Skipped Memories Wed this week as already did memories on my Monday salute to Veterans and my dad…and today it’s B&P or O&E….enjoy
Oh and our cutie for the day is from Longwood, Florida and no she isn’t a poodle—they just cut her that way.
Berlin Museum of Medical History at the Charité, Germany
Snippets of Germany’s medical history find a home in this restored 19th-century building that houses 1,800 of the 23,000 original specimens that survived World War II bombings.
The oldest artifacts include bladder stones from the 1700s. Other curios include a 60-pound megacolon from a patient who died in 1960, an 18th-century birthing chair and various tumors alongside forms of other disease.
The museum also traces the darker side of German medicine, including how the National Socialists used science to justify their horrific actions toward race purification.
CNN Travel
What’s in a name? The word “cacao” derives from “kakawa,” likely from the Olmec language—an ancient Mesoamerican precursor to Maya. And “chocolate” is said to come from the word “xocolatl,” or “bitter water,” in reference to the bitter sipping chocolate revered during the golden age of the Maya people in Belize. Even the scientific name for the cacao tree honors this ancient fervor for all things chocolate: Theobroma cacao means, roughly, “food of the gods.”
National Geographic
The origins of the Tarot are unknown, it has been linked with the Italian Renaissance, ancient Egypt, the Middle East and Western gypsies
THE FOOL:
Upright, this card represents individuality, new experiences, and new beginnings requiring wisdom and courage. It also symbolizes being carefree, impulsive and enthusiastic.
Reversed
The Reverse of this card is recklessness, childishness, and a lack of motivation..
Cachet TAROT Reading
In Richard III (the play) Shakespeare states that Julius Caesar built the Tower (of London), which was in actuality built by the Normans many years later—yet for years historians accepted his account of Richard killing his nephews in that building—he also gave him a hunch back—he did have a crooked spine—this condition does not cause a hunched back—-oh yeah there was the withered arm—-makes one wander how he was a soldier since his teens and it is not borne out by his skeleton found just a few years ago—And the rest of that account we’ve been taught so long is the truth–hey even his pictures show changes and retouching and DNA tests done on the skeleton show that he was blonde with blue eyes—Tudors did a great job on their tilt to history and Shakespeare seems to have been the icing on their cake.
This is from a cook book I was given as a gift when I spent a month in Cornwall. (Go back to May 2016 and Cornwall is in June 2016 for an account of this adventure on this blog)—It is from The Boscastle Group of Parishes: IN THE KITCHEN
The Saw Palmetto
is common in Florida and the Seminole Indians use to us its berries to treat dysentery, bellyaches, snake bites, bug bites and a variety of skin lesions. They also claimed it could enlarge breasts and increase sexual desire.
It became very popular in the European population in the late 1800s being used in tonics as a sedative and diuretic. And there were all manner of claims from repairing the glandular systems to healing th wounds and Crole medicine used it for all manner of thing.
Alternative medicine has re-discovered the plant and they use berries for urinary problems…a tea made from the berries for head colds and a Stimulant and you can purchase all manner of tonics and pills containing it at health food stores as well as online.
Meanwhile
sayes
- The scientific evidence does not support using saw palmetto for any health condition.
- High-quality scientific studies have shown that saw palmetto is no more effective than a placebo (an inactive substance) in relieving urinary tract symptoms caused by prostate enlargement. These studies include a 2011 NIH-funded study that tested saw palmetto in amounts up to three times the usual dose.
So I’ll leave it up to you to decide
We probably will never know who made the first flag. We do, however, have a good idea about who originated its design. Credit for that achievement may go to Francis Hopkinson, a New Jersey representative to the Continental Congress and signer of the Declaration of Independence. Hopkinson was a talented man with a strong interest in designing symbols. He played a role in creating the Great Seal of the United States, the Continental Board of Admiralty seal, treasury seal, and American currency. Documents also show that he worked on the first official United States flag. Hopkinson’s role was addressed in a series of letters in which he sought payment from the government for design work on projects, including the flag. Officials rejected his claim, alleging he received help on the flag, but acknowledged his contribution.
Though Leepson sees little harm in the Betsy Ross story, he says it may shortchange Hopkinson’s contribution to Old Glory’s creation.
Protect you Pets
The Humane Society urges you to keep them inside—never leave them outside in winter weather.
To avoid hypothermia, especially short haired dogs have them wear a sweater outside, even during short-haired dogs.
And don’t forget to wipe all dogs paws after their walk to remove rock salt and other chemicals that can irritate their pads of their feet
Wipe up spills of anything that could affect your pet–like antifreeze and house hold chemical (like strong cleaners) . And use coolants and antifreeze made with propylene glycol which arr less toxic to us, our pets and wildlife as well.
Use plastic tubs to make outside shelters for outside cats. And when you’re going to start parked cars and bang on the hood before doing so to scare away stray cats and small wild animals that may have sheltered there.
When humans were predominantly hunters, dogs were of great use, and thus were domesticated long before cats. Cats, on the other hand, only became useful to people when we began to settle down, till the earth and—crucially—store surplus crops. With grain stores came mice, and when the first wild cats wandered into town, the stage was set for what the Science study authors call “one of the more successful ‘biological experiments’ ever undertaken.” The cats were delighted by the abundance of prey in the storehouses; people were delighted by the pest control.
https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/a-brief-history-of-house-cats-158390681/#6uLPvTmUz0cJdcBW.99
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Yogi at the Dali Museum St Petersburg, Florida
Join Lucky Cat Yoga every Sunday (except 12/29) 10:30 am at The Dalí (except– a remarkable environment where Dalí’s energy infuses the physical, mental and spiritual inspiration of yoga.) Classes are held in the Raymond James Community Room or Avant-Garden, both with incredible views of the waterfront.
Go to https://thedali.org/events/category/yoga/ for more information.
Who Was Salvador Dalí?
Salvador Dalí was born on May 11, 1904, in Figueres, Spain. From an early age Dalí was encouraged to practice his art, and he would eventually go on to study at an academy in Madrid. In the 1920s, he went to Paris and began interacting with artists such as Picasso, Magritte and Miró, which led to Dalí’s first Surrealist phase. He is perhaps best known for his 1931 painting The Persistence of Memory, showing melting clocks in a landscape setting. The rise of fascist leader Francisco Franco in Spain led to the artist’s expulsion from the Surrealist movement, but that didn’t stop him from painting. Dalí died in Figueres in 1989.
https://www.biography.com/artist/salvador-dali
I saw the Beatles in the summer in the 60’s in Chicago in the summer…..I had tickets for both shows but because of transportation issues—I was in Michigan—I had to sell the tickets—which was easy as by that time show was sold out.
LaGrange Church and Cemetery
1560 Old Dixie Highway
Titusville, Fl
(North of Dairy Rd. off U.S. 1)
Est. in 1869
First Protestant church on the east coast of Florida between New Smyrna Beach and Key West.
Also used for public meetings and as well as the first school in the area consisting 17 students and 1 teacher.
In 1872 they built a 2-story vertical log structure with church services on the first floor and meetings and school on the 2nd.
Ministers were provided by circuit pastors, but by 1872 a regular preacher was assigned
The 2nd story was removed in 1893 and boards were placed over the yards leaving it to appear as it does today.
The adjacent cemetery, grave sites date from 1869, including hat of Andrew Feaster, who fought in the War of 1812.
Titusville
One account says that Titusville is named because of a bet on a game of dominoes between Colonel Titus and Captain Rice, the winner getting the right to name the town. Another source indicates that Titus, as postmaster, unilaterally named the town after himself despite local opposition. At any rate in 1873, the name of the town was changed from Sand Point to Titusville.
Historic Brevard
Victorian Trading Co Monarch Butterfly Halloween Costume Cape
