Seed Swap Day January 27, 2018

DIANE'S CORNER ... Celebrate Seed Swap Day

All budding gardeners out there, who enjoy growing new plants, will enjoy Seed Swap Day. Although people have been swapping seeds since time began, nowadays people usually buy seeds and thee old skill of swapping seeds is disappearing from our culture. The first official seed swap day was held on 26th January 2006, in Washington DC, and is now a national ‘day’. It’s a day where gardeners can come together and swap the seeds from their best plants, which is great for improving the biodiversity, in the local area.

Why not have a seed day party with friends and neighbors; or your local allotment group, if you own an allotment? Everyone must bring some of their own seeds to swap, so try breaking away from the usual, and swap yours with an heirloom variety instead. Everyone attending the event could bring something to share, how about something made from their own produce?!

thanks for the pics "People Never Get Old," Joan

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Word of the Day

vengeful
Definition:	(adjective) Disposed to seek revenge or intended for revenge.
Synonyms:	revengeful, vindictive
Usage:	The murderer believed he was being haunted by the vengeful ghost of his victim.

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Idiom of the Day

look on the sunny side (of life/things)  — To view one's life, situation, or circumstances with a generally optimistic and cheerful attitude; to focus on what is positive in life.

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History

Soong Ch'ing-ling (1893)

Born to an influential Chinese family, Soong was educated in the US. She returned to China, became prominent in revolutionary politics, and married Sun Yat-sen, a revolutionary 26 years her senior now known as the father of modern China. She and her sisters—along with their husbands, including Chiang Kai-shek—became some of the most significant political figures in the Communist government, with Soong becoming vice chair after Sun's death.

Gasparilla Pirate Festival

A 164-foot reproduction pirate ship sails up Florida's Tampa Bay, and about 500 costumed pirates lower themselves over the side and "capture" the city of Tampa, raising the pirate flag over city hall. Thus begins the Gasparilla Pirate Festival, one of the nation's largest and best-attended celebrations. The mock invasion is followed by a three-hour victory parade featuring members of a men's club known as Ye Mystic Krewe. The festival is named for José Gaspar, an 18th-century Spanish pirate who terrorized the Florida coast from around 1783 until his death in 1821.

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1756 - Composer Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart was born. 


1870 - Kappa Alpha Theta, the first women’s sorority, was founded at Indiana Asbury University (now DePauw University) in Greencastle, IN. 


1880 - Thomas Edison patented the electric incandescent lamp. 


1888 - The National Geographic Society was founded in Washington, DC. 


1926 - John Baird, a Scottish inventor, demonstrated a pictorial transmission machine called television. 


1948 - Wire Recording Corporation of America announced the first magnetic tape recorder. The ‘Wireway’ machine with a built-in oscillator sold for $149.50. 


1984 - Carl Lewis beat his own two-year-old record by 9-1/4 inches when he set a new indoor world record with a long-jump mark of 28 feet, 10-1/4 inches. 


1991 - Whitney Houston sang the "Star Spangled Banner" at Super Bowl XXV. 


2003 - Altria Group, Inc. became the name of the parent company of Kraft Foods, Philip Morris USA, Philip Morris International and Philip Morris Capital Corporation. 


2010 - Steve Jobs unveiled the Apple iPad.

DAILY SQU-EEK

If You Were Born Today, January 27

You possess creative and verbal style, an analytical mind, and a broad tolerance of others’ differences. Many of you are excellent at teaching, whether or not you do it for a living, as others readily respect you and follow your lead. As well, you are good at encouraging and motivating people. You are an especially trustworthy person. You value your personal freedom more than most and don’t easily accept restrictions. Your thinking is progressive and way ahead of your time. Famous people born today: Wolfgang Mozart, Lewis Carroll, Bridget Fonda, Mordecai Richler, James Cromwell, Mimi Rogers.

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INTERESTING FACTS

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Pictures of the day


Masked lovers during the 2010 Carnival of Venice, an annual festival held in Venice, Italy, which ends on Shrove Tuesday. Although it traces its roots to the 12th century, the current festival only began in 1979, when the Italian government used the Carnival as the centerpiece of its efforts to bring back the history and culture of Venice. Elaborate masks such as those shown here play a central role in the festival, and have become part of popular culture.

DONT LOOK DOWN

Window cleaners work 50, even 60 stories up in the air in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. Photographer Huynh Dung calls them "brave," pointing out that not only are they on minimalist swings way up in the air, they're doing their jobs underneath the hot sun.

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knit 

thanks, Leah

Boys sweater, pant / Suspenders

knit 

thanks, Rae

Cascade Lace Shoulder Cowl

knit 

Skye Shawl

knit 

Fisherman's Baby Envelope pattern by Amal Saleh

knit 

Riverdale Hat pattern by Jane Terzza

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crochet
thanks, Ava

Colorful Crochet Socks

crochet
thanks, Mindy

Fantastic Fox Pillow

crochet

Baby Knee High Booties

crochet

Vibrant Knit Shawlette

crochet

Dotty Dots Afghan Pattern

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RECIPE

You've Never Seen Anything like This Massive Spaghetti Pie 

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CROCKPOT RECIPE

thanks, Shelley

Slow-Cooker Creamy Ranch Pork Chops

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SWEETS

thanks, Ida

Healthy Buckeye Balls {3-Ingredients} - Veggie Balance

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ADULT COLORING

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CRAFTS ... Valentine's Day

thanks, Sandra

Valentine's Day Dollar Store Wreath

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CHILDREN'S CORNER ... Valentine's Day

Tissue Paper Heart Suncatcher

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PUZZLE

Number Cube Jigsaw Puzzle

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WORD SEARCH

aplomb appearance beat betray bishop blade blurry bridle

change color complexion confection cornet cued denial desire desk

dismal dream ensure listen loom oddities

parrot permit piece public queer quick rope ruse

scrap seer shelter split teal tins toucan

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SUDOKU ... very hard




solution:

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QUOTE

thanks for the three funnies, Heide

CLEVER

Clean a toilet with Coke or Pepsi

Instead of pouring cola (fizzy or flat) down the drain, pour it around the rim of your toilet bowl and let it sit for an hour. The corrosive acids in the cola will break down the stains.

EYE OPENER 

A Tribute to Pete Seeger (1919-2014) | Smithsonian Folkways