Thursday, August 25, 2016

Kiss and Make Up Day August 25. 2016

DIANE'S CORNER ... Celebrate Kiss and Make Up Day

We all have fights with our nearest and dearest now and again. Whether a sibling dispute, a marital tiff, a spat with a best friend or a clash with the parents; whether it’s about a lie, a misunderstanding, relationships or the state of the kitchen, today it’s time to kiss and make up.
Sometimes a grudge gets held too long or we allow the little things that irritate us in a relationship to become bigger than they really are; Kiss and Make Up Day works to end those frosty silences, mood swings and critical comments. Instead, buy the person you love flowers, say sorry and tell them how much they mean to you, or if all else fails chocolate is usually a swift way to a person’s heart.
Today celebrates the fact that kissing and making up is the best part of an argument (especially where lovers are concerned), and sometimes even makes the fight worthwhile. Annoying habits and irritability aside, it’s good to have the people you love around you. So remember not to take loved ones for granted and appreciate the good stuff in your relationship. Top it all off with a big smooch and you’ve fully embraced the spirit of the day.

VERMONT FARMER'S MARKET - part 2
thanks, patty

Word of the Day

inglenook 


Definition:(noun) A nook or corner beside an open fireplace.
Synonyms:chimney corner
Usage:Yet no one had retired, except the children and "old Feyther Taft," who being too deaf to catch many words, had some time ago gone back to his inglenook.



Idiom of the Day

guilt complex

 — A very strong and persistent feeling of guilt regarding something or some event.



History


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The Liberation of Paris is considered the last battle of the Normandy Campaign to free France from German occupation. In July, about a month after the Allied invasions of southern France and Normandy, Allied ground troops finally broke out of the beachheads and began a rapid advance across northern France. With help from the French resistance, Free French and US forces and liberated Paris in August. 

Althea Gibson (1927)

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Gibson, a US tennis player, was the first African-American woman to compete on the world tennis tour. Though tennis had essentially been segregated until that time, she was finally given an opportunity to play at the US Championships in 1950. Having broken the color barrier, she went on to become the first black person to win Wimbledon. She was inducted into the International Tennis Hall of Fame in 1971.

How to Track Poverty from Space

You can get a pretty good idea of a country's wealth by seeing how much it shines at night – just compare the intense brightness of China and South Korea to the dark mass of North Korea that's sandwiched between them. 
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1840 - Joseph Gibbons received a patent for the seeding machine. 

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1875 - Captain Matthew Webb swam from Dover, England, to Calais, France making him the first person to swim the English Channel. The feat took about 22 hours. 

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1916 - The National Park Service was established as part of the U.S. Department of the Interior. 

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1920 - Ethelda Bleibtrey won the 100-meter freestyle swimming competition in Antwerp, Belgium. She was the first woman to win an Olympic competition for the U.S.

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1939 - The movie "Wizard of Oz" opened around the United States. 

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1940 - Arno Rudolphi and Ann Hayward were married while suspended in parachutes at the World’s Fair in New York City. 

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1970 - Elton John made his first live appearance in the U.S. He opened for David Ackles at "The Troubadour" in Los Angeles, CA. 

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1978 - The Turin shroud believed to be the burial cloth of Jesus Christ went on display for the first time in 45 years. 

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1981 - The U.S. Voyager 2 sent back pictures and data about Saturn. The craft came within 63,000 miles of the planet. 




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If You Were Born Today, August 25
Your clever mind, warm approach, and strength of character are traits that naturally put you into a position of quiet leadership. You are articulate and make an engaging conversationalist, and you especially love to talk with people in tete a tete situations. Your curiosity is powerful. You pick up and analyze the details of any given situation, and you need to know. As logical and analytical as you are, you nevertheless have powerful intuition, which you tend to develop more strongly as you mature - it takes experience to learn to trust it. You are a natural teacher, not because you want to prove what you know, but rather because you have a true love of knowledge and wisdom. You gravitate towards romantic partners who reflect dynamism, responsibility, and a strong work ethic. You are very idealistic in love. Famous people born today: Leonard Bernstein, Sean Connery, Gene Simmons, Elvis Costello, Billy Ray Cyrus, Claudia Schiffer, Blake Lively, Alexander Skarsgard, Rachel Bilson, Tim Burton.


Pictures of the day

Black-fronted dotterel

The black-fronted dotterel (Elseyornis melanops) is a small, slender plover found in Australia and New Zealand. It is common in freshwater wetlands, where it can be found feeding on insects and other small creatures.

Picture of the Day: Beautiful British Columbia

Just a glimpse of the stunning landscape that surrounds the small town of Squamish, British Columbia, Canada




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crochet, 1 - 2 yrs

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RECIPE


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CROCKPOT RECIPE


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SWEETS


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ADULT COLORING




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CHILDREN'S CORNER ... fun
WATER BOMBS


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PUZZLE


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QUOTE


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JC Sheitan Tenet of Lyon, France, tattoos his clients using an arm prosthesis modified with a tattoo machine! -------------------- The Thai delicacy huak tod is made from fried tadpoles! -------------------- In May 2016, the Norwegian Consumers Council staged a live, 32-hour broadcast reading the “Terms of Service” of various apps.


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CLEVER

Stain Removal:



Just be sure to test a small patch to make sure the stain-removing tactic is compatible with your fabric!
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EYE OPENER
 Photos that look fake but are real
thanks, elaine

A dust storm over the ocean in Australia 

This floating cruise ship is actually a hotel in South Korea. 
 This optical illusion is outside of Paris City Hall and while you might be thinking it's a sphere of grass, it's actually all flat land. 
These trees are trimmed to appear in a straight line. It looks like something straight out of inception. 
 Two of the biggest tennis stars, Federer and Nadal, playing on a water court. 
A rainbow and waterfall that make everything look oh so magical. 
 The salt flats in Bolivia make it seem like you're walking on water. 
 This is what an earthquake did to some train tracks in Canterbury, New Zealand. 
 This parking garage sign that jumps straight out at you.
A sinkhole in Guatemala City in 2010...yes, this actually happened and yes, it really was 60 feet wide and 200 feet deep. 
Fishermen on Chaohu Lake, China. They are actually rowing through algae-filled water.
 Just a regular optical illusion created by some extremely clear water.
 A tornado mixed with a rainbow over Kansas. 
 
 The Crooked Forest is located in West Pomerania, Poland and it's totally stunning. There are over 400 bent trees in this forest.
This isn't a joke, this picture is actually of a phone line that was partly destroyed from a fire in Russia. 

This wolf is made entirely from pipe cleaners

 
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