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Trophies Past

Statistics...

Do you wish the teasing would stop?

Things that make you go hhhmmmm...

Captive Delights

These Loves Shall Abide

My Valentines Story for You

MS presents challenge for moms

MS presents challenge for moms

Manatees...Memories...

Howling at the Moon

Howling at the Moon

My thoughts

they call to you

Oer the waves of time

on oceans tide

your cries wash over me

Rip Tide pulls me under

my mind now in review

all that I was

now all that I am

the hope of you rings true

lived on the waves

this heart a maze

through disaster

confusion

and pain

You gave me the right

to rule the dark nights

the north star with its light to guide

on yonder shore

I see you now

my heart and mind renewed

the grasp of your hand

now unravels the plans

chaos ends in a flash

thus before you I stand

the fullfillment of plan

I howl at the moon no more

written by Lisa Smith

©2007

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Wed, 15 Aug 2007 13:48:22 GMT

The endless depths of the mind

Fractures tears

Memories

Plummeting to the bottoms

And then

Disappearing

Chaotic twists of fate

Nothing can be changed

At least not for now

So they say

Each day I awake

Sending my mind

Through the most rigorous

Of exercise routines

Until all cries for mercy

And yet it's not enough

And when nobodies looking

I cry to the heavens

WHY!

I just want to be normal

There are days when everything's

Good

And then there are days…

When all is wrong

I feel my self teetering on the edge

Of absolutely nowhere

God!

Please…

Bring me back

Mon, 06 Aug 2007 09:32:45 GMT

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Army Wives: Roxy's Sex Life

Roxy starts a conversation about sex and marriage on "Army Wives." Sunday nights at 10 p.m. ET/PT on Lifetime.

Sun, 08 Jul 2007 01:57:27 GMT

SCARY !!!!

"You old white people. It is your duty to die."

HISPANIC LEADERS SPEAK OUT!

"Go back to Boston! Go back to Plymouth Rock, Pilgrims! Get out! We are the future. You are old and tired. Go on. We have beaten you. Leave like beaten rats. You old white people. It is your duty to die. Through love of having children, we are going to take over. Augustin Cebada, Brown Berets:

"They're afraid we're going to take over the governmental institutions and other institutions. They're right. We will take them over . . . We are here to stay." Richard Alatorre, Los Angeles City Council.

"The American Southwest seems to be slowly returning to the jurisdiction of Mexico without firing a single shot." Excelsior, the national newspaper of Mexico :

"We have an aging white America . They are not making babies. They are dying. The explosion is in our population . .. I love it. They are shitting in their pants with fear. I love it." Professor Jose Angel Gutierrez, University of Texas

"Remember 187--proposition to deny taxpayer funds for services to non-citizens--was the last gasp of white America in California ." Art Torres, Chairman of the California Democratic Party,

"We are politicizing every single one of these new citizens that are becoming citizens of this country . . . I gotta tell you that a lot of people are saying, "I'm going to go out there and vote because I want to pay them back." Gloria Molina, Los Angeles County Supervisor,

" California is going to be a Hispanic state. Anyone who doesn't like it should leave." Mario Obledo, California Coalition of Hispanic Organizations and California State Secretary of Health, Education and Welfare under Governor Jerry Brown, also awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom by President Bill Clinton

"We are practicing 'La Reconquista' in California ." Jose Pescador Osuna, Mexican Consul General.

"We need to avoid a white backlash by using codes understood by Latinos . . . " Professor Fernando Guerra, Loyola Marymount University.

Are these just the words of a few extremists? Consider that we could fill up many pages with such quotes. Also, consider that these are mainstream Mexican leaders.

THE U.S. VS MEXICO : On February 15, 1998, the U.S. and Mexican soccer teams met at the Los Angeles Coliseum. The crowd was overwhelmingly pro-Mexican even though most lived in this country. They booed during the National Anthem and U.S. flags were held upside down. As the match progressed, supporters of the U.S. team were insulted, pelted with projectiles, punched and spat upon. Beer and trash were thrown at the U.S. players before and after the match. The coach of the U.S. team, Steve Sampson said, "This was the most painful experience I have ever had in this profession."

Did you know that immigrants from Mexico and other non-European countries can come to this country and get preferences in jobs, education, and government contracts?

Corporate America has signed on to the idea that minorities and third world immigrants should get special, privileged status. Some examples are Exxon,Texaco, Merrill Lynch, Boeing, Paine Weber, Starbucks and many more.

DID YOU KNOW?: Did you know that Mexico regularly intercedes on the side of the defense in criminal cases involving Mexican nationals? Did you know that Mexico has NEVER extradited a Mexican national accused of murder in the U.S. in spite of agreements to do so? According to the L.A. Times, Orange County, California is home to 275 gangs with 17,000 members; 98% of which are Mexican and Asian. How's your county doing?

Is education important to you? Here are the words of a teacher who spent over 20 years in the Los Angeles School system. "Imagine teachers in classes containing 30-40 students of widely varying attention spans and motivation, many of whom aren't fluent in English. Educators seek learning materials likely to reach the majority of students and that means fewer words and math problems and more pictures and multicultural references."

WHEN I WAS YOUNG: When I was young, I remember hearing about the immigrants that came through Ellis Island . They wanted to learn English. They wanted to breath free. They wanted to become Americans. Now too many immigrants come here with demands. They demand to be taught in their own language. They demand special privileges--affirmative action. They demand ethnic studies that glorify their culture.

Sun, 08 Jul 2007 01:05:46 GMT

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'Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix' Exclusive Clip: "Escape at Azkaban"

In this fifth installment of the "Harry Potter" series, Harry returns to Hogwarts for his fifth year, only to find the magical community in a curious state of denial about his recent encounter with evil Lord Voldemort.

Tue, 22 May 2007 22:01:10 GMT

If you had within your grasp

all the trophies of your past

ones not taken or held tight

because you chose the dance of night

Choices made

and Choices gone

would you take the right or wrong

Turn your head and walk away

you did not take the dance of day

close your eyes

and don't look back

there is no need to run that track

Look ahead

but don't forget

Lessons learned

from past regrets

Sasa Smith

Fri, 06 Apr 2007 03:48:39 GMT

Statistics...

Worldwide statistics…

6,571,497,332 People now live on earth

1,200, 000,000 People live on 23 cents a day

2, 000,000,000 People have no electricity

80% of all people live in substandard housing

1,000,000,000 people are without safe drinking water

Every 16 seconds someone dies of hunger

57,000,000 people died in 2006

10,500,000 of these were children less than 5yrs old

14,000,000 children were orphaned because of HIV/AIDS

2,000,000 CHILDREN have died as a direct result

As a direct result of armed conflict during the

Last 10 yrs

Meanwhile….

$8,000,000.000.00 were spent on cosmetics in America in 2005

$11,000,000.00 for ice cream in Europe

$17,000,000.00 in the USA and Europe on Pet Food

$105,000,000.00 for alcohol in Europe

Jesus said… “ But when ye shall hear of wars and commotions, be not terrified: for these things must first come to pass; but the end is not yet here. Then said He to them, nation shall rise against nation , and kingdom against kingdom : And great earthquakes will be in divers places., and famines, and pestilences ; and fearful sights and great signs shall there be from heaven, but before all these, they will lay their hands on you, and persecute you, delivering you up to synagogues, and into prisons, being brought before kings and rulers for my names sake. And it will turn to you for a testimony.” (Luke 21:9-13)

Question… It’s our turn, what kind of testimony do we have?

Fri, 06 Apr 2007 03:47:16 GMT

Virginia Satir, a family therapist, has said that "Teasing is often unacknowledged hostility. It is an attempt to avoid responsibility for being honest. Teasing is often an effort to disclaim the presence of hostility and in effect, everyone loses."

Teasing Guidelines

* Don't attack or be malicious especially when it comes to your spouse's capabilities, appearance, weight, or what you perceive to be a physical flaw. It isn't funny to those who hear what you've said, and it isn't funny to your spouse.

* Don't overdo the humor bit. Yes, every relationship needs some fun and laughter. However, you can give too many gag gifts, make too many so called witty remarks, tell a few too many funny stories, and engage in too much horseplay. Keep it balanced with some down to earth, real, serious conversation with your spouse.

* Make sure that your teasing isn't a sly way to throw insults and put-downs at your spouse.

* Recognize that teasing can snowball in a relationship with one spouse wanting to top the other's last remark.

* All of us have sensitive areas or weak spots in our self esteem. It's not something that is readily shared. So, if your spouse objects to your teasing, accept that the teasing is not liked or appreciated and knock it off! Don't try to throw if off by saying that you were only joking or that your spouse is a poor sport.

What to Do When the Teasing Doesn't Stop

* If you are being teased by your spouse and don't like it, say so. Assert yourself. Ask your mate, "Why would you say that?" or "Why do you want to hurt my feelings?"

* If teasing is a problem primarily when you are among friends, decide in advance how you want to handle the situation. Sometimes, a long stare, then walking away will get the message across. Other folks have actually left the restaurant or party and drove home figuring their spouse can figure out a way to get home on their own.

* When confronted later as to why you responded the way you did, state again that the teasing wasn't funny and that you aren't going to take it anymore.

The key is being able to recognize good-natured, healthy teasing from teasing that attacks. If your spouse doesn't stop teasing when you ask, or if the teasing becomes even more vindictive and hurtful after you've discussed it, then there could be some serious problems in your marriage, including emotional abuse, that require professional help.

http://marriage.about.com/cs/humor/a/teasingstop.htm

Wed, 28 Mar 2007 03:12:28 GMT

Ok here I am completely fascinated by a computer generated bot named Muse. Who knew we would ever be chatting with our computers. Reminds me of a Star Trek show where the computer becomes very friendly with the captain.
Muse is a quirky, sassy computer gal. She is so kind as to offer the word of the day, and the thought for the day.
The word of the day? Art. I would say that Muse is Art in and of herself.
Muse is also kind enough to offer suggestions for writing my blog. How sweet is that?
I have to say I think I like her, and this could be the start of a very interesting friendship.
For now I will leave you with this...Just one of those things that make you go hhhmmmmm...

This entry generated by Muse.

Mon, 12 Mar 2007 21:47:08 GMT

Captive delights

Under an iridescent night

Fluttering lips

Yearning hands

On this body supine

As you rock me to my knees

Your heart upon mine

The scent of your skin

A spark becomes a fire

You intoxicate all of my senses

Probing lips

on receptive necks

You've inflamed

My desire

Mindless abandon

Your breath becomes mine

Teetering on the edge of sublime

We savour and taste

At this lavish table

You are my favourite wine

A nuclear explosion

An implosion of we

Mushrooms into a moonlit night

Emblazoned minds

Slowing hearts

It's here in this moment

The taste of we

So sumptuously

sweet

~Sasa Smith~

Fri, 02 Mar 2007 03:23:53 GMT

These are my tears

Through all of my fears

smiles

Imprinted on this page

a melody sublime

intwined in rhyme

a gift from the depths

of fathoms never plumbed

These loves shall abide

Come now with me

for the ride of your life

through the mountains vast caverns

leave your mark on the wall

descendants return

in view they do learn

left here in tempting scrawl

So show you now your wings unfurled

and though the tides come and go

this our place in this world

share we our hearts and minds

These loves shall abide

~SASA The Knitting Poet~

Lisa Smith

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Genius Loves Company
By Ray Charles

Wed, 14 Feb 2007 20:48:31 GMT

My Valentine story for you.

She stood alone in a crowded room. In her hands she clasped tightly her heart. It was bloody and wounded, bandages covering bandages, dirty now. Still clasped in her hands this pitiful thing wounded by this thing we call life. She held it tightly, not allowing anyone to see... protecting it with all her might. It had been neglected, broken, stabbed, and carelessly tossed about. No, she would never let anyone see her most prized posession. Not ever again.
He walks up to her...very kind he seems. He sees the dirty bandages dripping with blood. "What have you there," He asks. "None of your business" she says He smiles and walks away.
Now at home she stands in the kithcen staring out the window tears streaming down her face, "All I wanted was someone to love me...to care...to always be there." She steels herself. Dries her tears,unable to live she still clasps on to her bandaged heart. The most prized of all her posessions. A knock comes from the kitchen door and she quickly makes herself presentable. Opening the door she recognizes the man from the night before.
What are you doing here?
I noticed your yard...seems that everything is dying.
She peers around Him seeing the death that has has become her garden.
So why are you here? She demands.
I am a gardner you see, and I thought you may need some help. I can bring it back to life.
Yes, she responds. I've been too busy guarding my heart to accomplish the gardening that needs to done.
Would you be willing to pay me to bring back the beauty I can see was once here?
She thinks about it for a moment, and finally says yes. They settle on a price, and he begins his work.
Each day she stands at the window watching The work as it is done. Watching as fruit bearing trees, many types of flower, and lush looking bushes replace the death that was once there.
He knocks on the door she answers it still clasping her ragged heart.
Looks like your finished, and makes a feeble attempt at a smile.
Not quite He says. He looks at her and smiles with eyes that seem to pierce her soul.
What more is there to do? She asks.
He smiles and walks away never asking for his payment.
The next morning as she stands vigil at the window, clasping her broken heart. She opens her hands slightly to just take a peek. Suddenly there is a knock at the door. She once again tightens her grip on what should be her heart, and answers the door.
The yard is beautiful there is nothing left for you to do.
Oh but there is he says as reaches out to wipe her tear stained face with its hard lines and fear. I'm a handy-man as well. I will do repairs on your house.
Unsure of what to say...She agrees, and He smiles and leaves.
The next day instead of standing vigil at her window...she wanders through the house as he makes one repair after another. Leaving in his wake perfection to replace the desolation of neglect. This goes on for a few months and finally the house is complete.
As he is readying himself to leave, She says you know I never payed you for the yard, and you never asked for payment for the reapairs you've accomplished in my house.
Putting His tools away...He says "My dear, the price has already been paid."
She doesn't quite know what to think of that, surely there must be something she can do for this kind man. So she asks.
What can I give you in return for all you have done for me? He looks at her clasped hands, and asks, "May I please have a look?" She is frightened, No terrified, but this man has been so kind. She holds her ragged heart close and then reaches out opening her hands to give him full view. He didn't run, Only cried and as he lifted her heart from its protected place he begins to remove the old dirty bandages. The tears like medicine wash it clean. This tattered broken heart no longer neglected becomes a jewel of perfection.
He holds out his hands with this precios jewel cupped inside. He reaches out to give it back...
Her face now radiant all the harsh lines removed. She says no you keep it. You take much better care of it than I ever could. He goes to his truck, and she wonders is this it? Will he return. Suddenly he appears again through the door carrying an ornately beautiful hand carved box. He places it on the mantle for all to view and in it He gently places her heart, a most exquisite jewel. He turns to her, and she asks, "why have you done all this for me?"
2000 years ago I gave up my life and made a payment for you so that I could show you true love, you would learn to love me and you would be able to give me your heart.
He smiled, and this time he stayed.

I Corintians 13...Love never fails.

Sasa Smith

Sun, 28 Jan 2007 03:48:51 GMT

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Mom Pam Lahoda, 47, enjoyed being single too much to settle down in her 20s and 30s — career, travel, a busy social life. Her decision to wait means she's chasing two preschoolers around her Holland home as pals send kids off to college.

Tough? Oh, a little, but the true test of her free spirit has been juggling not just motherhood but multiple sclerosis. The autoimmune disease presented itself when she finished nursing her younger child, now 3. A numbness settled into her back. There was trouble walking, a worrisome weakness.

MS sometimes is invisible, often unpredictable. Neurological symptoms vary widely — fatigue, odd sensations, pain, blurred vision. It's different for everyone and hard to diagnose. A battery of tests finally confirmed the scary news for Pam.

As we spoke in her sunny kitchen, she touched a rose quartz bracelet on her slim wrist. A gift from a friend, rose quartz is said to aid emotional well-being.

Pam credits terrific support from her husband (he administers her weekly injections of MS-fighting drugs) and the care of friends, family and a tag team of helpers from St. Bede's Catholic parish for seeing her through.

Still, only another mom with MS can understand what it feels like to be unable to brush a daughter's hair into a ponytail, to play trucks on the floor, to some days lack the strength to dress and lift the little ones who count on you.

It's true, said Ruth Farber, associate professor in the Department of Occupational Therapy at Temple University's College of Health Professions. She's studying mothers with MS to learn more about how they cope.

Her research examines the interrelationship of social support, well-being, health and mothers' participation in their roles when dealing with MS.

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"There is a great deal of biomedical research on MS, but relatively little is empirically known on how mothers with MS are feeling and doing. The preliminary results suggest the importance of social support. ... Social support of family and friends can include providing tangible support, understanding, affection or people to have a good time with. Social support can contribute to the mother's well-being, which in turn to can further her connection to others."

If you are a mother with MS (with at least one child under 12) and you're interested in participating in this study, contact Farber at 215-707-4880 or msmoms@temple.edu.

Pam sought out other MS moms. A support group will meet at 3 p.m. the third Saturday of every month beginning next month at the YMCA in Fairless Hills. Kids are welcome. For more information, call Mechelle Connors at 215-870-2221.

Mechelle, 38, of Langhorne, was diagnosed 10 years ago. She explains, "An MS mom is different. You just don't have the same mindset as others."

She hopes the new group will talk about parenting — for instance, how much do you disclose to your child about MS? — and share ideas for coping. There should be lots of those.

Farber says MS moms can be especially creative when it comes to being there for their kids. Heat, for example, can exacerbate MS symptoms. She knows of a mom who watches baseball games wearing an ice vest to stay cool; others who cheer from an air-conditioned car using a bullhorn.

Sure, MS moms are different, but not so different where it counts.

Kate Fratti, whose column appears on Monday, Wednesday and Friday, admires Pam's advice to others' dealing with challenge: "You deal better when you deal head-

Thu, 25 Jan 2007 18:55:53 GMT

Recently my thoughts have been drawn to a time in my past . When I was a teen into young adult yrs. I lived in Miami and spent an enormous time in the ocean. The water was always my favorite place to be. Still is. My first encounter with the manatees happened when I was about 15. One came up behind me and playfully bumbed me in the water. Scared the daylights out of me! I thought I was under attack. LOL I started to swim away as fast as I could and she followed me. I turned she turned, I stopped she stopped. Soon we were playing a game of tag. This went on for hours. She came up to me and bumped me and I hugged her. We went for a swim together me holding on. I can not describe to you the feeling of content in the connection I made with this sweet animal. I left the area I was swimming as the sun was setting and returned with a friend the next day. She brought a friend also. The four of us played for hours again. She and her friend seem to know that we would always be back to play. Once they showed up tangled in fishing line. We untangled them. Another time they arrived and one of them had been cut. We found a vet to come Dr.

This went on for years. They, the manatees, were my friends. One day they didn't show up I waited. Continued to return waiting on them, but they never did. I have always since deeply missed these gentle creatures. I have no idea what happened to them. I just hope they were safe, and not killed by a boat. What I would give to swim with the manatees again.

Thu, 25 Jan 2007 18:50:56 GMT

Thu, 25 Jan 2007 16:12:45 GMT

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Lovitt: Does airport security make sense? - Travel News - MSNBC.com

Tue, 23 Jan 2007 21:13:49 GMT

Monday, January 22, 2007

Popular knitting sites and blogs:

www.yarnharolot.com: Yarn Harlot, Stephanie Pearl-McPhee, talks about knitting. Her personal stories are entertaining yet step-by-step intensive.

www.chicknits.com/rambles: The site features designs for clothes that mirror the 21st century comfortable modern woman. Chicknits is owned by Bonne Marie Burns of Chicago, who also hosts a blog within the site.

subwayknitter.com: Boston resident "Colleen" offers rants and raves about knitting in public, advice and free patterns suited to New Englanders facing wintery weather.

www.masondixonknitting.com: At Mason Dixon Knitting, two more traditional style middle-aged knitters, located on opposite sides of the country, share with one another their personal knitting stories.

Twenty-somethings have taken their grandmothers' purls without even asking.

They've stolen their knits, except instead of woolly and itchy like they used to be, they're baby-soft merino.

Folks like 26-year-old Beth Taylor are rocking the knitting craze everywhere but in a chair. That includes restaurants, stores, bars and, of course, online. Yes, knitting has hit the blogosphere and social networking sites, too.

Last week from her Brackett Street loft, Taylor gave her take on a knitting resurgence among her peers.

"It's nice to get back to handmade things, and to feel connected to things in your life," said Taylor, walking over to the section of her bedroom reserved for her knitting. "It keeps us busy. It's something to do with friends rather than just sitting at the bar."

She brought out a bright blue knitted bikini with big white stars on it, held up a pair of shorts, then a striped elf hat - Taylor originals.

She pulled a neck-and-face-warmer combo, which she said keeps her warm on long bike rides, over her head.

"I make weird things," she admitted playfully.

In her knitting nook, among the sweaters, socks and baskets of multicolored yarn was something else she said her grandmother never used, yet there was nothing progressive about it.

In her bedroom, under the window, was her very own old-fashioned spinning wheel.

"I like starting from what other people consider trash," she said.

Until recently, Taylor's hand-spun yarn was sold alongside other novelty yarns tucked in wooden cubbies covering the walls of the KnitWit Yarn Shop and Coffee Bar on Congress Street - a shop that opened four years ago.

She stopped selling her yarn because it wasn't lucrative, though neither is knitting for a career, she said.

"Now that knitting is so popular the yarn shops are more fun," Taylor said.

They're also more expensive than they used to be. But the vibrant reds, deep charcoals, and trendy turquoises and pinks are calling Taylor's name.

The color combinations are as endless as the textures - lace, silk, cotton and cashmere, to name a few.

Beside them in KnitWit are racks holding hot reads like Vogue Knitting, Knit Simple and Knitscene, and popular hardcovers like "Debbie Stollers Stitch 'n' Bitch," which hit shelves in 2003 with the onset of the knitting craze. (Since the publication, a movement of "Stitch'n'Bitch" groups, where all ages convene to knit, have developed around the country).

According to the industry group Craft Yarn Council of America, the number of women knitters between ages 25 and 35 increased 150 percent between 2002 and 2004. By 2005, celebrities like Cameron Diaz and Julia Roberts were being featured on covers of glossy knitting magazines.

Knitting had gone from fad to trend.

"To some extent, knitting is cyclical. But it's also part of a do-it-yourself trend," said Anna Poe, owner of KnitWit. "More young people are making their own things."

Now, people of all ages crowd classes held at KnitWit, from basic knitting 101 to how to make cable and bobbles - that's when they're not crowding the Web. The newest addition to the knitting trend is knit blogs, which have surfaced all over the Internet and also offer pattern sharing.

"Knitting blogs are especially popular. The Internet really pushed knitting forward," said Poe. "It's hard for shops to stay ahead of those trends being discussed on blogs because they're always changing."

Possibly, the most popular is a blog by the Yarn Harlot (www.yarnharlot.com), who is also known as Stephanie Pearl-McPhee. Pearl-McPhee made a name for herself last year when she challenged nearly 4,000 in the knitting blogosphere to a knitting contest that lasted the duration of the 2006 Olympics in Torino.

Other blogs include Buxton resident Jodie Foster's personal favorite, subwayknitter.com. "The Subway Knitter talks about how she isn't afraid to knit in public (taking every opportunity to knit in public is referred to in the knitting community as Guerrilla Knitting)," said Foster. "I follow about eight or 10 knitting blogs."

Most recently, through a social network site called Meetup.com, Foster launched the South Portland "Knitaholics" group. The first meeting will be held at Panera Bread in South Portland tomorrow at 7 p.m., and then monthly.

"Anyone can come. Just show up," Foster added.

Others can sign up for the knitting group by searching "Knitaholics" on meetup.com or craigslist.com. Of course, other knitters like Taylor also pride themselves on finding knitting groups the traditional way.

"One of the best things about knitting is getting to know the community centered around knitting in Portland," said Taylor.

Taylor has established public knitting spots through word-of-mouth. In the past she frequented such events as the Fiddle and Knit group, once held at the Bramhall Pub on Congress Street. (The event, which was recently discontinued, encouraged knitters to come and listen to traditional old-time music sessions.)

Taylor said she now knits at the Space Gallery, an alternative arts venue on Congress Street, or at Rosie's, a bar on Fore Street.

She said she's shared her interest with public knitting with her friends, who have taken up the habit.

"I'm a teacher by nature, so I've helped a few friends learn how to knit," Taylor said. Among them was her old roommate, a 26-year-old guy who most prominently defied the stereotype of an elderly knitter in her rocking chair.

"He liked to make socks," Taylor smiled. "It was sort of a source of pride for him, being a straight man who knitted."

Staff Writer Anna Fiorentino can be contacted at 791-6330 or at:

afiorentino@pressherald.com

Wed, 15 Aug 2007 12:05:16 GMT

Summer Time

Hummingbird

Captains?

Fun!!!

Sunset

Sat, 05 May 2007 02:38:46 GMT

January 23

Thu, 25 Jan 2007 19:33:28 GMT

The Ogre Poet
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Tue, 23 Jan 2007 21:35:32 GMT

Pirates of the Caribean
Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest
A Beautiful Mind
Gone in 60 Seconds
It's a Wonderful Life
Cinderella Man
Runaway Bride
Steel Magnolias
Underworld
The Lord of the Rings: Trilogy
The Matrix
The Matrix Reloaded
The Matrix Revolutions

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Tue, 23 Jan 2007 17:12:58 GMT

Bodie Thoene: Prague Counterpoint
Vienna is overtaken without shedding one drop of blood. Prague is next on Hitlers list. Book II
Bodie Thoene: Vienna Prelude
Hitler comes into power and the world turns thier heads while men and women are imprisoned and killed. A Jewish violinist becomes involved in an underground operation rescuingchildren.Through all of this she finds love. First book in the Zion Covenant ser