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.

Bloom in our house

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

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.

Little Boxes - Elvis Costello

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Happy Birthday Pavlov, Sept. 14, 1849

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

My Cubicle

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.

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!

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.

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!

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.