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Friday, December 31, 2010
Tuesday, December 28, 2010
Quick Peek of Christmas
I have to get back to chores and kids, but I wanted to share a quick peek from Christmas....
Friday, December 24, 2010
Merry Christmas Everyone!
I made some Christmas picture cards in picnik to upload here and on facebook. I made a few and picked one for facebook......I am sharing all of them here:
Number 1:
Number 2:
Number 3 and the facebook choice (because of the kids wearing their Christmas jammies):
And, I couldn't resist making this:
Number 1:
Number 2:
Number 3 and the facebook choice (because of the kids wearing their Christmas jammies):
And, I couldn't resist making this:
Tuesday, December 21, 2010
Na-Nake!
That would be what David says whenever he sees a snake of any kind. He' really, really, REALLY likes snakes.
And so....I made him one for Christmas!
Started by making a template out of newspaper:
Then, I cut it out of the lovely fabric my mom bought me from Pink Chalk Fabrics......and sewed it up, complete with a red fleece tongue:
Filled him with stuffing and sewed up the hole and Ta Da!
...I think he'll be a big hit on Christmas morning!
And so....I made him one for Christmas!
Started by making a template out of newspaper:
Then, I cut it out of the lovely fabric my mom bought me from Pink Chalk Fabrics......and sewed it up, complete with a red fleece tongue:
Filled him with stuffing and sewed up the hole and Ta Da!
...I think he'll be a big hit on Christmas morning!
Sunday, December 19, 2010
birds and the snow...
I've been missing my bird friends the last fews weeks, ever since we ran out of bird feed right around Thanksgiving. Our current financial status doesn't leave room for buying more seed at the moment, so I had to pull the feeder inside until more seed could be bought....
It was fun to watch the birds when it had snowed last month. They were much more active at the feeder than normal, as many of their feeding areas were covered in snow!
Tuesday, December 14, 2010
Monday, December 13, 2010
500 posts
With this post, I hit 500 posts on this blog! That's alot of sharing! And I think that's worth celebrating!
Saturday, December 11, 2010
Cousin Pierce
we had Pierce over for the day and the boys enjoyed the visit very much!
Here they are, enjoying a movie...
Here they are, enjoying a movie...
Friday, December 10, 2010
interesting...
A Violinist in the Metro
A man sat at a metro station inWashington DC
Three minutes went by and a middle aged man noticed there was musician playing. He slowed his pace and stopped for a few seconds and then hurried up to meet his schedule.
A minute later, the violinist received his first dollar tip: a woman threw the money in the till and without stopping continued to walk.
A few minutes later, someone leaned against the wall to listen to him, but the man looked at his watch and started to walk again. Clearly he was late for work.
The one who paid the most attention was a 3 year old boy. His mother tagged him along, hurried but the kid stopped to look at the violinist. Finally the mother pushed hard and the child continued to walk turning his head all the time. This action was repeated by several other children. All the parents, without exception, forced them to move on.
In the 45 minutes the musician played, only 6 people stopped and stayed for a while. About 20 gave him money but continued to walk their normal pace. He collected $32. When he finished playing and silence took over, no one noticed it. No one applauded, nor was there any recognition.
No one knew this but the violinist was Joshua Bell, one of the best musicians in the world. He played one of the most intricate pieces ever written with a violin worth 3.5 million dollars.
Two days before his playing in the subway, Joshua Bell sold out at a theater inBoston
This is a real story. Joshua Bell playing incognito in the metro station was organized by the Washington Post as part of an social experiment about perception, taste and priorities of people. The outlines were: in a commonplace environment at an inappropriate hour: Do we perceive beauty? Do we stop to appreciate it? Do we recognize the talent in an unexpected context?
One of the possible conclusions from this experience could be:
If we do not have a moment to stop and listen to one of the best musicians in the world playing the best music ever written, how many other things are we missing?
A man sat at a metro station in
Three minutes went by and a middle aged man noticed there was musician playing. He slowed his pace and stopped for a few seconds and then hurried up to meet his schedule.
A minute later, the violinist received his first dollar tip: a woman threw the money in the till and without stopping continued to walk.
A few minutes later, someone leaned against the wall to listen to him, but the man looked at his watch and started to walk again. Clearly he was late for work.
The one who paid the most attention was a 3 year old boy. His mother tagged him along, hurried but the kid stopped to look at the violinist. Finally the mother pushed hard and the child continued to walk turning his head all the time. This action was repeated by several other children. All the parents, without exception, forced them to move on.
In the 45 minutes the musician played, only 6 people stopped and stayed for a while. About 20 gave him money but continued to walk their normal pace. He collected $32. When he finished playing and silence took over, no one noticed it. No one applauded, nor was there any recognition.
No one knew this but the violinist was Joshua Bell, one of the best musicians in the world. He played one of the most intricate pieces ever written with a violin worth 3.5 million dollars.
Two days before his playing in the subway, Joshua Bell sold out at a theater in
This is a real story. Joshua Bell playing incognito in the metro station was organized by the Washington Post as part of an social experiment about perception, taste and priorities of people. The outlines were: in a commonplace environment at an inappropriate hour: Do we perceive beauty? Do we stop to appreciate it? Do we recognize the talent in an unexpected context?
One of the possible conclusions from this experience could be:
If we do not have a moment to stop and listen to one of the best musicians in the world playing the best music ever written, how many other things are we missing?
Tuesday, December 07, 2010
Monday, December 06, 2010
tree decorating
this last friday, the family gather at Bill and Carol's for the annual tree-trimming. The guys (Jon and Joe) had the job of putting on the lights, as usual and then the rest of us put up ornaments and candy canes (and Liam got to put up the angel on top!). It was a fun family night!
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