DIANE'S CORNER ... Celebrate Quilting Day
In 1991, the National Quilting Association decided to create a special day to celebrate and inspire lovers of quilting and to encourage others to take up this charming and addictive craft. Quilting Day was born, and has been celebrated ever since by quilt and patchwork lovers every spring.
Quilting is basically a form of sewing where small pieces of fabric are stitched together. It has been practiced for hundreds of years and is particularly associated with the pioneering culture of North America; many famous quilting block patterns, such as ‘Log Cabin’, ‘Wild Geese’ and ‘Tree of Life’ were created in this period.
You could mark Quilting Day by joining a quilting group and learning how to make your own quilt – there are numerous classes throughout the world that will teach you different stitches and embellishing techniques. If you are already an experienced quilter then why not share your love with the next generation?
thanks, Genevieve
Plein air painting is about leaving the four walls of your studio behind and experiencing painting and drawing in the landscape. The practice goes back for centuries but was truly made into an art form by the French Impressionists. Their desire to paint light and its changing, ephemeral qualities, coupled with the creation of transportable paint tubes and the box easel—the precursor to the plein air easels of today—allowed artists the freedom to paint “en plein air,” which is the French expression for “in the open air.”
Word of the Day
fink
“Lucy Goes on Strike” episode of the TV show Here’s Lucy
MEANING:
ETYMOLOGY:
The origin of the term is not certain. One theory suggests it’s named after Pinkerton, a private security company whose agents were hired to break up strikes late in the 19th and early 20th centuries. Another possibility is that it’s from German slang Fink (finch), used by students for other students who were not affiliated with a fraternity (i.e., they were free birds). Earliest documented use: 1903.
USAGE:
“There is also inside the compound walls a fink, or someone who’s had enough, or a conspirator who’s sold out the mayor for far less than 30 pieces of silver.”
Rosie DiManno; Mayor Needs Help to Get Off the Crazy Train; Toronto Star(Canada); Nov 8, 2013.
Artists Sketching in the White Mountains by Winslow Homer, 1868
Rosie DiManno; Mayor Needs Help to Get Off the Crazy Train; Toronto Star(Canada); Nov 8, 2013.
Artists Sketching in the White Mountains by Winslow Homer, 1868
Idiom of the Day
for a while (also, awhile)
Meaning
- a short period of time
- a little
- for a moment
- a moment or two
- a short time
- for a time
- some time
Example Sentences
- I will be able to sit with you for a while, but I need to get home soon.
- You can stay with us for a while until you are back on your feet.
- He stayed with them awhile.
- Please sit awhile, we will be leaving for the movie very soon.
- We also stayed in Japan for a while during our trip to China.
- I have stopped taking caffeine for a while.
- Dad should take a break for a while because he is working for a long time.
- My boss had gone mad at me for a while.
- It looks like the weather is going to be stormy for a while.
- You stay here for a while I will be right back.
Origin
The origin of awhile can be traced to Middle English ānehwīle, having originated before 1000 BCE. It is an adverb denoting the amount of time that is spent somewhere. When it is used as the object of the preposition it is separated into two words a while. However, it is becoming more common to write it as one word, He is staying for awhile.
The verb while meaning “to cause time to pass” has been used since the 1630s. It is believed that it can be traced back to the Germanic word weilen meaning “to linger or to stay.”
It is also related to the word wile meaning “to cause time to pass, pleasantly.”
They wiled away the hours by reading and playing card games.
This Day in History
1802 - The U.S. Congress established the West Point Military Academy in New York.
1850 - The novel "The Scarlet Letter," by Nathaniel Hawthorne, was published for the first time.
1883 - Susan Hayhurst graduated from the Philadelphia College of Pharmacy. She was the first woman pharmacy graduate.
1918 - Tallulah Bankhead made her New York acting debut with a role in "The Squab Farm."
1963 - "Puff The Magic Dragon" was released by Peter, Paul and Mary.
1974 - The new Opryland auditorium in Nashville was dedicated.
1985 - "A Chorus Line" played its 4,000 performance.
1987 - "Bostonia" magazine printed an English translation of Albert Einstein’s last high school report card.
1994 - Tonya Harding plead guilty in Portland, OR, to conspiracy to hinder prosecution for covering up the attack on her skating rival Nancy Kerrigan. She was fined $100,000. She was also banned from amateur figure skating.
DAILY SQU-EEK
If You Were Born Today, March 16
You accept little at face value, and you are always looking for hidden meanings or deeper knowledge of people and circumstances in your life. You are generally very poised and charming, and you have a talent for coming up with money-making ideas and creative marketing projects. Periods of solitude are absolutely essential to your well-being, as quiet time is how you refresh yourself. You are self-motivated, perceptive, and versatile. Famous people born today:
1751 James Madison, 4th US President (1809-17), born in Port Conway, Virginia (d. 1836)
1799 Anna Atkins, English botanist, photographerand the 1st person to publish a book illustrated with photographic images, born in Tonbridge, England (d. 1871)
1926 Jerry Lewis [Joseph Levitch], American comedian (Martin and Lewis, MDA Telethon), born in Newark, New Jersey (d. 2017)
1941 Bernardo Bertolucci, Italian director (Last Tango in Paris, The Last Emperor), born in Parma, Emilia-Romagna, Italy (d. 2018)
1959 Flavor Flav [William Drayton Jr], American rapper and reality TV star, born in Roosevelt, New York
1963 Kevin Smith, New Zealand actor (Ares-Hercules), born in Auckland, New Zealand (d. 2002)
READERS INFO
1.
1926 -
Physicist Robert H. Goddard launched the first liquid-fuel rocket on this day. Goddard is known as the father of modern rocketry.
Robert Hutchings Goddard
(October 5, 1882 – August 10, 1945)
2.
1926 -
Jerry Lewis (Joseph Levitch) (March 16, 1926 – August 20, 2017) Comedian, actor, and muscular dystrophy telethon host Jerry Lewis formed one of history’s greatest comedy teams with Dean Martin. He received Lifetime Achievement Awards from the Los Angeles Film Critics Association, The American Comedy Awards, and the Venice Film Festival.
From left: Dean Martin and Jerry Lewis.
1802 - The U.S. Congress established the West Point Military Academy in New York.
1987 - "Bostonia" magazine printed an English translation of Albert Einstein’s last high school report card.
1994 - Tonya Harding plead guilty in Portland, OR, to conspiracy to hinder prosecution for covering up the attack on her skating rival Nancy Kerrigan. She was fined $100,000. She was also banned from amateur figure skating.
DAILY SQU-EEK
READERS INFO
Physicist Robert H. Goddard launched the first liquid-fuel rocket on this day. Goddard is known as the father of modern rocketry.
Robert Hutchings Goddard
(October 5, 1882 – August 10, 1945)
3.
Rio Grande Valley Livestock Show and Rodeo 2019
Mar 7-17, 2019 | Mercedes, TX
Rio Grande Valley Livestock Show & Rodeo|1000 N Texas Ave
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The Lone Star State is just as wild as the livestock are during a good ol' fashioned rodeo. As one of the most anticipated livestock shows and rodeos in Texas, residents from all over converge to see what the fuss is about. With a vibrant parade promoting agriculture, animals thrashing around violently and many other exciting activities, these two weeks are going to be quite entertaining.
further information: RIO GRANDE VALLEY LIVESTOCK SHOW AND RODEO - MERCEDES, TX
4.
EstroGenius 2019
Mar 12 - 21, 2019 | New York, NY
Founded in 2000, EstroGenius is one of the largest all-women's arts events held in the city. This multi-week festival showcases work in a variety of artistic disciplines including visual art, dance, short plays and even teen performances. Guests have the opportunity to view presentations by some of the city's leading artists as well as women just starting their careers.
Woman Reading a Letter is an oil-on-canvas painting by the Dutch painter Johannes Vermeer, produced in around 1663. The central element of the painting is a woman in blue standing in front of an unseen window, reading a letter. The woman appears to be pregnant, although as pregnancy was rarely depicted in art during this period, some scholars have argued that the woman's rounded figure is simply a result of the fashions of the day. While the contents of the letter are not depicted, the composition of the painting is revealing. The map of the Netherlands on the wall behind the woman has been interpreted as suggesting that the letter she reads was written by a traveling husband. Alternatively, the box of pearls barely visible on the table before the woman might suggest a lover, as pearls are sometimes a symbol of vanity. The painting is unique among Vermeer's interiors in that no fragment of corner, floor or ceiling can be seen. Part of the collection of the city of Amsterdam as part of the Van der Hoop bequest, it has been in the Rijksmuseum since its inception.
Clever Swiss Direction Sign Doubles as Viewfinder for Nearby Mountains
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knit
thanks, Helen
Sweatshirt Sweater
knit
thanks, Marilyn
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Knit Pattern of the Day: Valerie, Canadian Correspondent
crochet
thanks, Doris
THE PRINCESS and her CLOTHES
crochet
thanks, Violet
Crochet Shawl Pattern
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RECIPE ... St. Patrick's Day
thanks, Valerie, Canadian Correspondent
CROCKPOT RECIPE ... St. Patrick's Day
thanks, Stacy
SWEETS ... St. Patrick's Day
thanks, Valerie, Canadian Correspondent
ADULT COLORING
CRAFTS
CHILDREN'S CORNER ... color opposites
PUZZLE
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SUDOKU ... medium
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Miss Marple Knits
It seems appropriate to speak of knitting in the movies and television with Miss Marple, Agatha Christie's famous amateur sleuth, one of whose main characteristics is that she is often to be found knitting, and it seems that in the half-dozen-plus films and series featuring Miss Marple over the years, the knitting part has come more and more into play.
I admit that I haven't seen any of Margaret Rutherford's 1960s Miss Marple outings in full, and so I don't really know whether she actually knits much in the films, but I could find only the one image to use in this post. She isn't actually knitting in the second one, obviously, but she is wearing a wonderfully dumpy cardigan as well as a knitted hat, with characteristically Rutherford pompom of course. (Apparently, she insisted in wearing her own clothes to portray Miss Marple!)
Angela Lansbury played Miss Marple in a single outing in 1980, so perhaps there was not much time for knitting. I don't see a single image of Helen Hayes as Miss Marple actually knitting, which is a shame -- I don't remember her two films, though I must have seen them, so I will certainly make the effort to do so again.
Joan Hickson played Miss Marple in the late 1980s and early 90s for the first television series, one that remains firmly in the consciousness of many viewers as the definitive Marple.
The production values and attention to detail for Geraldine McEwan's tenure as Miss Marple in "Agatha Christie's Marple" were high enough that she was often shown knitting, although I will not be the first to say, nor the last I'm sure, that for a series called "Agatha Christie's Marple" it strayed rather far from the original at times. I am still hoping that McEwan was simply doing what the director asked for.
Julia McKenzie took over from McEwan after the latter's retirement, and I must say that she fits my mental image of Miss Marple rather more (I won't say "better" because I admire McEwan tremendously) -- and of course I love the fact that pictures of her knitting in the series abound!
Bonus -- slightly out of order, but how could I not end with this? --
Miss Marple herself wearing a classic keyhole scarf. Free patterns are available for Skiff's Miss Marple Scarf here, and another one here by SusanneS-vV, and an actual 1948 one here from The Sunny Stitcher. Just for fun, here's a faux-fox version. I knitted mine up -- in two days!
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