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Color Your World: 120 Days of Crayola; Wild Blue Yonder

It’s Day 114 of the Color Your World Challenge! Today let’s go into the Wild Blue Yonder with the US Navy’s Blue Angels! I especially like three things about this video: The way the leader chews his gum, ( I wonder if that is regulation?) the reflection of the other Angels’ planes on his helmet visor, and the way you can see what it is like to pull those G’s! Wow!

The Blue Angels is the US Navy’s flight demonstration squadron, with aviators from the Navy and Marines. The Blue Angels team was formed in 1946, making it the second oldest formal flying aerobatic team in the world, after the French Patrouille de France, formed in 1931. The Blue Angels’ six demonstration pilots fly the F/A-18 Hornet. On March 1, 2013 the Navy announced that due to sequestration actions aerial demonstration of the Blue Angels would cease. However, it was determined that “community and public outreach was a crucial activity” and it was announced that the Blue Angels along with the US Air Forces, Thunderbirds, would resume air shows in 2014. The Blue Angel’s do more than 70 shows at 34 locations throughout the US and employ the same practices and techniques used since 1946. Over 260 million people have seen them perform!

Crayola added the color Wild Blue Yonder to their collection in 2003.

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IPhriday Photo Challenge: The Vinson House

The Vinson House

The Vinson House Painted in Waterlogue App

The Vinson House Painted in Brushstroke App

In our small town we are very fortunate to have many of the homes, built at the turn of the century, still being lived in today. I started with two of the cottages in previous posts and now, after taking another stroll through town, I’d like to feature one of the larger homes once lived in by the Vinson family. Notice the azaleas are in full bloom now!

Today, we’re looking at the Vinson House, although the original home was white.

Professor William Vinson came to our town to teach mathematics at the college. He married Miss Lily Helper, one of H.P. Helpers’ large family of daughters and they settled into the antebellum Blake home, on the curve of Main Street, owned by the college. After teaching for fourteen years he died and his widow moved out of the home owned by the college and built “the Vinson Home” for herself and their two children. Her daughter, Miss Maude, became a teacher of French, Mathematics and Latin at the high school where she was described as, “rather more than plump, her hair long since escaped from whatever contrivance of hair pins held it together at the start of the day, her dress always green or maroon, whitening with chalk dust as the day wore on. She was energetic, good humored and outspoken, setting academic and moral standards.”

The Vinson House became a boarding house for the college students, providing a living for the genteel Mrs. Vinson and her family.

I hope you enjoyed our walk through the village today! Get out there and see what’s going on in your neighborhood and post it for the IPhriday Photo Challenge!

Color Your World: 120 Days of Crayola; White

Good morning everybody! Today I am going to mix things up a bit and instead of a photo to represent White I’m artistically presenting White, with some groove baby!

Barry White was born Barry Eugene Carter, September 12, 1944, in Galveston, Texas. White’s greatest success came in the 1970’s as a solo singer with the Love Unlimited Orchestra, making many enduring soul, funk, and disco songs such as his two greatest hits, “You’re the First Last, My Everything” and “Can’t Get Enough of Your Love Babe.” Barry White did a lot to Color Our World! Who could forget his deep bass-baritone voice? So crank it up and groove around the floor! SB, I can’t get enough of your love babe! You’re My Everything!

Barry White

White has been in the Crayola Collection from the very beginning in 1903. It is also known as Space Shuttle White in the “Discovery” series, Peace Dove White in the “Retro Colors’ set, Whitehouse in the “Colors of Washington, DC” and Space Needle, the color for Washington, in the “State Crayon Collection.”

This post is just one of many in the Color Your World: 120 Days of Crayola Challenge!

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Thursday Doors: April 21, 2016

My Favorite Door in Manarola, Cinque Terre, Italy

The View of All that Quirkiness, Manarola, Cinque Terre, Italy

Today for Thursday Doors we are in Manarola, one of the five villages in Cinque Terre, Italy. We stayed at the tippy top of this small village and would walk down everyday to the harbor or train station. These are some of the doors I observed along the way! My favorite is the first Pale Blue Shutter Door! Quite quirky, don’t you think? That entire building was quirky from the porthole windows to the cement gate pass through! What about that wrought iron railing made up of different finds? I liked the curly ques placed at the top of the cement arbor too. The walkway was narrow so I could get up close and personal to study all the finds near this door!

More Sea Blue to Add a Touch of Contrast

Here a Touch of Green Goes a Long Way

Why Not Add a Bit of Red to Draw Your Eye?

Manarola may be the oldest of the villages in the Cinque Terre, with the cornerstone of the church, San Lorenzo, dating to 1338. The name Manarola is a form of the latin worlds “magna rota” which means “large wheel” in reference to the mill wheel in the village.

The Teeny Tiny Church Door of San Lorenzo Church

Notice the bell above the church? As part of the history of the church, we learned that at one time the priest liked to ring the bell a lot, to remind the villagers to come to Mass. The villagers pleaded with him to stop all the ringing, day and night, to no avail. The priest was found murdered in the church and the bell no longer tolls! No one was ever prosecuted for the murder either!

A Door With A Lot Going On Above It

In the picture above one could jump out the window, scoot across the walkway and be gone on the next roof!

A Stroll Along Narrow Walkways Through the Village

Most of the residents in Manarola are involved with the fishing or wine-making industry. The local wine, Sciacchetrà, is well known, and the high quality wine of the region was noted in Roman writings! The only way to get around the five villages is by train, boat or the hiking trails in the hills and vineyards above the towns, which makes up the Cinque Terre National Park. To read another post about Manarola look Here. You can collect charms that represent each village in the Cinque Terre, to make a bracelet or necklace. To find out how to get the Cinque Terre Charms look Here!

What’s your favorite Door ?

This is just one of many photos in the Thursday Door Collection featured by Norm2.0! Won’t you join in or take a peak at all the doors?

Color Your World: 120 Days of Crayola; Vivid Violet

Vivid Violet Flowers at Charleston House, UK

Vivid Violet at Sissinghurst Castle Gardens, Kent, UK

Vivid Violet Flowers at Sissinghurst Castle Gardens, Kent, UK

Vivid Violet was added to the Crayola line in 1997. It is Day 112 of the Crayola Challenge and I have presented more beautiful flowers from the gardens in the UK. I thought perhaps my flowers were not quite vivid enough. But, I came across this Vivid Violet also.

Vivid Arene Violet

Arlene Violet, a real life Vivid Violet, was born into a middle class family in Providence, Rhode Island. After attending Providence College, she entered the Sisters of Mercy convent in 1961, taking her final vows in 1969. Later Violet earned a bachelor’s degree from Salve Regina University and was a school teacher in a disadvantaged neighborhood during the 1970’s. She became interested in law and graduated from Boston College Law School in 1974. She then clerked in the judge’s chambers and did an internship in the Rhode Island General Attorney’s office. When the convent had financial difficulties she left her legal work and returned to the convent, serving as an administrative nun into the 1980’s. In 1984, Violet ran for election and won, becoming the first female Attorney General in the United States. During her term in office she focused on organized crime, environmental issues and victim’s rights. One of her innovations was to use videotape interviews of child victims rather than direct testimony. In the courtroom, she was known as Attila the Nun! After leaving office, Violet returned to prosecuting, taught environmental law at Brown University, and ran a talk show from 1990 to 2006. She has written two books, Convictions: My Journey from the Convent to the Courtroom, and Me and the Mob, a book about the witness protection program. As you can tell, Violet was no shrinking Violet!

This post is just one of many in the Color Your World: 120 Days of Crayola Challenge!

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Color Your World: 120 Days of Crayola; Vivid Tangerine

Vivid Tangerine

Day 111 and we are looking for a photo of a Vivid Tangerine, as the color was named in 1990. It was also known as Organic Orange in the “Retro Colors” set of the Crayola Collection. Either way, we should be looking for photos of fruit, don’t you think? This one is about as tangeriney as I can get!

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Color Your World: 120 Days of Crayola; Violet Red

Violet Red or is It Red Violet?

Day 110 into the 120 Days of Crayola Challenge and we are really being challenged! But, I’ve been doing my homework! There is no color called Violet Red! There is a color called Red Violet and we had that color back in the R’s. Been There Done That! See I’m paying attention!

Anyway, the weather has been acting like Spring this week; warm, cold, rain, cold, warm, blustery. Back and forth, so maybe the Challenge is also suffering the challenges of Spring! So I am showing another garden photo from my English Garden Tour. I want it to be summer!

These photos are from Sissinghurst Castle Gardens, near Cranbrook, Kent, UK. Can one ever get tired of Sissinghurst? I don’t think so. Sissinghurst, is a small village in the county of Kent in England. It was originally called Milkhouse Street, but changed it’s name in the 1850s, to avoid association with the smuggling and cockfighting activities of the Hawkhurst Gang. I can see why, who would want to say, I live in Milking Street! Click Here to see what Sissinghurst, the castle gardens, is up to this Spring!

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Color Your World: 120 Days of Crayola; Violet

An English Cottage with Violet Blossoms

An English Cottage In Brushstroke

Day 109 in the Crayola Challenge! An English Cottage is the Perfect Place for Purple or is it Violet?

First there was Purple. Then in 1914 Crayola made Purple, Violet. Violet has transitioned through Violet 1, 2 and 3. There are more names for Violet in all the collections than I can shake a stick at! Violet has been called Bunch of Grapes Purple in the “So Big” set, Jellyfish Purple and Venus Violet, in the “Discovery ” series, Psychedelic Purple, in the “Retro Colors” set, Ravenous Purple, in the “Colors of Baltimore” series, Pike’s Peak Purple, the color for Colorado in the “State Crayon Collection” and Love & Purple in the 110th Anniverary set. Crayola loved their purples!

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Color Your World: 120 Days of Crayola; Unmellow Yellow

Unmellow Yellow, Unmellow Orange, and Unmellow Green!

It is Day 106, I think, if I have done my math correctly, in the Crayola Challenge! Wow! Look at these guys! I’d say these plants have Unmellow Yellow, Unmellow Orange and Unmellow Green! And no leaves, just a stem! I think they are part of the Red Hot Poker family of plants. Correct me if I’m wrong! Wouldn’t this plant perk up any spot in the garden! I think so!

Unmellow Yellow

Here is another Unmellow Poke in the garden! These are surrounded by grassy spikes which sets them apart! I love the color combinations! Both these plants were found in the Hot Garden at Sissinghurst, home of Vita Sackville-West. For more information about Vita Sackville-West look Here! For a review of a great pub near the garden look Here!

Unmellow Yellow is a fluorescent color that was introduced into the Crayola Collection in 1990. It is also known as Yellowstone in the “State Crayon Collection.”

This post is just one of many in the Color Your World: 120 Days of Crayola Challenge!

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Guest Blog: The Jazziest Tram in Rome

TramJazz Rome, Italy

Doing tons of research about “things to do in Rome” I came across TramJazz. This is typically only a little fun-fest known to locals. Extensive research pays off. TramJazz is basically what it sounds like. It’s a “tram” that features “jazz” music accompanied by a traditional Italian 4-course meal. There are different types of jazz music featured, but on the night I was able to attend with a friend, it was, “Wonderful World”, a tribute to Louis Armstrong. When booking, you get a choice of sharing a table of four or sitting at a table of two. We chose to sit at a table of four. The TramJazz departs Piazza di Porta Maggiore at 9pm. The tram is really a trolley car that is on a cable track. When you arrive, they check your reservation and then show you to your table on the tram. The tram seats 22 guests. There are 3 servers and a 2-piece band. Upon being seated we were greeted by our table mates. They were a cute Italian couple that didn’t speak any English!!! Our server brought us wine and our first course. The menu was in Italian only, and the tram had very little lighting, so seeing what we were being served was a bit of a challenge. This was tough for me because I am a very picky eater. The first course was a type of black licorice bread with sausage, ricotta cheese and honey. The tram started on its journey. It was night time so seeing the city all lit up was really nice. The jazz musicians could only play music when the tram was stopped. After traveling for about 20 minutes the tram came to a stop in front of the National Museum. The jazz musicians began playing. They played 4 to 5 songs while we were stopped. We also were served our second course. It was Eggplant Parmesan with tomato sauce. We knew it had to be really good because all of the Italian people on the tram were licking their plates. The tram was back on the move. It took us through the “old city” and landed at The Colosseum. We were able to get out here and take a few pictures. The jazz music continued, as well. We were served our next course when the tram started moving again. This time we received Broccoli Lasagna, another homemade dish, using the freshest ingredients. The last course was my favorite, it was Citrus Gelato! YUM! We also were given unlimited wine the entire night!!!! The tram was now back at Piazza di Porta Maggiore and we were off the tram and headed back to our hotel. It was about a 3-hour ride. The music was absolutely fantastic and definitely a fun thing to experience. I mean, how many people can say they listened to Louis Armstrong on a Trolley through Roma?

The price of the tour is $65.00 per person and if you want to have an authentic Italian meal with the locals, enjoy jazz and want to see Rome at night, this is the tour for you!

Ryn Jarrett opened her web business, Roman Holiday Italy Travel, in 2016. TramJazz is one of the tours she reviewed as a recommendation for Roman Holiday Italy Travel. Please feel free to check out her business page at www.romanholidayitalytravel.com.

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Guest Blog: The Jazziest Tram in Rome

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