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The April Challenge at Unity is a Sketch Challenge with a Tag. I wanted to use stamps from a new set, Unity Layers of Life - Grateful for All - June 2018. I stamped the background stamp in light brown... Read more

I've been going down to the Homestead at Struan Farm each day to gather walnuts and feijoas and check on the figs. I haven't been wandering around the gardens too much. During the severe drought we had this summer I... Read more

The Dining Room, The Ansorge Hotel. Read more

JF Ptak Science Books Post 3836 I just came upon a very early image of a cowboy, finding it in an unusual publication, American Agriculturalist. It is vacquero in a branding scene, and even though the word "cow boy"/"cowboy" has... Read more

At the fourth Digital Underground Connect (DUConnect) session, Rob Martindale, Utility Program Manager at the Colorado Department of Transportation (CDOT) provided an overview of a remarkable initiative by the State of Colorado to address the challenge of improving the quality... Read more

Please note that all framegrabs are from the 1080p version **/**** Image A Sound A Extras C starring Robert Downey Jr., Antonio Banderas, Michael Sheen, Jim Broadbent screenplay by Stephen Gaghan and John Whittington, based on the novels by Hugh... Read more

Once upon a time, I briefly decided that I was going to be the sort of person who Made Shit and Sewed Things; who made her own cloth diapers and Halloween costumes and pillowcases and tote bags. The sort of... Read more

A few more take-out orders.... Poseidon Project: My favorite weekly "pau hana time" stop is now doing take-out pizza, beer, and family meals. So, how can I not support the place? Mostly stopping to pick up a couple of beers... Read more

When you were growing up, you probably remember the nasty term "old fogey." Some of us may have even used it to deride our elders. Nowadays, you may not hear that specific term much, but its meaning still exists. That's... Read more

Our first Oh Joy! Story Book: BE CURIOUS! launches today! Thank you sooo much for those of you that pre-ordered (your pre-order gift should be arriving soon). And if you haven't ordered your copy yet, you can find the book... Read more

Coast Guard oversees, escorts at-sea medevacs from cruise ships along Florida Coast MIAMI — The Coast Guard coordinated three at-sea cruise ship medevacs within the Miami and St. Petersburg areas of responsibility Saturday and Sunday. Coast Guard Sector St. Petersburg... Read more

Chris and I feel very fortunate to live where we can easily walk outside, in relative isolation, and admire the arrival of spring. As we walk it's easy to forget what's going on, until I reach to touch something and... Read more