Thrift Shop Day - August 17, 2020

DIANE'S CORNER ... 

Celebrate Thrift Shop Day

A snow globe of Detroit, Michigan, a set of four tennis rackets with slightly frayed strings, clothing galore, and enough housewares to make a few houses full and have some spares just in case. This is just some of the kinds of things you will be seeing on this, the celebration of Thrift Shop Day.

Learn About Thrift Shop Day

A thrift store goes by many different names! This includes charity shop, second-hand store, resale shop, consignment store, and hospice shop. No matter what you call this type of store, it is essentially a retail establishment that sells used items. While these items have been used, there are still in good condition. These stores are run by charitable organizations. It is not uncommon for thrift stores to sometimes use some of the items that have been donated to help people get back on their feet during times of need or after a disaster in the area. Most of the items are donated by the public while the stores are staffed by volunteers. 

If you consider yourself a bit of a bargain hunter, you are going to love Thrift Shop Day! This day has been designed to encourage everyone to purchase second-hand items and to visit the thrift stores in their local area. See what treasures you can find! After all, there is something super satisfying about purchasing something for half the price, isn’t there? You can also use Thrift Shop Day to revamp your shopping habits and ensure you shop savvy in the future, whether this means using coupon codes or using cashback websites. 

There are a lot of benefits that are associated with shopping in thrift stores. Ultimately, though, you are going to be able to get more for your money, and this is something to celebrate! From clothing to books; you can find a whole host of treasures. You know what they say: “your trash is someone else’s treasure.” Plus, you can find all sorts of cool stuff that people have decided to donate, so you never know what you are going to come across!

History of Thrift Shop Day

Thrift shops have existed in the world for a long period of time. People looking to assist others in their lives by offering cheaper prices on used wares. Clothing was originally the start of thrift shops, however, it added furniture, housewares, and even toys over time.

Any method of making some money on the item, while still helping out those with less money so they can have those items in their lives. These stores have been a haven for those in need, and even more so for individuals just starting to get on their feet. Furniture that isn’t roadside collection, clothing on the cheap, even some utensils like forks, maybe even a microwave or television can be had at a thrift store for cheap prices.

The biggest draw for many I the reusing of items instead of them filling landfills and garbage piles. The reuse of many items, specifically electronic and household objects, has seen a boom in recent years as people are becoming more aware of the effect the items have in landfills. These small purchases help as they all start adding up as so many people have done them, creating a worldwide movement to reduce how much garbage is being made.

thanks, Cher

Joke of the Day

thanks, Bev

Kids learn the darnedest things

My adorable and apparently incredibly smart 4 yr old Grandson, started screaming from the backseat,

“It’s coming out! I can’t hold it any longer Grandpa! It’s almost here! Grandpaaaaaaa!!!”

The officer is hearing him scream this and leans in the window and asks him,

“What’s going on here?”

My grandson looks him Dead in the face and says,

“I’ve got poop coming outta my bum!”

The officer started laughing. I looked like I was about to cry. He asked how far I had to go, which was about 3 kilometres to home. He told me to drive safe and get the little guy home to do his business. He could not stop laughing.

As soon as we pulled away I asked,

“What was that all about?”

This kid smirked and said,

“I saw it on YouTube but I didn’t think it would work.”

I said, “So You're not pooping?”

He said, “Nope and you're not in trouble either.”

Word of the Day

zoonosis

Pandemics transmitted by eating animals

MEANING:

noun: Any disease that can be transmitted from animals to humans.

ETYMOLOGY:

From Greek zoo- (animal) + nosos (disease). Earliest documented use: 1873.

NOTES:

It’s too late now. The COVID-19 has already jumped from animals to humans. Let’s not make it jump from humans to humans. So, let’s wear a mask when in a public place.

USAGE:

“Disease control had been studied there since the founding ... various zoonoses, like the Marburg virus, that move from monkey to human.”
Karen Joy Fowler; We Are All Completely Beside Ourselves; Penguin; 2013.

Idiom of the Day

A1

If something is A1, it is the very best or finest.

This Day in History

1894 - John Wadsworth of Louisville set a major league record when he gave up 28 base hits in a single game.

1896 - The Klondike gold rush was set off by George Carmack discovering gold on Rabbit Creek in Alaska.

1903 - Joseph Pulitzer donated a million dollars to Columbia University. This started the Pulitzer Prizes in his name.

1939 - The movie "Wizard of Oz" premiered in New York. It had premiered in Hollywood on August 15.

1969 - After three days, the Woodstock Music and Art Fair in New York came to an end.

1977 - Florists Transworld Delivery (FTD) reported that in one day the number of orders for flowers to be delivered to Graceland had surpassed the number for any other event in the company's history.

1978 - Maxie Anderson, Ben Abruzzo and Larry Newman became the first to land after a successful trans-Atlantic balloon flight. The voyage began in Presque Isle, ME and ended in Miserey, France.

1998 - Carlos Santana received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.


2002 - In Santa Rosa, CA, the Charles M. Schulz Museum opened to the public.


2017 - The first observation of a collision of two neutron stars took place.



DAILY SQU-EEK

If You Were Born Today, August 17

You are a bit of a maverick. Although sensitive, you are not afraid to do your own thing! Personal magnetism and appeal are strong, although you can be quite pushy and manipulative at times when you want your way. You have good people skills when you need them, however, and you are adept at combining business and pleasure. It’s just that you are very charming and might get used to having things go your way as a result. Your main challenge in life is to put the past behind you and to avoid letting worries and fear rule your life. You are highly intuitive and imaginative. Very amorous, you live for the excitement of romance. You are very giving in love, and need to make sure you are met halfway or you could become resentful. Loyalty in a mate is an especially important quality for you. Famous people born today:

1786 Davy Crockett, American frontiersman, adventurer and politician, born in Greene County, Tennessee (d. 1836)

1882 Samuel Goldwyn [Shmuel Gelbfisz], Polish American movie producer (MGM), born in Warsaw, Poland (d. 1974)

1887 Marcus Garvey, Jamaican-born black nationalist who began the back-to-Africa movement among US African Americans, born in Saint Ann's Bay, Jamaica (d. 1940)

1893 Mae West, American actress and singer (She Done him Wrong), born in Brooklyn, New York (d. 1980)

1930 Ted Hughes, Poet (British Poet Laureate 1984-98), born in Mytholmroyd, Yorkshire (d. 1998)

1943 Robert De Niro, American actor (Taxi Driver, Raging Bull), born in NYC, New York

1960 Sean Penn, actor (Fast Times at Ridgemont High), born in Santa Monica, California

READERS INFO

1.

(Not So) Totally Useless Facts of The Day:

Jim Henson is featured on the Hollywood Walk of Fame as both himself and his fictional character, "Kermit the Frog." Only three other people have this honor — Walt Disney and Mickey Mouse, Mel Blanc and Bugs Bunny, Mike Myers and
Shrek.

Paper towns are fake towns created by cartographers, or map makers, meant to trap or catch anyone who is violating copyright protection and stealing someone else’s map work. In addition to creating these paper towns, mapmakers might throw in some fake rivers and roads as well.

Using hot water to wash your hands is no more effective than using cold water. Studies show the amount of time you spend washing is more important - so a 10-20 second wash with cold water not only removes bacteria just as well as hot
water would, it also saves a significant amount of energy by not using any heat.

2.

1807 -

Robert Fulton’s "North River Steam Boat" (known as the "Clermont") began heading up New York’s Hudson River on its successful round-trip to Albany on this day.

 
Robert Fulton  
(11-14-1765 – 2-24-1815)

3.

Coronavirus Style by Sylvia, CAN DO Correspondent

Rhubarb Cream Cheese Brownies

Pictures of the day

The pacu jawi is a traditional bull race in Tanah Datar, West Sumatra, Indonesia. In the race, a jockey stands holding on to a pair of loosely tied bulls while the bulls run across a muddy track in a rice field. Recently, it has become a tourist attraction supported by the government, and the subject of multiple award-winning photographs. Dramatic high-speed action, mud splashing, and the jockeys' distinctive facial expressions add to its aesthetic value.

Germany

Breeding ponds in Solling, western Germany. The toadspawn look like threaded black pearls neatly arranged in the scenery’

knit
thanks, Karen

Collared Stole

knit
thanks, Phyllis

Touch

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Cable Yoga Socks
knit

Acorns pattern by Magdalena Roslaniec

knit

Stained Glass Ripple Afghan

Knit Pattern of the Day: 

thanks, Valerie, Canadian Correspondent

LACE PATTERN Lace Blanket

Poncho - Woman - Autumn

crochet
thanks, Mary

Southern Diamonds

crochet
thanks, Sharon

Butterfly Garden Square

crochet

crochet vintage collared vest

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Ruffle Scarf

crochet

Axbridge Afghan

Quarantine Cooking Recipes

thanks, Debbie

While canned soup is an easy out to feed your household, you can put together your own homemade soup without taking up too much time and effort. Soups are a great way to fill the family up without too much clean up – all you need is a big pot, some bowls and utensils.

ONE-POT ZUPPA TOSCANA SOUP 

• ½ pound of Italian sausage or any ground meat of your choice
• 1 onion, diced
• 3 medium potatoes, cubed
• ½ bundle of kale, leaves stripped and coarsely chopped
• 4 garlic cloves, minced
• 2 cups of chicken stock
• ½ cup of whipping cream
• Salt and black pepper to taste

In a large pot, sauté your sausage meat or ground meat for a few minutes before adding in your onions. Cook both ingredients until the meat has nicely browned and your onion has softened. Add your garlic to sauté for another minute.

Add in your 2 cups of broth with 3 cups of water and bring your soup to a boil. Add in your potatoes and cook for about 15 minutes. When your potatoes are nearly done, throw in your chopped kale, stir in the cream, and bring the soup to a boil. Season to taste and remove from the heat.

RECIPE

thanks, Shelley, New York Food Correspondent

Guacamole Salad

CROCKPOT RECIPE

thanks, Cora

Slow-Cooked Turkey Stroganoff

VEGAN/ VEGETARIAN RECIPE

Both vegetarian and vegan diets may provide health benefits, including reduced body weight, lower cholesterol levels, and decreased risk of cardiovascular disease. However, it is important for vegetarians and vegans to ensure that they are meeting all of their nutritional requirements.

thanks, Alice

This recipe for Spinach Lentil Dal, nicknamed “Emerald Dal” feels grounding, nurturing, wholesome and nutritious. it is also bursting with authentic Indian flavor.

Emerald Dal

COPYCAT RECIPE 

thanks, Jenny

Nothing is better than moist chocolate cake with a gooey center topped with vanilla ice cream and chocolate shell topping

Copycat Chili's Molten Lava Cake

SWEETS

thanks, Helen

Peppermint Oreo Dessert

thanks, Heide

ADULT COLORING

FUN

Hard riddles want to trip you up, and this one works by hitting you with details from every angle. The big hint comes at the end with the wind. What does wind threaten most? 

answer:

A candle

thanks, Valerie, Canadian Correspondent

CRAFTS

thanks, Claire

How to Make a Fabric Mask in 10 Minutes

CHILDREN'S CORNER

thanks, Sonja

How to make - Pom Pom Bird Craft

PUZZLE

Ship 4 Mast Jigsaw Puzzle

WORD SEARCH

attention brick censor challenge channel crowd

death delay dice flowers fought handle honest

knight ledge lode maintenance month mostly order

panic paper pear phone plant pole porter pressure proof puppy

second shook solar thing toes tower trial watch

SUDOKU ... medium

solution:

QUOTE

thanks, Lori

CLEVER 

Hanging Out

Put your sunglasses on a hanger, and they won't break. Plus, they're easily accessible. 

EYE OPENER 

9-Year-Old Stumbles Over 2 Million-Year-Old Missing Link In Human Evolution

A THOUGHT FOR TODAY:

I have always supported measures and principles and not men. I have acted fearless and independent and I never will regret my course. I would rather be politically buried than to be hypocritically immortalized. -Davy Crockett, frontiersman, soldier, and politician (17 Aug 1786-1836)

OPTICAL ILLUSION

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