Canvas is a plain-weave, heavy-duty fabric that is commonly desired for its water-resistance. Originally popularized as a useful sail cloth material and an excellent painting medium, canvas has now made its way into applications as widespread as tent mat
The meeting between Yoko and Makino leaves a lasting impression on both of them and both of them think often of each other when apart and cannot wait to meet again. The story tells of their attempts to get together, and all the barriers that contrive to keep them apart. 2) My Brilliant...
When she started to get ready for work, I asked if she would make a bed for me on the couch. I said I wanted to study. On the coffee table I had the Edgar Rice Burroughs books I had gotten for my birthday and my Social Studies book. But I didn’t feel like reading. I wanted...
With that,I’m off to enjoy the breakfast my lovely wife has made for me. After that, I’ll head out to the woodworking shop to toss another piece of firewood or two into the old stove. I’ve been keeping it going these days, just in case the mood strikes me to tinker around. I...
In Jeremiah li, 15, we are told: "He hath made the earth by His power; He hath established the world by His wisdom, and hath stretched out the heaven by His understanding." Yet, how little we really know of that power, or wisdom or understanding! As we read in Job: "Lo, these ...
Click on Image to Enlarge! Good Morning!You know, over the years, I’ve come to see that life’s a lot like a garden. The more you take care of it, the better it grows—even when things get tough. Port Loring, ON, Canada
And here I was wondering why I always found myself singing along to the song Stressed Out by twenty one pilots. Now I know why. It turns out that Louisiana is the 2nd most stressed out state in the country, second to Mississippi. This seems weird to me because, in Louisiana, we're ...
Yes, I could wear them with all manner of black suit pairings, but I already have a pair of nice, similar-looking, black pumps I bought last fall to fill that role. Next up: J Crew Etta canvas stripe pumps –$250 Pros: So stinkin’ cute I could die. Love the stacked-wood heel....
Other displays include several canvasback duck decoys. Wood was scarce on the islands so the locals developed a method of building hunting decoys using recycled canvas. While we were there, an artisan craftsman was working on making one and we got to watch him for a bit. German U-Boat acti...
So, in hopes this might get the same kind of circulation, I am happy to provide here the full text. “On Doing What One Likes,” by Alec Waugh (1926) “It’s deplorable,” a friend said to me the other day, “your ignorance of painting.” I nodded. “And music, you know still...