Heathere'

I may never be happy, but tonight I am content.

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Staunton, United States

18. June

Joined: Mar 15, 2018

I enjoy reading many different genres and most people are confused when they look at my bookshelves or peruse my Kindle library. I love to craft and enjoy cross stitch, punch needle and paper crafts. My music interests are as eclectic as my reading choices. I collect tarot cards and love to do readings for my friends and family.
“I am still so naive; I know pretty much what I like and dislike; but please, don’t ask me who I am. A passionate, fragmentary girl, maybe?”

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A Year of Embroidery: A Month-To-Month Collection of Motifs for Seasonal Stitching

Yumiko Higuchi

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A book that is generous with seasonal embroidery patterns and each month has several to choose from....

Added: Apr 30, 2018, 2:15:49 PM

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Fables & Fairy Tales to Cross Stitch

Véronique Enginger

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Cross stitch~point de croix pattern book with characters from fables, French nursery rhymes and...

Added: Apr 24, 2018, 4:00:04 PM

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Drunk History

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In each episode, an inebriated narrator, who is played by a comedian joined by host Derek Waters,...

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Last Week Tonight with John Oliver Presents a Day in the Life of Marlon Bundo

Jill Twiss and Marlon Bundo

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The tale of 2 male bunnies who fall in love and the stink bug who declares that boy bunnies can only...

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Busted Jukebox Volume 2 by Shovels & Rope

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Busted Jukebox Volume 2 is the second installment of the collaborative effort between the husband...

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Heathere' (25 KP) rated A Year of Embroidery: A Month-To-Month Collection of Motifs for Seasonal Stitching in Books

Apr 30, 2018

Several patterns for each month of the year (3 more)

Patterns range from retro, to modern, to classic

Beginners can learn how to embroider with detailed instructions and those who are experienced can pick up a few new tricks

Shows a variety of placement ideas, keeps you inspired to add designs to other places than framed art

Gorgeous patterns-For anyone who knows how to embroider and beginners like me!

I have been cross stitching for 30 years and learned how to punch needle 3 years ago. I have always wanted to learn the technique of embroidery. I love taking a piece of cloth and turning it into a piece of art but was always too intimidated to try my hand at embroidery. This week, I was able to put my fears aside when I received an ARC of A Year of Embroidery by Yumiko Higuchi from Netgalley.
A Year of Embroidery: A Month-To-Month Collection of Motifs for Seasonal Stitching, is a book which helped me get over the fear of embroidery and instilled a passion for learning!
My review is through the eyes of a beginner, but the book is for all levels of embroidery technique. I like that the book is not only chock full of patterns but helpful instruction and placement ideas, as well. The designs range from beautiful to whimsical and feature flowers, cacti, seashells, birds, people, reptiles, insects and animals. Each pattern also gives the DMC number for each floss the author used in her designs. Yumiko Higuchi made sure to include several designs for each month of the year, some with a retro feel and others with a more modern take on embroidery.
The ARC I received of this book is in a protected format and I am not able to make any of the patterns provided. With the wealth of information, A Year of Embroidery holds and the number of patterns I adore, this will be on my bookshelf as soon as it becomes available. I cannot wait to try my hand at this new needlecraft and hope that many others will enjoy it as much as I have.
I would like to thank the author, Yumiko Higuchi and Netgalley for providing me with this ARC for free in exchange for my honest review.

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Heathere' (25 KP) rated Fables & Fairy Tales to Cross Stitch in Books

Apr 24, 2018

Huge variety of patterns and ideas- (0 more)

Cross Stitch/ point de croix~with a retro feel!

There are so many patterns to choose from in this book by, Véronique Enginger. This is a newer release book and originally available in French with a different cover and at a much higher price. I adore Véronique's patterns and am a big fan of her work! This book is full of fairy tale characters, characters from fables and French nursery rhymes. My favorite is Little Red Riding Hood but Beauty & The Beast and The Little Mermaid were also in the run for my favorite. I would complete all of the patterns, I love this book, that much! I like that Véronique creates patterns that can tell a story or you can choose to stitch a smaller scene or character. Véronique's patterns of faces are incredible and look like true works of art. It is very difficult finding cross stitch patterns with such natural looking faces. I have made several of her patterns and they are easy to follow and look just like the finished samples on the pages of her books. This book has given me so much inspiration and joy and I can't wait to work on more of the patterns. The book is hardcover and has nice big pages to make it easy to work from. The patterns have a retro feel that you might find on a 1940's-50's apron, blanket or tablecloth. I highly recommend this book for cross stitch enthusiasts, like myself. This isn't a beginner's book, however and should know how to read a cross stitch graph. It's also helpful to know how to stitch on linen to give these a more professional feel and more realistic look.

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Heathere' (25 KP) rated Drunk History in TV

Mar 21, 2018

Drunk History

2013 | Comedy

8.5

(11 Ratings)

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You could learn something and it's funny (0 more)

Learn about history from drunk people

The premise is that the host, Derek Waters goes to the house of various comedians and they drink copious amounts of alcohol. The guest comedian then narrates a true account of an historical figure that they are familiar with but they are inebriated while telling the story. Meanwhile, actors, comedians and Derek Waters play the roles of the historical figures and 'lip sync' whatever the guest narrator says. This can be very comical as the narrator slurs, burps, stutters or messes up the story in some way. Each episode has 2 or 3 guest comedians and there is usually a theme to each episode, i.e. civil rights, the west, etc. Everything the narrator says is obviously not 100% accurate, however, the basis is. I have actually learned a lot about historical figures because of Drunk History because I look up things about interesting characters I didn't know about.

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Heathere' (25 KP) rated The Fox and the Hound (1981) in Movies

Mar 21, 2018

The Fox and the Hound (1981)

1981 | Animation, Family

8.4

(32 Ratings)

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The overall message, the story-line, the music, the art (0 more)

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If you've never seen this movie, do it now

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This is one of my favorite Disney movies and I still remember watching it in the theater when I was 7 or 8 years old. I cried then and cry every time I watch it. Tod is a fox who was orphaned and raised by Widow Tweed. Amos Slade is Widow Tweed's neighbor and owner of Copper, a hound dog. Tod and Copper meet up and become fast friends, unaware that they are meant to be enemies. There is great music, a great story and a wonderful message about friendship. Best of all, it doesn't focus on beautiful princesses looking for a hero.

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Heathere' (25 KP) rated Last Week Tonight with John Oliver Presents a Day in the Life of Marlon Bundo in Books

Mar 21, 2018 (Updated Mar 21, 2018)

Teaches children that love is not about gender. 100% of proceeds go to The Trevor Project and AIDS United! The illustrations are bright and absolutely adorable. Learn to celebrate our differences! (0 more)

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A tale of tolerance and advocacy for both children & adults

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A beautiful tale about a boy bunny, Marlon Bundo, who falls in love with another boy bunny, Wesley. Marlon's grandpa happens to be, Vice President Mike Pence. In real life, Pence has held a strong opposition to LGBTQ rights; young children will probably not be aware of this and so the humor is there for the parents. There is no sexual content in this book and is merely about love. The artwork is amazing and Marlon looks very dapper in his fantastic bow-ties. The stink bug declares that there will only be love between boy/girl bunnies and not boy/boy bunnies and that because Marlon loves Wesley, he is different and bad. Of course the stink bug resembles Pence. I bought this book on Kindle for my 6 month old granddaughter and I read it to her immediately and am eagerly waiting the hardcover version. I also read it to my 2 male and very gay cats and both the baby and 2 cats enjoyed it immensely! This book is a great teaching aid for children born to heterosexual parents or children of same sex parents, not to mention adults!

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Heathere' (25 KP) rated Busted Jukebox Volume 2 by Shovels & Rope in Music

Mar 17, 2018 (Updated Mar 17, 2018)

Busted Jukebox Volume 2 by Shovels & Rope

2017 | Alternative, Folk, Indie

7.5

(2 Ratings)

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*Surprising choice of cover songs *They make each song unique *You might discover an artist or band you weren't aware of (0 more)

You might miss the vocals of husband and wife Michael Trent and Cary Ann Hearst but they do sing (0 more)

Shovels & Rope-Cover Songs

I don't usually like cover songs. I feel that if you are going to do a cover of someone's song, you should make it 'your own'. I love that Shovels & Rope made each track unique and had so many great singers help them out.

Tracks:
~Cleanup Hitter (feat. Brandi Carlile)
  -original artist: Bill Carson

~Joey (feat. Nicole Atkins)
  -original artist: Concrete Blonde

~Do You Love Me Now (feat. Rhett Miller)
  -original artist: The Breeders

~Blue Eyes Crying In The Rain (feat. John Moreland)
  -original artist: Willie Nelson

~Untitled 1 (feat. Matthew Logan Vasquez)
  -original artist: Sigur Rós

~The Air That I Breathe (feat. Indianola)
  -original artist: The Hollies

~I’m Your Man (feat. John Fullbright)
  -original artist: Leonard Cohen
~Death Or Glory (feat. Hayes Carll)
  -original artist: The Clash
~Epic (feat. Lera Lynn)
  -original artist: Faith No More
~You Never Can Tell
  -original artist: Chuck Berry

My favorite track is 'Blue Eyes Crying In The Rain'. I heard this song when I asked my Amazon Alexa to shuffle songs by Shovels & Rope. I put the song on repeat and purchased the album without hearing any of the other songs and I picked up Busted Jukebox Volume 1, as well. I'm a fan of Shovels & Rope and was surprised that I hadn't heard of these albums.

Blue Eyes Crying In The Rain, is a Willie Nelson song and this version, featuring John Moreland, is absolutely beautiful. My father, a Willie Nelson fan would have approved of this version. It's a song that makes it very hard to hold back the tears. If I'm being honest, I haven't been able to that, yet.

The most surprising track is Epic, a Faith No More song. It is so different from the original and I really like the different flow that Lera Lynn gave it. The song in it's cover form has given a slightly different meaning to the lyrics. The original was powerful and in your face while this version is powerful and haunting.

Other songs are originally by

I am so happy that I stumbled upon this and I can't wait to see what this amazing duo will bring us next!