Monday, April 17, 2023

Neonates (Awww Monday), Inspiring Quote of the Week, and Poetry Monday, an A to Z Post

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Awww Monday is hosted by Sandee at Comedy Plus.


Join us every Monday for Awww...Mondays.  Post a picture that makes you say Awww... and that's it.


Make sure you get the code from Sandee's site, linked above, and leave a link to your post so we can visit you.  What better way to start the week than with a smile!


This mama's kittens were older so when someone brought these newborns to the shelter, her babies went to foster care and she was given these to raise.  She's a good mama.












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Sparks is the brainchild of Annie of McGuffy's Reader, who wanted us to post something positive and uplifting at the start of the week.  While she no longer blogs, i like to post an Inspiring Quote of the Week in her honor.     





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Poetry Monday was started by Diane at On The Alberta/Montana Border Jenny at Procrastinating Donkey is on a blog semi-break and her poetry is sorely missed, we hope she comes back soon.   Charlotte/Mother Owl participates, and now Karen at Baking in a Tornado is jumping in at least once a month, too.  Anyone else is welcome to join in the fun, just let Diane know!


This week the theme is Safety Pins.          

               


A punk rocker needed surgery,

it had him rather down.

Wondering what stitches would do

to his image made him frown.


He liked the heavy metal look

with tattoos and much hardware,

would neat-sewn stitches clash

with piercings everywhere?


The surgeon said not to worry,

"I know just what to do,

I'll get you all fixed up and

to your image keep you true."


When surgery was over,

the doc said, "Without a doubt,

you're looking good, and in ten days

I'll take your safety pins out!"



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Today is:


American Academy of Arts and Letters Charter Day


Bat Appreciation Day -- sponsored by Bat Conservation International, at the time of year when bats begin awakening from hibernation


Blah, Blah, Blah Day -- sponsored by Wellcat Holidays


Ellis Island Family History Day -- US (by proclamation of the nation's governors and in conjunction with the Statue of Liberty-Ellis Island Foundation, a day to celebrate the achievements and contribution of the immigrants and their descendants who came through Ellis Island; on the anniversary of the day, in 1907, when 11,747 immigrants were processed through the island, the most in one day)


Emancipation Day -- Washington, D.C., US


Equality Day -- Canada (the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms came into force on April 17, 1985, guaranteeing equality without regard to race, national or ethnic origin, colour, religion, sex, age or mental or physical disability)


Flag Day -- American Samoa


Ford Mustang Day -- International (on the "birthday" of the vehicle)


Independence Day / Evacuation Day -- Syria


International Day of Peasants Struggle


Jose de Diego's Birthday -- Puerto Rico (Father of the Puerto Rican Independence Movement, a/k/a Dia de Reafirmacion del Idioma Espanol)


Lailat al Kadr (Lailat al Qadr) -- Islam (Night of Destiny; began at sundown yesterday, through sundown tonight, although local observances may vary and governmental days off vary from country to country)


Landing of the 33 Patriots Day -- Uruguay


Myanmar New Year -- Myanmar


National Cheeseball Day


National Haiku Poetry Day -- sponsored by The Haiku Foundation


Nimble Fairies' Scattering -- Fairy Calendar


Nosy Neighbor Appreciation Day -- to be celebrated, if you dare, by greeting and thanking your neighbor for being nosy


Nothing Like A Dame Day -- a day to pay homage to the unique wit, wisdom, style and strength of dames past and present, and to cultivate the dame in you or in your life


Patriot's Day -- US (in observance of the first battles of the Revolutionary War; not to be confused with Patriot Day on Sept. 11)


St. Kateri Tekakwitha's Day (Patron of ecologists, ecology, environment, environmentalism, environmentalists, exiles, people who have lost their parents, people ridiculed for their piety)


St. Stephen Harding's Day (Co-founder of Cistercian Order)


Thargelia -- Ancient Greek Calendar (two-day festival for the birthday of Apollon and Artemis; date approximate)


Toothbrush Appreciation Day -- think of what it would be like without one!


Verrazano Day -- New York, US (Celebrates discovery of New York harbor by Giovanni Verrazano, Florentine navigator)


Women's Day -- Gabon


World Hemophilia Day


Yom HaShoah -- Judaism (Holocaust Remembrance Day; begins at sunset)



Birthdays Today:


Victoria Beckham, 1974

Jennifer Garner, 1972

Liz Phair, 1967

Lela Rochon, 1966

Norman Julius “Boomer” Esiason, 1961

Sean Bean, 1958

Olivia Hussey, 1951

Don Kirshner, 1934

Cynthia Ozick, 1928

Harry Reasoner, 1923

William Holden, 1918

Thornton Wilder, 1897

Nikita Krushchev, 1894

Adrian Constantine “Cap” Anson, 1852

J.P. Morgan, 1837

Samuel Chase, 1741



Debuting/Premiering Today:


Caveman(Film), 1981

"McCartney"(Album), 1970 (first solo album)

"No Time for Comedy"(Play), 1939



Today in History:


Geoffrey Chaucer tells his Canterbury Tales for the first time, at the court of Richard II, ten years to the day after the pilgrimage actually began, 1397

Christopher Columbus signs his contract with Spain to find the Indes, 1492

Martin Luther stands firm and refuses to recant before the Diet of Worms, 1521

Sir Ralph Abercromby attacks San Juan, Puerto Rico in what would be one of the largest invasions of the Spanish territories in America, 1797

The first Sino-Japanese War ends with the signing of the Treaty of Shimonoseki, 1895

A one day record 11,747 immigrants are processed at Ellis Island, 1907

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer studios is formed by the merger of Metro Pictures, Goldwyn Pictures, and the Louis B. Mayer Company, 1924

Cartoon characters Daffy Duck, Elmer J Fudd & Petunia Pig, debut, 1937

At midnight, 26 Irish counties officially break with the British Commonwealth and form the Republic of Ireland, 1949

The Bay of Pigs Invasion fiasco begins, 1961

Ford Motor Company unveils the Mustang, 1964

Jerrie Mock becomes the first woman to circumnavigate the world by air, 1964

The ill-fated Apollo 13 spacecraft returns to Earth safely, 1970

Patriation of the Canadian constitution in Ottawa by Proclamation of Queen Elizabeth II, Queen of Canada, 1982

The Three Hundred and Thirty Five Years' War between the Netherlands and the Isles of Scilly ends, 1986

NJ Devil Martin Brodeur becomes the 2nd NHL goalie to score in a playoff game, 1997

The 5th Summit of the Americas takes place in Port of Spain; Trinidad, thirty-four heads of government attend, 2005

An explosion at a fertilizer plant in the city of West, Texas, causes 15 deaths and major damage to nearby buildings, residences, a nursing home and middle school, 2013

Jazz composer and musician John Coltrane is awarded a posthumous Special Citation by the Pulitzer Prize board, 2015

A report from St. Jude Children's Research Hospital says that 10 children with SCID-X1 (Bubble Boy Disease) have been cured by gene therapy, 2019

The funeral of Prince Philip, Consort of Queen Elizabeth II, is held under Covid restrictions at Windsor Palace, 2021

16 comments:

  1. That a good mama cat looking after babies which are not her own.

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  2. It's great that mama cat was able to raise both litters! She must've been exhausted though by the end :)

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  3. A very good mama.
    I am smiling at your poem too.

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  4. Yoiu start this post with the cutest shots I've ever seen, Dearie, thank you for making my day!
    Wishing you a wonderful new week
    Xx Daniela at ~ My little old world ~ (Dany)

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  5. Aww! how cute and what a lovely caring mama :-)

    That quote is so true 👍

    Have a kittenstastic Monday 👍

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  6. At first I thought those newborns were puppies, they do look like they could be.

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  7. Nature is amazing the way a mom will raise the babies of another! Great quote about are you safe.

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  8. What cute little kitties! Love your poem!! It made me smile. So, it's blah-blah-blah day. I had no clue! You find the most interesting national days. :) Have an awwwesom week, my friend!

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  9. Awww on the kittens. So precious.

    Love the take on safety pins. You made me chuckle.

    Thank you for joining the Awww Mondays Blog Hop.

    Have a fabulous Awww Monday and week. Love and hugs, my friend. ♥

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  10. Hilarious safety pin poem! Love the fact that the mother cat would accept new kittens- good for her! And good for all the wonderful people who foster animals needing a safe home!

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  11. Oh what a sweet Mama cat ~ double work for her ~ cute kitties, though ~ good spark ~

    Wishing you good health, laughter and love in your day,
    A ShutterBug Explores,
    aka (A Creative Harbor)

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  12. thecontemplativecat here. Kittens are in good paws, I would say. So much happened in history on this day!

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  13. Oh those wee ones and such a sweet Mama. That was terrific Spark and a really fun poem.

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  14. Such a pretty mama and so sweet. Great spark and poem. :)

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