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13 May 15 2001
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I've
learned that most listeners are through listening, before most speakers
are through speaking.
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M Steed
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Link
for the Month
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About Women
A wonderful page about women and their influence in history. Very
interesting.
*add disclaimer that I receive *no* compensation for my choices in the
'link for the month'
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Chantaclair's
Musings
May
15
A day for mothers. I believe
that many people should be thought of on this day. Not only the biological
mothers who bore us, but the women in our lives who have loved us, nurtured
and sacrificed for us. For some that will be their biological mother,
for others, someone else.
I also think that those who have honored mothers
should be given accolades this day as well. Those who have notice
and served, honored and been a jewel in the crown of their own mother's
crown. Those who have made the day special for the women in their
life should be given a moment of reflection and gratitude as well.
I honor my own mother. Her honesty and
grace, her love and sacrifice and her ability to endure have made my life
as Lincoln is said to have offered, "All that I am, and all that I ever
hope to be, I owe to my Angel mother"
I honor the woman who have been like a mother
to me, to influence me and teach me things that have made me who I am.
Teachers, My mother in Law, Grandmothers and Mentors and friends.
"My mamma kisses me better, when I bump my
nose or finger, she says her kisses can light a candle in my heart, to
keep me warm until the hurt is gone. . . Who kisses mamma better?
. . . I can reach her lap, and kiss HER better!" Joy School Linda and Richard
Eyre ~
A huge hug and a thank you to those who have
made me a mother, Crystal, Derek, Janeal, and Kevin.
--<--{© 2001 Marsha Steed (Chantaclair
Rose)
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Tip for
the Month
How to Make Roses Last Longer
First, be sure to cut off any leaves from the
stems that will
be underwater in the vase. Leaves will sap
the life from a
cut flower. The bud needs to get water to
survive well.
~ Heloise
Tip - Don't click the X on programs to close
them. Click the icon on the right and choose CLOSE. The X will
cause disk fragmenting.
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~. Your
Money
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As my Dad always said... the 10/10/10 plan.
Ten percent to Serving others Ten percent to Yourself (Savings ) and Ten
percent to enjoy. |
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Humor
~Two men were walking home after a Halloween
party and decided to take a
shortcut through the cemetery just for laughs.
Right in the middle of the
cemetery they were startled by a tap-tap-tapping
noise coming from the misty
shadows. Trembling with fear, they found
an old man with a hammer and
chisel, chipping away at one of the headstones.
"Holy cow, Mister," one of them said after
catching his breath, "You scared
us half to death -- we thought you were a
ghost! What are you doing working
here so late at night?"
"Those fools!" the old man grumbled.
"They misspelled my name!"
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Quick
and Easy
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~Cheese Pie
( Thanks to my Mother in Law for this )
Make graham cracker crust or use
10 oz. vanilla wafers
2 Tbsp. Sugar
1 Tbsp. vanilla
1 stick butter
Mix together:
2 eggs
1 large pkg. cream cheese (more if desired)
½ cup sugar
½ pint sour cream
1 tsp. vanilla
Pour into graham cracker crust. Bake
at 300 for 20 minutes. Cool 10 minutes.
Mix topping:
½ pint sour cream
2 Tbsp. sugar
½ teas. vanilla
Spread carefully on top of cooled pie.
Sprinkle with nutmeg. Bake at 475 for 5 minutes. Cool 1 hour.
Refrigerate overnight.
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Quote
for the Month
~"Most
people are other people - their thoughts are someone else's opinions, Their
lives a mimicry, Their passions a quotation." Oscar
Wilde.
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For
Your Information
A history of Mother's Day
By HOLLY HILDEBRAND
Houston Chronicle More HERE
The first celebrations in honor of mothers
were held in the spring in ancient Greece. They paid tribute to Rhea, the
Mother of the Gods. During the 17th century, England
honored mothers on "Mothering Sunday," celebrated
on the fourth Sunday of Lent.
In the United States, Julia Ward Howe suggested
the idea of Mother's Day in 1872. Howe, who wrote the words to the Battle
Hymn of the Republic, saw Mother's Day as
being dedicated to peace.
Anna Jarvis of Philadelphia is credited with
bringing about the official observance of Mother's Day. Her campaign to
establish such a holiday began as a remembrance of her
mother, who died in 1905 and who had, in the
late 19th century, tried to establish "Mother's Friendship Days" as a way
to heal the scars of the Civil War.
Two years after her mother died, Jarvis held
a ceremony in Grafton, W. Va., to honor her. She was so moved by the proceedings
that she began a massive campaign to adopt
a formal holiday honoring mothers. In 1910,
West Virginia became the first state to recognize Mother's Day. A year
later, nearly every state officially marked the day. In 1914,
President Woodrow Wilson officially proclaimed
Mother's Day as a national holiday to be held on the second Sunday of May.
Today, because and despite Jarvis' efforts,
many celebrations of Mother's Days are held throughout the world. Although
they do not all fall at the same time, such countries
as Denmark, Finland, Italy, Turkey, Australia
and Belgium also celebrate Mother's Day on the same day as the United States.
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Victorian
Conundrumn
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"The conundrum is one of the most favored forms
of amusement for the social circle; the answer to this style of riddle
generally contains a pun, and the merriment occasioned can be better imagined
than described. "
~ Conundrums, Riddles, Puzzles and Games
by Sarah J Cutter circa . 1896
I am neither beast, bird or man, yet I
am an animated being. I began my existence in the beginning of the
world. I am frail and weak yet I model the destines of nations.
I am found in all the habitable world. Seldom in front of battle but often
follow among the dead and dying. I am found in prisons and palaces,
among the rich and poor. I have witnessed the struggles of the gladiator
and the death of the martyr. My influence is felt by the king and
the beggar. I was with the disciples at the foot of the cross. Can
you guess from this who or what I am?
Click HERE
for answers.
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Highlighted Page
Have
you been to the OldDaysPage?
Click
here
to
See Stories of what is was like int the "Good Old Days"
Was
it really so great?
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Comments
from Readers
~ By the way, your page is always wonderful,
thought I should take an opportunity to tell you how much I enjoy it.
Love to all, LCS
I absolutely love these!! thank you for
sending them to me... would you mind if I forward some of them ~LH
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