National Candy Corn Day - October 30, 2020

 DIANE'S CORNER ... 

Celebrate Nat'l Candy Corn Day

You either love it or hate it, there’s little variance between the two. Candy Corn, some describe it as waxy and sickeningly sweet, and others just can’t seem to get enough of this seasonal treat. Whether handed out in small packets at Halloween or served in heaping bowls on grandma’s table, Candy Corn is an icon of the season, and you know that Autumn is here when it starts showing up.

History of National Candy Corn Day

In the late 1800’s, George Renniger of the Wunderle Candy Company created this colorful confection to celebrate the beauty of corn, and the deep autumnal colors. During that time winter was a long and cold affair, with electricity not quite having come into common usage. The bright colors of these candies could last throughout, bringing both a visceral joy and a burst of much-needed sugar during the dark time of the year.

It didn’t hurt that the related companies realized that specialized candy for Halloween was becoming increasingly popular, and so more and more styles of Halloween candies became popular throughout the year. Next on the list to be created by Wunderle were the Candy Pumpkins made from Mellocreme. Candy Corn Day is the celebration of this delicious treat, and everything to follow it in years to come.

thanks for Blanca Gomez's illustrations, Patty

Joke of the Day

A Three Season Bed

Barney: I have a three-season bed.

Wilma: What is a three-season bed?

Barney: One without a spring.

Word of the Day

luteous

Male Raorchestes luteolus vocalizing (also known as yellow bush frog)

MEANING:

adjective:
1. Of an orange-yellow or greenish-yellow color.
2. Muddy.

ETYMOLOGY:

From Latin luteus (yellow), from lutum (yellowweed, mud). Earliest documented use: 1656.

USAGE:

“Of the five-thousand-odd species of stinkbug in the world, the brown marmorated kind is the most destructive, the most annoying, and possibly the ugliest. It is roughly the size of a dime, although thicker, but its head is unusually small, even for an insect, which gives it an appropriately thuggish look. Its six legs prop its shield-shaped body up in the air, as if they were pallbearers at the funeral of a Knight Templar. Its antennae are striped with bands of dark and light, while its eyes, should you get close enough to gaze into them, are the vivid red of an alarm clock at night. The ‘marmorated’ in its name means ‘marbled’, but ‘mottled’ is closer to the truth. Entomologists, who have a color palette as elaborate as Benjamin Moore’s, describe the underside of its body as ‘distinctly pale luteous’.”
Kathryn Schulz; Home Invasion; The New Yorker; Mar 12, 2018.

Idiom of the Day

What does 'All eyes on me' mean?

If all eyes are on someone, then everyone is paying attention to them.

This Day in History

1735 - John Adams, the second President of the United States, was born in Braintree, MA. His son became the sixth President of the U.S.

1894 - The time clock was patented by Daniel M. Cooper of Rochester, NY.

1938 - Orson Welles' "The War of the Worlds" aired on CBS radio. The belief that the realistic radio dramatization was a live news event about a Martian invasion caused panic among listeners.

1953 - General George C. Marshall was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize.

1984 - Barry Manilow opened at Radio City Music Hall in New York. The shows sold out for $1.9 million. Manilow beat the previous record by $100,000 that was held by Diana Ross.

1993 - Martin Fettman, America's first veterinarian in space, performed the world's first animal dissections in space, while aboard the space shuttle Columbia.

2001 - Michael Jordan returned to the NBA with the Washington Wizards after a 3 1/2 year retirement. The Wizards lost 93-91 to the New York Knicks.

2002 - U.S. President George W. Bush signed an act that renamed the Oakwood Postal Station in Los Angeles the Nat King Cole Post Office.

DAILY SQU-EEK

thanks, Sheri

If You Were Born Today, October 30

People are instinctively drawn to you, as you are an intriguing person who is sometimes intimidating without intending to be so. This is likely due to your ability to see through any given situation, quick to read between the lines. You have very focused interests, and you naturally and willingly work hard on something you believe in. While your interests are focused, your talents are many and varied. Your emotions, however, sometimes lead you astray. You are a passionate soul, and your wit is sparkling. Famous people born today:

1451 Christopher Columbus, Italian explorer and navigator who discovered the "New World" for Spain and initiated European colonization, born in the Republic of Genoa on or just before this date (d. 1506)

1735 John Adams, 2nd US President (1797-1801), born in Braintree, Massachusetts (d. 1826)

1885 Ezra Loomis Pound, American poet (Cantos), born in Hailey, Idaho (d. 1972)

1981 Ivanka Trump, American businesswoman and daughter of Donald Trump, born in New York

READERS INFO

1.

thanks for the Offbeat Holiday, Patty

National Breadstick Day, an annual event on the last Friday in October; this year’s celebration occurs on October 30. Breadsticks are slender sticks of baked crispy dry goodness invented in Italy. Aside from their crunch, the best thing about breadsticks is they can be eaten as an appetizer or you can dress them up with all manner of culinary embellishments. Yum!

2.

1938 - 

 

On this day in 1938, Orson Welles’ "The War of the Worlds" aired on CBS radio. The belief that the realistic radio dramatization was a live news event about a Martian invasion caused panic among listeners.             

 

George Orson Welles (May 6, 1915 – October 10, 1985)

Welles takes questions from reporters at a press conference the day after the broadcast, on October 31, 1938. He told them that no one connected with the broadcast had any idea it would cause panic.

3.

Coronavirus Style by Sylvia, CAN DO Correspondent

Avocado & Arugula Gazpacho

FRIDAY'S INTERESTING FACTS

In Columbia, during slavery, African women would observe their surroundings and build maps with their braids, marking roads and escape routes, trails, large trees, wooded areas, rivers and mountains.These hairstyles became escape route codes that helped the enslaved to flee.

PATTERN BOOK FRIDAY

Lily Design Book No. 72

Pictures of the Day

The brown hairstreak (Thecla betulae) is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae, with a range spanning most of the Palearctic. It is difficult to observe, spending most of its time in groups in the tops of trees (often tall European ashes on the edge of woodland, known as "master trees"), where they feed on the honeydew of aphids. The females come down to lower levels to lay their eggs on blackthorn twigs, and can sometimes be seen feeding on nectar from flowers such as hemp-agrimony, common fleabane, yarrow and bramble. The species is on the wing in late summer and early autumn; the eggs overwinter and hatch in the spring when the blackthorn buds burst. This brown hairstreak was photographed in Rila National Park, Bulgaria.

The Circulatory System of a Human Arm

Our circulatory system carries blood around an extensive network of vessels totalling 100,000 km in length

knit
thanks, Helen

Cool Stripes Hat

knit
thanks, Vivian

Marywarmers pattern by Lisa Reeve

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Lace Edge Cardigan

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B21-8 Junior pattern by DROPS design

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Loop "teufelszwirn" pattern by Colette Fauler

Knit Patterns of the Day: 

thanks, Valerie, Canadian Correspondent

Long Textured Cowl

Corner to Corner Baby Blanket

crochet .. Halloween
thanks, Mary

Spider finger puppet

crochet .. Halloween
thanks, Gabby

Mug cozy spider pattern by Carolina Speek

crochet

Scrap Yarn Projects: How to Crochet a Shawl

crochet

Morris the Virus pattern by Sayens Crochet

crochet

Crochet Face Mask with Liner Pattern + Tutorial

RECIPE

thanks, Shelley, New York Food Correspondent

Ham and Cheese Waffles

Quarantine Cooking Recipes

thanks, Debbie

Italian Minestrone Soup in the Slow Cooker

CROCKPOT RECIPE

thanks, Julie

Crock-pot Risotto with Citrus Prawns, Asparagus, & Bell Pepper Recipe

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

Vegan Vanilla Cupcakes

COPYCAT RECIPE 

thanks, Jenny

Easy Homemade 3 Musketeers

SWEETS .. Halloween

thanks, Tina

Halloween 'Box' Brownie Bites

COOKBOOK FRIDAY - pic unavailable

Betty Crocker Halloween Cookbook

ADULT COLORING .. Halloween

FUN

Can anyone explain how it was possible?

answer:

He existed during the B.C. era.

So 1995 BC comes after 2000 BC.

CRAFTS .. Halloween

Effortlessly Eerie Living Room

Take a page out of Miss Havisham's book and use sheet-draped chairs to give your room the look of ruin. Then, string a cheesecloth "cobweb" across a mirror and secure curly willow branches in candlesticks with museum wax.

CHILDREN'S CORNER .. Halloween

PUZZLE

Harness Buckle Three Jigsaw Puzzle

WORD SEARCH

accuse afflict ambush anvil askew been block breeze brim build

chaos cleft date desert doubt early family field

gripe gully hues infect large leer

molest month more pound power prediction purgatory retaliation

small stray tear template toga trees twist valid verse

SUDOKU .. easy

solution:

ICE BREAKER ...

thanks, Kris

You can use 'ice breaker questions' to build a rapport, enabling strangers to engage in back and forth conversion. With a little practice and possibly a beer or two, you’ll be breaking more ice than the Titanic. 

What Disney/Cartoon Character Were You Inexplicably Afraid Of As A Kid?

QUOTE

thanks, Elaine

CLEVER 

EYE OPENER 

14 Weird Facts About The History Of Halloween Around The World

A THOUGHT FOR TODAY:

May none but honest and wise men ever rule under this roof (White House). -John Adams, 2nd US President, and the first one to live in the White House (30 Oct 1735-1826)

Blanca Gomez - "I am an illustrator living and working in Madrid, Spain. I started doing illustrations for my mother when I was a kid; now I make illustrations for clients around the world, for my own shop catalogue and, of course, sometimes for my mom too."

OPTICAL ILLUSION

thanks, Bev

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