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Celebrate Hug Your Cat Day
Hug Your Cat Day is one of those pleasingly straightforward holidays. Quite simply, it is a day in which cat owners everywhere are encouraged to hug their cats. The more dedicated amongst them will not need this encouragement, of course, but it is always good to be reminded of our feline friends.
The obvious downside to the day as that people without cats may be left out. This need not be the case, however – it should be straightforward enough to simply adapt it into “Hug Someone Else’s Cat Day”.
So, whether or not you are the proud housemate of a purring kitty, Hug Your Cat Day is the perfect excuse to put a bit of warmth and companionship into your life. No matter what’s going on around you, no matter how bad or troubling things get, you can always count on your furry friend to be there for you.
thanks for the Wititudes, Elaine
Word of the Day
ala
ala of the nose
MEANING:
noun: A wing or a winglike part, such as a bone, a petal of a flower, a small room opening into a larger room, a Roman allied military unit, etc.
ETYMOLOGY:
From Latin ala (wing). Earliest documented use: 1634. A related word is alar.
USAGE:
“We have two alae, and the ironwork for some war machines that could be assembled if needed.”
Jo Walton; The King’s Name; Tor; 2001.
Jo Walton; The King’s Name; Tor; 2001.
Idiom of the Day
Groan inwardly -
Meaning - Refers to a feeling where you want to express despair, disapproval or distress, but you keep quite.
Example - She was quite disappointed at the sarcastic remark by her friend but looking at the situation sh groaned inwardly.
This Day in History
1784 - Madame Thible became the first woman to fly in a hot-air balloon. The flight was 45 minutes long and reached a height of 8,500 feet.
1816 - The Washington was launched at Wheeling, WV. It was the first stately, double-decker steamboat.
1896 - Henry Ford made a successful test drive of his new car in Detroit, MI. He called the vehicle was called a "Quadricycle."
1931 - The first rocket-glider flight was made by William Swan in Atlantic City, NJ.
1939 - The first shopping cart was introduced by Sylvan Goldman in Oklahoma City, OK. It was actually a folding chair that had been mounted on wheels.
1974 - Sally Murphy became the first woman to qualify as an aviator with the U.S. Army.
1984 - Bruce Springsteen released his "Born in the U.S.A." album.
1992 - The U.S. Postal Service announced that people preferred the "younger Elvis" stamp design in a nationwide vote.
1998 - George and Ira Gershwin received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
2003 - Amazon.com announced that it had received more than 1 million orders for the book "Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix."
DAILY SQU-EEK
If You Were Born Today, June 4
You are ambitious with a good head on your shoulders, particularly for business. You know what to do to get the job done. You are hard working and very conscientious, no matter what job you do, but especially so when inspired. At times you can drive yourself too hard. When irritated, you can be a little bossy or arrogant, but overall, you are quite companionable and friendly. Famous people born today:
1738 George III, King of Great Britain (1760-1820), born in London, England
1975 Russell Brand, English comedian and television personality, born in Grays, Essex
1975 Angelina Jolie, American actress (Mr. & Mrs. Smith, Wanted, Salt, Maleficent), born in Los Angeles, California
READERS INFO
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1783 -
It was on this day in 1783.
Joseph and Etienne Montgolfier: inventors of the first hot air balloons.
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1784 - Madame Thible became the first woman to fly in a hot-air balloon. The flight was 45 minutes long and reached a height of 8,500 feet.
1974 - Sally Murphy became the first woman to qualify as an aviator with the U.S. Army.
1992 - The U.S. Postal Service announced that people preferred the "younger Elvis" stamp design in a nationwide vote.
1998 - George and Ira Gershwin received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
2003 - Amazon.com announced that it had received more than 1 million orders for the book "Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix."
DAILY SQU-EEK
READERS INFO
It was on this day in 1783.
Joseph and Etienne Montgolfier: inventors of the first hot air balloons.
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Philly Beer Week 2019
May 31 - June 9, 2019 | Philadelphia, PA
Philly Beer Week is Philadelphia’s ten-day beer drinking festival, spanning from late May to early June, making it one of the largest events of its kind. Complete with citywide pub-crawls to various venues, beer-pairing dinners and homebrew competitions, there's plenty to keep you busy at this event. Tours of popular pubs and breweries are offered as well as many opportunities for craft brew samplings. Live music is featured at some of the venues participating in Philly Beer Week, and other entertainment is on tap and varies year to year.
further information: Philly Beer Week
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Beef Empire Days 2019
May 31 - June 9, 2019 | Garden City, KS
Held over the course of two weeks, Beef Empire Days in Garden City, Kansas, is a celebration of beef and the cattle industry. The multiple-day extravaganza features barbecue cookouts, conferences, concerts, a ranch rodeo, athletic competitions, live stock auctions, golf tournaments, carnival attractions, kid's activities, speaking engagements and more.
further information: Beef Empire days 2019
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Cordele Watermelon Days Festival 2019
June 22, 2019 | Cordele, GA
The proclaimed “Watermelon Capital of the World” invites you to feast on melons as big as your noggin. The summer season is in full swing in Cordele, Georgia, and at the Watermelon Days Festival, you will eat juicy watermelon by the slice, take part in a seed-spitting contest, throw some horseshoes, cast away in a fishing rodeo and a laundry list of other activities.
Hook Windmill, also known as Old Hook Mill, pictured here in 2016, is a historic windmill on North Main Street in East Hampton, New York. It was built in 1806 and operated regularly until 1908. One of the most complete of the extant windmills on Long Island, it was sold to the town of East Hampton in 1922. The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1978 and is part of the North Main Street Historic District. It is open daily to visitors.
Sky Swimmer
knit
thanks, Ruth
knit
thanks, Bertha
knit
knit, vintage
Coverall Panties Pattern
Knit Pattern of the Day: Valerie, Canadian Correspondent
crochet
thanks, Helen
crochet
thanks, Violet
crochet
dolly ruffle top
crochet
crochet
RECIPE
thanks, Shelley
CROCKPOT RECIPE
thanks, Nora
SWEETS
thanks, Sara
ADULT COLORING
CRAFTS
CHILDREN'S CORNER ... science
Bonfire Night | The Science of Fire
STEM newcastle
For this bonfire night, we are looking into the gravity defying properties of water using fire!
Step 1
Pour the water into your container and add the food coloring to color the water to whatever color you like, we chose blue.
Step 2
Place the candle in the middle of the water but make sure the wick and wax of your candle stays dry.
Step 3
Get an adult to help you light the candle and make sure the wick is burning for about 20 seconds before moving onto step 4.
Step 4
Place your glass/plastic cup over the candle, this will push all the water away from the candle
Step 5
Wait for a few moments and watch the candle go out and the water rise on the inside of the cup!
The science!
First of all, why does the candle go out?
Fire needs three things to burn; oxygen, fuel and heat. These three things make up the fire triangle which you can see below.
If one of them is taken away, the fire is put out. By putting the cup over the candle, the oxygen is taken away from the fire so it goes out!
But… it doesn’t go out straight away. This is because there is still some oxygen trapped inside the cup but once the fire has used up all the oxygen there is none left so the candle goes out.
So, why does the water in the cup rise after the flame goes out? When the candle is lit, the particles in the air take in some of the heat from the flame and get hotter. When the particles get hotter, they have more energy so move faster and this increases the pressure inside the cup.
After the flame has gone out, the particles cool down and move more slowly and this decreases the pressure in the cup. The pressure outside the cup is then higher than inside the cup so the water is pushed inside the cup until the pressure outside the cup is the same as the pressure inside the cup.
PUZZLE
SUDOKU ... hard
solution:
QUOTE
thanks, Valerie, Canadian Correspondent
CLEVER
CLEVER
EYE OPENER
A THOUGHT FOR TODAY:
Live a balanced life. Learn some and think some, and draw and paint and sing and dance and play and work every day some. -Robert Fulghum, author (b. 4 Jun 1937)
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