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The stars in their courses, for once, conspired for me instead of against.
One client was out of town, and told me to come on by any time before she got back, in September.
One was sick, and so didn't want me to come over, another had company.
Thus i got to the out-of-town client before her usual day and got it all done.
Today, for the first time in several months, i have a complete day off.
Don't ask me to go anywhere or do anything, i am not traveling any further than my own mailbox!
Linking up with Denise at Girlie On The Edge Blog, where she hosts Six Sentence Stories, and the cue is Mailbox.
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Gosia, of Looking for Identity, has taken over Good Fences, and it's now Good Fences Around The World. Post a picture of a fence or gate, link back to her blog, and go visit others blog to see what interesting fences there are out in this big world.
It would be a very nice fence if it could straighten up:
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| Go home, leaning fence, you're drunk! |
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Today is:
Acton Fair -- Acton, ME, US (an old fashioned country fair plus midway, stage shows, and a great good time; through Sunday)
Black Ribbon Day -- Estonia; Latvia; Lithuania
Cobblestone Festival -- Falls City, NE, US (something for everyone; through Sunday)
European Day of Remembrance for Victims of Stalinism and Nazism -- European Union
Flag Day -- Ukraine
Great Feast of the Netjeru (all gods and goddesses) -- Ancient Egyptian Calendar (date approximate)
Health Unit Coordinator Day -- US (National Association of Health Unit Coordinators, Inc.)
Hotter 'n H*ll Hundred Bike Race -- Wichita Falls, TX, US (four days of challenging events and inspiring activities as cyclists of all ages compete in the largest sanctioned century ride in the US, in the Texas summer heat)
International Day for the Remembrance of the Slave Trade and Its Abolition
National Spongecake Day
Nemeseia -- Ancient Greek Calendar (local festival to the goddess Nemesis, date approximate)
Prairie Village Jamboree -- Prairie Village, Madison, SD, US (keeping the old prairie life heritage alive for new generations; through Sunday)
Ride the Wind Day -- internet generated, a day to get out and ride with the wind in your hair, in whatever transport you choose, or fly a kite
Schueberfouer Shepherd's Fair -- Luxembourg (a two week fair that dates from 1340)
Sento Kuyo -- Nenbutsu-Ji Temple, Adashino, Kyoto, Japan (memorial service for graves that no longer have families to tend them; through tomorrow)
St. Eoghan's Day (Patron of Derry, Ireland)
St. Rose of Lima's Day (Patron of embroiderers, florists, gardeners, needle workers, people ridiculed for piety; The Americas/The New World, especially Central and South America, Latin America, Peru, and the West Indies; Lima, Peru; Philippines, Santa Rosa, CA, US; Villareal Samar, Philippines; against vanity)
Valentino Memorial Service -- Hollywood Cathedral Museum, Hollywood Forever Cemetary, Los Angeles, CA, US (annually since 1927, a memorial service celebrating Rudolph Valentino on the anniversary of his death)
Vertumnalia -- Ancient Roman Calendar (in honor of Vertumnus and Pomona)
Vulcanalia -- Ancient Roman Calendar (festival to the god of fire)
Watermelon Festival -- Winterville, NC, US (sticky fun; through Saturday)
Birthdays Today:
Kobe Bryant, 1978
Jay Mohr, 1970
River Phoenix, 1970
Queen Noor of Jordan, 1951
Rick Springfield, 1949
Shelley Long, 1949
Antonia Novello, 1944
Patricia McBride, 1942
Richard Sanders, 1940
Tony Bill, 1940
Barbara Eden, 1934
Sonny Jurgensen, 1934
Mark Russel, 1932
Vera Miles, 1930
Gene Kelly, 1912
Edgar Lee Masters, 1868
Navy Commodore Oliver Hazard Perry, 1785
Louis XVI, 1754
Debuting/Premiering Today:
"She Loves You"(Beatles single release date), 1963
"The Bat"(Mystery play), 1930
"Gasoline Alley"(as a daily comic strip), 1919
Today in History:
On the feast of Vulcan, Roman god of fire, Mt. Vesuvius begins to rumble, 79
Visigoths storm Rome, 410
Edward I executes William Wallace, Scottish patriot, for high treason, 1305
French explorer Jacques Cartier lands near Quebec City in his third voyage to Canada, 1541
Rabbi Joseph Caro completes his commentary of Tur Code, 1542
The St. Bartholomew's Day massacre of Huguenots in Paris begins, 1572
The first one-way streets open in London, 1617
Steamship service begins on the Great Lakes, 1818
Great Britain abolishes slavery in the colonies, 700,000 slaves are freed, 1833
Automobile tire chain is patented, 1904
The World Council of Churches is formed, 1948
Lunar Orbiter I takes the first picture of Earth from the Moon's orbit, 1966
Bryan Allan, in a Gossamer Condor, completes the first man-powered flight of one mile, 1977
Soviet dancer Alexander Godunov defects to the US, 1979
Hans Tiedge, top counter-spy of West Germany, defects to East Germany, 1985
Hungary opens the Iron Curtain and allows thousands of East Germans through to West Germany, 1989
West Germany and East Germany announce that they will unite on Oct. 3, 1990
The remains of Anastasia and Alexei, rumored to have survived the 1917 assassination of the Russian Czar and his family, are found, 2007
Heavy winds knock down the Anne Frank tree in Amsterdam, breaking off approximately one meter above the ground, 2010
Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi is overthrown, 2011
Lance Armstrong, the seven-time Tour de France winner, announces he will not contest the U.S. Anti-Doping Agency charges of doping, a result of which will include being stripped of all of his tour de France victories, 2012
Libya's ruins of Cyrene, a World Heritage Site near Shahhat, is damaged by real estate developers, 2013
I am very, very glad to hear you have a day off. Enjoy it to the max.
ReplyDeleteHow nice for you to have a day off, except for a little walk to the mailbox. :-)
ReplyDeleteGood to know that you finally got your day off! Hope you had a wonderful rest and your "me day" all to yourself and do what you want to do!
ReplyDeleteI love your fence
ReplyDeleteEnjoy doin' nuttin'! :-)
ReplyDeleteI'm in the process of fixing my entire fence. The fence itself is fine but some of base wood is breaking as well as the top section. It will cost some money but it has to be done. See ya Mimi.
ReplyDeleteCruisin Paul
It's great that you have a day off. Sounds like a good book is in order.
ReplyDeleteUma paisagem campestre e muito tranquila foi o que vi na imagem. Feliz dia. Cumprimentos.
ReplyDeleteSounds good. Glad you got a nice day off.Have a super nice day.
ReplyDeletetruly the edge of our 'castles', the mailbox at the edge of the street (or even at the side of the front door) is a boundary marker.
ReplyDeleteGlad you enjoyed your day off and neat fence photo ~
ReplyDeleteHappy Day to you,
A ShutterBug Explores
I hope you have the most wonderful and restful day. Having a Thursday off is most wonderful.
ReplyDeleteHave a fabulous slow walk to the mailbox, my friend. ♥
Glad you got a much deserved day off.
ReplyDeleteI hope you enjoyed your gift from the stars today :)
ReplyDeleteInteresting that it's the International Day for the Remembrance of the Slave Trade and Its Abolition. We happened to visit the home of President James Madison today. A lower floor is devoted to the lives of enslaved persons, as the Madisons had a number of slaves. Madison offered to send some of his slaves to Africa but they did not want to take the long voyage to an unfamiliar land. After his death, his estate dwindled in value as his stepson wasted money and eventually the family was forced to sell off their plantation and the slaves in order to pay debts. A few of them wound up free but most were sold away and sadly were separated from their families.
ReplyDeleteA good day when that's as far as you have to go. Here's hoping there was something special in the mailbox.
ReplyDeleteHope you enjoyed your day off!
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