Good morning! It's a beautiful morning. It's only pale pink now ... mornings are getting darker. Today it looks like we'll have another record high of 88 (record set 48 years ago!). At least they're not saying any more 90s, and back to "seasonable" by the end of the week. I didn't water yesterday, so will do that as soon as I get home tonight.
Yesterday: I had a pretty busy day. I did a major grocery shopping (which I'd been putting off quite awhile!), a lot of cleaning, a bit of sewing, some baking, a bit of laundry, and even some (on line) Chritmas shopping. There are always things I didn't get done of course, but it was better than "usual" for me. :)
Today: Counting today, 7 more Mondays to work. Wow, that really seems close now! :) Tonight, as I said, will water; finish putting away the last of the laundry (towels), and hopefully get to some sewing. I may have to tackle a cleaning job, but have to wait and see how that works out.
Kitten: She jumps like a kangaroo; she loves to drink water from a running faucet; she thinks feet were merely created for her amusement. On the rare occasions she consents to be held and petted, she purrs like a freight train! :)
Sewing: Still plugging away on the one quilt; may have to work on another simple project just to break the monotony so I will get back to the quilt!
Reading: Still reading Nora Roberts. I don't think I have any errands that have to be run at lunch time, so maybe I can read then. :)
Today is "Columbus Day (Observed)" ... "General Pulaski Memorial Day" ... "National Coming Out Day" ... "National Kick Butt Day" ... "Anniversary - Saturday Night Live" ... "Native American's Day (SD)" ... "Thanksgiving (Canada)".
Quotes of the Day:
"The love of learning, the sequestered nooks,
And all the sweet serenity of books."
-- Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
"Life is not measured by the number of breaths we take, but by the moments that take our breath away."
-- Anonymous
"Maturity is only a short break in adolescence."
-- Jules Feiffer
Today in history:
In 1811, the first steam-powered ferry in the world started its run between New York City and Hoboken, N.J.
In 1868, Thomas Alva Edison filed papers for his first invention: an electrical vote recorder to rapidly tabulate floor votes in the U.S. Congress. Members of Congress rejected it.
In 1950, the Federal Communications Commission issued to CBS the first license to broadcast color television.
In 1958, NASA launched the lunar probe Pioneer 1.
In 1975, "Saturday Night Live" premiered with George Carlin as host and musicians Janis Ian and Billy Preston on the bill.
In 1984, Kathryn Sullivan, flying into orbit abroad the space shuttle Challenger, becomes the first American woman to walk in space.
In 1996, the Nobel Peace Prize went to Jose Ramos-Harta and Carlos Ximenes Belo, who worked for freedom for Timor-Leste, where famine and repression had killed one-third of the population.
Today's birthdays include
- Clergyman Mason Locke Weems, who invented the story of George Washington and the cherry tree, in 1756
- Englishman George Williams, founder of the YMCA, in 1821
- Food industry pioneer Henry John Heinz in 1844
- Former first lady and author Eleanor Roosevelt in 1884
- Choreographer Jerome Robbins in 1918
- Writer Elmore Leonard in 1925
- Football Hall of Fame member LaVell Edwards in 1930
- Country singer Dottie West in 1932
- Actor/singer Ron Leibman in 1937
- Singer Daryl Hall in 1946
- Sports columnist Thomas Boswell in 1947
- Football Hall of Fame member Steve Young in 1961
- Actor David Morse in 1953
- Actor Joan Cusack in 1962
- Actor Luke Perry in 1965
- Golfer Michelle Wie in 1989
Everyone have a Great Monday!
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