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One Day, I Stepped Off The Edge of the World

I’ve held this inside for more than 40 years. I think you’ll see why.

It was a hot summer Saturday afternoon. The humidity was heavy, and it was like breathing through wet gauze. The leaves of the oaks that shaded the grounds moved with a discouraged droop from air that provided no relief.

I have no witnesses to what happened, but it was something that to this day, more than 45 years later, I cannot explain. Or deny. I’ve tried both. Now it just has to be.

All I know is that I walked into that room alone, my mind on something completely different and ordinary and mundane. (I was checking supplies for the evening meeting.) I was walking through a typical Midwestern summer afternoon in Indiana one moment, and the next walked into another world.

A…. Presence was in that empty room. Not threatening, but totally terrifying. Silent. Motionless. Immense. Powerful. Compelling.

I read a lot about this sort of thing later, and found that I wasn’t the first to have this experience. The word invented to describe the experience: Numinous.*

I felt the urge to back away but couldn’t. It drew me to it. I wanted to fall to my knees, and don’t know how I didn’t. I was fearful, but not frightened.

I was frozen in awe, in the presence of –I can’t think of a better term– an angel. There’s no other way to explain it. I just knew. My only and immediate response was one of awe.

I distinctly had an impression of feathers. Charcoal feathers, but not dark. Grey with darker edges, and the had a slight gloss to them of old gold, a lustre like that. Just not gold. And not white.

And muscles and great strength. All utterly still, like a statue of Ramsees II.

The head was somewhere above the room. And–this didn’t make sense–the figure seemed to be several different sizes all at the same time.

And again, it was utterly still despite that.

This figure was both in the room and not of it, like it was inserted only partially into our world. It was a visitor, a part of this world, but simultaneously beyond it, too. It was only partially visible, but “visible” is misleading. It shimmered in the air, not entirely there, not gone, either.

Perhaps I should explain how I got there.

My wife and I were just out of college and didn’t have children yet. It was the 1970s and, like many of our generation, we had survived the 60s and college and Vietnam and the Sumer of Love and Kent State and JFK’s, RFK’s and MLK’s brutal deaths and the loss of our innocence. We watched 50,000 of our generation die in the mud of the jungle, documented on the nightly news. With commercials for toilet papers and Chevrolets mixed in.

We’d observed, but not partaken in free love and Haight Ashbury and the Chicago riots at the Democratic National Convention, the draft and mass protest marches and bloodshed right and left. We sat with some hippy friends, and some fake hippies in a tiny apartment and watched Neil Armstrong hop down on the Moon. One Giant Step.

Far out, man. Only it was really, really far out.

We’d looked around in bewilderment at all the turmoil and change and ugliness and, yes, the goodness; all the pain and suffering, and didn’t know whether we had anything in common with our parents and grandparents any more. I sometimes wonder if anyone today realizes what we went through, how we lived collectively in an insane mixing bowl.

Maybe that explains the Angel. I honestly don’t know. It might. But that experience felt so real, so clearly an encounter with something not of this world, that it’s stayed with me all these years.

We had tried to get by all the bad stuff, hanging onto family ties with one hand while being pulled away by seductive messages of empowerment and change and revolution and feminism and freedoms unimaginable and challenges to everything that we used to think was The. Way. Things. Were.

We welcomed friends back from Vietnam, but they weren’t the same guys we remembered. They were changed, strange, scary–Midwest farm boys turned into professional killers who’s minds were blasted and torn by a nightmare they couldn’t wake from. They were lost to their families, to us—some of them forever. We cared for them as best we could, but we didn’t understand.

Our group of friends drifted apart after college, and we got married and tried to get away from the craziness and just focused on the small universe of a reasonable apartment in a bad neighborhood. Shootings. Stabbings. Robberies, that kind of neighborhood. We made a marriage, a home, and clung to that. It was good, if good meant a little bubble of sunlight in a world of blood and storm clouds. We eventually had to act like grownups and got jobs, and started to feel the pull of normal after all those years of weirdness. But nothing was really normal any more. We knew that, deep down.

Long story short, we started going to church again. I’d been raised in one, my wife was a fallen-away Irish-Catholic girl.

It was a small church, with a minister who was trying to shake things up. A totally preppie, square, narcissistic sociopath who wanted to pretend to be a revolutionary, preaching a radical idea that came straight from the human potential movement, that we could be more fully human if we lived lives of self-examination and saw no limits to our potential. And, oh yeah, God was down with that. Like totally.

Far out, man.

Of course, this scared the straight people who ran the little church, and they canned him. A few of us walked out in self-righteous protest and formed a house church. It took us a while to figure out that he was a fraud, too, a pied piper with a bible.

I’m almost to the angel.

My wife and I were leading a retreat at a Quaker retreat center in Richmond, Indiana. Nice place. Wonderful people. We were happy.

Our group that weekend were ruddy-faced, church-going farmers. Hog farmers. Hog farmers in my experience are some of the best people on the planet. Maybe they have to be, given the reaction they get when they tell people what they do. The jokes. They learn forgiveness.

But this was a good group. Honest and down-to-earth. Decent. Kind people. Open to learning something new.

So, I don’t know how to explain it more. The vibe was good. Good people gathering with a good purpose. Maybe that’s what called the angel.

I hope so. Because that’s what was supposed to happen. I’d just never seen it happen. Ever. Before or since. In any church. It’s why I don’t go any more, probably.

I stood unable to move for long moments. The air seemed to hum soundlessly. Space/Time rippled and peeled back the face of the universe I’d always known.

Tears streamed down my face. I felt the Presence was both aware of me and was too far above me to be able to notice me. Both at the same time. I did not hear a noise or a voice or see a burning bush.

I just stood there, mind naked and exposed, and the angel stood, wings spread to span the whole building, protecting.

And after that, what more can you say on Good Friday?

What more can you say?

*Numinous /ˈnjuːmɨnəs/ is an English adjective, taken from the Latin Numen, and used by some to describe the power or presence of a divinity. The word was popularised in the early twentieth century by the German theologian Rudolf Otto in his influential book Das Heilige (1917; translated into English as The Idea of the Holy, 1923).  The numinous experience also has a personal quality, in that the person feels to be in communion with a wholly other. The numinous experience can lead in different cases to belief in deities, the supernatural, the sacred, the holy and/or the transcendent.

The literature of religious experience abounds in references to the pains and terrors overwhelming those who have come, too suddenly, face to face with some manifestation of the mysterium tremendous, the Holy.
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22 Replies to “One Day, I Stepped Off The Edge of the World”

  1. I’m going to show this to my husband, who is a pastor who also grew up on a hog farm 😁
    He also has science degrees.
    We believe angels are present in worship, but that God normally hides behind humble, every day, ordinary masks of broken humans.
    This was a very interesting read. Thank you for sharing it!

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    1. That’s very kind of you. This only happened once, but left quite a mark, as you see. One thing I took from this was the belief that most denominations — or most religions, for that matter — miss the reality of what’s behind all the words and rituals. Each has a little piece of the whole, but not the whole thing.

      I ran smack into something that I’d never experienced in church. The dogmatic spirit seems to settle over so many congregations like a cloud and they don’t realize what has happened to them.

      The psychiatrist Carl Jung, who’s father was a pastor, said that religious dogma serves as a defense against the direct experience of God. If what happened to me is any guide (and I’m not sure it is), that direct experience is such an awesome thing that it can’t be contained by human organizations. We try, though.

      Perhaps that’s the way it has to be, because an encounter with the *actual* “mysterium tremendous” would make organized religion impossible. And then how would societies be managed?

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      1. I appreciate your interesting comments!
        I would imagine that Jung’s father would have influenced his thinking on this, I mean, I believe that this is something the bible addresses, as does Jesus, in regards to the fact that humans cannot handle the reality of the magnificence of this other dimension. (and St Paul, who claims to have had an interdimensional experience taken into the “third heaven” and seeing things that cannot be expressed to humans.) So intriguing. The disciples only briefly got to see a glimpse of Jesus’ glory and of course, the stories of any encounter Moses had with God, he had to be veiled to protect the others from the glory that only was reflecting from his face! Extraordinary.

        I agree with you.
        I personally have enjoyed learning about the reasons behind liturgy etc as that has profoundly deepened my experience. (We are Lutheran). We believe that we encounter God directly all of the time, through Christ. And so everything in our worship points to him. We know a number of people who have had angelic experiences, and there are numerous astounding accounts by missionaries, (some from friends), but as you have pointed out, most people just don’t want to talk about it, for obvious reasons. Or they might want to know what drugs we are on. Very happy to have a drink with them and discuss it haha

        It is interesting that Jesus talks about, how magnificent signs and wonders often do not make a difference anyway, that people still do remain sceptical. He says that we find Him “in the least of these” and in humble places we would not expect. He flips everything about status and worth on its head. That He was born as a vulnerable baby into an unprestigious home himself…I love that! So very unremarkable.

        Such a great topic. I am so glad you shared this. (I may have mentioned that already haha) but it has given me food for thought as well and I appreciate it. I plan on sharing it with a couple of friends who have had angelic encounters.

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  2. Reading between the lines in About, I think your name is Doug (as is my husband’s). So, Doug, I find this interesting. It would seem to me to have had your experience that would one less agnostic…since it seems you have known and seen as well as been known and seen, that you found that ‘holy” but are still skeptical seems intriguing. I have experienced a somewhat lesser version of what you called numinous, no feathers or wings, but a presence and a question. My answer was yes. To me there was something awesome outside and inside of me and I managed to hold on to it for an instant but felt as if I continued I would implode or explode…and I am not delusional. Really. Not even a little. Your experience and your sharing of it is compelling. Quite the journey, Doug, I wonder where it leads. Thanks for sharing it with us. Jo

      1. Not sure why I responded agnostic…a feeling perhaps. Note sure if it is “understandable.” If God is who we say He is, and with the awesome, beyondness you experienced, I wonder if that is reducible to something that can be understood by our finite brains. I am not sure I understand my experience and literally have only ever shared it with two people, because it is so hard to articulate. (You did a pretty comprehensive job, I’d say). It did leave my faith pretty solid, however.

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    1. I guess it did. I have never been able to shake the feeling that it was real, and also that if it were, then most of what passes for organized religion is a pale, pale reflection of what’s out there.

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    2. And of course, I’m also a natural skeptic, so I have had to consider the possibility that there might be another explanation. But even then I can’t entirely write this off as a mental problem, which means the other explanation has to be held as an open question.

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    1. I appreciate this very much. Sometimes things happen that hide inside for a long time as we struggle to come to terms with them. I think of myself as someone who’s basically rational, persuaded by evidence more than impulses, and skeptical of people who talk too glibly about religion. As that person, basically agnostic these days, I have to allow the possibility that this experience was some combination of delusion or dissociation.

      After all this time, though, I’ve concluded that it was real and I was just an observer of something remarkable and very unusual. I’ve never had such a thing happen since, but am convinced now that reality has to include more than those things that can be measured, counted or recorded by our senses.

      1. As one who has experienced many unusual things I appreciated the way you described your experience so beautifully but also how you contextualised the experience. This was an insight into that time in your life, the culture of that time and the wondrous moment of encounter. In a way understanding the uniqueness of the event for you makes it even more powerful to read.

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Christian family take out Stakes fashions

An accountant and his four adorable kids have taken out the Fashions on the Field family competition at Flemington on Stakes Day.

Julian Christian and children Millicent, 13, Jemima, 11, Imogen, 9, and Felix, 7, won over Saturday’s panel of judges with their co-ordinated navy blue and lilac ensembles.

The family, from Melbourne’s Moonee Ponds, were encouraged to compete in the competition by their aunt Anna.

“First she said for us to wear emerald green, then she said navy and lilac,” Jemima told reporters.

“My favourite colour used to be yellow but now it’s navy blue,” sister Imogen added.

Mr Christian said the prizes – including vouchers worth more than $10,000 – were well worth the “ridicule” he was going to cop at work on Monday.

“We never expected this would happen, we said to the kids lets have fun, it’s good for their confidence to participate,” he said.

“We’re just over the moon.”

The only family member absent was mum.

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Melbourne Cup Day forecast to be a wet one

It’s the race that stops a nation with the fashion to match, but you won’t be race-day ready on Tuesday without an umbrella and poncho.

Wet weather protection could prove your best racing tip, with moderate to heavy rain forecast overnight until 10am or 11am on Melbourne Cup day.

The good news is falls will ease into the afternoon for the all-important race.

“We are looking at a quite a wet start to the day on Tuesday. It’s not completely dry for the race, but still not as bad as what we’re expecting during the morning,” Bureau of Meteorology senior forecaster Michael Efron said.

“For people heading to the race, take a brolly and poncho.”

A top of 20 degrees is forecast on Tuesday, with a minimum of 17.

It will be cloudy and humid with a 90 per cent chance of showers, most likely in the morning and early afternoon and the chance of thunderstorms.

A severe weather warning is likely across the state’s central and eastern areas.

There is also potential for some isolated rainfalls of 30 to 50mm.

It won’t come close to the wettest Melbourne Cup day, though, which was in 1942 when 46.5mm of rain fell.

On the record-breaking front, it also won’t be the hottest or coldest.

The hottest Melbourne Cup was 35.1 degrees in 1902 while the coldest was in 1913 when racegoers shivered in 11 degrees.

In pre-Cup festivities, showers are expected on Monday for the Cup parade in Melbourne’s CBD, amid humid conditions.

“We do have a few showers around at moment and they’ll continue throughout the afternoon,” Mr Efron said.

“We’re not expecting constant rain, but do take your brolly and a poncho if you’re heading out to the parade today.

“As we head into the late afternoon and evening there’s a risk of a storm as well.”

A top of 26 is expected on Monday with showers and a possible storm.


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Self Rated: 2.5 out of 5
1333 Hotel Cir S, San Diego, CA, 92108, United States of America

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A stay at Kings Inn San Diego - Seaworld - Zoo places you in the heart of San Diego, a 4-minute drive from Riverwalk Golf Club and 5 minutes from Old Town San Diego State Park. This hotel is 1.6 mi (2.5 km) from Fashion Valley Mall and 2.8 mi (4.5 km) from University of San Diego.

Make yourself at home in one of the 140 air-conditioned rooms featuring refrigerators and flat-screen televisions. Complimentary wireless Internet access keeps you connected, and cable programming is available for your entertainment. Private bathrooms with shower/tub combinations feature complimentary toiletries and hair dryers. Conveniences include safes and coffee/tea makers, as well as phones with free local calls.

Take advantage of recreational opportunities offered, including an outdoor pool, a spa tub, and a fitness center. Additional features at this hotel include complimentary wireless Internet access, concierge services, and wedding services.

Enjoy American cuisine at The Waffle Spot, one of the hotel's 2 restaurants, or stay in and take advantage of the room service (during limited hours). Snacks are also available at the coffee shop/café. Quench your thirst with your favorite drink at the bar/lounge. Cooked-to-order breakfasts are available daily from 7 AM to 1:00 PM for a fee.

Business, Other Amenities

Featured amenities include express check-out, a 24-hour front desk, and multilingual staff. Planning an event in San Diego? This hotel has 2200 square feet (204 square meters) of space consisting of conference space and a meeting room. Free self parking is available onsite.

Check-in time starts at 4pm. Check-out time is 11am.
Property Policies

Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy. Government-issued photo identification and a credit card are required at check-in for incidental charges. Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges. Special requests cannot be guaranteed. Please note that cultural norms and guest policies may differ by country and by property. The policies listed are provided by the property. Guests are limited to one parking space per room. Fees apply for additional spaces and availability is not guaranteed. For more details, please contact the property using the information on the reservation confirmation received after booking.

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Please note, there is important information about this property to know before you arrive.

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  • This property's policy is to refuse certain bookings for the purpose of group events or parties, including pre-wedding stag/bachelor and hen/bachelorette parties.

  • Up to 2 children 8 years old and younger stay free when occupying the parent or guardian's room, using existing bedding.

  • The property has connecting/adjoining rooms, which are subject to availability and can be requested by contacting the property using the number on the booking confirmation.

The following fees and deposits are charged by the property at time of service, check-in, or check-out.

  • Breakfast fee: between USD 5 and USD 20 for adults, USD 5 and USD 20 for children (approximately)
  • Extended parking fee: USD 8 per night
  • In-room microwave fee: USD 5 per night

The above list may not be comprehensive. Fees and deposits may not include tax and are subject to change.

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You'll be asked to pay the following charges at the property:

  • Deposit: USD 100. per stay

We have included all charges provided to us by the property. However, charges can vary, for example, based on length of stay or the room you book.

  • -One meeting room
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Alienware Builds The Ultimate Hilton Hotel Suite For Obsessive Hardcore Gamers

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Are you planning on taking a trip to Panama anytime soon? Well, the Hilton Panama in Panama City has a hotel suite that is the perfect haven for the ultimate gamer courtesy of Alienware... yes, that Alienware.

Inside Room 2425 you'll find plenty of high-end gaming hardware including an Alienware desktop powered by an Intel Core i7-8700K processor with 32GB of RAM and an NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 Ti graphics card. That gaming rig is of course hooked up to a large 65-inch 4K OLED TV. If you've brought a friend (or your gaming-loving spouse) along for the trip, they can join in on the gaming fun with a 15-inch Alienware notebook powered by a Core i7-7700HQ processor.

But that's not all; there’s also an Xbox One Elite if you want to enjoy some console gaming, an Oculus Rift VR headset, and a 5.1 surround sound system. And since this a gaming suite, there are plenty of RGB lighting effects strewn throughout to set the mood. Other niceties include a dedicated racing seat to allow you to enjoy gaming in comfort and bean bags for everyone else to lounge around on as you repeatedly cap your digital foes in the head with bullets. All in all, the suite looks pretty much like the decked-out suites that we visit frequently during CES and other industry events -- only cranked up the next level.

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There are two beds in the suite along with all the other amenities that you would expect to find in a modern hotel. And did we mention that the room overlooks the South Pacific Ocean?

"Ensuring an innovative and differentiating service has been our commitment since our opening in Panama and this initiative shows how important it is for us to contribute to improving more and more the options of stay in Panama, directly impacting on the tourist offer offered by the country for locals and foreigner," said Andres Korngold, Director of Business Development for Hilton Panama.

If you manage to make it down to Panama City, booking this Alienware gaming suite will set you back $349 per night.

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Gardening can sometimes result in a headache - a lot of men and women are unsure of in which to commence or what to do next. Below we give you some awesome tips to get imaginative in your yard once again. Ideally gardening should not seem to be as difficult.

Choosing a tree. When acquiring a container-grown tree, remove it from the pot and analyze the roots. garden bridge design and construction Do not get a tree that is pot-bound with a mass of congested roots, or one that has roots increasing out of the holes in the bottom of the pot. Make positive that the container has been completely watered, and examine for any yellowing leaves or useless branches.

Choosing bulbs. Most bulbs are bought during their dormant interval. Acquire them as early as possible just before they commence to generate roots. Most spring flowering bulbs will get started to increase roots by early tumble, and by planting them early, you will make certain that they have time to set up by themselves. Bulbs will deteriorate if retained out of the ground way too extended. Never buy any bulb that is comfortable or mushy, or appears to be diseased.

Know what grows in your area. When you see the extensive selection of seed packets supplied on-line, it is effortless to get sucked into the thought of increasing everything and anything at all! In reality, even though, only some of them could prosper in your regional environment. Study up on your location and what crops can endure.

A important factor to having a excellent yard is to fertilize it. There are many diverse varieties of fertilizers obtainable at most residence retailers, but what functions for distinct types of gardens differs. Manure is a fantastic choice, but it does odor. A commercially produced manure will have no pathogens to contaminate the vegetables in the garden. Some folks swear by chemical fertilizers, but they are not an natural and organic way to expand.

If you have plants that are tall, assistance them with stakes. This will avoid tall plants from drooping more than when they are large with blooms, which can appear quite messy. Support climbing shrubs with a lattice to maintain the rambling vines below control and to prevent them from invading an additional plant area.

Preserve intrigued in gardening by making an attempt one thing new each yr. Whilst tried and correct favorites will always be a element of the backyard, reserve a portion for anything new and fascinating to hold desire. Maintain in mind that some demo and mistake will be needed due to the fact one particular crop that will be a flop in the slide, may be an exceptional crop in the spring.

If you like to plant roses, just before you acquire any assortment, ask by yourself what attributes you would like from your roses. Different types have various characteristics, such as fragrance, heartiness, and measurement, to name a few. The qualities that you want the most from a rose bush will affect your choice on what selection to plant.

Make confident to hold your eye on your garden for pests. They can try to eat away your plants or foods and result in irreparable injury. If you do discover them in your backyard garden, it is crucial that you get rid of them as before long as attainable just before they reproduce and develop much more troubles.

It is important that you not fail to remember to water your backyard garden on a typical foundation, particularly when it is scorching. If your plants do not get ample drinking water, roots keep near the surface area which can get rid of your plants or cause them to take even for a longer time to develop. About an inch of h2o a week is adequate.

A single way to correct your soil's alkalinity is by amending your soil with employed espresso grounds. garden bridge dezeen The espresso grounds are an economical way to give some acid back to the grime. The appropriate soil will make your veggies flavor better and make your bouquets more vibrant and fragrant.

An excellent way to shop the goodies from a homegrown yard is to freeze them in little batches. Making use of small sealable plastic baggage and slicing tiny quantities of new vegetables each and every couple of days will support store the extras from the garden. Just bag and toss in the freezer and the packets can be added at any time to soups and pastas 12 months round.

When you are preparing exactly where to place your yard, choose a area that enables it to get plenty of solar. If you spot it in the shade, you will be limiting the kinds of crops that you are ready to increase. For case in point, tomatoes require a good deal of sunshine to prosper and a shaded location just will not operate for them.

To battle off weeds in a natural way, make your possess do-it-yourself weedkiller. garden bridge across the river thames Basically combine water and white vinegar in a bottle, and spray it the identical way you would a standard weedkiller. As an added bonus, the vinegar solution will also serve as a source of nutrition to your plants.

To have the greatest flower garden decide vegetation that bloom at distinct occasions of the growing season. It is feasible to find kinds of crops and bouquets that bloom from January until November dependent on exactly where you stay. By planting vegetation that peak at different occasions of the 12 months you can ensure that there is usually color and existence in your garden.

Producing abundant, natural and organic compost for your backyard garden does not get unique equipment. All you really want to do is dump your kitchen area scraps, garden trimmings and leaves in a pile, and enable character consider its course. It may consider a bit for a longer time, but in the finish you'll have a rich, healthful compost.

Organic and natural fertilizers are much better for the soil than chemical fertilizers. The soil will take in the organic fertilizer of its vital vitamins and minerals and organic substances which will foster development in plants. This is excellent because you are not introducing unwelcome chemicals to the soil that might damage crops extended-term. The essential to profitable natural gardening is constructing wholesome soil so that plants will prosper right now and for future seasons.

You in no way know what guidelines may well appear in useful when you happen to be outdoors gardening. The suggestions you learned here are excellent but you also want to remember to hold on expanding your info and to consider and find out far more about gardening. You want to hold understanding new issues so you can be as effective and have entertaining.


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Aster Cottage

Outside cottageAster Cottage* is located within the picturesque village of Kirkoswald and is within walking distance of the two local pubs, both of which serve excellent food.

It is set back from the road, down a quiet lane opposite the village shop, which leads to Raven Beck where there is a bench from which you can enjoy the early sun.

Built in local red Lazonby sandstone, this non-smoking bijou cottage accommodates two people and one small dog.

The cottage has a small well-equipped kitchen which leads into the lounge, complete with a log burning stove for those cooler evenings, and a small dining area. A stable door leads to a non-enclosed paved seating area for two. The stairs lead off the lounge up to a shower room and a double bedroom that overlooks Raven Beck.

Facilities include a dishwasher, wine cooler, washing machine, toaster, kettle, microwave, electric oven and hob, fridge with a small freezer compartment, TV, DVD, and wi-fi. Bed linen and towels are included.

Tariff £325 - £545.

* Aster cottage is not currently assessed under the Visit England quality rating scheme.

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You can order cooked meals from the Langwathby Station Café to be delivered to your cottage. See details here.

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Raising Guinea Fowl For Tick Control

Updated on June 18, 2011

Ticks are one of the most annoying, disgusting, and dangerous insect pests across much of the United States. These little bloodsuckers not only make it difficult to enjoy gardening, hiking, and other outdoor activities in the summer time, they can also spread dangerous disease to humans, pets, and livestock, including Lyme disease, Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever, Erlichiosis, and more.

Unfortunately, many of the conventional ways of controlling tick populations involve chemicals that can pose health risks for young children and pets in particular. One unique, all natural way to control ticks on your property is by keeping guinea fowl.

Guinea fowl are odd looking birds that are native to Africa. Though never attaining the popularity of chickens, ducks, geese, or turkeys, they have been raised in the United States since the Civil War era and are cold hardy enough to survive in most regions of the country with proper shelter in wintertime.

Guineas have long been recognized by farmers for their voracious appetite for ticks and a 1992 scientific study commissioned by Christie Brinkley and Billy Joel after Brinkley contracted Lyme Disease from a bite by an infected tick while horseback riding on their New York estate confirmed what farmers have been saying for years: there is a "highly significant difference in tick presence in response to guinea fowl activity."

Though guinea fowl will not generally venture far into wooded areas due to fear of predation and therefore cannot be relied upon to provide 100% tick control, even a small flock can dramatically reduce the presence of ticks at woodland edges, nearby open areas, and in grassy fields, lawns, or pastures.

In addition to ticks, guinea fowl also eat many other common insect pests, including mosquitoes, flies, grasshoppers, Japanese beetles, and more. They will also peck up countless weed seeds, but must be fenced out of newly planted gardens to prevent them from eating the tender young plants.

Pest and weed control isn't the only benefit of raising guineas. Guinea fowl are lively, friendly birds that can provide hours of entertainment for your family. They are low maintenance and economical to keep because they prefer to find most of their food by foraging, and only rely on prepared food in winter. (Clean water must be available at all times, however.) Though proper shelter is important in areas with cold winters, they will often roost happily in trees in warmer regions.

Guinea meat is considered a delicacy and is said to resemble pheasant in flavor. Though not nearly as prolific as chickens, the hens also lay attractive and delicious speckled eggs. If allowed to go broody, guinea hens are attentive, self sufficient mothers, and with guinea fowl growing in popularity as a weapon against ticks, a few good mother hens can provide a regular income from selling the babies ("keets") to offset the cost of their winter feed and shelter!

The main disadvantage of guinea fowl is their tendency to annoy the neighbors. Commonly known as "the farmer's watchdog" due to the piercing alarm call they emit at the first sign of danger (whether hawk, fox, or strange human dropping by to visit), guineas also produce a range of other vocalizations, from the familiar "buckwheat!" cry of the hens to the "che, che, che" of the cocks.

If you are interested in starting a small flock of guinea fowl but concerned about bothering the neighbors, talk to them and explain your reasoning behind the decision. If they are as concerned about ticks as you, they may even decide to get some guinea fowl of their own!

You can also increase the chances of keeping good relations between you and your neighbors by raising your own keets and handling them regularly. The more familiar they are with people, the less likely they are to raise the alarm over the newspaper boy stopping by. Guinea fowl also tend to be quieter the more familiar they are with the property they live on. Finally, note that male guineas tend to chatter less than females.

Fun Guinea Facts

  • Guinea fowl adore white millet, which can be used to train them to come when called, roost in the coop at night, and generally make them go where you want them.
  • Guinea fowl enjoy looking at themselves in mirrors, though whether for vanity or "company" is not always clear.

More Poultry For Pest Control

If guinea fowl aren't the right birds for you due to irritable neighbors or any other reason, several other common types of domestic poultry are also well known for their voracious appetites for ticks, mosquitoes, and other insect pest.

Chickens, the most popular type of backyard poultry, have several advantages over guinea fowl for many would-be suburban poultry keepers. Though the roosters are noisy and often forbidden within city limits, the hens are much quieter than guinea hens and small backyard flocks are legal even in many urban areas. Chickens lay eggs much more frequently than guineas, and tolerate confinement better. However, they scratch more than guinea fowl and tend to cause more damage to gardens as a result. Chickens will eat virtually anything they can catch, from ticks, mosquitoes, flies, grasshoppers, and slugs to small snakes and mice!

Ducks are attractive birds that provide delicious eggs and meat. Most famous for their voracious appetite for slugs and snails, they will also take care of ticks, grasshoppers, mosquitoes, and many other insect pests. Though they don't scratch like chickens, they may dig up wet lawns looking for grubs. Contrary to popular belief, ducks don't require water to be healthy, but they certainly appreciate it and many duck owners without a pond purchase a small plastic kiddie pool or similar for their ducks to enjoy, especially in the hot summer months.

Turkeys are best known for their delicious meat but they are also voracious bug eaters. Heritage breeds such as the classic Standard Bronze also make exceptionally attractive living lawn ornaments. Though they have a reputation for being dumb, turkeys are friendly, social birds who may attempt to follow you into the house to keep you company! Once past the delicate poult stage, they are happiest when they can range freely over a mix of open pasture and wooded areas, and are better suited for acreages and farms than backyards.

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      5 years ago from Pennsylvania

      I love this HUB. I've considered getting some Guinea Hens for years, but I've heard that they will occasionally just up and leave. Do you know about that? I wonder if you train them to come in every night with the white millet if they will stay around ..... Hmmmm.

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      WD Curry 111

      7 years ago from Space Coast

      I hate to advertise my ignorance, but I have been seeing these around and wondering what they were. Well constructed, and informative. Thanks!

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      Hello, hello,

      7 years ago from London, UK

      Thank youk for your lovely written hub. I never knew any of this.

    • HealthyHanna profile image

      7 years ago from Utah

      Great article. I have friends who just started raising Guineas. I think I will send her this hub.

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      Frieda Babbley

      7 years ago from Saint Louis, MO

      Fabulous topic. Great information. I really like how you've added the "more poultry for pest control" section. Definitely sharing this. Thanks.

    • DaisyChain profile image

      7 years ago from France

      Hi, very tempting to get guinea fowl. Are they better at controlling ticks than hens. I have hens at the moment and they do cause damage in the garden. On the whole, would you go for guinea fowl, hens or turkeys for all round, non-distructive and productive poultry? Would they all three get on together in the same hen house?

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      Peter Dickinson

      7 years ago from South East Asia

      Great Subject and most interesting. Thank you.

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      Linda Crampton

      7 years ago from British Columbia, Canada

      Thank you for the useful and interesting information. I didn't realize that people kept guinea fowl in the United States. They sound like interesting - and noisy - birds! Keeping guinea fowl or other birds to help reduce the tick population naturally is a great idea.

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    Why don't you write?

    It's been asked the reasons we all write: but what about the reasons we don't? What's your reason for procrastinating or neglecting your writing?

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    I guess because I am not trained to be a writer, and need time to research the topic, especially new topic.

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    Honestly, the only time I do not write is when I have no new ideas or thoughts that provoke me. Sometimes I struggle to find a good subject and other times I find many in the same day.

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    Pixienotposted 7 years ago

    This is an awesome question.  I have a lot of fun here on hubpages, but when it comes to submitting my finished novel, I don't.  I think it is because I don't think it is good enough.  Or, it is so good I will get rich off of it and be ruined!

    There is always a true reason behind procrastination.  It could very well be fear of non-failure.

    Thanks for the question.

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    Keith Worthposted 7 years ago

    Wow, all three of you (Pixienot actually sneaked a reply in while I was taking my sweet time hitting the answer button so had to go back and edit) much more dedicated than I am. I'll put off writing due to laziness, lack of inspiration, shiny objects, headache,  because I'd rather be playing with my son...and the list goes on.

    I'm actually currently using this question to postpone getting to work on the hub I'm making dedicated to excuses for procrastination at this exact moment in another tab.

    Ironic, that.

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    Tony DeLorgerposted 7 years ago

    I don't procrastinate. Being a writer it is important to be disciplined, especially if you are paid for it and need to stick to deadlines. Having written twelve books I can tell you if you don't sit down every day and work, nothing would ever get finished. When writing a book, I can spend around seven hours a day writing. I can't eat or do anything else. I have since decided that my best work comes in the first four hours, so I stick to that regime each day. When I'm not writing a book, I write every day, either an article for hubpages or at least some poetry. I've never experienced a writer's block. I think getting into a dialy routine is important for a writer.

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    Neville Walkposted 7 years ago

    I am often put off writing by the response it has received from others.  I used to write a lot, because I enjoyed it.  However, as I have received mostly negative feedback to most of my writings, I now write very little.  If I could write well, then I would be doing it all the time.

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    To Start Againposted 7 years ago

    I hate when  itry to write something out and it in no way resembles what had been in my head moments before. I think the anticipation of that, of not being able to get my thoughts into the right words stops me from putting pen to paper a lot.

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    Mealtime, over/understimulated, pursuing other hobbies...

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    duffsmomposted 7 years ago

    Writing for me, while I love it, is a lot of work.  Occasionally I will write something, sit back and feel very satisfied by what I have written.  On the other hand, the opposite has happened, I reread something I have written and am appalled and disappointed.  Unfortunately, it is this last factor that keeps me from writing.  I don't even like my own rejection.

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“Hi, I’m Lamar Odom of the Los Angeles Lakers,” said Lamar Odom during an advertisement for the L.A. Clippers . Either the former L.A. Lakers forward is living in denial that he was traded to the L.A. Clippers on June 29, or his heart simply isn’t with the Clippers. Another possibility is that he’s so used to being a L.A. Laker that, in his mind, he still is one.

He invested so much of his talent and life to his basketball career with the Lakers, after all. With them, he’s played 437 career games in a seven year time span. He has only played 234 games in a five season time span with the Clippers (some of which was spent when he was initially drafted by them in 1999).

A marriage between the Lakers and his basketball skills were the best he ever had and produced two NBA titles. So, like a jilted spouse, he expressed his resentment that he was unwanted by the Lakers when they initially attempted to trade him to the New Orleans Hornets on December 8th before the Mavericks picked him up on December 10th.

“Man, I’m just in total disbelief about all of this,” he told the L.A Times on December 8, 2011. “They don’t want my services, for whatever reason. I don’t know what I’m supposed to do. I was proud to be a Laker, so I’ll try to help them in the process as much as possible.”

On January 15, 2012, the L.A.Times caught up with Odom and learned that he was still lamenting the attempted trade. As he told the L.A. Times, “For them just to try to trade me without communicating, it made me start to ask myself questions like 'Why would they do something like that?'It was impossible for me not to take it personally. When I spoke to one of the representatives for the Lakers, the first thing he said was ‘Don’t take it personally.’ That means it’s personal if that’s the first thing someone says to you.”

As a consequence, the basketball forward’s performance has been lackluster. So, the Dallas Mavericks also traded him to the L.A Clippers. But the L.A. Clippers might soon trade the disillusioned Odom, themselves, because of his poor performance this season with the team.

According to Reality TV Magazine’s sources, Odom is desperate to return to the Lakers, especially after underperforming in the 2011-12 season in Dallas. They credit his lackluster performance to a “lack of mental focus.” Perhaps the Lakers will take him back since they’ve been underperforming since his departure. They can't seem to live without each other.

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Updated on January 22, 2017

Easy To Fish, Plus They Work....

Designed to be fished slowly with many strikes happening as it free falls seductively while sinking, Senkos are easy to fish plus they work where others fail.

Senkos are soft plastic baits designed by fishing professional Gary Yamamoto. They are heavily impregnated with salt and sink when dropped in the water. Their weight also allows for easier casting.

Senkos come in a variety of colors, lengths, and styles. In particular is the 4" Yamasenko in Watermelon with Black and Red Flakes. It is a favorite of the City of Allen Fishing (COAF) Field Team and has been a consistent producer in our local ponds.

Moreover, Senkos (especially the 4" Yamasenko) are a "must have" lure for Bass fishermen. Do keep them handy in your tackle box!

To assist others in their pursuit of Bass, the sections below provide a brief summary of how we fish Senkos - specifically:

  • Location and Casting
  • Retrieve and Hook Set
  • Playing and Landing
  • Before the Next Cast
  • Key Points to Remember
  • Sample Videos from the Field Team

Also, we posted a brief video clip in the section above to show how we rig our Senkos. We favor the Weightless Texas-Rigged Yamasenko over others as it is virtually weedless.

Good luck and good fishing!

Example - Location and Casting

Location and Casting

Once we have rigged our Senko, we determine a location to fish. We do this using polarized sunglasses and walking the bank.

  • As we typically fish small community lakes and ponds that see heavy fishing pressure, the Bass tend to see many lures and are readily spooked. So, when we are walking the bank, we stand-off about 10'-15' away from the bank.
  • As we walk the bank, we scan the water looking for "fishy looking areas" as well as fish lurking in the area. Surprisingly, the Bass in our area tend to lurk close to shore out to about 30' depending on the season.
  • "Fishy looking areas" can be Bass beds during the spawn, changes in the shading/color of the water which could mean a depression on the bottom, a rock, or an open area in the algae/moss.
  • Also, other "fishy looking areas" include sunken logs, shady areas under trees that overhang the water, weed lines, and drainage culverts that may be hidden from view.
  • In addition, don't pass up areas that have water flowing like where a feeder creek enters the pond, or waterfalls, canals, and water fountains. Bass may be lurking in these areas especially in the heat of summer when temps are rising and the fish are looking for cooler water.
  • And, along with the polarized sunglasses, we review our field notes. In this case, we use the Field Team's weblog to review what was biting for a given lake, pond, or month. Using the search function as well as the archives, we are able to get an idea of what was biting, what they were biting on, and where they were biting. It does not work all the time but it does provide a good starting point.

Now that we have determined the location, we cast our Senko either casting it past the "fishy looking area" or right on top of the "fishy looking area". As a general rule:

  • When fishing blind, we will cast past the "fishy looking area" as we assume the fish are easily spooked.
  • If we notice they are tending to strike as soon as the Senko lands on the water, we will start casting closer to the "fishy looking area" and eventually dropping it right on top of the area.
  • If the Bass are reacting to the splash of the Senko when it hits the water, we will cast the lure in a higher arc to make a bigger splash.
  • When working an area, we will begin casting to locations nearest the bank, then work our way out further from the bank until we are perpendicular to the bank.
  • If limited in time, we will work the area parallel to the bank to about 10'-15" and/or concentrate on the Bass fisherman's favorite word - "structure, structure, structure."
  • Finally, we will begin casting standing 10'-15' away from the bank so as not to spook Bass lurking in the shallows. As we fish the area, we will then step closer to the bank and step lightly as we work our way along the pond's shoreline.

Example - Retrieve and Hook Set

Retrieve and Hook Set

After casting the Senko, we then work on the retrieve and presentation. This step may be short like when the Bass strikes as soon as the lure hits the water, or it may be longer when the Bass are finicky and tend to follow the Senko instead of striking. As a general rule:

  • We don't retrieve initially, letting the Senko sink slowly and free fall to the bottom, taking advantage of the "do nothing presentation" that the lure is known for.
  • After a 5-10 second count, depending on the water depth, we begin a reel and stop retrieve, quickly reeling several turns and then stopping completely. We do this until we either get a strike or the lure is within 5'-10' away from us, then we reel in the remainder of the line.
  • If the reel and stop retrieve does not work, then we will try twitching the lure as we retrieve it steadily. This tends to work when Bass are following the Senko but just don't want to strike it.
  • Anytime the Senko is sinking, we pay close attention to the line. We are looking for any twitch, hesitation, or movement that could mean a Bass has taken the lure.
  • If the Bass are striking the lure lightly and running away from us, we allow the Bass to take up the slack, and then set the hook.
  • If the Bass are striking the lure lightly and coming toward us, we quickly reel in the slack, and then set the hook.
  • If the Bass are striking the lure hard, then most times the Bass has already set the hook for you.
  • If we keep missing the hook set, then we will let the Bass run longer before setting the hook. If this does not work, then we will change to a smaller hook size going from a 2/0 to 1/0.

Example - Playing and Landing

Playing and Landing

Once the hook is set, now comes the fun part - playing and landing the fish. Some days almost every fish is landed; other days more fish are lost than landed. Keeping things simple, the following suggestions should increase the chance of landing a fish:

  • Maintain line pressure to prevent the hook from coming loose. Simple to say tough to follow especially when the Bass decides to jump in attempt to shake the hook.
  • Use the rod to fight the fish; don't use the reel to winch the fish in. The rod's flex will help keep pressure on the line, and if it is a lunker Bass winching the fish may cause the line to break.
  • Work the Bass to shore and move if needed along the bank to maintain pressure and tire the fish out. Standing in one spot when a big one strikes may also cause a break-off.
  • Once the Bass is close to shore, there is no need to reel the Senko to the rod tip. Instead, reel in enough line to where you can "lip" the Bass or net it while allowing for control of the rod in case it has one last burst of energy and makes another run.

Before the Next Cast

After landing the Bass and before our next cast, here are a few things we check out of habit:

  • Check the Fishing Line. Since we tend to use light mono-filament (4 pound test), the line may have been damaged when the Bass took the Senko. This tends to happen when the Bass is hooked deep allowing the line to rub against the rough part of the mouth. So before casting, check the fishing line for damage starting from the hook to about a 1-2 feet by running it between your fingers. If you feel any roughness, cut the damaged section and then re-tie the hook.
  • Check the Senko. After checking the line, we check the Senko for damage. After catching a few fish, you will likely see cuts and rips in the Senko. If we see any, we will either re-hook the Senko from another point on the lure, use Super Glue to repair the damage, or replace it.
  • Check the Reel. Once we know our line and Senko are good, we check the reel. This is mainly when we are using an Ultralight Spinning Reel as the line tends to wrap around the spool, reel body, and/or handle while fishing.
  • Check the Next Location. Finally, we check the next location we are going to fish. Can we reach it from where we are standing, is there an obstruction like a tree limb that may tangle us, do we need to adjust the cast due to the wind, and if we cannot reach it from where we stand, can we approach it without spooking the fish.

We do these checks out of habit as we like catching fish and do not like break-offs, missed strikes, tangled lines, and spooked fish.

Key Points To Remember

Some key points to remember when Senko Fishing:

  • Use light mono-filament or braided line when fishing heavily pressured areas or when fish are easily spooked.
  • Tread lightly and start working an area by casting 10'-15' away from the bank so as not to spook Bass lurking close to shore.
  • Wear polarized glasses. They help see "fishy looking areas" as well as provide a better view of the line as a Bass lightly strikes the lure.
  • Check the line and the Senko for damage before the next cast, and remove damaged line and use Super Glue to repair a Senko if able, else replace it with a new one.
  • Bring a camera to take pictures of the Bass!

Below are sample videos from the Field Team fishing with our favorite Senko - the 4" Yamasenko!

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    • hbng84 profile imageAUTHOR

      3 years ago

      Posted a video clip using Gander Mountain Senkos. Check it out in video section titled "Posted 3/13/2015"!

    • hbng84 profile imageAUTHOR

      5 years ago

      Thanks ShooterCenter!

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      5 years ago from Florida

      Good informative article, keep up the good work.

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      5 years ago

      Hope our Readers catch a Bass or two after reading this article... till next time, Good Luck and Good Fishing!

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