Good morning! It's a wonderful morning. It's been raining, though it isn't just now. I think maybe it'll be in the upper 40s today, and the rain end before afternoon.
Yesterday: We had a lovely day. Everyone slept late, so it was afternoon before we even got out to do anything. I rode with DB and DSIL to put a cover on the (30') camper ... that was an interesting project, to say the least! LOL! Then we ran a few errands before heading back here. We had thought to do a candlelight tour of historic Old Salem; but it was sold out. So, change of plans ... we rode to Reidsville (a little over an hour) to tour Chiqua Penn House (not sure I spelled that right). It is fabulous! I hope to get to go again in spring to see the (extensive) gardens! We stopped for pizza on the way back, and then everyone crashed early. :)
Today: This afternoon is supposed to be the Lewisville Christmas parade. It's supposed to stop raining by then, so we may try to watch that. We might ride around to see Old Salem ... wait and see on the getting out anywhere part! LOL! It's so lovely to have the extra time, so we don't have to rush home tonight like we've always had to (and I'm completely ignoring all the unfinished stuff waiting for me at home! LOL!).
Today is "Day of Our Lady of Guadalupe" ... "Poinsettia Day" ... "Constitution Day (Russia)" ... "Guadalupe Day (Mexico)" ... "Neutrality Day (Turkmenistan)".
Quotes of the Day:
"Oh sleep! It is a gentle thing, Beloved from pole to pole"
. -- Samuel Taylor Coleridge
"I appreciate people who are civil, whether they mean it or not. I think: Be civil. Do not cherish your opinion over my feelings. There's a vanity to candor that isn't really worth it. Be kind."
-- Richard Greenberg
"Happiness is always a by-product. It is probably a matter of temperament, and for anything I know it may be glandular. But it is not something that can be demanded from life, and if you are not happy you had better stop worrying about it and see what treasures you can pluck from your own brand of unhappiness."
-- Robertson Davies
Today in history:
In 1787, Pennsylvania became the second state to ratify the U.S. Constitution.
In 1870, Joseph Hayne Rainey of South Carolina was sworn in as the first black to serve in the U.S. House of Representatives.
In 1901, Italian physicist and radio pioneer Guglielmo Marconi sent the first radio transmission across the Atlantic Ocean.
In 1913, two years after it was stolen from the Louvre Museum in Paris, Leonardo da Vinci's masterpiece "The Mona Lisa" was recovered in a Florence, Italy, hotel room.
In 1917, the Rev. Edward J. Flanagan, a 31-year-old Irish priest, opened the doors to Boys Town, a home for troubled and neglected children in Omaha. He lived by the adage, "There is no such thing as a bad boy."
Today's birthdays include
- John Jay, first chief justice of the U.S. Supreme Court, in 1745
- French novelist Gustave Flaubert in 1821
- Norwegian painter Edvard Munch in 1863
- Actor Edward G. Robinson in 1893
- English writer Patrick O'Brian in 1914
- Singer/actor Frank Sinatra in 1915
- TV game show host Bob Barker in 1923
- Former New York Mayor Edward Koch in 1924
- Basketball Hall of Fame member Bob Pettit in 1932
- Singer Connie Francis in 1938
- Singer Dionne Warwick in 1940
- Rock musician Dickey Betts in 1943
- Actor Tom Wilkinson in 1948
- Actor Bill Nighy in 1949
- Former Olympic gymnast Cathy Rigby in 1952
- Musician Sheila E in 1957
- Former tennis star Tracy Austin in 1962
- Actor Mayim Bialik in 1975
Everyone have a Great Sunday!
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