Pippa’s Song
This little song vibrates with an optimism that embraces the whole universe. A frequent error in quoting it is the substitution of the word “well for right”.
Browning is no such shallow optimist as to believe that all is well with the world, but he does maintain that things are right with the world, for in spite of its present evils it is slowly working its way toward perfection, and in the great scheme of things it may make these evils themselves an instrument to move it toward its ultimate goal.
The year’s at the spring
And day’s at the morn;
Morning’s at seven;
The hillside’s dew-pearled;
The lark’s on the wing;
The snail’s on the thorn;
God’s in his heaven
All’s right with the world.
By Robert Browning
Scrapbooking - Traditional Hawaiian Lei Borders
Leis can be used to make fancy three-dimensional borders. Leis add an exotic touch to holiday scrapbooks.
A traditional Lei is made using paper orchids, roses, rounded mums, and cup and saucer flowers with punched shapes and then gluing them together. To add a richer texture, cut these follows from velveteen paper. You can use ready-made leis or make your own.
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Recall of Rocking Chairs Sold at Wal-Mart
WASHINGTON, D.C. - The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, in cooperation with the firm named below, today announced a voluntary recall of the following consumer product. Consumers should stop using recalled products immediately unless otherwise instructed.
Name of Product: Mainstays Love Seat Rocker and Porch Rocker
Units: About 643,000
Importer: Wal-Mart Stores Inc., of Bentonville, Ark.
Hazard: Poor construction and over-curvature of the chair’s runners can cause instability, imbalance, fracturing of the wood, and tip-over during use. This poses a fall hazard to consumers.
Incidents/Injuries: Wal-Mart has received 55 incident reports including 45 injuries. Those injuries include a cut in the leg requiring 16 stitches, a slight concussion, fractured ribs, wrist and cervical/lumbar sprains, upper back injuries, a pinched nerve, a shoulder joint tear, and one incident in which a pregnant woman began having contractions after the display chair in which she was sitting flipped over backwards. Many of the injuries occurred on display models in Wal-Mart stores.
Description: The recall involves three models of rocking chairs, the Mainstays Love Seat Rocker (Model IT-13380) and the Mainstays Porch Rocker (Model IT-13379 and IT-13270). The Love Seat Rocker is wooden, white and seats two persons. The back support frame and the seat are made of slats. “Made in China” is printed on a sticker under the seat. The wooden Porch Rocker is sold in white and “natural” (light brown) color and seats only one person. “Made in Indonesia” is printed on a sticker under the Porch Rocker’s seat. They sit on curved runners. The model number is printed on the rocker’s packaging.
Sold Exclusively At: Wal-Mart stores nationwide and on Wal-Mart’s Web site. The Love Seat Rockers were sold from May 2004 through September 2005 for about $100. The Porch Rockers were sold from April 2004 through March 2006 for about $50.
Manufactured in: China and Indonesia
Remedy: Consumers should immediately stop using these rocking chairs and return them to Wal-Mart for a full refund.
Consumer Contact: FFor additional information, contact Wal-Mart at (800) 925-6278 between 7 a.m. and 9 p.m. CT Monday through Friday, or visit Wal-Mart’s Web site at www.walmart.com
To see this recall on CPSC’s web site, including pictures of the recalled products, please go to: cpsc.gov/cpscpub/prerel/prhtml06/06117.html
