Good morning! It's a beautiful morning. Yesterday we had lots of storms move through, lots of wind and rain. Today the "front" has moved across, and left us a lovely late fall day. It will be around 60, mostly sunny, breezy - a very nice day indeed!
I did get a few things done last night. I put the finishing touches on a few small gifts, and some decluttering here and there. I still have some tree decorating to do, but I think that will be done over the weekend. For anyone who lives close enough to me, by next week my house will be "open" for anyone who'd like to visit. I'm thinking one weekend (as soon as I find out which weekend I'll be home) I'll have a more "formal" open house, and maybe request donations for the local food pantry. I still have sewing and baking to do ...
There are 21 days left until Christmas!
Today is "UN International Day of the Disabled Person" ... "Admission Day (Illinois)".
Quotes of the Day:
"Nobody will believe in you unless you believe in yourself."
-- Liberace
"There is always a well-known solution to every human problem--neat, plausible, and wrong."
-- H. L. Mencken
Today in history:
In 1833, Oberlin College in Ohio opened with an enrollment of 29 men and 15 women, the nation's first truly co-educational college.
In 1904, the Jovian moon Himalia was discovered.
In 1929, the Ford Motor Co. raised the pay of its employees from $5 to $7 a day despite the collapse of the U.S. stock market.
In 1967, Dr. Christiaan Barnard performed the first successful heart transplant at Cape Town, South Africa.
Today's birthdays include
- Presidential portrait painter Gilbert Stuart in 1755
- U.S. Weather Bureau meteorologist Cleveland Abbe, who initiated daily weather bulletins, in 1838
- English novelist Joseph Conrad in 1857
- Country singer Ferlin Husky in 1925
- Singer Andy Williams in 1927
- Rocker Ozzy Osbourne in 1948
- Former race car driver Rick Mears in 1951
- Actress Daryl Hannah in 1960
- Actress Julianne Moore in 1960
- Olympic figure skater Katarina Witt in 1965
- Actor Brendan Fraser in 1968
- Actor Brian Bonsall in 1981
Everyone have a Great Thursday!
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