Puppy Day March 23, 2018

DIANE'S CORNER ... Celebrate Puppy Day

They’re fluffy and playful, they yip and bark and are just all around adorable, and all they want is to be loved. What could we be talking about? That’s right, puppies! Puppy Day celebrates that most adorable of our four-footed friends, the baby canine, and it’s quite possibly the cutest day ever. It doesn’t matter the breed or gender, all puppies are the perfect solution to a terrible day. They’ll cuddle and crawl and… well, occasionally pee all over everything… but they’re puppies! When Puppy Day comes around, you better be ready for a barking good time, there’s no way to avoid it when the day is about the ultimate ball of heart-melting fluff!

History of Puppy Day
You know what’s magical and fantastic? Oh right, we’ve already been fanboying about it haven’t we? That’s right, don’t care! Puppies! Puppies bring the gift of love without boundaries to us, and they’re absolutely determined to be the best friend you’ve ever had. When you come home from school, that’s all they care about, is that you’re home. Long day at work? Just a big happy ball of fluff coming to see you right at the door, more reliable than the bestest romantic partner. What’s amazing about the love for puppies is that it spreads across the world, through every culture and every social strata. Puppies just bring us all together!
Puppy Day was established to bring awareness to the world about puppy mills and how to go about adopting. Puppy mills are often some of the most horrible establishments, with the females bred until they either can’t conceive, or die giving birth. They’re literally run like a factory, money in, puppies out. Between these heinous establishments and both wild and family dogs remaining unsprayed and unneutered, the population of dogs is getting out of control.

Eve Lavadierre by Nadar 1880

Gaspard-Félix Tournachon (April 6, 1820 - March 20, 1910), known by the pseudonym Nadar, was a French photographer, caricaturist, journalist, novelist, and balloonist. Photographic portraits by Nadar are held by many of the great national collections of photographs.

Word of the Day

cold-blooded
Definition:	(adjective) Without compunction or human feeling.
Synonyms:	inhuman, insensate, cold
Usage:	These callous, cold-blooded killers butchered six people.

Sarah Bernhardt, 1865

Idiom of the Day

make the welkin ring  — To make a very loud, reverberating sound or noise. ("Welkin" is an archaic or literary word for the skies or the heavens, only used in contemporary English as a part of this phrase.)

Pierrot Laughing

History

First Passenger Elevator Installed (1857)

Elevators—in one form or another—have been used to make human life easier since ancient times. They were once just simple hoists but are now incredibly complex mechanical systems. One of the most significant advances came in 1853 with the invention of a safety device to prevent elevators from plummeting in the event of cable failure. Four years later, the first passenger elevator was installed, paving the way for taller buildings and the urban geography of modern cities. 

Emmy Noether (1882)

After Noether died, Albert Einstein wrote in a letter to The New York Times that she was "the most significant creative mathematical genius thus far produced since the higher education of women began." Her contributions to abstract algebra and theoretical physics were groundbreaking, evidenced by the inclusion of her name in several concepts, including "Noether's Theorem," "Noetherian module," "Noetherian ring," and "Noetherian induction."

Pakistan Day

This national holiday is also known as Republic Day, and it is the anniversary of a 1940 resolution calling for a Muslim country for Muslim Indians. On the same day in 1956, Pakistan became an Islamic republic within the British Commonwealth. Pakistan Day is celebrated with parades and fairs.

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1066 - The 18th recorded perihelion passage of Halley's Comet took place. 


1490 - The first dated edition of Maimonides "Mishna Torah" was published. 


1743 - Handel's "Messiah" was performed in London for the first time at the Covent Garden theatre. It was presented under the name "New Sacred Oratorio" until 1749. 


1775 - American revolutionary Patrick Henry declared, "give me liberty, or give me death!" 


1806 - Explorers Lewis and Clark, reached the Pacific coast, and began their return journey to the east. 


1839 - The first recorded printed use of "OK" [oll korrect] occurred in Boston's Morning Post. 


1840 - The first successful photo of the Moon was taken. 


1858 - Eleazer A. Gardner patented the cable streetcar. 


1868 - The University of California was founded in Oakland, CA. 


1901 - Dame Nellie Melba, revealed the secret of her now famous toast. 


1909 - British Lt. Shackleton found the magnetic South Pole.


1912 - The Dixie Cup was invented. 


1940 - "Truth or Consequences" was heard on radio for the first time. 


1950 - "Beat the Clock" premiered on CBS-TV. 


1957 - The U.S. Army sold the last of its homing pigeons. 


1972 - Evel Knievel broke 93 bones after successfully jumping 35 cars. 


1973 - The last airing of "Concentration" took place. The show had been on NBC for 15 years. 


1989 - Two electrochemists, Stanley Pons and Martin Fleischman, announced that they had created nuclear fusion in a test tube at room temperature. 


1998 - The movie "Titanic" won 11 Oscars at the Academy Awards. 

DAILY SQU-EEK

If You Were Born Today, March 23: 


Highly intelligent and perceptive, your mind doesn’t seem to stop processing and analyzing. Others especially respect your opinions and ideas, which are progressive and unique. You are an effective communicator, although at times a little bossy! You are perhaps better at beginning projects than finishing them, and learning to finish one activity before starting a new one can be quite a challenge. You have little patience for dishonesty and vagueness. Famous people born today: Erich Fromm, Joan Crawford, Ric Ocasek.

READERS INFO
1. 
1901 - 

Nadar, French photographer, caricaturist, novelist, and balloonist, is born.

2. 

Moisture Festival 2018

Mar 15 - Apr 8, 2018 | Seattle, WA

Hale's Palladium & Broadway Performance Hall|4301 Leary Way 

Founded in 2004, the Moisture Festival features performances by burlesque and comedy/variety artists showcasing a range of skills including juggling, music, comedy, dance, puppeteering and acrobatics. Thousands of guests attend every year to witness the astonishing feats and amazing talents of performers who preserve their art forms and further their progression. Highlighting over 200 artists over the course of 50 performances, the festival is the largest event in the world of its nature.

further information: Moisture Festival | Comedy | Varietè


3. 

Treefort Music Fest 2018

Mar 21-25, 2018 | Boise, ID

If you’ve never visited Treasure Valley in southwestern Idaho, then you’re about to discover an exhilarating festival experience in downtown Boise. Dubbed “the west’s best SXSW alternative” by a Portland music critic, the Treefort Music Fest stands on its own as a phenomenal, close-knit celebration featuring talented, emerging artists from around the world.

further information: Storyfort 2018 Lineup for Treefort Music Fest Announcement

4. 

Messiah Festival of the Arts 2018

Mar 22 - Apr 1, 2018 | Lindsborg, KS |

Multiple Locations at Bethany College|335 E Swensson St

Held in Lindsborg, Kansas, the Messiah Festival of the Arts is a ten-day celebration of the local fine arts scene. Featuring various performances of classical selections by operatic soloists as well as numerous fine arts exhibits, theatrical productions and a variety of workshops, this is an ideal event for any art enthusiast.

further information: The Messiah Festival of the Arts


Alexander Dumas

Pictures of the day


The Kiss is an oil painting on canvas completed by the Norwegian symbolist artist Edvard Munch in 1897. Part of his Frieze of Life, which depicts the stages of a relationship between men and women, The Kiss is a realization of a motif with which he had experimented since 1888/89: a couple kissing, their faces fusing as one in a symbolic representation of their unity. Exhibited as early as 1903, this work is held at the Munch Museum in Oslo.

ENDANGERED WHITE RHINO

White rhinos at the Ziwa Rhino Sanctuary in Uganda. ‘The night before this photo, we tried all day to get a good photo of the endangered white rhino. Skulking through the grass carefully trying to stay 30ft away to be safe, didn’t provide me the photo I was hoping for. In the morning however, I woke up to all three rhinos grazing in front of me’

Petite fille, ca 1887

knit, Passover

As Promised the Kippah Pattern (Free)

knit, Easter

thanks, Emily

Knitting and so on

knit 
thanks, Helen 

Eve Cowl

knit 

Knit-Only Slouch Hat

knit 

Jenna Cardigan Pattern

French actress Polaire 

crochet, Easter

How to Crochet a Bunny Coffee Cozy

crochet
thanks, Heide

MY CROSS STITCH SCARF

crochet

thanks, June

Heart Strings Afghan

crochet

Flower Coaster and Dishcloth pattern by Courtney M Fisher

crochet

Double Strapped Slippers

Franz Liszt

RECIPE

Passover Stuffed Cabbage Rolls

Ingredients

• 1 head of green cabbage
• 1 lb ground beef
• 1 heaping cup leftover mashed potatoes
• 1 small onion, grated
• 1 egg
• salt and pepper, to taste

For the sauce:

• 2 15 oz cans tomato sauce
• 1 Granny Smith apple, peeled and grated
• 1 large tomato, finely chopped
• 1/3 cup sugar
• Juice of 1 lemon
• salt and pepper, to taste

Directions

1. Place the cabbage in the freezer overnight (about 12 hours). Remove and place in a colander in the sink to defrost. This makes the cabbage pliable for rolling and stuffing.
2. Remove the outer leaves of the cabbage and discard. Peel the remaining large leaves, taking care not to tear the cabbage as you go. Set the whole leaves aside and chop up the remaining cabbage for later.
3. In a bowl, combine the ground beef, potatoes, onion, egg, salt and pepper. Set aside.
4. Set up a stuffing station with your whole cabbage leaves and ground beef mixture. With a paring knife, trim the thick part of the stem off the base of the leaves, taking care not to cut through the rest of the leaf. Place the leaves upright so that they are curling upward like a bowl.
5. Place a small handful of filling towards the base of each leaf and fold over the leaf from the left side. Roll the cabbage leaf up and using your finger, stuff the loose end of the leaf inward, pushing it into the center. Rolling the cabbage this way ensures that they hold together nicely during cooking.
6. Continue with remaining leaves. If you have any leftover filling, simply roll them into meatballs to place in the pot alongside the cabbage rolls.
7. Place the stuffed cabbage rolls in a large pot and cover with sauce ingredients. If you had any leftover cabbage or meatballs, add them to the pot as well.
8. Bring the sauce to a gentle boil over medium heat and reduce to a simmer. Cover the pot, leaving it slightly open so that the steam does not force the cabbage rolls to open. Cook for approximately 2 – 2 1/2 hours, until cabbage is tender and sauce has thickened.

VARIATION: for unstuffed cabbage soup, shred the cabbage and roll the meat into balls. Place everything into a pot and continue as above.

NADAR

CROCKPOT RECIPE ... Passover

Slow Cooker Borscht with Cabbage and Potatoes

George Sand

SWEETS
thanks, Jane

Impossible Cocunut Custard Pie

Claude Monet

ADULT COLORING

Charles Baudelaire

CRAFTS ... Easter

Make an ice bowl.

Keep that fruit salad chilled for the entire duration of the party. Plus, it looks pretty cool on a buffet table.

Liane de Pougy

CHILDREN'S CORNER ... Easter

thanks, Gwen

Easter egg placemats

Bertrand de Lesseps, 1910

PUZZLE

right picture, wrong label
Butterfly Fish Purple Jigsaw Puzzle

Eugène Delacroix, 1858   

WORD SEARCH

after apple cheap cough cover crank decent

emergency epee farmhand fever flint fort

gears gorgeous grade grim harpsichord horse injury lately

motor near pill principal racket relate review rooms

scar service slim sofa specific statistic visit yield

Alexander III 

SUDOKU ... medium




solution:

Emile Zola

QUOTE

Auguste Rodin

Charles Baudelaire 

CLEVER

SPOT THE EGG

see it?

you're just saying you did

no? you really did?

then, here's the solution:

Nadar with His Wife, Ernestine

EYE OPENER

thanks, Helen (who had the sculpture in her area sometime back)

SUCH SWEET SORROW .. BYE BYE

Farewell, Disgruntled Shopper. They came for you the other day, and I am sorry to see you go. I wish you could have had a slightly more dignified trip home than being pried up, wheeled down the sidewalk, and placed unceremoniously in the back of a truck, but we all respect your stoicism and ability to carry heavy packages for months at a time with nary a complaint.

The whole town was excited when you arrived.

I couldn't resist visiting with you each time I passed by on Main Street, jokingly giving you an extra package. You were not amused.

I admired your festive hat at Christmas, but again, you did not seem amused.

Goodbye, Disgruntled Shopper. You will be missed.