tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-65949329441740735272024-03-05T06:16:44.622-05:00Labyrinth GalHali Chambershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01610865910264488901noreply@blogger.comBlogger1624125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6594932944174073527.post-42914081278698200692023-06-25T10:14:00.000-04:002023-06-25T10:14:08.742-04:00Turtle Pix<p>Chiro-sis Ruth & Rowan flew back from Scotland and I picked them up at the airport yesterday. I told her that Oly was now a "free-range" turtle and allowed to roam about the house. With the rain the last couple days, she didn't get her backyard walks. Here she is emerging from . . . somewhere this morning: </p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjg5OmI5AT_vIFeVAiBrwvSLL2mxgWR1ljBvl91Rc3gDdyb1jQ6d0G_SkiTWxe36jSI5jczk0M9eSxzDdEaXGdVS06w7LFECMw5zXRRs2LLbU4wsZVArY7a_IojjaZARVgE54D5jaRriTimKkeTaHb6ZGkwSoylXOa46mFfsKzgL5DgkwH76NVnnFM7RDc/s4032/PXL_20230625_125241022.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjg5OmI5AT_vIFeVAiBrwvSLL2mxgWR1ljBvl91Rc3gDdyb1jQ6d0G_SkiTWxe36jSI5jczk0M9eSxzDdEaXGdVS06w7LFECMw5zXRRs2LLbU4wsZVArY7a_IojjaZARVgE54D5jaRriTimKkeTaHb6ZGkwSoylXOa46mFfsKzgL5DgkwH76NVnnFM7RDc/s320/PXL_20230625_125241022.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Lady looks on with a wary eye.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">She likes little nooks. Here she is parking herself like a Matchbox car: </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIXzuOY5zYetcG0_7RwGNfdT58_-bYxYp9rXTrMrwUlEaa3hhFSEqmsg3hoGI7mhisnGuZBhqMY8VEubI_9HSGyyN-UoExtdSXT7j9lq9IFVyAAXAMC7yEZsbDyJFKaD351G4JTg5dQmyBSRBQm4FZKDFQzkttbLCsQ2fH-emiKkgvi8LG8xsRw_KJdm0/s4032/PXL_20230624_215549022.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIXzuOY5zYetcG0_7RwGNfdT58_-bYxYp9rXTrMrwUlEaa3hhFSEqmsg3hoGI7mhisnGuZBhqMY8VEubI_9HSGyyN-UoExtdSXT7j9lq9IFVyAAXAMC7yEZsbDyJFKaD351G4JTg5dQmyBSRBQm4FZKDFQzkttbLCsQ2fH-emiKkgvi8LG8xsRw_KJdm0/s320/PXL_20230624_215549022.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I let Lady lick out the coconut milk bag and then this:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUr_a-iumb4Yd2qMvRdrgIovJVN1y2bSunrPe7A4eD__J1VhV_3QBnZs_SNyMsrzhcYEjHnI-F6hQKKUnB0mBeS2uH4_fsMsHBwBWBu1_3Oqji7J62i2jFS9eJ-lb7DFC41g4H0V5LWAbvyib3odvApgpnjdES_AvnlcZBBJSbv4k3Hdsw4Gx5ITEy9nA/s4032/PXL_20230613_173551262.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUr_a-iumb4Yd2qMvRdrgIovJVN1y2bSunrPe7A4eD__J1VhV_3QBnZs_SNyMsrzhcYEjHnI-F6hQKKUnB0mBeS2uH4_fsMsHBwBWBu1_3Oqji7J62i2jFS9eJ-lb7DFC41g4H0V5LWAbvyib3odvApgpnjdES_AvnlcZBBJSbv4k3Hdsw4Gx5ITEy9nA/s320/PXL_20230613_173551262.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Don't worry--I didn't let her stay!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">In Le Studio:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMxS8WNZaue2cwPDhl27A9K7ga4x8DhKTMB9taUrwt37X44a63unmdW7dBIkeQndBvsQ6vKHahRamJ9sZxZAxXQ_RG0Z9ZGIyQaR3g-cS_Q4MaDctsDs25TLpHgIXOYvEV-13CBh7lXZoqQN6hDbnj4EILCn_TnJa5mS_R2XYYmUWzXGiBBrEzYf0qXoo/s4032/PXL_20230617_221348602.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMxS8WNZaue2cwPDhl27A9K7ga4x8DhKTMB9taUrwt37X44a63unmdW7dBIkeQndBvsQ6vKHahRamJ9sZxZAxXQ_RG0Z9ZGIyQaR3g-cS_Q4MaDctsDs25TLpHgIXOYvEV-13CBh7lXZoqQN6hDbnj4EILCn_TnJa5mS_R2XYYmUWzXGiBBrEzYf0qXoo/s320/PXL_20230617_221348602.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">In the laundry room:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXnNG9k--nAYXs1MZpS87EiNgYng-UVl3kyXpoIdyuhgCk6dK9jB9A3fpaziCb3vc36nZF1lwFcEElP7FtxuYITjYD0YldPMfGn768H0376-2I2f1_rG-Hpa9GZ1P9BYx83WV3smKb11X1wBLKMFophdekKNsXVLjvtEe84ody1hNvIP_cD7Y3i5Nu0P4/s4032/PXL_20230606_174831296.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXnNG9k--nAYXs1MZpS87EiNgYng-UVl3kyXpoIdyuhgCk6dK9jB9A3fpaziCb3vc36nZF1lwFcEElP7FtxuYITjYD0YldPMfGn768H0376-2I2f1_rG-Hpa9GZ1P9BYx83WV3smKb11X1wBLKMFophdekKNsXVLjvtEe84ody1hNvIP_cD7Y3i5Nu0P4/s320/PXL_20230606_174831296.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Playing with her reflection on the dryer:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyVI4e9CGxpB74tP5SatIqDUcY_dTvMAqFuyPLrpey5A713fwubZ0Bf9-YVKuyOSQDKzKeO0NR-09ozI__mKQOhS5f4kNq2gmCtR7KDBASxbfaL36ExhnT8EJ78rObVDUKxGXIM_s1pqZ1JFRvghdE7h1aMO59fXU84ho0SLplX8EZnld3c3KBwGcU43o/s4032/PXL_20230615_161133571.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyVI4e9CGxpB74tP5SatIqDUcY_dTvMAqFuyPLrpey5A713fwubZ0Bf9-YVKuyOSQDKzKeO0NR-09ozI__mKQOhS5f4kNq2gmCtR7KDBASxbfaL36ExhnT8EJ78rObVDUKxGXIM_s1pqZ1JFRvghdE7h1aMO59fXU84ho0SLplX8EZnld3c3KBwGcU43o/s320/PXL_20230615_161133571.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br style="text-align: left;" /><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2DL9F1HwMozHwYVAS7M3RhK4sg92QmfJRIC7tsN6xMvW-EAV4x_3L75GtZvHrly6ufLUvZ2COtLPYyVZErYKtaDBE_LHGckGJKK355sa_7Ya7NZP_DCky_-k4umyLi_FMZO1hIWplJWOFfGi1BWGgdWU1SrJwq3htbyCNBWh7Ck6Fcmda4w0aATsPuNk/s4032/PXL_20230615_161108140.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2DL9F1HwMozHwYVAS7M3RhK4sg92QmfJRIC7tsN6xMvW-EAV4x_3L75GtZvHrly6ufLUvZ2COtLPYyVZErYKtaDBE_LHGckGJKK355sa_7Ya7NZP_DCky_-k4umyLi_FMZO1hIWplJWOFfGi1BWGgdWU1SrJwq3htbyCNBWh7Ck6Fcmda4w0aATsPuNk/s320/PXL_20230615_161108140.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div><br /></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Basking in the sun:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTglPMpviBep5IAXHPgiTRwZTy6MVG7KNAoS7nH-xJWB2u9tv0j_VhgubEgWVqv_EVc6Oeoats-VHKXsV2fOk4YPP8od3m2An_lgptDNftqKfv8equ8txFiUEAcYwBqbsYDpJZgiOvpQ3P0mIteToBMMagjZXvjzPQ6uSsUle-LOSk9j7bd_MLsKvurtU/s4032/PXL_20230607_144528673.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTglPMpviBep5IAXHPgiTRwZTy6MVG7KNAoS7nH-xJWB2u9tv0j_VhgubEgWVqv_EVc6Oeoats-VHKXsV2fOk4YPP8od3m2An_lgptDNftqKfv8equ8txFiUEAcYwBqbsYDpJZgiOvpQ3P0mIteToBMMagjZXvjzPQ6uSsUle-LOSk9j7bd_MLsKvurtU/s320/PXL_20230607_144528673.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>She's less and less fond of her makeshift plastic bin terrarium! But she still burrows down:<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYXDUDkJFdbkzltSDsLHj74f7M9VFHt9jADVpfVwpRYJWoVENXhQIv4TdjHEb2HfQK-O4pFcajPnK8Uwr0N2wzn0jcsU2vXStG-hzfe9SDkiR_lmLHgbKHwgBUhhHZnQadb_4AAthn3ZAH1pt1L_9m7V-fa7I5WF3dcPiQewrVlkpkELgvDk0O1UKGe1Y/s4032/PXL_20230623_160022895.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYXDUDkJFdbkzltSDsLHj74f7M9VFHt9jADVpfVwpRYJWoVENXhQIv4TdjHEb2HfQK-O4pFcajPnK8Uwr0N2wzn0jcsU2vXStG-hzfe9SDkiR_lmLHgbKHwgBUhhHZnQadb_4AAthn3ZAH1pt1L_9m7V-fa7I5WF3dcPiQewrVlkpkELgvDk0O1UKGe1Y/s320/PXL_20230623_160022895.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Hulloooooo:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimvwcsOdgIY-3zz6v2xvZEYdA1knKKfLdT2BuhsByjqVA_z9XnNPNUoDMsziBNpPckLcHShe5iERgn3u9Qd74cER2CAjkRGOguCHEyCkdkkNqkiyudsbETxOweOezeyaq5vC0SM0wpyQvjnSl8olmcpVqe7jZBUoF3tsM5cxLjKaO5_odkmpweb9doFnA/s4032/PXL_20230622_165406024.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimvwcsOdgIY-3zz6v2xvZEYdA1knKKfLdT2BuhsByjqVA_z9XnNPNUoDMsziBNpPckLcHShe5iERgn3u9Qd74cER2CAjkRGOguCHEyCkdkkNqkiyudsbETxOweOezeyaq5vC0SM0wpyQvjnSl8olmcpVqe7jZBUoF3tsM5cxLjKaO5_odkmpweb9doFnA/s320/PXL_20230622_165406024.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p style="text-align: center;">She churns against the side when she wants to come out, tho:<br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjs-ebocHbD8XDkpswLEGpTPK6NmjiM2Jbo7gpogWpru9nh5obLdSeDlu9ZIwd-Mzun_2awLhVEtbZ3AQTBfLMV24CGcqlQBtS-c7dMWPP8vcJMi5hvxULXE7_jKPtoV2OdWNBtzUwOwSc-TUZ0Ss4z8lsbQ7OyIin7CJ4Z3aCGB1RfZHy1IHzIL9PSD9Q/s4032/PXL_20230623_160145970.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjs-ebocHbD8XDkpswLEGpTPK6NmjiM2Jbo7gpogWpru9nh5obLdSeDlu9ZIwd-Mzun_2awLhVEtbZ3AQTBfLMV24CGcqlQBtS-c7dMWPP8vcJMi5hvxULXE7_jKPtoV2OdWNBtzUwOwSc-TUZ0Ss4z8lsbQ7OyIin7CJ4Z3aCGB1RfZHy1IHzIL9PSD9Q/s320/PXL_20230623_160145970.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGp2HD-jhXclT8POs40HZHBb7o51mICjAXBifSNj1gTZVB5PbWIC37h7G9X8BMwYrcTz4gvBeFv49Z3QfeJpF_DJ7bpDZMzEk7UaBmXKCyOOzLSepi2x8EFeNHojtAC21TE2DDTH0b-q1oh8fQFIS7Io9QCZoc13XwH2T4Y-bCyM-nO4AERLtX5Ecrg7I/s4032/PXL_20230617_171051493.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGp2HD-jhXclT8POs40HZHBb7o51mICjAXBifSNj1gTZVB5PbWIC37h7G9X8BMwYrcTz4gvBeFv49Z3QfeJpF_DJ7bpDZMzEk7UaBmXKCyOOzLSepi2x8EFeNHojtAC21TE2DDTH0b-q1oh8fQFIS7Io9QCZoc13XwH2T4Y-bCyM-nO4AERLtX5Ecrg7I/s320/PXL_20230617_171051493.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">"I'm awake! Lemme out!"</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1f6LujLCnb6CiSXpi3fhI6QQThVWUbAKT16nOd8KHmiCZbrGOEI4xe-2xHtvIpzpB3FENUH9xtI3PXgk1m-czYex2AKTdaY9Vv9af8aJASdGk8FOUJa1dgnpd95zZi5FiGlj3EwXa-zvaqrboGbxYd8HLvWZVHiDTXaYRbJdSrJwUgWtpi4ULhan28jo/s4032/PXL_20230618_163114597.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1f6LujLCnb6CiSXpi3fhI6QQThVWUbAKT16nOd8KHmiCZbrGOEI4xe-2xHtvIpzpB3FENUH9xtI3PXgk1m-czYex2AKTdaY9Vv9af8aJASdGk8FOUJa1dgnpd95zZi5FiGlj3EwXa-zvaqrboGbxYd8HLvWZVHiDTXaYRbJdSrJwUgWtpi4ULhan28jo/s320/PXL_20230618_163114597.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This is still the easiest way to feed her. She came with clear instructions about favourite fruit watermelon being <i>handfed</i> to her:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXn6BllpJadb-G8MVmBSZ1Ik_JN2iGzX9XU18yxmKRzAW9bFw_MLwyGihJBEE0ef3W0WIsM6yb_0wT1mHajEy9JJT-fsgK3PP7R-VSh_OqeNHK7EMdLR5CAjK_YezPqFxIjEL4jcLz9RKII9riudMapOmMj0PM1jz4HOjePmD9hGLTTzoYpD5FD7rvv18/s4032/PXL_20230618_224702590.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXn6BllpJadb-G8MVmBSZ1Ik_JN2iGzX9XU18yxmKRzAW9bFw_MLwyGihJBEE0ef3W0WIsM6yb_0wT1mHajEy9JJT-fsgK3PP7R-VSh_OqeNHK7EMdLR5CAjK_YezPqFxIjEL4jcLz9RKII9riudMapOmMj0PM1jz4HOjePmD9hGLTTzoYpD5FD7rvv18/s320/PXL_20230618_224702590.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Rarrr!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3ZWVz939EclzjTwvqavUlewVYTayleZ5KwlOw9PoTDIEeJcgQ2IJj6Vyke13DPxVTFNxxiH72GQ0qyLc6GXHXApKfG3LX2paXc-oTt6yZEuHcaFeCHJOVI0EAGe_n7_2qwVaJaG5fvdi4Tbcy7fYQZlIMM50sTZXgcc5cHSvY4aKVjE7rR34y5lgoeig/s4032/PXL_20230605_164711966.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3ZWVz939EclzjTwvqavUlewVYTayleZ5KwlOw9PoTDIEeJcgQ2IJj6Vyke13DPxVTFNxxiH72GQ0qyLc6GXHXApKfG3LX2paXc-oTt6yZEuHcaFeCHJOVI0EAGe_n7_2qwVaJaG5fvdi4Tbcy7fYQZlIMM50sTZXgcc5cHSvY4aKVjE7rR34y5lgoeig/s320/PXL_20230605_164711966.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Going outside:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbwEWGvHWJvjl8G-vFQlslrfjTW-g7QbBwnodSFS67mhOOs5KS36WROb9ji6Kq4HzWvXY1yODeSgpVEdC3IJa2CrFyPFeqkftK2XXyXyA3MegLQ34Hbzly8NXXH71Y4IsBanctuzdZDWgAjMuTHeQkH5dTrnmPKpc56D4WgoRK9h0lLcjVQJFzQ5HxbBU/s4032/PXL_20230619_191624414.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbwEWGvHWJvjl8G-vFQlslrfjTW-g7QbBwnodSFS67mhOOs5KS36WROb9ji6Kq4HzWvXY1yODeSgpVEdC3IJa2CrFyPFeqkftK2XXyXyA3MegLQ34Hbzly8NXXH71Y4IsBanctuzdZDWgAjMuTHeQkH5dTrnmPKpc56D4WgoRK9h0lLcjVQJFzQ5HxbBU/s320/PXL_20230619_191624414.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">I <i>really </i>have to watch her because she can disappear and blend into the grass v. fast!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijZ9riKIMELfs0MxpVcS2Mx74QmHlrs2QolW7AJx9Qq8THTXfQ1RsHs_srnIrraiRmrKts6_Hj3p_HlJsIloknU2PCBL4ENL8tDfbaWR9TNCBxhsx2JMR1jRbBBRBu1DWNzy022qTSUU11JCE8PY1LtR8-iv34w0qufSt-hU4-8gjf594FF9JX2tc5WQk/s4032/PXL_20230623_164434112.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijZ9riKIMELfs0MxpVcS2Mx74QmHlrs2QolW7AJx9Qq8THTXfQ1RsHs_srnIrraiRmrKts6_Hj3p_HlJsIloknU2PCBL4ENL8tDfbaWR9TNCBxhsx2JMR1jRbBBRBu1DWNzy022qTSUU11JCE8PY1LtR8-iv34w0qufSt-hU4-8gjf594FF9JX2tc5WQk/s320/PXL_20230623_164434112.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">There she is:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzCvD_ORPtfuv2LIJ62VF5knlbXL11LY2BV-1wYPS4W2NqxTiqzAJuXHguaEbUpEA3b0-pBtPyRHvHGS91Ho7XBOCQTeicSdcDVBswyOyHVCWtxhHP41rjVGJk6GNqT292dfd3InQD36Qum2WZh6GfXGZgfEaYytVoZR2ew6zuz_3etoE_c1XVeACvM48/s4032/PXL_20230623_164427818.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzCvD_ORPtfuv2LIJ62VF5knlbXL11LY2BV-1wYPS4W2NqxTiqzAJuXHguaEbUpEA3b0-pBtPyRHvHGS91Ho7XBOCQTeicSdcDVBswyOyHVCWtxhHP41rjVGJk6GNqT292dfd3InQD36Qum2WZh6GfXGZgfEaYytVoZR2ew6zuz_3etoE_c1XVeACvM48/s320/PXL_20230623_164427818.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Yoda Kitty sits below me when I'm "walking" the turtle:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNFJlS5119fEHQ5EOWNpvRT_sXPK1BKwL7ZwZ_d8d35Y0yPBvQ_P546PUdyMOB_w1h1_BQ_sYRxyOXrk_rcTSMSGpvguMXy-uQvLeQMDiWO8347ofGA2en92r6wgPCknm_yOrYSByBi31FIB79IQjfXolCgRkorlp0XrrtyXHx_1SEqGT_mtwTj3xpbAc/s4032/PXL_20230619_162441342.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNFJlS5119fEHQ5EOWNpvRT_sXPK1BKwL7ZwZ_d8d35Y0yPBvQ_P546PUdyMOB_w1h1_BQ_sYRxyOXrk_rcTSMSGpvguMXy-uQvLeQMDiWO8347ofGA2en92r6wgPCknm_yOrYSByBi31FIB79IQjfXolCgRkorlp0XrrtyXHx_1SEqGT_mtwTj3xpbAc/s320/PXL_20230619_162441342.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div><br /></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">View from backyard; Mama and her twins:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUlvIl9fTliyO_cOUf-41qieQXEoo5-clVTOQLOSiPnMUesmO12pxj-tyGivZMnY_6QIT7IX1ieFxsxdUnX4amUInMpT0zS0wO69T-l1pD0ntFpn8GDkisUXbfZ56sb0xNzZxD4a2O66DzLUIrF0PhDkSuvCi7h1_PlqS1M2tn3T8mLN9vonpNq0ixSks/s4032/PXL_20230608_174712189.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUlvIl9fTliyO_cOUf-41qieQXEoo5-clVTOQLOSiPnMUesmO12pxj-tyGivZMnY_6QIT7IX1ieFxsxdUnX4amUInMpT0zS0wO69T-l1pD0ntFpn8GDkisUXbfZ56sb0xNzZxD4a2O66DzLUIrF0PhDkSuvCi7h1_PlqS1M2tn3T8mLN9vonpNq0ixSks/s320/PXL_20230608_174712189.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">In non-turtley news, rainy day snoozes with Tabby Bobcat & Lady:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgndxtgWaSgVRn_qpnqKJ-4mfNGntn2OSgKpo_qZqHdAfavGFF44KJGdtqEKM-R4lnTyI9YF-zptuvpce17s9CSmrIGHiDz3mUYU8KOicjlqxFycSAtHNpH0PvnK1ejByZecSlLOxNN-BHTOtKdVzguySP7HVoeJDrde2ylzZfK_1YmhaZJ_uxKo-OI1M4/s4032/PXL_20230622_051328595.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgndxtgWaSgVRn_qpnqKJ-4mfNGntn2OSgKpo_qZqHdAfavGFF44KJGdtqEKM-R4lnTyI9YF-zptuvpce17s9CSmrIGHiDz3mUYU8KOicjlqxFycSAtHNpH0PvnK1ejByZecSlLOxNN-BHTOtKdVzguySP7HVoeJDrde2ylzZfK_1YmhaZJ_uxKo-OI1M4/s320/PXL_20230622_051328595.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Lady spilling out of Tabby's bed:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkP1VAAaVqrxMgDdEgNHh-ruCKsG3OXlrDMPJHbZkWW5Vuf4QkSGZ-w6hGW381GdemgdPZF4eSK71DEE4dvr-rGvNSTjEiix0k4ue779pnzYLTF8VB_-vdofkFmD2A1YU7OiHMqyP4M5JninBEdlGKLW6nVRuY_uxHodt9rDuUee1vxp0PVfwfp6zGFPM/s4032/PXL_20230620_121219395.MP.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkP1VAAaVqrxMgDdEgNHh-ruCKsG3OXlrDMPJHbZkWW5Vuf4QkSGZ-w6hGW381GdemgdPZF4eSK71DEE4dvr-rGvNSTjEiix0k4ue779pnzYLTF8VB_-vdofkFmD2A1YU7OiHMqyP4M5JninBEdlGKLW6nVRuY_uxHodt9rDuUee1vxp0PVfwfp6zGFPM/s320/PXL_20230620_121219395.MP.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">All is well. :-)</div>Hali Chambershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01610865910264488901noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6594932944174073527.post-79411999858738422612023-05-28T09:56:00.002-04:002023-05-28T09:56:43.688-04:00Self-Esteem in My Commonplace Journal<p style="text-align: center;">This video popped up in my feed--new favourite song! </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/xvymJltZOow" width="320" youtube-src-id="xvymJltZOow"></iframe></div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">And here are some pages I did for my Commonplace Journal:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2F6daPcYe7KzNpZSJHNMmb5CtuvwNUIbuViIyuMLGbT1iSnh4mH04pnFD5BnYmSFslwTd9TaHT3ygEH4_y3kh-nChcxuZWKCzhIBZqNhgZHrHgPfEpkpmxA1t92jxRFY5HtE47w2pjU9ipY2UEqA7088Zvbi_z8LCLSPPKlV78A-YkwEhlDzOfCo5/s1275/Self-Esteem-1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1275" data-original-width="1081" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2F6daPcYe7KzNpZSJHNMmb5CtuvwNUIbuViIyuMLGbT1iSnh4mH04pnFD5BnYmSFslwTd9TaHT3ygEH4_y3kh-nChcxuZWKCzhIBZqNhgZHrHgPfEpkpmxA1t92jxRFY5HtE47w2pjU9ipY2UEqA7088Zvbi_z8LCLSPPKlV78A-YkwEhlDzOfCo5/w339-h400/Self-Esteem-1.jpg" width="339" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">LOVE this crowd shot:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgr3gjnWUisMExWoBkTbtGupWG21NOSYz_O8JY7m2qsvcxFa62zaVqc_nRIM7DZk_vuCDEVcsUJE7xDyYtGncBLW6xVAORXEFDd1lKlO6HA7y3L3RzUVihFEj_dxOvLZwUTgQaS6yBWMOyqwMCZHKzNyul2CpbRd4TkfwW5xRmNYrbp8zoPefRXU9XT/s1275/Self-Esteem-2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1275" data-original-width="1088" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgr3gjnWUisMExWoBkTbtGupWG21NOSYz_O8JY7m2qsvcxFa62zaVqc_nRIM7DZk_vuCDEVcsUJE7xDyYtGncBLW6xVAORXEFDd1lKlO6HA7y3L3RzUVihFEj_dxOvLZwUTgQaS6yBWMOyqwMCZHKzNyul2CpbRd4TkfwW5xRmNYrbp8zoPefRXU9XT/w341-h400/Self-Esteem-2.jpg" width="341" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Such a great line:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiElYlsoZiJOPqYW7Mt_a8Bqnrxz1ocyfso_MbDIOzvLaw0bOneAqII1tLt4LEkO5qdCdc6KkdPH6hC5FxUQ1aUCPkQwKTUQHBdx5pI7PpiajmE_qDpkeqcBglYa2Li5oLmVcn5qXnULWfAuVNPcwQm53uPsnLI6klpzhWq5EdUZhr4maHchg2020A/s1275/Self-Esteem-3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1275" data-original-width="1084" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiElYlsoZiJOPqYW7Mt_a8Bqnrxz1ocyfso_MbDIOzvLaw0bOneAqII1tLt4LEkO5qdCdc6KkdPH6hC5FxUQ1aUCPkQwKTUQHBdx5pI7PpiajmE_qDpkeqcBglYa2Li5oLmVcn5qXnULWfAuVNPcwQm53uPsnLI6klpzhWq5EdUZhr4maHchg2020A/w340-h400/Self-Esteem-3.jpg" width="340" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">It's kinda a joyful, F-you song.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPdjkH7_P7MjcrwfRv3tKPzLJimhI7rQnz4fuDH_wshckFAhjRzmsc0LYPvR9_TRC6KDRHzU-G-BR9Wn7LT243mXSi2Axnaie2CSOZRb2KQWSuD5Cy1PTUtEol2-uVQ-fm4c24TsokvEis2q_Ql1P8wQDMqazjKpPXQ_xas4AXkxrhMqvyod3-6j_r/s1270/Self-Esteem-4a.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1270" data-original-width="1083" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPdjkH7_P7MjcrwfRv3tKPzLJimhI7rQnz4fuDH_wshckFAhjRzmsc0LYPvR9_TRC6KDRHzU-G-BR9Wn7LT243mXSi2Axnaie2CSOZRb2KQWSuD5Cy1PTUtEol2-uVQ-fm4c24TsokvEis2q_Ql1P8wQDMqazjKpPXQ_xas4AXkxrhMqvyod3-6j_r/w341-h400/Self-Esteem-4a.jpg" width="341" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">They took a page from Robert Smith's Fashion Book with the lipstick--and happy music with some edgy lyrics. :-)</div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p>Hali Chambershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01610865910264488901noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6594932944174073527.post-13679383540820763342023-05-01T14:43:00.003-04:002023-05-01T14:53:06.516-04:00Migraine Haze<p> This is not going to be a cheery post. I am not feeling very cheerful; the opposite, in fact. I am feeling sorry for myself and I'm just going to accept that it is how I'm feeling right now. Not to be a Debbie Downer, but I have spent the last month in a constant migraine cycle. April was nothing but RAIN or impending rain or wind or shifting barometric pressure from high to low. One full day of sun, I think. I don't know. I am weary and worn out. </p><p>I woke up thinking that having migraines is like being in an abusive relationship. But now I think it's more like having an abusive boss from the corporate office. I don't know when he'll show up to ruin my day, my plans, my life. I don't know how long he'll be there--just for the day or the whole week? Will he usurp my weekend? I don't know how badly I'll be beaten up or if it will just be a low-grade stress and pressure while I'm just trying to get through my day. I don't know how long it will take to recover after he leaves. The only thing I know for sure is that he is always there in the background. Having migraines is like a fulltime job that <i>I </i>pay for and that I can't quit. And <i>everything</i> works around it: my home, my work, my relationships, my life. </p><p>And so then I try to placate the "boss" to make him go away or better yet, prevent him from showing up. I bargain: maybe if I stop eating gluten-sugar-bacon. I should eat more greens and phytonutrients. I should be vegan. No, I should be <i>raw</i> vegan. </p><p><i>No, you need an ancestral diet.</i> Paleo is the way to go. </p><p><i>Have you tried Keto?</i> It's the new Paleo. </p><p><i>Have you tried Carnivore?</i> That's the <i>true</i> ancestral diet. </p><p>I should stop drinking coffee because caffeine is bad. No, wait, caffeine is <i>good</i> because it helps to constrict the blood vessels in the head. It improves the efficacy of medications. No it's bad because it's a <i>bean</i> and has lectins! Switch to tea--but not black tea, <i>green</i> tea. That's healthier. No wait: NO tea! Because: OXALATES!</p><p>I don't eat grains or legumes or nightshades or nuts or seeds--because: gluten, lectins, oxalates. I also don't eat ruminant animal products, including dairy, and my beloved BUTTER, because I have Alpha-Gal. </p><p>I don't eat food dyes or additives, processed foods or artificial anything. Things labeled "natural" are also suspicious. I got called "racist" because I said I don't eat Chinese food because MSG gives me migraines. I also don't eat taco seasoning or fast food; none of which makes me racist or anti-American for that matter. </p><p> "MSG reactions are just a myth and it is safe to ingest." Thanks Dr. Random, prolly paid by the food industry. My occiput and body beg to differ. <i>Medical gaslighting, much?</i></p><p>I've been asked, "Have you tried __________?" </p><p></p><ul style="text-align: left;"><li>Acupuncture? </li><li>Yoga?</li><li>Pilates?</li><li>Exercise?</li><li>Meditation?</li><li>Reiki?</li><li>Balancing your chakras?</li><li>Affirmations?</li><li>Vision boards?</li><li>Vitamins?</li><li>Magnesium?</li><li>Electrolytes? </li><li>Magnets?</li><li>Massage therapy?</li><li>Trigger point therapy?</li><li>Regular therapy? </li></ul><div><i>What's wrong with you?</i></div><div><i>There's nothing wrong with you.</i></div><div><i>You're just stressed. Stop being so stressed.</i></div><div><i>You're anxious.</i></div><div><i>You're depressed.</i></div><div><i>You're squirrely.</i></div><div><br /></div><div>The judgey-ness from people who don't know me--and <i>worse--WAY WORSE! </i>People who do:</div><div><ul style="text-align: left;"><li>I'm ditsy.</li><li>I'm spacey.</li><li>I'm stupid.</li><li>I'm lazy.</li><li>I'm irresponsible.</li><li>I'm unreliable & undependable.</li></ul><div>Accordingly, I should:</div><ul style="text-align: left;"><li>have more discipline.</li><li>have more willpower.</li><li>"build habits like a monk." <i>Yes. Direct quote</i>. </li></ul><div>Thank <i>you</i>, Captain Toxic Positivity. I'll get right on that. As soon as the room stops spinning and I can walk again without running into door jams or tripping over my own feet. To quote a line from Sherlock: </div><div><br /></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><i>Is it nice not being me? It must be SO relaxing.</i></span></div><div><br /></div><div>And so I apologize:</div><div><ul style="text-align: left;"><li>Sorry I cancelled ______.</li><li>Sorry I missed ______.</li><li>Sorry I can't go to the ________.</li><li>Sorry I'm a bit hazy, what did you say?</li><li>Sorry I don't remember. Yes, you just said it. Yes, I forget. Yes we talked about it yesterday/last week/whenever. No, I don't remember. Ask me when I can <i>think</i>.</li><li>Sorry I can't talk. Words are hard right now. </li><li>Sorry, I'm yawning. It's me, not you. No really, it's a symptom in the prodrome phase of migraines.</li><li>Sorry I offended you. It really is a symptom and still not about you.</li><li>Sorry. Sorry. Sorry.</li></ul></div><div>And then my life is endless catch-up for all-the-things I missed or didn't do. But I can't do <i>too</i> much. I can't overdo it or push myself beyond or I will get another migraine. So I pick The One Thing, the priority for the day or the week or the month. I make a list of things I can do during semi-functional times when I'm not knocked out and in bed. During a migraine, I can't do dishes because of the smells, the noises, the light reflecting on the chrome of the tap. Dishes are very confusing. So is laundry. So is anything that <i>seems</i> like it should be automatic that I've done all my life. </div><div><br /></div><div>And then there's the brain fog. Hence, the "ditzy-ness." Paperwork? Math? Forget it. I'm just trying to stay vertical and not throw up. </div><div><br /></div><div>I have to assess: Do I have the energy? Because it's not time management, it's <i>energy</i> management. And it's not just that. On heavy days, my body literally feels heavy. My <i>toothbrush</i> is heavy. Imagine if your toothbrush weighed 30 lbs. Would you think twice about brushing your teeth? Walking feels like I'm wearing a lead suit, or a 50 lb. backpack full of rocks. Like they do in boot camp. Only there's no back pack and no rocks, just my body that is doing its best to move. </div><div><br /></div><div><i>But yeah, thanks for the advice to exercise.</i> I'm also fat. Should I "eat less," too? I don't know how much more "less" I can eat without becoming an air fern. </div><div><br /></div><div>The <a href="https://labyrinthgal.blogspot.com/2012/07/just-breathe.html" target="_blank">last time I wrote about migraines was in 2012</a> when I had hit another low. So much has changed since then, and so much has not. While I have a greater understanding of migraines, it hasn't changed the fact that I still have them.</div><div><br /></div><div>Here is what I've boiled it down to in terms of causes & triggers:</div><div><ul style="text-align: left;"><li>I have a history of head & jaw injuries (structural).</li><li>Weather: sudden temperature changes, increase or decrease of barometric pressure, or windy days are a guarantee that I'm in migraine territory.</li><li>Bad dental work: caps not filed down enough that offset my jaw for years. </li><li>Toxic mold exposure.</li><li>Multiple chemical sensitivities.</li></ul><div>Apart from the Alpha-Gal diagnosis, nothing else shows up on a blood test. This has led more than one doctor to tell me that there's nothing wrong with me but "take these anti-depressants." I have declined. </div><div><br /></div><div>I've had 3 MRI's over the past 2 decades that say the same. My CT scan a few months ago was "unremarkable." </div><div><br /></div><div>Here's what I think about these "normal" tests:</div><div><ul style="text-align: left;"><li>They aren't measuring or gaging the right thing. </li><li><i>Just because it doesn't show up on a test, doesn't mean it doesn't exist. </i>Before blood tests and scans became the standard for treatment, doctors actually had to listen to their patients and pay attention to their symptoms. Tests weren't the sole provider of information.</li><li>The person reading them doesn't know what they're <i>not</i> seeing. "I see nothing wrong, therefore you're normal and healthy."</li></ul></div><div>That last one is what now gives me hope. <a href="https://kevinsmithmd.com/migraine-treatment/smith-migraine-technique/" target="_blank">Dr. Kevin Smith is an ENT who has discovered a connection between migraines and having a deviated septum</a>. He routinely sees things in CT scans that others miss. I know from my most recent MRI, that I do, indeed, have a deviated septum. So I am guessing that he will see something that the radiologist missed. The radiologist is looking for tumors or fractures; not the miniscule artifacts or bone spurs that Dr. Smith knows to look for. </div><div><br /></div><div>So, I will conclude this on a less Debbie Downer, more Hopeful Hali note. Here's a video of Dr. Smith:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/T3C9Ku1Y_gA" width="320" youtube-src-id="T3C9Ku1Y_gA"></iframe></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Here's a recent interview:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/j-1q9rEdHEg" width="320" youtube-src-id="j-1q9rEdHEg"></iframe></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I especially appreciate what he says about the trigeminal nerve! Like I said, Hopeful Hali. :-)</div></div></div>Hali Chambershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01610865910264488901noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6594932944174073527.post-83092945878037478122023-05-01T00:45:00.006-04:002023-05-01T00:45:48.845-04:00This week in photos<p style="text-align: center;">The Bed Battle between Beagle & Bobcat:</p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixxXM9LSduLLw1HNiemVvoGdVvwhRkxXfM89fUwPZNNDqXf7rVjBCyq8rBiTOhnnGcMmM7KWsgZV4AUe_6FHgG1QjMdx8_ltqtKV4ntmtinYabtqgyasJIB-fG9F8RX2Jbb6nkOwlVtPajsoOtAv_Q-29tdjZvILf8hGHMld-dEUf_IFXo18rhVwUC/s4032/PXL_20230501_043621259.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixxXM9LSduLLw1HNiemVvoGdVvwhRkxXfM89fUwPZNNDqXf7rVjBCyq8rBiTOhnnGcMmM7KWsgZV4AUe_6FHgG1QjMdx8_ltqtKV4ntmtinYabtqgyasJIB-fG9F8RX2Jbb6nkOwlVtPajsoOtAv_Q-29tdjZvILf8hGHMld-dEUf_IFXo18rhVwUC/w400-h300/PXL_20230501_043621259.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj42rQvE1v912TneiEXYx3sj2LMBerv-Cevl_OedNywcHQqn5bNMYF25oaCDNwqeb63lpnA5PXUzDH9fR1AM0IsD5hOrPWn5yVVEsjONGo8XTgcSSqhed65f1tTZtaW0CM9sgADhDW-pgDPSZZy6VyIjXR37JTYeNXq7b-WkZb4SKsqRkaWGmnY-LVG/s4032/PXL_20230430_032723011.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj42rQvE1v912TneiEXYx3sj2LMBerv-Cevl_OedNywcHQqn5bNMYF25oaCDNwqeb63lpnA5PXUzDH9fR1AM0IsD5hOrPWn5yVVEsjONGo8XTgcSSqhed65f1tTZtaW0CM9sgADhDW-pgDPSZZy6VyIjXR37JTYeNXq7b-WkZb4SKsqRkaWGmnY-LVG/w400-h300/PXL_20230430_032723011.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Yoda-Kitty:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9zW7H4Yi5dYNrTt9OuOeQlpwHstN5Pm7hRqq3fQqjNT0lNWujW2NT6D29FX63MnsyiFrXPK6Ad2DDwnmgxtjWHW6TL3cbcftse_B1i2GlYJGj5GaoGejkpkEnpf0mk1wCYGkENvClwndEoNmzpKb6OGK6k-1op__kwcQTj4GVaCm8fj4fpeDy4xzP/s4032/PXL_20230429_165012258.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9zW7H4Yi5dYNrTt9OuOeQlpwHstN5Pm7hRqq3fQqjNT0lNWujW2NT6D29FX63MnsyiFrXPK6Ad2DDwnmgxtjWHW6TL3cbcftse_B1i2GlYJGj5GaoGejkpkEnpf0mk1wCYGkENvClwndEoNmzpKb6OGK6k-1op__kwcQTj4GVaCm8fj4fpeDy4xzP/w400-h300/PXL_20230429_165012258.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We had a vet vizzie this week:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixqaz0FXYQwWVbudh4804qYgB_rPoJmpgfxOW9UHQMOAbFct1BfMWBVjBoL5qLs4ijANUg1_MjdAazeQCcVrCv_4FQh7DEUkUAMfu7weAqAkEJx_sDjZ6gUp0RfuN3XQcp2fAIfcK9Bd_2K1opS6eow1m7X-xvBbpM0Yqdc69rsdG2uFfa0pK5dmZ9/s4032/PXL_20230425_181516551.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixqaz0FXYQwWVbudh4804qYgB_rPoJmpgfxOW9UHQMOAbFct1BfMWBVjBoL5qLs4ijANUg1_MjdAazeQCcVrCv_4FQh7DEUkUAMfu7weAqAkEJx_sDjZ6gUp0RfuN3XQcp2fAIfcK9Bd_2K1opS6eow1m7X-xvBbpM0Yqdc69rsdG2uFfa0pK5dmZ9/w400-h300/PXL_20230425_181516551.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><br /></div><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">A brief moment of sun:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjG7gxbmKkLIgVFcQjqCAjQhAnCvnOgPDmkbXlLvmf4xdSF1IivMlxAzZopluFbuwdq_jN7XF-2E919Qxb97jWXS-W146fkScPp2zJEx3jDGNArS4NgNViG-QZmqj6wxzt5JNs83wmSDDDPRxybY7ivOWs5f7eSuO7Jp0vbMORXHg9b0W_4ZrfV63xM/s4032/PXL_20230429_164816935.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjG7gxbmKkLIgVFcQjqCAjQhAnCvnOgPDmkbXlLvmf4xdSF1IivMlxAzZopluFbuwdq_jN7XF-2E919Qxb97jWXS-W146fkScPp2zJEx3jDGNArS4NgNViG-QZmqj6wxzt5JNs83wmSDDDPRxybY7ivOWs5f7eSuO7Jp0vbMORXHg9b0W_4ZrfV63xM/w400-h300/PXL_20230429_164816935.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjn6YQKVyuOeLS9Px3EEl3X-n-0U-qQnVvNIOWTqQt2X8RllaQ_D7XPm_GuqAYldKm4q-UxVmKoPAQks2FXKbx8vXrVqztrZN3kWpk_qLvk_nYZiSSaJQbNZR9upJOcSPtuUn5Pe6JAJ8lB7OA-YgCSN8Ibs8JG1UWH8xdqat8IXKnK6R6IDNKd6IUR/s4032/PXL_20230426_230215638.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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text-align: center;">This is actually from a coupla weeks ago. Sunrise:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSwnlcWJlv74JHjRvrM0uMCRylCfvJZn8INgfec8-3mHWwNSRzuxR47NLWYyaC5PgnIBsUi7NymRXJyFxtnw7XOuvfGdqPL7eoFzNwcJXwgpFDETC2_kn2j40T-rSqUlVBGuwrsNaRTUx-8QgNQAbSRCkzueJ1APxd7zd08N07mepUxXHm6XtmMszF/s4032/PXL_20230422_101936088.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSwnlcWJlv74JHjRvrM0uMCRylCfvJZn8INgfec8-3mHWwNSRzuxR47NLWYyaC5PgnIBsUi7NymRXJyFxtnw7XOuvfGdqPL7eoFzNwcJXwgpFDETC2_kn2j40T-rSqUlVBGuwrsNaRTUx-8QgNQAbSRCkzueJ1APxd7zd08N07mepUxXHm6XtmMszF/w400-h300/PXL_20230422_101936088.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Pretty glorious. :-)</div><br /> <p></p>Hali Chambershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01610865910264488901noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6594932944174073527.post-61630671250315096832023-04-13T11:35:00.002-04:002023-04-13T11:35:39.505-04:00Yoda-Kitty<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEg_1nFnzQ7Rui11jM_yjfZljyWj7DPLMENl6n3TBJcH0oFlgmnrPabsyV6Fa-xh3mNDdV9VqCeh_FG9nRYTVNEnlmPNjlpRH5OxEuXnNZ3cUAx_a_LhZBinahr2N4rOJD1eh7xeKYBlNv6TvJVEqkAG-Gd3Hpq2e9sVWy1xdkox4kpfDnTLzLVE4M/s4032/PXL_20230210_154617376.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEg_1nFnzQ7Rui11jM_yjfZljyWj7DPLMENl6n3TBJcH0oFlgmnrPabsyV6Fa-xh3mNDdV9VqCeh_FG9nRYTVNEnlmPNjlpRH5OxEuXnNZ3cUAx_a_LhZBinahr2N4rOJD1eh7xeKYBlNv6TvJVEqkAG-Gd3Hpq2e9sVWy1xdkox4kpfDnTLzLVE4M/w300-h400/PXL_20230210_154617376.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: x-small;">Recycling day. *Le SIGH*</span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;">Skin and bones and big eyes, Yoda-Kitty came with my new house. She was a tiny little tabby cat with a HUGE personality! I was calling her Sweetie the first few weeks. My sister objected to that name as I use that generically for PEOPLE. She was visiting one day when I had the misfortune of referring to them both as Sweetie in the same sentence. "See?! We can't BOTH be Sweetie!" </span></div><p>So I dubbed her Yoda-Kitty, because she flattens her ears out whenever I pet her: </p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvmra-GHDZ0zGWdEoZJnzJ4kI0gF09rQEVH34Z3jwTtLNFB9Q85lqFiQYt8_31E1Di7ipddn6pGmZfWXuIiRwmxAOoerBD14aoncFzVas7-wlK1WU4ftESO79dYyJ2TpsZr3L82ZHVkUmWDaWWiQcbWirAiwc6wSlxhfGP0c2q2JAhsBkIyen25skP/s2985/Yoda-Kitty-ears.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2985" data-original-width="2390" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvmra-GHDZ0zGWdEoZJnzJ4kI0gF09rQEVH34Z3jwTtLNFB9Q85lqFiQYt8_31E1Di7ipddn6pGmZfWXuIiRwmxAOoerBD14aoncFzVas7-wlK1WU4ftESO79dYyJ2TpsZr3L82ZHVkUmWDaWWiQcbWirAiwc6wSlxhfGP0c2q2JAhsBkIyen25skP/w320-h400/Yoda-Kitty-ears.jpg" width="320" /></a></p><p>Her full name is now Yoda-Kitty Princess Swishy Tail Adorable Sassy Sweetie-Pie. I could add in "Box-Chewer" and "Beagle Ambusher" but that doesn't sound as melodious. She likes to hide in boxes or around corners and leap out at beagle-girl Lady and Tabby Bobcat--who are NOT amused, but there is an uneasy truce between them. </p><p>Yoda-Kitty chirps and meows and does the most gentle little biscuit-making moves while she purrs. When I installed my hutch onto the half-wall in my entry, she immediately usurped it as her lair. I put her bed and blanket up there, but she pulled her blanket out and s-t-r-e-t-c-h-e-d out along the whole shelf. Any plans I had to use any part of the shelf for real books were quickly abandoned! She sits up there and looks over her domain and retires there for all her cat naps. </p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0gKUCV2cxlQZIl7ZYGPPjK1FYfqumgYFkKHXzgQglr3RCJe4NF8u5Ornzv3lnqvXXQBspPHflakAx6VFhrxk95IkEiX5bSYeG6hmbBCmJYw0vvTw27Px8OCA22ME10QkMF2iMBjkl5gaMQ-OBm0M07uluM7uzZjKBMCEpej6YGBslyb8zNzZXy7FU/s3330/Yoda-Kitty-1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2483" data-original-width="3330" height="299" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0gKUCV2cxlQZIl7ZYGPPjK1FYfqumgYFkKHXzgQglr3RCJe4NF8u5Ornzv3lnqvXXQBspPHflakAx6VFhrxk95IkEiX5bSYeG6hmbBCmJYw0vvTw27Px8OCA22ME10QkMF2iMBjkl5gaMQ-OBm0M07uluM7uzZjKBMCEpej6YGBslyb8zNzZXy7FU/w400-h299/Yoda-Kitty-1.jpg" width="400" /></a><span style="text-align: left;"> </span></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Speaking of Lady and Tabby, they sleep down below:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQZTnu3EzMqpKA789h_LZa_OCCHADv0ozKh8yP3xRBuZQTSzvrG6fzMwgGTJI927TE-_0mc2ZUSLJ4vPvCwHlaZzgmTQF4CEeHB8_2q-D51d7IDa2l9mNC0CJcch_R_08T0t8L5OjGzUDoKlx-gBnEAiR3hIQ4g7Vyiro0t2FVABJ08YLY412wfVae/s4032/PXL_20230329_131336742.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQZTnu3EzMqpKA789h_LZa_OCCHADv0ozKh8yP3xRBuZQTSzvrG6fzMwgGTJI927TE-_0mc2ZUSLJ4vPvCwHlaZzgmTQF4CEeHB8_2q-D51d7IDa2l9mNC0CJcch_R_08T0t8L5OjGzUDoKlx-gBnEAiR3hIQ4g7Vyiro0t2FVABJ08YLY412wfVae/w400-h300/PXL_20230329_131336742.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGhEHjigWQLIJVmdV1IttxLxZbGEk5tIYvcqtj7E-hmO1gnTmwNO1_h8Dzm5dOwVrW1zErsbRip9Jt3lAPcaSU3DMC6cI2cBvWBgw1D4YBKgWMnfp-54UxtOeHSYQAWpoJJGJiZ1MbozS-qSgMZpjUcm-aX3JnKrPFb5lVpAsayC-fLtSgxODWGFJs/s4032/PXL_20230329_131322262.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGhEHjigWQLIJVmdV1IttxLxZbGEk5tIYvcqtj7E-hmO1gnTmwNO1_h8Dzm5dOwVrW1zErsbRip9Jt3lAPcaSU3DMC6cI2cBvWBgw1D4YBKgWMnfp-54UxtOeHSYQAWpoJJGJiZ1MbozS-qSgMZpjUcm-aX3JnKrPFb5lVpAsayC-fLtSgxODWGFJs/w400-h300/PXL_20230329_131322262.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;">Even tho Lady has 2 beds, when she came to stay with me, she usurped Tabby's bed, and it is a constant contest between the two of them! Here's Lady wedged in:</span></div><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRpMlQS_-bc57hOs-C7sAvtJT02bpCK7Qrx7mhXHZLcVy31M9AWfVvZLeUAr-aInjn7cLAZAzlBjgSw9SymY6m__nDxB5XPD8e4ghlevLvhePZFwb0lRt62NsDht7sTincNQ03y3jmH2BlgvBaJmHuwDsmJuVyx5gn9Sn9P6HHd8PAQILJcQdgDLjF/s4032/PXL_20230413_143910610.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRpMlQS_-bc57hOs-C7sAvtJT02bpCK7Qrx7mhXHZLcVy31M9AWfVvZLeUAr-aInjn7cLAZAzlBjgSw9SymY6m__nDxB5XPD8e4ghlevLvhePZFwb0lRt62NsDht7sTincNQ03y3jmH2BlgvBaJmHuwDsmJuVyx5gn9Sn9P6HHd8PAQILJcQdgDLjF/w400-h300/PXL_20230413_143910610.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Silly girl!</div><br /><span style="text-align: left;"><br /></span><p></p>Hali Chambershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01610865910264488901noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6594932944174073527.post-1592097046480152622023-04-02T17:42:00.000-04:002023-04-02T17:42:11.608-04:00This Week in Photos<p>This was such a sweet surprise! For the first time in 5 years, my Kafir Lilly bloomed:</p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiVel3OwzSvLy4BKV_7ZMkaZrQn7Hx6bC3zQtgjDKuu8Ib7vNtKb1iVMMY2ezbUlWANh9lGeXyiu6kV7Dlz37PAc9FuhlnzWE6gmZW8ZcGlyibKL69cELEK1s4_OchXIsK8ayr61NWPjzmoL9biJx8YqutA_9UEqctaV2P5QVrEsNT_gRqmQpNXf9E/s4032/PXL_20230322_212908395.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiVel3OwzSvLy4BKV_7ZMkaZrQn7Hx6bC3zQtgjDKuu8Ib7vNtKb1iVMMY2ezbUlWANh9lGeXyiu6kV7Dlz37PAc9FuhlnzWE6gmZW8ZcGlyibKL69cELEK1s4_OchXIsK8ayr61NWPjzmoL9biJx8YqutA_9UEqctaV2P5QVrEsNT_gRqmQpNXf9E/w400-h300/PXL_20230322_212908395.jpg" width="400" /></a></p><p>This week I was chicken-sitting for some friends. They have some BEAUTIFUL redbud trees:</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFhel6cXc1eoxonYt9C-fBEdKmFQCjWOA4r2iGf61lt1DnAJSKuDr0HrpSqnC5Qu1gmNCqB6R54RlgxwI85yVaNH0L8HXMSuKOo5G6eK3n1XO_9Of1vEhGoxkQriJi9xTnqAqqfNUUMvm4xHNmDl4V6kyTaf4_vxrfTVlCfu4t3fXPH6tFBCvVbMyD/s4032/PXL_20230331_121110319.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFhel6cXc1eoxonYt9C-fBEdKmFQCjWOA4r2iGf61lt1DnAJSKuDr0HrpSqnC5Qu1gmNCqB6R54RlgxwI85yVaNH0L8HXMSuKOo5G6eK3n1XO_9Of1vEhGoxkQriJi9xTnqAqqfNUUMvm4xHNmDl4V6kyTaf4_vxrfTVlCfu4t3fXPH6tFBCvVbMyD/w300-h400/PXL_20230331_121110319.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimZOiOo_88GMpWuwnpV2Ugeu6Y5gUrhMS_YTYctONttCsHKOoPDimFa57c-urw-HI-WueHmxl-ikPZHM8RDVoSu-MHM8G-l9c4rmzXkTesH51_niW3UDgIcvSpO-axitpQJNvBfszLDbfQL-AZaWlqE1pXxDL32jFRLZUYavQe4VgBJfGu8BBRGl3-/s4032/PXL_20230402_124342434.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBkf1lViU4HK6qJOxwlcEmupxMHFhGjBZOFvmXgtw9exb9U9WZFTlV6yO8vX5Aj64MiZbpUB_rzc5VkGgwwRO5XYMvpjhF6B7NQ_3vpAVNHEhhk6JLk5ZdWfKgSyqP02wJsGVOYLSYHnM1lPBKVPVWgu8nQCNA1F_77sWpDcsauAgcv3TLWIkn3Gda/w400-h300/PXL_20230402_124258692.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">A coupla pix of Egg, one of the roosters:</div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYBGs7sv9Q466tW_hxbn3S051fV4QEdd61l5s2Mvi7rgq1pK8YpqWbiHbXIe_aDVfn6fZ0qt9lY-sAQ8Ciu9dPgXiTvtskbQgAoPzAAD8Ou-999_wodPsNS0-_z65ovAKhbZjki5AY9vs_QmmeWHhmOMwCSUgYs4sMHGX39B8yojvPIbtR6H92US9-/s4032/PXL_20230401_234453093.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYBGs7sv9Q466tW_hxbn3S051fV4QEdd61l5s2Mvi7rgq1pK8YpqWbiHbXIe_aDVfn6fZ0qt9lY-sAQ8Ciu9dPgXiTvtskbQgAoPzAAD8Ou-999_wodPsNS0-_z65ovAKhbZjki5AY9vs_QmmeWHhmOMwCSUgYs4sMHGX39B8yojvPIbtR6H92US9-/w400-h300/PXL_20230401_234453093.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: x-small;">On top of the hen coop.</span></b></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">At the end of the day when it's time to go in the coop for the night, I maneuver him on my arm and he "rides the elevator" to the coop. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMcwF7hHa1bmRlQTeeyjAguClNqBfTxuFly3el2AquyRHULpCU0VVincW_KyCLUWS8yP-hu5saB_KtCBR0MBbXabSf6zZnGgUA-UNRCjsZpZZ9EgNSwjumjw3oLIdlwXlL_Uusf6TtnV12K1lvledBY87mi5qw5-NVN_U_qHFTh7OV61Ck7FwZtTEJ/s4032/PXL_20230401_234554112.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMcwF7hHa1bmRlQTeeyjAguClNqBfTxuFly3el2AquyRHULpCU0VVincW_KyCLUWS8yP-hu5saB_KtCBR0MBbXabSf6zZnGgUA-UNRCjsZpZZ9EgNSwjumjw3oLIdlwXlL_Uusf6TtnV12K1lvledBY87mi5qw5-NVN_U_qHFTh7OV61Ck7FwZtTEJ/w400-h300/PXL_20230401_234554112.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">'member the <a href="https://labyrinthgal.blogspot.com/2022/08/tree-shruggers.html" target="_blank">Tree Shrugger post</a>? Here's the view of last night's sunset:</div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0xMlFTXRRCLbeESJQLlOdAOHjXeuBBj1-2-FEyh6SPNlmnclPNoWH6QMA_6e30ZOSkcinQ2-gSOAERkGzhfSMjcJrTmDGivn_tccQmnlK3wbozt5Yz9MX3m_d5qYUNDyGWOXXy0ODi_XqBcrJi8N2CP0ZtHRWozt5dMv1MkJXTlaoar1yeQbN9k01/s4032/PXL_20230401_233010226.jpg" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0xMlFTXRRCLbeESJQLlOdAOHjXeuBBj1-2-FEyh6SPNlmnclPNoWH6QMA_6e30ZOSkcinQ2-gSOAERkGzhfSMjcJrTmDGivn_tccQmnlK3wbozt5Yz9MX3m_d5qYUNDyGWOXXy0ODi_XqBcrJi8N2CP0ZtHRWozt5dMv1MkJXTlaoar1yeQbN9k01/w400-h300/PXL_20230401_233010226.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisgFjImQT77zLSVVnI5QTNzdsYFC5Yhd_B9t6V0wrjFctU3dghLP2WDNVpHzhMCoED1iefkviTpzFhMWKfluhEBbTRAXjvC8_oNORomZao5lT5E4XeY7qvni1Y9tcvrArvTw3TZxHUi2wCa_09pPuHMRWTDlzvyhFqN6-5G4aNxrM7KQXO5cm6zWiw/s4032/PXL_20230330_151009655.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This handsome boy is Kingston, neighbor-friend-landlady Teresa's King Charles Cavelier:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrQ2nu81Guu07su4DJeJsuXbDeesNUvnUlkQcIoqXTnEnR32eBrlKyMx_vgqC_gLbto-dC-bAQyM5Isx_ig3CntGXkieLOHuB8jJh3VgaqWYB1ebrI0G1Vi6Ztappn04TDdgjRDRm48t2sxLYDsJANu6-JflCI9xQlMBQwor-hbFpvvI-_QSAkGPxK/s4032/PXL_20230329_202657058.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrQ2nu81Guu07su4DJeJsuXbDeesNUvnUlkQcIoqXTnEnR32eBrlKyMx_vgqC_gLbto-dC-bAQyM5Isx_ig3CntGXkieLOHuB8jJh3VgaqWYB1ebrI0G1Vi6Ztappn04TDdgjRDRm48t2sxLYDsJANu6-JflCI9xQlMBQwor-hbFpvvI-_QSAkGPxK/w300-h400/PXL_20230329_202657058.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">A few pix of cats and dog, living together:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwlFF_LpzwJ8x213iqNzXE26gKkod8dEVfRIWDUjZWXLoLJvYrtP5GRaNX0qkLpVBHmC5dF8Xa-eDRh_1u_JujMx6rLsXz90y7BsfGLsl1SWx8TjNNeyNBCdFMK9MJKEbDIglCxH8ab0I3ghzaTJQ5E9sACTLs8jIb9ww9pNFfE9GVI581KaYNHo2y/s4032/PXL_20230321_164224392.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwlFF_LpzwJ8x213iqNzXE26gKkod8dEVfRIWDUjZWXLoLJvYrtP5GRaNX0qkLpVBHmC5dF8Xa-eDRh_1u_JujMx6rLsXz90y7BsfGLsl1SWx8TjNNeyNBCdFMK9MJKEbDIglCxH8ab0I3ghzaTJQ5E9sACTLs8jIb9ww9pNFfE9GVI581KaYNHo2y/w400-h300/PXL_20230321_164224392.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I have 3 beds in the parlour, and THIS is the bed both Lady & Tabby want:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhphUmvyn-9kuOdQEHWtynOz2vDPZQVaOQpyfktVUW6cBnupUnEfTyITciuBa5Tb2B1DKTCwnCKfXl8s_9v4I-OoUAx2vxyvgQSQ4d4yNLier0_GAtt5KIep_-z_4hx0eU_zfZiJdIkqsNJU3d3GZnAshU4py22CSigfXr83hCvQ_cV_qzdlcjDAn_q/s4032/PXL_20230329_131322262.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhphUmvyn-9kuOdQEHWtynOz2vDPZQVaOQpyfktVUW6cBnupUnEfTyITciuBa5Tb2B1DKTCwnCKfXl8s_9v4I-OoUAx2vxyvgQSQ4d4yNLier0_GAtt5KIep_-z_4hx0eU_zfZiJdIkqsNJU3d3GZnAshU4py22CSigfXr83hCvQ_cV_qzdlcjDAn_q/w400-h300/PXL_20230329_131322262.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmnjJnEM7lGh4otllauzsUcp4Bwn8C_GtYXH8YD0EoxkrJxFLPtsspZjVXooLwAFxGDb3bF-jOyLmm2k1AiPGPb8XKkSN5gxlJtvbU7vKLA-p8YfuzgvSCwLELgOtYcr8O3hVI5ADufb8XtB9WAQ6K4EWVHfc5MCOZzekpjkV-vDOi5Ci2oIfJbsMS/s4032/PXL_20230329_131336742.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmnjJnEM7lGh4otllauzsUcp4Bwn8C_GtYXH8YD0EoxkrJxFLPtsspZjVXooLwAFxGDb3bF-jOyLmm2k1AiPGPb8XKkSN5gxlJtvbU7vKLA-p8YfuzgvSCwLELgOtYcr8O3hVI5ADufb8XtB9WAQ6K4EWVHfc5MCOZzekpjkV-vDOi5Ci2oIfJbsMS/w400-h300/PXL_20230329_131336742.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Here's Lady spilling out:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicuJuCQ9wgwzyM7ZDdDkC1DdluXxxVCpuc_lGDSmlTpo2u52Lxy4v8vRz6wuQrMmriHnI6T0_ZsQPUxnlXSo7TPkmsPNVFDALTpZUG9Y2Wy3Y3AaxJro4fgTwhoLGHFVcpkztPLLdc5TGOalhrERU8aijSgYZ5X_p6v4MHDNNPv74W4U6_6EqVFA5R/s4032/PXL_20230326_225243103.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicuJuCQ9wgwzyM7ZDdDkC1DdluXxxVCpuc_lGDSmlTpo2u52Lxy4v8vRz6wuQrMmriHnI6T0_ZsQPUxnlXSo7TPkmsPNVFDALTpZUG9Y2Wy3Y3AaxJro4fgTwhoLGHFVcpkztPLLdc5TGOalhrERU8aijSgYZ5X_p6v4MHDNNPv74W4U6_6EqVFA5R/w300-h400/PXL_20230326_225243103.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">All those beds, and she's on the recliner (Lean-back Chair!)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPPSRdlDvMKWiDJCwgO-9-icj8mwHOxNIYu2C-tgkD__XyXy3o678rHkbJquUQ00feidLJGZF19RODS5_VQxJX2mKGzXu9B5wReX6ZbI-8KHzpHRYlyHsPPUFi3u_1xSOTwxoMPLa608E4rMzJv2IqP7XZmkC7_8m093PxZnrk2y-2lEtfdVQJftbN/s4032/PXL_20230325_002649229.MP.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPPSRdlDvMKWiDJCwgO-9-icj8mwHOxNIYu2C-tgkD__XyXy3o678rHkbJquUQ00feidLJGZF19RODS5_VQxJX2mKGzXu9B5wReX6ZbI-8KHzpHRYlyHsPPUFi3u_1xSOTwxoMPLa608E4rMzJv2IqP7XZmkC7_8m093PxZnrk2y-2lEtfdVQJftbN/w400-h300/PXL_20230325_002649229.MP.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Meanwhile, here's Yoda-Kitty:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvG1yj8n7Pc5hhOQPij9ztegwqfioefA_F3AEB9G36rc04jnPgjQhE8XdUG4NB5eVJxjSwPWJzZMEDQWDjJPJCzjYVTuoCQc3xX0kMCHzYrD-JPg6HYJxRljzqrr5VAQIji3daEWFRa2-na99YEJyq6koCs7fQC6O4UYBjYQ3_TJwatRbJ7iq1MczE/s4032/PXL_20230325_002644605.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvG1yj8n7Pc5hhOQPij9ztegwqfioefA_F3AEB9G36rc04jnPgjQhE8XdUG4NB5eVJxjSwPWJzZMEDQWDjJPJCzjYVTuoCQc3xX0kMCHzYrD-JPg6HYJxRljzqrr5VAQIji3daEWFRa2-na99YEJyq6koCs7fQC6O4UYBjYQ3_TJwatRbJ7iq1MczE/w400-h300/PXL_20230325_002644605.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhD7Y4zmJynibNRZumjLi0eVwO_jwmJXVlv0GiDR5Kv6nc1hfthhO8a5BlVEu3ljgmwCkAIM7ZunkUyzo7bvIwSDPHzddYscNdxeY5pf51kFakXISRsTwKOg3sVO73yx4QvOPtFuW5JdAK7vcTz8hQRLTZD9oAmbYQskqYAdnELwlS7XgJDL9nBu2R1/s4032/PXL_20230402_020901188.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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text-align: center;">Happy cat, on my lap:</div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0v_SYuDhyQYaZdr2f9WCOAP1dPenIzv38OdPg3IePcJpjG2Av0upX82V9TL0algs37rDzdRzAR1lOvThmYuINBdxXim6bMQN4p4BEXJDJu0DVRXLWSWOzexlzSV5ZEGwww64Ai1F23aTqDxeDXUs7XlQhjv7Y6t45cSsYL_DclIVeVnaJLgnNiFkR/s4032/PXL_20230321_072106437.MP.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0v_SYuDhyQYaZdr2f9WCOAP1dPenIzv38OdPg3IePcJpjG2Av0upX82V9TL0algs37rDzdRzAR1lOvThmYuINBdxXim6bMQN4p4BEXJDJu0DVRXLWSWOzexlzSV5ZEGwww64Ai1F23aTqDxeDXUs7XlQhjv7Y6t45cSsYL_DclIVeVnaJLgnNiFkR/w300-h400/PXL_20230321_072106437.MP.jpg" width="300" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Purrrrrr . . . . </td></tr></tbody></table><p></p><p><br /></p>Hali Chambershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01610865910264488901noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6594932944174073527.post-75721720546976402582023-03-29T05:12:00.002-04:002023-03-29T05:12:33.378-04:00My Gallery Wall<p> I posted this on my other blogs, but thought I'd cross post, since it's home-related!</p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh46JEhk_C1mUnlp5ELVG-8HU0c7OeMQpbHnq8drpZ5chD11uhN7LiLJ156AVb5JqFGYd5dW1OEVAgYZvtEL5EU-HkYy2xlUKe1h6zkrT6UDdQHM8RHjcfIkJiFoWBtj2WB9hnWa_U-KQZK_3q3aTEPE-QOYsKrGS2PnDDVT_Gyt2v-Q66UK5qJzmLT/s2400/Dark-Academia-Gallery-Wall-T-Nail.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1350" data-original-width="2400" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh46JEhk_C1mUnlp5ELVG-8HU0c7OeMQpbHnq8drpZ5chD11uhN7LiLJ156AVb5JqFGYd5dW1OEVAgYZvtEL5EU-HkYy2xlUKe1h6zkrT6UDdQHM8RHjcfIkJiFoWBtj2WB9hnWa_U-KQZK_3q3aTEPE-QOYsKrGS2PnDDVT_Gyt2v-Q66UK5qJzmLT/w400-h225/Dark-Academia-Gallery-Wall-T-Nail.jpg" width="400" /></a></p><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">This is my office area. When I moved in, I set up my computer on the peninsula between the kitchen and living room and then the decor evolved from there. To the left of the monitor is book wallpaper adhered to the back of a small shelf unit that I use as a divider "wall." And it's extra shelf/storage in the kitchen. Above the monitor to the right were two cupboard doors that I removed and replaced with the bulletin board (which I've covered with lace). It houses kitchen stuff that's accessible from the kitchen.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbWcRmSDlJvqlQUCZoZ1dVLXBhWD-V0Gy7vvIaLCJsDeatAAi9G8eudQPEXiMnE7sNH9UYviAesWLQ1Rmv5N3UT4VYXPCnQjudLfGMgcQ3cXdNKZQ-y6N15hiRo-CbfdNzbI0GzGo670hIQHGKIU_1gC40K75J8TO3NzqLNgJlti8sMuQuAGg9-uoV/s1644/Gallery-wall-2.jpg" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1189" data-original-width="1644" height="289" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbWcRmSDlJvqlQUCZoZ1dVLXBhWD-V0Gy7vvIaLCJsDeatAAi9G8eudQPEXiMnE7sNH9UYviAesWLQ1Rmv5N3UT4VYXPCnQjudLfGMgcQ3cXdNKZQ-y6N15hiRo-CbfdNzbI0GzGo670hIQHGKIU_1gC40K75J8TO3NzqLNgJlti8sMuQuAGg9-uoV/w400-h289/Gallery-wall-2.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Close-up of <a href="https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00Y3P6RAK/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_search_asin_title?ie=UTF8&psc=1" target="_blank">bookcase wallpaper</a> & plants on top of shelf:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsPrPsCw-wvPISkoIifDS9IpQZLhT38yuSDh01kK4wH7bxSXmFszax3usocDGr1-9tL3dfWa4VxwqWe1xcRMkTR1oBgoBxB2s7DfZyz1IiK-WSF0e4oceTogm9qXaQiiVEP4HlEDvgyRbpVH3caoibb6BieKLSI3tQYcLWv0eXLi_P8un9K1Jz0WIT/s1240/PXL_20230323_163422157.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="869" data-original-width="1240" height="280" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsPrPsCw-wvPISkoIifDS9IpQZLhT38yuSDh01kK4wH7bxSXmFszax3usocDGr1-9tL3dfWa4VxwqWe1xcRMkTR1oBgoBxB2s7DfZyz1IiK-WSF0e4oceTogm9qXaQiiVEP4HlEDvgyRbpVH3caoibb6BieKLSI3tQYcLWv0eXLi_P8un9K1Jz0WIT/w400-h280/PXL_20230323_163422157.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">To the right of the monitor is more book wallpaper adhered to a piece of foamboard, to give a cohesive look and hide the back of the microwave:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIgfinKnv5ub_KEoLZboGkoX83JvdWbAogofLJwt-Irq6W5WxH7tour8oZFV7c2fzIOfLlh5QsoS9_yXxT_mlci4KqauAXVI9JDaXQNi7AciMDkw2OZi5GvoB_1i7FuTDTJ8o6u2ZL-ND_S8hGOoOWPNVw14gNUgFCJf_L1bMOq7U1U9t4wz5QRksg/s4032/PXL_20230321_020010034.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIgfinKnv5ub_KEoLZboGkoX83JvdWbAogofLJwt-Irq6W5WxH7tour8oZFV7c2fzIOfLlh5QsoS9_yXxT_mlci4KqauAXVI9JDaXQNi7AciMDkw2OZi5GvoB_1i7FuTDTJ8o6u2ZL-ND_S8hGOoOWPNVw14gNUgFCJf_L1bMOq7U1U9t4wz5QRksg/w400-h300/PXL_20230321_020010034.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Corner:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPamb3NLdHX6GqR3FbT9eDtXf3h87qKiQRb6CAX5psTq8GF3lhaa5rlAFvXbYOKClJApQKjMa8kPPBotyQrISCs49L1Qfj4HiwJPCnYwxDzVBDBGMQ7f4h8vje9yPaH-IIXaIf05usHgNP4PeUW2euGPwa4OPhXBBGp8xmE9PbEayZOLRBvtM9yMK6/s1650/Gallery-wall-1.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1275" data-original-width="1650" height="309" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPamb3NLdHX6GqR3FbT9eDtXf3h87qKiQRb6CAX5psTq8GF3lhaa5rlAFvXbYOKClJApQKjMa8kPPBotyQrISCs49L1Qfj4HiwJPCnYwxDzVBDBGMQ7f4h8vje9yPaH-IIXaIf05usHgNP4PeUW2euGPwa4OPhXBBGp8xmE9PbEayZOLRBvtM9yMK6/w400-h309/Gallery-wall-1.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Close-up of corner:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-TXHNMrl0-5FagARG2COq7uYOLnAxgPpe8Y-PpOH7bAFuoUV95qWkrIQMXSOIw6vWVISFqVkkRQNQ44225A-vpkYuc_uNj3BoZXEWlmnoqJBSlMACuMHt7-yhJ05zjEMZR_abVo3-NyBcyEAy-2Av-uQLc_Kq7yhwHCNL2l79E7BiB25MiJycCTon/s4032/PXL_20230321_015954540.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-TXHNMrl0-5FagARG2COq7uYOLnAxgPpe8Y-PpOH7bAFuoUV95qWkrIQMXSOIw6vWVISFqVkkRQNQ44225A-vpkYuc_uNj3BoZXEWlmnoqJBSlMACuMHt7-yhJ05zjEMZR_abVo3-NyBcyEAy-2Av-uQLc_Kq7yhwHCNL2l79E7BiB25MiJycCTon/w400-h300/PXL_20230321_015954540.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: x-small;">Photos are of Mum's mum as young woman and at age 5, looking very Victorian!</span></b></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Copper book plate for a fern book & a painting by my artist friend Betsy:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQgi0susk6LlhnWNuZSbP6J4vsfnp5q7i292nbQKveqSswZi8jwAELNfBThDS_fqlfqad4kjrVhbIKSQScz1o8HIcPO15C5PFz4asYUj3Rc_r0NV2BwQCoa-ftckOJGJ_zSmiaEMchFUUK4utpyb_SZi47cHdT8W1XcQ29NVRF9MYQJYKv3yMHCcHr/s4032/PXL_20230321_015959353.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQgi0susk6LlhnWNuZSbP6J4vsfnp5q7i292nbQKveqSswZi8jwAELNfBThDS_fqlfqad4kjrVhbIKSQScz1o8HIcPO15C5PFz4asYUj3Rc_r0NV2BwQCoa-ftckOJGJ_zSmiaEMchFUUK4utpyb_SZi47cHdT8W1XcQ29NVRF9MYQJYKv3yMHCcHr/w400-h300/PXL_20230321_015959353.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Full gallery wall:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbFq_SA-NkXKdpVBfNauoDPR_s6RkYqnWd6kScStWTSLTKNOZhNXjtP5lFRi-SZ6vxsVYzXmU_zfW5sFzobkf16bnnHpLsRlydFAMpBa6IKcOztHgNBfhKPu9npwuFaztnYXr7yoFrYcBbSOs2E8tAFv9AX9bnyI3F1HF3WTVkkE5KRvkyqYuLWFbL/s1650/gallery-wall-3.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1650" data-original-width="1275" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbFq_SA-NkXKdpVBfNauoDPR_s6RkYqnWd6kScStWTSLTKNOZhNXjtP5lFRi-SZ6vxsVYzXmU_zfW5sFzobkf16bnnHpLsRlydFAMpBa6IKcOztHgNBfhKPu9npwuFaztnYXr7yoFrYcBbSOs2E8tAFv9AX9bnyI3F1HF3WTVkkE5KRvkyqYuLWFbL/w494-h640/gallery-wall-3.jpg" width="494" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The fabric is a fern eco-print from Nik The Booksmith and it covers a printer. To the right of that is a framed collection of dried flowers that I got at a thrift store: </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCdL-Fq9FuvI4C4t_nj1orqI2e_CPCIgWwHjDs-YoE6S65N2dzCKdxm9VhSUTeLquhxitCeezQtyPmSouEmzaVIidHZc6Aj9wePdjsvvXm1U65mJg39OdI7ZxiB1QoSLfL0DkIRFbmfxGxzVFaGwNg-4pc8NZv8XW2XMAXxsZqSNvl1kzXKp95SVPd/s3522/PXL_20230324_040756377.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3522" data-original-width="2815" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCdL-Fq9FuvI4C4t_nj1orqI2e_CPCIgWwHjDs-YoE6S65N2dzCKdxm9VhSUTeLquhxitCeezQtyPmSouEmzaVIidHZc6Aj9wePdjsvvXm1U65mJg39OdI7ZxiB1QoSLfL0DkIRFbmfxGxzVFaGwNg-4pc8NZv8XW2XMAXxsZqSNvl1kzXKp95SVPd/w320-h400/PXL_20230324_040756377.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">On the back, it says:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpSRgyZTYsPS84jLvU7khZYE7jA9DKNXeRocvsclhT6gDVq1Xwc6iJ-eWY4mqBYypmc2FxL4SxZDfOgoDz82qyhdN57y3RkjoC-eXGTbJjhvnZAxIN0eqwSZe7CwW2bNJZBi-lKNkp2QF9IBWqiCSBdE9yvfyVvxRoI0XGk0gpP4UyAllwDTDXaQJw/s3196/PXL_20230324_034121482.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1363" data-original-width="3196" height="170" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpSRgyZTYsPS84jLvU7khZYE7jA9DKNXeRocvsclhT6gDVq1Xwc6iJ-eWY4mqBYypmc2FxL4SxZDfOgoDz82qyhdN57y3RkjoC-eXGTbJjhvnZAxIN0eqwSZe7CwW2bNJZBi-lKNkp2QF9IBWqiCSBdE9yvfyVvxRoI0XGk0gpP4UyAllwDTDXaQJw/w400-h170/PXL_20230324_034121482.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Detail of homage to Nathaniel Bagshaw Ward: </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoYIM8IWpboRAfeWb3poDceBdqqZ33enI2cyV8wHHpRjs1qdmskcwe0hwEqWJ9kW-DRosa1mVKkjL5PCnx6E2uDQkAEn6I-QIqsUDEWlv2hYaQ_cMrIpu4ShI_2qSzlOcGvYZ0B9zInoWKBLPxzpvfgI9ftlHd7N2A9RpYWcHnBoC0sW36H0SO8ZHD/s4032/PXL_20230320_182007960.MP.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoYIM8IWpboRAfeWb3poDceBdqqZ33enI2cyV8wHHpRjs1qdmskcwe0hwEqWJ9kW-DRosa1mVKkjL5PCnx6E2uDQkAEn6I-QIqsUDEWlv2hYaQ_cMrIpu4ShI_2qSzlOcGvYZ0B9zInoWKBLPxzpvfgI9ftlHd7N2A9RpYWcHnBoC0sW36H0SO8ZHD/w400-h300/PXL_20230320_182007960.MP.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Free floating moths are from <a href="https://thegraphicsfairy.com/" target="_blank">The Graphics Fairy</a>.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Complete with a mini-Wardian case from Dollar Tree:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguuDME8clVUEJZOc_rAh6Oki6AJnNWllxGwBd5UD4NQT4Xs_ZJXKdOQu5bNcifgghpAc6sRV1SX3nr_ud6im_93AzrDojsEi8UF_yUreT-jNdwjc-T0Ixxm-_wtmBzEQOrfcYrXNgnCH2U0LvvljmlbcvOkES0NQsr4pHAY6IwIDDjzujOjf4hCYJg/s4032/PXL_20230320_182412714.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguuDME8clVUEJZOc_rAh6Oki6AJnNWllxGwBd5UD4NQT4Xs_ZJXKdOQu5bNcifgghpAc6sRV1SX3nr_ud6im_93AzrDojsEi8UF_yUreT-jNdwjc-T0Ixxm-_wtmBzEQOrfcYrXNgnCH2U0LvvljmlbcvOkES0NQsr4pHAY6IwIDDjzujOjf4hCYJg/w300-h400/PXL_20230320_182412714.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Underneath the little shelf thingie:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQUr3JOEk52BYgeA9xs1y2EZlt1L56Qhv04oqKauIYzekcRzI3_ZWTzp-xKufLnT5EYHEEQ37egL0GrwFRHH41h1pV6ROcfHFirJKsxrjE8jJoHY6mMm7DbQomHrp8lUwNU5FEq_40-Izl32pfjin0ZFieEYepInYGCbv1N9hJ1GXkWarvsPK7XZaJ/s4032/PXL_20230321_015945928.MP.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQUr3JOEk52BYgeA9xs1y2EZlt1L56Qhv04oqKauIYzekcRzI3_ZWTzp-xKufLnT5EYHEEQ37egL0GrwFRHH41h1pV6ROcfHFirJKsxrjE8jJoHY6mMm7DbQomHrp8lUwNU5FEq_40-Izl32pfjin0ZFieEYepInYGCbv1N9hJ1GXkWarvsPK7XZaJ/w400-h300/PXL_20230321_015945928.MP.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Left to right: Professor Anderson, director of Chelsea Gardens, Dr. Asa Gray, botanist at Harvard, and Nathaniel Bagshaw Ward.</div><div><br /></div>I suspect these to be 3 of NB Ward's children. The photos are from <a href="https://www.npg.org.uk/collections/search/set/192/Literary+%26+scientific+club+by+Maull+%26+Polyblank" target="_blank">the Literary and Scientific Portrait Club: photographs by Maull & Polyblank, circa 1855</a>. They look like siblings, and I see a resemblance to NB Ward:<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7dYUSu_vep9VZF73GPGrLQRkUB5c38DcHlGv2CKXMYR_WLV_PPX300LOhttB1-nJa7PuiZpUphPjGMynQQTT50SmP4ltWFkflRw0kCqm93QaCo2DkFa-QpHHLE0DSkQ00nFunKutax2GbagLDIgv1gTkxgs97K4Mp574yaM-rFumwmDr0fF8MAXXd/s3214/Ward-kids.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1851" data-original-width="3214" height="230" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7dYUSu_vep9VZF73GPGrLQRkUB5c38DcHlGv2CKXMYR_WLV_PPX300LOhttB1-nJa7PuiZpUphPjGMynQQTT50SmP4ltWFkflRw0kCqm93QaCo2DkFa-QpHHLE0DSkQ00nFunKutax2GbagLDIgv1gTkxgs97K4Mp574yaM-rFumwmDr0fF8MAXXd/w400-h230/Ward-kids.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">More 19th century botanical artists and authors: </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1NMD-UvBxLyKbJ_cR-FTyAUcGDU0T_lb-H4J3lMtPwHUJAGOJpirue6uKMfBM2OrTO-CEI9Cuu1pIlDU4pgP0r1tcnze7vJDmbYwRIc3_-esECK4L3JWxcXoc9PUuLIzKgGkFOLq6mpJUIjIxtVXIHu53KstK0dwL1laontT9mCU11tcQXHW4weZk/s4032/PXL_20230320_182018234.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1NMD-UvBxLyKbJ_cR-FTyAUcGDU0T_lb-H4J3lMtPwHUJAGOJpirue6uKMfBM2OrTO-CEI9Cuu1pIlDU4pgP0r1tcnze7vJDmbYwRIc3_-esECK4L3JWxcXoc9PUuLIzKgGkFOLq6mpJUIjIxtVXIHu53KstK0dwL1laontT9mCU11tcQXHW4weZk/w400-h300/PXL_20230320_182018234.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Top, Left to Right: <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Helena_Scott" target="_blank">Helena Scott,</a> her sister <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harriet_Morgan" target="_blank">Harriet Scott</a> with Harriet's moth painting between them.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Bottom, Left to Right: <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kate_Chopin" target="_blank">Kate Chopin</a>, author of <i>The Awakening</i>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anna_Atkins" target="_blank">Anna Atkins</a>, & <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Louisa_May_Alcott" target="_blank">Louisa May Alcott</a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">To the right of all of them is Jane Austen, of course!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This a print from author and botanical artist, <a href="https://christineandreae.com/botanica-watercolors/" target="_blank">Christine Andreae</a>:<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjrdXDaGgqZYtMNyHYtS453RQoM_J0npZANwFj7ukWzHggPFWCVxNAoOVCOeK-4lUvu42d79OIMSd_zydGPB51OGMoS_xwHaYUGoR9ODE30PCFDvYu5PYmz9JVz-CJX_-gk1thNZkh0PkbqZeO8HdL30-aaWC5RSqhmqc9GPs6465UjTKGsc-_gWZ5/s2957/Bluebells.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2957" data-original-width="2196" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjrdXDaGgqZYtMNyHYtS453RQoM_J0npZANwFj7ukWzHggPFWCVxNAoOVCOeK-4lUvu42d79OIMSd_zydGPB51OGMoS_xwHaYUGoR9ODE30PCFDvYu5PYmz9JVz-CJX_-gk1thNZkh0PkbqZeO8HdL30-aaWC5RSqhmqc9GPs6465UjTKGsc-_gWZ5/w298-h400/Bluebells.jpg" width="298" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">She's like a modern day Edith Holden!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div>Fern print that camouflages the heat register:<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigLuyVMns4sxJQ7pdr7uSjtqwgNtGsbvhJS4iuOURUUq6LXMkj2EXCP6Vc01uh4ce6G4Bo-QHETrQkgRsdTJ85Atl8wT53r0Dld_6ksh1vlKacZstq5wKescljIFVp3v4jBeqF6BINkke4TwqfQpkZiyRSLifufsCej0L-aJ1Nh6w8SR8ugjRK4vSa/s3120/PXL_20230324_040820555.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3120" data-original-width="2496" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigLuyVMns4sxJQ7pdr7uSjtqwgNtGsbvhJS4iuOURUUq6LXMkj2EXCP6Vc01uh4ce6G4Bo-QHETrQkgRsdTJ85Atl8wT53r0Dld_6ksh1vlKacZstq5wKescljIFVp3v4jBeqF6BINkke4TwqfQpkZiyRSLifufsCej0L-aJ1Nh6w8SR8ugjRK4vSa/w320-h400/PXL_20230324_040820555.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beatrix_Potter" target="_blank">Beatrix Potter</a> with her dog Kep, at Hilltop Farm and <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elizabeth_Gaskell" target="_blank">Elizabeth Gaskell</a>:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiO_wiGI-Cz30wC2izkd0lpD9bbwpPWhWgM--9c16oPFSfUOCr2uo6JZGRAbVXvG_dXfkivOBDL7us4mxsg3SbDciIHVnMchtZqtya3wkgJMlr6wZTQNK4DMw70oF7PsMJUnvb6fZevcxh4yyxuaksfYXR8MUzrQbgaCbllIv7WjlhTlyiyf9em7xHd/s3847/PXL_20230324_040731865.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2214" data-original-width="3847" height="230" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiO_wiGI-Cz30wC2izkd0lpD9bbwpPWhWgM--9c16oPFSfUOCr2uo6JZGRAbVXvG_dXfkivOBDL7us4mxsg3SbDciIHVnMchtZqtya3wkgJMlr6wZTQNK4DMw70oF7PsMJUnvb6fZevcxh4yyxuaksfYXR8MUzrQbgaCbllIv7WjlhTlyiyf9em7xHd/w400-h230/PXL_20230324_040731865.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X1jx6nks-i0" style="text-align: left;" target="_blank">Here's a link to a video walk-thru</a><span style="text-align: left;">.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div>Here are a coupla bonus pix of the "Parlour" area, not in the video:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPCTkzz4oX_3CqOT42mywz5TNCkgSy_VklrV99mzCC3Om-sa8xDNYKvtutE79Vafxnw_Wa9C8tv9aDnPjhzVmCkLcEjw1G2srfbK2kBkiAviDPpOWDgU364O1mMSO-Ak3gbevEE-ffbFecS2N7Tkoj77VMrBQ8tf5mG6Zm1RUSu4VvKlOBTpWOMLmm/s4032/PXL_20230318_172418799.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPCTkzz4oX_3CqOT42mywz5TNCkgSy_VklrV99mzCC3Om-sa8xDNYKvtutE79Vafxnw_Wa9C8tv9aDnPjhzVmCkLcEjw1G2srfbK2kBkiAviDPpOWDgU364O1mMSO-Ak3gbevEE-ffbFecS2N7Tkoj77VMrBQ8tf5mG6Zm1RUSu4VvKlOBTpWOMLmm/w400-h300/PXL_20230318_172418799.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Tabby Bobcat asleep on the recliner. Lady is curled up in the cat/beagle bed. The book graphic is actually a <a href="https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0B2V98J8X/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_search_asin_title?ie=UTF8&psc=1" target="_blank">shower curtain</a> that I adhered to the back of a cupboard unit, that I use as a "half wall." It was a lot easier to do that than my original idea of doing the book wallpaper.</div></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">And up above, is Yoda-Kitty in her "Hutch Lair":</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCDJ_sLUriMXHGzEBFbxIjCXs0EhQ15brw9MtmbTDA0VP6J11ZUFQmdoBfZ-HfmikavK6gcDZbVNaTt2J-8n8EuMcL6EwDnIyMNox7r0M7IfPjP4cl200GCl85zVfbMwMrHd6k_LH1Hjjyl8JI_Q8EbvPOG7pKHUHi-VxkypQkGG-30BPQzO3-4zSI/s4032/PXL_20230322_203759065.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCDJ_sLUriMXHGzEBFbxIjCXs0EhQ15brw9MtmbTDA0VP6J11ZUFQmdoBfZ-HfmikavK6gcDZbVNaTt2J-8n8EuMcL6EwDnIyMNox7r0M7IfPjP4cl200GCl85zVfbMwMrHd6k_LH1Hjjyl8JI_Q8EbvPOG7pKHUHi-VxkypQkGG-30BPQzO3-4zSI/w400-h300/PXL_20230322_203759065.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Zzzzzzz . . . . :-)</div>Hali Chambershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01610865910264488901noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6594932944174073527.post-83609248091974700632023-03-23T10:51:00.002-04:002023-03-23T10:51:40.443-04:00Interview about Dave DobsonRecently, John Morgan and I got together with Doug O'Brien to chat about our mutual teacher, Dave Dobson. Loyal readers of this blog will recall <a href="https://labyrinthgal.blogspot.com/search?q=dave+dobson" target="_blank">my many posts about Dave</a>. Here's our conversation:<div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/PCayPyyd3Hk" width="320" youtube-src-id="PCayPyyd3Hk"></iframe></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">SO MUCH FUN! :-)</div></div>Hali Chambershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01610865910264488901noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6594932944174073527.post-20353618426800393562022-08-26T07:21:00.001-04:002022-08-26T07:21:11.098-04:00A few pix<p style="text-align: center;">Yesterday's sunrise: </p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRSb-mMZYsYPBobA53leWcyCZDVwq08wpV3ZhhU-TSMZDBjIkTVdYwSeU8uhvYP2sh3Kgx2aoqhnAZbN_baIfkxo2YIdC9IJZiQWip3Zigqsi8r-VW-jxx8M8TPPhVY1OyhfkPub2hEhQhU6ahLippCtomtShv62VB-xWp3nFTcBTekqvc3vn0fahO/s4096/IMG_20220825_062846277.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3072" data-original-width="4096" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRSb-mMZYsYPBobA53leWcyCZDVwq08wpV3ZhhU-TSMZDBjIkTVdYwSeU8uhvYP2sh3Kgx2aoqhnAZbN_baIfkxo2YIdC9IJZiQWip3Zigqsi8r-VW-jxx8M8TPPhVY1OyhfkPub2hEhQhU6ahLippCtomtShv62VB-xWp3nFTcBTekqvc3vn0fahO/w640-h480/IMG_20220825_062846277.jpg" width="640" /></a></p>I've been chauffeuring some Amish people to different places. Being the compulsive photographer I am, it's hard not to take pictures! Yesterday I transported a gentleman to a friend's new homestead out in the country. My kinda place! The home is being built with timber from the land and they had a sawmill right there. How cool is that?! Especially on the heels of the <a href="http://labyrinthgal.blogspot.com/2022/08/tree-shruggers.html" target="_blank">Deforestation Debauchery</a> that I wrote about earlier. I snapped a quick pic after the drop off when I was heading back down the driveway:<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzz03ItxOghQGPRR8WeFSg_B121jwEaEIWsDIh59dnCk7TKqROsOCj3eiOC2sM2YsfdGJpL4JStg503-g68BH6ybIbTiiLgQ-FW6TZhEIyzwHnf1cYpdKn7nSbhLLka-JY46-OXvoXXqwz8i61C3eWHJSASfdm3gAMMWe4fKJUEQU4fQdUfr4KSQar/s4096/IMG_20220825_081509419_HDR.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3072" data-original-width="4096" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzz03ItxOghQGPRR8WeFSg_B121jwEaEIWsDIh59dnCk7TKqROsOCj3eiOC2sM2YsfdGJpL4JStg503-g68BH6ybIbTiiLgQ-FW6TZhEIyzwHnf1cYpdKn7nSbhLLka-JY46-OXvoXXqwz8i61C3eWHJSASfdm3gAMMWe4fKJUEQU4fQdUfr4KSQar/w640-h480/IMG_20220825_081509419_HDR.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Here's Lady in her cat bed. You can just see a bit of the cat in the lower left corner of the photo:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi29YobcMUPnSeCHs_G-QeuRxYWQa9ndyNbbBW8b8pQPyd_-5pYhL5hPpsQtnLIh6WDebwr_WQIR3OsEf5kCHlRyPhHn8ihNX9h4A4Gd3DxNuNTK675BBqYrOa3cYaPuiBypZHzbIK4XLEU1PkWLFG7XXkHjIAvjlu4DWOOGWN5tnodDGCNrYEV_eS7/s4096/IMG_20220823_075103166.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4096" data-original-width="3072" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi29YobcMUPnSeCHs_G-QeuRxYWQa9ndyNbbBW8b8pQPyd_-5pYhL5hPpsQtnLIh6WDebwr_WQIR3OsEf5kCHlRyPhHn8ihNX9h4A4Gd3DxNuNTK675BBqYrOa3cYaPuiBypZHzbIK4XLEU1PkWLFG7XXkHjIAvjlu4DWOOGWN5tnodDGCNrYEV_eS7/w480-h640/IMG_20220823_075103166.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Found a grasshopper:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrAKKXDSV4oAXFfAaEX1SLMlzoUSdUAcdY8Pumvun2XB24y_z28kurUM-JUUXuoSig5YNHo9Am6esTy1yL2jIZYoR3SybN54X9gBU875tohdJolRcfWHg6EwaRIINRCVCzimVFnZROtYbjxpwlvEss0i8d73HmGkp-NSrmBcWTwNb45e4sVzD2IG4T/s4096/IMG_20220821_174224902_HDR.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3072" data-original-width="4096" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrAKKXDSV4oAXFfAaEX1SLMlzoUSdUAcdY8Pumvun2XB24y_z28kurUM-JUUXuoSig5YNHo9Am6esTy1yL2jIZYoR3SybN54X9gBU875tohdJolRcfWHg6EwaRIINRCVCzimVFnZROtYbjxpwlvEss0i8d73HmGkp-NSrmBcWTwNb45e4sVzD2IG4T/w640-h480/IMG_20220821_174224902_HDR.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Friend Teresa gave me these hydrangeas for eco-dying, but they were too pretty not to display:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfYLzOJeyqDBJJLtvX8jHNlJ41JRoKXLIT9Q6Di4OsZgKcyQTGMFEdahwVo5SDmo7pTxBEyqdMuaOI3bLptYdpAas5rTvLEzon1tb8HN9P25KtWYLxnpz-Y7wibQQ9gPIDJzKhBiT8wBI4gWMfeypxUblfR44R66ebCwr4Gb1Ootv8dFxR93vBa0wK/s4096/IMG_20220818_114352716_HDR.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4096" data-original-width="3072" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfYLzOJeyqDBJJLtvX8jHNlJ41JRoKXLIT9Q6Di4OsZgKcyQTGMFEdahwVo5SDmo7pTxBEyqdMuaOI3bLptYdpAas5rTvLEzon1tb8HN9P25KtWYLxnpz-Y7wibQQ9gPIDJzKhBiT8wBI4gWMfeypxUblfR44R66ebCwr4Gb1Ootv8dFxR93vBa0wK/w480-h640/IMG_20220818_114352716_HDR.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaSdwd9hACmWDRVzWrjk5gSNUYPcUe7I58jX3pE4ZCyzVCaQqBpfK0IYxGrdpooRG0NU50d07LCb4YEEAbP9OtV5DWbpFL4X7gTjDcugFpMOyGLJmbPAIgTmrdmZlEhdHC7MZcHSnykL9HUPBZFq0yEQU_aIhfsWA9txmxAb_bl9tXm-yxZsvNcH5b/s4096/IMG_20220818_114342103_HDR.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4096" data-original-width="3072" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaSdwd9hACmWDRVzWrjk5gSNUYPcUe7I58jX3pE4ZCyzVCaQqBpfK0IYxGrdpooRG0NU50d07LCb4YEEAbP9OtV5DWbpFL4X7gTjDcugFpMOyGLJmbPAIgTmrdmZlEhdHC7MZcHSnykL9HUPBZFq0yEQU_aIhfsWA9txmxAb_bl9tXm-yxZsvNcH5b/w480-h640/IMG_20220818_114342103_HDR.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">And of course, ferns!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbbn6nKfqkzn-rb7XMBaB2zHfMasNtdbt9xO_-Z9_L6As7whs4dWIi-eF3U4axUNY89cZ9sGhNfZqJKfPrPVrfqUtOgk9Hf2HwH2R_ZAe0xm4N-atDl_CYQ95dYHkb4wZykELau_qmScfi015qxcQ1gfSedrF0oWYl_TQ0ngzgo-j7L1zFIwLa62MG/s4096/IMG_20220818_112923064.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3072" data-original-width="4096" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbbn6nKfqkzn-rb7XMBaB2zHfMasNtdbt9xO_-Z9_L6As7whs4dWIi-eF3U4axUNY89cZ9sGhNfZqJKfPrPVrfqUtOgk9Hf2HwH2R_ZAe0xm4N-atDl_CYQ95dYHkb4wZykELau_qmScfi015qxcQ1gfSedrF0oWYl_TQ0ngzgo-j7L1zFIwLa62MG/w640-h480/IMG_20220818_112923064.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">All is well. :-)</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p>Hali Chambershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01610865910264488901noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6594932944174073527.post-71204449526233408182022-08-16T07:03:00.002-04:002022-08-16T07:03:37.798-04:00Tree Shruggers<p>I love trees; for their beauty and variety and part in the delicate ecosystem of our world. They are the lungs of the planet and habitat for birds and squirrels and all manner of critters. I especially love a tree-lined country road . . . </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiV0ENJ-27AKuUhv3Nm7VWH6Hugvo0_K6lKBlHzeUvo5FgWCZsoqFFAqJHKDdYjlo12CY3LLCRYc1JzGUKZR_l-A7RTXqfd1Tt-8B_xhZQ0jrGxis9n8i-5wXjZ1MDUUnCaf7RrWV7RZsUI0o6Q7Lzj4LV6S_GBFlQTqtZWZWSzG1-_AnlBVUntAOb/s4096/IMG_20220514_075352936.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3072" data-original-width="4096" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiV0ENJ-27AKuUhv3Nm7VWH6Hugvo0_K6lKBlHzeUvo5FgWCZsoqFFAqJHKDdYjlo12CY3LLCRYc1JzGUKZR_l-A7RTXqfd1Tt-8B_xhZQ0jrGxis9n8i-5wXjZ1MDUUnCaf7RrWV7RZsUI0o6Q7Lzj4LV6S_GBFlQTqtZWZWSzG1-_AnlBVUntAOb/w400-h300/IMG_20220514_075352936.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;">through different seasons and light and weather . . .</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgx4OxKgoujSsjq35WsZCV2naHnTZPMNTuXDjhfVwSgDBI9WEMmQ7ntG4sUFFR36i5RxC0YS9ztVWm4LJ2h5tlaK7F178jgC4_bicm0lpgpJICXhh3RXq04ejai39PZrBJCN3i5lNlbKN0MIZ2Rnyi80Hn9_SwYbCn_JcMwYmdRugUX_OGBhFoYiBkF/s4096/IMG_20220510_064511434.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3072" data-original-width="4096" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgx4OxKgoujSsjq35WsZCV2naHnTZPMNTuXDjhfVwSgDBI9WEMmQ7ntG4sUFFR36i5RxC0YS9ztVWm4LJ2h5tlaK7F178jgC4_bicm0lpgpJICXhh3RXq04ejai39PZrBJCN3i5lNlbKN0MIZ2Rnyi80Hn9_SwYbCn_JcMwYmdRugUX_OGBhFoYiBkF/w400-h300/IMG_20220510_064511434.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This particular road is to a friend's house. Here are some cows:</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhd1coS2xZuJkPgEAVuwgrH11NO-isw2kl0bT6uHeh8gpnnO3UwDGiGQUxaaLcepIPZ2fjbIll0Wc1HixGGEpIP-J-vCM-1QJk6McGVkKu585afYB_OiFBFsDbJUsoJ3KPy812Pos9j6_V0TrbRaRwd9tEsj9F09D5xtCVUhbYQtUTGt2yA6fPEphxS/s4096/IMG_20220421_194007294.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3072" data-original-width="4096" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhd1coS2xZuJkPgEAVuwgrH11NO-isw2kl0bT6uHeh8gpnnO3UwDGiGQUxaaLcepIPZ2fjbIll0Wc1HixGGEpIP-J-vCM-1QJk6McGVkKu585afYB_OiFBFsDbJUsoJ3KPy812Pos9j6_V0TrbRaRwd9tEsj9F09D5xtCVUhbYQtUTGt2yA6fPEphxS/w400-h300/IMG_20220421_194007294.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">You can imagine my shock when I drove down this same lovely, shady stretch to see this:</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWxT13GAEVhqSARlnjS8DwCeXLIELobG_wh7ffMMEN1gKIpeMFzchqe4KmKPq6JT35136kOnDO9GAtbx2lgo35EZtiakC7UW0IWo9ZpWWTIWjMAIUxmANJbCZ0-AlBXVZNoCg_bLXHCXUgSZA-Ub9dY-rUkCzI6cv3fJcITWdvCjclYe6ZLsvbinq1/s4096/IMG_20220809_093923176_HDR.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3072" data-original-width="4096" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWxT13GAEVhqSARlnjS8DwCeXLIELobG_wh7ffMMEN1gKIpeMFzchqe4KmKPq6JT35136kOnDO9GAtbx2lgo35EZtiakC7UW0IWo9ZpWWTIWjMAIUxmANJbCZ0-AlBXVZNoCg_bLXHCXUgSZA-Ub9dY-rUkCzI6cv3fJcITWdvCjclYe6ZLsvbinq1/w400-h300/IMG_20220809_093923176_HDR.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Clear cutting everything. Some of those trees <strike>are</strike> were 100+ years old. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJ6EnBCFzqKrcphd9Hmw-1ie8kTAOHimTnfrbD5MFu6tZP73S-Yi44HS2VW6NFfOBWRjhjFL-AvkIe7fmFUqqcaZ9KoPR63r3ouvWYivd9t7uc0YuNfl_j34LAqgLZ9Lp8c5EBaORpP694UgSyS-ZwfP9xuXnZnv2CDdWZsFAf6wbWJe64uSvNnBLX/s4096/IMG_20220809_094003900.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3072" data-original-width="4096" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJ6EnBCFzqKrcphd9Hmw-1ie8kTAOHimTnfrbD5MFu6tZP73S-Yi44HS2VW6NFfOBWRjhjFL-AvkIe7fmFUqqcaZ9KoPR63r3ouvWYivd9t7uc0YuNfl_j34LAqgLZ9Lp8c5EBaORpP694UgSyS-ZwfP9xuXnZnv2CDdWZsFAf6wbWJe64uSvNnBLX/w400-h300/IMG_20220809_094003900.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Are they going to use the wood for furniture, perhaps? Or at least the smaller trees for winter wood; fireplaces and woodstoves? </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">NOPE.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6k2eVBbXFRqLOgj6UJ3V5ALwA_h1OvKCZeZGDGDphXOrb9L3H8TdZPVKhYtujDcOYBCMC-csIM3Rb15x_4_lB6mqr_xXzQZRurtspPhthVV5a9MBd7VcUrrlHeydfWhS8Q6RYiiP6kg8VL7zHtJGq7LJmAe93D2oKDhh-e-giAEj7mBYS61HXqzhM/s4096/IMG_20220809_093940040.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3072" data-original-width="4096" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6k2eVBbXFRqLOgj6UJ3V5ALwA_h1OvKCZeZGDGDphXOrb9L3H8TdZPVKhYtujDcOYBCMC-csIM3Rb15x_4_lB6mqr_xXzQZRurtspPhthVV5a9MBd7VcUrrlHeydfWhS8Q6RYiiP6kg8VL7zHtJGq7LJmAe93D2oKDhh-e-giAEj7mBYS61HXqzhM/w400-h300/IMG_20220809_093940040.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEir6t-ux2B2V1KU5rGaufTIVsKqJEHwSYNVq2DpaXzf6-i67wI4TbY3xP0qechV9-44BZtYXsgns3RTTl_l2K0myzbVC8nuARoZEFV6o3by9gttONEvV5s35esrTJjdxxaD9Jihig96aGjCoOzSnYoFyvnBm67cnvSO9a-qm5XSZDJzgzKEDkqw6ywh/s4096/IMG_20220809_093946970.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3072" data-original-width="4096" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEir6t-ux2B2V1KU5rGaufTIVsKqJEHwSYNVq2DpaXzf6-i67wI4TbY3xP0qechV9-44BZtYXsgns3RTTl_l2K0myzbVC8nuARoZEFV6o3by9gttONEvV5s35esrTJjdxxaD9Jihig96aGjCoOzSnYoFyvnBm67cnvSO9a-qm5XSZDJzgzKEDkqw6ywh/w400-h300/IMG_20220809_093946970.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjy41Bmz0jnpcfcOEdky0yu3eSXmgN-2RRNiHDYRNAcLexeOtYokoTX0eJqyAUmnHz46QSOUy3_LeXHCSmif4JnY0nXLlDF0qhz2c3O40EOQ5q9vBIkb2BwlYroQStkTbb0eiGEaNnaVAo9H1wQVX-MIFIwi_94tYvTcFtZxr3tCYAY7JDBp217Ph2F/s4096/IMG_20220809_093933775.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3072" data-original-width="4096" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjy41Bmz0jnpcfcOEdky0yu3eSXmgN-2RRNiHDYRNAcLexeOtYokoTX0eJqyAUmnHz46QSOUy3_LeXHCSmif4JnY0nXLlDF0qhz2c3O40EOQ5q9vBIkb2BwlYroQStkTbb0eiGEaNnaVAo9H1wQVX-MIFIwi_94tYvTcFtZxr3tCYAY7JDBp217Ph2F/w400-h300/IMG_20220809_093933775.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Burning these HUGE piles of wood IN THE RAIN:</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgglGDty8duMD8V3aJt45iQJE4EXELniWqdAwYfbLj3XozHmA-OQWPR9JCoeXuVdlo1lQvrzkfQhmK2tQ-uz0-J564JazwexwRebQzXJHPmxSjTLXcAp9tZNs2g3N9I5zj82cLUmNHb-zZMIqVVMe1iJm7VnyQAgT-zRpVp8t0EHr1SrKSCOWTdKXYd/s4096/IMG_20220815_110108065_HDR.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3072" data-original-width="4096" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgglGDty8duMD8V3aJt45iQJE4EXELniWqdAwYfbLj3XozHmA-OQWPR9JCoeXuVdlo1lQvrzkfQhmK2tQ-uz0-J564JazwexwRebQzXJHPmxSjTLXcAp9tZNs2g3N9I5zj82cLUmNHb-zZMIqVVMe1iJm7VnyQAgT-zRpVp8t0EHr1SrKSCOWTdKXYd/w400-h300/IMG_20220815_110108065_HDR.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">What a waste. The irony? They put up a bird feeder. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">You know. For all the birds whose habitats they just destroyed.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">You've heard of Tree Huggers? </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I'm calling these people Tree Shruggers.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">"Trees? Meh. Who needs 'em?"</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Yeah. That's what I'm calling them--</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">which is nicer than what I was calling them before.</div>Hali Chambershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01610865910264488901noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6594932944174073527.post-4901634377442795332022-07-05T05:58:00.001-04:002022-07-05T05:59:35.530-04:00Sherlock Mystery Files<p> My sister is teaching A&P for the T.A.G. (Talented And Gifted) program this week for 10-14 year olds. So I helped her design some learning centers. Each day will have medical mysteries correlated with the system they are studying. We're also incorporating critical thinking and scientific inquiry. I won't post the whole series here, but here's the first one:</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZlQmtv-Rdirzz_Z8KcKW6n2y5r8Eyw9ZVhhp1EtrumQIa4dwdACrMzkjyOr6oQdw4FyNbJJHRDu-KU6KGMpwXxZ1iybCmIAilr0qZzBuzKzDOKzC2_EeJPq5V42pnP2Oi4YJQTpECTUiHo5MyaDCFNppOIQbtYILbohok7gsShHCiDzIuqYE4F8gw/s4096/IMG_20220703_161407110.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4096" data-original-width="3072" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZlQmtv-Rdirzz_Z8KcKW6n2y5r8Eyw9ZVhhp1EtrumQIa4dwdACrMzkjyOr6oQdw4FyNbJJHRDu-KU6KGMpwXxZ1iybCmIAilr0qZzBuzKzDOKzC2_EeJPq5V42pnP2Oi4YJQTpECTUiHo5MyaDCFNppOIQbtYILbohok7gsShHCiDzIuqYE4F8gw/w300-h400/IMG_20220703_161407110.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><b>Creative Commons photo of 19th century <i>Sherlock. </i>I just printed in B&W on parchment paper. </b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Each story is printed on cardstock and I have incorporated some critical thinking / scientific inquiry questions:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiEnxH4KLwFVps0s0GwRsL2oOFNjPr_ETN6Rp50rC1zrJHyAdf9t_iOFjX608LoKeamqmwt92HMDEg7P7dmF79BWEWy0DFCuwftE6qPD0HhUTc7YKTAMK851LWNtfWN9W2-eW05SmVF0N4_ABs5bHaH0CGBqK5_JQtfqE8ErpxjPgtcxIhOxHOtquD/s1920/original_e8718ff4-35fa-4d12-98d7-f7a5ad5f1fda_IMG_20220703_161426651.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1920" data-original-width="1440" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiEnxH4KLwFVps0s0GwRsL2oOFNjPr_ETN6Rp50rC1zrJHyAdf9t_iOFjX608LoKeamqmwt92HMDEg7P7dmF79BWEWy0DFCuwftE6qPD0HhUTc7YKTAMK851LWNtfWN9W2-eW05SmVF0N4_ABs5bHaH0CGBqK5_JQtfqE8ErpxjPgtcxIhOxHOtquD/w300-h400/original_e8718ff4-35fa-4d12-98d7-f7a5ad5f1fda_IMG_20220703_161426651.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Answer can be deduced by flipping up the card:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXzrYYNWZoCKDHB3EQxDBBAAHAlx3a0hKVzv7TwoEUwGb0dj3izVrmOc7rOEbQfpFSkl7xUpKLW0IxohWPodJWf37aV6Nu_ZCG5Zp3iPT6Bsw6e2nXL2A_u7qCxFzQieK63NuoygbH1K427WVPLCFnVm4gknDwyyBlwvl5ruzJvy4IdoSNW6WagDbX/s1920/original_2c0e7653-40e6-4487-bf17-806830cfc3a5_IMG_20220703_161434367.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1920" data-original-width="1440" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXzrYYNWZoCKDHB3EQxDBBAAHAlx3a0hKVzv7TwoEUwGb0dj3izVrmOc7rOEbQfpFSkl7xUpKLW0IxohWPodJWf37aV6Nu_ZCG5Zp3iPT6Bsw6e2nXL2A_u7qCxFzQieK63NuoygbH1K427WVPLCFnVm4gknDwyyBlwvl5ruzJvy4IdoSNW6WagDbX/s320/original_2c0e7653-40e6-4487-bf17-806830cfc3a5_IMG_20220703_161434367.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">On back of story is a pocket holding "The London Times" front page:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6ABeClr7ZOkqgq2A4tDkslSvuGVzdjDIHGC2x7hLwVoP9ueBfJb4jmod9UWG11nbFfLe4LYX15wsHQURrV8qQEXZ7giZSjQCgnkAzNkIgwVAKQzXrEGDvDVIqS1GTY81WEgDTT2O_wBif3LXQKi2ovHZ73FFohvMTW9GqY8E_V-36_H_E6nuDJlin/s1920/original_ee3a4132-e673-479b-8e6b-a4cce8ca47b7_IMG_20220703_161448139.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1920" data-original-width="1440" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6ABeClr7ZOkqgq2A4tDkslSvuGVzdjDIHGC2x7hLwVoP9ueBfJb4jmod9UWG11nbFfLe4LYX15wsHQURrV8qQEXZ7giZSjQCgnkAzNkIgwVAKQzXrEGDvDVIqS1GTY81WEgDTT2O_wBif3LXQKi2ovHZ73FFohvMTW9GqY8E_V-36_H_E6nuDJlin/s320/original_ee3a4132-e673-479b-8e6b-a4cce8ca47b7_IMG_20220703_161448139.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><b>Vintaged up.</b></span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I printed this out on parchment & distressed:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpwE_7pd09dFvJtnF9WVzfJ9FlSPdMqYOnqlvh7uufIJVpEhxZdDpAqMUhzp-Fm3OVCHFltp2ACD_1EQ9rDGD5c3dPCf1JAWwqfAVOjIA571GWHOFmJfhyRQQz_OJnB8F9PBJHTBuOuJ-3lcDrlzOpNj_jf0q8eQM9cYocXB6AFOYvEDg9njxHygdG/s1920/IMG_20220703_161502681.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1920" data-original-width="1440" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpwE_7pd09dFvJtnF9WVzfJ9FlSPdMqYOnqlvh7uufIJVpEhxZdDpAqMUhzp-Fm3OVCHFltp2ACD_1EQ9rDGD5c3dPCf1JAWwqfAVOjIA571GWHOFmJfhyRQQz_OJnB8F9PBJHTBuOuJ-3lcDrlzOpNj_jf0q8eQM9cYocXB6AFOYvEDg9njxHygdG/w300-h400/IMG_20220703_161502681.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Here's an easier version to read:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0erTtVHTiGGBrHJjv-Bd5iXuiepQ98uaZHqPWAgCYXuMcTIsrzol0pIWwHqIkqeHWKZHBCtrMyqdid5ntGfnPzi7ArkOcssKDIfZOPat0idFrWDWqu1oVWH5sUeFw6rB7ETaE2UkjCPfulZFDrYGWpo48zqxPahNDC8YuVkzRvLXmlJPNBEDxHl1B/s1650/File-Folder-Sherlock-London-Times.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1650" data-original-width="1275" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0erTtVHTiGGBrHJjv-Bd5iXuiepQ98uaZHqPWAgCYXuMcTIsrzol0pIWwHqIkqeHWKZHBCtrMyqdid5ntGfnPzi7ArkOcssKDIfZOPat0idFrWDWqu1oVWH5sUeFw6rB7ETaE2UkjCPfulZFDrYGWpo48zqxPahNDC8YuVkzRvLXmlJPNBEDxHl1B/w494-h640/File-Folder-Sherlock-London-Times.jpg" width="494" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I'll prolly do a video demo after the class is finished to show all the folders. :-)</div><br /><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p>Hali Chambershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01610865910264488901noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6594932944174073527.post-83928521927045165782022-06-27T01:42:00.002-04:002022-06-27T01:45:32.525-04:00Lady Pix<p> I'm dog-sitting Beagle-girl Lady for Composer Brother. So for his birthday, I made him a newsletter of Lady pix that I've taken since she's been here the past few weeks. I'm posting them here for posterity's sake. And because no one reads my blog anymore, least of all my family. Ha! Here we go:</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvCRENLEBZrSCt7BDwf_m5KTKvdcPGY5LKgwGrO8rYoeehoInR6n2Pcz7AMBjNa4_wCliJNHD8vJpqJFDu7N2j7TmVLeMjrMctxGcN2qzGYsXmqJHIzgNv69VpKmX6PfNgo-UXOrtPFL4btv_tgu7qTF_SsRRy08tWLREILL8Igr9p1qyX5alWtOZn/s3300/Lady-1.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3300" data-original-width="2550" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvCRENLEBZrSCt7BDwf_m5KTKvdcPGY5LKgwGrO8rYoeehoInR6n2Pcz7AMBjNa4_wCliJNHD8vJpqJFDu7N2j7TmVLeMjrMctxGcN2qzGYsXmqJHIzgNv69VpKmX6PfNgo-UXOrtPFL4btv_tgu7qTF_SsRRy08tWLREILL8Igr9p1qyX5alWtOZn/w494-h640/Lady-1.jpg" width="494" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHPdonG6RuENA6y6wn0WsvXIw4M1-dpzhx8lsXJp2RjQnpmArivSBz1HvZW_yX4v8dEXLNfVwJWQ-nWwidIeP0XcRAxpFswM9XBwx2iewcb45pCKdwPtQJIg-9mlLugmsB8neX7Kd9a1shTwdrlf1Df_MyjOV6_rCPOK1iPWoahLN5Z7jjRomIoMTp/s3300/Lady-2.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3300" data-original-width="2550" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHPdonG6RuENA6y6wn0WsvXIw4M1-dpzhx8lsXJp2RjQnpmArivSBz1HvZW_yX4v8dEXLNfVwJWQ-nWwidIeP0XcRAxpFswM9XBwx2iewcb45pCKdwPtQJIg-9mlLugmsB8neX7Kd9a1shTwdrlf1Df_MyjOV6_rCPOK1iPWoahLN5Z7jjRomIoMTp/w494-h640/Lady-2.jpg" width="494" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjr29BCNLKA4qCmhplWqNCd-DRFZNengO2R7LWCkzt8Duk6Haq7mp0-7_8FA9JmrhnB9dedJgFbWPjSmFbEeNOkMPDJ5DRUWladFHZ_TT6fhE3ZUI62gSbNnW9KngJAMxJW7xtHsECdz8iX8YRdeIiVnM14e6QKJwj1B2Zy91kPzoEF05zBMAVQthBE/s3300/Lady-3.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3300" data-original-width="2550" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjr29BCNLKA4qCmhplWqNCd-DRFZNengO2R7LWCkzt8Duk6Haq7mp0-7_8FA9JmrhnB9dedJgFbWPjSmFbEeNOkMPDJ5DRUWladFHZ_TT6fhE3ZUI62gSbNnW9KngJAMxJW7xtHsECdz8iX8YRdeIiVnM14e6QKJwj1B2Zy91kPzoEF05zBMAVQthBE/w494-h640/Lady-3.jpg" width="494" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5wrs_L51Q-jhqXEfqfzeEX1Tx6PTBh_jDAgx27qheo-2_e1eSs0zn6Qaokd4cu6b-wu-45CWkM7uKexTAeQpojJg1tIQAHAwk76TuGmRD1_4dWPjR3jr5ipYCAN6MwMDqVkM9ZoIZ9f-hQLqZcpI7pns9_x34DmHVjBJfvqWVAXlfCGAvgCDVR8n1/s3300/Lady-4.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3300" data-original-width="2550" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5wrs_L51Q-jhqXEfqfzeEX1Tx6PTBh_jDAgx27qheo-2_e1eSs0zn6Qaokd4cu6b-wu-45CWkM7uKexTAeQpojJg1tIQAHAwk76TuGmRD1_4dWPjR3jr5ipYCAN6MwMDqVkM9ZoIZ9f-hQLqZcpI7pns9_x34DmHVjBJfvqWVAXlfCGAvgCDVR8n1/w494-h640/Lady-4.jpg" width="494" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDmCLcJGt97pLyxErP7dZ6V16rXuj8wRdSe4o8NtSeQ5ijqHgWviGyt0U25K9fFATff_vu-mrkhwSuAroF2_7ymGEoZrIs2SpeF7EG6eE9J4rFI30YxiEAj3vQIUeGK4rYOMQih6Ktkx7_WP2yzo3TYb0EhlNBypKEese8BI6Iw7TDG3lXWdO6WxJQ/s3300/Lady-5.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3300" data-original-width="2550" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDmCLcJGt97pLyxErP7dZ6V16rXuj8wRdSe4o8NtSeQ5ijqHgWviGyt0U25K9fFATff_vu-mrkhwSuAroF2_7ymGEoZrIs2SpeF7EG6eE9J4rFI30YxiEAj3vQIUeGK4rYOMQih6Ktkx7_WP2yzo3TYb0EhlNBypKEese8BI6Iw7TDG3lXWdO6WxJQ/w494-h640/Lady-5.jpg" width="494" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Here's the birthday card:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1VT5B7ibg4vH00Esh_iXMZSFEgP8gXYYUJtv3rwzC2iAb3uktaryEohUdy-9Ohn7krEUjYOVxwlZgVfQ4r79lbGPn-JrenJZOUrsWUewo8saUMLiD4T4KYk0xLrbCcp6oDP8pGqW7M1tSmOVnREKzJXouUIeDs7wGtyGFPUQrE3VzGOta8XvcEZPI/s2528/LADY-B-DAY-CARD.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1724" data-original-width="2528" height="272" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1VT5B7ibg4vH00Esh_iXMZSFEgP8gXYYUJtv3rwzC2iAb3uktaryEohUdy-9Ohn7krEUjYOVxwlZgVfQ4r79lbGPn-JrenJZOUrsWUewo8saUMLiD4T4KYk0xLrbCcp6oDP8pGqW7M1tSmOVnREKzJXouUIeDs7wGtyGFPUQrE3VzGOta8XvcEZPI/w400-h272/LADY-B-DAY-CARD.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p>Hali Chambershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01610865910264488901noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6594932944174073527.post-12527646646189411622022-06-03T20:59:00.002-04:002022-06-03T20:59:26.205-04:00Letter to My Niece<p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0rQsh_jk9O_6IWllzpMPLqrpz210aK7DpHGbT6vTqBHMIVmiOv1kkN4D6nnq-W6CnRPehxpVQUpUE5J49wKfX0PtduXyxamjgsezuY8qWi96yks0NfVofdDvjpPKJDvjcqfqZUcYXLkGJTgoGH1upaSv1mOqm_g82Iwxfvprp0fJO7A-65aCnGVMG/s675/Red%20Dress.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="675" data-original-width="462" height="455" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0rQsh_jk9O_6IWllzpMPLqrpz210aK7DpHGbT6vTqBHMIVmiOv1kkN4D6nnq-W6CnRPehxpVQUpUE5J49wKfX0PtduXyxamjgsezuY8qWi96yks0NfVofdDvjpPKJDvjcqfqZUcYXLkGJTgoGH1upaSv1mOqm_g82Iwxfvprp0fJO7A-65aCnGVMG/w312-h455/Red%20Dress.jpg" width="312" /></a> </div></div><p></p><p>Dearest Niece,</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-pagination: none;"><span lang="en-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12.0pt; language: en-US; line-height: 119%; mso-ansi-language: en-US; mso-arabic-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-armenian-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-currency-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-cyrillic-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-default-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-greek-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hebrew-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-latin-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-latinext-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-ligatures: none;">Your father shared with me that you are taking a break from college. I will tell you that I did something similar when I was your age. In between my high school experience (at the infamous Wakefield School) I took 2 years off before going to Mary Washington. I lasted 3 semesters there before I took a break off to be a nanny (amongst other things). It would be 5 years before I returned to a different college, and I essentially had to start over, so that I wasn’t graduated until I was 32. But when I went back, I knew I wanted to be a teacher. I’d also had more life experience and was a MUCH better student! <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-pagination: none;"><span lang="en-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12.0pt; language: en-US; line-height: 119%; mso-ansi-language: en-US; mso-arabic-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-armenian-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-currency-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-cyrillic-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-default-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-greek-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hebrew-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-latin-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-latinext-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-ligatures: none;">I think part of the problem was that there’s an attitude that you have to choose a major and therefore a career and start adulting and know what you want to be when you grow up. It seems like such a permanent decision. Unless you have a clear idea of what you want that also requires a college degree (doctor, teacher, lawyer) then it’s really more about “leaving the nest” and learning how to make decisions, manage your time,<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>how to do laundry and other self-care tasks, or how to get along with roommates. Well, you’re already an expert in that regard!<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-pagination: none;"><span lang="en-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12.0pt; language: en-US; line-height: 119%; mso-ansi-language: en-US; mso-arabic-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-armenian-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-currency-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-cyrillic-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-default-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-greek-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hebrew-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-latin-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-latinext-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-ligatures: none;">What I would tell myself at your age—and so I will tell </span><span lang="en-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12.0pt; font-style: italic; language: en-US; line-height: 119%; mso-ansi-language: en-US; mso-arabic-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-armenian-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-currency-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-cyrillic-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-default-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-greek-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hebrew-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-latin-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-latinext-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-ligatures: none;">you</span><span lang="en-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12.0pt; language: en-US; line-height: 119%; mso-ansi-language: en-US; mso-arabic-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-armenian-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-currency-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-cyrillic-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-default-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-greek-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hebrew-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-latin-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-latinext-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-ligatures: none;">, is that you don’t have to have it all figured out. AND, most importantly, </span><span lang="en-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12.0pt; font-style: italic; language: en-US; line-height: 119%; mso-ansi-language: en-US; mso-arabic-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-armenian-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-currency-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-cyrillic-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-default-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-greek-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hebrew-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-latin-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-latinext-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-ligatures: none;">you can change your mind</span><span lang="en-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12.0pt; language: en-US; line-height: 119%; mso-ansi-language: en-US; mso-arabic-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-armenian-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-currency-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-cyrillic-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-default-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-greek-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hebrew-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-latin-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-latinext-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-ligatures: none;">. Very few decisions are permanent. The woman who wrote </span><span lang="en-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12.0pt; font-style: italic; language: en-US; line-height: 119%; mso-ansi-language: en-US; mso-arabic-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-armenian-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-currency-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-cyrillic-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-default-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-greek-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hebrew-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-latin-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-latinext-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-ligatures: none;">Legally Blonde</span><span lang="en-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12.0pt; language: en-US; line-height: 119%; mso-ansi-language: en-US; mso-arabic-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-armenian-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-currency-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-cyrillic-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-default-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-greek-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hebrew-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-latin-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-latinext-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-ligatures: none;">, actually did go to law school—and left. Ricky Gervais didn't write </span><span lang="en-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12.0pt; font-style: italic; language: en-US; line-height: 119%; mso-ansi-language: en-US; mso-arabic-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-armenian-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-currency-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-cyrillic-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-default-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-greek-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hebrew-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-latin-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-latinext-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-ligatures: none;">The Office </span><span lang="en-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12.0pt; language: en-US; line-height: 119%; mso-ansi-language: en-US; mso-arabic-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-armenian-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-currency-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-cyrillic-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-default-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-greek-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hebrew-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-latin-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-latinext-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-ligatures: none;">until he was 40. I know that seems sooooo old right now, but somehow time speeds up and you’ll be there soon enough! <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-pagination: none;"><span lang="en-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12.0pt; language: en-US; line-height: 119%; mso-ansi-language: en-US; mso-arabic-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-armenian-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-currency-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-cyrillic-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-default-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-greek-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hebrew-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-latin-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-latinext-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-ligatures: none;">Your tastes and interests will change. So will your friends because they reflect who you are now. Being a young adult is about finding out who you are. That is the wisdom of Socrates: </span><span lang="en-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12.0pt; font-style: italic; language: en-US; line-height: 119%; mso-ansi-language: en-US; mso-arabic-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-armenian-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-currency-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-cyrillic-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-default-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-greek-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hebrew-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-latin-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-latinext-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-ligatures: none;">Know thyself. </span><span lang="en-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12.0pt; language: en-US; line-height: 119%; mso-ansi-language: en-US; mso-arabic-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-armenian-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-currency-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-cyrillic-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-default-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-greek-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hebrew-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-latin-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-latinext-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-ligatures: none;">When you know who you are, and have a sense of what you want to do, it makes it very easy to say, “No, thanks; not for me,” or “Yes, please, I’ll have more of that.”<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-pagination: none;"><span lang="en-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12.0pt; language: en-US; line-height: 119%; mso-ansi-language: en-US; mso-arabic-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-armenian-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-currency-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-cyrillic-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-default-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-greek-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hebrew-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-latin-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-latinext-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-ligatures: none;">One of the ways I evaluate anything is to ask: </span><span lang="en-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12.0pt; font-style: italic; language: en-US; line-height: 119%; mso-ansi-language: en-US; mso-arabic-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-armenian-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-currency-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-cyrillic-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-default-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-greek-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hebrew-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-latin-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-latinext-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-ligatures: none;">Does this energize me or de-energize me?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span><span lang="en-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12.0pt; language: en-US; line-height: 119%; mso-ansi-language: en-US; mso-arabic-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-armenian-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-currency-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-cyrillic-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-default-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-greek-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hebrew-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-latin-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-latinext-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-ligatures: none;">This goes for spending time with people or on a particular task or job. I love art and reading and writing and so many things. I would rather gnaw off my own arm if I have to sit through meetings or do taxes. That eliminates a few things off the “What do I want to do” List.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Now, when I was in college, I </span><span lang="en-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12.0pt; font-style: italic; language: en-US; line-height: 119%; mso-ansi-language: en-US; mso-arabic-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-armenian-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-currency-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-cyrillic-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-default-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-greek-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hebrew-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-latin-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-latinext-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-ligatures: none;">had</span><span lang="en-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12.0pt; language: en-US; line-height: 119%; mso-ansi-language: en-US; mso-arabic-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-armenian-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-currency-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-cyrillic-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-default-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-greek-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hebrew-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-latin-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-latinext-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-ligatures: none;"> to take Macro-Economics in order to get my education degree. It was taught by a hideous man who spat when he spoke—and I sat in the front row. Ughhhh.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>But it helped to remind myself </span><span lang="en-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12.0pt; font-style: italic; language: en-US; line-height: 119%; mso-ansi-language: en-US; mso-arabic-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-armenian-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-currency-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-cyrillic-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-default-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-greek-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hebrew-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-latin-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-latinext-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-ligatures: none;">why </span><span lang="en-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12.0pt; language: en-US; line-height: 119%; mso-ansi-language: en-US; mso-arabic-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-armenian-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-currency-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-cyrillic-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-default-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-greek-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hebrew-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-latin-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-latinext-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-ligatures: none;">I was in the class—for a larger purpose. So I am not saying, don’t do anything you don’t want to do. That’s what being an adult is, having to do stuff you don’t want to a lot of the time. But when it comes to who you spend time with, what you do in your leisure time, make sure you enjoy it. And if it’s a necessary task that you don’t particularly enjoy (cleaning, for example) then put music on or listen to a podcast or book and </span><span lang="en-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12.0pt; font-style: italic; language: en-US; line-height: 119%; mso-ansi-language: en-US; mso-arabic-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-armenian-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-currency-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-cyrillic-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-default-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-greek-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hebrew-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-latin-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-latinext-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-ligatures: none;">make</span><span lang="en-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12.0pt; language: en-US; line-height: 119%; mso-ansi-language: en-US; mso-arabic-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-armenian-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-currency-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-cyrillic-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-default-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-greek-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hebrew-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-latin-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-latinext-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-ligatures: none;"> it enjoyable. If it’s a person who sucks the life force out of you, then limit your time with that person. You are not obligated. And—if someone tries to make you feel guilty, they are trying to control you. That goes for any kind of relationship. Seriously. Don’t take the ticket on the Guilt Trip. Eschew it.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-pagination: none;"><span lang="en-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12.0pt; language: en-US; line-height: 119%; mso-ansi-language: en-US; mso-arabic-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-armenian-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-currency-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-cyrillic-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-default-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-greek-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hebrew-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-latin-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-latinext-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-ligatures: none;">Welp. I think that will do it for Auntie HaHa’s Life Lessons. I love you no matter if you get a degree now or later or never. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-align: center;"><span lang="en-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12.0pt; language: en-US; line-height: 119%; mso-ansi-language: en-US; mso-arabic-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-armenian-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-currency-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-cyrillic-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-default-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-greek-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hebrew-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-latin-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-latinext-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-ligatures: none;">Sending MUCH LOVE,</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-pagination: none;"><span lang="en-US" style="language: en-US; mso-ligatures: none;"> <o:p></o:p></span></p>Hali Chambershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01610865910264488901noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6594932944174073527.post-35681632901751017432022-05-06T11:37:00.002-04:002022-05-06T11:37:26.149-04:00News from the Coop: The S-COOP!<p>I've been chicken-sitting for some new friends and being the compulsive photographer I am, I put together a newsletter for their time away. These are from the last two vizzies and I'm getting ready to do another one this week. I posted this on Ledger & Lace, but thought I'd do this on my personal blog as well. :-)</p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEge_ivkhKcxdOU_Scu9bRif8q8Vh57b8KV1fiulW07e2yGSK6XqLvOT8wr2D3j07MUvN1xKNR6nQVWqLP9HvsegGQKCUtTRdZyhIvZSr2NXUsSPYQOFu7GOT3WmiX3GUG4EZSCyCXLNBAFDD2j1pz3TUZM4Y4aqGtOqEEvsiHcrIdAAAq51Svng8xH5/s1650/Coop-News-1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1650" data-original-width="1275" height="473" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEge_ivkhKcxdOU_Scu9bRif8q8Vh57b8KV1fiulW07e2yGSK6XqLvOT8wr2D3j07MUvN1xKNR6nQVWqLP9HvsegGQKCUtTRdZyhIvZSr2NXUsSPYQOFu7GOT3WmiX3GUG4EZSCyCXLNBAFDD2j1pz3TUZM4Y4aqGtOqEEvsiHcrIdAAAq51Svng8xH5/w365-h473/Coop-News-1.jpg" width="365" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1aehqam5CJiwT9nsAffaBz8mIhE7z6mDSvQu26uM15Mui8v40Ys6b7cq5UHzc748EWeK-GCAuefDF4BCOLCuIWQvL6H6ZHmDsQ69weC_hTJKDbkY3bJQfOzXqZ26hekvxe5DKyC09HBzZDJv-cBHvgj_LRWk5mKx_qZkojPmfDgiqDdYls4UINpaJ/s1650/Coop-News-2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1650" data-original-width="1275" height="447" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1aehqam5CJiwT9nsAffaBz8mIhE7z6mDSvQu26uM15Mui8v40Ys6b7cq5UHzc748EWeK-GCAuefDF4BCOLCuIWQvL6H6ZHmDsQ69weC_hTJKDbkY3bJQfOzXqZ26hekvxe5DKyC09HBzZDJv-cBHvgj_LRWk5mKx_qZkojPmfDgiqDdYls4UINpaJ/w345-h447/Coop-News-2.jpg" width="345" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCBVyn6zzHRVvL0kryBheNNDYEZBUUbxtB3nlsq7yxS3ZJ2G-IEjKfOoUBda087kPBuzrrhzTzJClYuibVQ8Aa-HsmXBQfRTubBQ2_vMEeE4u8EJZHyFgVf7L4Q_Ea8w9FmKy1LRtYzjN2E4-CtJ4GdFVUq_eaBWD6DVg_o_aRy028KjVnFKwOR15Z/s1650/Coop-News3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1650" data-original-width="1275" height="429" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCBVyn6zzHRVvL0kryBheNNDYEZBUUbxtB3nlsq7yxS3ZJ2G-IEjKfOoUBda087kPBuzrrhzTzJClYuibVQ8Aa-HsmXBQfRTubBQ2_vMEeE4u8EJZHyFgVf7L4Q_Ea8w9FmKy1LRtYzjN2E4-CtJ4GdFVUq_eaBWD6DVg_o_aRy028KjVnFKwOR15Z/w332-h429/Coop-News3.jpg" width="332" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgxrXK_GC5Jw8G8-yOV_ZYuwHpzCigLRdj9-0PW5q-sH3oPUSQlWOwRreUlOBlWuWtpHE4pTBsE8oXp6KivwKiiywe8GHcym-dKDkW8BMIdJ9DsW40FL_FDzxQXwcutwJnJMX2ISbNHJHoOscD3dIP-uUMBA__RcVnvybBli9Jc3cGz_ydaLIKFwKn/s1650/Coop-News4.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1650" data-original-width="1275" height="417" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgxrXK_GC5Jw8G8-yOV_ZYuwHpzCigLRdj9-0PW5q-sH3oPUSQlWOwRreUlOBlWuWtpHE4pTBsE8oXp6KivwKiiywe8GHcym-dKDkW8BMIdJ9DsW40FL_FDzxQXwcutwJnJMX2ISbNHJHoOscD3dIP-uUMBA__RcVnvybBli9Jc3cGz_ydaLIKFwKn/w322-h417/Coop-News4.jpg" width="322" /></a></div><br /> <p></p>Hali Chambershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01610865910264488901noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6594932944174073527.post-41242229316530685762022-04-16T13:08:00.002-04:002022-04-16T15:05:14.514-04:00Many HAPPY Returns of The Day!<p> <span style="text-align: center;"> </span>Today is a most auspicious day in which we celebrate the birthday of THE John Morgan. Years ago, I had a chance opportunity of a phone interview for a sales position for John Morgan Seminars, and John Morgan took a chance on me. To say that he has been one the greatest of influences in my life is not hyperbole. As we are firmly planted in the middle of our second decade of knowing each other, I am forever grateful for his role in my life, as a boss, mentor and friend. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Here's a video that gives more backstory of his illustrious career:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/XbCPd00ok0I" width="483" youtube-src-id="XbCPd00ok0I"></iframe></div><p>In honoUr of his birthday today, because <a href="https://grasshoppernotes.com/blog/?s=birthday" target="_blank">birthdays are a BIG deal</a> in the House of Morgan, I thought I'd do a retrospective of some of the many posts related to John through the years. He was a great supporter of my blog and writing, and I always pay attention when he says, "I think you've got something there." </p><p>This year, I made a journal for him:</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicAElZ7DpqeiROlcNCxmvd8OJ2UyavQcyAGAQS_FZr-U1MquO_B7abxrISTWwgA88LVSLrPbkeENpb5sxD1up3KTPmKmie4SBiOKY_RVqCqdlpFvgIYsVbXAeUjmrA7vEabesJx7xXL24hT-GQAeS7Nd6kP-Y_0ZExpe_b6Synd47_F24XM9VzZVgd/s4096/IMG_20220413_134120312_HDR.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3072" data-original-width="4096" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicAElZ7DpqeiROlcNCxmvd8OJ2UyavQcyAGAQS_FZr-U1MquO_B7abxrISTWwgA88LVSLrPbkeENpb5sxD1up3KTPmKmie4SBiOKY_RVqCqdlpFvgIYsVbXAeUjmrA7vEabesJx7xXL24hT-GQAeS7Nd6kP-Y_0ZExpe_b6Synd47_F24XM9VzZVgd/s320/IMG_20220413_134120312_HDR.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><b>It's a Booksmith journal, of course!</b></span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiR_H34oDLQ5UdQm-N-yo7BICoSxJsIPE7pUsoQYhlTw7DKo1xD4DUFyQuaFc83VSa_4t4eIgBq6-aJeuqJeiGQKR2Zt7xRFg9n5WQkINFGeWtyFQVwf4fgHKVwxST-ufaIFAfWGPe9dIIdh0-Jil9kxQTXxOUwyKUbvc58n1tdPb-9Z8pj8cswb5gm/s3943/IMG_20220413_134101378_HDR.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3943" data-original-width="2976" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiR_H34oDLQ5UdQm-N-yo7BICoSxJsIPE7pUsoQYhlTw7DKo1xD4DUFyQuaFc83VSa_4t4eIgBq6-aJeuqJeiGQKR2Zt7xRFg9n5WQkINFGeWtyFQVwf4fgHKVwxST-ufaIFAfWGPe9dIIdh0-Jil9kxQTXxOUwyKUbvc58n1tdPb-9Z8pj8cswb5gm/s320/IMG_20220413_134101378_HDR.jpg" width="242" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><b>That's The Grasshopper on the cover. He is </b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><b>the </b></span><b style="font-size: small;">author of <a href="https://grasshoppernotes.com/" target="_blank">GrasshopperNotes.com</a></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCQs_dvYwzPIq3wx-RxFr_XD5X0YCTRHn5WrBQl7pPfPiAx3dE0_y2OTohA1L1w7I_wamUYJuyzvjOiOF3NIWoCkrCEhg0ft5bThh4ZO1S3CNP-CDc1Ow94HgryjMJXJLoW4q2mInzpkcJj2n6vVZazq0eQ2yG6WlE-OXJqdrBS0e3rpw1Av_CFhO9/s4096/IMG_20220413_134130904.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4096" data-original-width="3072" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCQs_dvYwzPIq3wx-RxFr_XD5X0YCTRHn5WrBQl7pPfPiAx3dE0_y2OTohA1L1w7I_wamUYJuyzvjOiOF3NIWoCkrCEhg0ft5bThh4ZO1S3CNP-CDc1Ow94HgryjMJXJLoW4q2mInzpkcJj2n6vVZazq0eQ2yG6WlE-OXJqdrBS0e3rpw1Av_CFhO9/s320/IMG_20220413_134130904.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Inside of the journal, which is a Traveler's Notebook:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNoAKXwRDXVuNzIyTCNP3nqWcl_ZGSQfbDZPuHrHMKKREXCvdUiHCfuz1r7tO6squg18rGZaBSWQ8TiraJX26NRvw9uEJFae9cdReCQ9WoOK0wIVg3lE8xGAf95M18Sim_z4BFlA2W8Qc1yoiFgL_EUM9DuvGA4FsXanaNgTlCLpsw3e90n7c0vsy1/s4096/IMG_20220413_134800034.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3072" data-original-width="4096" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNoAKXwRDXVuNzIyTCNP3nqWcl_ZGSQfbDZPuHrHMKKREXCvdUiHCfuz1r7tO6squg18rGZaBSWQ8TiraJX26NRvw9uEJFae9cdReCQ9WoOK0wIVg3lE8xGAf95M18Sim_z4BFlA2W8Qc1yoiFgL_EUM9DuvGA4FsXanaNgTlCLpsw3e90n7c0vsy1/s320/IMG_20220413_134800034.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><b>Ferny wax seal on the envelope in keeping with the green theme.</b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><b>I included 3 inserts, but there is LOTS of room to add more.</b></span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiA8hMfrEoECGIamawCVJt6D87384tJw-cHPN5rqQvt16UZoYTcoC4p7eDOxT2-czlUwtzD_6XhE6uRufjpnILcUlWZMaLsGQdWfeu724Tf8b3yGMMh5ldcGYv-S-n-4HA3hg69WO4hM6FxMdgVy5hSxLMRzQt988yFHWHq0Inlf8RAu0iKD_7_Z23E/s4096/IMG_20220413_134142002.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4096" data-original-width="3072" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiA8hMfrEoECGIamawCVJt6D87384tJw-cHPN5rqQvt16UZoYTcoC4p7eDOxT2-czlUwtzD_6XhE6uRufjpnILcUlWZMaLsGQdWfeu724Tf8b3yGMMh5ldcGYv-S-n-4HA3hg69WO4hM6FxMdgVy5hSxLMRzQt988yFHWHq0Inlf8RAu0iKD_7_Z23E/s320/IMG_20220413_134142002.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The letter inside says:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5B-UnKVmaiOuacKN9lXzCFEYBnu9yRaeoBR4_glcPCXxEHBApqq8GjeU1-b6mPYRczvWsu-UbpjX-b2bIH3i09ChazxtCsxbd5AWCTtOeHVepCwvxBtSh6jwbIBA9Rjn9mFbEeDPcgI4egUq8hFj1JGxopcA9seN7Caa7JL1j1rQgQ9b1mmW_GaKw/s3566/IMG_20220413_134823562~2.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3566" data-original-width="2740" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5B-UnKVmaiOuacKN9lXzCFEYBnu9yRaeoBR4_glcPCXxEHBApqq8GjeU1-b6mPYRczvWsu-UbpjX-b2bIH3i09ChazxtCsxbd5AWCTtOeHVepCwvxBtSh6jwbIBA9Rjn9mFbEeDPcgI4egUq8hFj1JGxopcA9seN7Caa7JL1j1rQgQ9b1mmW_GaKw/s320/IMG_20220413_134823562~2.jpg" width="246" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">A pocket for cards, ephemera &c.:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg00Act5ElzpX74ubkWL8NbFtynbYcYbl-ZFlVqZfdJSSv-YHZjAXFfHIk-7Bh13epT4Oxniely7r8IMLOgpy9bqx2yFf9TeffWsNpE5s55110ES5Hyc1k4-_xl6SHeuzqWRaITthvGMwGGQfH59RL4Z2N79nAW8EsxWP6B5eMlAbsvf3xnvfYUFiRd/s4096/IMG_20220413_134736028_HDR.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3072" data-original-width="4096" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg00Act5ElzpX74ubkWL8NbFtynbYcYbl-ZFlVqZfdJSSv-YHZjAXFfHIk-7Bh13epT4Oxniely7r8IMLOgpy9bqx2yFf9TeffWsNpE5s55110ES5Hyc1k4-_xl6SHeuzqWRaITthvGMwGGQfH59RL4Z2N79nAW8EsxWP6B5eMlAbsvf3xnvfYUFiRd/s320/IMG_20220413_134736028_HDR.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><b><a href="https://www.etsy.com/listing/681380877/vintage-office-clips-labels-clip-art?click_key=93742f0741c6140f916e22ccba701afc42d4f800%3A681380877&click_sum=c8c2467f&ga_search_query=vintage%2Boffice%2Bclips&ref=shop_items_search_1&crt=1" target="_blank">Vintagey label from Nik The Booksmith</a>.</b></span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Here's the first insert:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYb2hWXzpAKkw0JQ8KaFQ6vs_mufWsL2p2GZUUIXHxA4UGFLd_tPSwkuT-OTGj2Qn94KO7-KKDc8TKFCC4UPBTO0-C_j4e3f1RM_zmD_pbFaO3Lj4xR5a4tuEFU5Q4uQH_6p8XffDx_MLXR7ktJES5qfsTmllnPlEJbvMQQk5oCOSA5hTAka3OrY5K/s4096/IMG_20220413_134146490_HDR.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4096" data-original-width="3072" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYb2hWXzpAKkw0JQ8KaFQ6vs_mufWsL2p2GZUUIXHxA4UGFLd_tPSwkuT-OTGj2Qn94KO7-KKDc8TKFCC4UPBTO0-C_j4e3f1RM_zmD_pbFaO3Lj4xR5a4tuEFU5Q4uQH_6p8XffDx_MLXR7ktJES5qfsTmllnPlEJbvMQQk5oCOSA5hTAka3OrY5K/s320/IMG_20220413_134146490_HDR.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px;"><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I included a lot of family photos, which I won't share here. I also included some of his birthday-related blogposts. Here are a few pages:</div></blockquote></blockquote><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlMCYNNWpiglZiHc9t4DCiZ2bjC085mn1InSQG3khicmZXin8bDVGzJRdyUaOx0Hq5_hZDFPcmQ9LNsWgYq-pIV9nFJljk2EZ0EXmegyx2LmTOryDWI5tt2kVXUL6Y2lL20W3sbQpC8hQeB06l91KCZlejRk0isEkAn62FRZ_EiTGB7qoF7_8XuBu3/s4096/IMG_20220413_134248763.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3072" data-original-width="4096" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlMCYNNWpiglZiHc9t4DCiZ2bjC085mn1InSQG3khicmZXin8bDVGzJRdyUaOx0Hq5_hZDFPcmQ9LNsWgYq-pIV9nFJljk2EZ0EXmegyx2LmTOryDWI5tt2kVXUL6Y2lL20W3sbQpC8hQeB06l91KCZlejRk0isEkAn62FRZ_EiTGB7qoF7_8XuBu3/s320/IMG_20220413_134248763.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><b>Photo of him and his dad.</b></span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">John & his mother in a photo booth:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyGjS_oBsBcoaorJ1beImQrVSSDMk3Srbwrogdoo7A3uDbaf6Z0FTTOQ0gIw_TAdggnylWVMJz2H39g5KEhCKbFN0K_bmCdIv_jM2fQG7SVVeslwNRqTrm_E95Wg3bVZl-HFnzSQRMuB57bUhUcjKflKMDjEzZJzpS5UKLz3Wk12Id7LYSUvv_ycsz/s3701/IMG_20220413_134240454.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3701" data-original-width="2539" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyGjS_oBsBcoaorJ1beImQrVSSDMk3Srbwrogdoo7A3uDbaf6Z0FTTOQ0gIw_TAdggnylWVMJz2H39g5KEhCKbFN0K_bmCdIv_jM2fQG7SVVeslwNRqTrm_E95Wg3bVZl-HFnzSQRMuB57bUhUcjKflKMDjEzZJzpS5UKLz3Wk12Id7LYSUvv_ycsz/s320/IMG_20220413_134240454.jpg" width="220" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><b><span style="font-size: x-small;">Looks like a Tim Holtz photo strip. That's one </span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><b><span style="font-size: x-small;">of his </span></b><b><span style="font-size: x-small;">tiny paper clips holding it to the page.</span></b></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Photo of Steve Martin that John took at one of his shows:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXDzjmHCuJ2FCzX0zMGOJKJP9NIlnbHeKVfUfJAvWB4OSqlXeKtCwW7BTcMU419wi1h_gWCVbXPrxNoVfd4l_cU8JPi4rPsFWcVscy5RD5V74KNF7XzzXP5lyrZ3adjMbEdRN0IeIj2Nvd1eeRaxZws5T3ax74tSaYOlUaNijULHqu_eF_ZHoKUM76/s4096/IMG_20220413_134216173.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3072" data-original-width="4096" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXDzjmHCuJ2FCzX0zMGOJKJP9NIlnbHeKVfUfJAvWB4OSqlXeKtCwW7BTcMU419wi1h_gWCVbXPrxNoVfd4l_cU8JPi4rPsFWcVscy5RD5V74KNF7XzzXP5lyrZ3adjMbEdRN0IeIj2Nvd1eeRaxZws5T3ax74tSaYOlUaNijULHqu_eF_ZHoKUM76/s320/IMG_20220413_134216173.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><b>So I signed it a la Steve Martin.</b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Last page:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUKUwz9flelY1hHYCO8jTsUoQ2LXu4953FlcWwV782gOrDUsx-RE0EnWjbqKmzvX66fNCgdttyMT77MafVAUpP-KekwvGYaJf40U89G-xeXcrfoXd7sRpIOE3oOswroqjEKCyDnBpqEGcud2P-bSqu7Qbmo2BKAPy9uQkrh_dSS95QnYzQPM12HyB9/s4096/IMG_20220413_134304954_HDR.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4096" data-original-width="3072" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUKUwz9flelY1hHYCO8jTsUoQ2LXu4953FlcWwV782gOrDUsx-RE0EnWjbqKmzvX66fNCgdttyMT77MafVAUpP-KekwvGYaJf40U89G-xeXcrfoXd7sRpIOE3oOswroqjEKCyDnBpqEGcud2P-bSqu7Qbmo2BKAPy9uQkrh_dSS95QnYzQPM12HyB9/s320/IMG_20220413_134304954_HDR.jpg" width="240" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><b>Magnolia May was really John's idea! So I </b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><b>had to </b></span><b style="font-size: small;">have "her" sign his book.</b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The idea for this is that friends and family can sign The Birthday Book, so I included a pen loop and (NON-fountain) pen:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFzGuDFrskSjWEheFuMDm9Q3TV8pG4hKdCpoM-N60fjzJCgphVRRkOSEzsW2ZXuyvC8v7NcSxw7JVnscLd8PkGECt_sZaH7G9pDKoNNv-KwVEVQ83snBPAAkALQ7diSUEYp1g0QgmJ-AYALikjuOULaktQmTDD42gqjZFDPEFSMEQPyePBqCe4QM79/s4096/IMG_20220413_134310313_HDR.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4096" data-original-width="3072" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFzGuDFrskSjWEheFuMDm9Q3TV8pG4hKdCpoM-N60fjzJCgphVRRkOSEzsW2ZXuyvC8v7NcSxw7JVnscLd8PkGECt_sZaH7G9pDKoNNv-KwVEVQ83snBPAAkALQ7diSUEYp1g0QgmJ-AYALikjuOULaktQmTDD42gqjZFDPEFSMEQPyePBqCe4QM79/s320/IMG_20220413_134310313_HDR.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Back cover of the Birthday insert:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEia7FIf5r1s3iltzF8KUdZjfw9CZZ6b1--2-mh8qLrnLkTLqBfG0YQtr3-Uf_KGBTv7FBtJIBensgr0Cj-De38gdyb4NhJN3zd5pIoCN4aesLF2MbkynhKrWlpEvaxAEMqcScC8mAVttf3UzrPfd8I9ORMdLzGp5jvK_1KBucq4kSRJHomaSqOkDj12/s4096/IMG_20220413_134315820.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4096" data-original-width="3072" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEia7FIf5r1s3iltzF8KUdZjfw9CZZ6b1--2-mh8qLrnLkTLqBfG0YQtr3-Uf_KGBTv7FBtJIBensgr0Cj-De38gdyb4NhJN3zd5pIoCN4aesLF2MbkynhKrWlpEvaxAEMqcScC8mAVttf3UzrPfd8I9ORMdLzGp5jvK_1KBucq4kSRJHomaSqOkDj12/s320/IMG_20220413_134315820.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><b>John is wearing one of his granddaughter's </b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><b>hats, </b></span><b style="font-size: small;">taken at her birthday party.</b></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Second insert: I have notebooks & journals filled with notes I took over the years for John Morgan Seminars. I've often read them to him, but he's never seen them. So I included a few pages in an insert for him:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibOWLV9T47Jp7VcVCNJJlMBLNqV7sp9nDhFcXF1j2jsNmaOruNcJ-Tyzn-I-kuxHkhzmd08lXRU0ZWbYc-z85ANXRxcfHitoa_9D0LeZYVYf8oaaRkpDkEED-EPW-2S8ibVCBeKAvFgcuB9QjgzGyRm-mQjD-wejVkThOroPHySnwkJJ9nikO4dTDj/s4096/IMG_20220413_134435253.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4096" data-original-width="3072" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibOWLV9T47Jp7VcVCNJJlMBLNqV7sp9nDhFcXF1j2jsNmaOruNcJ-Tyzn-I-kuxHkhzmd08lXRU0ZWbYc-z85ANXRxcfHitoa_9D0LeZYVYf8oaaRkpDkEED-EPW-2S8ibVCBeKAvFgcuB9QjgzGyRm-mQjD-wejVkThOroPHySnwkJJ9nikO4dTDj/s320/IMG_20220413_134435253.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I copied the entries onto parchment paper:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqQuGRpODTaSbqra_TKJc_clWXbqM2HzQIx8MFdn8o7J-5HGMnVxXYABYEbKWSVyVxdbaKsB1_BbfdvjqxycXv13zUcStvOLXlFXVFkPG3__nRZrAH0pvtCF_N1qSxW2y20vjnvNq-C2xnb2nMZx6F24MdU610oQTV-D-o-xV3Zx8E37vT9CZ0sVt5/s3613/IMG_20220413_134459588.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2095" data-original-width="3613" height="186" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqQuGRpODTaSbqra_TKJc_clWXbqM2HzQIx8MFdn8o7J-5HGMnVxXYABYEbKWSVyVxdbaKsB1_BbfdvjqxycXv13zUcStvOLXlFXVFkPG3__nRZrAH0pvtCF_N1qSxW2y20vjnvNq-C2xnb2nMZx6F24MdU610oQTV-D-o-xV3Zx8E37vT9CZ0sVt5/s320/IMG_20220413_134459588.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMR_9W9hfO_d9RJRfaG0q0fjxO1ta8ss7kLRkJcp0rEuXfAUa7-qXP9wYpTcbpsTcCC8iYMS3kg-piGzreCXsDdF1U51FuWl7nfBKiGJoXmCQd19sjRboFhZXFP1tbnApPq1AK2eX6m_EfKLMtzQtgqD5dqUNoez3PoKsUzJ48PrAgRDz-3tRuWDIx/s3763/IMG_20220413_134452404.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2217" data-original-width="3763" height="189" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMR_9W9hfO_d9RJRfaG0q0fjxO1ta8ss7kLRkJcp0rEuXfAUa7-qXP9wYpTcbpsTcCC8iYMS3kg-piGzreCXsDdF1U51FuWl7nfBKiGJoXmCQd19sjRboFhZXFP1tbnApPq1AK2eX6m_EfKLMtzQtgqD5dqUNoez3PoKsUzJ48PrAgRDz-3tRuWDIx/s320/IMG_20220413_134452404.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2azuOGaAXEx5fF1m1j8kxhu984kmB3AuKUtUBKFavFqiR75MLgaI4KRrOKigQ-E-_mAn3RTRb1DJO6AiqOt7x8oZfQCK0sm2V332It2KHgwWFhlNVl_gY9eoKt0690Mal5BgIcOPs92N1A6XCP42vxXxQ04VqPkvkswxiiSmQv4BINOHV8mOehMx8/s3683/IMG_20220413_072626992.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3072" data-original-width="3683" height="267" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2azuOGaAXEx5fF1m1j8kxhu984kmB3AuKUtUBKFavFqiR75MLgaI4KRrOKigQ-E-_mAn3RTRb1DJO6AiqOt7x8oZfQCK0sm2V332It2KHgwWFhlNVl_gY9eoKt0690Mal5BgIcOPs92N1A6XCP42vxXxQ04VqPkvkswxiiSmQv4BINOHV8mOehMx8/s320/IMG_20220413_072626992.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The third insert is Radio-themed from his days in radio:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGAznTyWQ98yRhTXW3uXN4ILSg45YvNJZKcxNPLUwWauwm6PS2BcKAXXtkoy6Yw1aFDB14XVz3snzoUqYTWd-Oj3Pwcr3pxgciiHLjd0EdB7NIlvvQ4oqPKehkTm2zV-RGuBE2ZGBYKn3vStkka4364otmw_ZlyHl7FCnB4fnlVxOt4y29ieNewRlr/s4096/IMG_20220413_134318667.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4096" data-original-width="3072" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGAznTyWQ98yRhTXW3uXN4ILSg45YvNJZKcxNPLUwWauwm6PS2BcKAXXtkoy6Yw1aFDB14XVz3snzoUqYTWd-Oj3Pwcr3pxgciiHLjd0EdB7NIlvvQ4oqPKehkTm2zV-RGuBE2ZGBYKn3vStkka4364otmw_ZlyHl7FCnB4fnlVxOt4y29ieNewRlr/s320/IMG_20220413_134318667.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Inside has a pocket made with a photo of him when he was a DJ at KCMO (Kansas City). He rode a bull for some radio stunt:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEip8GSLzqb2iLZGVYAZ7qBF_TxnOvv4jG3dhEFBtrWlPSRQosVeBkGqfO-8V-fb9yyilyZQscL8ZurFqNkTsA02YtuPcF-qSk0ok28ZXFIPE380Y5cQg0YAJHYvkBlT280RA7iEmd2RKPlfsemBHU0CJ6_7_caNFXDvTPvmmcXDdZbFXt6NIDbeGFvx/s4096/IMG_20220413_134328366_HDR.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3072" data-original-width="4096" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEip8GSLzqb2iLZGVYAZ7qBF_TxnOvv4jG3dhEFBtrWlPSRQosVeBkGqfO-8V-fb9yyilyZQscL8ZurFqNkTsA02YtuPcF-qSk0ok28ZXFIPE380Y5cQg0YAJHYvkBlT280RA7iEmd2RKPlfsemBHU0CJ6_7_caNFXDvTPvmmcXDdZbFXt6NIDbeGFvx/s320/IMG_20220413_134328366_HDR.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><b>Inside the pocket is one of his blog posts, </b></span><b style="font-size: small;"><a href="https://grasshoppernotes.com/blog/?p=13" target="_blank">Friendship</a>,</b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b style="font-size: small;"> printed onto parchment.</b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Here are a few pages with quotes and stories:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEib2GVHww15dXVLR3kSqy0fI3H667c9Ef29iJXifsl2J-8dCXlz5bsZNJvPkquxaZ2469kmXAWFMrPK6tPtCeMToege__6yRGPtd-piFv5s1wnPnVwa3FOiH5tZ8N1iBsqabUoWr2Mt9GRJ4_I_KAtQawjDP6lDfhyRj9_dg7ftqRqOdwvcjGZCk2vm/s3141/IMG_20220413_134402717_HDR.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3141" data-original-width="3001" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEib2GVHww15dXVLR3kSqy0fI3H667c9Ef29iJXifsl2J-8dCXlz5bsZNJvPkquxaZ2469kmXAWFMrPK6tPtCeMToege__6yRGPtd-piFv5s1wnPnVwa3FOiH5tZ8N1iBsqabUoWr2Mt9GRJ4_I_KAtQawjDP6lDfhyRj9_dg7ftqRqOdwvcjGZCk2vm/s320/IMG_20220413_134402717_HDR.jpg" width="306" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTInW_nQU1rc15RrQjGSaqRsgpM25HOb2IBaVz5fG_Jry5v8wO-kbty5qHqxk3ox0BTpc4XJm5Su4CJiHLbLOWA_hUQycRZraRNhRBUajtfitjK2mdyfCqtqF5M_cK0E3O81WbuCn9Apfpnaau1aqBwuU-Rl3CXnSm-MqiVRWZ-TDQAEhuecBlmS7t/s2733/IMG_20220413_134354940.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2513" data-original-width="2733" height="294" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTInW_nQU1rc15RrQjGSaqRsgpM25HOb2IBaVz5fG_Jry5v8wO-kbty5qHqxk3ox0BTpc4XJm5Su4CJiHLbLOWA_hUQycRZraRNhRBUajtfitjK2mdyfCqtqF5M_cK0E3O81WbuCn9Apfpnaau1aqBwuU-Rl3CXnSm-MqiVRWZ-TDQAEhuecBlmS7t/s320/IMG_20220413_134354940.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><b>John had Gary Owens (from Laugh-In) record some </b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><b>"drop-ins" for his show.</b></span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Center of insert:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgD-clrJlryx0ARNC42Nu_q2SsvvGSpzDIC6iov8Rv6HF_PPzmXaugn3kqaEIufORqFX6tmXxQ5LfwahEQ0jchbYbgpPlkyD8tY_o5I_GeZdqNZiQDMDqNRkOSfotzmAZCf4GLBuRYZOB7EKNrsJ4_f-CL0Sg8PkHcGWEMFGJi6JY8xjhHv-CG27k7_/s3868/IMG_20220413_134347348.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2601" data-original-width="3868" height="215" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgD-clrJlryx0ARNC42Nu_q2SsvvGSpzDIC6iov8Rv6HF_PPzmXaugn3kqaEIufORqFX6tmXxQ5LfwahEQ0jchbYbgpPlkyD8tY_o5I_GeZdqNZiQDMDqNRkOSfotzmAZCf4GLBuRYZOB7EKNrsJ4_f-CL0Sg8PkHcGWEMFGJi6JY8xjhHv-CG27k7_/s320/IMG_20220413_134347348.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><b>Newspaper article from DJ days at KCMO.</b></span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFobOGjIg7cP47f74hcX0eUTtusqMDgWuwyUhAmXvGxd78VexABCgNoCWxMPkDTNc9wjekVpwdAxsphY3i82XR23jOVvU0ekXG4MQArDrDQHYDjoHxVTmSFHWrouLDpjkDaKz6caNa2zFjPMuvaRnU3m1kXa43RRePv8SLX7BsiCpoQhF46L5W7hOO/s3500/IMG_20220413_134339415.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3500" data-original-width="2755" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFobOGjIg7cP47f74hcX0eUTtusqMDgWuwyUhAmXvGxd78VexABCgNoCWxMPkDTNc9wjekVpwdAxsphY3i82XR23jOVvU0ekXG4MQArDrDQHYDjoHxVTmSFHWrouLDpjkDaKz6caNa2zFjPMuvaRnU3m1kXa43RRePv8SLX7BsiCpoQhF46L5W7hOO/s320/IMG_20220413_134339415.jpg" width="252" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Back of insert:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRS_nlq1KFDFJbLSQuNIhrr9FZc1l3a8hgWubiw21slpLZoFLrYS4a8O15cKdWdljSoMOm6dQr32zbVhwh6e2-cXmZA1puOV_2noxFu2clOGa8xbattIGPJ28mI8peKXZHiGQxAjaQPtVkjL0K6itaVx__PUtwDLGINT8zwf3bi749e4B0DASYrgOu/s4096/IMG_20220413_134420105_HDR.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3072" data-original-width="4096" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRS_nlq1KFDFJbLSQuNIhrr9FZc1l3a8hgWubiw21slpLZoFLrYS4a8O15cKdWdljSoMOm6dQr32zbVhwh6e2-cXmZA1puOV_2noxFu2clOGa8xbattIGPJ28mI8peKXZHiGQxAjaQPtVkjL0K6itaVx__PUtwDLGINT8zwf3bi749e4B0DASYrgOu/s320/IMG_20220413_134420105_HDR.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><b><span style="font-size: x-small;">He was "Chuck Taylor" in Wilkes-Barre for 2 years and </span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><b><span style="font-size: x-small;">told a lot of corny jokes. E.g. "Today's secret word is </span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><b><span style="font-size: x-small;">PEANUT </span></b><b><span style="font-size: x-small;">BUTTER. Spread it around." Hahahaha</span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Back cover of Radio insert:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYL05WqrsA1h_VbvaS9zVOeRXpcHTaK36ktchsdnaG0-MlTxkCJUM-wzgr2z2mxF9USBXyJptAZexBZ7jsB-69hYqwA3fiY20LZ7xy_uhmMmVlNJDe4CV6v-V5PryGMeDGRerivY7JFXuRJA-E-apAcLOjBFASVTCitZCYlIhRgqOGSQY0jz9T5zVR/s4096/IMG_20220413_134429727_HDR.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4096" data-original-width="3072" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYL05WqrsA1h_VbvaS9zVOeRXpcHTaK36ktchsdnaG0-MlTxkCJUM-wzgr2z2mxF9USBXyJptAZexBZ7jsB-69hYqwA3fiY20LZ7xy_uhmMmVlNJDe4CV6v-V5PryGMeDGRerivY7JFXuRJA-E-apAcLOjBFASVTCitZCYlIhRgqOGSQY0jz9T5zVR/s320/IMG_20220413_134429727_HDR.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div><br /></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">I included one of his Grasshopper Notes journals:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCBA_K0_sAhpfqIeZ3jLoMUWak_Ts145necGuHBBvDRShJSuOSC_TeuRpuna-DMICAvYMZyF3VPXTMCGx03EeMDL5D4-Pl9O0qRKtJDj5YlBsCzaZqCWlZr7gD8V8QfJ-4tVpvJ1xhB7plrn7oiLtf1uhceW2DB3wGKwy52AEy2hvxKQFp5FoxqYdL/s4015/IMG_20220413_134547353_HDR.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4015" data-original-width="2924" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCBA_K0_sAhpfqIeZ3jLoMUWak_Ts145necGuHBBvDRShJSuOSC_TeuRpuna-DMICAvYMZyF3VPXTMCGx03EeMDL5D4-Pl9O0qRKtJDj5YlBsCzaZqCWlZr7gD8V8QfJ-4tVpvJ1xhB7plrn7oiLtf1uhceW2DB3wGKwy52AEy2hvxKQFp5FoxqYdL/s320/IMG_20220413_134547353_HDR.jpg" width="233" /></a></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">For inspiration and a few laughs, <a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCHpZMrbKMJKJmzF7eO5GwUw/videos" target="_blank">you can subscribe to John's YouTube channel</a>. His podcasts are short, 2-3 minutes recordings of blogposts from his Grasshopper Notes site. Hop on over there and give a listen and be sure to wish him a HAPPY Birthday! :-)</div><div><br /></div>And now, here is a collective of a few past birthday posts over the years:<div><span style="background-color: white; color: #616161; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif; font-size: 14.85px;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="background-color: white; color: #616161; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif; font-size: 14.85px;">I got an email from my friend </span><a href="http://www.ericksonian.com/" style="background-color: white; color: #8b5aac; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif; font-size: 14.85px; text-decoration-line: none;">Doug O'Brien</a><span style="background-color: white; color: #616161; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif; font-size: 14.85px;"> asking if I knew anyone who would be interested in working in sales for </span><a href="http://www.johnmorganseminars.com/" style="background-color: white; color: #8b5aac; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif; font-size: 14.85px; text-decoration-line: none;">John Morgan</a><span style="background-color: white; color: #616161; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif; font-size: 14.85px;">. </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #616161; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif; font-size: 14.85px; font-style: italic;">Can I stay home in my jammies and not go anywhere?</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #616161; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif; font-size: 14.85px;"> I replied back. I was out in the wilderness with 2 aging dogs, trying to figure out what to do with my life. Enter John Morgan.</span></div><div><span style="background-color: white; color: #616161; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif; font-size: 14.85px;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="background-color: white; color: #616161; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif; font-size: 14.85px;">Our first conversation lasted an hour, and I felt like I'd met an old friend. I had. Over the course of almost 2 years, he has been my boss, my mentor, my coach, my cheerleader, </span><a href="http://grasshoppernotes.com/blog" style="background-color: white; color: #8b5aac; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif; font-size: 14.85px; text-decoration-line: none;">favourite blogger</a><span style="background-color: white; color: #616161; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif; font-size: 14.85px;">, and my dearest friend. I don't know what I would have done if John hadn't come into my life. He has given me the means to support myself without having to have a soul-sucking 9-5 job. I get to stay out in nature or go out into the world if I need to. As long as I have a phone & internet access, I can pretty much go anywhere & still work. How cool is that?</span></div><div><span style="background-color: white; color: #616161; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif; font-size: 14.85px;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="background-color: white; color: #616161; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif; font-size: 14.85px;">Beyond teaching me about sales and radio, he has taught me a tremendous amount in the hypno-world. I would never have done </span><a href="http://cdbaby.com/cd/halichambers2" style="background-color: white; color: #8b5aac; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif; font-size: 14.85px; text-decoration-line: none;">Virtual Massage</a><span style="background-color: white; color: #616161; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif; font-size: 14.85px;"> without his guidance. It was his idea, and we worked together over the phone. He was also a student of </span><a href="http://www.otcc.com/" style="background-color: white; color: #8b5aac; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif; font-size: 14.85px; text-decoration-line: none;">Dave Dobson's</a><span style="background-color: white; color: #616161; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif; font-size: 14.85px;"> and has a way of simplifying complex ideas and at the same time, making it entertaining.</span></div><div><span style="background-color: white; color: #616161; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif; font-size: 14.85px;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="background-color: white; color: #616161; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif; font-size: 14.85px;">Reminds me of a story . . .</span></div><div><span style="background-color: white; color: #616161; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif; font-size: 14.85px;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="background-color: white; color: #616161; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif; font-size: 14.85px;">"Remember when Dave said you have to climb out on the skinny branches?" he asked me.</span></div><div><span style="background-color: white; color: #616161; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif; font-size: 14.85px;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="background-color: white; color: #616161; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif; font-size: 14.85px;">"</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #616161; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif; font-size: 14.85px;">Skinny branches? What?" I replied.</span></div><div><span style="background-color: white; color: #616161; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif; font-size: 14.85px;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="background-color: white; color: #616161; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif; font-size: 14.85px;">"</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #616161; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif; font-size: 14.85px; font-style: italic;">You have to risk</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #616161; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif; font-size: 14.85px;"> climbing out on the skinny branches to get the best fruit."</span></div><div><span style="background-color: white; color: #616161; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif; font-size: 14.85px;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="background-color: white; color: #616161; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif; font-size: 14.85px;">It's a lesson in sales, it's a lesson in life. It's an ongoing lesson for me--risking. I like to think I'm getting better at it.</span><p><span style="text-align: center;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/_AfUSxnaF78U/SecfjlOVrbI/AAAAAAAABw4/fXArTbbi4kM/s1600-h/Dave+%26+John.jpg" style="background-color: white; color: #8b5aac; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif; font-size: 14.85px; text-align: start; text-decoration-line: none;"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5325259780537036210" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/_AfUSxnaF78U/SecfjlOVrbI/AAAAAAAABw4/fXArTbbi4kM/s400/Dave+%26+John.jpg" style="border: none; cursor: pointer; display: block; height: 288px; margin: 0px auto 10px; position: relative; text-align: center; width: 382px;" /></a><span style="background-color: white; color: #616161; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif; font-size: 12.6225px; text-align: start;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Dave & John on their last visit. I love that impish look on Dave's face. John didn't know he was giving the finger until he got the photo back. I'm just impressed that John's eyes are open.</span></span><br style="background-color: white; color: #616161; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif; font-size: 14.85px; text-align: start;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #616161; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif; font-size: 14.85px; text-align: start;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #616161; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif; font-size: 14.85px; text-align: start;">Dave was supportive of my work with John and thought it was a good match. I have to agree. Words can't express how grateful I am for our friendship. So I will end with a quote:</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #616161; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif; font-size: 14.85px; text-align: start;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #616161; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif; font-size: 14.85px; text-align: start;" /></div><p></p><div style="background-color: white; color: #616161; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif; font-size: 14.85px; text-align: center;"><a href="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/_AfUSxnaF78U/SecsWxd189I/AAAAAAAABxA/dGNqhMJ0IXA/s1600-h/WH+Auden+quote.jpg" style="color: #8b5aac; text-decoration-line: none;"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5325273854136153042" src="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/_AfUSxnaF78U/SecsWxd189I/AAAAAAAABxA/dGNqhMJ0IXA/s400/WH+Auden+quote.jpg" style="border: none; cursor: pointer; display: block; height: 400px; margin: 0px auto 10px; position: relative; width: 289px;" /></a><span style="font-size: 26.73px;">HAPPY BIRTHDAY, JOHN!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #616161; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif; font-size: 12.6225px; text-align: start;"><br /></span></div><p><span style="text-align: center;">- - - - - </span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #616161; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif; font-size: 14.85px; text-align: left;">I sent him a package last week. Birthdays are very special in the House of Morgan. John says that everyone's birthday is reflected on a clock twice a day. And when you notice a special date on the clock, you can say a wish for that person. So 4:16 is John's birthday. I am not often awake at 4:16 a.m. but I can notice the clock in the afternoon. I made something for John with a graphic that had "John 4:16" on it. I ended up not using one, so I cut it up and put it on the outside of John's package:</span></p><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #616161; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif; font-size: 14.85px; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivOnfDv8bEIsPfNEpSz7Hic1OqLhIvqnVJ7KwB2SSnqKPppYFCXO6Eq43_WT5-jiMWUBKKN2u8OoYwHNJD1d_FYgZfMfph3Y-AkAsvAoxtw7S1BT75mJpMs_N1gx9CO3rHoQ83zNAgVtp_/s1600/Mum+059.JPG" style="color: #8b5aac; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-decoration-line: none;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivOnfDv8bEIsPfNEpSz7Hic1OqLhIvqnVJ7KwB2SSnqKPppYFCXO6Eq43_WT5-jiMWUBKKN2u8OoYwHNJD1d_FYgZfMfph3Y-AkAsvAoxtw7S1BT75mJpMs_N1gx9CO3rHoQ83zNAgVtp_/s400/Mum+059.JPG" style="border: none; position: relative;" width="400" /></a></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #616161; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif; font-size: 14.85px; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #616161; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif; font-size: 14.85px;">I was not prepared for the response from the gal at the post office. She said, "That's my favourite quote from the Bible. <i>God is love. Whoever lives in love lives in God, and God in them</i>." And then a man standing behind me said that was one of his favourite quotes, too. Post Office Gal said, "We should put more scriptures on packages." </div><div style="background-color: white; color: #616161; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif; font-size: 14.85px;"><br /></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #616161; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif; font-size: 14.85px;">I nodded. I'm not really up on bible passages. I sort of recall a wrestler with a John 3:16 tattoo, but not 4:16. I didn't have the heart to tell her it wasn't a scripture because it had such great meaning to her. So I said, "Me, too!" And now it is. </div><p>- - - - - - - </p><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #616161; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif; font-size: 14.85px; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #616161; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif; font-size: 14.85px; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3aB7E9z7unuvjprjMPbie48yRB8_1OkdL5KbedfLBBHhZHUPC2TdSIjrTlkyg0hzlO6YKnjN4sgtgiXIx0vXFs4pPRDj7_yEXLIry1IiHnL60RnabUJRbeDEQg69FdylDTYMkwvUKN40/s1600/Waterlogue+-+Copy+%2528509%2529.jpg" style="color: #8b5aac; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-decoration-line: none;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1237" data-original-width="1600" height="308" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3aB7E9z7unuvjprjMPbie48yRB8_1OkdL5KbedfLBBHhZHUPC2TdSIjrTlkyg0hzlO6YKnjN4sgtgiXIx0vXFs4pPRDj7_yEXLIry1IiHnL60RnabUJRbeDEQg69FdylDTYMkwvUKN40/s400/Waterlogue+-+Copy+%2528509%2529.jpg" style="border: none; position: relative;" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #616161; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif; font-size: 14.85px;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #616161; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif; font-size: 14.85px;">Today is John Morgan's birthday. Loyal readers of this blog know all about him! Over the course of almost 11 years, I have peppered in stories of our conversations. He is one of the funniest people I know, with a dry sense of humoUr and quick wit. It is because of him that Magnolia May was born, when we were on the phone and I got a delivery from a planner company. </div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #616161; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif; font-size: 14.85px;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #616161; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif; font-size: 14.85px;">"I can NOT listen to you BLATHER ON about another planner . . . UNLESS YOU DO IT WITH AN ACCENT!" And so I went thru the unboxing with him, ooh-ing and ah-ing with a few Southernisms thrown in. In honoUr of today, here's the first video of MM:</div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #616161; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif; font-size: 14.85px; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #616161; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif; font-size: 14.85px; text-align: center;"><iframe allow="autoplay; encrypted-media" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/yKOBS6vBj70" width="560"></iframe></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #616161; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif; font-size: 14.85px; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #616161; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif; font-size: 14.85px; text-align: center;">And as John says, ALL THE BEST!!! :-)</div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #616161; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif; font-size: 14.85px; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif; font-size: 14.85px; text-align: center;"><div style="color: #616161; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="color: #616161; text-align: left;">- - - - - - - - - - </div><div style="text-align: left;">I will end this special Birthday Blogpost, with a re-post of Mum. I think she was his biggest fan and used to <i>print out</i> his blog posts and <i>send</i> them to friends and family via snail mail! She used to say, "The world would be a better place is everyone read John's blog!" One year, I made a <i>Grasshopper Quotes </i>book for her, which she LOVED:<span style="color: #616161;"> </span></div><div style="color: #616161; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="color: #616161; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="color: #616161; text-align: left;">Every year, on holidays, her birthday & special occasions, Mum gives the edict: "I don't want any gifts. Only consumables." </div><div style="color: #616161;">*SIGH*</div><div style="color: #616161;"><br /></div><div style="color: #616161;">So this year for Mother's day, I gave Mum a book I made for <a href="http://www.grasshoppernotes.com/" style="color: #8b5aac; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank">John Morgan</a> for his birthday:</div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="color: #616161; font-size: 14.85px; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; padding: 4px; position: relative; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMNbv5zmhfIh9KwYMpf_ta1fECguD74myy6LXNV-MVHlHxmpa3ho3tl8DNiR5GS-6Wj9JqzvxlO0D2fIk-XA4XAbxDP2ddO_SIt76F9qitSrteMpBco8Cb69SpG3osu24sp13laKchyUUS/s1600/PicabooQuotesCover4.jpg" style="color: #8b5aac; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-decoration-line: none;"><img border="0" height="310" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMNbv5zmhfIh9KwYMpf_ta1fECguD74myy6LXNV-MVHlHxmpa3ho3tl8DNiR5GS-6Wj9JqzvxlO0D2fIk-XA4XAbxDP2ddO_SIt76F9qitSrteMpBco8Cb69SpG3osu24sp13laKchyUUS/s400/PicabooQuotesCover4.jpg" style="border: none; position: relative;" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="font-size: 11.88px;"><b>I did it with <a href="http://www.picaboo.com/" style="color: #8b5aac; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank">Picaboo</a>, a GREAT company for creating photo books.</b></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #616161; text-align: left;">John has a Grasshopper quote-of-the-day thingie that you can sign up for. So I took the first 500 and put them into a book for him. Here's Mum reading:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #616161;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3nGDwsbjin2CIpWQMMJI-PsV7vwKXqcCul698gLSil3ce7CXMifXyNJnaF-VKeXTINHpkFi1WnZcr88XOsilTbjV4sxy9m2YCgZcuqxQ3dexBN40Q6bMThqq5bcrmgAg2d6yAn-OgAeVc/s1600/340.JPG" style="color: #8b5aac; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-decoration-line: none;"><img border="0" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3nGDwsbjin2CIpWQMMJI-PsV7vwKXqcCul698gLSil3ce7CXMifXyNJnaF-VKeXTINHpkFi1WnZcr88XOsilTbjV4sxy9m2YCgZcuqxQ3dexBN40Q6bMThqq5bcrmgAg2d6yAn-OgAeVc/s400/340.JPG" style="border: none; position: relative;" width="400" /></a></div><br style="text-align: start;" /><span style="color: #616161; text-align: start;"> I think she was laughing at: "It's flattering when someone asks for your advice; it's world-changing when you take your own."</span></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif; font-size: 14.85px; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #616161;"><br style="text-align: start;" /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #616161;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4qlShmr3CJLtZAPfE28S9bvWGHPQ56dO4NIWlxVzE4CUss65IUaD1YMk38uP_vXhmIvuKariHIAOp5ZaHU-sHulQ0B_8QT_bSjNWtQMrjUeZH7mSFJT9WGa8LkOowXHUz-oBdE2h8CHHy/s1600/335.JPG" style="color: #8b5aac; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-decoration-line: none;"><img border="0" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4qlShmr3CJLtZAPfE28S9bvWGHPQ56dO4NIWlxVzE4CUss65IUaD1YMk38uP_vXhmIvuKariHIAOp5ZaHU-sHulQ0B_8QT_bSjNWtQMrjUeZH7mSFJT9WGa8LkOowXHUz-oBdE2h8CHHy/s400/335.JPG" style="border: none; position: relative;" width="400" /></a></div><div style="color: #616161;"><br /></div><div style="color: #616161;"> "Life doesn't have an undo button."</div><div style="color: #616161;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #616161;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyTUHNjAHyTnDVGNDVc9IO8_O_SlLtyLpUGon4hqr2-R9O_vhInGZH3vMYtEjwm2LNSrnlRxV9W0Q3_hH0bTCttFK_Q-i5c_iwXxQO3adAdl4KVFmGnPxhqVxXGHSQ1N660_IyqbA5787R/s1600/344.JPG" style="color: #8b5aac; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-decoration-line: none;"><img border="0" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyTUHNjAHyTnDVGNDVc9IO8_O_SlLtyLpUGon4hqr2-R9O_vhInGZH3vMYtEjwm2LNSrnlRxV9W0Q3_hH0bTCttFK_Q-i5c_iwXxQO3adAdl4KVFmGnPxhqVxXGHSQ1N660_IyqbA5787R/s400/344.JPG" style="border: none; position: relative;" width="400" /></a></div><br style="text-align: start;" /></div></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif; font-size: 14.85px; text-align: left;">When I look at these photos of Mum, I can hear her laugh: <i>WOO-HOO-HOO-HOO-HOO! </i>It's a fitting way to end, as John has brought a lot of laughter to all those who know and love him. So, dear John, may today be filled with MUCH LAUGHTER and MIRTH! HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!!</div>Hali Chambershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01610865910264488901noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6594932944174073527.post-32808466950731206272022-02-14T22:59:00.001-05:002022-02-14T22:59:30.412-05:002022 Planner, Journals, & Notebooks Line-up<p style="text-align: center;">My first video in a very long time! With a brief update at the end of the video: </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="395" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/fSBmeRDydgE" width="475" youtube-src-id="fSBmeRDydgE"></iframe></div><br /><p></p>Hali Chambershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01610865910264488901noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6594932944174073527.post-19657698981628680382021-10-21T12:36:00.005-04:002021-10-21T12:36:54.559-04:00HAPPY Birthday, Bruce!<p style="text-align: center;"> EnJOY with all 50 trillion of your cells today, and every day!</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7S-eipT-7qJ-s44Z2RG-FKNx0RG_sviwvYc8Hap7ccynUzZIAVq4mvLIAVkkKcwsNpDvv3QcJtvOuS0lLDQwOZ9MOvyNTWEpgpIQRj9I8eJu1Xw08UBlujBaTFuzKp5bLCZUSD_eWlrA/s1650/3-Amigoes-B-day.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1275" data-original-width="1650" height="494" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7S-eipT-7qJ-s44Z2RG-FKNx0RG_sviwvYc8Hap7ccynUzZIAVq4mvLIAVkkKcwsNpDvv3QcJtvOuS0lLDQwOZ9MOvyNTWEpgpIQRj9I8eJu1Xw08UBlujBaTFuzKp5bLCZUSD_eWlrA/w640-h494/3-Amigoes-B-day.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p></p>Hali Chambershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01610865910264488901noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6594932944174073527.post-58613363092716157702021-10-17T12:35:00.002-04:002021-10-17T12:35:42.608-04:00Nate The Hoof GuyI've been posting more on <a href="http://www.ledgerandlace.com/" target="_blank">Ledger & Lace</a> recently than this poor neglected blog. I will have an update-ish sort of post. Sometime. In the meantime, I was recommended <a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC6KYVwRZn8dVTeKcH2g9S4A" target="_blank">Nate The Hoof Guy</a> in my YouTube feed, so I'm sharing it here.<div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">This is the first video I watched:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/7tUYGOBfSmw" width="320" youtube-src-id="7tUYGOBfSmw"></iframe></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Aaaaand let the binge-watching begin. <span style="text-align: left;">Almost as fun as watching is reading the comments!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhw8FgQDASOWHkOjVzZlDjgMdlkA22sxL1GRV85S23uJKhxWrfTi7I4AgwiwNaJgXgwKAXMsLBHoyEex_JYAevNRoqm_tX9u8pHuVa39eaymgKQCYr9TfBvfOVAOK9zf5iAoMXITpMVPGA/s1629/Hoof-Guy-Comments+-+Copy+%25283%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="686" data-original-width="1629" height="270" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhw8FgQDASOWHkOjVzZlDjgMdlkA22sxL1GRV85S23uJKhxWrfTi7I4AgwiwNaJgXgwKAXMsLBHoyEex_JYAevNRoqm_tX9u8pHuVa39eaymgKQCYr9TfBvfOVAOK9zf5iAoMXITpMVPGA/w640-h270/Hoof-Guy-Comments+-+Copy+%25283%2529.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUiiP8UZhhAc2MVmiYfshQm5hqcP636FPKT9oqTuWPWOQzPgn-WQwL8jQU3Ro-nAsERYGZJfPpIC4ynu6d3Xyw6AgIjv8B3Bg4hplBNkpKf82VEEcwmsNBEq7U4n2s_SDAaMB27ZHFQKk/s1004/Hoof-Guy-Coments-2+-+Copy+%25282%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="402" data-original-width="1004" height="256" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUiiP8UZhhAc2MVmiYfshQm5hqcP636FPKT9oqTuWPWOQzPgn-WQwL8jQU3Ro-nAsERYGZJfPpIC4ynu6d3Xyw6AgIjv8B3Bg4hplBNkpKf82VEEcwmsNBEq7U4n2s_SDAaMB27ZHFQKk/w640-h256/Hoof-Guy-Coments-2+-+Copy+%25282%2529.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkwZJehVPzsc1Lmbm5eDwaax114EiAuonp2g6uqkNuhiATj6MVjqxSdMSiKiLpkA58OI72dBO0btb1sWZRVStS2akHKDla9neGubnjgcM38WqlsrmJpy6nD6PHAv5hGRvwyd8tW_OXCc4/s1649/Hoof-Guy-Coments-2+-+Copy+%25283%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="307" data-original-width="1649" height="120" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkwZJehVPzsc1Lmbm5eDwaax114EiAuonp2g6uqkNuhiATj6MVjqxSdMSiKiLpkA58OI72dBO0btb1sWZRVStS2akHKDla9neGubnjgcM38WqlsrmJpy6nD6PHAv5hGRvwyd8tW_OXCc4/w640-h120/Hoof-Guy-Coments-2+-+Copy+%25283%2529.jpg" width="640" /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimhxGTihN2ZX2POOH7Eck0yOF5NGQ_sBF1HUwqxAK7GnPOg1Ee7YGYBK5SiZNRaMuQua7NTQQRBj_y9NI70Y9N2YhVDxCiiAppAbEGT6WRXGNdexdOzBTHJkKjmdettf2b5ZmPNI3i45c/s1649/Hoof-Guy-Comments+-+Copy+%25284%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="226" data-original-width="1649" height="88" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimhxGTihN2ZX2POOH7Eck0yOF5NGQ_sBF1HUwqxAK7GnPOg1Ee7YGYBK5SiZNRaMuQua7NTQQRBj_y9NI70Y9N2YhVDxCiiAppAbEGT6WRXGNdexdOzBTHJkKjmdettf2b5ZmPNI3i45c/w640-h88/Hoof-Guy-Comments+-+Copy+%25284%2529.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgGo78iSZRA64SOkZwrsW411NnzUqAMa_MVk_KNC8hw2u1zzxdQbFb_eFF_VeziPiKHIdePqbaLIB6rRrOL5y0caBkq1x_XpALXjTWM87A6A4Ng8G7RgDhyE2r_yq3BU_-ISfFZJESyzI/s1650/Hoof-Guy-Comments+-+Copy+%25285%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="198" data-original-width="1650" height="76" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgGo78iSZRA64SOkZwrsW411NnzUqAMa_MVk_KNC8hw2u1zzxdQbFb_eFF_VeziPiKHIdePqbaLIB6rRrOL5y0caBkq1x_XpALXjTWM87A6A4Ng8G7RgDhyE2r_yq3BU_-ISfFZJESyzI/w640-h76/Hoof-Guy-Comments+-+Copy+%25285%2529.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">My sentiments, exactly! </div><br /><span style="text-align: left;"><br /></span></div>Hali Chambershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01610865910264488901noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6594932944174073527.post-67276910809832979172021-05-09T17:19:00.007-04:002021-05-09T17:19:56.522-04:00Where did all these onions come from?<p style="text-align: center;"> HAPPY Mother's Day!</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/l2waKDGZC2w" width="320" youtube-src-id="l2waKDGZC2w"></iframe></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKvHYwtsLwKtCwu8XfldLHmclTZ6lc-wD-t4n2vfij9qPpUSz7PscvbGUg8jWZGMydK9k270K2pKfttkTvh4Mc7tQWG_UkE5d3QZV_H4y-KTG8GKNkNQUPhs5mLQhEf5c1WAXvUDWRBnU/s800/Mum.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="521" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKvHYwtsLwKtCwu8XfldLHmclTZ6lc-wD-t4n2vfij9qPpUSz7PscvbGUg8jWZGMydK9k270K2pKfttkTvh4Mc7tQWG_UkE5d3QZV_H4y-KTG8GKNkNQUPhs5mLQhEf5c1WAXvUDWRBnU/s320/Mum.jpg" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p>Hali Chambershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01610865910264488901noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6594932944174073527.post-91322509889364190202021-05-06T14:38:00.002-04:002021-05-06T14:38:23.779-04:00A Litter of Babies<p> I saw this news blurb about a woman who gave birth to nine babies. See below:</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/E3x4ppvcs1s" width="320" youtube-src-id="E3x4ppvcs1s"></iframe></div><div><br /></div><div><p>NINE! So the last two were unexpected because she thought she was only having seven. Can you imagine the conversation? </p><p>"Well I <i>guess</i> I can do seven. I mean, it's not like I'm the Octomom! How embarrassing would THAT be?" </p></div><div>And then the birth comes and the last two babies are all: <i>SURPRISE! </i>[Jazz Hands!]</div><div><br /></div><div>The sleep deprivation from one baby . . . but nine?! Sweet. Baby. Jesus. In. Heaven. </div><div><br /></div><div>Apart from that, lemme make this about <i>me</i> for a sec. </div><div><br /></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">Because she has my name!</span> </div><div><br /></div><div><div>I've only ever heard my name once before on TV and it was when Mum and I were watching the news. A Muslim refuge with her nine children (but not all at once!) was escaping across the border. "Ooh, Hal! She has your name!" Mum said, hitting my arm. <i>Thanks, Mum</i>. She named me after a friend. Altho, these days, she would prolly be accused of Cultural Appropriation. I think Cultural <i>Appreciation</i> is a better term. </div><div><br /></div><div>I've heard it both ways.</div></div><div><br /></div><div><i>Halimah</i>, the name that was never on touristy souvenir key chains or mugs. The name that was stumbled over, garbled and mispronounced when I was growing up. The name that was never a character in a movie or book. The name of a quintillion nick names like Amoeba and Ha-LIMA Bean. [<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Names_of_large_numbers" target="_blank">Quintillion: it's a math term. Look it up</a>.] The name that I shortened to "Hali" after getting called <i>Shalimu</i>. Which then became a nick name. The name that gets me "randomly searched" every time I fly. Every. Single. Time.</div><div><br /></div><div>My name. :-) </div><div><br /></div><div> </div><div> </div><div><br /></div><p style="text-align: left;"><br /></p>Hali Chambershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01610865910264488901noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6594932944174073527.post-58936894450916475132021-04-17T11:37:00.004-04:002021-04-17T11:37:51.563-04:00Mum's Laugh :-)<p> This was our last Christmas with Mum. Rowan was going to be in the Christmas pageant at church. He was playing a shepherd and Atlasta said, "What did he go to Harvard?" And that's what sparked the laughing. Shepherds always made her laugh. She tells the story of watching a Candid Camera episode that started it all:</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/O8-tRd4xYVc" width="320" youtube-src-id="O8-tRd4xYVc"></iframe></div><br /><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p>Hali Chambershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01610865910264488901noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6594932944174073527.post-39492594281334525032020-11-17T10:56:00.003-05:002021-01-07T13:31:44.342-05:00The Great American Smokeout<p><span style="font-size: medium;"> <span style="background-color: white; color: #222222;">Loyal readers of this blog know John Morgan, author of <a href="https://grasshoppernotes.com/" target="_blank">Grasshopper Notes</a> and my boss and friend since 2007. Since retiring, he's published <a href="https://www.blurb.com/b/10239673-wisdom-of-the-grasshopper">Grasshopper Notes Journal</a>, and has most recently started posting all his recordings for FREE on his new YouTube channel, </span><a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCHpZMrbKMJKJmzF7eO5GwUw" target="_blank"> Inside Out</a><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222;">. These recordings were previously only available at our seminars or for purchase via the seminar website. </span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222;">This Thursday, November 19th, is “The Great American Smokeout." In honour of that, he's just posted his </span><i style="color: #222222;">Stop Smoking Forever</i><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222;"> seminar. Ev</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222;">ery year in cities all over the country,</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222;"> thousands of people flocked to attend John Morgan </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222;">seminars. It's why he's known as "America's Best Known Hypnotist" as he criss-crossed the continent to help people stop smoking or lose weight.</span></span></p><div style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: medium;">The video is the length of a movie, except you close your eyes for part of it and at the end of it, you are on your way to being smoke free. When smokers couldn't get to Kansas City or Nashville or our other seminar cities, they could watch this hour and 45 minute video. They were astonished that a <i>video</i> of his seminar worked! </span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman;">2020, <i>amiright</i>? It </span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman";">has been a year we’ll all remember. A lot of people are home anyway. If you're a smoker, give up the cute cat videos and bread-making tutorials, forget the pandemic and political noise for a bit, and pick a time to watch this video uninterrupted. Make 2020 memorable for yourself for a different reason: the year you decided to </span><i style="font-family: "Times New Roman";">Stop Smoking Forever</i><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman";">. Not a smoker? <a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCHpZMrbKMJKJmzF7eO5GwUw/playlists" target="_blank">Check out his other videos</a>. And if you're a regular on YouTube, you may want to subscribe to his channel for inspiration, relaxing meditations, and even a few laughs with his <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XhrT-1qqA_Q&list=PL5qfd8qeJKe328haQeq_7AX8DPTQjiIMC" target="_blank">Grasshopper Notes Podcast</a>.</span></span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 14px;"><br /></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 14px;"><br /></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 14px; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="325" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/uOj95RB3uhg" width="480" youtube-src-id="uOj95RB3uhg"></iframe></div><br /></div>Hali Chambershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01610865910264488901noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6594932944174073527.post-44779796061897929882020-09-12T23:36:00.001-04:002020-09-12T23:36:24.363-04:00New Virtual Massage Video<p> John Morgan, my friend and former boss, put together this video so that I could offer my recording of <i>Virtual Massage</i> on YouTube. YAY! Click on the video below to hear it. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/hKNHXBD-gwo" width="320" youtube-src-id="hKNHXBD-gwo"></iframe></div><br /><div style="background-color: white; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif; font-size: 14.85px;">Here's the back story of how I came to write and record <i>Virtual Massage</i>:</div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif; font-size: 14.85px;"><br /></div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif; font-size: 14.85px;">My friend Lena was my first massage client here in my new home when I lived at the River House. After she left, I was on the phone to John Morgan, my boss of John Morgan Seminars fame and I said, "I wish I had another body to work on." And he said his shoulder was bothering him and what would I do to alleviate the pain. I told him I'd start with his traps and work into levator...and being the auditory person he is, he said, <em>Tell me as if you're giving a massage in real time.</em> So I did, without the anatomical nerd-talk. At the end of it, he said he felt better and said, "I think you have something here. Write a script." He came up with the name <em>Virtual Massage </em>AND did the post-production (he made my voice sound like <em>velvet</em>!) AND designed the CD for me. John was my willing guinea pig as we worked through the script together and he gave me advice on how to make it even better. On the final reading, he fell asleep (the ultimate success!) and I hung up the phone after I was finished. He phoned ten minutes later saying, "I think you're ready to go into the studio." High praise coming from "America's-Best-Known-Hypnotherapist."</div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif; font-size: 14.85px;"><br /></div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif; font-size: 14.85px;"></div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif; font-size: 14.85px;">I also wanted feedback from a fellow massage therapist, so I read it to my friend Bess. She said, "That was fantastic! I feel like I've just had a massage and a half!" High praise coming from my favourite massage therapist! The night before I went into the studio, I read it for XM Radio Guy, who has been a client for years. And he said, "That was amazing." THANK YOU!!!</div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif; font-size: 14.85px;"><br /></div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif; font-size: 14.85px;"></div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif; font-size: 14.85px;">I also have background music on this recording. And not just <em>any </em>music, but my favourite music when I'm giving a massage: <em>Chesapeake Bay: Reflections of Beauty, </em>by Mike Zampi. He let me use the whole CD just like I would in a massage session. So, it's been 13 years and things have changed! But the recording still sounds fantastic. Thanks, John!</div>Hali Chambershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01610865910264488901noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6594932944174073527.post-35638425350157842612020-08-25T13:54:00.005-04:002021-01-07T13:46:58.169-05:00Bone Boxes<p> One of my summer projects has been helping my sister Ruthie in the A&P (Anatomy & Physiology) lab at the local university. Here are a few shots of the lab:</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDkWb5NjU5bkjLOSrZLa159XboqsxlNNXcyASiWAbmkhSreg3_89ytdEy97Fu7WhsvQ1Ftgjr9DgUyWW8dSTwFLYddcju0xcvd7yZiOgNx0Baqat9hIoooKmVajfYQa4fvJDwN3rk6biY/s2048/IMG_20200205_114654790+%25281%2529.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDkWb5NjU5bkjLOSrZLa159XboqsxlNNXcyASiWAbmkhSreg3_89ytdEy97Fu7WhsvQ1Ftgjr9DgUyWW8dSTwFLYddcju0xcvd7yZiOgNx0Baqat9hIoooKmVajfYQa4fvJDwN3rk6biY/s640/IMG_20200205_114654790+%25281%2529.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">This was her project last summer; getting organized! Mission accomplished.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVLNEY5EUjWl6IIdd_wUHQkYWd5Uyo5DgBVey_zdqwjjVffa5S9OnrOpcyC9S7jyBvUtMx8Mo42mhUztrXHjTIoFz0nUGsIF-6woPozt5fIHwQNTZdG83-ILjArqJZs8-FgGQICFYvSg8/s2048/IMG_20200205_114532611.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVLNEY5EUjWl6IIdd_wUHQkYWd5Uyo5DgBVey_zdqwjjVffa5S9OnrOpcyC9S7jyBvUtMx8Mo42mhUztrXHjTIoFz0nUGsIF-6woPozt5fIHwQNTZdG83-ILjArqJZs8-FgGQICFYvSg8/s640/IMG_20200205_114532611.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Key tenants of getting organized: Sorting like items with like items. Also, everything is labeled for easy access and communication amongst professors as well as students.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDPY_rrLWQPeWwoJjz0RgaLGcnad6Yx3gbUj7iH1rha_iV26PUqr9cV8tzCXek8J9MQBTKlyE5C7wsaeQEzvDW0fkWf1CVN2RjoUZ1pkhqqi5Aqcn1nxFCRVoDU4HiuOK5mbFSApSqid0/s2048/IMG_20200205_114550999.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDPY_rrLWQPeWwoJjz0RgaLGcnad6Yx3gbUj7iH1rha_iV26PUqr9cV8tzCXek8J9MQBTKlyE5C7wsaeQEzvDW0fkWf1CVN2RjoUZ1pkhqqi5Aqcn1nxFCRVoDU4HiuOK5mbFSApSqid0/s640/IMG_20200205_114550999.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">We have been getting bone boxes together for student lab practicals. The bone boxes are decades old and were in desperate need of repair, not to mention basic cleaning. Ruth scrubbed the boxes, vacuumed out bone dust, and repaired them with wood putty, glue, and those teeny-tiny nails from the hardware store. </div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj44Rh1E_zej40VT7Y8CF2CNQLo4Qje4aluB5cxJ7-zTBGiZ-M0y3LU0g4kchCAyVUnULHfKe4-fQoK9xnVM3WQk_sWwvm6MCmve8Izuyv7KkZGqVqUhxxOjU2Kz2UIsi6_ysLnqwg1WdA/s2048/IMG_20200514_170000165.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj44Rh1E_zej40VT7Y8CF2CNQLo4Qje4aluB5cxJ7-zTBGiZ-M0y3LU0g4kchCAyVUnULHfKe4-fQoK9xnVM3WQk_sWwvm6MCmve8Izuyv7KkZGqVqUhxxOjU2Kz2UIsi6_ysLnqwg1WdA/s640/IMG_20200514_170000165.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: x-small;">Cleaned, repaired, and ready for Part 2.</span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">On to the bones! There were 2 kinds: plastic and real. The plastic ones were grimy and looked like they'd never been cleaned. Ruthie soaked them in the sink and then scrubbed each one. Here's a batch drying on the rack: </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7tUmoZX-6Gr-uEe3fp7pp_cWOrrShfM1nXeToVVBgAWJTRCcgd2IcGkJmQ1qs2ssrEH2gm1V_4pGSJIUuV0c7VUDfxDtIY75QbRZVlhrDeeYVQcpv2iKPdVjzUdvFQgKE_YjZPF-T3aA/s2048/IMG_20200514_125227223.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7tUmoZX-6Gr-uEe3fp7pp_cWOrrShfM1nXeToVVBgAWJTRCcgd2IcGkJmQ1qs2ssrEH2gm1V_4pGSJIUuV0c7VUDfxDtIY75QbRZVlhrDeeYVQcpv2iKPdVjzUdvFQgKE_YjZPF-T3aA/s640/IMG_20200514_125227223.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">The "drying rack" is actually a shelf unit she McGyvered in The Great A&P Lab Organization of 2019.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Lookit how CLEAN and new the bones look!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0EebuDnJBBVA9kZGncKa_rOxRuP4Kp0btOcZe15wrzJ4oIHiGpTEUwIPgdI0iC8CpigBHVzYGLtDSrR1YN9eRqMPjeco8SXkNL3-pNpw2VMMoGbhqVHnMY7v0CbIgjpTyLydXGG78zyI/s2048/IMG_20200514_125221114.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0EebuDnJBBVA9kZGncKa_rOxRuP4Kp0btOcZe15wrzJ4oIHiGpTEUwIPgdI0iC8CpigBHVzYGLtDSrR1YN9eRqMPjeco8SXkNL3-pNpw2VMMoGbhqVHnMY7v0CbIgjpTyLydXGG78zyI/s640/IMG_20200514_125221114.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">The real bones were a bit more problematic with chipping & missing pieces, like this femur:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEih8wHLeEu0pS132Rsu8DLNqBW1azx8Hvd_4eb-j6rXePKJKh4yrDqsAE3Dq8fL28RQfyKo3FfrxmFNcNo1n71RUoI7zlW5-WhzSXF2R7I5gEviTXR-cwK6s65hIVbdqSo8SCobq91dQ30/s2048/IMG_20200610_104620842.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEih8wHLeEu0pS132Rsu8DLNqBW1azx8Hvd_4eb-j6rXePKJKh4yrDqsAE3Dq8fL28RQfyKo3FfrxmFNcNo1n71RUoI7zlW5-WhzSXF2R7I5gEviTXR-cwK6s65hIVbdqSo8SCobq91dQ30/s640/IMG_20200610_104620842.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgImqhoRtFyJ3eHFhTbriUHP_IL3X0x_H4H4M3GMcVnhnxw534udearaTTSFz2UmPQYXcyK96QZ1XkjeV8ekAoigKhNfM2rVcT8P46DA4Re4Yh9JI0erRABCGYWHn9Cd93ew3rn5VYOciI/s2048/IMG_20200610_104606068.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; 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text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Then she had to sand and smooth where she repaired:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg984ajuNxA1d_bPzRYesgyRfYfNB6tVyQF2Tpfr5jXFVqH6bXnT5laUA8HeSdU6wqKIJxDwPh9PGcZPm5ZgiMj3YRKmC11d0B8ISa2Td0f0FOf4nhHAp99slqLmhS0tkYjpjL1mwSdmaA/s2048/IMG_20200610_155158318.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg984ajuNxA1d_bPzRYesgyRfYfNB6tVyQF2Tpfr5jXFVqH6bXnT5laUA8HeSdU6wqKIJxDwPh9PGcZPm5ZgiMj3YRKmC11d0B8ISa2Td0f0FOf4nhHAp99slqLmhS0tkYjpjL1mwSdmaA/s640/IMG_20200610_155158318.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br style="text-align: left;" /><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5zSMksL0GX6GGQP-vMc5wA5EulwlY0rWgqWXN6-Ql_B7V3go6uzMdnt3uU_Ftu25D1TURfCcRgJPGWTW-TfqIhoEr666q6sTndR8MR1KBsbdav-5TKpD8DuCHkEUXXoLsvSObdDL0eP0/s2048/IMG_20200610_155224759.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5zSMksL0GX6GGQP-vMc5wA5EulwlY0rWgqWXN6-Ql_B7V3go6uzMdnt3uU_Ftu25D1TURfCcRgJPGWTW-TfqIhoEr666q6sTndR8MR1KBsbdav-5TKpD8DuCHkEUXXoLsvSObdDL0eP0/s640/IMG_20200610_155224759.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div></div><div style="text-align: center;">Meanwhile, I worked on the boxes: </div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7rNqTA36WnsDx35Zfb5-XyjsC1zfdI_ZrPgHtKFGpgj4kV6v5Z6-0INZywrlsqJgWdV5PrCIPX9j31kRy6rPCZhEN7kall5Rdb5z8oAFgsQwRB-oD_ABlIlNsfOHUe_7vcZkT6d4AZI4/s2048/IMG_20200514_165954170.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7rNqTA36WnsDx35Zfb5-XyjsC1zfdI_ZrPgHtKFGpgj4kV6v5Z6-0INZywrlsqJgWdV5PrCIPX9j31kRy6rPCZhEN7kall5Rdb5z8oAFgsQwRB-oD_ABlIlNsfOHUe_7vcZkT6d4AZI4/s640/IMG_20200514_165954170.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div>I created a template and cut out different coloured felt for each box, so that we could keep the bones organized and put in their right boxes: </div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQHHqqGTDvB-blbIf3M_dxAL2nbwGhvbcGuvuBcYOeGAASyfXGU0xQRmwaaV3Cu-ARHpJriBO2kzmPGnPv3DH-tXnpkYPDqnO0GRXSD5KuL7Ot8IhjESWjyqtLW6fHPbZz3riZsZjzxI0/s2048/IMG_20200611_152248886.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQHHqqGTDvB-blbIf3M_dxAL2nbwGhvbcGuvuBcYOeGAASyfXGU0xQRmwaaV3Cu-ARHpJriBO2kzmPGnPv3DH-tXnpkYPDqnO0GRXSD5KuL7Ot8IhjESWjyqtLW6fHPbZz3riZsZjzxI0/s640/IMG_20200611_152248886.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: x-small;">I call this colour <i>Nuclear Yellow</i>.</span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Lemme just say that the felt was difficult to work with in all its 100% polyester gloriousness; very fiddley and difficult to cut. Also, it was ordered for us by some non-creative dude, whose Kindergarten colour choices included the aforementioned nuclear yellow, as well as nuclear orange. He also thought <i>white</i> would be a suitable colour. WHITE. (OK, artsy-snobbery rant over). </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This was the first box before I changed the templates to cover over the divider bits:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZe1rWO47TDImQklUDfkSLkMqlxNzTwKRAIk4sJb4fBFLhZNjzGBXttSnLC_g6y51aoftNqsvCQut_2p9BqD0__21zmJgxwTTN5m0K4FC28Wjv44hslZQvsXcTQqwrJjQlIjK3ufj8ayM/s2048/IMG_20200514_170034100.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZe1rWO47TDImQklUDfkSLkMqlxNzTwKRAIk4sJb4fBFLhZNjzGBXttSnLC_g6y51aoftNqsvCQut_2p9BqD0__21zmJgxwTTN5m0K4FC28Wjv44hslZQvsXcTQqwrJjQlIjK3ufj8ayM/s640/IMG_20200514_170034100.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><b>Foam cushions on bottom. The royal blue felt is really beautiful and adds a pop of colour!</b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjq7c3eGFbEm99AZ-uMvu_MOGUhHiKQWdJzXoSrLazAt6_ZHTclOPJ_hjZzstj6pxZI5G7fxPO0HYmlY2RQrTPLII8JbeTAQzeA-bRX4znW1TxLo5MZbFKbw2hN5zM5TY82t2cx5mPI02Q/s2048/IMG_20200803_162158470.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjq7c3eGFbEm99AZ-uMvu_MOGUhHiKQWdJzXoSrLazAt6_ZHTclOPJ_hjZzstj6pxZI5G7fxPO0HYmlY2RQrTPLII8JbeTAQzeA-bRX4znW1TxLo5MZbFKbw2hN5zM5TY82t2cx5mPI02Q/s640/IMG_20200803_162158470.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: x-small;">Bottom of box covered with a cushion; felt glued to all sides, as well as over divider parts.</span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">A later box:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEsm4uvQBXNy0dPFPXGOzsRujBdIf8HXm1CXGsF0bz6RHL1JyEXnRley5I5fDg1LwSOioV0b-2dhTYEkaSmAiL5Yf5sxIz8ZJnYn648xFdR596YnT4sLQfzsxyb1n-7WvcH2lnQkCyB4c/s2048/IMG_20200515_143851341.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEsm4uvQBXNy0dPFPXGOzsRujBdIf8HXm1CXGsF0bz6RHL1JyEXnRley5I5fDg1LwSOioV0b-2dhTYEkaSmAiL5Yf5sxIz8ZJnYn648xFdR596YnT4sLQfzsxyb1n-7WvcH2lnQkCyB4c/s640/IMG_20200515_143851341.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpC_Ab1BY0l-ekKBq2E530pbFB0sMn5l50hAdS3XROlodvUYteiGk8WmASnUmUoM_2v19b9HWuMS9XmeGU9t6TZfE-WxpcATKqEgVdGxp9gVG9ak7eUw2kPKRV-X5xIb3e7v1JZHuXJMM/s2048/IMG_20200515_143913004.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpC_Ab1BY0l-ekKBq2E530pbFB0sMn5l50hAdS3XROlodvUYteiGk8WmASnUmUoM_2v19b9HWuMS9XmeGU9t6TZfE-WxpcATKqEgVdGxp9gVG9ak7eUw2kPKRV-X5xIb3e7v1JZHuXJMM/s640/IMG_20200515_143913004.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: x-small;">Same felt, horrible, fluorescent lighting.</span></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">After using up 3 whole bottles of Fabri-Tac, I found this at the hardware store:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqXtIYRKinIXnxGWVHziyl7nthQB1n58x-ywmoqFNqb8VH2WteELNvCdZt8DRy3tXQmrGzq3ls3tP4oKnrtV5kR78ZOLez_QpcJYRL6sPRQhkh_wycsehLQWjyIb5N5nuEGrQHvHJ7nZ8/s2048/IMG_20200730_123821821.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqXtIYRKinIXnxGWVHziyl7nthQB1n58x-ywmoqFNqb8VH2WteELNvCdZt8DRy3tXQmrGzq3ls3tP4oKnrtV5kR78ZOLez_QpcJYRL6sPRQhkh_wycsehLQWjyIb5N5nuEGrQHvHJ7nZ8/w240-h320/IMG_20200730_123821821.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">I don't know how acid-free or "archival" Titebond is, but does polyester require that level of detail? I think not. It worked GREAT!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Ta-da!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiH2SNZ5WVb93PVt3sDGZt4iy5Fy1llsmFHJBvcH5eETECfcN8FZzvJg1EvQAI7ozDBqzxPzN0aPTBRZ2Bp0lGKCbLcNwIbrMXpMBpJWdASWm2goEJrfwGyTx2wyE5Yd2WzKjxabhJtCq8/s2048/IMG_20200520_121524987.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiH2SNZ5WVb93PVt3sDGZt4iy5Fy1llsmFHJBvcH5eETECfcN8FZzvJg1EvQAI7ozDBqzxPzN0aPTBRZ2Bp0lGKCbLcNwIbrMXpMBpJWdASWm2goEJrfwGyTx2wyE5Yd2WzKjxabhJtCq8/s640/IMG_20200520_121524987.jpg" /></a></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><b>I don't know if you can tell, but I switched to batting for the bottom cushions, which was a bit more cushiony.</b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhL9vyrKigKRXgeNGCH7VLa5Q2m0WJ7MBBVAGVjVawMgZ_BLyBqL3X_zD9JiOoHhBKyc56rHJ3Ywkm_PlPMv15ORRj2hTznzzKcTe89F8GOppn3TGbJlY1ZMrDEd_UxEdl-CBTLU3xsA-4/s2048/IMG_20200730_124011438.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhL9vyrKigKRXgeNGCH7VLa5Q2m0WJ7MBBVAGVjVawMgZ_BLyBqL3X_zD9JiOoHhBKyc56rHJ3Ywkm_PlPMv15ORRj2hTznzzKcTe89F8GOppn3TGbJlY1ZMrDEd_UxEdl-CBTLU3xsA-4/s640/IMG_20200730_124011438.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><b>"Hullo! I'm ORANGE!"</b></span></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Candid shot in the middle of it all:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiabOR4lQYKa9aPQRBs_AK2E96MjPeOooue9IpMJ3-xtKYp9gR8UiL7iULp2wkiUoKkc_jOZcES9n4okiIw5TZXZ3ShL45cFX0ls7UIyFdZL2npz1BzOyeowZPM9zlqQRFvvhNKtntUxMw/s2048/IMG_20200514_170008180.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiabOR4lQYKa9aPQRBs_AK2E96MjPeOooue9IpMJ3-xtKYp9gR8UiL7iULp2wkiUoKkc_jOZcES9n4okiIw5TZXZ3ShL45cFX0ls7UIyFdZL2npz1BzOyeowZPM9zlqQRFvvhNKtntUxMw/s640/IMG_20200514_170008180.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><p>After I finished the boxes, and Ruthie had repaired all the real bones, I painted them with 3 coats of paint.And here we are, b<span style="text-align: center;">oxes all together with bones, ready to put back in the cabinet:</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj31qQYeHEtX6lr5-khkgAhP-A7qaNWqupnoO_8g-0cziLTv5M6_kn8Q1LxvIUy98ctCNcgdopbE4Jp02SPXZKv2xqivmVdLMA56Iyx7K67Rtu98gW5nbvzU5nJq8CwrkCUcH_BBbKspio/s2048/IMG_20200824_123053926.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj31qQYeHEtX6lr5-khkgAhP-A7qaNWqupnoO_8g-0cziLTv5M6_kn8Q1LxvIUy98ctCNcgdopbE4Jp02SPXZKv2xqivmVdLMA56Iyx7K67Rtu98gW5nbvzU5nJq8CwrkCUcH_BBbKspio/s640/IMG_20200824_123053926.jpg" width="640" /></a></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">In the middle of the project, former boss and friend, John Morgan, sent me a proper lab coat for my work in the Bone Lab. You'll note the embroidery of <i>Temperance</i> on there, because of the show <i><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bones_(TV_series)" target="_blank">Bones </a></i>that Mum and I used to watch. :-)</div><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVdWiDR3KxzFRGXpMBJ76eP9xsERw3UzXzC4GPuTSXskZAjxpjT_DWj_OmprZnoF0718UUaLKr2WWwUVC6VMU1VX4E5ogwYYrn1L2HXgcENTC7mhyphenhyphenZYyhPKznBX8bex8wHr65oQEpWF_M/s800/BoneLab.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="800" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVdWiDR3KxzFRGXpMBJ76eP9xsERw3UzXzC4GPuTSXskZAjxpjT_DWj_OmprZnoF0718UUaLKr2WWwUVC6VMU1VX4E5ogwYYrn1L2HXgcENTC7mhyphenhyphenZYyhPKznBX8bex8wHr65oQEpWF_M/s640/BoneLab.jpg" width="640" /></a></p><p>You'll also note I'm doing "hover hands" over the shoulder of the (plastic) skeleton. Also, those are <a href="https://smile.amazon.com/gp/product/B00F8QIKF8/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_search_asin_title?ie=UTF8&psc=1" target="_blank">Theraspec migraine glasses</a> I'm wearing; protection against fluorescent lighting, which is like kryptonite to my brain. </p><p><span style="text-align: center;">The only thing we didn't get done was to put colour-coordinated paint on each bone, so that a blue-dotted bone doesn't end up in the nuclear yellow box, etc. We're also going to add bony landmarks, insertions and origins, etc. But that can be done in Part 86 of this process. For now, we are done and done!</span></p><p style="text-align: center;">Video walk-through:</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/gQeKr7gjZV8" width="320" youtube-src-id="gQeKr7gjZV8"></iframe></div><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p></div></div>Hali Chambershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01610865910264488901noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6594932944174073527.post-34039192127857542532020-04-07T18:52:00.000-04:002020-04-07T18:52:25.138-04:00New DIY Traveler's Notebook Courses<div style="text-align: center;">
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