International Bagpipe Day - March 10, 2020

DIANE'S CORNER ... 

Celebrate International Bagpipe Day

The sound of bagpipes filling the air as day dawns is enough to bring joy to the hearts of many. Others, they may not feel quite the same. It seems that one either loves the pipes or not at all. There is not very much middle ground. International Bagpipe Day is the time to find out where you stand and join those who love them!

History of International Bagpipe Day

The Bagpipe Society has been sponsoring the celebration of International Bagpipe Day since 2012. They have helped to bring the bagpipe to new players since 1986. It is important to them that the history and playing of the bagpipes is not lost. Putting this day together was with the hope of bringing awareness of the over 130 different types of bagpipe throughout the world.

For the first International Bagpipe Day in 2012, there were reports of events held in some unique places. In South Africa, pipers gathered and played in an underground canyon. In Greece, they played on Athenian hill. The Society even heard of events in countries where previously it was thought that there were not many pipers or any at all!

If you aren’t familiar with this ancient instrument, bagpipe is a term that means a wind instrument that uses enclosed reeds to produce sound. Air feeds the reeds with a constant flow of air from a reservoir in the form of a bag. In each area that it is found, the bagpipe may change in sound and shape. This is an ancient instrument and is claimed to be represented on a Hittite slab dated to 1000 BC!

Born and raised in Cajun Country, Louisiana, U.S.A., artist George Rodrigue (1944 - 2013)portrayed on his canvas what he feared was his dying heritage—-including its land, people, traditions, and mythology.  As he often explained, he sought to “graphically interpret the Cajun culture,” preserving it in the face of a progressive world.

Joke of the Day

OUT OF THIS WORLD LEARNING

Why didn’t the sun go to college?

Because it already had a million degrees!

Word of the Day

microcephalic

MEANING:

adjective:
1. Having an abnormally small head.
2. Small-minded.

ETYMOLOGY:

From Greek micro- (small) + -cephalic (having a head), from kephale (head). Ultimately from the Indo-European root ghebh-el- (head), which also gave us the word gable. Earliest documented use: 1857. The opposite of today’s word is macrocephalic.

USAGE:

“The dwarves weren’t infants, they had beards, though that one -- Sleepy? Dopey? -- seemed microcephalic, with a tiny pointed head and huge ears.”
Tama Janowitz; They Is Us; HarperCollins; 2016.

“Olga was amazed. What imbeciles men were! A country at the mercy of this microcephalic uncle of hers.”
Rufino Blanco-Fombona (Translation from Spanish by Isaac Goldberg); The Man of Gold; Brentano’s; 1920.

“Mr Hay’s letter today is symptomatic of the microcephalic xenophobia which characterises the debate (or lack of it) on entry to the EEC.”
Scotsman (Edinburgh, Scotland); May 20, 1971.

Idiom of the Day

THE BALL IS IN YOUR COURT

It is up to you to take the initiative or make the next move
I’ve told you how I feel about the wedding so the ball’s in your court now.

This Day in History

1785 - Thomas Jefferson was appointed minister to France. He succeeded Benjamin Franklin.

1804 - The formal ceremonies transferring the Louisiana Purchase from France to the U.S. took place in St. Louis.


1864 - Ulysses S. Grant became commander of the Union armies in the U.S. Civil War.


1876 - Alexander Graham Bell made the first successful call with the telephone. He spoke the words "Mr. Watson, come here, I want to see you."


1940 - W2XBS-TV in New York City aired the first televised opera as it presented scenes from "I Pagliacci".


1941 - The Brooklyn Dodgers announced that their players would begin wearing batting helmets during the 1941 season.


1949 - Nazi wartime broadcaster Mildred E. Gillars, also known as "Axis Sally," was convicted in Washington, DC. Gillars was convicted of treason and served 12 years in prison.


1971 - The U.S. Senate approved an amendment to lower the voting age to 18.


1979 - James Brown played at the Grand Ole Opry.


1986 - The Wrigley Company, of Chicago, raised the price of its seven-stick pack of Wrigley’s chewing gum from a quarter to 30 cents.


1992 - Prince received a lifetime achievement award at the Soul Train Awards


2003 - North Korea test-fired a short-range missile. The event was one of several in a patter of unusual military maneuvers.

thanks, Riley



DAILY SQU-EEK

If You Were Born Today, March 10

This is a powerful birthday. You are meant to rule or lead in some manner. Even with a sensitive Pisces Sun sign, you are also a very proud and determined person who is charming and attractive. You are a trend setter, always looking forward. Independent and self-reliant, you do best in a job in which you set the pace and the schedule. You have many ideas how to improve the world around you, and you have an unmistakable idealistic streak. Famous people born today:

1847 Kate Sheppard, New Zealand suffragette and the most prominent member of New Zealand's women's suffrage movement, born in Liverpool, England (d. 1934)

1867 Lillian Wald, American pioneering nurse and social activist who started American community nursing with the Henry Street Settlement in NYC, born in Cincinnati, Ohio (d. 1940)

1940 Chuck Norris [Carlos Ray], American martial arts actor (Missing in Action), born in Ryan, Oklahoma

1947 [Avril] Kim Campbell, Canada's 1st female Prime Minister and 19th overall (1993), born in Port Alberni, British Columbia

1971 Jon Hamm, American actor (Mad Men - Don Draper), born in St. Louis, Missouri

1983 Carrie Underwood, American country singer, born in Muskogee, Oklahoma

READERS INFO

1.

(Not So) Totally Useless Facts of The Day:

Sleep literally cleans your brain.

During slumber, more cerebrospinal fluid flushes through the brain to wash away harmful proteins and toxins that build up during the day.

Tennessee is derived from the Yuchi Indian term, "Tana-see", which means "the meeting place."

Known for spending most of their time resting on the seafloor, zebra sharks become active to hunt for prey by squeezing into small holes and crevices.

2.

1876 -
 

On this day, Alexander Graham Bell made the
first successful call with the telephone. He spoke the
words "Mr. Watson, come here, I want to see you.”

Alexander Graham Bell’s first telephone (above). This is the
actual phone, not a reproduction, and it is kept securely at
the Smithsonian institute in Washington, D.C.        
       
   

Thomas Augustus Watson (January 18, 1854 – December 13, 1934) 

3.

Roly Poly

by Ruby Short McKim

enlarge and embroider!

Pictures of the day

St Augustine's is a Church of England church in Kilburn, a  northern suburb of London. The red-brick structure was erected  in the 1870s, with vaulted ceilings and extensive interior stone  sculpturing in a style reminiscent of 13th-century Gothic  architecture. While the church was consecrated in 1880, its  tower and spire were not constructed until 1897–98. The nave is 9 m (30 ft) wide and is decorated with religious art in various forms depicting major biblical stories. The stained-glass windows  include a large rose window depicting the Creation, and others  showing angels and saints, while the chancel and sanctuary are surrounded by densely carved sculptural forms depicting the  Passion, crucifixion, burial, and resurrection of Christ, and other  religious iconography. St Augustine's is a Grade I listed building. This photograph shows the church's nave, looking eastward from the entrance towards the sanctuary, which is separated by the  rood screen visible in the centre.

knit
thanks, Emma

Sometimes Hat pattern by Vera Sanon

knit
thanks, Leah

Knotty Gloves pattern by Julia Mueller

knit

Yet Another Short-Row Scarf

knit

Sallah Cowl pattern by Bristol Ivy

knit ... Easter

I have made many of these, especially the 'nest' for working people who need places on their desks for stationary small items!

Chick & Egg

Crochet Pattern of the Day: 

thanks, Valerie, Canadian Correspondent

Princess Belle - Beauty and the Beast pattern by Vivianne Russo

Donald Duck Inspired Baby Hat pattern by Olivia Kent

crochet
thanks, Alexa

 

Post Stitch Ripple Blanket pattern by Catherine Bligh

crochet
thanks, Jessica

Telephone

crochet

Pincushion Ring

crochet

His & Hers Sweaters

crochet ... Easter

Bunny Bottle/ Can Cozy

RECIPE

thanks, Shelley, New York Food Correspondent

Skinny Cauliflower Macaroni and Cheese

CROCKPOT RECIPE
thanks, Cora

French Onion Soup

SWEETS

thanks, Sara

Copycat Trader Joe's Gone Bananas!

ADULT COLORING

CRAFTS

thanks, Hazel

Jewelry Box from a Book

CHILDREN'S CORNER ... Easter

must translate

thanks, Jill

Osterbasteln: Ideen für Osterhasen aus Holzkugeln

PUZZLE

Mountain Restaurant Jigsaw Puzzle



WORD SEARCH

after array been bore boxes calculation choose

dance delight doctor dream easier excite first font forth

ghost goes grown holly maybe music night

once place profession rant split subjugation

tablet tighten total tournament voter wages where winner

SUDOKU ... hard

solution: 

QUOTE

thanks, Valerie, Canadian Correspondent

CLEVER 

For better grip ...

flip the bobby pin over so the wavy side is against your head.

thanks, Sue

EYE OPENER 

thanks, Sylvia

Old Toys With Great Value

A THOUGHT FOR TODAY:

All that separates, whether of race, class, creed, or sex, is inhuman, and must be overcome. -Kate Sheppard, suffragist (10 Mar 1847-1934)

George Rodrigue 

OPTICAL ILLUSION

Black and White Arrows Optical Illusion

Black and White Arrows Optical Illusion

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