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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!
While i've been up to the hospital a couple of times, my biggest job now is taking care of Jack dog, who is as full of fun as ever, we went to the little dog park and he says, "Throw it! Throw it again! Keep throwing it!" at the stick.
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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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Our dear friend Diane is taking a break
accommodations we must make
we miss her poetry and wit
so carry on as Poetry Monday's a hit!
Poetry Monday was started by Diane at On The Alberta/Montana Border. Charlotte/Mother Owl and i are keeping it going while she takes a blog break, we hope temporarily. Anyone else is welcome to join in the fun, just let us know!
This week the theme is Family.
Family squabbles
may seem big but remember
it's all relative
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A family sense of humor
can be a precarious thing,
it can make you wonder
if you should have taken that ring.
One lady found her husband
wanted a royal name for each son,
at first she went along with it
and thought it was quite fun.
They first had a George,
then William and Henry came,
but she won't give him a fourth son,
because "Burger" is not a good name!
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Our family is growing,
our Annie is here,
and though we just met her,
she's most precious and dear!
Future themes are:
Sept. 9 family (Today!)
Sept. 16 intention
Sept. 23 teaching
Sept. 30 feedback
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Today is:
Blessed Father Jacques Leval Day -- Mauritius (physician turned priest who lived among and ministered to the poorest of the poor in Mauritius; people of all faiths make a pilgrimage to his tomb today)
Bonza Bottler Day
Chrysanthemum Day or Kiku no Sekku -- Japan
Day of the Victims of Holocaust and of Racial Violence -- Slovakia
Fairtrade Fortnight begins -- UK (a chance to get involved in making sure farmers in developing countries have fair wages and good working conditions)
Festivity of Our Lady of Aranzazu -- Oñati, Basque
Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders Awareness Day -- spreading the word about the very preventable problem of Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders
Independence Day -- Tajikistan(1991)
Karasu-zumo -- Kamigamo-jinja Shrine, Kyoto, Japan (a distinctive local festival where the Shinto priests imitate crows)
Liberation Ceremony -- Petange, Luxembourg
National Day -- North Korea(1948)
National Sports Day -- Indonesia
National Steak Au Poivre Day
St. Peter Claver's Day (Patron of African missions, inter-racial justice, race relations; Colombia; Lake Charles, LA; Shreveport, LA; Witbank, South Africa; against slavery)
Synaxis of Ss. Joachim and Anna -- Eastern Orthodox and Eastern Catholic Churches
Teddy Bear Day -- internet generated, but since it's so much fun to have one, celebrate your old friend
Thimphu Tsechu / Thimphu Drubchen -- Thimphu, Bhutan (three day Drukpa Buddhism tshechu festival, sacred masked dances dedicated to Bhutan's protective spirit which tourists may watch but are strictly prohibited from taking pictures; this is Bhutan's largest tshechu and has been held every year since 1867)
Wakes Monday -- Abbots Bromley, England; related festival
Abbots Bromley Horn Dance -- Abbots Bromley, UK (a/k/a Antler Dance or Ceremony of the Deermen; uses deer horns from the 11th Century, and a traditional dance, tune, and circuit around the neighboring farms, and includes a fair)
Wienerschnitzel Day
Wonderful Weirdos Day -- we all have a few in our lives, they remind us to be true to ourselves, so thank them today; sponsored by Wellcat Holidays
Anniversaries Today:
California becomes the 31th US State, 1850
Birthdays Today:
Michelle Williams, 1980
Michael Buble, 1975
Goran Visnjic, 1972
Rachel Hunter, 1969
Adam Sandler, 1966
Hugh Grant, 1960
Mario Batall, 1960
Angela Cartwright, 1952
Michael Keaton, 1951
Tom Wopat, 1951
Joe Theisman, 1949
Billy Preston, 1946
Otis Redding, 1941
Sylvia Miles, 1934
Cliff Robertson, 1925
James Hilton, 1900
Colonel Harland Sanders, 1890
Alf Landon, 1887
Leo Tolstoy, 1828
William Bligh, 1754
Debuting/Premiering Today:
"Welcome Back, Kotter"(TV), 1975
"Fat Albert and the Cosby Kids"(TV), 1972
Imagine(Lennon album release), 1971
Today in History:
William I, The Conqueror, dies in a horseriding accident, 1087
The New England colonies declare war on the Wampanoag Tribe, 1675
The first steam engine arrives in the US colonies, 1753
The first recorded black to graduate from a US college, Alexander Lucius Twilight, receives a BA from Middlebury College, 1817
Charles Durant, the first US aeronaut, flies a balloon from Castle Garden, NYC to Perth Amboy, NJ, 1830
The first plate glass photograph is taken by John Herschel, 1839
California becomes the 31st state and the territories of New Mexico and Utah are created, 1850
The Berne Convention for the Protection of Literary and Artistic Works is finalized, 1886
Orville Wright makes the first one hour plane flight, 1908
J. Verdrines becomes the first person to fly at over 100mph, 1912
First actual case of a computer bug being found: a moth lodges in a relay of a Harvard Mark II computer at Harvard University, 1947
Hurricane Betsy makes its second landfall near New Orleans, Louisiana, becoming the first hurricane to do over $1billion in actual unadjusted damages, 1965
The four-day Attica Prison riot begins, 1971
The Palestine Liberation Organization officially recognizes Israel as a legitimate state, 1993
At exactly 01:46:40 UTC, the Unix billenium is reached, marking the beginning of the use of 10-digit Unix timestamps, 2001
The "Ophel Treasure", about 1,400 years old, is discovered near the foot of Temple Mount in Jerusalem, 2013
Queen Elizabeth II becomes Great Britain's longest-reigning monarch at 63 years and seven months, beating the previous record set by her great-great-grandmother, Queen Victoria, 2015
Egyptian archaeologists announce the discovery of the 3,500-year-old tomb of a goldsmith and his family in Draa Abul-Naga, Egypt, 2017
In what could be world's most important modern literary discovery, Jason Scott-Warren finds poet John Milton's own copy of Shakespeare's First Folio of 1623 complete with Milton's own notes and annotations in a Philadelphia library, 2019
Scientist reveal evidence of the earliest milk consumption from cows by humans, 6,000 years ago from the dental plaque of teeth of prehistoric farmers from Britain, 2020
Tom Brady becomes first player in NFL history to start 300 regular season games, 2021
It was providential that today's prompt should be family. I liked, and laughed or smiled at all your verses, but the last was the best. Congratulations!
ReplyDeleteAnnie is GORGEOUS.
ReplyDeleteDog sitting isn't always as easy as people think, but it should be fun. Annie looks so sweet.
ReplyDeleteSo happy for your family with the arrival of Annie and now you get to babysit Jack the pup.
ReplyDeleteIt looks like Jack was having lots of fun. Those were great Sparks. Hello beautiful little Annie!
ReplyDeleteAnnie is precious ~ adorable and such a gift ~
ReplyDeleteJack is handsome a treasure too ~ Great 'sparks'
Hugs,
Wishing you good health, laughter and love in your days,
clm ~ A ShutterBug Explores,
aka (A Creative Harbor)
Some pup love to play fetch. He's handsome. Pups are such fun.
ReplyDeleteLove your Sparks and family is most precious.
Thank you for joining the Awww Mondays Blog Hop.
Have a fabulous Awww Monday and week. Love and hugs. ♥
Annie is absolutely perfect. Congratulations. Great sparks and poems. XO
ReplyDeletePrecious and dear indeed Annie is!!!! Enjoy every minute of her as Mom says they really grow up way too quickly:)
ReplyDeleteIt looks like Jack was having a great time there.
Woos - Misty and Timber
Beautiful little Annie, smiling already.
ReplyDeleteJack looks a lively boy.
Loved your SPARKS Mimi............PURRFECT!
ReplyDeleteHugs, Pam
Java Bean: "Ayyy, what?! Was there fetch going on, and I missed it??!!"
ReplyDeleteAnnie is beautiful! Jack looks like a sweetheart.
ReplyDeleteA delightful post!
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