Merry Christmas to Each and Every All !!!! 2012

Important Announcement

For those wanting to find my web world it is no longer at verizon- it moved to

http://www.cbladey.com

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CB

Christmas Card 2010

 

 We Wish You All
A
Very Merry Christmas !
WASSAIL !
And a Very Happy New Year 1 ! !
Conrad,  Mary and Margaret Bladey

Front Illustration based upon: Phiz (Hablot  K. Browne). March 1850, "My
Aunt astonishes me" In: Dickens, Charles, David Copperfield .

'What do you think of that for a kite?' he said. I answered that it was a...beautiful one. I should think it must have been as much as seven feet high. 'I made it. We'll go and fly it, you and I,' said Mr. Dick. 'Do you see this?' He showed me that it was covered with manuscript, very closely and laboriously written; but so plainly, that as I looked along the lines, I thought I saw some allusion to King Charles the First's head again, in one or two places. 'There's plenty of string,' said Mr. Dick, 'and when it flies high, it takes the facts a long way. That's my manner of diffusing 'em.I don't know where they may come down. It's according to circumstances, and the wind, and so forth; but I take my chance of that.' His face was so very mild and pleasant, and had something so reverend in it, though it was hale and hearty, that I was not sure but that he was having a good-humoured jest with me. So I laughed, and he laughed, and we parted the best friends possible. 'Well, child,' said my aunt, when I went downstairs. 'And what of Mr. Dick, this morning?' 'Is he - is Mr. Dick- I ask because I don't know, aunt - is he at all out of his mind, then?' Istammered; for I felt I was on dangerous ground. 'Not a morsel,' said my aunt. -Dickens, Charles, David Copperfield,Chapter 14 1850.

Please! Come to Our Jolly WASSAIL !!!!!

Saturday January 15, 2011- 5PM          402 Nancy Ave. Linthicum, Md. 21090

We   Invite You to our annual WASSAIL celebration!
The most traditional and well researched  WASSAIL Anywhere!
-Wassail the Trees
-Wassail Door to Door
-Wassail in the Hall
-Mummers Plays
-Mari Lwyd Welsh Wassail Ritual
-The Christmas Bull
-Wassailing the Oxen
-Wassail Fire
-Several WASSAIL recipes
-Smoking Bishop
-Hand warmer meat pies
-All the WASSAIL songs in the known world…hundreds of them and fine music!
Contact Information-
To RSVP (Essential)- cbladey@verizon.net  410-789-0930 Check our Blog for further updates
http://baltimorewassail.blogspot.com/
What is WASSAIL Easy Go Here:
http://mysite.verizon.net/cbladey/wassail.html

Green Man Tandem Bike

Almost done!

Green Man Bike phase I

Received a donation of a two seater well built schwinn bike in great condition. It will be a green man bike covered in vines and green men in the basket! Maybe a small tree on the back fender. Now several shades of green waiting on one other. Fixing tire. Finding greens.....

Tree artwork

bottle tree and turbine


Bodecia ofLinthicum

Progress on the adam and eve truck

Painting almost done need more green then large apples for head and hands with small bowlers on top. Should be done tomorrow. These bolt in but arent bolted in this photo. This way they can be removed when truck is needed for hauling however they will be driven most days in this configuration

Mannequin team for the truck

My new crew. Very quiet, reliable, dependable. soon to be mounted on the rails of the truck bed where they shall offer apples to the adoring public.