tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28853514792212095922024-03-13T04:49:11.686-07:00Tina Scott, Author and ArtistYummy recipes, book reviews, memories and thoughts on life and writing.Tina Scott, author, artisthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07790034052256681469noreply@blogger.comBlogger266125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2885351479221209592.post-78595548014759879922014-02-17T06:30:00.000-07:002014-02-17T06:30:01.878-07:00NETWORKING AT THE ANWA WRITERS CONFERENCE
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As an employment missionary, I've begun to notice the similarities between hopeful authors and job seekers. This post helps answer the questions "What do I say? What do I do?" for both.</div>
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The ANWA writers’ conference is nearing. It’s time to lay a
plan to make this event work for you. To do that, you should think of it as a
networking opportunity. The best, actually.</div>
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How often do you get the opportunity to speak with 100 or
more writers/authors/editors/agents under one roof? Don’t be afraid of those ‘more
published’ than you. Don’t shy away from the editors and agents. Take a deep
breath and remind yourself, they are here to meet you.</div>
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It takes a bit of the pressure off to remind yourself that
they are also human. So, don’t sit back in the shadows. Go out and make a few
contacts. Meet some new friends. Enjoy the company of ‘old’ friends. And
remember the rules of networking:</div>
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Smile</div>
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State your name clearly</div>
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If you shake hands, don’t be a limp fish.</div>
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AND, do not monopolize the time of others no matter how
fascinating you find them. </div>
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Visit. Don’t be overlooked, but don’t be pushy or aggressive.
In other words, treat them as you would wish to be treated if you were in their
shoes.</div>
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ME IN 30 ... WHAT?</div>
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As many years as it’s been around, the Me in 30 second
statement (a.k.a. summary statement) is still gaining ground. Most people we
talk to have never heard of it.</div>
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All it is, is a few prepared sentences about yourself that are
focused on your prime objective.</div>
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It’s a simple thing. Really. Then why does the mere mention
of it elicit terror?</div>
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I’ve decided there are several reasons. One reason may be
that we don’t really know our for-real-and-true prime objective. To get a job,
sure, but doing what? Most people we talk to could be equally successful doing
any number of things.</div>
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And, that’s the great thing about the Me in 30. We can have
more than one! Yay! And then, depending on who we’re talking to, we can say
something different. The Me in 30 is to keep us from babbling, and to help us
sound intelligent. Heh.</div>
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NOW, IN THE WRITER’S WORLD:</div>
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We already have an idea about saying things in the least
amount of time. We have several names for it. The Elevator Speech, a Tag Line/ Log
Line/ blurb—they’re all a little different, yes. But, they are each meant to help us get right
to the point. </div>
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Our goal is similar to that of the unemployed; we want our
book published/ they want a job. Learning on how to focus on our facts is an
important part of sounding publish/ job worthy.</div>
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SO, HERE IT IS IN A NUTSHELL:</div>
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1. Give a brief introduction. Include your objective/ genre</div>
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“Hi. I’m Tina Scott, and I write Historical Fiction with a
romantic twist.</div>
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2. Share a few specific examples of your accomplishments in
that regard/ or how you are qualified. Basically, let them know why they should
care.</div>
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“Many of my ancestors are from Denmark, and I feel their life
stories are interesting. According to the 2009 census, there are over 1,500,000
people with Danish ancestry living in America. I believe my books speak to this
often overlooked part of our population.”</div>
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3. Share a few things that set you/your book apart from the
others.</div>
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“Since there are many popular books on pioneers in America, my
books are set mostly in Denmark or aboard their immigrant ship.”</div>
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These brief statements are meant to whet the appetite of
your listener; to get them to ask more. So, be sure to have more prepared and
ready to share if the opportunity arises.</div>
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Good luck, and happy networking!</div>
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Tina Scott, author, artisthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07790034052256681469noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2885351479221209592.post-38019093787920965852014-02-10T06:30:00.000-07:002014-02-10T06:30:02.978-07:00MAKEUP TIPS FOR THE JOB INTERVIEW OR WRITERS CONFERENCE<br />
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The writers conference/ job interview is drawing near, and it’s time to
update your makeup.</div>
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No, really.</div>
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Most of us started wearing makeup in Junior High, or Middle
School – depending on where you’re from. And, depending on what our friends, or
frenemies said, we found what worked and stayed with it.</div>
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There was a girl in one of my classes when I started wearing
makeup that loved to ridicule my eye shadow. I had a makeup kit that came with
some blush – probably a ghastly shade of pink – and a pale green and pale blue
eye shadow. Ug. </div>
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I have a physical reaction whenever I see someone wearing
those colors of eye shadow. [This is me shuddering.] </div>
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In High School, I tried fake eyelashes. I thought they
looked great. But, I carpooled with a frenemy. She begged to differ. Now it’s
one of the things I notice.</div>
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If you’re a model, or have a big face, a bushy set of long
eyelashes might be just the thing. Otherwise it’s just an added expense.
Everyone knows they’re fake, so what’s the point?</div>
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(Kind of like fake boobs. Don’t get me started on those.
But, again, if everyone knows they’re fake, what’s the point?)</div>
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Back to the task at hand – updating our makeup.</div>
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Don’t go overboard. What looks good on the makeup models is
not what will look good on you.</div>
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Trust me on this.</div>
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Before you change your makeup, Google it. I Googled “Makeup
Tips for Women over 50” and watched several YouTube demonstrations and read up
before changing my makeup style. Another good idea is to Google, "Actresses over 50," or 40, or however old you are. You may be surprised. </div>
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Why did I change? Because I noticed a new trend. And because
I saw some women a bit older than me wearing dark eye shadow to church. Though
it looked nice enough up close, from half way across the room it was a
different story. Think Goth.</div>
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I don’t know when it happened, but I know I’m not the only
one to realize that although I still feel 20 (ish), my eyelids sag a bit. Add
dark eye shadow to that and your eyes all but disappear.</div>
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The point of the eye shadow is to bring attention to the
eyes in a good way – to accent them and make them look prettier, to help brighten
up your face.</div>
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Wear a light color under the eyebrow and along the upper
lash line. Blend in a darker color in the crease. That’s it.</div>
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About eye liner. Be sure to wear it, but don't wear eyeliner 'wings' like some models wear in magazine ads. Eye liner will succeed
in bringing out your eyes much better than that heavy eye shadow. It’s up to
you whether to use liquid or a pencil. I like L’OREAL liquid pencil eye liner.
It has an eraser at the other end that’s helpful if I make a mistake. </div>
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I used to wear brown/black because I have brown hair, but black
helps lashes look thicker and to show up nicer. Use a thin line and get it as
close to the lashes as possible. </div>
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Don’t go clear to the inside point of your eyelid (where
upper and lower meet). It makes the eye appear smaller. Start where your lashes start. With the lower lashes, start a thin line from the outer corner (where the lashes start) and
continue barely to the middle, or continue to the other edge of the lashes. Blend it in so it looks natural. </div>
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In applying mascara, let the brush touch your eyelid in your
lash-line. Just a bit. It helps give the appearance of thicker lashes. Make
sure it doesn’t go below the lash line though. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>People will notice.</div>
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When you finish a favorite tube of mascara, rinse off the
brush. You can use it to smooth out clumps of mascara on your lashes so it
looks more natural.</div>
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Although there are plenty of YouTube suggestions to use a
white stick. Don’t. Unless you’re a model. Or appearing on TV. You don’t want anyone staring at your eyes
trying to figure out why you have a streak of white on your eye. You want
people to think you’re a natural beauty.</div>
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About blush:</div>
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You need way less blush than you think. Just a touch. That
big streak of red on the faces of women on TV is not necessary or
even desirable in real life. </div>
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The whole point of makeup is to not to look made up. Repeat
that in the mirror.</div>
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One more thing, if your eye shadow won’t last the day, buy
some primer. It works.</div>
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I can’t say it enough: Go for the natural beauty look, and
not the look of a makeup queen. Your frenemies have probably all grown up and
have too many other things to think about. After high school, you can’t count
on their ridicule to clue you in any longer.</div>
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Practice a few times before the job interview or writers
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Tina Scott, author, artisthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07790034052256681469noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2885351479221209592.post-66655777102013263662014-02-03T06:30:00.000-07:002014-02-03T06:30:01.079-07:00MIDNIGHT IN AUSTENLAND, by Shannen Hale<br />
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In Midnight in Austenland, Shannon Hale once again proves
her stuff as a master storyteller. Hale took the same setting and many of the
same characters from her first Austenland novel, and spun it into a completely
different tale. Good job. <br />
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I got to meet Shannon Hale at the library here. Now that we’re
friends, I just have one thing to say. Shannon, can I be you? Minus the twins.
My sister has twins, and besides I don’t want to start with having young
children again. I really, really wouldn’t want the Abraham’s Sarah experience,
from the bible. Whoa there! I just want to spin a tale that readers rave about.
One that makes readers marvel and sigh, and say, “I want to write like <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">her</i>!”</div>
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Midnight in Austenland:</div>
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Charlotte Kinder is nice. She’d been nice all of her life.
She married a nice man, James, and had two nice children, Lu and Beckett. After
the kids got old enough that they didn’t think Mom was all that interesting,
Charlotte grew a simple idea into a prosperous Internet business and discovered
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Unfortunately, Charlotte wasn’t cleaver enough to keep her husband
interested. She blamed his cheating on herself. Of course she did. All nice
people do. When Charlotte and James divorced, and he got half of all her money,
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Enough of that though. This story is about a middle-aged
woman tainted by life. Beaten by the betrayal of the very man who was supposed
to love and protect her. Betrayed by the two children who were supposed to
adore her forever. The audacity. They grew up, and didn’t. </div>
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It’s a universal fact that toddlers and children adore their
parents with a hero-worship love. It’s also a universal fact that once they hit
middle-school that adoration melts into something less discernible as love. Mom
is a swear word, and swear words are cool.</div>
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Let it be said; Her previously perfect life was stomped into
the dust of nothingness. </div>
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After she found a long-lost “bucket list,” that she’d
written as a kid, and discovered the bottom item, <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">read Jane Austen</i>, Charlotte did. And loved it. </div>
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But a person cannot live vicariously though novels of the
19th century forever. When Lu got angry with Charlotte for spying on her
boyfriend, and swore she hated her mother, Charlotte realized one thing: she
needed a vacation.</div>
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You got it. She booked a vacation at Pembrook Park, vacation
destination for all Austen enthusiasts. </div>
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This is not the ordinary Austenland, however. Charlotte and
the other guests/employees become involved in a story of the nearly disintegrated
Abby nearby, and how all of the nuns were found dead with no reasonable
explanation. Everyone suspected young Mary Frances, who was the sole survivor
and who always refused to talk about the incident.</div>
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During an innocent game of Murder in the Dark, Charlotte
comes across what she believes is a real, dead, body. When she takes the others
to see it, Charlotte can’t even find the room, and of course everyone thinks it’s
part of the script. </div>
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Colonel Andrews is an expert at entertaining and he is
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In a land where nothing is as it seems, it’s easy for
Charlotte to convince herself that the “murder” is all part of the entertainment.
Especially since each visitor’s story is written to their specifications, and
as with all Austen novels, Pembrook Park visitors can expect a little love
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Charlotte continues investigating the pretend dead body as
part of the Abby Mystery. As she gains more clues, things start looking more
real and it’s hard to separate fact from fiction.</div>
In the second homage to Jane Austen, Pembrook Park is the same, many of the actors are the same and they still have
their duty to entertain the guests. Miss Charming is there. Seems she’s adopted
Pembrook Park as her new home. The grumpy Mrs. Waddlesbrook is there as is her
husband. <br />
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This is where the story similarities to Hale’s previous book,
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Tina Scott, author, artisthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07790034052256681469noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2885351479221209592.post-12044775132514995862014-01-27T06:30:00.000-07:002014-01-27T06:30:01.526-07:00OMELETI have to admit that I've never made an omelet. Embarrassing? I don't know. When you're raising seven children, what're they going to do with an omelet? A mom would have to make seven omelets, and by then it would be time for lunch.<br />
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On our mission, however, I've learned how to make an omelet. Since I've never read an omelet recipe, I'm not certain if I'm doing it "correctly," but they're fairly easy, and good. Omelets are a good and healthy breakfast. A great way to start the New Year.<br />
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Since I didn't read a recipe, mine is not fully organized. It's a little bit of this, and a little bit of that, type of recipe. Here goes:<br />
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1 small, non-stick fry pan.<br />
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3 eggs is best. 2 will work<br />
approximately 2 TBSP milk<br />
vegetables such as:<br />
onion - 1/4 of a small one sliced and diced fine<br />
fresh mushroom - 1 or 2<br />
1 slice of ham, diced - optional<br />
approximately 1/3 C. shredded cheese<br />
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Whisk together the eggs and milk in a small bowl, then set aside.<br />
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Melt the butter in the pan and cook the vegies and ham over med - med hi heat until just done and not over cooked. If you are not using ham, salt the vegies a little.<br />
Put this mixture on a plate or in a bowl, and set aside. Add another tsp of butter to the pan, melt it, and add the egg mixture. Salt to taste. Cook over med-low heat, covered, until the top is nearly set.<br />
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Slip it onto a plate and enjoy. My husband and I share this, but a hungry person might be able to finish it him/herself. Yum!<br />
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Tina Scott, author, artisthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07790034052256681469noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2885351479221209592.post-2799228191012285592014-01-20T06:30:00.000-07:002014-01-20T06:30:04.425-07:00DONNY & MARIE OSMOND - LIVE! Not to give away my age, but as a teen, Donnie & Marie were big news. Their songs dominated the radio, and Marie's song, Paper Roses, was one my lovesick teenaged heart had memorized. Figuratively, of course.<br />
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Imagine my delight, when at one of the wards we visited, they passed out flyers saying that Donnie & Marie had invited the LDS community of St. Louis to attend their concert for free!!!!<br />
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We went!<br />
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Here we are, eagerly anticipating the concert. Don't mind that my glasses are halfway down my nose. They never seem to be in the right place in pictures, that's why I usually take them off.</div>
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The screens were great for those, like us, who sat in the back. These two are in their 50's and perform like they're in their 30's, at least.</div>
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Marie did sing Paper Roses, and they both sang popular numbers from their past, with pictures of them growing up, and/or as they sang the song originally. They performed Country, or rather Marie did. Donny sang Rock & Roll, and some R&B Soul. </div>
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Donnie had his moments as well. There were several times when they both went down into the audience. The last time Donnie went, just before this number, I thought security would need to come save him. He was mobbed. A woman in the bleachers came rushing down, and he actually went up to her and gave her a rose. A couple of women latched on to him and wouldn't let him go. When he got back on stage, he said one woman had given him a Christmas goose. </div>
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Tina Scott, author, artisthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07790034052256681469noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2885351479221209592.post-86536497441546781622014-01-13T06:30:00.000-07:002014-01-13T06:30:03.374-07:00MISSION TOUR - Historic St. Louis LibraryThe one great thing – or rather, one great thing about St. Louis is the history. Many of the buildings date back to the 1800’s. A couple of buildings date back farther than that.
I love the beautiful old buildings.
Because of a substantial gift from Andrew Carnegie, the main library was built in the early 1900's. The architect copied designs from places like the Parthenon, and is beautiful.<br />
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Luckily for us, it recently re-opened after a two year renovation and remodeling. Below are some pictures.<br />
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The area used to be glass floors with book stacks. Now, it's very open and modern looking.</div>
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If you go on a senior mission and are told the activity is casual and jeans are okay, don't be surprised like I was that no one else got the memo - either that or they chose to ignore the memo.</div>
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This one has goat skulls at each point. Apparently the goat is revered because anciently they used goat hide to write on. This is also sculpted plaster.</div>
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"Speak low, tread softly through these halls, here genius lives enshrined, here reign in silent majesty, the monarchs of the mind."</div>
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Tina Scott, author, artisthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07790034052256681469noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2885351479221209592.post-3927231113387006912014-01-06T06:30:00.000-07:002014-01-06T06:30:03.716-07:00THE CANDY BOMBERThis shows the power of one person in doing good. The video doesn't tell the first of the story. He went into Berlin to take pictures, and saw the children.
He decided to give them the two sticks of gum in his pocket so he broke each piece into pieces and passed it through the barbed wire fence. The children hadn't had gum or candy for years, and those who didn't get a piece of the gum, were handed a piece of the wrapper. They took it and smelled it and were so grateful for the wrapper that it touched Colonel Halverson.
He told them he would be back and he'd bring them more candy and gum and drop it from the plane. So they would know it was his plane, he wiggled the wings. The effort grew from there with candy factories in the USA shipping candy for the children. He could have been court-martialed and put in jail, instead he ended up being an ambassador for goodwill.
Let's all make an effort to spread good will this coming year. One person does make a difference.
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Merry Christmas!
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Remember the reason for the season.
Merry Christmas!Tina Scott, author, artisthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07790034052256681469noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2885351479221209592.post-19329122860176974972013-12-09T06:30:00.000-07:002013-12-09T06:30:02.033-07:00THE REASON BEHIND CHRISTMASThis is a sweet reminder of Christmas:
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Remember, the Spirit of Christmas is the Spirit of Christ and have a Merry Christmas.Tina Scott, author, artisthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07790034052256681469noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2885351479221209592.post-50541310194441679412013-11-07T06:00:00.000-07:002013-11-07T06:00:08.886-07:00AUSTENLAND, by Shannon Hale
It's official. Being a Senior Missionary is the best! We can enjoy leisure pursuits - like reading.<br />
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I bought the movie Pride and Prejudice years ago, and much to the
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Poor Jane Hayes. She hadn’t meant to fall in love with Mr.
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It’s a place where Austen-obsessed wealthy women go. Most of
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They’re actors, they’re actors, they’re actors. This is what
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It was built as a Palace to the Arts for the 1904 World's Fair. They just don't make beautiful buildings like that anymore. Sigh.<br />
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I felt like a little school girl getting to go from room to room viewing, in person, artists whom I've admired their work - or thought their lives sad, or interesting. In van Gogh's apples, his wide brush stokes give away the fact that he painted them.<br />
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The Dreamer, by Pierre August Renoir was thought a bit "saucy" back in 1879.<br />
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I got to see Seurat's pointillism up close and personal. By the end of the day, I had my own museum staff keeping an eye on me from room to room. Hey. How was I supposed to know that the line of dark brown wood embedded in the floor was the "stand back" line? <br />
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How could any art museum tour be complete without a picture of Claude Monet's Water Lilies? This is part of a triptych. The other water lily paintings are in Kansas City and Cleveland. And yes, I had my nose right up to the painting. Without touching it, of course. It's the fault of my glasses, and my "over 40 eyes."<br />
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When Yoko Ono was a girl growing up in Japan, there was a wishing tree in the temple courtyards. This follows a similar theme, yet on a grander scale. Visitors write a wish on a tag and tie it to one of the three trees. Periodically, the museum staff take the wishes down and put them in a clear acrylic bin just inside the door.<br />
This is only one of many of her Wish projects. Following her instructions, the wishes will join others, now totaling over one million, at her Imagine Peace tower in Iceland. Here, she celebrates, and keeps in memory, her late husband, John Lennon. Every year the tower is lit on Lennon's birthday, October 9th through December 8th, the day he was shot.<br />
Click this Google link to see some spectacular pictures of the Imagine Peace tower:<br />
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<br />Tina Scott, author, artisthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07790034052256681469noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2885351479221209592.post-46598487916562166922013-09-17T06:00:00.000-07:002013-09-17T06:00:04.210-07:00CATHEDRAL BASILICAI felt a bit awkward going into the Cathedral Basilica wearing my missionary tag. But we were told that it was one of THE places to see in St Louis. We got there a little before the tour started. I took advantage of the time by taking pictures in the foyer.<br />
There are several mosaics there depicting the life of King/St Louis of France.<br />
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I'd heard of the crusades, of course, but was excited to see someone who had actually gone. During his lifetime King Louis actually bought the crown of thorns worn by Christ from Emperor Baldwin ll in approximately 1239. King Louis died during his second crusade, in August 1270<br />
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The mosaics are all on the upper part of the cathedral and the ceiling. They depict lives of people who have done good things in this life, the apostles, and special events.<br />
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The striped layers depict earth. We're down on earth. The people in the mosaics are in heaven.<br />
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The mosaics above were made by Tiffany Studios. They are my favorite. They have a soft look that gives them the appearance of tapestries. <br />
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The rest of the mosaics were constructed in the Byzantine style that uses the rich colors. The cathedral turns off the lights for tours because the lighting distracts from the beautiful mosaics. The white in the circle are windows letting filtered light. In the Byzantine style, the craftsmen put the glass down and before it's dry, they hammer it in places to make the tiles uneven. That's why the tiles with gold-leaf under them shimmer as in the picture above.<br />
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I was glad that we went. It was very interesting, and I can't remember it all. They have special events here throughout the year, including a Christmas choir. I'd love to go. I imagine the sounds would be breathtaking. <br />
Tina Scott, author, artisthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07790034052256681469noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2885351479221209592.post-4523988350631464362013-09-10T06:01:00.002-07:002013-09-10T06:13:24.123-07:00HIS EYE IS ON THE SPARROW<strong>Dinner and a Movie</strong>.<br />
This song was sung at St. Louis South stake's conference this past weekend. The spirit gave a strong confirmation that the Lord does watch over us. Listen to this and know that you are loved more than you can know.<br />
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to know the area, and then get to loving the people. It hasn’t been hard loving
the people of St Louis. They’re all so nice. Most of the members<br />
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angels sent from heaven, and thank us over and over again for our service.<br />
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It makes me a bit nervous since I don’t think we’ve done
anything overly special. After all, we’ve just barely been here four weeks now.
We’re just getting to know our responsibilities, and don’t have them down pat
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We’ve been going to two wards each week and introducing
ourselves. Our years of moving from one place to another have prepared me for
this activity. I’m used to going into a ward and not knowing anyone. As I look
back on my life I can see the Lord’s hand in preparing us for our mission in a
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In turn, we’ve had angels come to us. The first two are
Rock and Joy Erekson. I’ve never met a lovelier couple. They’re gracious and
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You gotta love people whose favorite activity is going out for frozen custard! It's so yummy, everyone just stands outside and eats it. The city put up a railing between the sidewalk and the street so that when there's a crowd, they don't go into the street and get hurt.</div>
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I felt sorry for many of the animals in this zoo, as many of them seemed stir crazy. This mountain lion was one of them. He/she paced back and forth.<br />
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The chair memorials are arranged in rows specifying the floors of the building. There is a name on each chair and they are arranged according to the floor that person was on at the time of the bombing.<br />
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The river is used as a fish hatchery and there are tons of fish.<br />
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It was first discovered in 1862, and was mined for its saltpeter which was used to make gun powder. It is a live cavern, meaning that there are still droplets of water making the stalactites grow.<br />
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During the prohibition era, it was used as a hideaway to make moonshine. There is a river in a deep crevice which has occasionally flooded the whole cavern. That's a lot of water. But, it has unique animal-life such as blind salamanders. The tour guide said that if we lived in the cave with no light, we would eventually go blind as well. Interesting.<br />
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Later, it was used as a type of night club where famous country stars performed. The natural stage is still there. These pictures were all taken toward the end of the cave, the stage is near the opening.<br />
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All in all, it's a beautiful cavern, and there's an equally beautiful park on the outside for picnicking and walking etc.<br />
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Tina Scott, author, artisthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07790034052256681469noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2885351479221209592.post-46257456399086767912013-07-16T05:30:00.000-07:002013-07-16T05:30:00.215-07:00ONE WILD SUMMER!Bears! Lions, tigers, leopards! What can be more fun than a barrel of monkeys and a couple of grandkids?<br />
I'm keeping the pics of my special cuties to myself, but I got some other interesting pics to share.<br />
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I just love these little guys!</div>
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Some of you may have noticed that I haven’t posted on my
blog here since April. Well, it’s not because I’ve been on vacation. The
opposite is true.<br />
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We put our house up for sale in order to serve a mission for
the Mormon Church – and it sold in a day. Of course it took a month to finalize
the deal. In the meantime, I was packing and cleaning, separating our things
into piles – to keep – to throw away – for a yard sale – to give away. I was
doing all this in between my job. Not the easiest of times.</div>
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By June 1, we were ready to serve our mission.
Unfortunately, we didn’t get our call until this week. If you’re curious, we’re
serving in St Louis, Missouri, at the employment resource center, and will start on July 22nd. We thought we
would serve for six months, and were called to serve for a year. So, we’ll
experience a cold winter this year. YIKES! And a muggy-hot rest of the summer.
Double Yikes!!</div>
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<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>For the month of
June, and part of July, we’ve been homeless. Not out on the street, but merely
without a permanent home. We’ve had six-weeks of travelling around the USA
visiting our adult children and a few other relatives in Illinois, Missouri,
Oklahoma, and Idaho.</div>
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Part of the time we’ve had Internet, and part of the time we
haven’t. Nevertheless, I was able to get my book, <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Farewell, My Denmark</i>, finished, and it is now available in e-format
through Smashwords, Kindle, and Amazon, and is also available as a paperback.
YAY!</div>
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Smashwords: <a href="http://www.smashwords.com/books/search?query=farewell%2C+my+denmark">http://www.smashwords.com/books/search?query=farewell%2C+my+denmark</a></div>
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Amazon: <a href="http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_noss/180-6882214-0222460?url=search-alias%3Dstripbooks&field-keywords=farewell%2C+my+denmark">http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_noss/180-6882214-0222460?url=search-alias%3Dstripbooks&field-keywords=farewell%2C+my+denmark</a>
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Tina Scott, author, artisthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07790034052256681469noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2885351479221209592.post-6701245729692823842013-04-26T20:30:00.000-07:002013-04-26T20:30:03.294-07:00FAREWELL, MY DENMARK--WINNER!!<h2 style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-size: x-large;">One last drum roll please!!!!</span></h2>
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The third winner for a copy of FAREWELL, MY DENMARK and a $10 Target giftcard<br />
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