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more on blacksmithing! :-)

Wed, 09 Nov 2005 18:09:45 -0500

Hi everyone
I have a very small blacksmith shop, but it is still growing. My metal pile is growing by the minute. However, I am always looking for scrap metal, so if you need to get rid of some scrap metal I'll be happy to take it.

If anyone knows a local farrier who still has any old rasps, I could use a few.

Please reply if you do know of any. I'll give them a call.

Ciao,
Molly
~Remember: Heat is your friend~

Haunted House on Hallow's Eve

Thu, 29 Sep 2005 13:40:10 -0400

Jack and Annie saw a tree house and there was a secret leaf that said "Look for me in the heart of the oak." Then they saw an open book about a castle in Camelot that was very haunted. When they were in Camelot, they pushed on a crack in the heart of the oak and then it opened by magic! They went inside and there were lots and lots of candles. Then they went into another part of the oak tree and they met a boy named Teddy. They walked through the woods; Teddy had a lantern. They walked into a small town and kids were telling them that they were not allowed to go to the haunted castle because there was a lady that ran out screaming the haunted castle in Camelot. They walked along the path that led them into Camelot and then they saw an old lady that told them a rhyme that said: "Where's the girl spins wool and thread? Where are the boys who play chess before bed? Where the hound needs to be fed?"

The Wonderful Wizard of Oz

Mon, 29 Aug 2005 20:03:18 -0400

Once there a little girl named Dorothy and little dog Toto. She lived in Kansas. There was a cyclone that blew her away to the land of Oz. Then she met some people that are Munchkins. A munchkin girl kissed her so that she wouldn't get hurt. She went onto the Yellow Brick Road so she could get to Oz, who could send her back home to Kansas. Along the way to the Emerald City, she met a scarecrow, a tin woodman, and a lion. As they went along, they came upon poppies that could put you to sleep. Dorothy and the lion fell asleep, but the scarecrow and the tin woodman did not fall asleep. They carried Dorothy in their arms. The tin woodman had a make a seat for the lion because he was too big to put in their hands. The Queen of the Field Mice gathered all of the mice, who each carried a piece of string in their mouth, so that they could pull the lion to where he needed to be. Then they made it to Oz.

Some Blacksmithing Books to Read

Mon, 31 Oct 2005 16:55:24 -0500

Heres a list of books you might want to read.

Popcorn Days & Buttermilk Nights: By: Garry Paulsen-(Great Author)
(book is a story)- It is about a 13 year old boy who gets bitten by the "Blacksmithing Bug" when he moves out into the country. He lives with some family out on a farm in a very small town. He uses the blacksmithing to rid himself of the bad city habbits that have become part of his life style. I enjoyed the book very much. I felt a lot of emotions when I read this book. I hope you enjoy the book! Please post any comments.

The Village Blacksmith: By: Aldren A. Watson- Lots of very good information on how they made the iron. The blacksmith made any farm, shop, or household tool. Each illustration has a description right next to it. There is a lot more information on how the blacksmith made all of the very heavy, very hard & clumsy metal work he did in one work day. I enjoyed this book very much. It is a Wow! I could be that good if I worked very hard & practiced a lot. I hope you enjoy the book! Please post any comments.

Sunset of the Sabertooth

Thu, 11 Aug 2005 08:48:11 -0400

Jack and Annie were in their bathing suits walking home from their swim lesson. They saw the magic tree house, so they went to the tree house and then they found a book that was open. They saw snowy mountains in the book and they went to Antartica. The tree house went around very very fast. They saw figures and the figures were holding spears. There were tall figures and short figures and there were medium-sized figures. These were the cro-magnans. Jack and Annie climbed down the rope ladder and then they had to walk and it was freezing there and they had their bathing suits on. They went into a cave that was filled with bones and then they didn't know what it was for, so they looked in their book. They were from cave bears, but they thought cave bears were extinct. But they weren't, because in this cave they went exploring and found a cave bear. And it was alive! So they ran out of the cave as soon they knew the cave bear was alive, so then they found the cro-magnans' home. They were freezing, so they went inside and warmed their hands on the fire. Then Annie went back and put on clothes and said, "Ta-Da!" and then Jack said, "Where did you get that?"

My trip to Vermont

Thu, 11 Aug 2005 08:32:38 -0400

I went to Vermont last Wednesday and me and all my cousins made a terrarium. The terrarium was a dinosaur terrarium. And we had a talent show. With my cousin Lilli, I would get on her legs and she would lift me up in the air and I would get up on her feet and she took her legs off the ground. We also did bird art. I can swim underwater with breathing above water. And I got a canoe paddle and I know how to paddle the canoe. A couple of days ago, I went for a long canoe ride and I got off on islands. Me and my cousin Innes, we explored the islands for a few minutes and then we got back on our canoes.

March of the Penguins

Thu, 04 Aug 2005 18:48:28 -0400

I watched the movie "March of the Penguins" today at the Madison theater. It was about Emperor Penguins. Did you know that Emperor Penguins live in Antarctica and they eat squid, small fish and other sorts of small creatures? The penguins eat and eat for months and get very fat then they walk 70 miles to lay their egg babies. It's very cold and some eggs died. The mommy penguins walked 70 miles to get food. The mommies were swimming and one of them got eaten by a seal. It made me feel sad but the seals have to give food to their babies. And I loved this movie. The baby penguins were very cute, cute, cute! I would love anyone who didn't see this movie to see this movie. Love, Sasha

Here's a question about these 'blogs...

Thu, 28 Jul 2005 16:52:29 -0400

What's the diff between a "personal blog entry" and the blogs listed under "blogs"? Maybe now I will find out, and we'll all know!

Matty's blog

Sun, 21 Aug 2005 23:19:20 -0400

...um... oh man! I forgot what I was going to write!
...um...think...think...think...oh well, maybe I'll remember later!...hey! I wrote something! (I still forgot what I was going to write!) ;-)

My Mom just reminded me what I was going to write. ok, here it is: I think this is soo cool! I think that a lot of kids, adults, and anyone else, will love it! oh ya, Willow's blog was so cute!

Matty

Molly's Blacksmithing stuff

Mon, 31 Oct 2005 16:57:46 -0500

Blacksmithing is a form of art which I've had great interest in for many years, but I've just started taking lessons. Right now I have been praticing on making diffrent types of hooks, leaves and hearts. I have made 1 leaf,1 heart,1 cold chisel,2 fire pokers,1 coal poker,1 bottle opener and several hooks.
Please feel free to contribute any questions, thoughts and anything inmagenable too.

I will poast more later.

Molly
~Remember: Heat is your friend~

The Revolutionary War on Wednesday

Tue, 26 Jul 2005 08:36:43 -0400

Jack and Annie find a magic tree house and if they open up a book and wish on it to go to the Revolutionary War they find out that it's on Christmas. And it's very cold and snowy there. They go on a ship to go across with all of George Washington's crew. But then... they have to go back to the tree house and they make a wish to go home and the tree house starts spinning and spinning and spinning. And it does that to get them to the places that they want to go.

Contact Information, and email notification of updates

Tue, 26 Jul 2005 22:34:40 -0400

Please try these two things:

1. Click on my account, and then select edit. Add your personal contact information. This will enable people to contact each other via email from the website, and keeps all the info current and up-to-date. Any thoughts? I've kept the data to a minimum

2. Still within "my account", select "My Notify Settings" tab. This will enable you to receive email notification of changes to the website. It should be set as follows:
- notify status ENABLED
- notify new content ENABLED
- Content (your choice, I have title + teaser myself)
- Notify New Comments ENABLED

Mornin'

Mon, 18 Jul 2005 07:23:45 -0400

good morning everyone!
-Ben

Yippeeee!!

Fri, 15 Jul 2005 12:08:08 -0400

Ok, This is HUGE!! I LOVE IT!! Are you hearing my thrill? Catching my drift? This is great. I need to peruse some more but now I ned to run to work! Sarah~ Your the BEST!!

Maine

Fri, 15 Jul 2005 10:47:52 -0400

We're in Maine- it's hot and humid! We're headed to the beach soon.
The MartinMooneys