Global Love Day - May 1

DIANE'S CORNER ... 

Celebrate Global Love Day

Love is a friendship that has caught fire. It is quiet understanding, mutual confidence, sharing and forgiving. It is loyalty through good and bad times. It settles for less than perfection and makes allowances for human weaknesses.

Ann Landers

If you’ve been depressed lately about how the world’s been looking, then there’s a day made just for you to feel better. It’s called Global Love Day! It’s a day about giving love to yourself and spreading love out into the world. Want to know what this day is all about? Curious about who started this awesome, love-filled day? Read more below and find out about how Global Love Day got started and what you can do to take part in it! 

History of Global Love Day 

Global Love Day began through the Love Foundation, a non-profit organization that aims to bring unconditional love back into the world. The foundation started through its founder, Harold W. Becker, a humanitarian who has helped people since 1985 after his mother was diagnosed with cancer. Although he pursued a college career in business management and was good at it, he left the business industry to pursue his dream of living a joyful life by helping others achieve the same. 

Harold Becker founded Global Love Day as a way to bring a positive perspective to what’s happening in the world around them. For the Love Foundation, it’s about bringing unconditional love to the common vision of how people perceive the world. The Love Foundation declared Global Love Day as something everyone could participate in since 2007, making sure that the message of love is spread to everyone. The Love Foundation encourages everyone to express love in the ways they know, and by doing so, they hope to change the way people view the world one step at a time. 

And what an effect it has had. Since the first event, and later the first one opened up to everyone around the world, Global Love Day has had the pleasure of involving Governors and Mayors, along with other prominent members of local and national government. Besides this, nations and communities joined in on the worldwide love-in. At the same time, additional thousands, perhaps even hundreds of thousands, spread some good cheer and affection at their own events dotted around the planet. 

The initial vision could certainly not have predicted the impact Global Love Day has had on the world, and even if you might not think it was needed then, you cannot deny that it is required, and should arguably be mandatory in the current world. 

There is so much uncertainty, so much division, so much friction, that taking a day to recognize that there are people who care, both about you, themselves, and everyone else, that it can make you forget your troubles, even if it’s just for a single day. With Global Love Day, there is a chance to remember that there is some love in the world, even if it may not seem that way a lot of the time.

Coronavirus Inspired Artwork

Joke of the Day

CANT DO WITHOUT IT

Duct tape is like 'The Force'...

It has a light side and a dark side, and it holds the universe together.

Word of the Day

precocious

MEANING:

adjective: 

Exhibiting advanced development at an early age.

ETYMOLOGY:

From Latin praecox (premature, early ripening), from praecoquere (to ripen early), from prae- (pre) + coquere (to cook or ripen). Ultimately from the Indo-European root pekw- (to cook or ripen), which is also the source of cook, cuisine, kitchen, kiln, biscuit, apricot (an early-ripening peach, literally speaking), pumpkin, and Hindi pakka (ripened, cooked). Earliest documented use: 1650.

USAGE:

“In 1971 a precocious German academic -- at 32 years old, the holder of five degrees in engineering and economics -- hosted a conference.”
A Tour of the Magic Mountain; The Economist (London, UK); Jan 18, 2020.

Idiom of the Day

19. Wouldn’t be caught dead doing

Meaning: Would never like to do something

This Day in History

1707 - England, Wales and Scotland were united to form Great Britain.

1883 - William F. Cody (Buffalo Bill) had his first Wild West Show.

1884 - The construction of the first American 10-story building began in Chicago, IL.

1889 - Asa Candler published a full-page advertisement in The Atlanta Journal, proclaiming his wholesale and retail drug business as "sole proprietors of Coca-Cola ... Delicious. Refreshing. Exhilarating. Invigorating." Mr. Candler did not actually achieve sole ownership until 1891 at a cost of $2,300.

1912 - In London's Kensington Gardens, a statue of Peter Pan was erected.

1922 - Charlie Robertson of the Chicago White Sox pitched a perfect no-hit, no-run game against the Detroit Tigers. The Sox won 3-0. Another perfect game did not come along until 46 years later.

1931 - The Empire State Building in New York was dedicated and opened. It was 102 stories tall and was the tallest building in the world at the time.

1941 - "Citizen Kane," directed and starring Orson Welles, premiered in New York.

1950 - Gwendolyn Brooks became the first African American to win the Pulitzer Prize for her book of poetry called Annie Allen.


1952 - Production of Mr. Potato Head began.


1970 - Students at Kent State University riot in downtown Kent, OH, in protest of the American invasion of Cambodia.

1970 - Elton John and lyricist Bernie Taupin combined for the first time on Elton’s first American album "Elton John".

1973 - "Marvin Gaye Day" was declared in Washington, DC.


1986 - The Tass News Agency reported the Chernobyl nuclear power plant accident.


1999 - On Mount Everest, a group of U.S. mountain climbers discovered the body of George Mallory. Mallory had died in June of 1924 while trying to become the first person to reach the summit of Everest. At the time of the discovery it was unclear whether or not Mallory had actually reached the summit.


2000 - The "Barbie for President" doll was released in stores.


2011 - U.S. President Barack Obama announced that U.S. soldiers had killed Osama bin Laden in Pakistan.

thanks, Heide

DAILY SQU-EEK

If You Were Born Today, May 1

You are an independent, determined, and faithful person who is at once stable and restless! While you have a calm manner that soothes others simply by your mere presence, and you value security, you have a rather restless spirit and need to create some challenges for yourself in order to feel “alive”. You remain youthful throughout life, with a mischievous quality that is unmistakable. Famous people born today: 

1852 Calamity Jane [Martha Jane Canary], American frontierswoman, born in Princeton, Missouri (d. 1903)

1939 Max Robinson, 1st African American network TV anchor (ABC), born in Richmond, Virginia (d. 1988)

1975 Jodhi May, British actress (A World Apart, The Other Boleyn Girl), born in London, England

READERS INFO

1.

thanks for the Offbeat Holiday, Patty

MAY 1: MOTHER GOOSE DAY

Founded in 1987 by Gloria T. Delamar in conjunction with the publication of her book, Mother Goose: From Nursery to Literature, this is a day to "re-appreciate" the old nursery rhymes.

2.

2009 -

TODAY: In 2009, Carol Ann Duffy is appointed Poet Laureate of the United Kingdom, the first woman appointed to the position.

3.

MAY 3, 1937 -

TODAY: In 1937, Gone with the Wind by Margaret Mitchell wins the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction.

4. 

Coronavirus Style by Sylvia, CAN DO Correspondent

When I was a kid, my dad was stationed with the Sixth Fleet as a public relations office to Admiral MacDonald, and we lived in the harbor town of its flagship, USS Springfield (aka Spring-A-Leak, back in the day when humor was still socially acceptable). It was in Villefranche-sur-Mer that I graduated from hamburgers to steak tartar and butter roasted poulet, with the help of our landlord, who was the local butcher, and then omelettes, and brie, and creme caramel, and Chocolat  Suchard. Our landlady taught us how to make the local potato soup, made with rice and Parmesan, which is still my favourite soup to this day.

Ironically, my mother, whose cooking skills were limited to a good fried chicken, charred pot roast, apple pie and caramelized meatloaf, was not impressed with the wonderful French cuisine, with one exception: she fell for Salade Nicoise harder than she did for Kirk Douglas. Too young for such sophistication, I was absolutely not ready for olives, tuna and tomatoes mixed up with cold potatoes and egg, so I never tried it. Until today at lunchtime, that is. But here I must explain.

Feeling under the weather with a nose dripping like a leaky faucet (who gets colds fifth week into isolation?) I went on YouTube to wander vicariously around the streets of Villefranche, and in one of the little videos, this lady was making a dish called Roasted Potatoes Nicoise. Well, tuns out it's just a hot Nicoise salad, really, but for some reason, I thought it might just work for me. You always want something perky when the rest of you feels that your DNA has suddenly been replaced by that of a slug. I had the goodies in the cupbie, so I made it for Lunch.

Hot Nicoise

4 smallish potatoes
extra-virgin olive oil
salt flakes
black pepper (mine is a mix I make with red and white       peppercorns)
1 small tin of tuna packed in oil
1/4 c. olives, black and oily is better
1 ripe tomato
few sprigs rosemary or thyme
2 eggs

• Slice the potatoes and toss them into a roasting pan. Drizzle heavily with the oil,  add flakes of salt, and freshly grind some pepper. Toss well and roast at 400 degrees for 35 minutes.
• Meanwhile, bring the eggs to a hard boil with a splash of vinegar in the water, and as soon as that happens, cover and turn off the heat. This makes for cooked yet tender eggs.
• Slightly drain the tuna, and chop the tomato, olives and herb of choice.
• When the potatoes are nicely starting to brown, add these ingredients, toss, and pop back into the oven to heat up for another 10 minutes.
• Peel and chop the eggs, and sprinkle over the hot salad and serve.

If there is only one of you, eat half, and the next day toss the remainder cold with some good mayonnaise, and serve it on a bed of  lettuce if you like.

Well, at least that was intention. My bad, I ate it all.

Fifth-Week-Syl

FRIDAY'S INTERESTING FACTS

Coca-Cola owns all website URLs that can be read as ahh, all the way up to 62 h’s.

A 2013 digital campaign by Coca-Cola spurred the company to purchase all 62 URL’s.

In total, there are 205 bones in the skeleton of a horse.

Even though they are much greater in size to humans (we have 206), horses have just about the same number of bones in their skeleton as we do!

George W. Bush was once a cheerleader.

Bush was a cheerleader in High School, and continued to be one while he attended Yale. In high school, he was even promoted to head cheerleader!

Dolly Parton lost in a Dolly Parton look-alike contest.

Dolly Parton entered a Dolly Parton themed drag queen contest, did her hair and makeup more dramatically, and not only lost, but received the least applause.

Millions of birds a year die from smashing into windows in the U.S. alone.

The actual number is somewhere between 365 million and 988 million! While the exact number of the bird population is uncertain, this comes out to about 2 to 10 percent of birds in the United States.

PATTERN BOOK FRIDAY

thanks, Paige

Free Knit Shawls Pattern eBook #2

Pictures of the day

Marie-Aimée Roger-Miclos (1 May 1860 – 19 May 1951) was a French pianist of international acclaim. One reviewer  described her as "an artist of interesting and unconventional  qualities, possessing a strongly marked sense of rhythm, brilliant  and incisive touch, and her playing is marked with certainty, that adds tonal charm to brilliancy". Camille Saint-Saëns and Joseph O'Kelly dedicated piano pieces to her, and she taught piano at  the Conservatoire de Paris. Her work lives on in her recordings,  which include piano pieces by Frédéric Chopin and Felix  Mendelssohn. This photograph of Roger-Miclos was taken in  1902 by Jean Reutlinger as part of volume 21 of the Album  Reutlinger de portraits divers. The Reutlinger studio in Paris  specialised in photographic portraits of popular actresses and  opera singers, which were either sold to magazines and  newspapers or reproduced as postcards.

FOGGY SMALL TOWN

This photo was captured from a castle which is located on the edge of this small town and is the perfect viewpoint for the panorama of the almost intact historical town. The fog and mist suffused and gave the town a sense of mystery. Location: Český Krumlov, South Bohemian, Czech Republic

knit 

thanks, Rae

Mock-rame Bag

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Wooly Lamb Hand Puppet pattern by ChrisAnn Torres

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Pair of Sailing Pullovers

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Ancord Bay River Reflections

knit ... Mother's Day
thanks, Helen

Knit and/or Crochet!

May Flower Stitches: Flower Pot Cozy 

• After you’ve knit or crocheted your swatch, measure your stitch gauge (how many stitches per inch you’re getting using the yarn and needles you’ve chosen.
• Measure the circumference of your pot. Subtract 1/2″-1″ from that measurement for negative ease (so your cozy will fit snugly around your pot.)
• Multiply your pot measurement number by your stitch gauge. Adjust the number to accommodate the multiples required for the stitch pattern. This is your cast-on number if you’re knitting, this is your chain number minus 3 for the crochet version.
• Follow instructions for the May Flowers swatches, adding or subtracting plain rows to adjust the height of the piece to fit your pot height.
• Once you’ve finished stitching your piece, fasten/bind off leaving a long tail for seaming. Weave in other ends. Using the tail and tapestry needle, seam ends together. You’re done!

May Flowerpot Cozy (knit) 

MATERIALS

Valley Yarns Superwash Super Bulky (100 % Superwash Merino; 55 yds), colors by Vickie Howell in (A) 1 ball Moontower Mustard, and (B) Pink Flamingo

Size U.S. 13/9mm Knitter’s Pride Ginger Needles

Large-Eyed Wool Needle

GAUGE

Approx. 2 sts per inch

FINISHED MEASUREMENTS

Stretches to fit 20″ pot

DIRECTIONS

With A CO 37 sts.

Rows 1-2: Knit.

Rows 3 & 5: Knit.

Rows 4 & 6: Purl.

Cut A; join B.

Row 7 (RS): With B, knit.

Row 8: K1, *[k1 wrapping yarn around the needle 3 times] 5 times, k1; rep from * to end.

Row 9: P1, *FS, p1; rep from * to end.

Row 10: Knit.

Cut B; rejoin A.

Rows 11: Knit.

Rows 12: Purl.

Rows 13-15: Knit.

BO.

Crochet Pattern of the Day: 

thanks, Valerie, Canadian Correspondent

Willow Shawl

Crochet Stitches Library

crochet ... Mother's Day
thanks, Emily

birds and birdhouses

crochet
thanks, Mindy

Bow Booties

crochet

Julie Basket

crochet

Forget-me-not pattern by Chantalle Hensgens

crochet

Catherine's Wheel Envelope Purse pattern by Gootie



RECIPE

thanks, Shelley, New York Food Correspondent

Slow Cooker Barbecue Pork and Beans Recipe

CROCKPOT RECIPE
thanks, Anna

Crockpot Root Beer Barbecue Chicken Recipe 3 Ingredients

SWEETS

thanks, Beth

Sugar Free Low Carb Coconut Macaroons

COOKBOOK FRIDAY

A bachelors cupboard; containing crumbs culled from the cupboards of the great unwedded : Phillips, A. Lyman

ADULT COLORING

FUN

Can you spot what's been changed in the photo of the man standing in the street?

• Check out the shadow reflected on the pavement behind the man, it's been subtly altered.
• The two garbage cans in the photo on the right were added.
• The tree in the background to the left has been sheered at an angle so that it appears inconsistent with the other half.

CRAFTS

thanks, Hazel

Bedazzle Sneakers

CHILDREN'S CORNER ... play

thanks, Iris

How to play the game Break the Ice

PUZZLE

Pterois & Moray Jigsaw Puzzle



WORD SEARCH

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drink guidebook knave never normal notch noun

opener paper prate prayer punch raise rinse read roster

scavenge schedule sear signal sort space spry sting study

torch tramp vest virus water wedge

SUDOKU ... medium

solution:

QUOTE

thanks, Julia

CLEVER 

20 Times People Found Ways to Have Wholesome Fun During Quarantine

EYE OPENER 

When Each U.S. State Is Reopening Its Economy

Quick note: Even when it's not explicitly said businesses are opening "with restrictions," we still mean "with restrictions." A shortcut is to add "while wearing a mask and maintaining social distancing measures" to the end of every sentence in this article.

1. We’re back (kinda)

States that have opened at least some nonessential businesses

Alaska: Restaurants, salons, and retail stores are allowed to open with restrictions. A second phase of reopening could come May 8. 

Georgia: Nonessential businesses such as restaurants, gyms, and theaters are now open with restrictions. Not bars or nightclubs.

Iowa: There never has been a stay-at-home order in the Hawkeye state. Many restaurants and retail locations can open on May 1 at 50% capacity, but not in the most populous counties.

Minnesota: Some nonessential businesses were allowed to reopen this week. A stay-at-home order is slated to end May 4. 

Mississippi: Some retail businesses were allowed to open on Monday, but at no more than 50% capacity. And gyms and barber shops remain closed. 

Montana: The state began a phased reopening plan this week, as the stay-at-home order expired on Monday. Bars, restaurants, and casinos can reopen on a limited basis on May 4. 

Oklahoma: Hair and nail salons, pet groomers, spas, and more reopened last week, while other nonessential businesses will be allowed to resume operations Friday, May 1. 

South Carolina: Some retail stores were allowed to start opening back up on April 20 under heavy restrictions. But the state remains in a state of emergency. 

Tennessee: Many restaurants and retail stores are now allowed to reopen as part of Gov. Bill Lee’s "Tennessee Pledge" to lift restrictions on businesses in much of the state. No live music, though. 

2. I can taste it

States that will open at least some nonessential businesses in the next week or two

Alabama: Stay-at-home order will expire April 30. A phased reopening will begin that day. 

Arkansas: Governor Asa Hutchinson is aiming for May 4 to start opening up certain businesses.

Colorado: The state has transitioned to a “safer at home” policy, with certain nonessential businesses allowed to open (but not gyms or movie theaters). Nonessential office work can begin on May 4. 

Florida: Stay-at-home order expires April 30, but some beaches are open. A phased reopening will begin in most counties on Monday, May 4. 

Idaho: Stay-at-home order expires April 30 with a planned phased reopening after that if health conditions are met. 

Indiana: Stay-at-home order until May 1. Parts of the economy could open up beginning just after that. 

Kansas: Stay-at-home order will expire May 4. Gov. Laura Kelly will release a reopening plan Thursday, April 30. 

Kentucky: Businesses will start to reopen May 11 and restrictions will ease over the course of four weeks. Residents will be required to wear masks in public.

Maine: Maine has also implemented the less-stringent “safer at home” policy. Four gradual stages of reopening will begin May 1.

Missouri: The state said many businesses can reopen on Monday, May 4, with “no limitations on social gatherings.” 

Nebraska: The state is relaxing a number of restrictions on May 4, and restaurants in some areas can resume dine-in service. 

North Dakota: The state plans to fully reopen its economy Friday, May 1. That includes gyms, restaurants, hair salons and other close-contact businesses. 

Ohio: Starting Friday, May 1, dental, health, and vet care will resume with the exception of overnight hospital stays. Throughout the following two weeks, manufacturing, construction, offices, and retail will all reopen with safety precautions in place. 

Rhode Island:  Gov. Gina Raimondo’s three-part plan to reopen the economy could begin as early as May 9. The state has been one of the leaders in testing. 

South Dakota: Award goes to South Dakota for the best tagline for reopening: the “Back to Normal” plan to get businesses and schools convening in limited gatherings. SD never had a stay-at-home order. 

Texas: Things are picking up fast. Retail stores, movie theaters, and malls can reopen on Friday, May 1.  Same with restaurants for dine-in service (all with restrictions, of course).

Utah: Gyms, salons, and in-restaurant dining can get going again May 1. The state is also loosening some other restrictions on travel.

Vermont: As part of an ongoing phased reopening plan, some industries started going back to work on Monday, and farmers markets can reopen on May 1. 

Wisconsin: The state is in the middle of a phased reopening. A few nonessential businesses like dog groomers, boat rentals, and repair shops are already allowed to open. 

Wyoming: There’s currently no stay-at-home order. The governor will announce plans to reopen businesses starting next week and local conditions will matter a lot. Gyms, barber shops, and other personal-service businesses can reopen on May 1. 

3. Hitting the snooze button 

States whose reopening plans will most likely kick into gear later in May 

Arizona: Stay-at-home order will expire April 30. 

California: Gov. Gavin Newsom has unveiled a four-stage plan to ease restrictions over the next few months. Some retail businesses are "weeks away" from opening. 

Illinois: Stay-at-home order has been extended to May 30, though Gov. J.B. Pritzker said he hopes the state can begin opening up in late May. 

Louisiana: Stay-at-home order extended until May 15, but restaurants can now let customers eat on patios and malls can offer curbside pickup. 

Michigan: Though Gov. Gretchen Whitmer extended the stay-at-home order until May 15, she’s also laid out a plan to begin opening up parts of the economy in certain regions of the state. The construction industry could get going in the next week or two. 

Nevada: The state is preparing to phase in medically necessary health and dental procedures, and Governor Steve Sisolak says he’ll announce a broader reopening plan Thursday, April 30. 

New Hampshire: The state’s stay-at-home order is scheduled to end May 4. State parks, campgrounds, and ATV trails could reopen at limited capacity in May, while businesses await a plan from the state.

Oregon: No state plan to reopen as of yet, but Gov. Kate Brown has solicited proposals from counties to determine more local openings. It appears that rural regions will be able to reopen before urban areas.

Washington: In what was the virus’s original epicenter, there are signs of reopening...gradually. Construction projects can resume; however, the stay-at-home order is likely going to extend beyond May 4, when it’s set to expire. 

West Virginia: Hospitals are resuming elective surgeries this week as part of a three-phase reopening plan. Hotels, casinos, gyms, and other businesses are part of phase #3, which could start reopening in three to six weeks. 

4. Watching, waiting 

States that have said they need more information before they release concrete reopening plans

Connecticut: Shutdown until at least May 5. A reopening plan will be presented to the governor by May 20. 

Delaware: Stay-at-home order until at least May 15.

Hawaii: Stay-at-home order has been extended until May 31. But golf courses and car dealerships could open in Honolulu soon.

Maryland: Mum's the word from Gov. Larry Hogan. He’s in a watching, waiting pattern and said his reopening plan will be determined strictly by science.

Massachusetts: Nonessential business closures have been extended until May 18. There’s no set date on reopening. 

New Jersey: On April 27, Governor Phil Murphy said the state will begin reopening in a “number of weeks,” adding “I would not say it’s a number of months, but I’d also remind folks that these viruses come back.”

New Mexico: The state’s stay-at-home order has been extended until “at least” May 15, as a 15-member council plans the economic reopening. The mayor of Grants has vowed to defy the order and allow small businesses to stay open. 

New York: Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced 12-step regional reopening plan, with upstate areas like Albany slated to reopen some businesses in mid-May. NYC’s closure remains indefinite. 

North Carolina: The stay-at-home order and closure of close-contact businesses like restaurants and bars has been extended through May 8, while a three-phase reopening plan remains dependent on COVID-19 case trajectory. 

Pennsylvania: The government will make an announcement Friday, May 1, as to which parts of the state can begin reopening May 8. 

Virginia: Stay-at-home orders have been extended until June 10.  Gov. Ralph Northam has a blueprint called “Forward Virginia,” but he’s not ready to implement it until there are more signs the coronavirus is easing in the state.

Washington D.C.: Stay-at-home orders until at least May 15.

A THOUGHT FOR TODAY:

Three grand essentials to happiness in this life are something to do, something to love, and something to hope for. -Joseph Addison, writer (1 May 1672-1719)

OPTICAL ILLUSION

i didnt get this one without a longgggggggg look!

Cowboy

did you get it? ;-)

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