DIANE'S CORNER: Good Neighbor Day

DIANE'S CORNER ..

Celebrate Good Neighbor Day

Not so long ago, the world felt like a smaller place, and everybody knew everybody else in their neighborhood. Now, many of us aren’t familiar with our neighbors, and only speak to them in passing.

Why not use National Good Neighbor Day as an opportunity to lend a proverbial cup of sugar, and get to know the people who live nearby?

Learn about National Good Neighbor Day

We all have neighbors. Greet them on the sidewalk or in the elevator, but try not to peer through their windows. Windows are to look out from, not into.
Alexandra Stoddard

National Good Neighbor Day is a day that has been designed to encourage us to be good neighbors. By doing this, it is believed that we can build thriving communities. Of course, the date is also important in terms of paying tribute to the good neighbors that we already have in our lives. If you have a close bond with your neighbors, now is the right time to let them know that you appreciate their efforts and that you are glad that they are your neighbor.

You don’t need to have a close friendship with your neighbor to recognize that they are a good person. Does your neighbor always mow your front lawn when they are doing their own? That’s not just a good neighbor; it is a great one! It is things like this that we should be applauding and recognizing on National Good Neighbor Day.

After all, it is a blessing to have a good neighbor. We are sure that you have all heard those nightmare stories about people who have neighbors from hell! We should appreciate our neighbors and make an effort to get to them. It seems that people are not as close with their neighbors today as they used to be. Let’s make a dedicated effort to change this!

History of National Good Neighbor Day

National Good Neighbor Day has been celebrated since the early 1970s. This is when it was created by Becky Mattson of Montana’s Lakeside. She created the day because she wanted to connect with and recognize the importance of strong leaders. The President in 1978, Jimmy Carter, signed Proclamation, 4601, establishing this date as National Good Neighbor Day. The President stated that people should observe the day with appropriate activities and ceremonies, stating the following:

“As our Nation struggles to build friendship among the peoples of this world, we are mindful that the noblest human concern is concern for others. Understanding, love and respect build cohesive families and communities. The same bonds cement our Nation and the nations of the world. For most of us, this sense of community is nurtured and expressed in our neighborhoods where we give each other an opportunity to share and feel part of a larger family…I call upon the people of the United States and interested groups and organizations to observe such day with appropriate ceremonies and activities.”

The date was changed in 2004. But it is still all about raising public awareness that we can build thriving and strong communities by being good neighbors.

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sometimes how we survive...

JOKE OF THE DAY

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now, to convince the mind at 2 am.....

WORD OF THE DAY

musicaster

MEANING:
noun: A mediocre musician.

ETYMOLOGY:
From music + -aster (a pejorative suffix). Earliest documented use: 1838.

NOTES:
The pejorative suffix -aster (meaning something that is inferior, small, or shallow) gives us some delightful words when it comes to name-calling. A reviewer brands a poet a poetaster (an inferior poet) and the poet might call the reviewer a criticaster. There are also the terms mathematicaster and philosophaster, but let’s remember that a grandmaster is not an inferior grandma.

USAGE:
“It was no longer a sanctuary, but a howling place. ... indigent musicasters ... chanted unfortunately.”
J.K. Huysmans; En Route; Dutton; 1895.

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TODAY'S ARTIST
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Bridget Louise Riley CH CBE (born 24 April 1931)
is an English painter known for her op art paintings. She lives and works in London, Cornwall and the Vaucluse in France.

when human just loves you

IDIOM OF THE DAY
What does 'blow hot and cold' mean?

Meaning: If you blow hot and cold on an idea, your attitude and opinion keeps changing; one minute you are for it, the next you are against.

gentle babies at rest

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(Not So) TOTALLY USELESS FACTS OF THE DAY
Nine pennies weigh exactly one ounce.

If you pause "Saturday Night Fever" at the "How Deep Is Your Love" rehearsal scene, you will see the camera crew reflected in the dance hall mirror.

Every Swiss citizen is required by law to have a bomb shelter or access to a bomb shelter.

The present & the future - my $$ is on the future
YOUR CALL by Sylvia, CAN DO Correspondent

6 Foods That Cause Inflammation

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COFFEE
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PICTURES OF THE DAY

The double-crested cormorant (Nannopterum auritum) is a member of the cormorant family of water birds. Its habitat is near rivers and lakes as well as in coastal areas, and is widely distributed across North America, from the Aleutian Islands in Alaska down to Florida and Mexico. Measuring 70 to 90 cm (28 to 35 in) in length, it is an all-black bird which gains a small double crest of black and white feathers in breeding season. It has a bare patch of orange-yellow facial skin. Five subspecies are recognized. It mainly eats fish and hunts by swimming and diving. Its feathers, like those of all cormorants, are not waterproof and it must spend time drying them out after spending time in the water. Once threatened by the use of DDT, its numbers have increased markedly in recent years. This juvenile double-crested cormorant, of the subspecies N. a. albociliatum (the Farallon cormorant), was photographed at the Sutro Baths in San Francisco, California.

United States

“Girl with the Violin”

I see you xoxo

knit
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Alpine Hat pattern by Karnina Marie

knit
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Busy Bees

knit

Sensory Book

knit

Spiral Scarf

knit

Aran Men's Sweater

Beata Bylinka wraps up summer with a surfer

KNIT PATTERNS OF THE DAY

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Beginner Shawl

Basketweave Baby Blanket

we say: "bye bye to summer"

crochet
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Download this pattern

crochet
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Mr Ted and Mrs Bunny

crochet

Kleid

crochet

Acorn Hot Pads

crochet

A touch of the south-west pattern by Wendy Harbaugh

yeah meat, but at what price?

RECIPE

thanks, Shelley, New York Food Correspondent

Fire Chicken

when that sunshine makes you sleepy....

PANTRY RECIPE

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Jamie Oliver's 45 second omelet

and once again, it's time to clear the freezer....

CROCKPOT RECIPE

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Minestrone Soup

which is why it used to be used for embalming

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.

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Epic Vegetarian Tacos

he IS smiling....

COPYCAT RECIPE

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Copycat Arby's Jamocha Shake

it's true! this DOES work....

RETRO RECIPE

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Jill Biden Shares Her Parmesan Chicken Recipe

Special baby love

SWEETS RECIPE

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Soy Sauce Butter Popcorn

filled with love, coming AND going

ADULT COLORING

sea bunnies are mollusks - ears are rhinophores to sense chemicals

FUN

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Mind Game - Name the Picture

Hey Barman give me one of these. What is it?

answer:

A Light Beer

deceiving, even in love!!!

CRAFTS

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A 12-year-old girl transforms chip bags into blankets for people experiencing homelessness.

Crisp Packet Project Guide

wonder why this invention didn't make it???

CHILDREN'S CORNER

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Silhouette in the leaf

This can also be quite easy to make with toddlers and it looks great!

Everything you need for it:

a (fresh) beautiful and big leaf

an old toothbrush

a (homemade) template

Put the template on the leaf and dab the toothbrush on it several times.

Photographed against light:

I´ve also made a couple of polka dots on it.

And another leaf:

okay human, I need a hand here....

PUZZLE

Yacht Thru Letters

we wait and see of course....

WORD SEARCH

adapt
along
attune

cross

decent
deliberate
derision

faith
family
furs

hero
hire
house

irate

limit

method
mist

performance
pester
physical
place
prototype

real
recent
recollection

short
shunt
smart
sofa
spoil
style

taffeta
tare
through
thumb
torso
tribe
trifle

whelk

we change our ways as we age....

SUDOKU .. hard

solution:

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ICE BREAKER

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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.