Upcycling Day - June 24, 2020

DIANE'S CORNER ... 

Celebrate Upcycling Day

Upcycling is a growing trend that’s still under the radar for some. Simply, it’s all about taking old objects and furniture, and adding your own creativity and craft to make it something new, unique and beautiful.

Upcycling Day is all about celebrating the art of upcycling. However, with that art also comes the focus on sustainable use of household goods, recycling items instead of being wasteful, and the many different ways we can reuse things that we might think are completely useless at first glance.

History of Upcycling Day

Though the term has been around since the 90s, upcycling first rose to prominence when it started trending in 2002. Even before then, people have been finding new uses for old things since time immemorial.

Since our first ancestors roamed on two feet, it’s been natural to reuse our possessions and find new ways to benefit from them. It’s only since modern society dawned that we started chucking a lot more away.

The book Cradle to Cradle: Remaking The Way We Make Things, released in 2002 by architect William McDonough and chemist Michael Braungart, brought upcycling into the modern vernacular. Not only did it have all kinds of tips on upcycling, the book itself was upcycled from plastic and soy, which was used to form the ink.

Since then, upcycling has caught the world’s imagination. Both those dedicated to finding sustainable ways of living to save the planet and the more artistically inclined have been coming together to find all new ways to use the old things cluttering our lives and filling our waste dumps.

Upcycling Day naturally arose as a way to bring attention to the craze and to encourage everyone and anyone to get involved in throwing less away and upcycling more.

Joke of the Day

thanks, Valerie, Canadian Correspondent

On her first day at the Senior Complex, the new manager addressed all the seniors pointing out some of her rules:

"The female sleeping quarters will be out-of-bounds for all males, and the male dormitory to the females."

"Anybody caught breaking this rule will be fined $20 the first time."

She continued, "Anybody caught breaking this rule the second time will be fined $60. Being caught a third time will cost you a fine of $180."

"Are there any questions?"

At this point, an old man stood up in the crowd inquired: "How much for a Season Pass”

Word of the Day

tinhorn

MEANING:

noun: Someone who pretends to have money, skill, influence, etc.
adjective: Inferior or insignificant, while pretending to be otherwise.

ETYMOLOGY:

The word has its origin in gambling, from the use of a cone-shaped container used to shake the dice. A tinhorn gambler was someone who pretended to be a big player, but actually played for small stakes. Earliest documented use: 1885.

USAGE:

“I’m a veteran, and toted an assault rifle for a couple of years in a war. was a useful and necessary tool of military combat, but I haven’t needed or wanted one since I left the military 50 years ago.
“I was a hunter before I went in the service, and enjoyed it thoroughly, except for maybe eating what I shot. It was always a little tougher and gamier than the same stuff in the supermarket. After the service, I stopped hunting, because I didn’t want to shoot at anything if it wasn’t shooting at me, and gunfire made me jumpy.
“Today, I don’t want to be anywhere near a woods full of tinhorn troopers with their military toys.”
Mike Pfrang; Your Views; Wisconsin State Journal (Madison); Aug 5, 2018.

Idiom of the Day

A fool at 40 is a fool forever

If someone hasn't matured by the time they reach forty, they never will.

This Day in History

1497 - Italian explorer John Cabot, sailing in the service of England, landed in North America on what is now Newfoundland.

1664 - New Jersey, named after the Isle of Jersey, was founded.

1844 - Charles Goodyear was granted U.S. patent #3,633 for vulcanized rubber.

1896 - Booker T. Washington became the first African American to receive an honorary MA degree from Howard University.

1947 - Kenneth Arnold reported seeing flying saucers over Mt. Rainier, Washington.

1964 - The Federal Trade Commission announced that starting in 1965, cigarette manufactures would be required to include warnings on their packaging about the harmful effects of smoking.


1986 - The Empire State Building was designated a National Historic Landmark.


1998 - Walt Disney World Resort admitted its 600-millionth guest.

2000 - KISS auctioned off memorabilia from their touring days. The items brought in $876,000 on the first day of the two day event.


2002 - A painting from Monet's Waterlilies series sold for $20.2 million.


2003 - In Paris, France, manuscripts by novelist Georges Simenon brought in $325,579. The original manuscript of "La Mort de Belle" raised $81,705.

thanks, Winnie



DAILY SQU-EEK

If You Were Born Today, June 24:

There is a gentle element of your charisma that is unmistakable, and yet your quiet strength is also obvious. You have a real homebody streak in you. Work and home life are two very strong drives. Security is important to you, more than most, and you don’t make big lifestyle changes easily. Your love life is often laced with drama. Famous people born today:

1842 Ambrose Bierce, American writer and satirist (Devil's Dictionary, Nuggets & Dust), born in Meigs County, Ohio (d. 1914)

1895 Jack Dempsey, American boxer (world heavyweight champion 1919-26), born in Manassa, Colorado (d. 1983)

1947 Mick Fleetwood, rock drummer (Fleetwood Mac-Go Your Own Way), born in London, England

1987 Lionel Messi, Argentine football star striker (5 FIFA Ballon d’Or, FC Barcelona), born in Rosario, Argentina

thanks, Maria

READERS INFO

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(Not So) Totally Useless Facts of The Day:

Time passes faster for your face than your feet. Einstein determined -- and it was proven -- long ago that clocks in space move slower than clocks on Earth because time moves at different rates depending on how close an object is to a gravitational field. ... Basically, your head ages faster than your feet -- unless you spend most of your time hanging upside down.

There are five species of flying snake. These snakes live in forests in South and Southeast Asia and hop between trees by wiggling their body to stay in the air, to save themselves the trouble of slithering all the way down and back up again.

Beavers don’t just cut down trees to make dams and lodges. They also eat tree matter, including twigs and new tree growth on branches and trunks. Among their favorites are maple, willow and river birch trees.

2.

1876 -

TODAY: In 1876, a review of Mark Twain’s The Adventures of Tom Sawyer (published by Chatto & Windus in London) appears in a British magazine, six months before the illustrated edition is published in the United States.

3.

Coronavirus Style by Sylvia, CAN DO Correspondent

CANADA DAY - July 1st

Coffee Cozies For Tim Horton’s Cups

This is so simple and fast, you have time to make a bunch before Canada Day!

With a colourful chunky yarn and 8 mm needles,

CO 31 or 33 St.
Row 1: *K1, P1* to end of row. K1.
Row 2: *P1, K1* to end of row. P1.
Rib 1×1 for 3-1/2″
BO and sew up the side seam.

These should fit a large cup, but if your tension is too tight for the cup, use your cozy for the smaller size and increase the needle size on your next one.

Pictures of the day

The Child's Bath is an 1893 oil-on-canvas painting by  American artist Mary Cassatt. She was born in Allegheny  City, Pennsylvania (now part of Pittsburgh's North Side), but  lived much of her adult life in France, where she first  befriended Edgar Degas and later exhibited among the  Impressionists. This painting depicts a mother figure and a  young child, a genre scene based on the everyday activity of bathing a small child. Cassatt was heavily influenced in her  work by some of her fellow Impressionist peers, especially  Degas. She also took inspiration from the prints of Japanese  woodcuts exhibited at the Académie des Beaux-Arts in Paris,  being drawn to the simplicity and clarity of the Japanese  designs, and the skilful use of blocks of color. The work is in  the collection of the Art Institute of Chicago.

Marsh Harbor, Abaco Island, Bahamas

A abandoned high heel shoe lays in the mud in the aftermath of Hurricane Dorian in an area called The Mudd, 2019

knit
thanks, Adele

Ombré Wine Cozy

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thanks, Ann

How To Make A Dreamy Stripes Lacy Stripes Shawl

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Cable and Lace Stole

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Orange Slices Dishcloth pattern by Willow Yarns Design Team

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Reverse Fair Isle Knit Poncho

Knit Pattern of the Day: 

thanks, Valerie, Canadian Correspondent

Moomin Troll Softie pattern by Sari Nordlund

Summertime Cocoon Sweater Knitting Pattern - Leelee Knits

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crochet
thanks, Mary

Driftwood Tee pattern by Yay For Yarn Patterns

crochet
thanks, Gabby

Yoda Inspired Lovey pattern by Kristen's Kords

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The Peafowl Feathers Shawl

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8 PETAL GIANT FLOWER

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Cute Owl pattern Crochet pattern by Tatiana Kucherovska

Quarantine Cooking Recipes

thanks, Debbie

French-Style Pot Roast Recipe

RECIPE

thanks, Tina

The Royal Chef Reveals Prince William and Harry's Childhood Crispy Chicken with Mac and Cheese

CROCKPOT RECIPE
thanks, Stacy

Garlic Swiss Fondue



SWEETS

thanks, Shelley, New York Food Correspondent

Best Sour Cream Pound Cake In The World Recipe

ADULT COLORING

FUN

thanks, Anita

Find the different image:

answer:

CRAFTS

thanks, Claire

Carry-Along Succulents

An old metal tool tote makes a perfect home for a succulent garden. The best part is it can be moved wherever a little pop of greenery is needed. Make sure to drill a few drainage holes in the bottom.

CHILDREN'S CORNER

thanks, Mindy

4th of July and Canada Day Treats


PUZZLE

Carpet Black Gold Jigsaw Puzzle



WORD SEARCH

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SUDOKU ... hard

solution:

QUOTE

thanks, Wren

CLEVER 

Spy on Mother Nature from the comfort of home

These 10 wild animal cams will take you on safari

EYE OPENER 

thanks, Alice

The Little-Known Reason Pencils Are Yellow

A THOUGHT FOR TODAY:

History is a vast early warning system. -Norman Cousins, editor and author (24 Jun 1915-1990)

OPTICAL ILLUSION

thanks, Debbie

Are You Part Of The 3% Who Can Figure Out These Images?

Debbie: 

You have an eye for details!

Your visual acuity ranks you in the top 3 percent of humans. You are capable of figuring out complex optical illusions far better than most of the populace. Well done!

me:

Great try.

Although you're not in the top 3 percent, you're still much sharper than the average person. The more you work on your visual prowess; the better it will become. Give it another try.

YOU?

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