Peace doves around the world

Ashtee

'Peace' in the Farsi language,

spoken in Iraq and Iran

A mural of Iraqi Christians that have been slain,

with an Iraqi soldier outside the

Our Lady of Salvation Church in Baghdad

courtesy of www.nydaily.com

Today I want to say Peace in different languages,

with peace doves accompanying them.

In no particular order, other than they are all countries that I have readers in, Let's start!

Friour

'Peace' in Icelandic, spoken in Iceland

and welcome to one of my newer countries to read my blog!

2 doves, by Claudia Hopf

Claudia Hopf has numerous cut paper patterns.

You can purchase books and patterns at:

https://www.papercuttingsbyalison.com/index.cfm

Heddwich

'Peace' in the Welsh language, spoken in Wales

a simple beading pattern for you

Patz

'Peace' in the Aranes language, spoken in Spain

Spanish children in traditional costumes

www.afsusa.org

a BackStreet Design pattern out of print

Soksang

'Peace' in the Khmer language, spoken in Thailand

Buddhist monks working in a flooded temple in Ayutthaya province Thailand

Why did I choose this picture?

Because not only is it of Thailand, it shows people cooperating.

a BackStreet Design, out of print book

Rauha

'Peace' in the Finnish language,

spoken in Finland and Sweden

a safety pin pin pattern

You can find many more patterns throughout my blogs

'Peace begins with me' by Lee Shapiro

www.beyondconventionalwisdomblot.com

Pas

'Peace' in the Papiamentu language, spoken in the Netherlands Antilles

and welcome as one of my newer readers!!

a BackStreetDesign pattern, out of print

In order to do this cutting, you lightly fold a piece of paper in half,

then cut out the outer design of the heart.

Next, cut out the flower design at the bottom.

To finish, you open the cutting to lay flat, and cut out the dove!

You can add the pin-point detailing with a large hat pin, or a corsage pin,

or of course the whole kit and kaboodle is for sale many places too!

Ch'ol

'Peace' spoken in the Tumbala language, spoken in Mexico

Dove of Peace

www.uneetee.com

Look carefully at the peace dove above.

It is  made entirely out of weapons, except for one 'peace' sign.

A very clever and original interpretation.

For me, it reminds me that we cannot obtain peace

while still manufacturing weapons.

The USA needs to become responsible in this area.

It can start with us.

I'd like to end today with this lovely illustration:

found at www.uncommonthought.com

Practice a moment of peace each day, for the rest of the week.

Really, you can do it!

:0)

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Nursery Rhyme Time with Hickory Dickory Dock

 Bueno!

(Hello! in Mexican, Spanish)

The Mexican Flag

I haven't featured a nursery rhyme in a while, so I thought today we'd explore:

HICKORY DICKORY DOCK!

Now, I have noticed that different versions contain different tenses of the verb

"to run".

I think the above version is correct, grammar-wise.

Wikipedia has a very good history of the rhyme.

'Hickety Dickety Dock' illustration by William Wallace Denslow from a

1901 Mother Goose collection.

It looks like the rhyme originally was said as:

'Hickere, Dickere Dock'

published in London in 1744.

close-up of William Denslow's illustration

The next version comes from 'Mother Goose's Melody'

printed in 1765.

It uses

'Dickery, Dickery Dock'

Interesting to me:

There are TWO musical versions.

One is popular in Great Britain,

and the other one is popular in North America!

The one printed above is the version I am familiar with,

so I guess it is the North American tune.

A super scherensnitte pattern for a mouse,

taken from a Chinese Zodiac series.

scroll clock by mdereus27

possibly etsy?

Now, the above scherensnitte type clock was originally for a Cinderella story.

By changing the position of the hands, you could easily make this into a

hickory dickory dock clock!

(say that 6 times, really fast....)

vintage illustration found at

http://www.fun-roadtrip-games.info/

Here are a few more coloring pages for you -

http://www.reading-with-kids.com/

unknown source

and another terrific How-to-draw from Dover Publications:

an adorable cupcake found at http://www.thecupcakeblog.com/

Why couldn't you also make that little mouse from clay?

What about making a 'clock' pincushion (felt would be easiest),

and make some hat pin toppers from shrinky dink plastic?

vintage Rand McNally book, found at http://www.michiganzone.blogspot.com/

This next is a very clever way to serve some party treats with a theme:

http://www.littlenummies.net/

That's a peanut butter sandwich, with a hole cut out for a banana slice.

The mouse is made from a strawberry, with halved grape ears,

and little raisin eyes and nose!

I'm not sure what she used for the clock hands

or the mouse whiskers or tail.

But

you could try orange peels,

or chow mein noodles

or bread crusts....

Here is a fun and simple vintage pattern for embroidery:

found at http://www.sewcraftful.com/

Wouldn't it be fun for a nursery room to have several embroidered pillows,

each with a different nursery rhyme on it?

Sew deep ruffles for a girl's room, and knife point edges for a boy's.

You could, of course, be really energetic and make a baby quilt

with each block a different nursery rhyme.

Check out my past blogs for more nursery rhyme patterns,

and check out the links from where I have found them for many more!

I'd like to finish up today with a vintage poster from 1917:

illustrated by Mary Louise Spoor

and found at http://www.smallequals.bigcartel.com/

I especially like the little mouse reading!

Remember to smile at someone today that is a 'wall flower'.

Don't forget to laugh with a child today,

and eat ice cream!!!

:0)

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73 countries and over 152,000 page views!

poko'j

- all one word, with the ' directly above the 'o'

(Polish and Slovakian for 'peace')

Today I wish to recognize all the beautiful countries that have checked out my blog.

I just feel so honored that other people like what I am doing!

It is very self-assuring and quite wonderful!

Here is the amazing list:

 

Argentina

Armenia

Australia

Austria

Bangladesh

Belarus

Belgium

Bolivia

Bosnia & Herzegovina

Brazil*

Brunei

Bulgaria

Canada

Columbia

Croatia

Czech Republic*

Denmark

Estonia

Egypt

Finland

France

Georgia

Germany

Ghana

Greece

Hungary

India

Indonesia

Iraq

Ireland

Israel

Italy

Japan

Jersey

Jordan

Latvia

Lithuania

Luxembourg

Macedonia [FYROM]

Malaysia

Malta

Mauritius

Mexico

Netherlands*

New Zealand

Nigeria

Norway

Pakistan

Palestinian Territories

Philippines

Poland

Portugal

Romania

Russia

Saudi Arabia

Scotland

Singapore

Slovakia

South Africa

South Korea

Spain

Sri Lanka

Sweden

Switzerland

Taiwan

Thailand

Trinidad & Tobago

Turkey

United Arab Emirates

United Kingdom

United States of America

Vietnam

Wales

wow.

That's 73 different countries.

* countries that I have featured in previous blogs

http://www.skyscanner.net/

If you don't see your country listed, please forgive my oversight,

and drop me a note!

My new comments section is very easy to leave a comment.

Lofer Province, Salzburg, Austria

girls carrying harvest crown during the Harvest Festival 

If you all only knew how much I would be delighted to visit you and your country!

I do have a traveling heart, but alas my feet have remained pretty firmly in the USA.

40th Annual Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA International Balloon Festival

I did visit both Mexico and Canada while growing up.

I have fond memories of our long-haired dog, Snuggles, playing in the snow in summer in British Columbia, Canada!

We also have a hilarious family story that concerns Mexico, traffic lights and policemen,

and my Dad's quirky sense of humor!

On our honeymoon Michael and I visited Haiti, Dominican Republic,

U.S.Virgin Islands Territory (St. Thomas) and the Bahamas.

Port au Prince, Haiti

5-27-2011

Subsequently via another cruise, we have visited

St. John's and Puerto Rico.

When you cruise, you do get to visit different countries

but it is in a very controlled way, and not really geared to the country

so much as it is geared to tourism.

cruise ship in San Juan, Puerto Rico harbor

As tourists, we do have to be careful about going off the beaten track

depending on the country, political air, etc.

Michael and I were able to explore the 'back roads' in Haiti,

St. Thomas and St. John's for just a brief jaunt.

We got in big trouble in Haiti, but that is a story for another time!

We kinda' got lost in St. Thomas, and we were not welcome
where we wandered to. Oh well. We did see a wonderful old cemetery

but we didn't go in as we didn't want to inadvertently offend anyone.

Savan Jewish Cememtery, St. Thomas, Virgin Islands

http://www.jewishphotolibrary.smugmug.com/

Although, I do love cemeteries.

So much history and life drama and beautiful art.

When I start my blog with a 'hello' in a different language,

or  say 'peace'

or a seasonal greeting,

I try to pick a language that perhaps some of my readers are familiar with.

To me, they are 'foreign' simply because I am not fluent in that language.

But it sure would be fun to be able to communicate in the local language,

when I get to really travel around that is!

Until then, I will continue to do

'armchair traveling'.

That means checking out new countries by movies,
documentaries, tv specials - and of course my trusty internet!

Navratri Festival, or Festival of Dance
Ahmedabad, India, 2011

Here's a little challenge for you:

Watch one of your favorite movies
but in a different-than-your-own language!

Check out a Steven Seagal movie in Spanish!

Watch Jackie Chan in Mandarin!

See a James Bond movie in French!

It's quite fun.

:0)

La Baule, western France

10/02/2011

I hope you have had fun with my little anecdotes and photos
of places around the world.
I would love to feature each country that checks out my blog,
but if I did that and no other topics, it would take me almost 3 months!!
So, I will do little bits here and there,
and will always 'tag' the country that I have blogged about.
If there is a country that YOU would like to learn more about,
let me know!
Check out past blogs for Brazil, Czech Republic and Holland.

traditional Belgium costumes
http://www.gettyimages.com/

That's it for today!
Have a wonderful family time tomorrow,
while giving thanks to God for all His gifts.
Happy Thanksgiving!

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