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Cirque Eloize Cirkopolis will be at the Merriam Theater in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania starting March 11, 2014. For tickets, directions, and more go to  www.kimmelcenter.org/broadway Show dates and times : Tuesday, March 11 7:30pm   Friday, March 14 8pm   Saturday, March 15 2pm   Saturday, March 15 8pm   Sunday, March 16 1pm about the show: Cirkopolis combines the worlds of circus, dance, and theater. In the heart of a stern and imposing city, giant gears and dark portals symbolize a mechanism that crushes individuality. Twelve acrobats and multidisciplinary artists rebel against monotony, reinvent themselves, and challenge the limits of the factory-city. In a world where fantasy provokes reality, the veil of anonymity is lifted and replaced by bursts of color.  Cirkopolis unfolds like an elemental universe: jugglers brave the space, a contortionist is lifted by her companions in a surge of inspiration, and aerial artists defy the height of skyscrapers. Exp...

Today is day 13 of USA in a day and it's all about keeping cozy. The first photo is of quilts my grandmother made and she lived in USA so I'm counting them! She made a lot of quilts in her lifetime and what's neat about them is that the pieces of the quilts were made out of leftover fabric from clothing and drapes she or my mother made for the family and house. The blue blanket at the bottom of the pile is a wool blanket from L.L. Bean.  This is a dark green blanket made of Polar Fleece by Malden Mills  Hudson Bay Point Blanket made in Pennsylvania Label of Hudson Bay Point Blanket This blanket was made in Tennessee Where are your blankets made?