Free Printable Origami, Kirigami, Pop-up Scissors Craft Patterns

Origami is the Japanese art of paper folding and kirigami is the art of cutting paper to create stand up, pop up or three dimensional figures. Here are free printable origami and kirigami patterns and template for you to cut, fold and create. Let's celebrate Japan with these crafts. Free Printable Origami, Kirigami and Pop-up Scissors Craft Patterns, Stencils and Templates

Let us Respect Those Who Eat Differently

I posted about special diets being good so long as they aren't shoved down peoples' throats (pun intended). Special Diets. Having said that, I've got some thoughts on the other side of the issue. It's important to respect different eating styles, too. I would no more feed my vegan or friends animals or animal products as I would a child, tacks. My vegetarian friend's aunt slipped some chicken soup in the mashed potatoes at a family dinner. She did it on purpose. She thought it was funny that the girl ate it. Cruel and stupid.   Having Said That...Let us Respect Those Who Eat Differently

Posting on Bubblews is Like Going to Mass

I noticed posting at a different time than I normally do, on Bubblews that there's a totally different crowd of connections. I saw people online that I haven't seen in my notifications for months. Some I'd forgotten. Some I thought had left Bubblews. Now I see it's just that we're online at different times.

  Posting on Bubblews is Like Going to Mass

Catholic Lent and Islamic Ramadan More in Common Than Different

We say Lent, you say Ramadan. But really, my Catholic and Muslim friends, we're more alike that different. Divisiveness between religions saddens God, especially between "sibling" faiths ours. Let's look at the principles and practices of both.



On Mardi Gras, Fat or Shrove Tuesday (observed tomorrow) Catholics feast, using up sweets and fats in the house before Ash Wednesday fasting. Some traditions make pancakes and call it Pancake Day. This symbolic shriving (using up) prefigures the shriving of sin in confession. Ash Wednesday ushers in the penitential season of Lent. Lent anticipates the passion, death and resurrection of Jesus at Easter. Read on  Catholic Lent and Islamic Ramadan More Alike Than Different