tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-78644821449531726012024-03-18T14:57:04.047-05:00Thoughts From a Young WriterAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10004203870466008754noreply@blogger.comBlogger59125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7864482144953172601.post-38024589807864395922017-03-15T07:39:00.002-05:002017-03-15T07:39:50.762-05:00Beauty is from Within <br />
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Hey y'all!<br />
Who's excited for spring? I know I am!<br />
I'm so excited for the beautiful scenery that will out of the blue pop out and surprise me with their beautiful colors. It's a wonderful way to display God's idea of true beauty.<br />
Beauty itself is a precious thing. Not outward beauty, but beauty from within. The kind of beauty that is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness and self control. (Galatians 5: 22-23)<br />
That is another one of my favorite Bible verses, for it helps me remember what my true self should be, and I try every day to have that character. A heart that is overflowing with the Fruit of the Spirit.<br />
A few days ago, I was talking with a few friends of mine about beauty. I had showed them a picture of myself with an amazing DERAIL sign by an old abandoned train track. They had commented that I looked very pretty. But, after a while, it started to tumble into how much more beautiful I was then them. For a long time, and even still, I stumble with vanity, and I keep telling myself that that is not what is important. I keep telling myself to be humble. And I told myself that right there with that conversation. I began to tell the girls that they are just as beautiful and not one of us is for prettier then the other. I told them that they are beautiful in God's eyes, if you have a good heart.<br />
I remember my Mom telling me a long time ago about true beauty. That even if you weren't as beautiful on the outside to the world if you had a Fruits of the Spirit kind of heart, that is true beauty in God's eyes. But if vanity and selfishness gets in the way, then there is no beauty, and you have an ugly heart. Like the Step Sisters from Cinderella.<br />
I told them that, and dearly hope that they will accept themselves for who they are, and not what they should be.<br />
Beauty is a hard thing to accomplish, and even I don't have it all together. I can be very vain at times, and it makes me stumble. I can't be the prettiest girl out there. But I can be a beautiful girl with a God-like heart. That's what truly matters, and what makes you beautiful on the outside too. Having the best clothes, the best hair, the perfect skin or smile doesn't make you beautiful. Having a loving, joyful, peaceful, patient, kind, good, faithful and self controlled makes you beautiful.<br />
What's ironic is is that I hardly listen to my own advice. I need to work on my heart as well. We can work on it together.<br />
Let us have a spring like heart, to have one day, where we suddenly pop out of the selfishness, vain ground, and blossom into Fruits of the Spirit.<br />
Happy Spring!Mae’s Digital Diary http://www.blogger.com/profile/07599820329920137357noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7864482144953172601.post-54067559730027727622017-03-14T12:01:00.004-05:002017-03-14T12:01:56.588-05:00SteamShoppeTreasures: NEW ETSY SHOP!!! Hey y'all! Happy Spring!<br />
It's coming up so quickly, and it's FREEZING here!<br />
And what a perfect day to take pictures of my new three item in my new Etsy shop...SteamShoppeTreasures.<br />
It's a Steampunk themed shop, and I will be selling handmade items, and altered items into a whole new Steampunk makeover. I will be adding more as I go along, so I hope y'all enjoy, and if anyone has any item ideas for me to create, please comment down below in the comment box!<br />
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Here is a sneak peek pf my three items.<br />
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Mae’s Digital Diary http://www.blogger.com/profile/07599820329920137357noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7864482144953172601.post-77967286994049826422017-03-08T10:18:00.000-06:002017-03-08T10:18:10.579-06:00Steampunk Altered Altoids Box DIY Morning' y'all! It's such a nice pretty day today here in North West Arkansas.<br />
I thought that it would be fun to do a Do It Yourself project today.<br />
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So, this used to be an Altoid mint box, and Steampunk Altoid boxes are a big thing, so I decided to make one, and a tutorial to go along with it.<br />
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So, I started off deciding where I wanted to put my little angle charm that I had (don't really know where i actually got it), and I decided to put it in the middle.</div>
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When that was finished, I coated it with two layers of white paint. The white paint helps later on to bring out the brown color or the color of your choice.<br />
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Use the blow dryer or heating tool to dry the paint, or let it sit until it's dry. Once that is done, coat the whole box, front and back, with your chosen color, until it is covered to your taste. I still had a few white spots peeking out, but, I thought it actually looked cool and Steampunk.<br />
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Dry that with your tool. Next, comes the fun part. I used a mixture of a red and the brown together to get a rusted color, and dabbed it in random places, then used a green to add a discolored look to it, like metal does when it gets wet. I also used a black, nail polish designer pen to detail it a little. You could use black paint instead. I just couldn't find black paint anywhere, so I improvised instead.<br />
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Use your tool to dry it, and add any more rusted color to the rest of the box. Next, I hot glued some decorative paper to the inside, just to make it look cool, and cover up the Altoids symbol on the inside. I also used my finger to smear some of the rusted paint color around the edges of the inside.<br />
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And there you go! An altered Steampunk Altoids box!<br />
I hope y'all enjoyed the tutorial, and Happy Spring!Mae’s Digital Diary http://www.blogger.com/profile/07599820329920137357noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7864482144953172601.post-68346412380042903452017-02-21T08:13:00.002-06:002017-02-21T08:13:41.402-06:00Eight Blessings <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Top o' the day to y'all!!!</div>
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Happy almost spring! (So excited for spring!)</div>
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So, y'all's probably wondering why my post this week is titled "Eight Blessings." Not only have their been more then eight blessings in my whole 17 years, but eight specific blessings that I will always have, remember, and see. My siblings.</div>
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Almost every time I go out, or our whole family goes out for the day, people ask us, "How many kids do you have?", "Wow, they must be a handful!".</div>
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Of course we answer politely, but after a while...yeah. </div>
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Nine kids all together, but eight siblings for me, and probably, besides my parents, the best friends that I will ever have. </div>
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I can never express how much I love my siblings, and am always amazed of the things they do. They're goofy, smart, kind, loving, optimistic, etc. Anything that makes a sibling, all wrapped in a package with a big bow. </div>
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We do have our squabbles, fights, and nagging, which is basically all the same thing, but, you get the idea. Even if we disagree, we're all good in the end. </div>
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I have four brothers, and four sisters, and wouldn't want to trade them for any other pairs of siblings.</div>
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One of my favorite memories was of my first little sis, Selah. Before she was born, it was just me and my three younger brothers, Michael, Elisha and Cainan. Of course I had a blast with them, but in time, I wanted a little sister. I was about six at the time, and had dreams and goals to teach her. Ballet was the big one. I LOVED ballet, and I still do. About a year ago, I got to take intermediate ballet lessons, and both my little sisters, Selah and Avalon, got to share that dream with me, as it was their dreams too. </div>
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I never remembered this, but my mother told me that I wanted to name Selah 'George Washington', which is funny, because six years later, was when I had my George Washington craze, and it has never left. Favorite president, favorite figure in history...yeah. </div>
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Anyways, I was super excited when I found out that the new baby was a girl. And soon, a few years later, another baby girl was born, miss Avalon Grace. And then, years later, my brother Liam, and my two little sister Kynthia and Brenna were born. It was like a giant rush of siblings coming one after another after Selah's birth. I never DREAMED that I would be a sister of EIGHT siblings! </div>
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But, there have been some times where I said things to my friends about my siblings that I regret, and I try to make it up to my siblings as an apology for all those hurtful things. And when my friends ask me if my siblings ever annoy me, I smile and say, "At times, but I love them still." Because it's true. I love them so much that the annoying things that we all do, just go away in the end. Every sibling in every family does it. We're not set apart as the "special" children, we're just special in each other's eyes. </div>
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But, things may get different soon, as I'm getting older. I'll be 18 in January, and from then on, I'm not a child in the house anymore. I'm a full adult. Which also makes me different in my siblings eyes. Of course, we will still have our fun, sibling behavior, and all that fun, but I know that somewhere, they're going to stop a moment, and think, "Oh, right, she's an adult." Which, makes me afraid that I may be different for them. Soon, I may be out of the house more often, driving, doing adult things, managing money, and soon be engaged. Just thinking of it reminds me of Elsa from 'Frozen.' Always feeling different, even around her sister, and that might soon be me. But, the little princes and princesses still think of me as their sister, and even if I am an adult, the sisterhood doesn't change. And each of them will go through the same stage in life. Everyone does.</div>
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I'm hoping that this year will be full of blessings and life for my little siblings. I want them to grow, accept life, be joyful, make fun messes for memories, and love Jesus. </div>
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I love each of my siblings, and forever will.</div>
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Mae’s Digital Diary http://www.blogger.com/profile/07599820329920137357noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7864482144953172601.post-4089081089189151752017-02-15T10:06:00.001-06:002017-02-15T13:07:03.302-06:00Future Home Inspirations<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Morning y'all!<br />
Spring's almost here, and I am super pumped for it!<br />
These past few weeks, I have gathered some inspirational ideas for how I want to decorate my bathroom counter, and my future home as a housewife. I've gathered photos from Pinterest and ideas from one of my favorite makeup artists on YouTube, Charisma Star.<br />
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I've been recently watching her Get Ready With Me videos, and I always noticed the cute candles that she has along her bathtub edge, and the sweet flower vases that she has on the counter. And the adorable mason jars that she keeps all her makeup brushes in.<br />
I was inspired by them, and decided to do something similar for my own bathroom, but a little at a time, to see how I personally wanted to decorate and design my bathroom. For the mason jars, I was thinking of hot gluing some cute lace around the top for a little decoration, and use some white or pink glass pebbles on the bottom of the jar for a cute color.<br />
I also noticed she had other different candles all around her house. I was inspired by that idea also, and already have a few scents that I enjoy, such as vanilla bean, pumpkin, apple pie...basically, anything that is sweet!<br />
The inspirations brought me to a conversation I had this morning with my Mom. I told her how I wanted to have candles and vases of flowers all around my house, in random places. I told her how excited and anxious I was to start off my future home.<br />
What was really funny, in one of the subjects in the conversation, I talked about how a few years ago, I felt like I needed to wait until I was 20 before I got married. I wanted to start dating at 19, because I felt that 18 was too young for me. But what I discovered earlier this morning was, it wasn't me having to wait until I was 20 to get married, it was just God telling me to slow down, and wait for a few years, to have me grow a little, before I had the idea of a future house, and having the thought of dating. We all started laughing when my brother asked me if I wanted to get married at 18, instead of waiting another two years...and I said "Yes!"<br />
It's funny how it all changed in just a few years. I remembered being afraid to date, and even nervous around boys for that matter. I still am a little shy, but when a conversation starts, I don't feel so nervous.<br />
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Another inspiration that I found for my future home was the bohemian style. I love anything bohemian, and have a whole board dedicated to it on Pinterest.<br />
I was scrolling through Pinterest for bohemian house ideas, and I discovered an adorable back porch. It had bohemian pillows and blankets spread out every where, white Christmas lights, or fairy lights, around the edge, and mason jar lanterns hanging from the ceiling. It gave me ideas for how I wanted my own back porch to look like. I also thought, since I love astronomy, I could have a little corner for a telescope and writing table to take notes on, but bohemian styled, such as candles on the table, and draping cute vines around the telescope for decoration.<br />
I am super excited for the future that God has for me, and I can hardly wait to start it!<br />
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Happy Spring!!!!!<br />
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Mae’s Digital Diary http://www.blogger.com/profile/07599820329920137357noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7864482144953172601.post-10960099097148248672017-02-09T20:30:00.003-06:002017-02-09T20:30:28.188-06:00Favorite Bible Verse Joshua 1:9<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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""Have I not commanded you?<br />
Be strong and of good courage; do not be afraid, nor dismayed, for the Lord your God is with you wherever you go.""<br />
About a year ago, when I was in ballet, I struggled with a certain dance move that I could not achieve...the pirouette. And I still have a hard time getting it down, just for fun.<br />
I got to the point where I was almost to the point of giving up, because the move was so hard.<br />
I came home one night after practice, and decided that I should look up a Bible verse, just a random one. I always loved the idea of when God would bring out a special Bible verse for the person in trouble. And I really needed encouragement. I was getting encouragement from my teacher, but I wanted something that would last. I flipped open my Bible, and sure enough, Joshua 1:9 was the first verse that I saw.<br />
I was so excited, that I told everyone I knew about this verse, because it wasn't just for me, it was for those struggling in the time of need in their lives.<br />
A few months ago, I had a heartbroken friend, who even without telling me, I knew she was in pain. I quickly flipped open my notebook, and wrote down that verse, the first verse that popped into my head, the verse that I always will remember. It blessed her so much. <br />
Even to this day, whenever there is struggling, pain, or fear, that verse pops into my head, and I feel a wave of peace wash over me from God's Holy Spirit.<br />
I have many friends and family who are struggling, everyone does. It's no fun to be in a rut of pain and fear. I was in a deep rut with those two for a long time, and recently am healing from it, remembering that verse every time.<br />
I wanted to share this verse, because no matter where you are, whatever situation you're in, relationship, or rut, "do not be afraid, nor dismayed, for the Lord your God is with you wherever you go."<br />
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Happy 2017, y'all!<br />
I am super excited for this year, mostly because I feel like this year may be different, with more changes, new friends, and possibly new experiences.<br />
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Already a few, tiny changes are happening just in these last few weeks.</div>
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One, of course, my 17th birthday, this Tuesday, January 24th. Already 12 months until adulthood, which is the big subject in this post today.</div>
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This year may be the biggest year of my life. One, this is my last year as a child at home, soon to be an adult. Two, I will be having more challenges, and questions towards me. And it mostly may have to do with me being a stay at home daughter.</div>
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A few years ago, I remember telling my Mom that I hated the idea of a house wife, and staying home. I wanted to get a job, be a nurse in the military, and had college in mind. But, as I grew up the next few years, I watched my Mom work around the house, making meals, teaching me and my siblings school, decorating her house all pretty, and I got to thinking....you know, this actually looks like fun! And it is! I started learning how to wash dishes by hand, which helped me think of stories to write. I learned how to fold laundry, which I pretended was a race to see how fast and well I could fold it. I even learned how to make a baby bottle and feed it to my baby siblings, which is a precious gift. I made it a fun game at first. But, now, even this past year, it began to get harder. Making meals for a family of 9 kids (haven't made a full blown dinner yet), rotating laundry, cleaning the bathrooms each week, and babysitting! Oh, babysitting! A fun, and very challenging task, but training for when I am in my own home, and my kids are at home. </div>
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And that is when the questions came. "Are you going to college?", "Why don't you want to go to college?", "Are you dating yet?"</div>
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And, I patiently answer...."No." And why? </div>
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Well...here's why.</div>
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#1. College. I like the idea of college. It's a great way to train for your future job. But I am not planning on having a job....outside of the house. For one, it isn't very interesting to me now that I have a calling from God to be a house wife. Two, I don't have any ideas on having a job. Besides, I have a job here at home right now, and in my future for me and my Prince Charming. But, I will be urging my future sons (and any daughters who REALLY, REALLY, REALLY want) to go to college. But, at this point, it's very far from my mind.</div>
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#2. Dating. A few years ago, there was a young man about my age who had an interest in me. At first, I didn't notice it, but as the months went by, Mom helped me notice it. At first, I felt a little...you know...giggly, and excited that a boy finally liked me. But, after a while, he began to go down a path that I didn't want to go along with, so Mom helped me take a step back. And the idea of dating at that time SCARED ME OUT OF THIS WORLD!!!!!! I just wanted to be friends, and that was it. But, now, dating doesn't seem so scary to me...if I do it right both to my morals and standards, my parents standards, and God's rules. I have watched a few friends go through dating in a way that I don't want. More than one boyfriend, talking behind people's backs, and the immense pain in their eyes and voice, even though they put a smile on their face. I don't want that. I want a close relationship with the man who I know in my gut, and in the Holy Spirit, that will be my future husband. I don't want to go from boy to boy to boy to boy, constantly searching for the right guy. I don't look for a pretty face, (even though every girl does have that feeling around a very handsome boy), but for a character after God's own heart, and will love me for who I am, and is not self centered. I have had interests in a few young boys my age, who do have a very handsome face. But, after getting to know them well...yikes. And my mother gave me one of the best pieces of advice that I will always remember..."There is more to someone than a pretty face." And it's true. I began to look not on the outside, but on the inside of my guy friends, and I began to see their true characters. And I started to understand who I was really looking for. It's not the face of John Willoughby from <i>Sense and Sensibility</i>, but the heart of Mr. Darcy from <i>Pride and Prejudice</i>. </div>
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And my own morals that I have chosen also will help with dating. I've chosen, long ago, after deciding to become a house wife, and a stay at home mother, that I wanted to be a stay at home daughter, until the day of my wedding. I don't want to go around with boys, searching endlessly. I want to help and guidance of my parents, and Christ, as Jesus brings me a man that He has set lovingly and patiently apart, just for me. And I want to be that girl that Jesus has set aside lovingly and patiently for that man. I want to have the relationship with my future husband like my Mom and Dad, where they are always there for each other, no matter what. Like the phrase says so itself, "'Till death do us part." And even there, they're not separated. </div>
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Okay, now, why do I want to be a house wife, and stay at home mother? Why not put my kids into school? I'll be trapped with house work, ALL. DAY. LONG!!!!</div>
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Well....let me say this first. I understand that. I really do. But, that's not what I think, and believe, deep, deep down in my heart. These past few months, I have been planning, on a separate Pinterest board, a whole LOAD of pins on how I want my house to look like in the future. Yes, I will have loads of housework, but in the end of the day, I have a beautiful, clean house for my husband, who has worked all day long, no matter what job he has, and I want him to come home, leave the busy, messy, hard outside world, and as he opens the door to his tiny little house, to be welcomed in in the arms of his dear little wife, sit down to a home cooked meal, throw on his dressing gown and slippers, and lay in his favorite chair, kick his feet up, and know that inside, he cannot be bothered by the outside world. He has everything to satisfy him right in that little box, where no one, nothing can touch him in these precious moments. </div>
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And I want to be the one to have all day to prepare for that. And why do I not want to put my kids into school? What better joy, then when your child takes his/her first step, says their first word, uses a spoon for the first time. And what better way, then to teach school to your kids, until the day they leave your tiny little house, and go out to their destiny and fulfill their dreams, and you are the one to help in those dreams. You are with your precious children every single day, until you wave your last goodbye, kiss their cheek, and tell them I love you. And even there is not the end. GRAND KIDS!!!!!! And the process goes all over again in an entirely new stage. </div>
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I also want my kids to know their parents better in a loving, safe way. I want my daughters beside me as I make their meal, each one with a carrot and knife in their hands, learning how to cut it correctly into a beef stew. I want them to learn how to elaborately learn how to fix each other's hair for their first prom. I want them each to fulfill their girl dreams, as I go along with them. I want my sons to sit in their father's lap, as he teaches them the stories of heroes of the past. I want them to learn how chop firewood and to whittle toys for their younger siblings. I want them to train on future skills for their jobs. But, most of all, I want my children to welcome my husband home each night with every open arm, laughing, smiling, telling him what they learned in school that day, showing him their latest projects. I want him to sit each child down, and read them a Bible story each night before bed. I want him to have the chance to tuck them in, each with a prayer, and watch them fall asleep. I want that for my kids, and my husband. And if I'm working, or my kids are in school...how will I be able to provide that for him and my kids?</div>
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So, this doesn't seem like the average life of every single woman out there. That's fine, and alright. But, I have had a calling for this for a few years now, and it hasn't changed since. It's actually grown stronger. I am very excited to meet my future husband, no matter what he is like. Whether he is tall, short, a different nationality, speaks a different language, or in any job situation, I will love him for who he is, and hope that he will love me for who I am.</div>
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It's going to be a very interesting year this year, as I prepare for this calling and direction that I have chosen. One of my favorite poems has to do with a path that isn't normally taken.</div>
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<b><i>I doubted if I should ever come back.</i></b></div>
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<b><i>I shall be telling this with a sigh</i></b></div>
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It's really the truth about the path I am taking. And I couldn't wish to have it any other way. I hope that this will inspire those with the same calling, to not be afraid to take the less traveled path, because there is a wonderful life awaiting you on the other side.<br />
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This article was featured in Issue #128 of <a href="http://www.classicalhomemaking.com/" target="_blank">The Christian Home Magazine</a>.</div>
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<span style="color: #783f04;"> You can visit other fun Alice in Wonderland Tea Parties at:</span><br />
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<span style="color: #783f04;">Don't forget to visit A Fanciful Twist's Tea Party post too!</span><br />
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<span style="color: #783f04;">Here is my mother's Alice in Wonderland Tea Party post also: </span><br />
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</span>Mae’s Digital Diary http://www.blogger.com/profile/07599820329920137357noreply@blogger.com30tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7864482144953172601.post-12282744118543726412016-04-03T17:30:00.001-05:002016-05-31T12:53:58.685-05:00STOP!!!!! Mae govannon, mellon!!! Man, it's been a while since I have been on here, writing for ya'll! :)<br />
Today, I felt like I needed to write this post, knowing that God is telling me to. AWESOMENESS, right?<br />
I am going to do my best not to flip out, (because when I do, I'm not very nice), but I'm am going to be honest. :D<br />
Okay, so this post is about how this guy,<br />
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Okay, so, I posted on Pintrest a few minutes ago about how lately, since the Hobbit movie trilogy came out, people have been posting some NASTY, JUNKY stuff on the Internet, and it involves Thranduil, played by the amazing actor, Mr. Lee Pace. <br />
This is what I said...exactly:<br />
"I know that there are a LOT of nasty things, and pictures of Thranduil out on the Internet, and it makes me wonder, "Do people really know who Thranduil really is, and what PJ has created with this character?" It's embarrassing for both me, and for the actor who plays Thranduil. Would you, and I'm asking all of you, do this in real life to Thranduil? I posted this video as a reminder to those that Thranduil is a living Elf, NOT a play toy."<br />
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Does this guy look like someone to be tampered with?<br />
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It makes sense, doesn't it? I mean, what if Thranduil really was real? How would he feel? He's a father of a GROWN son, lost his wife by death, and now, you're going to do this to him? If I was Thranduil, I would be very upset, and possibly get a little mean. I see a lot of girls writing how handsome he is, how beautiful his eyes are, how they wish that he was in their lives. And then, they create NASTY pictures of him! WOW!! Okay...weird. <br />
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I understand that he is a handsome Elf. I agree, he has a charming look to him but is he an Elf that Peter Jackson created to be nasty? And I don't mean Angry-nasty, I mean (this is very hard for me to write) 'sexy'? As in, BAD sexy? Uh...NOPE!!!!! I don't think so. <br />
(Here is a pin that I found a while back, and this is what inspired me to make the pin description, and this post:<br />
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<span style="font-size: normal;">Why would people do this? It takes the fun out of a character that actually isn't mentioned that much in Tolkien's writings. How would Tolkien feel if he saw all this if he was alive, right now, today? </span><br />
<span style="font-size: normal;">It makes me lose respect for those who post these things on the Internet. </span><br />
<span style="font-size: normal;">I like the Hobbit movies, and the Lord of the Rings. But when I accidentally see these things, it makes me sick to my stomach, and I have to put those things aside, and keep on going in the right way. It's losing respect to those characters. It takes the fun out of an AMAZING Christian book series that God inspired for Tolkien to create.</span></span><span style="font-size: normal;"><br />
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<span style="font-size: normal;">“Food is meant for the stomach and the stomach for food”—and God will destroy both one and the other. The body is not meant for sexual immorality, but for the Lord, and the Lord for the body. And God raised the Lord and will also raise us up by his power. Do you not know that your bodies are members of Christ? Shall I then take the members of Christ and make them members of a prostitute? Never! Or do you not know that he who is joined to a prostitute becomes one body with her? For, as it is written, “The two will become one flesh.” But he who is joined to the Lord becomes one spirit with him. ..."</span><br />
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"He who commits adultery lacks sense; he who does it destroys himself."<br />
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"If a man lies with a male as with a woman, both of them have committed an abomination; they shall surely be put to death; their blood is upon them."<br />
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"For God has not called us for impurity, but in holiness"<br />
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"Do not love the world or the things in the world. If anyone loves the world, the love of the Father is not in him. For all that is in the world—the desires of the flesh and the desires of the eyes and pride in possessions—is not from the Father but is from the world."</div>
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Romans 13:9</div>
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"For the commandments, “You shall not commit adultery, You shall not murder, You shall not steal, You shall not covet,” and any other commandment, are summed up in this word: “You shall love your neighbor as yourself.”</div>
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These are what keep us from doing wrong, whether in public, OR on the Internet.<br />
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Thranduil is not the sexy, mess with any girl, type of Elf. NO SIREE!!! Tolkien did not create Thranduil for that, NOR did Mr. Jackson.<br />
This is the Elf that Mr. Jackson created:<br />
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An Elf who loves his WIFE, not anyone else<br />
I begging all of you, PLEASE don't get hooked on Thranduil, OR Lee Pace. You're never going to get what you want, and besides, God has a different plan for you, and a different man, not an adult, married, and possibly a father, guy. <br />
I agree that there are many men out there that have good looks. But, what if they secretly smoke, or have married many times. Or aren't even a Christian? Lee Pace might not be a Christian. I don't know, but please stop with the sexy stuff. <br />
K?<br />
I'm a 16 year old girl, who doesn't have a boyfriend yet, and I don't want a boyfriend right now. I don't even want to get married at 19. I know that out there, there is a guy who is more handsome, more kind and charming then Thranduil. <br />
I always tell myself something like, "He's just an average human being. There isn't any man in the whole world that is inhuman. Justian Beiber is a human, Lee Pace is a human, Orlando Bloom is a human, Johnny Depp is a human, and I don't have a single crush on any of them. There's no reason too! God already had a life for them. They are His, not ours."<br />
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Okay, so, now that I got all my stuff out, (sign's meant for me) here's a goof picture. :P<br />
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</span>*I know that is isn't normally what I would post, but, sometimes, God tells us to tell others about the things that are not okay in life. I hope that ya'll understand what I was trying to get to ya'll. <br />
Have a great rest of ya'll's afternoon!<br />
Namariea!!!!Mae’s Digital Diary http://www.blogger.com/profile/07599820329920137357noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7864482144953172601.post-32967086462652601172016-01-07T14:48:00.000-06:002016-01-24T14:29:00.345-06:00The Wardrobe: Thranduil, Outfit FiveHowdy, ya'll!!<br />
I'm so glad that ya'll are enjoying my new label, <b>The Wardrobe</b>. Well, here's another one!<br />
Thranduil's Outfit Number 5.<br />
Hope ya'll enjoy.<br />
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This outfit that Thranduil wears in <i style="font-weight: bold;">The Hobbit: Battle of the Five Armies</i>, is a more fancy over robe then the one Mr. Pace wore in <i style="font-weight: bold;">The Hobbit: Desolation of Smaug</i>. (<a href="http://thoughtsfromayoungwriter.blogspot.com/2016/01/the-wardrobe-thranduil-outfit-two.html" target="_blank">Outfit Two</a>) He wears this the night before the big battle starts.<br />
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1. <b>Robe 1</b>. Robe 1 is the long sleeved, detailed over robe that Mr. Pace wore. It's detail is, what I believe, like another kind of tree bark.<br />
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2. <b>Robe 2</b>: robe 2 is the same as Robe 2 of <a href="http://thoughtsfromayoungwriter.blogspot.com/2016/01/the-wardrobe-thranduil-outfit-three.html" target="_blank">Outfit Three</a>.<br />
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3. <b>Accessories</b>: The accessories are the same as the other outfits, (<a href="http://thoughtsfromayoungwriter.blogspot.com/2016/01/the-wardrobe-thranduil-outfit-one.html" target="_blank">Outfit One</a>, <a href="http://thoughtsfromayoungwriter.blogspot.com/2016/01/the-wardrobe-thranduil-outfit-two.html" target="_blank">Outfit Two</a>, <a href="http://thoughtsfromayoungwriter.blogspot.com/2016/01/the-wardrobe-thranduil-outfit-three.html" target="_blank">Outfit Three</a>, <a href="http://thoughtsfromayoungwriter.blogspot.com/2016/01/the-wardrobe-thranduil-outfit-four.html" target="_blank">Outfit Four</a>)<br />
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4. <b>The Crown</b>: The crown that was made for Mr. Pace in <i style="font-weight: bold;">The Hobbit: Battle of the Five Armies</i>, is different, and more simple, then the crown that he wears in Outfit One and Four.<br />
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The crown is twisted and turned to imitate thorns, and the gem in the middle imitates a single leaf.<br />
The thorns are a silver metal, and the leaf is made from a green crystal.<br />
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Well, this looks pretty comfortable to wear, before battling Orcs and Dwarves.<br />
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<br />Mae’s Digital Diary http://www.blogger.com/profile/07599820329920137357noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7864482144953172601.post-16887938621334098922016-01-07T13:30:00.003-06:002016-02-08T15:10:22.208-06:00The Wardrobe: Thranduil, Outfit FourHey ya'll! Here's another Wardrobe post! I hope ya'll enjoy!<br />
So this outfit is the outfit that you first see Thranduil wearing in <i style="font-weight: bold;">The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey</i> prologue.<br />
This one is a shorter post, like <a href="http://thoughtsfromayoungwriter.blogspot.com/2016/01/the-wardrobe-thranduil-outfit-two.html" target="_blank">Outfit Two</a>, but I hope you enjoy it!.<br />
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1.<b> Robe 1</b>: Robe one is a long, silver robe, with beautiful detail. It probably is the fanciest kingly robe that Mr. Lee wore in all three Hobbit movies.<br />
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The collar is high, as usual, and it has long sleeves. Of course, the robe, has a long train. :)<br />
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2. <b>Robe 2</b>: Robe 2 is a sleevles over robe, with pointed shoulders.<br />
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It is about as long as Robe 1, but it has a different detail. The detail is more bar looking then Robe 1, which has a more fancy look. The robe is a silver color as Robe 1.<br />
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3. <b>The Belt</b>: Not every Thranduil outfit has a belt, and this is one of the very few that does. It is a golden color, and long.<br />
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It has a gold/brown gem in the middle, which looks like it is the same shape as Thranduil's brooch.<br />
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4. <b>The Arm Guards</b>: The arm guards are a softer fabric then the metal ones that he wears in <i style="font-weight: bold;">The Hobbit: Battle of the Fives Armies</i>.<br />
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The beautiful design goes well with the outfit, a fancy, kingly detail.<br />
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5. <b>The Crown and Accessories</b>: The crown and accessories are the same as <a href="http://thoughtsfromayoungwriter.blogspot.com/2016/01/the-wardrobe-thranduil-outfit-one.html" target="_blank">Outfit One</a>.<br />
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Well, there you are! I hope you enjoyed it!<br />
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<br />Mae’s Digital Diary http://www.blogger.com/profile/07599820329920137357noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7864482144953172601.post-1640606406592599922016-01-06T19:47:00.000-06:002016-02-08T15:08:57.599-06:00The Wardrobe: Thranduil, Outfit ThreeHowdy ya'll!!<br />
I'm so glad that ya'll have been enjoying my newest label, <b>The Wardrobe</b>.<br />
Here is Thranduil's Outfit Three!<br />
Enjoy!<br />
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Okay, so Outfit Three is another one of my favorite outfits that Mr. Lee wore in <i style="font-weight: bold;">The Hobbit: Desolation of Smaug</i>. (<a href="http://thoughtsfromayoungwriter.blogspot.com/2016/01/the-wardrobe-thranduil-outfit-one.html" target="_blank">Outfit One</a> is my favorite.)<br />
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1.<b> Robe 1</b>: The blood red robe that Thranduil wears looks very comfortable, and easy to fight in, though you never see him fight in it.<br />
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It has long, loose sleeves, (but not has long as the sleeves as <a href="http://thoughtsfromayoungwriter.blogspot.com/2016/01/the-wardrobe-thranduil-outfit-two.html" target="_blank">Outfit Two</a>.)<br />
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They fit over nicely the robe that he wears under it. It also has a long train, which is one of his trademarks as the King of Mirkwood.<br />
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2. <b>Robe 2</b>: Under the red robe, Thranduil wears a shorter version of the Outfit One robe. It is of a silver/green color, and has long sleeves.<br />
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It has the same high collar, and the same design. But the only difference is that the hem of the robe comes to about his knees, probably at the top of his knee-high boots.<br />
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3. <b>The Accessories</b>: The accessories are the same as <a href="http://thoughtsfromayoungwriter.blogspot.com/2016/01/the-wardrobe-thranduil-outfit-one.html" target="_blank">Outfit One</a>.<br />
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4. <b>The Sword</b>: The sword that was made for Mr. Lee was made out of one, long block of iron. It's details are very beautiful, and you get to see him use it in <i style="font-weight: bold;">The Hobbit: Battle of the Five Armies</i>. (He actually uses two of the same sword in this movie. But in <i style="font-weight: bold;">The Hobbit: Desolation of Smaug</i>, he's only using one.)<br />
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5. <b>The Staff</b>: Thranduil only really has his staff in one scene, and that is when you first see glimpses of him in Mirkwood with Outfit One.<br />
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You don't actually see him with the staff in this outfit, but it does look great with it.<br />
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Well, I hoped ya'll enjoyed, and if so, please leave a comment below!<br />
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<br />Mae’s Digital Diary http://www.blogger.com/profile/07599820329920137357noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7864482144953172601.post-72699068429492303072016-01-06T11:23:00.002-06:002016-10-13T14:08:59.282-05:00The Wardrobe: Thranduil, Outfit TwoHey, ya'll! I'm doing another Wardrobe post! I hope ya'll enjoyed my first one about <a href="http://thoughtsfromayoungwriter.blogspot.com/2016/01/the-wardrobe-thranduil-outfit-one.html" target="_blank">Thranduil's Outfit One</a>. Now, I'm doing his Outfit Two!<br />
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Outfit Two is not as detailed as <a href="http://thoughtsfromayoungwriter.blogspot.com/2016/01/the-wardrobe-thranduil-outfit-one.html" target="_blank">Outfit One</a>, but it does look comfortable. Mr. Pace wore this outfit in the scene, (<i style="font-weight: bold;">The Hobbit: Desolation of Smaug</i>) with Tauriel, when his line goes, "Do not give him hope when there is none" It looks like the robe that Thranduil is wearing over another, shorter robe, is supposed to be an over robe, but, who knows!<br />
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1. <b>The Robe</b>: The robe looks like its detail is to represent tree bark. The sleeves of the robe are VERY long, and loose for comfort. It is of a silvery grey color, with black spots all over for detail.<br />
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2. <b>The Hair</b>: Thranduil's hair is a white-blond color, and he always has it styled very interestingly comfortable, slicked back on the top, with strains of hair, in front on either side of his ear. In this outfit, he is not wearing his crown, which makes more sense for the robe to be a dressing gown, as he is not wearing very crazy things.</div>
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3. <b>The Rings</b>: The rings that he is wearing are the same rings that he wears in<a href="http://thoughtsfromayoungwriter.blogspot.com/2016/01/the-wardrobe-thranduil-outfit-one.html" target="_blank"> Outfit One</a>.</div>
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Mae’s Digital Diary http://www.blogger.com/profile/07599820329920137357noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7864482144953172601.post-32682498268558250342016-01-06T10:52:00.003-06:002016-01-06T20:03:52.983-06:00The Wardrobe: Thranduil, Outfit OneHey, ya'll! I've decided that I'm doing a group of posts about my favorite costume wardrobes from my favorite movies. I hope ya'll enjoy!<br />
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First off, for Outfit One, Lee Pace wore an amazing robe outfit in <i style="font-weight: bold;">The Hobbit: Desolation of Smaug</i>.<br />
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1. <b>The Robe</b>: The robe is a silvery/green color, probably made that way to show that he is the King of the Woodland Realm, and it imitates the bark of the trees.<br />
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I like how the collar is large and open near the neck, then is closed all the way down to the beginning of his leggings. The train of the robe is amazingly long.<br />
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I love the beautiful design that the robe has, also imitating the bark of the trees. It is very unique, and creative.<br />
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2. <b>The Leggings</b>: The leggings look like they are either a dark brownish black, or just black. They are hard to tell, because they only peek out when he walks, and this is really the only time that you see the color of his leggings.<br />
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They are not quite as tight as leggings are usually; they have a bit of a loose hold, to allow Mr. Pace to walk easily without being uncomfortable. I believe that they are long leggings, but you can't tell because of his knee-high boots.<br />
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3. <b>The Boots</b>. Thranduil's boots are knee length, and look very comfortable. I believe that they were easy to walk in, since he wore them with every other outfit.<br />
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The boots are made of a black material, probably leather, (as usual), and are loosely fitted to his leg for comfort. I love how it has two layers!<br />
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4. <b>The Accessories</b>: Mr. Pace had amazing accessories for his outfits. They added great taste to the colors.<br />
First, is the brooch. It is of a beautiful silver, and designed, what looks like, the horns of his pet elk.<br />
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The jewel is a golden/light brown color, and is a teardrop shape. The horns around it is a silvery white color.<br />
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The rings are next. Mr. Pace had four rings on his fingers! WOW!!<br />
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The rings that Thranduil had moved to different places in these pictures. I guess Mr. Jackson wanted them switched around, to make it more sensible to wear. The 1. hand has three rings on it, while the hand in the background only had one. But, it looks like it moved to the ring finger of hand 4. (ring finger on the lower hand. Background hand on 1.)<br />
Then, the ring on hand 1. (gold one) moved to the ring finger of upper hand 4.<br />
The background hand's ring on 1. moved to index finger (lower hand) 4.<br />
And the famous, giant ring on hand 1. moved to the index finger of upper hand 4.<br />
(One Big Switch!!! My Goodness!!!)<br />
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5. <b>The Crown</b>: Thranduil's crown is mostly his trademark. It is to look like twigs and leaves, another indication that he is the King of Mirkwood.<br />
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The twigs, or roots, (either way) is painted a light brown, and red leaves are intwined all around. I love how the crown curls over his cheek, and the how tall the crown is. It frames his face in a kingly way.<br />
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Well, I hope you enjoyed Outfit One of Thranduil's amazing costumes in the Hobbit.<br />
Please leave a comment below, and tell me your thoughts.<br />
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Hey ya'll! A few months ago, I got to see the new Cinderella movie, and fell in LOVE with it!! I decided that for the formal this year, I was going as Cinderella in her BEAUTIFUL ballgown.<br />
Anyways, I thought that it would be fun to post the original Cinderella story by the Brothers Grimm, just for a fun thing for my readers. So, I hope you enjoy, and please leave a comment below if you liked it, or if you would want me to put more original Disney Princesses stories up!<br />
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(Abbreviated in my own words from the <i style="font-weight: bold;">Sixty Fairytales of The Brothers Grimm by Weathervane Books</i>)<br />
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A rich man's wife became ill, and when she knew that her life was ending, she sent or her only child, a young girl, and said to her, "My dear girl, go on being a devoted and kind girl, and God will always help you, and I will be watching you from Heaven."<br />
Soon after, she died.<br />
The girl visited her mother's grave daily, and cried. She kept her promise to her mother of being a devoted and good girl.<br />
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When spring came, the girl's father married again. The new Step-mother brought with her her two daughters, who were beautiful to look at, but had selfish hearts. Soon, the girl's life turned around.<br />
They forced her to eat with the servants in the kitchen, and made her wear ugly clothes. They made her work from morning until late at night, doing the dishes, washing their clothes, and carry water in heavy buckets.<br />
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They made fun of her, and threw food into the ashes, and had her clean it up. At night, she did not have a bed to sleep in, so she slept by the hearth. The ashes from the fireplace covered her very day, that soon, they called her Ashenputtle.<br />
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One day, the Father decided to go to the Fair. He asked his step-daughters what they wanted him to bring back.<br />
"Beautiful clothes." One said<br />
"Jewels." The other one replied.<br />
Turning to Ashenputtle, he asked her what she wanted.<br />
"Bring me the first branch that touches your hat when you return home." She answered.<br />
He returned with the clothes, the jewels, and the twig, from a hazel bush, that had knocked his hat off when he returned home.<br />
Ashenputtle thanked him, and went to visit her mother's grave. There, she planted the twig, then she began to cry. Her tears watered the twig, and it began to grow into a fine tree.<br />
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She went to the grave three times each day, crying and praying. Every time, a little, white bird came, and sat on the tree that she had planted, and gave her what she wanted when she made a wish.<br />
It happened that the King sent word that there was to be a ball that would last for three days. All the beautiful maidens in the land were invited, so that the Prince could choose whom he was to marry.<br />
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When the sisters heard the news, they called Ashenputtle, and said, "Clean our shoes, and brush our hair. We are going to the King's ball!"<br />
Ashenputtle obeyed, then went to her Step-mother and asked if she could go as well.<br />
"You," the Step-mother said, "You can't go. You're covered in ashes. Besides, you don't have any clothes to wear there, yet you want to go!"<br />
Ashenputtle asked again.<br />
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"Well, I threw a bowl of lentils into the ashes. If you pick out each one within two hours, you may go." The Step-mother replied.<br />
Ashenputtle went to the backdoor, and cried,<br />
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"<i>The good into a dish to throw,</i><br />
<i> The bad into your crops can go.</i>"<br />
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Then two, white doves came, who were followed by two turtle doves and all the little birds. They all began to collect the lentils, until every one was in the dish.<br />
Then Ashenputtle brought the dish back to the Step-mother, smiling.<br />
But the Step-mother shook her head, and said, "You still don't have anything to wear. The people will laugh at you."<br />
Ashenputtle began to cry.<br />
"If you can pick out two dishes of lentils within two hours, you may go." The Step-mother said, thinking that it would be impossible for the girl to achieve.<br />
But, again, the girl went to the backdoor, and cried the same thing again.<br />
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Once again, the birds arrived, and clean the lentils out of the ashes. Ashenputtle brought the dishes to her Step-mother with a smile. But the Step-mother shook her head again, saying, "No good. You have no clothes, and you can't dance. It would be embarrassing if you came with us."<br />
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The same white bird threw down a beautiful gold and silver robe, with embroidered slippers. Ashenputtle slipped them on, then went to the ball. </div>
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When her step-sisters and their mother saw her, they thought that she was a foreign Princess, instead of Ashenputtle, whom they thought that they left behind.</div>
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For two more nights, Ashenputtle would repeat the same thing every time. But the third night, as midnight struck, while she was leaving. she accidentally left one of her golden slippers that the bird gave her. The Prince, who was following her that night, found her shoe, and kept it with him.<br />
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The step-sisters were excited, for they both wanted to try on the slipper.<br />
The eldest went with the Prince, and tried on the slipper, but her big toe was too big. Her mother handed her a knife, and told her to cut it off! ( :( ) She did so, and the slipper fit. The Prince was excited, and took the eldest sister away with him.<br />
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The Prince saw the bleeding toe, and took the eldest back home. The second sister tried on the slipper, but her heel was to large. Her mother handed her a knife, and told her to cut off some of her heel! Ouch! The sister did so, then shoved her foot into the slipper. The Prince was excited once more, and took her away, thinking she was the Bride.</div>
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He went to the Father, and asked if he had any more daughters. Ashenputtle's father answered yes, but told the Prince that she was puny, the daughter of his late wife and not as beautiful as his step-daughters. The Prince sent for her anyways. Ashenputtle was sent for, and the Prince handed her the golden slipper. She slipped the slipper onto her foot, and looked at the Prince. When she rose, the Prince recognised her as the maiden he met at the ball.</div>
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I thought this story was pretty interesting, and I hope that ya'll enjoyed it!</div>
Mae’s Digital Diary http://www.blogger.com/profile/07599820329920137357noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7864482144953172601.post-31725277387054568352015-12-29T19:22:00.003-06:002016-10-13T14:11:58.667-05:00 Disney Characters to Jane Austen CharactersHey ya'll! I've noticed that certain Disney characters are a lot like Jane Austen's characters.<br />
I hope you enjoy this post!<br />
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1. <b>Belle and Cathrine Morland</b>. I think that it is funny that they love books more then anything else to do, and it's mostly romances. They both look at the world through their books, and are shocked when the the ones who they love actually show them what the world really is like.<br />
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2. <b>Cinderella and Fanny Price</b>. They both are raised in different places then their parents. They both are shy, sweet girls, who dream of their own Prince Charming. They both go through trials with their mean family members, but everything turns out well.<br />
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3. <b>Jasmine and Elizabeth Bennet</b>: They are both determined girls, and love life. They both are chosen to marry men they do not love. They both meet the prince of their dreams, yet it takes them a while to truly know them before they decide. (It just took Jasmine a lot quicker to decide, though). :)<br />
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4. <b>Anna and Marianne Dashwood</b>: They both dream of their Prince Charming being adorable and reading poems. But, they both are stricken when the ones they love turn their backs on them. But, they both have the one man who loves them, the one who truly cares for the girls'.<br />
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5. <b>Elsa and Elinor Dashwood</b>: Both are the oldest sister in the family, and feel like they must keep their young sister safe, (though Elinor has two younger sisters). They both try to keep their emotions controlled, so that life will go through smoothly.<br />
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6. <b>Aurora and Jane Bennet</b>: They both are very shy, and are very kind. They dream of having a man to love, but when it comes true, they don't know how to react to it. It frightens them. But in the end, all goes well for both. (Thankfully, Jane didn't fall asleep at the prick of a needle!) :)<br />
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<br />Mae’s Digital Diary http://www.blogger.com/profile/07599820329920137357noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7864482144953172601.post-35356948477412083922015-12-29T12:11:00.004-06:002015-12-29T12:11:51.608-06:00Favorite Characters created by Jane AustenI am a HUGE fan of Jane Austen, thanks to my wonderful Mom. She introduced Jane Austen to me, about the time when she first went to England a few years back. Since then, i have enjoyed her love for Jane Austen.<br />
So I thought that I would introduce you to some of my favorite characters created by Jane Austen.<br />
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First is Cathrine Morland from <i style="font-weight: bold;">Northanger Abbey</i>. Cathrine loves to read books, exceptionally Ann Radcliffe's novel <i style="font-weight: bold;">The Mysteries of Udolpho</i>. The book enchants her, and she looks at life through it. She ends up in Bath with a family friend couple, Mr. and Mrs. Allen. She meets a young man named Henry Tilney, and he helps her see life as she should, not through a Gothic novel.<br />
I like Cathrine the most of Jane Austen's characters because I can relate to her. Sometimes I look at life through a favorite book, then my family and friends help me see it for what it actually is. I don't, though, have Henry Tilney yet. :)<br />
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Next is Eleanor Dashwood from <i style="font-weight: bold;">Sense and Senseibility</i>. I love how she is a leader in her family, and guides Marianne, her younger sister, when she is unhappy. She falls in love with the handsome Edward Farrars, for whom she waits for a proposal, yet it takes a while for it to come. But she still waits, and has a good heart.<br />
I love the leadership that she owns, and how she waits patiently for Edward. I try to put that into my life.<br />
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Fanny Price from <i style="font-weight: bold;">Mansfield Park</i> is next. She is a kind, but shy young girl who is raised by Sir Thomas Bertram. She is disliked by the members of the family, who are related, except for the youngest son, Edmund Bertram, who secretly loves Fanny. She struggles through life, mostly from Henry Crawford, who loves Fanny also.<br />
I like how Fanny, like Eleanor, waits for the man whom she loves, and always has the right heart.<br />
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Next is Elizabeth Bennet from <i style="font-weight: bold;">Pride and Prejudice</i>. she is a determined woman, who will only marry for love. She meets a gentleman named Mr. Darcy, and dislikes him the first second she sees him. Yet, inside, she begins to be interested in him. She struggles through life, deciding if she should love him, or not.<br />
I like Lizzy, because I also relate to her. She only marries for love, not for riches, or for who is the most good-looking. I also like her humor.<br />
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Jane Bennet from <i style="font-weight: bold;">Pride and Prejudice</i>, is a very, VERY shy woman. She's beautiful, and graceful, (as her mother boasts), and she is adored by men all around. She meets the young, shy Mr. Bingley, and falls in love with him.<br />
Jane reminds me of Eleanor. she is the eldest, a guide to her younger sister Elizabeth, and is waiting for Mr. Bingley's proposal. I like how she too, is patient in life.<br />
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Eleanor Tilney from <i style="font-weight: bold;">Northanger Abbey</i>, is a kind, woman, and the sister to Henry Tilney. She is gentle and shy, and becomes one of Cathrine's best friends. She also holds a strong memory of her mother, who had past away years ago, whom she never got to say good-bye to. She also has a secret lover, whom she visits secretly from her stern and mean father, General Tilney.<br />
I like Eleanor, because she still loves her lover, even though he is poor. He does not care for what position he's in, she still cares for him.<br />
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Henry Tilney is the gentleman from <i style="font-weight: bold;">Northanger Abbey</i>, who makes Cathrine curious about him. He is mysterious, and smart. He loves his father, yet the respect for him has disappeared through the years. Henry loves Cathrine, yet he waits for her to see the world as it should be, not through her novels, which he has read himself.<br />
I like Henry Tilney in the 1987 (Peter Firth) version better then JJ Field, (who reminds me strangely of Bilbo Baggins from <i style="font-weight: bold;">The Hobbit</i> movie series). I like how Henry is very calm, and respects people, and how he is mysterious around Cathrine.<br />
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Edmund Bertram from <i style="font-weight: bold;">Mansfield Park</i>. He is kind, and funny. He loves Fanny with all his heart, yet he is curious about the beautiful Mary Crawford. he helps guide his father to kindness towards Fanny also.<br />
I like Edmund because he is always a true friend, and never betrays you.<br />
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Edward Farrars from <i style="font-weight: bold;">Sense and Sensibility</i>, is a shy gentleman. He longs to become a clergyman, but is unhappy from a promise that he made long ago that pulls him from Eleanor. He does though, become her friend until he can figure the situation out.<br />
Edward is very kind, yet shy, and that's what I like about him. always the last person you would expect to become a clergyman, and still have a kind heart.<br />
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Next is Mr. Bingley from <i style="font-weight: bold;">Pride and Prejudice</i>. Mr. Bingley has a funny nature, yet he doesn't mean to at times, which makes him even more funny. He is also, a little shy. He loves Jane with all his heart, yet has a struggle on how to tell her.<br />
I like Mr. Bingley, (better then Mr. Darcy, sorry!) because he is quiet, and doesn't like to make himself the center of attention. He is compassionate and easy going.<br />
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Well, there we are. I hope that you enjoyed this.Mae’s Digital Diary http://www.blogger.com/profile/07599820329920137357noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7864482144953172601.post-40408447174456763362015-12-23T14:12:00.002-06:002016-11-12T12:03:58.835-06:00The Valar: Tolkien's creatures from "The Silmarillion"<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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The Valar from "<b>The Silmarillion</b>" have always fascinated me, so I decided to write a post about them. The Valar are spirits that Illluvatar created, to help him with Arda.<br />
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Manwe and Melkor, one of the two brethren of the Valar, are brothers in the thought of Iluvatar. Melkor, in his beginning, the mightiest of the Ainur. Manwe was favored by Iluvatar, and understood his ways.<br />
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Manwe was the first of all Kings of Arda, (Middle-earth) and rule over all who dwell in Arda. He enjoyed the winds and clouds, and all birds loved him, as he loved them. Sulimo, <b>Lord of the Breath of Arda</b>, was his surname.<br />
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Manwe's spouse is Varda, <b>Lady of Stars</b>. Her beauty is too great to be described by all, and Iluvatar's light shines in her face. She is feared from Melkor, after she aided Manwe, and rejected Melkor. She gives farther sight to Manwe when she is by his side. <b>Elbereth</b>, she is named, by the Elves.</div>
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Melkor, <b>He who arises in Might</b>, was the brother of Manwe. His name given by the Elves is Morgoth, <b>The Dark Enemy of the World</b>. His power that Iluvatar gave him, he turned to evil. He wanted Arda for his own, and become its king.</div>
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<b>The Lord of Waters</b>, is Ulmo, who lives alone, moving always in water around the Earth, or under it. His might is second to Manwe's, and was his closest friend before the creation of Valinor. He loves both Elves and Men, and never leaves them, following them when they sail the Sea. He rules over all the waters, whether it is streams, rivers, fountains, or seas.</div>
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Aule rules over the substances of Arda's making. He is a smith, and a crafting master. He taught the Noldor, and he was always their closest friend, which made Melkor jealous. Aule and Melkor fought continuously, Melkor destroying, and Aule fixing.</div>
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The spouse of Aule is Yavanna, <b>The Giver of Fruits</b>, She loves all things that grow on the earth, whether threes, birds, flowers, or moss. At times, she takes the shapes of things in the earth. She is next to the Varda, of the Queens of the Valar. In the Eldarin tongue, she is named K<b>ementari, Queen of the Earth</b>.</div>
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Namo is the elder, and lives in Mandos, which is west of Valinor. He is the <b>Doomsman of the Valar, </b>the keeper of the Houses of the Dead. He remembers everything, and he knows when things will happen, except those that Iluvatar keeps secret. </div>
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Vaire, <b>The Weaver</b>, is Namo's spouse. She colors the halls of Mandos with her cloth that she weaves, telling things that have been in Time.</div>
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Irmo is the younger brother, and the master of dreams and visions. Lorien, in the land of the Valar, is his gardens, and they are the fairest of places in the world.</div>
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Este <b>The Gentle</b>, Irmo's spouse, is the healer of weariness and hurts. She sleeps in the morning on an island, called Lorellin. </div>
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Nienna, the sister of the Feanturi, is mightier then Este. She mourns for every wound that Melkor gave Arda. Her sorrow is so great, that before long to the end, her song turns to lamentation. She does not weep for herself. Her halls are west of West, and she rarely visits Valimar, where there is happiness. She goes to the halls of Mandos instead, and all who wait there cry to her.</div>
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Great in strength and prowess is Tulkas <b>Astaldo, The Valiant.</b> He was the last to enter Arda, to help the Valar with the first battles with Melkor. He loves wrestling and contests of strength; and he needs no horse, for he tires not. His weapons are his hands, and he is a hardy friend.</div>
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Nessa, the sister of Orome, is Tulkas' spouse. She loves deer, and is lithe and fleet footed. She loves to dance in Valimar, and she can outrun any animal.</div>
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Orome, <b>Aldaron</b>, and in the Sindar tongue, <b>Tauron</b>, <b>The Lord of Forests</b>. He is dreadful in anger, but he loves the lands of Middle-earth. To his dismay, he had to leave them. He is a hunter of monsters and beasts, and he loves hounds and horses. <b>Nahar</b>, his horse's name, and <b>The Valaroma</b> is his horn. He would train his people and animals to fight Melkor.</div>
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Vana, <b>The Ever-young</b>, is Orome's spouse, and the younger sister of Yavanna. The flowers open when she looks at them, and all the birds sing when she arrives.</div>
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<span style="color: #cc0000;">Hey readers! How's your Christmas holidays doing? Do ya'll got your presents bought yet? We're </span><span style="color: #cc0000;">almost there! Our tree already is full of presents.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #cc0000;">For the stocking I did, I bought a traveling cup, a Christmas mug, a bookmark, a pencil, a necklace, gift cards, a stone with a scripture verse, and a Celtic Woman CD. I enjoyed buying these gifts, and one of them I am giving to a special friend named Anita. </span><br />
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<span style="color: #cc0000;">Every year, our church does a Christmas play and Ms. Anita is in full charge of it every year. This year, I am in our new play, "Christmas Reunion." I decided that I wanted to buy Ms. Anita a gift, (the traveling cup), as a thank you present for her hard work. Her husband died a while ago, and this is her first Christmas without him. I wanted to give her a special present, showing her that we all care for her.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #cc0000;">Our stocking tradition is always so much fun. Every Christmas Eve, we set out a plate of cookies and milk for Santa Daddy, and wait for our stockings to be filled. The next morning, we all sit down and open our stockings. It's always fun to watch everyone dig into their stockings.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #cc0000;"><br /></span>Mae’s Digital Diary http://www.blogger.com/profile/07599820329920137357noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7864482144953172601.post-15081988989150014602015-12-11T13:46:00.003-06:002015-12-11T13:56:21.745-06:00The Hobbit: 1977 to 2012A while back, I got the chance to see the 1977 version of '<b>The Hobbit</b>'. I was impressed that they did the whole book in one movie. I loved the artwork in the movie, and am shocked to see how much the characters have changed in ideas.<br />
So I've decided to show you the differences in the characters from the 1977 version, to P. Jackson's 2012 version.<br />
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The first character that is in the list is Gandalf the Grey, a wizard in the Maiar clan. I've noticed that a few things have changed in Gandalf from 1977 to now.<br />
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1. Gandalf's hat. In the 1977 version, Gandalf's doesn't have a wide brim, and also, his hat comes to a point in the 1977 version.<br />
2. Gandalf's beard is a lot longer in the 1977 version than now.<br />
3. Gandalf's hair is longer in the 2012 version then before.<br />
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I love how both versions show that he is a powerful wizard, and that even if he's a little mean, he's got a heart the size of a watermelon.<br />
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Second to the list is Bilbo, the main Hobbit in the book. Bilbo has changed a lot since 1977.<br />
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1. The clothes have changed color since 1977. Bilbo has a belt around his tummy, and a closed vest.<br />
2. The eyes are a different color.<br />
3. Bilbo in 1977 seems shorter than he is in 2012.<br />
4. Bilbo in 2012 is wearing a kerchief.<br />
5. His hair is the same color, yet in 2012, Bilbo's hair is longer.<br />
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Both versions look nice and gentleman-like.<br />
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Third, Elrond. I was surprised about Elrond in this version. I had seen the Lord of the Rings before this, and I was amazed how much Elrond changed.<br />
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1. The beard. The only Elf I remember reading about that had a beard was Cirdan. It also shows that Elrond has grey hair, when the book, <b>The Fellowship of the Ring</b>, explains that his "hair was as dark as the shadows of twilight." Interesting also, his crown is made of stars around his head, then a crown of silver, (yet Elrond here is wearing a crown of gold.)<br />
2. The cape Elrond wears in 1977 has a high collar, then the robe that Elrond wears in 2012.<br />
3. Elrond looks older in 1977 then in 2012. I like the idea of older Elves, but not as old in 1977. (But, the movies has changed.)<br />
4. Elrond's eyes are a different color in each movie, 1977=green, 2012=brown.<br />
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Fourth, Thranduil...my goodness. Not at all what I expected. Interesting enough, both versions have the same character...RUDE!!!!<br />
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1. The crown. Thranduil's crown in the 1977 version is closer to the book's description than Thranduil's in 2012.<br />
2. The clothes are different. Thranduil's in 1977 are a cape, and a loincloth. Thranduil's in 2012 is more different. A long silver/green robe, leggings, and big boots. I'm glad that they kept the cape idea, though.<br />
3. Thranduil in 1977 is older, again, movies change. His skin is a greenish color, and he is bald on the top.<br />
4. The staffs have changed completely.<br />
5. The only thing that I see that is the same is the blond hair, which is really interesting.<br />
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Fifth in line is Bard the Bowman, a resident of Lake-town. It looks like he too, has a new make-over. He looks as mysterious as he does now.<br />
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1. Bard in 2012 has longer hair, yet it is the same color. So is the mustache.<br />
2. The costume is different all together in these two versions. The 1977 version wears a cape, a short tunic, and sandals. 2012 version wears a longer tunic, boots, an over coat, and gloves.<br />
3. The 2012 version's bow is a little smaller than 1977 Bard. Also, 2012 Bard caries a sword.<br />
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Sixth, Gollum. Gollum is creepy whatever version he is.<br />
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1. Yellow eyes for 1977, blue eyes for 2012. Interesting.<br />
2. The 1977 version is a lot larger than Gollum is now. He also is a different color.<br />
3. 1977 Gollum has claws on both his hands and feet. His skin looks like it has moss growing over him.<br />
4. 2012 Gollum wears a tattered loincloth.<br />
5. 1977 Gollum looks more like a frog than a Riverfolk species.<br />
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In seventh is the Goblin King. I'd have to say the Goblin King in 2012 is a lot uglier than in 1977.<br />
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1. The 2012 version only wears a loincloth for coverage. The 1977 King wears a long robe.<br />
2. The crowns are different for each version.<br />
3. The 2012 King carries a staff with might be his wives skulls.<br />
4. The 1977 version has long fangs curling up. Also, it looks like both Goblins have long, jelly-chins.<br />
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Eight, the mighty Smaug, the Dragon under the mountain of Erebor. I like both versions that he was created for.<br />
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1. Of course, 2012 Smaug looks more like a dragon than the cat-like Smaug of 1977.<br />
2. 2012 Smaug looks like he's a lot larger than 1977 Smaug.<br />
3. 1977 Smaug has glowing eyes to look in the dark than 2012 Smaug.<br />
4. 1977 Smaug has fur and scales, while 2012 Smaug only has scales.<br />
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Ninth, well, the Trolls of Trollshaw. Crazy how they changed.<br />
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1. The trolls of 1977 have horns on their cheeks, and beak-like mouths. The 2012 trolls look more like human-version trolls.<br />
2. One troll wears an eye-patch in the 1977 version. The troll on the far right wears an apron, probably made of horse.<br />
3. The trolls of 2012 look more menacing than the 1977 version.<br />
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And last but not least, the Dwarves.<br />
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A while back, I wrote a post about <a href="http://thoughtsfromayoungwriter.blogspot.com/2013/08/legolas-greenleaf-thrandulion-tolkiens.html" target="_blank"><span style="color: #274e13;">Legolas</span></a>, a character from the Lord of the Rings, created by J.R.R.Tolkien. I got so many viewers reading it, that I thought that maybe I should write a post about his father, Thranduil.<br />
Thranduil was introduced in the second Hobbit movie, "<b>The Hobbit: Desolation of Smaug</b>", and then in "<b>The Hobbit: Battle of the Five Armies</b>". Not much of him is known, so I thought that I should give y'all a little bit more about him.<br />
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As everyone has known, Thranduil is the father of Legolas Greenleaf. <br />
I like how Peter Jackson created Thranduil to look like Legolas, indicating that they are related:<br />
1. Blue eyes<br />
2. White/blond hair<br />
3. Of course the pointed ears<br />
4. The same eyebrow shape<br />
5. Their face shape is almost identical as well<br />
(I remember seeing a picture of Thranduil for the first time, and I literally thought it was Legolas, only older. )<br />
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Thranduil's name means, 'Halls of Star-Shadow' (<b>thrond</b> = hall, <b>du</b> = shadow, <b>il </b>=from <b>el</b> = star)<br />
It probably is mostly Silvan, which is a group of Elven race that the Greenwood Elves are from. The Silvan Elves, (in ancient tongue, Tawarwaith, meaning 'The Forest People) were ruled by Thingol. Some people believe (including I) that Thranduil is related to Thingol.<br />
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Oropher ( probably meaning 'mountain') is the father of Thranduil, and grandfather of Legolas. He was the Silvan ruler of the Greenwood Elves, later known as Mirkwood Elves. He was respected, and well-loved. He led the Mirkwood Elves in the battle of the Last Alliance and was slain. <br />
Thranduil then was crowned king.<br />
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Nowhere in Tolkien's writing is Thranduil's wife mentioned. She is mentioned in the movie "<b>The Hobbit: Battle of the Five Armies</b>", by Legolas and Thranduil. But besides that, she is created by fan-art, and beautiful names by each fan. <br />
I gave her the name Nenlas ('water leaf'). I wanted to add <b>las</b> ('leaf') to her name, as a remembrance for Legolas.<br />
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In the book "<b>The Hobbit</b>", Thranduil is known as the Woodland king, his actual name not being mentioned. (Though, later in the Lord of the Rings, The Woodland King's name was mentioned, Thranduil). The Woodland King was not as cruel as Thranduil in the movie...he even gave his prisoners food. (In the movie, not once do you see food in the Dwarves cells.) <br />
Later on in the book, the Woodland King aided the Dwarves in their fight for Erebor with kindness. It looks like the Woodland King was a lot kinder then Thranduil. Thranduil of course is different in the movie.<br />
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Some people, including myself, believe his rude behavior comes from the pain that he has held in all his life. The loss of his father as a younger elfling, and the death of his wife. That's a HUGE thing for Elves in Tolkien's books. Descriptions of Elves in Tolkien's Middle-earth history talk about how Elves die. One of them is immense pain, mostly of grief. <br />
I also think that it is probably from fear. He has been through a lot, since the death of his father. The return of The Necromancer (Sauron), and his dwelling, known as Dol Goldur. <br />
Also, Thranduil would have been informed of the strange sightings at Dul Goldur. <br />
(I wonder if this is the way for Thranduil to keep his pain in:)<br />
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I have been very curious about this scar. It appears in one moment, and the next, it's gone!!! It might make since that it shows what happened in his earlier life...somehow. (Maybe he got attacked by a dragon. He did say, (in the movie), that he had seen the fire from the north, and felt its punishment)<br />
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The warrior-heart that Thranduil owns is one of his qualities. He cares for his people, and nothing will stop him to keep his people safe. <br />
In the movie, you can tell by the expressions on his face of how much he grieves for each Elf's death he sees. The warrior spirit passes on to his son, Legolas.<br />
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One reason why Thranduil aided the Dwarves, (in the movie) was the hope that he would retrieve the necklace that he had designed for his wife. As his line goes, "There are things in that mountain that I too desire. Gems, white gems, as pure as crystal starlight." He is indicating the White Jewels of Lasgalen. These jewels are hard to find, and finding at least a few would be fit for a king...or queen. Thranduil designed this necklace when his wife was still alive. He wanted it made as a special gift for her, to show his love.<br />
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He asked King Thror, Thorin's grandfather, to make the necklace for him. Thror accepted the job, and had it quickly made. <br />
At that time, it looked like the Elves and Dwarves were great friends. the necklace was soon finished, and was beautiful. It was so beautiful, that Thror decided to keep it for himself. <br />
Soon after, Thranduil's wife died. He had nothing to remember her. that probably explains why he did not aid the Dwarves when they were attacked by the Orcs.<br />
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Of course I had a feeling that he never got it back. But he stills has her in his mind and heart as his only memory. He also has Legolas as a memory. He probably has her nose, or character.<br />
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This story reminds me a lot of Thingol's story in "<b>The Silmarillion</b>". Thingol as well, wanted a beautiful necklace, but only for himself, as he didn't want to part with the Silmaril he had possession of. He asked the Dwarves to fashion a necklace, and insert the Silmaril into it, so that he may always wear it. <br />
They did, but in the end, they named it "The Nauglamir", and slew Thingol.<br />
I wonder in PJ used that for the Thranduil/necklace idea.<br />
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After that, in the movie, Thranduil sent Legolas to find Aragorn, known back before as Strider. I'm not sure how Thranduil knew about Aragorn, probably from Elrond, since they knew each other. Legolas was also sent to Rivendell later on, to join the Council of Elrond. He was sent by Thranduil also.<br />
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After the War of the Ring, the Elves left Middle-earth, and never returned. In Tolkien's writings, while the war went on, Thranduil, with the help of Galadriel and Celeborn, overthrew Dol Goldur, and returned peace to Mirkwood. Thranduil stayed in Mirkwood, and named it Eryn Lasgalen, with the help of Celeborn.<br />
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Lee Pace did an amazing job in re-creating Thranduil in the Hobbit movies. He made a true Elf King out of Thranduil. <br />
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(For a harvest party that I went to, I created this robe, and a cardboard crown. I did the whole thing, including the brooch and rings. Now, I am doing a Steampunk Thranduil, based off of a drawing that I did. The crown is NOT going to be made of cardboard this time.) :)</div>
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I liked the shorter, silver robe. It's made of the same material, and style, only shorter. I have a feeling it was made that way to show off his awesome boots. I loved the long, red open robe that he wore over it. A simple robe then his silver one, but it still held the long train that he likes. It looked more comfortable then the silver one, and he's not wearing a crown also. His hair just falls simply over his shoulders. I noticed that he also is wearing his brooch and rings too.</div>
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<span style="color: #990000;">Christmas is one of my favorite times of the year. I have many memories, even as a little girl. One of my favorite memories is receiving a new nutcracker every year for my nutcracker collection. I am a big fan of E.T.A. Hoffmann's book, "The Nutcracker", and every year, I take one of my nutcrackers, and read the book.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #990000;">Another great book to read this Christmas is Charles Stanley's new book, "<a href="http://www.familychristian.com/catalog/product/view/id/334401//?utm_source=web&utm_medium=blog&utm_campaign=blognetwork%C2%A0%C2%A0" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Christmas: A Gift for Every Heart.</a>" You can find this at Family Christian Bookstore. </span><br />
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<span style="color: #38761d;">Book Description: "In the hustle and bustle of the holidays, it's so easy to become distracted by all the trimmings and the trappings. In his first Christmas book, beloved pastor Dr. Charles Stanley takes us back to the true reason for celebration--the birth of Christ. Such timeless truths as:</span></div>
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<span style="color: #38761d;">--The Lord God not only lives and reigns, but He is intimately involved in every </span></div>
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<span style="color: #38761d;">circumstance of our lives. </span><span style="color: #38761d;">Christmas: A Gift for Every Heart is a treasure you'll want to open again and again."</span></div>
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<span style="color: #990000;">This book has beautiful photos, wonderful scriptures, such as: </span><span style="color: #38761d;">"His name will be called...Prince of Peace. --Isaiah 9:6," </span><span style="color: #990000;">and great testimonies. </span><span style="color: #990000;">This book would be an amazing Christmas gift, especially because it has a nice inscription page, or a book to add to your collection this year.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #990000;">Another one of my favorite memories on Christmas is the time when my family fellowships with others. I remember last year, our church had a gathering one Sunday night, and God's presence was everywhere. I love feeling the Holy Spirit at Christmas time, for it gets me into the season.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #990000;">What are your favorite memories on Christmas?</span><br />
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For many years I have been into Classical music, mostly from my years of playing piano, and in those years, I fell in love with the Austrian composer, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. His lovely operas and serenades are helpful when I am frustrated and fun when I am in a better mood for dancing, (and sometimes even pretending that I am Mozart leading the orchestra.) My all-time favorite serenade is <i>Eine kleine Nachtmusik</i> (A Little Night Music, 1787).<br />
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At the age of three, Mozart began a keen interest in music, after hearing seven-year-old Nannerl playing at the clavier. Years after his death, she said, "<span style="background-color: white; color: #252525; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.4px;">He often spent much time at the clavier</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #252525; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.4px;">, picking out thirds, which he was ever striking, and his pleasure showed that it sounded good.... In the fourth year of his age his father, for a game as it were, began to teach him a few minuets and pieces at the clavier.... He could play it faultlessly and with the greatest delicacy, and keeping exactly in time.... At the age of five, he was already composing little pieces, which he played to his father who wrote them down."</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #252525; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.4px;">About four or five, Mozart began to compose music on his own, sitting at the clavier for hours, and splattering ink over paper and his father's white shirt, (which he used as an apron.) Leopold decided to give the boy lessons, and was surprised how talented the boy was, at times even beyond what he was taught. Mozart was a wonder child for sure.</span><br />
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At eight years of age, Mozart wrote his first symphony, and traveled with his family to show his great talent. They traveled all throughout Europe, meeting kings, queens, emperors and empresses. He also met the famous composer, Johann Christian Bach. In Bologna, he was accepted as a member of the Accademia Filarmonica, and wrote out from memory the famous <i>Miserere, </i>by Gregorio Allegri, (which was heavily guarded in the Vatican at the time) in Rome. His first opera, <i>Mitridate, re di Ponto</i>, was performed in Milan. </div>
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At about 19, Mozart returned home, he was chosen as an employed court musician for Prince-Archbishop Hieronymus Colloredo, Salzburg's ruler. Mozart was thrilled to work in many genres, such as sonatas, minor operas, and string quartets. In that time, he created his only five violin concertos, one of which critics have said was breathtaking ever since, <i>K. 271</i>. After years there, Mozart soon began to discontent with Salzburg. Finding positions was scarce there, mostly for his low salary, 150 florins a year, and that the theater closed, only used for visiting troupes. Him and his father took two expeditions to find work, which turned out unsuccessful. He then resigned from Salzburg, and traveled to Augsburg, Mannheim, Paris, and Munich. </div>
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In Mannheim, he met the city's famous orchestra, which at the time was Europe's famous orchestra. He also met the beautiful Aloysia Weber. Mozart soon left for Paris, with no job. He soon lost money, and began pawning valuables. After his mother's death, caused by unpaid bills, he went and stayed with Melchior Grimm, the personal secretary for the Duke d'Orleans. His father soon found him a job as court organist and concertmaster in Salzburg. The salary was 450 florins, but Mozart waited. He then decided to move to Strasbourg. He lingered in Mannheim and Munich for a while. He encountered Aloysia again, but she was not interested in him any more.</div>
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In March, Mozart was sent for by the Archbishop Colloredo, who was celebrating Joseph II, and his accession to the throne. Mozart was offended from the Archbishop, after being treated more like a servant then letting him perform. Mozart asked to resign, but was denied. Later, he was then given permission to leave, having been <span style="background-color: white; color: #252525; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.4px;">"with a kick in the arse". He decided to settle down in Vienna as a composer and freelance performer. The fight between Mozart and the Archbishop was harder, for his father sided against him. His father sent many letters to him, urging him to come back to the Archbishop, but Mozart disagreed. After many waits, he was freed from his father's wishes and the Archbishop.</span></div>
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Franz Xaver Wolfgang Mozart<span style="background-color: white; color: #252525; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.4px;"> </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #252525; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.4px;">(26 July 1791 – 29 July 1844)</span></div>
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In 1783, Mozart and his family visited Mozart's family in Salzburg. The family was kind to Constanze. Mozart's<span style="background-color: white; color: #252525; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.4px;"> </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #252525; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.4px;">liturgical</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #252525; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.4px;"> piece, one of his greatest compositions, <i>Mass in C Minor,</i> was uncompleted. It was performed in Salzburg, and Constanze sang the solo part.</span></div>
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Around 1784, Mozart met Franz Joseph Hayden in Vienna. They quickly became friends, and sometimes they played string quartets together. Mozart wrote six quartets dedicated to Hayden, <span style="background-color: white; color: #252525; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.4px;"><i>K. 387, K. 421, K. 428, K. 458, K. 464, and K. 465. </i>In 1785, Hayden said to Mozart's father,</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #252525; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.4px;"> </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #252525; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.4px;">"I tell you before God, and as an honest man, your son is the greatest composer known to me by person and repute, he has taste and what is more the greatest skill in composition."</span></div>
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From 1782 to 1785, Mozart made himself a soloist in his concerts. Solomon writes that he made, <span style="background-color: white; color: #252525; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.4px;">"a harmonious connection between an eager composer-performer and a delighted audience, which was given the opportunity of witnessing the transformation and perfection of a major musical genre". </span></div>
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The next four years, Mozart stopped writing operas, and focused on his career as a piano soloist, and writer of concertos. Around the end of 1785, Mozart stopped with keyboard writing and started his famous operatic collaboration with the <i>librettist</i><span style="background-color: white; color: #252525; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: italic; line-height: 22.4px;"> </span><i>Lorenzo Da Ponte</i><span style="background-color: white; color: #252525; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.4px;"><i>. </i>In 1786, the <i>Marriage of Figaro</i>, was a</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #252525; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.4px;"> </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #252525; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.4px;">successful premiere in Vienna. Later, he created </span><i style="background-color: white; color: #252525; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.4px;">Don Giovanni. </i><span style="background-color: white; color: #252525; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.4px;">The two are his among his most famous operas. Both were not seen by Mozart's father, who died on May 28, 1787. </span></div>
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Toward the end of the decade, Mozart's income shrank, and he was hardly seen in public concerts. In 1788, Mozart and his family moved to the suburb of Alsergrund. Mozart began to borrow money from his friend, <span style="background-color: white; color: #252525; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.4px;"> Michael Puchburg</span><i>, </i>a fellow Mason. Many of his friends said he suffered from depression, and his output was slow. His last year was a time of<span style="background-color: white; color: #252525; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.4px;"> </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #252525; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.4px;">productivity, which was before he was struck with an illness. He created some of his most beloved works: <i>The Magic Flute, </i>the<i> </i></span><i>Clarinet Concerto</i><span style="background-color: white; color: #252525; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.4px;"><i> K. 622, </i>his last string quartets, </span><i>K. 614 in E-flat, </i>and his unfinished<i> Requiem<span style="background-color: white; color: #252525; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.4px;"> K. 626.</span></i></div>
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<span style="text-align: left;">On September 6, 1791, Mozart fell ill on the night of his premier of his opera, </span><i style="background-color: white; color: #252525; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.4px;">La clemenza di Tito.</i></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #252525; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.4px;">vomiting. Mozart was nursed by his wife and her younger sister until his death on December 5, 1791. He was 35 years old. The <i>New Grove </i>said, "</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #252525; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.4px;">Mozart was interred in a common grave, in accordance with contemporary Viennese custom, at the </span>St. Marx Cemetery <span style="background-color: white; color: #252525; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.4px;">outside the city on 7 December. If, as later reports say, no mourners attended, that too is consistent with Viennese burial customs at the time; later Jahn (1856) wrote that </span>Salieri<span style="background-color: white; color: #252525; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.4px;">, </span>Süssmayr<span style="background-color: white; color: #252525; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.4px;">, </span>van Swieten<span style="background-color: white; color: #252525; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.4px;"> and two other musicians were present. The tale of a storm and snow is false; the day was calm and mild."</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #252525; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.4px;">Mozart's character was interesting to me. He had a interest in</span>scatological humor<span style="color: #252525; font-family: sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.4px;">. They were seen mostly in his letters and music that he wrote. He also liked singing with his friends. His appearance description is also interesting. He was, described by Michael Kelly,</span></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #252525; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.4px;">"a remarkably small man, very thin and pale, with a profusion of fine, fair hair of which he was rather vain," and then by his early biographer, </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #252525; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.4px;">Niemetschek wrote, "there was nothing special about [his] physique. [...] He was small and his countenance, except for his large intense eyes, gave no signs of his genius." His face was pitted, from</span> smallpox when he was a child<span style="background-color: white; color: #252525; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.4px;">. He enjoyed wearing elegant clothing. Kelly also said about him at a rehearsal: "[He] was on the stage with his crimson </span>pelisse<span style="background-color: white; color: #252525; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.4px;"> and gold-laced </span>cocked hat<span style="background-color: white; color: #252525; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.4px;">, giving the time of the music to the orchestra." His voice was described by his wife that it "was a tenor, rather soft in speaking and delicate in singing, but when anything excited him, or it became necessary to exert it, it was both powerful and energetic".</span></div>
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Recently, I have seen that a few viewers have searched for Nock and Bolt here, and so I've decided to do this post just for them, (and for others to get to know who these characters are :) )<br />
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Nock and Bolt are the twin Glimpse archers from Wayne T. Batson book <i>The Door Within</i> and the books that follow in the series, <i> The Rise of the Wyrm Lord</i> and <i>The Final Storm</i>.<br />
Glimpses are the race that Batson created in these books. They are the mirror images of anyone on earth, or in the Glimpse world, the Mirror Realm. Glimpses are mostly known for their marble-white skin.<br />
The twin brothers are from the kingdom of Yewland, north-west of the Realm's capitol, Alleble. The Yewland kingdom is ruled by the fair Queen Illaria (Ill-AIR-EE-AH), whom, without Nock's knowing, is in love with Bolt.<br />
Nock and Bolt are highly skilled with the bow, a common weapon of Yewland, made by the Blackwood Trees of the Blackwood Forest, north of Yewland. (The bow and shafts are known to be the strongest of any weapon created in the Realm). The twins, and many other Yewland archers, were trained at a very young age, preparing them for any possible case of action.<br />
Nock and Bolt are described as, (<i>The Door Within</i>), "They were smaller in size than most of the other Glimpses--," "Each had long, straight sandy brown hair drawn back tightly. Each wore a circlet of silver like a thin crown above his uncannily arched brows and restless blue eyes. And though they appeared youthful, their stature was proud and manly. Seated side by side, turned just slightly, the two Glimpses looked like mirror images. They were, in fact, twins."<br />
The twins are a mischievous bunch when it comes to shooting tournaments. Anyone who chooses to have a shooting tournament would have to include the twins, and you just might have to suffer their consciences.<br />
After their childhood, the twins were chosen by the supreme ruler of the Realm, King Eliam (EE-LEE-UM), to aid the Realm against the evil Prince Paragor, who rules the dark kingdom of Paragory.<br />
The twins remind me a lot of Legolas from <i>The Lord of the Rings</i> by J.R.R.Tolkien.<br />
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I hope that this small introduction of Nock and Bolt gives you an idea of two of Batson amazing characters.Mae’s Digital Diary http://www.blogger.com/profile/07599820329920137357noreply@blogger.com1