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Mr. Cal has arthritis and has been having a bit of trouble on his morning walks. Mr. J now gives him the arthritis meds in the morning, and it helps get him through the day better. He had a good sniffing adventure on our walk yesterday.
He sniffed the cement.
He even sniffed dirt and rocks.
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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 Tea Fusing.
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I'd no idea what "tea fusing"
was even meant to be,
so i went online,
to see what i could see.
Turns out it's blending traditions
from tea culture around the world
or blending different countries' teas
making unique blends all swirled.
I really like the idea of it
and i'll research more, 'til then,
i will simply reach for my peppermint tea
when next i have the yen.
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the very wealthy
have a certain tea they like
they buy proper-ty
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No matter what, each morning
it's a cup of coffee for me,
Brother-in-law says no,
it's not his cup of tea!
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If tea and coffee marry
and tea leaves, of course,
does this give the coffee
good grounds for divorce?
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Future themes are:
September 15 Tea Fusing (Today!)
September 22 Kitchen
September 29 Snuggles
October 6 Water
October 13 Contrast
(All themes are from the 365 Days of Drawing Prompts and Other Arts Facebook group.)
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Today is:
Battle of Britain Day -- UK
Dia de Nuestra Senora de la Bien Aparecida -- Santander, Spain
Eleven Days of Global Unity -- Day 5, Health (sponsored by We, the World)
Engineer's Day -- India
Feast of Our Lady of Sorrows (Mater Dolorosa) related observance
Grito de Dolores -- Mexico (Cry of Dolores, a/k/a Father Hidalgo's Cry for Freedom Day, the evening before Independence Day)
Virgin Mary of the Seven Sorrows Day -- Slovakia
Felt Hat Day (Traditional day upon which men started to wear their winter felt hats, similar to women beginning to wear white shoes on Memorial Day)
Independence Day -- Costa Rica; El Salvador; Guatemala; Honduras; Nicaragua (all in 1821)
International Day of Democracy -- UN
International Love Your Files Week -- the week to make sure your filing system is working for you
International Women's Ecommerce Days -- supporting women's online business endeavours and buying power; through Friday
Jeans for Genes Week -- UK (convince your school or workplace to let you pay for the privilege of wearing jeans one day this week, with the money going toward research of genetic diseases)
Keiro no hi -- Japan (Respect for the Aged Day)
Make a Hat Day -- just for fun (and if you are a guy, make a felt hat)
National Creme de Menthe Day
National Hispanic Heritage Month -- US, through Oct. 15
National Linguine Day
Restoration of Primorska to the Motherland Day -- Slovenia
Silpa Bhirasri Day -- Thailand
St. Catherine of Genoa's Day (Patron of brides, childless people, people in difficult marriages, people ridiculed for their piety, victims of adultery and unfaithfulness, widows; against adultery and temptation)
Anniversaries Today:
Greenpeace is founded, 1971
Birthdays Today:
Heidi Montag, 1986
Prince Harry, 1984
Dave Annable, 1979
Josh Charles, 1971
Dan Marino, Jr., 1961
Tommy Lee Jones, 1946
Oliver Stone, 1946
Carmen Maura, 1945
Jessye Norman, 1945
Merlin Olsen, 1940
Gaylord Jackson Perry, 1938
Norm Crosby, 1927
Jackie Cooper, 1922
Fay Wray, 1907
Roy Acuff, 1903
Agatha Christie, 1890
Robert Benchley, 1889
William H. Taft, 1857
James Fenimore Cooper, 1789
François de La Rochefoucauld, 1613
Marco Polo, 1254
Debuting/Premiering Today:
USA Today(Newspaper first issue), 1982
"CHIPs"(TV), 1977
"Columbo"(TV), 1971
"I Spy"(TV), 1965
"Lost in Space"(TV), 1965
"Bachelor Father"(TV), 1957
"The Lone Ranger"(TV), 1949
Today in History:
The first non-aristocratic, free public school in Europe is opened in Frascati, Italy, 1616
The French army under Napoleon reaches the Kremlin in Moscow, 1812
The first Negro National Convention begins in Philadelphia, 1830
The locomotive John Bull operates for the first time in New Jersey on the Camden and Amboy Railroad, 1831
HMS Beagle, with Charles Darwin aboard, reaches the Galápagos Islands, 1835
Antoinette Louisa Brown Blackwell becomes the first woman in the US to be ordained a minister (Congregationalist), 1853
Timothy Alder patents the typesetting machine, 1857
RCA releases the 12AX7 vacuum tube, 1947
United Nations gives Eritrea to Ethiopia, 1952
The Soviet ship Poltava heads toward Cuba, one of the events that sets into motion the Cuban Missile Crisis, 1962
*The John Bull becomes the oldest operable steam locomotive in the world when the Smithsonian Institution operates it under its own power outside Washington, D.C., 1981
Vanuatu becomes a member of the United Nations, 1981
Lehman Brothers files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy, the largest bankruptcy filing in U.S. history, 2008
In Australia, "Indeterminate" can now be listed on a passport as a gender, 2011
A previously unknown species of bottlenose dolphin is found by Australian researchers, and named Tursiops australis, 2011
Japan switches off its last working nuclear reactor, 2013
Archaeologists document their find of the oldest-known brewery and the remains of 13,000-year-old beer in a cave in Haifa Israel, belonging to the nomadic Natufian people, 2018
Norman Lear becomes the oldest person to win an Emmy at age 97, in the variety special category for ABC’s “Live in Front of a Studio Audience," 2019
SpaceX launches the first all-civilian spaceflight from Cape Canaveral, Florida, for a three-day orbit around Earth, 2021
Yvon Chouinard, founder of the Patagonia, Inc. brand of outdoor clothing, transfers ownership of the business to a non-profit organization so future profits can fight climate change, 2022
The storm named Boris leaves catastrophic flooding across central and eastern Europe, 2024
Checking out is imporant
ReplyDeleteI'm glad to read that Mr. J bring relief to your beloved Mr. Cal, when our fur babies are not young anymore, we feel sad watching at them suffering, alas!
ReplyDeleteThank you for another stunning post of yours filled with interesting informations which left me speechless, and thank you for hosting too, along with Sandee.
Have a blessed Awww Monday and new week
XO Daniela @ ~ My little old world ~ (Dany)
Tea is good for you.
ReplyDeleteGod bless.
Since I am a tea drinker your Sparks are just perfect today. It's wonderful that Mr Cal can still get out and take a nice walk and check for signs of other activity with his nose.
ReplyDeleteSniffing along on a walk is like reading the news for us pups. We are sure he had a wonderful time. It also makes us tired because it takes a lot of brain power to process all the smells.
ReplyDeleteThank you for pushing ahead and keeping us all going in a positive direction.
ReplyDeleteUn passeig llarg cansa a tothom. ;-)
ReplyDeletePrefereixo el cafè, tot i saber que el té és més saludable.
Bona setmana, Mimi!
Mr Cal ~ you are busy reading all the 'news' ~ sweet photos of you ~ hugs,
ReplyDeleteMom does great poems ~ and Sparks too! hugs,
an artist reflects
Awww, he's so handsome. There's so much pee-mail to check out. Cute.
ReplyDeleteWell done on the tea fusing.
Thank you for joining the Awww Mondays Blog Hop.
Have a fabulous Awww Monday and week. Love and hugs. ♥
I read every word as always BUT: Reading about running out of pee- mail ink floored me! STILL laughing!
ReplyDeletethis story sounds just like Beau on our morning walk. he sniffs his way from any and all things to more things. he takes gabapentin to keep him walking. and is getting slower and slower and does the same thing, get a treat and a long morning nap
ReplyDeleteMr. Cal has a great sniffer. No wonder he was pooped after all that walking and hard work:)
ReplyDeleteWoos. - Misty and Timber
Mr. Cal was a busy boy. Great spark and I enjoyed your poems/riddles. XO
ReplyDeleteI'm glad those meds are helping Mr. Cal, he's a sweet dude. Good poem too!
ReplyDeleteI love a sniffing story
ReplyDeleteMr. Cal is such a cute pooch! I didn't realize their was a day for making hats! I tried to reach your Tuesday post, but I keep getting an error.
ReplyDeleteMr. Cal is such a sweetheart.
ReplyDeleteYour story about Mr. Cal would make such a sweet children's book!
ReplyDeleteJava Bean: "Ayyy, Mr. Cal, that looks like a great walk and sniff you had there! I usually run out of peemail ink too on our walks!"
ReplyDeleteLulu: "You boy dogs have got to learn to pace yourselves. You leave way too many messages in too many places."
Java Bean: "How else will anyone know we were there?!"