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Quicksand 6 Good Reads 10 Beer Matters 42 Humans of Moore 44 Music 45
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What do you do when fate puts challenge after challenge in front of you? How do you overcome tragedy? If you’re Saif Ataya, you continue to believe.
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Soup, summer—they just don’t go together. Au contraire, we say. You just haven’t tried these scrumptious summer soups from our local chefs.
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Which is why you’ll find the story of Saif Ataya in this Amanda and I made a issue. Saif’s story made such an impact with me that we had promise we would revisit to print two parts in two separate issues in early 2016. It some of our earlier resonated in our small community of readers back then as well. stories after enough
time had passed. See, when we first started Sand & Pine in
2014, we published 1,000 copies and would have been thrilled if half of those were actually read (a big thank you to those early readers!). Starting small was part of the plan. Maybe not that small but, you know, economic realities and all. After a few issues we started to feel like we were onto something. Our vision of growing organically was picking up steam and as the years progressed we grew, both in size and distribution. Part of that “onto something” feeling can be attributed to the stories. Not every story gets the same reaction, but there are some that seem to just resonate with readers. And so after about a year into this endeavor, Amanda and I had a conversation about rerunning some of our earlier (and, admittedly, less perused) stories that deserve a broader audience in the future. So here we are, five years later, and Sand & Pine has defied the start-up odds. We thought what better way to celebrate our anniversary than by sharing some of those earlier gems.
We had calls, emails and Facebook posts requesting additional copies and asking about Saif. Here’s what I wrote about Saif in this space last time, “As we talked and moved closer to the details of his life, I could tell we were touching on moments and experiences he hadn’t thought about in years, while other moments evoked emotions that remained clear but deep within him even today.” I encourage you to read his story, even if you did so several years ago. It reaffirms much of what we think life should be. Part 1 is printed in these pages; part 2 will be available online at our website. I also encourage you to join us for our inaugural Moore County Restaurant Week. A bunch of great restaurants are offering fixed menus and prices July 15–18. This is a great opportunity to support our local restaurant community and perhaps to also try a restaurant or two that has been on your list for a while. For more details, check out our restaurant week section and visit moorecountyrestaurantweek.com. www.SandandPineMag.com | 5
Quicksand The Penny 1943 — The year the penny was made of zinc-coated
steel rather than copper because of World War II metal demands.
20 — Number of pennies, in millions, minted each day, or about 7.4 billion annually. Oh, and to carry on our name-that-phobia tradition in Quicksand, the fear of coins is called cuprolaminophobia.
66 — Percentage of pennies in circulation that are
somehow lost. Our only suspect: the couch cushion.
14 — Average number of coins people carry at any given time.
226 — Number of years the penny has been minted.
In 1792, a law was enacted requiring American money to be made of gold, silver and copper. Gold was used in the $10, $5, and $2.50 pieces; the dollar, half dollar, quarter, dime, and half dime were made of silver; and the cent and half cent were comprised of copper. Pennies are now made of zinc (97.5 percent) with a copper coating (2.5 percent).
100K — Worth, in dollars, of the most
valuable penny: the 1944 Steel Wheat Penny that bears no mint mark and was mistakenly released into circulation. Forty of these pennies were made and only 12 are known to exist today. Check your penny jar!
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1.5 — The amount, in cents, to produce one penny,
costing more to make than its face value. The U.S. Mint averages $50 million in losses each year from making pennies. Most currency experts believe the U.S. penny will be phased out of circulation by 2026.
11 — The number of different designs featured on the
penny. The Lincoln penny, minted in 1909, was the first U.S. coin to feature a historic figure. The Lincoln penny was also the first coin to have the words "In God We Trust" printed on it.
1815 — The year the U.S. did not produce a single
penny. The U.S. relied on an English copper supplier to produce its pennies and that supply was cut off during the War of 1812. The Mint ran out of copper in 1814 and shipments resumed too late in 1815 to mint pennies for that year.
LOOK, LEARN & LISTEN and other tech marvels
Tiny Buddha We are living in an age where knowledge of the universe is at our fingertips. Applying it, however, is a lot more difficult, considering our mad rush to get through the day, and how infrequently we stop and breathe. Tiny Buddha is about reflecting on simple wisdom and learning new ways to apply those insights to our complex lives— complete with responsibilities, struggles, dreams and relationships. Tiny Buddha could be your respite in the storm of modern life. tinybuddha.com Reddit Life Hacks Throwing a piece of bread in a cookie jar will keep your cookies from drying out. Who woulda thunk it? Well apparently the group over at the Reddit subgroup Life Hacks. A lighter to open a bottle of wine? Regular people share uncommon solutions to common problems and unusual ways of using everyday objects to make life easier. reddit.com/r/lifehacks Monster: The Zodiac Killer The true crime genre has never been hotter. True crime documentaries are hitting streaming apps (Conversations with a Killer, The Act, Abducted in Plain Sight) faster than we can watch them. Good thing summer is the perfect time to binge. Monster: The Zodiac Killer podcast breaks down the still-unsolved murder spree of the Zodiac Killer who terrorized Northern California in the ’60s and ’70s. This podcast can hold you over until you can get back to your documentaries.
OUTER SANDBOX Road trip! Beyond the boundaries of our little sandbox, there is much to see. Here are a few events worth checking out. For events with a more local flavor, check out moorechoices.net. JUNE 14-15
North Carolina Blueberry Festival Burgaw ncblueberryfestival.com WHY: Bushel of blueberries before the beach! JUNE 29
Oddities and Curiosities Expo Charlotte odditiesandcuriositiesexpo.com WHY: A vaudeville side show but for modern times. Not sure if there’s a bearded lady, but there will be sword swallowing and walking across broken glass. If you’ve ever wanted to see someone drive a nail into their face, grab your tickets now! ALL SUMMER
Kitty Hawk Kites Kitty Hawk kittyhawk.com WHY: Follow in the footsteps of Orville and Wilbur Wright and learn how to fly. Oh, and also learn about how many ways we can fly today, including hang gliding, kite boarding, parasailing, and even a 1902 Wright Glider Experience that looks absolutely amazing.
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Sun is shining. Weather is sweet. Make you wanna move your dancing feet. - Bob Marley
Rest is not idleness, and to lie sometimes on the grass under trees on a summer's day, listening to the murmur of the water, or watching the clouds float across the sky, is by no means a waste of time.
Summer should get a speeding ticket. - Unknown
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athletes in the hot sun, but staying hydrated, listening to your body and, most importantly, avoiding exercising in the middle of the day will help prevent such issues. In addition to drinking water, fitness buffs should consider adding electrolyte tablets to their H2O to keep them replenished. Be a fit mermaid. Did you know running in the pool is low impact but burns more calories than running on land? Next time you’re at the pool, don’t be afraid to get a little jog in—it’s always a great conversation starter. Tricep dips and pushups on the stairs are also fun ways to add resistance and build a little muscle. Ditch the store-bought popsicles. If you’ve bought popsicle molds and let them sit in the back of your cupboards for too long, this is your year. And if you haven’t bought them, keep an eye out. Making fruit popsicles is easy—not only can you control the amount of sugar, but you get to choose flavors you like. Blend 1 cup of strawberries, 1 cup of peaches, and 1 cup of watermelon together, add juice of 1 lemon, fill your molds and freeze for a flavorful treat. Shop local. One of the most exciting things about summer is all the fresh produce. This area is filled with berry and peach farms and getting fruit fresh from the vine is divine. Shop the local farmers market or hit up one of the many local farms. If you haven’t ever picked blueberries before, you’ll see that it can be a workout as well. Squatting for berries is quite the exercise. Have fun. Summer is gone as quickly as it comes and soaking up every moment is good for your mental health. Chase fireflies, light sparklers, tie dye some tees, make some memories!
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Good Reads by Darcy Connor
Picture Book Dandy Written by Ame Dyckman Illustrated by Charles Santoso
Ah, the plight of parenthood. What is Daddy to do? There is a dandelion marring the perfection of his beautiful green lawn. Easy enough, just pluck it out before the picky neighbors even know it’s there. But wait, his daughter Sweetie has fallen in love with the “flower” and given it a name: Charlotte. What is Daddy to do now?
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Preschool/Toddler Jamberry Written & Illustrated by Bruce Degen
Considered a classic, Jamberry was written in 1995, which is making me feel my age more than I would have liked. But this delightful story, full of rhymes and wordplay, is a must for any child’s bookshelf. Following a small boy and a helpful bear, author and illustrator Degen offers all of the right elements to keep your little reader engaged. “Hatberry, shoeberry, in my canoeberry, under the bridge, and over the dam, looking for berries ... Berries for jam!”
Elementary School Front Desk By Kelly Yang
Ten-year-old Mia Tang has a lot on her mind. She wants to be a writer, even though her mother thinks she should concentrate on math. She lives in a motel and works the front desk while her parents clean the rooms. Oh, and the motel owner is mean as can be, and if he finds out her parents are hiding immigrants at the motel, there’s going to be a world of trouble. At 10, Mia Tang has too much on her mind.
Adult The Bookshop on the Corner By Jenny Colgan
Sitting by the pool or on the beach this summer? The Bookshop on the Corner will be a wonderful companion. Nina Redmond is the ultimate matchmaker (at least in the Good Reads context). As a seller of books, she believes in pairing the best books for each reader, and after working in the big city for too long, she decides to head into the country. She buys a van and converts it into a bookmobile, with the plan of driving from village to village, while transforming lives along the way. But what about Nina? Which book will make her happy? Or is she in search of something other than a good read?
Middle School Hatchet By Gary Paulsen
A must read for every middle schooler, Hatchet is arguably Paulsen’s greatest book. A classic survivor story in the vein of Robinson Crusoe, young Brian is flying to visit his father when the pilot of the prop plane has a heart attack, causing the plane to crash. Brian emerges from the crash with only the hatchet his mother gave him as a present before the trip and must learn to survive or die trying. PBS’s The Great American Read named Hatchet one of America’s best-loved novels.
Keeping the Light On Summer Bridge Workbook A good, fun, easy way to help avoid the summer brain drain. The Summer Bridge Workbook (available for grades K-8) offers nothing too taxing but keeps those neurons popping so your kids will be a step ahead come the start of school in August. Engaging the mind while keeping the whining to a minimum. Win-win!
A few other suggestions for your summer reading list ... Kids The True Story of the 3 Little Pigs by Jon Scieszka Maniac Magee by Jerry Spinelli Call it Courage by Armstrong Sperry Teens The Chronicles of Narnia by C.S. Lewis Bridge of Clay by Markus Zusak The Last Leaves Falling by Sarah Benwell Adults A Moveable Feast by Ernest Hemingway Unaccustomed Earth by Jhumpa Lahiri Do Not Become Alarmed by Maile Meloy
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mixture of perennials can provide blooms throughout the growing season and into the fall. The best part: You don’t have to redesign your entire landscape to make a difference. Start small. Find a sunny spot that needs a little TLC and plant, for example, one of the seven native goldenrods (genus Solidago) in our area. No, it’s not the plant that makes you sneeze—that’s ragweed (genus Ambrosia). According to the National Wildlife Federation website, 102 species of butterflies and moths use a species of Solidago as a caterpillar host plant in our area. And every nesting bird in your neighborhood needs those caterpillars to feed its hungry nestlings. Where can you go to discover the best native plants for your landscape? Several handy online sources are right at your fingertips. So, if you love the birds and the bees, choose your next plant with them in mind. Go native!
Resources • Extension agent Debbie Roos created a pollinator demonstration garden in Chatham County. Find her list of seasonal bloomers at growingsmallfarms.ces.ncsu.edu. • N.C. State provides a directory of native pollinators that selects by region, moisture level, sunlight requirements and plant type. ncsu.edu/goingnative • The National Wildlife Federation provides a list of pollinators for any zip code in America. nwf.org/NativePlantFinder/Plants • The North Carolina Botanical Garden in Chapel Hill provides wide-ranging information at ncbg.unc.edu.
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Rich with history and only altered by minor repairs over the decades, The Magnolia Inn hums with nostalgia and boasts deep-seated character. Creaking wooden floors whisper reminders of bygone days, and brick fireplaces burn with the same inviting glow that once welcomed visitors arriving by rail. Long before the streets of Pinehurst were paved, before the city was abuzz with out-of-towners, The Magnolia Inn stood tall as one of the town’s first boarding houses. Erected in 1896, the Inn once served as a hospital, as well as an extension of the Carolina Hotel, but has since returned to life as a thriving lodge that is enjoyed to this day. While the inn’s history continues to enchant with its quaint comfort, The Magnolia Inn’s legacy is growing still. Bringing worldly yet Southern-anchored cuisine to the Pines, the Grandiflora Restaurant and Pub is The Magnolia Inn’s newest chapter and a treat for the foodies of the Pines.
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Opened in April by executive chef and restaurant owner Dale Shortt, the Grandiflora is a “casually elevated Southern dining experience” ready to welcome guests near and far. Shortt, inspired at an early age by his mother, who was a cook, baker and restaurateur herself, has a love for food that courses through his veins. Long before earning his culinary degree at Sandhills Community College, Shortt learned how to cook, and to cook well, as though it were second nature. A Virginia native and self-proclaimed “country boy,” Shortt spent his youth raising cattle and harvesting crops, making him naturally mindful of where and how his food is procured. As an executive chef, Shortt buys local meat and produce and crafts seasonal menus, providing patrons of the Grandiflora the freshest fare and occasional surprise specials. “I know the [farm-to-table trend] is the in thing to do but, because I grew up farming, I know what it’s like to be out there with a hoe and going through those rows on a Saturday morning,” says Shortt. “I really want to try to support our local farmers and try to give back to the community as much as possible.” Shortt has crafted a menu fit for just about every palate. Portobello fries with habanero sauce, Maine lobster rolls, and house-made tortilla chips served with fresh mango pineapple salsa are among the Grandiflora’s many offerings. Dished small-plate style (not to be confused with southern Spain’s tapas) and optimized for sharing and sampling, the Southernanchored food selection offers an imaginative yet familiar spread. “I always knew what I wanted to do with a restaurant,” says Shortt. “Everything from the food to the location, the atmosphere, ambiance—all of that. Even to include an outdoor eating area. I had it in my head. I always said that I was not opposed to owning a restaurant, but it had to be the perfect situation for me.” Shortt was invited to open his restaurant at The Magnolia Inn after catering a large event and thrilling the inn’s owners. At first, Shortt declined the invitation. Once seeing the potential in the space, however, and feeling it was a now-or-never situation, Shortt took the plunge, turning his passion for cooking into a profitable career. His day typically begins around 5 a.m. and it isn’t until about midnight that he hangs his apron to head home. Then rinse and repeat; Shortt’s life is all about food. And that is how he likes it. As a retired Army infantry sergeant major who served 20 years, the menu at Grandiflora gives a nod to his worldly travels. “I love food from all around the world so some of my food is influenced by my travels,” he says. “I love Asian food, Hispanic food, Caribbean food,
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Thai food, Middle Eastern food, Italian food and so here at the Grandiflora, we prepare Southern foods with a twist. For instance, we do deep-fried Brussels sprouts but we toss them in an Asian, specifically Korean, marinade.” He goes onto explain that Grandiflora offers separate menus for the inside dining room and the outdoor patio and pub. “The inside dining room will truly be an elevated dining experience with a small, select menu that will allow me to then add two to three daily specials based upon what can be locally sourced and what’s in season.” Inside the kitchen, Shortt manages a limited amount of space. The Inn’s original kitchen was the approximate size of a broom closet, and while today’s kitchen is certainly larger and fullfunctioning, it can only accommodate a couple of cooks at a time. A stovetop, large oven, deep fryer and prep station, with all the necessary pots, pans, utensils and spice rack, makes for tight quarters, but he credits his Army leadership days for helping him make the kitchen run like clockwork. The seating at the Grandiflora is quite the contrary. Combining the outdoor patio, the indoor pub and dining room, the restaurant has the capacity to seat nearly 200 guests. “I have to turn a lot of food through the kitchen to maximize the seating that I have,” he says. “In order to do that, when my kitchen staff comes in, they start doing a lot of prep work for the day so when an order is placed, the firing of that order is relatively quick.” Most of the food items are plated atop a layer of mixed greens and garnished with micro greens. The Southern-style pimento cheese served with crostini and topped with salmon satisfies the need for a crunchy base while the pimento and salmon make a delicious combination. The juicy flavor and crisp bite of lettuce in the bulgogi wraps compensate for what may seem like a no-frills appearance. Lastly, the nachos, made with homemade tortilla chips, topped with mango pineapple salsa, cheddar cheese, shredded lettuce, chicken and house nacho taco sauce, are a crowd pleaser, which is something Shortt strives for. “There’s nothing like that adrenaline rush of getting out large amounts of food in a short period of time.” While most of Shortt’s time is spent as “chef,” when he is not at home cooking for himself or at the Grandiflora crunching numbers, planning menus and running his kitchen, he spends his leisure time on the golf course. But Shortt loves the kitchen, where he has always felt content. “Some nights after everything is closed up, I’ll sit on the patio and think, ‘Wow, I own a restaurant.’ I feel very blessed,” he says. Putting in the long hours it takes to get a restaurant up and running, Shortt has all of the ingredients and know-how required to whip up an unforgettable dining experience. With crave-worthy food, a lighthearted ambiance and attentive staff, the Grandiflora is a welcome addition to the Village of Pinehurst.
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LIFE IS OFTEN DIVIDED INTO CHAPTERS. Sometimes you can pinpoint the moment or day when your life changes. Other times it’s more of a gradual change until one day you realize your life is very different from what it used to be. Saif Ataya can attest to a life filled with chapters. In some form or another, Saif has been a son, brother, student, soldier, officer, rebel, refugee, prisoner, business owner, writer, teacher, diplomat, candidate, husband and father. In this part one of a two-part interview with Saif, we talk about his childhood in Iraq under Saddam Hussein and his family’s treatment by the dictator, his career in the military, and his rebellion and flight from the country he loved.
Saif Ataya was 2 when Saddam Hussein took over the Ba’ath Party in 1968. Hussein, and his Ba’ath loyalists—who were mostly Sunni Arabs and made up just one-fifth of the population of Iraq—would rule the country with a despotic iron fist for more than three decades. For Saif, a Shia Arab living in the south of Baghdad with his mother, father and 11 siblings, their lives were not their own. — The Sunni-Shia conflict is centuries old. The schism stems from the first century, and to summarize a complex issue in simple terms, after the death of the prophet Mohammed, two factions emerged and disagreed on the leadership and direction of Islam. The two sects: Shias (also known as Shiites), which means “partisans of Ali,” believe that Ali ibn Abi Talib, Mohammed’s cousin and son-in-law, and his descendants are part of a divine order, and Sunnis, meaning followers of the “way,” or Mohammed, are opposed to political succession based on Mohammed’s bloodline. Iran is the predominant country for Shias; Saudi Arabia for Sunnis, specifically Wahhabi Sunnis. Of the 1.6 billion Muslims worldwide, 85 percent are Sunni.
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A big family … Yes, 12 kids. Eight girls and four boys living in a three bedroom, two bath house. Can you imagine? All the boys in one room. All the girls in another room. Parents in the other room. We live south of Baghdad. The area is more Shia area. A middle-class family. My father was a realtor, selling houses. He was the only realtor in town, so he used to make a good living. What was life like under Saddam? Look, the Shia have always been suppressed. That’s fact. There is conflict between Sunni and Shia for a long time. And I always explain that. It’s not because Americans went to Iraq that Shia and Sunni started. It’s not. It’s been 1,400 years, you know, but it was covered up with dictator force. I have two uncles killed by Saddam regime. I have three sisters killed. My mother. My brother. Killed. How did that impact you growing up? After the killing of my older brother by the Saddam regime, then my mind started changing. I started thinking I like Western life. As a teenager, I want to have more open thinking. Remember also that Iraq was involved in the Iran-Iraq War at the time, in the ’80s.
The Iran-Iraq War, which Saddam Hussein instigated in September 1980, lasted eight years. It’s estimated at least half a million troops were killed on both sides (some estimates double that figure), with another half million permanently disabled, and more than 400 billon dollars in damage. The war ended in July 1988, with no real gains for either side.
Did your parents encourage more liberal thinking? Were they more open? Yes, they were more open, but when I put Western music on it was a little too much for them. It was teenage rebellion. Nice rebellion. Not like rebellion into bad things, but rebellion into open mind. I want to break the tradition kind of rebellion, but very respectful. Look, after my two uncles were killed and my oldest brother, without court because they accuse him of belonging to a different political party, they took the house from us. And we were forced to move to Mosul. So they take the house, they sold it and we moved. So actually I finished my last year of high school in Mosul. Then I went to Mosul University. What was that like, being forced to move north? A disaster. Different town, different city. It’s like you bringing someone from Alabama, small town, to New York. We felt lost there. Culture shock ... Yeah, culture shock. People might say well it’s still Iraq, but just like the United States, from area to area it’s different. Mosul is a big city, it’s Sunni area too, so that’s the culture shock. Different culture, different accent. Was your family being oppressed or watched? Yes, of course they were being watched. My father had to go every other week to the police station to sign a paper to make sure he’s still there. Every week or so someone from the Ba’ath party come to the house to check. We didn’t do anything. We were a regular family but because my two uncles were into different stuff, it was just because of that. So we struggled, my father struggled a lot. They order us to live in Mosul for at least three years. Basically a deportation. So when my family finished the three years, they went back to where I’m from. And I stayed in Mosul and went to university. Saif was one of two students in his class accepted to college. He wanted to study law but his acceptance to the university was for geography and history.
I didn’t apply for that. I was never into that. And when I went to complain, they said you either like it or you go to the war. So I said, no, I like it. I have to go. It’s good. So you’re finishing college and the Iran-Iraq War is still going … I finished college in 1987. The war is still going. Now I have two majors: history and geography. And I have two minors: philosophy and psychology. So when I finished in ’87, I went to serve the country because it’s an obligation to serve the army. It’s not voluntary. You’re obligated to serve the flag, as we call it. I went to the officer’s academy for six months and graduated as a second lieutenant.
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At the officer’s academy, Saif studied to be an instructor with the plan of remaining at the academy to train new recruits. Yet when assignments were announced, his name was on the list to go to the front.
So what happened? I went. I grabbed my gear and went to the front. I served more than a year. It was a disaster, too. It’s like you see hell, the front. And then you have a death squad in the back. If you run away, escape or go without permission, they’ll kill you right there. You don’t have supplies. No food or water. There is a lake. You drink water from the lake and you see dead bodies in the lake. When I finished a year, I had the right to submit another application for higher education. So I submitted another application, University of Baghdad, and took the test. But when the list was posted, I was not on the list again. So, you accept your fate. I said, I’m not going to submit again. I give up that. That’s it, I’m done.
Reluctant to be in the army considering how your family was being treated by the government? I had no problem serving the country, to be honest. But then again, when I graduated from the university, I was one of the first in the class, top student. And for the top student, they do have the right by the university to finish their master’s and PhD. When I went to submit my paper for the master’s program, they said you’re going to be in hold. I said why. They said because the seat already is taken. And all the seats were taken by students from Saddam’s town area, El-Tikrit. That’s another reason to make me burn inside, you know. First, the killing of my family, then the deportation to different city, then I didn’t go to law school like I wanted, then when I graduate, my hope to be professor at the university changes. I delayed going to war, not because I was afraid of war, but I didn’t believe in the war. Saddam started it. When you start something you must take the risk for it, so why should I be obligated to kill myself for something I don’t believe in. So you’re torn. There’s a love of your country and proud of being an Iraqi ... That’s right. Absolutely. But then the oppression you’re dealing with from the leadership of your country has you being torn. Exactly. Inside you’re being torn. And the thing is, you cannot tell anyone. I cannot trust friends. I cannot trust my brother. That’s how we became. You cannot trust neighbor. You cannot trust anyone. It’s just like you hold it inside because you don’t know. Saddam had very good intelligence. 32 | SAND& PINE MAGAZINE June/July 2019
At that point, there was really no choice? Your life is not your own … Yes, because otherwise if I don’t go back, they come to your family. They arrest your family. That’s how the system works. You see a soldier fighting in the front. It’s not their choice but they know they’ll go to their family if they don’t. They basically hold you hostage by holding your family hostage ... Exactly. We have love for our family. It’s not like you are an individual when you do something wrong and just you will be charged for it. You do something wrong, the whole family did something wrong. I went back a few months and then the war was over. Thank God, I was still alive. No injury. I initially signed for a year and a half, but three years later, I was still in the military. They don’t want to let us go. Then, in 1990, we enter Kuwait. Our unit received an order to go to Kuwait. But I didn’t go. I went home. I deserted. Saif wasn’t alone. Thousands of Iraqi military personnel deserted. They had had enough of Saddam’s wars. Saif let his men decide. If they wanted to go home, he gave them permission or “leave.” He forged his commanding officer’s name for his own leave document. The soldiers then scattered, going to different cities and towns.
Why did you desert? What was the final breaking point? I said I’m serving my country. I’m not serving a dictator. He just finished with the Iran, now he turns to Kuwait. Tomorrow he’s going to go to Saudi or Jordan. You just never know. He’s just a crazy, mentally sadistic guy. He’s just looking to be a hero, his ego, you know. Like the Arab Hero. The Hamurabi of the Babalonians, you know. That’s what we used to hear. So that’s the reason I said I’m not going to go and do that. Saif went home, but under the guise that he was there by permission. Iraqi soldiers at the time were allowed one week home for every month and a half of service. So Saif would spend time with his family for a week then would go hide at a friend’s farm house pretending to be returning to the front. It was the same fear. There was a Ba’ath party agent on every block asking about the men of the family. Where were they? What were they talking about? If they get caught, it’s not only the soldier that will suffer. Their entire family will suffer. This went on for six months.
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Then in February 1991, the U.S., after several attempts to persuade Hussein to leave Kuwait, attacked with ground troops in Operation Desert Storm. The liberation of Kuwait took just 100 days and as Hussein’s troops fled the region, some returning home, those in hiding began talking and plotting about revolution.
We start an underground movement. All the military guys who deserted, escaped, young people that don’t want to go to war, we start talking at night time and meeting to make uprising. We start collecting weapons and guns. It was like a popular movement though. Unorganized. In my town, every block Saddam put one tank or armored vehicle with four or five soldiers because they sensed something was going to happen. We thought, what are we going to do? We can’t defeat this army with tanks and armor. How will a pistol or AK-47 fight that? So we decided to use false propaganda. We go to every tank and we talk to them like, ‘Hey how are you? You want water, you want tea, you want coffee?’ We treated the soldiers very good at the checkpoints. And they are sick and tired to stay there. And we sense they have fear also, because they’re thinking, if this uprising happens, what is going to happen to us? I used to go there and I tell them, you know I hear that the uprising is going to be tomorrow. I hear they are coming. I hear they are here. I hear in another two hours. I hear this—more psychological war. Next thing you find out, you come to the armored vehicle, nobody there. And the next one, the same. Next one, the same. We start taking their armor. So there was not really a fight. There was fight at police station, big fight. But the army just wanted to get out. And most of the army was from the Shia area too, while their command were Sunni, from Ramada, Mosul, Tikrit. So that was the tactic and it worked very well for us. And we enjoyed our freedom for a few months. That’s the best time of our life. You feel like big rock, big stone in your chest and it’s gone now. So for those couple months, with that sense of freedom, that sense of destiny, was there talk about what to do next? Was there talk about elections? I’m glad you asked, because that’s the point. Yes, we enjoyed the air of freedom. We breathed it. You don’t feel someone with a stick on top of you anymore. 34 | SAND& PINE MAGAZINE June/July 2019
You feel, if I want to go to coffee shop, I want to sit three hours, there’s no agent, no one will report you. That’s the feeling. Because here, people take it for granted. The freedom. I love to talk to teenagers, to schools to explain what they have—you should appreciate it. You should go to your knees and say thanks for this country. Thanks for this Constitution. I struggled to reach this point. I struggled to get what you guys have. I sense it. I feel it every single day. That’s the difference between someone born here. Before [in Iraq], if you go to coffee shop, they’re going to report you and say he stayed there and you met A, you met B, you know. If you laugh, they ask is something going on. Or if you whisper to each other, that’s in the report. And they call you, why did you whisper at this time to each other? Why don’t you let anyone else hear? They question you. That’s how we used to live. That’s how you sense when we say we feel the freedom. You can walk around and everyone is happy. People start making food in the street. Really, rice and stew and just free to the people. But when you ask, what next? We don’t know what next because we don’t have organized leadership. It’s a popular uprising. Nobody knows what next. It was a time of elation and confusion for large areas of Iraq. There was talk from some about an Islamic state (not like the ISIS of today), some talked communism and some talked democracy, like Saif. But nothing was organized; much of the region was still in shock at the success of the movement. But the hopes for a better Iraq were short-lived. — Hussein, realizing his hold on the country was teetering on the edge, responded by sending his Republican Guard, the elite Iraqi military force loyal to the Ba’ath party, to the rebellious areas. He also threatened to use chemical and biological weapons on the rebels, something he tragically did with the Halabja chemical attack that killed thousands of Kurds in the north. To save their towns and families, the rebels fled.
At this point, what is the U.S. involvement? The U.S. were not involved, and that was the downfall of our thought. Because we remember George Bush the first, he has a speech and I tell the guys he encouraged us to up rise because he said, Iraq you are free, if you rise up we will be with you, something like that. So we take it as a green light for us but we never see any help. It kind of a disappointment. And we were really like a free army. We don’t have an agenda. Just democracy, freedom, just thinking of liberty, freedom of speech, all of these things. No agenda, no political party. That’s the truth. But we had to run away. We ran away for a good cause, for the people. They used the same tactic of threatening your families, this time with chemical weapons … Exactly. Same thing. So when I say that we fled, it was a group of like 100 people, then there was another group of 150 people, then another group. Saif says some groups looked toward Iran to escape, others to Kuwait, but Saif decided to head west, across the desert toward Saudi Arabia, where he knew there were still Americans. He was running toward democracy.
I came up with the idea to escape toward Saudi Arabia. They say why, I say because there is American unit on the border of Saudi and Iraq,
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so hopefully we’ll reach that point. Those are the people who call for democracy, for freedom, and that’s what I know about America at the time. Not the easiest route through the desert, I would imagine … It was the harder, most challenging journey. They say Kuwait, we know where it is. Iran is very close. How are we going to cross that desert? That’s a good question. I tell them, look, I studied geography, I know astronomy and I will follow the stars. So we used no GPS, no compass, nothing. I used the stars. So I led them west. How long did it take? Twenty-one days walking because we didn’t walk straight. We would walk, then we see military or border control, so you have to hide. Daytime we hide and night time we walked. It was winter. February of 1991. Cold. So cold. Here is a story I told my wife and kids, but if I tell other people they will never believe me. I have my shirt, sweater, pants and weapons. No jacket.
One day, I don’t know what you call it, miracle, non-miracle, whatever you want to call it but it happened. It happened, really. I was sleeping and it was freezing cold. The desert is colder than the city because it’s open. So we stopped before the morning, about 4:30, 5:00 we get to the point that we’re going to stop to hide. Still dark. So I slept. I don’t know, 5 minutes, 10 minutes, 20, I don’t know. I close my eyes but I was cold. Somebody wake me up and give me a jacket. I grab the jacket and wear it and go to sleep again without thinking. Warm, nice.
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When I wake up, we’re about 90 people and I say guys, whose jacket is this? Whose jacket is this? Somebody gave me this jacket. Not mine. No one claimed their jacket. So sometimes I think maybe one of the guys, he was too nice, but too nice in that situation with that cold weather. No, not going to work. I never figured it out. It was freezing, so if you have jacket, you’re not giving it away. It’s something to protect you. I don’t want to call it an angel. I don’t want to call it spiritual or religious, but it happened to me. Somebody wake me up, give me jacket, next day, third day, fourth day, whole journey, I have the jacket. Food, water? No food. We would have some rain, so we would collect it quickly. We put it in empty bottles we found from Americans that left them behind. So we collect them and we fill them with rain water. And I find a bag of Kool Aid. So we used to share that Kool Aid every day. I go around and everyone give me his hand and I put little bit in that hand and they just lick it. That’s the food for 21 days. Two of us died on the road and we buried them, I don’t know where. Could be from the dehydration and cold. My feet were bleeding, so I threw my shoes away because I couldn’t handle my shoes no more. And when you finally reached the border? The American unit sees us and we see they point their guns at us. They don’t know. They just see 90 guys come out of the desert with weapons. They thinking, come on. What is this people? So we have a flag, white flag. But what white flag? Well, our underwear and our underwear is not white anymore (laughs). I say, this is not white anymore, looks black. So that’s what we had. And the Americans say, face on the ground, don’t move. They check us. They take all the weapons. Everything is gone. And they put us in a place and they guard us. They treat us very well. Medic. They have food and water. They provide tent for us. They give us some clothes. Almost no interrogation. Very light. Where are you coming from? Why are you here? Very basic questions, you know. A week later that’s when the disaster happens. A week later they hand us to the Saudi Army. And we tell them, no, we came for you. We need your support to go back and fight the Republican Guard. We need your assistance. It wasn’t our mind to escape. The purpose was to get the Americans to support us. That was the purpose. Never crossed our mind to escape and go somewhere else or be a refugee. No. We need to go back. We were insistent to go back. But, the Americans say, you’re in Saudi land, we need to give you over. We don’t want that though. We were screaming, we don’t want that! We don’t want that! But we were handed over and Saudis put us in POW camp. I stayed there, in that camp, for one year and a half.
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Soup evokes visions of steaming bowls served on frigid days—the epitome of coziness and comfort. Once the temperatures start to rise, soup tends to fall off our radar. But summer is when vegetables and fruit are at the peak of flavor, so why not take advantage of the season and try them in a fresh, chilled soup? The most well-known chilled soups are probably gazpacho, vichyssoise and borscht. Gazpacho is a Spanish soup that may date back to Roman times. The original backbone of the soup was bread, garlic, olive oil, salt and vinegar. The soup as we know it developed in the 19th century with the addition of tomatoes. It has spawned myriad variations. Vichyssoise is a cold version of potato and leek soup. It sounds French in origin, but most seem to agree that it is an American concoction. In Eastern Europe and Northern Asia, borscht is any sour soup, whereas in the U.S. it has come to mean the beet version exclusively. The cold beet version probably comes from Lithuania. Most chilled soups need to be prepared in advance but don’t require hours of work, making them perfect accompaniments to your outdoor grilling extravaganza or a great substitute for the midday or evening salad entrée when it is too hot to eat. Many chilled soups call for pureeing in a blender. Make sure the vegetables are well (but not over) cooked for a smooth puree. Any broth you use should be light so as not to overpower the flavor of the puree. Make sure to allow several hours for chilling (the flavors will meld while chilling). Once chilled, the soup may thicken. If it is too thick, just thin it slightly with cool water. Chilling does mute flavors, so don’t hold back on seasonings. We received some amazing recipes from local chefs; be sure to try them out this summer. Thanks to Lady Bedford’s Tea Parlor, The Market Place, The Holly Inn, Aroma Café and The Bakehouse for their help with this article.
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Chilled Cantaloupe Soup Joseph W. Henderson, Executive Chef, Lady Bedford’s 2 large cantaloupes 3/4 cup orange juice 1/2 cup honey Pinch of salt Mint sprigs for garnish Peel melon, slice in half and remove all seeds; cut into 1/2-inch cubes and place in a food processor with all remaining ingredients. Blend until smooth and chill for one hour before serving. www.SandandPineMag.com | 39
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Chilled Cucumber Soup
Bonnie Black, The Market Place
Strawberry Basil Soup
8 cucumbers, peeled and pureed
Martin J Brunner, The Bakehouse
4 to 6 servings
12 local strawberries
Clean and wash vegetables. Rough chop vegetables and combine with other ingredients. Blend to desired consistency. Season to taste with salt. Chill for 2 hours before serving; garnish with berries and basil.
2 cans of split pea soup 16 ounces sour cream
2-3 cups chicken broth
Salt, pepper and garlic, to taste
Add the split pea soup to the cucumbers. Add the sour cream and chicken broth, and season to taste. Mix and chill at least 4 hours before serving.
1/2 green pepper
1/2 cucumber (peel and remove seeds) 3 garlic cloves
1/2 small white onion 1 ripe tomato
1 ounce dry bread
16 ounce tomato juice
1 tablespoon red vinegar 1 tablespoon olive oil
2 tablespoon fresh basil Salt, to taste
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Green Goddess Bisque 1 head broccoli 1 bunch kale 3 bay leaves 1/2 onion, large dice 1/2 shallot, medium dice 4 1/2 cloves garlic, crushed and roughly chopped 3 scallions 1 bunch basil (about 2 1/2 ounces) 1 bunch tarragon (about 1 ounce) 1 can coconut milk 1 1/2 quarts vegetable stock Xanthan gum as needed to thicken 1 pound cashew nuts 1 quart water
Adam Hinderliter, Chef de Cuisine, The Holly Inn
For cashew cream, soak cashews overnight in water. Strain the cashews, reserving the liquid. Set aside. Remove the kale leaves from the spines and cut the broccoli into florets, reserving the broccoli stalk for later use. Blanch kale and then the broccoli in a large pot of simmering water until lightly poached and bright green. Transfer to an ice bath to rapidly cool the vegetables. Reserve for later. In a large pot, sweat the onion, reserved broccoli stalk, shallots and garlic until translucent. Add bay leaves and vegetable stock. Simmer until the vegetables are soft and liquid has reduced by a third. Remove the pot from the heat; add the chilled florets and kale, add the scallions, herbs and chill until completely cold. Fill a blender with the broccoli soup base in batches and blend until smooth, strain through a chinois and save the pulp; continue until everything is blended and strained. Take the pulp and place it back into the blender with half the coconut milk blend until smooth, add xanthan gum as needed until it looks fine and not grainy. Strain through a fine mesh china cap and then add the remaining coconut milk and mix. Chill and reserve for service. Using a high-powered blender, add all ingredients and blend 1 to 2 minutes. Add water to thin if necessary. Garnish with cashew cream, sautĂŠed broccolini florets and fresh lemon juice.
Watermelon Gazpacho Mike Howell, Aroma CafĂŠ 4 cups watermelon, seedless, diced small 1/4 cup cucumber, diced small 1/4 cup red onion, diced small 1/4 cup yellow bell pepper, diced small 1 mango, diced small 1-2 cups orange juice Lime juice, salt and cilantro, to taste (dash of tabasco, optional) Blend ingredients to desired constency. Chill for at least three hours before serving.
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Beer Matters
A Wheat Beer Summer
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ne of my favorite recent beer memories happened a few summers ago in Brooklyn, New York. I was at a German style biergarten, eating sausages that paired nicely with Schneider Weisse Tap 4. Everything was perfect in that moment: great company, the sun, good food and a classic wheat beer. There is something about drinking a wheat beer on a hot summer day, and with wheat beer season fully upon us, I thought it would be a good idea to explain the most popular wheat beer styles for your summer enjoyment. The three most common wheat beer styles each originated in different countries, at different times and for different reasons. The Germans brewed weissbier/ hefeweizen. The Belgians created the witbier style, and the Americans created the American wheat beer style. Germany was the first country to commercially brew wheat beers in the 1500s. In the 1600s, Bavarian dukes outlawed the production of wheat beer because they said it was using up a large amount of the available wheat that was needed for food. Like all good monarchs, the dukes decided their own rule didn’t apply to the royal families, because at the time, wheat beers were very profitable. They held a monopoly on wheat beer for about 200 years until the popularity of wheat beers waned. Luckily for us, in the early 19th century, a German brewer named Georg Schneider petitioned the monarch for the rights to brew and thus saved this amazing style from extinction. You can expect traditional German, Belgian and American wheat beers to be hazy/cloudy due to the use of wheat. The primary difference between the three most
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common styles is flavor. A German wheat beer has two main flavors that will jump out at you: banana and clove. German wheat beers also have another distinguishing trait in that most of them have yeast in the bottle, which also adds to the cloudiness. The word hefeweizen translates to “yeast wheat” and is pronounced heff-ay-visen. If you can only pick one or two German hefeweizens to try, they have to be Schneider Weisse Tap 7 (the original recipe) and Weihenstephaner Hefeweissbier. The Belgians have a long tradition of brewing wheat beers and, similarly, saw declines in popularity as clear lager beers became the rage. The Belgian witbier, similar to the hefeweizen style, was also saved by one intrepid entrepreneur, Pierre Celis, in the 1960s. Pierre was a milk man who, as a younger man, worked in the last witbier brewery. Once it closed its doors, he decided to start his own brewery specifically to brew the witbier style. He called his beer Hoegaarden, named after the town the brewery was located. Belgian witbiers are brewed with unmalted wheat, coriander and Curacao orange peel. Traditional Belgian witbiers also have a slight lemony tartness that is incredibly refreshing on a hot summer day. While German hefeweizens are known for banana and clove, Belgian witbiers are known to be citrusy with lemon and orange flavors, in addition
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to a slight spiciness coming from the coriander. My favorite Belgian style witbier is Allagash White, but don’t pass on Blanche de Bruxelles or St. Bernardus Witbier, which are brewed in Belgium. The American wheat beer style does not have a rescue story, nor does it have easily identifiable flavors like banana, clove, coriander, orange peel, etc. American wheat beers are a more subtle showcase for American style hop aromas and flavors. You can expect to taste citrusy, spicy, floral or fruity elements that are hop derived. In both the German and Belgian styles, the yeast provides many of the distinct flavors. In an American wheat beer, there should be no noticeable flavors derived from the yeast. It is also uncommon to have yeast suspended in the glass to provide haziness, but it does happen. An American wheat beer should have a crisp finish and be refreshing on a hot summer day. Two classic examples of the American wheat beer style are Bell’s Oberon and Goose Island 312 Urban Wheat Ale. I only covered the three most common wheat beer styles, but it is important to note that you can find an incredibly wide range of beers that feature wheat. If you are into sours, try a Berliner weisse. If you like darker beers, a German dunkel (dark) hefeweissbier will have that same banana/clove flavor with a more malty backbone. This summer, I highly recommend you pick up a four-pack or six-pack of any of the aforementioned beers for your outdoor cookout. Any one of them will pair perfectly with friends on a warm, sunny day.
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HUmans of Moore County The first and last time I went to D.C., I think I was 8 years old. My dad and I were in a park and these squirrels just kept coming up to us. We had these peanut M&Ms and decided we would eat the chocolate off and start feeding them. And we did. My dad kept saying, “Be careful. Be careful.” And then “Hold your hand out flat.” I did, but then I went and gave one with my fingers. And it just latched on, and yeah, I was pretty much done with D.C. after that. I haven't been able to look a squirrel in its eyes since.
We make deposits every week at the First National Bank. I go there this one Friday morning and realize I left my cellphone at home. So I'm thinking to myself, Ooh, I'm a little early. I'm just going to go back by my apartment after the bank and grab it. So I get to the bank, make the deposit and I go back out to my car and realized that I locked my keys in my car while it was running. Didn't have a cellphone. Left it at home. What am I going do? I have to open the store in 20 minutes. I'm trying to think of anyone's phone number and the only phone number I can come up with is my parent's phone number from when I was child. So I call my momma, “Please come rescue me.” She's not tech-savvy whatsoever—she's older, you know. And she doesn't know how to use a GPS. She still has a flip phone. So I send her out on an adventure to find me in Southern Pines. Doesn't really know her way around here. She never shows up. So I'm stranded at the bank for an hour and I'm at the point where I'm about to start walking to work. Do I just break a window? How am I supposed to get in here? I'm there for about an hour and a half when one of the women at the bank—forgot her name—but she offered me a ride up to my apartment. She drove me to get my key and drove me back to the bank. I was late, but I opened the store. It was so sweet that she just went out of her way to help me.
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DIY
By PATTI RANCK, Indigo Earth Events
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ho doesn’t love macramé? I know I always have. I mean allllwaaays. And I’m not just saying that because it’s on trend right now—I still have one of my first macramé books from 1972 to prove it. Yes, I said 1972, people. When I like something I am loyal forever. So then, let us continue with DIY articles about all the things I like (’cause it’s all about me, you know). Today we will dabble in a bit of macramé. Specifically a yoga mat carrier/bag. But, it won’t stop there, because this carrier bag could double as a beach towel bag, something to carry your farmer’s market haul or even tote around kids’ toys. So you don’t necessarily have to practice yoga to do this project. What are we waiting for? Let’s get after it!
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from the hobby store, just make sure that it has some body to it (not like the very soft cording they sell to make wall hangings). You’ll want the bag to be strong enough to slide your mat in and out easily and hold up to a little wear and tear. I used two skeins of “Macra-Made” brand. It is available in some pretty colors too! If possible, try to get the same dye lot number on each skein, so there is no variation in color. It might be slightly noticeable.
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DIY THE DOING: 1. Cut 16 pieces of rope at 150 inches (12 and a half feet) each. I know … what? That’s a whole lotta rope! But trust me, you’ll use it all. For some reason, this was the most difficult part of the project for me. Don’t ask me why, but however carefully I measure, it never comes out even. If any of you discover any handy tips on this, please message me! Just know that as long as you are close to this length, you’ll have more than you need of each strand. It’ll all work out. 2. Tie one strand around the top of your mat. Not too tightly. This will be your anchor strand. Next time I may use 2 or 3 strands as my anchor. After I finished this one I felt like it could use some extra reinforcement at the top. Just an FYI.
TIP 1: Roll up each strand from the bottom end and rubber band them before you begin, leaving a workable length in the middle (see photo). This will help avoid oh SO much tangling. Simply pull out rope as needed.
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3. We are going to be working with the basic knots: lark’s head, square knot and wrap knot. Lark's head knot: This knot attaches your other strands to either a dowel (in the case of a wall hanging) or an anchor strand. Fold
Square knot
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Square knot: Using groupings of 4 strands at a time, take the strand to the left, (or the first strand in the group of 4) bend and cross it over the other 3 to its right forming an “L” shape. The two center strands of each grouping will remain stable throughout this knot. Then take the right strand and place it over the tail of the “L” … continue under the 2 center strands … and up through the middle of the “L.” Pull both the left and right strands lightly to tighten. Repeat the process starting from the right side, doing the same thing in a mirror image. Say it with me: “L—over—under—through.” Gently tighten the cords. Repeat with each grouping of four strands all the way around the anchor strand as your first row of square knots. The next row will begin starting about 1 inch to 1 1/2 inches down from your first knot. Ignore the first 2 strands and start your next square knot
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DIY after that so each row of knots are alternating all the way down. You’ll see the design come together after completion of this row. The knotting process is the same as above. Continue the square knot process all the way down, gently tightening as you go to make sure it all looks fairly even. Wrap knot: When you get to the bottom of the mat you’ll be finishing off with the wrap knot. Gathering up all of your strands so that it looks like a giant tassel at the bottom, take one of your extra strands, fold it in half with one tail long and one short. Take the loop you have created by folding and place it facing downward in your “tassel bunch.” Don’t lose track of your short strand (um … it could happen to someone); I solved that issue by clipping it to the macrame.
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TIP 2: I always talk to myself with projects like this until I get the hang of it. It helps keep my mind from wandering and that way I don’t lose track of what step comes next. So feel free to talk yourself through it, I won’t judge. After a while it will become automatic, no more chanting required.
TIP 3: Have your mat rolled up just a bit more loosely than you normally would, so that as we “build” the bag around the mat, it won’t become too tight of a fit. There should be enough slack in the finished piece that the rolled mat can slide in and out.
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DIY comfortable shoulder strap length. Gather all the ends together in a mini “tassel bunch” and slip under a cord toward the bottom of the macrame bag to fasten. See where this is leading you? Then using one last extra piece of cording, make another wrap knot to attach the shoulder strap. Trim any crazy long ends and you are done!
Now get to yoga class and show off your craftiness!
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4. Using your long strand, and holding onto the loop, wrap the entire “tassel” at least 5 or more times very tightly. Then pull the short and long strands at the same time and watch the loop slowly disappear into the tassel. This just created a knot inside all the strands that will hold your piece together. Trim your tassel ends. 5. Now … no, we’re not done yet. Time to make the strap. Take 3 of your extra strands- fold them in half and, at the top of your macrame bag, find a spot to attach each using the lark’s head knot. You will have 6 strands. Separate into 2’s and braid all the way down until you have a
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PROBLEM AT THE BEACH Ladderword puzzles are like crosswords but with a twist. The words in the middle column are anagrams of the words of the first column. The words in the last column are anagrams of the middle column plus one additional letter. The anchor words (the down clues) are related by a common theme. Across 1. Trade agreement 3. Burdens 5. Climbed 6. Drape 7. Republic in West Africa 8. Aircraft shed
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Last Word Bury the Hatchet MEANING: to make peace; to end a quarrel or conflict and become friendly
More than 500 years ago, the Peacemaker had a vision. Deganawidah saw a white pine tree where
humanity was protected in peace under the shade of the tree’s branches. And the tree’s roots spouted in all directions and atop the tree sat a great eagle standing guard. Inspired, Deganawidah began traveling across the lands of what is now Northern New York state and Ontario, Canada, to share his vision of peace and stop the centuries of warfare between the tribes. His goal was to break the tradition of tribal codes of honor that said a life lost must be paid for by another life (an eye for an eye) and where any suggestion of peace innately went against this deep-seated code. “Thinking shall replace killing, and there shall be one commonwealth,” said the Peacemaker. On his travels, Deganawidah found two allies on his quest: The woman Jigonhsasee, who lived at a well-known crossroads and offered food and rest for travelers, and the man, Hiawatha, who “reformed his beastly ways” and became Deganawidah’s orator among the tribes. Between the three, they spread word of Gayanesshagowa, or the Great Law of Peace. Through much effort, they eventually convinced 50 chiefs to embrace peace, creating what would later be called the Five Nations or the Iroquois League, a confederation consisting of the Iroquois, Mohawk, Oneida, Onondaga, Cayuga and Seneca tribes (the Tuscarora tribe was added in 1722, changing the name to Six Nations). Relying heavily on ritual to make decisions, the League’s ceremonial agreement to unify set the precedent. In agreeing to peace, a white pine was uprooted and the tribes buried their weapons (mostly war axes) in the ground where the tree had stood. Once the tree was replanted atop the cache, an underground river appeared and carried their weapons away so they could never be used against each other again. Considered by some as the world’s oldest participatory democracy, the Great Law of Peace “preserved and protected the independence and liberties of each individual, each clan and each nation while uniting the five nations into a
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confederacy committed to inward well-being and outward strength.” Natural resources and hunting grounds were shared; all religions were accepted; unauthorized searches were prohibited; leaders were elected for their wisdom and high ethics and could be removed for misconduct; and immigration between nations was welcomed. It’s not known whether this “burying of the hatchet” peace ceremony predated the League’s formulation but, either way, it continued as a tradition of the Iroquois for decades later. European missionaries took note of the practice in the 17th century. A work called Jesuit Relations from 1644 noted that the Iroquois “proclaim that they wish to unite all the nations of the earth and to hurl the hatchet so far into the depths of the earth that it shall never again be seen in the future.” In 1680, Samuel Sewall of Salem, Massachusetts, wrote, “I write to you in one [letter] of the mischief the Mohawks did; which occasioned Major Pynchon’s going to Albany, where meeting with the Sachem they came to an agreement and buried two axes in the ground; one for English another for themselves; which ceremony to them is more significant and binding than all Articles of Peace, the hatchet being a principal weapon with them.” It wasn’t until about 70 years later that the phrase can be found in use as common vernacular. A letter from the Lord Commissioners of Trade to the governor of Maryland in 1753 read, “His Majesty having been pleased to order a Sum of Money to be Issued for Presents to the Six Nations of Indians [the Iroquois] and to direct his Governour of New York to hold an Interview with them for Delivering those presents [and] for Burying the Hatchet ….” And after the United States and Great Britain ended the Revolutionary War, American diplomat John Jay wrote to Britain’s Lord Grenville, “To use an Indian expression, may the hatchet be henceforth buried forever, and with it all the animosities, which sharpened, and which threatened to redden it.”
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