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Sticky Date Pudding Recipe

I did mean to post an actual sewing tutorial on Monday but I had a bit of a duh moment that lasted all weekend and I couldn't get anything right so I have about 3 EPIC fail projects to add to the gazillion already collecting dust in a pile, but will try and get on it this weekend. I also meant to post the recipe for apple pie pops in the theme of lollipop sticks, but it was one of those rush recipes I was making towards the 3am mark and forgot to take photos, so will wait and see if any turn up from friends first. Because let's face it pictures make a recipe, well first they make you salivate all over your keyboard and then they make you want to see if the real thing is as tasty as your computer screen makes it look.

So in lieu of apple pie pops I have a fool proof sticky date pudding recipe from Australian masterchef. This recipe is famous amongst my friends, it's my go to dish for birthdays and group dinners, it's easy to whip up - the most difficult thing in the whole process is cutting up the dates! And the butterscotch sauce is so ridiculously simple and tasty, you'll probably end up running out of sauce before you run out of puddings.

Keep reading after the jump for the recipe - sorry no step by step pictures.

What you'll need for the sticky date puddings (to yield ~ 22-24 medium muffin size puddings)
  • 360g pitted dates
  • 2½ cups water
  • 1 tsp bicarbonate of soda, or a little less - you don't want it to taste like soap
  • 1½ cup (330g) firmly packed brown sugar
  • 120g butter, softened chopped
  • 4 eggs
  • 2 cup (300g) self-raising flour - I used wholemeal and it turns out just as good, not dry at all

What to do for the sticky date puddings
So the original recipe calls for ramikins and a steam bath to bake, but that's entirely too fiddly for me, and I don't own any ramikins, so I just go ahead and bake it in a muffin tin with some liners. When you are ready to eat you turn a pudding upside down on a plate, peel off the liner and microwave with the sauce for 20 seconds and your good to go - such an easy and tasty way to put on the calories - yum.

  1. Preheat oven to 180˚C (160˚C fan-forced). Pop the liners in 24 muffin trays.
  2. Using scissors (it's easier than using  knife) cut your dates into a 4 - 5 smaller pieces
  3. Place the chopped dates and water in a saucepan and bring to the boil over a high heat. Remove from the heat. Add bicarbonate of soda, stir until dates start to break down, set aside to cool, stirring occasionally. If you want to speed up the cooling down process place the pot into a bowl of cold water to bring down the temperature faster.
  4. Beat butter and sugar in a bowl using a hand beater, gradually add eggs one at a time, beat until light and fluffy.
  5. Add cooled date mixture to butter + sugar mix, stir to combine.
  6. Carefully fold through sifted flour.
  7. Pour the mixture 2/3 full into the liners.
  8. Bake in oven for approximately 20 -25 minutes depending on your oven, keep testing with a toothpick until it comes out clean.

What to grab for butterscotch sauce
  • 100g butter
  • 2 cup (440g) brown sugar
  • 2 cup (500ml) cream
  • 2 tsp vanilla extract
What to do for butterscotch sauce
  1. Combine the butter, sugar, cream and vanilla in a small saucepan over low heat until the butter melts and sugar dissolves.
  2. Bring sauce to the boil, and reduce heat and cook for 5 -6 minutes or until sauce thickens.
  3. If you're eating at home, keep the sauce in the saucepan and reheat as needed
See - simple! Go ahead and try it, it has 111 votes on the masterchef website and numerous thumbs up from friends, who even like to scoff them down cold without the sauce. And if you want to really impress there's a recipe for almond praline to go with it on the masterchef website too.
Happy cooking (and crafting)!
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Saturday, May 4, 2013

A Re-post From Dennis Fisher of Our Daily Bread

Digesting The Word

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King James is famous for the Bible translation that bears his name. But around the same time as the printing of the Bible, he also commissioned The Book of Common Prayer. Still used today, this guide to intercession and worship contains a marvelous prayer for internalizing the Bible: “Blessed Lord, who hast caused all holy Scriptures to be written for our learning; grant that we may . . . hear them, read, mark, learn, and inwardly digest them, that by patience, and comfort of [Your] holy Word, we may embrace and ever hold fast the blessed hope of everlasting life.”
Many centuries earlier, Jeremiah the prophet expressed a similar way of letting the Scriptures nourish our hearts: “Your words were found, and I ate them; and Your Word was to me the joy and rejoicing of my heart: for I am called by Your name, O Lord God of hosts” (Jer. 15:16). We internalize the Word as we “read, mark, learn, and inwardly digest” a passage of Scripture through prayerful meditation.
Ask the Lord to help you apply the Bible to your heart today. Take time to ponder the meat and milk of the Word (Heb. 5:12). As you quiet your heart, God will teach you about Himself through His Book.
Lord, I meditate on Your precepts and contemplate
Your ways. I delight myself in Your statutes;
I will not forget Your Word. Open my eyes that
I may see wondrous things from Your law.
Some books are to be tasted, others to be swallowed, and some few to be chewed and digested. —Bacon

Friday, May 3, 2013

A Re-post From David C. McCasland of Our Daily Bread

Songs Born Out Of Struggle

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In a documentary film about three legendary guitarists, Jack White described the first essential for writing a song: “If you don’t have a struggle already inside of you or around you, you have to make one up.”
The songs that mean the most to us give expression to our deepest feelings. Many of the Psalms, often called “the Bible’s songbook,” were born out of struggle. They capture our disappointments and fears, yet they always point us toward the faithful love of God.
In Psalm 31, David wrote: “Have mercy on me, O Lord, for I am in trouble; my eye wastes away with grief, yes, my soul and my body!” (v.9). He speaks of a trap set for him (v.4), his own sin (v.10), abandonment by friends (vv.11-12), and plots against his life (v.13).
Yet, David’s hope was not in his own strength, but in God. “I trust in You, O Lord; I say, ‘You are my God.’ My times are in Your hand; deliver me from the hand of my enemies, and from those who persecute me” (vv.14-15).
The Psalms invite us to pour out our hearts to God, because He has stored up His goodness for those who trust in Him (v.19).
God gives to His servants this promise:
You’ll not have to face life alone;
For when you grow weak in your struggle,
His strength will prevail—not your own. —Hess
When in your deepest need, find God’s comfort in the Psalms.

Thursday, May 2, 2013

A Re-post From Bill Crowder of Our Daily Bread

Momma’s Rules

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I met a delightful woman named “Momma Charlie,” who has raised a dozen or so foster kids. These youngsters were assigned to her by the courts, and she gave them a home with stability, guidance, and love. She told me that every time a new child arrived, the first order of business was to explain “Momma’s Rules.” These included behavioral standards, plus chores that would provide much-needed help in the busy household while teaching accountability to kids with little previous training.
Some of the children may have balked at “Momma’s Rules,” thinking they were robbing them of fun or pleasure—yet nothing would be further from the truth. Those standards allowed for an orderly household where both Momma and the children could find life enjoyable and peaceful.
Similarly, some look at the standards God set forth in the Bible as obstacles that prevent us from enjoying life. However, the boundaries God places actually protect us from our worst inclinations and foster healthy responses to Him.
In Ephesians 4, for example, Paul provides some guidance for how we are to live. As we live by these and other loving instructions from God, we find protection and the opportunity for true, lasting joy.
Father, thank You for the boundaries of life that
protect us from sin and from ourselves. Give us
the wisdom and grace to respond gratefully to
Your Word in areas of danger and temptation.
God’s Word is the compass that keeps us on course.

Wednesday, May 1, 2013

A Re-post From Jennifer Benson Schuldt of Our Daily Bread

A Plea For Prayer

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A missionary recently visited the Bible study I was attending. She described what it had been like to pack up her household, part with friends, and relocate to a distant country. When she and her family arrived, they were greeted with a flourishing drug-trade and hazardous roadways. The language barrier brought on bouts of loneliness. They contracted four different stomach viruses. And her oldest daughter narrowly escaped death after falling through a railing on an unsafe stairwell. They needed prayer.
The apostle Paul experienced danger and hardship as a missionary. He was imprisoned, shipwrecked, and beaten. It’s no surprise that his letters contained pleas for prayer. He asked the believers in Thessalonica to pray for success in spreading the gospel—that God’s Word would “run swiftly and be glorified” (2 Thess. 3:1) and that God would deliver him from “unreasonable and wicked men” (v.2). Paul knew he would need to “open [his] mouth boldly” and declare the gospel (Eph. 6:19), which was yet another prayer request.
Do you know people who need supernatural help as they spread the good news of Christ? Remember Paul’s appeal, “Brethren, pray for us” (2 Thess. 3:1), and intercede for them before the throne of our powerful God.
Commit to pray and intercede—
The battle’s strong and great’s the need;
And this one truth can’t be ignored:
Our only help comes from the Lord. —Sper
Intercede for others in prayer; God’s throne is always accessible.

Tuesday, April 30, 2013

A Re-post From Joe Stowell of Our Daily Bread

All That Is Precious

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Throughout my life, I’ve accumulated a lot of stuff. I have boxes of things that at one time were important but over time have lost their intrigue. And, as an unrepentant collector, I’ve realized that the thrill is in searching for and acquiring a new piece to add to the collection. Then my attention turns toward the hunt for the next item.
While we pile up many things that are important to us, very little of it is really precious. In fact, over time I have learned that the most precious things in life are not material items at all. Rather, it’s the people who have loved me and built into my life who are precious. When I find my heart saying, “I don’t know what I’d do without them,” I know that they are indeed precious to me.
So when Peter refers to Jesus as “a chief cornerstone, elect, precious” (1 Peter 2:6), it should resonate in our hearts that He is truly precious—our prized possession above everything and everyone else. Where would we be today without the constant unfailing companionship of His faithful presence, wise and perfect guidance, merciful patience, comfort, and transforming reproof? What would we do without Him? I can’t even imagine!
Lord, help us not to focus on fleeting treasures but on
You, our most precious treasure. Teach us the joy
of reveling in You and Your loving presence
and provision in our lives.
Of all that is precious, Jesus tops the list.

Monday, April 29, 2013

A Re-post From Dave Branon of Our Daily Bread

Fantastic Offers

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I am amazed at the unbelievable offers that flood my e-mail box every day. Recently, I added up the offers of free money that came to me in a week, and my “take” totaled $26 million. But each of those offers was a fraud. Every one—from a $1 million prize to a $7 million offer—was nothing but a lie sent by unscrupulous people to squeeze money from me.
We’re all vulnerable to fantastic offers—to scams that in reality pay off with nothing but trouble. We are offered false hope that ends in dashed dreams.
There is one offer, however, that is genuine, though fantastic beyond belief. It’s the offer God makes to us—salvation through faith in Jesus’ finished work on the cross: “Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ, and you will be saved” (Acts 16:31). It is an offer that cost Him greatly—and we get the benefits. The book of Romans tells us, “He was delivered over to death for our sins and was raised to life for our justification” (4:25 niv).
By saying yes to salvation, we can have hope (Titus 1:2), peace (Rom. 5:1), forgiveness (Eph. 1:7), incomparable riches (2:7), and redemption (4:30). This is the real deal. Jesus’ death and resurrection guarantees it.
Amazing love! How can it be
That Thou, my God, shouldst die for me?
Amazing love! How can it be
That Thou, my God, shouldst die for me?
—John Wesley. © 1951 Singspiration
Our salvation was infinitely costly to God, but it is absolutely free to us.

Sunday, April 28, 2013

A Re-post From David C. McCasland of Our Daily Bread

Overcoming Bad News

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“There are many who say, ‘Who will show us any good?’” (Ps. 4:6). These words of David seem to describe the pessimistic outlook we so easily develop in our world today. The front page of newspapers and the top stories on the Internet or television seem to focus on crime, accidents, politics, the economy, and prominent people behaving badly. Our conversations at work and home begin to dwell on difficulties, and it’s enough to discourage anyone. Where can we turn for better news?
In the midst of his troubles, David turned to the Lord, who relieved his distress (v.1) and heard his prayer (v.3). Instead of hoping for temporary good from altered circumstances, he found unceasing encouragement in God. “Lord, lift up the light of Your countenance upon us” (v.6). The result was a gladness of heart that surpassed any earthly prosperity or success (v.7).
Throughout David’s life, before and after he became king of Israel, he was never without opposition. But at the end of the day, he could say, “I will both lie down in peace, and sleep; for You alone, O Lord, make me dwell in safety” (v.8).
Pondering the truths in Psalm 4 about God’s care for us is a good way to begin and end every day.
In His care confiding
I will sweetly sleep,
For the Lord my Savior
Will in safety keep. —Psalter
God is a safe dwelling place in life’s storms.

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Store Opening!!

Hooray! My little shop is open!! Opening an online store has been in the works for what feels like a really long time, and I am so excited that we can finally swing the virtual doors open wide and invite you to come in and shop in the Greener Grass Handmade online store

This first line of spring products is full of things that I know you will love!  You'll find bow ties for little boys and coordinating hair bows for little girls, the BEST most snuggly baby blanket that you've ever seen, and of course our adorable teepees and all the matching accessories. Each one is handmade with the utmost care and quality using the cutest designer cotton fabrics; I am absolutely head over heals in love with them all.

The new shop is also making it easier than ever to order one of our custom teepees or purchase a gift for an upcoming baby shower or special event. Yay! We hope you enjoy browsing our through our products and having everything easily accessible in one place. As always, we'd love to hear from you if you're looking for a special custom piece.

I love making beautiful things, and am grateful to you for being a such a supportive community of friends who are letting me live my dream! Y'all are the best.

Now, go look around. I hope you find something you love!

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Thursday, December 4, 2014

Here is one, sort of good photo I took of my Holiday Show at Sybaris in Albany OR.
I guess I need to go back and take some more photos.  But, you can kind of see how fun it looks.

If you live in or near Albany, I hope you can come by and take a peek.  The show will run through December, and all paintings are for sale!

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Inferior Vena Cava (IVC) Filter

What is an inferior vena cava (IVC) filter?
A small metal device that looks like a tiny umbrella (without the material).

Why do I need an IVC filter?
The filter is placed into the inferior vena cava (the large vein which returns the blood from the lower half of the body to the heart) enabling it to "trap" blood clots arising from the legs and preventing them from traveling to the lungs.

How do I prepare?
1 . Do not eat any solid food after midnight on the night before your procedure. You may drink clear fluids and take your medications.
2. If you a diabetic and take insulin, ask your doctor about modifying your insulin dose for the day of your procedure.
3. If you take any blood thinner, like Coumadin, you must tell your doctor so that it can be stopped appropriately. Bring, all your medications with you.
4. If you are allergic to contrast (x-ray dye) or iodine, let your doctor know as soon as possible. Your doctor can let the interventional radiologist know about your allergy a few days before your procedure and steps can be taken, if necessary, to pre-medicate you.

What will I experience?
(1) IV sedation - Medication will be administered using the IV that has been placed prior to your test,

(2) Injection of catheter into the vein in the right groin - The interventional staff will wash the skin where the catheter will be inserted and this may involve shaving off the hair of that small specific area. The area is usually in the right groin. The radiologist will use a local anesthetic (similar to what your dentist uses to numb your mouth) in the skin and deeper tissues. After that, you should only feel pressure when the catheter is inserted into the vein in the numbed area. Using an x-ray screen - like a TV, the radiologist will guide the catheter through your body to the inferior vena cava.

(3) Injection of x-ray dye into the inferior vena cava (a transient warm sensation) - After the catheter is placed into the vein, contrast will be injected through that catheter while x-ray pictures are being taken. You may feel warm inside while the contrast is being injected, but it lasts only a few seconds. Usually, several contrast injections and x-rays are needed to complete the exam,

(4) Placement of the IVC filter (this is not felt), and

(5) Repeat injection of x-ray dye to confirm the placement of the IVC filter - After the procedure is completed and all x-rays are taken, a member of the radiology interventional team (radiologist, nurse, or technologist) will remove the catheter from your vein. Removing the catheter should not hurt. Firm pressure will be put on the place the catheter was inserted for 10-20 minutes. This will stop the vein from bleeding.

What do I do after my procedure?
If you are an Outpatient, you will be assigned a room to stay in for 6-12 hours after the procedure. Hospital-staff will watch over you to make sure you are all right. After this observation period is over you will be allowed to go home if the doctor says it is all right. Have someone drive you home after the procedure. You may not drive yourself home.

After you go home:
1. Relax and take it easy for 24 hours.
2. Drink plenty of fluids.
3. Resume your regular diet unless your doctor specifies otherwise.
4. Keep a bandage on the catheter insertion site for-a day.
5. Do not drive or run machinery for at least 24 hours.
6. Do not do any strenuous exercise or lifting for at least two days.
7. Do not take a hot bath or shower for at least 12 hours.
8. Do not smoke for at least 24 hours.

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Wednesday, 24 July 2013

Bad Sector – Dolmen (7'' EP 1996)

Country: Italy

1. Jackie 1954 05:54
2. Lisa 1912 06:02

Massimo Magrini was born in Lucca (Tuscany, Italy) in 1966. He has a long degree in Computer Science in Pisa University, with a thesis on musical applications of the Object Oriented paradigm.
He studied electronic music with Alfonso Belfiore (professor at the State Conservatory of Florence).
He collaborated with the Computer Music Lab of the CNUCE Institute of the Italian National Council of Research (CNR)
for some years, developing hardware and software tools (such as 'Aerial Painting Hand': a device that tracks the position of the musician's hands in gloves of two different colors, 'UV-Stick': an ultraviolet-illuminated stick that the musician moves
in front of the camera-a computer reads its position and angle and makes changes to music generation algorithms accordingly, and others.), composing his interactive computer music and playing it in various countries.
He also collaborated with private companies developing software for musical devices based on digital signal processing.
During late 80s, he played in a local electronic band (Jesus Blood), using self built analog and digital synthesizers.
Besides these activities in 1992 he created his Bad Sector musical project, trying to discover dark sonic areas
and focusing his attention on the melting point between ambient, experimental, noise and minimal music.
Common themes (as reflected in album and track titles) include microbiology, algorithms, physics, and space exploration.
Beside Bad Sector, in 2001 Magrini formed the project Olhon, together with the Where leading member Zairo
This project explores the territories between dark ambient and concrete experimental music
using sounds recorded in extreme locations (caves, underwater etc.).
Dolmen comes as a limited first edition of 250 copies on yellow vinyl with a handsprayed left-hand metallic shadow cover
and as a second edition of 300 copies on blue marbled vinyl in printed sleeve with an one-sided info leaflet.

Monday, 1 July 2013

Cosmic Death – Crimson Nightgate (Demo 1997)

Country: Sweden

1. Stjärneldens Riddare 04:01
2. The Dark & the Spawn of my Thoughts 03:09
3. An Heartless Hymn of Shadows 03:06
4. Mantled in Dimlit Memories 03:44

Black/Thrash Metal project with Andreas Hedlund (from Vintersorg and Otyg fame),
Crille Ljungblad and Fredde Lindberg.
They only released one demo which was called ‘Crimson Nightgate’ in 1997 before splitting up.

Crille and Fredde raised the project again in 2006 but Vintersorg is not a part of Cosmic Death anymore.
Since their resurrection they released two demos, Transfiguration Black (2007) and Perdition Haze (2010).

Diabolical Masquerade – Ravendusk In My Heart (1996)

Country: Sweden

1. The Castle of Blackheim 07:14
2. Blackheim's Quest to Bring Back the Stolen Autumn 06:17
3. Beyond the Spiritual Moon 00:56
4. The Sphere in Blackheim's Shrine 03:32
5. Under the Banner of the Sentinel 03:14
6. Blackheim's Forest Kept the Season Forever 06:09
7. The Darkblue Seajourneys of the Sentinel 05:02
8. Blackheim's Hunt for Nocturnal Grace 07:46
9. Ravendusk in My Heart 02:05

Diabolical Masquerade is the avant-garde black metal solo project of Anders Nyström (aka Blackheim),
guitarist for Katatonia and Bloodbath, origins from Stockholm, Sweden. Nyström wanted to have a band
where he could compose more extreme music while Katatonia were exploring more mellow themes and moods.
All of the music on the first two albums were written and performed by Nyström

with guest vocal appearances from longtime collaborator Dan Swanö
Swanö later became an integral part of the project, as co-writer and co-arranger, performer, engineer,
mixer and producer on the ‘Nightwork’ and especially ‘Death’s Design’ albums.
Diabolical Masquerade has released four full length albums: Ravendusk In My Heart (1996),

The Phantom Lodge (1997), Nightwork (1998) and Death’s Design (2001).
Since long journey from 1993, Diabolical Masquerade was laid to rest in September of 2004.

But recently Anders Nyström stated that he is working on a new Diabolical Masquerade album
and he is also looking for more members for live performances.

Misanthrope – 1666... Theatre Bizarre (1995)

Country: France

1. Gargantuan Decline 07:21
2. Courtisane Syphlitique 05:39
3. 1666... Theatre Bizarre 05:38
4. L'Autre Hiver 06:30
5. Pirouetting Through The Gloom 07:37
6. Aphrodite Marine 04:22
7. Medieval Embroidery 05:35
8. Mylène 05:26
9. Trumpets Of Hypochondria 04:37
10. Schattengesang 06:16
11. La Dernière Pierre 08:09

Misanthrope is a French progressive death metal band, formed in 1988.
The name of the band is taken from Moliere's play Le Misanthrope,
reflecting the band's very theatrical style and the influence of the French dramatist on their music and lyrics.
The band's genre is difficult to define, but could probably be best described
as progressive/technical death metal, with a wide array of tempo and style changes.
The band also makes extensive use of keyboards, and features clean,
though tormented, vocals alongside the traditional death grunt.
1666... Theatre Bizarre is their third studio album and it is sung in English on tracks 1, 3, 5 and 8;
French on track 2, 4, 6, 7, and 11; and German on track 10.
The band vocalist, Phillipe Courtois, is the owner of Holy Records.


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Saturday, February 20, 2016

I found something I wrote a long time ago, (I don't remember when). Reading the following section those who know me can clearly see from where I came to where I am now.
For me there is inspiration seeing as I do not have to be concerned with others opinions of me anymore. People will always judge, however I do not worry as I can not change them.

"God grant me the serenity to accept the things I can not change, the courage to change the things that I can, and the wisdom to know the difference."

I have struggled with drug addiction for quite a few years. I have done things I regret, I've learnt a lot about my self and others in this long journey I've been on. I am no angel, I know I've done wrong, but I know I have a big heart. I do care about people and there feelings. I know what its like to judge and be judged. I would be lying if I said I have never judged any one. But i wouldn't be lying if I said that I no longer judge people before getting a chance to know them. I use to act like nothing bothered me and I would brag about being heartless. But deep down I wasn't although I did not care about who I was hurting at that time. I was just doing what was needed for survival.  I am a recovering addict, I'm not using. I am not using my DOC (drug of choice) whether it be street drugs, prescription drugs, or alcohol.. People who are always drinking would judge me and many still do. Now everyone is entitled to their own opinion. But if you drink that does not give you a right to belittle someone who is addicted to something else. That is a hypo-cryt. That drunk is just as bad as the junkie. Get to know someone and what they have been through before judging them. Before you walk through someone else's shoes you do not know what demons that person is battling. Think before you speak b/c words can do more damage than sticks and stones.

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Please contact me at 443-415-0449 or at for fee and scheduling information.


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Friday, February 24, 2012

What is Your Passion?

Each according to the dictates of his own conscience- Norman Rockwell

Beware - this is a warning that I'm on my soap box again, so if you don't want to hear it go to the next entry.  I'm allowed to vent once in awhile to get it off my chest and feel better so I can be happy.  Thanks for listening.

What is your passion? What is it that stirs your blood, the fire in your soul, that which motivates you most about LIFE?  Only you can answer this.  No politician or group of people can tell you what it should be.  You must determine it so you can live it.  Politicians and the far right need to be concerned about their own souls and leave mine alone.  We all will be answering for the way we lived our life.  I’m very alarmed about the direction this election is taking.  Where is the separation of Church and State and basic principles this country was founded on?  Religious freedom is not a privilege; it is a right and the first amendment written into our Constitution.  Religious freedom is a big one of my passions.

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Thursday, 23 February 2017

Childcare - Kiss?

We're well aware at The Metaphorical Boat that many of the artists that we write about on this site don't derive their income solely from their musical exploits (although if we had our way, we would ensure that was the case, but that's another story), and that many of them work in other jobs to either subsidize or pay for the music that they create.

What is less common however is for said artists to put the fact that they work in another career at the front and centre of their musical work. That's what Ed Cares, who outside of music works full time as a nanny, did when he formed the band CHILDCARE. They've released a few singles over the past few years, and have supported Bastille on tour, although it is with their latest single that they've really grabbed us.

"Kiss?" was written after an incident Ed experienced whilst picking up the children he looks after from school, when an attempt to greet one of the waiting mums didn't go exactly the way he planned. The song features a great male/female vocal interplay over a poppy indie-rock beat, a great song about a moment of sheer awkwardness.

"Kiss?" is out now, and the band are due to play at The Great Escape in Brighton in May.

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Simon Russell Beale, star of BBC’s The Hollow Crown, speaks exclusively to Metro about playing anti-heroic characters, the prospect of being a Bond villain and problems that come with getting older.

Simon Russell Beale: Learning lines gets harder as you get older
Elite league: Simon Russell Beale plays Timon in Nicholas Hytner’s take on Timon Of Athens

Simon Russell Beale is wincing. The previous night he saw an advance screening of Richard Eyre’s TV adaptation of Henry IV Parts One and Two, in which he waddles between tavern and battlefield as Prince Hal’s craven sidekick, the ridiculous, rapacious Falstaff. ‘I hate seeing myself on screen,’ he mutters, sitting down and clutching a cushion as though to conceal his slightly Falstaffian stomach. ‘I realise how much I look like my father. Or my brother.’

Poor Messrs Beale, if they look like Falstaff as played by Simon. As those following the BBC’s Hollow Crown series will have seen, Russell Beale’s Falstaff – cheeks blistered, pores leaking booze – is far from the jolly jester of Victorian yore. Instead, says Russell Beale, ‘he’s a scheming, lying s***’.

‘I hate this notion of Falstaff as this gentle giant frolicking in the English countryside,’ he adds. ‘He’s an urban pub man. He’s lived the unexamined life – he never tells you how he feels. And now he’s getting near the end and he’s scared. He’s like: “Please don’t make me think. Just give me another drink.”’

You can still catch Henry IV Part Two on iPlayer this week and if you aren’t yet sated by Russell Beale, or Shakespeare for that matter, he’s also on stage playing Timon in Nicholas Hytner’s production of Timon Of Athens.Timon is the latest in a long list of Shakespearean rogues and villains – and the occasional lover – played by Russell Beale, who along with perhaps only Mark Rylance is that rare thing: a Shakespeare superstar.

His incomparable knowledge of The Bard is standing him in good stead for Timon, too: the play is unfinished and, ‘even by Shakespeare’s standards the plotting is ropey. Nick has borrowed lines from other plays to help it make sense; at one point I nick a line from A  Midsummer Night’s Dream’.Whatever its shortcomings, Timon is nonetheless eerily resonant. It’s the tale of an obscenely rich man who splashes his cash on his wealthy mates, only to be spurned when the money runs out.

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Urban man: Simon Russell Beale as Falstaff with his Henry IV Part One and Two co-stars Geoffrey Palmer and Julie Walters (Picture: BBC)

A teaser on the National Theatre website shows Russell Beale’s Timon surrounded by ‘Tony Blair’ and ‘Boris Johnson’ and while neither of them, sadly, are part of the show, Hytner clearly has an eye on a modern London where the elite squander and the powerless starve.  Is Russell Beale exercised by politics? ‘I get scared of not knowing what I’m talking about,’ he says. ‘If there was a referendum on good verse speaking, I’d be completely confident about casting my vote. However, I do get a sense of malaise, of a complete collapse of faith in institutions.’

What’s his own relationship to money? ‘Ha! I’m terrible with money. I earn a nice salary, more than enough for a single man. But I do spend a lot on taxis. And lunch.

‘But you mustn’t assume Timon is right: he’s a fool,’ he adds, suddenly. ‘He has no family and he equates love with giving and receiving presents. It’s about a man forced to face the reality of love and being unable to cope. He’s like: “I’m so f***ed up psychologically I can’t manoeuvre my way out.”’He pauses. Just as when he played Falstaff, and before that, Iago, Hamlet, Macbeth and Benedick, you sense Russell Beale is always immensely moved by the predicament of his characters, without necessarily feeling an ounce of sentimentality.

His talents extend far beyond Shakespeare, of course: he was last on stage playing Stalin in John Hodge’s Collaborators; he played the home secretary in the last season of Spooks; and has completed two series for the BBC on classical music, his other passion. Rumours he was to be the next villain in Sam Mendes ’s forthcoming Bond were, sadly, unfounded.‘That suggestion got completely out of hand,’ he says, although you suspect he’d love to be in Bond.

Does the 51-year-old fear things falling from his grasp, of getting old? ‘Yes, yes I do,’ he says. ‘Learning lines gets harder.’ He also hints that he, too, might be a person who has lived an unexamined life and that acting is a sort of protection from reality; ‘almost an excuse’. Somehow I don’t believe it.

Timon Of Athens opens tonight at London’s National Theatre, with an NT Live broadcast on November 1.


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Jennifer Lawrence hides her face after tripping at the Oscars awards ceremony (Picture: Reuters)

Jennifer Lawrence turned out to be both a winner and a loser on Oscars night after tripping over her dress while going up to collect her Best Actress award for Silver Linings Playbook.

The Hunger Games star was left red-faced after stumbling up the steps as she went to collect her Academy Award, although a gentlemanly Hugh Jackman quickly rushed to her aid after she hit the deck.

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The actress eventually picked herself up (Picture: AP)

After briefly lying on the steps with her head down, Lawrence regained her composure and continued on her way up to the podium – smiling through the embarrassment.

‘You guys are only standing up because I fell and you feel bad. That was embarrassing,’ she smiled, adding: ‘This is nuts!’

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Lawrence was surrounded by the creme-de-la-creme of Hollywood (Picture: AP)

The 22-year-old was one of the big winners on the night.

Jennifer Lawrence was stunned by her Oscar win
Jennifer Lawrence was stunned by her Oscar win (Picture: Getty)

The other headliners included Adele, who won the Oscar for Best Song for Bond theme Skyfall, and fellow Briton Daniel Day-Lewis, who became the first man to win three Academy Awards for his starring role as US president Abraham Lincoln in the eponymous blockbuster.


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Here's what John Cleese's first BBC comedy in 40 years will be about
John Cleese is returning to BBC comedy very soon (Picture: Getty)

Details about John Cleese’s new sitcom have emerged after it was announced he would be going back on his vow not to return to the BBC.

Almost 40 years after making his last BBC show, the 76-year-old Monty Python comic will soon star in a series called Edith, named after its main character.

Apparently the show is a bittersweet romantic comedy about several men — including the four-times-married Cleese — vying for the affections of the titular Edith, who is yet to be cast.

Think There’s Something About Mary, with more dead parrots and silly walks, and we imagine you’re there.

MORE: John Cleese celebrates career and shares financial hopes as he launches YouTube channel

A BBC source told The Mail on Sunday: ‘As the title suggests, Edith is the principal character. John is one of the leading male roles but it is very much a supporting role to Edith.’

They added: ‘A decisive factor for John will have been the storyline. Apparently he loved the fact that, after three divorces in real life, he will be playing a man who finally finds true love.’

The script is being written by long-time Python collaborator Charles McKeown, who worked on Brazil and The Adventures Of Baron Munchausen, as well as having small parts in Ripping Yarns, Life of Brian and Fawlty Towers.

In Fawlty Towers McKeown played a guest who got caught with a blow-up doll, who coincidentally shared a name with a critic who’d slammed the sitcom, Richard Ingrams.

Meanwhile Cleese is making a giant U-turn by returning to the BBC, having claimed not so long ago that their comedy department commissioned an ‘awful lot of c**p’.

Just last year, he told ShortList: ‘There’s no way I want to work in TV, especially at the BBC. I have a nasty feeling a large proportion of the commissioning editors have no idea what they’re doing.’

It’s lucky for Cleese, then, that BBC’s Head of Comedy Shane Allen thinks he is a ‘comedy god’ and has a right to do ‘what he wants’.

Let’s hope Edith isn’t merely worthy of being tossed on Cleese’s pile of BBC comedy ‘cr*p’.

There is no date fixed for Edith yet though you can probably expect to see it some time next year.

MORE: BBC comedy The League Of Gentlemen may well return to thrive on current ‘Brexity’ climate, claims star Mark Gatiss

MORE: Rising comedy star Ed Easton explains why his pilot We The Jury is fighting for TV sitcom justice


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Dan-the-Cat and Dr. Warren met in Northern California the year she graduated college.  Dan’s first job was keeping mice away from a country store called Dandelion.  When the store closed, Dandelion Dan moved in with Natalie.  She worked in the same outdoor mall, and they had come to know one another while bird watching during their lunch breaks. These kindred spirits quickly developed a magnificent bond.  A couple of years later, for no apparent reason, they moved to Colorado in a rented Ford van loaded with their stuff.

After meandering in Denver for a bit, they determined veterinary school to be their calling.  Dan studied diligently with Natalie.  Sometimes he kept the text book pages warm and protected while she tried to read them, but most often he rapidly flipped through the pages himself, since her reading pace clearly lagged behind his.  To relax, they gardened together and spent time with the horse they kept on their property.

Dan and his girl moved many times over their 10 years together – the typical lifestyle of a perpetual student and her trusted companion.

“Home is where Dan-the-Cat is,” Natalie used to say.

But, when vet school was coming to an end, and Dr. Natalie was entering a new phase of life, Dan’s work was done.  During the winter of senior year, Dan started having seizures.  After an extensive workup (including a “CAT scan”), an inoperable brain tumor was diagnosed.  Dan-the-Cat was put to sleep shortly thereafter.  Two weeks later, when Natalie drew up the courage to pay her bill at the Colorado State University Veterinary Teaching Hospital, she shed a new set of tears.  Dr. Steve Withrow, Oncology Department Head, had paid the entire bill from his reserve fund.  It was then that Dr. Warren resolved to forever work to pay back the gift that had been given in respect to her love of Dan-the-Cat.

And so, the Dandelion Fund was created.

For every patient’s life that comes to a close, Metropolitan Veterinary Hospital contributes to the Fund.  The hospital also shares a portion of its annual profit with the Fund.  When the Met Vet staff recognizes true crisis in one of its client-patient relationships, they have the opportunity to contribute a portion of the Dandelion Fund to help ease the financial burden.

Please contribute, when you are able, and know that you, too, are paying respect to the Human-Animal Bond and all of the Dan-the-Cats of our community.


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Thursday, May 07, 2009

Books Read in April

I had a good and busy month of reading in April. I read thirteen books during the month. Last year I had only read a total of 18 books by the end of April.

1. Moon Women by Pamela Duncan. Traditional Southern novel. I heard Ms. Duncan speak recently and she is very entertaining, a great story teller. 3/5

2. The Eleventh Man by Ivan Doig. Beautifully written, but the story and characters did not interest mer. I did not finish this one.

3. Hone Safe by Elizabeth Berg. I enjoyed the realistic mother/daughter relationship - irritating and loving at the same time. Very realistic. The book had a good solid ending. 4/5

4. 84 Charing Cross Road by Helen Hanff. Classic. 5/5

5. Heart and Soul by Maeve Binchy. As always, Binchy creates a cast of wonderful characters and we get to know them all. We also see characters from previous books. 4/5

6. The Big Beautiful by Pamela Duncan. Sequel to Moon Women. Humerous. 4/5

7. Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck. Beautifully written but very depressing and sorrowful. 4/5

8. The Late, Lamented Molly Marx by Sally Koslow. A fun novel. Molly Marx is dead and she's trying to figure out how she died. In the end it doesn't matter. 4/5

9. Astrid & Veronika by Linda Olsson. One of the best books I've read so far this year. Full of poetry, and beautifully written. Ms. Olsson has a new book coming out soon. 4.5/5

10. The Mighty Queens of Freeville by Amy Dickenson. Ms Dickenson is the new Ann Landers. This is her memior of raising her daughter with the help of the women in her family and the small town of Freeville. 4/5

11. No Choice But Seduction by Johanna Lindsey. A romance novel, and not her best. Part of the extended Mallory series. 3/5

12. The Year that Follows by Scott Lasser. A a sister and faher's post 9/11 serch for family and what it means to be a family. 4/5

13. At Last Comes Love by Mary Balogh. Another romance novel. The last of a trilogy, and probably the best of the three books about sisters of a young man who suddenly inherits a title and thrust them into socity. 3/5

I've already read several good books this month.

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Janel said...

You've been busy! I need to check a few of these out as candidates for me wish list.


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Michigan's congressional delegation is getting a makeover. One-third of its 15 members will be new.  Here's a rundown of who is in... and who is out:

1st District

Republican Dan Benishek won the race to succeed veteran Democrat Bart Stupak in Michigan’s 1st District which covers all of the Upper Peninsula and parts of the northern Lower Peninsula. Stupak announced in April that he would not seek a 10th term in Washington. Benishek was a Tea-Party favorite and was endorsed by former Alaska governor Sarah Palin.

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Update 11:51pm: The 7th district has been called for Republican Tim Walberg.

11:03pm: Three congressional races in Michigan remain close. The Detroit Free Press is reporting that even with the aid of key precinct data, the Free Press was unable to immediately call winners in Michigan’s 15th, 7th and 9th congressional districts.

Michigan will have at least 4 freshman members of Congress after November’s general election.

But all that new blood means Michigan is losing something special in Washington...seniority.

By January,  Republicans Pete Hoekstra and Vern Ehlers, and Democrats Bart Stupak and Carolyn Cheeks-Kilpatrick will have packed up and moved out of their congressional offices in Washington.

Hoekstra, Ehlers and Stupak voluntarily retired. Cheeks-Kilpatrick lost her party’s August primary.

Steve Carmody / Michigan Radio

Social Security sparked a spirited debate between the two major party candidates running for Michigan's 7th Congressional seat.

Incumbent Democrat Mark Schauer and Republican former congressman Tim Walberg are in a close race and social security is seen as a key issue.

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This November Michigan voters will cast ballots in 15 races for the U.S. House of Representatives. Right now, two of those races are considered "toss-ups", according to NPR  - the race between Mark Schauer (D) and Tim Walberg (R)  in the 7th District, and the race between Dan Benishek (R) and Gary McDowell (D) in the 1st District.