> 2010-03-08T02:00:32-05:00 Melancholic Tulip Photography New York February 10, 1939 United States Clock of the Académie Française Bocskay-ter Budapest The Fork Wandering Violinist Rue des Ursins On Reading Andre Kertesz: His Life and Work Andre Kertesz: The Polaroids Andre Kertesz: The Early Years White Stag Tulips Andre Kertesz Budapest I write with light. The camera is my tool. Through it I give a reason to everything around me. I am still hungry. Photography Dadaism Photo Essay Melancholy Chocolate Bark 1 package (12 ounces) semi sweet chocolate chips 1 cup Heath Bar bits Melt chocolate bits in microwave and stir in Heath bar bits. Cover a large pan or cookie sheet with wax paper and spread out this mixture. Don't make it too thick. Chill in refrigerator until it sets. Cut or break into various size pieces. Microwave Large pan or cookie sheet Wax Paper Like Water for Chocolate Best Loved Hershey's Recipes Bitter Sweet: Recipes and Tales from a Life in Chocolate Ghirardelli Chocolate Cookbook The Emperors of Chocolate Charlie and the Chocolate Factory Chocolate Touch Curious George Goes to a Chocolate Factory Peppermint Bark Chocolate Chip Cookies Chocolate Candy Christmas Cookies Christmas Sacher Torte 48°12′14.069″N, 16°22′11.669″E Chocolate Cake Cafe Sacher Vienna (Cafe Sacher Wien), a traditional coffee house in the 1st district, located inside the Hotel Sacher. Philharmonikerstrasse 4, A-1010 Vienna. Austrian coffehouses Austria Franz Sacher Prince Clemens Lothar Wensel Metternich Vienna Cake Apricots Coffee How to Make a Marshmallow Bunny To begin take two large marshmallows and stick them together with a toothpick- one on top of the other. These marshmallows are your bunny's head and body.Next take two little marshmallows and stick them onto a toothpick. Repeat. Now stick these toothpicks into the top of the bunny's head to form cute bunny ears.Next take several toothpicks and break them in half. Stick a small marshmallow on the end of each one. Stick two of these in the front for cute bunny legs and stick one in the back for a cute cotton ball tail.Now cut out a small bowtie from your colored construction paper. Take your colorful pipe cleaner and cut about a two inch section. Thread the bowtie through the pipe cleaner and bend it around the bunny's neck so he looks like he is wearing the neck. Now decorate your bunny further if you wish! You will need some marshmallows (large and small), toothpicks, a pipe cleaner, scissors, markers, construction paper, and glue. Bunny Cakes Pat the Bunny It's Not Easy Being a Bunny Runaway Bunny How to Make a Gum Drop Tree How to Make Lollipop Ghosts Bunnies Rabbits Easter Bunny Marshmallows Easter Badgers North America, Europe, Northern Asia Animals Bread and Jam for Frances Honey... Honey... Lion! Best Friends for Frances Coyote and Badger Badger Storytime Otters Skunks Wolverines Ratels Old World Badgers Habitats Tunnels Fur Skin Mascots Lord Baden-Powell M England South Africa Soldier Writer Boy Scouts Handbook Scouting for Boys The Official History of Scouts Agnes Baden-Powell Mafikeng Boy Scouts Boer War Girl Guides Girl Scouts Scouting Britain Every time you say you don't believe in fairies a fairy dies. Peter Pan (Book) "Every time you say you don't believe in fairies, a fairy dies." Finding Neverland Disney's Peter Pan J.M. Barrie God gave us memory so that we might have roses in December. Do you believe in fairies? Say quick that you believe. If you believe clap your hands! Fairies Bacteria Prokaryotes Microscope Organism Disease Wellesley Botanical Gardens 42°17′56.184″N, 71°16′41.484″W Alexandra Botanic Garden was established in the memory of Alexandra, the beloved daughter of Cordenio and Mary Severance, who died at the age of six. Mary Severance was a member of the Wellesley College's class of 1885. She wished to memorialize Alexandra with a garden at Wellesley College which would perpetually bear the little girl's name. The H. H. Hunnewell Arboretum is named after Horatio Hollis Hunnewell. His wife was Isabella Pratt Welles, a member of the family after whom Wellesley College and town of Wellesley were named. 108 Central Street, Wellesley, Massachusetts Phone 781-283-3027 Images of America: Wellesley Trees Rainforests Botanical Gardens Deserts Isabella Pratt Welles Horatio Hollis Hunnewell Wellesley College Hunnewell Arboretum Alexandra Botanic Garden Margaret Ferguson Greenhouses Gardening Arboretum Botany Greenhouses Twitter 37°46′52.543″N, 122°23′41.849″W http://www.twitter.com Social Networking and Microblogging Service July 13, 2006 Jaiku Plurk Pownce Microblogging Social Networking Instant Messaging SMS Obvious Corp Warren Bentley's Nose 43°42′8.888″N, 72°17′20.234″W For decades, Dartmouth students have rubbed the nose of a bronze bust of Warren Bentley in the Hopkins Center for good luck. Warren Bentley spent 41 years at Dartmouth and oversaw the creation of the Hopkins Center for the Arts, which opened in November 1962. There is a similiar tradition of rubbing the nose of a bronze bust of Craven Laycock, Dartmouth class of 1896 and dean of the College from 1911 to 1934. The Craven Laycock bust is located in the Baker Library's Tower Room. 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Put this mixture into pie crust. Combine the brown sugar, flour, butter with some cinnamon and sprinkle it over the berries. Cook pie at 350 degrees for about an hour. Strawberries Apple Crisp 6 - 8 mcIntosh apples 1 cup sugar 1 cup flour 1 teaspoon cinnamon 1/4 pound butter Peel and slice apples and put in greased baking dish. Mix other ingredients together with pastry cutter and put on top of apples. Bake in 375 degree oven for 45 minutes. Serve hot with ice cream. Serves 6. Baking Dish Apple Farmer Annie Apple Pie Tree Ten Apples up on Top How to Make an Apple Pie and See the World Johnny Appleseed (film) Apples McIntosh Apples Fruit Apple Orchards Cinnamon Sugar Flour John McIntosh Johnny Appleseed Apple Pie Apple Strudel Caramel Apples Baking Strudels Cranberry Bread 2 cups of Flour 1 cup of Sugar 1 1/2 teaspoons of Baking Powder 1/2 teaspoon of Baking Soda 1 teaspoon of Salt 3/4 cup of Orange Juice 2 tablespoons of Vegetable Shortening 1 tablespoon of Orange Zest 1 egg 1 cup of Cranberries 1 cup of Walnuts Preheat the Oven to 350 degrees. Sift together all of the dry ingredients. Blend. Mix in the Orange juice, melted shortening, and a beaten egg. Mix in the Cranberries and nuts.Pour into a loaf pan and bake for 1 hour. Loaf Pan Cranberries Cranberry Bogs Cranberry Sauce Bread Thanksgiving Cranberry Muffins 3/4 cup Cranberries, sliced in half 1/2 cup powdered sugar 4 tablespoons Crisco melted 1/4 cup sugar 2 cups flour 3 tsp baking powder 1 egg, well beaten 1 cup milk Slice the cranberries in half and mix them with the powdered sugar and set aside. In a saucepan, melt the Crisco and then add the sugar. Add the remaining ingredients in the order given and mix them just enough to combine the ingredients, do not beat. Add the cranberries and sugar to the mixture and put the batter into muffin tins and bake 20 minutes in a 350 degree oven. Muffin tins Muffins Muffin Tins Fall Eggs Apple Storytime Anywhere Little Apple Goat Little Mouse and the Big Red Apple Way Up High in the Apple Tree Action Rhyme Swaying Apple Tree Action Rhyme How to Make a Tissue Crumble Apple Tree Flowers Apple Dolls Fingerplays Action Rhymes Gellert Baths 47°29′1.982″N, 19°3′12.47″E The Gellert Baths were built between 1912 and 1918, though the location was known for its healing spring waters and baths were built here as far back as the 13th century. 1111 Budapest, Szent Gellért tér 1. Phone: +36 1 889-5500, Fax: +36 1 889-5505 Kiraly Baths Hotel Gellert Astoria Cafe Baths Roman Ruins Art Nouveau Spa Acrocanthosaurus Fossil remains were in North America, in Oklahoma, Maryland, and Texas. Only four skeletal specimens have been found, mostly fragments or teeth. Dinosaur Theropods Pleurocoelus Acrocanthosaurus Skull J. Willis Stovall Wann Langston Jr. Cephis Hall North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences Cretaceous Period Spine Carnivore Paleontology Evolution Dartmouth Winter Carnival 43°42′18.464″N, 72°17′22.272″W Dartmouth College, Hanover, NH Winter Carnival Dr. Seuss Eleazar Wheelock Ice Sculpture Winter Dartmouth Outing Club QRcodes Two Dimensional Barcodes 1994 Japan MobileCamp Podcamp Barcamp Mobilephones Datamatrix Codes Shotcode ZXing Decoder 2D News Space Invader QrCode Scarf Denso-Wave Cafe New York 47°29′54.229″N, 19°4′13.105″E The Cafe New York was reopened on May 5, 2006. The original Cafe was opened on October 23, 1894 by Sandor Steuer. The Cafe is on the bottom floor of the New York Palace. Both were designed by architect Alajos Hauszmann for the New York Life Insurance Company. The Cafe became a vibrant center for Hungarian literature and a meeting place for many of Budapest's most famous poets and playwrights. Erzsébet Krt 9-11 – 1073 Budapest, Hungary Phone +36 1 88 66 111 Fax +36 1 88 66 1 99 Ferenc Molnar Gyula Krudy Zsigmond Moricz Imre Kalman Karoly Senyey Cafe Astoria Austro-Hungarian Empire Moraine Lake 51°11′47.976″N, 116°6′35.388″W Banff National Park Moraine Lake Lodge 403-522-3733 http://www.morainelake.com/ Lake Lakes Glaciers Mountains Banff National Park Moraine Lake Lodge Valley of the 10 Peaks Hiking Island Cow 26°26′16.008″N, 82°4′18.865″W Udderly Great Food , Local Fun and Good Prices Downtown Sanibel 2163 Periwinkle Way Sanibel Island Florida Phone: 239 479 0606 http://www.sanibelislandcow.com/ Casual and friendly, seating inside and out, definitely bring the kids! USA Breakfast Goliath grouper Southeast Coast of Florida Fish Crustaceans Sea Turtles Diving College of the Holy Cross Worcester Jesuits Softball Baseball Pitching Slow pitch softball Fast pitch softball Pitchers Catchers Balls Balalaika The balalaika was developed in central Russia and became generally popular in the early 1700's. Musical Instrument Vassily Vassilievich Andreyev Nikolai Gogol Russia Central Asia Domra Mandolins Musical Instruments Pumpkin Muffins 1 cup raisins 1/2 cup water 2 eggs 1 cup canned pumpkin 1 1/2 cups sugar 3/4 teaspoon ground cloves 3/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon 1/3 cup cooking oil 1 3/4 cups flour 1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder 1/2 teaspoon baking soda Soak raisins in the 1/2 cup water for 5 minutes. Do not drain. In mixer, beat eggs, stir in pumpkin, sugar, cloves, cinnamon. Add oil, mixing well. Stir together flour, baking powder and baking soda. Add to pumpkin mixture with half of the raisin/water mixture and mix well. Add remaining raisin mixture and stir well. Fill 12 muffins tins which are lined with foil baking cups. Bake at 400 degrees for about 25 minutes. Muffin Tins Raisins Baked Scallops 1 pound bay scallops 1 stick butter Crushed saltines or ritz crackers ( use rolling pin) egg wash - beat egg with water Early in the day, dip scallops in egg wash, roll in cracker crumbs and put on a greased cookie sheet or in a small baking pan close together. Cover with waxed paper and refrigerate. At dinner time, melt butter and pour over scallops. Bake in a 375 degree oven for 25 to 30 minutes until browned. Serves 3 to 4. Great Scallop and Oyster Cookbook Simply Shellfish Scallop Farming Scallops : Biology Ecology and Aquaculture Scallops Shrimp Haddock Oysters Martha's Vineyard Nantucket Steamers Velvet Cream Cookies 1 cup Crisco 1 3 oz package of cream cheese 1 cup sugar 1 egg yolk 1 tsp vanilla 2 1/2 cups flour In a mixer, cream the shortening and cream cheese together. Gradually add the sugar, yolk, vanilla and flour. Mixture will be thick. Press dough through a cookie press onto cookie sheet and bake in a 350 degree oven for + - 8 minutes. This recipe can be doubled. Snickerdoodles Cookies Snickerdoodle Cookies 1 cup crisco 1 & 1/2 cups sugar 2 eggs 2 & 3/4 cups flour 2 tsp cream of tartar 1 tsp baking soda In your mixer, beat the shortening and sugar together until creamy and then add in the eggs. Then add the flour, cream of tarter and the baking soda. Put the cookie dough in a covered bowl in the refrigerator to chill for about an hour. Once chilled, roll the dough into 1 inch balls and then roll the balls into a mixture of cinnamon and sugar. These cookies will puff up first and then flatten out. Cook until they are lightly browned but soft. Bake at 400 degrees for 8 to 10 minutes. Peanut Butter Cookies 1/2 cup sugar 1/2 cup brown sugar 1/2 peanut butter 1/4 cup shortening 1/4 cup margarine or butter 1 egg 1 1/4 cup flour 3/4 teaspoon baking soda 1/2 teaspoon baking powder Mix sugars, peanut butter, shortening, margarine and eggs together in mixer. Combine well and then add the remaining ingredients. Cover and refrigerate for about 3 hours. Heat oven to 375 degrees. Shape dough into 1 1/4 inch balls. Place on cookie sheet about 3 inches apart. Flatten in a crisscross pattern with a fork dipped in flour. Bake 9 to 10 minutes or until light brown. Peanuts Peanut Butter Blueberry Muffins 1/4 cup melted margarine 1/3 cup sugar 2 cups flour 3 tsp baking powder 1 egg beaten 3/4 cup milk 1 cup blueberries In a saucepan, melt the margarine and then add the sugar. Beat egg with fork and add to milk and set aside. Add the flour and baking powder into the pan with the margarine and sugar, and then add the milk and egg mixture . Stir just enough to mix the ingredients together. Put batter in muffin tins lined with muffin paper or if you prefer, grease and flour the tins. Sprinkle sugar on top of the batter before baking - Bake 20 - 25 minutes in a 400 degree oven. Muffin tins Blueberry Muffin Murder True Blueberry Lobster Rolls and Blueberry Pie Life's Little Blueberry Cookbook Blueberries for Sal Blueberry Mouse Blueberry Shoe Jamberry Blueberry Cake Blueberry Popovers Agate Idar Oberstein Agate House Agate Bridge Brazil Stone Quartz Crystallization Germany Jewelry Actinium Andre-Louis Debierne Ores Periodic Table Radium Metals Thorium-227 Radium-223 Nuclear power plants Physics Experiments Apple Gingerbread Apple Gingerbread Blueberry Cobbler 1/2 cup sugar 1 tablespoon cornstarch 4 cups blueberries 1 teaspoon lemon juice 3 tablespoons shortening 1 cup flour 1 tablespoon sugar 1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder 1/2 cup milk Heat oven to 400 degrees. Mix 1/2 cup sugar and the cornstarch in a 2 quart saucepan. Stir in blueberries and the lemon juice and cook stirring constantly until mixture thickens and boils. Boil and stir for one minute. Pour into ungreased 2 quart casserole and keep this mixture hot in oven. Cut shortening into the flour, 1 tablespoon sugar, baking powder until mixture looks like fine crumbs. Stir in milk and then drop by 6 tablespoons onto the hot blueberry mixture. Bake for 25 to 30 minutes until the topping is golden brown. Serve warm with ice cream or whipped cream. Curious George makes Pancakes Cobbler Ice Cream Pies Baking Powder Baking Soda Milk Mixing Liquids Cakes Biscuits Bubbles Water Carbon Dioxide Air Chemicals Baby's Breath Dry, open places Plant Gardens Plants Roses Bouquets Flower Arranging Gingerbread Gingerbread is a general term which refers to a wide variety of sweet, spicy cookies, cakes, and breads. Gingerbread treats originated in medieval Europe ~ when ginger was a very popular spice. Medieval cooks found that ginger helped to preserve pastries and bread. 1/4 cup butter 1/2 cup sugar 1 beaten egg 1/2 cup dark molasses 1 cup flour 1 teaspoon baking soda 1/4 teaspoon cinnamon 1/4 scant teaspoon nutmeg 1 cup boiling water Cream butter and sugar, add egg and molasses. Add the dry ingredients to this mixture alternately with the boiling water. Put into a greased and floured 8 inch square pan and bake in 400 degree oven for 30 to 40 minutes. Batter is very thin. Serve hot with whipped cream. Square Pan How to Make a Gingerbread House Apple Gingerbread Pie Nutmeg Black Dog Bakery Cafe 41°25′42.859″N, 70°38′26.905″W Muffins, Pastries Martha's Vineyard, Massachusetts 157 State Rd Vineyard Haven, MA 02568-5532 508-693-4786 Bakery Cafe Little Black Bog Buccaneer Dogs Captain Robert Douglas Popovers 1 cup milk 1 cup flour 2 eggs 1/2 teaspoon salt Put all ingredients in mixer and stir with spoon until what is dry is wet. Don't worry about the lumps. Fill cold greased custard cups half full and put in cold oven. Turn oven to 450 degrees and bake for 30 minutes. Don't open oven during baking. Serve hot. Makes 6 popovers. 6 cold greased custard cups Dead Souls 9.78014044808E+12 Paperback Satire Chichikov Selifan Manilov Plyushkin The Overcoat The Nose Diary of a Madman Alexander Pushkin Whatever you may say ~ the body depends on the soul. Russian Literature Poetry Serfdom Serfs Penguin Classics Series Robert A. Maguire (Translator) Johann Sebastian Bach 50°58′27.844″N, 10°19′30.821″E M Composer Organist Court Musician Bach Evening in the Palace of Reason Johann Sebastian Bach: The Learned Musician Bach's Goldberg Variations Sebastian Bach & Baroque Music Introducing Bach Baroque Music Fugue Cantatas Orchestra Choir Ah but a man's reach should... Robert Browning was one of the foremost English poets during the Victorian period. "Ah, but a man's reach should exceed his grasp, or what's a Heaven for?” Robert Browning Queen Victoria Victorian Period Map of Notable Places B3OK Creative Chaos B3OK Worldwide Maps Now faith is the substance of things hoped for... Hebrews 11:1 "Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen." Faith Hope Wassail the English word ~ wassail ~ comes the medieval phrase 'wes heil' which means 'be whole' or 'be healthy'. ...the proper response was 'drinc heil!', which means 'drink wholeness' or 'drink health'. in medieval times, the toast was made with a communal cup which was passed from one to another with a kiss and a 'drinc heil'....many wealthy families would have a heirloom wassail cup or bowl... by the 16th century, people would carry wassail bowls from house to house during Christmas time...they decorated the bowl with greenery ~ holly, mistletoe, etc ~ and ribbons...they were called wassailers and it was calls wassailing. It is believed this was the forerunner to caroling, because the wassailers whould often sing songs... 1 gallon apple cider 2/3 cup sugar 2 teaspoons whole cloves 2 teaspoons whole allspice 2 three-inch sticks cinnamon 2 oranges, studded with cloves Heat all ingredients except oranges; reduce heat. Cover and simmer for 20 minutes. Strain punch and pour into punch bowl. Float oranges in bowl. About 32 servings --about 1/2 cup each. Europe Christmas Carol Boar's Head Christmas Ale Oranges Cinammon Cloves King's College Chapel Mulled Cider Christmas Eve Chrysler Building 40°45′7.078″N, 73°58′32.509″W Originally built to house the Chrysler corporation. Completed in May 1930, it was briefly the world's tallest building before being surpassed by the Empire State Building in 1931. 405 Lexington Avenue, New York, NY Art Deco William Van Alen Empire State Building Alvar Aalto 62°48′33.282″N, 23°30′50.454″E M Finland Architect Town planner Designer Modernism Furniture Design Design Nordic Classicism Space Time and Architecture: The Growth of a New Tradition Aino Marsio Elissa Mäkiniemi Aalto Theater Viipuri Library Wood Textiles God created paper for the purpose of drawing architecture on it... Finnish Architect "God created paper for the purpose of drawing architecture on it. Everything else is at least for me an abuse of paper." Paper Chocolate Caramel Cake 1 package German chocolate cake mix 1 bag caramels (14 ounce) 1/2 cup evaporated milk 3/4 melted butter 1 cup chocolate chips 2 cups chopped nuts Grease and flour a 9x13 inch pan. Prepare cake mix according to package directions. Put half the batter into the baking pan and bake for 15 minutes at 350 degrees. Melt caramels with evaporated milk and butter, stirring constantly. Pour this mixture over the cake and then add one cup of nuts and the chocolate chips on top of the mixture. Pour the other half of the batter over the filling and add the rest of the nuts. Return to the oven and bake for another 20 minutes. Baking Pan Hello Cupcake! Chocolatina Chocolate Fever German Chocolate Cake Caramel Elements Materials Metalloids Atomic Number Compounds Gold Silver Copper Tin Platinum Ore Mining Hot Fudge Sauce 2 squares chocolate 1/2 cup butter or margarine 2 cup confectioners sugar, sifted 3/4 cup evaporated milk Slowly melt chocolate and butter. Remove from heat and alternately add the sugar and evaporated milk. Stir until smooth and then return to heat to simmer it for 8 to 10 minutes. Congo Bars 1/2 cup plus 2 tablespoons margarine 1 pound light brown sugar 3 eggs 2 1/2 cups flour 2 teaspoons baking powder 1 small package chocolate bits 1/2 cup nuts Melt margarine in saucepan. Remove from heat and add sugar, mix well. Add eggs one at a time and then add dry ingredients. Add chocolate bits and nuts. Baked in greased and floured pan for 20 - 25 minutes at 350 degrees. Cut into squares when cool. Makes + - 24 bars. Staurikosaurus 14°14′6.014″S, 51°55′31.008″W Dinosaur Southern Cross Lime Jello Salad 1 small package of Lime Jello 3/4 boiling water 1/3 cup sugar 1 cup DRAINED crushed pineapple 1 cup small curd cottage cheese 1 small container of heavy cream - whipped until firm Dissolve the jello in the boiling water and then add the sugar and stir together until it is dissolved. Add the DRAINED crushed pineapple. Put this mixture in the refrigerator and chill it until it is almost firm. When this mixture is almost firm, stir in the cup of cottage cheese and the whipped cream. Mix well and return to the refrigerator and chill until firm. Pineapples Limes Jello Squash Pie 1 can Squash 1/2 cup sugar 1/2 teaspoon salt 1/2 teaspoon nutmeg 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon 1/2 teaspoon ginger 2 eggs 1 1/2 cups milk Make a pie crust to fit into a 9 inch pie plate. Preheat your oven to 425 degrees. Mix sugar,salt and spices together and blend well into the squash. Beat 2 eggs separately, add milk and stir well and blend into the squash mixture. Pour into a 9 inch pie plate lined with a crust. Bake 20 minutes at 425 degrees and then another 45 minutes at 375 degrees. 9 inch pie plate Squash Pie Crust 1/3 cup plus 1 tablespoon shortening 1 cup flour 2 to 3 tablespoons water Cut shortening into flour until particles are the size of small peas. Sprinkle with water, 1 tablespoon at a time until all the flour is moistened and the pastry almost cleans the sides of the bowl. Gather pastry into a ball and roll out on a floured surface about 2 inches larger than the pie plate. Flute edges. Makes one pie crust. Coconut Snowballs Flaked coconut Ice cream Spread 2 cups flaked coconut in shallow pan or plate. Line 12 muffin tins with foil baking cups. Using a half gallon of your favorite ice cream, make 12 ice cream balls which will fit into the muffin tins. Roll each ice cream ball into the coconut and then place in the muffin tins and freeze until firm. Serve "as is" when firm or garnish as you desire. Muffin tins Coconuts Snow Biplanes First Flight The Glorious Flight Angela's Airplane I Love Planes Airplane Storytime How to Make a Simple Glider Wright Brothers Amelia Earhart Kitty Hawk Mail Trains Curtiss JN-4 United States Army Gliders Smithsonian Institution Aircraft Fuselage Petrified Wood Arizona Trees Ash Mud Conifers Petrification Petrified Bone Triassic Period Model Aircraft Smithsonian's National Air and Space Museum Advertising Models Zinc Steel Plastic Fiberglass Radio Controlled Gliders Butterscotch Brownies 1 stick margarine or butter 2 cups light brown sugar 2 eggs 1 1/2 cups flour 2 tsp baking powder 1 tsp vanilla 1 cup nuts Grease and flour an 8 x 8 baking pan. In a saucepan, melt butter, stir in brown sugar, beat in eggs and then add the remaining ingredients. Pour in pan and bake in a 350 degree oven for 20 to 25 minutes. Brownie Mix Bliss Brownies Butterscotch Cold Cucumber Soup 1 medium chopped onion 1 medium cucumber, peeled and cubed (with seeds) 3/4 cup chicken broth 1 can cream of chicken soup 1 cup sour cream few dashes Tabasco sauce few dashes Worcestershire sauce 1/4 teaspoon celery salt 1/4 teaspoon curry powder Blend all the ingredients except the seasonings in your blender and blend until smooth. Add seasonings and blend together. Chill about 2 hours before serving and serve in cold or chilled cups. Serves 4 to 6. Blender Cucumbers Celery Soup Carrot Muffins 1 3/4 cups flour 3/4 cup sugar 1/2 cup oat bran 1 teaspoon baking soda 1 teaspoon allspice 1/2 teaspoon baking powder 2 jars (6 ounces each) pureed carrots ( baby food) 2 eggs 1/2 cup unsweetened applesauce 1/2 cup seedless raisins 1 teaspoon vanilla Grease and flour muffin tins or use baking foil cups. Combine together the first 6 ingredients and set aside. Mix the remaining ingredients together until well blended. Stir the flour mixture into the carrot mixture and mix only until flour is moistened. Don't over mix. Put batter in muffin tins and bake for about 30 minutes at 350 degrees. Muffin Tins Carrot Cake Murder Carrot Seed Coco the Carrot Life Cycle of a Carrot Carrot Walnut Pie Carrot Soup If You give a Moose a Muffin Carrots Carrot Cake Creamcheese Icing Chocolate Peanut Butter Bars 1 cup peanut butter 1 1/3 sticks of butter 2 packages graham crackers, finely ground 1 1/3 cups powdered sugar 1 (12 ounce) package of chocolate bits 1 can (14 ounces) sweetened condensed milk Mix together the peanut butter, butter, crackers and powdered sugar. Put in bottom of 9x13 inch baking pan and press firmly. Melt the chocolate bits in your microwave and add the sweetened condensed milk and mix together. Spread this mixture over the pan mixture and place in refrigerator to cool. Cut into bars when they are firm and set. Future of the Internet- And How to Stop It 9.78030012487E+12 Hardcover Technology, Internet Nonfiction for Adults Access Denied IPhones Wikipedia Jonathan Zittrain Berkman Center Internet Innovation Appliances GPS Web 2.0 Platforms Google Netizens An Absolute Scandal Hardcover Beach Reading Nigel Cowper Lucinda Cowper Simon Beaumont Certain Girls How Perfect is That? Penny Vincenzi Money Greed Beach Reading Abalones Mild, Tropical seas Snail Australia Parts of the European Coast Snails Shells Grilled Abalone Steak and Fruit Skewers Costume jewelry Coastlines Rocks Seas Aardwolves Plains Animal, Hyena Southern Africa Eastern Africa Hyenas Wolves Afrikaans Botswana Babblers Forests Bird Southern Asia White crested laughing thrush Birds Grass Forests Nests Feathers Asia Welsh Love Spoons Spoons carved from one piece of wood. 51°28′52.705″N, 3°10′49.793″W The custom of carving and giving Welsh Lovespoons originated in Wales hundreds of years ago. This was a custom that was not confined to Wales, but happened across Europe, especially in Celtic countries. Because the rural peasant people used wooden spoons to eat and prepare food, they had to carve numerous simple spoons for this purpose. It is very likely therefore that more intricate carvings developed naturally from this, and the most beautiful spoons were kept to give as gifts. Practical skills in a husband would have been very desirable and a beautifully carved spoon would demonstrate the young man's skills. The carvers would attempt to create more and more intricate designs as they vied for the attractions of a certain girl. The more complicated and difficult to carve a design, the more it would symbolise the depth of the creator's love and desire to labour on behalf of his loved one Some of the early love spoons can be seen on display at the Welsh Folk Museum in Cardiff. Early as 1667 Wales Woodcarving Silver Spoons Gwyndaf Breeze Welsh Folk Museum Love Cardiff Valentines Young men trying to win the heart of a young woman YouTube YouTube Never be afraid to try something new... "Never be afraid to try something new. Remember, amateurs built the Ark, professionals built the Titantic." Titantic Noah's Ark If you fear change... Sign on a restaurant tip jar. "If you fear change, leave it here." Change Fear Petrified Forest National Park 35°3′59.17″N, 109°46′51.002″W On December 8, 1906, the Petrified Forest area was designated a National Monument In 1932 the Painted Desert was added. On December 9, 1962, the whole area was made a national park. Arizona Petroglyphs Painted Desert Geology Archeology National Parks How to Make an Origami Acrocanthosaurus Fold paper according to paper folding instructions: http://dev.origami.com/images_pdf/acrocanthosaurus.pdf Square of Origami Paper Origami Bailey Matthews Shell Museum 26°26′26.837″N, 82°6′8.114″W The Bailey-Matthews Shell Museum, a specialized natural history museum, is a collecting museum. Its collection of shells and preserved specimens represents a large fraction of the global biodiversity of mollusks. The Museum houses a collection of worldwide and local mollusks that encompasses about 150,000 lots. The collection is expanding, with a growing focus on mollusks from the coast of southwest Florida, its barrier islands, and the Gulf of Mexico. The increasingly regional nature of the collection has attracted a large number of national and international students and scientists who visit the Museum to examine specimens in their fields of expertise. For many years, Sanibel shell enthusiasts dreamed of establishing a museum dedicated entirely to shells and mollusks and their importance to the environment. Sanibel Island, long considered one of the world's best shell-collecting areas, would be the appropriate location.The feasibility of such a project began in 1984. In July 1988, the City of Sanibel declared the Museum an educational institution. The Museum opened its building to the public in June 1995. The Museum has established strong ties with many public and private sector organizations, including the United Nations' Food and Agricultural Organization, Smithsonian Institution, Museu de Zoologia and Universidade de Sao Paulo in Brazil, Florida Museum of Natural History, the Conchologists of American, Southwest Florida Library Network, Sanibel Public Library, The Sanibel School, Sanibel-Captiva Chamber of Commerce, Sanibel-Captiva Conservation Foundation, and shell clubs throughout Florida. 3075 Sanibel-Captiva Road Sanibel, Florida 33957 USA Phone: (239) 395-2233 http://www.shellmuseum.org/ The Nautilus Mollusks Barrier Islands R. Tucker Abbott Ph.D. Sanibel Captiva Shell Club Florida Museum of Natural History Sanibel Public Library Florida Department of Environmental Protection Natural History Museums I want minimum information given with maximum politeness "I want minimum information given with maximum politeness. " Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis Manners Main Page Abacus China Greece Arithmetic Beads Math Counting Ancient China Ancient Rome Ancient Greece Roman Numerals Latin Scottish Highland Pipe 55°57′0.914″N, 3°11′15.382″W The Scottish Highland pipe is the most common type of bagpipe and is a famous symbol of Scotland. The Highland pipe has five pipes: a blowpipe, a chanter, and three drones. A player blows air through the blowpipe into the bag which is held under one arm. The player presses on the bag to force air through the other pipes, creating sound. The melody is played on the chanter, which has a double reed and eight finger holes. Each drone produces a single, steady note. Two drones sound one octave below the tonic note of the chanter, and other drone sounds two octaves lower. The bagpipe dates back thousands of years and its origin is unknown. Scotland, everywhere Musical Instrument Scotland Edinburgh Bagpipes Pipes How to Make the Letter A into an Alligator To begin, cut out a small letter A, an alligator body, and alligator feet from your green construction paper using the the templates provided below. Glue them to a background piece of paper- use the picture as a guide. Cut out and glue on some white paper teeth and eyes as well. Decorate your alligator with markers or crayons- add scales and more. Templates: http://b3okpdfs.pbwiki.com/f/abecomesgator.pdf Green construction paper, white paper, scissors, glue, crayons, markers Lady with the Alligator Purse Alphabet Plums on trees Fruit Peaches Prunes Figs Gopher Tortoise Their range extends from southeastern Louisiana to southeastern South Carolina and throughout all 67 counties in Florida. The gopher tortoise is federally protected as a threatened species except in Florida, where it is listed as a Species of Special Concern by the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission. The gopher tortoise (Gopherus polyphemus) is a cold-blooded reptile. Tortoise and the Hare Tortoises Enchanted Forest Nature Sanctuary Titusville Florida US Fish and Wildlife Services Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission. Gopher Tortoise Council Savannah Bird Girl Statue Sculpture 32°4′44.249″N, 81°5′42.688″W The Savannah Bird Girl statue was originally sculpted for a garden in Massachusetts. However, four bronze statues were cast from the mold and one ended up in Bonaventure Cemetery in Savannah, Georgia. The statue was relatively unknown until a photo of it appeared on the cover of the best-selling book ~ Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil, by John Berendt, in 1994. The photo of the statue was taken by Jack Leigh, a well-known Savannah photographer. The statue, due to its popularity following its appearance on the book cover, was removed from the Bonaventure Cemetery and placed in the Telfair Museum of Art in Savannah. Telfair Museum of Art in Savannah, Georgia 1936 Bird Baths Sylvia Shaw Judson John Berendt Jack Leigh Savannah Bonaventure Cemetery Telfair Museum of Art Rathaus-Glockenspiel Mechanical Clock 48°8′13.142″N, 11°34′33.377″E Marienplatz, Munich Schafflertanz Town Clocks Carillons Duke Wilhelm V Renate von Lothringen Munich Glockenspiels Plague Clocks It's good to shut up sometimes Marcel Marceau is the world's most famous mime. "It's good to shut up sometimes." Mime Music and silence combine strongly... Marcel Marceau, one of the world's most famous mimes "Music and silence combine strongly because music is done with silence, and silence is full of music." Marcel Marceau 48°34′58.559″N, 7°44′37.496″E M France Deburau Prize Emmy Award Marceau Foundation Raoul Wallenberg Medal Khatyn 54°19′48″N, 27°56′60″E For more information about the Memorial and its history, visit: http://khatyn.by/en/ A powerful memorial complex with haunting bells. It is open for visitors 24 hours a day. Khatyn was the site of a brutal massacre on March 22, 1943. All the inhabitants of the village of Khatyn were killed by the Germans and the entire village was burned to the ground. Only three children managed to escape. The Khatyn memorial complex was built in memory of the hundreds of Belorussian villages, destroyed by Nazis during the years of the Second World War. The architects who designed it were Leonid Levin, Y. Gradov, V. Zankovich, and the sculptor S. Selikhanov. The first part of the complex was opened in 1968. The final opening ceremony was held on June 5, 1969. Near Pleshchenicy, in Logoisk region of Minsk area, Belarus +375 17 74 55060 Belarus Leonid Levin Y. Gradov V. Zankovich S. Selikhanov Minsk World War Two Nazi Germany How to Make an Origami Swan Watch and fold along with the video. Origami Paper Sadako How to Make an Origami Praying Mantis Boston Swan Boats How to Make an Origami Goldfish Watch and fold along with the video. Origami Paper Goldfish From there to here, and here to there... "From there to here, and here to there, funny things are everywhere." Oh the Places You'll Go Joy Ostriches African grasslands Bird, Animal Emu Rhea Cassowary Hats Pelicans South American coasts, Southern North America Bird Komodo Dragons 0°47′21.39″S, 113°55′16.777″E Islands of Komodo, Flores, Padar, Rintja Lizard Indonesia Komodo Dragon Hatchling Grows Up Komodo! Monitor lizards Crocodiles Komodo Flores Padar Rintja Dragons Chameleons North Africa, Spain, Southern Africa, Madagascar Reptile Dwarf Chameleon Giant Chameleon Jackson's chameleon Mellor's chameleon Madagascar Spain Hurricanes Windstorm Cyclones Hurricane Katrina Hurricane Andrew Rain Hurricane Watch Hurricane Warning Weather Meterorology Anemometer National Weather Service Sanibel Lighthouse 26°27′10.62″N, 82°0′51.336″W The lighthouse is now used as housing for National Wildlife Refuge employees. No lighthouse tours, but the grounds of the lighthouse are in a park, so you can wander through the grounds. Only the fenced areas around the dwellings are closed to the public. The Sanibel Island Light is the first lighthouse on Florida's Gulf coast north of Key West and the Dry Tortugas. It is located on the eastern tip of Sanibel Island, and was built to mark the entrance to San Carlos Bay for ships calling at the port of Punta Rassa, across San Carlos Bay from Sanibel Island. Residents of Sanibel Island first petitioned for a lighthouse in 1833, but no action was taken. In 1856 the Lighthouse Board recommended a lighthouse on Sanibel Island, but Congress took no action. In 1877 government workers surveyed the eastern end of the island and reserved it for a lighthouse. Congress finally appropriated funds for a lighthouse in 1883. The foundation for the new lighthouse was completed in early 1884, but the ship bringing ironwork for the tower sank two miles from Sanibel Island. A crew of hard-hat divers from Key West recovered all but two of the pieces for the tower. Punta Rassa became an important port in the 1830s and remained so up to the Spanish-American War. It was primarily used to ship cattle from Florida to Cuba. Until the railroads reached the area in the 1880s, ranchers drove their cattle from open ranges in central Florida to Punta Rassa for shipment to Cuba. The lighthouse was placed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1974. The Coast Guard leases the light station site to the city of Sanibel, Florida. Located on Sanibel Island at Point Ybel on the Southwest coast of Florida Directions: From I-75 US41 to Gladiolus Road. South on Gladiolus to Summerlin Rd. Turn left on Summerlin and travel approximately 12 miles to the Sanibel toll bridge. After crossing the bridge, turn left on Periwinkle to the end. (follow signs) Lighthouses Guide to Florida Lighthouses 1561642169 Paperback Travel Guide Lighthouses for Kids Elinor De Wire Tornadoes Windstorm Thunderstorms Waterspouts Tornado Alley Sanibel Island 26°27′27.77″N, 82°5′53.056″W Sanibel, a barrier island on the southwest coast of Florida, was originally inhabited by the Calusa Indians around 1500. In 1513, explorer Ponce DeLeon landed ashore the exotic isle, with its brackish estuaries, plush mangrove jungles, and sandy beaches, opening the door for others who would eventually find their way to the island. Over time, Sanibel was visited by European explorers, slave traders, pirates, and Seminole Indians, all of whom added to its colorful and intriguing history. In the late 1800s and early 1900s, the original settlers of modern-day Sanibel arrived on the island. These pioneers were a contrasting group of individuals, comprised of diverse ethic origins and cultures, yet all seemed to share a common goal of using hard work, resourcefulness, and determination to make the island their home. Their efforts and sacrifices greatly contributed to the growth and rich history of Sanibel as we know it today. Off the Gulf coast of Florida Doc Fords Armadillo Calusa Indians Seminole Indians Ding Darling Wildlife Refuge Pirates Gulf of Mexico Beaches Boa Constrictors Mexico, South America, and the Caribbean Snake Emerald Tree Boas Red-tailed Boas Rainbow Boas Pets Flamingos Southern North America, Caribbean, Asia, Africa, southern Europe, South America Bird Miss Mingo and the First Day of School Flamingo Sunset For Pete's Sake Wild Flamingos Mud City : A Flamingo Story Whales Wetlands Chilean Flamingoes Caribbean Flamingoes Andean Flamingoes James Flamingoes Flamingo Lawn Ornaments Caribbean Chile Pink Jellyfish Ocean Sea Creature Portuguese Man-o-war Austrialian Sea Wasp Lion's Mane Tentacles Velociraptors 46°51′44.986″N, 103°50′47.962″E Central Asia Dinosaur Mongolia Dromaeosaurids Peter Kaisen Henry Fairfield Osborn American Museum of Natural History Woodchucks North America Animal Caddyshack Marmots Squirrels Groundhogs Vancouver Island Marmot Hoary Marmots Rodents Mice Yellow-bellied Marmots Hibernation How much wood could a woodchuck... Tongue twister "How much wood could a woodchuck chuck, if a woodchuck could chuck wood? Tongue twisters Wombats 25°16′27.833″S, 133°46′30.49″E Australia Marsupials Dairy of a Wombat Wombat Divine Sometimes I Like to Curl up in a Ball Where To Little Wombat? Adventures of Little Wombat Batter Up Wombat Marsupials Northern Hairy-Nosed Wombats Southern Hairy-Nosed Wombats Kangaroos Opossums Virginia Opossums Tasmania Species Turtles Every continent except Antarctica Animal Old Turtle Terrapins Musk Turtles Green Turtles Hawksbill Turtles Leatherback Sea Turtle Florida Box Turtles Alligator Snapping Turtles Giant River Turtles Oak Trees Tree Acorns Pine Trees Maple Trees Seeds Bark Autumn Nuts Estonia Lithuania Poland Croatia Serbia Tie a yellow ribbon round the old oak tree "Tie a yellow ribbon round the old oak tree..." Song Bakeries Rosie's Bakery Mansions Celebrities Newport Rhode Island Running of the Bulls 42°49′4.768″N, 1°38′39.174″W Pamplona Bulls Ernest Hemingway Pamplona San Fermin Festival Cafe Sacher Wien 48°12′14.069″N, 16°22′11.669″E Cafe Sacher Wien is a traditional coffee house located in the 1st district. It is a great place to get the 'original' Sacher Torte in an enjoyable atmosphere in central Vienna. In addition to Sacher Torte, the Cafe also has a wonderful selection of pastries and other dishes. In the summer, foldaway windows transform the Cafe into a large open outdoor terrace. Philharmonikerstrasse 4, A-1010 Vienna The Cafe located inside the Hotel Sacher. Abenaki Maple Sugar Gluskabe Longhouses Wigwams Birchbark Canoes Baskets Huron Children of the Wind and Water Huron Carol Quebec Missionaries Carols Iroquois Hiawatha's Childhood Boy Who Lived with the Bears Giving Thanks: A Native American Good Morning Message Hiawatha Lacrosse Onondaga Mohawk Cayuga Seneca Oneida Tuscarora Kickapoo Lake Michigan Mexico Micmac Split Ash Baskets Nova Scotia Penobscot Maliseet Passamaquoddy Wabanaki Confederacy Wampanoag Pottery Children of the Morning Light Metacomet Massasoit Pilgrims King Philip's War Shawnee Second Bend in the River Tenskwatawa Tecumseh Tennessee River Valley Miner's Lettuce Western Forests mostly ~ it ranges from Alaska to Mexico, California to South Dakota. It has also been found in New Hampshire. Plant Herbs Stems Leaves California Gold Rush Scurvy Vitamin C Dandelions worldwide Plant Weeds Salads Evening Primrose Worldwide Plant Medicine Indian Pipe North America Plant Woodlands Fungus American Beech Eastern White Pine Virginia Pine Loblolly Pine Chlorophyl Mycelia Nutrients Yellow Lady's Slippers Plant Pink Lady's Slippers Orchids Mocassins Cherokee Bloodroot Southern Canada, Eastern United States Plant Nodding Trillium Plant Lily Lilies Queen Anne's Lace Fields and meadows Plant Parsley Meadows Vegetables B3OK Map everywhere Worldwide Flickr Youtube B3OK Share B3OK Tag everywhere ~ http://www.b3okmap.org ~ browse the world and add your tags B3OK Snap everywhere Seashells Oceans World Wide Nautilus, Murex, Miter, Snail, Cowrie, Distorsio, Wentletrap, Oyster, Cockle, Sea Urchin Nautilus Murex Miter Cowrie Distorsio Wentletrap Cockles Gift From The Sea 679406832 Hardcover 26°27′27.77″N, 82°5′53.056″W Inspiration Swimmy Charles Lindbergh Patience Be courteous to all but intimate with few and let those few be... First President of the Unitred States "Be courteous to all, but intimate with few, and let those few be well tried before you give them your confidence." George Washington Courtesy Confidence American Presidency Mobile B3OK everywhere, http://www.mb3ok.org B3OK Play B3OK Gaming everywhere, http://www.b3ok2.org QRCode Generators QrCode Decoders QRCode Decoders Everywhere QRCode Tool Ongoing Many Sailors Valentines Seashell Art 13°11′37.993″N, 59°32′35.513″W In the 1800's, sailors established a tradition of giving their sweethearts exotic shell art when returning from long voyages at sea. Sailors would commission artisans to create sentimental messages of love using beautiful tiny seashells. Sailor’s Valentines were purchased from specialty merchants typically located in Barbados. Typically Barbados 1800's Seashell Art Sailors Barbados Sailing David Rogers BIG BUGS Sculpture Traveling Exhibit James and the Giant Peach The Migration of Killer Bees Bug Hunt Bug Storytime Butterfly Storytime How to Make an Origami Rhinoceros Beetle How to Make Egg Carton Bugs Ladybugs Daddy Longlegs Praying Mantis Damselflies Spiders Assassin Bugs Bug Book and Bottle On Beyond Bugs Bugs Are Insects Eyewitness Insect Insectigations Chrysalis David Rogers How Many Bugs in a Box? La Cucaracha Martina: A Caribbean Folktale Insectlopedia Giant Jam Sandwich God has a special fondness for stars and beetles... Ants on a Log David Roger's BIG BUGS Sculpture Traveling Exhibit Garden in the Woods 42°20′27.01″N, 71°25′38.215″W Garden in the Woods is the botanic garden, headquarters, and living museum of New England Wild Flower Society. For more information and current exhibits, visit their website: http://www.newfs.org/ 180 Hemenway Road, North Framingham, Massachusetts New England Wild Flower Society Sons of the American Revolution American Revolutionary War Bill of Rights Daughters of the American Revolution Sons of the Revolution Do not follow where the path may lead... "Do not follow where the path may lead. Go instead where there is no path and leave a trail." Ralph Waldo Emerson Courage All things seem possible in May 1951 "All things seem possible in May." Edwin Way Teale May Spring Optimism I dwell in Possibility... "I dwell in Possibility. A fairer house then Prose. More numerous of windows, Superior of doors. Complete Poems of Emily Dickinson Collected Poems of Emily Dickinson Emily I'm Nobody! Who Are You? : Poems by Emily Dickinson for Young People A Brighter Garden Emily Dickinson's Letters to the World Emily Dickinson Possibility Ask and it shall be given to you... Matthew 7:7 "Ask, and it shall be given to you; Seek, and ye shall find; Knock, and it shall be opened unto you." Guidelines for bureaucrats... "Guidelines for bureaucrats: When in charge, ponder. When in trouble, delegate. When in doubt, mumble." James Boren Bureaucracy Guidelines Optimism is... "Optimism is true moral courage." Ernest Henry Shackleton Be the change you wish... India 20°35′37.262″N, 78°57′46.368″E "Be the change you wish to see in the world." Ghandi India Just living is not enough... Danish writer (1805-1875) known for his fairy tales. 55°23′46.471″N, 10°23′26.29″E "Just living is not enough...One must have sunshine, freedom, and a little flower." Complete Hans Christian Andersen Fairy Tales Ugly Duckling Princess and the Pea Emperor's New Clothes Hans Christian Andersen Freedom Fairy Tales A dream is... Sleeping Beauty, 1959, Disney Movie "A dream is a wish your heart makes." Disney's Sleeping Beauty Sleeping Beauty Dreams Wishes The best way out... American poet (1874-1963) "The best way out is always through." Robert Frost How old would you be... American actress "How old would you be if you didn't know how old you were?" Ruth Gordon Age Acting A good memory is often a great help... 1906 "A good memory is often a great help; but knowing when to forget things sometimes counts for more." Philander C. Johnson Memory What is more important in a library than anything else... American poet (1892-1982), Librarian of Congress (1939-1944) "What is more important in a library than anything else ~ than everything else ~ is the fact that it exists." Archibald MacLeish Library of Congress Libraries Public Libraries Knowledge They are ill discoverers that think... English philosopher, essayist, courtier, jurist, & statesman (1561-1626) "They are ill discoverers that think there is no land, when they can see nothing but sea." Francis Bacon Perspective Discovery May the force be with you Star Wars, 1977 "May the force be with you." Star Wars George Lucas Peace cannot be kept... German-born American theroretical physicist "Peace cannot be kept by force. It can only be achieved by understanding." Albert Einstein Peace The best place to hide anything... American poet and writer (1809-1849) "The best place to hide anything is in plain view." Fall of the House of Usher Purloined Letter Edgar Allan Poe All great and honorable actions... History of Plymouth Plantation, written 1630-1650 41°56′18.852″N, 70°37′29.993″W "All great and honorable actions are accompanied with great difficulties." History of Plymouth Plantation Plymouth Rock William Bradford Plymouth Plantation The young man is has not... Spanish-born American philosopher and writer (1863-1952) "The young man is has not wept is a savage, and the old man who will not laugh is a fool." George Santayana Laughter Too much of a good thing... American actress, (1892?-1980) "Too much of a good thing can be wonderful." Mae West Patience... 31°12′48.6″N, 29°56′39.48″E "Patience with others is Love, Patience with self is Hope, Patience with God is Faith." Adel Bestavros Egypt What hath God wrought Samuel Morse transmitted this message from Washington to Baltimore as he formally opened America's first telegraph line, May 24, 1844. Samuel Morse was an American painter and inventor (1791-1872) "What hath God wrought." Samuel Morse Inventions Telegraph It's always ourselves... american writer (1894-1962) 42°22′31.411″N, 71°7′6.553″W "It's always ourselves we find in the sea." E.e. cummings Gertrude Stein Ezra Pound Harvard Sea They are slaves who fear to speak... American editor and Diplomat, (1819-1891) "They are slaves who fear to speak for the fallen and the weak." James Russell Lowell Freedom of Speech Professionals built the Titantic... "Professionals built the Titantic, amateurs built the Ark." A short cut... "A short cut is the longest distance between two points." Charles Issawi Distance When you have eliminated the impossible... Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, English writer (1859-1930) "When you have eliminated the impossible, whatever remains, however improbable, must be the truth." Adventures of Sherlock Holmes Hound of the Baskervilles Mysteries of Sherlock Holmes Hundred Year Old Secret Sir Arthur Conan Doyle London Detectives Scotland Yard Always do right... Mark Twain (Samuel Longhorne Clemens), American author and humorist (1835-1910) "Always do right. This will gratify some people and astonish the rest." Samuel Longhorne Clemens Mark Twain June Mythology Juno Marriage Pantheon And what is so rare as a day in June?... American editor and diplomat (1819-1891) "And what is so rare as a day in June? Then, if ever, come perfect days." January Carnations Rome Janus Garnet Believe in... 11/23/02 "Believe in yourself and you will make a difference. Believe in love and you will feel a difference. Believe in miracles and you will see a difference. Believe in eternity and you will be different." Joan Stapleton Belief Miracles Eternity This above all... English playwright & poet (1564-1616) "This above all: to thine own self be true, and it must follow, as the night the day, thou canst not then be false to any man." William Shakespeare Truth Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil 9.78067942923E+12 Paperback Suspense Minerva Voodoo Have a heart that never hardens... British writer, (1812-1870) "Have a heart that never hardens, a temper that never tires, and a touch that never hurts." Tale of Two Cities Charles Dickens Heart Music expresses that which cannot be said... French Writer (1802-1885) 47°14′28.41″N, 6°1′32.038″E "Music expresses that which cannot be said and on which it is impossible to be silent." Hunchback of Notre-Dame Victor Hugo My definition of a free society... Democratic nominee for President in 1952 & 1956 40°28′26.522″N, 88°59′3.574″W "My definition of a free society is a society where it is safe to be unpopular." Adlai Stevenson Princeton In the midst of great joy... Chinese Proverb 35°51′41.976″N, 104°11′43.429″E "In the midst of great joy, do not promise anyone anything. In the midst of great anger, do not answer anyone's letter." Proverbs Work keeps us from three evils... Francis Marie Arouet, French writer and philosopher (1694-1778) "Work keeps us from three evils: bordeom, vice, and poverty." Voltaire Philosophy Work Evil If you think education is expensive... President Harvard University 42°22′31.814″N, 71°7′11.986″W "If you think education is expensive, try ignorance." Derek Bok Ignorance Education Americium Isotopes Plutonium Superconductive Gifts From The Sea 679406832 Hardcover 26°27′27.77″N, 82°5′53.056″W Inspiration Deceptively Delicious 9.78006125134E+12 Hardcover Cookbook Jessica Seinfeld Cooking Obesity Cooking for Kids Steve Vance Goodnight Moon 9.78069400362E+12 Infant 2 to 4 years old Hardcover Board Book Fiction Big Red Barn The Important Book Snuggle Puppy Time for Bed Counting Kisses Hush Little Baby Bedtime Storytime Margaret Wise Brown Clement Hurd Story of the Little Black Dog 2 to 4 years old 4 to 6 years old Hardcover 41°23′33.216″N, 70°36′40.201″W Picture Book Captain Douglas How to Make Egg Carton Sailboats How to Make a Simple Sailboat How to Make a Delicious Ice Cream Cone Journey around Cape Cod and the Islands Victorian Carousel J.B. Spooner Little Black Dog Buccaneer Comet's Nine Lives Dear Mr. Blueberry Ferry Ride Cape Cod Terre Lamb Seeley Make Way for Ducklings 9.78067045149E+12 2 to 4 years old 4 to 6 years old Hardcover 42°21′8.993″N, 71°4′3.007″W Picture Book Mr. Mallard Mrs. Mallard Johnny Tremain Duck Storytime Duck Duck Goose Game Boston Storytime New England Storytime How to Make Ducks in a Duck Pond How to Make the Letter D into a Duck How to Make a Floating Cork Duck Mallards Journey Around Boston from A to Z Robert McCloskey I have an Aunt on Marlborough Street Time of Wonder One Morning in Maine Boston Beacon Hill New England Dillo 9.7809769332E+12 2 to 4 years old 4 to 6 years old Paperback Picture Book Fiction Randon Eddy Kyle Linda Miller Gopher Tracks