Easy crochet projects are useful and fun to make. Once you know the stitches, you will follow a pattern to make your project. First, we will look at the stitches and their abbreviations as shown in patterns for ease of reading. yo – yarn over sl st – slip stitch ch – chain sc – ...
In 1964, Hess gas stations began its tradition of selling toy trucks (and other vehicles) for the Christmas season. Since I can remember, their sales begin in mid-November and sell out fairly quickly. They keep their new toys under wraps until the beginning of November and I see TV commercials about them around Thanksgiving and ...
There are those who simply buy a new watch because replacing the battery is a hassle, or because it costs too much. Yet replacing a watch battery is relatively easy. Watches are just machines. Small and precisely engineered machines, but machines nonetheless. Anyone with the slightest mechanical ability and steady hands can replace a watch ...
It’s hard to imagine that some people are simply incapable of loving – especially their own children, but that’s the question raised by David Small’s magnificent new memoir, Stitches. Telling the harrowing story of his childhood in graphic-novel form, Small breaks new ground and the result is amazing. His thoughtful illustrations reveal a hauntingly vulnerable ...
My mother was a teacher. So, every day was filled with learning experiences for my siblings and me as we grew up. One subject she particularly concentrated on was the English language. Besides teaching us how to accurately spell, enunciate when we speak, and create properly-structured sentences, my mother made sure we learned the basic ...
It is not uncommon to have a difference of opinion when raising children. Our own values, upbringing, and current ideas all influence how we raise our children today. The problem is not in disagreeing with your spouse; the problem is how you handle the overall situation. Even when you do not see eye to eye ...
Learning Curve Toys Learning Curve Thomas and Friends Scootin’ Sounds Thomas isn’t my favorite choice of ride on toys. At first when my son received this ride on as a gift for his first birthday I thought it was great. How much fun was he going to have riding around the house on this Thomas ...
The film I chose to view for this analysis was What’s Eating Gilbert Grape. The problem presented in this film involves a single mother who has kept herself isolated from society for years following the death of her husband. Her children have assumed complete care for her and their mentally-disabled brother Arnie who is approaching ...
A person could easily drive past Crown College without detailed directions. The only indication that the college even exists is a small, electronic sign welcoming students and displaying the time, date, and temperature. After turning at the sign and driving down the surprisingly long driveway, one will approach a single, large main building with several ...
Editor’s Note: “Whiting” is calcium carbonate, and it can be found in specialty paint stores and hardware stores. – AC” Marble is a material that is often used to make beautiful tabletops, floors, counter tops, mantles, and other decorative marble surfaces, but marble can become easily scratched, stained, discolored, and permanently scarred. Although marble is ...
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