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Little Annie is here! All is well, more later.
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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.
Yesterday, as #2 Son and His Bride headed for the hospital, Grandma and i talked about the joys and travails of childbearing and childrearing.
Boudreaux done allus tell de new parent o' de bebe de same t'ing, "Be careful wit' it, it leaks!"
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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. It was hosted by River, who still participates, and is now hosted by Elephant's Child.
What the camera finds is what you get.
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This week, Dansig the Round wants to join the Kitties Blue at The Cat On My Head for their Sunday Selfies Blog Hop. He calls this his, "Don't hate me because I am beautiful," pose!
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Two special celebrations for our pets take place today.
Hug Your Hound Day, created by canine behaviorist Ami More and celebrated the second Sunday of September each year, hopes to encourage dog parents and owners to focus on their dogs' health, safety and happiness, as well as creating a more dog friendly environment in urban environments.
National Pet Memorial Day is also observed the second Sunday of September each year and was created by the International Association of Pet Cemeteries and Crematories in 1972.
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Today is:
Community Day -- AS, EX, Spain
Feast of Honor for Lada and Lela -- Slavic Pagan/Asatru (harvest festival, a holiday of bread and farewell to summer)
Feast of 'Izzat(Might) -- Baha'i
Feast of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin -- Catholic Christian; related observances
Jum il-Vittorja -- Malta (Feast of Our Lady of Victories)
Matki Boskiej Zielnej -- Poland (Feast of Greenery, also harvest celebration)
Public Holiday -- Liechteinstein
Virgen de la Victoria -- Spain
Grandparents' Day -- US (but if you have fabulous grands in your family, feel free to observe anywhere)
Independence Day -- Macedonia
International Literacy Day -- UN
Kosrae Liberation Day -- Micronesia
La Vierge de Meritxell -- Andorra (Feast of Our Lady of Meritxell, a National Day and official flag day)
National Date Nut Bread Day
Navy Day -- Pakistan
Pardon Me Day -- anniversary of the 1974 pardon of Nixon
Pediatric Hematology/Oncology Nurses Day
Rhishi Panchami -- Nepal (continuation of the women's festival, a holiday for Female Employees Only)
Samvatsari -- Jain (final and most important day of the Paryushana Parva, the day focused on forgiveness)
St. Adrian's Day (Patron of arms dealers, butchers, prison guards, soldiers; against plague)
St. Elizabeth's Day (Orthodox Churches; Mother of John the Baptist; Patron of expectant mothers; Fulda, Germany)
Wakes Sunday -- Abbots Bromley, England (Complete with the traditional celebration of the Horn Dance tomorrow)
Birthdays Today:
Jonathan Taylor Thomas, 1981
Pink, 1979
David Arquette, 1971
Henry Thomas, 1971
Alan Feinstein, 1941
Frankie Avalon, 1940
Guitar Shorty, 1939
Patsy Cline, 1932
Peter Sellers, 1925
Sid Caesar, 1922
Claude Pepper, 1900
Antonin Leopold Dvorak, 1841
Richard I (Lionheart), 1157
Debuting/Premiering Today:
"The Oprah Winfrey Show"(TV), 1986
"Star Trek: The Animated Series"(TV), 1973
"Star Trek"(TV), 1966
"Tarzan"(TV), 1966
"That Girl"(TV), 1966
"F Troop"(TV), 1965
The Old Man and the Sea(Publication Date), 1952
"Blondie"(Comic strip debut), 1930
Today in History:
The Statute of Kalisz, guaranteeing Jews safety and personal liberties and giving battei din jurisdiction over Jewish matters, is promulgated by Boleslaus the Pious, Duke of Greater Poland, 1264
Michaelangelo's David is unveiled in Florence, 1504
St. Augustine, FL, becomes the first permanent European settlement of the New World, 1565
The US "Pledge of Allegiance" makes its first appearance in print, in the Youth's Companion, 1892
Galveston, TX, is struck by a hurricane and tidal surge that kill 6,000, 1900
First appearance of the comic strip "Blondie", 1930
3M begins marketing Scotch transparent tape, 1930
The original Star Trek series premiers, 1966
The Beatles perform their new hit "Hey Jude" as their last live TV performance on the David Frost show, 1968
Chinese athlete Wang Junxia sets a new women's 10,000 m world record of 29:31.78, breaking the former record by 42 seconds, 1993
Two EMERCOM Il-76 aircraft land at a disaster aid staging area at Little Rock Air Force Base; the first time Russia has flown such a mission to North America, 2005
Pakistan and India announce plans to mutually ease visa requirements, 2012
The government of Hong Kong backs down on plans to introduce Chinese patriotism classes in schools after weeks of protests, 2012
A giraffe DNA study published in "Current Biology" reveals that there are 4 species not just 1, as previously assumed, 2016
NASA launches the Osiris-Rex probe to retrieve a rock sample from the 500m-wide Bennu asteroid, 2016
Archaeologists uncover more than 300 gold coins from the late imperial period from a theatre in Como, Italy, 2018
Europe's largest migrant camp, the Moria Refugee Camp on the Greek island of Lesbos, burns down leaving 13,000 without shelter, 2020
Queen Elizabeth II dies at Balmoral Castle after ruling for over 70 years, allowing her son Charles to become king, 2022
WELCOME Little Annie. Love your selections and Dansig IS beautiful.
ReplyDeleteWelcome to Annie, I bet she is just gorgeous. Boudreaux speaks the truth, they do leak, sometimes at both ends.
ReplyDeleteI like the lamp in the second photo. Dansig looks all fluffed with pride for his photo shoot.
Congratulations on the arrival of Little Annie!
ReplyDeleteDansig poses nicely.
Dansig you are purrfect. And the camera found plenty of beautiful artwork. And do I see Spanish moss dripping out of one of the trees? Have a beautiful Sunday
ReplyDeleteBe careful, it leaks, I literally laughed out loud when I read that! Welcome to the world, Annie!
ReplyDeletelookin my tee hansum dansig !! ♥♥♥ N happee gran parentz day two gram pawz and gram mawz everee wear...AND ~~~~ live long and prospurr =^..^=
ReplyDeleteCongratulations with the new arrival! and welcome to the grandchild.
ReplyDeleteThe camera finds were most interesting.
Fun Cajun joke and congrats on the new baby ~ wonderful series of photos ~ great sky and tree shots ~ Wow! ~ hugs,
ReplyDeleteWishing you good health, laughter and love in your days,
clm ~ A ShutterBug Explores,
aka (A Creative Harbor)
PS ♥♥ welcome to you Annie !!! ♥♥ congratulations to you all !!! ~~~~
ReplyDeleteHello little Annie, welcome to your world! Dansig, you are a most gorgeous one!
ReplyDeleteWelcome to our world, little Annie. Concatulations to effurryone. Happy Pawkisses to effurryone🐾😽💞
ReplyDeleteCongratulations on your granddaughter. Annie is a sweet name. Dansig is adorable. Funny joke too. xO
ReplyDeleteDansig is just beautiful!!! And we loved the variety of wall hangings in your photos. Of course, the joke really make Mom laugh out loud.
ReplyDeleteCongrats again on the new baby Annie - all the best to her and her family.
Woos - Misty and Timber
Lulu: "Welcome, Annie! Congratulations!"
ReplyDeleteCongrats on beautiful Annie!
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