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May 29, 2023 - "The skyline of downtown Columbus has been transformed with this monumental artwork by internationally recognized sculptor Janet Echelman. "Current" is a stunning, ephemeral, sky-high sculpture that will inspire wonder and imagination in all who see it. As it dances gracefully in the wind, this awe-inspiring work of art will become an emblem of Columbus’ culture and innovation.
The design and installation of "Current" was funded by Jeff Edwards. He has graciously donated the work to the Museum. We will oversee the care and maintenance of the sculpture as part of our permanent collection." Previous description of "Current" from a Facebook post by the Columbus Museum of Art.
Article about "Current" including its mean can be found here: dispatch-oh.newsmemory.com/?publink=04d385aae_134abf4
Name: Ayers, James (Also Called Kawata, James and Enou [The Judge])
Race: Empowered Human (Male)
Sexual Preference: Bisexual
Occupation: College Student, Renegade, Reformed Street Gang Leader
Current Location: (Unknown, presumably earth)
Origin: Trinidad, Colorado, Earth
Approach-ability - Very approachable [Available for anyone; modern fantasy setting]
Some Background History if you care,
Josaline Ayers died at 1:22 p.m. at the age of 18, due to what is recorded as 'complications' at birth in Trinidad, Colorado. Unexplainable seizures claimed her life and it was all that the doctors could do was to preserve the life of her son. As an already unwanted child, James (named by the orphanage) was placed in Hope Foundation Orphanage where he met Robert Wilkins after an 'incident' at the age of four resulting in the near death of another orphan. Ironically, after this 'incident' James was adopted by unknowing parents in Osaka, Japan no less.
Through his elementary and middle school years, James was called Kawata James; however after numerous 'problems' during his school years where he was bounced around from middle-school to middle-school he was finally enrolled in Zankoku Koukou under his original birth name Ayers James in the hope that his school record would not follow him to his new life as a high-school student.
During his middle-school years, he fell into the 'wrong crowd' when rumors of his 'ability' began to circulate. At first, he would be convinced to only use it on store clerks so that he and his "friends" could steal candy, gum, food etc. But this escalated very quickly, soon his "friends" were pressuring him to put girls "to sleep" for a little while so that they (the friends) could rape the girls. Because of this, James fell into 'accomplice' to many crimes. Eventually, this ability caught the eye of a local gang who would further this by threatening him, claiming they would kill his parents if he did not comply.
Eventually, he did 'kill' one of the gang leaders by strangulation (with both hands) but was acquitted of the charge. The the autopsy revealed that the man died of heart failure (due to prolonged seizures) rather than suffocation. After this, for his own 'protection' his foster parents filed for him to attend college in America. In reality, they were afraid of him.
"GTS" (Go To Sleep) Refers to an ability named after a 'finishing move' on a popular sports entertainment show.
Metabolism Manipulation:
Robert Wilkins - Pediatrician's Analysis (age 4) - Upon direct, skin to skin contact James Ayers' left and right sides of his body exude different effects on the metabolism of whatever he is touching. The effects are recorded as applicable on on all living tissue, not just human contact. Other mammals, birds, reptiles and amphibians also exhibit the effects of the phenomenon when 'touched'. Plants were also recorded as wilting when 'touched' by either side, though actual metabolic data on plants is difficult to process as it is not my field of expertise. It is recommended that, until blood and tissue samples can be analyzed that Jay wear long sleeved shirts, long pants, shoes and gloves at all times. Ensure that all care-takers are made known of James' condition.
Left Hand of God - When any portion of James Ayers' left side makes direct contact with living tissue, the metabolism of that entity begins to drop on a exponential scale based both on the area of contact and time elapsed since contact began.
During the first minute or so, the subject feels 'tired' as the body begins to slow down its metabolic rate. Following this for the next four minutes, the subject will become slightly cooler, with its resting body temperature dropping about a half to full degree kelvin as though it were preparing for sleep. In the test lab mice, after the next minute a comatose state was recorded, it is estimated (based on relative body size) that it would take approximately ten minutes for a full grown human to fall into the coma. Death is expected to follow soon after this if James remains in contact with the organism.
Right Hand of the Devil - When any portion of James Ayers' right side makes direct contact with living tissue, the metabolism of that entity begins to rise at an exponential rate, again based both on the area of contact and the time elapsed since contact began.
During the first minute or so, the subject grows more alert of its surroundings and appears more 'awake' than its resting state; it is comparative to having performed at least fifteen to twenty minutes of vigorous exercise. Following this, for the next four minutes, the subject grows warmer, presumably due to increased heart rate, blood flow and nervous impulse. Some cinder-like markings are seen at the point of contact during this time, perhaps where the living tissue has consumed itself with the constantly increasing metabolic rate. Granted that the subject is poikilothermic or even a homeothermic animal in a hot environment, the organism will expire due to break down of internal hormonal and enzymatic systems as both of these become denatured. If the subject is kept cool enough, a curious phenomena occurs where over the period of an hour; the subject will literally consume itself and die of starvation.
The effects of either side's 'touch' does wane with time if contact is broken. This is best done within the first minute if possible to have the least drastic side-effects on the contactee.
Warning and Further Notes - James Ayers should never make contact with a human being with both sides of his body simultaneously. It is my belief as his doctor that this was the cause of his birth-mother's complications during birth. Because his strange 'ability' works by stimulating the sympathetic nervous system with the right side of his body and stimulating the para-sympathetic nervous system with the left side of his body; the attempt to stimulate both simultaneously (which would be the result of both sides of his body becoming in direct contact at the same time) may result in serious seizures as the body would be working antagonistically against itself.
Starting from the left: Whole rosehips, lavender tea, gold rush, apple pomegranate roobios,
2nd Row: Mint with lavender and rosehips, Peach giner black tea, White Early Gray tea
Currently the Red Cross Buidling, but it looks like an old hospital or aid station dating back to the WWI era.
Currently, my worry is finding a place to live or somebody to share the current place I live in. I thought that sad self-picture as the image of what could be a homeless working from home using famous wifi provider. Technically, background is slightly under exposed and my face is lit by a remote triggered flash with faktum modifier hidden on the laptop keyboard. The rain was not planned but added intensity to the desired affect.
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Mon souci actuel est de trouver un endroit pour vivre ou de partager l'endroit où j'habite actuellement. J'ai pensé à ce triste auto-portrait comme ce que pourrait être un télé-travailleur sans domicile fixe utilisant une célèbre source de wifi. Techniquement, le fond est légèrement sous-exposé and mon visage est éclairé par un flash équipé d'un modificateur faktum déclenché à distance caché sur la clavier de l'ordinateur portable. La pluie, n'était pas prévue mais a intensifié l'effet voulu.
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Mi preocupación del momento es de encontrar un lugar donde vivir o de compartir el que ocupo ahora. Pensé en este triste autorretrato como la imagen de lo que sería un tele-trabajador sin domicilio fijo trabajando mediante la conexión de un famoso proveedor de wifi. Técnicamente, el fondo de la imagen está ligeramente sobreexpuesto y mi cara está iluminada por un flash equipado de un modificador faktum activado a distancia escondido en el teclado del portátil. La lluvia no estaba planeada, pero intensifica el efecto deseado.
Winter has finally set in. We had our first bout of snow yesterday, and although it wasn't very much, I took Vanessa out to enjoy it...
Currently SORN. The Y-plate Accord you can just see is also surprisingly SORN. I have a photo of it, if anyone wants to see it.
Currently disappearing from the shelves of Wilkinsons at an alarming rate are the twin packs which contain these sensational Leyland Titan buses ;-p
One can never have too many British Leyland models in their collection and these fit the bill perfectly. Made for/by HTI, they seem to be one of only very very few pocket money bus models left on sale here in the UK. Its probably about time Corgi introduce something along these lines but using a modern licensed vehicle. Part of a 2 vehicle set. Mint and boxed.
Currently Oberea fuscipennis (Chevrolat, 1852)
Type
Bowr. Chevr
63 47*
Isosceles fuscipennis
Chv R27w1852?
p 410-11
Shanghai
7130_A BMNH_Oberea_ fuscipennis_type
Current descriptions mention the "Du Gongbu Memorial Hall." However, I could not find a photograph of this building.
1983 August 10.
Madness!
Iplehouse Tania Pierrot
Doll Chateau Queena (I think that's her)
La Legende de Tempte Blue Magpie
Aimerai Dolls Patches
Peakswoods Goldie
*sigh* Love them all.
In 2025, Eckerd will be revived due to that Rite Aid is so dirty and has Crayola's old 1992 boxes which are dirty as s*** instead of Crayola's new modern 1997 boxes which are clean, effective, durable, and environmental friendly like Boston Market. So Rite Aid will be banned from the world and have all of their buildings house a Boston Market and other Businesses like the revival of Eckerd too.
1. kitchen island, 2. P5210074, 3. Tea for Two..., 4. Untitled, 5. P6280029, 6. Biarritz furniture, 7. White Sunporch, 8. Black winged decoration and forms, 9. Painted wooden mirror, 10. Untitled, 11. Greens Added, 12. Paris her way..., 13. Untitled
Created with fd's Flickr Toys.
Here is a collage of all my current dolls in order of arrival.
Basically these are all the ones that get to stay. I've gotten rid of all the ones I didn't bond with, so this is the core group.
From left to right:
Zephyra - Resinsoul Ai/DF-A/Soom Beryl hybrid
Talulah - Dollzone Chinese Dragon Girl/Miss Kitty Hybrid
Val - Dollzone Chen
Mort - Dragondoll Cheng
Ursa - Dollzone Shoyo
Lily - Dollzone Miss Kitty/DC/Soom Chesire hybrid
Jolene - Mystic Kids Miri
Winter - Soom FC Beyla/Fairyland/Daisy Dayes hybrid
Jazz - Dollzone Stramonium
Liam - Soom FC Chrom
Bonnie - Fairyland LTF Dark Elf Soo
Pearl - Dollzone Dale
Aurora - Fairyland LTF Juri 2013
Melody - Doll Chateau Snow Nymph
Violet - Dollzone Moon/DC hybrid
Sam - Dollzone Minas/Sawarieda hybrid
Whew... that took a while to type up!
May 29, 2023 - "The skyline of downtown Columbus has been transformed with this monumental artwork by internationally recognized sculptor Janet Echelman. "Current" is a stunning, ephemeral, sky-high sculpture that will inspire wonder and imagination in all who see it. As it dances gracefully in the wind, this awe-inspiring work of art will become an emblem of Columbus’ culture and innovation.
The design and installation of "Current" was funded by Jeff Edwards. He has graciously donated the work to the Museum. We will oversee the care and maintenance of the sculpture as part of our permanent collection." Previous description of "Current" from a Facebook post by the Columbus Museum of Art.
Article about "Current" including its mean can be found here: dispatch-oh.newsmemory.com/?publink=04d385aae_134abf4
The current School of Arts is the third to be built in Laurieton. The first was blown down in a gale on 5 May 1898, while the second opened on 7 September 1898 and burned down on 30 August 1910.
It is a heritage-listed School of Arts, now used as a community hall and neighbourhood centre, at the corner of Laurie and Bold Streets, Laurieton, Australia. It was designed by Sydney architect James H. Bolster and built from 1911 to 1912 by Taree contractor E. Bacon. The property is owned by Port Macquarie-Hastings Council. It was added to the New South Wales State Heritage Register on 2 April 1999…
Wikipedia
The building also hosts the Camden Haven Historical Museum.
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We made our annual trip to London in November. We travel down by coach from Slaithwaite and stay at The Cumberland Hotel at Marble Arch. It’s actually a weekend ladies shopping trip that is run as a fundraiser for Slaithwaite Brass Band – I’m the only bloke that goes every year! We decided ( the two of us) to stay down in London until Thursday this time as we wanted to see weekday London and be able to explore a bit further afield on foot. We covered up to 16 miles a day, which is tough going on crowded pavements with hundreds of busy roads to cross. I photographed anything that looked interesting but I bent a contact in the CF card slot, fortunately I had quite a few SD cards with me and the 5D has dual slots so I was able to carry on using it. It’s currently at Lehmann’s getting fixed.
With it being close to Christmas the decorations are up everywhere so there was plenty of colour at night. In Hyde Park the Winter Wonderland was in full swing, we’ve never bothered going to it before but I went twice at night this time. It is massive this year, I couldn’t get over how big it is and the quality of some of the attractions. The cost and effort involved must be phenomenal – it was quite expensive though. It was very difficult to photograph, with extremes of light (LED’s) and darkness and fast moving rides into the bargain. I think I have some decent usable stuff but at the time of writing I am only part way through the editing process so I don’t know for sure.
We set off at around 8.15 am every day and stayed out for at least 12 hours. The weather was poor for a day and a half with drizzle and very dull grey conditions, fortunately we had some pleasant weather (and light) along the way as well. Being based at the end of Oxford Street – Europe’s busiest shopping street – meant that I did quite a bit of night shooting on there. Although I carried a tripod everywhere I only used it once and that was during the day! Because there is always a moving element in almost every shot it seemed pointless using a tripod. I would have got some shots free of movement – or I could have gone for ultra-long exposures to eliminate people and traffic but it would have been problematic I felt. In the end I wound the ISO up and hand held – fingers crossed.
We walked out to Camden Market and Locks but it had been raining and we were a bit early as many were only just setting up for the day. We tried to follow routes that we hadn’t used before and visit new places. We paid a fortune to get in St Pauls but you can’t use cameras. This something that I fail to see the point of, ban flash if you want but if you are going to encourage tourism why ban cameras when there is nothing in particular happening in there. It’s a rule that seems to be applied arbitrarily in cities around the world. Fortunately we could take photos from the outside of the dome, which was real reason for visiting, and we had some great light. Expensive compared with a couple of euros in some famous cathedrals. I’ve wanted to walk to Canary Wharf for a number of years and this year we did. We crisscrossed the Thames a few times and tried to follow the Thames path at other times. We covered around ten miles but it was an interesting day. It was also very quiet for the last four or five miles. We got there about 12.00 and managed to get a sandwich in a café in the shopping centre at the foot of the high rise office blocks before tens of thousands of office workers descended from above. It was mayhem, packed, with snaking queues for anywhere that sold food. We crossed to the other side of The Isle of Dogs and looked across to the O2 Arena and the cable car, unfortunately there isn’t a way across for pedestrians and it was around 3.00 pm. With darkness falling at around 4.30 we decide it was too late to bother. We made our way back to the Thames Clipper pier to check the sailing times. They sail every twenty minutes so we had a couple of glasses of wine and a rest before catching the Clipper. Sailing on the Thames was a first in 15 trips to London. The Clipper is fast and smooth, the lights had come on in the city and there was a fantastic moon rise. It was nigh on impossible to get good shots at the speed we were traveling though and there were times that I wished I could be suspended motionless above the boat. Again, hopefully I will have some usable shots.
We felt that the shopping streets were a little quieter, following the Paris massacre it was to be expected, I might be wrong as we were out and about at later times than previous trips. I think I have heard that footfall is down though. It was good to get into some of the quieter backstreets and conversely to be stuck in the city business district – The Square Mile- at home time. A mass exodus of people running and speed walking to bus stops and the rail and tube stations. It was difficult to move against or across the flow of bodies rushing home.
Whilst the Northern(manufacturing) economy is collapsing, London is a giant development site, it must be the tower crane capital of Europe at the moment. It was difficult to take a shot of any landmark free of cranes, it was easier to make the cranes a feature of the photo. It’s easy to see where the wealth is concentrated – not that there was ever any doubt about it. The morons with too much money are still driving their Lambo’s and Ferraris etc. like clowns in streets that are packed with cars , cyclists and pedestrians, accelerating viciously and noisily for 50 yards. They are just sad attention seekers. From Battersea to Canary Wharf we walked the Thames Embankment, the difference between high and low tide on the river is massive, but the water was the colour of mud – brown! Not very attractive in colour. We caught a Virgin Train from Kings Cross for £14.00 each – a bargain!. We had quite a bit of time to kill around midday at Kings Cross so I checked with security that I was OK to wander around taking photos, without fear of getting jumped by armed security, and set off to photograph the station and St Pancras International Station across the road. I haven’t even looked at the results as I type this but I’ll find out if they are any good shortly. Talking of security, following Paris, there was certainly plenty of private security at most attractions, I don’t know if it was terrorism related though, I can’t say I noticed an increased police presence on the streets. It took us three hours and five minutes from Kings Cross to being back home, not bad for a journey of 200 miles. I can’t imagine that spending countless billions on HS2 or HS3 is going to make a meaningful (cost effective) difference to our journey. Improving what we have, a little faster, would be good. There are some bumpy bits along the route for a mainline and Wakefield to Huddersfield is the equivalent of a cart track – and takes over 30 minutes – it’s only a stone’s throw.
Being a Thursday, the day begins, after a coffee, with me going to the gym.
I am keen.
I am keen to have normal feet and legs, and losing my belly, so that I dare not miss a session.
I have a long way to go, but now that most of my current clothes are hanging off, its time to search the attic for something slightly, for now, smaller.
Obviously, when I joined the RAF I was a racing snake. Three years previously I had lost lots of weight, then in the year prior to joining I ran at least a mile and a half most days. This was to pass the fitness test, which involved said mile and a half run and completing it in under eleven minutes.
To get into by collection of (music) tour t shirts from the 80s is a (impossible) dream.
Anyway, I cycled round another Spanish hilltop town for forty minutes whilst listening to a podcast until the end, then back home for breakfast and prepare to go out.
Out as it was a glorious sunny day, and we would be visiting two churches inland from Sandwich, one of which, Nonington, I had not visited for a decade.
There was supposed to be a coffee morning there, so the church should have been open.
A short blast up the A2 to Barham, then off past Womenswold and Woolage, and out across the fields to the only coal pit still standing in Kent: Snowdon.
Its ruinous, and the miner's institute has been flattened for housing, of course, but most of the buildings are there, slowly falling to pieces.
And then to Nonington, along the narrow Church Road which leads to the church, and for a change there is a good parking area beside it.
And surrounding the church are chocolate box pretty houses and cottages, so I snap my favourite. Again.
But no other cars.
We walk to the porch, find the door unlocked, so go in, and find no one there. No coffee morning. No cakes.
But I can get shots of the glass and memorials.
One thing missing was the "Two Roads" stone that used to stand at the entrance to the churchyard, a remarkable thing, but now gone, nor could I find it elsewhere.
There was some new glass: the coat of arms for both Sweden and Finland, but no Denmark. These had been hung in front of a plain window using what looked like fishing line.
We leave, and the next stop is at Staple.
A little known village, but with a fine church, St James the Great, and with several mosaics inside, which are well worth seeing.
It was a ten minute drive to Staple over more fields and through beechwoods carpeted in golden leaves just asking to be kicked, and to the church.
Would this be open?
Jools tried the door, but no luck. I went up, and pulled then pushed, and the ancient door swung open.
A new information display had been set up, and on it for the font, it claimed that the font had been especially made in Suffolk for the church.
To me this seemed odd.
The font was no doubt ancient, but to ship such a thing from Suffolk, and how would it be ordered?
It is no doubt East Anglian, and was there when Hasted visited at the end of the 18th century, even if his description was brief.
The glass is splendid, as is the mosaics, so snap them all again.
And we were done.
Last call was to the butcher in Preston. Not far I thought.
We followed the road out to what I thought was Ash, but was in fact Wingham. So, down the main road to Sandwich, turn off at the bottom of the hill, and straight on for Preston.
I am greeted warmly, and tell the boys I have a huge freezer to fill, so buy a beef roasting joint, a large steak for us to share at some point, minted lamb steaks, teriyaki chicken breasts and two not pork pies, but chicken pies. Locally made and raised.
Then back in the car to home, back past Perry Corner and Nash to Ash and then onto the Sandwich bypass to home. Taking it easy, as I'm an old retired bloke these days.
Once back home we have lunch, and then settle down for a relaxing afternoon.
It was cool enough to have the heating on as the sun sank low in the west requiring us to have the table lamp on.
We dined on crispy breaded haddock, Moroccan spiced rice with preserved fruit and the last of the season's steamed corn.
And then there was football to watch. England, already qualified for next year's World Cup, were playing Serbia at Wembley.
It was a poor game, lots of misplaced passes, but England ran out 2-0 winners and the crowd went home happy.
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The greater part of this pretty church is fourteenth century, although some of the walling of the tower is probably Saxon. The font is fifteenth century and has good relief carving of the Four Evangelists supported by a variety of wild men of the woods! The chancel displays a low side window of rare lancet design (there is a mass dial outside). The church tower has a one-handed clock with a dial showing a IV instead of the more usual IIII. The church was restored by George Edmund Street in 1868 and it was he who created the pervading atmosphere noticeable today.
www.kentchurches.info/church.asp?p=Staple
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STAPLE.
THE parish of Staple lies north-eastward from Adisham, from which and the rest of the hundred of Downhamford, it is separated entirely by the hundred and parish of Wingham intervening. The manor of Adisham claims over this parish, and at that court a borsholder is chosen for the borough of Staple, which extends over the whole of this parish.
The parish, which is but small, lies in a pleasant healthy country, mostly on high ground. The soil near the village, and towards the stream, is very good corn land, but towards the southern part it is rather poor, and much of it chalky. The village, called Staple-street, consists of about ten houses, having the seat of Groves, and the church near adjoining. Beyond which the parish extends into the vale eastward, as far as Durlock bridge, on the stream which rises at a small distance from it, and runs from hence to Danne-bridge into the Wingham stream. On the high ground, on the opposite side of the valley, is the hamlet of Shatterling, built on the high road leading from Canterbury through Wingham, towards Ash and Sandwich, where the soil becomes very poor, and a deep sand, up to which road the park grounds of Grove extend. On the opposite side of the parish is Crixall house, once a gentleman's seat, but now diminished to the common size of a farm-house. Near it is a piece of healthy ground, called Crixall Rough, with a noted toll of trees on it, a conspicuous object to the surrounding country. There is no woodland in the parish. A fair is held here on the 25th of July, for toys and pedlary.
Groves is a mansion in this parish, which in early times was the residence of a knightly family, called Grove, who in antient deeds were sometimes written at Grove, in which it remained till the reign of king Henry VI. when it devolved by descent to Sir John Grove, who was a great benefactor to the church of St. Peter, in Sandwich, where he lies buried, under a monument, with his effigies at full length on it, and his shield of arms at his side, the bearing on which has been long since obliterated. Soon after which this seat was carried, by a female heir, in marriage to one of the family of St. Nicholas, in which it remained but a small time, for about the latter end of king Edward IV. it was alienated to Quilter, in which name it remained till the middle of queen Elizabeth's reign, when Christopher Quilter, gent. alienated it, together with his interest in the lease of the manor of Down-court, the inheritance of which belonged to the master and fellows of St. John's college, in Cambridge, to Simon Lynch, gent. of Sandwich, whose family was settled at Cranbrooke in the reign of king Henry VI. as appears by several of their wills in the Prerogative-office, Canterbury, and was the first of them who removed to Sandwich, which he represented in parliament in queen Mary's reign, and afterwards to this seat of Groves, on his purchase of it, and added much to the buildings of it; in whose descendants, who resided at Grove, and were buried in the Grove chancel, in this church, this seat continued down to John Lynch, esq. of Groves, who was colonel of the militia, and kept his shrievalty in 1714 at this seat, where he died in 1733, having married Sarah, daughter of Francis Head, esq. of Rochester, who died in child bed of her nineteenth child in 1710. Of them, there survived to maturity only two sons and five daughters, the former were John and George, the latter of whom was M. D. of Canterbury, of whom more will be mentioned hereafter, under Ripple. John Lynch, the eldest son, was of Groves, and was S. T. P. and among other preferments became dean of Canterbury. He died in 1760, and was buried in the Groves chancel. He married Mary, youngest surviving daughter of archbishop Wake, by whom he had two sons and five daughters, viz. William, of whom hereafter; John LL. D. now prebendary and archdeacon of Canterbury, and unmarried. Ethelreda, married to Thomas Hey, A. M. rector of Wickham Breaus; Sarah, to William Tatton, D. D. prebendary of Canterbury and York; Mary, to Sir Thomas Hanham, bart. Catherine, first to Henry knight, esq. and secondly to John Norris, esq. and Hester-Elizabeth, all since deceased. Wm. Lynch, esq. the eldest son, resided at Groves, served twice in parliament for the city of Canterbury, was made a knight of the bath, a privy counsellor, and envoy extraordinary to the court of Turin. He married Mary, eldest daughter and coheir of Edward Coke, esq. of Canterbury, by whom he had no issue. He bore for his arms, Sable, three lynxes rampant, proper. To which were granted supporters, Two lynxes, proper. Sir William Lynch made great improvements to this seat, building two wings to it, and adding an entire new front of stucco to the whole; besides which, he made extensive plantations, and new laid out the grounds adjoining, in the form and stile of a park. In the house is a small, but valuable collection of good pictures. Sir William Lynch died abroad in 1785, possessed of this seat of Groves, together with the lease of the manor of Down court, and by will devised them, with the rest of his estates, to his widow lady Lynch, who is the present owner of Groves, at which she resides, and is the present lessee likewise of Down-court.
The manor of Crixall, or more properly Crickshall, and in some antient deeds written Crickleadhall, is an estate in the southern part of this parish, which had once the family of Brockhull as proprietors of it, and they possessed it till the 28th year of king Edward I. and then it was settled upon a daughter of it; but whether she carried it by marriage or not to Wadham, a family which I find were possessed of it about the latter end of Edward III.'s reign, cannot be discovered. However that be, William Wadham, as appears by an antient pedigree of the family of Fogge, lived in the reigns of king Henry IV. V. and VI. during which he was a justice of the peace for Somerseshire, and was possessed of this estate, which he left to his son and heir Sir Nicholas Wadham, whose daughter and heir, about the reign of king Edward IV. married Sir Wm. Fogge, and entitled him to the possession of this manor, which he lest to his son Sir John Fogge, of Repton, in Ashford, comptroller and treasurer of the houshold to king Edward IV. and a privy counsellor. He died in the 6th year of king Henry VII. anno 1490, and by his will devised this manor to his son Thomas Fogge, being his only son by his second wife. He was afterwards knighted, and was sergeant porter of Calais, in both the reigns of king Henry VII. and VIII. in the first year of which latter reign, he alienated this manor to Ralph Banister, from which name, before the reign of queen Elizabeth, it passed by sale to Tucker, one of whose descendants sold it to Omested, and John Omested, at the latter end of that reign passed it away to William Smith, who in king James I.'s reign alienated it to Dr. Martin Fotherby, prebendary of Canterbury, and afterwards made bishop of Salisbury. He was son of Martin Fotherby, of Great Grimsby, in Lincolnshire, and younger brother of Dr. Charles Fortherby, dean of Canterbury. He died in 1620, and was succeeded by his son Thomas Fotherby, esq. of Crickshall, who lest one son Thomas, and a daughter Priscilla, married to William Kingsley, esq. of Canterbury, the eldest grandson of archdeacon Kingsley. Thomas Fotherby, gent. the son, resided here, and died in 1710, s. p. Upon which it came to Anthony Kingsley, gent. of London, youngest son of William, by his wife Priscilla above-mentioned, whose three sons, Anthony, M. D. Thomas, and Charles, successively became possessed of it, and on the death of the latter, in 1785, it descended to his eldest son Charles Kingsley, esq. of Lymington, and afterwards of Canterbury, where he died in 1786, and his infant son, of the same name, is now, by settlement, entitled to the inheritance of it. A court baron is held for this manor.
There was a family of the name of Omer, called likewife Homer, which had constantly resided in this parish, their mansion being in Staple-street, for upwards of four hundred years, as appears by old courtrolls wills, and other evidences. (fn. 1) The last of them who resided here, was Laurence Omer, gent. who died about the year 1661, leaving an only son Charles, who died unmarried; their burial-place was in this church-yard, and there are now two of their tombs remaining there, one of which is much adorned with sculpture, but the inscriptions are nearly obliterated, only there can be read on the latter, the name Omer, alias Homer.
There are no parochial charities. The poor constantly maintained are about thirty-four, casually twenty.
This parish is within the ecclesiastical jurisdiction of the diocese of Canterbury, and deanry of Bridge.
¶The church, which is exempt from the jurisdiction of the archdeacon, is dedicated to St. James, and confirst of two isles and two chancels, having a tower steeple at the west end, in which are four bells. The church is remarkably long and low. The south isle and chancel are upon the same level, nor is there any separation between them. On the sides of the chancel are rails, very low, about two feet from the wall, very unusual. In the north isle is a vault for the family of Terry, in which the late Terry Marsh, esq. of Canterbury, who died in 1789, is buried; and on the pavement are several memorials of them. The font is antient, of stone, an octagon, with emblematical carved figures. The north chancel is the Groves chancel, having a circular roof, adorned with painting. One half of the east part of it was made into a vault by dean Lynch, for himself and family, in which himself, his wife, Sir William Lynch, K. B. his eldest son, Mrs. Tatton, her husband and son, and his youngest daughter Hester-Elizabeth, lie buried. In this chancel are several monuments for this family. In the east window of it there are the arms of Lynch, with quarterings. By some small remains in the windows there seems to have been good painted glass formerly in them. In the church-yard are several tombs for the Terreys; and two for the Omers, as has been mentioned before.
This church was always accounted as a chapel to the church of Adisham, and continues so at this time. It is as such valued with that church in the king's books. There is now a vicarage-house and some glebe belonging to the rector of Adisham, as vicar of it.
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These finely detailed pieces are designed with Coca Cola logos and advertising themes of the 1930's to 1950's for a nostalgic touch.
Coca-Cola Town Square has gone through several changes over the years:
• In 1992 Cavanagh Group International produced the first line of Christmas village for The Coca-Cola Company. They started the Coca-Cola Christmas Society issuing exclusive newsletters, ornaments, and Town Square pieces to members for a fee.
• In 1994 - 5 two additional lines were added for specialty markets - House of Lloyds (3 buildings and 1 accessory) and American Classics (6 buildings and 6 accessories) featured special buildings and accessories only available through limited outlets.
• In 1995 mass Retail Stores began carrying these popular Christmas collectibles - Lowes, Walmart, Sears and Target. Some years offered special editions only available at a particular retailer making collectors rush all over town.
• A change in production for 2000 meant that much smaller numbers were available. The quantity made was limited to the numbers pre-ordered by Town Square retailers in April and brought into the US in October.
• Adding fiber-optic buildings caused a big shift in 2002, with some collectors liking the new multi-colored editions and some hating them. A mixture of fiber-optic and led lit buildings were made every year after 2003. The addition of motion and movement created many new pieces from 2003-2006.
• In 2006 Cavanagh moved the business to Santa's Best who retired this popular collectible Christmas Village and replaced with the new Main Street Collection that featured similar attention to detail on the same scale.
• After 2007, the complete Town Square collection was retired by Cavanagh/Santa's Best and no new pieces will be produced.
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My current book, Against The Day, by Thomas Pynchon seen here with some lighter diversions. At 1085 convoluted pages this book is a chore but hopefully worth it. This was the first Pynchon novel in ten years but he has a new novel coming out in August: Inherent Vice.
Messy painted plan for my current mosaic backsplash project.
It has a ragged edge and the copper bands will break free of the backsplash and go off onto the wall.
This part is about 4.5 ft long, 14" high. Caramel, gold, copper, bronze/brown and blue agate slices for materials.
As the Ulua river rose beyond it's banks just outside of La Lima Honduras, many had to set up temporary housing with their few possessions in the median between two highways. Red Cross has been assisting with water, food and minimal shelter.