tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34865002024-03-19T06:10:49.186-04:00Mirvana Writes StuffThe stuff I need to write about.Mirvanahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09813616990204080982noreply@blogger.comBlogger373125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3486500.post-77166350275618792402024-02-14T00:06:00.001-05:002024-02-14T00:06:13.706-05:00Ask Mirvana<iframe src="https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSewCa9MoppmD4b--2wOIhACDEYP0zHP_RiNrEgfz4dwLrSM-g/viewform?embedded=true" width="640" height="604" frameborder="0" marginheight="0" marginwidth="0">Loading…</iframe>Mirvanahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09813616990204080982noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3486500.post-38001414200857356292023-11-24T15:49:00.016-05:002023-12-12T13:57:30.191-05:00My lost Lenape heritage<p><i><span style="font-family: inherit;">I want to tell this story in the most honest and genuine way possible, so please don't @ me. My intention is not to take focus away from indigenous voices, but to try and amplify them. Please check out the links at the end of this article, and support native American culture. </span></i></p><p><span style="font-family: inherit;">As I was growing up in Western Pennsylvania, my family used to tell me that my great-grandmother, Anna Laura, was "Indian," and that we are descended from the Delaware people. Everyone said that Anna looked "Indian" and my grandfather looked it, too. I thought that was cool, but that's all the detail I ever heard about it. As a child, I didn't know what it meant. Of course, I acknowledge my privilege. I don't look "Indian." I did not grow up on a reservation. I did not learn the culture, etc. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: inherit;">Then, I did the DNA thing. Sure enough, the marker showed up - 1% Indigenous North America, which means that I have a 4th or 5th great-grandparent who was native, but that's hardly a reason to boast, is it? I mean, I can't definitively say what my tribe or lineage is. Still, I am curious. I want to know more. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: inherit;"><a href="http://mirvana.livejournal.com/546644.html" target="_blank">Many years ago</a>, my mother and I visited my Great-Aunt Sarah - daughter of said great-grandmother, and keeper of the family lore. She said that our native American ancestor was Jane Bond - my 4th great grandmother, and I thought she said "Lakota," but she either misspoke or I misheard, because that seems very unlikely. Lenape was the word I was looking for, because that is much more likely the case. The Lenape were also called the Delawares - Bingo. I'm on the right trail now.</span></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh60SN1yhbGvxa5FRJVJcBoB_zcBcJ-69ZyVaMGQPdSC60pcdl5bG162JZvgpAcuc3da5Q88DNeIem3IewYjnK5SKfbrPjSPOxTlag25pRQe0X0Gykgqhr9onX1pgUSLEnEgx90WDyCtcJkDFvSeH6SMoBHeioopRMR1K7et4fAFVwokPJlY-2J6w/s2100/janebond.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2100" data-original-width="1494" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh60SN1yhbGvxa5FRJVJcBoB_zcBcJ-69ZyVaMGQPdSC60pcdl5bG162JZvgpAcuc3da5Q88DNeIem3IewYjnK5SKfbrPjSPOxTlag25pRQe0X0Gykgqhr9onX1pgUSLEnEgx90WDyCtcJkDFvSeH6SMoBHeioopRMR1K7et4fAFVwokPJlY-2J6w/w143-h200/janebond.jpeg" width="143" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This photo is Jane Bond (1798-1864). My Aunt Sarah had a copy of this photo in a family album. </td></tr></tbody></table><p><span style="font-family: inherit;">So, who was Jane Bond? Was she Lenape? I can trace my family tree on Ancestry.com directly up to Jane Bond, and she is my 4th great-grandmother, but I haven't found any official records that indicate her indigenous status. All I have is my family's oral tradition, and 1% DNA to show for it. I know that's not a lot to go on. Let the googling begin!</span></p><h3 style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;"><b>Fun with Ancestry.com</b></span></h3><p><span style="font-family: inherit;">"Facts" that I gathered from my research on Ancestry.com (I don't trust everything on there 100 percent, because some info is contributed by people without any backing records):</span></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWwFMUGZmybvNApbMDBAlTd5EurEtZcFUex8oP7EgIrv3TKCMRZCaCmPAzcw7Vvy5R5lD9MXLzVTtJXt5J3hXSjs0miNjcfI4wIofT3LKZSaG2nat6piUUVkXGUyzqDLmjpVVeed8-2AfOnmj0_7ZkSBbZ9AdvV0egws9xpn4WB2jxp_bNMcsfRg/s1508/Screenshot%202023-11-24%20at%2011.59.11%20AM.png" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><img border="0" data-original-height="514" data-original-width="1508" height="109" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWwFMUGZmybvNApbMDBAlTd5EurEtZcFUex8oP7EgIrv3TKCMRZCaCmPAzcw7Vvy5R5lD9MXLzVTtJXt5J3hXSjs0miNjcfI4wIofT3LKZSaG2nat6piUUVkXGUyzqDLmjpVVeed8-2AfOnmj0_7ZkSBbZ9AdvV0egws9xpn4WB2jxp_bNMcsfRg/s320/Screenshot%202023-11-24%20at%2011.59.11%20AM.png" width="320" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">From the New York Evening Post, August 9, 1820</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span><div><span style="font-family: inherit;">I found one record for Jane's father, an obituary for Joshua B. Bond, died 1820 in Sloane Springs, NJ, age 50. When I google Sloane Springs NJ, I find no such place exists now, but there are several places and businesses in NJ with "Sloane" in the name. I can't be sure that this particular Joshua Bond is the father of Jane, but if he is, he went back to NJ at some point and died there. Perhaps he was buried in his native homeland?</span></div><div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: inherit;">I found another clue that was shared in an Ancestry Member story, from another descendent of Jane Bond, and it says that:</span></div><div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px;"><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><i>"Jane was born ca.1798/99 in New York, the daughter of Joshua and Jane (maiden surname unknown) Bond. "Joshua Bond brought his family [to what became Preston County] in 1814 . . . [his wife] Jane was a wonderful mother, and teacher as well (since there were no schools), and instilled in them [her children] the traits of honest hard work and becoming good citizens."</i>(1)</span></div></blockquote><div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: inherit;">Some colonists were known to take Lenape brides. I think that might have been the case with Joshua Bond and his wife, Jane, because of how she is described in the Libscomb family history cited above. </span></div><h3 style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;"><b><br /></b></span></h3><h3 style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;"><b>The Lenape homeland</b></span></h3><div><span style="font-family: inherit;">The Lenape originally occupied the Eastern parts of what is now PA, NY, NJ, and Delaware. They lived in this region for thousands of years until they were pushed out by colonization(</span><a href="https://collaborativehistory.gse.upenn.edu/stories/original-people-and-their-land-lenape-pre-history-18th-century" style="font-family: inherit;" target="_blank">2</a><span style="font-family: inherit;">). Fun fact: They were the first indigenous tribe to meet the Europeans in the early 17th century. </span></div><div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNCUI9pdKgD9zRCK1UMBa3fCPGbv3zY6hXsMNaRZs1np-EeNYK2XXSLId6cSL2JGbCjO8NXbuHfwRHOoPd6UPKxXu9l-rnKM_GZBQC6V5cLBNKfQ0JiHl-6lwcAgRHODxITnDaTCx9G7owruiBZ4gLj5eeDc5TfNjTgLvMqDBhYitEdEHDEgO8XA/s600/Lenape%20Languages.png" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="511" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNCUI9pdKgD9zRCK1UMBa3fCPGbv3zY6hXsMNaRZs1np-EeNYK2XXSLId6cSL2JGbCjO8NXbuHfwRHOoPd6UPKxXu9l-rnKM_GZBQC6V5cLBNKfQ0JiHl-6lwcAgRHODxITnDaTCx9G7owruiBZ4gLj5eeDc5TfNjTgLvMqDBhYitEdEHDEgO8XA/s320/Lenape%20Languages.png" width="273" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Original Lenape homeland</span></td></tr></tbody></table><div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: inherit;">After that, it gets complicated. According to Curtis Zunigha, an enrolled member and cultural director of the Delaware Tribe of Indians, the displacement of the Lenape “is a history of deprivations, of swindles, of murders, of dishonorable behavior by the Dutch, by the British, and later by the Americans."(<a href="https://whyy.org/articles/we-just-want-to-be-welcomed-back-the-lenape-seek-a-return-home/" target="_blank">3</a>)</span></div><div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span><div><span style="font-family: inherit;">So, I looked at this map for a while, and you see that orange dotted line that curves right-to-left underneath the PA/Maryland border? It runs right past Preston County, WV. </span></div><div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhX4e8qW_tCgRBPjCuZ317m2kwwq97UlV0cVGs-juWeHvMI0UPzz951rj-136VHXU62B8P8ncG-7H2eoEPNF9elkDh6xVHyA3v6S5vNek6KlBold0tsUhBePsl_jW8byJuGe6N4cpfVMv0vHkiu5WcwQTFQdCya69pZgCqUPot_IkVsmLst6A_UCw/s1400/LenapeMigrationRoutes.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="928" data-original-width="1400" height="265" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhX4e8qW_tCgRBPjCuZ317m2kwwq97UlV0cVGs-juWeHvMI0UPzz951rj-136VHXU62B8P8ncG-7H2eoEPNF9elkDh6xVHyA3v6S5vNek6KlBold0tsUhBePsl_jW8byJuGe6N4cpfVMv0vHkiu5WcwQTFQdCya69pZgCqUPot_IkVsmLst6A_UCw/w400-h265/LenapeMigrationRoutes.png" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A map at the Penn Museum in Philadelphia showing the forced migration of members of the Lenape Nation.</td></tr></tbody></table><div><br /></div><div>If Joshua was born around 1770 in New York, and then moved to Preston County WV in 1814, that loosely fits with the Lenape pattern of migration. P<span style="font-family: inherit;">ut a pin in that. The path continues on into Ohio, where the story gets even more interesting (and tragic). </span></div><h3 style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><b><br /></b></span></h3><h3 style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><b>Cue, the arrival of the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moravian_Church" target="_blank">Moravians</a></b></span></h3><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px; text-align: left;"><div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><i>“The Moravians treated the Native Americans as equals,” Johnson said. “They did not attempt to exploit them and for those who wanted to become Christians, the Moravians were there to help.”</i></span></div><div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><i>Many Delawares converted to Christianity thanks to the teachings of the Moravians. </i></span></div><div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><i>According to Johnson, the Moravians taught the Delaware skills to succeed as Christians, but this forced the Delaware to abandon many of their traditions. In return, the Delaware showed the Moravians how to live off the land. A major part of the Delwares’ responsibilities was farming, taking care of livestock, hunting, and getting food."</i>(<a href="https://comenian.org/7097/news/reconciling-history-moravian-history-with-the-lenape/" target="_blank">4</a>)</span></div></blockquote><div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: inherit;">However, it doesn't end well for the Lenape. Long story short, the Moravians failed to protect the Lenape from greedy settlers. In 1782, a group of militiamen murdered 96 pacifist Moravian Christian Indians (primarily Lenape and Mohican) at the Moravian mission village where they lived in Ohio, in what was called the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gnadenhutten_massacre" target="_blank">Gnadenhutton massacre</a>. </span></div><div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: inherit;">This happened before Jane was born, and luckily, my ancestors didn't make it that far, instead stopping to settle in WV, but I just had to include the story here. </span></div><div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: inherit;">In 1824, Jane married Fielding Lipscomb, and they lived in the German settlement in Preston County, which is now known as <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aurora,_West_Virginia" target="_blank">Aurora</a>. From then on, the family tree is well documented. There are many records, and the <a href="https://zaubee.com/biz/lipscomb-cemetery-j54ngxw3" target="_blank">Libscomb family cemetery is an historical landmark</a>. Still, no literal mention anywhere of Jane's tribal origins. What I've gathered is that if there is any Lenape or native American heritage to speak of, it would have been passed down by word of mouth and, in my case, it was passed down through my maternal line. There are several reasons why I was not going to find any official records or documentation.</span></div><h3 style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><b><br /></b></span></h3><h3 style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><b>Lenape invisibility</b></span></h3><div><span style="font-family: inherit;">American Indians on the East Coast have seemingly disappeared into history, erased from memory. </span><span style="font-family: inherit;">Indigenous status was not recorded in census data. </span><span style="font-family: inherit;">There are no Lenape reservations on their original homeland, but many Lenape stayed in the area, hiding their identity. </span><span style="font-family: inherit;">Lenape who avoided removal from their land had to integrate with the locals, and remain undetected. </span></div><div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><a href="https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/09647770802012011" target="_blank">This article</a> talks about Lenape invisibility in Pennsylvania:</span></div><div><div><br /></div></div><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px;"><div><div style="text-align: left;"><i>"For decades, people with native background took pains to conceal their identities. As one woman of Lenape descent told us, ‘To be truthful, you only know what you hear from your parents or your relatives or the other people about your family. In those days, it was not cool to be Indian. Matter of fact, it was dangerous to be Indian. You lost your job if you were Indian. You couldn’t go to school, many times, if you were Indian. You certainly couldn’t practice your religion because it was disallowed. So the only way you got a feeling of who you were was by listening to the old ones talk, your family talk’. People told us about grandparents or great grandparents being taken away from their families to the Carlisle Indian School when they were identified as Indians. Twentieth century entertainments stereotyped Indians as blood-thirsty savages. A woman in her 60s told us, ‘I didn’t tell nobody I was an Indian even when I was that young. I never went out and said “Yeah, I’m an Indian” at school’. I never said that. I knew who I was and I left it at that. And when I would see these things on TV, I’d say, ‘Oh my God, I’m glad I didn’t say that because they’re really mean people, these Indians. Nasty and hurtful’."</i>(<a href="https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/09647770802012011" target="_blank">5</a>)</div></div></blockquote><div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: inherit;">I found another passage from </span><a href="https://buckscountyherald.com/stories/by-the-way-celebrating-the-lenape,2890?" style="font-family: inherit;" target="_blank">this article</a><span style="font-family: inherit;">, which also resonated:</span></div><div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px; text-align: left;"><div><div><i>"The natives’ reasons to leave were real. In the 1780s, Pennsylvania was still paying a bounty for “pursuing, taking, killing, and destroying Delawares and Shawnees”—and that included babies, according to the Pennsylvania Gazette. In fact, white settlers had to produce scalps or skins to collect their pay.</i></div></div><div><div><i><br /></i></div></div><div><div><i>A century later many Lenape children were forcibly taken from their families and sent to Indian boarding schools designed to assimilate them into the mainstream culture.</i></div></div><div><div><i><br /></i></div></div><div><div><i>But many remained here in hiding, fearful of discovery. Even now, the tribal memory of that is still capable of producing anxiety in some Lenapes and they tend to maintain their silence. Mistrust of the government still persists. It’s almost palpable among descendants. Some were the children of German settlers who had come to this country without families and married Lenape women or at least fathered their children and taken responsibility for them.</i></div></div><div><div><i><br /></i></div></div><div><div><i>Several years ago I talked to a Lehigh Valley woman who told me both her grandmothers were Lenape descendants who had married into Pennsylvania Dutch families. “Even into the 1950s they were fearful they would be discovered,” she told me.</i></div></div><div><div><i><br /></i></div></div><div><div><i>“The Lenape were a matriarchal society. They turned to the women of the tribe to carry on their legends and traditions, passed from generation to generation by clan mothers. The Lenape women were the educators. They made sure the children understood the culture and followed the traditions. They were a gentle and peaceful people,” she said."</i>(<a href="https://buckscountyherald.com/stories/by-the-way-celebrating-the-lenape,2890?" target="_blank">6</a>)</div></div></blockquote><p><span style="font-family: inherit;">This all makes sense to me now. My family is also Pennsylvania Dutch. So many of the dates and places and other details like this really add up. Jane Bond lived at a time and place that lines up with historical and circumstantial evidence. I think she was Lenape.</span></p><h3 style="text-align: left;"><b><br /></b></h3><h3 style="text-align: left;"><b>Conclusion</b></h3><div><span style="font-family: inherit;">Even though I might never find definitive proof of my tribal origins, at least I have a better idea of where they might have come from. Perhaps Jane's mother was Lenape, and maybe she married a Moravian convert? They followed an established migration path to their homestead along the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cheat_River" target="_blank">Cheat River</a>. The secret was kept in the family for generations to avoid discrimination, and dodge the <a href="https://boardingschoolhealing.org/education/us-indian-boarding-school-history/" target="_blank">infamous boarding schools</a>, and it was quietly passed down to my Great-Grandmother Anna Laura, and then to my Great-Aunt Sarah, and then to me. </span></div><div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: inherit;">Another fun fact:</span></div><div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px;"><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">"The Delaware (Lenape) Indian name for Cheat was reportedly Ach-sin-ha-nac, meaning "stony river". "Cheat River" is variously reported to have been named for (1) a French explorer (or an Indian) named Cheat or Chaet, (2) an abundance of cheat grass along its banks (possibly a misidentification of frost-killed wheat), or (3) deceptively deep sections containing whirlpools that presumably "cheated" men of their lives by drowning them.[6] None of these theories have strong documentary support, but the latter is the most often cited." -<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cheat_River" target="_blank">Wikipedia</a></span></div></blockquote><div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: inherit;">The Lipscomb family would later become famous during the Civil War because one brother fought for the Union Army, while another brother fought for the South, but that's another story.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><b>BIG SHOUT OUT to <a href="https://widoktadwen.org/" target="_blank">Widoktadwen Center for Native Knowledge</a>!!!</b></span></div><div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><b>References:</b></span></div><div><span style="font-family: inherit;">1. </span>From Chapter 7 - Descendants of Ambrose Lipscomb (1762-1841) A Candid Family History: Fielding Lipscomb: A Tale of Two Marriages, of the unpublished book written by Jeffrey Lipscomb who is a descendant of Ambrose’s son, Levi Lipscomb (1798-1878).</div><div><span style="font-family: inherit;">2. <a href="https://collaborativehistory.gse.upenn.edu/stories/original-people-and-their-land-lenape-pre-history-18th-century">The Original People and Their Land: The Lenape, Pre-History to the 18th Century</a></span></div><div><span style="font-family: inherit;">3. <a href="https://whyy.org/articles/we-just-want-to-be-welcomed-back-the-lenape-seek-a-return-home/" target="_blank">‘We just want to be welcomed back’: The Lenape seek a return home</a></span></div><div><span style="font-family: inherit;">4. <a href="https://comenian.org/7097/news/reconciling-history-moravian-history-with-the-lenape/" target="_blank">Reconciling History: The Moravians’ History with the Lenape</a></span></div><div>5. <a href="https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/09647770802012011" target="_blank">The museum of Indian culture and Lenape identity</a></div><div><span style="font-family: inherit;">6. <a href="https://buckscountyherald.com/stories/by-the-way-celebrating-the-lenape,2890?" target="_blank">By the Way: Celebrating the Lenape</a></span></div>Mirvanahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09813616990204080982noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3486500.post-38152659285100723352023-01-29T22:12:00.002-05:002023-01-30T10:22:42.480-05:00Magifest 2023 - Columbus, OH<p>I attended <a href="https://www.vanishingincmagic.com/magic-conventions/magifest/" target="_blank">Magifest</a> this year. It was a fun-packed couple of days and I had a fantastic time. </p><p>Before the show even started, we met one of the performers, <a href="https://www.instagram.com/_peter_turner/" target="_blank">Peter Turner</a>, in the convention space, just hanging out with fans and doing mentalism tricks. When I approached the crowd gathered around his table, he immediately asked me if I would like to help him do a trick. IT WAS AWESOME. We attended his performance and lecture later that evening and that, too, was awesome. </p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYTSO75ELfaj62OpU1gLSos87qiMiPZucFojdpBG5gYJvdMzWZXsIzI63RMm21VU-whiCVV1EwOCuGbJ5mfkLAwbzn-YpUaSwXahmoYQ8zVXENML6s6ZytVS6X-goWzxA2I5RKMJ6ba3dDp3N8e9u720LDkyA4kuqI5eFR6QhD-H300ikRttI/s4032/PeterTurner1.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYTSO75ELfaj62OpU1gLSos87qiMiPZucFojdpBG5gYJvdMzWZXsIzI63RMm21VU-whiCVV1EwOCuGbJ5mfkLAwbzn-YpUaSwXahmoYQ8zVXENML6s6ZytVS6X-goWzxA2I5RKMJ6ba3dDp3N8e9u720LDkyA4kuqI5eFR6QhD-H300ikRttI/s320/PeterTurner1.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Peter Turner, center</td></tr></tbody></table><p>The first lecture we actually attended was about <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clementine_de_Vere" target="_blank">Ionia</a> - a famous female magician in the early 19th century. She only performed magic for a few years, but her act was said to be spectacular, and the beautiful promotional posters that survived from that time are highly valuable collectibles. </p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfio1pMW5kAn5xvuqXa9wGf8KeRfMTZTNEnbWcIwaYbA8VI48gP0MhhMzdgvcTxRcUcGpDdXrcf1FbEmQj5mxnWOqffY2zcS413XXD9T9NwElXIJI2HP5gKY1l2Ga_km4oDApiFo1USAL8BKmwdw_jmYJFVWgp1gAvZEGtF7bJsARnv0trfPw/s406/Ionia_Inspiration_poster_1911.jpeg" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="406" data-original-width="268" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfio1pMW5kAn5xvuqXa9wGf8KeRfMTZTNEnbWcIwaYbA8VI48gP0MhhMzdgvcTxRcUcGpDdXrcf1FbEmQj5mxnWOqffY2zcS413XXD9T9NwElXIJI2HP5gKY1l2Ga_km4oDApiFo1USAL8BKmwdw_jmYJFVWgp1gAvZEGtF7bJsARnv0trfPw/s320/Ionia_Inspiration_poster_1911.jpeg" width="211" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Ionia - Inspiration</td></tr></tbody></table><p><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOSIBWXIiUSXqj8rDTxjP99rz3sXk7lPamWGwZDodURIF4PaPLqFjHKK4C2gd_MFFPwDBK3f1A-zycJTDw04GaJOmtKAKEJcOJcjw1E8FMsOvCLHjjgLCBptojcLIesYQMN2kIh1ThuFOOrIGqcn_20jrKSygATLO5-8MH7t98PZ5hYQrPkmI/s4032/IoniaBook.jpg" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOSIBWXIiUSXqj8rDTxjP99rz3sXk7lPamWGwZDodURIF4PaPLqFjHKK4C2gd_MFFPwDBK3f1A-zycJTDw04GaJOmtKAKEJcOJcjw1E8FMsOvCLHjjgLCBptojcLIesYQMN2kIh1ThuFOOrIGqcn_20jrKSygATLO5-8MH7t98PZ5hYQrPkmI/w150-h200/IoniaBook.jpg" width="150" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Charles Green</td></tr></tbody></table>Aside from that, she lived a long and interesting life, married a Russian prince, and eventually returned to France where she died in 1973. This was one of my favorite talks. The presenter, Charles Green, researched, wrote, and published a gorgeous <a href="https://www.ioniasecrets.com/" target="_blank">book about her life</a>.</p><p><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="605" data-original-width="373" height="200" src="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/e7bf78_0ac205d629c14f79810933936537a08b~mv2.jpg/v1/crop/x_23,y_0,w_267,h_432/fill/w_373,h_605,al_c,lg_1,q_80,enc_auto/2022%20Ionia%20Book%20Cover.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" width="123" /></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Book cover</td></tr></tbody></table></p> <a href="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/e7bf78_0ac205d629c14f79810933936537a08b~mv2.jpg/v1/crop/x_23,y_0,w_267,h_432/fill/w_373,h_605,al_c,lg_1,q_80,enc_auto/2022%20Ionia%20Book%20Cover.jpg" style="clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em; text-align: center;"><br /></a> We saw another great presentation by Margalit Fox, the author of <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Confidence-Men-Prisoners-Engineered-Remarkable/dp/B08KWP6NNF/ref=sr_1_1" target="_blank">The Confidence Men</a>, a true story about two men who used mentalism to escape from a POW camp. <div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/51pEzWoaj7S.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="500" data-original-width="500" height="200" src="https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/51pEzWoaj7S.jpg" width="200" /></a></div><br />As luck would have, we ran into another magician/performer that we've been following on <a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCrPUg54jUy1T_wII9jgdRbg" target="_blank">Youtube</a> for some time - Chris Ramsay. <table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmaY0JYrULfNnUb-lRTcnArOV0iGhrI_qSdQw05MhrOk2AdXOUloRGn7uVYbxOZhTXOvI9KWRZrfXTjA1xDTIFmqHOtxVXdz2kV7RC6waV5dsOfv858OUNGDivAcz-K_QK3hELMpK253CCRo7Shk0jVTdsZM7ITn4V53gFruLVKRY0nhF3T3Q/s4032/ChrisRamsey2.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmaY0JYrULfNnUb-lRTcnArOV0iGhrI_qSdQw05MhrOk2AdXOUloRGn7uVYbxOZhTXOvI9KWRZrfXTjA1xDTIFmqHOtxVXdz2kV7RC6waV5dsOfv858OUNGDivAcz-K_QK3hELMpK253CCRo7Shk0jVTdsZM7ITn4V53gFruLVKRY0nhF3T3Q/s320/ChrisRamsey2.jpg" width="240" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Chris Ramsay, on right</td></tr></tbody></table><br /></div><div>One of the biggest highlights of the whole weekend was meeting Lance Burton, who gave an interview about his life and career, and generously signed posters for 1000 fans at this convention. </div><div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjntBHRWyAqXDxriq8Kp-rJoKI-AVFPwlrMcOsVnTsq1JAgVoy8Ogfb6kbn7EU-_DVLq_4hNNgi0XZ2XcBFh3lWOi4RrcEeFQcxIxXxJl1e3Cq40yEIMIFAAEjVxZWLzDkuTEQV4q2upBxgtvYwKm6wPNoU5ugRMhnFXflpjA1RTjgA86a9Ac4/s4032/LanceBurton.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjntBHRWyAqXDxriq8Kp-rJoKI-AVFPwlrMcOsVnTsq1JAgVoy8Ogfb6kbn7EU-_DVLq_4hNNgi0XZ2XcBFh3lWOi4RrcEeFQcxIxXxJl1e3Cq40yEIMIFAAEjVxZWLzDkuTEQV4q2upBxgtvYwKm6wPNoU5ugRMhnFXflpjA1RTjgA86a9Ac4/s320/LanceBurton.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Lance Burton</td></tr></tbody></table><br /></div><div><div>So, I spent way WAY too much in the dealer room. I picked up a beautifully bound hard copy of the catalog for an <a href="https://www.liveauctioneers.com/catalog/274472_the-ricky-jay-collection/" target="_blank">auction of items from Ricky Jay's collection</a> that will happen in February 2023. He had a lot of weird bizarre interesting things in his collection. <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/928/274472/144311274_1_x.jpg?quality=80&version=1673893579" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="540" height="320" src="https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/928/274472/144311274_1_x.jpg?quality=80&version=1673893579" width="216" /></a></div><br /></div></div><div>Now I have a couple/few beautiful magic-related coffee-table books to display around my home. </div><div><br /></div><div>We saw many other amazing performances by other magicians including six different winners of FISM, and Paul Gertner, who appeared on Penn & Teller's Fool Us FIVE times. Interestingly enough, Paul Gertner was born and raised in Pittsburgh, and his father was a steel worker. </div><div><br /></div><div>That's all I will say for now. A magician never reveals her secrets. </div>Mirvanahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09813616990204080982noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3486500.post-62385799626086402492021-11-01T17:53:00.004-04:002021-11-02T18:04:45.770-04:00Heirlooms and Ancestry<p>I know it's been a while since my last post. I have lots of catching up to do. You would think that during a lockdown/quarantine - pandemic that I would find the time to blog, but alas...</p><p>Anyhow, I just made an ancestry connection with an heirloom in my possession, and I got a little excited about that. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2-ZsAKy7m2Zc_LttcUTc-ARSLEsc2cOLOBQrueW8VBx-YkMXkRuw9pb5uf2hqzKwfbw4Z9-hzXxEPxOH3rCO1cJoLdmiqb-gJZmWkBqAAaBmld0oOHPUcbOokjn-nvoBfsMGjMA/s2048/IMG_0271.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2-ZsAKy7m2Zc_LttcUTc-ARSLEsc2cOLOBQrueW8VBx-YkMXkRuw9pb5uf2hqzKwfbw4Z9-hzXxEPxOH3rCO1cJoLdmiqb-gJZmWkBqAAaBmld0oOHPUcbOokjn-nvoBfsMGjMA/w480-h640/IMG_0271.HEIC" width="480" /></a></div><br /><p>In the photo above, the woman seated on the right is my great great grandmother, Belle Owens, nee Kettering (1863-1946). She was my father's father's mother's mother. Notice how the photo is sitting on a lovely embroidered table cover. </p><p>About 20 years ago, my paternal grandmother sent me a box containing this table cover and several other handmade linens, along with a letter describing where they came from - who made what, etc. There are pieces made by my grandmother, and great grandmother, too. I went through that box again today, reread the letter, and discovered that it was Belle who made the brightly colored table topper that you see here, and I finally made the connection with the photo. </p><p>At the time, I did not know who she was. I obtained the photo several years later from my Great Aunt Vivian, who had a box of old photos of people in my paternal grandfather's line. Now I can put a face to the handiwork. I do not know when it was made, but I assume it must have been sometime before my grandparents were married, and then it was gifted to them, or handed down, upon their wedding c. 1943. </p><p>I've had it on that small round table for years now, and for its age, it still looks beautifully and vibrant. I just can't keep a piece like that in a box.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlILzNvayAH1GMJWqOso3TddwvBfrSooRb7Yey2djFuadz_UUz4no2xSMGzNB4KiVgzSn8fvcifUsSJ7tGb3hfz7Xucw223QZ5u1tBLl8SzVUB07My4WLp8h1NnjzUOPmCf3zA-A/s2048/IMG_0272.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlILzNvayAH1GMJWqOso3TddwvBfrSooRb7Yey2djFuadz_UUz4no2xSMGzNB4KiVgzSn8fvcifUsSJ7tGb3hfz7Xucw223QZ5u1tBLl8SzVUB07My4WLp8h1NnjzUOPmCf3zA-A/w640-h480/IMG_0272.HEIC" width="640" /></a></div>Mirvanahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09813616990204080982noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3486500.post-11124545888014903322019-02-16T14:35:00.001-05:002019-02-16T14:35:38.029-05:00A music postPhotos and videos from some great shows that I have attended in the last year or so:<br />
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<br />Mirvanahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09813616990204080982noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3486500.post-66122378269661567232019-01-30T14:02:00.000-05:002019-01-30T14:02:32.176-05:00House historyI just found an interesting thing. There is a collection of historic maps of Pittsburgh & vicinity, accessible online. One of them, dated 1915, shows a structure built on my lot, but the Allegheny County real estate portal says that my house was built in 1925. I knew there was something funny about that, because I've seen historical photos of my street that are dated earlier than that, and my house is already there.<br />
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You can find the <a href="https://historicpittsburgh.org/collection/gm-hopkins-company-maps" target="_blank">collection of GM Hopkins Co maps here</a>.<br />
<br />Mirvanahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09813616990204080982noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3486500.post-60793162002588551622019-01-11T11:04:00.003-05:002019-01-11T11:04:46.598-05:00The Chair Project, Part 2I finished the chair in time for Thanksgiving last year, and I'm just now getting around to posting the photos. So here, we go.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Purchased all the special materials from the Interwebs, and applied the webbing. </td></tr>
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<br />Mirvanahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09813616990204080982noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3486500.post-81462389749048433992018-12-10T14:47:00.000-05:002018-12-10T14:47:04.076-05:00The Chair Project, part 1<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">There are actually two (matching) chairs that I inherited from my maternal grandmother's mother (my great-grandmother Bridget H.) They sat in my grandmother's basement forever, until I grabbed them, and then they sat in my basement. I have been wanting to get them fixed up and in usable shape for some time, but it seemed too daunting a task. I started making some home improvements this year, and needing to move stuff around in the basement, I finally resolved to do something about the chairs taking up space there.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;">I started by stripping the chair. This mainly just involved
a tack remover, and pliers for some of the more stubborn tacks. This thing had
a bazillion tacks in it.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The filling is Ginger or Coconut Coir, which I saved. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;">I suspect that the complete label inside reads, "G.
Buehler & Co., manufacturer of Parlor Furniture Frames, Allentown,
Pa." I would not be surprised if it came from <a href="http://articles.mcall.com/1988-04-10/features/2636456_1_gottlieb-s-father-furniture-immigrant">this Buehler</a>. It makes sense, considering the
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The pile of old webbing, and all the other materials that I pulled off the chair was extremely dusty, dirty, and disintegrating. I discarded most of it.</span></div>
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the frame was solid. I did not want to strip and refinish the wood. I just
cleaned it, and filled the tack holes with wood filler. I wasn't sure what to
clean it with, so I tried a couple of things: 1) Denatured alcohol, and 2)
Mineral spirits, and I used a fine grade of steel wool. I still can't tell which is better. I probably took some of
the finish off, but it brightened up the wood considerably. There are lots of
scrapes and scratches, but I don't mind. I will follow up some paste wax to polish and protect the piece. </span></div>
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</style>Mirvanahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09813616990204080982noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3486500.post-15280395769136651572018-07-17T22:33:00.002-04:002018-07-17T22:33:35.434-04:00Summer sewing: swimsuit construction, and "granny chic"<h3 style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
Sophia Swimsuit</h3>
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Just finished one of the most challenging projects that I ever tackled: a vintage look two-piece swimsuit with a supportive top for an extra-large bust. I went through a bunch of patterns before settling on this one: <a href="https://store.closetcasepatterns.com/products/sophie-swimsuit-pattern" target="_blank">Sophia, from Closet Case Patterns</a>.</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Sophia swimsuit, View B, Closet Case Patterns</td></tr>
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One modification that I had to make to the top was to significantly widen the halter straps. I might also swap out the 3/8" elastic on the bottom band for something heavier. Otherwise, it worked out well. The top has foam cups and underwires. It approximates a 38DD bra size.<br />
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I had to purchased poly laminate foam, underwires, underwire channeling, and nylon tricot for the bra lining from <a href="http://www.sewsassy.com/" target="_blank">Sew Sassy Fabrics</a>. I purchased swimsuit lycra and lining fabric rom my local fabric store.<br />
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I did not use the serger at all, but used my regular Singer Heavy Duty for the whole thing, ball point needles, and zig-zag stitches. I also used Coats Eloflex thread.<br />
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Before I even started the swimsuit, I made this robe as a swim coverup: pattern is <a href="https://www.seamwork.com/catalog/almada" target="_blank">Almada by Seamwork</a>, in a tribal cotton print.<br />
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I picked up this book - <span style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Granny-Chic-Recipes-Inspiration-Handmade/dp/0857831550/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1531879284&sr=8-1&keywords=granny+chic+book&dpID=51QNlEOBB5L&preST=_SX218_BO1,204,203,200_QL40_&dpSrc=srch" target="_blank">Granny Chic: Crafty Recipes and Inspiration for the Handmade Home</a>, and immediately got inspired. One of the recipes was to recycle old towels into fun dish cloths. I can't have too many dish cloths. It was also an opportunity to use odd scraps of bias binding. </span></div>
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I also made a couple of Dottie Angel frocks, as featured in the book, and <a href="https://www.simplicity.com/simplicity-storefront-catalog/patterns/brands/simplicity/simplicity-pattern-1080-misses-dress-or-tunic/" target="_blank">Simplicity Pattern 1080 Misses' Dress or Tunic</a>.<br />
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I liked the look of the cotton calico for making a summer dress, so I followed that idea with these sun dresses - made from <a href="https://shop.100actsofsewing.com/collections/frontpage/products/100-acts-of-sewing-dress-no-1-sewing-pattern" target="_blank">100 Acts of Sewing, Dress No. 1</a>:</div>
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Who doesn't love a dress with pockets? One modification that I made was to add some ties at the sides to cinch it in a bit at the waist. This simple pattern is great for beginners, and a great jumping off point for more advanced sewers to experiment with.</div>
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I'm not sure exactly what I was thinking here, but I wanted to use this astrological fabric from <a href="https://www.moodfabrics.com/?gclid=CjwKCAjwp7baBRBIEiwAPtjwxKqW9dc6-L31SXvGpIF0FrBE-5gojktAsNOuer_qgMU-JIKO6gAd2xoCL5cQAvD_BwE" target="_blank">Mood</a> for something. I ended up using <a href="https://www.simplicity.com/simplicity-storefront-catalog/patterns/brands/simplicity/simplicity-pattern-1108-misses-kimonos-in-different-styles/" target="_blank">Simplicity Pattern 1108 Misses' Kimonos in Different Styles</a>, and some lace trim that I had on hand. </div>
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I am really pleased with how this turned out. I purchased some linen/rayon blend fabric from JoAnn's and whipped it up in a day and a half (unlined). The only adjustment that I made was to increase the bust dart slightly, and shorten it overall about 3/4 inch. I wanted a lightweight jacket for spring/summer. I love the lapels and all the rounded corners. It looks soft and easy to wear. </div>
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<br />Mirvanahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09813616990204080982noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3486500.post-74300824666160993522018-03-05T12:36:00.000-05:002018-03-05T12:37:51.473-05:00What have I been sewing lately? Pattern roundup...Since the last time that I posted anything about sewing, I made some stuff.<br />
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My man here picked out this flannel fabric, end of fall last year, so I made him a good old-school flannel shirt. I got the pattern askew on the front button band, and it's a little crooked on the back yoke, but otherwise, it fits nice and looks sharp.<br />
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Looking to do something similar for myself, I found this McCalls pattern that could be adjusted for bust size. Being a DD, it's an issue for me, and having a pattern that already has cup size options made it a bit easier to get a good fit. I was inspired by the styles at Duluth Trading. On the left, I used an old calico fabric that I had in my stash forever, and on the right is a recent purchase of flannel from JoAnn's. Once again, lining up the plaid was tricky, but it's still a cute comfy shirt.<br />
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I used that same calico (I had several yards of it), and some scraps to make this apron-dress-coverall thingy. It's perfect for days when I feel like baking, gardening, cleaning. These <a href="http://dottieangel.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Dottie Angel </a>patterns from Simplicity are so adorable.<br />
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I am obsessed with bags, and I like the waxed canvas styles that Duluth Trading carries, so to get that look, I found this pattern at <a href="https://www.colettepatterns.com/catalog" target="_blank">Colette</a> (<a href="https://www.instagram.com/explore/tags/colettecooper/" target="_blank">#ColetteCooper</a>), and some waxed canvas at <a href="http://fabric.com/">fabric.com</a>. It was spendy, but I think it was worth it to get the look, and the durability. Haven't tested it, but it is probably water-resistent, too. I used a scrap of leather for the handle.<br />
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Used another Colette pattern - <a href="https://www.instagram.com/explore/tags/coletteanise/" target="_blank">Anise</a> - to make this cropped jacket in black velveteen (I had several yards in my stash), with vintage buttons. This was a more challenging tailoring project. It is fully lined. Not sure how I am going to wear this yet...<br />
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...but I did make this top, out of a light silky charmeuse designer fabric that I got on clearance at JoAnn's.<br />
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I used the sewstylish Simplicity pattern on the left for the top, with the intention of constructing the full suit at some point. The pattern on the right is another option that I am considering. I have some odds and ends that might work for some of these pieces, but not enough of anything to make a whole suit, so I am still shopping for this one.<br />
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Earlier last year, I made this attempt to knock off the Geneva dress on <a href="https://www.universalstandard.com/products/geneva-dress-camo" target="_blank">Universal Standard</a>:<br />
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I had this nice olive jersey in my stash. I started with Lotta's Esme tunic pattern, gave it cap sleeves, and gathered the hem on one side. I wore it a couple times last fall, and getting ready to bust it out again for warmer weather. </div>
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<br />Mirvanahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09813616990204080982noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3486500.post-23480747392372358962017-10-24T22:46:00.000-04:002017-10-24T23:01:14.571-04:00Pittsburgh history as told in it's cemeteriesI do a lot of walking around my neighborhood, and one of my favorite places to walk is the nearby Monongahela/All Saints Braddock Catholic cemeteries that span Braddock and Braddock Hills. It is an interesting place to walk, and has an interesting story that reflects the history of Pittsburgh. I even found a personal connection (through Ancestry.com and findagrave.com).<br />
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The information here is what I could gather from the Internet, mostly collected by <a href="http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~tandnmca/index.html" target="_blank">other people who were doing ancestry research</a>. It's two cemeteries now, but it used to be one called Monongahela. Each Catholic church in the area had it's own dedicated section: St. Joseph, St. Thomas, Good Shepherd, etc. In1929, when the cemetery manager asked the Catholic churches to pay for repairing the road that ran through the cemetery, connecting Braddock with Braddock Hills, the churches refused to pay. So, they built a "spite wall" that cut the road off, and created All Saints Braddock Catholic Cemetery. The road was heavily used, and I can imagine how inconvenient it was for residents to go all the way around the cemeteries after the wall was built.<br />
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The wall was originally 8 feet high, but at some point it collapsed and is now about 2 feet high, not too difficult to clamber over if you are on foot.<br />
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The cemeteries were built on the steep hillside above Braddock, on what was cheap land at the time, so I get a good workout during my walks. I also get a great view. When standing on the highest points of the cemetery, you can see Braddock and the Monongahela valley below.<br />
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I found <a href="https://journals.psu.edu/wph/article/viewFile/4186/4003" target="_blank">another interesting article</a> about the cemetery that was published in the Spring 1990 issue of <i>Pittsburgh History</i>. It describes how, from the 1880s until the war in 1914, immigrants from Europe came to work the mills in the valley. The preferred sections of the cemetery were already claimed by the older, established English, German, and Irish communities. The people who came later from central, eastern, and southern Europe filled the more obscure lots and steeper slopes. As you walk through the cemetery, you see the timeline "marking successive waves of migrants to the Pittsburgh region."<br />
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I can see this timeline clearly as I walked from one section to another.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Turkeys! I see them all the time in the cemetery. </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Estate of Anthony Burns family - he was my great-great grandfather.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This is the entry in the ledger for my great-great grandmother's interment, in 1884. Records prior to the 1930s can be difficult to find because they were split between the two cemetery offices, but not necessarily according to where the interments occurred. This ledger is in the Monongahela office, but the record for my great-great grandfather, who died in 1933, is in the database for All Saints Braddock. They are both buried in the same lot. </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The markers on some of the steeper slopes have deteriorated, the inscriptions are obscured.</td></tr>
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...and I've made several projects from it since then. The book includes patterns for several basic wardrobe pieces, including accessories. It goes through each season, showing ideas for how to customize and style different pieces for that time of year.<br />
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Elsa Bag</h4>
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I started with something simple, and I have an addiction to bags anyway. The Elsa bag is a very simple, roomy tote with leather handles. I really like the look of the handles, and they are just riveted into place. It was not difficult or expensive to get the required tools and supplies to do this. I picked up the rivet tool, leather, and copper rivets at the <a href="https://www.tandyleather.com/en/" target="_blank">Tandy</a> store. </div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The fabric is a piece of canvas-weight upholstery with a Persian motif that I had in my stash. I can fit books, magazines, lots of stuff in there. </td></tr>
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I wanted a dress that I could wear in cold weather with leggings, so the next thing I made was the Esme tunic. I scaled the pattern up a bit from the largest size, and adjusted it for a large bust. </div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The fabric is a medium-weight wool melton that I originally got for making viking garb, but decided to repurpose it for mundane wear. It's very comfortable and cozy to wear in the winter, with boots and fleece-lined leggings. </td></tr>
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Tedra Skirt</h4>
Having invested in boots and leggings, I decided to add a skirt to my winter wardrobe.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This was a large scrap of wool tartan from my stash. I had just barely enough to cut the pieces out on the bias, but it didn't take much for the short skirt.</td></tr>
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Patchwork Scarf</h4>
In addition to the patterns, there are instructions for making accessories, like this patchwork scarf:<br />
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Mirvanahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09813616990204080982noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3486500.post-84193659937507030312017-03-23T21:52:00.001-04:002017-03-23T21:52:20.765-04:00A couche for making bread<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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So another thing that's new is that I've been baking bread without a machine. Not only that, but I've been hearth-baking the bread: baking it on a stone in the oven, rather than placing the dough in a pan. One way of proofing free-form loaves like that is by using a couche, which is just a piece of cloth that is used to cradle the loaves while they rise. You can buy a couche, but I have skills. I sewed two rectangles of linen fabric together, like you would to make a placemat, and viola!</div>
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A rainbow of bittersweet Italian liquors. We have gotten really serious about this. Like, reading <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Amaro-Spirited-Bittersweet-Liqueurs-Cocktails/dp/1607747480" target="_blank">books</a> about it and everything. <a href="https://www.lonelyplanet.com/italy/travel-tips-and-articles/76383" target="_blank">Aperitivo time</a> is a thing that we are totally down with. </div>
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Cleaned out a closet and found this. Didn't know what it is or where it came from, but it is probably a leftover from when I used to host a lot of parties (many years ago). I looked it up. Mandragora means "demon." It is a sweet liquor made from the mandrake root, and it reminds me of Absinthe. We are keeping the bottle around as a "curiosity."</div>
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Speaking of cleaning out closets, I also found several bottles of mead that I brewed umpteen years ago. I was very skeptical that it would still be palatable, but it was indeed still good. Very smooth and mellow. I savored every drop as I reminisced about that time period in my life. </div>
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Did I mention? I finally finished that Doctor Who scarf for my bro, not quite in time for Christmas 2016, but soon enough after that he could use it during the winter. And, I'm only just posting about it now. I have some catching up to do with this blog. </div>
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During that visit in 2008, Sarah got out the photo albums and documents, and told us about our ancestry. I captured my notes on it in this <a href="http://mirvana.livejournal.com/546644.html" target="_blank">journal entry</a>. That's important because, recently, my uncle (my mother's brother) had an ancestry DNA test done, and the results that he told to my mom were surprising because...</div>
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I don't see any German in there, specifically. Unless, it's tucked away in that <a href="http://blogs.ancestry.com/ancestry/2015/04/10/exploring-our-dna-europe-west/" target="_blank">Western European</a> bit. The 25% Irish is no surprise. The large share of English is not that surprising, but I wasn't expecting it to be such a large part. Italian and Swedish? Where the heck did that come from?? Interesting. </div>
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Now, this is second-hand information. I should probably confirm it with my uncle. And, I'm curious enough to think about doing the test myself (or having my brother do it - to get the Y chromosome in there). My father's side is mostly Irish and English as far as I know, but who knows what kind of surprises might turn up? </div>
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The Western European bit - probably comes from this: I'm a direct descendant of <a href="http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=vjm9044&id=I0551" target="_blank">John Minear, 1730 - 1781</a> - from the Palatinate area of Germany. </div>
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Useful plants identified on our weed walk - <a href="https://www.evernote.com/shard/s13/sh/bbd4d2de-b562-4c92-9a47-2358b77aaf77/3ee42a040a3548dd9b9dfd60bdc35bbc">https://www.evernote.com/shard/s13/sh/bbd4d2de-b562-4c92-9a47-2358b77aaf77/3ee42a040a3548dd9b9dfd60bdc35bbc</a></div>
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I just got back from a work-related trip that had me in Madrid, Spain for one week, and then Bangkok, Thailand the following week. I managed to circle the globe in 15 days.<br />
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So metal work seemed to be a theme for me this year. I went to classes on tinsmithing, wire weaving, and silversmithing. I was surprised by how easy it would be for me to get into any of those hobbies. They don't require a lot of tools and skills that I don't already have. </div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">In the tinsmithing class, we learned how to cut, shape, and solder pieces of tin, using simple tools.</td></tr>
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I like a challenge, so I decided to make a corset for a friend of mine who has an extremely hourglass figure, and has difficulty finding corsets off the rack that fit right. I like how this turned out.</div>
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She is an F-cup or something like that, but I don't go by that. I made a duct tape double of her, afterwhich I did one in-person fitting and determined that the waist needed to be taken in by about 4" from the size I started with, and I let it out in the hips by about 4".<br />
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Once again, I used the tried and true <a href="http://www.lafnmoon.com/" target="_blank">Laughing Moon</a> corset pattern, with adjustments as noted above. I got much heavier than normal steel boning for this one, too. </div>
Mirvanahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09813616990204080982noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3486500.post-2648826446469535352015-05-15T07:08:00.001-04:002015-05-21T05:07:05.361-04:00Travelog: Egyptian cuisineI've always liked Mediterranean cuisine in general: hummus, couscous, olives, grape leaves, etc. so I was very excited about trying real Egyptian cuisine. I heard about a dish called "<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kushari" target="_blank">Kushari</a>" that is uniquely Egyptian, and got to try some at a popular chain called <a href="https://www.facebook.com/ZoobaEats" target="_blank">Zooba</a> at <a href="https://www.facebook.com/Citystars.Official" target="_blank">City Stars mall</a>.<br />
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I loved it! It is a mixture of rice, macaroni, lentils, onion, with a little red sauce. You can add hot sauce to make it spicy, and/or a dressing made of lemon, vinegar, and garlic. Topped with crispy fired onions. I would totally eat this at home. I also tried a dip made with Egyptian aged cheese and tahina, which was really really strong. It tasted like a highly concentrated and very salty feta cheese. I liked it, but could only eat a few bites with bread. There are also many varieties of pickled veggies, which I loved.<br />
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After I told some of my new local friends that I tried Kushari, they told me that I should try another uniquely Egyptian dish called Molokhaya. I got to do that last night, when one of my colleagues invited me to her home for dinner.<br />
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Another culinary adventure that I got to experience was a famous and popular restaurant called <a href="http://www.tripadvisor.com/Restaurant_Review-g294201-d1194635-Reviews-Andrea_El_Mariouteya-Cairo_Cairo_Governorate.html" target="_blank">Andrea</a>. </div>
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Other wonderful things that I've had here: Olives, dates, and melon - are all locally grown, fresh, and delicious. The melon is particularly sweet. Fatir - a rich, flaky pastry, and Ful - similar to refried beans - are eaten for breakfast. Fresh juice drinks, such as Lemon Mint - my new favorite. It's not nearly as sweet as lemonade. Bread and baked goods here are very good.<br />
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I had an awesome and decadent (expensive) meal at a Lebanese restaurant <a href="http://www.fairmont.com/heliopolis-cairo/dining/al-dabke/" target="_blank">Al Dabke</a> in the Fairmont hotel.<br />
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You can find many other types of cuisine here. I had really good sushi the other day at <a href="http://www.mori-sushi.com/" target="_blank">Mori</a> in Mall of Arabia.<br />
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Nescafe is a thing here. If they don't have Nescafe, then it's Coffee Mix. The fancier coffee places might serve "American coffee" which is filtered coffee as we know it, or from a French press. What we might call Egyptian coffee - the strong espresso-like brew with a bit of sludge on the bottom - is what they call Turkish coffee. And, it's excellent. Tea with fresh mint is also very good. Fresh squeezed juices are very popular, and I love the lemon mint - it's not as sweet as lemonade and very delicious.<br />
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This is a Muslim country, but drinking is not banned. There are many non-muslims living here. I am not finding a great beer selection, but I'm not really looking for it, either. I could probably find an ex-pat bar with a better selection, but I'm playing it safe and staying in my hotel where the choices are:<br />
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Or, Heineken. Both Stella and Sakara are Egyptian-made beers. Both are lagers. They aren't bad, but they are not very remarkable, either.<br />
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I had better luck with wines. The popular Egyptian wines are: <a href="http://kouroumofthenile.com/shahrazade.html" target="_blank">Kouroum of the Nile - Shahrazade</a> (was my favorite), Omar Khayyam, and Grand Marquis.<br />
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The Cairo governorate reminds me of New York City with its high-rise apartments and gridlock traffic. There are street vendors everywhere, and corner shops that remind me of "bodegas." </div>
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West (Giza governorate)</h3>
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Giza is a different story. It reminds me of Las Vegas. There are palm trees and new developments springing up everywhere. You see the large cranes building malls, resorts, hotel and office complexes - separated by stretches of desert. Driving around here is more like navigating the freeways around Las Angeles. The new housing developments look a lot like the clay tile and stucco apartment complexes that I've seen in Orlando.<br />
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You can orient yourself by seeing the tops of the Great Pyramids on the horizon. They are visible from all angles. I see them from my hotel window, and pass by them on my way to work.<br />
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Mirvanahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09813616990204080982noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3486500.post-17098221376411146712015-05-09T16:06:00.000-04:002015-05-15T11:37:12.030-04:00What a day in CairoOne can't spend a week in Cairo and not see the pyramids. I also went to the Egyptian Museum today. It was all worth the effort.<br />
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The <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Egyptian_Museum" target="_blank">Egyptian Museum</a> has more everyday objects from the ancient Egyptians than any other museum that I've seen. They also have a large collection of mummies, papyri, statues and monuments from the old kingdom, and most of the stuff from King Tut's tomb. It was fascinating. I learned a lot of things that I did not know. For example, dwarves were honored in Egypt and held important positions.<br />
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I got to see some famous artefacts that I have seen in magazines and on TV, like this:<br />
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Cameras were strictly prohibited, so I could not take any photos of it myself. But there are plenty of photos of it on the Internets, because it is an iconic piece, and I got to see it in person. King Tut was buried with an impressive amount of bling, and photos of many of the pieces I saw today are here - <a href="http://www.touregypt.net/museum/tutc.htm">http://www.touregypt.net/museum/tutc.htm</a>. </div>
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Ate lunch at a place called Andrea. It was very good. </div>
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You can watch the women make bread in this old stone oven.<br />
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Then, went to see the pyramids. I have no words...but I do have photos. <a href="https://www.flickr.com/gp/mirvana/9X9600" target="_blank">Check out my album on Flickr. </a><br />
<br />Mirvanahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09813616990204080982noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3486500.post-36201906989242572232015-05-08T14:43:00.000-04:002015-05-08T14:43:50.136-04:00After a week in CairoI have so much to say. I don't know where to start. Cairo is very different from what I know, but it's also very familiar. The revolution is over, there are no more violent protests, and the city is eager for tourism to return. The people here are very warm, friendly, hospitable, and proud. They are very family-oriented, and religious (but not fanatics). They are concerned about the economy and the future for their children. They work very hard for a living, and they also want to enjoy life, just like anyone else.<br />
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Cairo is bigger than any city that I have seen, and it is full of contrasts. At one glance, it looks like a modern city, but it also looks Medieval. There are modern high-rise buildings and there are "unlicensed" buildings that look like rough and unfinished slums. The traffic congestion is formidable, and I have to wonder how some fruit vendors drive their donkey-drawn carts through the city. On the way to Giza, I saw herds of goats and something that looked like cattle being driven along the street near where a fabulous new mall is being built.<br />
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Speaking a few words of Arabic really opened doors for me. Everyone I talked to, after they get over their initial shock (because most foreigners, especially Americans don't even try to speak Arabic), took an interest in me and wanted to help. And not just for baksheesh. Egyptians say that they won't let someone carry the weight alone. They share the burdens.<br />
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I won hearts and minds at the university. I just did what I always do - be myself. Genuine, and confident. I blew their minds. They never met an American like me before, and they will never forget me. Mission accomplished. Now I just have to do that two more weeks (at two other teach sites).Mirvanahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09813616990204080982noreply@blogger.com0