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My first Christmas Yule Log! This is a close-up of the mini sugar mushrooms I made for decoration. How festive.
Read more, and the get the recipe, here on my blog: bakercourt.blogspot.com/2011/12/christmas-yule-log.html
Log trusses supporting the roof structure of Paradise Lodge in Mt Rainier National Park. Much of this was added after the first winter because the heavy snow load caused the roof to sag.
Log Cabin Afghan a la Mason Dixon Knitting.
I have 20 squares so far. This is enough for a small throw. The yarn is Sugar 'n Cream which I used because it is cheap and comes in a lot of colors. I've only seen this yarn used to make dishcloths so I am a bit nervous about how this will turn out.
Any advice on how to join knit afghan squares?
Log cabin quilt I am making for my daughters big girl bed :) She wanted owls. I bought a pottery barn Brooke sheet to cut up for the owls and trees, I love that fabric! Everything else is from my stash or scrap bin.
Blocks will measure 13"
Santa Barbara Mission, Santa Barbara, CA
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The Santa Barbara Mission was the tenth of the California Missions to be founded by the Spanish Franciscans. It was established on the Feast of St. Barbara, December 4, 1786.
Padre Junipero Serra, who had founded the first nine Missions, had died two years earlier. It was Padre Fermin Francisco de Lasuen, his successor, who raised the cross and made the first converts.
The original buildings were unpretentious and made of adobe. Over time three adobe churches were constructed on the grounds, each larger than the one before until the fourth and present church was built in 1820. The third was destroyed by earthquake in 1812. The fountain in front was built in 1808.
The earthquake of June 29, 1925, which occurred during a chapel service, caused considerable damage to the Mission church and friary. People rushed out of the chapel while the beams in the front of the church fell. Fortunately, no one was hurt. Restoration work was completed in 1927, and the towers were reinforced in 1953.
Before the arrival of the Spanish, the Chumash Indians, who were hunters and gatherers oriented to the sea, inhabited the land from Malibu to San Luis Obispo. They built plank boats (tomols), which were capable of traveling to the Channel Islands. Their villages were autonomous in nature, always headed by a hereditary leader. Houses were semi-oval huts built of tule. Basketry was a major art form as were stone bowls and tools. Houses were dome shaped with tules covering a willow frame.
The Franciscans taught the Indians agriculture. The principal products of the field were wheat, barley, corn, beans, and peas. Orange and olive trees were planted, and grapevines were cultivated. In 1807, an Indian dam was built to bring water to the mission via an aqueduct. Mission Santa Barbara also had cattle, sheep, goats, pigs, mules, and horses in great number. In 1809, there were 5,200 head of cattle and in 1803 11,221 head of sheep.
The early buildings at the Mission were constructed in log cabin style, with the cracks between the logs filled with mud and stones. Among the very first buildings constructed were a residence, a chapel, a kitchen, and a storeroom for grain.
When the Mission period ended, the buildings were used for a number of purposes. From 1868 until 1877, the Franciscans conducted a high school and junior college.
Logging and lumber mill demonstrations as part of the Spanish Lookout 50 Year Celebrations, Belize
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Our nav log on Oceanic flights becomes a bit more important because of the lack of radar services. Air traffic separation is provided using assigned altitudes, airspeeds, and tracks. Regular updates must be made to New York Oceanic ATC. This is done by calling New York Arinc on the HF radio over compulsory fixes (marked here with triangles I filled in next to the fix names). As we cross over the fix we put one cross through the fix name, mark down the current winds, ground speed, outside air temperature, fuel and compare them against the flight plan, mark down the UTC time over the fix and the ETA for the next compulsory reporting fix. We then call up New York Arinc on the HF radio and report our time over the fix, altitude, eta for the next fix we'll report at, and the next planned fix after that. Once Arinc acknowledges our information we put another cross through the fix name making an 'X'.