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genealogy -Dodge family crest
So why the Haida Bear userpic for British genealogy? I'll get to that ( Read more... ) -
cultures and linguistics
Firstly, a fascinating glimpse of the people of the Arran Islands off the west coast of Ireland. Oddly, I can see some similarities between these folks and the peoples of the islands off our own northwest coast. I think it's something not quite tangible, something in the attitude in the culture. It's a fun piece to watch, a study through the ( Read more... ) -
Feather post
"Patience"
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Music Meme
1. Reply to this post and I'll assign you a letter.
2. List (and upload, if you feel like it) 5 songs that start with that letter.
3. Post them to your journal with these instructions.
gandryyne assigned me "T" because I asked her to go easy on me. ;D I'm trying to stay away from songs that start with "The" though... too easy ( Read more... ) -
For gandryyne
This week's broadcast of Robbie Shepherd's "Reel Blend" closed with this fantastic acoustic guitar number. So of course I had to get into the playlist and hunt it down.
"Far From Home" by guitarist John Carnie. You can listen to the clips right there. Great stuff!
Edit: Oh! And here is his website.
Edit/edit: Gotta <3 Myspace, there's a ( Read more... ) -
Hiking in Washington
I'll continue to build on this one so I'm bookmarking this post. Hiking and trails resources for Washington State, particularly Western Washington.
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Hong the elephant artist
Sure, you've seen elephants make marks on paper before, some turn out some really beautiful abstracts. But have you ever seen one paint figurative work? Or florals? She's really quite good at painting elephants, and at 8 years of age she's only going to get better.
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For the love of music, friendship, and combolins
gandryyne , as well versed as you are in Celtic music, you undoubtedly know who the Corries were. But do you know who David Sinton is? You likely do; I didn't. But as I meandered about the internet while waiting for paint to dry in the studio, I learned a bit about him ( Read more... ) -
art rummage sale for vet bills
I had to cough up over a grand in vet bills for poor Felix, and there is more to come. He seems to be doing MUCH better, btw. :) But as an obvious result, it's put me in a bit of a pinch ( Read more... )