Blogging Break

Hey!!! I don't know if you've noticed but I'm having a bit of a blooging break here!!! I'm not sure what's going on, but I'm tired and crabby and just in general overwhelmed, so all three of you who read this,excuse me for awhile!! I'll start blogging again on May 1.

The Ides of March!

For Thornton Wilder's novel of the same name, see Ides of March (novel). For the band of the same name, see The Ides of March (band).

Vincenzo Camuccini, Mort de César, 1798.

The Ides of March (Latin: Idus Martias) is the name of the date 15 March in the Roman calendar. The term ides was used for the 15th day of the months of March, May, July, and October, and the 13th day of the other eight months.^[1] In Roman times, the Ides of March was a festive day dedicated to the god Mars and a military parade was usually held.In modern times, the term Ides of March  is best known as the date that Julius Caesar was assassinated, in 44 BC, the story of which was famously dramatised in William Shakespeare's play Julius Caesar.^[2]   ==Etymology==The term idūs (ides) is thought to have originally been the day of the full moon. The Romans considered this an auspicious day in their calendar. The word ides comes from Latin,  meaning "half division" (of a month). The word is probably of non-Indoeuropean origin. ^[3]==Assassination of Julius Caesar==

Main article: Assassination of Julius Caesar

Caesar was assassinated on the Ides of March, 44 BC, after declaring himself dictator of Rome, for life. According to a near-contemporary biographer, Caesar summoned the Senate to meet in the Theatre of Pompey on the Ides of March. A certain soothsayer warned Caesar to be on his guard against a great peril on the day of the month of March which the Romans call the Ides; and when the day had come and Caesar was on his way to the senate-house, he greeted the seer with a jest and said: "The Ides of March has come," and the seer said to him softly: "Aye, Caesar, but not gone."^[4]As the Senate convened, Caesar was attacked and stabbed to death by a group of senators who called themselves the Liberatores ("Liberators"); they justified their action on the grounds that they committed tyrannicide and were preserving the Republic from Caesar's alleged monarchical ambitions.

Art Friday- George Webb

 

Sculpture, my least explored medium!  The one I’m the most curious about! I have no link for these but isn't his work incredible!

Art Friday- Marilyn Moore

 

Really there’s nothing to say. It’s just stunning! Check her out.

Etsy love

I love etsy!!! I hope if I keep showing etsy, everyone I know will shop there. Here are some of my current favs!!!

knittingneedle  Check this stuff out!!!  Really go to the shop and look this stuff is awesome!!!

LeeGainer   Very cool fiber work!!! I want this so bad it hurts!!!

Seahagstudio  Nice mix of vintage and handmade!!! I may be a little biased,she’s my best friend and cousin!

almightee   just what it says!!! About half of my male shopping is from here!

redvelvet  just go look I can’t do it justice!!

Ok there are my top 5, but remember there are a million shops on there! Take the handmade pledge and buy from these artisans!!!

Halo Hell

Tristyn is learning to play video games! Yay!!! Yuck! And driving me insane!!! He really doesn't get it so it’s “nana, do this, Nana get me unkilled, Nana I can’t drive…” Ad nauseum. I am not a gamer!!!

Tristyns Big Moment!! Harlem Globetrotter Style!

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He's the wee boy near the end in the blue and white shirt, learning to pass the ball behind his back!

Happy March!!!

It’s a busy month for me!!! I have tons of stuff coming up, and it’s a big birthday month and oh me, oh my I’m ready to go outside!!!!