Wednesday, February 10, 2021

National Umbrella Day - February 10, 2021

DIANE'S CORNER .. 

Celebrate Nat'l Umbrella Day


I didn’t invent the rainy day. I just own the best umbrella.

Jimmy Fallon

Everyone is familiar with the sight of an umbrella, they’re present whether you live in the hottest of climates or the coldest. They’re there to keep the rain off on a blustery day, and there to protect you from sunburn on a warm and sunny one, there’s simply no day that isn’t a perfect National Umbrella Day! So, of course, there’s a holiday to honor this ever useful, ever-fashionable, and essential piece of travel gear.


Learn about Umbrella Day 

Yes, we have already sang “You can stand under my umbrella, ella, ella, eh, eh, eh” in our heads, have you? While Umbrella Day is not an ode to the Rihanna song, but rather the creation itself, there is nothing stopping you from dancing in the rain and recreating the moves from the music video!

After all, this is an invention that is definitely worth celebrating! When the rain starts to pour, an umbrella stops us from getting wet and keeps our hair in an acceptable condition. It is a simple invention, but one that we have all relied on from time-to-time. 

Of course, there are also umbrellas that help to shield us from the sun as well. When at the beach, an umbrella can be the difference between having a pleasant, comfortable experience and going home looking like a lobster! So, we certainly have a lot to be thankful for when it comes to this clever creation.

You may think that the humble umbrella has come as far as it possibly can! Well, you would be wrong! We have seen some pretty crazy umbrella innovations happening out there. Why not do a little bit of digging online? We are sure you will come across some weird and wonderful umbrella inventions that people have made. We’re sure you have seen those umbrella hats, which gained a bit of traction as novelty items! However, there are plenty of others out there as well.


History of National Umbrella Day

Umbrella Day celebrates this useful device that has been with us for quite a long time and has served every purpose from practical to fanciful since its creation. Just how long has the umbrella been with us? Long enough that it’s permeated every culture across the globe, and originated from more than one.

The oldest recorded umbrella appeared in 21 AD, in Ancient China. Though to be fair, this really was just the first recorded collapsible umbrella, Qin Shihuang’s tomb revealed a terracotta army carriage that had a permanently open umbrella attached to it dating from 210 BC. They were also found in Nineveh, Persepolis, Ancient Egypt, and Greece, just to name a few. Needless to say, the umbrella has a long and noble history.

The popularity of the umbrella extended beyond its usefulness for protecting us from sun and rain, special efforts were made to turn these simple devices into exquisite works of art, some of them even being made of lace or lavishly decorated paper, and were carried by the most influential and beautiful people in the world.

Today has revealed even more styles that are available in the world, including an innovation on the already innovative collapsible umbrella. Now they have telescoping ones that don’t just collapse the shade, but then collapse the handle so it can fit in your purse or car door! Isn’t that amazing?


thanks for the pics, Bev

Joke of the Day

thanks, Frances

Where do sick boats go to get healthy? 

The dock!

Word of the Day

pensum

“I will not waste chalk.”

MEANING:
noun: A task given, especially as a punishment.

ETYMOLOGY:
In the beginning, a pensum was the amount of wool to be spun. Eventually, the word became generic and came to refer to a piece of work or task. Later, it morphed into another specialized form: a task given as a school punishment. The word is from pendere (to hang, weigh), ultimately from the Indo-European root (s)pen- (to draw, to stretch, to spin), which also gave us pendulum, spider, pound, pansy, pendant, ponder, appendix, penthouse, depend, and pensive. Earliest documented use: 1667.

USAGE:
“I preferred this to the hand-cramping pensums Mademoiselle would think up, such as making me copy out two hundred times the proverb Qui aime bien, châtie bien [Spare the rod and spoil the child].”
Vladimir Nabokov; Speak, Memory; Victor Gollancz; 1951.

still no hairdressers

Idiom of the Day


What does 'As good as your word' mean?

If you say you will do something and then do it, you are as good as your word.

my idea of exercises

This Day in History

1863 - In Virginia, the first fire extinguisher patent was issued to Alanson Crane.


1870 - The YWCA was founded in New York City.


1897 - "The New York Times" began printing "All the news that's fit to print" on their front page.


1933 - The singing telegram was introduced by the Postal Telegraph Company of New York City.


1967 - The 25th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution was ratified. The amendment required the appointment of a vice-president when that office became vacant and instituted new measures in the event of presidential disability.


1971 - Carole King's "Tapestry" was released.


1989 - Ron Brown became the first African American to head a major U.S. political party when he was elected chairman of the Democratic National Committee.

1998 - Voters in Maine repealed a 1997 gay rights law. Maine was the first state to abandone such legislation.

2009 - A Russian and an American satellite collide over Siberia.

thanks, Mollie



DAILY SQU-EEK



If You Were Born Today, February 10

While you certainly have an independent streak, partnership is extremely important to you. Nothing pleases you more than a special friendship, learning about one another, and growing through your connection. You quite easily take the lead, however, and others naturally follow. You are passionate and strong--perhaps intimidating to some because of this strength. Famous people born today: 

1890 Boris Pasternak, Russian novelist and poet (Doctor Zhivago, Nobel 1958), born in Moscow, Russia (d. 1960)

1902 Walter Houser Brattain, American physicist and Nobel laureate for his work on transistors, born in Amoy, China (d. 1987)


1927 Leontyne Price, American opera soprano (Porgy & Bess), born in Laurel, Mississippi

1930 Robert Wagner, American actor (It Takes a Thief, Switch, Hart to Hart), born in Detroit, Michigan

1950 Mark Spitz, American swimmer (won then record 7 Olympic golds in 1972), born in Modesto, California

thanks, Abby


READERS INFO
1.
(Not So) Totally Useless Facts of The Day:

Yes, it is true. You can make paper from asparagus. Asparagus fern can be stored and used to make paper. While it won’t feel and look like your regular day to day paper, it is sturdy and you can write on it.

In 1886, the Harvard Observatory hired a team of women known as the "Harvard Computers". According to legend, the director was fed up with his male workers and said his maid could do a better job, so he hired her, along with other women,
so he could pay them at a lower wage. They outperformed the men, had more precise calculations, invented new systems for classifying stars, and changed the face of astronomy.

When a pirate saw a red flag on a ship, it meant trouble. A red flag on a pirate ship indicated that no mercy would be given to anyone captured. If you were captured, you would be killed right a way.

2.
Coronavirus Style by Sylvia, CAN DO Correspondent
Some good news updates about Co-VID, and Jerusalem Post's Q&A article explaining the Pfizer vaccine (JP has not suppressed any news about the pandemic or vaccine reactions, so I feel this article may be trusted for accuracy).

ooops.... since how long????

Pictures of the Day

The Himalayan mountain range with Mount Everest as seen from the International Space Station. The Himalaya separates India and the Northern Areas of Pakistan on the south and southwest from the vast Tibetan plateau (now part of China) on the north. Four of the world's fourteen eight-thousanders, mountains higher than 8000 m, can be seen, Makalu (8462 m), Everest (8850 m), Lhotse (8516 m) and Cho Oyu (8201 m).

Russia
Girls dressed in costumes of the Snow Maiden and a tiger sculpt a snow hare on a tree in St. Petersburg,

the size of his paws lets this lynx walk on top of the snow - WOW

knit
thanks, Violet
A Shire Shawl pattern by Dutch Mama

knit
thanks, Eve
Schiaparelli Bowknot Sweater pattern by Lisa Stockebrand

knit
Kid Socks 32 pattern by Cindy Guggemos

knit .. Valentine's Day
Zoe baby blanket Knitting pattern by lille Larsen

should give lessons

Crochet Patterns of the Day: 
thanks, Valerie, Canadian Correspondent


crochet
thanks, Rose
Doris

crochet
thanks, Laura

RECIPE
thanks, Shelley, New York Food Correspondent


I'm bored.... there's nothing to play with

Quarantine Cooking Recipes
thanks, Debbie


it's called ''life''


CROCKPOT RECIPE

thanks, Anna


VEGAN/ VEGETARIAN RECIPE

Both vegetarian and vegan diets may provide health benefits, including reduced body weight, lower cholesterol levels, and decreased risk of cardiovascular disease. However, it is important for vegetarians and vegans to ensure that they are meeting all of their nutritional requirements.

thanks, Alice
Red Pepper Hummus

sounds familiar

COPYCAT RECIPE 
thanks, Jenny
it IS what the children do

RETRO
thanks, Ann

SWEETS .. Valentine's Day
thanks, Carol
How to Decorate Chocolate-Covered Strawberries


I wish all would learn!

ADULT COLORING .. Valentine's Day


were you looking for me?

FUN
Who makes it, has no need of it.
Who buys it, has no use for it.
Who uses it can neither see nor feel it.
What is it?



answer:

A coffin.

it's a bit icy

CRAFTS .. Valentine's Day
thanks, 

Candy Heart Bouquet

when the kids come in with wet feet


CHILDREN'S CORNER .. Valentine's Day

thanks, Kate
Yarn Wrapped Hearts Craft

I'll keep you warm little one

PUZZLE

Nymphaeaceae Pair Jigsaw Puzzle

Maine Coons come in such interesting colours

WORD SEARCH



bliss
brush

determined
domineering

every
execute
extend
flatulence		grape
happen
hidden
house

lames

manage
miners
mule		noise
number

pagan
pancakes
peace
plant
protection		refine
rubber
rune

share
sleep
spoil
survey		theme
tree

waves
weird
worth


they do this so well


SUDOKU .. easy



solution:





ICE BREAKER ..
thanks, Kris
You can use 'ice breaker questions' to build a rapport, enabling strangers to engage in back and forth conversion. With a little practice and possibly a beer or two, you’ll be breaking more ice than the Titanic. 

Go Grab A Broom And Do Your Best Tango.


QUOTE
thanks, Ruth

thanks for the pics, Heide



CLEVER 

thanks, Julie


EYE OPENER 
Me? No. 28 ;-)



A THOUGHT FOR TODAY:
What for centuries raised man above the beast is not the cudgel but the irresistible power of unarmed truth. -Boris Pasternak, poet and novelist (10 Feb 1890-1960)


OPTICAL ILLUSION
Find the hidden skull

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