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Location: Millinocket Maine/USA

Trail: Hurd’s Pond Trail

Note: Baxter State Park is over 200,000 square acres of protected wilderness, rolling 18 miles northwest of the welcoming country-town of Millinocket, Maine. The crowning feature of this incredible old-growth preserve is Mount Katahdin, a 5,267 foot peak, and final mountain along the American northeast’s 1,500 mile Appalachian Trail. The Piscataquis and Penobscot Rivers cut through the southeasterly portion of the park, creating opportunities for riding rapids and hiking along waterfalls, all with Mount Katahdin looming stoically in the background. Dozens of trails are spread throughout the park. “Hunt Trail” is the official Appalachian pathway to the alpine peak of Katahdin. Other trails that run to the peak, such as “Knives Edge”, “Abol”, “Cathedral”, and several others, require a reservation with the park before arrival, which can be made easily on-line at: The trails here also offer a good deal of anthropological mystery, with megalithic stones in patterns and shapes that push the envelope of our imaginations. I hope people understand that this is a site about fully appreciating what is discovered on wildlife pathways, and it is not meant to be shocking or offensive in any way. The information and evidence in the forests of New England support a megalithic culture that had specific memes and themes cut into granite, all for the world to discover. These mysterious stones can be found on Hurd’s Pond Trail, and I hope people visit these woods and judge for themselves what is being described here. Trails which are not at an immediate proximity to Katahdin will NOT require a reservation, such as trails that run along the rivers, old-growth forests, lakes, rocky ledges, and icy caves, several miles to the south.

Hurd’s Pond Trail: “Hurd’s Pond Trail” will take you through some pretty cool natural features, and picturesque pathways, with several points along the way that give wonderful pause, and appreciation. The Abol-Bridge Campground site is the jumping-off point for this trail, which runs the east-to-west course of the main road of the Reserve, Golden Road. The Northeast Piscataquis River runs south from Abol Bridge, with a dirt road running along its edge, eventually veering southwest into the forest trail. You can choose to walk the 3.5 miles along this stretch of scenic river-road to arrive at the car park of “Hurd’s Pond Trail”, or you can simply drive to the car park, which will be on your right after the 3.5 miles.

Hurd’s Pond Trail is a relatively short hike on it’s own, of about 2.5 miles culminating at the “Ice Caves”, an enticing network of boulders and passages overlooking Debsconeag Lake to the south. Before you get there you pass a set of pathways that feature different types of ledges, hedges, glades, and anthropologically mysterious megaliths. The lower trail runs over thousands of roots, and passes around grand fixtures of boulders that look to have been placed specifically along this particular part of the forest. Take a look at this boulder pictured below; do you notice anything particular about it? To answer the question: there are half-a-dozen massive triangular boulders, cut with a flat face and rounded back, standing at about 10 feet in height, and perhaps 20 tons in weight, along the path to the Ice Caves. It’s astonishing.  There is first one triangular boulder to the right, and then one triangular boulder to the left, and then another to the right again, all within the first half mile of the hike. It is hard for me to believe that seasoned hikers and naturalists simply pass by this without taking any note of it whatsoever? Personally, it is impossible for me not to stop and wonder what this might indicate. Take a look at the image below; how could you ignore this? These are teams of similarly crafted boulders, staring you right in the face. Not only are they similarly crafted, but they are facing the exact same direction, north, which is staring directly at Mount Katahdin. If it were not for the amount of clearly crafted triangular stones that I have time-and-time-again found in various forests of New England, I would have a hard time writing this portion of the blog. I completely understand that some people may be entirely skeptical of this, but at this point it is utterly obvious to me that the equilateral triangle was worshiped by a megalithic culture in the forests of New England. To support this, just take a look at some of the examples of granite-cut triangles discovered from places all over New England, found in hard to reach places like significant mountain elevations,  waterfall facades, and deep woods ridges, miles from modernity in every direction. Please consider, that scientifically speaking, Equilateral Triangles DO NOT OCCUR IN NATURE. These shapes were obviously crafted. Something is going on with the Triangle in antiquity, and anthropologists are simply choosing to totally, and absolutely, ignore it.

There is more to add to the mysterious elements at Hurd’s Pond Trail. Once you pass the initial triangular megaliths, you will come to groupings of boulders deeper into the woods that have other compelling features. You will first drift through some heavy hedges and narrow lanes, and come out to a beautiful glade of 100 foot tall Pines. The boulders under these pines have specifically fitted cuts, within the rock faces themselves, which are angled and overlapped to create a triangular feature. In the image below, these two boulders are not sitting at random; the left boulder has a level right-face that is meshed in a perfectly flush fit to the cut-and-leveled left side of the  boulder on the right. If you look closely it is absolutely clear. This ‘flush overlapping’ of the stone creates a specifically triangular space beneath.   Take a look at some more examples from New England forests where I’ve found flush-fitted overlapping boulders that create triangular spaces. It’s not simply the triangular space beneath the rock, but it is the exact precision of the continued lines  which create these angles that amazes me. How this is possible is hard to comprehend, and yet it is there.

As you continue into the last half mile of Hurd’s Pond Trail you will see granite boulders with rounded-out arches, and the fitted pieces that resulted, sitting within a few small feet of each expression. Look at this section that was cut from this huge boulder below; the piece that was cut is sitting just to the right, like a block waiting to be inserted. It should also be noted that the top of these particular boulders have been cut flat, like a square. This is obviously some type of expression; like some megalithic craftsman saying “Look what I can do!”

After passing a few hillsides with beautiful trees you will come to the sign that points to the Ice Caves, which do not have ice in late July. There is a railing and ladder that you can climb down into the caves, with its shafts of shadow, wind, and light. Above the Ice Cave boulders is a view of the beautiful Debsconeag Lake to the south. At this point you will have completed one of the better introductory trails to a worthy wildlife preserve in Baxter State Park. Work your way back steadily to the car park, and make sure you give yourself enough time to return before the Sun goes down.

Final Note: New England is home to one of the most mysterious megalithic cultures in the world, which is obviously supported here at This culture is very similar to the Celtic megalithic culture, which of course also has its own beautiful massive stone statements from the earliest era in History.  Supported by consistent evidence, the megaliths of New England obviously have their own specific memes; rather than Celtic “spirals”, New England offers us ‘triangles’ cut out of, and into, the stones. I hope people come to understand the anthropological significance of this statement, and that every culture in the world seems to support a megalithic era, with distinct evidence. Baxter State Park is one of these sacred places, with natural beauty in the landscape, epic grandeur in the mountains, and mysterious megalithic statements deep within the forests. It is everything that this website hopes to bring to the foray. Do not to take my word for it,  but seek and find these sacred places for yourself.

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Visitors, windstorms and the tornados of Jupiter

This past week our apartment on Ye Old Fishmarket Street became the headquarters of an ex-Rwandan International Aid Effort reunion, as my friend Anna (centre) popped in on a visit from the Increasingly Democratic Republic of the Congo where she is working for the UN. Arriving with her were her Dutch friend Babet (right) from Maastrict and Daniel (left, obviously), another Canadian working in another part of the Congo who came via Paris. All three had met in Kigali a couple of years ago, and continue to be heavily involved in international development work. However, last week they were here: Don’t they look happy? You too can be that happy if you visit!

Never one to pass up an opportunity to boss people around and lecture, I gave them what quickly revealed itself to be a way-too-elaborate tour of Strasbourg – from the Euro-zone to Petit France - which, lacking as I am a car, had to be accomplished entirely on foot and took the better part of a day and a half. I won’t give away any details here (for that you’ll have to visit and take the tour yourselves) but suffice to say the massive windstorms we had in Northern Europe added considerably to the “Strasbourg’s ghost stories” portion of the tour.

The most memorable part for me (aside from being able to hang around with some very accomplished and fun people) was at the restaurant the day we left. Amynah and I took them to a Thai-Laotian place not far from our apartment. We’d been there once before and remembered the service as “pretty good.”

This time, when the waiter (an older Thai man) came to take our order he was immediately entranced by the multi-ethnic, multi-lingual nature of our table. Now, I'm relying on my poor French comprehension here, but it seemed to me that after rubbing Daniel’s belly and telling him he was too thin, he started talking about how we were the “people of the future” and that they would be sending people like us to outer space.

In a bit of lateral thinking, he then started talking about how space was kind of dangerous, because they have big tornados on Mars. Amynah said that she thought it was actually Jupiter, at which point he agreed, and started doing a little twisty “tornado dance.”

That brought him back to the space mission, and he started talking about how much fun it would be to dance in the zero-gravity environment of our multi-racial, inter-stellar party ship. I was tempted to invite him along on the journey, but I’m afraid that it would be a non-smoking flight, thereby keeping him off whatever groovy herbs was on.

In any case, he was so pleased by us he actually chased us outside in the rain after we had paid our bill to shake each of our hands. Amynah and I have been doing “The Tornado Dance of Jupiter” at random intervals and collapsing into giggles ever since.

The food, by the way, was excellent, and the restaurant is now on the “can’t miss” sights of Strasbourg for future visitors.

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Friday, May 6, 2011

Here I Stand

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My favorite multi-player game is easily GMT's "Here I Stand."  Rich was kind enough to set-up and host a game last Saturday at his lovely home in Downers Grove.

My strategy--or strategery--as the Papacy:  Diplomatically, i need to maintain a strong alliance with the Haps.  We both have shared interests in Germany--me on the religion side, Haps on the Electorate side.  The Haps can provide military protection for me as well.  My other main diplomatic goal is to make peace with France and to keep them out of Italy and direct their attention elsewhere.

England cuts a deal with France where France gives him a card in exchange for allowing the Scots to vacate Edinburgh.  This raises eyebrows amongst the other players and would have repurcussions for England in the following turns as we felt England had taken advantage of a new French player.

The Ottomans took Belgrade and also knocked out the Knights of St. John so it looked like they were going for a Med. strategy.

The Haps took Metz.  France pulled their Scots out of Edinburgh and built a chateux.  England took an undefended Edinburgh, while i failed to take Florence but did have success in keeping the reformation somewhat in check against John's Prots.  I also threaten France with Excommunication should they cross into Italy.  I'm not sure if Michael planned to do so or not, but i like to think my threat helped keep the French army out of Italy.

In the New World, France found the Amazon, the Haps conquered the Aztecs but failed in exploration.  England's Rut found the Straights but failed to circumnavigate.

VP's  Otts 10 Haps 12 England 12 France 15 Papacy 18 Prots 1

At start.  Outstanding graphics!

The action really gets started.  I draw the best card possible for the Papacy in "Venetian Alliance!"  I also find that the Haps have Wartburg, so i'm in good shape.  France and i agree to end our war and i encourage France to stay at war with England.  I also ally with the Haps and Tim forms a Haps-France alliance with loaning 2 squadrons to France to fight England.

On my turn 2, i take Florence, play Leipzig Debate and target Tyndale in England and burn him!  I then bring Venice into alliance.  Great turn for me.

Papal Empire.

England and France begin their arms race in the channel, building up their navies and armies.  The Ottomans take Buda, creating war with the Haps.  The Haps are pretty quiet, although they play Trace Italiene, plopping a fortress in Germany and, along with a Papal merc i had deployed to Germany, help keep the Reformation in check.

France and England--the Phony War.
VP's:  Otts 14  Haps 16 England 12 France 16 Papacy 21 Prots 4

Suleiman takes Buda.
 TURN 3

Diplomacy continues hot and heavy.   With the Prots under control, i now need Tim more than he needs me, so i gladly continue our alliance and loan the Haps a Papal squadron.  Rich and i discuss divorce terms.  We bargain back and forth with me wanting 2 cards and 2 mercs as my starting position.  Rich starts with 1 card and 2 mercs.  We finally settle on 2 cards to me and i send him a single merc.  This will cancel my alliance with Tim which worries me a little but i quick talk with France convinces me i'm okay.

When we announce deals though, France declines to go to peace with England--they had obviously discussed this in diplomacy-- and England cancels our deal as he needs the cards to fight France.

So, France invades England but Rich is able to crush the French army.  France does win a naval battle in Calais and exchanges one loaned Haps squadron for 2 English squadrons, and settles in for a long seige of Calais as Rich hits France with Gout and Unpaid Mercs.

Rich also hits the sheets with Ann Boleyn but only gets Elizabeth out of it.  Ann's days are numbered...

John's Prots go on a conversion rampage in Germany which i can do little about.  John's dice have finally went hot and mine cold.

The Barbary Pirates make their appearance, but Tim is ready for them and sails a Spanish Armada into port and wipes the corsairs out.

The Shmalkaldic League also comes out and Tim moves Charles into Germany to try and take some electorates.

Charles in charge...German version.
It's a quiet turn for me, as i work on St. Peters and build up my army for what i expect will be an invasion from someone.

VP's Otts 16 Haps 19 England 14 France 16 Papacy 23 Prots 12

With 23 VP's, i know i have a big target on me.  The question is, who is going to come after me?  My biggest concern is Tim, as Charles coming up from Naples with a large Haps army could be bad.  Tim also has a bunch of cards so he could take Florence and Vencice from me.  The Otts are also a concern but i am better prepared to deal with them as i have a good sized fleet in the Adriatic.

Tim is also in a good position to win so i want France and England to go after him.  I talk to Michael(France) and encourage him to end the Angl-French War and ally with England to go after Tim.  He sees the logic in this and i feel pretty good about my chances of either winning or being in a good position to win on Turn 5.

But here is where i make a huge mistake:  i don't talk to Rich to make sure the England-France deal happens.  So we go to announce deals and France and England stay at war!  The Ottomans then go to peace with Tim and DOW me.  Now, i am very concerned that Tim will win this turn as he has carte blanche in Germany and can easily take all the Electorates, and that coupled with another exporation and conquest can give him the win.

So Dean sends the Ottoman fleet into the Adriatic to take on the combined Papal-Venetian fleet.  He sinks all but 2 squadrons while lossing a couple himself in a bloody battle.  Sulieman then lands in Venice with 5 Ottoman regulars.

Ottomans move on Italy.
Over in the channel, Michael's French fleet takes out the English fleet and Calais finally falls to the French.

Calais falls to the French!
 Charles rampages through Germany picking off the Electorates one by one.  John does send a Prot army into Prague and takes it, but with Tim's wealth of cards, and no threat elsewhere, he is able to get Ferdinand there and retake it.

Haps blitz Germany.
Meanwhile, a Papal army moves to relieve the seige at Venice and wins the field battle!  With no retreat path, Sulieman is captured and paraded through the streets of Rome.

So, i am in good shape having held off the Ottoman invasion.  Tim is at 22 VP's with an explorer to roll for.  When he picks his -1 explorer Navarez, i breath a sigh of relief.  It looks like we'll go another turn and i have a great chance to win on Turn 5.  But Tim rolls an 11, which gives him a chance to circumnavigate and get the win.  He still needs an 11 or 12 to do this, so i'm still not worried.   He throws the dice in the cup and...12!  His worst explorer circumnavigates and the 3 VP push him to 25 and the win!

Final VP: Otts 17 Haps 25 England 12 France 19 Papacy 22 Prots 6

Nice win for Tim.  I felt i played a great game but made one major mistake during the turn 4 diplomacy not talking to Rich to cement the French-English anti-Haps alliance.  So what happened there?   I found out that Rich had wanted peace but wanted to wait a turn to DOW the Haps and use his home card to try and get Edward.  This was a non-starter for Michael as he, rightly so, didn't want to take the Haps on alone.  Both Michael and Rich are new players so they really needed someone to broker the deal and to make sure they attacked Tim.  I failed at this and it cost me the game.

Great time as always.  Thanks again to Rich for hosting ,and i'm looking forward to our next game.


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Tuesday, August 12, 2008

1st shot at this blog thing!

So, I figured I would give this blog thing I've heard so much about a shot!! Maybe just for my own sanity!

We are gearing up for the start of year number 4 of homeschooling!! WOW!! Even as I type it, I don't believe it! Where has time gone? It amazes me how fast time goes the older I get. Yes, I admit it...I am getting older!! :)

So much has happened this past year... but most important has been finding our church home!! We have officially been Orthodox Christians for almost 6 1/2 months now! We love our new home & our new family at Sts. Cyril & Methody! It has just been so amazing! We all look forward to church days! As we read in books as new Orthodox christians, people describe the Divine Liturgy as the church rising up & worshipping in heaven with Christ & the saints & angels. It truly is just as they describe!

Katelyn is starting tennis lessons in September! The man teaching is a double amputee & has a sporting organization that plays all kinds of wheelchair sports. We are very excited about that! And swimming lessons should be starting soon. We are beginning to get more involved with an organization called DASA (disabled athlete sports association) and they offer track & field,sled hockey,soccer, and more! The director, Kelly, is fantastic! So I can see that I am becoming a soccer mom! Anyone have a van...anyone? :) So as you can plainly see, there is a real reason for my insanity!! I usually just blame it on Chris or Katelyn!! Surely you didn't think I would take the blame myself!?!?! Are you crazy?!?!!? ;)

el free to leave your comments!! I hope you enjoy following along with my insanity!!

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Hey, Carrie! I got your call the other day. Sorry I haven't returned it yet... would you believe life has been even crazier than usual? I'm glad you're starting this blog... then at least I'll keep up with you, even if I don't call, right?? Love ya! roben

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Hey Girl! I like your blog idea. I think it helps to write things down. I have started a journal myslef (my eyes only) when I feel that things are out of control. Wait a minute that is all the time :) I am so happy that things are going well for the fam. I am excited for Katelyn. Just think I am also a soccer mom. Who would of ever thought. Just wanted to stop in to say love u all. I don't know what I would do without U!!
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Yesterday, I stopped by Barnes & Noble and picked up a couple of books I've been wanting to read. One was Classy by Derek Blasberg. I really like this book. It's funny and very helpful with the various threats against young women today. In this book, Derek Blasberg gives you some tips on how to be a lady, be well-mannered and well-dressed without crossing the lines from sexy to slutty. He also educate young women on how to have fun without being a drunk, loud, attention seeking, "tramp". He covers everything from dating to dinner etiquette. It's a handbook every girl should have, whether you're worried you may be at risk of becoming un-ladylike or just want to learn the meaning of the different dress codes.
It's definitely something I'll be referring to often.

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Kentucky should move forward, not backward, on healthcare access

kynectThis op-ed was originally published with Scalawag Magazine on January 12, 2017. This version includes a section on how single payer healthcare can help end health disparities in Kentucky and across the country. You can read the original article here.

By Brandi Jones and Mallika Sabharwal, University of Louisville School of Medicine

The patient reached for his bedpan and vomited. He clutched the right side of his abdomen and groaned.

His appendix was inflamed and had to be removed. As the surgeon explained the upcoming procedure, the patient, despite being in obvious pain questioned the necessity of the impending surgery. His concerns became evident when he alluded to having a new job and “waiting for his benefits to kick in.”

While the surgeon gently reassured him of the need for the appendectomy, the patient simply responded, “Now I’m missing work, and I still don’t know how I’m gonna pay for this.”

The unfortunate reality was that although his was the first such experience I encountered on my 8-week surgery rotation, it would not be the last. More than a dozen patients relayed their concerns about the price tag associated with their necessary interventions, their regrets over not being able to get the issues addressed before they became more emergent, and the mounting costs they would face after they were discharged, when they had to get medications and schedule follow up appointments. While I listened to each person’s problems, I couldn’t help but feel that the vast majority of their distress was preventable—if only our system was better suited to truly address the healthcare needs of its people.

One of the main goals of the Affordable Care Act was to increase the number of Americans covered by health insurance, and since the ACA’s enactment, the number of uninsured nonelderly adults has fallen by 37 percent1, with the largest gains among the poor, the near-poor, and minorities.

The law’s expansion of the Medicaid program was a big part of this achievement, enrolling an estimated 9 to 10 million of the previously uninsured. One of the areas most affected by the expansion was in Eastern Kentucky. Pike County, where the coal industry has abandoned jobs and the poverty rate is 23 percent, saw the greatest decrease in the uninsured rate. When the ACA took effect, the uninsured rate dropped from 13 percent to 6.6 percent – that is, approximately half of Pike County’s previously uninsured residents saw direct benefit from this implemented change.

In May 2013, Kentucky, Gov. Steve Beshear introduced a state-based online marketplace, Kynect, in compliance with the ACA and Medicaid expansion. All the plans guaranteed access to essential health benefits such as yearly checkups, emergency room and hospital visits, prescription drugs and care for pregnant women and children. Insurance plans also covered preventative care, like flu and pneumonia shots, routine vaccinations and cancer screening procedures such as mammograms and colonoscopies at no additional cost. Some plans also included dental and vision coverage and if they did not, those coverages could be purchased separately through Kynect.

Kentucky’s method of implementing the ACA was touted as a model for the rest of the country. Research from the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health examined the impact of the traditional Medicaid expansion in Kentucky along with other states that did and did not opt to expand. The study found that the uninsurance rate declined by 14 percentage points in expansion states compared to states that did not expand Medicaid. The Medicaid expansion was economically beneficial, increasing jobs and tax revenues for the state. The Urban Studies Institute at the University of Louisville estimates that expanding Medicaid led to the creation of 12,000 jobs in 2014 alone and will add more than 40,000 additional jobs through 2021, which will only increase tax revenue for the state.

In 2015, however, Kentucky saw many changes following the election of Gov. Matt Bevin. True to the platform upon which he ran, the newly elected governor swiftly proposed to scrap the traditional Medicaid expansion in Kynect and to substitute a model patterned after what Indiana has implemented: a program that pushes health care costs back on Medicaid patients. The premise behind this push is that it will foster less dependency on state support and make individuals more accountable for the resources they utilize. This is not supported by data.2 Despite all signs pointing to this being an ill-advised, non-evidence based decision, the governor is forging ahead with his proposal to transition Kynect, the fully state-run marketplace, to, a federally supported state-based marketplace.

What exactly does this look like for Kentuckians? There will no longer be an eligibility and enrollment platform but instead an online portal for individuals to exclusively sign up for Medicaid and other federal aid programs. Enrollment into other insurance programs will be through Insurance plans will be contracted with the federal government instead of the state. As was witnessed in Indiana, it is anticipated that the special waivers being sought would do more to increase the out-of-pocket spending (and added financial barriers for care) than it would for increasing coverage for underinsured Kentuckians. The Kaiser Family Fund reports that 72 percent of constituents said they would prefer to keep the state’s Medicaid program as it is rather than reduce coverage to fewer people. Besides reducing coverage, the plan burdens vulnerable populations, with volunteer or job requirements and locking them out if they are unable to pay a monthly premium.

Under the new waiver, individuals who have Medicaid will have to pay income-based monthly premiums and fulfill varying work requirements in order to maintain their eligibility. If they don’t meet the requirements, they could face penalties, including a temporary loss of coverage. The waiver also eliminates dental and vision coverage and sets up restrictive health savings accounts for members. The aim of this waiver system is to transition individuals towards privately-funded care. The legitimacy of this aim has been under considerable scrutiny in the literature, as it rejects the data suggesting that linking healthcare (or other social supports) to employment is not the key to mobility for most Americans.

Kentucky is a state with a long history of being ranked near the top of some lists (cancer rates, chronic lung diseases, child abuse, obesity) and the bottom of some others (education). But it was able to get a feather in its cap by launching a well-functioning marketplace through Kynect. But Governor Bevin seems to covet our worst rankings. He plans to replace the system that placed us on a national platform in a positive light with an antiquated system that has been shown time and again to be ineffective, impractical, and quite frankly, immoral. Kentucky’s Medicaid waiver proposal is de-humanizing and forces individuals to prove their worth – something uncalled-for when it comes to health care access.

If the Bluegrass State really wants to change the current system, an even better solution to Medicaid expansion is to transition to a single-payer health care system which could provide coverage for doctor, hospital, preventive, long-term care, mental health, reproductive health care, dental, vision, prescription drug and medical supply costs for every person in the state.

How would something at such a level be funded? It’s actually surprisingly simple – by dismantling private, profit-oriented insurance companies and replacing them with a single streamlined, nonprofit, public payer system. There would be no more deductibles or co-pays and no stipulations such as work-hour requirements that keep individuals uninsured. This is a system that would be privately run but government funded – similar to the way things are managed with Medicare of the VA, but improved and expanded. There is no other plan being proposed that has at its foundation a focus on the health care needs of all the people, while also being mindful of our current financial reality.

As future health care professionals who believe that access to care is a human right, we support HR 676, the Expanded and Improved Medicare for All Act. It would save billions in administrative costs3, allow people to choose any doctor or hospital, and would not compromise the current health care system’s capacity with increased wait times. It would not raise costs while still allowing for innovation and the highest quality clinical care.

Although great strides have been made in Kentucky with the introduction of the recent expansion, it is still not enough. The current system, Kynect, is flawed and fails to provide enough coverage for everyone. However, rather than taking two steps backward with Governor Bevin’s proposed waiver, we argue that we must take one leap forward by making health care accessible for everyone.

Kentucky and the country need a single-payer system, a health care system that fully insures individuals and that will go beyond any Medicaid waiver in guaranteeing sustainable, equitable care for all.

jones.headshot (2)Brandi Jones is a third year medical student at the University of Louisville School of Medicine and past-president of the UofL chapter of SNaHP. Her interest in healthcare reform is driven by her previous experience as a mental health provider and her past research related to health disparities.

CDC headshotMallika Sabharwal is a second year medical student and the president of the University of Louisville School of Medicine chapter of SNaHP. Her interests in healthcare coverage and single payer stemmed from working with Get Covered America.


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2015 Arctic drift bottle found on Icelandic coast!

In another incredible twist of fate, a drift bottle thrown from the MS Ocean Endeavour over the Davis Straight was found on the coast of Vestrahorn, Iceland! Written by 2015 Arctic alumni Indigo Goehring, the message inside was picked up on a sunny Monday morning by Slovakian couple Barbora and Stefan on March 13, 2017.

Finding a message in a bottle had been nothing more than a childhood dream for Barbora & Stefan who were out picking up trash on one of Iceland’s iconic black sand beaches outside of town. For Indigo, the discovery was an amazing stroke of luck: “I was amazed, I never expected my bottle to go anywhere. When we were writing the letters I remember wondering what was the point, because no one was going to find my bottle anyway! Well good thing I actually wrote that letter!”

We believe that gentle action has big power, so when we see that there is a trash somewhere outside, we try to pick it up (at least something) and then recycle it. We are often amazed how much of plastic garbage we find on the beach …it is unbelievable! If only the ocean could be free from it and we would use the plastic stuff in other way – recycle and reuse it…not just throw it to ocean.”

– Barbora & Stefan, Iceland

Barbora and Stefan describe themselves as loving nature and wildlife: “We are thinking often how to live with as low impact on mother Earth as possible… When we will finish working in the hotel, we would like to set up a permaculture farm and grow our own food and live just simply and peacefully. It seems that the most majority of garbage on the beach are the plastic bottles. So we said to ourselves that our goal is now minimise the use of plastic bottles in our lives”. What turned out to be an extraordinary week for the couple took an even bigger turn, when Stefan asked Barbora to marry him the day after the bottle-drop was found. She said yes 🙂

Barbora and Stefan – newly engaged in Iceland.

Indigo Goerhing, 2015 Arctic

Vestrahorn, Iceland. Co-ordinates 64.257085, -14.963636

Finding a drift bottle is a special thing.  Across the entirety of the program, which was started in 2000 by the Institute of Ocean Sciences in Sidney, British Columbia and adopted into the Students On Ice curriculum in 2001, only around 1 in every 25 bottles are found. Most are lost to sea, buried in sand, or leak and become unreadable over time – which sounds like an even more mysterious discovery to find on a beach. The Drift Bottle Project is considered one of the more environmentally friendly ways to study ocean currents. While it is estimated that glass bottles can take up to 1 million years to degrade, they do so in a way less harmful to the environment than leaching plastic or metal. Successful finds contribute to ever changing global ocean circulation research, which is rapidly changing due to climate change. At the end of it’s life, the glass from the bottle breaks down enough to return to the marine environment as sand.

Its a miracle the bottle even left the ship at all! With a wild arm, Indigo remembers the day of the bottle drop:

“The funniest thing I remember from the bottle drop is throwing the bottle overboard. We had just written our letters, put them inside the bottles and then sealed them with wax and we were lining up to throw them in. I made my friends take a video of me throwing my bottle in, and good thing they did! Because when I threw it in, I almost broke it on the side of the ship! I have really bad aim, and though I was aiming for the ocean, the bottle missed the edge of the ship by about 1 inch! The entire group of people all gasped and cringed at once, thinking I had shattered my bottle.”

Here’s to more new ocean understandings and cross-oceanic connections.

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Thanking the women of IMPACT 100 for their faith

SCI project manager Shannon Nickinson with children at Jamison Street Preschool in West Pensacola.

My mid-life resolution is to be more like Eddie Vedder.

“Lucky and grateful are two things I am every day,” said Vedder, the lead singer of Pearl Jam. He was the last of his bandmates to speak at the band’s induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame last month.

Pearl Jam is music of my time. They were my generation’s howl into the universe. And now they are 50-something dudes — ADULTS — with short hair and children of their own and their parents in tow at their induction ceremony.

As I have often he thought he has been, Eddie was right this time. Lucky and grateful are two things we should all be every day.

Which is why I was pleased that the women of IMPACT 100 Pensacola Bay Area gave me the chance to express that gratitude this week. On May 2, the local philanthropy group hosted the recipients of their 2016 grants at Pensacola Little Theater.

There we were all able to share the progress we have made with the 10 grants awarded in the community last year.

The good fueled on by those grants is spreading all across our community, from tables at Jackson’s Steakhouse to the waters of Escambia Bay, to the land of the Santa Rosa Creek Indians to the maternity wards of Escambia County.

The women of IMPACT helped Studer Community Institute launch the Brain Bag initiative. And we were pleased to report that moms at Baptist, Sacred Heart and West Florida hospitals been receiving the early literacy gift bags, along with a lesson about how important talking and interacting with your child is from the earliest days of life.

We also are working on ways to expand the Brain Bags footprint in the community. The Escambia County Health Department nurses who do home visits with new moms will begin to teach the Brain Bags’s key touch points and review the material in the bag with their clients.

Because we don’t want the learning to be one-and-done.

Part of that effort will include the Light Up Learning fundraiser with Josh Sitton June 22 at Sanders Beach Corrine Jones Community Center.

Sitton, whose day job is is as an offensive lineman for the Chicago Bears, is also an SCI board member. He is also a great advocate to the cause of early education, so look forward to some great items up for auction to benefit SCI’s mission though:

Brain Bags. Early learning gift bags for every mother who gives birth in an Escambia County hospital. The bags include a one-on-one lesson on the importance of talking, reading and interacting with your baby from day one.

What’s in a Brain Bag?

It includes tools to help you do that such as a storybook that highlights the ABCs using our beautiful city, a baby book designed by SCI staff to help new parents track their baby’s brain development, a toy, and a binder that highlights community resources and more practical advice on how parents can use positive interaction to build a child’s readiness for kindergarten long before the first day of school.

Thirty Million Words Initiative research. SCI is bringing the University of Chicago’s research to our local hospitals starting with the newborn hearing test every infant has. Pensacola moms will join this research pool.

First piloted with 500 families in the Chicago area, this video lesson collects some data about parents before and after they watch a video on the importance of language in the developing brain. The video features real parents modeling behaviors that will help them, Tune In, Talk Turns and Talk More, as our friends in Chicago say, with their babies.

Preliminary data shows the video lesson does increase parent knowledge about how they can influence their child’s intelligence. The local findings will help the team in Chicago refine their messaging, making it easier to spread the 3Ts throughout a community.

Parent outreach. Third is our parent outreach efforts, first through pop up community wide events and second through targeted small group sessions to meet parents where they are, in a non judgmental way. These sessions also will reinforce the power of parent talk and interaction to build a child’s brain.

Early learning in the environment. Here we need the support of businesses, churches, community centers, and civic groups to weave the concept of kindergarten readiness into public spaces.

We have worked on this through projects like the sensory garden at the Bodacious Brew drive-thru, the Upward Intuition skate park project planned on Hayne Street, and signage we have planned for public play spaces.

A look at the Early Learning Garden at the Bodacious Brew Drive-Thru. Credit: Ron Stallcup.

We want everyone to see the community the way we have learned to see it: As an ever-present, always open classroom full of chances to help adults and young children interact in a meaningful way.

I am lucky that I had parents and grandparents who read to me and talked with me.

I am grateful for the gift they gave me, even before they knew what a gift it was.


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Friday, November 28, 2014

This week my nature painting group painted the Babirusa. This remarkable curly tusked pig is found nowhere else in the world except in undisturbed rain forests of Sulawesi. Sulawesi is Indonesia's fourth largest island (175,000 km2). It is something of a "forgotten island" in that the Indonesian islands of Borneo and Sumatra receive much more attention from conservationists. However Sulawesi has an amazing diversity of totally unique species, of which the Babirusa is probably the most enigmatic.

The Babirusa is amazing in a number of ways. Firstly the tusks are the upper canine teeth, which in males grow upwards out of the snout and curl round towards the forehead. Further the Babirusa fight by rearing up on their hind legs and "dance" - it is quite amazing to see this in the wild apparently.

The unique Babirusa and the Nantu Forest are facing grave threats from destructive forest clearance and also illegal poaching for their meat. They face a real risk of extinction in the near future, given that their total world population is only about 5000 individuals, yet they are poorly known about worldwide. The Babirusa's tusks have in fact inspired artists from long ago, being featured in Balinese artwork.

I was actually inspired by these fascinating 40,000 year old babirusa cave paintings  to create my own!

Modern Cave Painting of a Babirusa, mixed media

I actually started the painting with two pigs' heads superimposed over each other with one upside down (hence the double set of tusks) and the image then morphed into a Babirusa hybrid. Here's my Modern Cave Painting of a Babirusa, mixed media (gesso, watercolor, alcohol ink, colored pencil, pastels).

Linking up with Paint Party Friday!

Happy Painting!


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Ok we saw the video from 九寨沟's sceneries last week.

Aren't they breathtaking?

If you haven't, you can check in out by clicking here!

Now if you're ready, let's go and take a look at another must-see-place!

You've most probably heard this place but it's spectacular so I must mention it again!

Terra Cotta Warriors and Horses 秦始皇兵马

It is Chinese Qin Dynasty Emperor Qin Shi Huang's tomb situated at Xi'an (known as Chang'an before Ming dynasty) and it's one of the oldest city in Shaanxi province in China.

Qin Shu Huang ascended the throne when he's 13years old, and he started to build his own tomb right after.

Total mausoleum area of the Qin Shi Huang  is of 50 square kilometers, including the Qin Terracotta Warriors and Horses and the Mausoleum of the First Qin Emperor.

The figures vary in height according to their roles, with the tallest being the generals. The figures include warriors, chariots and horses. Current estimates are that in the three pits containing the Terracotta Army there were over 8,000 soldiers, 130 chariots with 520 horses and 150 cavalry horses, the majority of which are still buried in the pits. Other terracotta non-military figures were also found in other pits and they include officials, acrobats, strongmen and musicians.

Terra Cotta Warriors and Horses is listed as World Heritage Site （世界遗产名录） in 1987 and it's also labeled as one of the Eighth Wonder of the World （世界第八大奇迹）!

Let's look at the video! Enjoy!

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Comment by Gen on May 10, 2012 at 1:42pm

Hi there!  I'm in fact very fond of histories and especially places like this, hence my post about it :)

it's too bad we can only see the clay colour on them now, I'm hoping someday if the party involved will have the technology to be able to keep the colours.

the video is just part of it, looking at the videos and standing at the site is a very different feeling and experience! Do share your experience with us after your visit!

Thanks for taking a look at this post! :)

Comment by Simon Webb on May 10, 2012 at 8:57am

It's worth mentioning they all have individual faces and expressions. They are not just carbon copies one after the other. (Sorry to go on; I'm rather fond of history.)

Comment by Simon Webb on May 10, 2012 at 8:55am

I wrote a paper on these while at Uni & saw a marvellous display at the British Museum. They really are quite a spectacle. My parents went to the sites in Xi'an & have praised them greatly, so I'll be making a trip to see them for sure.

The ones still in the pits wont be dug up until we have the technology to preserve them. When the current figures were originally dug up they were painted in magnificent yellows, red & greens. The atmosphere quickly  deteriorated those colours leaving us with the dry clay colour we now see.

They are great artefacts & a wonderful part of Chinese heritage. There's a lot to discover about them!

A must see! Great post Hui Yuin!

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Awaken Me Darkly (Alien Huntress 1) - Page 1

    Midnight. The witching hour, some say. Since it was 12:07 A.M. and I was standing over a dead body, I had to agree.

    The victim, William H. Steele, a thirty-six-year-old Caucasian male, six feet four, approximately two hundred and thirty pounds, brown hair, brown eyes, lay na**d across a bed of crisp winter leaves. Moonlight spilled in every direction, and withered foliage mockingly framed his muscular physique. He bore no open wounds, no bruises. In fact, not a single blemish marred the perfection of his skin. He was only recently dead; heat still radiated from him and curled into the icy night sky.

    Alien Investigation and Removal agents, also known as A.I.R., were scouring the area, meticulously searching between every blade of brittle grass, every grain of dirt. The faint murmurs of their chatter echoed in my ears. I tuned them out and intensified my focus on the body. The man’s legs were slightly spread and bent at the knees. One of his hands rested behind his head, and the other was bound to his penis with a—what the hell was that? I crouched down. Eyes narrowed, I reached out with a gloved hand and slid one finger under the material. A pale blue ribbon, tied in a perfect bow.

    I scowled. Was he supposed to be a gift?

    Yes. Yes, that’s exactly what he was, I realized, my scowl deepening. Frost gleamed in his hair like diamonds against dark velvet, yet he hadn’t been outside long enough to acquire the frost from nature. He was a gift that had been posed to look carnal, seductive. Alluring. To the average citizen, he would have appeared eager for a long night of sexual gratification.

    To me, he just looked like the corpse that he was.

    His eyes were fixed straight ahead, his lips slightly blue, and he wasn’t shivering from the cold. A dead giveaway, if you will. Besides that, his testicles were as smooth and shiny as marble, not shriveled like I supposed every other man’s out here were.

    With a wry shake of my head, I pushed to my feet.

    Perhaps my assessment was callous and indifferent; perhaps my humor was misplaced. Dead bodies were the norm in my line of work, and I couldn’t allow myself to view this man as an actual person. If I did, I’d have to acknowledge that he once had hopes and dreams, thoughts and feelings. I’d cry for the family he left behind, wonder about the life that had once pulsed through his veins.

    I couldn’t do that and still hope to function. With tears came distraction, and with distraction came death. My first year of fieldwork, I had spent more time crying for victims than hunting for their killers, and I had almost become a victim myself. I glanced down at my wrist. The inky blackness of my glove didn’t quite meet the cuff of my jacket, leaving a small patch of skin visible. That skin boasted a tattoo of the Grim Reaper’s scythe and was just one of my many reminders to remain unemotional.

    I’d gotten the tattoo after recovering from a nasty beating, courtesy of a pissed-off other-worlder. While I’d been lost in my grief for a victim I couldn’t even remember now, an energy-absorbing Rycan attacked me from behind—and kicked major huntress ass.

    I had vowed never to cry again. And I hadn’t. Tears were a weakness only civilians could afford.

    I am an alien huntress. I am part of the A.I.R. team, working with or against the New Chicago PD—whichever suits me at the time. Every night I stalk and kill other-worlders, and whether I’m investigating a death or causing one myself, I have to shove sentiment aside, find humor where I can, and concentrate on the facts.

    I love my job despite the blood and gore—or maybe because of it. I love solving puzzles, fitting each piece of evidence together. I love that one by one, I’m ridding Earth of our unwanted visitors.

    Yes, some aliens are peaceful and are allowed to live and work among us. Those, I leave alone. But the others? The ra**sts, the thieves, the killers? I despise them.

    Alien sympathizers often ask me if I, a hunter, a legalized killer, live with guilt. My answer: Hell, no. Why should I feel guilty for destroying a predator? I’m proud of my work. I’m privileged to do what I do. Other-worlders who survive on human carnage deserve the sting of my pyre-gun.

    A glacial blast of wind whirled past my shoulders, scattering a thin sheen of snow powder in every direction. The hem of my long black leather jacket danced around my calves. Four inches of snow had been predicted, so I needed to work quickly. Twenty minutes ago, I’d received a call from my boss, Commander Jack Pagosa. He’d briefed me on the situation. He’d also informed me I had until morning to present him with a suspect, or I would spend the next year behind a desk.

    William Steele, a happily married father of one, had been abducted from his home four weeks prior. His wife and newborn child slept peacefully throughout the entire ordeal, unharmed and unaware. Abductor’s point of entry: undetermined.

    Four other dark-haired, dark-eyed men disappeared soon afterward. One had been taken from his workplace, and two had been snatched straight from a crowded street during their lunch hour. Oddly enough, there had been no witnesses and not a single shred of evidence left behind at any scene. Because of the enigmatic nature of each disappearance, aliens were the prime suspect.

    Just half an hour earlier, a hunter on patrol had found Steele in this deserted Southern District field. Thankfully, the hunter had preserved the scene until my team arrived. The first thing I’d noticed was that Steele’s body showed no indication of torture, no sign of having been restrained.

    Second, I’d realized his death had nothing to do with impulse or rage—just as I knew the murder had nothing to do with stupidity or amusement. The scene was too precise, too perfectly planned. Mr. Steele had been killed for a reason.

    What? I couldn’t yet fathom.

    I drew in a deep breath—and stilled. Slowly, I drew in three more breaths. As I exhaled the last, I smiled. Since the first kidnapping, no one had dared guess which of the forty-eight alien species were responsible, but I had just narrowed it down to three.

    The victim had been killed by poison. Onadyn, to be exact. A deoxygenating drug used by the Zi Karas, Arcadians, and Mecs for survival on this planet. They couldn’t breathe our air without it. To oxygen-breathers, the substance was lethal. Worse, it was virtually undetectable. Virtually, but not completely. A rare few could identify Onadyn by its scent, a subtle fragrance similar to a dewy breeze during a summer storm.

    I was one of the rare few, and I smelled it now. The scent filled my nostrils, intoxicating and sweet, as lovely as it was deadly, and somehow suddenly more obvious to me than the scent of waste, rotting food, and charred leaves that made up so much of this domain. My observation wasn’t as solid as a neon sign blinking over the killer’s head that read I DID IT in bold red letters, but it did point us in the right direction.


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a beautiful victorian house in toronto, canada

I love this house that was featured on Design*Sponge recently. It belongs to Emma Reddington from the blog The Marion Housebook. Emma has been living in this beautiful Victorian house in Toronto just over three years now.

Emma documented the renovation and decoration of most of the rooms on her blog. The cushions featured in the bedroom (top image) are made an old rug kilim rug. Furniture pieces such as the wooden bench and bed were designed by Emma herself.

The house has lots of original Victorian details intact, like the fireplace and mouldings around the doors.

(images by Kristin Sjaarda / via Design*Sponge)

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5 Responses to a beautiful victorian house in toronto, canada

  1. Wow how beautiful it is! You could have convinced me that it was somewhere nice in Europe! I really like the living room with the huge painting and the study room with the furry chair!

  2. A beautiful, warm home. The living room is a lovely mix of rustic and modern and those pillows are gorgeous.

  3. I particularly like the textiles used throughout – how cozy

  4. I love that Emma is getting the credit she so thoroughly deserves!

  5. Thanks Danielle for the kind mention. about my home and blog. It really is a labour of love and I’m happy to share it with everyone!

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First Look: V Goes Booty-licious For Their Music Issue

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First Look: V Goes Booty-licious For Their Music Issue
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If you’ve been living under a rock for oh say, the past few years, you may have missed the fact that hip-hop is slowly on its way to world domination. For further information, you just have to flip through any tabloid, celebrity blog, or turn on the tube to learn the latest news on what these back-beat lovers are up to (Blue Ivy, anyone?)

This year for V’s music issue, the magazine looked to the original fashion editor who integrated hip-hop and high fashion back in the 1990s, Carlyne Cerf de Dudzeele. Breaking the mold in the pages of mags such as Italian Vogue, this fearless editor pushed not only the look, but the oh-so-necessary attitude of the trend with photographerSteven Meisel.

We love how she explains the ‘tude: “I love girls that men want to follow in the street— glamorous, sexy, powerful. You’re born with it, it’s not something you learn. I have always been obsessed by hip-hop. L’attitude is always right.” Damn straight, Carlyne.

Click through the photos shot by Sebastian Faena to see how she channeled the modern mood of the industry for V this month and be sure to check out even more at V online!

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Wednesday, 1 February 2017

Coco Bay launches its activewear range

Cocobay are already well known to many for their fabulous swimwear, beachwear and accessories. They stock brands such as Seafolly, Banana Moon and Baki. Part of their appeal to me is that they have a section dedicated to DD/E/F bra sizes plus a great choice of bikinis and swimming costumes which fit and flatter like other brands just can't. I have several happy clients who have used their service and who wouldn't now dream of shopping in a store for their swimwear.

The girls at Coco Bay also know their stock really well and give great customer service, to the point that recently they won Feefo's "Excellence in Customer Service Award".  On the back of all of that, they have recently expanded into activewear, with their philosophy being simple:

"Together with our award winning Customer Service, we aim to make buying activewear easy and totally un-intimidating for our customers. We are offering our own unique edit of products that all combine quality and innovation along with style that is aspirational yet approachable."

Loving Coco Bay as I do, I was really interested to see that they would be including activewear in their range and I couldn't wait to see their collection. When I discovered that it included Seafolly (many pieces of which are exclusive to Coco Bay), I knew that it would be great.  Being a bit of a runner and a lover of exercise, I was delighted to be able to try out a selection of their pieces

First off, the jacket. Oh this is so gorgeous. I'm wearing the Seafolly Activewear Flower Festival Windbreaker Hoodie I  love that it's both feminine and practical. With its pretty print and cropped style it's just lovely. It would also be a great piece for a festival, or a beach holiday so unlike some active wear jackets which have "sports gear" written all over them, this would be multi-functional.

On my bottom half, I'm wearing the Bodyglove Activewear Wonderland Tsunamui Capri Leggings  in multi. These have mesh inserts to assist with ventilation which is handy on a long run. They are also super stretchy so great for yoga or pilates and the fabric just feels a lovely quality.

Bodyglove (who make the above leggings) is a brand that I haven't come across before but it was started over 60 years ago by twin brothers in Missouri, who made the first practical wetsuit. It is still a family owned surf/dive brand and they have now expanded into beach and activewear. Given the fabric and fit of these leggings, the brand's history doesn't surprise me. As Coco Bay are the only UK stockists of Bodyglove, if you're not a fan of being seen in the same as everyone else, this could just be for you.

The long sleeved top that I am wearing is also by Bodyglove and it's the Chinook mesh hooded top in diva red. It's a looser fitting hoodie, which will have particular appeal to some as not everyone likes close fitting layers. It's made from a lightweight mesh, breathable fabric and I  have to say that the combination of this top and the jacket meant that I was warm but that the air was circulating - if you get my drift!

What really appeals to me is that the Coco Bay founder, Belinda Robinson found the concept of activewear completely alien and it was only when trying on the samples from Seafolly and Bodyglove that she appreciated what the fuss was all about. It's true what she says, the products really do feel amazing on (much nicer than most of the slightly shabby washed out stuff that I wear) and I am led to believe, by my friend, that the leggings are flattering.

And I think that all of the above is important for anyone just entering the activewear clothing arena, as well as those already well and truly in it. Like pyjamas and underwear and all of those things that we "make do" with because we don't feel that they really matter, sports wear often gets neglected. However I have to say, with particular reference to the leggings, wearing some that don't fall down, or ride up, or cut you in half, that breathe and stretch and make you look better than you do - well that's a revelation that has me jumping for joy.

Oh and just as a little enticement, there's a 15% discount off all of the lovely activewear with the code BETHACTIVE!

  1. Do the leggings have a zip pocket or an inner pocket for keys, parkrun barcodes etc? I'm imagining with over 60 years of experience designing sportswear they wouldn't overlook tiny details like that which are somewhat crucial IMO! The pics are great, looks like you had a lot of fun taking these for the blog :)

    1. Hi Lou, lovely to hear from you and yes, we had a lot of fun taking the pictures. The leggings don't have a zip pocket and I get where you're coming from but these particular leggings are so fitted (think Olivia Newton John in Grease - both in terms of fit and fabric) that I'm not sure how they could incorporate a pocket. But it's a question that I will ask! Love that you did a 12 mile run home just because you felt like it! x

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*Before you continue reading, I would like to opologise for the quality of these pictures; the sun and the white background make each one look blurry and just overall, not very great. I will write down exactly what colour each item Should look like later on and where they are from!
Moving on. Another day, another OOTD! :) This week has gone by fairly quick in my opinion; I haven't had any exams or papers due. With that in mind, nothing major has been happening in my life recently; everything is same old, same old. However, Thanksgiving is coming up, and that is sure something to look forward to! I haven't got an outfit in mind yet, but i'm pondering ideas. So until then, i'll share what I have been wearing this past week. Throughout most of the week, I was in sporty casual attire, but on this day (I think it was Wednesday f i'm not mistaking), I decided to have an all-denim day! For my outfit, I paired together light-washed and slightly torn jeans with the same light-wash effect denim jacket. For shoes, I went with these slight-heeled ankle booties that have a slight green tint to them. Underneath my denim jacket, to match the green on the shoes, I put on a navy green turtle neck (I absolutely Love turtlenecks for the colder months! ). And finally, for a pop of chicness (is that even an actual word?), I layered on a white faux-fur vest. I didn't wear the vest to school, as I thought it was a bit too much, but for a casual day out, it would be the perfect finishing accessory to this outfit, I think. Layering denim on denim is totally chic, in my opinion, the only thing you have to be careful of is pairing the right shades of denim; you don't want to have an huge contrast between the two fabrics. More-so, go with two denim fabrics that have a fairly similar shaded (as do mine). Below is all the information regarding where each piece of clothing is from. However, some I have either had for a blooming long time or have been passed down from my mom's closet, so I do not remember exactly what shop they are from.
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White Faux-Fur Vest*Kate Hill
Light-Washed Denim Jacket*Target
Army Green Turtle Neck*Not Sure! It was my mom's and she gave to me a while back.
Light-Washed Denim Jeans*Bullhead Denim Company
Ankle Booties*New York Transit

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Monday, February 3, 2014

Blue and White Monday

I am linking with one of my very favorite blogs today,
Jennifer is hosting a blue and white linking party......
Please visit her blog to see all of the fabulous posts!
Virginia Mom's Foyer

My Virginia mom has been a lover of blue and white for as long as I can remember.
She has even lured me away from my pink and green obsession,
and I've started my own collection of blue and white porcelian.
My Virginia parents' have a beautiful home which is decorated with blue and white throughout,
and my Virginia mom was kind enough to let me give you a tour.
The Foyer
Their formal dining room is to the right when you walk in.
Some of my VM's best pieces are displayed in here,
as well as her Mottahedeh Imperial Blue plate collection.
Close up of some of her pieces...
I LOVE her giant ginger jar and the three men!
Another view from in their dining room...more Mottahedeh Imperial Blue plates...(drooling).
Closer up view...
Their formal living room is to the left when you enter,
and it is just stunning with the navy blue walls and the white woodwork.

LOVE this lamp...

And this lamp...
Here is their family room...this is where we all gather when we are together.
If it's not blue and white, it's blue and yellow!

Although there are blue and white pieces in every room...
I love the unique shape of these plates.
Here is a picture of "The Quiet Room"
which is basically where my Virginia dad hangs out when things get a little "loud"
(meaning when we are over with ALL of the children)
It's a sun room with windows on three sides.
Moving upstairs to Virginia mom's office...she has a nautical theme going on.
Notice the built in bookshelves in the hallway displaying more of her blue and white.
There is a sofa sleeper in here for "overflow" which happens more than you would guess.
Here is their Master Bedroom....
There is a large sitting area in their room...
My girls and I hang out up here with my VM when my boys are being too noisy downstairs.

Loving the monogrammed pillow.
Her game table...we actually do use it for jigsaw puzzles!
Another close up...
Love this lamp...and the tiny ginger jar to the far left is another one of my favorites!
They have a pair of these lamps...jealous.
Just another close up of her collection.

My Virginia parents' home is beautiful,
yet it is very family friendly and the kids and I spend a lot of time there.
We are so very fortunate that my Virginia parents live in our development...

Clearly my Virginia mom is a lover of blue and white!
She still collects, and she also collects for me since she is running out of room in her own home!
The other rooms in their home also incorporate blue into the color scheme,
but I wanted to try and stick strictly to the blue and white!

I hope you enjoyed the tour of their lovely home!

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Linda {Calling it Home} said...

What a beautiful home and collection. I need a quiet room.

Miss Southern Prep said...

SO pretty! I'm loving the blue and white display in her formal dining room!

House@heart said...

Such a stunning house!! Thanks for sharing!!

therelishedroost said...

Beautiful collection of blue and white pottery here, following now!

Girl with the Curlz said...

What a gorgeous home!!! Especially love their bedroom and that sitting area. Please thank her for sharing it with us all :)

Nancy said...

I am in love! am dying over all the double happiness pots! loves!

Simply LKJ said...

Gorgeous home. I love blue and white. So classic and timeless.

The enchanted home said...

Wow your home is spectacular!! Love all your blue and whites, truly magnifique!

Tiffany Jones Interiors said...

The large ginger jar with the gold trim is stunning!! Thanks for sharing all this beauty with us! Happy Monday!

marsha cannon said...

Wow - she has quite the collection! I loved the tour of her pretty home and I know that you enjoy your time spent there. Thanks!

Kerry Steele- Design du Monde said...

If there was a prize I think you would win for showing us an entire house of blue and white gorgeousness!

miss andrea lee said...

Wow! I love it all! Such a lovely collection! Thank you for sharing!

Andrea said...

Oh, my goodness!!! This home should be in a magazine, it is utter PERFECTION!! I love every single detail! Love the three Asian men in the dining room... I just scored a near identical threesome at an estate sale. Please thank your Virginia parents for sharing! They have exquisite taste!

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Laura said...

Oh my gosh!
What a stunning home!
Those navy walls made me hyperventilate!!
What a stunning collection of blue and white.

I enjoyed visiting-
and I am a new follower,

White Spray Paint blog

Katie Clooney said...

Christine... I could move into that house fully furnished and not change one blessed thing! I love it! Thanks for sharing!

Cathy Wall said...

How beautiful! Something about blue and white that I never tire of and it never feels anything but current. Lucky you that you get to spend time in this great home!

Kristen @ Pursuing Vintage said...

Such a great collection! Beautiful rooms - especially the dining room!

Alison Fauls said...

Eight kids, and you've still got time for good taste? So glad to find your site through the Blue and White Bash. The Gracious Posse ( is based in Richmond, too.

kate@willowinteriors said...

What a gorgeous collection! Love the dining room pieces and that sitting area in the MB is to die for! Thanks for sharing! :)

The Pink Pagoda said...

Oh my GOODNESS!! This is absolutely LOVELY!! Thank you so much for linking up today and sharing this! Jennifer

The Tablescaper said...

Gorgeous home! Thanks so much for sharing your VM's home.

- Alma, The Tablescaper

Carrie @ Cosy Carolina Interiors said...

What a lovely home!! I love all these blue and white pieces. It's inspiring me to continue with my newly started collection. :)

Judy Biggerstaff said...

Wow, thanks for sharing all of your beautiful blue and white. Gorgeous.

Emilie ShellAndChinoiserie said...

Wow--I am overwhelmed in the best of ways by all of the blue and white in your parents' home. That master bedroom is perfection, not that the rest of the house isn't... Thank you (and them) so much for sharing--simply stunning!

EB said...

I am a Blue and White gal also. I loved the Navy Blue on your VM living room wall. What color is that ?. Thank You. EB in Corona del Mar, Ca.

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Wednesday, March 7, 2012

Scratchboard Art!!!! MOONLIT

I have begun using a new medium that I am totally in love with! It is very addicting and is so different than slapping paint on canvas. The image is scratched from the surface instead of painted on. You can color it with transparent acrylic inks and then scratch it again until you get everything just right.

Here is my first attempt and it went quite well. It is totally scratched with no color added. It is called Moonlit and is available for purchase. Please contact me at .

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Friday, April 3, 2015

Pink peas

Friday, April 03, 2015

I pinch it between my thumb
And forefinger
As if a pink pea,
A pea that grows hard
With heat, not soft
And drips wet if I
Pinch too much,
A juice I lick
And let linger
On my lips,
Each sip rich
Not like wine or honey
Though I get inebriated by it
And think it just as sweet,
Pumping the curved surface
Between it
So as to drink even more

I live for the feel of this,
For the hot or cold
The hard or soft,
The sweet or bitter of it,
Aching for what makes me ache
Needing to touch or taste
All that I am told I should not,
The fire on the stove,
Things that would make me blind,
The forbidden fruit,
The pink pea that oozes juice
Only I think of as sweet
To covet what the Bible says
I should not,
To feel and in turn be felt
By all there is
And all there will ever be.

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