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Linking up with Wordless Wednesday, Catsynth, Keith, and Sandee at Comedy Plus.
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Words for Wednesday was begun by Delores and has become a moveable feast of word or picture or music prompts to encourage us to write stories, poems, or whatever strikes our fancy.
This month the words/prompts are supplied by Alex J. Cavanaugh and can be found on River's blog.
This week's words/prompts are:
1.visions
2.red
3.tiger
4.desperate
5.Tibet
6.moon
Charlotte's colour of the month is Dusty Mauve
Trust me, i do not have VISIONS of sugarplums dancing in my head at the moment. My visions are of swimming through the next three weeks without getting DESPERATE and fleeing to TIBET or someplace else exotic where i won't be easily found.
Although part of me wishes #2 Son, Daughter-in-Law, Annie and little Ben were not moving, i know i might as well wish for the MOON. They are determined to start the kind of life they want, which includes being on a piece of land, building for themselves, growing their food, having chickens and maybe other small livestock, and having adventures.
This weekend is when i will help them move to an area where they will see deer and bears, along with other smaller critters, but no lions or TIGERS. They will have 19+ acres of Ozark Mountain woodlands to enjoy, while still being on city water (though they have a spring on the property), electricity, wifi/phone service, and a septic tank.
I can imagine the leaves on many of the trees have turned orange and RED and yellow and even Dusty Mauve, as the temperatures up there are already in the "much colder than the swamps" range.
My today and tomorrow are packed with work, Friday through Monday is dedicated to them and the move, and starting next Tuesday, I will be back to working like crazy to get everything done for Thanksgiving (including the cleanings for my Thursday people so they don't get missed that week.
It's going to be tight, and come December 1, i am demanding a day off!
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Today is Armistice Day/Poppy Day/Remembrance Day/Veterans Day. Whatever you call it, don't forget to thank a Veteran and spend a moment remembering all who served, and especially those who did not come home.
Thanks to Barb Kowalik and The Cat Blogosphere for the event badge.
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Today is:
Bonza Bottler Day
Cartagena Independence Day -- Cartagena, Columbia
Constitution Day and King's Birthday -- Bhutan
Day of Remembrance of the Volhvs/Einherjar Feast -- Asatru/Slavic Pagan Calendar (Norse "Feast of the Fallen")
Death/Duty Day
Deepavali/Diwali(Festival of Lights) -- Hindu; Jain; Sikh (fourth day of the festival)
Goru Tihar/Goru Puja -- Day of Oxen (among most people)
Gobardhan Puja -- Day of Cowdung (among followers of Krishna)
Mha Puja -- Day of Self (among the Newar community)
Fasching/Karneval -- Germany; Netherlands (official beginning of next year's pre-lent celebration starts on 11/11 at 11:11, when the Council of Eleven, in colorful fools caps, meet to plan the upcoming festivities)
Four Ones Day -- it is 11/11, after all
Hollantide Day a/k/a Hallow-tide -- Isle of Mann (season of All Saints, first day of Winter, celebrated in conjunction with Martintide, the Feast of St. Martin of Tours)
Independence Day -- Angola(1975); Poland(1918)
Independence of Cartagena City -- Colombia
Lacplesis -- Latvia (Remembrance Day)
Lunantishees Day -- Ireland (Fairies who guard the blackthorn trees, cutting a branch today, the old calendar's November 1, means bad luck.)
National Sundae Day
Old November Eve -- In the old calendar, this was actually All Hallow's Eve
Origami Day -- Japan
Pepero Day -- South Korea (similar to a Valentine's Day, when couples exchange Pepero brand cookie sticks)
Pocky and Pretz Day -- Japan (see Pepero day, but substitute the Japanese brand cookie sticks)
Republic Day -- Maldives
Singles Day -- China (Guang Gun Jie, literally "bare sticks day", celebrating the single life on the calendar date that has the most 1's)
St. Martin's Day a/k/a St. Martin of Tours's Day (Western), Martinmas (Old England) (Patron of beggars, cavalry, equestrians, geese, horses, innkeepers, Pontifical Swiss Guards, quartermasters, reformed alcoholics, riders, soldiers, tailors, vintners/wine growers and makers; against alcoholism, impoverishment; highly celebrated through Sweden, Switzerland, and the island of St. Martin/St. Maarten and Patron of over 25 diocese, cities, and countries around the world)
Beggar's Day -- Netherlands (children act as beggars on St. Martin's Day, similar to trick-or-treat in English speaking countries)
Martinigians -- Sursee, Switzerland (a celebration of the day in front of Town Hall)
St. Maarten Day -- Sint Maarten
St. Menas of Egypt's Day (Patron of falsely accused people, peddlers, traveling merchants)
Veterans of Foreign Wars Day -- Federated States of Micronesia
Anniversaries Today:
Vietnam Women's Memorial is dedicated, 1993
Route 66 is established by the US Highway System, 1926
The Tomb of the Unknown Soldier at Arlington National Cemetary is dedicated, 1921
Washington becomes the 42nd US State, 1889
Birthdays Today:
Leonardo DiCaprio, 1974
Peta Wilson, 1970
Calista Flockhart, 1964
Demi Moore, 1962
Marc Summers, 1951
Bibi Andersson, 1935
Jonathan Winters, 1925
Kurt Vonnegut, Jr., 1922
Alger Hiss, 1904
Pat O'Brien, 1899
George Patton, 1885
Victor Emmanuel III, 1869
Fyodor Mikhailovich Dostoyevsky, 1821
Abigail Smith Adams,1744
Debuting/Premiering Today:
"Shadowlands"(Play), 1990
An Early Frost(TV movie), 1985
"Prisoner of Second Avenue"(Play), 1971
"La Plume de Ma Tante"(Revue), 1958
"God Bless America(Song, first public performance)", 1938
"The Tinker's Wedding"(Synge play), 1909
"Society"(Thompson play), 1865
Today in History:
The Congress of Carnuntum: Attempting to keep peace within the Roman Empire, the leaders of the Tetrarchy declare Maxentius and Licinius to be Augusti, while rival contender Constantine I is declared Caesar of Britain and Gaul, 308
41 pilgrims land in Massachusetts, sign Mayflower Compact, 1620
Massachusetts passes 1st US compulsory school attendance law, 1647
Gottfried Leibniz demonstrates integral calculus for the first time to find the area under the graph of y = ƒ(x), 1675
The F.H.C. Society, also known as the Flat Hat Club, is formed at Raleigh Tavern, Williamsburg, Virginia, as the first college society in the US, 1750
Chrysanthemums are introduced into England from China, 1790
British and Canadian forces defeat a larger American force, causing the Americans to abandon their Saint Lawrence campaign, 1813
Mary Edward Walker, the 1st Army female surgeon, is awarded the Medal of Honor, 1865
The Victorian Aboriginal Protection Act is enacted in Australia, giving the government control of indigenous people's wages, their terms of employment, where they could live, and of their children, effectively leading to the Stolen Generations, 1869
The 11/11/11 cold wave: Many cities in the U.S. Midwest broke their record highs and lows on the same day as a strong cold front rolled through, 1911
The Tomb of the Unknowns is dedicated by US President Warren G. Harding at Arlington National Cemetery, 1921
Prime Minister Alexandros Papanastasiou proclaims the first recognized Greek Republic, 1924
U.S. Route 66 is established, 1926
Patent number US1781541 is awarded to Albert Einstein and Leó Szilárd for their invention, the Einstein refrigerator, 1930
The Shrine of Remembrance in Melbourne, Australia is opened, 1934
Kuwait's National Assembly ratifies the Constitution of Kuwait, 1962
NASA launches Gemini 12, 1966
Antigua and Barbuda joins the United Nations, 1981
The General Synod of the Church of England votes to allow women to become priests, 1992
New Zealand Tomb of the Unknown Warrior is dedicated at the National War Memorial, Wellington, 2004
Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II unveils the New Zealand War Memorial in London, United Kingdom, commemorating the loss of soldiers from the New Zealand Army and the British Army, 2006
The RMS Queen Elizabeth 2 (QE2) sets sail on her final voyage to Dubai, 2008
A strike intended to shut down Nepal's general elections November 19th, is orchestrated by an alliance of 33 opposition parties, 2013
The captain of the South Korean ferry which sank in April is found guilty of gross negligence and sentenced to 36 years in prison, 2014
An Italian appeals court overturns a manslaughter conviction against 6 scientists for failing to give adequate warning of a deadly earthquake, 2014
The leaders of China and Japan meet for formal talks after more than two years of severe tension over a territorial dispute, 2014
Mercury makes its closest transit across the Sun that will occur this century, 2019
According to a new study, the near-earth asteroid Kamo`oalewa, about the size of a ferris wheel, is very likely a fragment of the moon, 2021
The Icelandic town of Grindavík on the Reykjanes peninsula is evacuated after thousands of earthquakes and rising magma point to an imminent eruption, 2023
Kimba, an escaped circus lion, roams the streets of the Italian seaside town of Ladispoli for five hours before being safely recaptured, 2023
we wish all a throughtful day... and we wanna know too... (furst pic)
ReplyDeleteI am taking the wigs for hydrants idea to Shark Tank
ReplyDeleteDid the fire hydrant feel cold?
ReplyDeleteAnd oh, for them moving so far away ... even if that would be my dream place of living. Busy times ahead. I think you deserve more than one day off!
La foto es genial, el frío no tanto. Un abrazo
ReplyDeleteSomeone was helping the hydrant to stay warm.
ReplyDeleteI hope your family is moving somewhere close enough for you to visit. Thanksgiving is a busy time, I am cooking for some of my family. Take care, enjoy your day and the rest of the week!
What the heck indeed!
ReplyDeleteAs a proud Canadian, I note with appreciation (and surprise) your graphic for both Veteran's Day/Remembrance Day. Thank you for that.
I know your heart is heavy with your son and his family moving. Country life can be a quiet one, a nice one, and I hope they find what they are looking for in their new homestead. My son's wife talks about wanting a place where they can raise a cow, chickens, and a garden. My son loves to bow hunt. It's a good idea to be able to provide for yourself like this. The food we get in stores aren't as healthy for you as they once were with all the pesticides and growth hormones used. Buying organic is expense. While doing everything for yourself is hard work and costly in the end it will be worth it. I know you'll miss them like crazy. With 19 acres, maybe one day when you retire, they'll want you and your husband to come live on their little slice of heaven. :) Have a blessed day, darlin'! xo
ReplyDeleteIt may be warm in your neck of the woods, but whoever lost their pants might be getting a little chilly. I hope the move goes well for your children and that they enjoy that new life. It's an exciting time for them.
ReplyDeleteYour story tore at my heart a little, remembering when my own eldest moved out with her fiance and baby girl, my house was too small with the other kids still at home, so they moved to his parents out in the country, 32 years ago now, and I was happy for them but I missed them. 19 acres sounds wonderful. I hope you DO get that day off, you certainly deserve it.
ReplyDeleteWe are sad for you as we know how much you will miss having the little ones around and watching them grow. Some people love that living in nowhere kind of thing, so good for them to chase their dreams. We hope things work out for them as they plan and you get to see the grands fairly often.
ReplyDeleteMy oldest son and his family (including my Annie) moved from just down the road to East Texas when Annie's brother, Wyatt, was just three. We miss them a lot. But they love living in the country and doing all the things your son and his family are looking forward to doing.
ReplyDeleteGranted!
ReplyDelete(can put it in writing... not to be confused with meta-fictional Day Off slips)
go slightly slower than the other voice* in your head suggests.
*distinguishing characteristic: leans heavily on what 'they need' or 'they might be disappointed by' and such
Know you will them all when they move ~ hope they send lots of photos ~ will miss Ben and Annie too ~ Hugs ^_^
ReplyDeleteps ~ fun photo
ReplyDeleteThat land in the Ozarks sounds heavenly. I wish the very best for them. AND you too! xx
I say pee on it anyway.
ReplyDeleteLove your use of the prompts. That's heaven for them. Good for them to live their dream.
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Scandalous coverup. ;-) Happy WW!
ReplyDeletePoor Mr. Cal, that is confusing. I'm sure #2 Son and the crew will enjoy the new and exciting life they are about to start.
ReplyDelete19+ acres in the Ozarks sounds like quite the adventure. Wish #2 Son and his family the best.
ReplyDeleteSometimes I think about having a large spread out in the southern California desert somewhere, but it's probably best that that I stay here in the city 😸
I know your heartbreak at your kids moving away - ours is only up the road and we don't see her enough (for my liking but that's cos I want to see her all the time :) But it's part of them living their life and us doing our job well....but you're allowed to quietly ache for them...
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