some days are lucky. like today. as i was just about to order the “Hot Head” from Delphi Glass, i thought i would take a quick look at my antiquated tool collection where i thought i had an old MAPP gas container. Voila, i forgot i took one beading class probably 20 years ago and […]

Visiting my favorite French garden

shame on this country, shame on those who would perpetrate these actions. apnews.com Largest US immigration raids in a decade net 680 arrests MORTON, Miss. (AP) — U.S. immigration officials raided numerous Mississippi food processing plants Wednesday, arresting 680 mostly Latino workers in what marked the largest workplace sting in at…

This is from a little over a year ago, and we have only gone further backwards. we are a nation without a spine or a head. cnn.com Jimmy Carter: The US has ‘lost its place’ as a leader in human rights Former Democratic President Jimmy Carter says the United States has “lost its place” as

“If a man crosses a riverand an empty boat collides with his own skiff,Even though he be bad tempered manHe will not become very angry. But if he sees a man in the boat,He will shout at him to steer clear.If the shout is not heard, he will shout again, and yet again, and begin

More Children Have Been Killed by Guns Since Sandy Hook Than U.S. Soldiers in Combat Since 9/11 The number of children killed by gunfire in the U.S. since the 2012 mass shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Connecticut, surpasses the total of American soldiers killed in overseas combat since 9/11, according to a

Aurora borealis and meteors light up Vancouver Island skies People who were up very early Monday morning had the chance to see aurora borealis light up the night skies on Vancouver Island. Aurora borealis – also known as the northern lights- could also be seen as far away as Seattle, with the National Weather Service