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Tuesday, April 24, 2007

Tag, I'm it

Along with Sarah, I was tagged by Beth to share 7 random thoughts about myself.
The rules are: each player starts with 7 random facts/habits about themselves. People who are tagged need to blog about their seven things and post the rules as well . At the end of your blog, you need to choose 7 people to get tagged and list their names.

1) I met my husband while working with him at McDonald's.

2) I am a very sensitive person. I cry easily. Especially when it comes to my boys. They are growing up too fast for me!

3) I also become defensive easily too. As Sarah knows and deals with greatly! :)

4) I stopped biting my nails as a freshman in college when my grandma said she would pay me $100 if I could show her grown nails. She never payed me, but hey I have decent nails to this day.

5) I am obsessed with changing the color of my hair.

6) I am a shopaholic. I can not pass up a deal. Or any clothes that I happen to find that work for me. Shoes and purses are my thing. I will be doing a page about all of my purses some day! Oh...I love paper too!

7) I secretly want to get a tattoo...maybe some day....

Whew...to narrow it down to 7 was difficult! Just kidding. That was fun...

Ok, everyone I know that has a blog has been tagged already. But if you have a blog and I don't know you do, feel free to share your answers!

beth j said...

thanks for doing this jenn!

BonnieRose said...

great reading Jenn.. i'll have to check out your purse collection one of these days! HUGS


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Tuesday, June 2, 2015

Welcoming the 2015-2016 SU! Catalog

The awaited moment has arrived!
Take a look at this new beauty: the 2015-2016 annual Stampin' UP! catalog (click on the image to view a pdf)

To kick off the fun, I have created a mini treat bag using the new gift bag punch board (pg 150), the new 2015-2017 In-colors (pg 137),  the mini bow builder punch (pg 167) and much more.

These cuties measure 3.5"H x 2.75" W. Thanks to Artisan member Helene Legrand, I was able to create a tab to close the top of the bag with some velcro dots. Love it!!!

The template below is similar to what Helene created.
This template measures 10" L x 6" W

I hope this simple and quick project got you inspired to get started with the new catalog products! I've got my wish list ready to go!!!

Supplies Used

If you would like to get your hands on a copy of the new catalog, contact your local demonstrator. If you don't have one, you're welcome to contact me for your copy at the email address to the right of this page.

Have an awesome time with the new catalog!

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5 Random Acts Of Kindness That Will Warm Your Heart

5 Random Acts of Kindness That Will Warm Your Heart

National Random Acts Of Kindness Week is celebrated this year from February 12-18.

Started by the Random Acts of Kindness Foundation, Random Acts of Kindness week is a celebration of the kindness of our world – something that, nowadays, seems harder and harder to find.

So to help you get in the holiday spirit, we’ve put together 5 random acts of kindness from around the web and around the world that are sure to warm your heart! Check them out below.

  1. #BeccaToldMeTo

This campaign, started by teenager Rebecca Schofield, is a truly breathtaking example of the triumph of the human spirit. Rebecca, from New Brunswick, Canada, was diagnosed with terminal cancer over two years ago, and her struggle with the disease is coming to an end – she isn’t expected to live for much longer.

But this didn’t stop this brave teen from opening herself up to the world. She started the hashtag #BeccaToldMeTo, and asked those in the world who used it to share their random acts of kindness.

And the world has responded – over 2 million people have participated, taking actions from buying coffee for strangers, to donating to charities, and thousands of other random acts of kindness.

  1. A Cafe In Greece Opens Its Doors – For Freezing Dogs

A photo on Facebook was circulating recently – apparently, a cafe in Greece has been throwing its doors open at night to give local stray dogs respite from the freezing conditions outside. The photo shows quite a few dogs curled up adorably (and warmly) on a cafe bench seat, and post has found a massive viral audience, having been shared over 350,000 times.

The cafe is located in Mytilene, Greece, and allows dogs inside after it closes at 3am, giving them a place to sleep in the very darkest, coldest depths of winter. According to a waiter at the cafe, they began the practice in July – the town has many strays, and the staff felt as if they owed it to them to give them a comfortable place to sleep.

This just goes to show that there are still those out there who care for our four-legged friends – and take care of them, even when they’re left alone on the street.

  1. London Passersbys Lift Bus Off Of Trapped Unicyclist

Full video of the incident can be found on YouTube. In this story of the strength of humanity, a London unicyclist was hit by a bus, and became stuck underneath the vehicle – seemingly totally unable to be removed.

Passersbys began rushing towards the bus from the street, cafes, and restaurants, and over 100 people eventually began attempting to lift the bus, eventually managing to move it enough to extract the unicyclist, who was transported to a hospital and found to be in a serious – but stable – condition.

Truly astounding, this video shows what humanity is capable of when we all work together.

  1. Widow In The UK Is Sent Thousands Of Cards And Gifts For Her 100th Birthday

Winnie Blagden, a 99-year old widow with no children from Sheffield, lived alone in a small apartment, with little contact to the outside world. That is, until BBC Sheffield found out about her story, and posted a viral call to action to send her cards, gifts, and messages to make her 100th birthday special.

The message quickly spread, receiving over 42,000 shares on Facebook – Winnie herself ended up receiving over 16,000 cards, and her special day was quite special indeed. Mrs. Blagden passed peacefully around 5 months later, but her heart was certainly gladdened in her final days by the care, attention, and love shown to her from around the world.

  1. Nurse Turns Her Home Into A Sick-Cat Sanctuary

Some nurses just can’t care enough. Maria Torero, a nurse in Peru, tends to hospital patients all day at work – then comes home to nearly 175 cats, all suffering from some kind of illness. This nurse has been running this housecat hospital for nearly 5 years, and funds the treatment of the cats in her eight-room home partially from her work as a nurse, and partly from donations from the community.

Caring for all of these cats along with her three children is a tall order, but Maria is up to the task, and it’s truly incredible to meet a nurse as dedicated to caring for all lives as her. Props to you, Mrs. Torero.

Warm A Heart With A Random Act Of Kindness

These are some very extravagant acts of kindness – but you don’t have to lift a bus or take care of hundreds of cats to brighten someone’s day.

This random acts of kindness week, buy your supervisor a coffee. Bring some cookies in for the nurse’s station or break room. Even the simplest of actions can help someone who’s having a bad day, so be kind – even when you don’t need to be. Creating a culture of kindness is a great way to create a more happy, healthy work environment.

And hey, it’s only a week! If you don’t like it, you won’t have to keep doing it for long!

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donning a printer's cap

linear wanderings on birch ply
to be recorded on rice paper and then if all goes well
fly(call to artists)
relief printing has been far from my fingers for quite awhile,
and some things only return once in the midst of process
while new things are learned with a new medium.
linoleum, far more familiar, cuts smooth and washes clean with soap and water, while wood benefits from the brush of sandpaper to sooth rough edges and a soft brayer rolls ink into minor divots and grain more readily than the hard.
prints will come soon, but for now each step steadily follows the last.

new tangle.

Erin Curry tangle 10.15.10
Tangle 10.15.10
handspun wool, acrylic sheet, graphite and wood
18.5" x 8" x 5.5"

achingly clean clear edges
a small monolith of captured string
loop upon loop
entangled and preserved
closer still
little sprigs of fiber sprout off in directions of their own
with puffs of black graphite dotting the inner facets

  peer directly through
Erin Curry tangle 10.15.10 side

and see the shadows

inset in a graphite base
buffed silver black.

handspun cotton thread, graphite, and cotton rag paper
each is 4” x 6”

A couple of days ago this work returned home from Gallery 817. The collection of work in the show felt quite strong and associating this small series with other work refreshed my thoughts and got my mind churning in new directions.

Now that they are up on the wall at home again I find myself orienting  my body in their direction just to gaze at them in the brief pauses between tasks. Following the sinuous paths brings me to the many moments throughout my life where I've paused at the edge of darkened pools to stare into the ever patterned ripples of water or studied raindrops streaking down a window. If given the freedom of time, I will sit for hours, mesmerized, watching for the perfect repeat and never quite able to grasp them.

In many ways this collection excites the same feeling even as it satiates it.  An obsessive gaze is finally allowed to rest on preserved individuals for contemplative study. Here are only fifteen, but many more await capture.

from the sketchbook archives

Threads drawn by machine and threads drawn by hands imprinted on paper with graphite.  The ambiguity of whether these are prints or drawings pleases me.

an elusive silver

When my mother died, most of her art supplies and tools found a new home in my studio. Among the pencil stubs, pastels, paper and jewelry tools was a jar of graphite powder. Its presence deeply comforted me. Some of my earliest memories of toddling around my mother's studio were of the little plates of powder set on her worktable just at my eye level and the stern admonishment to keep away from them. When she sharpened her drawing pencils she'd save the graphite scrapings and use it and the jarred stuff to brush soft veils of grey onto her detailed drawings. My current work uses lots of graphite, but my mother's jar is unusual. The powder within reflects a silver gray rather than the velvety black found in my own jars.

The silver tantalizes me in the same way certain shades of blue found in the sky do. My eyes are simultaneously hungry and full.

Despite the draw for this particular shade of gray, I've been unable to bring myself to use it beyond a tiny bit of experimentation without knowing I can find it elsewhere and let this particular jar stick around. Yes, I'm a sentimentalist. Is it truly Sennelier graphite as the label suggests or a rarer shade of thousands of pencil shavings? I've looked a bit from time to time without luck for the same shade of silvered grey, until a few weeks ago when an artist I spoke to mentioned Kremer's Pigments carried powdered graphite of differing shades. They do have something labeled silver graphite and it's on its way here. Perhaps it's what I'm looking for.

comes from play

pARTy at 817

Erin Curry Tangle Detail

opening Friday at 7pm-2am

a group exhibition featuring works by a diverse group of more than 28 artists.

The show presents works by:

John Burns, Erin Curry,Richard Heipp, Nathan Sapio, Julia Morrisroe, Kristin Reeves, Varian Wolf, Zach Castedo, Dan Luo, Margaret Ross Tolbert, Donald Keefe, Camille DeMarinis, Stacy Streeter, Lauren Garber Lake,Leah Floyd, Kate Helms, Andrew Hendrixson, Chisum Justus, Logan Marconi, Galen Olmsted, Carrie Smith, Donna Flannery, Joshua Kubisz, Dandee Pattee, Kalina Winska, Charlie Cummings, Chloe Rothwell, Nicole Yatulis, Brian Weaver

817 SW 5th Avenue, Gainesville, FL 32601
Show Dates (by appointment): September 4 – October 2, 2010
Contact: gallery817@gmail.com

Gallery 817, the brainchild of Kalina Winska and Galen Olmsted, brings a new art venue to Gainesville. It's a small space with lots of potential for experimentation and creative growth. I'm thrilled to be a part of the debut show.

shearing lambs

Just outside of my hometown lives a woman and her sheep. Mrs. Hamilton and her flock have provided me with most of the wool I've spent so much time washing. She used to throw it to the woods to compost and let the birds have their pick for nests after the annual shearing until my dad got wind of this and mentioned she and I should get to know each other. We did and not only did she offer to let me have it, but also delivered it. Such generosity!

As most shepherdesses do, she shears her flock in the spring, but she invited me at the beginning of the summer to help her liberate the lambs from their woolen coats before the harsh Florida heat set in. In the past she's lost a few to stress this time of year and hoped to avoid loss this year. It was my first time meeting the flock, and though we only handled the just weaned lambs I completely fell for them all. The ewes rested happily on the the other side of the fence just in sight and the lambs were lovely sweet things that nibbled my pant leg and Maaa'd! piteously when we haltered them and led them to the shearing area. With their shepherdess mama at their heads they were quite calm even if not entirely pleased with the whirring of the heavy duty shears.

Shearing was hot, tiring and total bliss. The concentration required is the same beautiful focus as sculpting or drawing. It's a study in unveiling a tender form: anticipate where the edges of bone rest directly against skin to avoid prodding with the steel teeth of the comb, manipulate the loose skin around the elbows to prevent pinching by the blades, soothing over the thin skin of the belly taut against the gut. The knowledge imprints on us wholly, in a way that just glancing at the animal in the field can never do.

Lifting their heads with one hand as I slid the shears against their necks elicited a visceral response . . . so near to the act of slaughter and yet entwined in protection. Both are shepherding in the most sacred of senses.

The black one in the front is PeeWee; he was just one pound at birth and survived with the help of bottle feeding.
This one was discovered to be dappled underneath. A watercolor lamb. . .As we finished up and gathered up the bag of short lambswool, the skies darkened and Mrs. Hamilton led her oldest charge, a thirteen-year-old blind ewe to shelter. The ewe of clouded eye tiptoed into the barn among bales of hay and and settled in her own private stall built of hay bales, nibbling feed as the rain began to fall.
I'll return in spring.

in the studio

This is a series of new tangle sculpture stacks. I am making four the same size. One is a commission piece and three more will expand the series. Though my objective with this work is to capture tangles, most of the labor that goes into sanding and polishing the edges. As a result, the sculpture transmits light nicely and it sort of disappears when seen from the side. Many hours go into this, but it is well worth the trouble. That clean detail makes me want to eat the thing.
Nine hours or so later, Side A is complete.
Onto Side B.

and then C and D.

A German friend of mine, Kisa, mentioned that they have a term for this kind of crazy task that must be done "du bist des Wahnsinns fette Beute" which google translates as "You are the fat booty of insanity".
With that as my mantra, I can't help but giggle as I sand.

"When it rains, sheep become self-cleaning."

Over the last year one of my major ongoing studio tasks been washing loads of raw wool one after the other in my bathtub. I've been scouring them which means soaking the wool in hot water and detergent for a time, pulling them out while the water is still hot, draining them and the tub and repeating til the water is clear and then giving a couple rinse soaks at the end for good measure. It's work that uses a lot of hot water and detergent, means the bathtub is constantly full of wool in various states of dirty and, most importantly, any other work I'm doing is constantly interrupted to tend to it.

Recently I stumbled across about the Fermented Suint Method which seemed like a promising method to make the process more efficient. The Fermented Suint method was developed in New Zealand and involves soaking dirty raw wool in rainwater for several days. This works because of the self cleaning properties of wool. Judith MacKenzie McCuin explains:

"In addition to the coating of lanolin that happens during the passage through the tube of the [hair] follicle, wool is coated with a substance called suint.

Secreted from a gland similar to a sweat gland, suint is applied just before the fiber exits the skin. Suint is liquid at room temperature and hardens as it moves up the shaft of the fiber, away from the sheep's body heat. Like soaps and detergents, which are made from either sodium or potassium salts, the chemical composition of suint is primarily potassium salts, making suint a natural detergent. Unlike lanolin, suint is water soluble. Like all other soaps and detergents, suint naturally attracts dirt and surrounds it, moving the dirt up the wool shaft by osmosis towards the tips of the fleece. When it rains, sheep become self-cleaning. The rain activates the soapy qualities of the suint in the tips of the fleece and washes away much of the dirt. " ("On Washing Wool" Spin-off magazine, Fall 2008)

She goes on to mention that pioneers would run the sheep through rivers or creeks before shearing to wash the wool.

This is the first batch of fleece, which has been sitting in water for five days and is ready to come out. Future fleeces only need two days in the same bath of water.

That film on the top means it's healthy.
That stink means it's happy.
That cover means my neighbors won't hate me.

I have six buckets going right now and am using tapwater instead of traditional rainwater, if these fleeces were more expensive/delicate I'd probably try rainwater.
Once rinsed and clean, the wool no longer smells sour. This process leaves some lanolin which I may decide to remove with my usual scouring method, but it will be much faster needing only one or two washes and rinses rather than several.

The vegetable matter is another issue altogether which will require lots of picking and combing in the future.

At the moment I'm expanding my drying racks to keep pace with the cleaning.

sky fluff

We found this little guy in our garden yesterday and decided to take it for a fly. It trembled mightily as we tethered it carefully with silk thread and burst forth from our opened hands. After following the fluff for a time and then coaxing it to better currents, we bid farewell as it floated above the townhouse walls around us.

i think it's a thistle seed.

In the studio today

Here you can see the tangle sculpture remake fully underway. Layer by layer I've been disassembling, throughly cleaning, and reassembling a new stack. I'll admit it's not my favorite project to work on, but hopefully I'll be pleased with the results.

finished spindle

This spindle is the elegant drawing tool I'd longed for: well balanced, easy functionally, beautiful when still and even more so when in use. The most elusive part, finding a mechanism for holding the lead securely and letting it go for sharpening, had a serendipitous solution after collecting a pile of various pencil parts, a couple days stare time, and a kitemaker. The rest of the tool was calibrated carefully for just the right line quality and wiggle. Handspinners tend to maintain a variety of spindles to spin various yarn weights. In the same way, my drawing tool can be adapted through variations in the whorl weight, balance and size; possibilities abound in adopting a more complex line vocabulary. For now, there is so much to say with just this.

future weaving

On the right: 656 yards plus of oatmeal-colored Blue Faced Leicester spindle spun.

This method of winding a ball I spotted in a book, and the image wouldn't go away until I tried it myself. It's far, far too time consuming; the large ball took over three hours to wind, but still . . . it's lovely to behold. . . and quite dense.

There's always more bits to share, but they seem to be ganging up on me lately.

An errant tangle revealed itself recently in another's studio, fortunately we were able to capture it in its natural environment before it scuttled off to some dark corner.

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Observational surveys and experimental rock transplants were conducted within the Delaware River to document the phenology of Didymosphenia geminata blooms and to evaluate the effects of different nutrient regimes on stalk formation and bloom development. The observational surveys began in October 2012 and continued through May 2013. They showed no D.geminata colonies in the Lower Delaware River prior to April 2013, although substantial blooms of the related stalked diatom, Gomphoneis sp., were documented from November 2012 through January 2013 in the lower-nutrient zone upstream of the Lehigh River confluence. D.geminata was first observed on April 10th, 2013, with a longitudinal pattern of earlier and stronger growth at upstream sites and a progression of development downstream. By late May 2013, however, a reversal of this longitudinal development was observed, with the long-stalked colonies retreating upstream to sites above the Lower Delaware. At no time were the short-stalk colonies of D.geminata, first observed in 2012 below the Lehigh River confluence, documented in 2013. The experimental transplant of D.geminata colonies within the Delaware River initially looked promising when begun in early May 2013. But the experiment coincided with the retreat, or waning, of the D.geminata blooms in the Lower Delaware, and visually distinct D.geminata colonies failed to persist under all experimental treatments, as well as at un-manipulated background rocks above the Lehigh confluence.
This study highlights a number of interesting patterns about the growth of dense blooms of stalked diatoms. First, the formation of stalked D.geminata colonies in the Lower Delaware River began in early spring, with no stalked colonies observed through the colder fall and winter months. It is important to note, however, that the timing of D.geminata growth in the Lower Delaware may be different here than in the upstream sections of the Upper and Middle Delaware River, particularly tailwater sections with stable cold-water releases from reservoirs. Second, areas of long-stalk D.geminata were generally associated with soluble reactive phosphorus (SRP; aka, dissolved orthophosphate or dissolved reactive phosphorus [DRP]) concentrations below 10 μg/L. Previous research in New Zealand has indicated a SRP threshold of 2 μg/L for the inducement of stalk production. Our limited observational and experimental work is not yet sufficient to rigorously establish a similar SRP for the Delaware River. Yet it is worth noting the observed patterns in the Delaware during 2013 and highlighting the potential for different phosphorus thresholds for stalk formation in different environmental settings. Finally, extensive mat coverage by other stalked diatoms can occur in the Delaware River. Previous observations have shown Cymbella mexicana blooms in the Upper Delaware River and its tributaries. In the Lower Delaware, heavy coverage by Gomphoneis sp. was observed from November 2012 through January 2013. These observations of additional stalked diatom blooms raise important questions about the likely ecological role and effects of seasonal blooms of D.geminata and other stalked diatoms.
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The purpose of our app is for primary aged kids to become more educated in their health and for kids our age to make healthier choices. Our app links kids to healthy recipes to make them more interested in cooking for their families, gets them to upload their favourite recipes and has a fun game to learn about healthy choices.

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Where can you Find Me besides the Beach?

Loving Coastal Living's main Blog is on WordPress- www.LovingCoastalLiving.WordPress.com

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Monday, November 14, 2011

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Hello friends, blogging break must come to an end!   To start off I have a fabulous duo to introduce to you all, definitely one of my favorite shops on Etsy!  You can tell these two ladies are a bucket full of fun, and their designs show how much they absolutely love working with each other!  So, please help me welcome 'searchnrescue2' from Etsy- shop owners Beth and Bebe!

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Saturday, December 28, 2013

Emptying out

Suddenly, after the excitement of holiday guests and then Christmas Day, with little voices shrill,  fast pattering feet, laughter and tears, tinsel and crumbs, feasting and fullness, everything has changed.
And you gasp, like one who has descended too fast in an aircraft, or driving down from a high hill.
Because after so much fullness, you have tumbled headlong into the emptiness.
And you find yourself reaching for something that is no longer there.
Until you realise that there is only one thing to do, and that is to be present to the absences. And as you do that, other absences come crowding in: such as your parents who died 20 years ago. You find yourself remembering their love, and the way they made presents for their five children, in the evenings when they were tired from hard work.
You remember how they secretly painted toys that your father had sawn and assembled in his tool shed, and how your mother sewed at her old Singer treadle sewing machine, and how even though there wasn't much money, they made magical gifts for Christmas Day: a dolls wardrobe, with tiny hangers and little dresses; bride's outfits for the dolls, a scooter, a peddle car, and always a carefully wrapped special book.
And as you remember, and let yourself weep over the absences, letting the past roll into the present and fold itself in, just as your mother folded egg whites into the bubbly whipped yolks when she made her angel food dessert, you find that the absences have turned into presences.
Because you are letting them in.
A tui sings into the evening dusk and a keruru arrives to feed on the kawakawa fruit. You smell the air, and fill your lungs with the scent of renewal.
And you find that the emptiness, which seemed so vast and unbearable, has now become a fullness. The world is charged with beauty, even though the sun has gone and rain clouds are rolling in from the north west.

Wednesday, December 25, 2013

Ceremonies of gratitude and giving

 At Summer Solstice we celebrate with a ritual of gratitude. 'What is gratitude?' asked the little one, who was joining in for the first time.
 She had helped gather pohutukawa blossom for the ritual, and added bunny's tail grasses. They look good together, don't you think? She was also asked, along with her dad, to find symbols of gratitude.
 'Gratitude is when you have something that makes you so happy, you want to say a big thank you.'
 I was giving thanks for good health, abundant love in my life, a flourishing business and so much more. The cherry tomatoes and the flowers said it for me. The little one couldn't quite grasp what a symbol is, but responded by saying what each flower reminded her of. We lit a heart-shaped candle and gave thanks.
 And then today, we had the ceremony of our multi-cultural Christmas lunch, when our family is joined by a Chinese mother and her two children. Sun symbols swung on the Christmas tree, along with tinsel and hand-made decorations from years gone by.
 We ate Christmas fruits: cherries, blueberries, peaches, strawberries, rock melons, pineapple and water melons,
 followed by Chinese dumplings, salads,
 noodles (made fresh by the Chinese mother),
 sea vegetables,
 snow peas with capsicums and seaweed.
The Christmas bird, made by my older granddaughter when she was small, surveyed the scene as we exchanged gifts. She is now 19 and had finished work as a Christmas fairy the day before, so could be with us for our celebration.
A laughing Buddha now sits in the family's garden, Winnie the Pooh is hanging under a balloon while bees buzz about his face, and fragrant essential oils sit in a silver box waiting to release their fragrance at the bach.
Which is where I'm going now. But I couldn't resist taking advantage of broadband and putting up this post first. Because Ceremonies of gratitude and giving are the very heart of Solstice and Christmas.
Blessings and gratitude to you all for being part of my blogging circle; I am so glad to know you.

Sunday, December 22, 2013

Happy Summer Solstice!

 Happy Summer Solstice from the wild west coast of New Zealand.
Yesterday the little one and I wandered up the stream, looking for lupins. We couldn't find any, but we found plenty of other fiery flowers and leaves. And so, on the black sand, on a little island in the middle of the stream, I made you this.
 The little one was thoughtful, learning about Summer Solstice. After some time spend splashing in the stream, and gathering more flowers, she asked, 'What if there was a Winter Solstice?'
'Ah, but there is,' I replied. On the other side of the world it is the shortest and darkest day. It's very cold there right now, and it's snowing. Here, it is the longest and brightest day.'

The little one was glad we were here, and not there. I drew suns in the evening, to send warmth wherever it is needed.
And I am thinking of the other aspect of solstice. On this day, the seed of darkness is planted into our summery light. And for you, in the dark of winter solstice, the seed of light is planted.
From this day, our light will diminish and yours will increase.
Across the world, the dynamic flow of warmth and cold, light and dark continues.
So, Happy Solstice, wherever you are. And may you carry the light of the sun within you, whatever the season.

Friday, December 20, 2013

The other side of the street

On Tuesday, for some reason, I decided to walk on the other side of the street on my way to the beach.
Maybe I was drawn by the gentle blue of the jacaranda trees,
or maybe it was because it was Tuesday, but the little one wasn't with me.
Our Tuesday afternoons have come to an end. Next year she will be at school full-time.
I felt a little pang, the kind you get from seeing an empty chair where a loved one has sat for many years. Or an empty swing.
But on the other side of the road, I discovered something. In the beautiful little garden on the verge that a creative neighbour has planted, I noticed something moving. Can you see them, right in the middle of the picture, just above the red flowers?
Now you can see one, I'm sure. Yes, the verge garden was flitting with monarchs,
because that thoughtful neighbour included swan plants amongst the brightly coloured flowers.
In times of loss, something new flies into the blue,
speaking of possibilities not yet discovered. And reminding me to be grateful, for all the unexpected gifts of life.

Wednesday, December 18, 2013

I was a Xmas songbird

Franklin Rd in Ponsonby is a long sloping through-route. In summer the trees arch over the whole road creating a spacious tunnel. I always love driving up this avenue.
 Over the last 19 years, Franklin Rd has gathered a special reputation. First a few people began lighting up their houses for Xmas. Then others joined in, and still others, until the whole street has become a spectacle, with nearly every house being decorated with coloured lights.
 Some of the displays have become more elaborate as the years have passed by,
 or naughtier. This Santa bares his bottom from time to time with a Xmas message.
The verandas, roofs, doorways, fences, and even the palm trees are festooned with lights.
 And as darkness approaches, family groups, couples, old people and young begin the night time promenade up and down both sides of the road. Cars drive by slowly and cameras click wildly. This Santa is lapping up all the attention.
 And The Voice Club gathers at one of the illumined houses, the house of the choir-master. For this is the annual wind-up of a year's singing in a community choir. Our big end of year concert takes place a week earlier. This year we sang to 250 people and raised between $2-3,000 to help low decile schools with their music.
 So often, because funding is tight, poorer schools have to choose between books and musical instruments. It's a hard choice, and the books usually win. This year, for two schools, books and music both won. The work of dedicated music teachers will now be supported by the right equipment. One school will have enough money to buy a set of African drums,
 and the other school can buy 25 ukeleles, enabling a whole class to play and sing together.
 Over the five years that I've been singing with the Voice Club, we have raised nearly $20,000 for good causes.
 Our music is superb, and people go away from our concerts with big smiles on their faces.
We finish the year by gathering out on the street and singing for the passersby. Our tunes are catchy, with quirky rhythms and fun harmonies. We throw in a few Christmas songs as well. Being a Xmas songbird is the best way to go into the festive season with sparkling eyes and a humming heart. We too were lit up, just like the houses on Franklin Rd.

Sunday, December 15, 2013

The trick at this time of the year is to stay cool. Everything is hotting up: the temperature, the pace of life, the energy of the sun rising to the solstice. The moon is swelling into fullness. Christmas is pumping out its demanding energy. The year is winding up and everyone suddenly wants closure. People are frantically racing here and there shopping for Christmas and organising the great exodus of the summer holidays; such stressful conjunctions!
 Staying cool means going out early on Sunday morning to shop. The farmer's market is an easy place to wander and select fresh produce. I return with all that I need for a stir fry meal. Staying cool means remaining inside during the heat of the day. I rest my hurt rib, make a cup of green tea and bite into a new season's apricot.
At the end of the afternoon I emerge once more, taking a punnet of blueberries down to the sea. They disappeared so fast that I didn't think to take a photo. But they were beautiful, with their dusky roundness.  One by one they popped into my mouth as I listened to the lapping waves.
 Then I did my tai chi by the sea, waving hands like clouds, scooping up the sea, flying like a grey goose and smiling at the pohutukawa blossom that has dipped down to greet me.
 Yes, summer is here. It all happened so fast, but here it is and a holiday is calling.
Staying cool means taking things slowly, like packing up the treasure trove of books that I bought last week. What fun it was to spend the book vouchers I won for being short-listed for a major book award.
 Down by the sea I take time to sip poems, one by one, from an exquisite little book called 'Gleam' by NZ poet Sarah Broom. Sarah understands the soothing effect of conscious breathing:

I am trying to breathe
like the slow, low purr of a drowsy cat
like the languid sway of an empty swing
like the shiver of a thistle in the wind
Summer is here and soon I will be settling in to the bach, ready to enter the rhythm of the tides, the wood pigeons and the floating stars. Aah. . . the very thought is soothing.


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Street Magician Killed in Syria, Magical News Round-up Tuesday, January 27, 2015

Street Magician Killed in Syria, Magical News Round-up Tuesday, January 27, 2015

Magician Killed in Syria

The world of magicians and performers is an ever-evolving and endlessly interesting topic. I like to check in from time to time and share thoughts related to recent events in the industry. Here’s what caught my eye over the past month:

Magician Killed in Syria for Performing Magic

The worst news for the magic community in recent memory is a heartbreaking story out of Raqqa, Syria. I saw it on Twitter and it’s one of those things you just hope turns out to be falsely reported. Unfortunately, it appears that Islamic State militants beheaded a street magician who went by the name “Sorcerer.”

Known in the community as a popular street performer who entertained people and children with his slight-of-hand tricks, the victim didn’t appear to be doing anything offensive to Islam or any other group. Yet he paid for his occupation with his life.

Magician Avoids Speeding Ticket with Magic Trick

On a much lighter note, Magician Steven Brundage was reportedly clocked going 42 mph in a 30-mph zone on his way home in Scotia, New York. A police officer pulled him over and took note of the Rubik’s Cube and deck of cards in his car. After being questioned about it, Brundage explained that he was a performer headed home from a gig. The officer then asked for proof.

Brundage hopped out of the car and performed the following trick.

New iPhone App Lets You Learn Some Simple Tricks on Your Own

While magicians should never reveal their secrets, that doesn’t mean there aren’t resources out there to learn some basics on your own. Magic Tricks Pro is an app that shows off classic card and coin tricks, their complexity, and gives examples on how to perform them. It’s free to download and offers paid add-ons for those who want to go a bit further. Either way, it’s fun to play around with and a good jumping-off point for those interested in magic.


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Have you run into this virus or a similar search hijacker? Do you need to see my ntbt list to know what I need to do? Recently, malware coders modified its codes to create variations to escape easy detection from security software. check over here You have all the necessary step by step instructions and video in this article.

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