Friday, October 27, 2006

Rainy Friday Afternoon Blues

Arrange a blues song with desktop blues.

I'm looking forward to spending time with friends tonight on this rainy Friday, eating soup, or not eating soup.

Thursday, October 26, 2006

Bloom in our house

This is just beautiful, I wanted to share it with you all. This is a papheodelium (aka Lady Slipper) orchid.


Monday, October 23, 2006

Weird

Urinals created by Clark Sorensen. I actually have a lady slipper orchid in bloom - looks just like the last urinal. I will post a picture of it later.


Wednesday, October 11, 2006

Thursday, September 14, 2006

Happy Birthday Pavlov, Sept. 14, 1849

If his name doesn't ring a bell, you can learn more about him
here.

Wednesday, September 13, 2006

Tuesday, September 05, 2006

Observant?

I have been walking around work for an hour now with my sweater on wrong side out - my pride has been spared however, because I work with men and none of them have noticed.

Monday, August 07, 2006

Take the Time

Stop and enjoy the flowers. Happy Thursday, the weekend is almost here!!!!

Giant Moth

I found this moth resting in the afternoon Sunday sun. This is the biggest moth I have ever seen!

Thursday, August 03, 2006

Joe, Deb & AJ

Joe and Deb stopped in Louisville last night. We were able to visit with them for the evening. We all had a great chili dinner in the Airstream and then Brian and AJ went for a swim. It was so good to see them.




Tuesday, July 25, 2006

International Fame

Brian has been corresponding with a Belarussian brother in Christ, Alexander Z. In his last email he attached these photos of two supermarkets in Minsk. Funny! We can now add this to our collection of estates. Thanks Alexander!


Monday, July 24, 2006

Brassia

This is the new addition to my windowsill garden. What a beauty!




















My phal has bloomed again too! It has eleven buds, four of which have opened.


Wednesday, July 19, 2006

Battery Operated Plane

OKEGAWA, Japan (AFP) July 16, 2006- The world's first manned plane powered by conventional dry-cell batteries soared five meters (16 feet) above the ground in a demonstration flight. The glider-like plane with a single-seat gondola and a 31 meter (102 feet) wingspan was powered by 160 AA "Oxyride" batteries which have been produced by Japan's Matsushita Electric Industrial Co. since April 2004. It soared as high as 5.2 meters, stayed in the air for 59 seconds and covered a distance of 391 meters (428 yards) at a private airport owned by Honda Motor Co. Kamiya weighs 53 kilograms (117 pounds), almost as much as the plane itself. Sunday's flight was the first in the presence of officials from the Japan Aeronautic Association. "This was officially the world's first manned flight powered by dry-cell batteries," Zushi said. The Oxyride battery is a long-lasting battery said to be 1.5 times as powerful as a regular alkaline battery.



Sunday, July 16, 2006

Cave Hill Cemetery

We drove through Cave Hill Cemetery this morning after church. We were surprised when we came upon this grave site; supposedly Sander's daughter created this sculpture of the Colonel. I will try to go back and take more pictures from this cemetery, the stones are quite elaborate.





Friday, July 14, 2006

It Is Finished

Brian finished his Greek class today with a thumbs up from his professor! He is so glad it is over. Below is a picture of his class. The guy to Brian's right is our new neighbor across the hall, Chad. The writing on the board says 'It is Finished' in Greek.


Monday, July 10, 2006

World Cup

I didn't watch any of the world cup - but lots of other people did. Italy's Materazzi must have said something seriously disturbing to France's Zidane in order for him to react the way he did. Watch the clip below to see why France lost the World Cup.


Friday, July 07, 2006

Mr Grass Head

VBS starts next Monday, I am looking forward to it. The theme of our week is 'Things Hidden'. Each lesson will be from one of the parables - with a corresponding craft. I am responsible for creating the craft for the Sower and the Seed lesson (Luke 8:4-15, Mark 4:3-9 or Matthew 13:3-9). We are going to make grass heads, and I sure hope they grow. Here are a couple of pictures of what they should/might look like.












Here is mine, undecorated. I am hoping it will sprout a little by mid-next week.














Here are a couple of impressive grass heads in England.

Thursday, July 06, 2006

Real Simple Ideas

These are all ideas from my favorite magazine Real Simple.

New Uses for Mismatched Dishware: Transform neglected dinnerware from useless to useful in a few easy steps

Steel This Idea
Turn a baking sheet into a magnetic task board by setting it inside a 16-inch plate hanger mounted to the wall. Make sure the sheet is magnetic — so good ideas will stick.














Au Bon Pan
Let them eat cake…then use the covered sheet pan to store stationery or other items that might get crumpled in a drawer.














Toast of the Room
If you find yourself with a mismatched collection or without bubbly, flip thick-walled Champagne flutes upside down to create a beautiful grouping of candle stands for a shelf or a mantel. Use heavy wineglasses for table centerpieces, as the wider mouths will provide more stability to withstand bumping.

Friday, June 30, 2006

Still Here.

Well, here it is the last day of the month, and I have only posted three times; so sorry. We have had quite a busy month. My parents were here for a week at the beginning and Brian's parents were here earlier in the week - probably will come back again today on their way home. Brian is doing well in his Greek class this semester, he only has two weeks left! Hope everyone has a wonderful Fourth of July holiday. I will be back soon with more to say. :-) Fireworks picture is from the Derby Festival in May.

Sunday, June 25, 2006

The Prestons are Here!

We are happy to have the Prestons here with us for a visit/ genealogy people hunt. We went downtown this afternoon. Here are a couple of pictures.







Wednesday, June 21, 2006

Gnomes and more

Sorry for the lack of posts. I thought I would put something up for Jillian so we don't lose our vast readership. These were taken at a recent visit to a statue company - so I'm told. Every one should have something this fun in their yard.











And a gaggle of gnomes. Can anyone guess what the gnomes are holding under their arms?

Thursday, June 08, 2006

Happy Belated Birthday!

Blogger was down most of the day yesterday. So....

HAPPY 60TH BIRTHDAY MOM PRESTON!!




We love you and hope you had a wonderful day!

Wednesday, June 07, 2006

Good Morning

Brian began school yesterday. He is taking Greek - last summer he took Hebrew. Hopefully Greek will be a little easier for him since he has some experience in the languages now. He told me last night his teacher suggested they study about four hours everyday!

My parents are coming next week for a short visit. My dad has business in Nashville midweek; he is going to drop mama off here, so we will have some time together. B's parents will also be here sometime at the end of the month; we are looking forward to their visit.

As for the art this week (I use the word 'art' very loosely :-) - I got out my sewing machine on Sunday and started practicing a little. - I will post on that a little later. I have been inspired by this website - all handmade items being sold by their makers. There are a couple very talented people here. - more later. ~J

Wednesday, May 31, 2006

Wednesday's Art

I want to begin making time to make something creative every week. So I am going to make Wednesdays the day to post something I am working on. Since I just thought of this, I drew a quick picture in microsoft paint. <Hopefully creativity will improve>

Sunday, May 28, 2006

Recipe for Child Raising

I ran across this in my reading today.

1 cup of Proverbs 22:6
2 Tablespoons of Proverbs 19:13
1 Dash of Proverbs 23:13
1 Teaspoon of Proverbs 3:5
1/2 cup of Titus 2:3 through 7
Mix all the ingredients, add a pound of persistence, one cup of love, and whip until right consistency. This recipe is recommended by the Creator of Mankind. Please add a pinch of Ephesians 6:4

—The Bible Friend
Tan, P. L. (1996, c1979). Encyclopedia of 7700 illustrations : [a treasury of illustrations, anecdotes, facts and quotations for pastors, teachers and Christian workers]. Garland TX: Bible Communications.


-B

Thursday, May 25, 2006

Crock

A couple of months ago I was taking a crock pot full of hot maccaroni and cheese to a church potluck - both of the handles broke off in the process, thankfully I was not hurt. I did a quick search online for the model number and found out there had been a recall several years ago. Anyway, I had to cut the cord off the old one, mail it in, and they sent me a brand new base. If you carry a crock pot around to different places, it might not hurt to check your model number online - this could have been bad if there were a child near.