Elton John has over a thousand pairs, Canadian singer Corey Hart only wears his at night, and you can tell the good guys from the bad guys in The Matrix by the shape of theirs. What am I talking about? Sunglasses, of course! There’s nothing quite as stylish as a pair of shades, so get out your aviators or your wayfarers and start celebrating Sunglasses Day!
Although the origins of Sunglasses Day are unknown, the history of sunglasses stretches as far back as 14th century China, where judges used eye wear made of smoke-colored quartz to mask their emotions. Fast-forward 600 years and modern sunglasses as we know them today were first marketed by entrepreneur Sam Foster on the Atlantic City Boardwalk.
One other thing to remember is that sunglasses also help protect your eyes from harmful UV light, so channel your inner-cool and slip on those shades on Sunglasses Day!
Vintage Coney Island, Brooklyn, NY
Coney Island, in Luna Park; Wire walkers & the Chute Boat [between ca. 1910 and ca. 1915]
Word of the Day
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| Definition: | (adjective) Incapable of being expressed. | ||
| Synonyms: | indescribable, unspeakable, untellable, unutterable, indefinable | ||
| Usage: | There was an expression of ineffable sadness on her face as she spoke, and I could not but feel that she knew that I knew her secret. | ||
Coney Island Carnival - Race in street clothing [swimming] [between ca. 1910 and ca. 1915]
Idiom of the Day
ink-slinger— slang A writer, especially one who produces a large amount of low-quality material for a living. |
Orphans going to Coney Island, 1911 1911 June 7
History
Lafcadio Hearn (1850)
Born in Greece and educated in Ireland, Hearn immigrated to the US at age 19 and lived in poverty for a time until he found employment as a journalist. He was a colorful but morbidly discontented man, admired for his highly polished tales of the macabre. In 1890, a magazine sent him to Japan, where he married a Japanese woman, took a Japanese name, and became a citizen. His subsequent books offered the West its first thoughtful view of Japanese culture.
Could the Best Memory System Be One that Forgets?
| Intuitively, we tend to think of forgetting as failure, as something gone wrong in our ability to remember. Now, Canadian neuroscientists with the University of Toronto are challenging that notion. |
Could The Best Memory System Be One That Forgets?
1693 - "The Ladies' Mercury" was published by John Dunton in London. It was the first women's magazine and contained a "question and answer" column that became known as a "problem page."
1847 - New York and Boston were linked by telegraph wires.
1918 - Two German pilots were saved by parachutes for the first time.
1924 - Democrats offered Mrs. Leroy Springs for vice presidential nomination. She was the first woman considered for the job.
1927 - The U.S. Marines adopted the English bulldog as their mascot.
1940 - Robert Pershing Wadlow was measured by Dr. Cyril MacBryde and Dr. C. M. Charles. They recorded his height at 8' 11.1." He was only 22 at the time of his death on July 15, 1940.
1955 - The first "Wide Wide World" was broadcast on NBC-TV.
1969 - Patrons at the Stonewall Inn, a gay bar in New York City's Greenwich Village, clashed with police. This incident is considered to be the birth of the homosexual rights movement.
1985 - Route 66 was officially removed from the United States Highway System
1989 - Tom Jones was awarded a star on the Hollywood Walk Of Fame.
2005 - In Alaska's Denali National Park, a roughly 70-million year old dinosaur track was discovered. The track was form a three-toed Cretaceous period dinosaur.
READERS INFO
1.Chicago Botanic Garden Art Festival 2017
Jun 30 - Jul 2, 2017 | Glencoe, IL
Chicago Botanic Garden|1000 Lake Cook Road
Chicago Botanic Garden Art Festival in Glencoe, Illinois, boasts over 95 artist’s works sprawling over 385 acres. All the works maintain a botanical motif. Interactive demonstrations, pop-up art chats, local food options and 26 display gardens all add to the ambience in this celebration of art and nature.
further information: Chicago Botanic Garden Art Festival
2.
Downtown Anaheim Certified Farmers' Market & Craft Fair 2017
Jun 29, 2017 | Anaheim, CA
Center Street Promenade between Clementine Street and Anaheim Boulevard|S Lemon St & W Center Street
Since its inception in 1995, the Downtown Anaheim Certified Farmers’ Market has been the go-to spot for locals to buy directly from certified California growers. Live music, delicious eats and agricultural exhibitions offer additional entertainment for festival goers.
further information: Downtown Anaheim Certified Farmers’ Market & Craft Fair
3.
Westmoreland Arts & Heritage Festival 2017
Jun 29 - Jul 2, 2017 | Greensburg, PA
Twin Lakes Park|185 Mc Williams Rd
One of the best ways to promote your community’s historical and cultural heritage is a family-oriented festival. Westmoreland County is determined to reach everyone across the state of Pennsylvania with its annual Arts & Heritage Festival at the scenic Twin Lakes Park. You’ll get a taste of Pennsylvania’s sheer creativity through juried fine art, outstanding dance and music performances, literary contests and colorful comic art. For historical entertainment, you’ll want to check out all the historic vendors and war encampments lining up and down The Heritage Trail.
further information: Home | Arts and Heritage
Remains balloon swing, Coney Island Fire, 1911 1911 May 27
A male (top) and female rusty-naped pitta (Hydrornis oatesi) in Mae Wong National Park, Thailand. This species of bird in the family Pittidae was described by amateur ornithologist Allan Octavian Hume in 1790. It is found in East and Southeast Asian subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, montane forests, and bamboo forests.
Coney Island, the Whole Drand Family [between ca. 1910 and ca. 1915]
knit
knit
thanks, Marilyn
knit
knit
knit
thanks, Rae
Fire at Coney Island, 1911 1911 May 27
crochet
thanks, Marge
crochet
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Fantasy Flower bag pattern by Saskia Morrewen
A pattern in Dutch and English
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crochet
thanks, Helen
Size:
11.5″ wide x 4″ deep x 11″ tall
11.5″ wide x 4″ deep x 11″ tall
Yarn:
Hoooked Ribbon XL 80% recycled cotton, 20% other recycled fibers, 250 g/132 yds
Color A: Sea Blue – 2 skeins
Color B: Salad Green – 2 skeins
Hoooked Ribbon XL 80% recycled cotton, 20% other recycled fibers, 250 g/132 yds
Color A: Sea Blue – 2 skeins
Color B: Salad Green – 2 skeins
Hook:
US-L/11, 8.0 mm
US-L/11, 8.0 mm
Gauge:
8 sts x 9 rows = 4” [10 cm] in sc
8 sts x 9 rows = 4” [10 cm] in sc
Other supplies:Yarn needle
4 locking stitch markers
4 locking stitch markers
Stitches and Abbreviations:
ch – chain
sc – single crochet
sl st – slip stitch
sp(s) – space(s)
st(s) – stitch(es)
ch – chain
sc – single crochet
sl st – slip stitch
sp(s) – space(s)
st(s) – stitch(es)
Getting Started:
This tote is seamed together in some places by sewing the seams with the yarn tails, and in other places by slip stitching together. Just follow along with the pattern.
This tote is seamed together in some places by sewing the seams with the yarn tails, and in other places by slip stitching together. Just follow along with the pattern.
Pattern:
Square Motifs (make 8):Rnd 1: With Color A, ch 4, sl st into first ch made to form a loop, 6 sc into loop, sl st to top of first sc to join.
Rnd 2: Ch 1 (does not count as first sc), 2 sc in each st around, sl st to top of first sc to join. (12 sc)
Rnd 3: With Color B, ch 1 (does not count as first sc), (sc, ch 2, sc) in first st, *sc in next 2 sts, (sc, ch 2, sc) in next st; repeat from * 2 more times, sc in last 2 sts, sl st to top of first sc to join. (16 sc)
Rnd 4: Sl st into ch-2 sp, ch 1 (does not count as first sc), *(sc, ch 2, sc) in ch-2, sc in next 4 st; repeat from * 3 more times, sl st to top of first sc to join. (24 sc)
Fasten off leaving a long tail for sewing seam.
Square Motifs (make 8):Rnd 1: With Color A, ch 4, sl st into first ch made to form a loop, 6 sc into loop, sl st to top of first sc to join.
Rnd 2: Ch 1 (does not count as first sc), 2 sc in each st around, sl st to top of first sc to join. (12 sc)
Rnd 3: With Color B, ch 1 (does not count as first sc), (sc, ch 2, sc) in first st, *sc in next 2 sts, (sc, ch 2, sc) in next st; repeat from * 2 more times, sc in last 2 sts, sl st to top of first sc to join. (16 sc)
Rnd 4: Sl st into ch-2 sp, ch 1 (does not count as first sc), *(sc, ch 2, sc) in ch-2, sc in next 4 st; repeat from * 3 more times, sl st to top of first sc to join. (24 sc)
Fasten off leaving a long tail for sewing seam.
Using tails, sew 8 motifs together into a circle.
Lower Section:Rnd 1: Attach Color A to the bottom corner of one of the squares, ch 1 (does not count as a st) sc in 8 st across the bottom of each square around, sl st to top of first sc. (64 sc)
Rnd 2-4: Ch 1, sc in each st around, sl st to top of first sc.
Fasten off and weave in ends
Rnd 2-4: Ch 1, sc in each st around, sl st to top of first sc.
Fasten off and weave in ends
Bottom:Row 1: With Color B, ch 25, sc in second ch from hook and each ch across. (24 sc)
Rows 2-8: Ch 1, sc in each ch across.
Fasten off and weave in ends.
Line up Bottom with Lower Section so there is 1 square above each short side of the bottom, and 3 squares above each long side. Use a marker on each corner to hold them together. Sl st Bottom to Lower Section.
Fasten off and weave in ends.
Rows 2-8: Ch 1, sc in each ch across.
Fasten off and weave in ends.
Line up Bottom with Lower Section so there is 1 square above each short side of the bottom, and 3 squares above each long side. Use a marker on each corner to hold them together. Sl st Bottom to Lower Section.
Fasten off and weave in ends.
Upper Section:Rnd 1: Attach Color A to the top corner of one of the squares, ch 1 (does not count as a st) sc in 8 st across the top of each square around, sl st to top of first sc. (64 sc)
Rnds 2-4: Ch 1, sc in each st around, sl st to top of first sc.
Rnds 5-8: With Color B, ch 1, sc in each st around, sl st to top of first sc.
Rnds 9-12: With Color A, ch 1, sc in each st around, sl st to top of first sc.
Rnds 2-4: Ch 1, sc in each st around, sl st to top of first sc.
Rnds 5-8: With Color B, ch 1, sc in each st around, sl st to top of first sc.
Rnds 9-12: With Color A, ch 1, sc in each st around, sl st to top of first sc.
Weave in all ends
Handles:Cut 12 pieces of Color A, each 5′ long, Holding 4 strands together at a time, braid the 12 pieces. Tie knots at each end of braid leaving long ends as tassels and sew onto tote as a handle. Repeat for other side.
Coney Island, the Beach [between ca. 1910 and ca. 1915]
RECIPE
thanks, Shelley
"The Teaser", Coney Island in Luna Park 1911 June 13
CROCKPOT RECIPE
thanks, Anita
Crockpot Bacon Ranch Chicken Sandwiches
Coney Island, Open air circus [between ca. 1910 and ca. 1915]
SWEETS
thanks, Ida
New York, 1917. "Landship Recruit on Union Square." The U.S.S. Recruit, a wooden battleship erected by the Navy, served as a World War I recruiting station at Union Square from 1917 to 1920, when it "set sail" for Coney Island.
Norman Rockwell
Coney Island, Surf Ave. 1913 May 20.
CRAFTS
Coney Island, Riding Elephant 1911 June 18.
CHILDREN'S CORNER ... crafting
thanks, Rosa
Coney island, the "Cake Walk" 1911 June 13.
PUZZLE
Austrian Mountain Jigsaw Puzzle
The Wonder Wheel, Coney Island
WORD SEARCH
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The Beach and Amusement Rides, Coney Island
SUDOKU
solution:
Vintage Poster
QUOTE
Vintage Poster
Nathan's at Night
CLEVER
Teacup Towers
Teacups make such adorable bird feeders. You can create a little section in your garden for feeders and put them on poles to make them more decorate. Just attach teacups to saucers and then to the poles. These are great for sitting out in the yard and the more you put up, the more birds you will have to look at.
Vintage postcard image depicting entrance to Luna Park, Coney Island.
EYE OPENER
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