impress: 1325–75; ME <>impressus ptp. of imprimere to press into or upon, impress, equiv. to im- + pressus ptp. of premere (comb. form -primere) to pressto press (a thing) into or on something. to produce (a mark, figure, etc.) by pressure; stamp; imprint: to apply […]
My long journey to being vegan began, in part, by keeping chickens. Many years ago, I was living on about six acres in a rural area when I got the brilliant idea to get chickens. I devoted several months to reading about the care of […]
My grandkids were chasing each other in through the raised beds in the garden the other day and I thought, “Hey, this reminds me of something … what is it??” Then I realized … “Pacman! We’ve made a life sized Pacman maze!”
It’s made of a few pieces of PVC and a board and fits over the treadmill. It works even better now that I use it with a laptop … I like it!
Here’s a bit of what I was able to learn about Heinz so far … Heinz Wertheim was born in Bremke, Germany, on June 26th 1921. He was a shoemaker and married Ruth Zeilnziger. They were deported together to the transit camp, Westerbork, near Assen, […]
I was able to contact the family of a woman who I though may have been the wife of Heinz Wertheim. Despite the extremely unusual last/maiden name (I could find only one Ruth Wertheim in the US), and that the two women have similar birth […]
And the story continues … I emailed back and forth with a very helpful researcher from Westerbork, who couldn’t find any record of a Henry Wertheim … so I sent a copy of the postcard, and it turns out that the first name on the […]
*This is a story that started, for me, several years ago when I bought this postcard. I’d like to share how it’s unfolded up to today … This is how it begins. “I have a suitcase full of these cards,” the dealer said. I bought […]
What to do about the sugar? Some granulated cane sugar is filtered and whitened using bone charcoal. It doesn’t contain an animal product, but an animal product has been used in its making. In the view of some, this means it’s not vegan. And that’s […]
resist: 1325–75; ME resisten (v.) < L resistere to remain standing,a substance that prevents or inhibits some effect from taking place I really like a textured looking background, but I paint in very thin washes, which isn’t compatible with the thicker and more opaque layers that […]
