tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-40891498664270502922024-03-14T06:10:17.678-07:00soapstar ~ act natural * feel good!sights, sounds, scents ...& soapsoapstarhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08989741593197139719noreply@blogger.comBlogger40125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4089149866427050292.post-32257388614136029072010-07-24T16:48:00.000-07:002010-07-24T16:48:23.617-07:00chill.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #b6d7a8;"><b>with all this hot, sticky weather ~ nothing beats a chilled, refreshing treat to cool off.</b></span></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #b6d7a8;"><b>after whipping up a fresh batch the other day, I was inspired to curate this cool <a href="http://www.etsy.com/treasury/4c4a532872896d9175ed6df5/cooling-off"target="new">treasury</a> in gorgeous, summery greens ~ if only you could scratch the screen & sniff the refreshing scents of aloe, cucumber, peppermint & lime!</b></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #b6d7a8;"><b>if you need to chill out even more ~ check out '<a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/49177485/aloe-aloe-cool-soothing-aloe-vera"target="new">aloe, aloe</a>' cold process soap too. </b></span></div>
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<b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #b6d7a8;">the 'aloe' aloe' range was inspired by the feel good &</span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #b6d7a8;"> </span></b></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #b6d7a8;">sensational summer <a href="http://www.cobourgtourism.ca/sandcastle"target="new">sandcastle festival</a> on victoria beach, cobourg, ontario. </span></b></span></div>
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<b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: purple;">16. ~ a glamorous cocktail. 17. ~ totally impractical but absolutely fabulous shoes.</span></b></div>
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<b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #274e13;">firstly, in June - the <a href="http://www.canadianfeedthechildren.ca/" target="new">Canadian Feed The Children</a> charity hosted a donor appreciation event at the fabulous </span></b><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #274e13;"><a href="http://www.batashoemuseum.ca/" target="new">Bata Shoe Museum</a> in Toronto (</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #274e13;">one of my favourite places to wander around & the inspiration behind </span></i></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #274e13;">'<a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/47070696/the-heels-peppermint-and-pumice" target="new">The Heels</a>' ~ </span></b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #274e13;">read more on that story <a href="http://soapstarcanada.blogspot.com/2010/02/heels-you-can-never-have-enough-shoes.html" target="new">here</a></span></i><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #274e13;">).</span></b></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #7f6000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse;"><b>a huge thank you to all who came & especially to my loyal & very efficient assistants, Tim, Becca & Anne. ♥</b></span></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #a64d79; line-height: 15px;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">15. ~ the <a href="http://www.tour-eiffel.fr/teiffel/uk/" target="new"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #741b47;">eiffel tower</span></a></span></b></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #a64d79; line-height: 15px;">the breath-taking views from this beautiful & intricate lattice of ironwork, somehow perfectly encapsulate the dizzying, light-headed joy of a new romance...</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #a64d79; line-height: 15px;">my very own tiny 'tour eiffel' holds so many dear memories of a family trip to the historic & very fabulous French capital city.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #a64d79;">memories of Parisian '</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 25px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #a64d79;">se sentir bien' </span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #a64d79;">neighbourhoods which inspired this beautifully romantic & luxurious <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #741b47;"><a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/48859233/paris-fabulous-rose-champagne-pink" target="new">handmade soap</a> </span>...</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 15px;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #a64d79;">rose water, sparkling blush champagne and pink grapefruit luxe soap adorned with a tiny rosebud & glistening Himalayan pink salts</span></span></i></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 15px;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #a64d79;">...and <b><a href="http://www.etsy.com/" target="new"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #741b47;">Etsy</span></a></b> rose-tinted treasury, <b><a href="http://www.blogger.com/goog_575482731"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #741b47;">Paris ~ </span></a></b></span></span></i></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><b><a href="http://www.etsy.com/treasury/4c12efc6310f6d9134db6e8c/paris-la-ville-damour" target="new"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #741b47;">la ville d'amour</span></a></b></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #a64d79;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 15px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">so, throw on a soft cashmere scarf, pop on some cute kitten heels & grab your rose tinted sunglasses ~ here's a mini trip of the Parisian style & must-sees that inspired the treasury & the soap...</span></span></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #a64d79;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 15px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">a perfect marriage of the 12th century Louvre Palace & modern glass pyramid house, an astounding collection of art & archeological finds including ~</span></span></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #a64d79;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 15px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">the <b><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Venus_de_Milo" target="new"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #741b47;">Venus de Milo</span></a></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #741b47;"> </span></span></span></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #a64d79;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 15px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">an ancient Greek sculpture believed to depict<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #741b47;"> </span><b><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aphrodite" target="new"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #741b47;">Aphrodite</span></a></b>, the goddess of love & beauty.</span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #a64d79; line-height: 15px;"> </span></div>
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<b><i>to inhale Paris preserves the soul </i></b></span></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #a64d79;"><b><i>rien ne se peut comparer à Paris </i></b></span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #a64d79;"><b><i>nothing can compare to Paris </i></b></span></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #741b47;">I guess it's not often you see a rose as a symbol of Father's Day, but for me it's a powerful connection to my late dad.</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #741b47;">He chose 'Rose' for my middle name - when I was a little girl he told me I was a precious rosebud, in later years he relayed how he was inspired by the enigmatic last words ('rosebud') of <b><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Orson_Welles" target="new"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #134f5c;">Orson Welles</span></a></b> playing the role of <b><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Citizen_Kane" target="new"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #134f5c;">Citizen Kane</span></a></b>, often considered the greatest movie of all time.</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #741b47;">The theatrical link between roses & Orson Welles does not end there....but more of that & the umbrella, later.</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #741b47;">my dad was </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #741b47;">many things. Of Italian descent, he was raised by his devout Catholic family who ran sweet shops & a cafe in East London.</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #741b47;">From an early age he showed a great interest in the theatre, </span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #741b47;">He then began a long, love affair with the world of theatrical design & production.</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #741b47;">He is pictured here as assistant to the great Orson Welles, on the 1952 <b><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roland_Petit" target="new"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #134f5c;">Roland Petit</span></a></b> ballet - Lady In the Ice.</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #741b47;">He was a founding member of the renowned Royal Exchange Theatre Company in Manchester, England.</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #741b47;">His finest moment is without doubt, the conception & design of the breath-taking <b><a href="http://www.royalexchangetheatre.org.uk/page.aspx" target="new"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #134f5c;">Royal Exchange Theatre</span></a></b> itself, an astounding 7 sided glass & steel structured 'theatre in the round', which sits flooded by light from the beautiful domed wondows in the wonderfully restored old Exchange building. </span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #741b47;">At the beginning of the project, when he first walked into the then derelict space, he was immediately reminded of Citizen Kane & wrote 'rosebud' in the dust on the parquet flooring...</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #741b47;">This electric moment recalled by his fellow company members, led to a theatre module inspired by nature's perfect design of the unfolding petals of a rose. </span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #741b47;">He also taught theatrical design at <b><a href="http://www.wimbledon.arts.ac.uk/" target="new"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #134f5c;">Wimbledon School Of Art</span></a></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #134f5c;">.</span></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #741b47;">His model-making skills were legendary - miniature set designs always completed with a painstaking attention to detail.</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #741b47;">On his retirement, his students presented him with a cake, adorned with a perfect little model of him!</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #741b47;">You can see a gallery of photos from this <b><a href="http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=17415&id=1019278997&l=3b590a6f6d" target="new"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #134f5c;">exhibition here</span></a></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #134f5c;">,</span></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #741b47;">also please visit <b><a href="http://www.richardnegri.co.uk/index.html" target="new"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #134f5c;">richardnegri.co.uk</span></a></b>. to learn more about my dad's theatre work & his legacy.</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #741b47;">the best bedtime story teller - silly voices & actions a plenty, not to mention how a quick ruffle of his hair transformed him into '<b><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stig_of_the_Dump" target="new"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #134f5c;">stig of the dump</span></a></b>' so completely.</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #741b47;">( and a long suffering taxi driver in our later years, lol)</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 19px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gautama_Buddha" target="new"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #fce5cd;">Buddha</span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #fce5cd;">'s birthday is celebrated today ~ in all </span></span><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/East_Asia" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; text-decoration: none;" title="East Asia"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #fce5cd;">east Asian</span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #fce5cd;"> countries, except </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #fce5cd;">Japan. I</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #fce5cd;">t is held on the 8th day of the 4th month in the </span></span><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chinese_calendar" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; text-decoration: none;" title="Chinese calendar"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #fce5cd;">Chinese lunar calendar</span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #fce5cd;">, and is an official holiday in </span></span><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hong_Kong" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; text-decoration: none;" title="Hong Kong"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #fce5cd;">Hong Kong</span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #fce5cd;">, </span></span><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Macau" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; text-decoration: none;" title="Macau"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #fce5cd;">Macau</span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #fce5cd;">, and </span></span><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/South_Korea" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; text-decoration: none;" title="South Korea"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #fce5cd;">South Korea</span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #fce5cd;">. The date varies from year to year in the </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #fce5cd;">Gregorian calendar.</span></span></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 16px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #fce5cd;">he is my own little personal gentle reminder to remain positive, peaceful & treat others with love & respect. Buddhists value above all else having compassion for others and causing them no harm. A fundament of compassion is ridding oneself of anger, greed, hatred and other negative emotions, for in the presence of those it is impossible to feel loving kindness.</span></span></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 16px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #fce5cd;">the beautiful thumblets above are the work of the very talented Dee-Ann from <a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/deesadornments" target="new">Dee's Adornments</a> ~ they are made from the perfect stones to focus your energy & balance your chakras.</span></span></span></span></div>
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<b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #a64d79;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #a64d79;">visit the link below to read my tribute to my late Mum, in an earlier post. she was the best. ♥</span></span></b></div>
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<b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #783f04;">it's part of my English heritage that'll never change - nothing beats a refreshing cuppa tea.</span></b></div>
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<b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #783f04;">I drink tea of all kinds ~ <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Earl_Grey_tea" target="new">Earl Grey</a>, green tea, iced tea, fruity herbal combinations like raspberry & echinacea and good old, well brewed (that's 'steeped' in Canadian) English favourites like <a href="http://www.yorkshiretea.co.uk/" target="new">Yorkshire Tea</a>, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tetley" target="new">Tetley</a> & <a href="http://www.pgtips.co.uk/" target="new">PG Tips</a>.</span></b></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #783f04;"><b>I don't care if it's brewed from fine, aromatic tea leaves in a traditional tea pot and served in a fine china cup & saucer, or from a everyday tea bag in a mug. I ♥ <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tea#United_Kingdom" target="new">tea</a>.</b></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #783f04;"><b>we met him in a box of tea bags in an English supermarket, adopted him into our family.</b></span></div>
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<b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #783f04;">he sometimes misses Al, but keeps in touch via facebook, and every so often he re-lives their greatest moments on YouTube, with misty eyes and a wry smile. ☺ </span></b></div>
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Wonderful 'Supermom' Emmi has posted an awesome 3 day review of my <a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/45962041/the-mini-series-your-choice-of-3-mini">mini soaps</a> on her brilliantly informative & entertaining blog, <a href="http://mommys-freetime.blogspot.com/">Mommy's 'Free' Time</a>, as part of her May is For Moms feature.</div>
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<a href="http://inspirationalbeading.blogspot.com/"target="new">Inspirational Beading</a><br />
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<a href="http://joanniel.blogspot.com/"target="new">Joanniel's Creations</a><br />
<a href="http://squirrelqueen2.blogspot.com/"target="new">the road to here</a><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #cc0000;"><b>this pride will never be more apparent than this summer - when I will join millions around the globe gripped by the Beautiful Game aka footy fever (that's soccer to you North American guys) when the <a href="http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/index.html"target="new"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #cc0000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white;">FIFA World Cup</span></span></a> kicks off in South Africa.</b></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #cc0000;"><b>I will be singing '<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9CVgBtkN0Jc"target="new"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #cc0000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white;">3 Lions on a shirt</span></span></a>', I will be hoarse from screaming at the 'ahem', <i><a href="http://www.blogger.com/goog_1703622707"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #cc0000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white;">gentleman</span></span></a></i><a href="http://www.fifa.com/aboutfifa/developing/refereeing/index.html"target="new"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #cc0000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white;"> in black</span></span></a>, I, more than likely, will be hiding my face during agonising penalty shoot-outs but this year I just know I'll be celebrating an English victory. </b></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #073763;"><b>9. ~ a globe bead.</b></span></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #073763;"><b>today is <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Earth_Daytarget=" new""="">Earth Day</a>. </b></span></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #073763;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 13px; font-weight: normal; line-height: 19px;"> </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black; font-weight: normal; line-height: 19px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #073763;">a day designed to inspire awareness and appreciation for the </span></span><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Earthtarget=" new""="" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; text-decoration: none;" title="Earth"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #073763;">Earth</span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #073763;">'s environment. it was founded by </span></span><a class="mw-redirect" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/U.S._Senatortarget=" new""="" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; text-decoration: none;" title="U.S. Senator"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #073763;">U.S. Senator</span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #073763;"> </span></span><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gaylord_Nelsontarget=" new""="" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; text-decoration: none;" title="Gaylord Nelson"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #073763;">Gaylord Nelson</span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #073763;"> as an environmental </span></span><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Teach-intarget=" new""="" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; text-decoration: none;" title="Teach-in"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #073763;">teach-in</span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #073763;"> in 1970 and is celebrated in many </span></span><a class="mw-redirect" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Countriestarget=" new""="" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; text-decoration: none;" title="Countries"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #073763;">countries</span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #073763;"> every year.</span></span></span></b></span></b></span></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #073763;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black; font-weight: normal; line-height: 19px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #073763;">my little glistening globe charm represents my love of maps & atlases of all kinds, from transportation guides like the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tube_maptarget=" new""="">London Underground Tube</a> map to the amazing satellite images on <a href="http://earth.google.com/" target="new">Google Earth</a>. I loved them so much I studied <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cartography">cartography</a> at college.</span></span></span></b></span></b></span></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #073763;">...but it is also a reminder of what a beautiful, yet <i><b>so</b></i> fragile place the planet that we call home, is.</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #073763;">this iconic photograph taken by <a href="http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/apollo/index.html" target="new">apollo</a> 8 astronaut, Bill Anders on Christmas Eve, 1968 - showing the Earth seemingly rising above the lunar surface perfectly captures exactly that sentiment .</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #0b5394;"> "...and for all the people back on Earth, the crew of Apollo eight has a message that we would like to send to you. 'in the beginning God created the Heaven and the Earth. and the Earth was without form and void. and darkness was upon the face of the deep. . . . and God saw that it was Good." And from the crew of apollo 8, we close with good night, good luck.... and God bless all of you, all of you on the good Earth."</span></span></blockquote>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #073763;"><b>— flight crew of Apollo 8, live telecast Christmas Eve, 1968.</b></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;">"...suddenly, from behind the rim of the Moon, in long, slow-motion moments of immense majesty, there emerges a sparkling blue and white jewel, a light, delicate sky-blue sphere laced with slowly swirling veils of white, rising gradually like a small pearl in a thick sea of black mystery. It takes more than a moment to fully realize this is Earth . . . home."</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;">"...as we got further and further away, the Earth diminished in size. finally it shrank to the size of a marble, the most beautiful you can imagine. That beautiful, warm, living object looked so fragile, so delicate, that if you touched it with a finger it would crumble and fall apart. seeing this has to change a man."</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; font-size: x-small;">The burning of sage, sweet grass, fungus is called smudging. It is traditionally used to prepare and purify a person, place or thing for a time of openness and truth in the presence of the Creator. Prior to everyone being smudged, the eagle feather is smudged. Smudging is done for these reasons:</span></div>
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<b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">music has always been a huge part of my life.</span></b></div>
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<b>growing up near London, England in the 70s & 80s, with 7 older siblings meant i was constantly exposed to an exciting & eclectic soundtrack of rock through the ages - from glam to indie via funk, house, prog rock, hip hop, metal, ambient, ska & punk !</b><br />
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<b>...my teenage years (& every bit of cash i could lay my hands on) were spent on records & going to gigs.</b></div>
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<b>i followed the bands i loved around the country, sometimes around europe too ~ some of the people i met & the adventures had, would make your hair stand on end (which is kinda what mine did back then, lol!) </b></div>
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<b>the day came i had to get a regular job - so i headed straight down to my local record store.</b></div>
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<b>i stayed working in music retail for over 15 years... sweet!</b></div>
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<b>anyhow, back to the guitar & a few of my <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><b>heroes</b></span></b><br />
<b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><b>from fave bands <a href="http://www.thecult.us/" target="new">The Cult</a>, <a href="http://www.kasabian.co.uk/ca/home/" target="new">Kasabian</a> & <a href="http://www.killingjoke.com/" target="new">Killing Joke</a></b></span></b><br />
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<b>i still have a big soft spot for <a href="http://www.thecult.us/" target="new">The Cult</a> & the legendary <a href="http://www.killingjoke.com/" target="new">Killing Joke</a>, both were bands that i followed religiously <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><b>in my mis-spent youth <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><b>(bought the T-shirt, hung out with, lucky enough to sell their Tshirts on the merchandise stall on tour).</b></span></b></span></b><br />
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<b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #f6b26b;">i ♥ chocolate.</span></span></b></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #f6b26b;"><b>to all ☺</b></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #f6b26b;"><b>like me, <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><b>you'll love my <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><b><a href="http://www.blogger.com/goog_752068166"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #660000;">mint </span></a></b></span></b></span></b></span></div>
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<b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><b><a href="http://www.blogger.com/goog_752068166"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #660000;">choc </span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><b><a href="http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=38472614"target="new"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #660000;">queen vic</span></a></b></span></b></span></b></span></b></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #f6b26b;"><b>organic <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><b>cocoa &</b></span></b></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #f6b26b;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><b>for more gorgeous things going 'cheep'</b></span></b></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #f6b26b;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><b>check out the <a href="http://www.blogger.com/goog_752068162"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e69138;">Etsy Oh, Canada! Team </span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><b><a href="http://www.etsy.com/forums_thread.php?thread_id=6477856"target="new"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e69138;">Easter egg hunt sale</span></a>...on NOW!</b></span></b></span></b></span></b></span></div>
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<b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #7f6000;">like many i've always been fascinated by the ancient Egyptians ~ the mystery surrounding the great pyramids (a true wonder of the world), their rituals & preparations for the afterlife, their beautiful & sacred hieroglyphs and of course, all that gold buried in desert valley tombs...</span></b></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #7f6000;"><b> i have never experienced such intense dry heat & blinding sunshine, a sharp contrast to the tiny, dark, steep tunnels that wound their mysterious way down into the rock & sand, to the inner sanctums of the Royal <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pharaoh" target="new"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #45818e;">Pharaohs</span></a> tombs.</b></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #7f6000;"><b>the mummy of <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tutankhamun" target="new"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #45818e;">Tutankhamun</span></a> rests here ~ earlier that year, he had been removed for a CT scan to try to establish why this legendary boy King's life & reign ended so soon.</b></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #7f6000;"><b> subsequent DNA test results were published in february this year (2010) showing Tutenkhamun died from malaria & a bone disease, ending many years of speculation & learned arguments.</b></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #7f6000;"><b>the tour continued ~ the stunning<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hatshepsut" target="new"> <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #45818e;">temple of Hatshepsut</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #bf9000;"> </span></a>which appears to rise up out of the desert (sadly now infamous for the tragic terrorist attack where 70 people including tourists, guide & policemen were shot in 1997) and the mind blowing <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Karnak" target="new"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #45818e;">Karnak temple</span></a>, with it's forest of giant carved pillars that were the backdrop for a spectacular scene in the <a href="http://www.agathachristie.com/" target="new"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #45818e;">Agatha Christie</span></a> film <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Death_on_the_Nile_(1978_film)" target="new"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #45818e;">'Death on the Nile'</span></a>. (spot my good friend & travelling companion Helen, to get an idea of the sheer scale of the columns!)</b></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #7f6000;"><b>the next morning the bruises were forgotten as we were privileged to catch a glimpse of simple Egyptian village life as we rolled through at a more leisurely pace...</b></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #7f6000;"><b>they are breath taking.</b></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #7f6000;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><b>extraordinary <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Death_mask" target="new"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #45818e;">burial mask</span></a> of the world's most celebrated Pharaoh.</b></span></b></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #7f6000;"><b>it's currently at the <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #bf9000;"><a href="http://www.ago.net/" target="new"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #45818e;">Art Gallery of Ontario</span></a>, </span>in Toronto until April 18th, 2010.</b></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #7f6000;"><b>...or you can indulge in some luxury bathing with my <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #45818e;">'</span><i><a href="http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=44010224" target="new"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #45818e;">golden girl</span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #45818e;">'</span></i> handmade soap</b></span></div>
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</b></span></b>soapstarhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08989741593197139719noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4089149866427050292.post-42838975178336157122010-03-30T18:22:00.000-07:002010-05-01T07:31:43.842-07:00the travel show (mini series)<div style="text-align: center;">
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #f1c232;">l</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #f1c232;">onging to travel to new horizons or in search of some sunshine?</span></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #f1c232;">the end of Winter always brings thoughts of getting away from your usual surroundings for a much needed break.</span></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #f1c232;">before you head off be sure to check out <a href="http://www.etsy.com/storque/spotlight/etsy-finds-spring-break-7571/">marymary's Etsy finds</a> for the perfect travelling accessories in her <a href="http://www.etsy.com/storque/">Storque</a> blog post.</span></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #f1c232;">it includes the soapstar <b><a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/45962041/the-mini-series-your-choice-of-3-mini">mini series</a></b> - little travel size bars of handmade soap packed full of wonderful natural ingredients and aromas.</span></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #f1c232;"><b><a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/soapstarcanada">feel good</a></b> things really do come in small packages ☺</span></div>
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<b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #990000;">all hand picked by the very talented Crystal who also put together these two wonderful treasury collections.</span></b></div>
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4. ~ a lucky clover leaf</div>
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this lucky little leaf full of irish charm was the other part of my bon voyage gift<br />
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the four leaf clover is the classic good luck charm. the four leaves represent fame, wealth love & health.</div>
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i certainly feel lucky to have some wonderful family members just across the border with irish roots - if you're ever near Rhode Island, check out <a href="http://www.paddysbeach.com/" target="new">Paddy's Beach</a>, its beach party vibe, scrumptious food & amazing cocktails are legendary & the guys there are truly awesome. </div>
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you'll be sure of an warm irish welcome ♣</div>
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today is Mother's Day in the UK...and tho i love & call Canada home now ~ i am proud to say i was born & raised in England. and so it seems the perfect moment for a little heart felt tribute to my late Mum ♥.<br />
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there are SO many wonderful thoughts, emotions & memories i could share with you about my Mum, she was the best.<br />
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but for now, let's begin with her amazing green fingers! she was an avid gardener and a font of all knowledge when it came to wild flowers, and the vibrant array of birds, bees & butterflies that call such habitats home.<br />
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whenever i see or smell a wild flower garden i only need to close my eyes, and i'm back at my parents little cottage in norfolk, amidst the fragrant oasis of colour that surrounded it.</div>
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her eco horticultural gene seems to have been passed onto most of us in some form or another, but her natural talent for encouraging Mother Nature to bloom at her best, is most obvious in 2 of my sisters who now create beautiful garden designs for others.</div>
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there's Jo in Connecticut with <a href="http://www.englishbordersllc.com/" target="new">English Borders</a> and my local sister, Anne who has several projects running from her tranquil river side location in Garden Hill, Ontario including the Edible Garden (seedlings, home made cheeses, jams & cordials etc) made from her lovingly tended home-grown plants & produce.</div>
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Mum must be looking over me still, as i have found a special place near my home ~ the <a href="http://www.cobourgecologygarden.ca/" target="new">Cobourg Ecology Garden </a>which is full of the flora, fauna & spirit she adored. whenever i feel melancholy, full of excitement or just happy to be, i cycle there and breathe in the joyous aroma. it never fails to make me smile ☺</div>
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i have created<b><a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/48821972/butterfly-island-lavender-and-lilac" target="new"> butterfly island</a> ~ </b>a heavenly handmade soap bar. For each bar sold $2 will be donated to the <a href="http://www.cobourgecologygarden.ca/" target="new">Ecology Garden</a>.</div>
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previously....<a href="http://soapstarcanada.blogspot.com/2010/02/this-charming-girlone.html">this charming girl ...the story starts</a><br />
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