tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25052456823823173312024-03-05T20:50:36.829-08:00Tapestry Weavings Random Scarlethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08717029884211178797noreply@blogger.comBlogger150125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505245682382317331.post-45001386245690907432017-08-21T11:23:00.000-07:002017-08-21T11:23:34.658-07:00Moulin Rouge<span style="color: #990000; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">In early 1962 I lived in <b>Dreux, France</b>. I was very young and all of my memories are pleasant, some associated with smells like the bread baking in the morning when the housekeeper would take me with her to market. The taste of a Palmier which the baker would treat me to each time I went. Mustard on a ham sandwich and my beloved ballet. </span><br />
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<span style="color: #990000; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">My parents would go on dates to <b>Paris</b> and one night they came home with a doll dressed in purple satin with rows of white ruffles, feathers, black boots and she was beautiful. They had gone to <b><a href="https://www.facebook.com/renaissancetapestry/">Moulin Rouge</a></b> and the doll was a <b>Can-Can dancer</b>. I was smitten with her.</span><br />
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This doll is very similar to mine except mine has blonde hair.<br />
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<span style="color: #990000; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">and my doll became more special to me. Saturday night I was hunting for a movie to watch when that same movie popped up. I watched it again and I still love it. </span><br />
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<span style="color: #741b47; font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">William was born in County Cork, Ireland and shortly after that his family immigrated to America and settled in Philadelphia. His first known painting is dated 1874.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #741b47; font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">What fascinated me with this painting was that the pipe was still hot. As though William had been smoking it just before he set it down. The ash still has red hot coals and there is smoke twirling upwards. Capturing movement in a still life is cheeky and I adore this painting. He painted it in 1880 but it was not the first painting of a still <a href="https://www.facebook.com/renaissancetapestry/">smoking pipe</a>.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #741b47; font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">This week enjoy <b><a href="https://www.pinterest.com/RenTapestry/cheeky-william/">Cheeky William</a>.</b> </span><br />
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<br />Random Scarlethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08717029884211178797noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505245682382317331.post-92218835394978452032017-08-07T11:51:00.000-07:002017-08-07T11:51:12.662-07:00Women of This Land<span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="background-color: white;">I just returned from an adventure in Denver.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="color: #0b5394;"><span style="background-color: white;">One of my escapades led me to the Denver Museum of Art for all things art. Another to the American Museum of Western Art to search for one of my favorite painters of Native People. I was not disappointed. </span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="color: #0b5394;"><span style="background-color: white;">I am a fan of artist George Catlin. I know he is surrounded by controversy. Some believing he exploited and others saying he captured in his portraits a people and way of life that would soon be destroyed. </span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="color: #0b5394;"><span style="background-color: white;">George visited 48 tribes in 6 years leaving us with a look back. While some of his portraits are detailed and show great care, </span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="color: #0b5394;"><span style="background-color: white;">others appear clumsy and rough. </span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="color: #0b5394;"><span style="background-color: white;">In honor of my solo adventure into the once Wild West I have chosen his portraits of women. <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_MzmasLavZhy4lcY1yXN8NsRPLCqCLJ7q3JQCT5Bu_ZFb5-xc4dWm8Mo1cLp3NFVl4sCgGT4MYKk6BxTjhSkPOepm2bf8ls-DGchrZgqBqfYnX6LudcKYzBxqSPPriR5eJa7tDqc4kso/s1600/5692c7673cee6e5228656a15c9c2f9b2.jpg" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_MzmasLavZhy4lcY1yXN8NsRPLCqCLJ7q3JQCT5Bu_ZFb5-xc4dWm8Mo1cLp3NFVl4sCgGT4MYKk6BxTjhSkPOepm2bf8ls-DGchrZgqBqfYnX6LudcKYzBxqSPPriR5eJa7tDqc4kso/s320/5692c7673cee6e5228656a15c9c2f9b2.jpg" width="260" /></a></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="color: #0b5394;"><span style="background-color: white;">This week enjoy Women of This Land. </span></span></span><br />
<br />Random Scarlethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08717029884211178797noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505245682382317331.post-28346030061005648612017-07-24T05:23:00.003-07:002017-07-24T05:27:11.457-07:00Tennis Smashed<div class="MsoNormal">
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not play. I knew nobody in their circle who played. It was off my radar until
my sophomore year of high school. It was part of the Athletic program and I had
friends who played. Still it did not interest me. Since then I have had
associates, acquaintances, and clients who have played. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #9d2776; font-family: "tekton pro" , sans-serif; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 107%;">One in particular Val. I dropped by her
place the other day and she opened the door while glued to the Television. Strange
for her as I rarely find her with it on. She was engrossed in Wimbledon. <a href="https://www.bustle.com/articles/142759-what-womens-tennis-has-looked-like-through-history-because-women-have-been-part-of-this-sport">She loves it</a>. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #9d2776; font-family: "tekton pro" , sans-serif; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 107%;">So, when I came across the heckler <a href="http://www.birminghammail.co.uk/sport/other-sport/wimbledon-heckler-made-wear-kim-13341019">video</a>
from <b>Wimbledon </b>I was inspired. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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originated in France in the 12<sup>th</sup> century and was first played
without rackets being called <a href="https://www.tennisandrackets.com/real-tennis-history.aspx">jeu de paume.</a> It was very popular with the
nobility of France and in the 16<sup>th</sup> became widespread throughout
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Random Scarlethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08717029884211178797noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505245682382317331.post-24659231349109173612017-07-17T10:04:00.000-07:002017-07-17T10:06:08.719-07:00Man Holds Man<div class="MsoNormal">
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sites for inspiration for this week’s show when I came across an odd sight. A
portrait of a man holding a statuette with his family. It seemed strange to me
right now in the moment but I am sure it held great meaning for the man as well
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nothing to our great grandchildren’s great grandchildren. So I am curious about
this sculpture. Who is the family, the sculpture, the subject of the sculpture?
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Licinio</b> and His Family painted by <b>Bernardino Licinio</b>. Arrigo is Barnardino's brother and also a painter. The man holding the statue may be <b>Giulio Licinio</b> Arrigo's son. </span></div>
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Random Scarlethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08717029884211178797noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505245682382317331.post-49129633467771544282017-07-10T09:38:00.002-07:002017-07-10T09:38:19.178-07:00Oystermen and Women<br />
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<span style="color: #45818e; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">My 3rd Great Grandfather John lists his occupation as an </span><br />
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<span style="color: #45818e; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">An <a href="https://www.facebook.com/renaissancetapestry/"><b>Oysterman</b></a> can be a person who sells, gathers and/or cultivates oysters. It can also be a type of boat specifically equipped to harvest oysters. His occupation in prior years says sailor. </span><br />
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<span style="color: #45818e; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Oysters have been around since the dinosaurs and fortunately for <b>Oystermen</b> (and me) they did not go extinct like those huge beasts. </span><br />
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<span style="color: #45818e; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">One of my favorite photos is of my father shucking oysters with me. <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeI4v7RZSepMwiGXxaRc9YMNQhZf9gGicOYkfVrMCGtzIZqYoQN9uInV7qAOXkTkTwj0un3qjZ6GmOORzj-9xampdtnmyQuuH_nqk2Lp1s0XKS2wY2Iod9ByUfH2wrYtG-lcXnmIf6R9c/s1600/18582211_10154870488608043_4400186696660579168_n.jpg" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeI4v7RZSepMwiGXxaRc9YMNQhZf9gGicOYkfVrMCGtzIZqYoQN9uInV7qAOXkTkTwj0un3qjZ6GmOORzj-9xampdtnmyQuuH_nqk2Lp1s0XKS2wY2Iod9ByUfH2wrYtG-lcXnmIf6R9c/s400/18582211_10154870488608043_4400186696660579168_n.jpg" width="250" /></a></span><br />
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<span style="color: #45818e; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">For your enjoyment here is a link to poem by <b>Oliver Wendell Holmes</b> titled <a href="http://www.poetry-archive.com/h/ballad_of_the_oysterman.html"><b>Ballad of the Oysterman</b></a></span><br />
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<span style="background-color: #fafafd; color: #333333; font-family: NotoSerif, serif; font-size: 14px;">Oliver Wendell Holmes (1809-1894) by E. T. Billings</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: #fafafd; font-size: 14px;"><span style="color: #45818e; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Or as <b>Hector Hugh Munro</b> said </span></span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #15222b; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 13px;">"</span><em style="background-color: white; color: #15222b; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 13px;">Oysters are more beautiful than any religion...There's nothing in Christianity or Buddhism that quite matches the sympathetic unselfishness of an oyster."</em><br />
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<span style="color: #3d85c6; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">I also worked her older sister's several years ago. There is one more daughter. I hope to see this one to her special day also. </span><br />
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<span style="color: #3d85c6; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">My daughter was a Dama in her friends <b><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quincea%C3%B1era">Quinceanera</a></b>. Which when I learned all about this loving, meaningful, beautiful tradition. </span><br />
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<span style="color: #3d85c6; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">This week enjoy <a href="https://www.pinterest.com/RenTapestry/15/">She is <b>Quinceanera</b></a>. </span><br />
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night dinner. She started talking to me about how her regular maid was on
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and she has a maid. She has had a maid pretty much always except for when I was
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an hour later as her new maid was just finishing the last touches on the kitchen.
She started to apologize for waking her. Mother was taken aback at why she
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<b><a href="https://www.facebook.com/renaissancetapestry/">sleeping maids</a></b> to counterbalance Mother’s embarrassment. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Random Scarlethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08717029884211178797noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505245682382317331.post-52871650160091432472017-06-12T05:45:00.002-07:002017-06-12T05:45:36.111-07:00William Woodward <div class="MsoNormal">
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afternoon when I came across <b>Lodia Elmer Dutton</b> my 2<sup>nd</sup> Great Uncle,
brother to my Great Great Grandmother.</span></div>
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<b>Lodia</b> is an odd name for a man, which is not what this is about. However the
word <b>Lodia</b> loosely translates over to Ship in Russian and that is where we are
headed. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b>Lodia</b> arrived at the Port of <b>New Orleans</b> on a ship called <b>Atenas</b> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSGXtGgDK0mpYPOETaBdS9PqyU4unxP74N0dkX_HXjHHKWyAAFHVZhVLuoreGYlbFUOFh2CJO1f9Q4MIoEZpC2TRhyphenhypheng1dym1GQ3tj62PyuJhNQVKbA65ueTPIAPkEYTLseI1v8cI-4LJI/s1600/3b3c0a37-3d5e-4535-9afc-1140abd97764.jpg" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" height="356" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSGXtGgDK0mpYPOETaBdS9PqyU4unxP74N0dkX_HXjHHKWyAAFHVZhVLuoreGYlbFUOFh2CJO1f9Q4MIoEZpC2TRhyphenhypheng1dym1GQ3tj62PyuJhNQVKbA65ueTPIAPkEYTLseI1v8cI-4LJI/s640/3b3c0a37-3d5e-4535-9afc-1140abd97764.jpg" width="640" /></a></span></div>
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Steam Merchant ship built in <b>Belfast</b> in 1909. She was owned by the <b>United Fruit
SS Company</b> in <b>New York</b> part of “<b>The Great White Fleet</b>”. Her normal route was
<b>New Orleans</b> to <b>Cristobal</b>, <b>Panama Canal</b>. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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to paint a mural of one of the ships at the company headquarters in <b>New
Orleans</b>. Woodward and his wife Louisa had been aboard the <b>Atenas</b> for a
wonderful trip to <b>Havana Cuba</b> and he incorporated her into the mural for the
building and into a painting as well. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Random Scarlethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08717029884211178797noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505245682382317331.post-35791593654449451642017-06-05T08:44:00.000-07:002017-06-05T08:53:56.916-07:00Lost Love<span style="color: #073763; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><br /></span>
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<span style="color: #073763; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Several years ago on a warm May afternoon I was to be married. I was so very happy I had found love. Only he hadn't and he did not tell me this until two weeks before.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #073763; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">At this same time my daddy became very ill. He had been ill for many weeks but it had become worse. He knew he was dying as did I. We had talked about it and made plans about it. He even wrote his obituary which my nephew was to insert into an email and send out to daddy's hundreds of contacts the day after he passed. He had an odd sense of humor few understood. He also realized that I had died at my breakup. I had wanted him to know I was taken care of so he could leave us without fear for me. That was not to happen and it killed me. </span><br />
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<span style="color: #073763; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"> My daddy and me.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #073763; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Dad being daddy asked me who was going on the honeymoon with me now. We laughed and he insisted I go. Alone. What dad?... So I could call it a Howl at the Moon instead? He thought that was brilliant and yes I should go and relax, heal, have fun, be brave. So I did. </span><br />
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<span style="color: #073763; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">He passed 5 minutes after I told him good-bye over the phone and that I would see him again. It was a quiet flight home for me. </span><br />
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<span style="color: #073763; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">In the space of three weeks I <a href="https://www.facebook.com/renaissancetapestry/"><b>lost love</b></a>. </span><br />
<span style="color: #073763; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">This week please enjoy <a href="https://www.pinterest.com/RenTapestry/love-lost/"><b>Lost Love</b></a>. </span>Random Scarlethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08717029884211178797noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505245682382317331.post-79642984659338937072017-05-22T05:54:00.001-07:002017-05-22T05:54:26.817-07:00Pesky Avocado<div class="MsoNormal">
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since I came to <b>Texas</b> a long time ago (yes.. <b>Texas</b> was a state by then) and my
Mother never injured herself, none of our guests who were fascinated and wanted
to help make Guacamole were injured. I have not been attacked by one either. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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themselves, cutting themselves, and slicing tendons, muscles and chipping bones
with knives while attempting to remove the pits.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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warning labels should be applied to the skin of each and every <b>avocado</b> sold throughout
the world. There are <a href="http://metro.co.uk/video/this-safely-cut-avocado-1461687/?ito=vjs-link">videos</a> on how to remove the pit. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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4 patients a week come into emergency for what the staff now call “Avocado Hand”.
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Random Scarlethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08717029884211178797noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505245682382317331.post-17164295574863647982017-05-15T10:05:00.000-07:002017-05-15T10:05:24.492-07:00Balloon Dream<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="color: #e69138; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">I have had </span><i style="color: #e69138; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: x-large;">Soar above Earth in a Hot Air Balloon </i><span style="color: #e69138; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">on my "Bucket List" for many years and have just not ever had the chance to make it happen until my Sister-in-law suggested an event taking place locally called Balloona Palooza. </span><br />
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<span style="color: #e69138; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">I would dream about escaping from school in a balloon, escaping from home and soaring to my Granny's house to live. Romantic adventures, daring escapes, floating for just joy have all danced in my head. </span><br />
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<span style="color: #e69138; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Francois Laurent d'Arlandes and Jean-Francois Pilatre de Rozier <span style="background-color: white;"> had the first untethered, manned hot air balloon flight in Paris France on 21 November 1783. </span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #e69138; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><span style="background-color: white;">This week enjoy <b><a href="https://www.pinterest.com/RenTapestry/balloon-dream/">Balloon Dreams</a></b>. </span></span>Random Scarlethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08717029884211178797noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505245682382317331.post-54662550537987607822017-05-08T06:52:00.003-07:002017-05-08T06:53:06.865-07:00Lady Hawking<span style="color: #e06666; font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">This week I will give the Ladies fair treatment and we will see some <a href="https://www.pinterest.com/RenTapestry/lady-hawking/"><b>Lady Hawking</b></a>. </span><br />
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<span style="color: #e06666; font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">Long ago in a distant land where the upper class were seen very often with hawks on their hands and often even in church are the Ladies. </span><br />
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<span style="color: #e06666; font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">These birds were tethered to the hands of their Mistresses by a silk or leather cord. A favorite recreation of the Ladies was <b>hawking</b> and being seen with their hawks whether walking or riding. Sometimes they hunted in parties of mixed company but it was not uncommon for them to hunt with their hawks alone. </span><br />
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<span style="color: #e06666; font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;"><b>Hawking</b> season started in August with September and October being the best months to hunt. If a hawk has caused a bird to take to a bush or tree and it refuses to rouse from its perch a Lady may use her bow to take the prey. </span><br />
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<span style="color: #e06666; font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">This week enjoy <b><a href="https://www.facebook.com/renaissancetapestry/">Lady Hawking</a></b>. </span>Random Scarlethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08717029884211178797noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505245682382317331.post-82234912379837281872017-05-01T05:11:00.004-07:002017-05-01T05:14:17.069-07:00Birds and Their Men<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><br /></span>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">A friend posted up on Facebook about their wonderful evening at <a href="http://www.medievaltimes.com/"><b>Medieval Times</b></a>. I have been several times enjoying the show and wishing I could get back stage and meet the horses, knights, and the birds. You could say it was a "Bucket List" thing for me. My dad had taken me to see the <a href="http://www.lipizzan.org/aboutlipizzans.html"><b>Lipizzan Stallions</b></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXmQhbnaajr4LtRl3fb1FU-3Sa_nntK7GTkco1HWHmbfn0kiidbwLYEUSXtXRXWFCBTBR3qs9VdGyoCo3PGozgi_YltYmsPXu0RcrBsLr3Gm-d-CraujVG4FsiipHgQ0jSJdzEdmcmW-A/s1600/Lipizzaner2.jpg" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" height="214" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXmQhbnaajr4LtRl3fb1FU-3Sa_nntK7GTkco1HWHmbfn0kiidbwLYEUSXtXRXWFCBTBR3qs9VdGyoCo3PGozgi_YltYmsPXu0RcrBsLr3Gm-d-CraujVG4FsiipHgQ0jSJdzEdmcmW-A/s320/Lipizzaner2.jpg" width="320" /></a></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">once upon a time and he somehow managed to arrange an introduction to one of the <b><a href="http://www.pfha.org/">Paso Finos</a></b>.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">It was like touching magic. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">One day as I was out on an escapade I bumped into a man. He was intrigued by me and asked if I had ever been to Medieval Times. I confessed my bucket list. He asked me to attend as his guest the following Friday. Surprised, I said yes. He left my name at the door and as I watched the show there he was. In the arena, in Garb with a huge <a href="http://www.medievaltimes.com/about-the-show/falconry.html"><b>bird</b></a> perched on his arm, staring up at me. I waved, he smiled and both him and the bird entertained the crowd. After the show he asked if I would like to go meet some of the knights and horses. YES!!!!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">The horses were beautiful. The knights were.... have you ever seen the locker room interviews after a football game? It was like that only sexier. Last he introduced me to his bird. As we were chatting he told me he had more at his home and invited me to dinner the following week to see them all. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">This gorgeous man with long flowing hair and looked like he had stepped off the cover of a Romance novel had all kinds of <a href="https://www.facebook.com/renaissancetapestry/"><b>birds of prey</b></a> in his home. They were trained and used not only for the show but also actively hunted with. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Thanks to my friends trip to Medieval Times I was inspired by my own experience. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">This week enjoy <a href="https://www.pinterest.com/RenTapestry/birds-and-their-men/">Birds and Their Men</a>.</span>Random Scarlethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08717029884211178797noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505245682382317331.post-61176813296893963952017-04-24T06:03:00.004-07:002017-04-24T06:18:23.873-07:00Crown of Blackberries<span style="color: #351c75; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">I had a few <a href="https://www.facebook.com/renaissancetapestry/">blackberries</a> sitting in my fridge that were demanding my attention. I pondered about what to do with them when I came across an ad from IHOP and I was suddenly craving pancakes. I put them in a pot and muddled them up with sugar, butter, vanilla and a touch of bourbon. Reduced them down and poured them on some homemade buttermilk pancakes. Not only were they delicious to eat but my house smelled incredible for hours. </span><br />
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<span style="color: #351c75; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">I love Blackberries. <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFy6PRSMdl0MNXVXsON90_cw18S2Is8y7LsMDSU6YEzmKle3_1wKnO8IZqk5HkGCLUp3wHHGBqhxTM5c4E2wfyAzX4-4hK6n3HHx0C7w2oA7QP8hDsEyEohazgA83C1ggMhb0eXk5YiPM/s1600/8c39a852322d1c1643e5ecd66a173a6d.jpg" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFy6PRSMdl0MNXVXsON90_cw18S2Is8y7LsMDSU6YEzmKle3_1wKnO8IZqk5HkGCLUp3wHHGBqhxTM5c4E2wfyAzX4-4hK6n3HHx0C7w2oA7QP8hDsEyEohazgA83C1ggMhb0eXk5YiPM/s320/8c39a852322d1c1643e5ecd66a173a6d.jpg" width="208" /></a>They are comfort food and take me back to long warm summers at my Granny Ina's house in the back of nowhere West Virginia. Her house was off of a dirt road by a creek and she had chickens. </span><br />
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<span style="color: #351c75; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">She traded eggs for cream and milk with a lady who had a dairy cow who lived a a mile down the road and she was known to make homemade wine from Grapes she grew. </span><br />
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<span style="color: #351c75; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Legend tells that Blackberries were not so dark in color before the death of Christ. They became that way because of how they were used on Him. You see, the Crown of Thorns that was shoved on to His head were blackberry brambles and the dozens of pricks to His head and face were the result of the tiny sharp thorns of the plant. <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTansfhiXHHyCi-4tt246sUj5kn7fhw4F-fmYirflCBL0P5u7GcatoFBSRG-7rvLpKYIYFurSlo-8wE0jzcnQM9yG87FpFiRna9Db8PESNJ144xZKwdwTWtAXSi5sEEcXw7sjppOVFIxU/s1600/ab2b99841eabb9bc010525c6f4d77b76.jpg" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTansfhiXHHyCi-4tt246sUj5kn7fhw4F-fmYirflCBL0P5u7GcatoFBSRG-7rvLpKYIYFurSlo-8wE0jzcnQM9yG87FpFiRna9Db8PESNJ144xZKwdwTWtAXSi5sEEcXw7sjppOVFIxU/s320/ab2b99841eabb9bc010525c6f4d77b76.jpg" width="218" /></a></span><br />
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<span style="color: #351c75; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">When this happened the berries started weeping a deep royal purple/red in honor of the His blood that they had shed. That is how they came to be the color they are. </span><br />
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<span style="color: #351c75; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">This week enjoy <a href="https://www.pinterest.com/RenTapestry/crown-of-blackberries/">Crown of Blackberries</a>. </span>Random Scarlethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08717029884211178797noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505245682382317331.post-48521887779716433082017-04-17T06:40:00.000-07:002017-04-17T06:40:40.830-07:00Asenath<span style="color: #a64d79; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">One April morning in 1732 a little girl was born and her parents named her Asenath. I have never seen this name and found it very unique. I was gifted with an unusual name as well so I took an interest in this distant cousin of mine. Where did the name come from? </span><br />
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<span style="color: #a64d79; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;"><b><a href="https://www.facebook.com/renaissancetapestry/">Asenath</a></b> makes an appearance in the Bible in the book of Genesis. She is Egyptian, the daughter of a pagan priest and is gifted to Joseph to become his wife by the Pharaoh. </span><br />
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<span style="color: #a64d79; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">Whispers surround her story.... tales of Joseph rejecting her because she was Pagan. Her locking herself in a tower and begging Joseph's GOD to accept her. An Angel coming to her bearing bees which are placed on her lips and she she is stung to remove the false prayers that have spoiled her mouth. Joseph accepts her and they marry ruling Egypt for 48 years. </span><br />
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<span style="color: #a64d79; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">Her story is very small but she plays a very important role in the story of Israel. </span><br />
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<span style="color: #a64d79; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">This week meet <a href="https://www.pinterest.com/RenTapestry/asenath/">Asenath</a>.</span><br />
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People will stop on the side of the road grab their kids,<br />
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and cameras and take family photos, wedding photos, <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuoJzpvXC4raB-4bpo6iwAVHf9gK5heKvFun51a-BGwKltb7rhitgeyZy-Dcet0GgseNCuV8Yl5FhIoW_NifOdwVhQU-2307TEpm7oJDoT2CV5lbdZSkK1Icpifex7h6W014bWDmA7QoI/s1600/Nathan%252BJessica_16.jpg" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuoJzpvXC4raB-4bpo6iwAVHf9gK5heKvFun51a-BGwKltb7rhitgeyZy-Dcet0GgseNCuV8Yl5FhIoW_NifOdwVhQU-2307TEpm7oJDoT2CV5lbdZSkK1Icpifex7h6W014bWDmA7QoI/s320/Nathan%252BJessica_16.jpg" width="320" /></a><br />
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engagement photos, baby photos all kinds of photos in clumps and clusters of these beautiful blue flowers.<br />
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resembles the huge bonnets<br />
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worn by pioneer women to keep the sun out of their faces.<br />
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So this week I am going to show you <b><a href="https://www.pinterest.com/RenTapestry/bonnets-of-blue/">Bonnets of Blue</a></b>.<br />
Enjoy!Random Scarlethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08717029884211178797noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505245682382317331.post-68114402955623378502017-04-03T06:42:00.005-07:002017-04-03T06:42:31.466-07:00Tartan Dancing<span style="color: #073763; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">This past weekend the <b>San Antonio Highland Games</b> were underway. </span><br />
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<span style="color: #073763; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Tartan was everywhere. </span><br />
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<span style="color: #073763; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">And, <a href="https://www.facebook.com/renaissancetapestry/"><b>dancers in tartan</b></a>. We are all familiar with the <a href="https://youtu.be/pjXYfDax_-0"><b>Scottish Sword Dance</b></a> and in California I have seen it performed with precision and strength by beautiful kilted men. It is a war dance and is ceremonial demonstrating strength, stamina and agility. All excellent qualities in a warrior. </span><br />
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<span style="color: #073763; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Legend tells that in 1573 a group of Scottish mercenaries were brought to the Court of King John III. They performed the <a href="https://youtu.be/bCg00YNBLKM"><b>Scottish Sword Dance</b></a> and upon a signal were to execute the King. The signal never came, the King lived never knowing that a few dance props were actually the weapons that were going to destroy him. </span><br />
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<span style="color: #073763; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">This week enjoy <a href="https://www.pinterest.com/RenTapestry/tartan-dancing/"><b>Tartan Dancing</b></a>. </span>Random Scarlethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08717029884211178797noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505245682382317331.post-34342830901170700752017-03-27T06:06:00.003-07:002017-03-27T06:06:32.676-07:00Torn Between Two Lovers<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">In 1976 <b>Mary MacGregor</b> released a song written by <b>Peter Yarrow</b> of <b>Peter, Paul and Mary</b>, a folk music group formed in 1961. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">The song Mary sang was "<a href="https://youtu.be/X7spLWDuhPA">Torn Between Two Lovers</a>".</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">This painting was posted in a Group I am a member of with the comment - " Describe what you think is happening here." </span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;"><span style="color: #211922;">The comments varied from literal to comical to sassy and romantic. To be honest I was more concerned with what the cat was thinking. But more importantly this painting brought back memories of when I was <a href="https://www.facebook.com/renaissancetapestry/"><b>torn between two lovers</b></a>. One ended very badly, he was vicious. The other is the one I keep. The one that dances in and out of my memory like a coy lover. A gentle touch on the edge of my mind and then he is gone. His whimsical smile, his head cocked to the side inviting me on an escapade... Him I will lament and cherish always. He scared me...and I am fearless. </span></span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #a64d79; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">I was dressed, primped, perfumed and ready to go except something was missing. I tried a necklace, changing my hair, a different sweater and still I was incomplete. As I stood in my closet I saw my favorite old <b><a href="https://www.facebook.com/renaissancetapestry/">hat box</a></b>. It is green, and plaid and says <b>Kevin McAndrew Hat Maker</b>. </span><br />
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<span style="color: #a64d79; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;"><b>Kevin McAndrew</b> hats were out of England and they sold high quality men's hats. I don't keep a hat inside the box I keep a delicious swirl of vintage scarves most of them worn by my mother in the 60s. I grabbed one, twirled it around my head and I was ready. </span><br />
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<span style="color: #a64d79; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">Hat boxes were often called <b>Band Boxes</b>. They are cylindrical and made of thin wood or cardboard. Band boxes originally did not hold hats. All those stiff ruffs or bands worn around peoples necks in the 17th century needed to be stored in something that would help it hold its shape. <b>Band Box</b>. </span><br />
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<br />Random Scarlethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08717029884211178797noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505245682382317331.post-62839912691170124982017-03-13T05:38:00.002-07:002017-03-13T05:38:53.844-07:00Fruity Jack<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="color: #38761d;"><b><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jackfruit">Jackfruit</a> </b>are back in my local market. They are not a new thing but last year was my first encounter with these odd giant fruits. There was a taste demonstration and I bravely stepped out of the crowd to sample. When she asked me what I thought the first thing that came to mind was cotton candy. A faded mango/honeydew cotton candy. Weird! I did not hate it, I did not love it and it was a complicated prize to get so I would not buy it. </span><br />
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<span style="color: #38761d;">For those of you who do not know it is a large (bigger than an American football) green bumpy watermelon looking thing. </span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: #38761d;">It is filled with Alien looking pale yellow pods </span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #38761d;">that contain a pit surrounded by the edible fruit. </span><br />
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<span style="color: #38761d;"><b><a href="https://www.pinterest.com/RenTapestry/jack-fruit/">Jackfruit</a></b> is in the fig family and is native to Southeast Asia. They grow on trees</span><br />
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a<span style="color: #38761d;">nd are the National fruit of Bangladesh. It is called <b>chakka</b> in Malaysian which the Portuguese wrote as <b>jaca</b>.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #38761d;">If you are in a market that is offering a taste try some. </span><br />
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<span style="color: #38761d;">This week enjoy some <a href="https://www.facebook.com/renaissancetapestry/"><b>Fruity Jack</b></a>.</span><br />
<br />Random Scarlethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08717029884211178797noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505245682382317331.post-26524844324343933062017-03-06T05:00:00.002-08:002017-03-06T05:00:53.055-08:00Pies of Meat<span style="color: #990000; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">There I was blissfully watching the <b>Great British Baking Show</b> </span><br />
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<span style="color: #990000; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">when they decide to make meat pies. WHAT??!! I watch because there is no meat on the show. My bliss is now stress. I want frostings and creams and fruit filled pastries. </span><br />
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<span style="color: #990000; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">They are to create a Victorian meat pie</span><br />
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<span style="color: #990000; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">These pies can contain rabbit, pigeon, venison, chicken, pheasant, swan, pork, or any meat in any combination. They were baked in special decorative tins. </span><br />
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<span style="color: #990000; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">The pastry was not always eaten. In some cases it was just a way to encase the meat. Smaller pies were sold by street vendors or in shops so they could be eaten while traveling or moving about . No need to sit at the table. </span><br />
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<span style="color: #990000; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Remember <b>Mrs. Lovett's Meat Pies</b>. </span><br />
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<span style="color: #990000; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Made from the victims of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sweeney_Todd"><b>Sweeney Todd</b></a>? </span><br />
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<span style="color: #990000; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">My <a href="https://www.facebook.com/renaissancetapestry/?ref=settings">inspiration</a> this week ... <b><a href="https://www.pinterest.com/RenTapestry/pies-of-meat/">Pies of Meat</a></b>.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #990000; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><br /></span>Random Scarlethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08717029884211178797noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505245682382317331.post-83167354092538954862017-02-27T07:08:00.004-08:002017-02-27T07:09:58.782-08:00Tornado Walk<span style="color: #45818e; font-size: large;">Sunday night my phone weather alarm goes off. I assume it is a severe weather warning as there has been lightening and rain. It is a weather alert but, it says <b><a href="https://www.facebook.com/renaissancetapestry/">Tornado Warning</a></b> - seek shelter now. Not a tornado watch but a warning. Three minutes later the wind is raging outside my window, and the sky has an eerie green (like the color of the slime from that show on Nickelodeon) cast to it. My child who lives within sight of my window has called and she is very afraid. She believes the tornado is on her porch, which I can see from my window. I step from where I have sheltered and look out. Later I will realize that might not have been the best course of action but the only thought in my head was MY CHILD is terrified. As if just looking will save her. I calmly told her that her plants, chair, and cooler were all still there as are her windows and the rest of her flat. </span><br />
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<span style="color: #45818e; font-size: large;">I discovered days later that there had been at least 6 tornadoes. One of them touching down about a mile from us and stopping less than 360 yards on a direct path for us. It was at that moment that I became scared...silly me days later. When I went outside later that day to run errands I felt jittery and distrustful. Why... because the weather had attacked. Again, silly me. </span></div>
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<span style="color: #45818e; font-size: large;">The tornado had walked right past after it ran a mile. </span></div>
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<span style="color: #45818e; font-size: large;">This week enjoy <a href="https://www.pinterest.com/RenTapestry/tornado-walk/"><b>Tornado Walk</b></a>. </span></div>
Random Scarlethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08717029884211178797noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505245682382317331.post-18023241332884857642017-02-20T06:55:00.000-08:002017-02-20T06:55:25.529-08:00The Merchants of Wine<span style="color: #741b47; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">In the early 1700's my Very Great (7th) Grandfather, <b>Samuel Bliss</b> went into business with a French <b>Wine Merchant</b>, <b>Daniel Jaunott or Johnnot</b>. </span><br />
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<span style="color: #741b47; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Daniel had offices in <b>Boston</b>, tracts of land at harbors in Greenland and was part owner in several ships. He is stylized on legal documents as a <b>Distiller</b>. </span><br />
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<span style="color: #741b47; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Grandfather Bliss and Daniel also were part owners in a sloop called "<b>Love and Ann</b>" and a Brigantine called "<b>Success</b>". </span><br />
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<span style="color: #741b47; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">There may have been some wine involved but the Success sailed only to Barbados. And, what product came out of Barbados in the 1700's? Rum! And, what type of ship did Pirates favor? Brigantines! </span><br />
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<span style="color: #741b47; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Dear old granddad may have called himself in business with a <b><a href="https://www.pinterest.com/RenTapestry/wine-mechant/">Wine Merchant</a></b> but I think he was a Rum Runner. </span><br />
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<span style="color: #741b47; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><br /></span>Random Scarlethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08717029884211178797noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505245682382317331.post-22222302324400709112017-02-14T13:58:00.006-08:002017-02-14T13:58:59.689-08:00Yes to Benedict<span style="color: #660000; font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">I don't usually follow-up on stories. But this one took an odd twist as I did more ghost hunting on my kin, the family of <b>Pelatiah Bliss</b>. </span><br />
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<span style="color: #660000; font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">You see his cousin <b>John Bliss</b>, born in 1645 married a girl named <b>Damaris Arnold</b>. Her father was a <b>Benedict Arnold</b> and so was her brother and a nephew and so on until 1741 when the <b>Benedict Arnold</b> who burned <b>Newport</b> came about. </span><br />
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<span style="color: #660000; font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">So, to answer my question from Monday, "I wonder if they knew each other" the answer is probably yes.</span><br />
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