A carefree and generously blooming perennial for summer and early fall. Fern like leaves are gray or green and usually finely divided on three foot stems. This cultivar gets its name from the orange-red color spice of the same name, paprika. This heat and drought tolerant perennial has a fiberous root system and can become invasive. Butterflies are attracted to this plant. Good cut flower that dries well, too.

Erbacea perenne, fiori piccoli, rossi con centro giallo, in densi corimbi, da giugno a settembre, foglie verde scuro, frastagliate

Generous supply of coffee, milk and sugar added to the stay together with a kettle that worked. Also a quality modern colour tv.

Even gives a contact number in case you hear a bump in the night.

I think this is based on the legend of St Martin of Tours who gave half his cloak to a beggar.

Personification of Generosity from Manchester College, Oxford. It was designed by Burne Jones and executed by Morris & Co.

So, here we are in the fine city of Norwich, with hundreds of beers to try, with not enough time and just the two hands.

In the end I went to just one session, as there were festivals at both The Birdcage and The Muderders.

Moultons Mild was very nice, as was The Fat Cat Brewery'd Porter.

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Acorn, Wombwell, South Yorkshire

Barnsley Bitter 3.8%

Well rounded, with a rich flavour, it retains a lasting bitter finish.

Old Moor Porter 4.8%

A full bodied victorian style porter with hints of liquorice. The initial bitterness gives way

to a smooth, mellow finish.

Adnams, Southwold, Suffolk

Prop Hop 4%

A delicious bitter with malt, biscuit and bready flavours, accompanied by subtle notes of

orange peel.

Extra 4.3%

Copper coloured ale with hoppy, floral and herbal aromas which follow through on the

palate.

Broadside Extra 6.5%

The bottled version but in cask, full malt flavour and a hint of marmite.

Tally Ho 7.2%

Tally Ho is dark Mahogany red in colour with a rich, fruity aroma and a heart warming

sweet raisin and biscuit palate.

Allendale, Hexham, Northumberland

Wagtail 3.8%

A floral aroma, hints of seville orange and spiced dried fruit, with biscuit and toffee

notes.

Pennine Pale 4%

Golden ale, brewed with a trio of American hops giving a full fruity aroma and flavour,

with a refreshing citrus finish

Ashover, Ashover, Derbyshire

Liquorice Alesort 4.5%

A rich black stout made with black malt and crystal rye, has root liquorice added in the

boil.

Rainbows End 4.5%

Rainbows End was the name of the café at the terminus of Ashover light railway, the

beer is pale and hopped with Cascade.

B & T, Shefford, Bedfordshire

Edwin Taylor's Extra Stout 4.5%

A stout with a strong roast flavour along with a hinr of coffee and red wine.

Shefford Plum Porter 4.5%

Fruity on the nose but a little smokiness to the flavour.

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Backyard, Walsall, West Midlands

Premium 4.5%

Premium bitter with a toffee, herbal nose and bitter-sweet nutty flavours.

Hell Bound 5.4%

Dark, rich brew. Full of bitter chocolate and fruit malt character.

Barrell&Sellers, South Elmham, Suffolk

Bitter 3.8%

Classic English ‘Best’ brewed with crystal malt and punchy hops to give a bitter fiinish.

Brown Ale 4.7%

Brewed with caramel & chocolate malt & 'blackcurrant' hops.

IPA 5.8%

Robust, amber, well hopped beer is brewed with pale & caramel malt.

Batemans, Wainfleet, Lincolnshire

XB 3.7%

Classic amber bitter brewed with English hops, very quaffable.

Gold 3.9%

A golden coloued refreshing beer brewed with lager malt and hinook and Cascade hops.

Salem Porter 4.7%

Full of fruit, hazelnuts, almonds, liquorice and spicy hops.

Beeston, Beeston, Norfolk

Afternoon Delight 3.7%

An easy drinking blonde ale with a slightly dry feel and hint of lemon.

Worth The Wait 4.2%

A golden beer, with a balance of hops to give a gentle bitterness & a refreshing citrus

hint.

Village Life 4.8%

Toasted malt flavours with plenty of body and a hint of orange rind and biscuit.

Old Stoatwobbler 6%

Strong, dark, luscious & notorious and mostly mine.. (Manic laugh)

Bexar County, Peterborough, Cambridgeshire

Poquito Pequeno 3.5%

Gentle fruity bittersweet base with a surprisingly bitter/sour finish.

Timanfaya 3.8%

Rausch Beer. Soured Brown ale.

Cambridge Common 4.1%

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Blindmans, Leighton, Somerset

Backstreet 4.2%

A mid brown smooth rounded ale, full of subtle toffee flavours.

Boudicca, Hoveton, Norfolk

Spiral Stout 4.6%

A spectrum of autumnal berries, coffee, dark chocolate, and a gentle, lingering dry roast

finish with a hint of smoke.

Brandon, Brandon, Suffolk

Dragonfire 4.5%

Pioneer hops and caramel malt makes this an easy session beer with a bit of a kick.

Oakenshield 5%

Strong and dark with a smooth smoky aftertaste.

Brass Castle, Malton, North Yorkshire

Bad Kitty 5.5%

Chocolate vanilla porter , what's not to like..

Burnout 5.8%

A complex dark ale with sweet roasted notes alongside coffee and liquorice.

Brentwood, Brentwood, Essex

Chestnut Stout 4%

A smooth, rounded, easy drinking stout, brewed with local chestnuts.

Shackleton 'The Boss' 4.5%

A full-bodied red premium bitter, well balanced and with rich malt flavours. Brewed by

Brentwood for Shackleton brewery.

Buffy's, Tivetshall St Mary, Norfolk

Norfolk Terrier 3.8%

Slightly malty and smooth.

Beagle 4%

A Beagle is really quite a delightful beast. Loyal to the end. Golden and with

exceptionally good citrus notes courtesy of First Gold hops.

9X 9%

Robust ale with plenty of malty fruityness by not over powering.

Cairngorm, Aviemore, Highlands & Islands

Black Gold 4.2%

A Scottish stout with a wonderful rich dark colour and subtle bitterness giving way to

late sweetness and underlying roast barley hints.

Witches Cauldron 4.9%

A dark ruby red coloured ale with a hint of roast malt flavours and a pleasant sweet

aftertaste

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Caveman, Swanscombe, Kent

Citra 4.1%

A hoppy pale ale with a straightforward malt character but plenty of citrus flavours.

Cavedweller 5.8%

Chocolate and coffee notes come through in the malt and dark berry flavours from the

hops.

Celt Experience, Caerphilly, Mid Glamorgan

Iron Age 3.5%

A ruby coloured fruity beer full of robust and unique fruity hop characteristics and hints

of berry fruit.

Silures 4.6%

The beer is named after a powerful and warlike tribe of ancient Britain, occupying

approximately the counties of Monmouthshire & Breconshire.

Church End, Nuneaton, Warwickshire

Grave Diggers 3.8%

Dark black and red in colour, with a complex mixture of chocolate and roast flavours.

Stout Coffin 4.6%

Notes of roasted malts creamy vanilla chocolate.

Colchester, Wakes Colne, Essex

Brazilian 4.6%

Coffee and vanilla porter. A firm favourite in the range.

Dancing Men, Happisburgh, Norfolk

Famous Norfolk Broads 3.8%

Quaffing bitter named after three regulars at the Hillhouse Inn.

Knight's Noggin 4.8%

Rich, heavily-malted porter-style beer packed with toasted toffee and chocolate notes.

Dark Star, Horsham, West Sussex

Hophead 3.8%

An extremely clean-drinking pale golden ale with a strong floral aroma.

Festival 5%

A chestnut bronze coloured bitter which is full of freshness and smooth mouthfeel.

East London, Lea Bridge, Gt London

Nightwatchman 4.5%

Chestnut brown coloured al with a smooth well hopped flavour.

Cowcatcher 4.8%

An American Pale Ale, generously hopped with Amarillo, Chinook, Simcoe and Citra.

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Elgood's, Wisbech, Cambridgeshire

Which Witch is Which 4.3%

Try saying that after a couple.

Plum Porter 4.4%

A distinctive black beer, it has an enticing fruit aroma, leading to a full-bodied, rich and

fruity flavour.

Winter Warmer(Oak Aged) 7.5%

Deep rich brown and has a very full fruity body. Oak aged.

Elmtree, Snetterton, Norfolk

80/- 4.5%

Restrained hops with full flavours of grain and malts coming through in a near perfect

balance.

Winter Solstice 4.6%

Winter Solstice is a dark Porter with delicate additions of Vanilla pods and Cinammon

bark.

Dark Horse 5%

Rich coffee and classic hops dominate the nose. Dark ripe fruit in the mouth and a

velvet smoothness compliment the strength in the body.

Fallen, Kippen, Stirlingshire

Chew Chew 6%

Salted caramel milk stout, brewed with dark belgian candi syrup, lactose and Hebridean

sea salt.

Platform C 6.3%

New world IPA bursting with hops from the Pacific North West, not overl bitter or sweet.

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Fat Cat, Norwich, Norfolk

Hell Cat 4.1%

A light, fruity beer, with plenty of body. The kick comes from New World hops, packed

with bright, citrus flavours.

Curly Cat 4.2%

A single hop variety, added at three stages of brewing and also in cask, a little fruity

hint of orange and, not too bitter.

Stout Cat 4.6%

A deep, dark beer. The characteristic sweet, rich flavour of roast malt and molasses is

well balanced with the pronounced hop flavour.

Cougar 4.7%

American hops and lager malt are usesd to produce this eminently quaffable beer.

Porter 4.9%

An old-fashioned Porter, rich brown, rather than Black malt lends a biscuit flavour, with

deep smooth dark-chocolate notes.

Marmalade 5.5%

A classic mid-brown coloured strong bitter, with a markedly bitter finish from the

generous use of Styrian hops, plus a hint of orange marmalde.

Felinfoel, Felinfoel, West Wales

Dragon Stout 4.1%

Double Dragon 4.2%

A full drinking premium Welsh ale, malty and subtly hopped with a rich colour and

smooth balanced character.

Felstar, Crix Green, Essex

Old Essex 3.9%

Deep amber traditional old ale with a rich malty taste.

In The Pink 5%

A natural fermented ale matured for 6 years with a very generous helping of cherries

and a few raspberries added for good measure then blended with a new fresh beer.

Five Points, Hackney, Gt London

Pale 4.4%

A fresh, zesty, aromatic pale ale brewed with malted barley, a little wheat, and Amarillo,

Centennial and Citra hops.

Railway Porter 4.8%

A Porter in the classic London style with our own twist. Aromas of chocolate and coffee

with hints of caramel.

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Fox, Heacham, Norfolk

Heacham Gold 3.9%

A pale yellow beer with a surprisingly malty nose. The sweetish taste is also malty yet

quickly becomes crisp and lightly citrus.

Grizzly Bear 4.8%

Pale golden ale with a citrusy fruit aroma and th a distinctly sweetish background.

Heacham Kriek 5.1%

Amber beer made with black cherries and four different hops. Floral aroma leads to a

bitter taste.

Fuller's, Chiswick, London

Olivers Island 3.8%

Delicate floral and citrus aromas with distinctive biscuity, grapefruit flavour, tropical

notes and refreshing zesty qualities.

1845 6.3%

A sweet, fruit cake aroma, a dark tawny colour and a dry finish that sings of spices and

raisin

Vintage 8.5%

Vintage Ale 2015 sees the balance of malt and hops deliver well-rounded, complex

flavours, with a fruitful aroma and a bitter finish.

Goddards, Ryde, Isle of Wight

Wight Squirrel 4.3%

A rich, russet-coloured full-flavoured, easy drinking Best Bitter. Brewed with a host of

Crystal Malts giving a smooth caramel taste.

Ducks Folly 5.2%

Amber coloured, traditionally brewed English ale.

Golden Triangle, Barford, Norfolk

Mosaic City 3.8%

A full tropical fruit taste with peach flavours abundant.

Simcoe City 3.8%

Very similar to the mosaic city but brewed with Simcoe hops.

Drink More Beer 3.9%

Amber coloured bitter with surprising depth, brewed to comemerate the life of the late

Wolfe Witham.

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Grain, Harleston, Norfolk

316 3.9%

Brewed with lager malt and ludicrously light on the palate, well balanced with a slight

hint of grapefruit.

Redwood 4.3%

A rich red premium bitter that beautifully balances roasted malts with sherbert

grapefruit hoppiness.

Pale 5%

IPA with a grassy hop aroma, balanced with a lingering bitterness.

Slate 6%

A deep, dark and rich smoked porter, brewed with a complex blend of malts.

Great Heck, Great Heck, North Yorkshire

Chopper 3.5%

Golden session ale with a surprisingly full body and a decent amount of hops giving rise

a mango/melon fruitiness.

Dave 3.8%

A smooth, very dark, velvety bitter with aslight burnt coffee taste.

Voodoo 4.3%

Chocolate and weetabix with smooth coffee flavours,

Amish Mash Wheat 4.7%

Golden coloured wheat beer with a multitiude of flavours and peppery hop bitterness.

Washington Red 4.7%

Amber coloured beer with a zesty mouthfeel and slighty dry mouthfeel.

Black Jesus 6.5%

Black Jesus is a black IPA brewed with American hops and special dehusked German

roasted malt.

Great Newsome, Winestead, East Yorkshire

Holderness Dark 3.4%

Light coffee feel with a hint of fruitiness and a bittersweet finish.

Ploughmans Pride 4.2%

Dark rich malty ale, brown ale like but with liquorice tones.

Green Dragon, Bungay, Suffolk

Gold 4.4%

Zesty golden ale with a slight lager feel.

Bridge St. Bitter 4.5%

Malty and juicy with bitter orange peel in the finish.

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Green Jack, Lowestoft, Suffolk

Canary 3.8%

Straw-coloured pale ale with a big flowery hop character.

Fruit Bat 5.5%

A distinct taste of plums and fruit cake gives way to a slight piney bitterness.

Baltic Trader 10.5%

Extra Strong Imperial Stout with smooth rich roasted coffee & vanilla flavours.

Harveys, Lewes, East Sussex

Old 4.5%

A dark, full-bodied beer combining sweetness and strength to produce a exceptionally

smooth palate.

Bonfire Boy 5.8%

A dark amber beer with a full malty palate and a slightly burnt, bitter aftertaste. A small

quantity of black malt is used to impart the suggestion of smoke.

Prince of Denmark 7.5%

A complex beer with aromas of leather, chocolate and liquorice, with a lingering taste,

based on traditional recipes from the 18th Century.

Harwich Town, Harwich, Essex

EPA 3.8%

Good hoppy flavour, with hints of pineapple and grapefruit.

Tyrwhitts Tipple 4.5%

Pale malt, dark crystal and caramalt and then Columbus hops brwed especially for us.

Hexhamshire, Hexham, Northumberland

Devils Elbow 3.6%

Named after a waterfall on the West Dipton Burn, Devil’s Elbow is a smooth ale with a

rounded malty taste.

Devils Water 4.2%

A malty dark ale with a fruity range of flavours, named after a local burn.

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Humpty Dumpty, Reedham, Norfolk

Little Sharpie 3.8%

A delicate hop aroma leads to a light clean tasting finish.

Swallowtail 4%

A refreshing pale amber thirst quenching ale with a lively hop finish.

Hop Harvest Gold 4.5%

A golden ale brewed with fresh new hops every time.

Black Mill IPA 5%

A Cascadian style black beer brewed with 4 different American Hop varieties

Railway Sleeper 5%

A sweet plummy fruitiness blankets an underlying malty bitterness. Full and rich in

flavour.

Hydes, Manchester, Gt Manchester

Spicer Santium 4.5%

Brewed using American farmed hop ‘SANTIAM’ which gives a definite Herbal and floral

overtone.

Munchen 5%

Bavrian straw blonde ’Helles’ style beer, crafted from Pilsen malt and the noble

Hallertau, Mittlefruh and Hersbrucher hops.

Ilkley, Ilkley, West Yorkshire

Ruby Jane 4%

Complex biscuit layers of flavour and a soft bitterness from the hops.

Scary Spice 5.5%

Influenced by flavours and spices from the East, a pumpkin beer with a difference.

Jo C's, Barsham, Norfolk

Norfolk Kiwi 3.8%

Easy-drinking session bitter with distinct kiwi flavour and aroma

Bitter Old Bustard 4.3%

Russet coloured ale carries warm nutty biscuit flavours coming through a smooth malt

body.

Knot another IPA 5%

A golden, hoppy, true-to-style IPA, brewed using Norfolk-grown Maris Otter barley with

a good blast of British Bodicea hops to provide a flavoursome finish.

Kelham Island, Sheffield, South Yorkshire

25th Anniversary 6.8%

An IPA using a blend of 5 of the finest American hop varieties, which gives an l aroma

and flavour of Tropical fruits and spices.

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Lacons, Gt Yarmouth, Norfolk

Encore 3.8%

Pale amber hued beer, with delicate fruit aromas, comfortably balancing a dry pine and

citrus flavour.

Festival Special 3.8%

Burnished amber, this full bodied session ale carries dominant tropical fruit/berries in

aroma, followed by tart citrus on the palate. Pleasing nutty flavours are finished by a

dusting of bitterness

Pale 3.9%

An aroma of crisp fruitiness with distinct flavours of melon and grapefruit.

Extra Stout 4.5%

Valiant stone fruits are balanced by blackcurrant and a hint of citrus. The finish is both

smooth and dry.

Lancaster, Lancaster, Lancashire

Elderflower Twist 3.8%

A light coloured beer brewed using elderflowers and elderberries and the very delicate

Kallertauer Hop.

Red 4.8%

Robust, spicy & fruity, culminating in a very moreish finish.

Leeds, Leeds, West Yorkshire

Pale 3.8%

Light and hoppy with delicate floral notes and a well balanced finish.

Midnight Bell 4.8%

Roast and chocolate malts combine to give a full bodied, complex character to this rich

and robust ale

Leighton Buzzard, Leighton Buzzard, Bedfordshire

Borrowers Bitter 3.6%

Named after the classic series of children’s book written by Mary Norton.This is a midbrown,

easy drinking session ale brewed with five different English hops

Smoking Angel 4.5%

German Rauchmaltz smoked over beech wood in the Bamberg area of Germany is used

inthis dark porter style beer.

Long Man, Polegate, East Sussex

Old Man 4.3%

Soft malt notes of coffee and chocolate that combine with a pleasant light hoppiness to

create a rich, full tasting Old Ale.

APA 4.8%

A triple-hopped APA has a pleasant citrus fruit aroma and characteristic robust

bitterness.

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Magpie, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire

Dark Potion 5.8%

Apothecary inspired, botanically infused Black IPA. Dandelion and Burdock ..

Mauldons, Sudbury, Suffolk

Micawbers Mild 3.5%

This traditional beer has a full round flavour with a slight but distinctive bitter finish.

Mid Autumn Gold 4.2%

An amber coloured beer with a fine balance of malt and hops for a full bodied flavour.

Black Adder 5.3%

A dark bitter stout. Roast and nut aromas with a fruity balance of hops and dark malt

provide an excellent, lingering finish.

Maxim, Houghton le Spring, Tyne & Wear

Wards Best Bitter 4%

Classic ale from the past with a distinctive malty aftertaste that lingers on the palate.

Maximus 6%

Easy to drink, dark ruby in colour, smooth, sweet, with a hint of liquorice.

Mile Tree, Wisbech, Cambridgeshire

Crescent 4%

Mid-brown with a red hue to the body, malty and fruity, with a slight bitter finish

Larksong 4.5%

Light malty aroma with the slightest suggestion of oak and berry.

Festival Special 5.4%

Spicy aroma, with cinnamon, clove, bramble and liquorice. Sweet taste, very fruity, like

a beer version of a mulled wine.

Milestone, Newark, Nottinghamshire

Classic Mild 4.1%

Light sweet flavour with ripe berries, toasty bread, burnt caramel, and plum notes.

Olde English 4.9%

Full bodied winter warmer with a pleasing nutty finish.

Moonshine, Fulbourn, Cambridgeshire

Harvest Moon Mild 3.9%

Slightly sweet with plenty of character. Smooth fruit notes combining with coffee and

chocolate flavours.

Raspberry Porter 4.5%

Night Watch Porter infused with locally grown rapberries to give it a nice mellow fruity

finish.

Raspberry Wheat 4.5%

Part of the 13 moons series of monthly specials.

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Moor, Bridgwater, Somerset

Envy 4.2%

A green hopped beer omfined wih a natural haze with subtle hints of vanilla and herbs.

Illusion 4.4%

Imperial Black Ale as it is known in the USA, very flavoursome for its strength, peppery

and earthy with citrus overtones leading to a mellow finish.

Stout 5%

Not as roasty as some stouts with hints of chocolate and balckberry.

So' hop 5.7%

A pronounced floral and tropical quality to the beer, with honey and elderflower in the

nose.

Nethergate, Pentlow, Essex

Black Shadow 3.5%

A typical old fashioned dark mild, but with a surprisingly fresh bitterness.

Suffolk County 4%

A biscuity malt dominates the warm well rounded roasted background, with a punching

bitterness.

Umbel Magna 5%

The addition of coriander to the Old Growler wort completes the original 1750s recipe

for this distinctive dark beer.

Nobby's, Guilsborough, Northamptonshire

Best 3.8%

A session bitter with good hop character.

Festival Special 4.7%

A dark ale with hints of Christmas pudding spice and warming seasonal cheer.

Norfolk Brewhouse, Hindringham, Norfolk

Golden 4%

A fresh citrus aroma and fruity hop character leads into the refreshing, crisp, dry finish.

Dark Mild 4.5%

This dark mild has a subtle blackcurrant aroma, full-bodied with a rich, fruity, sweet

finish.

Gold IPA 5%

A well hopped IPA combining USA and UK hops to deliver a fruity IPA which builds in

bitterness leading to a crisp, dry finish.

Cellar Bration Ale 6%

A ruby red ale brewed in collaboration with leading food and drink writer Melissa Cole.

Fresh cherries, Norfolk honey and mint are added to the brew, as well as sweet and

bitter orange peel.

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Nottingham, Radford, Nottinghamshire

Rock Mild 3.8%

Smooth and dark with a biscuity flavour.

EPA 4.2%

Well balanced smooth ale with a light fragrant hop finish

Oakleaf, Gosport, Hampshire

Quercus Folium 4%

Quercus Folium is Latin for oakleaf, a traditional hoppy bitter with a malty aftertaste and

slight sweetness.

I Can't Believe It's Not Bitter 4.9%

Clean and crisp with a fruity aftertaste. The use of Saaz hops gives this lager a citrus

finish that lingers on.

Old Chimneys, Market Weston, Suffolk

Amber Porter 4.8%

This beer, unusually pale for a porter, is based on a Tolly Cobbold recipe that was

availble from 1785 to 1827.

Good King Henry 9.6%

Chocolate coffee flavours abound with a hint of liquorice and black berry fruit, deep and

awesome.

Red Admiral 11.4%

Red Admiral is an oak aged barley wine with added liqueur whisky. As well as wood

and whisky, there are hints of honey, vanilla, orange marmalade, walnut and raisins.

Classic.

Opa Hay's, Aldeby, Norfolk

Engel's Best 4%

A triple hopped aromatic beer, a very old fashioned traditional ale.

Meister Pils 4.8%

A Pilsner style beer made with continental style yeast, light in colour and a hoppy aroma.

Liquid Bread 5.2%

Bavarian Style wheat beer with a distinct aroma of cloves and banana.

Otley, Pontypridd, Glamorgan

Thai Bo 4.6%

Infused with Lemongrass, lime leaf and galangal it has been described as having the

aromas of a Thai green curry in a glass.

O9 4.8%

Honey and wheat aroma. Flavours of fresh herb, honey and some notes of citrus.

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Palmers, Bridport, Dorset

Copper Ale 3.7%

Copper-coloured session ale, good citrus fruit with a hoppy aroma.

Tally Ho 5.5%

First brewed in the 1940s. A rich fruit cake flavour dominates in this dark strong old ale.

Panther, Reepham, Norfolk

Ginger 3.7%

This ginger wheat beer is fiery with a distinct ginger flavour and with subtle lemon

flavour notes.

Honey 4%

A full bodied ale with a floral honey flavour nicely balnced between the sweetness of the

honey and the malt finish.

Black 4.5%

A roasted malty chocolate and caramel aroma goes to nice earthy finish with a hint of

liquorice.

Pheasantry, East Markham, Nottinghamshire

BB 3.8%

A smooth tasting copper coloured beer, with medium bitterness and a light spicy aroma.

Smoking Rauch 4.8%

Reddish amber beer which starts sweet and then follows a lingering spicy smokiness.

Pictish, Rochdale, Lancashire

Alchemists 4.3%

A refreshing, straw coloured ale with crisp malt flavours and a robust hoppy finish.

Chinook 4.9%

Single hopped beer, pale and clean malt dominated by orange peel and fruity, bitter

hops.

Quartz, Kings Bromley, Staffordshire

MO50 5%

Brewed for the Maris Otter 50 years celebration, pale and very smmoth, with a slight

fizz in the mouthfeel.

Ramsgate, Broadstairs, Kent

No. 7 3.8%

Easy drinking pale session bitter with good balance.

Gadds No. 5 4.4%

A traditional Kentish Best bitter, the aroma is toffee malt and a red berry flavoured

finish.

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Raw, Staveley, Derbyshire

Dark Peak 4.5%

Award winning stout smooth with slight bitterness.

Edge 4.5%

Pale ale brewed using pale and Munich malt, balanced bitterness and a citrus aroma.

Red Squirrel, Hertford, Hertfordshire

Milk Stout 4%

Complex flavours reminiscent of dark chocolate and coffee, balanced by a hoppy

bitterness and a dry smooth silky finish.

APA 4.3%

Fairly bitter pale ale with aromas of grapefruit and pine and slighty sweet finish.

Redemption, Enfield, Gt London

Trinity 3%

Brewed with three malts and three hops. Generous late hopping provides Seville orange

aromas and the initial malt sweetness is dominated by citrus flavours.

Pale Ale 3.8%

Light and well ballanced in the mouth with grain feel along with cirus hop notes.

Fellowship Porter 5.1%

A dark brown coloured London Porter with chocolate, coffee, liquorice and dry roasted

malt flavours complimented with hints of dark fruit.

Redwillow, Macclesfield, Cheshire

Headless 3.9%

Aromas of light lemon barley water with a clean citrus finish. Easy drinking.

Smokeless 5.7%

Asmooth smoked porter, with a robust malt backbone. This is infused with Chipotles to

give even more smokiness and a subtle hint of heat.

Robinsons, Stockport, Cheshire

Unicorn 4.2%

Complex with a long dry finish and citrus fruit notes.

Old Tom 8.5%

Old Tom is dark, rich and warming with a cherry brandy like colour and character

named after the brewery cat in 1899.

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S&P, Horsford, Norfolk

Topaz Blonde 3.7%

Topaz hops provide this golden beer with a fruity citrus aroma, grapefruit taste and a

crisp, dry finish.

Afterglow 3.9%

Amber ale with a distinctive flavour of chalenger hops.

Between the Posts 3.9%

A new golden ale, flavoured with NZ Dr Rudi hops.

Saffron, Bishop Storford, Essex

Saffron Blonde 4.3%

Good balance of citrus and smooth malty flavours with a crisp finish, and a lingering

strawberry nose.

Henham Honey 4.6%

Delicate balance of bitterness, malt, spicy fruit and honey aromas.

Silent Night 5.2%

Ruby Port and pure red grape juice along with Fuggles and Bramling Cross hops create

a soft fruity and spice finish.

Saltaire, Shipley, West Yorkshire

Elderflower Blonde 4%

A refreshing blonde ale infused with the delicate flavour of elderflower.

Hazelnut Coffee Porter 4%

Like Cadburys fruit and nut but with more nuts and fruitiness.

Siren, Finchampstead, Berkshire

Half Mast 2.8%

Quarter IPA, Heavily hopped but with low bitterness and notes of mango and grapefruit.

Undercurrent 4.5%

Spicy, grassy aromas and a taste of grapefruit and apricot an nice nutty maltiness.

St Peter's, South Elmham, Suffolk

Best Bitter 3.7%

A full-bodied ale with distinctive fruity caramel notes.

Ruby Red Ale 4.3%

A rich, red ale with subtle malt undertones and a distinctive spicy hop aroma.

Boo 5.3%

Cream Stout 6.5%

Aromatic, strong, dark chocolate cream stout with a satisfying bittersweet aftertaste.

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Stumptail, Great Dunham, Norfolk

Amber 4.8%

Based on a Victorian recipe, rich roast grain balanced with Goldngs hops.

Pale 4.9%

Traditional pale ale spiced with Goldings and a sprinkling of new world hops for extra

zest.

Summer Wine, Honley, West Yorkshire

Resistance 3.7%

tbc

Teleporter 5%

A Rich Dark Porter brewed with 10 different malts giving a sweet roast richness that is

balanced with just enough hop character.

Taylor's, Attleborough, Norfolk

No1 3.8%

A copper-coloured ale made with a blend of two traditional hops.

Dog Tooth 4%

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Dropped Stitched 4.5%

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Ticketybrew, Stalybridge, Gt Manchester

Munchner 4.5%

Amber lager, well rounded with a rich malty nose and dry pithy finish.

Rose Wheat 4.5%

Unique aroma of roses leading to a floral mouthfeel then a kick of spicy ginger.

Tipples, Acle, Norfolk

Hanged Monk 3.8%

Roasted malt, dry coffee & smoke aromas, some dark fruit with ahint of bitterness.

Longshore 3.8%

A light bitter with a good pale amber colour, a nice balanced malty flavour.

Lady Evelyn 4.1%

Pale, straw coloured ale with a long dryish finish and a floral hop aroma.

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Tombstone, Gt Yarmouth, Norfolk

Arizona 3.9%

Light amber ale, malty, hoppy with a touch of citrus.

Texas Jack 4%

Chestnut red ruby coloured ale with a good flavour and a twist of plums.

Gunslinger 4.3%

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Cherokee 4.5%

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Triple FFF, Four Marks, Hampshire

Rock Lobster 4.5%

A chestnut-brown best bitter with a mellow hop aroma, smooth malt and subtle fruit

flavours. No matching towels though.

Jabberwocky 5%

Subtle hints of dark chocolate and liquorice but with a fresh pine aroma in this black IPA.

Turpin's, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire

Meditation 4.3%

A pale ale with citrus aromas and a low-medium hop and biscuit flavour.

Cambridge Black 4.6%

A combination of coffee, coca and dark chocolate can be found in this quaffable stout.

Two Rivers, Denver, Norfolk

Kiwi Kick 4%

A dry, biscuity malt flavour is followed by a tart citrusy hop flavour, grapefruit, lime and

a hint of spice.

Porters Pride 5.2%

Dark almost black beer with a bittersweet malt taste, chocolate and coffee, nutty and a

touch of woodiness.

Tydd Steam, Tydd St. Giles, Cambridgeshire

Barn Ale 3.9%

Zesty bitterness and a lingering citrus finish.

Piston Bitter 4.4%

Hints of caramel and slight fruitness from a English style bitter.

Amnesiac 4.9%

Hopped with unique Nelson Sauvin hops giving a soft white wine background and

crushed gooseberry aroma.

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Wantsum, Canterbury, Kent

Black Prince 3.9%

A rich, full bodied Kent mild slightly bitter in the finish.

Imperium 4%

A deep amber best bitter, smooth biscuit malts and rich hoppy nose.

Waveney, Earsham, Norfolk

Lightweight 3.9%

Some hints of toffee, bread, mild earth. Light in body very drinkable.

Welterweight 4.2%

Golden amber coloured bitter with ahint of pears and berries.

Rocky Myrobalan 4.6%

Hedgerow plums ( yellow Myrobalan ) are added to this beer to produce a unique ale.

Welbeck Abbey, Welbeck, Nottinghamshire

Red Feather 3.9%

Good malty bitter with a touch of fruit and caramel.

Kaiser 4.1%

Crisp, dry, biscuity lager malt flavours are perfectly balanced with sweet, honey like

floral hops.

Wharfe Bank, Otley, West Yorkshire

Washburn 3.7%

Copper-coloured Yorkshire Bitter with a subtle fruit aroma.

Camfell Flame 4.4%

Copper ruby colour bitter with roasted coffee notes.

Whim, Hartington, Derbyshire

Arbor Light 3.6%

Brewed using German lager hops. Light in colour, sharp and very clean.

Hartington Bitter 4%

Pale golden beer with not to much citrus nose, but hints of apple and pear in the

mouthfeel.

White Horse, Stanford In The Vale, Oxfordshire

Black Beauty 3.9%

Dark brown almost ruby coloured mild with toasty toffe undertones.

Oxford Blue 4.3%

Malty, raisiny, spicy aroma, with a hint of figs and cinnamon in the taste.

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Williams, Alloa, Central Scotland

Black 4.2%

Smooth coffee and chocolate undertones are complemented by the addition of late

harvest cone hops, giving a lovely blackcurrant aroma.

March of the Penguins 4.9%

Rich roasty coffee taste with dark maltiness.

Winter's, Norwich, Norfolk

Cloudburst 3.7%

A full flavoured easy drinking session beer with slight soft summer fruit taste.

Geniuss 4.1%

Deep ruby red coloured beer with a dark fruit and malty molasses backdrop.

Golden 4.1%

A refreshing yellow golden ale with nicely balanced malt, hop and light tangy citrus

flavours.

On The Beer City! 4.4%

Pale golden yellow coloured beer with plenty of citrus fruit and grassy with a mild

background malt flavour.

Wolf, Attleborough, Norfolk

Edith Cavell 3.7%

Tastes stronger than it is , with a malty toast aroma and a slight fruity zing to the

mouthfeel.

Golden Jackal 3.7%

Citrusy hops reign over this Golden Ale building a leafy and fruity hop finish to balance

out the malt.

Lupus Lupus 4.2%

Slight mango and zest through a mostly malt nose and a biscuit finish.

Granny Wouldn't Like It 4.8%

A rich, malty beer. It has masses of flavor and a slightly sweet finish.

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Woodforde's, Woodbastwick, Norfolk

Wherry 3.8%

A slight floral and hoppy nose but the taste is milder and has a biscuity sweetness.

Sundew 4.1%

Subtle golden beer - pale in colour and light on the palate with the distinctive hoppy

finish.

Nelsons Revenge 4.5%

A full-bodied pale amber beer with the rich flavour of Dundee cake. Sultana fruitiness is

balanced by a hoppy bitterness.

Tap and Go 5%

Copper-coloured beer has been brewed to celebrate the Rugby World Cup, in the style

of a classic IPA, yet with a powerful hoppy twist, characterised by citrus notes and hints

of herbs, pepper and pine.

Redcracker 7%

A special version of Headcracker infused with raspberries. Strong full-bodied pale barley

wine. Warm raspberry and apricot notes.

XT, Long Crendon, Buckinghamshire

4 3.8%

An amber beer with a special Belgian malt and a fruity mix of American and European

hops

XPA 5.9%

An IPA brewed with crisp, clean extra pale malts and numerous North American

flavouring and aromatic hop additions.

Yetman's, Bayfield, Norfolk

Amber 4.2%

A light, crisp beer with a fruity hoppy nose and amber colour.

Green 4.8%

Strongish, with a fruity sweetness and dark colour.

www.norwichcamra.org.uk/festival/caskbeer15a.pdf

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Overall Beers Of The Festival

1 Beeston Worth The Wait

2 Brass Castle Bad Kitty

3 Boudicca Spiral Stout

Category winners:

Mild

1 Great Newsome Holderness Dark

2 Nethergate Black Shadow

3 Moonshine Harvest Moon Mild

Bitter

1 Jo C's Norfolk Kiwi

2 Wolf Edith Cavell

3 Lacons Pale

Best Bitter

1 Mile Tree Larksong

2 Jo C's Bitter Old Bustard

3 Felinfoel Double Dragon

Strong Bitter/IPA

1 Green Jack Fruit Bat

2 Adnams Broadside Extra

3 Great Heck Black Jesus

Stouts and Porters

1 Brass Castle Bad Kitty

2 Boudicca Spiral Stout

3 Elmtree Winter Solstice

Speciality

1 Moonshine Raspberry Wheat

2 Felstar In The Pink

3 Waveney Rocky Myrobalan

Golden

1 Beeston Worth The Wait

2 Golden Triangle Simcoe City

3 Green Jack Canary

Cider

Monk & Disorderly

Perry

Pickled Pig Wills Perry

Foreign

Huyghe Delirium Tremens

www.norwichcamra.org.uk/festival/botf15.htm

Generous, floriferous and attractive flowers from South Africa. The low price of the bulbs permits to plant important quantities in dense groups and obtain a very interesting colourful display in spring.

Our grandson, Jensen shared his banana with Baxter.

Krewe of King Arthur parade

People watching at the parades is part of the grand fun!

Mardi Gras 2024

New Orleans, LA

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Builder: Chantiers de la Liane, Boulogne

Year: 1936

Location Cornwall

Length on deck: 43'6" + bowsprit

Beam: 10'6"

Draft: 5'10"

Tonnage(TM): 16TM

£65,000

A positively stunning and eye-catching yacht, French pre-war designed and built, UK owned and refitted is now offered for sale lying in Cornwall.

The long, fine counter stern with the sweetest of sheers, the generous beam, the high freeboard with an almost flush white scrubbed teak deck, the wonderful rich varnished teak deck works and a tall Bermudian cutter rig all serve to make this yacht a classic in every sense of the word.

The yacht was originally robustly built to a high standard in teak and has been extensively refitted over recent years in past and present ownership to make her now as good if not better than new.

Built by the Chantiers de la Liane in Boulogne, N France in 1936.

An old brochure we have probably dating from the early 1970’s indicates that she was offered for either bare boat or skippered charter in the South of France and claims that she had already made several North Atlantic crossings.

We first came across her in the Golfe de Morbihan in 1987 when she was owned by Ambrose von Herberstein. We sold her for him to Gareth Wright and she came under UK flag and sailed to Devon. She changed hands again to Cornish ownership, a boatyard owner who upgraded her significantly and raced her successfully in several classic regattas.

In 2005 she came to the present owner who keeps her on the River Fal. In his ownership she had some major work done in a Cornish boatyard, detailed below and is now in absolutely superb condition.

She has competed successfully on the classic yacht circuit on the South Coast coming second to Kelpie in the Fowey Classics passage race from Fowey to Falmouth in 2006. She took on the moderns in the 2010 Fowey Royal Regatta passage race from Falmouth to Fowey and flying her enormous asymmetric spinnaker she won her class.

I had the great pleasure of sailing in her to Douarnenez in the summer of 2012 when we put her through her paces in both gentle breezes when she ghosted along always moving and in stronger winds when she really picked up her heels and skipped along. She has a lovely steady motion, she responds well to a lift in the breeze, when you learn her ways she can be nursed up close to the wind and you can still cook a 3 course dinner below.

Construction.

Carvel planked in 1 1/8” Burma teak, caulked and payed. The hull planking is very fair, no plank seams visible and finished in expertly applied off-white enamel with a high polish.

100mm x 70mm grown oak frames at 60cm in single sweeps from forward back to the mast and from the forward end of the cock-pit (or the engine) up into the counter.

The midships sections have similar grown oak frames, wider spaced with two 40mm x 40mm steam bent oak timbers between.

All fastenings a copper nails with roves and bronze screws in the hood ends.

Heavy grown oak floors on the grown frames.

Galvanised steel floors on the steam bent timbers.

Ballast. External 4000kg lead ballast keel secured with bronze keel bolts.

Keel bolts replaced in the winter 2010/2011 refit.

Major refit in 1984, galvanised steel strap floors were removed and 38 new galvanised steel floors made and fitted. Any deteriorated timbers below the floors was scarphed in with new.

Several oak futtocks approx 3” x 2” added at the lower ends between the steamed timbers as additional strength in view of the several scarphs in the steam bent timbers.

Ballast keel dropped.

Both garboards replaced.

Refit 1995

New deck, cock-pit and coach-roof

New galley and quarter berth

New saloon table

Refit 2005.

All floors up into the counter refastened

New stem

All floors forward of the mast refastened.

Major refit 2010

New oak stern post

New stern tube and bearings

New engine mounts

Total repaint and revarnished to a high gloss.

Deck.

New deck laid in 1995 by Traditional Sail in Salcombe in yacht laid teak on a ply sub deck. The deck planks are swept round to the gunnel and joggled in to the king plank to superb effect.

Seams payed in butyl rubber.

All new deck beams in 1995.

5” varnished teak toe rail.

At the same time as the new deck was laid, the cock-pit coamings, the coach-roof coamings, beams and sheathed ply roof, the sliding entrance hatch and garage, the charming little twin doors with bevelled glass panels and the fore hatch were all replaced in new teak to the original design.

The yacht appears to be almost flush decked with a shallow, narrow coach-roof standing only some 6 or 7 inches off the deck, reaching up almost to the mast and not much wider than the cabin entrance hatch thus leaving what appears to be acres of wide clear side decks but just enough to give little extra head-room through the boat below.

The yacht is not fitted with stanchion posts or guard-wires, neither pulpit of pull-pit clutter her exquisite lines.

Coach-roof coamings are in varnished teak.

Sliding hatch in a garage entrance to the cabin with tow little glazed doors and a long ladder down into the bowels of the ship. Only then do you appreciate her size and her lines.

Cock-pit

The cock-pit coamings form a rectangle, also in highly varnished teak standing 6” off the deck and take off nicely each side of the narrow coach-roof leaving a wide bridge deck and seating each side of a deep foot well, with varnished linings and teak gratings.

Self-draining well.

The main sheet is on a horse across the well easily accessed by either crew or the helm if short handed sailing.

Engine control panel and nav instruments mounted out of the way in the well.

Deck access to the counter space is by a locker lid in the after end of the well.

Sheet winches on the deck just outside the coamings.

The long varnished tiller is mounted with bronze fittings to the rudder stock which penetrates the after deck in a finely varnished chock. Rebuilt rudder and fittings in the 2010 refit.

Rig.

Bermudian cutter rig on varnished (believed Oregon pine) pole mast stepped through the main deck onto the keel built in 2002 by Noble Masts in Bristol using their bird beak method of construction.

The mast is approx 8” circumference turning to octagonal just above the deck penetration and

Twin spreaders.

All stainless steel rigging fitted 2002 with swaged terminals and stainless steel rigging screws to 1995 internal stainless steel chain plates.

Single masthead standing back-stay to the counter.

Running back-stays on tackles from the upper spreaders to bronze anchor points on the quarters, the tails led to the windward winches.

Twin lowers, intermediates and cap shrouds

Inner fore stay, upper spreaders to inboard of the stemhead

Outer fore stay masthead to end of bowsprit.

Both inner and outer forestays fitted with Harken roller reefing gear.

New varnished spruce bowsprit in 2005 with polished stainless steel end fitting, heel fitting passing through twin chain roller stemhead fitting.

Stainless steel shrouds and stainless steel bob-stay chain.

The inner fore stay anchored to an eye bolt set through the bowsprit down to the inside face of the stem.

Polished stainless steel low-level pin rails either of the mast take the halyards secured clear of the mast to conserve the varnish. The pin rails cleverly incorporate a cradle for the life raft between the mast and the coach-roof.

Winches.

Pair of Antal ST W40 self tailing

2 pairs of top action 2-speed Lewmar 43

Pair of top action single speed Lewmar 9 either side of the entrance hatch

Mast winches

Staysail sheets to a bronze track each side of the mast.

Jib sheets to tracks in the scuppers each side about midships

Varnished boom with bronze goose neck fitting pivots on the original very substantial galvanised steel mast fitting. Bronze end cap fitting with spinning bale to take the main sheet.

Harken main sheet track, car and blocks.

Sails

Mainsail by John McKillop

No.1 cruising yankee

No.1 racing yankee by Hood Sails

Cruising staysail

Racing staysail by Hood sails

No.2 yankee

Asymmetric spinnaker

Machinery

Yanmar diesel installed new in 2005

Most unusually, this yacht has a dedicated walk-in engine room. The vertical companionway ladder is mounted on a door in the after bulkhead below the cock-pit entrance hatch. The almost full standing head-room door carrying the ladder hinges open to allow walk-in entrance with standing space immediately inside the doorway.

Aft is the very smart engine mounted on the centre-line to a conventional centre-line shaft drive fitted with a vibration-free, flexible water-cooled sea and an earthing lead.

Quite reasonable access all round and over the engine.

Good stowage space down the port side of the engine takes the inflatable dinghy, fuel cans and outboard engine.

Easy access fuel filters with clearly visible glass water traps.

Easy access incoming salt water filter

New switch board just inside the door to stbd.

All new electrical wiring on 12v circuits in the 2005 refit.

Accommodation. 6 berths

Access to the cabin is by the sliding hatch and twin glazed doors from the cock-pit down a varnished companionway ladder to an entrance lobby.

To stbd is a large quarter berth rebuilt by Traditional Sail in the 1995 refit, a generous berth set quite high due to the fine lines of the hull allowing lockers and the fridge under.

A varnished teak board can be placed on the berth as a chart desk when required.

Nav instruments on the bulkhead above the head of the berth can be seen from the sliding hatch entrance.

Galley to port rebuilt by Traditional Sail in the 1995. Thick varnished teak work surface with inset large and small deep rectangular stainless steel sinks.

Gimballed 3-burner and oven stainless steel gas cooker in a stainless steel lined recess.

Varnished teak lockers above and below.

Pressurised cold water supply to the sink.

Salt water faucet on foot pump

Bulkhead door forward to the saloon cabin means that the working part of the boat can be shut off from the living area.

Saloon with port and stbd settee berths.

Shelf above the port settee.

Narrow berth above the stbd settee.

Cupboards in the after corners.

Mast forward.

Oil fired cabin heater on the cabin sole to port of the mast with 12v pumped fuel supply.

Varnished cabin sole inlaid in holly

A very fine teak folding table built by Traditional Sail to the designs of the great Dr Tom Harrison Butler folds away into a box recess in the cabin sole to give a flush floor.

Varnished bulkheads, varnished coamings and sky-light above, white painted deckhead.

Blue leatherette cushions with buttoned upholstered panels to the seat backs which fold open to access lockers behind the settees.

Panelled varnished mahogany door forward to the forward lobby.

Forward again to the forward cabin bulkhead door.

Both doors close off the lobby to create a private ablutions compartment.

Blake sea toilet to port.

Antique drop down porcelain hand basin with fold out bronze faucet, drains in the heads below and folds away to present a teak locker door.

Forward cabin with a large double berth. It is possible to either sleep fore and aft of to sleep athwartships.

Up forward is open to the hull sides with the chain chute, electric windlass in the deckhead.Chains below the berth forward.

6’6” headroom in the entrance lobby and saloon, 5’10” forward.

Equipment

Nav gear

Sestral steering compass mounted on the bridge deck

Hand bearing compass

Raytheon ST60 Log

VHF radio with DSC

Furuno Navigator GPS

Raytheon Radar and chart plotter combined, single/spilt screen.

Safety gear

4 man life raft

3 fire extinguishers

Fire blanket

Flares

Life lines on the side decks.

Ground tackle.

2 x 35kg CQR anchors stow on the stemhead rollers.

Anchor chain

Deck gear

Deflatable dinghy with pump and oars.

Outboard engine

Mooring warps

4 fenders

Domestic

Galley equipment

Oil fired cabin heater in the saloon cabin

Proverbs 11:25

The generous soul will be made rich, And he who waters will also be watered.

Contact Christopher Cooke Listing Agent at 1-888 YACHT14 or 615-804-2612 for more information

Asking 1,175,000.00

Accommodations and Layout

Four staterooms, 3 heads, 2 galleys, 3 eating areas, large utility room and numerous options for sitting, lounging, or enjoying the scenery.

Entry is from boarding gates amidships on either port or starboard sides. Portside entry is into the galley. Starboard entry is into an open area leading either straight into the galley, forward to the day head and guest cabins, or aft to the salon, dining area, and master stateroom. Engine, utility, and storage room entry is immediately aft of the landing area upon entering the salon. From this landing area starboardside, stairs lead up to the pilothouse or aft to the expansive aft deck lounge. Sand Pebble offers warm ambiance in her subtle decor. High gloss teak and holly soles throughout, teak cabinetry and trim, natural and custom lighting, fresh ventilation, air conditioning compressors in every room, stand-up head room, generous room sizing, and good taste all lend to a comfortable and inviting home combined with the most seaworthy of ship design and systems.

Salon

Down two steps from the two amidship entry doors, the salon offers a large and comfortable area that is inviting for lounging or entertaining. The full beam salon has spatial division with an entertainment center, bookshelves, and leather couch and chair on the port side and a large dining area on starboard side. A passthrough from the galley makes casual service easy. Attention was given to natural lighting and ventilation. The salon and dining area promote a voluminous feeling of openness and comfort.

Phillips plasma TV

Sony DVD/CD player

Granite bookshelf and cabinet

Teak bookshelves

Coffee table

Custom teak dining table

Leather dinette seats 6

Teak and holly sole

(4) opening ports w/deadlight covers

Abundant stowage

Galley

The brilliantly designed galley assures good ventilation, ease of movement, safety while cooking underway, and all of the conveniences of home. The port and starboard teak dutch doors allow for plenty of fresh air in port or underway in good weather; watertight doors with viewing ports provide for safety ad security when desired. While this "main" galley is located main deck level amidships, there is an additional small galley on the aft lounge deck utilizing propane as a back-up. An additional freezer in the utility room and an entire storage room for provisions enable one to be at sea for many months without the need for island market shopping. There is a full complement of spare small appliances. Storage is abundant with deep cabinets, drawers, and ventilated pantry.

4 burner electric stove

Electric oven

Fisher Paykel SS regrigerator

Fisher Paykel SS freezer

Built-in microwave

Built-in toaster oven

Granite countertop

SS stove backsplash

Double SS sinks

Teak and holly sole

Master Stateroom

The oversized maser stateroom is a spacious suite consisting of a a walkaround bed, exorbitant stowage, large head, and a watertight door leading to an aft deck "patio" and swim platform. There is also a solid teak dutch door at the aft deck as well as a solid teak door at the forward entry to the stateroom. The ensuite head has marble vanity, stand-up shower with teak doors.This stateroom has large separation from the guest cabins and offers a private and luxurious enclave.

King size bed

Phillips DVD/CD AV system

(5) opening ports w/deadlights

Fresh air ports

Weems & Plath clock

Nightstands

Underbed stowage

Underbed mood lighting

Numerous hanging lockers

Numerous cabinets

Numerous drawers

Companionway

Forward of the starboardside entry at the galley is a companionway which houses the laundry center to starboard, guest/day head portside and leads to the 3 guest cabins and 3rd head. The VIP stateroom with queen bed is to port; starboardside guest stateroom has twin bunks and shares a head with the VIP stateroom; the guest cabin foreward has twin bunks and an ensuite head with shower. Each cabin has a large overhead opening hatch which allows for fresh air and natural light as well as serves as an emergency escape hatch. All cabins also have opening ports with deadlights and have individual air conditioning controls. High gloss teak and holly soles throughout.

Siemens washer/dryer

Pantry, cabinets. and stowage

Freshwater Jabsco head

Stand-up shower

Marble countertop

VIP Stateroom

Portside. Roomy and comfortable with good lighting and ventilation.

Queen bed (tapered)

Night stand

Overhead lights

Reading lights

Hanging locker

Drawers

Guest Stateroom

Starboardside. A generous cabin that is warm and comfortable.

Twin over/under berths

Storage cabinet w/ Corian counter

Overhead lights

Reading lights

Hanging locker

Drawers

Forward Stateroom

Foreward cabin serves as a guest cabin or is ideal for crew. Watertight door, collision bulkhead, and lockdown portlights make this entire area a watertight compartment.

Twin over/under berths

Desk/vanity

Overhead lights

Reading lights

Hanging locker

Drawers

Freshwater Jabsco head

Marble countertop

Shower

Utility Room

At the starboard entry into the vessel, from the starboardside of the salon is a soundproof full height door that opens to wide staircase leading to the watertight lead lined utility room and engine room. The utility room is full beam and houses a work station, night generator, cold plate interchangeable refrigerator and freezer, watermaker, and additional equipment. Forward of the utility room through a watertight door is a large storage room with built-in shelves and generous area for bulk storage.

Glycol holding plate refrigerator

Glycol holding plate freezer

850 gpd Watermaker w/ auto backflush (30hrs)

UV water sterilizer

Engine Room

Watertight door aft from the utility room opens to a large, well finished, bright, self-ventilating engine room. The John Deere engines were the last series of mechanical (not electronic) made in the US. The vessel is designed to run off either engine or both. Cruise speed on either continuous duty John Deere is approximately 8.2-8.4 knots. Cruise while running on both engines is 9.2. The difference in fuel consumption is 4.7gph vs 9.4gph at 1800 rpm.. There is twin disc transmission; 2:1 reduction gear. A cooling pump on each engine allows continuous cooling to the off engine. The engines are 20 degrees off centerline that that the handling of the vessel is not compromised while running on a single engine.

Special consideration was given to systems like the air condition and refrigeration. They are operated by continuous duty pool pumps and there are 2 for redundancy. Forethought allows for such things as engine removal with large hatches opening to the master stateroom. The holding tank is a "septic" system holding 250-300 internally macerated gallons and not requiring vents (eliminating odors), but additionally has pumpout capability.

Generous spare parts for engines and gensets including raw water pumps, impellers, zincs.

(2) John Deere 225hp engines (1630 hrs)

AirSeps

Aqualift muffler

Sea Chest

600 gal day tank

Gulf fuel filtration system

Fuel transfer system

2:1 reduction gear

(5) Mermaid reverse cycle AC compressors (7 handlers) + 2 additional compressors

hot water tank (20) gal

Electrical

50 & 60 hz;12 volt house system.

Northern Lights 20kW generator (690 hrs)

Kohler 10kW generator (130hrs)

Heart 2500w inverter

Heart Link interface 2000

4 AGM 250amp house batteries (6/07)

2 AGM 250 amp starting batteries ( 6/07)

AGM 250 amp bow thruster battery (6/07)

Isolation transformer

Ground fault circuit interrupter

Red night lighting at all stairs

Pilothouse

The pilothouse has numerous windows for visibilty and fresh air ventilation. Situated amidships, the pilothouse is accessed from the starboardside main entry, salon, or galley by way of a curved staircase or from a curved staircase from the lower aft deck through the lounge aft deck through a sliding door.

Hydraulic steering

Side Power24 hp bowthruster

Gauge package

FloScan

Raymarine 4kW 24 mi Radar/chartplotter

(2) color screens

C-Maps

AutoNav autopilot

Raymarine Fishfinder

Raymarine GPS

Garmin GPS

Icom VHF M27

Icom SSB M802

Icom VHF handheld

Airchine Signal control

Compaq computer

Acer monitor (new 5/08)

HP printer/fax

EPIRB

Todd helmseat

Leather (real) settee for 4

Leather pilot's berth

Day and night lighting

(4) opening windows

Window defrosters and wipers

Chart table

Chart drawers

Generous stowage

Lilliput Engine room camera

Weems & Plath Clock

Weems & Plath Barometer

Upper Deck/Lounge

Access is from the sliding door to the pilothouse or from the staircase from the aft deck/swim platform. This area, whether for guest entertaining or family use, is surely the focal point in the yacht's exceptional offerings. While the galley serves as a redundant system to the main galley, it offers practical service for alfresco dining. Whether for breakfast watching the sunrise or cocktails at sunset, this area can be used for eating, lounging, or sightseeing purposes. Incredible vantage point, relaxing secluded atmosphere.

Built-in seating for 8-10

Finely crafted teak board shade overhang

High gloss custom teak & holly dinibg table

Overhead lighting

Canvas drop-down curtains

(2) lounge chairs

(3) propane tanks

Microwave

SS sink

Corian countertop

2 burner propane stove

Propane grill

Refrigerator

Cabinets, drawers, stowage

Kitchen service

Sony DVD/CD player

Decks & Hull

Four watertight bulkheads, all main doors are watertight. Portuguese bridge. The spacious foredeck has access to the pilothouse or to the port and starboardside entry doors at the galley. The steel hull (marine grade) is zinc plated. She has an incredible yacht finish due to epoxy fairing, spray painting with a mixture of flat and semi-gloss International paint, sanding, repainting with International, and finally Awlgripped in Wheat color, finished off with a protective clear coat. Stainless steel plating from below the waterline over the bulbous bow to several feet above protects the hull from debris damage. The shaft is steel encased, rudders are skeg protected. Upper deck is for dinghy storage, radar mast, and antennae. The aft deck is accessed from the master stateroom through a teak dutch door or watertight door or from the swim platform. Stairs lead to the upper deck/lounge.

(5) Integral fuel tanks

(4) cross ventilation vents

lightning rod bonded

Remote searchlight

Muir windlass

400' chain

(2) 160lb anchors

(2) SS anchor plates

11' RBI dinghy

Yamaha 15 hp engine (30 hrs)

(2) electric dinghy davits w/ spare motors

Deck boxes

Oversized chocks

Lazarette

8 man life raft

Sunbrella window screens

Sunbrella window covers

Additional Comments

M/V Sand Pebble is 55x20 but her voluminous interior space belies her small ship capabilities. The seakeeping ability of this vessel has been proven in her 25,000 miles of South Pacific cruising. With the knowledge and experience of decades of sailing, the owners were able to customize a proven design for all world cruising comforts. The owners having been professionally in the furniture building business resulted in fine teak cabinetry and joinery including rounded corners and edges and enabled them to add aesthetics and practical design to their bluewater ship. M/V Sand Pebble recently arrived from the South Pacific via Transport ship for the purpose of sale. She is in excellent condition and would be near impossible to replicate; however, duplication in a larger sistership is what the owners plan to do upon sale of their beloved yacht. M/V Sand Pebble is ready to go - anywhere!

Rancheria Road, Kern County, California 2010

Chancellor Randy Woodson applauds the generous gift by the Wilson family during his annual fall address in Talley Student Union.

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Santa Maria Novella is a church in Florence, Italy, situated just across from the main railway station which shares its name. Chronologically, it is the first great basilica in Florence, and is the city's principal Dominican church.

The church, the adjoining cloister, and chapterhouse contain a store of art treasures and funerary monuments. Especially famous are frescoes by masters of Gothic and early Renaissance. They were financed through the generosity of the most important Florentine families, who ensured themselves of funerary chapels on consecrated ground.

This church was called Novella (New) because it was built on the site of the 9th-century oratory of Santa Maria delle Vigne. When the site was assigned to Dominican Order in 1221, they decided to build a new church and an adjoining cloister. The church was designed by two Dominican friars, Fra Sisto Fiorentino and Fra Ristoro da Campi. Building began in the mid-13th century (about 1246), and was finished about 1360 under the supervision of Friar Iacopo Talenti with the completion of the Romanesque-Gothic bell tower and sacristy. At that time, only the lower part of the Tuscan gothic facade was finished. The three portals are spanned by round arches, while the rest of the lower part of the facade is spanned by blind arches, separated by pilasters, with below Gothic pointed arches, striped in green and white, capping noblemen's tombs. This same design continues in the adjoining wall around the old churchyard. The church was consecrated in 1420.

On a commission from Giovanni di Paolo Rucellai, a local textile merchant, Leone Battista Alberti designed the upper part of the inlaid black and white marble facade of the church (1456–1470). He was already famous as the architect of the Tempio Malatestiano in Rimini, but even more for his seminal treatise on architecture De Re Aedificatoria, based on the book De Architectura of the classical Roman writer Vitruvius. Alberti had also designed the facade for the Rucellai Palace in Florence.

Alberti attempted to bring the ideals of humanist architecture, proportion and classically-inspired detailing, to bear on the design while also creating harmony with the already existing medieval part of the facade. His contribution consists of a broad frieze decorated with squares and everything above it, including the four white-green pilasters and a round window, crowned by a pediment with the Dominican solar emblem, and flanked on both sides by enormous S-curved volutes. The four columns with Corinthian capitals on the lower part of the facade were also added. The pediment and the frieze are clearly inspired by the antiquity, but the S-curved scrolls in the upper part are new and without precedent in antiquity. The scrolls (or variations of them), found in churches all over Italy, all find their origin here in the design of this church.

The frieze below the pediment carries the name of the patron : IOHAN(N)ES ORICELLARIUS PAU(LI) F(ILIUS) AN(NO) SAL(UTIS) MCCCCLXX (Giovanni Rucellai son of Paolo in the blessed year 1470).

The vast interior is based on a basilica plan, designed as a Latin cross and is divided into a nave, two aisles with stained-glass windows and a short transept. The large nave is 100 metres long and gives an impression of austerity. There is a trompe l'oeil-effect by which this nave towards the apse seems longer than its actual length. The slender compound piers between the nave and the aisles are ever closer when you go deeper into the nave. The ceiling in the vault consists of pointed arches with the four diagonal buttresses in black and white.

The interior also contains corinthian columns that were inspired by the Classical era of Greek and Roman times.

The stained-glass windows date from the 14th and 15th century, such as 15th century Madonna and Child and St. John and St. Philip (designed by Filippino Lippi), both in the Filippo Strozzi Chapel. Some stained glass windows have been damaged in the course of centuries and have been replaced. The one on the facade, a depiction of the Coronation of Mary dates from the 14th century, based on a design of Andrea di Bonaiuto da Firenze.

The pulpit, commissioned by the Rucellai family in 1443, was designed by Filippo Brunelleschi and executed by his adopted child Andrea Calvalcanti. This pulpit has a particular historical significance, because from this pulpit the first attack came on Galileo Galilei, leading eventually to his indictment

The Holy Trinity, situated almost halfway in the left aisle, is a pioneering early renaissance work of Masaccio, showing his new ideas about perspective and mathematical proportions. Its meaning for the art of painting can easily be compared by the importance of Brunelleschi for architecture and Donatello for sculpture. The patrons are the kneeling figures of the judge and his wife, members of the Lenzi family. The cadaver tomb below carries the epigram: "I was once what you are, and what I am you will become".

Of particular note in the right aisle is the Tomba della Beata Villana, a monument by Bernardo Rossellino in 1451. In the same aisle, you can find the tombs of the Bishop of Fiesole by Tino di Camaino and another one by Nino Pisano.

The Filippo Strozzi Chapel is situated on the right side of the main altar. The Strozzi Chapel was the place where the first tale of the Decamerone by Giovanni Boccaccio began, when seven ladies decided to leave the town, and flee from the Black Plague to the countryside. The series of frescoes from Filippino Lippi depict the lives of Philip the Apostle and James the Apostle. They were completed in 1502. On the right wall is the fresco St Philip Driving the Dragon from the Temple of Hieropolis and in the lunette above it, the Crucifixion of St Philip. On the left wall is the fresco St John the Evangelist Resuscitating Druisana and in the lunette above it The Torture of St John the Evangelist. Adam, Noah, Abraham and Jacob are represented on the ribbed vault. Behind the altar is the tomb of Filippo Strozzi with a sculpture by Benedetto da Maiano (1491).

The bronze crucifix on the main altar is by Giambologna (16th century). The choir (or the Cappella Tornabuoni) contains another series of famous frescoes, by Domenico Ghirlandaio and his apprentice the young Michelangelo (1485–1490). They represent themes from the life of the Virgin and John the Baptist, situated in Florence of the late 15th century. Several members of important Florentine families were portrayed on these frescoes. The vaults are covered with paintings of the Evangelists. On the back wall are the paintings Saint Dominic burns the Heretical Books and Saint Peter's Martyrdom, the Annunciation, and Saint John goes into the Desert.

The stained-glass windows were made in 1492 by the Florentine artist Alessandro Agolanti, known also as il Bidello, based on cartoons by Ghirlandaio.

Gondi Chapel

This chapel, designed by Giuliano da Sangallo, is situated on the left side of the main altar and dates from the end of the 13th century. Here, on the back wall, is the famous wooden Crucifix by Brunelleschi, one of his very few sculptures. The legend goes that he was so disgusted by the "primitive" Crucifix of Donatello in the Santa Croce church, that he made this one. The vault contains fragments of frescoes by 13th-century Greek painters. The polychrome marble decoration was applied by Giuliano da Sangallo (ca.1503). The stained-glass window is recent and dates from the 20th century.

Cappella Strozzi di Mantova

The Cappella Strozzi di Mantova is situated at the end of the left transept. The frescoes were commissioned by Tommaso Strozzi, an ancestor of Filippo Strozzi, to Nardo di Cione (1350–1357). The frescoes are inspired by Dante's Divine Comedy: Last Judgment (on the back wall; including a portrait of Dante), Hell (on the right wall) and paradise (on the left wall). The main altarpiece of The Redeemer with the Madonna and Saints was done by his brother Andrea di Cione, better known as Orcagna. The large stained-glass window on the back was made from a cartoon by the brothers Andrea and Nardo di Cione.

Della Pura Chape

The Della Pura Chapel is situated north of the old cemetery. It dates from 1474 and was constructed with Renaissance columns. It was restored in 1841 by Baccani. On the left side there is a lunette with a 14th-century fresco Madonna and Child and St. Catherine. There is a wooden crucifix by Baccio da Montelupo (1501) on the front altar.

Rucellai Chapel

The Rucellai Chapel, at the end of the right aisle, dates from the 14th century. It houses, besides the tomb of Paolo Rucellai (15th century) and the marble statue of the Madonna and the Child by Nino Pisano, several art treasures such as remains of frescoes by the Maestro di Santa Cecilia (end 13th – beginning 14th century). The panel on the left wall, the Martyrdom of Saint Catherine, was painted by Giuliano Bugiardini (with possibly assistance by Michelangelo). The bronze tomb, in the centre of the floor, was made by Ghiberti in 1425.

Bardi Chapel

The Bardi Chapel, the second chapel on the right of the apse, was founded by Riccardo Bardi and dates from early 14th century. The high-relief on a pillar on the right depicts Saint Gregory blessing Riccardo Bardi. The walls show us some early 14th-century frescoes attributed to Spinello Aretino. The Madonna del Rosario on the altar is by Giorgio Vasari (1568)

Sacristy

The sacristy, at the end of the left aisle, was built as the Chapel of the Annunciation by the Cavalcanti family in 1380. Now it houses again, after a period of fourteen years of cleaning and renovation, the enormous painted Crucifix with the Madonna and John the Evangelist, an early work by Giotto. He had rediscovered the ideal proportions for the human body, as established by the Roman architect Vitruvius (1st century AD, see also : Vitruvian Man). The sacristy is also embellished by a glazed terra cotta and a marble font, masterpieces by Giovanni della Robbia (1498). The cupboards were designed by Bernardo Buontalenti in 1593. The paintings on the wall are ascribed to Giorgio Vasari and some other contemporary Florentine painters. The large Gothic window with three mullions at the back wall dates from 1386 and was based on cartoons by Niccolò di Pietro Gerini

Spanish Chapel

Fresco by Andrea di Bonaiuto da Firenze in the Spanish Chapel: Allegory of the Active and Triumphant Church and of the Dominican order (c. 1365)

The Spanish Chapel (or Cappellone degli Spagnoli) is the former chapter house of the monastery. It is situated at the north side of the green Cloister (Chiostro Verde). It was commissioned by Buonamico (Mico) Guidalotti as his funerary chapel. Construction started c. 1343 and was finished in 1355. The Guidalotti chapel was later called "Spanish Chapel", because Cosimo I assigned it to Eleonora of Toledo and her Spanish retinue. The Spanish Chapel contains a smaller Chapel of the Most Holy Sacrament. The Spanish Chapel was decorated from 1365 to 1367 by Andrea di Bonaiuto, also known as Andrea da Firenze. The large fresco on the right wall depicts the Allegory of the Active and Triumphant Church and of the Dominican order. It is especially interesting because in the background it shows a large pink building that may provide some insight into the original designs for the Duomo of Florence by Arnolfo di Cambio (before Brunelleschi's dome was built), although this interpretation is fantastical as the Duomo was never intended to be pink, nor to have the belltower at its back side. This fresco also contains portraits of pope Benedict IX, cardinal Friar Niccolò Albertini, count Guido di Poppi, Arnolfo di Cambio and the poet Petrarch. The frescoes on the other walls represent scenes from the lives of Christ and Saint Peter on the entry wall (mostly ruined due to the later installation of a choir), The Triumph of Saint Thomas Aquinas and the Allegory of Christian Learning on the left wall, and the large "Crucifixion with the Way to Calvalry and the Descent into Limbo" on the archway of the altar wall. The four-part vault contains scenes of Christ's resurrection, the navicella, the ascension, and Pentecost. The five-panelled Gothic polyptych that was probably originally made for the chapel's altar, depicting the Madonna Enthroned With and Child and Four Saints by Bernardo Daddi dates from 1344 and is currently on display in a small museum area accessed through glass doors from the far end of the cloister. Together, the complex iconography of the ceiling vault, walls, and altar combine to communicate the message of Dominicans as guides to salvation.

Architecture

Giorgio Vasari was the architect, commissioned in 1567 by Grand Duke Cosimo I, for the first remodeling of the church, which included removing its original rood screen and loft, and adding six chapels between the columns. An armillary sphere (on the left) and a gnomon (on the right) were added to the end blind arches of the lower façade by Ignazio Danti, astronomer of Cosimo I, in 1572. The second remodeling was designed by Enrico Romoli, and was carried out between 1858 and 1860.

Piazza Santa Maria Novella.

The square in front the church was used by Cosimo I for the yearly chariot race (Palio dei Cocchi). This custom existed between 1563 and late in the 19th century. The two obelisks marked the start and the finish of the race. They were set up to imitate an antique Roman circus. The obelisks rest on bronze tortoises, made in 1608 by the sculptor Giambologna.

Artists who produced items for the church include:

Sandro Botticelli – early nativity scene above the door

Baccio D'Agnolo – wood carvings

Bronzino – the Miracle of Jesus

Filippo Brunelleschi – The Crucifix (between 1410 and 1425)

Tino da Camaino – Bust of St. Antoninus (in terra cotta); the Tomb of the Bishop of Fiesole

Nardo di Cione – frescoes of the Divine Judgment

Duccio – Rucellai Madonna

Lorenzo Ghiberti – tombstone of Leonardo Dati (1423)

Domenico Ghirlandaio – frescoes (late 15th century) in the Tornabuoni Chapel, design of the stained-glass window

Filippino Lippi – frescoes in the Strozzi Chapel, depicting the life of Philip the Apostle; stained glass window

Benedetto da Maiano – the Tomb of Filippo Strozzi (1491) at the backside of the Strozzi Chapel.

Giacomo Marchetti : Martyrdom of Saint Laurence.

Masaccio – The Trinity

Nino Pisano – Madonna with Child (1368)

Bernardo Rossellino – Monument to the Beata Villana (1451)

Santi di Tito – Lazarus Raised from Death

Paolo Uccello – frescoes in the cloisters

Giorgio Vasari – Madonna of the Rosary (1568)

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Annapurna trekking region of Nepal enjoy with magnificent view close to highest and impressive mountain range in the world. Day exploration in Pokhara and morning morning flight to Jomsom or drive to Besishisahar from Kathmandu begin of trek. High destination, Muktinath 3800m and in generally highest point of whole Annapurna is 5416m. Thorangla la is situated in Buddhist Monastery, an eternal flame, and Hindus Vishnu Tempe of Juwala Mai making it a pilgrimage site for both Hindus and Buddhists and Muktinath is on the way down from popular trekking it call Thorang la pass which is incredible view in Annapurna region. Whenever possible we will arrive at lodging mid-afternoon, which should leave plenty time for explore the local villages, enjoy the hot springs at Tatopani, continue to Ghorepani where there is forever the possibility of sunrise hike to Poon Hill for spectacular views of Dhaulagiri, Fishtail, Nilgiri and the Annapurna Himalaya range. Continue on to Birethanti finally between with the Baglung road where we will catch cab to Pokhara, next day drive or fly to Kathmandu.

Everest trekking region, although fairly effortless compare to some of other trek, takes you high along trails to Tengboche monastery Everest Solu Khumbu is the district south and west of Mount Everest. It is inhabited by sherpa, cultural group that has achieve fame because of the develop of its men on climbing expeditions. Khumbu is the name of the northern half of this region above Namche, includes highest mountain (Mt. Everest 8848m.) in the world. Khumbu is in part of Sagarmatha National Park. This is a short trek but very scenic trek offers really superb view of the world's highest peaks, including Mt. Everest, Mt. Lhotse, Mt. Thamserku, Mt. Amadablam and other many snowy peaks. Fly from Kathmandu to Lukla it is in the Khumbu region and trek up to Namche Bazzar, Tyangboche and into the Khumjung village, a very nice settlement of Sherpas people. This trek introduction to Everest and Sherpa culture with great mountain views, a very popular destination for first time trekkers in Nepal. Justifiably well-known world uppermost mountain (8848m.) and also for its Sherpa villages and monasteries. Few days trek from Lukla on the highland, takes you to the entry to Sagarmatha National Park and town of Namche Bazaar is entrance of Everest Trek. Environment of the towering Himalayas is a very delicate eco-system that is effortlessly put out of balance.

Langtang trekking region mixture of three beautiful trek taking us straight into some of the wildest and most pretty areas of Nepal. Starting from the lovely hill town of Syabrubensi our trek winds during gorgeous rhododendron and conifer forests throughout the Langtang National Park on the way to the higher slopes. Leads up to the high alpine yak pastures, glaciers and moraines around Kyanging. Along this route you will have an chance to cross the Ganja La Pass if possible from Langtang Valley. Trail enters the rhododendron (National flower of Nepal) forest and climbs up to alpine yak pastures at Ngegang (4404m). From Ngegang we make a climb of Ganja La Pass (5122m). We start southwest, sliding past Gekye Gompa to reach Tarkeghyang otherwise we take a detour and another unique features of trekking past, the holy lakes of Gosainkund (4300 m.) cross into Helambu via Laurebina to Ghopte (3430 m) and further to Trakegyang. Northern parts of the area mostly fall within the boundaries of Langtang National park.

Peak Climbing in Nepal is great view of Himalayas and most various geological regions in asia. Climbing of peaks in Nepal is restricted under the rules of Nepal Mountaineering Association. Details information and application for climbing permits are available through Acute Trekking. First peak climbing in Nepal by Tenzing Norgey Sherpa and Sir Edmund Hilary on May 29, 1953 to Mt. Everest. Trekking Agency in Nepal necessary member from Nepal Mountaineering Association. Our agency will arrange equipment, guides, high altitude porters, food and all necessary gears for climbing in Nepal. Although for some peaks, you need to contribute additional time, exertion owing to improved elevation and complexity. Climbing peaks is next step beyond simply trekking and basic mountaineering course over snow line with ice axe, crampons, ropes etc under administration and coaching from climbing guide, who have substantial mountaineering knowledge and for your climbing in mountain.

Everest Base Camp Trek well noon its spectacular mountain peaks and the devotion and openness of its inhabitants, the Everest region is one of the most popular destination for tourists in Nepal. While numerous of the routes through the mountains are difficult, there are plenty places to rest and enjoy a meal along the way. Additionally, don't worry about receiving lost. Just ask a local the way to the next village on your route, and they will direct you. Most Sherpas under the age of fifty can at least understand basic English, and many speak it fluently.

Annapurna Base Camp Trek is the major peaks of the western portion of the great Annapurna Himalaya, Annapurna South, Fang, Annapurna, Ganagapurna, Annapurna 3 and Machhapuchhare and including Annapurna first 8091 meters are arranged almost exactly in a circle about 10 miles in diameter with a deep glacier enclosed field at the center. From this glacier basin, known as the Annapurna base camp trek (Annapurna sanctuary trek), the Modi Khola way south in a narrow ravine fully 12 thousand ft. deep. Further south, the ravine opens up into a wide and fruitful valley, the domain of the Gurungs. The center and upper portions of Modi Khola offer some of the best short routes for trekking in Nepal and the valley is situated so that these treks can be easily joint with treks into the Kali Gandaki (Kali Gandaki is name of the river in Nepal) region to the west.

Upper Mustang Trekking name Make an escapade beginning from world deepest gorge Kaligandaki valley into world's highest area of Lo-Mangthang valley that passes through an almost tree-less barren landscape, a steep stony trail up and down hill and panorama views of high Annapurna Himalaya including Nilgiri, Annapurna, Dhaulagiri and numerous other peaks. The trek passes through high peaks, passes, glaciers, and alpine valleys. The thousands years of seclusion has kept the society, lifestyle and heritage remain unaffected for centuries and to this date.

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Hiking in Nepal in the southern part of the asia continent there lays a tiny rectangular kingdom squeezed between two hugely populated countries, China to the north and India to the south, this country is Nepal a world of its own. Adventure trekking is a type of tourism, involving exploration or travel to remote, exotic and possibly hostile areas. Adventure trekking in Nepal is rapidly growing in popularity, as tourists seek different kinds of vacations. The land of contrast is presumably the exact way to define the scenery of Nepal for you will find maximum world highest peaks high high up above the clouds determined for the gods above. Straight, active and attractive learning experience adventure trekking in Nepal that engross the whole person and have real adventure. Mt. Everest, Kanchenjunga, Daulagiri, and Annapurna and many more are there for the offering for mountain-lovers, adventurers and travelers.

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Whatever joy there is in this world

All comes from desiring others to be happy,

And whatever suffering there is in this world

All comes from desiring myself to be happy.

- Shantideva - The Bodhicharyavatara

August 2011

Generosity

©2011 Judy Momenzadeh

Homestead, Florida

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Macromondays - Generosity

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English

Évora is located in the Alentejo province, a region of wide plains to the south of the Tagus River (Rio Tejo in Portuguese). The distance from the capital, Lisbon, is some 130 km.

History

Évora has a history dating back more than two millennia. It may have been the kingdom of Astolpas., and may be named after ivory workers. It was known as Ebora by the Lusitanians, who made the town their regional capital. The Romans conquered the town in 57 BC and expanded it into a walled town. Vestiges from this period (city walls and ruins of Roman baths) still remain. The Romans had extensive gold mining in Portugal, and the name may be derived from that oro, aurum, gold). Julius Caesar called it "Liberalitas Julia" (Julian generosity). The city grew in importance because it lay at the junction of several important routes. During his travels through Gaul and Lusitania, Pliny the Elder also visited this town and mentioned it in his book Naturalis Historia as Ebora Cerealis, because of its many surrounding wheat fields. In those days Évora became a flourishing city. Its high rank among municipalities in Roman Hispania is clearly shown by many inscriptions and coins. The monumental Corinthian temple in the centre of the town dates from the 1st century and was probably erected in honour of emperor Augustus. In the fourth century, the town had already a bishop, named Quintianus.

During the barbarian invasions, Évora came under the rule of the Visigothic king Leovirgild in 584. The town was later raised to the status of a cathedral city. Nevertheless this was a time of decline and very few artefacts from this period remain.

In 715, the city was conquered by the Moors under Tariq ibn-Ziyad, who called it Yeborah. During their rule (715–1165), the town slowly began to prosper again and developed into an agricultural centre with a fortress and a mosque. The present character of the city is evidence of the Moorish influence.

Évora was wrested from the Moors through a surprise attack by Gerald the Fearless (Geraldo Sem Pavor) in September 1165. The town came under the rule of the Portuguese king Afonso I in 1166. It then flourished as one of the most dynamic cities in the Kingdom of Portugal during the Middle Ages, especially in the 15th century. The court of the first and second dynasties resided here for long periods, constructing palaces, monuments and religious buildings. Évora became the scene for many royal weddings and a site where many important decisions were made.

Particularly thriving during the Avis Dynasty (1385–1580), especially under the reign of Manuel I and John III, Évora became a major centre for the humanities (André de Resende - buried in the cathedral) and artists, such as the sculptor Nicolau Chanterene, the painters Cristóvão de Figueiredo and Gregório Lopes, the composers Manuel Cardoso and Duarte Lobo, the chronicler Duarte Galvão, and the father of Portuguese drama, Gil Vicente.

The city became the seat of an archbishopric in 1540. The university was founded by the Jesuits in 1559, and it was here that great European Masters such as the Flemish humanists Nicolaus Clenardus (Nicolaas Cleynaerts) (1493–1542), Johannes Vasaeus (Jan Was) (1511–1561) and the theologian Luis de Molina passed on their knowledge. In the 18th century the Jesuits, who had spread intellectual and religious enlightenment since the 16th century, were expelled from Portugal, the university was closed in 1759 by the Marquis of Pombal and Évora went into decline. The university was only reopened in 1973.

In 1834, Évora was the site of the surrender of the forces of King Miguel I, which marked the end of the Liberal Wars.

The many monuments erected by major artists of each period now testify to Évora's lively cultural and rich artistic and historical heritage. The variety of architectural styles (Romanesque, Gothic, Manueline, Renaissance, Baroque), the palaces and the picturesque labyrinth of squares and narrow streets of the city centre are all part of the rich heritage of this museum-city.

Today, the historical centre has about 4000 buildings and an area of 1.05 km².

Main sights

Água de Prata Aqueduct (Aqueduct of Silver Water): With its huge arches stretching for 9 km, this aqueduct was built in 1531–1537 by King João III to supply the city with water. Designed by the military architect Francisco de Arruda (who had previously built the Belém Tower), the aqueduct ended originally in the Praça do Giraldo. This impressive construction has even been mentioned in the epic poem Os Lusíadas by Luís de Camões. The end part of the aqueduct is remarkable with houses, shops and cafés built between the arches.

Cathedral of Évora: Mainly built between 1280 and 1340, it is one of the most important gothic monuments of Portugal. The cathedral has a notable main portal with statues of the Apostles (around 1335) and a beautiful nave and cloister. One transept chapel is Manueline and the outstanding main chapel is Baroque. The pipeorgan and choir stalls are renaissance (around 1566).

S. Brás Chapel: Built around 1480, it is a good example of Mudéjar-Gothic with cylindrical buttresses. Only open for prayer.

Saint Francis Church (Igreja de São Francisco): Built between the end of the 15th and the early 16th centuries in mixed Gothic-Manueline styles. The wide nave is a masterpiece of late Gothic architecture. Contains many chapels decorated in Baroque style, including the Chapel of Bones (Capela dos Ossos), totally covered with human bones.

Palace of Vasco da Gama: Vasco da Gama resided here in 1519 and 1524, the dates corresponding to his nomination as the Count of Vidigueira and Viceroy of India. The Manueline cloister and some of its Renaissance mural paintings are still preserved.

Palace of the Counts of Basto: Primitive Moorish castle and residence of the kings of the Afonsine dynasty. Its outer architecture displays features of Gothic, Manueline, Mudéjar and Renaissance styles.

Palace of the Dukes of Cadaval: The palace with its 17th-century façade is constituted in part by an old castle burnt in 1384; it is dominated by the architectural elements of the Manueline-Moorish period and by a tower called Tower of the Five Shields. This palace of the governor of Évora served from time to time as royal residence. The first-floor rooms houses a collection manuscripts, family portraits and religious art from the 16th century.

Lóios Convent and Church: Built in the 15th century, contains a number of tombs; the church and the cloister are Gothic in style, with a Manueline chapterhouse with a magnificent portal. The church interior is covered in azulejos (ceramic tiles) from the 18th century. In 1965 it has been converted into a top-end pousada

Ladies' Gallery of Manuel I's Palace (Galeria das Damas do Palácio de D. Manuel): Remnants of a palace built by King Manuel I in Gothic-Renaissance style. According to some chroniclers, it was in this palace, in 1497, that Vasco da Gama was given the command of the squadron he would lead on his maritime journey to India.

Roman Temple of Évora: Improperly called Diana Temple, this 1st century-temple was probably dedicated to the Cult of Emperor Augustus (but some texts date it to the second or even the third century). It is one of a kind in Portugal. The temple was incorporated into a mediaeval building and thus survived destruction. It has become the city's most famous landmark. The temple in Corinthian style has six columns in front (Roman hexastyle) with in total fourteen granite columns remaining. The base of the temple, the capitals and the architraves are made of marble from nearby Estremoz. The intact columns are 7.68 m (25.20 ft) high. It can be compared to the Maison Carrée in Nîmes, France.

University of Évora: Formerly a Jesuit college built by Cardinal-King Henrique in 1559, it includes the 16th century Mannerist church and the academic buildings surrounding the large 17th-18th century cloister.

Renaissance fountain at Largo das Portas de Moura: Built in 1556 in Renaissance style. This original fountain has the shape of a globe surrounded by water, a reference to the Age of Discovery.

Giraldo Square (Praça do Geraldo): Centre of the city; in this square King Duarte built the Estaus Palace which even today maintains its Gothic look. The Renaissance fountain (fonte Henriquina) dates from 1570. Its eight jets symbolize the eight streets leading into the square. At the northern end of the quare lies St Anton's church (Igreja de Santo Antão) built by Manuel Pires, also from the 16th century. This is a rather plump church with three aisles. The antependium of the altar displays a valuable 13th century Roman-Gothic bas relief. In 1483 Fernando II , Duke of Braganza was decapitated on this square, in the presence of his brother-in-law king John II. This square also witnessed thousands of Autos-de-fé during the period of the Inquisition; 22.000 condemnations, it seems, in about 200 years.[6]

Cromeleque dos Almendres, 15 km from Évora: Megalithic monument, a cromlech with archaeoastronomical interest.

Anta Grande do Zambujeiro, about 10 km from Évora near Valverde: It is the larger dolmen in the region.

Português

Évora é uma cidade portuguesa, capital do Distrito de Évora, e situada na região Alentejo e subregião do Alentejo Central, com uma população de cerca de 41 159 habitantes.

É sede de um dos maiores municípios de Portugal, com 1307,04 km² de área e 54.780 habitantes (2008), subdividido em 19 freguesias. O município é limitado a norte pelo município de Arraiolos, a nordeste por Estremoz, a leste pelo Redondo, a sueste por Reguengos de Monsaraz, a sul por Portel, a sudoeste por Viana do Alentejo e a oeste por Montemor-o-Novo. É sede de distrito e de antiga diocese, sendo metrópole eclesiástica (Arquidiocese de Évora).

É conhecida como a Capital do Alentejo e Cidade-Museu.

História

O nome Lusitano da cidade de Évora era Eburobrittium, provavelmente relacionado com a divindade celta Eburianus. A raiz etimológica viria do Celta *eburos, a árvore do Teixo. A cidade teve o nome de Ebora Cerealis durante a República Romana, tomando o nome de Liberalitas Julia no tempo do general Júlio César, sendo então já uma cidade importante, como o demonstram as ruínas de um templo clássico e os vestígios de muralhas romanas.

Conquistada aos Mouros em 1165 por Geraldo Sem Pavor, data em que se restaurou a sua diocese. Foi residência régia durante largos períodos, essencialmente nos reindados de D.João II, D.Manuel I e D.João III. O seu prestígio foi particularmente notável no século XVI, quando foi elevada a metrópole eclesiástica e foi fundada a Universidade de Évora (afecta à Companhia de Jesus), pelo Cardeal Infante D.Henrique, primeiro Arcebispo da cidade. Um rude golpe para Évora foi a extinção da prestigiada instituição universitária, em 1759 (que só seria restaurada cerca de dois séculos depois), na sequência da expulsão dos Jesuítas do país, por ordem do Marquês de Pombal. Évora é testemunho de diversos estilos e corentes estéticas, sendo ao longo do tempo dotada de obras de arte a ponto de ser classificada pela UNESCO, em 1986, como Património Comum da Humanidade.

Monumentos principais da cidade

Templo romano de Évora: também chamado Templo de Diana, é um dos monumentos romanos mais importantes de Portugal. Situa-se no ponto mais alto da cidade e é um dos lugares mais visitados da cidade. Pensa-se que foi criado por volta do século III a.C. para homenagear o Imperador Romano César Augusto, mas mais tarde passou a ser conhecido por Templo de Diana (deusa da caça), nome atribuído por um jesuíta no século XVI pelo facto da cidade ser conhecida pela boa caça.

Sé Catedral

Igreja de São Francisco: um dos últimos e imponentes edifício da Dinastia e Avis conhecida pela mistura entre os estilos gótico e manuelino.

Capela dos Ossos: situada na Igreja de São Francisco, é conhecida pela famosa frase escrita à entrada "Nós ossos que aqui estamos pelos vossos esperamos"

Palácio de D. Manuel

Convento dos Lóios: actualmente a funcionar como pousada.

Cardinal Seán P. O’Malley ordained five men to the Priesthood on Saturday, May 25, 2013, at the Cathedral of the Holy Cross, Boston.

Cardinal Seán said, “The priesthood is a gift from Christ. We are grateful for the generosity these men have given to the Lord’s call to service. They will join their brother priests, dedicated religious women and men and the faithful ministering in our parishes, working to build strong faith communities. We pray that these newly ordained priests inspire the current generation of young men to consider the possibility of a vocation and, as they are called, to join those in formation at our seminaries.”

The priests ordained are:

Father John Augustine Cassani

One of the three sons of Richard and Mary Ellen (Pumphrey) Cassani, Father Cassani was born on June 7, 1980. A son of St. Jerome Parish in North Weymouth, he is an alumnus of Xaverian Brothers High School in Westwood and graduated from Holy Cross in Worcester in 2002. Father Cassani completed his seminary studies at St. John’s in Brighton and spent his deacon year working at Sacred Heart Parish in East Boston. Before seminary, he was a financial analyst for South Shore Savings Bank in Weymouth. Father Cassani will celebrate his first Mass at his home parish of St. Jerome’s in Weymouth on May 26 at 11:30 a.m. He will also be the homilist.

Father Thomas Keith Macdonald

An alumnus of Rome’s Pontifical North American College and a native of Westford, Father Macdonald is one of the three children (one sister, one brother) of Thomas and Kathleen (Verfaillie) Macdonald. He was born on July 9, 1984. This avid hiker is a fan of reading Catholic writers G.K. Chesterton and Joseph Pieper. Father Macdonald, a son of St. Catherine of Alexandria Parish, Westford, graduated from local schools before attending UMass Amherst. Father Macdonald spent his deacon year at St. Paul Parish in Cambridge. Father Macdonald will celebrate his first Mass at St. Mary Star of the Sea Parish in Beverly on May 26 at 10:30 a.m. The homilist will be Bishop Arthur Kennedy.

Father Jacques Antoine McGuffie

A native of Port-au-Prince, Haiti, where he was born on June 18, 1946 to the late Dickens and Leonie (Jean-Philippe) McGuffie, Father McGuffie is one of 7 children — five sisters and one brother. He attended high school at Lycée Alexandre Pétion in Port-au-Prince. He received his BA from Northeastern University in Boston and his MBA from Boston University. Before entering and completing his seminary studies at Blessed John XXIII Seminary in Weston, he worked for the Massachussetts Department of Social Services. Father McGuffie spent his deacon year at St. Catherine of Alexandria in Westford. He will celebrate his first Mass on May 26 at 10:00 a.m. at St. Patrick Church in Roxbury; Father Walter J. Waldron will be the homilist.

Father Gerald Alfred Souza

This son of St. Kateri Tekakwitha Parish in Plymouth was born Nov. 3, 1985 to Paul and Donna (Urquhart) Souza. He has one brother. Father Souza attended Sacred Heart School in Kingston for elementary and high school. Father Souza attended St. Charles Borromeo Seminary in Philadelphia for the first three years of college, before graduation from Franciscan University in Steubenville, Ohio in 2008. He completed his seminary formation at St. John’s in Brighton. His deacon assignment was spent at St. Mary Parish in Lynn.

Father Souza’s first Mass will be at St. Kateri Tekakwitha Parish on May 26 at 2:00 p.m. He will be the homilist as well.

Father Christopher William Wallace

One of two sons of William and Kathleen (Moran) Wallace, Father Wallace was born Jan. 19, 1983. This native of Our Lady of Good Counsel in Methuen, attended local schools before matriculating at Merrimack College in North Andover. Father Wallace completed his seminary studies at St. John’s and spent his deacon year at St. Joseph Parish in Needham. He is an avid Boston sports fan and also supports the Archdiocesan Serra Club for encouraging vocations. Father Wallace will celebrate his first Mass at St. Theresa Church in Methuen on May 26 at 10:30 a.m.

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Anne of Cleves (German: Anna von Kleve; 1515 – 16 July 1557) was Queen of England from 6 January to 9 July 1540 as the fourth wife of King Henry VIII. The marriage was declared unconsummated and, as a result, she was not crowned queen consort. Following the annulment, she was given a generous settlement by the King, and thereafter referred to as the King's Beloved Sister. She lived to see the coronation of Queen Mary I, outliving the rest of Henry's wives.

Anne was born in 1515, on either 22 September, or more probably 28 June. She was born in Düsseldorf, the second daughter of John III of the House of La Marck, Duke of Jülich jure uxoris, Cleves, Berg jure uxoris, Count of Mark, also known as de la Marck and Ravensberg jure uxoris (often referred to as Duke of Cleves) who died in 1538, and his wife Maria, Duchess of Julich-Berg (1491–1543). She grew up living in Schloss Burg on the edge of Solingen.

Anne's father was influenced by Erasmus and followed a moderate path within the Reformation. He sided with the Schmalkaldic League and opposed Emperor Charles V. After John's death, Anne's brother William became Duke of Jülich-Cleves-Berg, bearing the promising epithet "The Rich". In 1526, her elder sister Sibylle was married to John Frederick, Elector of Saxony, head of the Protestant Confederation of Germany and considered the "Champion of the Reformation".

At the age of 11 (1527), Anne was betrothed to Francis, son and heir of the Duke of Lorraine while he was only 10. Thus the betrothal was considered unofficial and was cancelled in 1535. Her brother William was a Lutheran but the family was unaligned religiously with her mother, the Duchess Maria, described as a "strict Catholic". The Duke's ongoing dispute over Gelderland with Emperor Charles V made them suitable allies for England's King Henry VIII in the wake of the Truce of Nice. The match with Anne was urged on the King by his chief minister, Thomas Cromwell.

Wedding preparations

The artist Hans Holbein the Younger was dispatched to Düren to paint portraits of Anne and her younger sister, Amalia, each of whom Henry was considering as his fourth wife. Henry required the artist to be as accurate as possible, not to flatter the sisters. The two versions of Holbein's portrait are in the Musée du Louvre in Paris and the Victoria and Albert Museum in London. Another 1539 portrait, by the school of Barthel Bruyn the Elder, is in the collection of Trinity College, Cambridge.

Negotiations with Cleves were in full swing by March 1539. Cromwell oversaw the talks and a marriage treaty was signed on 4 October of that year.

Henry valued education and cultural sophistication in women, but Anne lacked these. She had received no formal education but was skilled in needlework and liked playing card games. She could read and write, but only in German. Nevertheless, Anne was considered gentle, virtuous and docile, qualities that recommended her as a suitable candidate for Henry.

Anne was described by the French ambassador, Charles de Marillac, as tall and slim, "of middling beauty and of very assured and resolute countenance". She was fair haired and was said to have had a lovely face. In the words of the chronicler Edward Hall, "Her hair hanging down, which was fair, yellow and long ... she was apparelled after the English fashion, with a French hood, which so set forth her beauty and good visage, that every creature rejoiced to behold her". She appeared rather solemn by English standards, and looked old for her age. Holbein painted her with high forehead, heavy-lidded eyes and a pointed chin.

Henry met her privately on New Year's Day 1540 at Rochester Abbey in Rochester on her journey from Dover. Henry and some of his courtiers, following a courtly-love tradition, went disguised into the room where Anne was staying.

[The King] so went up into the chamber where the said Lady Anne was looking out of a window to see the bull-baiting which was going on in the courtyard, and suddenly he embraced and kissed her, and showed her a token which the king had sent her for New Year’s gift, and she being abashed and not knowing who it was thanked him, and so he spoke with her. But she regarded him little, but always looked out the window…. and when the king saw that she took so little notice of his coming he went into another chamber and took off his cloak and came in again in a coat of purple velvet. And when the lords and knights saw his grace they did him reverence.

According to the testimony of his companions, he was disappointed with Anne, feeling she was not as described. According to the chronicler Charles Wriothesley, Anne "regarded him little", though it is unknown if she knew if this was the king or not. Henry did then reveal his true identity to Anne, although he is said to have been put off the marriage from then on. Henry and Anne then met officially on 3 January on Blackheath outside the gates of Greenwich Park, where a grand reception was laid out.

Most historians believe that he later used Anne's alleged "bad" appearance and failure to inspire him to consummate the marriage as excuses, saying how he felt he had been misled, for everyone had praised Anne's attractions: "She is nothing so fair as she hath been reported", he complained. Cromwell received some of the blame for the portrait by Holbein which Henry believed had not been an accurate representation of Anne and for some of the exaggerated reports of her beauty. When the king finally met Anne, he was reportedly shocked by her plain appearance; the marriage was never consummated.

Henry urged Cromwell to find a legal way to avoid the marriage but, by this point, doing so was impossible without endangering the vital alliance with the Germans. In his anger and frustration the King finally turned on Cromwell, to his subsequent regret.

Despite Henry's very vocal misgivings, the two were married on 6 January 1540 at the royal Palace of Placentia in Greenwich, London, by Archbishop Thomas Cranmer. The phrase "God send me well to keep" was engraved around Anne's wedding ring. Immediately after arriving in England, Anne conformed to the Anglican form of worship, which Henry expected. The couple's first night as husband and wife was not a successful one. Henry confided to Cromwell that he had not consummated the marriage, saying, "I liked her before not well, but now I like her much worse."

In February 1540, speaking to the Countess of Rutland, Anne praised the King as a kind husband, saying: "When he comes to bed he kisseth me, and he taketh me by the hand, and biddeth me 'Good night, sweetheart'; and in the morning kisseth me and biddeth 'Farewell, darling.'" Lady Rutland responded: "Madam, there must be more than this, or it will be long ere we have a duke of York, which all this realm most desireth."

Anne was commanded to leave the Court on 24 June, and on 6 July she was informed of her husband's decision to reconsider the marriage. Witness statements were taken from a number of courtiers and two physicians which register the king's disappointment at her appearance. Henry had also commented to Thomas Heneage and Anthony Denny that he could not believe she was a virgin.

Shortly afterwards, Anne was asked for her consent to an annulment, to which she agreed. Cromwell, the moving force behind the marriage, was attainted for treason. The marriage was annulled on 9 July 1540, on the grounds of non-consummation and her pre-contract to Francis of Lorraine. Henry VIII's physician stated that after the wedding night, Henry said he was not impotent because he experienced "duas pollutiones nocturnas in somno" (two nocturnal pollutions while in sleep; i.e., two wet dreams). After the annulment Anne of Cleves' arms as queen consort.

The former queen received a generous settlement, including Richmond Palace, and Hever Castle, home of Henry's former in-laws, the Boleyns. Anne of Cleves House, in Lewes, East Sussex, is just one of many properties she owned; she never lived there. Henry and Anne became good friends—she was an honorary member of the King's family and was referred to as "the King's Beloved Sister". She was invited to court often and, out of gratitude for her not contesting the annulment, Henry decreed that she would be given precedence over all women in England save his own wife and daughters.

After Catherine Howard was beheaded, Anne and her brother, the Duke of Cleves, pressed the king to remarry Anne. Henry quickly refused to do so. She seems to have disliked Catherine Parr, and reportedly reacted to the news of Henry's sixth marriage with the remark "Madam Parr is taking a great burden on herself."

In March 1547, Edward VI's Privy Council asked her to move out of Bletchingley Palace, her usual residence, to Penshurst Place to make way for Thomas Cawarden, Master of Revels. They pointed out that Penshurst was nearer to Hever and the move had been Henry VIII's will.

On 4 August 1553, Anne wrote to Mary I to congratulate her on her marriage to Philip of Spain. On 28 September 1553, when Mary left St James's Palace for Whitehall, she was accompanied by her sister Elizabeth and Anne of Cleves. Anne also took part in Mary I's coronation procession, and may have been present at her coronation at Westminster Abbey. These were her last public appearances. As the new Queen was a strict Catholic, Anne yet again changed religion, now becoming a Roman Catholic.

After a brief return to prominence, she lost royal favour in 1554, following Wyatt's rebellion. According to Simon Renard, the imperial ambassador, Anne's close association with Elizabeth had convinced the Queen that "the Lady [Anne] of Cleves was of the plot and intrigued with the Duke of Cleves to obtain help for Elizabeth: matters in which the king of France was the prime mover". There is no evidence that Anne was invited back to court after 1554. She was compelled to live a quiet and obscure life on her estates. After her arrival as the King's bride, Anne never left England. Despite occasional feelings of homesickness, Anne was generally content in England and was described by Holinshed as "a ladie of right commendable regards, courteous, gentle, a good housekeeper and verie bountifull to her servants."

Death

When Anne's health began to fail, Mary allowed her to live at Chelsea Old Manor, where Henry's last wife, Catherine Parr, had lived after her remarriage. Here, in the middle of July 1557, Anne dictated her last will. In it, she mentions her brother, sister, and sister-in-law, as well as the future Queen Elizabeth, the Duchess of Suffolk, and the Countess of Arundel. She left some money to her servants and asked Mary and Elizabeth to employ them in their households. She was remembered by everyone who served her as a particularly generous and easy-going mistress.

Anne died at Chelsea Old Manor on 16 July 1557, eight weeks before her forty-second birthday. The most likely cause of her death was cancer. She was buried in Westminster Abbey, on 3 August, in what has been described as a "somewhat hard to find tomb" on the opposite side of Edward the Confessor's shrine and slightly above eye level for a person of average height. She is the only wife of Henry VIII to be buried in the Abbey (Wikipedia).

The website for The Stretch the Benjamin Project at Four Corners Church.

We gave $100 out to any team willing to form and come up with an innovative way to impact and serve the local community. It became an awesome way for many people who have never served people to see the transforming love of Jesus at work.

We wanted to then carry this idea beyond our "borders" and several other churches and organizations have been inspired to do it as well.

Check out some of the amazing stories here.

Letter generously translated by xiphophilos; penned sometime around mid-August 1914 and addressed to a Herr Karl Möller in Groß Solschen. Postage cancelled at Hildesheim on 16.08.1914. Photogr. A. Nave, Hildesheim.

A trio of no-nonsense looking Landwehrmänner from Landwehr-Infanterie-Regiment Nr. 74 shortly after the implementation of the Schlieffen Plan and a day before Russia invades East Prussia.

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Notes:

Landwehr-Infanterie-Regiment Nr. 74

Aufgestellt in Hildesheim (R.Stb., I.), Hameln (II.) und Braunschweig (III.)

Unterstellung.:37. gem. L.Brig.

Kommandeur:Oberstleutnant v. Cosel (I.R.Nr. 164)

I.:Oberstleutnant z. D.

v. Alt-Stutterheim (Bez.-Kdr.

Hildesheim), gef.: 1.9.16

II.:Oberstleutnant a. D. Wolkenhauer gef.: 2.10.14

III..:Oberstleutnant z. D.

Frhr. v. Wangenheim (Bez.-Kdr. II Braunschweig)

Verluste:

Toulouse, France

Cévennes, France.

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I wonder who maintains this rusted but freshly painted donation box. And I wonder what kind of donations it attracts in this up-market garden at Mumbai Land's-End.

In any case, I found something attractive and something funny about it, so here it is for you.

Press "L" and drop a few coins please!

The author, Leslie Feinberg, is a lesbian ten years my senior whose physical appearance created a lifetime of harassment and secrecy because she looked like a man. I appreciated that she shares her story generously to make clear to the reader where she is on the gender spectrum as this is a topic that cannot be addressed remotely objectively by anybody, I’ve found. I also identified with her story especially since it was not her desire to be a man. She just wanted a place to be as the gender non-conforming female person she was. Published in 1996 it includes an appendix of resources and copious footnotes.

Her working class background demonstrated to her how gender and economics intersected as she could not get any conventionally female jobs because of her perceived presentation as a man so she hid her sex and applied for men’s jobs. She then met members of the communist party who took her under their wing and also interviewed her, each of them, one-on-one, to understand the nature of her oppression as a lesbian and gender outlaw. One of the men mentored her reading of their literature so that she would understand history. This led her to explore the history of cross dressing people prompted by a visit to the Native American Museum in New York where she saw the pictures of Two Spirit people. She also found and interviewed Two Spirit people herself which proved as affirming as the book she and I have both read depicting the shamanic role Two Spirit people were given to play in Native society.

Her research led her to discover that such shamanic roles appeared in all the Asian cultures too. I knew of indigenous transgender culture from living in Thailand, but did not know of their spiritual role. Her study of Joan of Arc led her to unearth the transgender spiritualist role of the pre-history earth based goddess religions of Europe. Joan of Arc was burned specifically because she refused to lose the male garb which she said God had instructed her to wear and which her peasant followers regarded as sacred. I’m totally hooked at this point.

As a well schooled Marxist the author then traced the oppression of the earth based religions and its transgender aspect to a change in the economic system from a communal based one to a surplus hoarding one controlled by the men because they were in charge of the animal herds and easily made themselves guardians of other surplus. They wanted this wealth shared only with other men and passed down to sons. This led to the need to identity people by gender and laws were written requiring men to cut their hair and women to wear theirs long as well as laws strictly forbidding cross dressing (except in the theatre). Reinforcing the idea that in order for capitalism to thrive both women and trans people must be controlled.

She also uncovered stories of rebellions led by cross dressing male peasants against toll roads demanding cash for crossing private lands. Lands made private as part of the enclosure of the commons. I love this vision filling in the gaps of my knowledge regarding response to the enclosure laws.

The modern gay and trans movements she traces back to Germany of 1897 and later to Paragraph 175 during the Nazi era before Stonewall birthed the U.S. rebellion in 1969 led by transgender people. Because of their visibility gender variants are a target in a way that passing gays are not, so it’s not surprising they were in the front lines.

Her final chapter parses out the intersection of women’s liberation and transgender liberation. Here she presents her case that women’s rights and safety are linked with trans people's rights and safety. Based on her research that both women and transgender people were at the peak of acceptance and social status during the matriarchal society of ancient times, I can see why she would argue this perspective and I appreciate that she has given me this common history.

She talks about how she feared for her life countless times because she was a woman who looked like a man thus the need for transgender persons to be able to pass as one sex or another for their physical safety and economic wellbeing. No one she interviews insists that they are biologically their chosen sex. She herself wishes to remain a woman who presents as a man. I admire this desire for transparency. It does not feel as arrogant or dishonest as the insistence that a trans woman or trans man is in every way no different from natal women and men. On the contrary her transgender cosmology is about having more than two genders. At least four or five and preferably a whole spectrum.

She touches on the right of transgender people to affordable hormones and to altering their body, but never once mentions gender dysphoria or even the concept of being in the wrong body. Part of the trans bill of rights (included at the end) states that a trans person should have the right to freedom from psychiatric diagnosis or treatment. The wrong body concept would also imply that there are only two genders—those linked to reproductive biological categories. She quotes the feminists on this—that biology is not destiny.

She prefers that sex identification be abolished altogether even on a birth certificate and suggests that it would be delightful if children let their parents know what gender they are. I think this is where adult trans people and non gender stereotypical adults are being retroactively idealistic in their desire to heal their own past. Children do not create society. Society creates structure in which children are raised and are offered their place in the world. She says herself how hard it was not to see representation of herself in the world or her place in history. Her push for change would direct the dismantling of the current binary system in favor of wider gender expression to provide role models for children to resonate with and choose from. I think we would all benefit from this. I know that I had a leg up because of the inclusion in the Thai language of a word for cross dressing people who lived their lives in this manner. And the Buddhist premise that the human spirit was certain to experience different genders in their various reincarnations and might carry the unresolved imprint of past gender experiences into the current life.

It is too bad that Leslie Feinberg died a decade ago because it would be helpful to have her perspective on how the emerging butch lesbian teens of today are being swept away by the online push to transition as a logical arc of their gender non-conforming status. (The increase in transitioning FtoM teens is so notable a phenomena that the U.K. is undergoing a study on this phenomena of Rapid Onset Gender Dysphoria as possibly being part of a social contagion. (And the detransitioning stories from these young women are increasing too.) She does mention the increase in consumer societies of gender coded clothing and toys where once there was just a white gown for all infants. Not to mention no marketing to children of gender based toys. Or pink handled tools for women. Grrr.

In the end Leslie Feinberg sticks to her Marxist teachings urging the women’s community and the LGBT community to see in their oppressions a common thread and stay together to preserve political power. I too long for a unifying political issue of any sort in this country, yet I have never before seen both the women’s community and the LGBT community so divided. Assimilationists have made the greatest gains in social acceptance with heteronormative inclusion under marriage equality. The assimilationist path helped normalize presentable gay and lesbian people and support and stabilize gay and lesbian nuclear families. While the rest have been atomized and compartmentalized under their corresponding letters now leaning into the term Queer. We have convinced the public that gay people look just like straight people while all the non-conforming gender expressions are eclipsed by the transition-centric, medicalized transgender category.

In showing the connection between patriarchy and capitalism and the oppression of both women and transgender people, this book illuminates for me a much bigger picture that our society is struggling with on all fronts. I believe the author’s thesis that the ethos of the ancient goddess communal societies were far more just in the treatment of everyone while women and transgender people enjoyed the highest status they have ever had. And that what we are seeing today is the society of a top down elite patriarchy many are attributing to a white supremacy agenda in the U.S. especially given recent efforts to completely control women’s reproductive choices. I would love to see a battalion of men dressed as women led by a female cross dressing chief come to overthrow the patriarchy. Though a shift in politics and voting patterns is hopefully more likely.

This book allowed me to see myself in the transgender struggle and to uncover the butch lesbian parts of me that I largely keep hidden. The book has photos throughout and concludes with a gallery of photos of trans people and their stories. This is very helpful for it helped me to understand the importance of creating visibility for gender outlaws both for the community and for busting out of the patriarchy. I am grateful to this book for offering the common history of a pre-patriarchal spirit based universe. It gives me some ground to stand on for this journey is far from over.

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Annapurna Base Camp Trek is the major peaks of the western portion of the great Annapurna Himalaya, Annapurna South, Fang, Annapurna, Ganagapurna, Annapurna 3 and Machhapuchhare and including Annapurna first 8091 meters are arranged almost exactly in a circle about 10 miles in diameter with a deep glacier enclosed field at the center. From this glacier basin, known as the Annapurna base camp trek (Annapurna sanctuary trek), the Modi Khola way south in a narrow ravine fully 12 thousand ft. deep. Further south, the ravine opens up into a wide and fruitful valley, the domain of the Gurungs. The center and upper portions of Modi Khola offer some of the best short routes for trekking in Nepal and the valley is situated so that these treks can be easily joint with treks into the Kali Gandaki (Kali Gandaki is name of the river in Nepal) region to the west.

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Cardinal Seán P. O’Malley ordained five men to the Priesthood on Saturday, May 25, 2013, at the Cathedral of the Holy Cross, Boston.

Cardinal Seán said, “The priesthood is a gift from Christ. We are grateful for the generosity these men have given to the Lord’s call to service. They will join their brother priests, dedicated religious women and men and the faithful ministering in our parishes, working to build strong faith communities. We pray that these newly ordained priests inspire the current generation of young men to consider the possibility of a vocation and, as they are called, to join those in formation at our seminaries.”

The priests ordained are:

Father John Augustine Cassani

One of the three sons of Richard and Mary Ellen (Pumphrey) Cassani, Father Cassani was born on June 7, 1980. A son of St. Jerome Parish in North Weymouth, he is an alumnus of Xaverian Brothers High School in Westwood and graduated from Holy Cross in Worcester in 2002. Father Cassani completed his seminary studies at St. John’s in Brighton and spent his deacon year working at Sacred Heart Parish in East Boston. Before seminary, he was a financial analyst for South Shore Savings Bank in Weymouth. Father Cassani will celebrate his first Mass at his home parish of St. Jerome’s in Weymouth on May 26 at 11:30 a.m. He will also be the homilist.

Father Thomas Keith Macdonald

An alumnus of Rome’s Pontifical North American College and a native of Westford, Father Macdonald is one of the three children (one sister, one brother) of Thomas and Kathleen (Verfaillie) Macdonald. He was born on July 9, 1984. This avid hiker is a fan of reading Catholic writers G.K. Chesterton and Joseph Pieper. Father Macdonald, a son of St. Catherine of Alexandria Parish, Westford, graduated from local schools before attending UMass Amherst. Father Macdonald spent his deacon year at St. Paul Parish in Cambridge. Father Macdonald will celebrate his first Mass at St. Mary Star of the Sea Parish in Beverly on May 26 at 10:30 a.m. The homilist will be Bishop Arthur Kennedy.

Father Jacques Antoine McGuffie

A native of Port-au-Prince, Haiti, where he was born on June 18, 1946 to the late Dickens and Leonie (Jean-Philippe) McGuffie, Father McGuffie is one of 7 children — five sisters and one brother. He attended high school at Lycée Alexandre Pétion in Port-au-Prince. He received his BA from Northeastern University in Boston and his MBA from Boston University. Before entering and completing his seminary studies at Blessed John XXIII Seminary in Weston, he worked for the Massachussetts Department of Social Services. Father McGuffie spent his deacon year at St. Catherine of Alexandria in Westford. He will celebrate his first Mass on May 26 at 10:00 a.m. at St. Patrick Church in Roxbury; Father Walter J. Waldron will be the homilist.

Father Gerald Alfred Souza

This son of St. Kateri Tekakwitha Parish in Plymouth was born Nov. 3, 1985 to Paul and Donna (Urquhart) Souza. He has one brother. Father Souza attended Sacred Heart School in Kingston for elementary and high school. Father Souza attended St. Charles Borromeo Seminary in Philadelphia for the first three years of college, before graduation from Franciscan University in Steubenville, Ohio in 2008. He completed his seminary formation at St. John’s in Brighton. His deacon assignment was spent at St. Mary Parish in Lynn.

Father Souza’s first Mass will be at St. Kateri Tekakwitha Parish on May 26 at 2:00 p.m. He will be the homilist as well.

Father Christopher William Wallace

One of two sons of William and Kathleen (Moran) Wallace, Father Wallace was born Jan. 19, 1983. This native of Our Lady of Good Counsel in Methuen, attended local schools before matriculating at Merrimack College in North Andover. Father Wallace completed his seminary studies at St. John’s and spent his deacon year at St. Joseph Parish in Needham. He is an avid Boston sports fan and also supports the Archdiocesan Serra Club for encouraging vocations. Father Wallace will celebrate his first Mass at St. Theresa Church in Methuen on May 26 at 10:30 a.m.

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The European Union should respond to the current refugee crisis with "generosity, solidarity and responsibility", said Felipe VI of Spain when addressing the plenary on Wednesday at noon."I would like that in the coming years, Spain continues contributing with its passion and ideas to Europe's success", said Martin Schulz, President of the European Parliament, at his welcome statement.

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Divided reverse. Letter generously translated by uwing50, authored somewhere in the vicitnity of the Vosges on 31.7.16 and addressed to a Frau Hermine Oberndorfer in München.

Five 'trophy' French Prisonniers de Guerre are photographed with their Bavarian guards somewhere in the vicinity of the Vosges Mountains.

The granite mountains of the Vosges range lie on the eastern side of the Department of Vosges within the province of Lorraine. In 1914 a small area of the north-eastern corner of the current Vosges department was incorporated in the annexed province of Alsace-Lorraine. The 1914 border between Imperial Germany and France lay across the rounded peaks of the mountains from the Ballon d'Alsace in the south to the Mont Donon in the northern end of the mountain range.

The passionate desire of the French to “rescue” the annexed Alsace resulted in the very first skirmishes of the war to take place between the French and German Armies high up in the mountains on the 1914 Franco-German border.

In spite of the treacherous terrain the French and German Armies battled for possession of the peaks from the autumn of 1914 into 1915. As the situation of deadlock developed both sides dug in, literally constructing trenches and strong-points hewn out of the rock. The Front Lines stabilized on the rounded peaks east of the border where views of the Rhine Plain or lines of communication through the mountain passes and valleys could be protected.

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Anyway, the chicken: I got a packet of chicken thighs from supermarket, there were 7 large pieces for £2 - one kilo. That's a good price. Reason why is that they have skin on. So you have to spend 15 mins skinning them and trimming any excess fat from them. If you go to Asian butcher on High Street they will do that for you at no extra cost. Once skinned, score them with sharp knife and then place in bowl and season with a little oil, salt, pepper and paprika. Be generous with the paprika as it will provide nice colour, but not too much powerful flavor. Really give the chicken a good even coating of the seasonings, making sure some runs into the grooves caused by the scoring. The cover with clingfilm and put back in fridge.

So now you are ready for the cooking: get a large casserole dish out your cupboard and put in oven. Put oven on 160 fan (or 180 no fan) for 15 minutes to preheat. Whilst that's preheating prepare the chicken stock: You exactly 1.5 times the amount of stock as the basmati rice. So for example, I used 1.25 glasses of rice, so I just measured that amount of water out into a graduated jug and then poured in about 1.5 times times more and it came to 450 ml on the jug - so I poured away the water into a kettle and simply remembered that I needed to make 450ml of stock. Crude, but effective. I looked at the instruction on my bouillon cube and it said that one cube makes 500 ml so a whole cube is fine. Now, boil the water in the kettle and when it's boiled pour it into your graduated jug exactly half way to your "450ml", and dissolve the cube whilst the water is hot. Then make up the rest of the "450ml" with dry white wine. Splash in a good bit of concentrated lemon juice as well if you wish (I always have a bottle of this in my fridge for using lemon juice in cooking)

Now brown the chicken: get a bit of oil in karahi/wok hot and fry in two batches. Leave each piece to get a good colour on both sides. It took me 5 mins per batch. Put them on plate and then use the same oil in the pan to really give your peppers and onions a good roasting. It took me another 5 mins to do that - blackening the edges of the peppers and onions a little. When done, throw in the coarsely chopped garlic glove and then add the spices: 1 tsp haldi, 2 tsp ground cumin and 2 tsp ground coriander and a pinch of dried red chillie flakes. Also add some freshly chopped coriander at this stage if you have some. Stiry-fry the wok until the spices have coated the veg thoroughly and then throw in the rice AND the rest of the tin of chickpeas. Make sure everything gets good coating. Turn off the heat.

Now get the casserole dish out of the oven - be careful hot. Pour in the veg/rice mixture and evenly spread it out in the dish. Then throw in the green and black olives - evenly spreading. Then pour in the stock. Then lay out the thinly sliced lemons on top, and finally place the browned chicken pieces so that they completely cover the rice. Put lid of dish on and stick it back in the oven and set timer for 1 hour.

When the 1 hour is up, take it out of oven and verify that the chicken is cooked and the rice is fluffy and golden-yellow. At this point you will notice that a layer of rice has burned into the casserole dish at the bottom and sides - so I did not use this to serve the dish. I took all the chicken pieces off carefully and then transferred the rice/veg to a wider serving dish, leaving the crusty bits of rice in the casserole dish to soak in fairy-liquid water overnight. Then arrange the chicken pieces on top of the lovely rice and put back in oven (uncovered) to finish off for a further 5 mins on 200 C. This will "dry off" the tops of the chicken so that they look slightly roasted. Then serve to the table, squeeze some more lemon juice over the chicken and garnish with chopped parsley (or coriander).

When serving this; it is just great using a large serving spoon to scoop out deep underneath the chicken pieces so that you get a really steamy mound of rice which the chicken is sitting on top of! It looks great! And the salad as an accompaniment is perfect!

Rita is her name. 'Awedduck' her flickr game. I call her 'funnygirl'. She lives in beautiful Montana & eats cowboys for breakfast.! She's an inspiration of good will, generosity of spirit, hilarious smart off-the-cuff humour, loyalty to friendship and original photography. But don't tell her I told you or she'll get big headed. Or is that pig headed? She's really sick right now. They keep changing her diagnosis and it's all become a big pain in the you know what. Positive energy coming her way is a real plus and flickr wishes keep her spirits up no end. Go give her one. But beware. It could make your day, as well as hers :)

You missed the last 3 meetings, Rita. Get back in there before all progress is lost :)))

rita / aweduck

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explore #62. Thanks everyone. For your get well wishes for Rita & great feedback on the pic. And giant-sized special thanks to all you generous souls who visited Rita. I know she was deeply touched by your messages of love & careing.