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days until Reunion 2008 in
BigSisPat's Journal
Hi everyone I am doing well, been busy moving across to me new home. Still have lots of other chores and issues to deal with. Had a farewell party for Christine (she moved to Calgary, and I took over her unit). It was a great party. As much as I'm thrilled with my new digs, christine and I became vey good friends, and I'm gonna miss her.
As for Sharon, she was still moving all her stuff (can you imagine 35 years of collecting?). Plus, of course all of Yvonnes things to. She also had more lawyers appointements. And that's a whole other story.
She did ask me to tell you she is fine, but had problems getting internet hooked up (was supposed to be done yesterday (Tuesday). She misses you all, and will be back online soon.
Well gotta run, got stuff to do, as usual. Will try to keep in touch more, but no promises, I have several units to clean and get ready for rental, and in some cases occupancy, including my own! ha ha.!
Next week, hopefully I can get back on track and write something a little more lengthy.
Talk to you soon, love ya
BigSisPat & Max
“Deemed Unsuitable”: Black Pioneers in Western Canada
On August 12, 1911 the Laurier government drafted and approved a remarkable document. The proposed Order in Council read:
For a period of one year from and after the date hereof the landing in Canada shall be [sic] and the same is prohibited of any immigrants belonging to the Negro race, which race is deemed unsuitable to the climate and requirements of Canada.
Thomas Mapp and family, a group of Black settlers from Amber Valley, Alberta (courtesy Glenbow Archives/NA-316.1).
The fact that the government of Canada preferred some immigrants to others was scarcely surprising in 1911. Although not officially ranked by preference, people from Great Britain and northern Europe were favoured, with other Europeans somewhat lower on the list, and Asians of all nationalities lower still. Surprisingly the government hoped to keep some American citizens from entering Canada, while encouraging most others to come. In the end, this Order in Council was never invoked, but the story of how Black Americans came to be deemed "unsuitable" as settlers is fascinating, and disturbing.
There had been Black settlers in western Canada prior to 1905, but they were few in number and most attracted little notice. However, in the early 1900s larger numbers of Black settlers were attracted by a combination of the promotional literature extolling ours as the "Last, Best West," and growing political and economic discrimination in a number of American states, particularly Oklahoma.
Between about 1905 and 1911 over one thousand Black Americans emigrated to western Canada, and thousands more might have come had Canada proved more welcoming. By 1908-09 there were small communities of Black homesteaders at Wildwood, Alberta and near Maidstone, Saskatchewan. Over the next two years a small settlement was established at Campsie, near Barrhead, Alberta, and larger settlements at Breton and Amber Valley, just east of Athabasca, Alberta. Not all found the prospect of homesteading in the bush attractive, and some chose to stay in cities to find work. Edmonton, in particular, attracted a significant number, and by 1910 it was reported that as many as 100 Blacks were living there.
This increasingly visible minority and reports of large parties of Black settlers preparing to come to Canada caused an uproar. The Edmonton Board of Trade led the way, and in 1910 it stated, "We want settlers that will assimilate with the Canadian people and in the negro we have a settler that will never do that." Canadian immigration authorities agreed. Attempts were made to keep Blacks from obtaining immigration literature, and plans were made to use medical inspections and other deterrents to keep Blacks from entering Canada.
One group attracted close attention. Its leader, Henry Sneed, had visited western Canada in 1910 to scout land before returning to Oklahoma to recruit settlers. By early 1911 Sneed and a party of 194 men, women and children were ready to leave for Canada. A second group of about 200 people waited behind to see what would happen when the first reached Canada.
Once in Canada, their progress became the subject of extensive newspaper commentary. In Edmonton, the Board of Trade resumed its leadership role in opposing Black settlement, but now it was supported by other organizations ranging from the Imperial Order Daughters of the Empire (IODE) to the Edmonton Trades and Labour Council. The Board of Trade prepared a petition addressed to Prime Minister Laurier, which was posted prominently in a number of Edmonton area businesses and taken door to door by canvassers. Despite having a total population of just 25 000 people at the time, some 3000 Edmontonians signed. The petition read in part:We, the undersigned residents of the City of Edmonton, respectfully urge upon your attention and that of the Government of which you are the head, the serious menace to the future welfare of a large portion of western Canada, by reason of the alarming influx of Negro settlers.
The Laurier government was vulnerable on this issue, especially as Frank Oliver was both Minister of the Interior – and thus responsible for immigration policy – and the Member of Parliament for Edmonton. The infamous Order in Council was quickly drawn up. Government immigration agents also followed a less direct approach to the issue. They made a concerted effort to convince potential Black settlers that western Canada was not really the "Last, Best West" – at least not for them.
In the end, this campaign and a growing sense on the part of Black community leaders that emigration was not the answer, slowed Black immigration. The government was able to congratulate itself that the crisis had been averted. But for one brief moment, the intolerant face of Canadian society had been starkly revealed.
In the end, most Black settlers made the best of their new homes, despite the poor reception they initially received. Many have made significant contributions in politics, the arts, sports and other fields. In 1986, for example, many Canadians were probably puzzled over how a remarkable athlete named Reuben Mayes could be the National Football League's Rookie of Year and yet come from North Battleford. Like so many other settlers and their descendants who went on to successful careers, he was just one part of this "unsuitable" aspect of Canadian history.
Michael Payne is the Head of Research and Publications, Historic Sites and Cultural Facilities Branch, Alberta Community Development.
Are you interested in reading about Canada? The most comprehensive and authoritative source on all things Canadian can be found on
The Canadian Encyclopedia site .
Sharon from Paradise Island, aka Vancouver Island, BC, Canada
Special Celebrations in August include:
Don't forget to check the
Birthday Calendar to see when members are celebrating their special days.
August Birthday & anniversary Celebrations:
Birthdays
Hazel Ratcliffe August 2, UK
Cheri La Bombard August 4
Romina Lunda August 7, Spain
Betsy Burke August 13, Florida, USA
Annie Shankle August 14, Nova Scotia, Canada
Sharon Barnard August 17, USA
Shakil Ahmed August 20, Pakistan
Nancy Williams August 21, USA
Janet Shpak August 26, USA
Irene(Scotty) August 26, USA
Marilyn Green August 29, USA
Loretta Wood August 29, Texas,USA
Mary McWhinnie August 29, Ontario, Canada
Anniversaries
HAPPY HAPPY BIRTHDAY AND/OR ANNIVERSARY TO EVERYONE CELEBRATING!! If you are not listed in the calendar please be sure to emailBigSisPat BC Canada.
For celebration notifications emailJami from Maryland.
Welshgog WelshGoG aka Owen from Wales
One Man's Kingdom?
At one time in history, men of wealth or power (or possibly vision), were keen to make their mark upon the world to leave something behind them to remind the world who they were!
One such man came to a small valley in Wales, where minerals could be dug from the earth, and sold for profit elsewhere; and land could be bought quite cheaply upon which to build a home and his industries. Labourers could be recruited locally; building materials quarried from his land; and a local river harnessed to power his machines.
So this man bought land and employed people to dig stone from it to build a home for him, he opened a mine, and a quarry and employed more people to work in them. He established a mill at the side of his river and employed more folk to work there too. His mine and quarries were high on the mountainside; so the man devised and had built a system by which the coal and minerals could be brought down to his valley, from where they could more easily be transported. He decided that his workers should live nearer to his works and his mill, so decided that he would have built for them cottages - which he would rent to them. Now the man needed a shop, from which his workers could buy food, clothing and furniture, and an Inn, from which his workers could buy ale or spirits. Soon this man had his own little kingdom - in his own little valley.
You can see this man's kingdom in the picture above; his home is the large white building on the left, his mill is the large building on the right. The terrace of cottages the man built for his workers is partly obscured, but can be seen to the right of his home; while the Inn and shop that he built are close to, and on the left of his mill in the picture.
Eventually, our man noticed that profits from the sale of his coal and minerals and the products of his mill were decreasing; so unfortunately he couldn't offer his workers an increase of pay; but, as they lived in his cottages, and bought food from his shop and ale from his inn, they didn't actually need money! He would give them instead tokens, which they could redeem for food and goods - anywhere within his kingdom; and in this way, our man could regain some of this lost money!!
However, each year, profits seemed to decline; while the cost of maintaining the cottages and of buying and transporting food and ale seemed to rise - so he was forced, unfortunately, to charge more tokens as rent and for the food that he sold. Would you believe it - his workers eventually started to leave his kingdom; they claimed that they were starving, that their children were ill from lack of nourishment - they were even prepared to take their indebtedness to him with them!!
After a few more years this man found that he could no longer get people to take employment with him, his mine and quarry closed for lack of men to work them. His mill lasted a while longer, but eventually suffered the same fate. His family grew up and moved away - eager to make their own mark upon the world and his kingdom gradually dwindled away.
What mark you ask did this man leave upon his world?
Well his fine home now provides shelter for elderly and infirm people who would struggle to look after themselves; though it no longer bears his name.
The workers cottages that he had built; were renovated and modernized (saved from ruin really), and each was sold for many times the annual profit of the man's kingdom.
His inn and shop were demolished when the building became unsafe.
His mill, now no-longer powered by a water-wheel, is currently being used by a company who manufacture plastic pellets.
Of his mine little remains - indeed only the smoke stack for boilers that once existed to make steam for winding engines.
This mine has been lost for so long now that few even remember its name; though many can tell of the hardship that workers there endured. Limbs and lives this mine claimed in its day; when a tired miner grew careless at the end of a long shift, or when cost cutting left insufficient shoring in an area still worked.
Pictured above are the man's quarry, and the spoil heaps from his mine. Below are pictures which show all that is left of his devices for moving coal and minerals down into his valley.
Nature has now reclaimed much of this man's kingdom, as you can see.
Frogs and small fish live in the pool where his mine once stood; wild birds nest in the quarry where minerals once were extracted; trees, grass and shrubs grow in abundance over all of his works.
The owner? His name is remembered, though usually spoken with distaste, or contempt!
Please take a moment to visit Owen's Space
Jan's Ramblings
My brothers and sister all attended Barry's birthday party in January, and decided that we should meet up more often. As our house is about half way between their homes, it is the designated meeting place, and they all came on the weekend.
From left brother Barry, Pam Dorothy and Peter, and sister Lois, brother Ken and me .. the eldest.
Amazing to hear about the pilot bringing a Boeing747 down from about 30,000 feet after a hole was ripped in the side of the plane, and the fact that an airport was handy to land on. news
Aussie Jan .
Be sure to check out all the wonderful craft ideas in the WWWCOF Craft Site and let us get this group active and crafting. Any ideas, please send them to Aussie Jan .
WWWCOF Kraft Corner
Inspirational
Pat very good movie.
Finding Joy Movie
Lindalou
We don't have to be perfect today.
Survey of the Week
This week's survey comes from Valter, in Brazil. He wants to know your thoughts on the upcoming Olympics in Bejing.
I’d like to know the opinions regarding the Olympiad in Asia now on August 08.
Folks, why the Olympiad will be in Asia, more specifically China?? The costs obviously will be much higher than the others places me suggested before. Surely all we know that the background issue has been politic and the huge interests too, but the question is whom??
China has grown up about 10% per year during the last 10 years. It means that in this period they double their economy, besides it nowadays everybody or every country in the world wide depend on their products, and then someone decided that the games will be there, why? As far as I know, there will be a huge supplying problem because the China’s government decided to go down the industrial activities due the Pollution problems.
All we know that the capital Peking and cities around has been very polluted and the people can’t breathe anymore, well they decided to show to the rest of the world that they’re ready to be a new economic potency replacing the USA. It’s very important to show that they’re improving the environment problems, including the pollution. Very smart, in these cases the best way is to stop the production, and just to close for few months a good part of Chinese plants, believe or not.
Conclusion,
We’ve been food supplying problems in the world wide nowadays, and the food prices are growing up so much in general and the diagnostic of the economists’ specialists has been the Methanol’s production offered by the development countries like BRIC – Brazil, Russian, India and China. Complicated international theme where the specialists are seeking by the guilty, and not by the solutions, and even so still them will stop many factories there just to show how the China is ready to takeover onto global economy soon. The price all of us will pay ahead. The global situation will stay worst than now, I guess.
That’s my opinion of course; I’d like to know the your?
Best regards, for all.
Valter Roda in Brazil
In this issue ...
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Challenge yourself to get to know a WWWCOF member that you don't already know. You can start by emailing any of the members who have contributed to this week's issue to say hello from your corner of the globe.
Hi Pat.....Hot day here so I put on the A/C and decided to check the mail. There you were my friend.
Wow that is one big chore you took on. I don't know if I could handle it myself. I do take care of my own home and that alone is one big job. I wish you luck. My prayers are with you. Your a great lady to take on so much.
Carol in NY
hey pat watsup and how are you doing hope fine and am doing good too, pliz pass ma love to every one love you.
Edith Matovu
in Uganda
Ya' just can't help but love this newsletter BigSis - thanks for all the hard work you do in putting it together for all of us to enjoy.
Merrie in Ontario, Canada
Hello pat,
just had to e mail you and tell you, Jb & I and 1,000 people attened a reunion here in town, people came from all over the states to see this reunion, every military person who was in viet nam seem to really take this reunion to heart, a speaker for veternas was there ..... many camper set up there for the 3 day event
so touching, color guards. tanks, planes flew over the site,,, just so touching ,,,
Bea in New York, USA
Congratulations, pretty good as has been done always.
Regards,
Valter Roda in Brazil
Member of the Month
There were no nominations for the July Member of the Month, so we will carry it over and nominate for August.
This award is not intended to be a comparison of member to member; each member's time and contributions are valuable and we acknowledge with pride that every member does what they can do.
The "winner" is the member who has received the most votes from the membership and nominations for Member of the Month for August close August 31st so be sure to cast your ballot HERE
Every member of the WWWCOF gives their best of their time and abilities; each one deserves this award!
Our Furry Friends/ Family Members
Hi Folks, now that summer and trips are in the making (if you can afford the gas that is) I thought this would be a valuable article to pass on for you and your pets.
KEEP VACATIONING PETS SAFE WITH OUR AIR & ROAD TRAVEL TIPS
Your summer vacation's almost here and for some pet parents, traveling's no fun if the four-legged members of the family can't come along. But without thoughtful preparation, going on the road or flying can be highly stressful, both for you and your animal companions. Before you embark on your journey, the ASPCA would like to offer a few helpful hints.
Please visit your veterinarian before traveling to make sure your pet is up to date on vaccinations and has all the medications he needs. Also ask about parasites or other health risks native to your destination.
Your pet should always wear a collar and ID tag clearly stating an address or phone number where you can be reached that includes cell phone number and destination info.
Always bring plenty of plastic jugs filled with bottled or tap water from home. Drinking water she's not used to could upset your pet's stomach. If flying, freeze water in a bowl the night before. It won't spill during loading and it'll melt by the time she's thirsty.
Fly your pet in a USDA-approved shipping crate large enough for her to comfortably stand, sit and turn around in. Write "Live Animal" in large letters on at least two sides of the crate, and draw arrows indicating the crate's upright position. (Of course you should ask the airline if small animals can fly with you in the cabin.)
If driving, never leave your pet in a parked automobile. On a hot day, even with the windows open, a stationary vehicle can become a furnace in no time, and heatstroke can develop.
To ensure your trip is a good one, please read our complete air and Road Travel Tips . Wanna get off to a safe and stylish start? Check out the ASPCA's special line of travel gear for pets. Bon voyage!
The reason a dog has so many friends is that he wags his tail instead of
his tongue.
-Anonymous
Remember:
Your pets are your most loyal family members, giving unconditional Love. So Don't forget to give them a big hug today.
I am looking for more stories about your PET ....... please submit to me so I may feature them in the newsletter Pet Column. email your stories to me, Jami from Maryland
And here is a request from BigSisPat: BigSisPat
Argentina Report
REUNION ARGENTINA OCTOBER 2008
NOTE FROM OUR PROPOSED REUNION HOSTESS
With two months to go before
Reunion 2008, Sharon has made positive moves to be here. Who else is going to be brave enough to come?? Those of us in the host country, are still waiting to know how many have confirmed their flight, especially if we want to take full advantage of group bookings and possible discounts once here.
Apart from that, there has been a curious lack of support about Reunion 2008 in Argentina, as much in those interested in coming as in help in any way.
If it wasn't for last minute nothing would ever get done!!! Please let us know real soon
Who are we going to add to this group for reunion 2008 ?
The inscription form to take part in this unforgettable event can be found here: Inscription Form Look forward to getting lots of them!!
Argentina has started some positive recycling experiments. One of these is to use and process used cooking oil to convert it into bio-fuel instead of sending it down the drain where it could contaminate underwater resources. This could be interesting, as Argentina has become one of the world�s biggest producers of Soy to be used as bio-fuel but paradoxically this mainly gets exported to huge consumers like Germany � while tearing up the native forest land to plant it!
Another project Argentina is working on, is economical bricks made from recycled plastics
Our planet awareness site,
Planet Kryzys has many interesting stories of different aspects of a planet under Crisis. Among them some brand new ones from our new correspondent in Perth Australia, Robyn, who has sent in stories about Australian animals like the Koala and kangaroo, as well as a national Park and the adventures of moving a huge tree hundreds of years old. Do please take a moment to visit it, and maybe it will remind you that YOUR area has something interesting to offer the rest of the world.
We have started a NEW SECTION in the Planet Awareness site, all about Regional, State, Provincial or National Parks. So a challenge is set to tell us about the one/those in visiting distance from you.Argentina has
A new Nature Photo contest has started and as fitting with our Planet awareness site, it is of course nature based, and the theme this time is Nature's SKY. You have plenty of time to watch out for those sunsets, cloud formations, rainbows, storms, night skies etc etc
Photos sent in just have to be members' own or members 'family and friends. Look forward to seeing what you all come up with.
The Circle's Computer help site has had some new articles added recently sent in by Pat.
Alphalist There are an incredible number of useful articles there to help you get the best from your computer or put things right that aren't working too well. Perhaps you also know of some trick we could all use, so send it in and get it added.
Recipe Corner
Members Favourites
All that will be left is a smile!
Our Recipe book has close on 2,000, not counting the many others in various links
World Recipes There are several "cookbooks" in there, General, Regional/seasonal, Mexican, Oriental, and within those, recipes set out in many categories. If your recipe isn't in there I"ll be happy to add it for you. It has its very own search engine, so you can find things according to ingredient, origin, category etc.
Creamy Dilled Salmon
WWWCOF COOKBOOKRecipe sent in by Sharon using a vinegar recipe she also sent in
1 large fillet of salmon
1/3 Cup Lemon Dill Vinegar (see below)
1 lemon (sliced)
1 Tsp dried dill weed
mayonnaise (enough to spread a light coat on top of salmon fillet)
lemon pepper to taste
Place your fillet of salmon in a shallow baking dish lined with tinfoil. (Be sure to spray your tinfoil lightly with Pam before placing salmon on it.) Drizzle vinegar over the fillet. Spread a light layer of mayonnaise over the entire fillet. Sprinkle lemon pepper and dill weed over the mayonnaise. Arrange the lemon slices on top. Cover with tinfoil. Bake at 350 F for 30 minutes or until salmon is no longer translucent. Serve hot. This recipe is very easy to adapt to large or small dinner parties. For a great summer dinner, try this one on the grill. Just double up the tinfoil. no pan necessary!
Lemon Dill Vinegar
WWWCOF COOKBOOK
wonderful vinegar for fish and as a chicken marinade.
16 Oz (455g) white wine vinegar
4 5 sprigs fresh dill weed (gently rinsed)
5 lemon slices (partially dehydrated)
2 - 3 cloves fresh garlic (peeled)
Once lemon slices are prepared, place in bottle interspersed with dill weed and garlic cloves. Pour vinegar over the ingredients and cork tightly. Allow vinegar to sit for approximately 10 days before using. Makes 1 bottle. Cookery Tips Again if you have anything you would like added, or if you want info on anything that isn"t there, just let us know.
Vinager44 things to do with vinegar 1. Kill weeds. Spray full-strength on growth until weeds have starved.2. Kill unwanted grass on walks and driveways. 3. Increase soil acidity. Use 1/2 cup of vinegar in 1 gallon of tap water for watering plants such as rhododendrons, gardenias, or azaleas.4. Deter ants. Spray vinegar around doors, appliances, and along other areas where ants are.5. Polish car chrome. Apply full-strength.6. Remove skunk odour from a dog. Rub fur with full-strength vinegar and rinse.7. Keep cats away. Sprinkle vinegar on areas you don't want the cat walking, sleeping, or scratching.8. Keep dogs from scratching their ears. Use a clean, soft cloth dipped in vinegar diluted with water.9. Floor cleaner. Mix 1 cup white vinegar with 2 gallons hot water.10. Freshen wilted vegetables. Soak them in 2 cups of water and a tablespoon of vinegar.11. Soothe a bee or jellyfish sting. Dot the irritation with vinegar to relieve itching.12. Relieve sunburn. Lightly rub on white vinegar. You may have to reapply.13. Condition hair. Add a tablespoon of vinegar to dissolve sticky residue left by shampoo.14. Relieve dry and itchy skin. Add 2 tablespoons to bath water.15. Fight dandruff. Mix 2 tablespoons each apple cider vinegar, water and flax or olive oil and massage into scalp, shampooing out after 15-20 minutes.16. Soothe a sore throat. Pour a teaspoon of apple cider vinegar in a glass of water. Gargle, then swallow.17. Treat sinus infections and chest colds. Add 1/4 cup or more of vinegar to a vaporizer.18. Deodorize the kitchen drain. Pour a cup down the drain once a week. Let stand 30 minutes and then flush with cold water.19. Eliminate onion odours. Rub on your fingers before and after slicing.20. Clean and disinfect wood cutting boards. Wipe with full-strength vinegar.21. Remove fruit stains from hands. Rub with vinegar.22. Cut grease and odour on dishes. Add a tablespoon of vinegar to hot soapy water.23. Clean a teapot. Boil a mixture of water and vinegar in the teapot. Wipe away the grime.24. Freshen a lunchbox. Soak a piece of bread in vinegar and let it sit in the lunchbox overnight.25. Clean the refrigerator. Wash with a solution of equal parts water and vinegar.26. Unclog a drain. Pour a handful of baking soda down the drain, add 1/2 cup of vinegar, and close with plug for 20 seconds. Rinse with hot water.27. Clean and deodorize jars. Rinse mayonnaise, peanut butter, and mustard jars with vinegar when empty.28. Clean the dishwasher. Run a cup of vinegar through the whole cycle once a month to reduce soap build-up on the inner mechanisms and on glassware.29. Clean stainless steel. Wipe with a vinegar-dampened cloth.30. Remove stains from pots. Fill the pot with a solution of 3 tablespoons of vinegar to a pint of water. Boil until stain loosens and can be washed away.31. Clean the microwave. Boil a solution of 1/4 cup vinegar and 1 cup of water in the microwave. Will loosen food particles from microwave walls and deodorize.32. Dissolve rust from bolts and other metals. Soak in full-strength vinegar.33. Eliminate cooking smells. Let simmer a small pot of vinegar and water solution.34. Unclog steam iron. Pour equal amounts of vinegar and water into the iron's water chamber. Turn to steam and leave the iron on for 5 minutes in an upright position. Then unplug and allow to cool. Any loose particles should come out when you empty the water.35. Clean a scorched iron plate. Heat equal parts vinegar and salt in a small pan. Rub solution on the cooled iron surface to remove dark or burned stains.36. Remove lint from clothes. Add 1/2 cup of vinegar to the rinse cycle of the washing machine. This also helps to brighten fabric colours.37. Freshen the washing machine. Pour 1 cup of vinegar in the machine and let it run through a regular cycle (no clothes added). Will dissolve soap residue.38. Remove tough stains. Gently rub vinegar on the stains before placing in the washing machine.39. Eliminate smoke odours from clothes. Add 1 cup of vinegar to a bathtub of hot water. Hang clothes above the steam.40. Remove decals. Brush with a couple of coats of vinegar and allow to soak in before washing off.41. Clean eyeglasses. Wipe each lens with a drop of vinegar.42. Freshen cut flowers. Add 2 tablespoons of vinegar and 1 teaspoon of sugar for each litre of water.43. Extinguish fires. Throw on grease fires to arrest flames.44. Feel good. A teaspoon of apple cider vinegar in a glass of water, with a bit of sweetener added for flavour, will give you an overall healthy feeling.
If you read this page write to me anyway.
Daphne
FUN English is Hard!! This about sums it UP ...
DONT FORGET TO READ THE LAST LINE,LOL
It's no wonder that immigrants to our country find English hard to
learn. Read the following and you will understand why.
I don't no how I ever completed Public School??
1) The bandage was wound around the wound.
2) The farm was used to produce produce .
3) The dump was so full that it had to refuse more refuse.
4) We must polish the Polish furniture.
5) He could lead if he would get the lead out.
6) The soldier decided to desert his dessert in the desert.
7) Since there is no time like the present, he thought it was
time to present the present .
8) A bass was painted on the head of the bass drum.
9) When shot at, the dove dove into the bushes.
10) I did not object to the object.
11) The insurance was invalid for the invalid.
12) There was a row among the oarsmen about how to row .
13) They were too close to the door to close it.
14) The buck does funny things when the does are present.
15) A seamstress and a sewer fell down into a sewer line.
16) To help with planting, the farmer taught his sow to sow.
17) The wind was too strong to wind the sail.
18) Upon seeing the tear in the painting I shed a tear.
19) I had to subject the subject to a series of tests.
20) How can I intimate this to my most intimate friend?
Let's face it - English is a crazy language. There is no egg in
eggplant, nor ham in hamburger; neither apple nor pine in pineapple.
English muffins weren't invented in England or French fries in France
. Sweetmeats are candies while sweetbreads, which aren't sweet, are
meat. We take English for granted. But if we explore its paradoxes, we
find that quicksand can work slowly, boxing rings are square and a
guinea pig is neither from Guinea nor is it a pig.
And why is it that writers write but fingers don't fing, grocers
don't groce and hammers don't ham? If the plural of tooth is teeth,
why isn't the plural of booth, beeth? One goose, 2 geese. So one
moose, 2 meese? One index, 2 indices? Doesn't it seem crazy that you
can make amends but not one amend? If you have a bunch of odds and
ends and get rid of all but one of them, what do you call it?
If teachers taught, why didn't preachers praught? If a
vegetarian eats vegetables, what does a humanitarian eat? Sometimes I
think all the English speakers should be committed to an asylum for
the verbally insane. In what language do people recite at a play and
play at a recital? Ship by truck and send cargo by ship? Have noses
that run and feet that smell?
How can a slim chance and a fat chance be the same, while a wise
man and a wise guy are opposites? You have to marvel at the unique
lunacy of a language in which your house can burn up as it burns down,
in which you fill in a form by filling it out and in which, an alarm
goes off by going on.
English was invented by people, not computers, and it reflects
the creativity of the human race, which, of course, is not a race at
all That is why, when the stars are out, they are visible, but when
the lights are out, they are invisible.
PS. - Why doesn't 'Buick' rhyme with 'quick'
You lovers of the English language might enjoy this .
There is a two-letter word that perhaps has more meanings than
any other two-letter word, and that is 'UP'
It's easy to understand UP, meaning toward the sky or at the top
of the list, but when we awaken in the morning, why do we wake UP ? At
a meeting, why does a topic come UP ? Why do we speak UP and why are
the officers UP for election and why is it UP to the secretary to
write UP a report ?
We call UP our friends. And we use it to brighten UP a room,
polish UP the silver, we warm UP the leftovers and clean UP the
kitchen. We lock UP the house and some guys fix UP the old car . At
other times the little word has real special meaning. People stir UP
trouble, line UP for tickets, work UP an appetite, and think UP
excuses. To be dressed is one thing, but to be dressed UP is special.
And this UP is confusing: A drain must be opened UP because it
is stopped UP . We open UP a store in the morning but we close it UP
at night.
We seem to be pretty mixed-Up about UP ! To be knowledgeable
about the proper uses of UP , look the word UP in the dictionary. In a
desk-sized dictionary, it takes UP almost 1/4th of the page and can
add UP to about thirty definitions. If you are UP to it, you might try
building UP a list of the many ways UP is used. It will take UP a lot
of your time, but if you don't give UP , you may wind UP with a
hundred or more. When it threatens to rain, we say it is clouding UP
,When the sun comes out we say it is clearing UP .
When it rains, it wets the earth and often messes things UP .
When it doesn't rain for awhile, things dry UP .
One could go on and on, but I'll wrap it UP , for now my time is
UP, so........... it is time to shut UP .!
Oh . . . one more thing:
Lena
Plant a seed of friendship; reap a bouquet of happiness!
Scatter seeds of kindness everywhere you go!
One of the World Wide Web Circle of Friends' best kept secrets is Jeanette's Garden Room . Jeanette from the Land Down Under has set up this site for all of those who love gardening - like she does, and loves to be creative in making garden junk. Do take some time to visit and join her site and share ideas, seeds, photos of your garden and plants, laughter and great sites to visit.
Common Expressions
Bats in the belfry
Meaning: Crazy; eccentric.
Origin:
It has the sound of a phrase from Olde Englande and it certainly has the imagery to fit into any number of Gothic novels based in English parsonages or turreted castles. In fact, it comes from the USA; nor is it especially old. All the early citations are from American authors and date from the start of the 20th century. For example, this piece from the Ohio newspaper The Newark Daily Advocate, October 1900:
Ambrose Bierce, also American, used the term in a piece for Cosmopolitan Magazine, in July 1907, describing it as a new curiosity:
The use of 'bats' and 'batty' to denote odd behaviour originated around the same time as 'bats in the belfry' and they are clearly related. Again, the first authors to use the words are American:
1919 Fannie Hurst - Humoresque: "'Are you bats?' she said."
There have been several attempts over the years to associate the term 'batty' with various people called Batty or Battie, notably the 18th century physician William Battie. He was a governor of the Bethlem Hospital, a.k.a. Bedlam, and physician to St Luke's Hospital for Lunaticks, where he wrote A Treatise on Madness. Despite those illustrious credentials, it was bats rather than Battie that caused scatterbrained people to be called 'batty'.
Chrissie
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BANANAS
Bananas are perennial crops that are grown and harvested year-round. Each banana plant bears only one stem of fruit, but
best of all they have no fat, cholesterol or sodium.
The origin of bananas is traced back to the Malaysian jungles of Southeast Asia. There are now ovre 500 varieties. Can you
name some of them? . . . Hmm let's see, Banana Bread, Banana Split, Banana Ice Cream...
...oops - sorry I got a little of track.
For more on this fascinating herb go to: Banana
Merrie
Trivia Quiz Game yet? Go on try it ... it is fun and it is hosted by Aussie Jeanette
Earthweek
The best gift
you can give Anyone is Prayer
Ruth wwwcof: Please comtinue to pray for God to heal Ruth and for her to be back on her road to a healthy path. Bless you Ruth.
Helen Bradley: Is still very sick please keep Helen in prayer for God's healing touch. Helen also has Pulmonary Fibrosis.
Bea Barnett wwwcof: Bea is finally getting better from this, it has been almost 2 years healing from hip surgery. The wound is closing from the inside, although now Bea's migraines are getting worse. Please continue to keep Bea in prayer. She has had a rough way to go.
Pat Broatch wwwcof: Please keep Pat in prayer for God to give her strength and heal her from this illness she has.
Maxine wwwcof: Please keep Mary Jo, Maxine's daughter in prayer for healing, strength, and faith. Maxine is not in the best of health herself. Please keep this family in your prayers daily.
Wanda wwwcof: Please keep Wanda in prayer for relief from her Fibromyalgia pain.
Marie Linder wwwcof: Please keep Mom in prayer for relief from her Fibromyalgia pain.
Sue Romans: (Char's Cousin) Please pray for Sue She is in constant pain. We found out she also has fibromyalgia. Please pray for God's Mercy to be upon Sue and lift this from her.
Muire : ( 28 year old Mommy with Brain Cancer) Muire has been allowed to start her chemo back up. She should go back to Duke in
a few more weeks for another MRI to make sure that the cancer hasn't
re-grown. Hopefully it will be good news. Her chemo treatments should
be over around October, as long as there is no re-growth. We must keep
Muire in constant prayer as well as her daughter and husband.
Kathleen: Please keep Kathleen and her husband Jodie in prayer for SALVATION as Kathleen battles Cancer through out her body.
Cindy Hogan: (32 yrs old) Cervical Cancer
Pami Defraia wwwcof: (Breast Cancer) Please continue to keep Pami in prayer for complete healing of all Cancer.
Lonnie England: ( Char's Cousin) Lonnie will be having surgery soon. Praise God her other breast is fine. Please continue to keep Lonnie in your prayers.
Irene wwwcof: Irene has Chronic Lymphocyte Leukemia (CLL) She was diagnosed in 2002 and is in stage 1. She has to have a knee replacement soon. Please keep Irene in prayer for healing of her knee and for God to send a cure for CLL.
Susan: (Haley's Nana) Please continue to keep Susan in prayer for God to make a way for healing her Parkinson's.
John (Charla's Husband) Please keep John in prayer for continued attendance in church. John still has bronchitis. Please pray for his healing.
Jim Jones: Please keep him in Prayer for relief of pain.
Billie wwwcof: Wanted to give you all and update.
Mother's still hurting some
and staying in bed an awful lot.
The nurse came by other day and said
everything was OK with her heart and
her lungs. She did have a low grade
fever, but it's been normal since.
This has been something hard for
and 85 year old to get over.
We go back to the doctor next
Monday. Hopefully he can tell us
why she's not feeling any better.
Thanks for all your prayers and
please keep them up.
Please keep her in Prayer.
Reanna: My father-in-law Jan was diagnosed with colon cancer.
He had an MRI and yesterday learned that the cancer is actually
Grade 3, rather than Grade 4 and is curable. It also has not spread
since his surgery. They are going to treat him according to Yale
protocol. They are the leaders for treating this kind of cancer.
Please continue to pray for Jan, as God is hearing our prayers.
Edith Matovu wwwcof: . Please keep Edith in prayer as God knows her needs as well as her country Uganda.
Emma wwwcof: Please keep Emma's son in prayer for guidance.
Daphne wwwcof: Please continue to keep Daphne and the wwwcof reunion in your prayers. May this be a good turn out and many meet for the first time.
May God provide that many shall go.
UNSPOKEN prayer requests. You don't have to do anything but give the name and through prayer God will do the rest. Please send any you may have to me and we will certainly pray for you. Joyce, Steve, Scott, Carl, Dawn, Derek, Alan, Kirk, Kevin, Anthony, Charla Karen, Tim, Jonna, Andrew
Let's Remember to pray for our Government Leaders and Global Warming. Also all that have lost homes and family in the tragedies of earthquakes, volcanoes, flood's, and whatever comes their way.
Please keep "ALL MILITARY EVERYWHERE" in prayer for safety and, an End to this War.
Gunner Edgar Stannard
We want to say, "THANK YOU IN MEMORY" of Gunner Edgar Stannard, for his devotion, as well as memory to all who have and are serving their country. May God Bless their Families.
Please take a moment after you read this and say a prayer for all military and their families everywhere.
This is a photo of Sharon's (Greene) Stannard's Father. So many times when we hear about our Military and what they are doing to keep us free, we tend to forget the enlisted ones before them. Even though those wars have been fought and won we would not have won without these kind and giving men and women. They gave their lives to the devotion of freedom for their people.
Jamie Landon:
( FlMaries Grand Daughter) Home from Iraq Still in service.
Robert Fleming:
(Peachy & Garnett's Grandson.) In Africa
Robin Smith: (Christine Mills requests) In Iraq
Nick Bradley Iraq
Erick Landry Iraq combat engineer.
ALLOW GOD TO BE YOUR PILOT
REMEMBER HE FORGIVES ALL
We have many prayer requests that go beyond our circle. Although, as we pray and we add these, our
"Circle of Prayer" becomes larger.
Do you know someone who doesn't know JESUS?
How about introducing them?
Please visit Charla's Prayer Request Page to Pray for Others.
Please email Charla , from Florida, USA with any Praises, Requests and/or UPDATES Thank you.
Pray for Others
The best gift anyone can give to another is to pray for him or her. We live in a sinful world where bad things happen to people and people are tempted to sin. Praying for another person not only helps that person find God in the midst of trouble, but also helps us recognize the blessings that God gives us daily!
1 Timothy 2:1,2
How often do we think to pray for others, whether or not they request our prayers? Bible prayers are filled with requests and thanksgiving for people other than the one offering the prayer.
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