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Emily the Raffle Doll

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    Emily will be raffled off at the Bethel Methodist Church holiday bazaar in mid-November. She's a Eurogirl doll I bought on Ebay. Clothes made by me, with bought shoes and socks.

Worthy Causes

I Am Easily Amused

Words to Consider

  • "They tell us that we live in a great free republic; that our institutions are democratic; that we are a free and self-governing people. That is too much, even for a joke. ... Wars throughout history have been waged for conquest and plunder... And that is war in a nutshell. The master class has always declared the wars; the subject class has always fought the battles." —Eugene Victor Debs
  • "When we talk about helping the poor, we're called Christians. When we actually help the poor, we're called Socialists." —Rev. Jim Rigby
  • There must be more to life than having everything. -Maurice Sendak
  • The first revolutionary act is to call things by their true names, said Rosa Luxemburg.
  • When you arise in the morning, give thanks for the morning light, for your life and strength. Give thanks for your food and the joy of living. If you see no reason for giving thanks, the fault lies in yourself. —Tecumseh
  • i do it for the joy it brings / because i am a joyful girl / because the world owes me nothing / and we owe each other the world / i do it because it's the least i can do / i do it because i learned it from you / i do it just because i want to / because I want to —"Joyful Girl", Ani DiFranco
  • "Nothing living should ever be treated with contempt. Whatever it is that lives, a man, a tree, or a bird, should be touched gently, because the time is short. Civilization is another word for respect for life." - Elizabeth Goudge, author of The Joy of the Snow
  • "There is nothing I can give you, which you have not; But there is much, very much, that while I cannot give it, you can take. No heaven can come to us unless our hearts find rest in today. Take heaven! No peace lies in the future which is not hidden in this present instant. Take peace! The gloom of the world is but a shadow. Behind it, yet within reach, is joy. There is a radiance and glory in the darkness, could we but see, and to see we have only to look. I beseech you to look. Life is so generous a giver, but we, judging its gifts by their covering, cast them away as ugly, or heavy or hard. Remove the covering, and you will find beneath it a living splendor, woven of love, by wisdom, with power. Welcome it, grasp it, and you touch the angel's hand that brings it to you. Everything we call a trial, a sorrow, or a duty, believe me that angel's hand is there; the gift is there, and the wonder of an overshadowing presence. Our joys too: be not content with them as joys. They, too, conceal diviner gifts. And so, at this time, I greet you. Not quite as the world sends greetings, but with profound esteem and with the prayer that for you now and forever, the day breaks, and the shadows flee away. " (Fra Giovanni 1513 A.D.)

Art Dolls

  • Valentine Snipped
    My imaginary friends.

Artist Trading Cards

  • Feather
    A sampling of my ATCs. Some available for trade, as noted.

Beadwork

  • DST Pin
    Mostly pins, with some other oddments.

HookWork

  • Seaman's Scarf II
    Crochet of one sort and another . . .

Journal Quilts

  • Bubba's Quilt
    8.5" x 11", approximately, quilts to explore various ideas.

Paper Dolls

  • Pashmina, A Lady from the Mysterious East
    Second childhood? Not quite . . .

Books, 2009

  • Dancing in the Dark, by Morris Dickstein
  • The Provincial Lady in Russia, by E.M. Delafield
  • The Provincial Lady in America, by E.M. Delafield
  • The Provincial Lady in London, by E.M. Delafield
  • Diary of a Provincial Lady, by E.M. Delafield
  • A Time to Dance, No Time to Weep, by Rumer Godden
  • Rhubarb, by H. Allen Smith
  • Silver Wings, Santiago Blue, by Janet Dailey
  • Henrietta's War, by Joyce Dennys
  • Spanish Dagger, by Susan Wittig Albert
  • Thyme of Death, by Susan Wittig Albert
  • American Woman, by R. Garcia y Robertson
  • The Foolish Immortals, by Paul Gallico
  • The Harem Within, by Fatima Mernissi
  • Fool, by Christopher Moore
  • Elfland, by Freda Warrington
    Urban fantasy at its finest—with a heroine who's not nearly so dumb as she seems sometimes, a hero who's not nearly as bad as he seems, and a sprawling storyline that covers fourteen years and two worlds.
  • I'm Perfect, You're Doomed, by Kyria Abrahams
  • Stuffed, by Hank Cardello
  • The Anteater of Death, by Betty Webb
    I don't much like mysteries, but the title made me pick this one up—zoo life, animal lore, and the ups and down of Central California houseboat living made it so interesting I forgot I was reading a murder mystery.
  • Our Lady of Darkness, by Fritz Leiber
  • Conjure Wife, by Fritz Leiber
  • Ceremony, by Leslie Marmon Silko
    The story of Tayo, returning from World War II and Japanese captivity to the Laguna Pueblo, and his quest to overcome his estrangement and alienation. Very good indeed.
  • Ancestors of Avalon, by Diana L. Paxson
  • Godmother Night, by Rachel Pollack
    In a contemporary world much like ours, two women named Laurie and Jaqe find themselves and each other, only to be separated by Mother Night—a small elderly woman in extravagant clothes who is, literally, death. She and her five red-haired, leather-clad bikers cruise through the lives of Laurie and Jaqe and their daughter, leaving behind a tale of heartbreak and humor, of loss and joy, of death and life.
  • Julia Newberry's Diary
  • Kushiel's Mercy, by Jacqueline Carey
  • Kushiel's Justice, by Jacqueline Carey
  • Kushiel's Scion, by Jacqueline Carey
  • Kushiel's Avatar, by Jacqueline Carey
  • Kushiel's Chosen, by Jacqueline Carey
  • Kushiel's Dart, by Jacqueline Carey
  • This House of Sky, by Ivan Doig
    Doig's memoir of his growing up in the western Montana wilderness, among sheepherders and the denizens of small valley ranches and small-town saloons. A wonderful, wonderful book—I read it in one late-night session, simply because I couldn't bear to stop without finding out what happened next.
  • Winter Brothers, by Ivan Doig
  • A Wolf at the Door, and Other Retold Fairy Tales, ed. by Ellen Datlow and Terri Windling
  • The Greengage Summer, by Rumer Godden
  • Where the Bluebird Sings to the Lemonade Springs, by Wallace Stegner
    A collection of sixteen essays on Stegner's West, including stories of his family and their move west. Well worth reading.
  • Among the Mad, by Jacqueline Winspear
  • Crazy Horse and Custer, The Parallel Lives of Two American Warriors, by Stephen Ambrose
    A tale of the lives of both men, their times, and the tragic end for both. Highly recommended.
  • Prince of Stories, The Many Worlds of Neil Gaiman, by Hank Wagner, Christopher Golden and Stephen R. Bissette
  • The Spectator Bird, by Wallace Stegner
  • Old School, by Tobias Wolff
  • Frenchman’s Creek, by Daphne DuMarier
  • Gardens in the Dunes, by Leslie Marmon Silko
    Gardens in the Dunes begins and ends at a hidden garden near the Colorado River on the California-Arizona border. The novel covers ground that includes the early stages of women's rights, emerging female sexuality, the rape of the Amazon, early quack medicine, Gnostic mysteries, Celtic magic, and flower husbandry. Everywhere the garden is a central theme. I checked this out of the library, but I need to buy a copy so I can reread it.
  • The Saga of the Renunciates, by Marion Zimmer Bradley
  • Heaven's Net Is Wide, by Lian Hearn
  • The Water Will Hold You, by Lindsey Crittenden
  • Stephanie Pearl-McPhee Casts Off
  • Knitting Rules, by Stephanie Pearl-McPhee
  • The Illyrian Adventure, by Lloyd Alexander
  • The River at Green Knowe, by L.M. Boston
  • On Agate Hill, by Lee Smith
    Molly Petree, orphaned by the Civil War, is by her own definition "a spitfire and a burden. I do not care. My family is a dead family and this is not my home, for I am a refugee girl." Molly documents her life in diaries, letters, all sorts of ephemera—from her arrival at Agate Hill plantation to her rescue by a mysterious benefactor from her father's past, her marriage to a dashing and philandering mountaineer and her trial for his murder, on to her unexpected end in the Roaring Twenties. Lee Smith is a wonderful writer, and Molly is another of her grand creations.
  • Wizard's Eleven, by Sheri S. Tepper
  • Necromancer Nine, by Sheri S. Tepper
  • King's Blood Four, by Sheri S. Tepper
  • No Idle Hands, by Anne L. Macdonald
  • Axe-Age, Wolf-Age, by Kevin Crossley-Holland
    Crossley-Holland's retelling of twenty-two of the Norse myths. Well-done, in tight Germanic prose.
  • A Map of the World, by Jane Hamilton
  • The Birchbark House, by Louise Erdrich
    The story of a year in the life of Omakayas and her family, who live on the land her people (the Ojibway) call the Island of the Golden-Breasted Woodpecker. (Madeline Island in Lake Superior) Beautifully written and illustrated (though I couldn't find the name of the illustrator, the drawings remind me of Garth Williams' work). I should pass it on to someone, but . . . not just yet. I need to read it again first.
  • Gatty's Tale, by Kevin Crossley-Holland
  • King of the Middle March, by Kevin Crossley-Holland
  • At the Crossing-Places, by Kevin Crossley-Holland
  • The Seeing Stone, by Kevin Crossley-Holland
  • If Ever I Return, Pretty Peggy-O, by Sharyn McCrumb
  • Three Woman, by Marge Piercy
  • The Seamstress, by Sara Tuvel Bernstein
    A Holocaust memoir. Bernstein was born into a large family in rural Romania, went to Bucharest where she eventually became a dressmaker, and ended up in Ravensbruck. . . and survived.
  • The Word Undone: The Story of the Great War, 1914 to 1918, by G.J. Meyer
    An exhaustive look at World War I, complete with lots of backstory and sketches of the major players . . . good for someone like me, who doesn't remember ever having studied World War I in school, other than someone shot the Archduke and then everyone fought . . .
  • An Incomplete Revenge, by Jacqueline Winspear
  • Messenger of Truth, by Jacqueline Winspear
  • The Mystery of Grace, by Charles deLint
    Grace and John—a magical story of the intersections between reality and faery. (Hint: she's dead. He's not.)
  • PaganTime, by Micah Perks
  • The Song of Rhiannon, by Evangeline Walton
  • Prince of Annwn, by Evangeline Walton
  • The World Without Us, by Alan Weisman
    What would happen if our species disappeared? A close look at the processes by which things fall apart. I am heartened by the notion that things would continue without us.
  • City of Darkness, City of Light, by Marge Piercy
  • The Story of World War I, by Robert Leckie
  • Pardonable Lies, by Jacqueline Winspear
  • Birds of a Feather, by Jacqueline Winspear
  • Maisie Dobbs, by Jacqueline Winspear
  • The Great War, by Jay Winter and Blaine Baggett
  • The Last Gift of Time, by Carolyn G. Heilbrun
  • Children of the Wolf, by Jane Yolen
  • The Starlight Barking, by Dodie Smith
  • All My Patients Are Under the Bed, by Dr. Louis J. Camuti
  • Blitzcat, by Robert Westall
    The Blitz. The firebombing of Coventry. England, bloody England. Lord Gort doesn’t understand war. She’s just a lost cat, trying to find her way home. Her trip will take her into the heart of the war, into the hearts of the people she meets, and perhaps break her own heart . . . I love this book.
  • The Hangman's Beautiful Daughter
  • The Rosewood Casket, by Sharyn McCrumb
  • King's Oak, by Anne Rivers Siddons
    Andy Calhoun leaves her disaster of a marriage and moves with her daughter to a small town in Georgia “in search of banality.” What she finds, however, is Tom Dabney, poet, magician, and worshipper of the wilderness. He declares war on the poisoner of his woods, and she must choose . . . vintage Siddons, and my favorite of all hers.
  • Yvegenie, by C.J. Cherryh
  • Chernevog, by C.J. Cherryh
  • Rusalka, by C.J. Cherryh
  • The Pigtail of Ah Lee Ben Loo, by John Bennett
    A children's book from 1928, featuring stories and poems illustrated with silhouettes. I can't believe my brother was willing to part with this!
  • Growltiger's Last Stand, by T. S Eliot
  • Rabbit Hill, by Robert Lawson
    One of my fav children's books—the story of the Little Animals on the Hill, when New Folks move into the house. Will they be gardeners? Will they have good garbage? And will there be a Cat? (Lawson, BTW, illustrated The Story of Ferdinand.)
  • Milking the Moon, by Eugene Walter
  • The Long Descent, by John Michael Greer
  • The Love Letters, by Madeleine L'Engle
    Juxtaposes a 20th-century love story and the love affair of a 17th-century nun and a soldier, as both struggle with their vows. Superbly done, as usual.
  • The Woman Who Loved Reindeer, by Meredith Ann Pierce
  • Lolly Willowes, by Sylvia Townsend Warner
  • Heartbreak Hotel, by Anne Rivers Siddons
  • Sweetwater Creek, by Anne Rivers Siddons
  • The Goblin Mirror, by C.J. Cherryh
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Monday, 29 June 2009

Lunch

Squirrel-feeder-two

Posted by kirbanita on Monday, 29 June 2009 at 05:23 PM in interesting beasts |

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Comments

Linda

now that is too funny!! boy a bit desperate??!!! hehehe!! hugs Linda

Posted by: Linda | Monday, 29 June 2009 at 07:40 PM

Judy Merrill-Smith

Too funny! Is it part bat?!?

Posted by: Judy Merrill-Smith | Tuesday, 30 June 2009 at 03:05 PM

Kai

LOL! It took me a second to move my focus from the feeder & gorgeous trees enough to see the persistent little squirrel! That's priceless!

Posted by: Kai | Tuesday, 30 June 2009 at 09:18 PM

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