You can do it all in one day!! Feb 20 is designated as Love Your Pet Day, easy peasy, Introduce a girl to engineering, and Bake a Cherry Pie. Well, it’s a big order, but we can do it. Starting with engineering: This glamorous star of the 40’s was also an engineer whose invention is important today. This glamorous movie star of the 40’s invented a theory which serves as the basis for Blue ToothRead More
February 19, 2014
February 19 – Chocolate Mint Day, Believe It Or Not
Also International Tug of War Day – This is a terrible combination. But here’s a little bit about the history of Tug O’ War (tugs of war?) which you can read while munching on your easy to make Chocolate Mint Fudge. This is really good fudge, and if you make a double batch, you can freeze half and serve it next month on St. Patrick’s Day. Of course, you’ll have eaten it all by then, butRead More
February 18, 2014
Happy Birthday, Huckleberry Finn!
On this day in 1885, The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn was first published in the United States. This Remington is the typewrite Mark Twain said he used Mark Twain said that he had typed it himself and that it was the first book typed on a typewriter. Mark Twain hated his typewriter. I loved that book. My mother read The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn aloud to me when I was confined to bed with theRead More
February 15, 2014
Worst Valentine Ever? Here’s How To Fix It!
My worst valentine came from a fellow who clearly had forgotten the day, left me in his truck with the motor running, while he ran into the drugstore to purchase a valentine. He brought it back and passed it through the truck window still in the brown bag. On the bright side, since it wasn’t written on, it could still be passed on. So could he. You can think of lots of good words, IRead More
February 14, 2014
I Hate Valentines Day
I’m like Charlie Brown with no mail While Snoopy carts truckloads away There should at least be one card bought on sale Boy and girl enjoy the day For me, it’s a dreadful day Wasn’t always like this you know In school the box was packed With lace and honeycombs; hearts just so I’ll admit that I never lacked Dickie Roberts, age just 10, showed his love and joy With the gift ofRead More
February 13, 2014
Cooking For Honest Abe
Cleanup starts soon.Maybe. An Every Day Adventure – February 12, 2014 Be sure to Check Back on Saturday for another Every Day Adventure when I’ll have some ideas to cheer you up, in case you don’t get the valentine you want. – I’m sure you will – but just in case. •In the Kitchen With Abe! I think Abraham Lincoln would have appreciated the meal I more or less cooked in his honor today. I wasRead More
February 11, 2014
SNOW COMES AND GOES
•The thing about the great Northwest. Pretty first February snow. •The snow just comes and goes. •Not like Minnesota where it snows and snows and snows. •Saturday night was gorgeous. •Sunday night there was ice. •Today the snow is nearly gone, I tell you what that’s nice. •Rain came down this afternoon, and now things look so plain •Still I’m not complaining, you don’t have to shovel rain!! Pretty first February snow.Read More
January 31, 2014
For Those Who Love the SeaHawks and those who don’t, both of you
Seahawks Logo This is getting serious. Read a story about the 12th Man in the New Jersey Times, right up there with the activities of Governor Christie.http://www.nj.com/super-bowl/index.ssf/2014/01/seahawks_12th_man_super_bowl.html This version of the Seahawks song on You Tube has 30,000 hits. I suggest listening with the sound off. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B3c-wF060dIhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B3c-wF060dI And there are still six days worth of activities to download from the Seattle Times. Today’s activity was a pom pom but there’s still the gorgeous hawk paperRead More
Big day today, January 24, when we celebrate Beer Can Appreciation day. This is true. It’s the anniversary of the day in 1935 when beer was first sold in cans. Seahawks Mug (Note: we are appreciating the can only. Appreciation of the contents goes to another time and place.) There’s a lot you can do with old beer cans (which you might find, empty, at the side of the road). You can sell them on eBay, andRead More
January 22, 2014
Wednesday, January 22 is Answer Your Cat’s Questions Day
Good Luck on that! Here’s your mid-week thought of laughter. Please share. Answer your cat’s questions. Today, Wednesday, January 22, is Answer Your Cat’s Questions Day. This day confers a special obligation – in the first place, you’ve got to find a cat. Then you’ve got to find a cat who has questions. This will not be easy, because most cats already know everything. Still, this is a national day,Read More