Begin anywhere is a quote from composer John Milton Cage, Jr. It describes his approach to art, dance, music and listening. It’s my approach to living. And looking at stuff on the interwebz…Tumblr (3.0; @merryft)http://merryft.tumblr.com/<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/ddc15f4f8de655bba82e3c38cf9f3cb6/tumblr_mnr0l3InAO1rebxsto1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a href="http://thisisnthappiness.com/post/53236905758/dont-go-to-heaven-by-yourself" class="tumblr_blog" target="_blank">nevver</a>:</p> <blockquote><p><a href="http://iconoclassic.tumblr.com/post/53222274006" target="_blank">Don’t go to Heaven by yourself</a></p></blockquote>http://merryft.tumblr.com/post/53276966742http://merryft.tumblr.com/post/53276966742Tue, 18 Jun 2013 07:07:02 -0700<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/3fabaef915e50218a2d5f805c2b616bd/tumblr_mo1jz1DQAW1qhwmnpo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a href="http://getoutoftherecat.tumblr.com/post/53238128913/back-off-cat-thats-further-away-than-it-looks" class="tumblr_blog" target="_blank">getoutoftherecat</a>:</p> <blockquote><p>back off, cat. that’s further away than it looks.</p></blockquote> <p>Bookcover</p>http://merryft.tumblr.com/post/53276917434http://merryft.tumblr.com/post/53276917434Tue, 18 Jun 2013 07:05:55 -0700<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/a2c1bbeaf964112332655731b2edb701/tumblr_mh10o2j7Sj1qaf67lo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a href="http://workspaces.tumblr.com/post/53252953911/untitled-by-sunken-treasure-flickr-via-formido" class="tumblr_blog" target="_blank">workspaces</a>:</p> <blockquote><p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/hummingbird24/5837162110/" title="untitled" target="_blank">untitled</a><span> by </span><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/hummingbird24/" target="_blank">sunken treasure</a><span> ⏦ </span><span>flickr » via </span><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://formido.tumblr.com/post/44290937064/untitled-by-sunken-treasure-on-flickr" target="_blank">formido</a><span><br/></span></p></blockquote> <p>A sunny window and a cat will enhance any workspace.</p>http://merryft.tumblr.com/post/53276767890http://merryft.tumblr.com/post/53276767890Tue, 18 Jun 2013 07:02:38 -0700<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/1697ba253a4a7c6d87bfbf6d3ffbf9cc/tumblr_moks6rRjo51qzu6nxo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a href="http://youmightfindyourself.com/post/53260019894/seventy-five-years-ago-a-st-louis-widow-named" class="tumblr_blog" target="_blank">youmightfindyourself</a>:</p> <blockquote><p><span>Seventy-five years ago, a St. Louis widow named Irma Rombauer took her life savings and self-published a book called <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0743246268/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=0743246268&linkCode=as2&tag=youmigfinyou-20" target="_blank">The Joy of Cooking</a>. Her daughter Marion tested recipes and made the illustrations, and they sold their mother-daughter project from Irma’s apartment.</span></p> <p>Today, nine revisions later, the Joy of Cooking — selected by The New York Public Library as one of the 150 most important and influential books of the twentieth century — has taught tens of millions of people to cook, helped feed and delight millions beyond that, answered countless kitchen and food questions, and averted many a cooking crisis. Julia Child cosigned it as well, proclaimed it “number one on my list…the one book of all cookbooks in English that I would have on my shelf—if I could have but one.”</p></blockquote> <p>I still have my mom’s JOC. She got it as a gift at her wedding shower in 1953.</p>http://merryft.tumblr.com/post/53276597329http://merryft.tumblr.com/post/53276597329Tue, 18 Jun 2013 06:59:01 -0700<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/c4b76cc2c9dde77b0ea8902938f5699f/tumblr_mjgs3sSLIK1qh89jro1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/>http://merryft.tumblr.com/post/53276434255http://merryft.tumblr.com/post/53276434255Tue, 18 Jun 2013 06:55:15 -0700<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/52c26bcb5e8201d454cc02e406fc9a6b/tumblr_mocyfiltN31qhwmnpo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a href="http://getoutoftherecat.tumblr.com/post/53265838709/your-corpse-pose-is-spot-on-well-work-on-side" class="tumblr_blog" target="_blank">getoutoftherecat</a>:</p> <blockquote><p>your corpse pose is spot on. we’ll work on side crow next week.</p></blockquote>http://merryft.tumblr.com/post/53276397613http://merryft.tumblr.com/post/53276397613Tue, 18 Jun 2013 06:54:24 -0700<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/3d811e26736826a2ef660f8bb5d719a0/tumblr_mnuq4jEUQx1s12u48o1_r5_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://mariahblossom.tumblr.com/post/52117794481/my-neighbors-cat-on-my-roof-get-down-from-there" target="_blank">mariahblossom</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>My neighbors cat on MY roof. Get down from there cat! You are a crazy cat you know that? I will tell on you…</p> </blockquote>http://merryft.tumblr.com/post/53276388539http://merryft.tumblr.com/post/53276388539Tue, 18 Jun 2013 06:54:11 -0700distinguished<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/195806189b260775c378b8a8fd699947/tumblr_mojisjuE7u1qzd0p8o1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/82243eec466592251d41721be9407902/tumblr_mojisjuE7u1qzd0p8o2_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/2ff3e3e301da3eb24603b14aec18a007/tumblr_mojisjuE7u1qzd0p8o4_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/d7c09dd9b80ca9bc967c93a247b3c082/tumblr_mojisjuE7u1qzd0p8o3_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><p><a href="http://lomographicsociety.tumblr.com/post/53268842220/just-for-hue-mellow-yellow-must-haves-what" class="tumblr_blog" target="_blank">lomographicsociety</a>:</p> <blockquote><p><strong><a href="http://www.lomography.com/magazine/news/2013/06/16/just-for-hue-mellow-yellow-must-haves" target="_blank">Just for Hue: Mellow Yellow Must-Haves</a></strong></p> <p><span>What better way to get you in the spirit of summer than with a dash of sunshine? For those who walk with a pep in their step and like to stand out in a sea of dull colors, here are some of the sweet citrus-y items you should score from the Lomography Online Shop!</span></p></blockquote> <p>Eeeee!</p>http://merryft.tumblr.com/post/53276363330http://merryft.tumblr.com/post/53276363330Tue, 18 Jun 2013 06:53:37 -0700want<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/b48bc1b3f4c5a9beb5c3725e03522518/tumblr_molcffs83S1qzs75go1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a href="http://dailyotter.tumblr.com/post/53275596526/otters-pile-up-for-nap" class="tumblr_blog" target="_blank">dailyotter</a>:</p> <blockquote><p>Otters Pile Up for a Nap</p> <p><span>Via </span><a href="http://blog.livedoor.jp/kotsume_fn2/archives/51917648.html" target="_blank">Beginners Blog Otter</a></p></blockquote> <p>Otter pile…</p>http://merryft.tumblr.com/post/53276315219http://merryft.tumblr.com/post/53276315219Tue, 18 Jun 2013 06:52:33 -0700<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/723a801b640bccbdbc76a8f7d9d2ef54/tumblr_mofgp9Kpga1qzabkfo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a href="http://fyeahtattoos.com/post/53192926603/aperture-tattoo-artist-dorian-serpa-from" class="tumblr_blog" target="_blank">fuckyeahtattoos</a>:</p> <blockquote><p>Aperture Tattoo. artist Dorian Serpa from Nicaragua.</p></blockquote>http://merryft.tumblr.com/post/53194601905http://merryft.tumblr.com/post/53194601905Mon, 17 Jun 2013 06:55:51 -0700<p><a href="http://swayslightly.tumblr.com/post/53060597864/grr-of-course-when-i-would-go-outside-it-would" class="tumblr_blog" target="_blank">swayslightly</a>:</p> <blockquote><p>grr. of course when I would go outside it would cloud over. unimpressed.</p></blockquote> <p>This is a riot!</p>http://merryft.tumblr.com/post/53121728614http://merryft.tumblr.com/post/53121728614Sun, 16 Jun 2013 09:54:18 -0700<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/1e09e9fee3e00a89869a889b11e4fc9f/tumblr_moe9qyZ9ym1qzng72o5_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/8388bc107f4276530cae79b2738c2b8d/tumblr_moe9qyZ9ym1qzng72o1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/515d96c721f8ed77b2b819c954f5dc29/tumblr_moe9qyZ9ym1qzng72o2_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/7359e1ff3a7765b5b512bc943e2ed060/tumblr_moe9qyZ9ym1qzng72o3_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/2c50d9e1b36c50933bd820c8d8c4515c/tumblr_moe9qyZ9ym1qzng72o4_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/88b677ccf001abdb913fb27cdbe62b1e/tumblr_moe9qyZ9ym1qzng72o7_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/554aebe38494db9ee7dfecd6bdf273e7/tumblr_moe9qyZ9ym1qzng72o8_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/56f129f9edaa912fca2caf038af8695c/tumblr_moe9qyZ9ym1qzng72o6_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><blockquote> <p><strong>Lost Egyptian City Found Underwater After 1200 Years</strong></p> <p><span>1,200 years ago the ancient Egyptian city of Heracleion disappeared beneath the Mediterranean. Founded around 8th century BC, well before the foundation of Alexandria in 331 BC, it is believed Heracleion served as the obligatory port of entry to Egypt for all ships coming from the Greek world.</span></p> <p>Prior to its discovery in 2000 by archaeologist <a href="http://www.franckgoddio.org/" target="_blank">Franck Goddio</a> and the <a href="http://www.ieasm.org/sites.php?lang=fr&area=egypte&site=heracleion&part=1/3" target="_blank">IEASM</a> (<a href="http://www.ieasm.org/sites.php?lang=fr&area=egypte&site=heracleion&part=1/3" target="_blank">European Institute for Underwater Archaeology</a>), no trace of Thonis-Heracleion had been found (the city was known to the Greeks as <em>Thonis</em>). Its name was almost razed from the memory of mankind, only preserved in ancient classic texts and rare inscriptions found on land by archaeologists.</p> <p><strong><em>(<a href="http://twistedsifter.com/2013/06/lost-egyptian-city-heracleion-found-underwater-after-1200-years/" target="_blank">Continue Reading</a>)</em></strong></p> </blockquote> <p>Wow</p>http://merryft.tumblr.com/post/53121543736http://merryft.tumblr.com/post/53121543736Sun, 16 Jun 2013 09:51:30 -0700<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/889c44c51741adc2dcd857b0127abfb9/tumblr_mgtyneSGb21qjvnc4o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a href="http://yoga9vipassana.tumblr.com/post/52810661696/travelingcolors-wake-up-trish-garcia-yoga" class="tumblr_blog" target="_blank">yoga9vipassana</a>:</p> <blockquote><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://travelingcolors.tumblr.com/post/40876401509/wake-up-trish-garcia" target="_blank">travelingcolors</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p><a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/trishgarcia1?ref=seller_info" target="_blank"><strong>Wake up!</strong></a><a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/trishgarcia1?ref=seller_info" target="_blank"> | Trish Garcia</a></p> </blockquote> <p>Yoga 9 Vipassana<br/><a href="http://www.facebook.com/yoga9v" target="_blank"><a href="http://www.facebook.com/yoga9v" target="_blank">www.facebook.com/yoga9v</a></a></p></blockquote> <p>!</p>http://merryft.tumblr.com/post/52945671861http://merryft.tumblr.com/post/52945671861Fri, 14 Jun 2013 06:47:15 -0700<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/e9adc2cd24c5f6bbc0dcc7fad76b5ee5/tumblr_moa1xk1jDw1qj3o7yo1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/048bd9b7a6172fcd5ceb63c2d4349a40/tumblr_moa1xk1jDw1qj3o7yo2_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><p><a href="http://urbangardennyc.tumblr.com/post/52782801545/susan-cohan-the-co-founder-and-editor-of-leaf" class="tumblr_blog" target="_blank">urbangardennyc</a>:</p> <blockquote><p><a href="http://www.susancohangardens.com/?p=bio" target="_blank">Susan Cohan</a>, the co-founder and editor of <a href="http://www.leafmag.com/site/" target="_blank">Leaf Magazine</a> and the author of the popular garden blog <a href="http://www.susancohangardens.com/blog/field-trip-urban-garden-center-nyc" target="_blank">“Miss Rumphius’ Rules”</a> visited our garden center in May.  Check out what she had to say!</p> <p>Click link for full article:  <a href="http://www.susancohangardens.com/blog/field-trip-urban-garden-center-nyc" target="_blank"></a><a href="http://www.susancohangardens.com/blog/field-trip-urban-garden-center-nyc" target="_blank"><a href="http://www.susancohangardens.com/blog/field-trip-urban-garden-center-nyc" target="_blank">http://www.susancohangardens.com/blog/field-trip-urban-garden-center-nyc</a></a></p> <p>Photo from Miss Rumphius’ Rules & Leaf Magazine</p></blockquote>http://merryft.tumblr.com/post/52789063562http://merryft.tumblr.com/post/52789063562Wed, 12 Jun 2013 07:02:31 -0700<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/9b5fdd04b1339944673d3cf16d90a51f/tumblr_mo8f7jAnyR1qgpv0jo1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/1d2dfad194fa23366fe715898ca07705/tumblr_mo8f7jAnyR1qgpv0jo2_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/e304844046d81a1374baf6dcf2984714/tumblr_mo8f7jAnyR1qgpv0jo3_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/1af4d76ceef75300bd03eb6b4f0c701f/tumblr_mo8f7jAnyR1qgpv0jo4_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/d679d87c06e4e5940d3f27fa1f3a6eae/tumblr_mo8f7jAnyR1qgpv0jo5_400.jpg"/><br/> <br/><p><a href="http://scoutingny.tumblr.com/post/52707722634/the-ruins-of-the-old-1904-union-square-subway" class="tumblr_blog" target="_blank">scoutingny</a>:</p> <blockquote><p><a href="http://www.scoutingny.com/?p=6712" target="_blank">The ruins of the old 1904 Union Square subway station are hidden in plain sight - Just look for the red frames…</a> (Scouting NY)</p></blockquote> <p>There are many of my footprints in the old Union Station subway stop…</p>http://merryft.tumblr.com/post/52788863173http://merryft.tumblr.com/post/52788863173Wed, 12 Jun 2013 06:58:05 -0700<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/d8f147dfb505e519866ee674f25ff2d7/tumblr_moa9c7Q3Gq1qze0z6o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a href="http://nationalpost.tumblr.com/post/52788744403/quebec-man-turns-unfixed-pothole-in-front-of-his" class="tumblr_blog" target="_blank">nationalpost</a>:</p> <blockquote><p><a href="http://news.nationalpost.com/2013/06/11/ottawa-man-turns-unfixed-pothole-in-front-of-his-house-into-garden/" target="_blank">Quebec man turns unfixed pothole in front of his house into garden</a><br/>When a pothole appeared in front of Stéphan Vigneault’s Gatineau, Que., home, he took it upon himself to fill it with dirt — and then   flowers.  The Post‘s Kyla Garvey spoke to the guerrilla gardener on Tuesday:<br/><br/><strong>When did you first plant the garden?</strong><br/>Last summer I first planted it with a neighbour at night, filled the pothole.  We did it at night so that people walked by in the morning and would be surprised by it. We chose a night without moon, and did it. This year we planted it again two weeks ago.<br/><br/><strong>What did you plant?</strong><br/>We started with flowers, like lilies and geraniums, but also corn. The corn is starting to grow right now. We don’t know if there is enough soil for it to develop. Last year there was a squash plant but there wasn’t much time to develop, so it stayed very small. <a href="http://news.nationalpost.com/2013/06/11/ottawa-man-turns-unfixed-pothole-in-front-of-his-house-into-garden/" target="_blank"><strong>More</strong></a> (Stéphan Vigneault/Family Photo)</p></blockquote>http://merryft.tumblr.com/post/52788797032http://merryft.tumblr.com/post/52788797032Wed, 12 Jun 2013 06:56:34 -0700<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/318f19f2a967664910ae140d195592ca/tumblr_mo7uu6sl5w1qzya49o1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/c0ef6ed3e735248bc75f045bffca702b/tumblr_mo7uu6sl5w1qzya49o3_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/0c0e559d5d8c3471241d64f47e4a795c/tumblr_mo7uu6sl5w1qzya49o4_500.png"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/4697ee9eae14a24102051083f24f8dd8/tumblr_mo7uu6sl5w1qzya49o2_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/e1b6ff07129c60bf4ea4c93b54a75c13/tumblr_mo7uu6sl5w1qzya49o5_500.png"/><br/> <br/><p><a href="http://theanimalblog.tumblr.com/post/52744944972/animals-riding-other-animals" class="tumblr_blog" target="_blank">theanimalblog</a>:</p> <blockquote><p><a href="http://www.mymodernmet.com/profiles/blogs/animals-riding-animals" target="_blank">Animals riding other animals</a></p></blockquote>http://merryft.tumblr.com/post/52770041420http://merryft.tumblr.com/post/52770041420Tue, 11 Jun 2013 22:17:57 -0700<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/cfa394f21d8abcd5e21d923b6ced602e/tumblr_mnzo9ym53i1qhwmnpo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a href="http://getoutoftherecat.tumblr.com/post/52745093407/dont-bogart-the-ventilation-cat-or-ill-paint" class="tumblr_blog" target="_blank">getoutoftherecat</a>:</p> <blockquote><p>don’t bogart the ventilation cat, or I’ll paint your tail lavender.</p></blockquote>http://merryft.tumblr.com/post/52770022627http://merryft.tumblr.com/post/52770022627Tue, 11 Jun 2013 22:17:37 -0700<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/ae80dae9c3b0e4888510b12185421e64/tumblr_mo9cm68Oku1qznd83o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a href="http://are2.tumblr.com/post/52757255868/have-you-or-your-family-ever-seen-a-spook-spectre" class="tumblr_blog" target="_blank">are2</a>:</p> <blockquote><p><a href="http://www.myconfinedspace.com/2013/06/11/ghostbusters-3/" target="_blank"><span>Have you or your family ever seen a spook, spectre or ghost?</span></a></p></blockquote> <p>It’s definitely ghost bustin’ season</p>http://merryft.tumblr.com/post/52769830154http://merryft.tumblr.com/post/52769830154Tue, 11 Jun 2013 22:14:07 -0700<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/ffb94759d9f861a3525675e5a20142cd/tumblr_mo7cl6A9gh1qz4cuyo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a href="http://links.laughingsquid.com/post/52666729960/an-illustrated-guide-to-cocktails-50-classic" class="tumblr_blog" target="_blank">laughingsquid</a>:</p> <blockquote><p><a href="http://laughingsquid.com/an-illustrated-guide-to-cocktails-50-classic-cocktail-recipes-tips-and-tales/" target="_blank">An Illustrated Guide To Cocktails: 50 Classic Cocktail Recipes, Tips, and Tales</a></p></blockquote> <p>A Penguin’s Guide to Cocktails</p>http://merryft.tumblr.com/post/52689153916http://merryft.tumblr.com/post/52689153916Mon, 10 Jun 2013 22:32:06 -0700