Most people assume that all Canadians are just ‘Canadian’, and that the French spoken by the people there is the same as any French. Such is not the case, however! In fact, Canada didn’t use to be one colony, but two, and one of those was the Acadian region. Acadian Day celebrates these people and the culture they represent to this very day.
Acadia consisted of what is now Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, and Prince Edward Island, and included areas of Quebec and Maine. Acadia was a separate colony from that which eventually came to form Canada (until it got absorbed) and even developed their own dialect of French! In fact, there are remnants of 17th Century French that no longer exist anywhere but in books and the language of those who still speak the Acadian regional dialect!
Most people know about Louisiana and the Cajun culture that comes from there, what most people don’t know is that the Cajun’s roots lie in Acadian refugees escaping the British when they conquered Acadia in 1710. The next 45 years were contentious and when the Acadians were found fighting the British alongside the French massive deportations began. Of the 11,500 Acadians who were deported, many of them found their way to Louisiana.
The rest of them returned to France, and from there many of them came back to either Louisiana or to New Brunswick since they were not allowed to reclaim their lands in Nova Scotia. Through these trials and history the Acadian people persevered, and now Acadian Day celebrates their history, culture, and heritage.
Would you believe that their being transported had to be done in secret by their Spanish allies? They had to keep their willingness to help them quiet else the French King become angered. The history of the Acadians is full of trial, intrigue, subterfuge, and heroism as well as a perseverance that guaranteed they’d persist into the present day. Acadian Day is a great chance to learn about these wonderful people.
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August 2017--Farmers' Market
Word of the Day
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| Definition: | (adjective) Marked by excessive confidence. | ||
| Synonyms: | overconfident, positive | ||
| Usage: | He was arrogant and cocksure but also sensitive and understanding, and I loved him dearly. | ||
Idiom of the Day
be knocking on heaven's door— To be dying; to be approaching or very close to death (i.e., about to be admitted into the afterlife). |
History
King Macbeth Is Killed (1057)
Macbeth was originally a governor and military commander under Scottish King Duncan I, whose ancestors had seized power from the ancestors of Macbeth's wife. Macbeth ascended to the throne by killing Duncan in battle in 1040 and ruled Scotland for the next 18 years. In 1057, Macbeth was mortally wounded at the Battle of Lumphanan by Duncan's son Malcolm. Malcolm was crowned king the following year.
Korea Liberation Day
This Korean holiday commemorates the surrender of Japan to the Allies in 1945, liberating Korea from Japan's 35-year occupation. The day also commemorates the formal proclamation of the Republic of Korea in South Korea in 1948, but it is a national holiday in both Koreas.
Giraffes
Genetic testing found four distinct species of giraffe. From left: a southern giraffe, a Masai giraffe, a reticulated giraffe and a northern giraffe.READ MORE:
1848 - The dental chair was patented by M. Waldo Hanchett.
1877 - Thomas Edison wrote to the president of the Telegraph Company in Pittsburgh, PA. The letter stated that the word, "hello" would be a more appropriate greeting than "ahoy" when answering the telephone.
1911 - The product Crisco was introduced by Procter & Gamble Company.
1914 - The Panama Canal was officially opened to commercial traffic as an American ship sailed from the Atlantic to the Pacific Ocean. The first vessel to pass through the canal was the American cargo and passenger ship SS Ancon.
1943 - Because of his special talent to use food scraps in both unusual and appetizing recipes, the U.S. War Department awarded Sgt. Edward Dzuba the Legion of Merit.
1945 - The Allies proclaimed V-J Day a day after Japan agreed to surrender unconditionally.
1948 - CBS-TV inaugurated the first nightly news broadcast with anchorman Douglas Edwards.
1949 - In San Francisco, a stunt leap off the Golden Gate Bridge was performed for the first time.
1965 - The Beatles set a record for having the largest single crowd at a concert at Shea Stadium in New York. Attendance was 56,000.
1969 - The Woodstock Music and Art Fair began in Bethel, NY. The three-day concert featured 24 bands and drew over 400,000 people.
1970 - Mrs. Pat Palinkas became the first woman to ‘play’ in a pro football game when she held the ball for the Orlando, FL, Panthers.
1983 - Six-month-old Lisa Harap of Queens Village, NY became the youngest identifiable living person to appear on a cover of "TIME" magazine.
1987 - On the tenth anniversary of the death of Elvis Presley thousands of people marched past his grave in Memphis, TN.
2001 - Astronomers announced the discovery of the first solar system outside our own. They had discovered two planets orbiting a star in the Big Dipper.
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1.Rocky Mountain Quilt Festival 2017
Aug 17-19, 2017 | Loveland, CO
The Ranch - Larimer County Fairgrounds|5280 Arena Cir
The Rocky Mountain Quilt Festival will make the quilt lover croon. The multi-day cloth patch party is like a quilt itself, with a hodgepodge of artists showcasing more than 500 quilted components. Items on display include antique quilts, classic quilts, modern quilts, clothes, dolls and other needle-and-thread-born beings. This Northern Colorado fiber artist affair also features numerous quilt classes.
further information: Home - RMQF
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Global Eclipse Gathering 2017
Aug 17-23, 2017 | Prineville, OR
Festival magic happens all the time on Earth, but what about in the heavens? Come August 21, 2017, there’s going to be a spectacular special effect plunging parts of about a dozen states into sudden darkness. Starting on the West Coast near Salem, Oregon, and cutting diagonally across the U.S.A. to Columbia, South Carolina, the Great American Eclipse will be the first total solar eclipse with a U.S.-only trajectory in our nation’s history and the first solar eclipse to be seen in the contiguous U.S. since 1979.
further information: Oregon Eclipse - A Total Solar Eclipse Gathering 17-23 August, 2017
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CelebrateErie 2017
Aug 17-20, 2017 | Erie, PA
State Street between 4th and 12th Streets|State St & E 8th St
Just like you, festival-goer, Downtown Erie becomes an entity of its own that’s all about having a good time. People pile into its streets for the annual CelebrateErie Festival, and from there zig and zag to its local art museums, a countless number of displays from local artists, live music entertainment from locally and nationally praised acts, tasty local fare and gobs of children’s activities.
further information: CelebrateErie • August 17-20, 2017
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Festival Dates & Hours
- Festival Dates: August 16 ~ 20th, 2017
- Wednesday and Thursday ~ Preregistered Workshops ~9am to 4pm
- Friday ~ Preregistered Workshops 9am to 4pm & shopping at most of the vendors ~ 10am to 5pm
- Saturday ~ 9am to 5pm~ Preregistered Workshops and a Full Festival Schedule
- Sunday ~10am to 4pm ~ Full Festival Schedule
Festival Location
Each year, our Michigan Fiber Festival is held in Allegan, Michigan at the Allegan County Fairgrounds.
further information: 2017 MI Fiber Festival
A work of embroidery from the Caucasus region, dating back to the 18th century. Embroidery refers to the handicraft of decorating fabric or other materials using a needle to apply thread or yarn, and sometimes other materials such as pearls, beads, quills, and sequins. Here, the embroidery consists of a series of designs formed within and around nested polygons, depicting a stylized assortment of plants and animals.
Roundup at Revillagigedo
The remote Revillagigedo Islands off the west coast of Mexico are actually the four highest peaks of a mostly submerged volcanic mountain range. In the surrounding marine sanctuary, cool waters from the North Pacific mix with the warm Northern Equatorial Current. This nutrient- and plankton-rich convergence attracts a diverse array of sea life—and the protections mandated by the sanctuary help to sustain an unusually healthy marine ecosystem. In this photograph, more than a thousand top predators, including dusky sharks (Carcharhinus obscurus), yellowfin tuna (Thunnus albacares), and Galápagos sharks (Carcharhinus galapagensis) work in unison to round up a shared meal of chub and other baitfish.
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Dog Duo Jigsaw Puzzle
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10 Signs That You’re Totally Over Your Knitting WIP
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Works in progress — affectionately known as WIPs. We all have them, and we might even be hiding a few that we're ashamed of. I recently pulled out a WIP wrap sweater that I started working on around 15 years ago and never finished. The cotton yarn is amazing, but I just don't see myself wearing this wrap sweater. Fifteen years ago, sure. But today? Nah.
Works in progress — affectionately known as WIPs. We all have them, and we might even be hiding a few that we're ashamed of. I recently pulled out a WIP wrap sweater that I started working on around 15 years ago and never finished. The cotton yarn is amazing, but I just don't see myself wearing this wrap sweater. Fifteen years ago, sure. But today? Nah.
So I ripped it out. And it felt amazing. Now I'm going to use that cotton to make something that I'll actually wear.
DON'T BE HELD BACK BY WIPS ANYMORE! IF YOU FEEL SOME OF THESE SYMPTOMS COMING ON, YOU KNOW WHAT YOU HAVE TO DO: JUST RIP IT!
1. YOU CRINGE WHEN YOU LOOK AT IT.
Those bad feeling may never go away. Why torture yourself?
2. YOU ALREADY HAVE OTHER PLANS FOR THE YARN.
You dream of a shawl or socks instead of the pair of mittens you're halfway through. If you're not enjoying the process and are instead thinking of other ways you can use the yarn, it's probably time to move on.
3. THE PATTERN ALREADY WENT OUT OF STYLE.
Those drop shoulders were fashionable two years ago, but you're kind of over the trend now. If you can't picture yourself wearing it, don't knit it. Instead, focus on projects that you want to wear now.
4. YOU JUST DON'T LIKE THE PROJECT ANYMORE.
Maybe it's not turning out the way you thought it would, or maybe you're just struggling big time with one of the stitches. But you just don't like the project anymore. It happens, and it's no longer worth your time.
5. YOU DON'T LIKE THE YARN.
Sometimes that gorgeous yarn you purchased doesn't work up the way you thought it would. Maybe it's scratchier than you thought, or maybe the drape just isn't working with the pattern. Perhaps that yarn would be better used for a different project. You can always find a different yarn for your WIP.
6. YOU HAVEN'T WORKED ON IT IN MONTHS — OR MAYBE EVEN YEARS.
If you're not interested enough to pick it up again, you probably won't finish it. Sometimes we wait for a season to roll around again, and that's OK. But if it's been quite a while and you don't have a reason for putting down the WIP, it might be time to rip it.
7. THE WIP IS A RUNNING JOKE AMONG YOUR KNITTING FRIENDS.
I was once working on a knitted dress. I took the dress to every stitch meetup, and I was constantly working on but never finishing. Every time my friends saw me take it out of my project bag, they'd smile and ask, "Are you still working on that?!" I eventually gave up on it, but admittedly I haven't ripped it out yet.
8. YOU FOUND IT IN THE BACK OF THE CLOSET AND DIDN'T EVEN KNOW IT WAS THERE.
Out of sight, out of mind. If you found it in the back of the closet, it's likely you put it there because you never wanted to look at it again.
9. YOU'RE NOT EVEN SURE WHAT YOU WERE WORKING ON.
I've discovered a couple of projects over time that I abandoned for so long that I have no idea what they even are. Definitely a sign that I need to rip it out and use that yarn for something spectacular.
10. YOUR WIPS ARE TAKING UP MORE ROOM IN YOUR CRAFT SPACE THAN YOUR YARN STASH IS.
If you're overrun with WIPs, that might be a sign that you need to rip out some of the projects. Find a couple that you don't feel excited about any more, rip them out, and use the yarn to make something fun that you know you'll finish.
Beautiful photos of the fair. Makes one want to take the camera out on outings just to play.inspiring photos.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful photos of the fair. Makes one want to take the camera out on outings just to play.inspiring photos.
ReplyDeleteCher ... I know you live in a beautiful area, too. Why not send your pictures so we can all see the unique quality of your part of the country!
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