OK I give up I’m hooked on OUTLANDER only one more show and then have to wait till next year for more:

THOUGHT I’d do an odds and ends  today:

LEMONS AND LIMES:  You can use 1/2 tsp vinegar (any kind) in a recipe for 1 tsp. lemon or limes.

FAMOUS PEOPLE (who may have had) LEARNING DIFFICULTIES:

LEONARDO da VINCI–Some believe the mirror writing in his notes is a symptom of dyslexia.

HANS CHRISTIAN ANDERSON–Manuscripts contain amazing varations of spelling.

THOMAS EDISON—After failing in school he was taught by his mother.

ALBERT ENSTEIN—He didn’t talk until he was 4 or read until he was nine.

WOODROW WILSON–Couldn’t read until he was eleven.

WINSTON CHURCHILL–A duplicate of his original application was sent anonymously to his old school was rejected as not up to school standards.

from:  PRACTICAL PROBLEM SOLVERS (Reider’s Digest)

close window

THE SUWANNEE RIVER:  Made famous by the Stephen Foster song has all but 35 miles of its course in Florida.  (FLORIDA TRIVIA/Ernie and Jill Couch) and the song by the way is the official song of that same state.

Mother Goddess:  Representing creation, birth and food-gathering (agricultural plenty.

Horned God:  Representing the hunt, the killing of food and the winter months.

This was especially true of the Celts who lived in areas dominated by the seasons.

(From WITCHES/Erica Jong)

DOGS:  It is believed that they can be taught to understand up to 400 words

HOT AIR BALLOON:  The first military use of a hot air balloon happened during the battle of Fleurus in Europe (1794), with the French using the balloon l’Entreprenant as an observation post.  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hot_air_balloon

CONSTIPATION:  Double your intake of fiber-rich foods–                        Bran                                                                                                                                              Multi-Grain breads                                                                                                              Cereal                                                                                                                                          Brown rice                                                                                                                                Other Whole Grain foods

MOSQUTO REPELLENT:       Although lemon balm oil (called melissa oil) is hard to find commercially, a strain of lemon balm plants with higher essential oil content now is sold by some nurseries. Two mail-order sources are Johnny’s; [www.johnnyseeds.com]; and Richters [www.richters.com]. To use the balm as a repellent, just crush a handful of the delicious-smelling leaves in your hand and rub them on exposed skin.  http://www.motherearthnews.com/nature-and-environment/how-to-keep-mosquitoes-away-zmaz03aszgoe.aspx#ixzz3EREKcPwQ                

SPIDERS:  Male spiders are seen more often as they roam the house searching for a mate. But don’t discount the female spider – once a pair have mated the male dies and is promptly eaten by his spouse.  http://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/whats-on/whats-on-news/nine-scary-facts-not-so-humble-house-7834920

LAWNS:  Lawns may have originated as grassed enclosures within early medieval settlements used for communal grazing of livestock, as distinct from fields reserved for agriculture. The word “laune” is first attested in 1540, and is likely related to the Celtic Brythonic word lan/llan/laun, which has the meaning of enclosure, often in relation to a place of worship.  Lawns became popular with the aristocracy in northern Europe from the Middle Ages onward. The early lawns were not always distinguishable from pasture fields.  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lawn

MILDEW:   on grout scrub with a toothbrush, for stubborn stains apply a paste of scouring powder that contains bleach and let stand for several hours, scrub again and rinse away.

and collectibles you might have that could earn you some odd cash:

York Odd Open End Wrench w Sawtooth  $24.50

 

Iris Adrian Signed Vintage Photo The Odd Couple Film Classic Jack

$74.95

Vintage Syn Red Spinel Odd Fellows 10kt Yellow Gold  $365.00

and now a word from our sponsor

just click on the store at top of page and find this and much much more

EARLY DANES:  Around 1200 BC, the Danes began to cremate their dead abandoning mound burials.  This was thought to be a new belief that the soul was freed from the body by burning, which was further advanced by including wings of birds with the ashes.  (Woman as Healer/Jeanne Achtergerg)

 Jamie:  “To bed or to sleep?”

Leaders are visionaries with a poorly developed sense of fear and no concept of the odds against them.—Robert Jarvik