Welcome to the Wakefield Doctrine (the theory of clarks, scotts and rogers)
This is the Wakefield Doctrine’s contribution to the Ten Things of Thankful(TToT) bloghop.
Conceptualized by Lizzi in 1998 and made available (in a small, road-side stand, complete with hand-painted lettering on the front of the makeshift sign, ‘Gratatude is not the Answer, but it is the Best of Questions’.)
Ok, to the matter at hand. This weekend, here in Oceania, is a holiday celebrating work. (yeah, a touch on the ‘cog diss’ side, ya know?) In any event, when one is lucky, work can be mistaken for recreation and the verse can be vicered. (The emblem above is an artifact from research while writing ‘Almira’. The early days of worker’s rights were fascinating (and horrifying and depressing and, semi-uplifting…the usual response to encountering historic eras of the ‘real’ world.) Fortunately for all of us, there is this blogosphere, where words are spells and history can be fun (or scary) enchantments.
For the Wakefield Doctrine’s contribution to the TToT:
1) Una
2) Phyllis
3) the Wakefield Doctrine
4) the Six Dentist Story bloghop (yeah, we kept the typo, hey, what’s a holiday weekend without fillings and such)
5) Bambi and Them
6) escape! (Phyllis would not have enjoyed just the previous gif)
7) So, (you’re all thinking), what’s the latest on that home remodel project? If you don’t recall, here’s the link to the first ‘Before’ vid
8) good-looking church of the week (maybe we should refer to them as houses of woodshop..worship) This one is on Montauk Ave in New London, Connecticut.
(Who said, ‘oh man! that building to the left… nuns!!*) Sorry about the angle. But then, I suspect many Readers, looking at the brick and large-window (with those humongous pull-down shades and maybe, if you’re old enough, small square transom windows that required a pole with a bronze metal hook at the end to open and close; being asked to execute this task was work of the highest level of honor in the elementary eco-system.)…. sorry where were we? lol
9) something, something
10) Secret Rule 1.3 ’cause why the heck not? Stop. Right now, ask yourself, “If I could impose one, and only one Rule on the world around me, and everyone would comply, it would be…” Now, tell us you don’t think the Book of Secret Rules (aka the Secret Book of Rules) belongs here at the TToT. lol
* we kid nuns here at the Doctrine, but we really admire the dedication of many of them…go ahead, ask Phyllis
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#4 lol…incoming…in 5, 4 ,3, 2…
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The house reno is coming along nicely. We had a split level home once that was similar, in that when you went upstairs you would immediately run into a bedroom. I always thought that was a weird layout. Having the view to the backyard, and the sunlight into the house, is a good idea.
Your comment about the windows that require a pole to open them took me back to my elementary school days! I attended a public school, not a Catholic private school, but our school building did have those really high windows.
it was an interesting decision, in that the client asked for my input… (whew!) those pole thingies, I suspect they are not found in too many schools these days lol
Keep the typo…but only for today, lol. Seriously, always appreciate the shout out.
Reno job looking good. Agree, when small, it’s good to open up the space.
Hey! I remember those windows and poles. I was a lucky enough to be one of the few children allowed to open and close those transom windows. Although I can’t think about those windows without thinking about Sr. Mary Cedric,1st grade. My class. “Incorrigibles.” She made sure all the windows were open before she pulled down the shades, turned out the lights, told us how bad we were, then walked out the door, closing it behind her. Who doesn’t have a “nun story”?!, lol.
There are several good nuns from my past, and a couple of not-so-great. Just like all humans.
It’s always a joy to see your list.
How many times did you get whacked on the knuckles by a nun? I’ve always heard that was a thing in Catholic school!
it was… (more times than I can repress)
for a clark I was in the principal’s office a remarkable number of times lol
I can’t help but notice your little mixtape there at the end….memories…. I actually just searched my site looking for a specific mixtape. I was hoping to find a “what would you put on a middle school makeout mixtape” but I guess that was one prompt I missed out of the almost 60 mixtapes we made. I always think we should get the band back together. But then time happens.
Don’t think I don’t see you around the blogosphere just because I don’t pop-in to say hello ;-)
Hey! Jen… agree, long time no vidi.
I loved that MixTape Tuesday that you used to have… excellent music (of course) but even more a satisfyingly eclectic bunch of Music Apprecitioneers*
My schedule nowadays is (still) the TToT on weekends and the Six Sentence Story ‘hop. Kinda fun, work on my rhetoric chops and such… you oughta stop in… now, lets see if’n I can find an old Post**
…am back. ayiiee! time has not been kind to my borrowed collection of music vid.
here’s one
https://wakefielddoctrine.com/2013/08/13/hey-you-got-your-sultry-on-my-country-no-you-got-your-slick-40s-style-on-my-pop-the-wakefield-doctrine-mix-that-tape-numbero-twenny/
* not a ‘real’ term for music afficiandos
** who said, ‘clark, dude, they’re all old posts’ lol