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Celebrate Learn About Composting Day
You know what’s irritating? The cost of potting soil, and the smell of rotting vegetables in your garbage can. In fact, it’s also irritating that there’s no good use for eggshells or old coffee grounds, or is there? All of these ingredients (and much more!) can be added to a compost bin to create a delightful and nutrient rich mulch that can go into our gardens! Not only will it reduce the amount of food waste in your house, it will also give you a way to enrich your garden through composting! Learn About Composting Day is dedicated to spreading information and awareness about this fun, green, and money-saving activity!
History of Learn About Composting Day
Who would have thought that the waste from your kitchen could turn into rich nutrients for the food in your backyard? Learn About Composting Day shows you how those ingredients (and more things you may be surprised to learn about!) can help accelerate your garden by filling it with nutrient rich mulch! Tired of raking leaves from your front yard and bagging them up for garbage day? Wish there was something you could do with all those newspapers once you’re done reading them? You can! These can all go into your composting bin!
For those who don’t know, composting is the practice of taking certain types of waste that occur in our homes every day, and putting them into a compost bin to steadily decompose. With the right mixture of ingredients, which can range from wood ash, to grass clipping, eggshells, even hair and fur, you can create a powerful and rich nutrient mix that will have your plants growing bigger than ever!
All you have to do is create a simple compost bin, or just a pile of organic material, and come out to stir it once a month with a shovel. During the winter you only have to turn it over every three or four weeks, since it doesn’t have the heat from the sun to speed decomposition.
WEIRD HISTORY FACTS
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Word of the Day
old shoe
MEANING:
noun: Something or someone comfortably familiar, especially in an unpretentious manner.
ETYMOLOGY:
Alluding to the familiar comfort of an old pair of shoes. Earliest documented use: 1386.
NOTES:
The idiom “old shoe” has traveled around the block in the English language a few times. In the beginning it meant something worthless. Then there was this superstition of throwing shoes after a person leaving on a trip. This developed into the idiom old shoe meaning good luck. Finally, there’s something to be said about the comfort of stepping into an old pair of shoes (compared to breaking in a new pair) that resulted in the current meaning of the term.
USAGE:
“‘[Amir] is an old shoe that we’ve come to depend on, and take for granted,’ Coach Casey said.”
Raps Lose in OT to Heat; Waterloo Region Record (Kitchener, Canada); Jan 24, 2013.
Raps Lose in OT to Heat; Waterloo Region Record (Kitchener, Canada); Jan 24, 2013.
Idiom of the Day
Cork up something -
Meaning - Failing to express your emotions.
Example - She did not let her grief pour out when her father passed away. Its not good for her to cork up his feelings.
This Day in History
1827 - The first nautical school opened in Nantucket, MA, under the name Admiral Sir Isaac Coffin’s Lancasterian School.
1848 - WIsconsin became the 30th state to join the United States.
1910 - An airplane raced a train from Albany, NY, to New York City. The airplane pilot Glenn Curtiss won the $10,000 prize.
1913 - Igor Stravinsky's composition "The Rite of Spring" premiered in Paris.
1942 - Bing Crosby, the Ken Darby Singers and John Scott Trotter Orchestra recorded Irving Berlin's "White Christmas."
1953 - Edmund Hillary and Sherpa Tenzing Norgay became first men to reach the top of Mount Everest.
1959 - Ray Charles, B.B. King and Jimmy Reed performed for about 9,000 people at Atlanta's Herndon Stadium. It was one of the first outdoor rock festivals.
1962 - Buck (John) O’Neil became the first black coach in major league baseball when he accepted the job with the Chicago Cubs.
1977 - In Baltimore, Elvis Presley left the stage in the middle of a concert and did not return. It was the first time he terminated a show in this manner.
1999 - Space shuttle Discovery completed the first docking with the International Space Station.
DAILY SQU-EEK
If You Were Born Today, May 29
You are an “idea person” with a sharp mind and a gift for gab. You are exceptionally passionate and quite idealistic about love, which can lead to ups and downs in your love life. You exude strength of character, although sometimes your harder outer “shell” can hide a person with many soft corners inside. Famous people born today:
1630 Charles II, King of England, Scotland and Ireland (1660-85), born in St. James's Palace, London (d. 1685)
1736 Patrick Henry, American Revolutionary and Founding Father famous for his "Give me liberty or give me death" speech, born in Studley, Colony of Virginia, British America (d. 1799)
1903 Bob Hope [Leslie Townes Hope], British born American entertainer, born in London, England (d. 2003)
1914 Tenzing Norgay, Tibetan climber who was the 1st to reach the summit of Mount Everest in 1953 with Edmund Hillary (exact date of birth unknown, but he celebrated on the 29th), born in either northeastern Nepal or Tibet (d. 1986)
1917 John F. Kennedy, 35th US President (1961-1963) and Senator (D-Mass), born in Brookline, Massachusetts (d. 1963)
1958 Annette Bening, American actress (Grifters, Bugsy, American Beauty), born in Topeka, Kansas
1984 Laverne Cox, American actress and LGBT advocate, born in Mobile, Alabama
READERS INFO
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1953 -
Edmund Hillary (left) and Sherpa Tenzing Norgay became first men to reach the top of Mount Everest on this day in 1953.
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1827 - The first nautical school opened in Nantucket, MA, under the name Admiral Sir Isaac Coffin’s Lancasterian School.
1999 - Space shuttle Discovery completed the first docking with the International Space Station.
DAILY SQU-EEK
1984 Laverne Cox, American actress and LGBT advocate, born in Mobile, Alabama
READERS INFO
Edmund Hillary (left) and Sherpa Tenzing Norgay became first men to reach the top of Mount Everest on this day in 1953.
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Colossalcon 2019
May 30 - Jun 2, 2019 | Sandusky, OH
Colossalcon is an anime, gaming, and Japanese culture convention taking place May 30th - June 2nd 2019. Located at the Kalahari Resort in Sandusky, Ohio. We are your ultimate summer vacation getaway. Start your summer with a splash at Colossalcon!
further information: Colossalcon
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Sacramento Black Book Fair 2019
June 1, 2019 | Sacramento, CA
The Historic Center of Oak Park|35th St & Broadway
The Sacramento Black Book Fair celebrations African-American literature through panel discussions, book signings and talks with writers. In addition to books, vendors offer food and cultural gifts. There are also poetry readings, art displays and children's activities. Readers get opportunities to meet, hear from and experience a large selection of acclaimed authors.
Dragon's Mountain Comic Con 2019
Jun 8 - 9, 2019 | Mountain City, TN
Forge Creek Community Center|3252 Forge Creek Rd
South Carolina is a state in the Southeastern United States and the easternmost of the Deep South. It became the eighth state to ratify the Constitution, on May 23, 1788, as well as the first to vote in favor of secession from the Union, on December 20, 1860. After the American Civil War, the state was readmitted to the Union on June 25, 1868. The state capital is Columbia, while the largest city is Charleston. South Carolina is named in honor of King Charles I of England, who first formed the English colony in 1629. From east to west, the state can be divided into three main geographic areas: the Atlantic coastal plain (also known as the Lowcountry), the Piedmont and the Blue Ridge Mountains. This picture is a depiction of the historical coat of arms of South Carolina, illustrated by American engraver Henry Mitchell as part of State Arms of the Union, published in 1876 by Louis Prang. The left ellipse shows a tall palmetto and a fallen oak, respectively representing the victorious defenders and the British fleet at the Battle of Sullivan's Island, with the Latin motto Animis opibusque parati('Prepared in mind and resources'). The right ellipse depicts the Roman goddess Spes, representing hope, with the sun rising behind her and the Latin motto Dum spiro spero ('While I breathe, I hope'). The supporters are a personification of Liberty on the left and a Continental soldier on the right, while Fame goes from Liberty to the soldier above. Part of this design also appears in the seal of South Carolina.
Macro Timelapse Reveals the Hundreds of Sweat Glands
on the Tip of Your Finger Alone
In this fascinating macro timelapse we see hundreds of tiny sweat glands atop the epidermal ridges bead with sweat
knit
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knit
thanks, Charlotte
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Baby Socks - pair of socks knitted on 2 needles
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Fish and Chip Baby Pattern
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Allie Woof the Dog
Knit Pattern of the Day: Valerie, Canadian Correspondent
crochet
thanks, Charlotte
Candy-coloured crochet doily pattern
crochet
thanks, Sasha
crochet
crochet
RECIPE
thanks, Shelley
CROCKPOT RECIPE
thanks, Shirley
SWEETS
thanks, Gloria
ADULT COLORING
CRAFTS
thanks, Zoey
CHILDREN'S CORNER ... crafts
thanks, Jill
PUZZLE
SUDOKU ... hard
solution:
QUOTE
CLEVER
Cool down sunburns with frozen aloe vera gel
EYE OPENER
thanks, Valerie, Canadian Correspondent
A THOUGHT FOR TODAY:
War will exist until that distant day when the conscientious objector enjoys the same reputation and prestige that the warrior does today. -John F. Kennedy, 35th US president (29 May 1917-1963)
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