH!!!!! its perfectly gorgeous!!!
Happy Birthday!

Tete said...

Happy Birthday and I love your birthday present to you. You sure know what you want! I love the door and all the detail below the window. It will look great in your living room!
Hugs- Tete

Amy Kinser said...

That is one gorgeous door. Happy birthday to you.

I have a great old door that I use as my headboard. LOVE it!

Nice to visit with you.

GARAGE SALE GAL ~ Deb's Earthly Delights said...

Love the mantle and DOOR!!!
I'm thinking I need to make a road trip!!
Deb :)

Cindy@OldTimePickers said...

Well you are one lucky gal to find that gorgeous door! Happy birthday, Faye!!!

Terry said...

My birthday is Saturday...maybe I'll get a door! Awesome

Pamela said...

OMG what a fabulous door!!! I would love for you to stop by and share for Treasure Hunt Thursday!! Really this door is TDF!!

Teresa@oursoutherncountryhomeandfarm said...

What a beauty!!! I would have brought this home with me also. Found you over at Pamela's THT.

Pamela said...

Thanx for stopping by to the party!

Ann@A Sentimental Life said...

Beautiful door...and great tradition!

vintageshabbychicks said...

Oh my goodness...I seriously am drooling over this door!!! I can't seem to get enough of them...great find! Just became a new follower :-)) Julie

d e l i g h t said...

Happy Birthday! The door is fantastic...I love it!! I buy myself a present on my birthday also! Last years piece is fantastic also. This guy has great stuff in his store.

Rosemary@villabarnes said...

Love it, love it, love it. Happy Birthday.

Heaven's Walk said...

That door is utterly fantastic! THE perfect birthday present, if you ask me! lol! Happy Birthday to you!!

xoxo laurie

Honey at 2805 said...

Happy Birthday! What a terrific birthday present!

I would be delighted if you would link up to my Potpourri Friday party and help make it a success! There is an incentive giveaway!

Mandy said...

Happy Birthday Faye! What a great gift you bought yourself.
I'm your newest follower.

Denise said...

Love your door. Chippy and perfect! I also love Cody! Such a wonderful town. I'll have to remember that shop.

Audrey said...

Happy Birthday!
Love your door and your blog...now following you. My husband is an accomplice with my obsession for all things old too! Doubles the fun.
Blessings, Audrey

Lisa @ Fern Creek Cottage said...

Happy Birthday!! Hope you have a fantastic year! Your vintage door is gorgeous! What a wonderful treasure!

Renee @ where the grass is greener said...

Happy Birthday and LOVE that door!!!

Honey at 2805 said...

Stopping back by to say thank you for linking to Potpourri Friday and helping to make it a success! I appreciate you and hope you wil link up again next week! And thanks for following! (I am following you)

Again, Happy Birthday! What a terrifc and unique gift!

Lori @ Katies Rose Cottage Designs said...

I am pretty much in love with your door! It is awesome!!

Happy Happy Birthday!

Debbie said...

Woohooo! what a wonderful birthday gift to yourself! I love all the detail in the door...it will look awesome in your home.
Happy Birthday to you!

Pretty Pink Cherub said...

Oh yummy!!!! What a wonderful find!!!! Happy Belated Birthday!!!

Ricki Jill Treleaven said...

Wow, I love it! I would put that front door on my house! Linking from 2805.

Bohemian said...

A Belated Happy Birthday and now I know there are other Gals out there just as excited to get a beautiful Old Door as their Birthday Present too! A couple of years ago that is what The Man got for me, at my request, and I was absolutely delighted... but many of my Friends shook their heads in dismay... they just didn't 'get it'. *Winks* Your Door is Magnificent!!! Love the details and the patina... what a great Architectural Salvage 'score'!

Blessings from the Arizona Desert... Dawn... The Bohemian

Ellen said...

Happy Birthday to you. And you sure did find the perfect gift for you. I just love the door, and what an honor to own it. It always pays to ask. I am sure it will look great in your home.

Kim @ Savvy Southern Style said...

I love it and bet it looks great in your room. Yes, you should buy what you want when you see it. May not be there the next time. Thanks for sharing at Wow.

Sherry said...

Happy Birthday Faye! Oh, I'm with you who cares. I would have taken it home too! Gorgeous!
Thanks for joining HSH!

Pamela said...

Glad it was a nice surprise!! When ya get a chance come back by and grab the NEW I've been featured button! from my sidebar! I am so thankful to finally have figured it out!


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This is our story of the life of William Arthur FRASER.

Wednesday, 14 May 2014

Early days

My paternal grandfather William Arthur Fraser is almost a mystery despite years of relentless research, especially by my cousin Paulette Parkes nee Kerr who began a swathe of correspondence from the 1980s until her untimely death in 2008 trying to uncover information on the flimiest of clues.

The first official record found is of his employment at the Sydney City Council on 25th September 1911, then made a leading hand as a linesman in March 1912 and leaving after an accident on 2nd December 1912. He is living in Bourke Rd Waverley.

The next written record is to join the AIF on 28th December 1915 in Brisbane Queensland. Information he provides on his enlistment paper has his birth date on 18th October 1883 and his place of birth Cliffe Kent England.  It also states he has had previous service in the Fourth West Kent Regiment and left due to expiration of service. All records of this time were destroyed in a fire. There is a discrepancy to the date of birth that the family celebrated his birthday on 19th May with the year of birth 1885.

The next of kin is listed as Nellie –Jane Florence Smith, my Grandma, who lived in Bundaberg, Queensland with her family- whom he appears to be familiar with, as shown in later correspondence. As he lists his occupation as a labourer, he was probably in the area cane cutting.

The marriage certificate, provides a little more information from him stating his parents as Mary Jane McCallum and Angus Cameron Fraser, a cement works manager. Further research, visits and correspondence by Paulette has revealed Blue Circle  still operate a cement works in Cliffe Kent but no records have been kept. Many of the men who worked here had come from appalling conditions labouring on railway construction. Employment here meant conditions were not much better with many reported deaths in local publications. All too frequently alchohol meant a miserable domestic life for the children.  The names given of his parents give a clue as to Scottish heritage

From here all we have is those “family stories”. Of interest is that he was known as Jack, so with the added record of 3 vaccination marks on one arm and two on the other there is a possibility of a connection to the navy. My aunt recalls sighting a boxing medal dated 1905 ,Hobart. Research has shown that vessels from the fleet were in Hobart in 1905 and the Mercury published results of a Boxing match  of various weight divisions held between sailors and townspeople. No Fraser.

Other tales I have discounted as being rather fanciful, and Paulette has followed through to their consequent demise, with her usual tenacity. Searching through birth, marriage and death records was a physical and manual task that provided no results, as did each census as they became available. With the advent of digital records I was sure I was going to have a Eureka moment.  I haven’t given up hope even though I feel I have tried every combination. His later writings show an educated man with neat handwriting and good grammar. So the possibility of being institutionalised on the death of his father, may just not have come to light yet. The fact he insisted on his first son being named John Murray has even led us to research those names in varying forms.

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[edit] Graaah reading back over these two Rocco and Joe have not received enough credit. I feel like a dick now. To be fair the Sutton Guardian one is trying to localise it, and the Metro just pulled quotes from my blog so it's my fault for not saying their names in gigantic letters when I posted it here. [edit]

And York Vision and the Yorkshire Post and the Telegraph (in the Science and Technology section what the hell), but I don't have scans of those.

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GMTV, 26/03/2009 (skip to 3:00)

Then we got flipping interviewed on flipping TV!

ITV Calendar, 27/03/2009

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Pics by Caroline Cooper:

More pics by Angela Liu-Wilkin:

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April Events for Winona Area Families

Preschooler Storytime • Tuesdays, 10-10:30 am • Winona Public Library Children’s Department
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Easter Egg-Stravaganza • Fri, Apr 6, 9:30 – 11:30 am • Children’s Museum, 207 5th Ave S, La Crosse
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Using a Baby Sling • Thurs, Apr 12, 4-5 pm • ECFE classroom at Goodview School, 5100 W. 9th St.
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James and the Giant Peach • Fri, Apr 13 & Sat, Apr 14, 7 pm • WSU Performing Arts Center
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Family Fun Day • Sat, Apr 14, 10 am-1 pm • Winona Senior High School, 901 Gilmore Ave.
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Last Child in the Woods: Saving Our Children from Nature-Deficit Disorder • Thurs, April 19, 1:30-4:30 (seminar) and 7 pm (public talk) • Somsen Auditorium, WSU
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Recently, we've heard of some big changes at several news organizations involving some of their most prominent journalists. At the Washington Post, the founder of the popular policy site Wonkblog, Ezra Klein, is weighing a departure. And the Wall Street Journal and the New York Times are both scrambling to set up dedicated news teams to replace journalists who have left in pursuit of more money and independence.

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Congratulations to Mark DiRugeris. He has been named to the first team all South Jersey. Our athletic director, Grant Shivers, reports that, “This is indeed an honor for Mark and our school.” He will be recognized for this selection at an end of season banquet held in early April.

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