tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24204797925831541992024-02-07T20:04:11.666-08:00South Mill HouseCome in, and know me better...SouthMillHousehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15556293234939822454noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2420479792583154199.post-6616357399123281032011-06-03T11:19:00.000-07:002011-06-03T11:27:43.876-07:00Change the MessageSeems like a banned ad from The Body Shop is spreading like wildfire today. If you haven't seen it:<br />
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Here's the story. I can be very long winded when it comes to self/body acceptance. But the bottom line is:<br />
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THERE IS <b>NO EXCUSE</b> FOR TREATING OUR MINDS AND OUR BODIES WITH ANYTHING LESS THAN KINDNESS. <b>PERIOD</b>.<br />
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I understand where is ad is coming from and yes, I felt empowered by its message. But I do want to throw something out there...<br />
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We don't have to put one body type down to feel good about another. And we certainly don't have to label specific body types as "healthy" or "unhealthy," "perfect" or "imperfect."<br />
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What <i>isn't</i> healthy? Self-scrutiny is not healthy. Self-loathing is not healthy. Self-projection is not healthy.<br />
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What <i>is</i> healthy? Giving ourselves permission to accept and celebrate our bodies <i>as they are</i>. Sounds pretty fucking good to me!<b><i> </i></b><br />
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<u>Please visit these wonderful sites</u>:<br />
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Stop "bad body talk": <a href="http://changethemessage.com/">http://changethemessage.com/</a><br />
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"Love yourself through thick and thin": <a href="http://www.loveyourbody.org/">http://www.loveyourbody.org/</a><br />
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<u>Directly from my bookshelf to yours</u>:<br />
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"The Body Project: An Intimate History of American Girls": <a href="http://www.thebodyproject.com/">http://www.thebodyproject.com/</a><br />
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"Imagine a Woman in Love with Herself": <a href="http://www.imagineawoman.com/home/imagine-a-woman-in-love-with-herself-embracing-your-wisdom-and-wholeness">http://www.imagineawoman.com/home/imagine-a-woman-in-love-with-herself-embracing-your-wisdom-and-wholeness</a><br />
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"Venus with Biceps: A Pictorial History of Muscular Women": <a href="http://www.arsenalia.com/a-closer-look-at-venus-with-biceps/">http://www.arsenalia.com/a-closer-look-at-venus-with-biceps/</a><br />
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"Beautiful You: A Daily Guide to Radical Self-Acceptance": <a href="http://rosiemolinary.com/beautiful-you/">http://rosiemolinary.com/beautiful-you</a>/<br />
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Note: I live in a thesis bubble. I have no idea if I've already missed the moment here. Nevertheless, cheeky and hilarious. Quite.<br />
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Any expectations I had arrived with were blown away when I entered the exhibition. The space itself had become a reflection of McQueen's voice and vision, and galleries were separated into themes shown consistently throughout the artist's body of work.<br />
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My favorite space was the "Romantic Gothic" gallery, inspired by McQueen's exploration of the Victorian Gothic era. The gallery was dripping with Poe. Walls and floors covered in antique mirrors. And a soundscape of wind, rain and howling wolves? Yes, please.<br />
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"Romantic Gothic" also featured two of my personal favorite McQueen pieces:<br />
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Also of note was "The Cabinet of Curiosities," featuring some of McQueen's most iconic pieces. New obsessions include:<br />
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The chess match and knight from "It's Only a Game"<br />
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Shalom Harlow's performance in McQueen's Spring/Summer 1999 show:<br />
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The experience was awesome, in the truest meaning of the word.<br />
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<div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;">Visit the exhibition's website to view commentary of selected pieces, performance videos, and even a walkthrough of the exhibition itself! Here's the link: <a href="http://blog.metmuseum.org/alexandermcqueen/">Alexander McQueen: Savage Beauty</a>.</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><br />
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"Alexander McQueen: Savage Beauty" runs May 4th-July 31, 2011.<br />
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4 c flour.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; line-height: 14px;"> 1 c sugar. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; line-height: 14px;">1 t salt. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; line-height: 14px;">1 stick of butter. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; line-height: 14px;">More raisins than you think is wise.<br />
1.5 c buttermilk. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; line-height: 14px;">1T banking soda. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; line-height: 14px;">1 T baking powder. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; line-height: 14px;">1 egg.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; line-height: 14px;"><br />
Wet into dry. Get a little messy. Shape into round loaf. Do not forget to cut the loaf to let the devil out. 375 bake till done.... About an hour. Best with butter, tea and <span class="text_exposed_show" style="display: inline;">the Clancy brothers.</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
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♥ George's original recipe ♥</td></tr>
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There will be hubbub and merriment tonight, but for now, the house is quiet. It's the perfect time to treat myself to a homemade Irish Tea.<br />
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I've always thought that simpler is better when it comes to tea. Save the petit fours and doilies for the professionals! When having tea at home, I almost always stick to the basics: Bewley's Irish Breakfast Tea and scones.<br />
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If you are a fan of strong, fragrant tea, look no further. This is by far my favorite brew and I love all kinds of tea! Perhaps I'm biased, as I was brought up on this stuff, but regardless, it's <i>definitely</i> worth trying!<br />
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Now, we fine folks at <b>South Mill House </b>have a love affair with scones. I've been baking them for years and my boyfriend, David, is English. Enough said. Unfortunately, we're both so busy that it's hard to find time to bake scones from scratch, and store bought scones just weren't making the grade. Say it ain't so! Just when we thought we'd given up hope, the kitchen gods smiled upon us. Behold:<br />
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All hail, Hogan's Irish Scone Mix! Hip hip, HOORAY!! Seriously, this stuff is <i>amazing</i>. Just enough hands on baking to make you feel like you made it from scratch, but simple enough that non-bakers wouldn't be deterred. I'll walk you through it:<br />
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1. Preheat oven. Add 1 cup of cold water to scone mix and stir until combined (texture will be somewhat crumbly). Empty bowl onto floured surface and lightly knead dough until smooth.<br />
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2. Flatten dough to roughly 1 inch thick. It's time to cut out the scones! If you're like me and don't own a biscuit cutter, use a drinking glass! Easy peasy.<br />
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3. Place scones on greased baking tray (I use cooking spray) and allow them to rise for 15 minutes.<br />
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Need some music to get you in the mood? One of my favorite NPR programs, <i><b>The Thistle and Shamrock, </b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: normal;">will do the trick!</span><b> </b></i>Hosted by Fiona Ritchie, the hourly broadcasts celebrate Celtic roots music, new contemporary artists and unexpected interpretations of traditional Scottish/Irish tunes.<br />
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<b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: normal;">In February, </span></span>Thistle</i></b> dedicated an entire broadcast to Celtic piano and I was in love!!!<br />
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Make yourself a cup of tea, get cozy, and enjoy:<br />
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<a href="http://www.thistleradio.com/">http://www.thistleradio.com/</a>SouthMillHousehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15556293234939822454noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2420479792583154199.post-7605899808161996992011-03-14T20:29:00.000-07:002011-05-04T16:38:54.599-07:00Top 5 Geek Freak MomentsHappy Pi Day!! Princeton, geeky little town that it is, has been celebrating all weekend long!<br />
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</div><div>Here are my <b>Top 5 Geek Freak Moments</b>...<br />
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</div><div><b>5. Pi(e).</b> What would Pi Day be without pie?! These baked goodies were competing for the "Best Princeton Pie Award" at the Nassau Inn on Sunday afternoon. I believe <i>Sophie's Chocolate and Chestnut Pie</i> won the title. Yum!</div><div><br />
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</div><div><b>4.</b> <b>Riding the Dinky</b>. While not an official Geek Freak activity, it still makes my list, as I am easily amused. (For those not from Princeton, the "Dinky" is an aptly named train shuttle from Princeton Junction station to Princeton University.)</div><div><br />
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</div><div><b>3.</b> <b>Pi(e) Throwing</b>. There's nothing like clocking loved ones with pastry. Am I alone in this? I think not.</div><div><br />
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</div><div><b>2.</b> <b>Look-a-likes</b>. An Einstein Look-a-like contest. Only in Princeton. I love living in such a geeky town!</div><div><br />
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</div><div>And here's Ava, winner of the children's competition:</div><div><br />
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</div><div><b>1.</b> <b>Albert Einstein asks for my phone number.</b> This actually happened. And in front of my boyfriend, nonetheless! Cheeky, Albert! Very cheeky! Those darn physicists... </div><div><br />
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</div>SouthMillHousehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15556293234939822454noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2420479792583154199.post-34063097023527804612011-03-11T11:09:00.000-08:002011-03-11T11:09:42.829-08:00Geek Freak Weekend!Yes indeed! It's nearly that time of year again in good ol' Princeton: Pi Day!!!<br />
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Let's celebrate the birthday of Princeton's favorite geek, Albert Einstein! Even though it isn't officially Pi Day until Monday, 3.14, there's fun planned all weekend long. <br />
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Check out the calendar of events: <a href="http://www.pidayprinceton.com/events">http://www.pidayprinceton.com/events</a><br />
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See you there!!<br />
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Ono shared two performances of "Cut Piece," the first filmed in NYC, 1964:<br />
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and the second in Paris, 2003.<br />
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Walker's body of work has manifested in many different forms, including painted and drawn imagery, wordplay, puppetry, film and projection. She is however, probably best known for her silhouettes that address the African American narrative and create mysterious, bizarre and often harrowing worlds for the characters living within.<br />
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In her own words:<br />
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Both Yoko Ono and Kara Walker are currently featured in <i>Contemporary Art from the Collection</i> at MoMA.<br />
<a href="http://www.moma.org/">http://www.moma.org/</a>SouthMillHousehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15556293234939822454noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2420479792583154199.post-75063274550045478312011-03-01T17:14:00.000-08:002011-03-01T17:16:23.112-08:00National Women's History Month!Today is the first day of National Women's History Month! This years' theme is "Our HISTORY is Our Strength."<br />
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Visit <a href="http://www.nwhp.org/">http://www.nwhp.org/</a> to learn about The National Women's History Project, and discover what events are taking place in your community!SouthMillHousehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15556293234939822454noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2420479792583154199.post-83979960265081207902011-02-25T21:08:00.000-08:002011-02-25T21:11:12.640-08:00What is South Mill House?Well, that's a good question.<br />
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The <i>actual</i> South Mill House is a historic home (built 1790) in Princeton, NJ. <br />
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The <i>blog </i>"South Mill House" is about the girl who lives there.<br />
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Hello! I'm Kate.<br />
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Welcome, to my home in progress. Come in, and know me better...<br />
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