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Pinot Noir from the best vineyards in the world. (IMLtdO).
We're Here, sloshing around.
Tripod-mounted macro. Electrostatic cable release. Remote triggered strobe. Modest adjustments in Lightroom.
Pop the cork at Pelcomb Portraits.
MKU3A outing to Greenwich.
Bric-a-brac stall at Greenwich market. Will she buy the pool playing pugs?
The waters in the pond are muddy and none of us knew to swim. We could not approach the base of the falls and left without a shower.
With the arrival of longer daylight hours and unseasonably warm weather, I've become increasingly optimistic that the winter doldrums are banished for a while. I relish being outside again, basking in the sunlight, returning to the simple pleasures of short sleeves and sandals.
This weekend the forecast is sunny skies and 80 degree temperatures. I've decided that the time has come for planting flowers.
This is probably a bit foolhardy -- the hard-and-fast rule here in Nashville is to wait until April 15 to avoid any danger of frost, and it's not unheard of to get a late March surprise snow flurry. But my spirit is drawn to the colors and blossoms and promises of spring, and after a gray, stagnant winter I need to see things that are bright and wild and flourishing.
And so today I laughed in the face of the vagary of spring weather, and defiantly planted a riot of marigolds, phlox, and dianthus.
I ordered a few for my webshop that came in last week...She's lovely, but I have to safe me money for Christmas pressies for the kds...:-D
May 10 130/366
www.youtube.com/watch?v=egyff1MeN0w
Song : Tempted
Artist: Duran Duran
Album: Red Carpet Massacre
"FInally, you will know what it is you're turning on.
I am gonna tempt you (oh yeah)
Like you know it's meant to (oh yeah)
Devil gonna tempt you (oh yeah)
How much do you want to?"
Here is the finished and bow-less Tempting
*never hang a knitted garment -- always fold and lay flat
Ravioli, cooked, waiting to be eaten, with two lovely sauces, pesto and marinara. Made by Michael Chuck.
Hospicio Cabañas, Guadalajara
Mexico
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The complex was founded in 1791 by the Bishop of Guadalajara in order to combine the functions of a workhouse, hospital, orphanage, and almshouse. It owes its name to Juan Ruiz de Cabañas who was appointed to the see of Guadalajara in 1796 and engaged Manuel Tolsá, a renowned architect from Mexico City, to design the structure.
Tolsá's design was based on classic examples such as Les Invalides in Paris and El Escorial near Madrid. The buildings form a rectangle measuring 164 m by 145 m. These are single-storey structures which are 7.5 m in height. The chapel is twice as high and has a dome rising to 32.5 m. The complex is erected on one level, "so as to facilitate the movement of the sick, the aged, and children."
Bishop Cabañas died in 1823, work continued to 1829. The hospital thrived here well into the 20th century and continued to function until 1980, when it moved out and the Cabañas Cultural Institute took over the space - wikipedia
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Enniscorthy edged by battling Bangor by Roger Corbett
Bangor produced an excellent performance against a strong Enniscorthy side to once again come from behind and secure a semi-final place by 14-10.
In contrast to last week, the weather and pitch conditions at Upritchard Park were good. However, Bangor’s preparations got off to a bad start when centre Mike Aspley aggravated an injury in the pre-match warm-up and was unable to play. A quick re-shuffle saw Chris Morgan come in from full back as his replacement, and Adam McCusker taking up the full back role. For Enniscorthy’s part, they came to this fixture on the back of a good run of results in the Leinster League Division 1A, and sitting in second place in that table.
A mistake by Bangor right from the referee’s whistle at kick-off looked to have handed the visitors an opportunity to take the initiative. However, having won the ball back, McCusker put a superb kick deep into the Enniscorthy twenty two that left the defence no option but to put it into touch. The Bangor line-out was taken cleanly by Curtis Stewart, and a maul was formed that surged towards the Enniscorthy line before Jamie Clegg dropped with the ball and scored the game’s first try after just 4 minutes. Mark Widdowson made the conversion, and the score was 7-0.
Within 3 minutes the lead could have been extended when Enniscorthy were penalised for a high tackle. However, this time Widdowson’s kick drifted wide of the posts.
If Bangor thought things were going their way, this soon changed as Enniscorthy gathered themselves and started to gain confidence through a lengthy period of possession, aided in some part by Bangor’s readiness to kick when in possession themselves. The Enniscorthy attack was now causing Bangor headaches, with the result that the penalty count started to rise. Eventually these repeated infringements around the breakdown led to a yellow card being shown to James Henly. Enniscorthy saw this as their opportunity to capitalise, and laid siege to Bangor’s line. Bangor doggedly held their line despite conceding further penalties, and having to defend the resulting line-out and drive combination by Enniscorthy. As Henly’s 10 minute period in the sin bin came to an end, Bangor had somehow managed to hold off the Enniscorthy attack, and had actually managed to turn over the ball, giving them a chance to clear their lines and gather their breath. However, in a bizarre series of events, Ricky Armstrong’s clearance kick was charged down and bounced back towards the Bangor line, only to be gratefully accepted by one of the big Enniscorthy forwards who was still getting to his feet from the preceding ruck. With barely two steps to the line, he touched down for the try, leaving the Bangor players confused and dejected after working so hard to prevent the score. The conversion was missed, keeping Bangor narrowly ahead by 7-5, after 23 minutes.
For most of the remainder of the first half, Enniscorthy kept play in Bangor’s half. Bangor looked dangerous on the counter attack, with some good runs by the wingers Davy Charles and Mark Widdowson. For Enniscorthy’s part, they had several good scoring opportunities but either knocked-on or missed a pass at the crucial moments. A half time score of 7-5 would have been gladly taken by Bangor but, as 40 minutes approached, a lapse in concentration while in their own twenty two, led to a missed tackle which was clinically exploited by Enniscorthy, allowing them to run in for their second try which, although unconverted, gave the lead by 7-10 as the sides turned around.
As has been the case in many other games, Bangor’s second half performance moved up a gear, and it was now the visitor’s line that was coming under attack. Within the first 10 minutes, Bangor looked to be in a good scoring position, but the Enniscorthy defence was equal to Bangor’s first half display. Although unable to break through at this time, Bangor were now looking more confident as the initial Enniscorthy charge appeared to be stuttering. This certainly looked the case when, after 25 minutes had elapsed, the Enniscorthy kicker elected to go for the posts from close to the half way line – a strange decision given the relatively poor conversion attempts earlier. Once again the kick was missed, but Bangor had at least been pushed back into their own half.
As the game entered the final 5 minutes, it was beginning to look like Enniscorthy would hold firm and take the win. However, in a repeat of the exemplary performance displayed at Clonmel in the previous round, Bangor simply lifted their game again and mounted a surge against their tiring opponents. With just 2 minutes of normal time remaining, Jamie Ball gathered the ball at the half way line, and then passed it to Clegg on his left. Leading by example, Clegg went straight, taking the ball past the 10 metre line and drawing the approaching Enniscorthy defender. A well-timed pass to his left was equally well-received by Widdowson on the wing, who rounded his opposite number and sprinted for the line. With little space to work with and the full-back still to beat, Widdowson produced the speed and footwork necessary to take him over the line, to the left of the posts. He then managed to add the icing on the cake with another well-struck conversion which put Bangor ahead by 14-10.
The moments immediately after scoring are particularly dangerous, and with Enniscorthy now throwing everything they had, the remaining couple of minutes were incredibly tense – for both sets of supporters. To Enniscorthy’s credit, they skilfully kept recycling the ball – almost like sevens rugby – bringing the game back into Bangor’s twenty two. But in the end, it was just too much, with Bangor eventually managing to turn the ball over and close out the game, bringing despair and delight in equal measure on the faces of the opposing players.
To the Bangor supporters who had been unable to travel to the game at Clonmel, and who had not fully appreciated the performance there, this brought everything that had been said into focus, and with it the realisation that Bangor now have the ability to go all the way in this competition. With Ulster rivals Clogher Valley and CIYMS, and Leinster high-fliers Dundalk now joining Bangor in the semi-finals, the next hurdle will be equally challenging, but having beaten two of the strongest junior sides in Ireland, confidence is high and everything is now to play for.
Bangor side: J Leary, A Jackson, P Whyte, G Irvine, J Henly, R Latimer, J Clegg (c), C Stewart, R Armstrong, J Morgan, M Widdowson, C Morgan, M Weir, D Charles, A McCusker
Subs: O McIlmurry, F Black, M Crockford, J Ball, M Thompson
Bangor scores: J Clegg (1T), M Widdowson (1T, 2C)
Quimi had an almost innate tendency to go to that corner of the bathroom and throw everything down the bathtube.
Tempting Rosie play ArtsFest Festival 2010 in Birmingham, Friday 10 September 2010.
www.artsfest.org.uk/programme/tempting-rosie
Photos for Gig Junkies with review by Daron of The Hearing Aid.
www.thehearingaid.blogspot.com
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