ONCE IN A BLUE MOON

July 2015 has two full moons thus the expression 'Once in a blue moon'.  The first one was July 2nd and the Blue Moon will be on Friday, July 31st.

Been taking a break from Blogging

DECORAH EAGLETS

Whoahhhh - the babies are looking more like kiddos.  Here is the webcam link (and the wikplayer sounds great with the sounds from the Decorah link)  http://www.ustream.tv/decoraheagles

Well HELLO

I guess we have been busy preparing the garden because the last time I posted on here was early April.  It has been a chilly Spring and not enough rain.  They say rain and then ...... it does not rain.  So, I added a wikplayer of morning rain and birds.

Taking a break from GLEANING.  Updated image of Jean Francoise Millet's 1857 controversial painting for the upper and middle classes - THE GLEANERS.

TODAY IN THE WHITEHORSE STAR 'PERSONALS'

I THINK THIS IS SUPPOSED TO BE EMERALD LAKE AND KLONDIKE HWY

I have had Sciatica in my left lower back now for two days and just lying around googling stuff today.  There is a Personal for a UFO hotline.  In researching the persons name I came to this  http://www.ufobc.ca/yukon/index.htm   (I think the above image has to do with the 76/77 story)  Also in the Personals are a Sasquatch watch email and a Ghostbuster phone number.  OOGIDIE BOOGIDIE!

TRADITIONAL DRESS OF MY GREATGRANDMOTHERS

I found this image the other day of the peasant females dress on the Island of Vormsi in the Baltic Sea where my grandfather and generations back to the 1500's lived.  The second image is actually the town of Hullo where my grandfather was born (b. 1886) - I am thinking of finding a china doll at a second hand store and redressing it in the traditional dress.

INTERNET NASTY

One thing that really gets to me on the internet is how people who you are not face to face with, whom hiding behind their desktops have the audacity to respond with the most horrid comments.  These responses deflect from the actual subject and for sure cause peoples blood pressures to rise.  This image says it all.

I AM GOING TO MAKE THIS ONE INTO A T-SHIRT

FIRSTBORN DECORAH EAGLET D21

This image of eaglet D21 amuses me as he looks into the webcam.  My name for him is Reuben a name given to firstborn males meaning BEHOLD A SON.  The next image is also great of Mom, also looking right into the webcam.  ..... and by the way, I am not sure which is male or female but for my own fun I have chosen the gender.  Here is the link to view via webcam http://www.ustream.tv/decoraheagles

DECORAH EAGLES - FIRST and SECOND EAGLETS ARE HERE

There are 3 eggs.  First one hatched on March 27th.  Today, the second one is seen in the video hatching.
Someone wrote - Oh nooooooo, its the dreaded MIDDLE child - lol lol lol.

BUFFET

I went to Plantworld on Eglinton and got me and mom an Easter Lily.  She was so impressed that there were 9 blooms.   I did not notice that.    Usually I get them at No Frills and there are around 5-6 blooms.  Stunning.  I got a Hyacinthe too and there were 6 bulbs.

SWING INTO SPRING

APPLE PHISHING EMAILS

I have had two of these in two weeks.  They usually end up in my junk mail which I peruse daily and empty.  First of all, I do not have an apple ID.  Also, note that the email looks like it was sent from yourself.  To check that out just click on reply and your name will come up on the left hand side as a contact.  You will see that there is not a sender noted - if there was I would copy and paste it into hotmail/outlook BLOCK.   Here is a link to see more about this.

http://metadataconsulting.blogspot.ca/2014/10/phishing-email-apple-id-reset-candy.html

REPAIR, REUSE, MAKE DO AND DON'T THROW ANYTHING AWAY.........

...... was a motto from the Great Depression.   An interesting story popped up the other day about flour sacks.  They used to make them in floral prints as people used them to make dresses.  It would take more than one flour sack to make a dress so what became good for the goose was also good for the gander.  Today, vintage flour sacks are highly sought out on ebay auctions mostly to make vintage quilts.

WELCOME SPRING

GUESS WHO

The blonde in the middle is non other than 14 year old BRAD PITT in Springfield Missouri.  --- 1977 thereabouts --- Cute kid.

FALLSTREAK HOLE CLOUD FORMATION

The Fallstreak Hole, or hole punch cloud, occurs when part of a cloud's water droplets freeze into ice crystals and fall below the cloud layer

LINK FOR MORE IMAGES - - - http://www.abc.net.au/news/2014-11-03/photographers-catch-rare-fallstreak-cloud-formations-in-victoria/5863482

'HEART' DOGS

Rover99

I USED TO BE ABLE TO DO THIS.....

I love all the creativity that one finds on the internet these days.  I bought an extension years ago that I still have that matched my hair way back when.  The only way I could do this now adays is with a wig - mmmmmmmm.

AUSTRALIAN FOX BAT - OMG

How would you like to walk our your front/back door and see one of these!!!

ITS REAL!

EASTER ISLAND STATUES

I looked into this last year and just reposting because I think it is pretty interesting that alot of people did not know that the Easter Island HEADS have bodies too.

MOTHER OF THE BRIDE

DECORAH EAGLES- IOWA - March 5th

Female eagles are larger than male eagles.  In this youtube, the mother eagle comes back to the nest to relieve the father eagle.  Note that the father eagle likes his eggs in a row and the mother likes hers in a triangle.  I think that this nest is very close to a fish hatchery and hope one day I can see one of them bringing home a fish.


Again, here is the live WEBCAM of the Decorah Eagles in Iowa - 
http://www.ustream.tv/decoraheagles

In Hanover, Pennsylvania yesterday during a snowstorm ...............

 Here is a link to more images - http://wtop.com/watercooler/2015/03/eagle-covered-with-snow-up-to-her-beak-as-she-protects-eggs-in-storm/slide/1/

PanArt Hang Drum

Never saw this instrument before.  Expensive and a long waiting list to buy one.



Here is a link to more information on these interesting drums
http://worldpercussion.net/instruments/panart-hang-and-handpans/

COOKING IN THE ARCHIVES - RECIPES FROM 1600-1800

This is a fun and interesting blog.  When you have some swingin time check it out.

Lady Fagg
An Excellent Cheap Soupe
1 pound of Beef cut in small pieces
perl p[b?]arley
2 2 oz Rice. 1/2 pint split Peas
6 potatoes. 2 large Onions —
pepper & salt to the taste. put al[l]
these with one Gallon of water
into a deep Pot – Tie it down,
& Let it bake 6 hours –
NB – dont strain it but turn
it alltogether into the Dish – th[is]
will make a good meal for 6
or 8 people, & does not want
any bread to eat with it.
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They then update the recipe - Here is a link to see the blog - http://rarecooking.com/

CELKA - IMITATOR

Saw this on Bored Panda last week - Celka imitates internet viral faces and celebrities.  The more I looked thru at all of them the more kudos I thought to give her - Really enjoyed it.  Here are a few and a link to see more.

Please view somemore at ----- http://www.boredpanda.com/i-imitated-celebrity-impressions-and-it-went-viral/

DECORAH EAGLES - Iowa

I watched the Decorah eagles last year and am back at it this year.  First egg Feb 18, 2015, Second egg Feb 21, 2015, Third egg Feb 25, 2015.  Here is the webcam link for the Decorah eagles in Iowa.
http://www.ustream.tv/decoraheagles

Here is a link to a list of other eagle webcams --- https://eagleholic.wordpress.com/eagle-cam-list/

WATCH THIS IMAGE FOR 30 SECONDS AND THEN WATCH VAN GOGH'S PAINTING COME TO LIFE

WINTER TULIPS

Our snow out front looks like this --- I would like to do this.  Stay tuned.

LINEUPS MADE MORE RESTFUL

This image was taken in Thailand but apparently they do this in other places as well.  The people take their shoes off and sit waiting for their names to be called.  I do not mind being barefoot but for sure everyone would have to be in agreement to taking their shoes off.

PINK VELVET BANANA

This is so cool eh?  Toronto is planting zone 6 BUT if you are closer to the lake as we are then you would be planting zone 6b or 7.  The Pink Velvet Banana is a planting zone/cold hardiness 7b or 8 to 10 so I do not think this would work here.  Albeit, it makes a great indoor plant so maybe it could go in a pot outside in the summer and be brought inside for winter.  I think Victoria, B.C. is a zone 9b or 10 so this would work for you Dottie.

Here is a link to read more about this - http://statebystategardening.com/state.php/la/hotplants/pink_velvet_banana/


I saw this the other day and thought of you Dottie

BABY GOAT YELLING

This is cute.  BUT --- they actually filmed the goat first and then added the script after.

TORONTO MYSTERY UNDERGROUND BUNKER

This was discovered 6 weeks ago.  The following video is lengthy.  I do not think it is terrorism related.  I think it is moreso end of the world or crisis related.  Perhaps they will get to the bottom of this and we will know why someone built a bunker on public property.  YorkU is close by so it could be kids from there - a project?  I have to wonder where the extension cord plugged into for the heater,

http://www.thestar.com/news/gta/2015/02/24/live-toronto-police-reveal-mystery-tunnel-details.html

OH MY - S. KOREAN COUPLE FALL DOWN SINKHOLE

ANOTHER GOULASH/GULYAS RECIPE

A friend sent me this recipe which she says is delicious.  She had it while on a cruise with Viking.

Here is the link to the recipe  ----   http://www.vikingrivercruisescanada.com/why-viking/recipes/soups/hungarian-goulash.html

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TED TALKS -   I have not listened to any of these yet but I have in the past listened to TED TALKS and really enjoyed them.  The next link is 6 talks about how to feel good about getting older.  Here is the link ----  http://www.ted.com/playlists/227/talks_to_make_you_feel_good_ab

Man So Distracted By Cellphone That He Misses Massive Whales Just Feet Away

This became a viral video on how people miss out by always looking down at their smart phones.  In researching this on more posts and viewing comments -  apparently he did not miss it.  He was clearing data to continue videotaping the whales.  SO THERE!

TURN GREY HAIR BACK TO ITS NATURAL COLOUR???

Just going to copy and paste this.  You do the research.  You be the judge.

All that used this remedy will tell that this drink definitely improves sight and also improves the health of the skin to. But the most special effect of this homemade drink is that it turns the white hairs to its previous (natural) color and makes your hair thickerthan it was before.  

The ingredients needed for this amazing drink:

• 200 grams /7 oz of flaxseed oil
• 4 lemons
• 3 cloves of garlic (small)
• 1 kilogram/2,2 lbs of honey

The method of preparation:

Put the lemons and the garlic in a blender and then mix them well. You should peel just 2 of the lemons before you put them in a blender. Then, you should add the honey and the flaxseed and then mix again. Put the resulted mixture in a glass bowl and close it well with a lid. Put the mixture in the fridge and let it stay there.

How to consume this homemade drink:

Thirty minutes before each meal, you should consume 1 tablespoon of this mixture. It’s recommended to use wooden spoons instead of metal ones!

You should consume this mixture 3 times a day.

This is a truly amazing drink and remedy, and its ingredients are very powerful allies to our health and still they are very easy to find, which makes this drink simply perfect.

GOULASH

The word Goulash comes from the Hungarian word Gulyás pronounced almost the same only with no L, which is a word for a Hungarian Herdsman/Sheppard or Cowboy.  The origin of the soup...can be traced back to the ninth century--shepherds cut their meat into cubes, cooked it with onion in a heavy iron kettle (bogracs) and slowly stewed the dish until all the liquid evaporated. They dried the remnants in the sun (probably on their sheepskin capes), and then put the dried food in a bag made of the sheep's stomach. Whenever they wanted food, they took out a piece of the fired meat, added some water and reheated it. With a lot of liquid, it became a gulyas soup...if less liquid was added, it became culyas meat.

Herdsmen making Goulash

Here is a recipe from a Hungarian woman from Waterloo

HAPPY HUMP DAY!

This image was shot February 17th, on the American side of Niagara Falls which is partially frozen....... and with a rainbow.   

NEW YORKER MAGAZINE VALENTINES DAY COVERS

My birthday year 1952

 J.T.'s birthday year 1953

A.T.'s birthday year 1989

....and our Feb. 14 Anniversary year 1992

CELEBRATE

HAPPY VALENTINES DAY

&

HAPPY 23rd ANNIVERSARY

ARTIST - PIOTR FAFROWICZ

I wanted to post a comment on their site but it was just too much work to get thru to comment so I am hoping they will see their name on the internet and pop in here.  Just to let you know PIOTR, I just love your art.  I like how you use colour.  We are fans of folk art as well.  I saw this one on a fav blog and liked it for Valentines Day (our 23rd anniversary) and then I went looking for all Piotr's art - (I have posted other artists work in the subject line and they have gotten in touch)
https://www.behance.net/gallery/14524645/Paintings

LEGO face

MATT HARDING - DANCES AROUND THE WORLD - love this

'YOU' Mr. Harding are an INSPIRATION to us all.

THE ONE POT CHEF SHOW

Looks good - PEANUT BUTTER FREEZER FUDGE

BRENDAN SCHAFFER - SNOW SCULPTER - love it

JOKE TIME

An Englishman, a Frenchman, a Spaniard and a German are all standing watching an American street performer do some juggling. The juggler notices the four gentleman have a very poor view, so he stands up on a wooden crate and calls out, "Can you all see me now?"

"Yes"

"Oui"

"Sí"

"Ja"

(it took me a bit to get this)

LOVE THIS - TOUCHED BY A WILD MOUNTAIN GORILLA

Awesome encounter with wild mountain gorillas in Uganda.

lol - TOOL STATION - NOT UNDER MY ROOF COMMERCIAL

HARVEY'S - JANE AND FALSTAFF

One memory that I have is being at Doug MacKenzies and his friend owned an El Camino.  The boys filled the back up with water and soap suds and Andrea and a few other girls got in the back in their bathing suits and we drove over to Harveys in Weston where all the HOT CARS hung out.  I think I went over in the Nugemobile.  Fun times.

Artist - Larry Fisher - Original Acrylic SOLD