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Monday, 25 July 2011

So Far, So Good

Three cheers for the debt negotiations stalemate. What this shows, thus far, is that some are serious about achieving substantial cuts in government spending and that some are not serious. That is truly revolutionary. For generations, Republicans and Democrats have joined hands to "make government work" by increasing the government spending trajectory without providing the funding to support that trajectory.

It is easy to promise benefits. It is much harder to figure out how to pay for them. This is the lesson the Western world is learning from California to the European underbelly.

That is why the current stalemate is such good news. For the first time, it looks like some politicians are serious about facing up to our coming fiscal disaster. Unfortunately, President Obama is not among those politicians. But, we already knew that. Obama is mired in the rhetoric of class warfare and is unconcerned about unemployment, the stagnant economy, and the exploding national debt. Fortunately, other politicians are concerned and are standing firm.

This won't last, of course. Eventually, the House Republicans will cave because they are scared to death that the media's one-sided portrayal of the current stalemate will create a public perception that Republicans are the problem. The reality is that, by the time, you get to November of 2012, the real issues will be the stagnant economy and the high rate of unemployment.

Even the financial markets are unconcerned about the current sideshow. There was virtually no reaction in Asian markets last night to the debt impasse, even though Tim Geithner and Barrack Obama were hoping against hope that the markets would crash and bolster their side of the debate.

The markets know the President is not a serious budget cutter. The markets aren't stupid. The markets also know the Republicans will eventually cave -- they always do. Finally, not extending the debt ceiling does not imply a default, nor does it affect social security payments ($ 2.5 Trillion of which can be paid without any increase at all in the debt ceiling). So, why should markets worry. They aren't worrying.

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Wednesday, March 25, 2009

What's a Trillion Dollars?

This is something I commented on at the Washington Post today in response to Obama's address last night:

To have an annual deficit of $1 Trill is the equivalent of asking 10M people to save $100K in order to pay it back. Run this out for 9 years, from 2010 to 2019, and it's essentially 90M people who will in the future have to save that amount to payoff the debt. And, this does not cut into the debt already incurred that we (future generations) also have to payback. You can run combinations of the numbers however you want. But the stark fact is that to have budget deficits in that range is the most reckless, irresponsible policy, possibly in the history of this country.

You can say whatever you want about W. I am no defender of him. But these are Obama's policies. These are his proposals. I have a hard time believing W or even Clinton would have proposed even a fraction of anything on this scale. Bush's deficits were not in the trillions. Nor did he propose anything approaching this scale. If I have to explain why energy, healthcare, and education - all managed out of the central government apparently - will not grow the economy to make up for a deficit of this magnitude, than the argument is already lost. If the sheer lack of logic of these connections and cause and effect is not self-evident than it's already too late and this country deserves its fate.

I should have clarified that Obama's debt is actually NEW. The existing total national debt is around $11 Trill. That's already huge and has been accumulated over many decades. Of course it won't take Obama that long to up the ante and almost double it in just his first term, heck first two months. That's change you can believe in. But, as we all know, we've got do it NOW! We had to TARP, NOW!, we have to have stimulus NOW!, or the world will collapse.

The underlying problem is that our society is unwilling to undergo any pain whatsoever. The remedies for the situation are painful and there is no short-term solution. Things have to fail. But people simply aren't accustomed to bad news or harsh realities. Maybe they've never been and nobody ever likes unpleasant facts or a a pink slip or whatever. It sucks. But what we're getting ourselves into will probably suck worse. But hey, let the good times roll and suspend logic as we embrace change we can believe in. Ideally, the object of our hope should be substantive. Instead we have Obama.

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Thursday, July 3, 2008

Buttercups and Daisies

Buttercups and Daisies.
Could a phrase be more English?
Or is it just my old Englishness making it feel that way?

I am transported to a wonderland
In which a mother
Can hold a buttercup under one's chin
And say 'Yes! You like butter!'

How magic was that!

My mother holds my hand.
Does she say 'It's Fairyland!'
Or does the thought come unbidden into my mind.
I only know that I stand there and believe.

Only Fairyland would have a little railing round it.
Inside the railing is a little park.
It must have been very little
To appear so
To six year old eyes.

Beyond is a wall……
I think.

But 'beyond' is immaterial.
Everything begins and ends in this small
Self-contained world

The yellow-white-white-yellow
Spreads like a tiny forest.
It hides small fairy creatures.

But I can't see them because I've been a 'naughty girl'.
How odd that I should only now
Remember that!

'Why can't I see the Fairies?'

'Because you've been a Naughty Girl'.

I must have continued on my naughty way
Because I never saw Santa Claus either.
And I never saw any other Venerable Mystic Personage, for that matter.
I have grown up
A comprehensive

But when, in this so-different land,
I see paddocks, far away, vaguely resembling
Fields of
Buttercups and Daisies,
'My heart leaps up'.

For a brief moment,
I feel those half-forgotten emotions.

I remember what it feels like to believe.

keithsramblings said...

What a lovely memory. We are right in the middle of buttercup and daisy season in Sussex right now, and while I was reading your piece my mind went back to when I made a daisy chain for my first little girlfriend all those years ago. It broke! She laughed, I cried.

Old Ollie said...

Fun toen to this piece RR.


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Thursday, May 8, 2008

TV soaps shouldnt focus only on negatives

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Kasamh Se on Zee TV has lost its charm.Manno bhabhi has left and Jigyasa has been replaced. Jeete Hain Jiske Liye was a good serial but has become monotonous with the focus on Shalini threatening everybody.There are pleasant memories in life that these serials could capture, but they focus only on negativity.I would prefer to see serials that also teach us something-how to decorate homes on low budget,nurture relationships or maintain health.

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George C. Hoffner

On May 15, 2016, the East End lost one of its most dedicated fishermen and artists, George C. “Jed” Hoffner, who passed away at the Kanas Center for Hospice Care in Quiogue. He grew up in Stony Brook and was quarterback for the Southside High School football team in Rockville Centre, Class of 1955. He was 78.

Survived by his wife of 56 years, Bonnie Hoffner, whom he met at Alfred University while pursuing a degree in ceramic design, the couple raised three children in their Southold home: Donna Quinn of Lockport, N.Y., Christine Sweeney of Greenwich, Conn., and Erik Hoffner of Ashfield, Mass. Their daughters gave the Hoffners five grandchildren: Ashley and Sarah Quinn, and Brooke, Caroline and Fin Sweeney.

For most of his life Jed stalked East End shorelines at sunrise with a fishing pole (or a camera during the cold months) while working as a salesman for Lipton Tea, Southold Lumber and Penny Lumber, before driving for Sunrise Coach Lines. A true nature lover, he was known to stop his vehicle to help a turtle cross the road. The tides were his timepiece and he instilled in his kids a deep respect for nature and a love of the outdoors, teaching them how to fill the family’s refrigerator with clams, fish, mussels, oysters and crabs from the local creeks and beaches in every season.

Hoffner was a captain for the U.S. Army Reserves during the 1960s, a volunteer firefighter in Eatons Neck, N.Y., and was also a proud Swede and Yankees fan. He expressed his favorite outdoor interests and scenes via ambitious woodcarvings, beautifully composed photos, and exuberant watercolors, which he delighted in giving away to friends, family and local businesses. A painting of oysters can be seen in the Southold Fish Market foyer.

A service will be held for him at 11 a.m. Saturday, July 2, at the First Presbyterian Church columbarium in Southold.

Memorial donations in his name can be sent to the North Fork Audubon Center or East End Hospice.

Arrangements were entrusted to DeFriest-Grattan Funeral Homes.

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American photographer David McCandless, based in Pennsylvania, takes pictures of different snowy or sunny landscapes, roads and rails, flowers, woods or seas. His work is to discover in pictures, with a beautiful almost omnipresent halo and bokeh.

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Friday, November 26, 2010

Gerber Bear Grylls Survival Knife

British outdoorsman Bear Grylls had a really expensive knife before the new consumer-oriented version came out. Let’s face facts. The average person is not going to spend $700 on a survival knife, especially when they may not encounter too many situations where it will be used. Enter the $60 consumer-grade survival knife that will fit most budgets.

This survival knife which is made by Gerber has a serrated blade, a special rubber grip, a stainless steel pommel that can be used for hammering, and an emergency whistle incorporated into the short lanyard on the handle. The sheath has a fire steel attached, emergency rescue instructions and a diamond sharpener to enable you to keep your blade sharp. There is also a pocket survival guide included.

RW, Jr. has purchased one of these from Academy and plans to give it a real-world test. This Gerber knife is what is commonly referred to as a multi-function survival knife and Gerber has a good reputation for making some fine products. Once RW, Jr. has had a chance to check it out, we'll see if it really does the job.

Monday, October 11, 2010

The Bushcraft Duo

The Bushcraft Duo

This is a recent addition to my EDC gear for those times when you need the capabilities of a small axe to prevent using a good knife blade for something other than its intended purpose.

The combination of a good fixed blade knife and a small axe will be a good cutting combination.
You can read about this pocket axe here:

Sunday, April 18, 2010

Paracord is a simply "must have" piece of survival gear. It's got numerous uses, is lightweight and easy to carry. Always try to keep a bunch on hand (at least 50 feet or so) for emergencies. I like to use both the green (for stealth mode) and the orange (for those times when it needs to be seen). I also try to stick with the better quality 8 Strand 550 Paracord.

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The Goal of All Good Design

Keep it simple.
 - Brian Kernighan
Simplicity is the goal of all good design.
 - Dan Geer

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FOSS can get really ugly. When it comes to ugly and unusable FOSS are head and shoulders above everyone. And they wonder why their platforms and applications never achieve widespread popularity?

What's really amazing of course is that some of these FOSS people are accredited and work for some of the major software houses. Such as Google. And in terms of good taste and design and general chops are still so very diseased.

What's also really amazing - and oh so painfully ironic - is that this FOSS thing hatched out of the Bell Labs Unix movement. Where 'simplicity is the goal of all good design' first got its foothold. If there's one thing Brian Kernighan, Dennis Ritchie, Ken Thompson, Joe Osanna, Al Aho, Doug McIlroy, and all the rest stand for and imputed to the computer science industry over the years - and for which we're all eternally grateful - is that simplicity is the fountainhead of elegance - and thereby also usability.

These FOSS clowns - where do they all come from? Where do they all belong? Do they merit mention in a new fourth verse to Paul McCartney's Eleanor Rigby?

Now look what some no-nonsense feet on the planet's surface Swedish hackers come up with. Not often understood is that Swedes have a propensity for just getting things done. With no confusion. With a level of organisation other cultures can't attain to. This is a good example.

The FOSS graphic makes you want to vomit. The other comes pregnant with an infinite number of latent opportunities.

It's also said the best programs never need an instruction manual because things just work as you'd expect. It's also known (focus group studies et al) at least 60% of computer end users aren't going to read any instruction manuals anyway - they're going to just click around. Which is why IBM's 'Forgiveness Principle' becomes so important.

In the first case you can't really count on knowing WTF the app is supposed to do, much less how to do it. And guaranteed it's going to let you down, frustrate you, and screw things (and itself) up.

[The size of the download is so obscene that alone can make you vomit. Simplicity and elegance are never packaged in monster downloads. Ed.]

In the second case you can just go and do whatever you want. Just go ahead. It's going to work. And if it doesn't it isn't going to screw you up.

The programmers for the second application don't work for Google. They're not infatuated with their own reputation, with Richard M Stallman, or the exquisite taste of Kool-Aid™. The clown who built the first application and thinks it's 'sexy' (yes that's his word for it) works for Google.

Reflect on that and learn. And next time you see an app that leaves you nauseated and confused: don't try to remember what you had for breakfast - blame the dude who made it so nauseating and confusing for you.

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'volfs' is a special Unix file system used by a wide variety of Unix distros. The documentation varies little from platform to platform - most of the time it's identical. The following link explains what it's is all about on Sun Solaris:

docs.sun.com: volfs

Apple have their own variant on volfs, but it's not the same thing. To get a peek into what it's all about, try the following experiment:

  1. Drop down to a console.

  2. Go to your Documents directory.

    % cd ~/Documents

  3. Open TextEdit. Type in a bit and save the document as 'volfs.txt'.

  4. Close TextEdit.

  5. List your directory.

    % ls -il
    total 0
    3415400 -rw-r--r-- 1 you wheel 0 Nov 15 14:32 volfs.txt

  6. Note the number in the leftmost column: that's the inode. Make sure you keep this number handy.

  7. Navigate up to the following directory.

    % cd /.vol

  8. That's your 'volfs' volume. Inside this directory you'll have another directory - navigate to it.

    % cd new_number

  9. Remember that inode? Use it now.

    % open 3415400

Pretty cool, eh? Note that Unix volfs can't have this feature - if you haven't understood this already, you will.

Apple have a documentation page about their volfs online.

Q: When I run fs_usage against my Carbon application I see lots of accesses to items in the '/.vol' directory. What is this directory and why am I accessing it?

A: This directory is used as the mount point for the 'volfs' file system. The 'volfs' file system is a key component for supporting the Carbon File Manager APIs on top of the BSD file system. Historically, BSD systems only allow you to access a file or directory by its POSIX path. However, the Carbon File Manager API also allows you to access an item by its catalogue node ID (CNID, a file ID reference or a directory ID). 'volfs' provides a bridge between these two models, allowing the Carbon File Manager APIs to work on top of the BSD file system.

What's not mentioned here is that Apple, despite their decision to keep the abortive HFS, must remain 'POSIX compatible'. This means that even if they do not run a good Unix file system (OS X Server does but the workstation version often does not) they have to make it look as if they do.

This means that whatever else they have tied up in their convoluted HFS, it must behave in all respects exactly as a 'real' Unix file system.

But HFS and Unix file systems have an inherent and irrevocable incompatibility - as evidenced by the above. Unix file systems admit of multiple links to the same physical file; HFS is rather unique in basically outlawing such a concept from the get-go.

The traditional HFS APIs for accessing file items have gone into history as some of the most 'up the butt' file system thinking anywhere ever. HFS can only with the greatest difficulty deal in straight paths; HFS wants a file ID and folder ID for any given path; HFS needs special 'crutches' to enable conversion from the obvious and easy way of accessing files to its unbelievably strange and counter-productive method; HFS assumes there is a one-on-one relationship between a physical file and its denoted file name.

There are advantages to this methodology of course, the main being that files can be moved anywhere or renamed to anything and the file system will still find them. MacOS aliases will always work. The deciding factor here is the 'ID' of a file item, which is always constant. Finding this ID is of course another matter, entailing much more code than would be needed on any Unix file system, David Cutler's NT File System, or ordinary mongrel MS-DOS, and neither of the latter have anything against multiple links, even if they don't actively support the 'iblock' concept.

It's now time to continue the experiment.

  1. Drop back down to a console.

  2. Go back to your Documents directory.

    % cd ~/Documents

  3. Make a hard link to your 'volfs.txt' file.

    % ln volfs.txt volfs1.txt

  4. List the directory again.

    % ls -il
    total 0
    3415400 -rw-r--r-- 2 you wheel 0 Nov 15 14:32 volfs.txt
    3415400 -rw-r--r-- 2 you wheel 0 Nov 15 14:32 volfs1.txt

  5. Note that the numbers in the leftmost column are identical: you have only one physical file on disk - one physical file with two distinct names, which is born out by the '2's in the third column.

    These 'multi-links' can occur anywhere on the same physical or virtual device: such a device has but one 'iblock' and any and all files refer into that iblock. You can give a file as many names as you want. This is Unix - get used to it.

  6. Now navigate back to your '.vol' directory to try the same trick again - but before you do, ask yourself: as there are now two legitimate names for the same ID, which one will your system come up with in TextEdit's title bar? OK, now try the trick.

    % cd new_number
    % open 3415400

  7. Did you guess right? Did the 'right' TextEdit window open? What do you think is the general rule here?

The answer is that there is no 'right' answer. Imagine you're speeding down a motorway, with merges happening left and right, and suddenly you realise you're lost and pull off at a petrol stop to ask directions and the attendant says only 'drive back the way you came'. But there are several forks in the road going back; which do you take? And where?

The whole issue is ridiculous because there is no answer; because HFS is incompatible with Unix; because it's a wonder - today an explainable wonder - that the Nexties of Redwood City could ever be lured into such a suicidal 'enhancement' to their system.

Not that the Maccies have been easy to contend with. Here's an example from a developers forum. Read this and keep telling yourself 'this is real; this person really exists'.

'Apple's decision long ago to deprecate toolbox functions which used file paths was a good one. MacOS users can move or rename files/folders/volumes willy nilly without taking a system-wide census of which files are open by what applications. This is no longer true in Mac OS X. I wonder what would have happened if Cocoa had been ported to MacOS. [sic]

'It seems to me that Carbon is a good low-level API while Cocoa is a good high-level API which unfortunately uses POSIX low-level APIs. I'm hoping Apple will introduce a lightweight file primitive like FSRef for Foundation and propogate [sic] its use to methods which currently use POSIX file paths in the form of NSString's, but I'm doubtful.'

It can be noted that this crack (-headed) programmer has an impressive resume published at the same site. His physical location is however not known, so basically no one is safe: keep your doors locked at night.

'Current projects WRT MacOS X:
Fixing Java so Java apps suck less (MacFile)
Fixing Cocoa so Cocoa apps suck less (NSTextView)
Fixing Apache so it doesn't need to use filename extensions (almost dead project) [sic]'

NeXTSTEP was and is and will continue to be brilliant; almost every seasoned NeXTSTEP programmer knows this and supports the system in its pristine form.

It is equally agreed that any foibles OS X has today are the direct result of concessions the Nexties Jobs brought to Cupertino have made to the Maccies already there.

But something's got to give. One cannot continue to put the cart before the horse, or to hitch the horse backwards to the cart, or to try to force square pegs into round holes, or to pretend that HFS is a good and consistent Unix file system.

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Wednesday, April 10, 2013

PBE Games - Q1 2013 (man I'm rich)

When I first started publishing RPG products via One Bookshelf, I promised myself I'd share out the sales results. There are a few real publishers that do this, and I've always found their data fascinating. So here goes.
Since I just started publishing in February, these figures don't cover a complete quarter. I publish exclusively through OBS, so I receive a 70% royalty on all sales. Here are the numbers:
  • Deadly Blows (February 13): 13 copies sold for $38.87 gross, $27.21 earnings
  • Tome of Names V1 (March 12): 8 copies sold for $14.32 gross, $10.02 earnings
  • Koslac's Crossing (March 20): 5 copies sold for $15.16 gross, $10.61 earnings
Note that (copies sold * list price) may not add up to gross sales, as there are a couple review copies reflected in those totals. During that period I also had $4.81 in additional income from OBS's affiliate program.
I'm lucky enough to have friends and relatives who can fill some of the roles I can't in the production process, and are willing to work for peanuts. My biggest bugaboo is art. I can draw maps, but when it comes to actual art, that's a different story. I spent $11.99 on clip-art packages in this quarter, and I've been supplementing that with public domain art. After paying costs, I'm left with a grand total of $25.50 pure profit (neglecting, of course, the cost of hosting, and my own work).

As you can see, I can now retire.

I'm not surprised by these results. I approached this entire project with a let's see what happens mindset, figuring 25 sales on an individual product would be a pretty good result, and Deadly Blows has come the closest to that mark. With each new product I also learn a bit more about the many tools OBS offers, so I can do a better job of marketing (if you were an early customer, sorry you didn't get a thank you note with your purchase).

Next week will see the launch of my next product, The Tombs map pack. After that, it'll be volume three of the Tome of Names (volume two went out earlier this month).

So there you have it, the financial joy of being an RPG publisher. I hope you found this a worthwhile read. I'd like to extend thanks to the OBS staff, especially Scott Holden, who's gone above and beyond the call of duty to answer my many, many questions. Finally, thanks to anyone and everyone that's purchased one of my products!

  1. Thanks for the info. I was super curious how business has been for pbegames. Keep up the good work!

  2. I love this kind of stuff, and wish more publishers would share. Thanks for reading!

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40 days to raise £40k, and you can help make it a reality with as little as £20

If you've been following the story of The Bicycle Academy here on road.cc you might be wondering what's been going on. BAck in August we reported that they'd be looking to secure crowd funding in October to the tune of about £30k, but hey: it's halloween and there's been no news.

Well, the funding push did get delayed a month but begins now, with a target of £40k: now's the time to register your support. And by 'register your support', we mean 'commit some cash'

If you haven't been following the TBA story, the premise is that it's a new and lovely way to get the skills you need to build bikes. TBA funder Andrew Dehnam has teamed up with fillet-brazing legend Brian Curtis to offer a range of courses, from single day workshops to one-on-one tuition. The different bit is that the bike you'll build isn't one for yourself: it's a standard design that TBA have come up with that can be built up with easily sourceable stock parts and shipped out to Africa to help get transport to people that need it most.

So you spend your money on making a bike that you don't get to take home? Yup. But there's method in the madness, don't worry. For a start, there's the feelgood factor of knowing you're doing something worthwhile. Every frame will be uniquely identified so that students can find out where the donated bicycle is sent and who is using it. The Bicycle Academy is a company with a social conscience, and they believe that bikes can change lives. We do too.

As well as that, TBA is encouraging people to see framebuilding as a longer term pursuit. "It’s fair to say that the first bike you build will be the worst bike you build", says Denham, and he's probably right. The sticking point is that the first bike most people build will be the only bike they build, but that's not necessarily the case here. Everyone that graduates from The Bicycle Academy will have continued access to the facilities so that they can build more frames and hone their skills. Obviously that mostly benefits people that are local to TBA's base in Frome, but more far-flung students can also get reduced rate jig-building kits so that they can work on frames at home before making the journey to put them together at the Academy's workshop.

If you want to help TBA get off the ground, the funding push is running for 40 days on the Peoplefund.it website. There's a number of levels of support. £300 is the minimum you'll need to pledge to get some actual tuition (a 1-day brazing masterclass with one-on-one tuition from Curtis), with £500 buying you a place on a four-day frame building course. If you want to support the enterprise but don't want to make bikes yourself, there are pledge options from as little as £20.

For more information on The Bicycle Academy, head over to www.thebicycleacademy.org. If you want to make a pledge, point your browser at www.peoplefund.it/the-bicycle-academy

Dave is a founding father of road.cc and responsible for kicking the server when it breaks. In a previous life he was a graphic designer but he's also a three-time Mountain Bike Bog Snorkelling world champion, and remains unbeaten through the bog. Dave rides all sorts of bikes but tends to prefer metal ones. He's getting old is why.


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November 25, 2013

From Flannel Shirt to Pillow Cover - A Tutorial

I'm a big fan of flannel.
I've talked about it before.  Lately I just can't seem to get enough of it. I have a flannel shirt that I wear on a daily basis, it's become my version of a hoodie.

It's not surprising at all that I'm always on the lookout for more to add to my closet.  Just last week while at the thrift store I stumbled across one that had very pretty colors but sadly was not the right size.

I brought it home with me anyways!
Silly I know, since it didn't fit but I loved the colors and decided I was going to make it into a pillow slipcover instead.  I have always liked the look of pillow covers fashioned out of men's dress shirts so I figured I would like the look of one made out of a flannel shirt also!

And boy do I,  take a look.

Cute Right?

Want to make your own?

Good, I just happen to have a quick tutorial for you . . . follow along!

Before you begin, lay your flannel shirt on a flat surface and smooth it all out nice and flat with all the seams lined up.

Step 1:

Trim off one sleeve by following the seam.  Repeat on remaining sleeve.

Step 2:

Trim the side seams of the flannel shirt from the bottom up to the trimmed arm holes.  Repeat on other side of shirt.

Step 3:

Trim the collar off by following the shoulder seams across the top, and then continuing around the yoke of the front collar.  Flip the now loose collar cuff up and out of the way.

Step 4:

Determine the size of your pillow and cut the flannel shirt to the corresponding size.  You will cut through both the top and bottom layer of the shirt at the same time.

You will then have two rectangles cut to the same size.

To figure out the right size, I simply laid the pillow on top of the flannel and eye-ball the size (making sure to add a little extra on all side for the seam)  Because I wanted to keep the pockets, I laid the pillow centered over the pockets to make sure I had plenty of room on all sides before I cut the shirt to size.  As for the pillow, I used a travel sized pillow that I bought at Target.  They make a great accent pillow size and their cheap too!

Step 5:

Layer the two cut pieces of flannel on top of each other.  Making sure to place right sides together.

Step 6:

Pin the two layers together and sew all the way around  with a straight stitch.  Before you begin sewing make sure that your seam line won't hit any buttons.  If need be, remove any buttons in the way.

Step 7:

Check for fit.
Simple unbutton the front and slip your pillow insert inside.  If it all looks good finish your seams with a zig-zag stitch to prevent fraying.  Turn the pillow cover right side out, insert pillow, button up the front and your done!

The whole project was so easy and fast I felt a little cheated out of sewing time!  The size of the flannel shirt I used was large enough(I think an XL) to use the bottom part of the shirt for an additional pillow cover.  Now I have two pillow covers, one with pockets - one without pockets, both with button down fronts.

Lovely right?

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  1. Oh my word, how cute and adorable is this. Love your tutorial, super creative and fabulous. I would love for you to link up to Inspire Me this afternoon. Hugs, Marty

  2. I love flannel too! It just so happens that I am wearing a flannel shirt as I type this. It's purple, black & white and one of my favorites. I have been planning to make new pillows for our couch and flannel pillows would be the perfect thing. Thanks for taking the time to make the tutorial and post it for us.
    Happy Thanksgiving!

  3. flannel . . . red, white and blue . . . pillow . . . all wonderful.

    I would never have thought to make a pillow out of a shirt. Now you have given me an idea. We found a vintage Reyn Spooner Hawaiian shirt on the beach. When we got it home it turns out that it had been ripped right down the front. We wondered if someone had gotten in a fight on the beach. Anyway, I kept it because the fabric pattern was so nice. I think I see a shirt pillow coming up, but not 'til spring.

  4. Those are sew cute :) I'd say I am running off to Goodwill to find a cute patterned shirt to make one, but I still need to make my cubby shelf! Thanks for the tutorial.

  5. Absolutely adorable and fabulous for the holidays Robin!!!!! you make me wanna sew! Love this idea, I think you should sell these in etsy! Hope you have a wonderful thanksgiving dear!

  6. omg this is so cute!!! I was going to make some little throw pillows for our porch furniture for christmas and these would be perfect. I also have a whole box of flannels that are triple Xs because my Grandpa lost a bunch of weight and gave them to us. This will be perfect and free!

  7. That is just too adorable. I love plaid. I'm a new follower. Thanks for the tutorial.

  8. Oh my, I LOVE this and I have a perfect shirt for this as well. :-) Thanks so much for sharing and have a great Thanksgiving.

  9. Lovely indeed! I adore flannel and plaid shirts. My guys have lots but won't let me steal any. I may have to hit the after winter sales to stock up for next year. In the meantime I picked up some red and black buffalo check flannel and made new Christmas pillows.

  10. I love love it! Yes, that was a great idea. Good Will always has lots of good one... Great tutorial too. Have a great one. Blessings!

  11. Very cute.
    I have just made all my christmas presents with vintage thrifted flannels. They are perfect and have a ton of uses.
    I made amazing cowl neck scarves for all the boys in my family.

  12. Oh how I love this. I just stuck some pillows in a closet because they didn't match my decor anymore... guess who's going to the Goodwill to update them? Thanks for sharing!

  13. I am in love with these pillows! I need to make new pillow covers for the man cave, and what could be more fitting than flannel shirt pillows? Thanks for sharing the tutorial, Robin!

  14. These pillows are fabulous for this time of year! Love the plaid flannel!!
    Mary Alice

  15. This is SO cute, Robin...and wonderful that you can use the button opening to insert the pillow...genius! Thanks for sharing! Have a wonderful Thanksgiving, Robin!

  16. Oh...this is just adorable! I love it how the bottons open and you can remove it to wash it too!

  17. I <3 your flannel pillow! Pinned Happy Thanksgiving:)

  18. Love, love, love these pillows! I never would have thought of this, and I have some flannel shirts I could use right now. I popped over from the Knick of Time party and am now following you.
    Tuula :)

  19. Your pillows are beautiful, I love them both! I want to do this now, I will be on the lookout for a large red flannel shirt! Thank you for the tutorial, my friend.

  20. This idea is so clever , so different and ecofriendly ! Congratulatious ! I going to make a pillow cover with t - shirts. I think it"ll be nice ! A hug for you !

  21. Love this! You've been featured on Sunday Features {Give Me The Goods}. You'll also be on my FB page today ;)
    Jamie @

  22. Oh my goodness, how cute is that! Perfect look for the winter, but other colors and non-flannel would be cute for other seasons. I'm off to raid The Man's closet!

  23. Robin - I just discovered your wonderful post ... and have already shared your creative work with the people in my world.

    I know they're going to love meeting you!

  24. I had 2 flannel shirts from my late dad that were too big to wear. I thought of making pillows with them but still they sat around. I found your wonderful tutorial and this year those shirts became pillows for the 3 grandchildren, who absolutely loved them! Great idea and easy to follow tutorial - thank you! Happy New Year!

  25. Your tutorial was so easy to follow. I'm a beginner sewer I lost my Husband July 2014 I had the kids and Grandkids pick out a favorite shirt there Dad or papa wore and started making these they love them even made one for his mom and dad. It was fun and sad at the same time but we will always have papa around. Great idea. I put a little tag on each with a saying. We have flannel and reg shirts to. Love them

  26. this is a perfect pillow for my Granddaughter for her graduation as the shirt belonged to her Grandfather that is
    deceased few yrs ago she missed him so.....thanks for the idea!

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  28. I recently used your tutorial to create a pillow out of an acu it turned out wonderful. Thanks

  29. oh, so much thank you, I received a shirt from a mom who's husband passed away to make the shirt into a cushion cover for her daughter so she will always remember him wearing it. I will try this it seems much easier than the way I thought it should be done. The rest of the pieces I will cut into pieces to make a teddy with for a extra keepsake.

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  31. Looks soooo adorablee. I think that is a very interesting idea to creating flannel shirt to pillow cover. I think the cover would be as soft and warm as flannels shirt, i probably trying this in the future.
    Great post ! Thanks
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Good Morning!

I've been making a few changes in my Living Room to hopefully reflect the wonderful spring we are having here in Minnesota.  It seems like we always have to wait so long for it to finally arrive but when it does it's always worth the wait.

I wanted to give the room a fresh paired down look.

One that reflects the gorgeous sunlight streaming in the windows and wonderful scent of fresh, clean springtime air flowing through windows wide open.

An easy, breezy sort of look I guess.

As accent colors I picked pale blue which is always a favorite of mine in the spring, which I paired it with a range of pink colors.  From the palest of pink to bright watermelon pink for a jolt of color.

The two colors together makes the mostly white room seem so cheerful and inviting to me.

The room now feels just like I hoped it would.

Bright, cheerful and extra airy!

I'm loving it so much I may just keep this look all through the summer!

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  1. It really does feel like a throw-the-windows-open and enjoy the summer breeze room! Lovely, Robin!

  2. Your room is Summer! Very Beautiful!
    The photo of your dog sleeping is beyond precious.

  3. So lovely:) And love your pup - so cute.
    ~Debra xxx
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  4. So light and bright and airy! I love the touches of pink and blue! The blue stool is wonderful! Cute little pup-dog, too! xo Karen

  5. Extra airy it is!! I love the brightness of your room. So beautiful! Makes me want to paint all over... really!

  6. Robin,
    I love your beautiful room. It is fresh, light and cozy. Great job.

  7. It looks perfect! Definitely light and airy.

  8. Robin, this room is absolutly gorgeous! I love the touches of blue and it really is so light and airy!
    Thank you so much for sharing at Something to Talk About!

  9. Robin,
    I always love it when you share your beautiful home with us at Show and Share. That is one darling little stool. You will be featured at my party on Monday.

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I have found Mark Noll's books to be incredibly stimulating, particularly (though not limited to) The Scandal of the Evangelical Mind and America's God: From Jonathan Edwards to Abraham Lincoln. In the following interview he talks about his work, why it's important, and the need for evangelicals to return to the life of the mind.

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Each day we grow up a little … some sights or sounds trigger in us thoughts, which lay dormant inside us for years. These thoughts reveal to us the nature of things of this vast unexplored universe. But most intrinsic to this thought process is the journey of our inner self – the unchartered territory which lay wild and coarse due to taboos or the programming which was initiated long back – when we were young and impressionable.

Our previous generation hardly questioned their parents / elders about the course of thoughts that they were expected to fall in line with. A minority amongst them who expressed their true feelings were either castigated as rebels, or worse, disowned.

Similar programming continued in our generation too. Centuries of distrust, fear, hate and discord were being firmly entrenched in the soft clayey minds. But as we grew up and stepped beyond the threshold of the cloistered convent of our homestead, all of us did not turn out to be as we had been taught. We realized that people were good and bad and that had no relation whatsoever with the language they speak, the color of their skin or the name of their Gods.

In our daily walk through the meanderings of life, we come across people who leave a smile on our faces or a few times, distaste in our mouth. This happens, again, without the barrier of communities of birth. But to label a whole people as unworthy or an aberration is in itself potentially dangerous. We had seen this trend in the midst of the last century and now we are further witness to a growing phalanx of a community who are forging world opinion to turn against them so that inside their own people they emerge as champions of a worthy cause – a cause which to us sounds foreign and odious!!!

Arent they the people who are legitimizing the fears and the ghetto mentality of a generation gone by?

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What I read -- May 2015

“Deryni Checkmate” by Katherine Kurtz.. It’s sort of like reading a regency novel, but set in medieval times, plus magic. So much attention to clothes and furniture! The head-hopping seems alien to me now. Being the second book in a trilogy, this had no ending to speak of. The Deryni seem really Jewish.

“Athyra” by Steven Brust. This is what I want to write like. He can get away with things because the voice is so strong. I love every time someone says something blah-blah-blah Sethra that doesn’t sound very characteristic of her, and then Vlad says “Sethra Lavode?” and the other person says “no, Sethra the Younger.” So stylish! That doesn’t happen in this book, by the way.

“Orca” by Steven Brust. It was included in the same volume with the previous, so what choice did I have? I had to race through because I was being chased by Ed. Not that this is a problem, mind you. This was a really well-done example of interauthor, and worked really well. Maybe too much talking. The great thing was getting to see how other people see Vlad in these books, because by now we have a pretty good idea of how he sees himself. I love the normative elf thing, so different for fantasy.

“The Up Side of Down” by Megan McArdle. I read her posts on pretty much daily. I don’t always agree with her, but wow she is smart and knows how to structure an argument. I finally requested this at the library. John Scalzi linked to her a few years back, which is when I “discovered” her, so it was nice to see she gave him a shout-out for his poor people essay. The organizational structure was nice, and unlike a lot of people who write books like this, she had plenty of content, and the chapters did not start to seem repetitive as they so often do.

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Personifying Sonata Form

May 13, 2011

Music majors are usually good at understanding musical form, but sometimes folks who are not musicians who want to learn more about music have a hard time wrapping their heads around the concept. They kind of understand verse-chorus-verse-chorus-bridge-chorus in terms of “in this part they sing this and in that part they sing that” but visualizing musical architecture doesn’t always stick.

In my theory class where I have a wide range of students from whizzes to amateurs, I tried a different tack yesterday. In “Sonata Form,” one of classical music’s most venerable musical forms, the opening movements of sonatas and symphonies are usually in three parts: in the first part, the exposition, the composer presents the main themes of the movement, usually two, and sometimes three. The themes contrast from one another, and one of the most important contrast in terms of form, is that the second theme is in a different key than the first–usually in the dominant (V) in major, and in the relative major (III) in a minor piece. In the second part of the movement, the development, the themes and motives presented in the exposition, are played with, “developed,” and justaposed. In the final section, the recapitulation, the opening themes return, but this time the second theme is in the home key (I) instead.

It occurred to me that words like recapitulation, development, exposition, and chordal descriptions (I, IV, V, vi…) often needlessly stress our my earnest amateurs. So I made up a story to analogize the process, and it went something like this:

The story begins, sometimes with an introduction where the music might place us in a locale or even a specific time period. We meet John or Joan. The music describes the way John/Joan is, his/her character, his/her metabolism, and his/her emotional tenor. Ideally, the theme will be sticky, memorable. After the introduction of John/Joan, we have a transition to a second person, Serge/Sara. This theme is often strongly contrasting to the first. Serge/Sara is from Russia whereas John/Joan are from Iowa. They are very different people.

The middle part or the development sections can be thought of as a compression of their dating period where all kinds of things happen. They date, they make love, they fight, they travel, they go to church, they get drunk or high, they dream and most importantly, they have meaningful conversations.

In the final section, they get married. The themes come back in the same key: John/Joan and Serge/Sara exchange rings and share the same last name.

I discouraged lumping contrasting themes into masculine and feminine although accept the notion that sometimes this dichotomy can be a good description for some sonatas. Just don’t forget that masculine can be a bull dyke and feminine can be a gay man with effeminate qualities. But in the long run, notes are NOT people: but in our minds notes can help us imagine all kinds of things.

Composers often invent quite elaborate programmes for their compositions, half expecting the audience to believe that the programmatic element is essential to appreciating the music. I have a composer friend who told me that one of his compositions was about wild sex, but never told anyone, simply calling it Piano Sonata Nr.6. Might we have liked the piece more had he made that confession?

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kiwiev October 19, 2011 at 6:23 am

I like your ideas. I did something similar with a video that personifies sonata form using a cartooned family dispute over holiday decorations. Two contrasting Christmas tunes are synched with the action in the little drama. (The video is at ) And thanks for posting your “Four Painters”…. really terrific music!

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Monday, February 23, 2015

I Didn't Watch The Oscars, and Other Random Stuff

I watched the red carpet with my girls because they love the fancy dresses. As soon as they went to bed, hubby and I popped in a movie and watched it in bed. No Oscars for us. We haven't seen most of the movies anyway, so why bother.

I did get to see my man Liam Neeson walk on stage just before turning the TV off though. I know he's getting up there in age but that man still does it for me.
Then I got lots of razzing from my kids about how I have crushes on all these 'really old guys'. It was hilarious!

Are you practicing Lent?
I usually give up sugar. I know I feel better when I'm off the 'crack', and for some reason it's easier to stick with it when it's for Lent. I actually started a few weeks before Lent but am continuing with it now that 'God is watching'!

I'm also giving up meat for the full 40 days (not just on Fridays). This may seem extreme to many, but for me I don't think it's that big of a deal. I don't eat red meat at all anyway, so I'm really giving up chicken and turkey.
I found an all natural, organic veggie burger that the hubby and I both love, so I've been using those when my meal plan falls short. But other than that I've been enjoying cooking with beans and quinoa. I've also been roasting vegetables and LOVING it. Who knew roasted cauliflower could taste so different from regular cauliflower!
I think eating more vegetables has helped me look and feel better. My skin is definitely showing improvement.
Now, as if giving up meat AND sugar wasn't enough, I'm also doing away with packaged/processed foods. Nothing out of a box. No granola bars, pretzels, crackers, cereal...
I did have one slip last week. I was at the kids school all afternoon. I brought a bottle of water and some fresh strawberries but it wasn't enough for the 4 hours I was there. So, I snuck an organic Kind bar from my kids cubby and had that to hold me until we got home. Kind bars are non GMO, gluten free, so not too bad for a 'cheat'.

My kids have today off (some sort of teacher work day) so I'm taking them bowling. If we don't go somewhere they'll sit on the couch looking at a screen all day. I want to avoid that.

There's another wind chill advisory for today so playing outside is not an option.
I have to say as sick and tired I am of this horribly cold weather, our family and friends back east have it way worse. They're getting the cold AND snow. We don't have any snow here in Wisconsin, and don't have any in the forecast. I call that a win for us.

I am SO ready for spring so I can get out there and walk the hills again. I really miss that. I remember last year heading out before the sun and watching it rise while I was on my walk. That was the best part of my day.

Well,the kids are starting to wake up so I better get on breakfast duty. Just wanted to check in since I haven't posted in a long time.

Have a great and healthy day today!

Sarah Kopf said...

I'm so sick of these windchills I could puke... For serious. Wisconsin is not usually THIS brutal, but the last two years have been terrible.

I usually only watch the preshow for the dresses, but I actually left the Oscars on for part of the night. I was reading a book, so I wasn't really watching. I thought Anna Kendrick looked GORGEOUS. I was grossed out by John Travolta. He always manages to look creepy with the chains and makeup....

Amy W. said...

Hey! I just posted a recipe on my blog about meatless mondays, staring a quiona veggie dish.

I taped the oscars and of course didnt set the dvr to run over, so I missed all the good awards! Go figure. I did watch the red carpet and was a little underwhelmed!

Beth Ann said...

Dang girl, you are full hard core! Love it! I'm having success tying Lent to my choices as well. The weekends are always harder for me though.


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Sensational Scenes From My Weekend

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The holiday season is in full swing and I’m trying to navigate it all. I don’t have a traditional Sensational Sunday post but I thought I’d share a few photos from the weekend.

It all started Friday when my in-laws came to babysit so we could attend The Husband’s annual Holiday Party.

I look forward to this event every year. We dress up, dance, and because we stay overnight in New Jersey, have no kids to wake up with the next day!

This year I found an awesome dress at a local department store for 19.99. I fell in love with its color and neckline.

So flattering.

We really had an amazing time and I was so proud of The Husband (well, really both of us) for dancing the night away.

Although I thought the blip on my Fitbit would have been a bit more impressive.

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We drove home Saturday afternoon and hung out with the family. It was nice. I ended up making a big dinner for everyone and since my in-laws were still in town, The Husband and I got a little Christmas shopping in kid-less. It was nice.

This morning I snuck to the gym to practice some lifts (less than four weeks until my second CrossFit competition) and then rushed the kids to my friend’s Breakfast with Santa Party.

We had a blast.

I tried to take a selfie with the 2-year-old but made the mistake of saying, “look up!”

Which then corrected to, “No, I mean look at the camera.”

lol He cracks me up!

He was a little timid around Santa but did great overall.

I’m not a real Santa fan or pusher. The Husband calls me a scrooge but I just don’t get into all the fuss. I don’t do the mall Santa thing, I don’t hide elves, and if it was up to me, the whole gift giving thing would be much more modest.

For me the holiday is all about spending time with family. Don’t get me wrong, we have our traditions, but they are pretty low key.

Anyway, after the party we ate lunch and then honestly, I took a nap. I was EXHAUSTED!

When I woke up we set up the camera and took a few photos for the Christmas cards this year.

Someone ALWAYS needs to be reminded to smile normally.

Our family shot came out great.

Everyone was looking!

I love watching my family change over the years.

Here’s 2012

2010 (5 months pregnant)

Blows my mind how time is flying.

After the family photo shoot I pulled together some leftovers for dinner and we settled in to watch the Survivor finale.

That was it. Overall, the weekend felt pretty low key. I’ve been scrambling to get Christmas cards and photo books done for presents and I finally got ahead of it.

My food journal has been a bit of a disaster since Friday but I’m committing to it tomorrow.

OK, must go. I’m up too late yet again. This sleep thing always bites me in the butt.

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I’d love to hear your story or thoughts on mine.

However, to prevent the massive amounts of spam I was receiving I have turned off comments on any post older than 5 days old. If you'd like to leave me a note regarding this post or anything really try me on twitter (@RoniNoone,) my Facebook page, or even IG (@RoniNoone) I'm so sorry for the inconvenience. I never thought I'd have to do this but it's gotten way out of hand and comment management has become simply too time consuming to manage.

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    December 16, 2013

    I can’t believe how big the boys are!! It seems like it was yesterday that you only had “the toddler”! And now he is a handsome big boy!! Hope you have an incredible holiday season :)

    December 16, 2013

    That dress looks great on you! What a bargain! Also, dancing is such a fun way to get exercise while also bonding with your hubby! Have a great holiday!

    December 16, 2013

    I bet the Hubster was proud to have you as his date at the party! Fun to see how your kids have changed over the past few years, but you parents haven’t. Where do you have the fountain of youth hidden away??


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Do What You Love

Today unofficially commemorates one of the things I love most... STAR WARS!!!

I am fully aware how silly that might sound to some but honestly, I don't really care.  And neither should you.  We only get one go on this rock (as far as I know) so we might as well enjoy ourselves right? And if one of those things is spending 4 days with 150,000 fellow Star Wars devotees, then why not?

Two weeks ago I had the opportunity to attend the Star Wars Celebration in Anaheim so here are some of the photos I caught while I was there.  I had an amazing time and if it's possible came out of the convention even more of a fanatic than before.

Now, some people might say, "Ronnie, not everyone has the time or money to just go off and do stuff like that, no matter how much they love it."

My answer to that is that even when I didn't have the means that I do now, I still made sure to let myself... well, enjoy myself!

And I think that's my point.  I feel like too few people today allow themselves to have fun.  Instead they allow themselves to get hung up on things like I don't have enough money or I don't have enough time or I don't want people to think I'm weird...

DO WHAT YOU LOVE.  As long as you're not impeding on someone else's happiness or doing them harm, then just go for it.  Embrace your inner weirdo.  That's what makes you cool.

So enjoy these fine fine examples of people unabashedly just going with it! And if you want to see more photos from the convention, visit my other blog Dream Builders Club (while you're there you can also learn how I was able to create the time and financial freedom to go to these conventions... did I mention I'll be going to the one in London next year?)

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Saturday, March 12, 2011

Permaculture Pruning: Lesson Three

'Momma Red' proves that when the books tell you
a red delicious is supposed to make a good central
leader the tree may not agree. You have to be
willing to accept what the tree gives you.

The primary purpose of planting a fruit tree is to get fruit. This sounds simple, but most of the fruit trees I pass on the road are neglected, almost as a ritual. One of the biggest areas of neglect is in pruning.

Either people don't prune at all, prune once every five to ten years, or prune with reckless abandon with no idea of what they are doing. Of these three methods, I would rather see no pruning because when I'm called in to fix the tree, I can turn to what nature provided rather than what man mangled.

The decision of how you prune starts when you decide to buy a fruit tree. By the time you've bought the tree you already have to know if you have room for the tree you are getting. This includes height, width, and avoiding incompatible obstacles like the children's sandbox or your spouse's favorite rose.

And then there is the fruit. How do you prune for the best fruit? There are three widely used forms for raising temperate fruit. They do not cover all possibilities, but they are great tools for getting most jobs done.

Open Center This is my favorite because it can be used for many types of trees and because it is easy for me to climb and pick fruit. An open center tree is formed like a wide bowl or vase with the main branches coming out of the trunk anywhere from one foot up to about four feet up, pointing in different directions.

Usually four main, or scaffold, limbs are recommended, but I vary between three and five depending on what the tree gives me.

If the type of tree is well suited to this form it will be easy to prune each year. Fruits that take well to open center pruning are: almond, apples (most), apricot, cherry (pie), fig, nectarine, peach, and plum (Japanese).

A nice open center prune job.
Top view of the above tree. Note the small fifth
scaffold limb. It fills a spot that the older limbs
were never able to use.

Central Leader This is what we think of as a 'classic tree'. It has a trunk that runs from bottom to top with scaffold limbs popping out in all directions from about three or four feet from the ground to nearly the top of the trunk.

The central leader form is often used for big fruit and nut trees that can not harvested from the ground. It is also used for shorter trees that have strong vertical growth, like pears.

Trees that do well trained to a central leader are: apples (red delicious, jonathan), butternut, cherry (all), chestnut, filbert and hazelnut, pear, pecan, and walnut (black and English).

This would be well on its way to a central
leader if it were not sick and dying.

Modified Central Leader This is the same as a central leader, but the limb that is serving as the 'trunk' is cut back somewhat short of its top.

Many years ago when I was just learning pruning, I thought of this as one of the best and most versatile ways to prune a fruit tree. Now, having rarely used it, I wonder if I have learned wisdom, or if I need to rethink some of my pruning.

Trees that do well with a modified central leader are: apple, apricot, cherry, pear, and pistachio.

Other forms that are used, but less thought about are:

Natural Form Citrus and most plums do well with only basic removal of dead, sick, and crossing limbs.

This plum has done well for most of its life with
little help from me or anyone else. Now that it is
getting older I keep more of an eye out for dead
wood. I take a few live branches mainly to improve
sunlight for the remaining branches.

Multi Leader Service berries, filberts, and other trees that have a natural suckering habitat and no root grafting are usually right at home going somewhat amuck.

Double Leader Some trees are highly susceptible to diseases that are only treatable by removing all the infected wood, plus some. By providing a secondary, smaller leader you provide insurance against a bad infection on either of the leaders. This is my favorite way to prune pears.

Dozens of other systems for pruning fruit trees exist. But this is a solid list of the basic forms for a beginner to learn and the most productive for the average home owner.

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The Times, 11 August 1965
[article discussing 100m backstroke world record by 12 year South African schoolgirl Karen Muir]
"It is very rare to find a sports international at 12, although Joy Foster did play table tennis for Jamaica at the age of eight in 1958..."
[NFM: she also won the Jamaican championships in women's singles, women's doubles and mixed doubles the same year]

So Joy Foster seems to be the youngest person ever to represent her/his country in international sporting competition (at senior level - not counting youth competitions obviously).

I found only one potential exception : in the 1900 Olympic coxed pairs rowing, the Dutch pair replaced their regular coxswain, who was considered too heavy, with a French schoolboy. They won the gold medal, but the boy's name has not been recorded (it is also not clear whether he was given a medal). Some sources say that he was 7 years old. In any case he was not quite representing his country I suppose.

I thought perhaps gymnastics would have a younger representative, but apparently in female gymnastics the youngest was Pasakevi 'Voula' Kouna of Greece, aged 9, and in mens Dimitris Loundras (also Greece) aged 10. The latter won a bronze medal in the 1896 Olympics.
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The Greek gymnasts seem to be unsourced, to use Wikipedia's jargon; all references to them appear to be from almanacs and record collecting websites.

A search of Greek websites might uncover more clues, anyone qualified to do it?

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Re: Youngest international sportsperson

It has been suggested that the boy was Marcel Depaille, and that he might have been as old as 10.

Gymnastics does give us the youngest medallists though, with 10-year old Dimitrios Loundas in 1896 and 11-year old Luigina Giavotti in 1928.

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I only considered gymnastics to point out that it did not have younger competitors than Joy Foster - when I read about her in The Times I could not think of any other sport in which such a young person could conceivably participate at senior level.

Equally I wasn't restricting to Olympic competition, as Olympics come round only every four years. In general the youngest competitors tend to come from gymnastics, swimming and diving

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What a combination. Some days ago, the magazine Sportweek published an interesting reportage about the youngest sportspeople, but in this case they listed only the youngest world champions. According to it, the record belongs to the Chinese diver Fu Mingxia, who was only 12 years and 141 days when she won the world title in 1991.

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In the 1982 Asian Games in New Delhi, the North Yemen women's table tennis team included "Asia Ahme Al-Sharabi" (spelling as in newspaper) aged 8.

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Interior inspiration for this summer

This is why I am so addicted to Pinterest – you always find so much inspiration for every aspect of life. Lately I've been collecting inspo-photos for my home (once again). I'd love to add some more old wood and more natural materials like woven baskets and rugs. I am also still working on my avocado and oak offshoots. I hope they'll grow soon, so I can put them in glass vases or plant them. Fingers crossed!

If I owned a summer house in a tropical place, this is what the floor and dining table would look like.

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