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ever since i got back from my holiday i’ve been tirelessly catching up on my reader (which is now down to under 500 items!) and pinning away in the mind to do a massive These Things. but…

The kitchen in this apartment for sale ticks all the boxes for current Scandi kitchen trends. White tiles, pale green cabinets, leather handles, marble worktops and brass faucet. Check, check, check....

Take Pi-Day to the next level.

Some people are saying wabi-sabi is the new hygge, or that it’s going to be the big trend of 2018. But what is wabi-sabi? Emerging from traditional Japanese aesthetics, wabi-sabi is a perspective…

“マンガン鉱山で栄えた町、チアトゥラ。1950-60年に人の足として作られたゴンドラが次々廃線に。 緩やかな時間が流れる谷間、穏やかな人々。言い尽くせぬ感動でした。”

Continuing with my exploration of the aesthetic potential in Japan's favorite material,.... more steps! An Escheresque view of the steps ...

A Greater Purpose Part II "A Glimpse Into the Past" Nestled in the small town of Bluebridge, Colorado, you will see a large, brick building. Once used as a small inn, this building was transformed into an orphanage three years before. The Bluebridge Orphanage for Girls was not like most orphanages. Instead, they treated the girls as if they were their own. Mr. and Mrs. McGrady were never able to have children of their own, so they became kind of like parents to the girls at the orphanage. Here is the building before being fixed up and turned into the orphanage. They could not afford much, for the taxes they received from the government were very little, but they always survived. Sometimes a visitor would bring food, exactly when they needed it. And the building had a huge fireplace in the middle of they great room, which they were so fortunate to have. How many nights had they sat around the fire to keep warm? How many meals had they cooked by the large fire? How cozy it was, though it was dark, and cold in the rest of the place, to sit by the warm fire on a cold winter's night! This night found them again, settled around the fire, old Mr. and Mrs. McGrady in their rockers, rocking to and fro. Twenty-six orphans, settled around on the floor. And there, on the other side of the fire from the rest, sat a young woman of twenty two. The the room was filled the chatters and cries of twenty-six girls, she did not hear a thing, for she was deep in thought. She sat, remembering her own past, a past not unlike most of the girls here. Some of the girls had been sent right to this orphanage, while others had been transferred from one orphanage to another. Five of the older girls had been transferred here two years ago, she had learned, when the Salem Orphanage could not afford to feed them. The Salem Orphanage. How she hated to think off that awful place. "Get back to your floor missy! Scat! On with ya now!" a harsh lady cried as the four-and-a-half year old girl bent down and kissed the baby girl one last time. "Van Van" the baby cried, as the lady pulled the little girl out into the hall. "I told you to stay off of this floor. Stay where ya belong!" And with that she let go with a jerk, causing her to fall to the floor. She stood up, wiped herself off, and ran to the top floor, where she sat on her bed and cried. Suddenly Evangeline was taken from her thoughts, at the sound of a loud bang. Seeing it was nothing serious, she opened her bag, took out the notebook, and began to take some notes. Tomorrow morning, she decided, she would ask about the class. She really wanted to teach the orphan girls a class. When she was a girl, a kind lady had taken her once a week, and taught her all sorts of things. She had called the class, "A Greater Purpose." It wasn't a big thing, just Evangeline, and the lady. She taught her about Jesus, and how with Him, we have hope. She told her how if we submit to God's will, we will live a life of purpose, accomplishing things that are worthwhile. Her whole life, Evangeline had dreamed of someday teaching other girls, helping other girls to learn about God, and about how there is hope for the future. When God had called her here, to this small orphanage, it seemed like the perfect opportunity. All these girls, girls who have lost their whole families, girls who have been moved from place to place, how wonderful it would be to tell them, there is hope! The girls had probably learned about the Jesus some, from the McGradys. "But if we had a class," Evangeline thought to herself, "every week, imagine how much more they could learn, how much they could grow spiritually. Imagine how much it could impact their lives. That class made such a big impact in my life. I want to do the same for others." ◆ ◆ ◆ ◆ ◆ ◆ ◆ ◆ ◆ ◆ ◆ ◆ ◆ ◆ ◆ ◆ ◆ ◆ ◆ ◆ ◆ ◆ ◆ The next morning when Evangeline asked Mr. and Mrs. McGrady about the class, they were thrilled with the idea. "I'll even bake some of my pumpkin muffins!" Mrs. McGrady said with a jolly chuckle. "And you can use the attic, if you'd like," Mr. McGrady added. "I'm sure the girls would love to help you fix it up." And so it was decided. Each Saturday, Evangeline and the girls, except a few of the youngest who Mrs. McGrady would watch, would have a class in the attic.

Lesson 2: Magic Seals of Solomon - Pentacles of Jupiter Pentacles of Jupiter: Color: Blue Metal: Tin Day: Thursday ...

This story is not the same as the movie. Hope y'all love it.