It's All About Having A Possitive Attitude

Or as Maya Angelou so eloquently stated, 
(doesn't she always).
  
"You may not control all the events that happen to you, 

but you can decide not to be reduced by them. 

Try to be a rainbow in someone's cloud. 

Do not complain. 

Make every effort to change things you do not like.

If you cannot make a change, change the way you have been thinking. 

You might find a new solution." 

Love,
Grammy T.

I Love Carmel By The Sea

Lillie's and laughter

After our trip to Carmel I decided to check and see how all of these 

darling houses came into existence. 

Carmel By The Sea is a darling village in fairy tale style 

and has been one of our favorites 

for years. 

Here is the answer:

Hansel

How Arthur Rackham and Hugh Comstock are linked...

Hugh Comstock was very familiar with Rackham's illustrations and when his wife asked him to build her a showroom for her handmade rag dolls “Otsy-Totsys”, the first time builder looked to Arthur Rackman's illustrations and built his wife a Rackham-inspired cottage, called Hansel. Hugh found his life's calling in the building of the cottage and proceeded to build twenty one more, all of which can still be found in Carmel today. Comstock was certainly not the only one influenced by Rackham's drawings, Walt Disney told his illustrator's to study Rackham's style before illustrating Disney's first full length animation, 'Snow White'.* And Peter Jackson's 'Ent's were most certainly derived from Rackham's frequent depictions of Ent-like beings.

Tuck Box

Hugh Comstock's Tuck Box built as Hugh's office or as a home in 1928, but became a restaurant in the early 1930s and has remained one ever since. Photo by Linda Hartong.talesfromcarmel.com

If you haven't been to Carmel you need to go. 

It is wonderful and enchanting and you 

won't be sorry. 

Just to see pictures of it make my heart 
go Awwwwe!

Love,
Grammy T.

Spicy Roasted Chicken Legs.

Spicy Roasted Chicken Legs by The Pioneer Women

When I am sewing and quilting I love to watch cooking shows. 

They get me excited to try new recipes so it is a win in situation for everybody. 

One day The Pioneer Women, Ree Drummond did her 

Spicy Roasted Chicken Legs. 

I tried them and they were great!!! 

My family loved them. 

You will love them too.

Go to her web page above for all of the pictures. 

Yum!!

How To Be A Good Public Speaker

Happy Day After The Super Bowl. I guess there can be no question as to who won that game yesterday. The Seahawks. 

So what's with this video? This is shaking Marshawn Lynch wearing his ski mask being coached by his teammate Michael Robinson. Marshawn Lynch is extremely camera shy. He has been fined $50,000 by the NFL for not speaking to the media. 

I was curious about the two players so I checked out their stories. Marshawn is nicknamed "Beast Mode" and is an all American running back. He played football for the University of California, Berkeley where he became the schools all time career rusher. He went to high school at Oakland Tech where he played football, basketball and ran track. 

Michael Robinson is known as being "Well Rounded and Well Grounded". He went to Varina High School in Richmand Virginia. And he went to Penn State and played football under Joe Paterno as a quarter back and more. He has two degrees in three years and is 12 credits away from having his masters degree. His degrees are in advertising and public relations. He also says that he has a lot of on camera experience and it shows. 

It was a miracle that Michael Robinson could play in the winning game against the Denver Bronco's because he had an adverse reaction to the anti inflammatory "Indocin" and was in the hospital in August after thinking he only had a bug. He lost 30 pounds but came back to play this season.

One teacher who has a blog, "I'm Lovin Lit"  divised a lesson from this video. 

So mom's and teachers out there 

here is a great chart to help teach children about 

speaking in public. 

Marshawn could have used this. 

Maybe he will see these blog posts
and practice. 

*Because practice makes perfect...Right?*