World Party Day is based on the idea that peace is not the opposite of war, merely its absence. The real opposite of war is party, and World Party Day aims to synchronize a massive, world-wide party to celebrate everything that’s good and optimistic.
Vanna Bonta almost certainly had no idea when she wrote Flight: A Quantum Fiction Novel that the idea in the book of a global human celebration would really take off. It has though, and people celebrate in all sorts of ways.
“Pass the food and turn up the music” is a common slogan on World Party Day, but it doesn’t really matter how you celebrate, or even whether you celebrate alone or in company. The premise is that everyone in the world is joined in party, so you can really do anything you like as long as it involves celebrating the joy of existence.
thanks, Helen
NY Public Library Digital Collection (Part 1)
Neckties, Collars, Sleeves, Hats And Crochet Hood For Girls.
Word of the Day
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| Definition: | (noun) A symptom consisting of the involuntary expulsion of air from the nose. | ||
| Synonyms: | sneeze, sneezing | ||
| Usage: | John complained that every time he came to visit, my dusty carpet would send him into fits of sternutation. | ||
[Knitting shepherd.]
Idiom of the Day
get down to work— To begin being serious about something; to begin attending to business or work at hand. |
Mrs. Hassam, knitting (large).
History
Oscar Wilde's Libel Case Begins (1895)
When the marquess of Queensbury became convinced that his son, Alfred Douglas, was having an affair with Wilde, he began to rail against the author and playwright, publicly accusing Wilde of sodomy, a crime at the time. At Douglas's urging, Wilde sued the marquess for libel. He not only lost the case, but was in turn charged with homosexual offenses and arrested. Wilde was convicted in an internationally notorious trial and served two years hard labor.
Henry Robinson Luce (1898)
| One of the most powerful—and controversial—figures in the history of US journalism, Luce founded Time magazine in 1923 with former Yale classmate Briton Hadden. It was the first news-weekly in the US and is now the largest. Luce went on to launch a number of other highly successful magazines, including Fortune, Life, and Sports Illustrated. |
Cats Prefer Interacting with People over Food, Study Finds
Cats do care about their humans. Really. According to a new study, cats care about people even more than food. The study took both domestic and sheltered cats and gave them different choices of stimuli.READ MORE:
Cats Prefer Interacting With People Over Food, Study Finds
1776 - George Washington received an honorary Doctor of Laws degree from Harvard College .
1829 - James Carrington patented the coffee mill.
1910 - Alaska's Mt. McKinley, the highest mountain in North America was climbed.
1949 - Dean Martin and Jerry Lewis debuted on radio on the "Martin and Lewis Show". The NBC program ran until 1952.
1953 - "TV Guide" was published for the first time.
1955 - Fred Astaire appeared on television for the first time on "The Toast of the Town" with Ed Sullivan.
1979 - Jane Byrne became the first female mayor in Chicago.
1982 - John Chancellor stepped down as anchor of the "The NBC Nightly News." Roger Mudd and Tom Brokaw became the co-anchors of the show.
1993 - The Norman Rockwell Museum opened in Stockbridge, MA.
2008 - Apple became the number one music seller in the United States.
READERS INFO
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Thanks for volunteering, Sheri, to harbor feral cats in your community.
find out how you can become vital in your area! CONGRATULATIONS
on receiving an honored volunteer award!
Two of Sheri's recently arrived kitties (laying on her knit blankie):
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THE 2017 AMERICAN ICON ART COMPETITION
$3000 IN CASH PRIZES - ENTRY DEADLINE: JULY 31, 2017
Forgotten America: Places, People, Things
For most of us life in the US moves pretty fast. If we don’t slow down once in a while we can overlook many amazing experiences. This year’s theme is about capturing those images, the places, people and things that tell a story of the overlooked or forgotten in America. Show us your vision of Forgotten American and you could win cash prizes and be part of the Sausalito Art Festival.
For further information: American Icon Art Competition
Bhotia female, Buddhist, near Lhassa, Tibet.
Pictures of the day
Elliðaey is one of the Westman Islands in Iceland. With an area of 0.45 square kilometres (0.17 sq mi), it is the country's third largest island. It is privately owned and operated by the Elliðaey Hunting Association, and uninhabited, with its sole structure being a hunting lodge constructed in 1953. The island is accessible via a rope on its lower east side, and by boat from the mainland.
BASEL, SWITZERLAND
Katrina van Tassel.
knit - EASTER
knit, toe up
thanks, Leah
knit
thanks, Marcy
knit
knit
Australia Participation - War knitting marathon
crochet - EASTER
crochet
thanks, Helen
crochet
crochet
thank, Doris
Young Walter listening to the tales of the old shepherd.
RECIPE
thanks, Shelley
Portrait of abolitionist Sojourner Truth, sitting with yarn and knitting needles, 1864.
CROCKPOT RECIPE
Sarah Caswell Angell Chapter D.A.R., Ann Arbor, Mich., Mch. 28th, 1918. War work : hospital garments, knitting, sewing for French children, aviators' vests.
SWEETSthanks, Gloria
Panna Cotta
Ingredients:
- 5 fl oz (150 ml) whipped cream (10% fat)
- 1 package of gelatin powder
- 2-3 tablespoons sugar
- 1 vanilla pod
- any fresh or canned fruit or jam (optional)
Directions:
- Pour some warm water into a bowl, add the gelatin to it, and let it soften and swell for a few minutes.
- Combine the sugar and whipped cream in a saucepan.
- Bring the cream-sugar mixture to a boil, stirring until sugar is dissolved.
- Сut the vanilla pod in half lengthwise and gently scrape out the seeds. Add the vanilla seeds to the pan with the boiling mixture.
- Remove the pan from heat and add gelatin. Stir well and let it cool.
- Now it’s time to chill the panna cotta. Divide the mixture evenly between the prepared cups and put in the refrigerator for about 4 hours. Meanwhile, you can make some extra stuffing for the dessert: you may use any berries, fruit, or jam. Enjoy!
Young Woman With A Knitted Sweater, Knitted Hat, And Ice Skates.
ADULT COLORING
Jeune fille d'Hermon avec son tricot.
Fabric Decoupage Easter Eggs
Valerie Bergere as Mrs. Delano (knitting) owner of arcade.
CHILDREN'S CORNER ... EASTER Crossword Puzzle
Villanella.
PUZZLE
Fence Rope Corner Jigsaw Puzzle
I'd like to be like grandma
WORD SEARCH
| bossy brats builds chart cheese community cream dismay dole drub | fabric famine foil forget fresh hands harmony horns | ignore implore independent infiltrate launch leash less mission moist | never none odors orphan paces pier relay review runs | sear smell stakes street territory thrall tore train |
Mrs. Cane, the schoolmaster's wife.
QUOTE
Yellow Rocker
Shepherd Resting On Stilts And Knitting.
CLEVER
Apply Vaseline on your pulse points before spraying your perfume to make the scent last longer.
Woman knitting on bobsled course
EYE OPENER
Rarely Seen “Enchanted” Moments of World History (Part 4)
A man uses an American flag to assault civil rights activist, 1976
Patrick Zachmann’s photo of two lovers in Paris during flooding of the Seine, February, 1978
Women protesting the forced Hijab in Iran, days after the 1979 Revolution
Mount St. Helens before and after the eruption in 1980
Onlookers react to the explosion of Challenger, January 28, 1986
106 year old Armenian woman guards her home in southern Armenia in 1990
Participants in the Miss Besieged Sarajevo ’93 beauty pageant line up on stage in front of a packed audience in Sarajevo Saturday. The 13 contenders held a banner reading ‘Don’t Let Them Kill Us’. May 29, 1993
“This CD-ROM can hold more information than all the paper that’s here below me”. Bill Gates,1994
A Butterfly lands on the face of a resting Bosnian Serb soldier, near the Eastern Herzegovinia town of Konjic, 1995
An overhead view of Atlantis as it sits atop the Mobile Launcher Platform (MLP) before STS-79 in 1996
Prof Prem raj Pushpakaran writes -- let us celebrate April 3 as the World Party Day!!!
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