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simply gonna share.....wacko intentions. a simple Stage and Doe event looms in my future. What to do..what to do?? Ok, lets buy a zillion fabric and still not get it right. oh the drama. too shiney, too casual, too "step forth wives (floral ---- wait, isn't water colour???) ha.........well , in any case, my days are numbered ...so whatever. Listen, I am not the only wacko out there. there is a group (0n flickr) Me Made May....people that make garments and wear them for the month of May (note "me made pants" hahahaha) fingers crossed I get something done in time.......and if not...oh well.....ya can always wear dark jeans and rhinestones . And now please applause, I have finally fitted something I am actually pleased with.......fingers crossed the sleeves get put in with no issues.
Construction crews will start work in the coming weeks on a $5.4-million project to build two steel bridges along Highway 16 on Haida Gwaii.
for a nicer innard shot of this, check out ckn's photo here:
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for christmas, i decide to make a cake using fondant. i got some already made fondant from the candy store, and tried to follow the directions from online. boy, it was a mess! the fondant was sticking to everything, even with a ton of powdered sugar to dust the table and my hands. finally i got it to roll out to a big enough sheet to cover the 9"x9" cake, but i poked holes in it by accident. =S my hands were also a nice pink/blue from mixing the food coloring into the fondant. ah well. at least the cake tasted really good. especially after being in the fridge. the recipe for this cake is below:
Yellow cake mix:
¾ cup butter, softened
3 eggs
2 ½ cups all-purpose flour
2 ½ teaspoons baking powder
½ teaspoon salt
1 ¾ cups sugar
1 ½ teaspoons vanilla
1 ¼ cups of milk
1) Preheat oven to 375F degrees. Stir flour, baking powder, salt together, set aside.
2) Beat butter with electric mixer on medium for 30 seconds. Gradually add sugar, about ¼ cup at a time, beating at medium speed for 2 minutes. Add eggs one at a time, then vanilla, beating at medium still. Switch to beat at low speed. Alternately add flour mixture and milk to butter mixture, beating at low speed.
3) Pour into two greased 9"x9" square pans, bake for 20-25 minutes or until a toothpick inserted into cake comes out clean. Let cool a bit.
Raspberry Filling:
1 cup sugar
1 cup water
1 bag frozen raspberries or any other berry you like
1) Combine everything in a saucepan and bring to a boil.
2) Lower the heat once it boils and let it continue to simmer until most of the liquid has evaporated, and it has a thick syrup/jam texture to it. About 1 hour.
Ganache
½ cup heavy cream
4 ounces semisweet or dark chocolate (though with dark chocolate, you need to add more cream til it is smooth enough)
Heat the cream in a saucepan to a scald. Add chocolate and continue to whisk until melted and becomes smooth.
Putting it all together
Cut each cake in half horizontally (if needed, trim off tops to level the cakes, i just left them on cause it would be a waste and i am lazy). Cover the top of one cake half with ganache, then place another layer of cake on top. Cover that top with raspberry filling. Place another cake layer, repeat with ganache and last cake piece. Then pour more ganache over the entire cake, allowing it to drip over sides. Spread evenly until the whole cake is covered with chocolate. the cake may be served like this, and it would be delicious, or you can go the extra step and use already-made fondant to decorate like i did above. if you used dark chocolate for the ganache, the combination with the super-sweet fondant makes the cake just right without being too sugary-sweet.
The continuing construction of the new development at the former Chelmsford Technical College, Chelmsford Institute of Higher Education , Anglia Polytechnic University and finally the Anglia Ruskin University central campus site in Park Road Chelmsford (UK) as viewed from the High Chelmer multi storey car park in December 2013.
The building on the left is one of Chelmsford's tallest buildings, the 141.04 feet high Kings Tower at Marconi Plaza.
The building was designed so all the apartments caught the Sun at least one a day (weather permitting) and looked like a bow of a ship both ends.
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Thanks to David for taking this photograph and is posted here with kind permission.
Construction work continues in the Cannon House Office Building's east wing.
Phase 3 of the Cannon Renewal Project began in January 2021 and is scheduled to be complete in December 2022. The entire east side of the building, from the basement to the fifth floor, is closed. Work includes demolishing and rebuilding the fifth floor, conserving the exterior stonework and rehabilitating the individual office suites.
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Shot from minutes after the Box alarm call at 1:43 am to the fire being struck out at 9:30am.
By Peter Nickeas
Tribune reporter
9:42 a.m. CDT, September 30, 2012
An extra-alarm fire on the Northwest Side early Sunday morning destroyed much of a four-story brick building and brought more than 200 firefighters and paramedics to the scene, according to the Chicago Fire Department.
Crews battled the 5-11 alarm blaze in the 2600 block of West Nelson Street in the Avondale neighborhood for hours until it was finally struck out about 9:30 a.m. Some crews are expected to stay on the scene for much fo the rest of the day.
It's not clear what caused the fire, which started before 2 a.m. and had spread through the top three floors of the multi-use building and caused the north wall and some of the floors to collapse.The blaze also prompted a hazardous material response.
Thick black smoke from the building cast a haze over the neighborhood as the plume drifted south.
Firefighters wedged in between neighboring buildings and the wall predicted its collapse and were warned over fire department radios that it could happen.
When it did, firefighters atop a ladder near a west corner of the building yelled to a dozen firefighters below to watch for the power lines, which shook violently but didn't fall when the brick wall came crashing down.
Fire engines and trucks, along with different types of support vehicles, lined Elston and Belmont avenues and many of the side streets adjacent to the burning building, one of the tallest in a neighborhood of frame homes and commercial buildings.
As of about 8:30 a.m., nobody was injured, according to the fire department. Chicago police blocked traffic to local streets. Flames continued to jump through the roof of the building, even as firefighters lobbed streams of water from different sides.
Onlookers poured out of their homes, sat on porches and walked slowly toward the fire to get a closer look.
"We came out at three – at first I couldn't figure out why the street was closed, we just heard a lot of noise," said Nancy Cervantes, who stood with her 9-year-old grandaughter outside the scene.
"She's never up this early," Cervantes said of her granddaughter Narissa, who alternated between concentrated attention to the fire and jogging back and forth across a parking lot. "I woke her up so she could see this … to see how firemen and policemen all work together, with the table set up (with refreshments) and the gurney (with supplies)."
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Twitter: @peternickeas
Stuart Range peaks L-R: Mount Stuart, Sherpa Peak (in clouds), Argonaut Peak, Colchuck Peak (in clouds), Dragontail Peak (in clouds), and Little Annapurna.
Foreground: Devils Head.
The review and modernization of the Global Maritime Distress and Safety system (GMDSS) continues this week at the fourth session of the Sub-Committee on Navigation, Communication, Search and Rescue (6-10 March). The GMDSS requirements in SOLAS Chapter IV were adopted in 1988 and ensure an integrated communications system using satellite and terrestrial radiocommunication systems. The meeting is expected to develop draft amendments to SOLAS to accommodate additional, global or regional, mobile satellite systems. Also on the agenda are: the technical review of proposed new or amended ships' routeing measures; the functioning and operation of the Long-Range Identification and Tracking (LRIT) system, including a review of submitted audit reports; and search and rescue related matters, including the harmonization of aeronautical and maritime search and rescue. IMO Secretary-General Kitack Lim opened the session, which is being chaired by Mr. Ringo Lakeman (the Netherlands).
Construction continues March 25 on a concrete pad and pier at Mihail Kogălniceanu Forward Operating Site, Romania. The $38,500 project also calls for installation of electrical and communications conduits, cable, circuits, outlets and a perimeter fence. Equipment will be mounted on the concrete pier, while two metal poles will support weather stations at MK Romania. U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Europe District’s Mediterranean Area Office is managing the construction project, which is set for completion in April. (U.S. Army Corps of Engineers photo by Mark Nedzbala)
Continuing the Mediterranean vibe. And for good reason. Tomorrow is La Classicissima! Milan - Sanremo. Which will lead the Pro Peloton over this very beautiful road alongside the Ligurian Coastline. The Via Aurelia. Which I rode on my way home from last years #TPBR2020. What a splendid place!
The Louisiana National Guard continues to work around the clock, assisting local officials in the ferrying of equipment and construction of HESCO barrier levees on Avoca Island, La., Jan. 11, 2016. The project will prevent backwater flooding from reaching Morgan City and other towns in South Louisiana due to high river levels. (U.S. Army National Guard photos by Spc. Joshua Barnett)
Construction continues June 26 on the new Consolidated Community Center at Incirlik Air Base, Turkey. The facility will bring multiple base agencies and services under one roof, including the Community Activity Center, base theater, Education Center and base library. It's being constructed as a two-story, reinforced, poured-concrete and brick-facade building with a monolithic below-grade slab foundation, concrete floor slabs, reinforced concrete frame and pitched roof. The theater is designed for 350 seats, while a new parking lot will provide about 100 spaces. U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Europe District’s TUSEG Resident Office is managing the $9.2 million project alongside its contractor, EMTA Construction. It’s being built as a LEED Silver-eligible venture. The Consolidated Community Center could be ready for a grand opening sometime in early 2015. (U.S. Army Corps of Engineers photo by Mark Nedzbala)
In early July, the University Place residence halls at Mississippi College remained under construction. Students expect to move in by late August.
I continue to tell stories about new repatriates.
Klim writes: We arrived in Israel at the end of October 2022. The journey took exactly one month. We left Russia on September 23 with the understanding that we would not return but not knowing where we would end up.
We didn't have visas to Israel. Three months before that, we received a rejection under the go-no-go program and were gathering additional documents.
We traveled to Kazakhstan, where we managed to schedule an appointment at the consulate in Tashkent within a week. We spent that week driving across Kazakhstan from north to south, staying in both terrible and luxurious apartments.
We gained a positive emotional charge from the Kazakhs. They are all friendly, welcoming, and ready to help.
We were particularly impressed by Turkistan, Shymkent, and Almaty.
The consular check went well, but it was mentally challenging. It was a moment of truth, and we didn't know where to go if the answer was negative.
We spent two weeks in Tashkent waiting for visas for our four children.
I've never eaten so much pilaf in my entire previous life.
After the journey to Almaty, Kazakhstan looked completely different: instead of steppes and deserts, there were mountains, rivers, forests, and snow.
Almaty captured our hearts, and we will definitely return there.
In Russia, I worked in sales for a foreign corporation. It was a great job with a good salary. But for a repatriate, it's probably one of the worst professions.
After eight months in Israel, I started to adapt a bit.
I worked at a factory for six months, and I realized that if this continues, I will go crazy. So now I'm trying to find my niche.
Dasha found a remote job in a Russian company in her field. She's doing great.
Varya goes to school, and she still doesn't understand what the teachers are saying in class, but she's a trooper and trying very hard.
Vasya started attending her third kindergarten, but the first one in Israel. She likes it there now and goes happily. But soon, she'll have to switch to a municipal one..
A black, oxford shoe sits on the Plain at the end of the Class of 2009 Graduation Parade at the United States Military Academy on May 22, 2009. Traditionally a cadet leaves a shoe on the grounds after the Graduation Parade. (Photo by Master Sgt. Dean Welch)
Craftivism: Making a Difference in the World~ One Stitch at a Time
KnitLit group, spring 2011 Haverstraw Middle School, Haverstraw, NY
People are doing it. They are doing it on subways, in restaurants and on airplanes. They are doing it in baseball stadiums, movie theaters and in the park. They are doing Craftivism and everywhere you turn you can find people of all ages, races, creeds and religions participating in what has become a global phenomenon of making the world a better place- one stitch at a time.
The term “craftivism”, hybrid of the words craft + activism, was coined in 2003 by creator and knitter, Betsy Greer. It is a movement based upon the idea that a person’s time and talent can really make a difference in the world. Most craftivists are knitters and crocheters looking to find different and more meaningful ways to share their craft and it is being used to bring attention to a multitude of causes. Craftivists help to bring about positive change in the world through their skills.
Some of the causes targeted in the craftivism movement are environmentalism, anti-capitalism, anti-sweatshop, anti-war a well as various personal causes such as breast cancer awareness, literacy, homelessness, domestic violence and children born into poverty. Knitters and crocheters around the world participate in covert “yarn-bombing” escapades, mimicking graffiti street art only with hand knitted fabrics sewn around trees, light poles and statues using their art to beautify the things around them.
It is here that I introduce you to New Yorker Betsy Rodman, a fellow knitter and craftivist. Betsy is the founder of Project Scarf. Project Scarf is bringing knitters from all over the world to join in creating the world’s longest scarf. Separate sections of knitted scarves are sent in to and assembled by Betsy to form a larger scarf. What does one do with the world’s longest scarf, you might ask? When the project is complete, the sections will be disassembled and the individual scarves are distributed to various organizations to provide to help keep warm those who have little.
Betsy also founded the KnitLit program in her local school. This program teaches kids the skill of knitting. Squares are knitted and sewn together to form blankets which are also distributed to those in need. The kids involved in the program choose where to donate. However, this ain’t your grandma's knitting bee- these kids also listen to great books on audio and discuss them as they are knitting. Betsy has had tremendous success in her school and hopes to one day be able to bring KnitLit to schools across the nation. I got to ask Betsy a few questions about herself and her programs. (continued) community.humanityhealing.net/profiles/blogs/craftivism-c...
More about Project Scarf
Measure twice and cut once, this is never so important when you don't have many spares and can't run to the local lumber store for more.
First wall is up!
the ORIGINAL IMAGE of NUESTRA SEÑORA VIRGEN DE LA REGLA enshrined and venerated at the NATIONAL SHRINE OF NUESTRA SEÑORA VIRGEN DE LA REGLA, Opon, Lapu-lapu City, Cebu, Philippines.
It was in the year 1735, when Father Francisco Avalle, an Augustinian Monk, became the first Parish Priest of Opon, of the historic island of Mactan, opposite of Cebu Island. As a true son of St. Augustine, and having lived for ten years in the Monastery of Nuestra Señora de la Regla, in Chipiona, Andalucia, he showed the people of Opon a small picture of the miraculous Virgen de la Regla, so well known in his native land, Spain. St. Augustine himself had venerated this particular image during his lifetime, and when the great Bishop of Hippo, Africa, died in 430, his spiritual sons continued the devotion until the vandals invaded Africa in 443. They had to flee, taking with them the image of Virgen de la Regla to Spain, where for several centuries, the fame of the Blesed Mother spread under the name of Virgen de la Regla, Virgen Libica, Virgen del Sagrario, Estrella de los Mares, La Virgen Morena or Morenita. Then another invasion took place in spain in the year 711, where the Saracens or Moors persecuted the Church in Andallucia, destroying churches and images. Then the prior of the Augustinians, a certain Simeon, decided to conceal the image in a cave in which he and his monks, after fervent prayers, lighted a small oil lamp, and placed the image in box on an improvised altar
Centuries passed by and the hidden image was almost forgotten until the year 1330. Our Lady appeared to another priest of the same order of St. Augustine, residing in the city of Leon, where King Ferdinand, after re-conquering Spain, had dedicated to the Queen of Kings, Santa Maria de la Regla. The Augustinian saw the Blessed Virgin with black complexion, holding a child in her arms, speaking the following words: “Stand up, and proceed to the east till you reach the Sea of Cadiz. It has been many years since an image of mine has been hidden away in a cave near its shores. Go and get it and place it in my church. I will show you the way by a celestial light.”
With his superior’s permission, the faithful priest set out on the long journey to find the blessed image. Exhausted, on day, he reached a tree where he intended to rest for a while, and soon he fell into a deep slumber. In his sleep, he heard a sweet voice saying: “This is the Place”. He awakened and knew he had come to the end of his sacred quest. He prayed and asked the Blessed Virgin to show him the exact spot. A ball of fire fell from heaven to the place where he was resting. Miraculously, the fire did not burn the tree. He called together the people living nearby and told them what had happened. They willingly assisted him in digging up the soil around the spot, until they came to a big rock. When the heavy stone was lifted, they beheld the opening of a cave. Entering it, they found on an altar with a wooden case on it and a lamp burning in front. The priest found the statue of Our Lady, the very same image that appeared to him while still in Leon. A large church was constructed by the devotees of Mary on the spot where her image was then permanently enshrined.
When the people of Opon heard this wonderful story, they wanted at once to make the Virgen de la Regla to become their Patron Saint. A large picture was framed and placed in the church, and at once, several miraculous happenings took place, showing to the people how right they were in invoking the Blessed Mother under this title. It was decided that the 21st of November of each year, be the official feast day, which has remained until now. Although no records were left of the growth of the devotion in these islands, after two hundred years, the Redemptorist Fathers who came to Opon in 1906, wrote: “The church of Opon is a very famous shrine of the Blessed Virgin Mary under the title Nuestra Señora de la Regla (Our Lady of the Rule). This famous statue is said to be a copy of the one St. Augustine had in his study. It is about two and a half feet high, the face is rather dark, the hair, long and flowing, and she holds the Divine Infant in a standing Position in her arms. The statue is richly dressed, both figures having rich crowns on their heads, and many rings on their fingers. The people, not only in the island of Mactan, but of all the neighboring islands have great devotion to this statue and it has made Opon famous in all the Visayas. On the 21st of November when the feast is celebrated, thousands of Pilgrims come to Opon from far away places. Moreover, every Saturday morning, there is a sung votive mass of the Blessed Virgin. After the mass, the statue is venerated by the people and there is a special room set apart for this at the back of the shrine.
The Nuestra Señora de la Regla was canonically crowned by his grace, the Archbishop of Cebu, Julio Cardinal Rosales, D.D., during the Archdiocesan Marian Congress on November the 27th in the year 1954.
The Church of Our Lady of the Rule was raised to the honors of being a National Shrine in November of 2007 being the only Marian Shrine dedicated to Mary under this title. People who partake in the religious services there partake in the special graces devotees enjoy when joining religious services in this shrine.
This continues the "motion" theme of the previous photo. This was an exercise in panning...it turned out OK, but still needed a little pp-pizazz.
Since I'm kind of stuck and can't take any pictures for a few days, I'll add a few photos taken from before I joined flickr, whike I continue to look around more on flickr. Is that legal?
Continuing EUROCONTROL's contribution to achieving greater ATM interoperability, an Agency delegation of experts, who have been actively involved in the ICAO Technical team and Challenge team, led by Bo Redeborn, Principal Director ATM, will be present at the 2012 ICAO Air Navigation Conference.
The goal of this global event is to bring the entire aviation community together with a view to defining the next steps towards a seamless global navigation system. The Single European Sky is just the beginning. The eventual aim remains a single global sky.
Find out more here: www.eurocontrol.int/content/icao-event-2012
Flyers 4, Islanders 3, OT
Associated Press
PHILADELPHIA (AP) - In regulation or overtime, the Flyers simply don't lose at home to the Islanders.
Andrej Meszaros scored at 4:42 of overtime to lift the Philadelphia Flyers to a 4-3 win over the New York Islanders on Thursday night.
Meszaros buried a 25-footer from the slot over Al Montoya's right shoulder for his fifth goal of the season and helped the Flyers continue their dominance over the Islanders.
"I saw the top corner, and it was the only shot I got actually," Meszaros said. "That is the way I have been shooting in practice. I tried it and it went in. It was fortunate for me and for the team."
Matt Martin's second goal of the game with 27.2 seconds left in the third period sent the game into overtime. He scored earlier in the period to make it 3-2.
Mike Richards, Jeff Carter and James van Riemsdyk also scored goals for the Flyers.
The Flyers continue to dominate the Islanders, beating them for the 12th straight time in Philadelphia. They have won 19 of the past 20 overall against their Atlantic Division rival.
The Islanders haven't won in Philadelphia since a 4-2 win on April 7, 2007.
Sergei Bobrovsky stopped 32 shots for the Eastern Conference-leading Flyers.
The Islanders aren't the only division rival to go down against the Flyers. Philadelphia is a sparkling 14-2-1 against the Atlantic and remains in a serious hunt for the NHL's points lead.
"Everybody wants a piece of us, I think," Meszaros said. "We want to win every game now we play at home. We want to be at the top of the league and have, if at all possible, a seventh game advantage, so we try to fight for that every game."
Frans Nielsen also scored for the Islanders.
The Flyers, who held the fifth-best record in team history through 60 games, had lost two of three for what counts as a slump this season. Facing the Islanders seemed the perfect way to snap out of it.
Martin, who recently returned from a four-game suspension for a brawl against Pittsburgh, forced overtime that stunned a Flyers crowd already heading for the exit.
"It seemed like the puck was wobbling back and forth when it came across so yeah, I was a little surprised," Bobrovsky said.
Meszaros made it worth sticking around for his game-winner.
Flyers defenseman Chris Pronger left the game late in the third period after he was hit by a slap shot on his forearm. General manager Paul Holmgren said X-rays were negative and Pronger is expected to play Saturday at Ottawa.
Pronger said he could have returned, but had trouble griping his stick.
"Guys shoot the puck hard, guys are trying to block shots, and things happen," Holmgren said. "We're fortunate that he is OK."
The Islanders quickly tried to reverse their losing ways when Nielsen scored his eighth goal of the season midway through the first period. He took the puck along the boards through the neutral zone and fired a wrister from the circle past Bobrovsky for the 1-0 lead.
Richards and Van Riemsdyk scored second-period goals against Montoya to give them the lead.
Richards scored his 19th goal only 2 minutes into the period to even the score. Van Riemsdyk had his stick down and was ready for a sweet behind-the-back pass from All-Star Claude Giroux that he got past Montoya for his 15th goal.
Carter's tip-in in the third for his 28th goal made it 3-1 and it seemed the Flyers would coast toward another win against the slowly-improving Islanders.
Not so fast.
Martin's first goal of the game was a dead-on shot from the slot that pulled the Islanders within one at 6:31.
"I wouldn't say it's a moral victory. We haven't won a game here since 2007," Martin said. "We really wanted to come in here and get the two points. It's unfortunate, but like I said, we battled hard and found a way to get a point."
Montoya made 39 saves to keep the Islanders in the game.
Notes: Holmgren said D Oskars Bartulis needs shoulder surgery. Bartulis will miss 10 to 12 weeks. Bartulis was injured on an illegal hit by Phoenix Coyotes left wing Scottie Upshall. Upshall was suspended two games by the NHL on Wednesday. ... Flyers F Nikolay Zherdev cleared waivers and participated in the morning skate. Holmgren said there are no plans to send Zherdev to the minors.
GOAL SCORERS
NYI: F. Nielsen (09:03 - 1st) , M. Martin (06:31 - 3rd) , M. Martin (19:32 - 3rd)
PHI: M. Richards (01:58 - 2nd) , J. van Riemsdyk (17:31 - 2nd) , J. Carter (05:05 - 3rd) , A. Meszaros (04:42 - OT)
GOALIES
NYI: A. Montoya (L)
PHI: S. Bobrovsky (W)
These images are the record of an emotional visit. Beyond the pictures I want to share some of the details that I have found and so I have included some links below. The times we live in still hold onto to prejudice and persecution. In some areas we may not be hanging and burning women as witches, but we have new ways to to castigate people and to destroy them. Our ancestors hung and burned those they feared and those that they wanted out of the way. We seem at times to have transformed our lives and found a better world to share, it also seems that we need to look back into our history and learn lessons to continue our progression so that the fear and hatred of groups will not be raised and set upon individuals and other groups. Innocent women have been tortured and hung, or burned to fulfil the process demanded by society and in honouring their memory and in keep alive their story we have a chance to progress. In my remembering of the now seemingly inhuman ridiculous witch trials I wish to focus on the historical occurrence and to try to understand how something so terrible happened to ensure we do not forget our past which is an indication of our potential present and possible future and at the end of my journey through the viscous witch craze realise the horror within us and from that perspective honour the memory of the persecuted.
The old sign read,
“The Witches Stone of Spott.
Marion Lillie, the Ringwoody Witch was burnt here in 1698.
The stone is reputed to stand on the site of the burning of the last witch in the South of Scotland.
Near to this site the Birley Tree stood, under whose branches the local Birley Court was held.”
The Witches Stone is said to mark the spot where Marion Lillie, known as the Rigwoody, or Ringwoodie Witch, was burned at the stake in 1698 and serves to commemorate Marion Lillie and the plight and deaths of many others that were executed for witchcraft. The site outside the current village is thought to have been used as a place of trial, punishment and execution. The term, “Rigwoodie,” is an old Scottish word used to denote someone thin and bony. With many terms involved around the persecution of witchcraft it might be that the term is being recorded in to indicate both an improper sexual allure through magic and to add sexual allure to the telling and retelling of the story. Some authors record that many witches were burnt on the top of, “Spott loan”, in 1705, seven years after the death of Marion Lillie in 1698 which if accurate would reveal that Marion Lillie was not the last witch to be burned in the South of Scotland.
To this day the very harsh nature of times gone by including religious punishment can be seen at Spott kirk. An iron chain and neckbrace, or the 'Jougs' are displayed on the external wall near the kirk door. Contemporary locals keep a tradition of placing a coin on the Witches' Stane when passing so as to avoid bad luck. The now fenced off monument attracts other offerings too. The outcast and the persecuted are better remembered over time and there is a greater acceptance of witchcraft than before whether in the past it was anything like we often now think of it with it being a popular theme in contemporary culture.
It is noted that the area around Spott was notorious for its witch burnings in the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries. East Lothian has been made infamous due well publicised witch trials, with records detailing allegations, trials and convictions around Haddington, Tranent and North Berwick. The Iron Age hill fort on The Chesters, not far to the south west of Spott was also linked to witch burnings. From early drawings it is possible that the current stone is the last survivors of several that were a part of a megalithic monument. The current monument attracts good attention for the right reasons and it serves for commemoration of society being inhumane which is something that we all need to struggle against and to succeed in fighting. To witches and to all that society would seek to silence there is a potential for full re-evaluation unfortunately all too often after terrible costs of life.
PHH Sykes ©2020
phhsykes@gmail.com
Further References
Field Visit (25 June 1913)
RCAHMS County Inventory: East Lothian
A rough block of stone about 22 inches across both ways but almost entirely covered with road scrapings, lies at the root of the hedge on the southern side of the road some 3/8 mile south-west of Spott Church and 90 yards north-east of the junction of the road to. Little Spott. This stone is placed near the spot where Marion Lillie the Ringwoodie Witch was burnt. At the western corner of the junction of the road to Little Spott stands the Birley Tree, an ash tree, 12 feet 4 inches in girth 6 feet from the ground, which marks the place where the Birley Courts were held in olden days.
RCAHMS 1924, visited 25 June 1913.
canmore.org.uk/collection/1460251
Drawing of the Witches' Stane.
James Drummond
Description Drawing of the Witches' Stane.
Date 1/9/1849
Collection Society of Antiquaries of Scotland
Catalogue Number DP 203322
Category On-line Digital Images
Copy of ELD 177/1
Scope and Content SAS 386 p.77.
Accession Number 1975/12
External Reference SAS 386
Permalink canmore.org.uk/collection/1460251
Some 500 yards east of the dwelling house on Innerwick Farm and nearly 200 yards south of the public road, in a field called Single Knowes field, is a slightly rising piece of ground known as the Witches Knowe, on which a number of witches are said to have been burnt.
RCAHMS 1924, visited 26 June 1913
About 80 years ago, while foundations were being prepared for the old hot-houses in Spott House gardens, the skeletal remains of a number of men with fragments of their accoutrements, including broken swords and buttons, were found, no doubt relics of some of the Covenanters who fell at the battle of Dunbar. All the remains were re-interred in the Kirkyard of Spott, 26 feet from the north-eastern corner of the church and some 5 or 6 feet east of the line of the wall of the church.
RCAHMS 1924, visited 25 June 1913.
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nunca desistir do que almeja,do q sonha, pode demorar mais um dia vem e vem com juros, q a felicidade venha e irradie minha alma e corpo por que estou precisando muito disso.
The 0-6-0T is still a placeholder, but I have now completed a second combo. These will be part of the expansion to my California State Railroad Museum display.
Yikes : Port Lyttelton, NZ
Jacob's coming back. There's more to do.
Jacob Ryan, organiser of the current "Ground up" graffiti event over the last couple of weeks. This held in conjunction with "Rise", a major graffiti festival, and exhibition which opened on the 20 Dec in the Canterbury Museum in Christchurch. Organised and deliberate encouragement for graffiti artists to reclaim our broken city through art. The earthquakes have given us a lot of empty lots and ugly, bare walls.
The sea level continues to rise - so far it has been possible to build dikes and water barriers - and the former pavements have been replaced by large floating structures - all basements are filled with water. Damp and rot attack all buildings - the first old buildings have collapsed - when will entire districts collapse?
The Barnet Odeon Theatre, was designed by Edgar Simmons and was taken over by Odeon during construction. Hence, although listed as an "original" Odeon, it bears little in common with the appearance of the circuit design. Note the stage with the Odeon lettering at the rear - this was higly visible for a large area. In 2016 this was sold to and rebranded Everyman, continuing as a cinema.
Barnet, Hertfordshire, North London, Odeon / Everyman Cinema
A scanned negative from 1989
“Life is to be lived, not controlled, and humanity is won by continuing to play in face of certain defeat.”
~Ralph Ellison
This is the third placer, continued paddling to finish the race. Please read the full story in my blog.
9 Feb 2013
More than 110,000 people took part in demonstrations across the country today, in protest at the country’s continued bank debt burden.
The protests were organised by the Irish Congress of Trade Unions and took place in Dublin, Cork, Galway, Limerick, Waterford and Sligo.
Over 60,000 took part in the Dublin protest, while at least 15,000 turned out in Cork, 13,000 in Waterford, 10,000 in Limerick, 7,000 in Sligo and 5,000 I Galway.
Congress General Secretary David Begg told protestors at a rally in Dublin’s Merrion Square that bank debt problem had not been solved by the recent deal.
He vowed Congress would continue its bank debt campaign until the link between private bank debt and national debt was clearly broken.
“If you read some papers yesterday you would think we had achieved economic salvation and our problems were over. Nothing could be further from the truth. And we have over 100,000 thousand people on the streets of Ireland today who feel the same way.
“New deal, same problem: 1.8 million people cannot possibly pay of a bank debt burden of €64 billion - especially a debt they played no part in running up. There is nothing fair about this deal.
“We saved the European banking system in 2008, an act of extraordinary solidarity with Europe - now we want some solidarity in return,” Mr Begg said.
He pointed out that Ireland had already paid some €41 billion for the banking crisis, more than Germany, the UK, Spain or Portugal.
“So far, every Irish person has paid €9000, while the average across the EU is €192. That is neither fair nor just.,” he said.
The rally also heard personal testimonies from people affected by the crisis.
Group photo of Lake Mead volunteers and employees during the Volunteers, Stars of the Park Awards Ceremony held Nov. 10, 2016, at the Lake Mead Water Safety Center. The awards ceremony was held to recognize the hard work and dedication that volunteers put in to helping Lake Mead continue to protect and preserve area public lands. (NPS Photo by Andrew Cattoir)