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Somerset House
Garland isn’t a professionally trained architect or model maker, so she’s developed her own system for replicating these well-known facades.
She uses Google Earth to get a 3D view of buildings, then figures out the scale of each element. “You can literally measure your screen and count windows to work out how big everything is,” she explains. “It’s an absolute dream.”
The technique is particularly helpful for capturing an areal view, she adds, because that’s rarely shown in photos, but is vital to a realistic replica.
The next step is creating paper templates for each section, which she uses when cutting the final biscuits. The process can take days or weeks, depending on the size and detail of the build.
POTSDAM â A rhinoceros, a scaled dragon and a trail of ducklings visited Ives Park on Saturday afternoon.
Potsdamâs inaugural Snowman Festival brought about 50 people to the frozen shore of the Raquette River, where snow whimsy emerged from north country kids, parents, college students and teachers â all artists for the day.
Organized by the North Country Childrenâs Museum, the St. Lawrence County Arts Council, Big Spoon Kitchen, SUNY Potsdam and the village Chamber of Commerce, the festival and competition was staged near the Ives Park gazebo, with building stations cordoned off to keep teams distanced.
Teams get creative with snow in sectioned-off areas of Ives Park on Saturday at Potsdamâs first Snowman Festival. Christopher Lenney/Watertown Daily Times
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As weâve cooked like never before, bought more food online and ordered takeaways instead of eating out during lockdown, many restaurants, pubs and food producers have switched their business models quickly to survive â offering new ways to enjoy food from home. Some have changed how they sell food, with producers who once sold to restaurants now selling directly to the public, and restaurants offering takeaway deliveries. Others have launched online cookery classes for kids and adults alike. So whatâs on offer and how can it help us deal with our lockdown misery while supporting struggling businesses?
There was festive attire affixed and cars bedecked.
The teachers were on parade! We decided instead of having class the day before break, we re going to spread some cheer through the neighborhood, said principal Sue Phillips.
First grade teacher Jessica King got the idea to do a holiday parade, after the success of one to end last school year. I just thought, Why not try to do something for the holidays? Because we are not really able to do things like we want to do them, King said.
Fourth grade teacher Pete Papageorge added, When we see them smiling and jumping up and down on the corner, it s all worth it at that point.