All In the Timing (Cajun Joke), Sunday Selections and Sunday Selfie

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Just because Sandee of Comedy Plus is no longer hosting a Silly Sunday blog hop, do not expect me to quit telling Cajun jokes, especially as it has now become a habit

Grandma has decided she wants the friend helping with her plants to make a nice rock garden of them.  It’s going to take a while, but it’s underway.

Thibodeaux an’ Marie done decide dey’s goin’ do dem de renovation on de house dey allus done want.  But Thibodeaux done be tellin’ Boudreaux he don’ be lookin’ forrad to de t’ree months it be goin’ take to git it all done.

An’ Boudreaux done say, “Don’ be worry ‘bout no t’ree month renovatin’!  Dat six month goin’ to be de bes’ year o’ you life! 

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Sunday Selections was started as a way for bloggers to use photos that might otherwise just languish in their files.  The rules have been relaxed, and it is now simply a showcase for your photos, new or old, good or bad, although nothing rude, please.  Our friend River is hosting, and other participants often include Charlotte/Mother Owl, Andrew, and WiseWebWoman.  

Oak tree roots.

A neighbor's garden.

I always get a kick out of seeing old cars on the road, back when they built them right.

I have no clue what this door decor means, if anything, or what exactly it is, but it's beautiful.

Ms. G'd wind chime.

One way to add color, put in a plastic flower.

Old water meter covers in our neighborhood.  They weren't so fancy in later years, and now they are putting a piece of plastic with a small metal door in the center, flimsy and likely to be cracked if run over with a riding lawn mower.

Happy 43rd Birthday Daddy!

I can't remember if i showed these last two before, but i sure meant to.

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This week, Mr. and Mrs. Goose want to join the Kitties Blue at The Cat On My Head for their Sunday Selfies Blog Hop, from what they consider a safe distance.  

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It’s Pet Parent's Day, honoring those who consider pets a part of the family.

Thanks to Barb Kowalik and The Cat Blogosphere for the event badge.        

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Today is:

Audubon Day -- birth anniversary of John James Audubon

Bulldogs Are Beautiful Day -- this one has its own Facebook page 

Day of Remembrance of the Chernobyl tragedy -- Belarus

Delphinia -- Ancient Greek Calendar (festival of Apollo; date approximate)

Drive It Day -- England (commemorates the 64 cars that left London on the first day of the Thousand Mile Trial on 23 April 1900)   

Family Reading Week -- an initiative of the National Center for Families Learning 

     

Festival of Individual Sovereignty -- an internet holiday that i think is a good idea!

Festival of Renenutet -- Ancient Egyptian Calendar (as Lady of the Robes, who invented the bandages in which to wrap mummies; date approximate)

Hug an Australian Day -- sponsored by Wellcat Holidays

Landsgemeinde -- Appenzell, Inner Rhoden Canton, Switzerland (one of the last examples of direct democracy left; the final Sunday of each April all voters in the canton age 18 and older, wearing traditional swords, gather for a church service and then vote directly on all affairs of the canton for the year; no secret ballots, all raise their hands to vote yea or nay; festival follows.  This tradition dates back to the 14th century.)

Mayan Rain Festival -- to honor the rain gods and welcome the fruitfulness of the Earth; date approximate

Mother, Father Deaf Day -- to honor deaf parents and recognize the gifts of culture and language they give to their hearing children; sponsored by CODA (Children of Deaf Adults International) 

National Help A Horse Day -- US (Join the ASPCA in several rescue events) 

National Pretzel Day

Sacrifice to Zeus Epacrios -- Ancient Greek Calendar (date approximate)

Remember Your First Kiss Day

Richter Scale Day -- birth anniversary of Charles Francis Richter

Shuffleboard Day -- on the adopted birthday of the game (no exact date of origination can be pinned down, and fans want a day to celebrate, so here it is)

St. Rafael Arnaiz' Day (Patron of diabetics and against diabetes)

St. Stephen of Perm's Day / Old Permic Alphabet Day -- Russian Orthodox Church (inventor of the alphabet used for Russian before the Cyrillic was developed)

Turkmen Racing Horse Festival -- Turkmenistan

Union Day -- Tanzania

World Intellectual Property Day -- UN 

Worldwide Pinhole Photography Day -- anyone, anywhere in the world, who makes a pinhole photograph today may upload it to the world-wide online gallery    

Zhabdrung Kuchhoe -- Bhutan (death anniversary of Zhabdrung)

Anniversaries Today:

Prince Albert (future George VI) marries Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon, 1923

The Independent Order of Oddfellows, American branch, is established in Baltimore, MD, US, 1819

Moscow State University opens, 1755

Birthdays Today:

Jon Lee, 1982

Jason Earles, 1977

Tom Welling, 1977

Tionne "T-Boz" Watkins, 1970

Kane, 1967

Kevin James, 1965

Jet Li, 1963

Joan Chen, 1961

Michael Damian, 1962

Giancarlo Esposito, 1958

Boyd Matson, 1947

Gary Wright, 1943

Bobby Rydell, 1942

Duane Eddy, 1938

Carol Burnett, 1933

I.M. Pei, 1917

Hans Detlef "Douglas" Sierck, 1897

Anita Loos, 1889

Gertrude Bridget "Ma" Rainey, 1886 (Some say April 3)

Frederick Law Olmsted, 1822

John James Audobon, 1785

Marcus Aurelius, 121

Debuting/Premiering Today:

"Jelly's Last Jam"(Musical), 1992

"Dinosaurs"(TV), 1991

"China Beach"(TV), 1988

"Company"(Musical), 1970

"Grand Polonaise Brillante"(Chopin Op. 20), 1835

Today in History:

Copernicus makes his first observations of Saturn, 1514

William Shakespeare is baptized, 1564

English  colonists of the Jamestown settlement  make landfall at Cape Henry, Virginia, 1607

Napoleon Bonaparte signs a general amnesty to allow all but about one thousand of the most notorious émigrés of the French Revolution to return to France, 1802

Paul von Hindenburg defeats Wilhelm Marx in the second round of the German presidential election  to become the first directly elected head of state of the Weimar Republic, 1925

In Libya, amendments to the constitution transform Libya (United Kingdom of Libya) into one national unity (Kingdom of Libya) and allows for female participation in elections, 1963

Tanganyika  and Zanzibar  merge to form Tanzania, 1964

A Rolling Stones concert in London, Ontario is shut down by police after 15 minutes due to rioting, 1965

The Convention Establishing the World Intellectual Property Organization enters into force, 1970

A nuclear reactor accident occurs at the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant in the Soviet Union (now Ukraine), creating the world's worst nuclear disaster, 1986

Physicists  announce first evidence of the top quark subatomic particle, 1994

Under international pressure, Syria withdraws the last of its 14,000 troop military garrison in Lebanon, ending its 29-year military domination of that country, 2005

During the second day of evidence at the Leveson Inquiry, Rupert Murdock reveals there was a 'cover-up' at 'News of the World' but that he had no knowledge of it, 2012

The CEO of Chobani, Hamdi Ulukaya, announces that he will be giving his employees 10% of the shares in the company, 2016

The Waorani people of Pastaza win a landmark environmental case against the Ecuadorian government to protect half a million acres of their territory in the Amazon rainforest, 2019

In an escalation of the energy standoff between Russia and the rest of Europe, Russia says it will no longer supply gas to Poland or Bulgaria because they refuse to pay in rubles, 2022

Pope Francis is buried at Rome's Papal Basilica of Saint Mary Major after a Vatican ceremony, 2025

Very Good Week, a Ten Things of Thankful A to Z Post

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It’s been a very good week and i’m thankful for Thankful Day when i sit and reflect on it.  I don’t say it often enough, i am thankful for the Ten Things blog hop and that it is continuing.

My Sweetie and i were going to need a rental for NOLA last week and the whole of Friday was going to be tight, but i’m very thankful we were able to get the rental and i was still able to get Becca that evening.  Saturday went well, thankfully, including returning the rental.

I’m thankful i’ve gotten in the habit of bringing a snack to NOLA with me as it can be a long day, too.

We woke Sunday morning to the drip of rain and i was immediately disappointed on Mr. Cal’s behalf, as he so loves his walks and he loathes rain.  When i arrived at Becca’s he was in her sister’s room and i thought we would get away without him even realizing what was up but no, he barked to be let out and came zooming down the stairs so merrily and so confident he would get his walk in we couldn’t disappoint him.  

I put the leash on him knowing if he felt rain, he would come back in voluntarily, but thankfully the rain was about done for the day and while we did feel the occasional drop, it wasn’t enough to stop us and Mr. Cal was most thankful, too.

Sunday evening was spent with my little appetite, um, i mean, my little Annie.  We were thankful to visit Ms. D who is doing much better, and i was thankful i didn’t run out of food for the child.  She ate half of my salad, half of my vegan tika masala, most of a can of petit pois peas, a banana, some berries, a fruit squeeze pack, bread and butter and i do not remember what all else but it felt like she was eating the whole time.

I’m just thankful it’s all real food, unlike the unfortunate children whose parents raise them on chicken nuggets, fried potatoes and pizza.

Monday morning at Carl’s i noted an emergency vehicle at the house next to Ms. S which burned a couple of weeks ago and i wondered what was wrong now.  Turns out the homeowner, Mr. Joe, was there trying to sort and throw away and salvage and he fell and broke his hip!

We’re thankful the medics were there quickly and Ms. S and Mr. D rallied right away to get his car back to the apartment where his family is staying while the house is repaired and then get his family up to the hospital to be with him.  He’s the only member of the family who can drive, so i’m thankful to know people like Ms. S and Mr. D, who will be taking Mr. Joe’s wife and daughter anywhere they need to go while his hip heals and he relearns to walk.

I’m thankful i was able to do my work as usual for Ms. S, which takes one thing off her mind.

On Tuesday i had a very happy moment with little Annie.  She usually takes her nap on her sleep blanket on the couch, but this time she insisted she be allowed to climb up onto the pillow on the other end of the couch where i also have a bit of a lie down while she snoozes.  She’s not snuggled with me while she slept since she was a wee thing and it was precious and i’m thankful.

This one keeps you on your toes.

Last week while Ms. G was out of town, Ms. Fiona dropped her phone and it broke and she was missing it, especially as she calls her sister in another state every evening.  Ms. G ordered a new one as soon as she got back in town and had the shipping expedited, and it showed up Wednesday just as she had to leave for an appointment.  I’m very thankful i know how to get out to the retirement home so i could take it to the administrative lady who had the SIM card and by that evening, Ms. Fiona was happily back to calling everyone she could.

I’m very thankful this past Thursday was the one Thursday each month where i only have one job, with Ms. V.  It went well, thankfully, and everything was timed so Ms. V was actually able to see the kitchen in its clean and pristine beauty before Carl got up to have his breakfast and mess it again.

Friday i was thankful to get all the morning things done and then stay extra with Annie while her mama had a nap.  Working full time with a toddler and while also pregnant is exhausting and she needs all the naps she can get.

You are looking at a huge thankful, Ms. Ellen of 15AndMeowing and her niece have their book out, and she gifted our little Annie a signed copy!  It’s a delightful story and you can buy it on Amazon.

The shelter last night went perfectly, there was an adoption and one preadopted kitty was taken home, everyone got fed and watered and given scritches if they wanted them!

Please write up your own list and link up to Ten Things of Thankful, where Clark and his co-hosts always have a warm welcome waiting

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Today is:

Adonia -- Greece (women's festival mourning the death of Adonis; date approximate)

ANZAC Day -- Australia; Christmas Island; Cocos (Keeling) Islands; Cook Islands; New Zealand; Niue; Norfolk Island; Tonga

Army Day -- North Korea

Astronomy Day 2026 / Spring Astronomy Day -- Saturday at or before the first quarter moon between mid-April and mid-May 

     sponsored by The Astronomical League; find out what your local astronomy society is doing today, and go enjoy

DNA Day -- structure of DNA first published this day in 1953; human genome project ended today in 2003; related observance

     National DNA Day -- a day for teachers, students, and everyone to learn more about genetics and genomics 

 sponsored by genome.gov and the Smithsonian

Duck Appreciation Society Day -- The Duck Appreciation Society (some sites say May 10; either way, go feed the ducks if you like them, but not stale white bread, it's no better for them than it is for us)

East Meets West Day -- Allies from the East and West finally met up this day in 1945 about 75 miles from Berlin

Festival of Robigalia -- Ancient Roman Calendar (to protect against corn blight; festival of Robiga and Rogibus, the brother and sister fertility gods)

Flag Day -- Faroe Islands; Swaziland

Gio to Hung Vuong Day -- Vietnam (National Day; celebrating the founding of the nation by Emperor Hung Vuong some three millennia ago)

Hairstylist Appreciation Day -- if you have a good one, let him/her know (some sites put this on the 30th)

Hug A Plumber Day -- because when you are knee deep in it, you really need them around

Independent Bookstore Day -- US (celebrate independent bookstores and support local business!)

International Marconi Day -- a 24-hour amateur radio event annually near the birth anniversary of Marconi (Apr. 25, 1874)

Liberation Day -- Italy; Portugal

National Crayola Day -- no one claims starting this holiday, observe it with your children/grandchildren/nieces/nephews/kids down the street, and remember how fun it is to color pictures

National Go Birding Day -- US (but feel free to participate wherever you are, birding is fun!)

National Herb Day -- different from the HerbDay in May, and unsponsored

National Sense of Smell Day -- US (sponsored by the Sense of Smell Institute, encouraging museums and science centers to focus on how the sense of smell plays an important role in daily life and how it interacts with other senses; While celebrating, remember those with anosmia [diminished ability or total inability to smell])

National Zucchini Bread Day -- they hold this at a time when you are not yet sick of all that zucchini you grew in the garden

Parental Alienation Awareness Day -- raising awareness of Parental Alienation or Hostile Aggressive Parenting   

Red Hat Society Day -- first Red Hat Tea Party held this day in 1998

Sinai Liberation Day -- Egypt

Save the Frogs Day -- Save The Frogs Day is the world's largest day of amphibian education and conservation action 

St. Mark the Evangelist's Day (Patron of attorneys/barristers/lawyers/notaries, captives, glaziers, imprisoned people/prisoners, lions, stained glass workers, struma patients; Egypt; Boretto, Italy; Creazzo, Italy; Infanta, Philippines; Ionian Islands; Pordenone, Italy; Sonnino, Italy; Venice, Italy; against impenitence, insect bites, scrofulous diseases, struma)

Tag des Baumes -- Germany (Tree Day/Arbor Day)

World Healing Day / World Tai Chi and Qigong Day   

World Malaria Day / Malaria Awareness Day -- WHO and the International Community

World Penguin Day -- because they begin migrating on or around this day 

World Veterinary Day -- World Veterinary Association       

20-Something Service Day -- can't find who started this one, but it's a good idea, whomever it was, whether you are 20 or older to do some community service or volunteer work regularly

Anniversaries Today:

Theodore Roosevelt National Park is established, ND, US, 1947

The United Negro College Fund is founded, 1944

Birthdays Today:

Jacob Underwood, 1980

Emily Bergl, 1975

Jason Lee, 1970

Renee Zellweger, 1969

Hank Azaria, 1964

Jeffrey DeMunn, 1947

Talia Shire, 1946

Stu Cook, 1945

Bjorn Ulvaeus, 1945

Al Pacino, 1940

"Meadowlark" Lemon, 1932

Paul Mazursky, 1930

Albert King, 1923

Ella Fitzgerald, 1918

Edward R. Murrow, 1908

William Joseph Brennan, Jr., 1906

John Henry "Pop" Lloyd, 1884

Guglielmo Marconi, 1874

Debuting/Premiering Today:

"Little Murders"(Play), 1967

"Romulus the Great"(Play), 1949

"Another Language"(Play), 1932

"Turandot"(Opera), 1926

Robinson Crusoe(Publication date), 1719

Today in History:

Lysander's Spartan Armies defeated the Athenians and the Peloponnesian War ends, BC404

German geographer and mapmaker Martin Waldseemuller publishes his Cosmographiae Introductio map in which he gives the American continents their name, 1507

Highwayman Nicholas Pelletier becomes the first person executed by guillotine, 1792

Charles Fremantle arrives in the HMS Challenger off the coast of modern-day Western Australia prior to declaring the Swan River Colony for the United Kingdom, 1829

The last survivors of the Donner Party arrive back in civilization, 1847

The Governor General of Canada, Lord Elgin, signs the Rebellion Losses Bill, outraging Montreal's English population and triggering the Montreal Riots, 1849

British and French engineers break ground for the Suez Canal, 1859

New York State becomes the first US state to require automobiles to be licensed, 1901

First DC Comic with Batman is published, 1939

Fifty nations gather in San Francisco, California to begin the United Nations Conference on International Organizations, 1945

Francis Crick and James D. Watson publish Molecular structure of nucleic acids: a structure for deoxyribose nucleic acid describing the double helix structure of DNA, 1953

The St. Lawrence Seaway, linking the North American Great Lakes and the Atlantic Ocean, officially opens to shipping, 1959

Robert Noyce is granted a patent for an integrated circuit, 1961

Israel completes its withdrawal from the Sinai Peninsula per the Camp David Accords, 1982

American schoolgirl Samantha Smith is invited to visit the Soviet Union by its leader Yuri Andropov after he read her letter in which she expressed fears about nuclear war, 1983

Pioneer 10 travels beyond Pluto's orbit, 1983

The Hubble Telescope is deployed, 1990

The Human Genome Project comes to an end 2.5 years before first anticipated, 2003

The final piece of the Obelisk of Axum is returned to Ethiopia after being stolen by the invading Italian army in 1937, 2005

Bulgaria and Romania sign accession treaties to join the European Union, 2005

The U.S. government 'condemns' international media outlets, including 'The New York Times' for publishing confidential files, 2011

 The United Kingdom reopens its embassy in Somalia after 22 years, 2013

A fossil unearthed in China has been identified as a new pterosaur species; named Kryptodrakon progenitor, the fossil is the first of its kind to show traits of pterodactyls, giant flying reptiles, 2014

Microsoft becomes the third US firm to be listed with a market worth of 1 trillion, after Apple and Amazon, 2019

Charlotte Bronte's "A Book of Rhymes", written when she was 13, sells at auction in New York for $1.25 million to Friends of the National Libraries for the Brontë Parsonage Museum, 2022

A Japanese M1 spacecraft crashes on the moon in its attempt to become the first privately-owned spacecraft to land there, 2023

The Chinese Academy of Sciences publishes the highest-ever resolution map of the moon, the "Geologic Atlas of the Lunar Globe", 2024