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This Butterhorn recipe consists of cinnamon, sugar and ground walnuts. They are tender moist little gems that will find a place in your heart.
Why can nobody beat your uncle’s signature BBQ rib? What’s so special about your grandma’s lasagna that makes it the king and the queen of all the cheesy lasagnas? When a recipe is pushed to the max and there’s not a single drop or more love to add to the meal, cooking secrets come into play.
Grandmas Place Value Quilt- Help Grandma pick the colors for her quilt according to place value. Such a fun way to practice place value...
Original Caption: Older Citizens, Retired Persons and Those Unable to Care for Themselves Physically Are Cared for in Two Community Centers This Woman Lives at the Highland Manor Retirement Home, Keeping Busy with "Old Country" Crafts. New Ulm Is a County Seat Trading Center of 13,000 in a Farming Area of South Central Minnesota. It Was Founded in 1854 by a German Immigrant Land Company That Encouraged Its Kinsmen to Emigrate From Europe. U.S. National Archives’ Local Identifier: 412-DA-15873 Photographer: Schulke, Flip, 1930-2008 Subjects: New Ulm (Brown county, Minnesota, United States) inhabited place Environmental Protection Agency Project DOCUMERICA Persistent URL: arcweb.archives.gov/arc/action/ExternalIdSearch?id=558323 Repository: Still Picture Records Section, Special Media Archives Services Division (NWCS-S), National Archives at College Park, 8601 Adelphi Road, College Park, MD, 20740-6001. For information about ordering reproductions of photographs held by the Still Picture Unit, visit: www.archives.gov/research/order/still-pictures.html Reproductions may be ordered via an independent vendor. NARA maintains a list of vendors at www.archives.gov/research/order/vendors-photos-maps-dc.html Access Restrictions: Unrestricted Use Restrictions: Unrestricted
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Architecture is meant to fulfill both practical and expressive requirements, and thus it serves both utilitarian and aesthetic purposes. When you look at a structure, you can distinguish these two ends but they cannot be separated, and the relative weight each of them carry can vary widely. Plus, every society has its own, unique relationship to the natural world and its architecture usually reflects that as well, allowing people from other places to learn about their environment, as well as history, ceremonies, artistic sensibility, and many aspects of daily life.
Layers of history (1) The hillside figures of the chalk downs are some of England’s most memorable sights and testimony of the human need to make marks on the landscape on a large scale. This need has clearly existed for hundreds of years – though quite how many centuries no one really knows, as the origins of these figures are undocumented. There is a persistent story that this one near Westbury in Wiltshire was first cut to commemorate the Battle of Ethandun, the occasion when King Arthur defeated the Vikings in 878. The battle was probably fought near here at Edington, though the exact location is not certain. The chalk beast may originally have been a more stylized horse, like the wonderful one on the downs near Uffington. But the first written mentions of the Westbury horse are as recent as the 18th century – the creature is mentioned in 1742 and was recut in 1778 by George Gee, steward of Lord Abingdon. The Westbury horse is in a dramatic hillside position and makes a stunning sight as one drives eastwards along the B3098 out of Westbury, the view I have tried to capture in my photograph by risking life and limb and standing in the middle of the road. This hillside is interesting for another reason – it forms the edge of an iron-age hill fort, the earthwork-bound Bratton Camp, which was occupied in the 250 years before the Romans invaded England. And this is a still more ancient site, because the hill also houses a Neolithic barrow some 2,000 years older than the hill fort. So the horse at Westbury is an example of the tendency, common in England, to place structures or images of significance on or near ancient sites. This is hardly surprising when the ancients picked such good locations for their barrows and hill forts, of course. But it is interesting how often this historical layering of structures marks a continuity of occupation and significance going back over millennia. Perhaps it only goes to emphasize the importance of the figure and its positioning that in he 1950s someone thought it right to replace the bare chalk with a layer of white concrete, eliminating the need for the figure to be constantly recut. Much as I’d like it to remain a true chalk figure, I’m also glad that, in its modified form, it is still there, reminding us of the past generations who lived on the hill and gave the area is enduring symbol.
If you're looking to take Grandma on a special trip this year, check out our list of the best places to go. From the sunny shores of Florida to the historic cobblestone streets of Virginia, you're guaranteed to have the time of your lives. And who knows? One day, you might be telling your grandkids about the trip.
Sweden- Land of the Midnight Sun Ok, so we're all finished with Thanksgiving and ready to hit our next destination. Grab your sweaters and warm mittens because we're off to Sweden! Now, I'm a little embarrassed to admit that all I know about Sweden I learned at IKEA. I'm pretty sure I could pick it out on the map (maybe) but I know I like their meatballs :) So here we go, let's learn something about Sweden!! First, let's find it on a map. It's located in Northern Europe on what is called the Scandinavian Peninsula. The capital, Stockholm, is in the southern part of the country, which is also the most populated part of the country. Stockholm's latitude and longitude are 59.33°N/18.07°E - did you find it? Was it where you thought it was? Sweden is the third largest country in Europe (after France and Spain) but still only about the size of California, and has less than 10 million people living in it. It is officially known as "The Kingdom of Sweden" and King Carl XVI has been ruling since 1973. King Carl XVI and his Queen Silvia don't have any real authority though, like Great Britain, the country is governed by the laws of the Democratic Parliament. They rule a country of well educated, peaceful people with some of the highest quality of life statistics. Must be the good food that makes them so happy :) This week we'll be making some of that good, simple food. Besides the good food, another thing Sweden has a lot of is Moose. There are supposed to be between 300,000 and 400,000 moose (mooses?) living in Sweden. For a country the size of California, and considering the size of a moose, that's A LOT! So expect a cute moose project. Some famous people have come out of Sweden, too. There's Alfred Nobel, the inventor of dynamite (1866) and the namesake of the Nobel Awards. So we'll be blowing up some stuff!!! Just kidding, that would be fun but I don't know where I'd get any dynamite (and there's the safety factor). So we're going back to my old childhood friend, Pippi Longstocking, a fictional character written by Astrid Lindgren. And lastly, because Sweden is known as "The Land of the Midnight Sun" we will do a little science project with light and dark - maybe learn shadow puppets?! It should be a fun week - we've already started our research with a little after-school trip to IKEA, Sweden's most famous store! Can't beat a plate of swedish meatballs for $3.99!!
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I'm the sort of guy who likes to learn to do things well. If I make a cut on the table saw, I want it to be the best cut. If I set out to create a tasty meal…
From SAVEUR Issue #135 by Alex Guarnaschelli It was one of those days when only the smell of almond extract would put a smile on my face. Keep reading »
My grandma's recipe. These come out plate size and thin. You put any choice of toppings on and roll up and eat. This is a German heritage recipe.
In honor of Mother’s Day, share a photo on Twitter or Instagram of your grandmother or her signature dish using the hashtag #grandmacooks. Check out...
Vintage "Pippi Longstocking" book 1973. This was always my favorite book as a little girl because of Pippi's super human strength and off-beat personality. This edition features five full page black and white illustrations.
One of my other hats is that of a music teacher. As we get closer to school starting, I am also getting ready to begin teaching again. It is also time for my students to brush up on their music skills. Here is a really fun way to review some music basics and just play […]
I went out on a photowalk again recently with my friend Jimmy, this time specifically to capture some High Dynamic Range (HDR) images.
BOOOOO! Of course, I find it hilarious that someone had to make this sign, but BOOOOO! (And so much for Pints and Purls: Portable Projects ...
