DIANE'S CORNER: Rare Disease Day

DIANE'S CORNER ..

Celebrate Rare Disease Day

Rare Disease Day is an observance held on the last day of February to raise awareness about diseases that most people will not know of, as well as to improve access to treatment.

EURORDIS (The European Organization for Rare Diseases) says that treatment for many rare diseases is insufficient, and some people’s quality of life is greatly hindered by inequality, simply because people have never heard of their disease, or do not understand the disease and the patient’s needs.

Since 2008, EURORDIS has been putting in place social networks to help support individuals with rare diseases and their families, as well as Co-Ordinating events for Rare Disease Day at an international level.

2010 featured balloon releases, marathons, auctions and tree planting events to raise awareness, and each year people affected by rare diseases are encouraged to share pictures and their stories with the world.

thanks for the pics, Sonja

JOKE OF THE DAY

thanks, Michele

WORD OF THE DAY

palmate

Male deer with palmate antlers

MEANING:
adjective: Shaped like a hand with the fingers spread.

ETYMOLOGY:
From Latin palma (palm, palm tree), which also gave us palmer, palmary, palmy, and Earliest documented use: 1738.

NOTES:
The word is often used to describe objects in the vegetable and animal kingdom. There are palmate leaves, feet, antlers, and more.

USAGE:
“And over the slabs lay a mantle
Of fallen palmate leaves --
The bodiless hands of autumn
With nothing up their sleeves.”
Geoffrey Brock; Forever Street; Poetry (Chicago, Illinois); Aug 2004.

TODAY'S ARTIST

thanks, Natalie

Dionís Baixeras i Verdaguer (1862–1943)
was a naturalist Spanish artist from Barcelona, who specialized in oil on canvas and was noted for his realistic and detailed Orientalist and everyday life scenes.

IDIOM OF THE DAY

What does the saying 'Better the devil you know' mean?

Meaning: This is the shortened form of the full idiom, 'better the devil you know than the devil you don't', and means that it is often better to deal with someone or something you are familiar with and know, even if they are not ideal, than take a risk with an unknown person or thing.

thanks, Patsy

(Not So) TOTALLY USELESS FACTS OF THE DAY

Men leave their hotel rooms cleaner than women do.

While performing her duties as queen, Cleopatra sometimes wore a fake beard.
If you multiply 526,315,789,473,684,210 with _any_ number you will always find the original number in the result!

READERS INFO
Coronavirus Style by Sylvia, CAN DO Correspondent

HONEY-STITCH-COWL

COFFEE
thanks, Ella

PICTURES OF THE DAY

Phyllidia elegans is a species of sea slug, a nudibranch in the family Phyllidiidae. It occurs in shallow water in the Red Sea and the tropical Indo-Pacific region.

On the muddy banks of Lake Bogoria, Kenya

Flamingos (Phoeniconaias minor).

knit
thanks, Charlotte

Ribbon Candy Scarf

knit
thanks, Helen

Wizard Warmers pattern by Maire Martin

knit

I'm Lichen This Hat

knit

Dovercourt Cardigan

knit

Men’s sweater

CROCHET PATTERNS OF THE DAY

thanks, Valerie, Canadian Correspondent

Uva Shawl

Nuage Cardigan

crochet
thanks, Vicky

Bartlett Car Coat

crochet
thanks, Ruth

Boomer Hat and Mitten

crochet

Crocodile Hand Puppet

crochet

Varsity Hoodie

crochet

Stadium Robe Afghan

RECIPE

thanks, Shelley, New York Food Correspondent

Vegetarian Skillet Chili Recipe

PANTRY RECIPE

thanks, Debbie

Tuna Macaroni Salad

CROCKPOT RECIPE

thanks, Zoey

Crock-Pot Nutella Swirl Bread

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

Easiest Homemade Guacamole

COPYCAT RECIPE

thanks, Jenny

How To Recreate Taco Bell's Crunchwrap Supreme At Home

RETRO RECIPE

thanks, Ann

Princess Diana’s Favorite Bread & Butter Pudding Recipe

SWEETS RECIPE

3 Ingredient Banana Oat Cookies

thanks for the pics, Lori

ADULT COLORING

FUN

thanks, Dana

CRAFTS

On 1st March in Greece, tradition says that we wear "martis" (March in Greek)! The "martis" is a bracelet of red and white threads that the Greeks wear to avoid the first unexpected sunburns. This bracelet protects from the first rays of the sun (at least in Greece)! The "martis" must be worn until the end of March.

thanks, Miriam

Greek Custom Tradition

CHILDREN'S CORNER

thanks, Iris

DIY Yarn Wrapped Letters

PUZZLE

Kangaroo Paw Jigsaw Puzzle

WORD SEARCH

abandon

brass

cats
chirp
cloudy
craze

deed
desert

elide

fail
fiction
figment
forecast
forsake

green

imagination
impoverished

joint

lustful

pride

queen

rabbit
reap
retina

sabbatical
samples
short
sonar
spectacles

tartan
troll

visage

SUDOKU .. very hard

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.