Arlyn thinks a new design trend is on the rise and could outshine the modern farmhouse! Come see what her prediction is and what you think!
"I have to call you out a little bit on the choice of words there because I think part of why the film is important is because we often don’t have the right vocabulary."
Arlyn thinks a new design trend is on the rise and could outshine the modern farmhouse! Come see what her prediction is and what you think!
My love affair with Titian’s painting has led me to compile research on the style of coat featured in it. I call it the Turkish Venetian coat. The painting is Portrait of a Lady by Titian don…
Hungarian Kremes Recipe This is the most popular Hungarian pastry, simply called “Creamy”. It is a light and fluffy custard cream mixed with the egg whites. Making it is so easy, I can make it too. But, it will look very difficult and sophisticated! 21 servings Cook time: 35 minutes Chilling: 2-3 hours Ready in: 3-4 hours You need: Two 9x13 baking pans, parchment paper Ingredients 1 sheet of Pepperidge Farm puff pastry 2 cups of milk 9 eggs separated, and 2-3 egg whites 3 envelope Knox unflavored gelatin 3 heaping Tbs. cornstarch 2 Tbs. Vanilla extract 6 oz sugar 4 oz powdered sugar 1. Thaw the puff pastry sheet, cut it in two. Roll it a little bigger, than the size of the baking pan; it has to hang down about 3/4 inch all around (puff pastry shrinks!) Turn the baking pans upside down, put on parchment paper, and bake the puff pastry on 400F for 10-12 minutes, until golden brown. Line on of the pans with parchment paper, (cover the sides too) and put in one of the pastry sheets. Cut the other pastry sheet into 21 squares with a pizza cutter. 2. While the pastry sheet is baking, you can start preparing the cream. In a large plastic bowl, boil the milk with the gelatin in the microwave oven (takes about 8-10 minutes, my Mom uses a big Halloween candy bowl). Mix the cornstarch with 3-4 Tbs. water, and the 6 oz. sugar. When the milk is hot and the gelatin dissolved, put this mixture in the milk. It takes 2-4 minutes on high in the microwave, stir it in every 30 seconds. It will look like a runny cream. Beat up lightly the egg yolks with the vanilla and put it in the cream. Put it back in the microwave for 2-4 minutes on high, stir it in every 30 seconds. It will be a thick custard cream. Beat up the 11 egg whites. When stiff peak forms, beat in the 4 oz. powdered sugar. 3. Fold egg whites gently into the hot custard cream, to make it nice puffy (until well incorporated). Pour the warm mixture in the 9x13 in. pan - it will be partially set, so work fast! Place the puff pastry squares on top. Refrigerate for 2-4 hours, then cut it along the squares. Note: The heat of the custard cooks the egg whites, so it won’t be raw.
Andy Samberg has opened up about sexism in the comedy industry, insisting that men who think women aren't funny are 'f***ing idiots'.
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Now, I know Annie Oakley is pretty well known, or at least in my experience she has been well known, however she has been one of my favorite historical individuals my entire life. When I was in elementary school I purchased a short biography about her from our school's book fair. I reread that book multiple times when I was younger. Now I am realizing that I have never sought out another book about her. I think I am going to have to change that! Annie Oakley was born Phoebe Ann Mosey on August 13, 1860 in Ohio. Annie was the sixth child of her mother Susan and father Jacob. When Annie was just six years old her father died of pneumonia, leaving her mother to raise and provide for six young children on her own. Over the next several years Annie lived outside the family home, living for awhile at the County Infirmary where she helped care for young children in exchange for an education and also picked up sewing skills. In her early teens Annie returned to her mother and her step-father, her mother's third husband, her second husband dying and leaving her with now seven children. Annie used her father's old rifle to hunt in order to help provide for her family. The story states that she was able to make enough money hunting that she was able to pay off her mother's $200 mortgage on their house. I can remember in the book I had when I was young reading about her shooting squirrels to make squirrel soup for her family. When Annie was 15 years old her marksmanship abilities had gained the attention of many people in the local vicinity. One of these was a local hotel owner who asked her to come to a performance and compete against Frank Butler, who was a traveling marksman and competed against local marksman. I can't imagine what Frank Butler thought when he came across this 15 year old petite young woman during his competition. Not only was she a young woman, but she was a very talented young woman! She eventually beat him in his own competition, successfully making twenty five out of twenty five shots, while Frank himself missed one of his twenty five shots. Annie not only won the competition, but also won over Frank. They began a courtship and were eventually married. After their marriage Annie went with Frank on his tours. When Frank's partner became ill in May of 1882 and could not perform, Annie went on stage with Frank. She performed as more of an assistant, with a few marksmanship demonstrations of her own. Frank recognized that his wife brought a bigger crown in then he did and Annie became the star of the show, while Frank himself stepped aside to play a smaller role in the performances. Less than two years later Annie and Frank had a special viewer in their audience, Sitting Bull. He asked to meet Annie after the show, which he was able to do. During this meeting they exchanged gifts, and Sitting Bull gave Annie the name of "Little Sure Shot". It was just a year later that Annie and Frank joined Buffalo Bill's Wild West tour. Annie and Frank stayed with the show for 16 seasons, during which time Annie was highlighted as the highlight of the show. Advertising posters featured Annie as a "Champion Markswoman". Annie and Frank traveled first to England, and then to several other European countries with Buffalo Bill's Wild West tour. Annie's fame rose to new heights as she performed during Queen Victoria's Golden Jubilee. After 16 years of touring with Buffalo Bill's show, preceded by several years of tours on their own or with other shows, Annie and Frank retired from the wild west show due perhaps in part to a train accident in 1901 where Annie's back was injured. Annie and Frank continued performing for several years after this, participating in various shows and tours. In 1912/13 Annie and Frank retired to Cambridge, Maryland where they adopted a dog, Dave, who would become a part of their act in later performances. This is a picture I remember from my book as a young girl and I have always loved it. When the United States became involved in World War I, Annie offered to help train a group of women to fight in the war as well as to help train marksmanship. Her offer to help was ignored, and so she helped out in other ways, such as donated earnings from exhibitions to the Red Cross. Annie died November 3, 1926, a few years after another vehicle accident that injured her hip and ankle. The sixty six year old woman had continued her career, talent, and passion of marksmanship throughout her entire life. Frank Butler died 18 days after his wife of fifty years. For me personally Annie has always stood as a woman who had her own ideas of how she was going to live her life and did it without worrying about whether or not it was "acceptable". I have seen and read various statements that show that her mother and older sisters were not particularly agreeable about her interest in shooting when she was younger. How they thought she was a tomboy and not a lady. This did not stop her, and she went on to have a long and fruitful career in her passion. I also love the way her husband responds to her abilities. Here was a man who was a known marksman, a trade and skill that was most assuredly a man's skill, and here he was beat by a woman. Annie was an expert markswoman and he acted in the most perfect way he possibly could. I love how he represents the best, accurate way to this. I think we can learn a lot from Annie Oakley and the way she lived her life. I love the quote on this picture, "Keep your eye on the high mark and you will hit it. Not the first time, nor the second, and maybe not the third, but if you keep on aiming and keep on trying, you'll hit the bull's eye of success." Now I cannot say 100% guaranteed that she did say that, but it is definitely something I think she would have said.
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Tributes pour in for the actress, singer and dancer who passed away surrounded by her family at her California home
Tom took to Twitter to say he 'couldn't be happier' as he shared the first pictures of their elegant London nuptials on Thursday, which was only two weeks after news of their relationship broke.
As a veteran of the Cold War from way back, I am always happy to congratulate the American Veterans with their day. Last year I wrote about Bert Berkley - a local Jewish Veteran and a Civic Leader. This year I hope you will enjoy a set of old photos taken at the ROTC ball in
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After the success of movies about the brutality of slavery, the film Belle brings a new perspective. Actress Gugu Mbatha-Raw talks about her role as a mixed-race 18th century heroine.
The Mail can reveal that Call the Midwife's Jessica Raine (bottom right), 30, met her partner Tom Goodman-Hill (left) before he had left his wife (top right). The 44-year-old was married to Karen Bradley for 20 years.
A magazine like Jugend was never going to survive Nazi Germany. A monthly art periodical created in Munich in the late 19th century, it featured many Art Nouveau artists on its cover, and effectively launched the art movement in Germany. They called it Jugendstil, literally “youth style” in German. This period of art and design is still…
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St. George in Front of the Slain Dragon Martin Wiegand There is something epic about the way that St. George is sitting in his saddle in this picture. It was painted by Martin Wiegand in the style of what later was called the Golden Age of Illustration. It is a highly dramatic and narrative style of art that conveys the emotion of a scene. It was very popular in the galleries and the magazines at the time. We LOVE this style! We love its clarity and impact! You can see how movies and comic books would evolve from it, as well as later artists such as Normal Rockwell. It’s a rich, clear, and satisfying style. Martin Wiegand (1867 - 1961) was a German artist who had a long art career. He worked in oils, watercolor, and also statuary, doing mostly figure work. You can find a lot of his figurines for sale on the internet. This painting, (Hl. Georg vor dem Erlegten Drachen) was sold in 2015 at auction. As a footnote, he signed it twice, once lower right behind some grass and then again in the upper left. Perhaps he added the grass after he'd first signed it? Oil on canvas, 112 x 84 cm. 1915. There is no doubt that St. George was a real man who was canonized as a Saint in 494, but his story got entwined with legend. We are sure he defeated something and accomplished the mission God had sent him on. He is the Patron Saint of England, Portugal, Germany and Greece, and many other places. He is identified with the ideals of honor, bravery and gallantry. He is the patron saint of soldiers. As for the dragon, we are reminded of Neil Gaiman’s (G.K. Chesterton’s) remark: “Fairy tales are more than true – not because they tell us dragons exist, but because they tell us dragons can be beaten.” (source bbc.co.uk) ** IMPORTANT ** IMAGE IS SMALLER THAN THE PAPER!! There is a white border around the image. About 0.5" for 5x7, 1.3" for 8.5x11", 1.6" for 11x14", and 1.75" for 13x17", so the image is smaller than the paper!!! – Acid-free fine art paper. – Archival pigments, rated to last for generations. – Cardboard backer – Above story of the art – Enclosed in a tight-fitting, crystal clear bag. Thanks for your interest! Sue & John You might also enjoy original Catholic Art and Jewerly by me, Sue Kouma Johnson, here on Etsy at www.Etsy.com/shop/TreeOfHeaven Also, check out our Catholic Quote shop, where we are pairing authentic quotes from Saints with Art: www.Etsy.com/shop/CatholicQuote “In order to communicate the message entrusted to her by Christ, the Church needs art.” ~ St. Pope John Paul II Original image is out-of-copyright. Descriptive text and image alterations (hence the whole new image) © by Sue Kouma Johnson – Classic Catholic Art.
