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Celebrate Military Spouse Appreciation Day
Wish to let your neighboring military spouse know that you are there for them in case they might need anything? Military Spouse Appreciation Day is the perfect occasion to get in touch, show respect, and send a card or gift to these wonderful, courageous people.
Everyone recognizes what an honorable job military personnel do on a daily basis. On the news, we often hear about the ultimate sacrifice soldiers all the way across the world have made in order to protect their nation from those who threaten innocent civilians.
We are always moved by these stories, our minds struggling to comprehend the enormous courage, determination and heroism these individuals possessed that allowed them to give up their lives so we, the civilians, may continue to live safe lives, free of oppression and terror.
However, it seems that in we all too often forget about one of the most important things to these soldiers, and many times the only thing that keeps them going even in the most unbearable conditions—their spouses.
The spouses of those fighting foreign wars spend years supporting their husbands or wives, praying for them, constantly fearing for their safety, staying up late at night waiting for some sign of life.
It is also these spouses that are forced find a way to go on with their lives when their husband or wife is killed in one of these wars, left only with memories of them.
And even when a military spouse’s husband or wife does finally come home, the hardships are far from over, as up to 30% of war veterans may suffer PTSD for years, with symptoms ranging from nightmares to emotional detachment to alcoholism or drug abuse.
Whatever your views on foreign policy, there is no question that military spouses’ lives are full of sacrifice, a sacrifice we should remember and be grateful for.
History of Military Spouse Appreciation Day
Originating in the United States during 1984, at the height of the Cold War. It was created by President Ronald Reagan, who wanted to raise awareness about just how much spousal commitment helps military personnel get through the worst of times, as well as celebrate the immense love these husbands and wives have for each other that makes this commitment possible.
Since then, every US President has celebrated the day each year and has encouraged the world’s population to do just the same, recognizing not just the risk which military personnel exposes themselves to every day of the year, but also to the supportive families who make their many struggles bearable. The holiday takes place the Friday preceding Mother’s Day.
Paul Gauguin, in full Eugène-Henri-Paul Gauguin, (born June 7, 1848, Paris, France—died May 8, 1903, Atuona, Hiva Oa, Marquesas Islands, French Polynesia), French painter, printmaker, and sculptor who sought to achieve a “primitive” expression of spiritual and emotional states in his work. The artist, whose work has been categorized as Post-Impressionist, Synthetist, and Symbolist, is particularly well known for his creative relationship with Vincent van Gogh as well as for his self-imposed exile in Tahiti, French Polynesia. His artistic experiments influenced many avant-garde developments in the early 20th century.
Joke of the Day
- "Singing in the shower is fun until you get soap in your mouth.
- Then it's a soap opera."
Word of the Day
alterity
MEANING:noun: Otherness: the state or quality of being other or different.
ETYMOLOGY:From French altérité, from Latin alteritas (otherness), from alter (other), from Greek heteros (other). Earliest documented use: 1500.
USAGE:“We don’t want to get lost because we’d prefer not to see the reality of where we are and so be either appalled by its conformity or thrilled by its alterity.”
Will Self; On Location; New Statesman (London, UK); Apr 4, 2014.
Will Self; On Location; New Statesman (London, UK); Apr 4, 2014.
Idiom of the Day
What does 'At the top of my lungs' mean?
If you shout at the top of your lungs, you shout as loudly as you possibly can.
DAILY SQU-EEK
If You Were Born Today, May 7
You are an earthy yet artistic person with a strong appreciation of nature, music, and the arts. You are charming and personable in a quiet way, and also very loving, although you easily withhold your concern and care if you feel someone is not giving you the proper respect. Moodiness and indecisiveness are strong possibilities with this birthday, as are great talents and sensitivity. Famous people born today:
On May 7, 1915, less than a year after World War I (1914-18) erupted across Europe, a German U-boat torpedoed and sank the RMS Lusitania, a British ocean liner en-route from New York to Liverpool, England.
The earlier German attacks on merchant ships off the south coast of Ireland prompted the British Admiralty to warn the Lusitania to avoid the area or take simple evasive action, such as zigzagging to confuse U-boats plotting the vessel’s course. The captain of the Lusitania ignored these suggestions,
and at 2:12 p.m. on May 7, in the waters of the Celtic Sea, the 32,000-ton ship was hit by an exploding torpedo on its starboard side. The torpedo blast was followed by a larger explosion, probably of the ship’s boilers. It sank within 20 minutes.
First celebrated on May 10, 1908, the first official Mother’s Day was a somewhat sombre affair marked by a touching speech given by the aforementioned Anna Jarvis in memory of her late mother, social activist Ann Maria Reeves Jarvis, who’d passed away some 3 years earlier. The approximately 70 minute speech, which was delivered in the auditorium of the Wanamaker’s department store in Philadelphia to a reported crowd of about 5,000 people, was by all accounts profoundly moving and resonated deeply with the audience in attendance.
- If you’ve ever wondered why it is “Mother’s Day” and not “Mothers’ Day”, that is largely thanks to Jarvis who stated it should “be a singular possessive, for each family to honour their mother, not a plural possessive commemorating all mothers in the world.”
PATTERN BOOK FRIDAY
Pictures of the Day
Asking For Trouble
knit .. Mother's Day
thanks, Wendy
knit .. Mother's Day
thanks, Violet
knit .. Mother's Day
knit .. Mother's Day
knit .. Mother's Day
Crochet Patterns of the Day:
crochet .. Mother's Day
thanks, Bertha
crochet .. Mother's Day
thanks, June
crochet .. Mother's Day
crochet .. Mother's Day
CROCKPOT 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.
SWEETS
COOKBOOK FRIDAY
ADULT COLORING
reveal:
- Take a look at the right hand corner. The pipe spouting water into the canal was added.
- The woman’s appearance has also been altered: There’s been removal of blemishes on the forehead, cheeks, and chin; removal of shadows around the eyes, whitened teeth, rounding of the face shape, and there’s even been volume added to her hair.
- The two columns between the chain railings in the center of the scene have been moved, leaving the railing hanging freely in the air. In addition, the shadows of the white columns to left of the scene have been elongated, and shadows for extra railings that do not exist on the object have been added.
CRAFTS .. Mother's Day
CHILDREN'S CORNER .. Mother's Day
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SUDOKU .. medium
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Question: I appreciate the simple design of these sheep shears, although I'm sure there are far more efficient methods of cutting wool these days. Can you tell me how old these are and what they're worth?
Answer: Shearing the woolen fleece from sheep is typically an annual chore on farms. Until the invention of machine shears, which operate in a similar manner to hair clippers, these blade shears were the only means of shearing sheep. Blade shears are still made today but are used for limited purposes. Blade shears leave some wool on a sheep, which is more suitable in colder climates. Burgon & Ball Ltd. of Sheffield, England, founded in 1730, is the largest manufacturer of sheep shears in the world, including blade shears. The company's shears were carried in the 1908 Sears Roebuck & Co. catalog and priced at less than $1.50. It's impossible to determine the age of your shears from a photograph. Similar vintage blade shears are usually priced $15 or less.
A Real Racket
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Question: These wooden Pancho Gonzales-endorsed rackets would be great for a summer display. Were they made for badminton or tennis? Are rackets like these collectible?
Answer: The Western Sporting Goods Company in Chicago used the J.C. Higgins brand name on baseballs and baseball gloves, which were sold in Sears catalogs. By 1910, the J.C. Higgins trademark was extended to cover footballs and basketballs and, later, tennis equipment. The thickness of the shaft and the Pancho Gonzales facsimile autograph on the throat reveal that these are tennis rackets. Richard "Pancho" Gonzales (1928-1995) was a champion American tennis player. Winner of 17 major singles titles, Gonzales was the No. 1-ranked tennis player in the world from 1952 to 1960, according to the Tennis Hall of Fame. The Gonzales endorsement dates these rackets from the 1950s to 1960s. Gonzales also endorsed Spalding rackets. Wooden rackets from this era sell for $15 to $30 each, when in good condition.
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