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Monday, March 25, 2013

Bird in a Cage Card

It had been so long since I had my watercolours out that I decided to take them for a bit of a drive and in the passenger seat was the Couture Creations Fine Designs Royal Embossing Folder. At the start I was a bit rusty but I think my little birdie turned out OK.

Couture Creations Products Used
CO723258 Fine Designs Royal Embossing Folder
CO721996 Adhesive Gemstones Crystal

Keep on Creating!!!

キリストよみがえりぬ (テゼ / Taizé)

See also the original (Latin) version: Surrexit Christus (Taizé)

Music: Jacques Berthier (English bio) (French bio)

See my other blog postings in the "Taizé" series of chants.

Official Taizé Community Website

Wikipedia information on the Taizé Community
- in French
- in English

співатe, bci народи (Taizé)

See also the Latin original: Laudate omnes gentes (Taizé)

Music: Jacques Berthier (English bio) (French bio)

See my other blog postings in the "Taizé" series of chants.

Official Taizé Community Website

Wikipedia information on the Taizé Community
- in French
- in English

Sjung Lovsång Alla Länder (Taizé)

すべての人よ (テゼ / Taizé)

Sunday, March 24, 2013

Another Reason for my bad mood! Will it never end?

I hate home ownership! I used to be so happy when I was renting my little apartment.

But everyone would bug me and tell me that I was throwing my money away and that home ownership was the way to go.

I remember taking off on weekends and not worrying about the lawn or weeds or tree trimming or repair and maintenance of coolers, air conditioners and heaters. No buying of filters or weed and kill. Ahhh, life was grand then.

But I listened to all those people that told me I was throwing my money away, that I needed to make an investment and buy my own home. So I did...and here I sit, on a Sunday afternoon wondering where I am going to take a shower tomorrow.

Millivolt System Thermo Coupler

See...my water heater died. It has an "inoperative Millivolt System Thermo Couple". The man from the gas company said so and told me to call the manufacturer, Whirlpool. So I did and their representative told me she was going to send me an email to do a check and reset and if that doesn't work then to call them back and they would send me the part that is broken, the Thermo Coupler. That little do-hickey pictured here, which is roughly only about $8.00. It may as well be $8,000 because I don't know how to fix this so I will have to call a plumber!

And in order to check to give them the Mulimeter reading so they know if it is the Thermo Coupler I have to buy a Multimeter reader *sigh*.

I was so happy having a landlord...

Selections for Palm Sunday 2013 from Cantus Mundi

Selections for Palm Sunday:

Ride On, Jesus, Ride (African American Spiritual)
Ride On, King Jesus (African American Spiritual)
Mantos y Palmas (Mexico, Spanish)
All Glory, Laud and Honour (English)
Gloria, laus, et honor (Latin, plainchant)
The King of Glory
Benedictus qui venit (Taizé)
Hosanna - Palm Sunday (Taizé)