International Bagpipe Day - March 10, 2021

 DIANE'S CORNER .. 

Celebrate Int'l 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 International Bagpipe Organisation and the Bagpipe Society co-founded the celebration of International Bagpipe Day in 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 are 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!

Joke of the Day

thanks, Becky

Word of the Day

sanguinolency

MEANING:

noun: Addiction to bloodshed.

ETYMOLOGY:

From Latin sanguis (blood). Earliest documented use: 1664.

USAGE:

“His advisors’ sanguinolency has produced a climate of lethophobia [fear of oblivion].”
Gary Pettus; Words to Live by in Age of Trump; The Clarion Ledger (Jackson, Mississippi); Dec 13, 2016.

Idiom of the Day

What does 'At a loss' mean?

If you are at a loss, you are unable to understand or comply.

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)

1892 Arthur Honegger, Swiss composer (King David, Pacific 231), born in Le Havre, France (d. 1955)

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

1964 Prince Edward [Edward Anthony Richard Louis], Prince of Britain and son of Elizabeth II, born in Buckingham Palace, London

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

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

(Not So) Totally Useless Facts of The Day:

James Franco is a writer, director, award winning actor, and an artist. In fact, in 2011 he sold a piece of art called “Fresh Air” for $10,000. What did this work art consist of? It was literally fresh air. There was nothing to it. The lady who made the purchase, paid $10,000 for a piece of non-visible art.

With 800 nominations and 475 wins, the Lord of the Rings trilogy ranks as the movie series with the most overall awards in movie history.

What is TATT syndrome? TATT stands for “tired all the time”and it is a real condition. This goes beyond being tired all the time. It is a combination of physical and psychiatric symptoms, such as feeling sleepy, loss of motivation, inability to concentrate and/or make decisions, lack of energy, and more.

READERS INFO

1.

1876 -

Alexander Graham Bell makes the first telephone call in his Boston laboratory, summoning his assistant, Thomas A. Watson, from the next room.

2.

1941 -

President Roosevelt signed the Lend-Lease Act. Before officially entering World War II, the United States leased supplies to Great Britain under the act to aid in Great Britain's fight against Germany. At the time of its passage, the lend-lease policy was heavily opposed by many isolationists who believed the United States would be dragged into another World War. However, President Roosevelt believed the aid was absolutely necessary in order to ensure that Great Britain would not fall to Germany. Later, it was used to send supplies to France, China, the Soviet Union and many other countries. After the United States entered World War II, Great Britain and the Soviet Union also supplied valuable war supplies to the Americans under a reverse lend-lease policy.

3.

Coronavirus Style by Sylvia, CAN DO Correspondent

COFFEE

thanks, Ella

Pictures of the Day

Hover Ship Spotted Off Cornwall Coast is Great Example of 'Superior Mirage

A floating ‘hover ship’ photographed off the coast of Falmouth, Cornwall

Rocky Mountain High

Snow-capped peaks of the Continental Divide stretch across the landscape west of Denver, Colorado, seen from a high-altitude balloon. From 86,000 feet the Moon shines bright against the inky black of the stratosphere while in the foreground Interstate-70 carves its way up the valley toward high alpine passes and the famous ski resorts of Colorado.

knit .. St. Patrick's Day
thanks, Leah

Patricia Kalthoff's Block for the St. Patrick's Day Afghan

knit
thanks, Connie

Crossings Shawl

knit

Hearts of Pink Slip Thru Scarf

knit

Warmluwa pattern by Helena Granholm

knit

Swirl Eyelet Bag

Crochet Patterns of the Day: 

thanks, Valerie, Canadian Correspondent

Tonal Blanket pattern by Purl Soho

Giant Giant Granny Square Blanket pattern by Purl Soho

crochet .. St. Patrick's Day
thanks, Jessica

St. Patrick's Day Unicorn pattern by GoldenLucyCrafts

crochet
thanks, Sasha

Triple Texture

crochet

Cowl Vest

crochet

Slippers for Adults

crochet

Bottom Up Shawl

RECIPE

thanks, Shelley, New York Food Correspondent

Lemony Chicken-Feta Meatball Soup With Spinach Recipe

Quarantine Cooking Recipes

thanks, Debbie

Mile-High Flaky Biscuits

CROCKPOT RECIPE

thanks, Stacy

Slow Cooker Parmesan Meat Sauce

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

Broccoli-Mushroom Bubble Bake

COPYCAT RECIPE 

thanks, Jenny

Copycat Doubletree Chocolate Chip Cookies

RETRO

thanks, Ann

Retro Pear and Brie En Croute Recipe

SWEETS

thanks, Vicky

Milk Bar's Salted Chocolate Chip Cookies

ADULT COLORING

FUN

thanks, Bev

Mind Game - Name the Picture 

What are they?

answer:

Tap dancers

CRAFTS

thanks, Zoey

Confetti Pencils

CHILDREN'S CORNER

thanks, Renee

Sledding and snowball fights are all fun and games until someone experiences the first signs of frostbite. Want to bring the winter wonderland inside? 

Ask the kids to collect balls of fresh snow. Back in the kitchen, drizzle lemon juice and a pinch of sugar on the packed balls, and presto! Homemade snow cones in a snap. Add some pizzazz by coating your cone in colorful food dye. 

PUZZLE

Mountain Restaurant Jigsaw Puzzle

WORD SEARCH

abandon adept alive anode ardent assay astride avoid

cease crust desist enter estate estimate exceptional

final house judge manor meaning meekly music

paltry rare recall relation removal residence

sneak spurn suitable suited thrill

SUDOKU .. hard

answer:

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 Are Two Truths And A Lie About You?

QUOTE

thanks, Agnes

CLEVER 

thanks, Heide

EYE OPENER 

Rubber Stamped

Question: Neatly arranged in a wooden box, this set of upper- and lowercase letter, number and punctuation stamps is complete. The set was produced by Excelsior and made in America. Can you tell me what decade it dates to and give me some examples of what it might have been used to create?

Answer: In an age of computers and electronic printers, it's difficult to imagine that merchants once used rubber stamps to create countertop signs and price tags. Although such a kit could save a trip to a commercial print shop, producing a sign -- one character at a time -- with this kit was time-consuming and tedious. The set could date to as early as 1894, when R.H. Smith and W.F. Tripp of Springfield, Mass., were jointly granted a U.S. patent for a hand-printing device of similar design. It more likely dates to the early 20th century and was one of the larger sets of its day.

Poring Over a Porringer

Question: What can you share about the history and use of porringers? This 6-inch pewter example is unmarked, but I’m hoping its design will give some clues as to its age and value.

Answer: Beginning in the 16th century, the English spooned up their porridge, stews and mush from pewter porringers, small, low bowls with flat and often pierced handles. English colonists made pewter -- an alloy having tin as the chief component -- in America. Your porringer has a handle similar to the work of Samuel Hamlin of Providence, R.I., who worked from 1771 to 1801. Although this porringer has the look of an original, pewter came back into fashion in the 1920s, and many items were reproduced. A Pennsylvania auction house auctioned antique New England porringers several years ago with prices ranging from $100 for one made in Providence circa 1830 up to $2,800 for a Providence porringer made circa 1800.

A THOUGHT FOR TODAY:

Anyone who wishes to become a good writer should endeavour, before he allows himself to be tempted by the more showy qualities, to be direct, simple, brief, vigorous, and lucid. -H.W. Fowler, lexicographer (10 Mar 1858-1933)

OPTICAL ILLUSION

This picture shows an impossible waterfall illusion based on the famous lithograph print by the Dutch artist M.C. Escher that was first printed in 1961.

The picture suggests a paradox where water from the base appears to move uphill before falling down the waterfall.

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