Good morning! It's a beautiful morning, and is going to be a beautiful near-perfect day. It's bright and clear, will go to mid to upper 70s, just a slight breeze. This is NC spring at it's best .. and rarest! LOL!
Yesterday: It was an extraordinarily busy day! All the "usual" household stuff got done, including 2 loads of laundry, lots of dishes, and so on. I spent a bit of time working on cleaning out a long-neglected room; and we spent many hours weeding the garden! The first things planted are growing gloriously; by the end of today, much more will be planted.
Today: I have to run a few quick errands after taking DH to dialysis, and then it's back to the garden. I'm even hiring a young helper today, so we can get as much as possible done while we have such lovely weather!
Today is "Hairstylist Appreciation Day" ... "Just Pray No: Worldwide Weekend Prayer and Fasting" ... "Louisiana Purchase Day" ... "National Go Birding Day" ... "National Honesty Day" ... "National Rebuilding Day" ... "Spank Out Day USA" ... "World Healing Day" ... "World Tai Chi and Qigong Day" ... "Admission Day (Louisiana)".
Quotes of the Day:
"used to dread getting older because I thought I would not be able to do all the things I wanted to do, but now that I am older I find that I don't want to do them."
-- Nancy Astor
"A people that values its privileges above its principles soon loses both."
-- Dwight D. Eisenhower
"I get up every morning determined to both change the world and have one (****) of a good time. Sometimes this makes planning my day difficult."
-- E. B. White
Today in history:
In 1492, Christopher Columbus was granted a commission for exploration by Spain.
In 1789, George Washington was inaugurated as the first president of the United States.
In 1803, the United States more than doubled its land area with the Louisiana Purchase. It obtained all French territory west of the Mississippi River for $15 million.
In 1812, Louisiana entered the union as the 18th U.S. state.
In 1927, Douglas Fairbanks and Mary Pickford became the first to leave their footprints in concrete at Grauman's Chinese Theater in Hollywood.
In 1939, Franklin D. Roosevelt became the first U.S. president to appear on television when he was televised on opening day at the New York World's Fair.
Today's birthdays include
- German mathematician Carl Friedrich Gauss in 1777
- Hungarian composer Franz Lehar, who wrote the operetta The Merry Widow, in 1870
- Actress Eve Arden in 1908
- Actress Cloris Leachman in 1926
- Singer Johnny Horton in 1925
- Singer Willie Nelson in 1933
- Actor Gary Collins in 1938
- Actress Jill Clayburgh in 1944
- Sweden's King Carl Gustav XVI in 1946
- Olympic champion swimmer Don Schollander, American swimmer in 1946
- Actor Perry King in 1948
- Film director Jane Campion (The Piano) in 1954
- Basketball Hall of Fame member Isiah Thomas in 1961
- Singer Akon in 1973
- Actress Kirsten Dunst in 1982
Everyone have a Great Saturday!
Betty
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