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Ernest G. Treadway Sr.
Ernest G. Treadway, Sr., age 78, of Scarbro, WV passed away on Thursday, June 5, 2019, at Plateau Medical Center in Oak Hill, WV. Born November 30, 1941, in Oak Hill, WV the son of the late Earnest Ben and Wanda Brown Treadway. Ernest was a retired brick mason and member of Ss Peter and Paul Catholic Church in Oak Hill. After his retirement he worked at the church helping as a grounds keeper and in the church food pantry. He was a avid out doors man, loved his family and his church. He was preceded in death by his siblings, Susan Smith, Nellie Delores Crawford, Benjamin Treadway and Louise "Kitty" Jefferies. Left to cherish his memory are his wife, Violet Kokoski Treadway of Scarbro, his children, Rebecca Donnelly and companion, Rick Adams of Scarbro. E. G. Treadway, Jr. and wife, Sherri of Oak Hill, Dr. Joseph Allen Treadway of Portland, OR, and Scott Treadway and wife, Stacey of Fayetteville; his grandchildren, Amy and Johnny Ince, Angela and Jason Keffer, Michael Donnelly, Jr. and Emily, Christopher Treadway and Brittany, Chad and Lindsay Treadway, Scott Treadway, Jr. and Kenzie, Nikolas Treadway and Tristan Treadway. Also surviving are 16 great grandchildren and his siblings, Margaret Bellew of Carlisle, Jackie Treadway and wife, Drema and Ella Mae Legg and husband, Mike all of Scarbro, and Joyce Marie Gibson and husband, James of Ohio. A funeral mass with be held at 12:00 Noon Monday, December 9, 2019 at Ss Peter and Paul Catholic Church, Oak Hill, with Father Paul Yuenger as celebrant. Entombment will follow in High Lawn Memorial Park Mausoleum, Oak Hill, WV. Friends may call at the church on Monday from 11:00 AM until the service hour of 12:00 Noon. Christopher Treadway, Michael Donnelly, Scott Treadway, Jr.., Nikolas Treadway, Tristan Treadway, Chad Treadway and Issac Keffer will serve as pallbearers. Online condolences may be sent to www.tyreefuneralhome.com. Arrangements by Tyree Funeral Home, Oak Hill, WV.
Ernest G. Treadway, Sr., age 78, of Scarbro, WV passed away on Thursday, June 5, 2019, at Plateau Medical Center in Oak Hill, WV. Born November 30, 1941, in Oak Hill, WV the son of the late Earnest Ben and Wanda Brown Treadway. Ernest was... View Obituary & Service Information
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Each country had 10 jury members who each cast one vote for their favorite song.
The Eurovision Song Contest 1960 was the fifth edition of the annual Eurovision Song Contest. It took place in London, United Kingdom and was held at the Royal Festival Hall on Tuesday 29 March 1960. The show was hosted by Catherine Boyle (later Katie Boyle).
Following Teddy Scholten's win for the Netherlands at the 1959 contest in Cannes, France with the song "Een beetje", the Netherlands Television Foundation declined to host another contest so soon after staging the event in 1958. The honour of hosting the contest therefore passed to the United Kingdom, which had come second in 1959.
Thirteen countries participated in the contest. Norway made their début, and Luxembourg returned after their absence from the previous edition.
The winner was France with the song "Tom Pillibi", performed by Jacqueline Boyer, written by Pierre Cour, and composed by André Popp. This was France's second victory in the contest, following their win in 1958, and their fourth consecutive top three placing. At the age of 18 years and 341 days, Jacqueline Boyer became the first teenager and the youngest artist yet to win the contest.
As of August 2018, this is the earliest Eurovision Song Contest where the winning performer is still living.
The 1960 Eurovision Song Contest was hosted in London. This is the first edition held in the host country's capital city. The Royal Festival Hall, the venue for the 1960 contest, is a 2,900-seat concert, dance and talks venue within Southbank Centre in London. It is situated on the South Bank of the River Thames, not far from Hungerford Bridge.
The result was a win for France, however Germany, Monaco and the UK led in the early stages of voting. The UK came second with 25 points, four more points than the winning song in 1959, and Monaco came third on 15 points making up for their disappointing début result the year before.
Interest in the contest started to grow across Europe, with the number of participating nations increasing to 13 this year. Norway made its debut with one of their leading jazz singers. Luxembourg returned to the contest after a one-year break with a song in native Luxembourgish language. The Netherlands was mistakenly announced as Holland (which is only the western part of the country of The Netherlands).
The contest saw the return of one artist who had participated in its previous editions, with Belgium's representative Fud Leclerc, who previously represented the country in 1956 and 1958.
The table below shows the order in which votes were cast during the 1960 contest along with the spokesperson who was responsible for announcing the votes for their respective country. Each national broadcaster also sent a commentator to the contest, in order to provide coverage of the contest in their own native language. Details of the commentators and the broadcasting station for which they represented are also included in the table below.
^ Although the song was performed in Norwegian, the title and sentence in the lyrics "Voi Voi" is in Northern Sami.
^ a b c d e "Eurovision History - London 1960". European Broadcasting Union. Retrieved 5 March 2012.
^ "About the Southbank Centre". RFH.co.uk. Southbank Centre. Archived from the original on 10 December 2005. Retrieved 12 June 2012.
^ "Eurovision Song Contest 1960". The Diggiloo Thrush. Retrieved 4 March 2012.
^ "Eurovision 1960 - Cast and Crew". IMDb. Retrieved 5 March 2012.
^ a b Roxburgh, Gordon (2012). Songs For Europe The United Kingdom at The Eurovision Song Contest Volume One: The 1950s and 1960s. UK: Telos. p. 216. ISBN 978-1-84583-065-6.
^ a b c "Programm vom Dienstag, den 29. März 1960". Programm vom Dienstag, den 29. März 1960s (in German).
^ "Nederlandse televisiecommentatoren bij het Eurovisie Songfestival". Eurovision Artists (in Dutch).
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HIGHLIGHT on Paintings Exhibition: Kuvera Fine Art together with Lions Club Jakarta Selatan Metteyya just recently present the Paintings Exhibition "The Impressionist Journey" by Jang Jang Joe.
An exhibition of one talented and distinguished impressionist artist Jang Jang Joe, an Indonesian born Australian ~ on 26th September until 31 October 2016, at Kuntskring Jl. Teuku Umar no.1 Menteng Jakarta.
During the exhibition, Jang offers the lowest benchmark of Jang's paintings which considered once in a lifetime opportunity! Very good value for collectors. The Art lovers throughout the world miss no opportunity on the art exhibition.
His deep interest and appreciation towards Indonesian heritage buildings and culture brought him back to Indonesia. Embracing impressionist painting style, Jang is best known for his distinctive technique that effortlessly capture strong characters of the objects he painted with minimum strokes.
The right lighting, shadowing and composition have never failed to deliver the impressions to the eyes when interpreted correctly by the brain.
One thing for sure, such emotionally moving pieces of art will bring you to experience the enjoyment of fine art. Fine artenjoyment that you can expect from Jang.
Affandi Koesoema ~ Oil on canvas 30x40cm 2016 (left). A well known Indonesian painter for his direct way of squirting paints from tubes straight onto canvas and smeared paint all over with his fingers.
Ngarai Sianok ~ oil on canvas 60x75cm 2015 is the name of a well known valley in Sumatra. It is very picturesque and has been subject to many paintings in the past. With such beautiful landscape, like many others, could not help but be inspired to paint it. Picture (right) while Jang explained the detail of Ngarai Sianok painting.
A small rock island on the Western shores of Bali island Indonesia. It is a popular tourist attraction and it has a Hindu temple on the island. Nearby is the Nirwana golf club where on one of the par 3 hole, golfers can see Tanah Lot island beyond the green. Tanah Lot is the dark island in the background beyond the palm trees. The fairway referred to in the painting is the golf fairway.
This painting below was done baased on request of one collector from New York, USA. She would love to have a typical Indonesian landscape painting. And it is now hanging proudly in her home.
This portrait painting of Betty is one of Jang's favourite painting. In the painting Betty's hair, which although seemingly easy wavy hair to paint, was rather complex with strand of hairs that interweave under and over another.
Shadowing and higlighting of the strand of Betty's hairs was done with care and attention to create the intended effect. The overall feeling of the color in this painting is warm and very nice composition with nice green background which create a characteristic that is not measurable or quantifiable, and is based on different elements between them.


Leonard tries to keep Sheldon from overreacting when a past mistake comes to light, but Sheldon punishes Leonard by making him walk a mile in his shoes. Meanwhile, Penny confronts Raj's ex-girlfriend, Lucy, on THE BIG BANG THEORY, Thursday, Nov. 14 (8:00 – 8:31 PM, ET/PT) on the CBS Television Network. Pictured left to right: Simon Helberg, Jim Parsons, Kunal Nayyar and Johnny Galecki Photo: Michael Yarish/Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc. © 2013 WBEI. All rights reserved.


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Peter Hoflich
A day in the life in Singapore
Japan trip 2000!!!
Hey, we just got back from Japan. It was great!!!! Maybe our best trip there so far.
The weeks leading up to the trip were kind of stressful, with lots of stuff going on at work and with the book. My last day of work, I worked until the eve of June 4th, then got myself home. When I finally got home, I was so happy, I plugged in the guitar and cranked some chords, hooted and hollered and laughed out loud. I was going to see Zen and Naoko after 14 days separation – it had felt like an eternity! I had worked, gone out once to see live music once (the UnXpected at Wala Wala in Holland Village – great fun), ate simple meals, spent a lot of time on the internet, played music loud, played guitar loud, watched some rock documentaries, hung out, hung out, tidied, stayed up late, tidied.
But that last night was great. I had a beer, packed, and got myself to the airport, had another beer at the Hard Rock Cafe with the busted Gibson Les Pauls and SGs hanging on the wall (ouch!!), bought "Life of Pi" in the bookshop on the recommendation of my colleague (their last copy – it must have been fate), then jumped onto my night flight to Kansai International. The flight was short – I drank beer part of the way, slept for the rest. Didn't bother to watch any movies. The flight was really empty, I snagged an Economist easily. They don't even bother to put those "for the consideration of other passengers…" stickers on the magazines any more, good – that was a waste of stickers.
June 5 – Breezed through customs, got my bags no problem, and out into the general population. Took the bus to Himeji, sleeping much of the way, then Naoko was there at the bus station to pick me up. Got home, saw Zen as he came home from school with his little uniform. That night we had a really fantastic sashimi dinner and drank lots of beer. Wonderful. I felt zingy all day, so happy to be with my family again, so happy to have two weeks of vacation ahead of me.
June 6 – Got up early, took the suitcases, got to the bullet train station, took the train in to Shin Osaka, then on the Ocean Arrow tourist train on and on and on south. The train was full until Wakayama, then all of the college kids that were on the train with us got off and we had it mostly to ourselves. Got to Shirahama, where the station attendants wear Aloha shirts (it's a beach resort, obviously). Found the tourist bus, that took us to the coast past ugly hotels and big weird rock formations, got out at another coastal area that was full of strange rock formation. Walked to another cliff area, they had Buddhist caves that we didn't check out. Desolate tourist area, very interesting, it should be much more fun on weekends. Nice to wander around on the sea shore, hang out, catch the warm breeze and sunshine, and forget about work for a while. Took a bus back to the train station, ate a lunch of plum udon noodle soup, which was so-so, and Wakayama ramen. Got on the train, headed to lovely Shin Osaka, transferred to Shin Yokohama, then got on the crowded rush hour train with our suitcases and on to Negishi, where Ralph and Evan and Lauren picked us up. Got home, read the kids a story, Evan and Lauren went to sleep soon after that, Zen stayed up later, then the parents stayed up late talking, and everybody went to sleep. End of Day 1.
June 7 – Woke up, had a long lazy breakfast of Nicole's famous pancakes, the kids played, after a while we jumped up, went to the train station, and jumped on a train for Hakkone so that we could grab some views of Fuji. When we got there, we found out that there was no chance of a sight of Fuji, it was all clouded over (it's now the rainy season in Japan), although on the north face the cloud coverage was lighter and it could pop through. Oh well. Went on to Atami, a hot spring resort that I had a strange fascination with having seen it so many times from the bullet train passing through. Going there was almost like a pilgrimage for me, so off we went. Arrived there, soaked our weary feet in the train station hot spring spot, then walked along the streets. Found a convenience store that was offering special prices for Disneyland tickets. Since it was Saitama prefecture, considered "long distance" from Disneyland, they had special passes, and Atami is just into Saitama. Lucky we spotted that,it saved us Y2,500. Walked along the lanes, down the hill, Zen was happily skipping down the slopes, then he took a major spill and scraped up his elbows and knees. Poor kid. Walked along the strange lanes of old buildings, got to the beach and walked around. Zen wanted to go into the water, so we let him wade in for a while as we chilled out on the beach. After a while, left the place and went back the way we came, spotting more strange buildings along the way. Got to the train station area again, had a really fantastic honey-flavoured ice cream. I actually wanted a Chu-hi quite badly, but after getting a taste of Zen's, I couldn't think of anything else. It was monstrously yummy, I almost couldn't believe it. Weeks later I'm still thinking about it. It's almost worth getting out in Atami just for that ice cream. Headed home after that, got there just in time for a yummy dinner. Chilled out together all evening
June 8 – Got up, hung out, I barely remember what we did this day, but in the afternoon Ralph and Naoko and Zen and Evan and I jumped on the bicycles (Zen on the back of my bike, Evan on his own), and headed off to the Yokohama fishing pier. We passed along the park, with the wide jogging paths and the big old steam engine on display and all of the other funky stuff. Looks like the greatest park in the world, even though it is next to a highway bypass. Ralph pointed out that if the wind blows from another direction and the emissions from the refineries blow over the place it isn't as nice any more. Got off to the fishing pier 30 minutes later. Ralph got a flat just outside of the place – uh oh… Paid the admission to get in, hung out with the anglers on the metal dock and also on the concrete waterfront. Great, old ladies talking to us about the sardines that they caught and wanted to fry up for dinner (I was talking to one of them in Japanese, her friends were shocked because they thought that their friend knew English… when they saw us communicating they probably didn't think that the gaijin was capable of Japanese). Ralph took one of the good bikes back home to get the car, we stayed back and played in the park. When Ralph came around later on, we put two of our bikes in the back, I took the last one home manually. Got a bit lost on the way back, had to ask a policeman how I should go. Nice. Had a great barbecue dinner after that, and we all got to sleep early.
June 9 – Headed off to Tokyo early-ish. Got to Shinjuku, walked to the Tokyo government building to take a look at the city. Unfortunately, it was an overcast day, so not much to see. Unfortunately, there were plenty of Chinese tourist buses at the site, with plenty of dudes from rural Guizhou in a hurry to get to the 45th floors. Yuck. But the experience was pleasant enough, even if the view wasn't. Took some video of Zen dancing in front of Godzilla's Eye.
Next stop – Shibuya. Got there, checked out the loyal tribute to the loyal doggie Hachiko, watched the world's busiest pedestrian crossing on a rainy afternoon with a sparse crowd, moved along the street, had a nice ramen lunch in a shop that has been around for 40 years (and it had the pics to prove it). Naoko and Zen went to McDonalds for coffee and ice cream, I went to Japan's biggest Tower Records shop and bugged the sickly looking counter girl for Boris, Coa, Nagisa Nite, and Boredoms stuff. Found a few hard-to-find Boris CDs and a Boris DVD, then off to see Naoko and Zen again. Zen was so happy to be eating soft ice cream, we went back to the train station, back to Shinjuku, to the train to Mitaka where they have the Ghibli no Mori museum. The bus was full, so we walked along a canal in a fine misting rain, what a nice-looking little township only 14 minutes away from Shinjuku. Found Ghibli no Mori, it was super crowded with Studio Ghibli fans. We got in, saw the animation museum, the furry Neko-bus object, the rooftop robot surrounded by great vegetation, then down to see the robot shops, the book stores, and then the "sequel to Totoro" movie. Turns out that the "neko-bus" was only the tip of the iceberg. I'd rather not say more, but suffice to say that the 15-minute film is at once silly and also mind-blowing. The highlight of the visit for us was the recreation of Miyazaki Hayao's actual studio (stylized, perhaps), as it perhaps would be in a Miyazaki Hayao film, but with cans full of cigarette butts and walls plastered with sketches of famous Ghibli Studio characters in development, sketchbooks full of story development thingys, as well as wacky artist reference materials. Fascinating developmental materials that seem to be from the actual production of the films, but then again – who knows. Great artists resource materials lined the shelves, including weird '70s art books with posing people to help artists understand (caricatured) human form and emotion. Got out of there, walked through a sunny park full of happy people going for strolls in the early June afternoon, enjoying the day and happy to be alive. We went along past the open field to a children's playground, then along the leafy trails and back to the canal route we had been walking along that misty afternoon. Seems that is the river that Dazai Osamu (author of "No Longer Human," Japan's existential answer to Dostoevskii and "Notes From The Underground") used to drown himself in. Mitaka revealed itself even more to be a gorgeous town, and we passed a really funky outdoor sculpture museum that was attached to the zoo. Got to the train station, tried to figure out what would be the best way to go home, then just went back to Shinjuku and then to Yokohama and Negishi. Got back for a decent dinner time, ate dinner with the family, had a fun time, went asleep not too late.
June 10 – Planned to sleep late and get a mid-morning start on Disneyland, but Zen was too excited and woke us up just after 6:00, so an early morning start it was. We went into Tokyo, then took the long hike for Tokyo Station to the platform that heads out to Chiba Disneyland. It must be at least 10 minutes of passageways, stairs and escalators. Got into a train, then headed out. Got to Maihama, and Zen skipped off of the train and rolled along the feeders into the park. He was so happy. Just into the place we saw Minnie Mouse. Walked along Handsome Town Path, hooked a left at Shining Path, got to the Woodland Adventure Trail and all those cool rides. The first one we took was Pirates of the Caribbean, that amazing ride that showed that you could take a theme park attraction, attach Johnny Depp to it, and it would be a box office smash. Zen loves Depp as "Captain Jack Sparrow," which was good fun, but the ride is bizarre – "a pirate's life for me," i.e. being constantly wasted, always luckily dodging bullets and cannon fire, nobody dies of gunshot wounds, leprosy or scurvy. But hey, it's not as anaesthetic as a Mickey Mouse and still good head-scratching fun (and one of two "isn't this a bit too satanic for Walt Disney" attractions, the other being The Haunted Mansion – also, we note, recently turned into a film).
We rode on the Safari Boat, the one where the "guide" saved the tour by "shooting" the rampaging hippo (kind of like the Jaws ride at Universal Studios Japan) and off we went. Took the Western Train, then grabbed a Fast Pass for the Big Thunder Mountain ride. Then we went around on a bunch of other rides in the meantime – Peter Pan, Snow White, Alice in Wonderland Haunted Teacups. Great fun. We had just entered the Peter Pan ride when we saw Peter Pan and Captain Hook in costume outside posing with fans. I wanted to get a picture (Peter Hoflich and Peter Pan), but didn't want to leave the 20-minute queue we'd just joined. Should have – I never ran into him again the rest of the day. After that we were ready for Big Thunder Mountain. Wow!!! Up, down, along, riding in and out of the mountain like some sort of wombat. Screaming our lungs out, and down and out of the place. Naoko waited outside, which was more relaxing for her. The Fast Pass was great – it was a popular ride, but we were in and out of there within 20 minutes (at Tokyo Disneyland you can get one Fast Pass at a time – go to the spot, put your day pass through a ticket machine, and you will get an express ticket that fasttracks you into a special queue at a designated time later on in the day, but you only get one at a time). After we took that one, we got a Fast Pass for Splash Mountain, the log flume ride. We followed that up with a strange little visit to the "It's A Small World" ride, with alll of its bizzarre attractions and animatronic weirdness.
In the meantime we went on the canoe ride around the Western Land lake, rode the haunted Tea Cups again, then off to eat a lunch in the World of Tomorrow. Space Burgers, set to a nuclear soundtrack of blips and bloops. In the meantime, there was another parade, which I saw while Zen and Naoko used the toilets. All very convenient. After that, off we went to ride the car racing thing, then the space flying thing. As I took some pictures from up there, the ride quickly finished. I wondered why the ride was so short, then an attendant came and told me not to take pics from the ride (I hadn't seen the warnings, and I certainly didn't catch them if they were mentioned in Japanese, sorry), then they gave us another few seconds worth of the ride. Afterwards, Zen begged me to ride on the car racing ride again. And when there was done, he wanted to go again with Naoko. Crazy. We went into Kiddyland, investigated Goofy's crazy inflatable house, as well as the bizarre boat building. Saw the strange Goofy laundry, which was caricuredly and permanently frozen in spin as it moved along in time. Took a low-key kiddy roller coaster, then headed back to our Splash Mountain ride. Got there, navigated the strange, creepy feeder tunnel with people queued up in near-pitch black. Late in the afternoon, anyone entering the normal queue would have to wait 100 minutes (what – nearly two hours!!!). The entry to the ride was a dark, snaking queue, probably a favourite of guys who wanted to get close to their dates. I would think that 100 minutes in that queue would be intolerable otherwise. Our 20 minutes certainly weren't any fun. Got in, then went up the splash mountain, but didn't go down it right away. First we had some minutes of indoctrination, we coasted along in some strange dinosaur zone where we got some messages. I'm not sure what the messages were, but they were messages of a sort – these are dinosaurs, this is world peace… After we splashed along a few courses, we got out and headed for the Haunted Mansion. The place didn't need any Fast Passes, it only had 10 minutes waiting period. I thought it might be okay for Zen – not too scary – since Eddie Murphy had been in the movie. Well, we went along and go throug the maze, then into the scary room with the elongating picture portraits. Then into the barrels, and through the strangely demonic and pointless display of scary monsters. Yes, ghosts are scary. And then…?
After that, we headed off to the haunted tea cups and the merry-go round for another ride. Then we skipped back to take the Mark Twain river boat and see the sun go down. It was good fun, riding along a river course that we had taken at water level in our canoes, but now we were coasting along from a great height. And no crowds. As we got to the end, someone spoke to me "excuse me, are you Peter?" It was someone I knew through work. Wow, what a coincidence that I would be spotted at Disneytland.
We went for yet another ride on the race cars, then off to watch the parade. I couldn't believe that we had been at Disneyland all day and weren't even getting worn out. It was nearly 7:30, and we'd been on 18 different rides and attractions, some more than once, and one of them more than twice! The weather had been perfect: just a little cooler and we would have been worn out trying to stay warm, just a little warmer and we would have wilted, but as it was it was perfect t-shirt weather. We sat down for the parade and saw a whack of crazy illuminated blimps pass by – the whole Pixar crew, Pete's Dragon (?!?!), the regular Disney characters, and of course Beauty and the Beast. When that was finished we went off to find a place for the 8:30 fireworks. As we were wandering around in front of the castle, I heard it again: "Hello Peter." It was another person from a bank in Singapore!!! Wow, it really is a small world.
The fireworks were cancelled, it seems that it was too windy for fireworks (or maybe the crowd was too sparse to give a show to), so off we went back home. The train wasn't too crowded, and we want on and on to Tokyo. That big long walk from the end of the train back into the normal train station (it must be over a kilometer of walking underground), and then on a bullet train to Shin Yokohama. Zen was getting sleepy, but we didn't let him sleep. Finally, in Yokohama he couldn't hold out any longer. I had to carry him the last 20 minutes of the way. Got home, slept.
June 11 – Our last full day in Yokohama. We slept relatively late, then headed out again. This time, our destination was Karuizawa, which is on the bullet train line into Nagano. Set in the mountains I was expecting some gorgeous scenery, but the trip wasn't that spectacular. It was more interesting by providing a view of parts of Tokyo I've never passed by train. When we got to Karuizawa, it seemed like just another rural train station – Himeji, Aioi, even Banshu Ako. All of the attractions were quite a distance from the train station. We bought a picnic lunch (onigiri, can Chu-hi, bento set) from the local convenience store (not a chain I'd ever heard of before), found the tourist bus to Shiraito waterfall, which I had read about and was supposed to be spectacular. We got on the bus, and found out that the cost of getting there and back was really a lot – over Y4000 for the three of us. Yoiks!!! Decided to carry on, though, and glad we did – the bus ride was spectacular as we headed up the only road in Karuizawa and into the deep verdant green hills. It was a deep jade colour, a full 360 tunnel of green-ness. I've never seen anything like it. It must be spectacular in the fall when the colours turn. We passed some guy in his corvette who looked like he was parked in the middle of the road looking at a map, a blonde beauty at his side. Nice. Carried on, got to the place, the waterfall was 100 metres away from the bus stop. Just the walk from the road to the place was stunning, with near-perfect sub-waterfalls, and when we go there it was a slice of heaven. A broad, shallow pool, with a plateau waterfall three metres above it. The water wasn't coming over the edge of a rock wall, however, it was coming THROUGH the mountain, somehow squeezed through porous rock. I don't know how it can exist, but it does – above the waterfall is rock and vegetation. I seems like it shouldn't exist, but there it is. We were there at about 1:30, had our picnic lunch and enjoyed the chirping birds, the breeze, the perfect weather, the sunlit leaves and greenness everywhere. The guy in the convertible caught up to us, and there was a hippy couple there, as well as the obligatory retirees who are always to be seen visiting places of great natural beauty.
We stayed longer than anybody else, but unfortunately even we couldn't stay long, and we went back to the bus stop for our trip back into town. Got out at the part of Karuizawa that is nicknamed "Karuizawa Ginza," although the only think it shares with the Tokyo Ginza is that both have shops on it. This looks like your typical small-town shopping alley, albeit with some nice shops. One photography shop was interesting – it has pictures of famous residents of Karuizawa from the past, such as John Lennon and Yoko Ono, and the Imperial Family, and there were nice bakeries and jam shops. Zen had to rush to the toilet, so we stopped just short of the pasture land. After the toilet, we headed back to the bus stop and on to the train for our return to civilisation. Got to Yokohama at a decent hour and had dinner with the family. I even got to go out to meet a Canadian acquaintance who works for a bank in Japan who I had been in periodic email contact with over work, but had never met face to face. Really really nice guy. And while he may work for a bank, he is an artist – his true love is photography. Had a beer in a very nice cafe downtown that played jazz, then Ralph picked me up and drove me home. Thanks, Ralph.
June 12 – Last day on the road, and it rained in the morning. Nicole took us, along with Lauren and Evan, to Evan's school. It was his last day of classes before HIS summer vacation. The school was going to have an assembly, but with the rain that was cancelled and the kids just played in the classroom instead, which was a lot of fun for them. The teacher had pulled out a typewriter, which is an ancient piece of technology that nobody had ever seen before. I hadn't used one for 20 years either. Amazing. Got to meet some mums and dads, many of whom I had heard of or who had heard of me. Nicole drove us to the train station, we got on a train to one place near Hakone, where we met Naoko's friend Lin for coffee, then off to Nagoya, where we met Naoko's former colleague Horiike-san for lunch of miso katsu, the exact same restaurant we had eaten at the year before. Went up a big office tower to get the view, then back to Himeji. I was looking forward to being back in the Fujino home and really relaxing – I hadn't had a chance to do that at all yet.
June 13 – I don't remember what we did, but this was the start of the "typical" stay in Himeji, where we fell into comfortable living patterns:
- wake up before 7:00 each day for breakfast, see Zen off to school
- drink coffee, read the paper, watch TV, tidy up
- go shopping: groceries, food, CDs, DVD rentals, underwear, socks…
- cycle around the city revisiting places I had been previously only to marvel how they had changed
- have a light lunch
- eat some afternoon snacks
- greet Zen as he comes home
- go out for another bike ride
- drink can Chu-hi from the convenience store
- try to read Marcel Proust
- listen to old CDs that I still have in storage there
- watch DVDs
- play with the kids
- think about dinner
- eat yummy Japanese food, wash it down with beer, have some sochu in the evenings, go to sleep before 11
June 14 – The day of Zen's sports day. We woke up at a regular time, Zen went off to school with the school kids, about 90 minutes later we went ourselves. I got there first, was greeted by my friend Wassan, who is Naoko's old classmate from the days when she herself went to Zen's primary school (Zen is the third generation of Fujinos to attend that school). A great, friendly guy who seemed really happy to see me, always makes me feel like I am part of the village. I watched the opening march, when the band comes out and they play rather severe-sounding tunes and march in step. A bit spooky. Lots of kids activities – a tug of war where kids use a staff instead of a rope. Then it was time for Zen to run his race. Since he's the tallest kid in the class, he always appears at the back, or is the last to do something. In this video he's the last heat in his class, and when his heat finished, the first graders all head back to their seats on the sidelines.
After he ran, there were several other events, including the village relay where kids from grades one to six from each of the villages ran against each other. Zen's cousins were among the runners from his village. They got third, which meant that they could run in the final competition. We then broke for lunch, and everybody headed off to their picnic spots. We had a nice one at the back, and the ladies broke out all of the good food, the guys broke out the beer, and we had a great family time. Lots of adults and kids and babies, moms and dads and uncles and aunts and grandparents and cousins. After lunch there was a tug of war between the red team and the white team, and a competition where the red team tries to see how many little plastic balls the kids can pitch together into a big old basket in one minute while the white team does the same. Zen was on the white team, and got lots of chances to sing his "go white team go" song. It is to the tune of the Mickey Mouse song and sounds a bit like this:
There was also a big old dance thingy, and some acrobatic forms, and then a race to see who could roll a big old ball hand by hand around half of the sports field – white team versus red team again. White won again and again – the whole day, they only lost one competition. Around 3:30 we went home. Then there was plenty of resting, recovering, someone sliced up a watermelon, the kids had snacks and refreshments, we all had cool things to drink, and then it was time for dinner. Zen had a lot of energy, and at 9:30 at night he was still so excited and didn't seem sleepy. But eventually he did drop off and slept.
June 15 – This day was Yuuta's sports day. We were a bit burned out on sports days, so we went to see him for part of the morning, ate lunch together with his family, then went off to do other things.
June 16 – Weren't sure what we should do for the day, so we went to climb Mount Mega, the typical hiking mountain in the region. Cycled there, hiked up, took video, took pictures. Great weather, great day, very enjoyable, very friendly, very fun, very pleasant weather.
June 17-20 – Regular days. I watched 10 DVDs.
June 21 – After getting packed, we loaded the suitcases into Naoko's dad's car at noon and headed to the airport. Got there really quickly, were among the first to check in, and then went for a snack and a coffee. Did some shopping, then headed through customs. Of course Zen was very happy to see monorails and airplanes, and off we flew to Singapore. The food was okay – economy classes in Singapore Airlines are now served on bigger trays so you're not always trying to figure out where to put your utensils – but the service not so. I didn't bother with the stupid inflight entertainment system, preferring to read Charles Bukowsky instead – but Zen tried to watch Horton Hears A Who. While he was watching the sound cut out. His system was reset, which takes 10 minutes, but this didn't solve the problem either. In the end he had to sit in Naoko's seat, although he fell asleep anyway. The stewardess initially wasn't very helpful, but the head stewardess came over and offered to give us new seats, which wasn't much of a suggestion since they were just other economy class seats (I was hoping for an upgrade). Zen slept most of the way after that, and we landed, got our duty free, got our luggage, got our taxi, got home and found out that both of our surviving fish had lasted two weeks alone, and Zen slept. Naoko slept. And I stayed up late tidying and returning our lives to order.
June 22 – Tidied. Took Zen to swimming lesson.
June 23 – Zen was so sweet tonight. I read a story book to him in English. After that he was supposed to go to sleep, but he asked me if he could read to me from his Japanese book. He read about four pages of the textbook that he used in school in Japan, occasionally testing me on idiomatic terms that I might not have known (and in some cases I didn't!). Thank you, teacher Zen!
Since we've come back from this trip, Zen seems to be much better in social situations. He used to be shy about going to other kids houses to play, and it had been a bit like that on other trips to Japan when he was five and younger. But on this trip he seemed to be able to make lots of friends among the neighbourhood kids, and now that he's back he's eager to run out and go to the playground, knock on doors to find kids to play with, things like that. Great.
Zen – "Mama, I'm going to give you one hundred kisses."
Mama – "Thank you Zen."
Papa – "And how many kisses are you going to give me?"
Zen – "Seven."
June 24-27 – Work.
June 28 – We all slept late, a rare thing indeed. Zen and I went for a haircut, buzz buzz buzz. I worked on the DVD stuff, and in the late afternoon we went to Clementi to buy some fish for the fish tank. We got some neon tatra, a kissing fish (not nice-looking, but Zen loves the name), and two silver dollar fish. Wanted to get some of the puffer fish – fugu – but apparently they nibble at small fish and destroy their tails, and then they're done for. Stayed up late editing my second and third DVD.
June 29 – Zen played with friends a lot in the morning, I took care of dozens of little things I needed to do. Naoko took Zen to the Japanese International School so that Zen could try out the little league softball that they do there on Sunday afternoons. Zen had a great time and tried really hard. Then he had his swimming lesson at 5:00. He's a strong swimmer, but he sure hates to swim freestyle. I don't blame him – I'm the same.
Zen went with his cousins to Rokko Ranch
Ready for his first day of school.
With Jii-chan.
Teacher Kawamori introducing Zen to his new classmates.
On the road again!!!
Great view at Shirahama!
Happy on the bus.
Princess Lauren.
Naoko, does a Lebowski. Zen does a Sobcheck.
We three bowlers.
A perfect pink princess bowling ball for Lauren.
Happy to get her fifth strike in a row.
The boys in their jet black steam train.
Zen, Evan, and Lauren group-hugging.
Naoko and Lauren waiting for their barbecue.
Barbecue is served.
In Shibuya with Hachiko.
On the roof of the Ghibli no Mori museum in the Mitaka borough of Tokyo.
Zen with budding hydrangea.
Zen and Naoko's hydrangea kiss.
On the train to Disneyland.
Waiting for the train in African Queen in Disneyland.
It's a Small World After All, Chiba style.
Speed Racer.
Racer Xen.
Maiden voyage.
Honeymoon in Chiba.
Tweedledum meets Tweedledee. But which is which?
Alice sits on the Cheshire Cat's ass.
Shiraito no Taki in Karuizawa.
Zena Lisa.
The only butcher/flowershop I've ever seen.
Zen meets the Bee-boy.
A little bit of Singapore in Karuizawa.
TV Zombies.
BOINGGGG!!!
Pants Ranger Evan!
Pants Ranger Zen!!
Three umbrella kids on a rainy day.
Train interior.
In Nagoya for lunch with Naoko's former colleague/Peters former Japanese teacher Horiike-san.
Typical train view.
Zen with his class at the sports day.
Naoko and Yaeko.
Yuuta, Kyoko, Shiota and Haruhito.
At the peak of Mount Mega.
Daichi, Peter, Zen.
Zen having a class lunch.
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I ended my 1st ever 25 Motif Challenge with a free pattern & am starting/continuing the next round with another free snowflake pattern. This time, though, it is my very own pattern, right from scratch ! Not derived or adapted. Nothing really new about the elements, but it's a big start for me.
Back in late June, I tried my hand at needle tatting. And I realized how easy it was to design with needle tatting because one could easily unravel & redo any element … no need to cut & discard, etc., just go with the flow. That's how I created a pendant. However, when I tried to convert that into shuttle tatting, I faced a problem & the pendant started to turn into a circle (story of my tatting life!). Easy conversion is possible Only if the needle, thread, & shuttle conform to the same size. I used a needle that was suitable for size 10 or thicker thread, but converting the pattern into a size 20 shuttle pattern required major shifts in stitchcount.
It is a 2-shuttle pattern that can be done in one pass, using 1 or 2 colours, or as separate rounds.
No stiffening or blocking required, since the 3rd round creates a relatively stiff 'border', keeping the shape intact.
pds – padded ds (2 wraps); also called dds, spds, BDS, etc.
Composed of 2 sets of alternating trefoils, chains, & Josephine knots.
A Split Ring will be required to move out of this round, if you want to make it in one pass.
SR : 3 + 8 / 3 + 8. If you want to start the next round afresh, then make this a normal ring (3 + 8 – 8 + 3), tie & hide ends.
TIP : Keep the joining picots Within the trefoil rings small (as indicated in pic), if you want the rings to broaden/stretch out. If the picots are long, the shape of the rings will be more spindle-like.
(or Lock join if preferred). No Reverse Work, but Switch Shuttles to make the thrown ring (JR).
Ch : 1, vvsp, 12, S&R join to picot where 2 trefoils meet.
Ch : 12, vvsp, 1, JR8, 1, vvsp, 12, S&R join.
Continue around repeating from ** till 1st JR reached. Join with Lock Join to base.
If desired, one can end here. It makes a nice flower shape with 6 petals !
Consists of chains only, that are made up of Victorian sets/Node tatting, & padded tatting.
For the pattern, you may need to add or reduce a couple of hs, depending on your own tension. The objective is for the node tatting chains to lie niched against/just adjacent to the previous round chains.
Joins : While I prefer Slope & Roll joins, it can be substituted with a Lock join.
Switch shuttles (if using 2 colours).
Make a lock join to the vvsp on the left of JK of previous round.
Repeat from ** to ** till you reach starting point.
Tie & cut. Hide ends. Or cut a longer length to make string/loop for hanging.
I ran out of Sh1 thread midways through the last round. So, if tatting in size 20, you can easily load/reload accordingly.
please let me know through comment or email (on my profile).
Happy Holidays & a Great 2015 !
But I'd much rather talk about inspiration ! Inspiration not from within, but from all you awesome tatters & designers, and all your fun projects that you keep sharing. I finally dropped my crochet hook yesterday & picked up my shuttles – I just Had to, despite my resolution to tat tree ornaments, etc. only in the next season. And despite the fact that I really am enjoying my crochet afghan.
I used 2 shuttles, in order to climb out of the central ring using a mock picot & Split Ring, and hence accomplishing the snowflake in one round.
This is a fairly simple pattern & can be done with shuttle & ball too. If using only single shuttle, the central ring & adjoining split ring can be done as Single Shuttle Split Rings !
Or for absolute beginners, make the central ring separately, tie, cut. Start Round 2.
I used Red Heart Size 20 in white. However, the size 20 seemed more like size 30, & it is stiffer than Anchor Mercer – ideal for snowflakes !
– – where next repeat is joined to previous one.
Note : Reverse work after each ring & chain, if not following frontside/backside tatting.
Repeat from ** 5 times, joining as one goes, so that one has 6 'sides'. Join the last repeat to the 1st one before finishing off.
Tie & cut ends & hide.
Basic stitch-count has been inked in pic below; red denotes rings & blue denotes chains.
This snowflake can also be used as a hexagonal motif, joined together for larger projects.
My thanks to Kersti, for sharing the pattern .
I 'designed' another snowflake yesterday, but need to do it in white today. Will share pattern as soon as possible.
The collage candles, my original artwork, has a symbolic message/wish conveyed through the size of candles, their relative placement, & their colours, as well as the intensity of the flames. If the past was black & the present bleak, the future will be very bright. The past is forgotten, the present is waning away, the future is looking brightly ahead. Or the past & present are/will become shining or treasured memories that will remain alive in us (as reflected by the flames). Shadows have not been added, because the black & grey candles (past & present) themselves act as a shadow to our life ahead.
I've used some sort of glossy paper for the candles & thin glossy magazine paper for flames [recycled]. In order to give it depth/3-dimension, the molten wax has not been glued down completely, & the candles themselves are glued over a thicker layer of paper. The telltale shadowy lines indicate the raised candles.
The string art on paper patterns have been taken from a book, the title of which I do not have. If somebody knows, I would appreciate you sharing the info so that due credit can be given ... These were made back in the late 80's, so the book predates that. It was a hardbound coffee-table kind of book with loads of lovely patterns, kindly lent by a friend.
Don't you just hate to count stitches in a knitting project - & there is a Lot of counting right from casting on to patterning to shaping to customizing ….. Markers help you keep track of short segments so that you do not have to count All the stitches All the time !!!
Whether one is just starting out, or is well-experienced, markers always come in handy at various stages & in all types of knitting. I have tried to capture & list these instances, while knitting this top/blouse last season . Note, however, that one does not need to use a marker for every little thing – my intention is merely to highlight as many possible uses as I could think of .
When one has to cast on a large project, or one is working with thin yarn, the number of stitches to cast on goes up. Equidistantly placed markers are very handy to keep count !
I insert a marker after every 20 stitches while casting on, so that one does not have to go back & count from the beginning each time (this project required around 120 sts for border). No more fear of losing count due to distractions, etc.
After the ribbed border, in a sweater/pullover, one is frequently asked to increase the number of stitches before starting on the pattern for main body.
These increases need to be spread out evenly throughout the border, for an even, clean look. Markers make it easy to calculate & space out these increases, without having to keep constant count. You can divide the increases between each segment delineated by markers & simply check whether each segment has the required increases.
A pattern is made up of many repeats along the length of the knitting. So once the border is knit, & the stitches are increased, one can count the number of stitches for each pattern repeat & relocate the markers accordingly. This can be done as one is knitting on the 1st row of the pattern.
I have used 2 different patterns (alternating with each other) in this example. One requires 23 sts, while the other 6. Hence the markers (represented by comma) are placed in this sequence : 6,23,6,23,6, & so on till entire length.
After a few rows have been knit, & the pattern has been repeated over the rows a couple of times at least, it becomes easy to track the next rows. Firstly, one has memorized the pattern by now, & secondly, the previous rows act as a visual guide. At this time, one can do away with the markers in step #3 if desired.
However, if one is watching the tele, or chatting, or there are other distractions, it might be a good idea to keep the markers in place so as to keep track of the knitting at all times. It acts as a double-check to reduce errors by immediate spotting & rectification.
I forgot to take pictures later - so engrossed in knitting ?! Hope the explanation suffices.
Markers can be placed along the side - at the start of a new repeat of pattern, or after a given number of rows. Eg. after every 10 rows. This helps to keep track of the number of rows already knit, without having to count each & every stitch/row vertically ! My general rule of thumb is 10 rows.
In my blouse, these markers remained very useful for another reason : the 23-st segment is a 6-row repeat pattern, while the 6-st segment requires only 4 rows to complete !
Markers at the start of rows help in another important way : When one is shaping the chest by increasing a stitch from waist upwards, the row where one increases, can be marked. This will come in handy when one starts knitting the other side (front or back); easy to track where an increase has occurred & repeat it. This keeps the increases on both the front & back of a sweater even & identical And when the time comes to sew the 2 sides together, the seam is very neat & even!
TIP : I use markers in a different colour, for the increased stitch rows.
How often does it happen that one has to suddenly pause knitting & attend to some other life matters ? While I prefer to complete the row & then pause, it is not always possible. Sometimes one has to leave knitting mid-way through a row. In such cases, markers are of tremendous help – simply complete knitting the few stitches upto the next marker (i.e. complete the segment only, instead of entire row) & attend to the call. It is then so easy to re-start without having to use precious brain cells trying to figure out where to start …. This is especially true of lacy patterns.
Dropping or decreasing stitches is called for while shaping the armholes, neck, etc. So, just as markers prove to be good guides while increasing, these can be equally helpful while decreasing. In case of lacy patterns, one can adjust the decrease based on markers, keeping the pattern as evenly shaped as possible.
TIP : Shaping is required while knitting Socks, too. Markers can come in handy when increases and decreases are made.
When one is knitting in the round, with circular needles or open needles, a marker is vital to indicate the start of the row.
In conlusion, markers help to calculate stitches in casting on, in calculating stitches & placement for shaping (I like visual cues), keep track of knitting pattern & minimize errors.
I do not have any store-bought markers. Instead I simply use scraps of wool or thread.
I have found crochet mercer thread to be Ideal. It does not fray easily, is thick enough to be clearly visible (unlike sewing thread), yet not so thick as to leave a space between stitches. It is also something that can be found in the home itself.
Take a short length of thread & tie a slip knot. This is nothing new to those who crochet & knit - one has to start with a slip knot. If not, click on the highlighted term or here for many tutorial links on Google.
If desired, one can make a permanent solid, immovable knot. I prefer slip knot because the loop size can be easily altered & adjusted whenever desired, by simply pulling on one loose end. Hence, these markers can be used on any size needle !
Secondly, if at any point I want to remove a marker midways, all I have to do is pull on the loop & the knot opens up completely & the thread can be slipped off anywhere, anytime ! No need to cut with scissors & risk cutting the yarn.
Make many such markers beforehand, so that while you are occupied with your knitting needles, all you have to do is pick up one of these already-made markers & slip it on the needle.
Since it is a slip knot, it can be tightened as much as desired. However, it is preferable to keep it slightly loose so that switching it between needles becomes easy.
While one is knitting, these markers are not knit. They are simply slipped on to the other needle.
What has been your experience ? Please share ….
Mea culpa. I take full blame.
Some novels, some authors, some author's novels are Not meant to be read back to back!
I am talking about Jane Austen's "Mansfield Park" (1814) & "Northanger Abbey" (1817, although first given to publish in 1803!).
Both are coming-of-age stories of 2 young naïve girls.
When I started, I realized that I'd read (And watched) it before, but continued nonetheless, because details were largely forgotten.
The protagonist was a bit depressing, but overall, the story worked out satisfactorily. The end, though, was very abrupt …. as if the author ran out of time, space, ideas, patience, or whatever.
Kind of reminded me of Yash Chopra's films that start off well enough, with lots of romantic twists & turns, but then come to such an abrupt, unconvincing "Huh, what the ….?!" end ! Stopped watching them, too.
orthanger Abbey – to me the only redeeming feature was it's underlying sense of sarcasm & humor, a story in a lighter vein, despite the frequent "vexations".
But I could Not connect with the heroine & the narration was not engaging enough (with some proselytizing about novels & their effect/impact on young minds). Maybe if I hadn't read it immediately after finishing Mansfield Park, I might have found it a bit more pleasing, although her gothic fears were a bit over-the-top. It did, however, remind me of a neighbour we once had. This young teenager was so addicted to RL Stine books (horror fiction stories) that she would wake up screaming at night ! So, maybe if I was younger, I might have appreciated the story/heroine more? I enjoyed horror back then.
When you read independent, unrelated, non-serialized stories by the same author, in immediate succession, you discover many similarities & repetitions, which might not have been apparent if reading is spaced out (unless one has an eidetic memory). Back to back reading tends to highlight some "weaknesses" in a writer, which would've gone unnoticed by a casual reader. It is a difficult act to pull off with aplomb (although some authors are successful - will talk about such an experience in a future post).
Speaking of these 2 novels, the setting, the basic characters, the supporting characters, their basic personalities, their value systems, their backgrounds, the professions, their state & status in life & in family, etc. etc. were so very similar ! It felt like the writer had a good thing going with the character-building for one story & used the very same framework for the other. While Northanger Abbey was written earlier (with some alterations later), but since I read it After Mansfield Park, I found it quite a drag to finish – had to force myself to get through it.
Again, my impressions may be more biased because of the sequence & timing of reading than actual merits of each story. There could also have been some fatigue in reading about the same period, & same circumstances, & similar romances. But it is as it is.
I did want to read "Emma" again (been a looong time); but I am firmly decided on waiting at least One year before taking it up. Meanwhile, on to some serious reading – too much mushiness, despite a sweet tooth, is not good for my health ;-).
Disclaimer: These are my personal impressions, not a formal or literary critique, & in no way discount the immense talent of the writer. It is easy to criticize, but so difficult to actually write !
I've wanted to share my thoughts for over a year, now. However, it just wasn't 'taking shape' – not a cogent one… And since that time, I have added some more tatting to it. Also, I now see SO Many Gorgeous tree ornaments (balls/baubles) with edgings around the circumference. Haven't tried it myself, but what I am delineating below should logically come in handy if one wants to use a straight edging over a globe! In fact, using these simple tweaks, one can cover the entire ball with repeats of the edging Only !
Still not happy with the post, but have finally decided it's time to reduce the backlog.
In my very first blogpost here, I had described a few simple ways to create corners for straight edgings. Those edgings were used on square cushion/throw covers. But for the center, I decided to go 'round' & coaxed some more edgings/patterns into circles.
This post describes that 'encircling', how to create a circular edging out of a straight one. A few very simple & basic tweaks required ; no grand designing. Just another 101 beginners' post.
All tatting & crochet is done in Anchor Mercerized Crochet Cotton, Size 20.
By merely adding & subtracting a few stitches at strategic places along the edging, it can be converted into a circle !
This is the method used in Down the Garden Path bookmark pattern (by Pam Palmer) to modify it.
Chains that were on the outer side needed a few extra ds, while the chains that were on the inner side needed a few ds less, thus causing the curve. A mere 1-2 ds can make a difference.
The number of stitches to add or subtract will depend on how large or small the circle needs to be. For a more compact circle, add more ds on outer edge & decrease more ds on inner edge. For a larger circle, with a gradual curve (as the one I made), I had to add/subtract only 2 ds on only a few spaced-out chains.
TIP : Keep the additions/deletions spaced or spread out. Clustering the alterations together may cause then ruffling & crumpling, or may change the essence of the pattern.
UPDATE : Jane McLellan has just used this tweak to great effect here !
When I first saw Jo's Crochet Flower Garden on pinterest, I quite liked the possibilities of this simple freeform crochet.
For a more compact & "flourishing" look, however, I reduced the length of the stem and increased the number & size of leaves & flowers, to get an even more varied & natural look. The leaves can be modified by changing the number of stitches (length) &/or the size of the stitches (width).
Changing freeform is obviously easier than a regular/symmetrical pattern.
Sometimes, simply by making the joining picots very small, a straight line can curve. Of course, the position of these picots would be important too.
Here is Kersti's Jessica bookmark (the initial row only) where I made the joining picots really small. Lo & behold, I had myself a small circlet ideal for a medallion, a sun-catcher, or a coaster! All that is required is to fill in the centre space with some nice tatted motif or fabric; or use as applique sewn on to some fabric.
Now, if the same joining picots are increased in length, the curvature will be in the reverse direction !!!
UPDATE : Extreme encircling of the above edging, resulting in this beautiful Jessica Snowflake, here.
These concentric circles are made with the same pattern but joining picot lengths have been altered just a bit. This is a naturally curving edging, so manipulating the circumference with the picot length was easily accomplished.
If the joining picot is very small, the circle will become compact (inner circle).
In case of normal sized joining picots, I got the larger outer circle.
The Green Kaftan neckline is broadly U-shaped. Hence the edging needs to have both curved & linear segments. I tried to achieve this with the help of variable picot lengths.
There are 2 joining points (picots) in this edging. The joining picots along the peripheral rings are what matter most ! Although, a slight tweaking along the adjacent clover joins might also help to keep the lace lie flat.
For the curved part, I decreased the picot length of the peripheral ring joins.
For the straight segment, I increased the picot length, such that the 2 outer rings spanned the same distance as the clover.
TIP : Joining picot lengths can work both ways (just like the chains above). In all above examples, I wanted a concave curvature, hence the picot lengths were decreased. If, however, one wishes for a convex curvature, increase the picot join lengths . It will invert the position of the 2 edges of any lace !
This can work beautifully with the oval edging, where there are 2 joining picots. One can "invert" the edging to work either way ! So you get 2 edging patterns from the very same pattern, simply by tweaking the joining picot lengths !
I haven't tried this myself yet, but it is a clear possibility. It may require some reworking to get the required curvature. One also needs to be mindful of the fact that the pattern might change a bit. Hence, this technique is a bit above the beginner level, but very much doable…a 1 or 2 ds shift might not even be obvious.
Would love to hear your perspective, experience & feedback.
It was difficult to capture the entire kaftan on camera ; hence the folds, etc.
When I first stitched this kaftan & sewed on the store-bought lace along the sides, the neck looked quite barren & needed something. (as seen in the penultimate image).
Hence, tatted up a single-shuttle, rings-only edging that I like. It does not exactly go with the triangular peaks of the side lace, but I did not want to take away focus from the side laces. The final result didn't turn out that bad.
I used size 20 Anchor Mercer Black thread for tatting.
I don't have the exact source of this edging pattern (it is one from my old collection), but in an earlier post I called it "Dancing Clovers".
For this kaftan, I deliberately cut off some inches from the side of the fabric, in order to shorten the width. Despite a beautiful drape of entire width, the long 'sleeves' snag at door knobs !
The lace lost some of its appeal if nichéd along the very edge. The short green strip gave a much better appreciation of this beautiful lace.
And, the extra fabric was folded & seamed in After sewing on the lace, such that the sewing line of the latter was completely hidden within.
Another alteration I made was to inner stitching line. Instead of keeping it straight throughout, I gradually went in towards the waist & back out. Unexpectedly, this has created such a lovely shape, that even though a backing was added at the waist for string/belt (the parallel sewing lines are visible in pic above, shown by white arrow), it is No Longer required ! The kaftan drapes so well Without any gathering at the waist ! And since the neck is broad enough, it is easy to slip on.
Ending with a pic of how I sewed on the "Dancing Clovers" edging to the already-sewn neck line, using an embroidery hoop.
Winters mean shifting to wool !
True to form, I have picked up my wool stash to make my 4th afghan. Except that this time it is a crochet one, not knit.
It is a 3-round motif pattern, joining as you go. The 2nd round in each motif is white in the original pattern, but I decided to let my fancy choose a different colour for the 2nd round instead of only white.
A great stash-buster project !
Brands include both baby wool & normal wool from Vardhman, Wendy's, Jaypee's, and some odds & ends that I have forgotten.
With this range of yarn, it is turning out to be quite a Memory Quilt ! I have been able to use up bits of wool left over from projects completed down the years ... including some that have long since been discarded or gifted .
I have used Crochet hook # 9 (3.50 mm) because this could tackle all wool sizes.
Thoroughly enjoyable though a whole lot of ends need to be hidden ; hence the tapestry needle & scissors are a constant companion. I am hiding the ends after each round – better now than a mountain-load later !
Also, as the blanket gets larger, I might start a separate piece & join it to the first piece later. It is easier to handle smaller pieces, and also keeps the project from getting dirty.
It is such fun to choose colours & placement. I wish I had even more shades & colours …. Love the warmth & coziness of colours during the grey winter days.
I am planning to crochet a black border in the end …. I think it would bring the whole thing together, especially since so many colours have been randomly used. Need to figure out some pattern/edging … Any ideas ?


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All month long, we've been celebrating the history of women — in the world and on campus. We asked Abe when the University of Wisconsin began accepting female students. We shared stories from one of the first women to graduate from the UW. And we dug through the archives to find some seriously out-of-date style recommendations. Now, to round out our coverage of Women's History Month, we present you with some very not round numbers and statistics about women on campus.
The number of female chancellors in the first 138 years of the UW's history, 1849–1987.
The number of female chancellors in the last 28 years of the UW's history: Donna Shalala (1988¬–93), Carolyn "Biddy" Martin PhD'85 (2008–11), and Rebecca Blank (2013–present)
The number of campus buildings named after women. They are Helen C. White Hall; Vel Phillips, Susan B. Davis, and Elizabeth Waters Residence Halls; Nancy Nicholas Hall, home to the School of Human Ecology; Signe Skott Cooper Hall, the new School of Nursing building; and the Zoe Bayliss Co-Op.
The percentage of women students enrolled in the Spring 2015–16 semester. Enrollment is beginning to even out — there are currently only 670 more women enrolled than men.
The largest majority women have held over men in the student body; it occurred in the fall of 2005.
The number of years that the Department of Gender and Women's Studies has been on campus. Though it's technically only seven, as "Gender and" wasn't added until 2008. (For more history on the UW's Gender and Women's Studies program, watch for your next issue of Badger Insider magazine.)
The current average GPA of women on campus. The average GPA for male students is 3.17.
The percentage of degrees awarded to women in 2014–15. In total, 5,303 degrees were granted to women, and 5,016 were awarded to men.
The percentage of degrees awarded to women in the 2014–15 academic year from the College of Engineering. This percentage has been relatively steady for the past decade, but in 1985–86, women made up only 11.77% of engineering degrees.
The percentage of degrees awarded to women in the 2014–15 academic year from the School of Human Ecology (SoHE). In 1985–86, 91.24% of SoHE degrees were to women.
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The Hill of Ward (, formerly Tlachtgha) is a hill in County Meath, Ireland.

Geography
The hill lies between Athboy (to the west) and Ráth Chairn (to the east). During medieval times it was the site of great festivals, including one at which winter fires or bone fires (Tine Cnámh) were lit at Samhain, the forerunner of the modern Halloween. It is associated with the figure Tlachtga, a druidess in Irish mythology who is said to have given birth to triplets on the hill.

History
The Hill of Ward is the site of an Iron Age earthen ringfort, which was in later times associated with the Kings of Mide of and of Munster. The hill featured in Irish tales of Tlachtga and her father Mug Ruith, who was said to have ridden his flying machine roth rámach over it. In 1168 High King Ruaidrí Ua Conchobair held a massive gathering at the site. According to Giraldus Cambrensis in 1172 Tigernán Ua Ruairc King of Bréifne was killed there at a parley with Norman invaders.

The hill got its English name from a landowner, Ward, who had been evicted from his land during the invasion of Oliver Cromwell in 1649. The land was given to a Roundhead soldier. The Ward family, whose forebears were landowners of the hill and after whom the hill was named, are living in County Meath today.

Recent archaeological work has been done on the site, confirming that it was used as a ritual site for many years.

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Mountains and hills of County Meath
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Q: How do you pass vocabulary text files to a model and train it on google cloud platforms machine learning engine I am trying to make a DNNCLassifier that takes categorical inputs using tensor flow to train a model on the Google Cloud Platform (GCP). I have a few categorical feature columns where I use a vocabulary.txt file.  For example:
tf.feature_column.categorical_column_with_vocabulary_file(
         key = "feature_name",
         vocabulary_file = vocab_file,
         vocabulary_size = vocab_size
         ),

I spent several frustrating hours discovering that you can't use open() in GCP because it can't handle the gs://.  Therefore, I used the following code to read in vocabulary files:
def read_vocab_file(file_path):
"""Reads a vocab file to memeory.
  Args:
    file_path: path to Vocab file in cloud storage bucket

  Returns:
    Vocab list, the size of the vocabulary   """

  with file_io.FileIO(file_path, 'r') as f:
    #vocab_lines = open(f,'r').readlines()
    vocab_lines = f.readlines()
    vocab_size = len(vocab_lines)

  return vocab_lines, vocab_size

This allows me to submit a training job where I pass the path to the vocabulary files as an argument.
gcloud ml-engine jobs submit training $JOB_NAME \
    --job-dir $MODEL_DIR \
    --runtime-version 1.4 \
    --module-name trainer.task \
    --package-path trainer/ \
    --region $REGION \
    -- \
    --train-files $TRAIN_DATA \
    --eval-files $EVAL_DATA \
    --vocab-paths $VOCAB\
    --latlon-data-paths $LATLON\
    --train-steps 1000 \
    --eval-steps 100
This works fine for training, but then I am not able to make predictions.  Is there a better way to train a model in the google cloud machine learning engine environment while using vocab.txt files to create categorical feature columns?
Any example code that uses categorical features with a tf.estimator.DNNCLassifier would be greatly appreciated especially if it can run on GCP with hyperparameter optimization and make predictions in the cloud.
Thank you

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