Farm animals are cute, and they also play an important role in modern society. Take some time to appreciate them this World Farm Animals Day. Created in memory of Ghandi, who believed in treating all living beings with respect, World Farm Animals Day was founded to highlight the poor conditions suffered by some farm animals, and promote awareness in the hope something may be done to improve their lives.
While World Farm Animals Day has an important, and sad, origin, in the sense it was created to raise awareness of suffering, it can be celebrated in different ways with children. Taking children for a visit to a farm is a great way to teach them about farm animals, and it’s a good chance to instil in them the message of treating animals with respect. Another great way to celebrate is by donating to an animal protection charity of your choice.
Word of the Day
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| Definition: | (verb) Move in large numbers. | ||
| Synonyms: | pour, pullulate, teem, stream | ||
| Usage: | A crowd of people swarmed out of the theater after the show and congregated beside the stage door to meet the exiting actors. | ||
Idiom of the Day
let the good times roll— To have as much fun or live life as richly as possible. (Often said as an imperative.) |
History
The Twilight Zone Premieres on CBS (1959)
A classic science-fiction show that ran for just five years, The Twilight Zone was created by veteran television writer Rod Serling. More than half of its 155 unrelated episodes were written or co-written by Serling, who also narrated each half-hour episode with his trademark deadpan. The show often starred soon-to-be-famous actors such as William Shatner and Robert Redford. Many episodes featured frightening or ironic plot twists.
Julius Henry "Groucho" Marx (1890)
| Marx and his brothers entered show business with their mother as a vaudeville act in the early 1900s. Later in his career, he enjoyed success as host of the TV game show You Bet Your Life, which was mainly a showcase for his witty banter with contestants. By the end of his career, he had become an instantly recognizable cultural institution who was lauded by individuals as disparate as Johnny Carson and T. S. Eliot. |
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1836 - Charles Darwin returned to England after 5 years of acquiring knowledge around the world about fauna, flora, wildlife and geology. He used the information to develop his "theory of evolution" which he unveiled in his 1859 book entitled The Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection.
1869 - Mahatma (Mohandas) K Gandhi was born. He was known for his advocacy of non-violent resistance to fight tyranny.
1870 - Rome was made the capital of Italy.
1908 - Addie Joss of Cleveland pitched the fourth perfect game in major league baseball history.
1925 - Scottish inventor John Logie Baird completed the first transmission of moving images.
1937 - Warner Bros. released "Love Is on the Air." Ronald Reagan made his acting debut in the motion picture. He was 26 years old.
1948 - The first automobile race to use asphalt, cement and dirt roads took place in Watkins Glen in New York. It was the first road race in the U.S. following World War II.
1950 - "Peanuts," the comic strip created by Charles M. Schulz, was published for the first time in seven newspapers.
1955 - "Alfred Hitchcock Presents" debuted on CBS-TV.
1961 - "Banks of the Ohio" was released by Joan Baez.
1967 - Thurgood Marshall was sworn in. He was the first African-American member of the U.S. Supreme Court.
1986 - The Everly Brothers were given a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
2001 - NATO, for the first time, invoked a treaty clause that stated that an attack on one member is an attack on all members. The act was in response to the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks in the United States.
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Where does JANET NOGEL, reader, find the time to do so much for so many? Go visit her blog to look at various knit stitches, swatches and patterns galore!
Seahorse Pattern (can you see them? Lol)
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Reader/Signature Maker ELLEN, on the road - knitting and cooking all the way! Go visit her blog to find out how to cook new every day meals, hints and tips to make life a bit easier ... etc!
Ellen's Edibles
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Thanks for volunteering, SHERI, to take care of feral cats in your community. Find out how you can become vital in your area!
Past recipients of Sheri's feral neutering program (laying on her knit blankie):
Fellow reader, SHARON M, has a great blog, proving again
that the internet is a wonderful adventure. Recent embroidered
dragonfly hand towels will delight!
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Follow co-writer SALLY through her adventures in quilting, knitting and more! Visit her 'eye candy' blog!
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He's been a 'folkfan' since childhood. Visit co-writer PATTY's son in law's blog which celebrates folk artists and songwriters through cover songs. He believes that music "belongs to the community."
Pictures of the day
Bellevue Palace is a palace (schloss) in Berlin's Tiergarten district, along the northern edge of the Großer Tiergarten park. Designed by architect Michael Philipp Boumann, Schloss Bellevue was erected in 1786 as a summer residence for Prince Augustus Ferdinand of Prussia. Variously used as a residence, museum, and guest house in subsequent decades, Bellevue was damaged heavily in World War II. Following substantial refurbishments, it has served as the secondary residence of the President of West Germany and official residence of the President of Germany.
HUMAN MADE STONE CIRCE
OF UNKNOWN ORIGIN, UTAH
Thunderstorm at False Kiva. I hiked out to these ruins at night hoping to photograph them with the Milky Way, but instead a thunderstorm rolled through, creating this dramatic image.
crochet
thanks, Clara
crochet, HALLOWEEN
thanks, Doris
crochet
thanks, Jennifer
crochet
crochet
SHELL PATTERNED STITCH
Instructions:
Techniques used in this pattern (British term / American term):
Chain Stitch – ch Double crochet / Single crochet – dc/sc Front Post dc/sc – FPdc/sc
Treble / Double crochet – tr/dc Front Post tr/dc – FPtr/dc Back Post tr/dc – BPtr/dc
Half tr/dc – htr/hdc Stitch – st Post stitch - Pst
Foundation Chain: Multiples of 12 + 2
Row 1: Skip 1h, * 1dc/sc in each of next 4ch, skip 2ch, 5tr/dc in next ch, skip 2ch, 1dc/sc in each of next 3ch; rep from *, 1dc/sc in last ch, turn.
Row 2: Make 1ch and 1dc/sc in first st, * 1dc/sc in each of next 2dc/sc below, [1BPtr/dc over tr/dc below, 1tr/dc in space between two tr/dc] – work 4 times, 1BPtr/dc over last tr/dc below, skip 1dc/sc, 1dc/sc in each of next 3dc/sc below; rep from *, turn.
Row 3: Make 1ch and 1dc/sc in first st, * 1dc/sc in next st, [ 1 FPtr/dc over Pst below, 1tr/dc in space between Pst and tr/dc, 1tr/dc in next space between tr/dc and Pst] – work 4 times, 1 FPtr/dc over last Pst, skip 1dc/sc below, 1dc/sc in each of next 2st; rep from *, turn.
Row 4: Make 1ch and 1dc/sc in first st, * make 13FPdc/sc over Pst and tr/dc below, skip 1dc/sc, 1dc/sc in next st; rep from *, turn.
Row 5: Make 3ch and 3tr/dc in same space as first dc/sc of row 1, * skip 3Pst, 1dc/sc in each of next 7Pst below, make 5tr/dc in same space as middle dc/sc of row 1; rep from*, skip 3Pst, 1dc/sc in each of next 7Pst below, make 3tr/dc in same space as last dc/sc of row 1, 1htr/hdc in last dc/sc below, turn.
Row 6: Make 3ch and skip first st, [1tr/dc in space between two tr/dc, 1BPtr/dc over next tr/dc below] – work 2 times, * skip 1dc/sc, 1dc/sc in each of next 5dc/sc below, [1BPtr/dc over tr/dc below, 1tr/dc in space between two tr/dc] – work 4 times, 1 BPtr/dc over last tr/dc below; rep from *, skip 1dc/sc, 1dc/sc in each of next 5dc/sc below, [1BPtr/dc over tr/dc below, 1tr/dc in space between two tr/dc] – work 2 times, 1tr/dc in third ch, turn.
Row 7: Make 3ch and skip first st, [ 1tr/dc in space between sts, 1tr/dc in next space between sts, 1 FPtr/dc over Pst below] – work 2 times, * skip 1dc/sc, 1dc/sc in each of next 3dc/sc below, [ 1FPtr/dc over Pst below, 1tr/dc in space between Pst and tr/dc, 1tr/dc in next space between tr/dc and Pst] – work 4 times, 1 FPtr/dc over last Pst; rep from *, skip 1dc/sc, 1dc/sc in each of next 3dc/sc below, [ 1FPtr/dc over Pst below, 1tr/dc in space between Pst and tr/dc, 1tr/dc in next space between tr/dc and Pst] – work 2 times, 1tr/dc in third ch, turn.
Row 8: Make 1ch and 1dc/sc in first st, make 6FPdc/sc over Pst and tr/dc below, * skip 1dc/sc, 1dc/sc in next st, 13FPdc/sc over Pst and tr/dc below; rep from *, skip 1dc/sc, 1dc/sc in next st, 6FPdc/sc over Pst, 1dc/sc in third ch, turn.
Row 9: Make 1ch and 1dc/sc in first st, * 1dc/sc in each of next 3st, make 5tr/dc in same space as middle dc/sc of row 5, skip 3Pst, 1dc/sc in each of next 4Pst below; rep from*, 1dc/sc in last ch, turn.
Repeat rows 2 - 9 until you have reached your desired length.
Colors and rows:
* 1, 2, 3 & 4 – pink; 5, 6, 7 & 8 – blue; 9, 10, 11 & 12 – beige; 13, 14, 15 & 16 – white *.
RECIPE, Halloween
thanks, Gloria
CROCKPOT RECIPE
thanks, Ella
SWEETS
thanks, Shelley
ADULT COLORING
CRAFTS, Halloween
CHILDREN'S CORNER ... Halloween
BLACK GARBAGE BAGS AS HALLOWEEN DECORATIONS
These are the huge black ones meant for outdoor garbage. Fill these up with leaves or newspapers and make a huge spider and put in the front yard. Cover a few pool noodles in them for legs and you are all set.
PUZZLE
WORD SEARCH
| agent boost brand choose collect course cure dirt | envision fiat finance first friend future glare | hiker honey hoot mend mercy monitor nest nevertheless noise | perfect position rattle scam scatter scene search series | site soar spend start tough track visionary watch |
SUDOKU ... medium
solution:
QUOTE
CLEVER
EYE OPENER
thanks, Patty (some of these wont ever leave your mind lol)
THE CORRECT NAMES FOR THINGS (Part 5)
name
nām/
noun
plural noun: names
- 1.a word or set of words by which a person, animal, place, or thing is known, addressed, or referred to."my name is Parsons, John Parsons"
- 2.a famous person."as usual, the big race will lure the top names"
TOOTH COMB
TORSO JEANS
GIRAFFE TORCH
WOOD WAFFLES
TOAST BLOOD
PUBERTY PLANT
WORD MOVIE
ENDURANCE HOCKEY
KFC SEED
MOUTH SCISSORS
HEAD BED
MURDER HAMMOCK
TOMORROW ADULTS
CRAPPER WRAPPER
ACOUSTIC MOTORCYCLE
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